Approaching the Chinese New Year, Xifeng Village began to prepare for sacrificial activities, but Dongxiang Village was surprisingly quiet.

Meng Zhengtang wanted to use this sacrificial activity to suppress Dongxiang Village, although Dongxiang Village was suppressed by Xifeng Village every year, but since the existence of Sheng Guo'er, Meng Zhengtang felt that he had to be cautious.

What puzzled him the most was that his son didn't help him but helped Sheng Guo'er, so Meng Zhengtang called Meng Xingzhou to ask for clarification.

"Zhou'er, why did your father ask why you helped Sheng Guo'er so much?"

Meng Xingzhou arched his hand and said: "Father, some of Sheng Guo'er's ideas are very innovative, and she is righteous, gentle and virtuous, so I appreciate her very much." ”

Meng Zhengtang stroked his three long beards and said, "I heard that Hong Shiqing, the young master of the Hong family, was moved by you to help Sheng Guo'er, so he went to practice the stall?" ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "This matter is still being discussed, and Hong Gongzi has not yet agreed. ”

Meng Zhengtang said a little angrily: "You still helped Sheng Guo'er to write some Spring Festival couplets, it's really insulting!" ”

Meng Xingzhou didn't expect his father to still eat the ancients like this, he said: "Father, Sheng Guo'er used a strange method to get rid of the New Year beast that had been suffering for many years, and it drove everyone to have a new way to celebrate the New Year. ”

Meng Zhengtang is a conservative person, although he admires some of Sheng Guoer's talents, but he will never agree to things that violate the family law of his ancestors!

So Meng Zhengtang said: "She has destroyed the tradition for many years, we have been sacrificing the Year Beast, and we are safe, she got rid of the Year Beast, in case of provoking the revenge of the Year Beast clan, what should we do!" ”

Meng Xingzhou smiled at this time: "It is even more necessary for Sheng Guo'er to teach everyone the Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters and the method of firecrackers, these three are the nemesis of the year beast, even if the year beast comes again, the people will not be afraid." ”

Meng Zhengtang paced back and forth angrily and said, "She earned a lot of silver money from our Xifeng Village!" Do you know it! ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "Reasonable trading, what's wrong? It is not only beneficial to the people, but also to oneself, so why not benefit each other? ”

Meng Zhengtang pointed at Meng Xingzhou and said, "You rebel, your elbow is turned out, I will never allow those things in Sheng Guo'er to break my rules!" Also, if you go to help Sheng Guo'er again, Lao Tzu will kick you out! ”

After finishing speaking, Meng Zhengtang brushed his sleeves away.

Meng Xingzhou frowned and looked at his father, he was also unhappy in his heart, and he couldn't figure out why his father was stubbornly conservative. His own master Guiguzi once taught himself to take advantage of the situation and accept all rivers, why some of the flexible wisdom of the ancestors has never been reflected in his father.

It's a bit difficult to change my father's mind.

At this time, Meng Xingzhou's mother, Chen, walked out and comforted Meng Xingzhou with kind words: "Don't care, child, what kind of person Sheng Guo'er is a mother knows, you are in contact with her, and..."

Chen smiled and said to Meng Xingzhou: "The reason why Weiniang came back is not that your father has changed, but that I see the hope of the Meng family in Sheng Guo'er. I don't want that Xu family to mess up the Meng family, Zhou'er, I know the relationship between you and Guo'er, you go and propose! ”

Propose! After Meng Xingzhou heard his mother say this, he was a little embarrassed, and Chen said: "This is a good girl, she must be a virtuous helper, you must marry Sheng Guo'er!" ”

Although Meng Xingzhou also has such thoughts, but the marriage of the East and the West is not compatible, Meng Zhengtang already has a prejudice against Sheng Guoer, if he wants to marry her, it is not easy, he has to think of a perfect strategy.

Besides, whether Sheng Guo'er agrees to marry is also a question!

Marrying and obeying her husband is the rule of this era, can Sheng Guoer agree? Meng Xingzhou couldn't get any of them.

Meng Xingzhou said: "Things are not compatible with each other, this is a rule set by my grandfather, I want to break it, but my father may..."

Chen saw his son's concern, so he said: "I have my own way with your father, as long as your grandmother agrees, your father has no way!" ”

Meng Xingzhou asked, "Mother, what can you do?" ”

Chen smiled slightly and said, "I have my own way, as long as Sheng Guo'er is willing to be your daughter-in-law, there is a way to be a mother!" ”

Meng Xingzhou nodded, and said in his heart that he had to agree with Guo'er.

And at this moment, Sheng Guo'er sneezed several times at home for no reason, and said in her heart, who is talking about me behind my back? When Shen saw his daughter sneezing, he said with concern: "Guo'er, are you catching a cold?" In the past few days, I went to the township and Xifeng Village to sell Spring Festival couplets, I must have been frostbitten! It's been selling well these days, didn't you say you wanted to take a break? Then take a break! ”

After finishing speaking, Shen hugged Sheng Guo'er and tried it lightly on her forehead.

Sheng Guo'er coquettishly lay in Shen's warm arms and said, "Mother, I'm fine, maybe someone misses me!" ”

Shen quipped: "Who, is it Mr. Meng?" ”

Sheng Guo'er was stunned when she heard Meng Xingzhou's name, then sat up, turned her back to her mother and said a little shyly: "Mother, you are talking nonsense!" ”

Shen raised his eyebrows, looked at Sheng Guo'er with a red face and said, "I can see your friendship with him." But Guo'er, you have to be clear, their family is a Chinese, Meng Xingzhou is a Jinshi, a high-class person, we are just untouchables, not to mention that we have a little money to spare now, even if we are rich, it will take three or four years to be recognized by the imperial court before we can be promoted to Chinese. ”

It's identity again! Sheng Guo'er thought to herself that this kind of hierarchy in ancient times was really infuriating.

She likes Meng Xingzhou, talented and ambitious, and she is also sincere to herself, it is rare that he is an ancient person who is very consistent with his three views, likes new things, and always stands on his side, although sometimes he is a little stupid, but it is also caused by the limitations of the times.

But as soon as I thought of this identity, there was also the so-called "East and West Marriage are not compatible", Sheng Guoer became popular.

So Sheng Guo'er said with some displeasure: "Mother, I know, I don't want to get married yet, I'll go back and rest first." ”

After finishing speaking, Sheng Guo'er turned around and went to her room. Shen sighed, knowing her daughter's thoughts in her heart, so she also came up with a bold idea: "I might as well try to communicate with the Meng family, maybe the Meng family loves the house and Wu, and it is unknown if they accept Guo'er." ”

At this moment, suddenly Sheng Shi ran in and said, "Mother, where is my sister?" ”

Shen said, "Didn't you go to Mr. Meng to read the book?" How did you run back? ”

Sheng Shi took a sip of water and said: "Mr. Meng is at the door, he doesn't know what's wrong today, he is absent-minded, when he taught me history books, he was stunned to write Cao Mengde as Cao Guoer." So he simply got out of school and came with me. I'll come in first and report it. ”

Shen sneered and laughed, Xiao Tao also walked in, she had just played with Zhou Rui, only to come back, as soon as she entered the room, she said with a puzzled face: "Mother, I saw Mr. Meng at the door, I greeted him, he didn't seem to hear it, and he was still babbling in his mouth." ”

Shen was a little curious and said, "What is he muttering?" ”

Xiao Tao tilted her head and said, "It seems to be a fruit, you want me.... I didn't hear it clearly. ”

Shen knew this, so he shouted at Guo'er's house: "Guo'er, Mr. Meng is here to find you!" ”

After a while, Sheng Guo'er didn't come out, but just replied in the house: "No! ”

Shen said: "He may want to discuss the matter of marriage with you!" ”

Sheng Guo'er walked out of the house in a hurry and said, "Mother, what did you say?" ”

Shen said: "Won't you go and see for yourself?" ”

Sheng Guo'er looked at her younger siblings, and her younger siblings also nodded in unison.

So Sheng Guo'er walked out, and at this moment there were snowflakes floating outside, and a young man with a long body was practicing confession repeatedly at the door at the moment.

Sheng Guo'er didn't alarm Meng Xingzhou, who was facing away from her, she quietly came to Meng Xingzhou's back, only to hear Meng Xingzhou whisper: "Guo'er, the so-called fair lady, good gentleman, you and I understand each other, I want to marry you as a wife, I don't know if it's okay, if you can't be your companion in this life, Xingzhou will be like a walking corpse, and I won't marry any woman as a wife in this life." ”

After Sheng Guo'er heard this confession, she liked it very much, but she coughed, Meng Xingzhou was startled, turned around and saw that it was Sheng Guo'er, held his chest and said, "Guo'er, why don't you say hello!" ”

Sheng Guo'er said with a straight face: "Alas, how dare I alarm the son of the Meng family? ”

Meng Xingzhou saw that Sheng Guo'er's face was wrong, so he asked, "You, what's wrong with you?" ”

Sheng Guo'er said with his hands behind his back: "Mr. Meng is a superior person, I am an inferior person, even if I have money, I can't change anything, not to mention that I don't have much money to save you." What else are you looking for from me? ”

Meng Xingzhou anxiously held Sheng Guo'er's hand and said, "It has nothing to do with me whether you are rich or not, and it doesn't matter what your identity is, I just want to raise eyebrows with you." Even if the whole world is against me, I will marry you! ”

This is in a hurry, but it is said very smoothly. After Meng Xingzhou finished speaking, he embarrassedly let go of Sheng Guo'er's hand, but Sheng Guo'er grabbed Meng Xingzhou's hand and said: "What you said counts, you are a man, how are you going to pass your father's level with this kind of thing!" ”

Sheng Guo'er knew that she had left a good impression on Meng Xingzhou's mother last time, so the Chen family should be fine, but Meng Zhengtang, the future husband, was not easy to deal with, this was a stubborn old man who did not eat the old.

Meng Xingzhou said: "My mother said that she would find a way to convince my father. ”

Sheng Guo'er teased: "It turns out that you are a mother's boy, and you rely on your mother for everything!" ”

Meng Xingzhou said categorically: "How come, I have thought about it, no matter whether my mother succeeds or not, I will marry you!" It's really not good, I give up my identity and go to the end of the world with you, or live with you in Dongxiang Village! ”

Sheng Guo'er was moved to lie in Meng Xingzhou's arms and said gently: "Are you really willing to give up your identity?" ”

Meng Xingzhou said indifferently: "I am a person who has died once, wealth and fame are nothing to me, how lucky it is to find someone who really understands me and knows me, even if it is a pariah!" ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "You're not afraid of following me to suffer? ”

Meng Xingzhou smiled: "You are so smart, I also have talent, how can we endure hardship, besides, even if I follow you to endure hardship, I feel like I am happy!" ”

Sheng Guo'er gently kissed Meng Xingzhou's cheek, which made Meng Xingzhou a little at a loss, his eyes widened, and his face turned red in an instant.

Sheng Guo'er looked at Meng Xingzhou's face and said, "If you say something, you will be responsible for it to the end!" ”

Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "Don't worry, when I go back, I will unite with my mother, and I will definitely find a way to convince my father." That's right. ”

Meng Xingzhou took out a letter written by his mother from his arms, and Chen wrote a letter to him before Meng Xingzhou came, asking him to pass it on to Sheng Guo'er.

Meng Xingzhou said: "Mother said that if you agree to this family business, open this letter and take a look, she said that there are tricks in it!" You need to cooperate! ”

Sheng Guo'er thought to herself that this future mother-in-law was really interesting and open-minded. So he said, "Okay, I'll study it carefully, and then you can go back quickly." ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "I'll accompany you again!" ”

Sheng Guo'er saw Meng Xingzhou's pleading look on his face, and said, "Okay, but you must go back before sunset, don't make your father angry, how can we meet in the future!" ”

Meng Xingzhou held Sheng Guo'er's hand and said, "Then let's go see the snow scene!" ”

Sheng Guo'er nodded, and the two held hands and came to the Fuyu River at the foot of Changliu Mountain together, and enjoyed the snow scene by the river.

Looking at the jade-like world, coupled with the nourishment of love, the two of them feel that the whole world is sweet.

"By the way, Xifeng Village is going to hold a sacrifice ceremony, this is a major event for the New Year, I have to help in Xifeng Village these days, and I have to persuade my father that I can only write to you in these days." Meng Xingzhou said, "The sacrificial ceremony is very important, and the relevant officials will be present, as long as they do a good job, the government will have tax reductions and incentives." ”

Sheng Guo'er also heard Dongxiang Village talk about it, but Li Zheng didn't seem to care, and said that Xifeng Village had always won, so he was just fooled around this year.

Originally, Sheng Guo'er thought that it should be a convention after listening to it, but Li Zheng didn't say anything good, so Sheng Guo'er didn't care too much.

Now Sheng Guo'er heard Meng Xingzhou say that this sacrificial ceremony was well done and there were rewards, so he moved his mind and said: "We also have a sacrificial ceremony in Dongxiang Village, you can look at it." ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "Okay, if your village can win, it's best to have something new, then it is good to bring some changes to Xifeng Village, in recent years, Xifeng Village has always done some performances, and the officials are actually a little dissatisfied, but Dongxiang Village can't come up with anything, so Xifeng Village has been standing still." I heard Hong Shiqing say that if Xifeng Village continues like this, the rewards of the two villages may be deducted or even no longer available in the future. ”

Sheng Guo'er asked, "Why?" ”

Meng Xingzhou explained to Sheng Guo'er. Emperor Taizu died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and he was determined to reform, so he was very disgusted with some superficial things, and ordered to improve from top to bottom, but it could not destroy the existing rules and regulations, and it should also be conducive to the lives of the people.

After Sheng Guo'er learned about the current decree, she remembered some modern activities, so she had a trace of planning in her heart: the sacrificial ceremony, some played.