Chapter Eighty-Eight: Incomprehensible Customs
Suddenly, I could hear a burst of applause from below, which seemed very abrupt in the silent night, and almost didn't even drop the jade pendant in You Wuji's hand in fright.
He hurriedly poked out half of his head to take a look, and at some point, Ao Minglian appeared below. I only heard the latter continue to mumble: "Brother Wuji, Lian'er also wants to go up, hurry up and pull Lian'er!"
When the former heard this, he shook his head helplessly: his mood, which was still very quiet just now, was suddenly disrupted by this little girl. But the girl's family, what kind of system does it become to climb trees? So he muttered back, "Wait a minute, I'll come down right away." ”
Then he got up and returned to the jade pendant. Grabbing the branch with both hands, the figure slid down quickly after a few ups and downs.
Ao Minglian was still looking under the tree, and suddenly heard a soft sound of "poof" behind her, turned around, and found that You Wuxian had stood firmly behind her without knowing when.
The former's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly rushed over and grabbed the latter's cuffs, and said adoringly: "Brother Wuji, you are so powerful! You dare to jump down from such a high place, can you teach Lian'er?"
You Wuxian looked up and wondered: Is it very high? Why didn't he notice it. But he forgot that after all these years of hard practice, he had never done anything dangerous, and he had long been accustomed to it.
He patted Ao Minglian's forearm, and the latter obediently withdrew the small hand that was clutching his cuffs, and smiled at the former in return.
You Wuxian wanted to find a place to sit for a while, so he wandered around the yard aimlessly. Ao Minglian, on the other hand, followed him step by step, with a curious look, and kept looking at him.
As soon as the former walked into the pavilion, he suddenly turned around and asked the latter, "Lian'er, do I have a spider on my back?"
On the other hand, looking at the latter, she stuck out her tongue and said, "Lian'er is just curious, what has happened during the time that Brother Wuji has left. If I looked at it carefully, it seemed to have changed, and it didn't seem to have changed. ”
This remark aroused a trace of interest in the former, so he asked: "What has become of it?" Lian'er said it, let's listen to it. ”
After saying that, he sat down on a chair in the pavilion. And Ao Minglian paced around in front of him with light steps: "Well~ Lian'er feels that Brother Wuxian has become so mature, and even the tone and actions of his speech are the same as Master You! Now, it's a bit like a master. ”
As always, with her delicate voice, You Wuxian felt a little crying and laughing: "You said the change just now, but what hasn't changed?"
When Ao Minglian heard this, she seemed to have been waiting for him to ask this sentence for a long time. At that moment, Liu raised his eyebrows, crossed his hands on his hips, and pretended to be angry and said: "You are all right, but you haven't changed - you are still the same as before, you ignore Lian'er!"
Belch...... You Wuxian was speechless for a while, so he had to smile awkwardly. Ao Minglian saw that he was speechless by himself again, and couldn't help but laugh at the moment. Then he sat down against him, and changed the topic: "Brother Wuxi, I saw you staring at something on it just now, can you let Lian'er take a look?"
When the former heard this, he was also generous, took off the jade pendant, and handed it to the latter. Ao Minglian curiously held the jade pendant in the palm of her hand, looked left and right, and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, this jade pendant is so beautiful! Who gave it to you, can I give it to Lian'er?"
This is a gift from the master, the only one in the world, and I don't exchange it. Besides, what's the use of you taking it?" After You Wuxian listened, his eyes couldn't help but bulge, and he blurted out almost without thinking about it.
Seeing the former's extremely reluctant expression, Ao Minglian also pouted, and threw the thing back to him casually. Don't look over, turn your back to him and say angrily: "Brother Wuxian is so stingy! This kind of thing, Lian'er is not rare." As long as I want, ask my dad to buy it for me......"
Actually, she didn't really want this jade pendant either. It is an extraordinary product at first glance, and it must be extremely important to the former. She deliberately said what she had just said, just to see how his traceless brother would react. Unexpectedly, this guy can't even say a perfunctory sentence, what a complete idiot.
You Wuxian was stunned for a moment, seeing that the other party was really angry, and he didn't know where he provoked this daughter. I had to sigh secretly: It's really hard to guess what a girl thinks......
After a while, after hearing that there was no movement behind her for a long time, Ao Minglian looked back, but she happened to meet You Wuxian and looked at him with a divine gaze. After looking at each other for a long time, inexplicably, the former blushed, so he quietly looked away, and asked in a low voice: "What is it ...... Brother Wuji to look at Lian'er like this?"
In fact, the latter stared at her back, but at this time she was thinking in her heart: This Lian'er is the daughter of a big family, and she should be a little girl with a beautiful and weak personality. Unexpectedly, he is a person who is unforgiving and has a temper that comes when he says it. Compared with the senior sister, it is simply too distinct. Thinking of this, I can't help but slowly emerge in my mind.
What he was thinking about at the moment was Ling Xiaolan. Thinking of the time when the senior sister fought against the enemy, the ruthlessness and courage really impressed the people next to her. It's just such a resolute woman, but when she gets along with others, she is so shy that she blushes even when she says two more words.
Somehow, I remembered that I hadn't been back to Bihai City for a few days, but I missed those partners who had been with me for four years. Especially the shadow, which lingers in my heart and lingers.
As soon as there is something on the mind, people will get sleepy, and occasionally the breeze will blow the lantern above the head. In addition, in the dead of night at the moment, the eyelids became heavy. If it weren't for the sudden sound of a light voice in his ears, he would have forgotten that there was still a person sitting next to him at this time......
You Wuxian came back to his senses and grinned at the former, "No...... Didn't think about anything...... Lian'er, you see it's so late, so let's rest early. We're leaving tomorrow, and we're going to get up early in the morning to clean up......"
At this moment, Ao Minglian was quiet. She looked at the latter's face, and said faintly: "You know that you are going to leave tomorrow, why don't you continue to sit here and chat with Lian'er for a while?" The next time we meet, I don't know when it will be...... Will there be even a little bit of remembering Lian'er......"
You Wuxian sighed secretly, as if he didn't hear the other party's voice. Only moved his buttocks, changed his sitting posture and replied: "It's okay, what Lian'er wants to say, let's listen to it." ”
After being silent for a long time, he only heard the former sigh in a low voice: "Brother Wuji, do you know, what are we going to Hongfu to do today?" "Let's go to Dingmen to ...... family" "Family?who and whom?" "Lian'er and the son of the Hongcheng lord's family......" "What?!"
Every time Ao Minglian said a word, You Wuxian lazily coped with it. In the end, the latter's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at the former with a strange and somewhat incredulous look.
"But how old are you?! That Hongbang's son, young master, I've heard of it, I'm afraid it's twenty-two or three! Your father...... How could I suddenly agree to let you go to see this family business?"
At this time, You Wuxian suddenly remembered that the conversation between Ao Zhentian and their master and apprentice before suddenly became apparent. It turned out that what Hong Bang asked Ao Dangjia to agree to was to marry Lian'er to Hong Bang's young master!
As soon as she said this, Ao Minglian seemed to be aggrieved in her heart, and even her eyes became much darker: "We went to see that person today, and at first glance, it was the appearance of a persistent disciple." If you are born fat and big-eared, you won't talk about it, and you won't look at people squarely.
But these are secondary, and what is even more hateful is that Daddy communicated with Lord Hong for a long time, saying that Lian'er is still too young, but it does not hinder the matter of marriage. After the year of Lian'er Jasper (sixteen years old), you can marry into the Hong family.
Brother Wuxie, in five or six years, Lian'er will get married. But I don't want to get married so soon, stay in this cage-like Ao Mansion for ten years, stay for another five or six years, and then have to go to another cage to continue living this life...... The world is so vast, Lian'er also wants to go out and have a look. I don't want to be like this puppet and be manipulated all my life......"
Slowly recovering from the shock, You Wuxian let out an "oh" and said, "Since Lian'er is unwilling, just make it clear to them." Lifetime events are not child's play, how can you decide so hastily. ”
In his opinion, this is a family affair of other people's families after all, and he has no right to interfere. Besides, he didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to prevaricate like this.
At this time, Ao Minglian looked at the former in a daze. Tears rolled in my eyes, but I couldn't say a word after all. You Wuxian was a little distressed, although this little girl's personality was a little strong and strong, but after all, she was just a teenager.
In a large family like this, the life of the children is determined by the father, not by the heavens. Whether it's a lifelong event or something else, often a word from my father and mother can decide everything.
In order for Ao Zhentian to let the Ao family gain a foothold in Anhua City, this Ao Minglian was even more involuntarily. Hong Bang relied on himself to be the lord of a city, and those big families in the city, whether it was an official or a businessman. Regardless of whether the young master of the city lord's family is a pig or a human, I am afraid that he wants to rush to marry his own daughter to him. Since Ao Zhentian has this great opportunity, he naturally has to grasp it well.
In fact, her father can't be blamed entirely, although this may have the meaning of exchange, but he is actually for her good. In this era of war and chaos, he was just a businessman. No matter how big the family business is, once the enemy soldiers come to the city, in the end it will be nothing more than a bamboo basket to draw water - a void. Lian'er married to Hongfu, so she can have a trace of security.
In this way, the two of them had their own thoughts, and neither of them spoke again. I don't know how long it has passed, maybe half an hour, or maybe an hour. At this time, Ao Minglian's heart was in turmoil, she had a hard time, she just wanted to find someone to talk to.
Now there is a trace of swimmers by his side, and he seems to have found an outlet. Although the two have not spent much time together, somehow, the latter has an innate attraction that makes her feel very stable. Anyway, I am willing to pour what I think to the latter.
After a long time, Ao Minglian finally mustered up the courage, broke the silence, and continued to whisper: "Actually, Lian'er just wants to live a peaceful life and ...... with herself Like people together. No matter how difficult life is or how dangerous the road ahead is, as long as you can be by his side, it will be enough......"
In the end, the voice became smaller and smaller, and he didn't dare to look at You Wuxi, and he was very worried. After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear any response, and quietly glanced over there, only to see that the latter was shrugging his head and falling asleep!
At first glance, my heart suddenly cooled half, and I dared to say that I had been brewing for a long time, and I actually poured out to a piece of wood...... A woman's mind is extremely complicated, even if she is only a ten-year-old little girl.
When I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel sad, and my tears couldn't stop falling. In his last rage, he waved his pink fist and smashed it on You Wuji's leg with hatred, and ran away without looking back.
At this time, You Wuxian was dreaming in a daze. Ao Minglian's warbler whispered softly, and it reached his ears, like a lullaby, and the former was sleepy. Anyway, I didn't listen to a word.
Finally, I suddenly felt a pain in my leg and woke up suddenly. I only saw a petite and delicate hazy figure, which gradually faded away......