Early the next morning, the beautiful boy really brought Qin Feng and brought a lot of gifts to Xiao Qiongzhi's house, and he had the posture of coming to the door to propose marriage.

Zhou Dazhi didn't pay much attention to what the beautiful boy said to Xiao Qiongzhi at Zhou Lili's house yesterday, and he didn't know their agreement.

He picked out a load of grain from the granary, and planned to go out and return them one by one to the relatives who gave the grain to Zhou Lili's house yesterday.

Chu Yunniang, who was drying clothes in the courtyard, was careful and knew the agreement between the beautiful young man and Xiao Qiongzhi, but she didn't expect him to really come to the door today.

She stopped Zhou Dazhi and quietly told him the situation quickly.

Then, the two stepped forward and welcomed the beautiful boy and Qin Feng into the house.

Zhou Dazhi stayed behind to talk to them, while Chu Yunniang went back to the kitchen to prepare things for the guests.

As for Xiao Qiongzhi, he usually heard the movement and got up not long after Zhou Dazhi and Chu Yunniang got up.

However, today, because of the trip to and from the countryside in an ox cart yesterday, it was more bumpy, tired, and slept very sweetly, so far, I haven't gotten up yet.

After the beautiful boy entered the house, he asked Qin Feng to put all the gifts in his hand on the five-drawer cabinet before sitting down.

Zhou Dazhi was reluctant to accept his gifts, pointed to them, and looked at the beautiful young man with a smile: "No merit, little boy, you can come to the Humble House, I welcome you, but these gifts, please remember to bring them back later." ”

"Uncle Da Zhixian, don't you really think that I came to the door to propose, right?"

"Let me tell you, what I said to Qiong Zhi yesterday was completely amusing her, don't take it to heart."

"As for the things I brought today, they are basically interesting gadgets I bought during this study tour, which are not valuable, but I thought Qiong Zhi might like them, so I brought them over. If you feel deserved, consider doing me a small favor. The beautiful boy was prepared and said unhurriedly.

"So, may I ask you what you need me to do?" Zhou Dazhi thought about it and asked curiously.

"I hope you can tell me where Tao Fangweng's grave is, and I'm going to pay my respects in a few days." The beautiful boy said.

"Why?" Zhou Dazhi's expression changed drastically, and he was shocked that was difficult to hide.

"Because his old man is my grandfather's confidant."

"Thirty years ago, when my grandfather traveled to Zhaoyang, Liangguo, it was the golden autumn and August, and I met Mr. Tao, and the two met late, and they talked very happily, and agreed to meet in Zhaoyang every ten years in the future."

"However, in August this year, my grandfather waited in Zhaoyang for three days in a row, and he did not wait for Mr. Tao. My grandfather was very worried, and asked someone to inquire, only to find out that Mr. Tao had suffered an accident nine years ago, and he had long since passed away, and no one even knew where the tomb was. ”

"My grandfather was very sad, and because of the three days he stayed in Zhaoyang, he contracted the wind and cold, and he fell ill all of a sudden. During his illness, he learned that I was going to pass through Chu on my study tour, so he entrusted me to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Tao on his behalf and pay homage to Mr. Tao. The beautiful boy explained patiently.

"So, are you the nephew of Nie Zhengrong, the Taifu of Liang Guo?" Zhou Dazhi listened carefully and asked gently.

"Exactly." The beautiful boy nodded.

"My grandfather once told me about your grandfather, Mr. Nie, and said that he was one of the few true gentlemen in the world. Since you have come to pay homage to my grandfather on his behalf, I can draw up a topographical map of his grave and mark the exact location of his grave. Zhou Dazhi was relieved.

After speaking, he went to find a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to draw a topographic map.

And Xiao Qiongzhi, who was sleeping in the next room, was woken up by their conversation as early as when Zhou Dazhi tried to refuse the gift brought by the beautiful boy.

At this moment, he simply got up, slipped to the five-drawer cabinet in this side of the room, stood on tiptoe, and reached for the gifts.

"Do you like it?" The beautiful boy noticed her movements, and also walked to the cabinet of five drawers and asked with a smile.

"I like it, I like it, but it's all and cheap stuff, and it's too insincere. Other than that, you should show more sincerity. Xiao Qiongzhi deliberately learned the tone in which the beautiful boy talked to him when he was at Zhou Lili's house yesterday, and teased him.

He immediately raised his eyebrows again, and smiled crookedly: "No problem." I am willing to show my greatest sincerity: to make a promise. ”

"Good! I accept! Xiao Qiongzhi thought about it and suddenly agreed.

She took a piece of paper from Zhou Dazhi, who was immersed in drawing a map, and handed it to the beautiful boy: "After my father's map is drawn, you pick up the pen and promise you to sign and draw on this piece of paper!" ”

"Ah, are you really here?" The beautiful boy was startled and looked at her with wide eyes in disbelief.

"What's really fake? A manly man should talk about it! Xiao Qiongzhi deliberately straightened his face.

Small, dare to tease this beautiful girl again and again, don't let you be afraid, and you'll have it in the future!

"However, my situation with you is actually the same, my marriage is also decided by my parents, and I can't make the decision myself." The beautiful boy took care of the loss, and as he spoke, Jun's face turned red.

Xiao Qiongzhi was secretly happy in her heart, and said empathetically on the surface: "It's okay, we can slowly reason with them until they are willing to make decisions for us." ”

"However, it has been a rule since ancient times that parents are in charge of marriage matters, and we, as younger generations, can't share their worries, and we still insist on causing trouble for them even though we know that we are wrong, isn't it a big unfilial piety?" The beautiful boy retorted reluctantly.

But a gentleman's promise is the most important tradition and rule since ancient times, and it is also the embodiment of a person's character, quality, and integrity. In all dynasties, how many people threw their heads, spilled their blood, and forgot to die? If your parents stick to the small rules and forget the most important traditions and rules, they are anti-human and anti-social, and they will be scolded and spit on by thousands of people. Xiao Qiongzhi was full of words, pressing step by step.

"But—"

"That's it! How many more are you going to say? Yes? ”

Xiao Qiongzhi was impatient, too lazy to give him another chance to prevaricate, and said with a disgusted face: "Just now, it was obvious that you wanted to promise me personally, and I didn't force you, but now you are repeatedly pushing back, what does it look like?" Could it be that you, as the great-grandson of the Taifu of Liang Guo, have lived to such an old age, and you can't even understand the truth of a gentleman's promise? ”

"I-"

"What am I? There is a difference between men and women, since you can't really make a promise with your body, in the future, don't talk about things with your body at every turn! You're not ashamed, I'm even ashamed of you for losing your grandfather's people! After all, he was my grandfather's confidant, and my grandfather praised him as a true gentleman! ”

Xiao Qiongzhi hurriedly finished speaking, turned around with a disdainful attitude, put his hands behind his back, and strode out of the house.

The beautiful boy was so angry that he couldn't hold it at all.

He hurriedly chased to the door, and was about to say a few words in return to Xiao Qiongzhi, but Xiao Qiongzhi suddenly turned around, stuck out his tongue at him with a smile, and ran in the direction of the kitchen.

The beautiful boy immediately came back to his senses, realized that he had been teased by her just now, and looked at her distant back in a daze.