That year, I was seventeen years old.

My father set a family for me.

It is reported that the other party has a wealthy family and has business dealings with his father.

We're a good match.

The man I was engaged to was a year older than me. It is said that he is a smart and motivated person.

Once, when I went to a nearby temple to make incense, I saw a young man in the backyard who said that it was my fiancé who knew that I had come here to make incense and was waiting here.

Still, I felt that he was acting abruptly, so I hurriedly pulled on my scarf and hurried away.

But in hindsight, I still vaguely remember what he looked like. If he really is my fiancé, his appearance is reasonable.

As for character, it is not good to assert without contact.

A few days later, I received a letter from him in which he apologized for the temple incident that day.

On that day, at a glance, Qiongzhi's demeanor was outstanding, and he was shocked. However, in the next abruptness, it really shouldn't be, Wang Qiongzhi doesn't care about the past suspicions, and he is lenient. The temple is goodbye, but the scene of the day's feelings is vivid, and it cannot be cut off when thinking about the king. If you don't see it for a while, it's hard to send affection, and if you don't see it for a day, it's hard to rest for a long night. Fortunately, you and I are approaching our wedding date, and we will talk about lovesickness. Qiongzhi, after you and I get married, I will cherish you and value you, and regard you as my eye. You can rest assured......"

The words are warm, and the feelings are clear.

I read the letter with shame and sweetness.

More than that, surprise!

This man not only saw me privately in the temple, but also dared to pass on the ruler and confide in him afterwards, so bold!

Holding the letter, my heart beat like a drum.

In three months, I will marry him.

There were still a few months before my wedding, and I should have embroidered the wedding dress at home, but on that day my father's friends held a banquet - such banquets would be held regularly in both the official family and the merchant family, so that the ladies and relatives of the house could communicate with each other. My mother said, "Before I got married, I was afraid that it would be the last time I would attend such a banquet as a daughter."

The banquet went well, and after the luncheon we rushed back.

On the way back, there is a small fork in the road that leads to Jijiabao, I think, it is best to meet my cousin before getting married, and I also miss my cousin and that cute and clever little nephew-

I have a cousin who is my aunt's daughter.

When I was a child, my father was often away in business, often for a few years, and my mother accompanied my father for many years, so I was fostered at my aunt's house. My cousin was seven or eight years older than me, and she was gentle and kind, treating me like a sister, and we talked about everything.

With my mother's permission, I went to my cousin's house, Jijiabao.

My mother told me not to be playful, and to turn back immediately in three or five days.

Jijiabao is the beginning of everything, but unfortunately it is not the end......

"Laifeng Courtyard" is where my little nephew Ji Shu lives, and I live in the "Gardenia Hall" next door to my cousin.

Not only was my cousin happy, but Xun'er was also very excited. He came to the gardenia hall every day to play with me, and offered me treasures with carved small animals and small birdcages. He babbled on and told me that these gadgets were made by his uncle!

His words were filled with his admiration for his master.

"Auntie, I also told Uncle Shi that you are the best-looking, but he said that children don't understand anything."

Xun'er looked a little aggrieved.

I smiled and coaxed him: "Xun'er is not a child, you know everything, you are a little adult!" ”

Then he was happy again.

On the third day of Jijiabao, dawn broke in the morning.

The air is fresh and the flowers are fragrant.

Early in the morning, I left the courtyard of Gardenia Hall to pick flowers in the small garden, and by the way, I went to collect some morning dew.

However, I did not expect to meet a strange man in the garden.

The man was tall, with small eyes, and seemed to be polite and gentle.

He was standing behind a flower tree, and when I saw him, he had his hands behind his back and his back to me. At that time, I was holding a bouquet of picked asters in my hand, and I wrapped the flower path with white juan as I walked. When I found him, I almost hit him. I was taken aback, quickly took a few steps back and stood up, and hurriedly said, "Sorry! ”

My words were so good that I saw him move, leaning slightly and glancing at me.

That glance was impressive.

Those eyes that were not too big were half-open, as if they were brewing infinite emotions.

His eyes widened slowly when he saw me, and then he turned around completely, his hands hanging at his sides.

He hung his hands, his fingers slightly curled, and then he clenched his fingers into fists and watched me quietly for a long time.

Under his gaze, I seemed to hear the sound of my heart beating "thump", I was a little nervous, so I took a deep breath, I wanted to say, "Qiongzhi no offense, farewell!" ”

However, he suddenly smiled.

It was as if the surface of the water suddenly rippled.

Those eyes also began to glow for no reason.

He said, "You are Qiongzhi? Xun'er's cousin? What he said was true! ”

Me: "Huh? Oh, uh—"

"People are also interesting." He said again.

Now I feel embarrassed. I've never seen such a straightforward person.

"My name is Jiang Bantu, Xun'er's uncle!"

I nodded again and again, blushing, and whispered, "Farewell!" He fled.

Behind my desertion, I heard a hearty laugh.

For many years to come, this laughter continued to ring in the depths of my soul.

Two days later, I left Jijiabao and returned home.

Embroider the wedding dress under the guidance of the mother and the embroiderer invited by the mother.

Occasionally, when the little sisters came to make fun of me, I laughed and kept them laughing. After all, what girl to be married doesn't go through this.

Whenever I think of that audacious fiancé, I have an inexplicable feeling in my heart, like holding a secret.

A few days later, at dusk, my little maid suddenly handed me a letter.

Amid the little girl's narrow laughter, I had a fever on my face, and I picked up the letter and went into the inner room.

I suppressed my frantic heartbeat and carefully opened the envelope. When my fingertips touched the edge of the letter, I was nervous and had to swallow a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly I was a little afraid to pull out the thin paper.

I looked at the envelope for a moment.

I haven't opened it yet, but I can imagine that the contents of it seem to have a fatal attraction that makes me want to stop.

I closed one eye and left the other open, and finally carefully pulled out the letter.

Looking at the letter, I stuck out my tongue and laughed at myself for being a coward.

Unfolding the letter, I read the signature first.

Jiang Bantu!

Jiang Bantu???

Oh, my God! What's going on?

Oh, my God! What the hell is going on?

I was stunned.

His head seemed to be filled with paste, and his hands became cold, and he forgot that he still had a letter in his hand.

How is Jiang Bantu?

Why Jiang Bantu?

I hurriedly looked at the signature again: Jiang Bantu.

That's right.

I didn't have time to think about it, so I folded the letter, stuffed it into the envelope, and called for Xiaohe, who was delivering the letter.

"Good little lotus, tell me where this letter came from?"

Xiaohe was surprised: "Miss, the doorman gave it to me, what's wrong?" ”

"Are you sure it's our doorman?"

"Yes, Ah Niu is right!"

I don't understand at all.

"Ah Niu told me, this is your letter to Miss, and I must hand it over to you personally!" Little Lotus Road.

I had a headache and kept Xiaohe busy.

With a full stomach full of doubts, he returned to the inner room, reopened the letter, and saw that it was written:

"Qiongzhi: Zhan Xin is well!

Jijiabao Xiaozhiyuan and Jun once met, half of the picture knows that the floating life is wasted, and he has lived for more than 20 years! Over the past few days, Qiong Zhiyin's smile has been unforgettable. Half of the picture thought that when Xiao Zhiyuan met, God had mercy on me, and I had to meet Qiong Zhijun, but I was fortunate and even. However, all living beings are numerous, and it is rare to be true, since the farewell gentleman, half a picture has only realized what it means to be 'not seen for a day, such as three autumns'. Half of the picture steals that the meeting between you and me must be the supreme fate arranged by God, but it is impossible to find and rare! If you ignore this good fate, you really shouldn't do it. Bantu wants to take Qiongzhi as his wife, but I don't know what you want? ”

I read the letter in one go, and the whole person fell into the ice cave.

This letter is indeed Jiang Bantu, written to Luo Qiongzhi me!

Ridiculous!

It's just an unintentional meeting, a few words of knowledge, how can it be unforgettable? Not to mention getting married?!

Jiang Bantu, he must be crazy!

Does he not know that my marriage is near, and that I will marry another woman in three months?

I think Xun'er has already informed him of this, even if Xun'er doesn't say it, if he likes me, he won't ignore it.

It's not embarrassing for him to do this!

Ignore him!

The next day, I dismissed yesterday's epistle as a malicious joke, nothing more.

It's business as usual.

However, unexpectedly, Jiang Bantu was not just talking.

Three days later, I received a letter from Jiang Bantu every day through different channels. Sometimes it is a few sentences, sometimes it is a poem.

"What do you want to say, the center is chaotic. After parting at that time, I dreamed until now. ”

"Zhiyi sits silently and lovesickly, and I expect your heart to be like my heart."

The language in the letter is different, but the content is consistent, that is, Jiang Bantu wants to marry me Luo Qiongzhi!

A few days later, Xiaohe came to me in a panic and said, "Miss, Miss! ”

I was surprised: "What's wrong?" Take your time. ”

"This can't be slow!" Xiaohe said, "I just heard that a man named Jiang Bantu came to the house to propose to the master!" ”

"What?" I was taken aback, and stood up all of a sudden, only to hear a "bang", it turned out that I forgot that I was still being a female celebrity, and knocked over the silk thread box that had just been placed on my lap.

Seeing me like this, Xiaohe hurriedly cleaned up, and said while cleaning up: "Ouch my miss, why are you reacting so much?" ”

It's strange that there is not much reaction!

"What did my father say?" My heart was anxious, anxious, scared and frightened.

"The master has been kind from beginning to end, and told him that your wedding date is approaching, Miss."

I rubbed my hands nervously: "That's good, that's good!" ”

"What's good?" Xiaohe said, "As soon as Jiang Bantu's front foot left, the old man immediately became angry, saying that he was coming to see you in person." Miss, what the hell is going on? ”

I said, "I can't tell. ”

Sure enough, after a while-

Mother is coming.

As soon as my mother came, she came up and grabbed my hand, and asked me with an anxious face, "Qiongzhi, tell me honestly, what is going on?" ”

"Ah Niang ......"

I told my mother everything about the small garden in Jijiabao.

"Auntie, how did I know this would happen? I've only spoken two words to him, which is ridiculous! ”

The mother "sigh-" and said, "My child, how did this happen to you?" That Jiang Bantu is more than ten years older than you, not to mention, your father told him that you are about to get married, but he completely ignored it, and still smiled and said that he will come again, and he will definitely marry you! He doesn't look like a joke,—— what kind of sin has he done! ”

The mother was worried: "Don't worry about it, your father went to Jijiabao to find Hanbai." ”

After that, he was going to go out and leave.

"Auntie!" I hurriedly called out to my mother, who turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

I was ashamed and ashamed to tell her about the letter.

"What? And this kind of thing? You stupid girl, why didn't you say it earlier! ”

A-Niang was obviously shocked.

"What about faith?" Mother asked.

I walked into the inner room and pulled out a stack of envelopes and whispered, "It's all here." ”

Mother looked at the envelope and didn't take it, she was silent for a while, and finally made up her mind and said: "Qiongzhi, A-Niang asked you, do you like Jiang Bantu?" ”

I was shocked: "What did A-Niang say? How could my daughter ......"

"Don't be in a hurry to deny it first, Qiongzhi, think about it." My mother looked me in the eye, "Why did you hide such a big matter from me and your father?" Why are you still preserving it after reading it, it's good not to open it, right? ”

"Auntie! You can't say that about daughter! I was anxious and angry, and wanted to justify, "At first, I didn't know that the letter was written by Jiang Bantu......

"I didn't know at first, but then what?" The mother had a serious expression on her face, "Qiongzhi, you are confused! Your father and I are not unreasonable, but this seems to be ...... Jiang Bantu is very assertive and knows what he wants—it can be seen from his actions. A-Niang asks you again, do you like him? ”

"I ......"

I don't know.

Maybe not, maybe a little.

I have never met such a person who is gentle on the outside, persistent and bold in his actions, and does not hesitate to give his actions for the sake of his heart.

Say that he is reckless, no, the result he wants is to "marry me", simple and clear; Call him reckless, he is doing it step by step according to his plan.

…… I didn't know what kind of man he was at the time.

If I had known everything that followed, I wouldn't have gone to Jijiabao to visit my cousin on a whim, nor would I have gone to Xiaozhiyuan early in the morning to pick flowers, let alone meet him! This sight seemed to be nothing special, but in fact it affected my life, and I stepped into the trap of fate step by step, and I could never break free......

Sure enough, as my mother expected, Jiang Bantu was an assertive person, and my father went to Jijiabao to meet his brother-in-law Ji Hanbai, but the Ji family failed to dissuade Jiang Bantu from thinking about me.

"Han Bai, don't say anything, I like Qiongzhi and want to marry her, I hope you bless me." Jiang Bantu was unmoved, but said word by word: "Life is like a reverse journey, and it is rare to have a lover." ”

Ji Hanbai: "But Qiongzhi has a marriage contract, you ...... like this"

Jiang Bantu: "As long as she is not married, I have a chance." ”

Later, Jiang Bantu didn't know how to persuade my fiancé's family to divorce, and Jiang Bantu and I got married two months later.