Xiao Qibao went around looking for Zhang Xi's wife, but in the end, it brought Zhang Xi a big trouble.

This matter is not a big deal, and it does not have much impact on Zhang Xi.

But this matter, it's kind of ...... No, it's not right.

Just a month after repelling Cao Ren's attack, as the weather slowly cooled down, the frequency of drills in the army slowly decreased, and the frequency of Zhang Xi's reporting to the barracks gradually decreased.

It was approaching the end of the year, and Cao Ren had just experienced a big defeat, and it was unlikely that he would send troops to threaten Xinye again in a short time, so the whole Xinye returned to a peaceful atmosphere.

On this day, Zhang Xi was also squatting at home, wondering if he would find a way to get some food during this time, so that he could eat something delicious with Xiao Qibao, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Ba during the New Year.

Then Xiao Qibao came to report, saying that it was the old man of Dengjia Village who was visiting.

Isn't it almost the New Year, Zhang Xi still thinks that the village always comes to Zhang Xi to collect rent...... Naturally, he received the village elder very warmly.

As a result, the village elder talked about it for a while, and actually talked about Zhang Xi's family affairs.

Little Qibao made a lot of noise some time ago.

Because he is an outsider, he doesn't know much about the local situation, so when Xiao Qibao asks who has a suitable lady, he can only ask the village elder.

The village elder is now the speaker of Dengjia Village, and he has always claimed to be the head of the Deng family in Nanyang...... Although the Wancheng Deng family did not admit it.

However, the village elder felt that it was necessary for him to seek some benefits for the Xinye Deng family.

Zhang Xi's marriage is a breakthrough that the village elder thinks is appropriate.

"I heard that Mr. is twenty-one, but he has never been married?!" The village elder smiled and said something to Zhang Xi that gave Zhang Xi a headache.

When Zhang Xi heard this, he also frowned, and secretly glared at Xiao Qibao, then turned around and said with a smile, "Lao Village is worried, this matter should be arranged by the family!" ”

Zhang Xi threw the pot and threw it to his own family in Yingchuan.

This is very in line with the common sense of this era, even if they are children of a family, they have no autonomy over their marriage.

For example, a village man who ploughs in Wollongong.

The village elder also nodded in approval.

But he still said, "The old man is here, and he has a good fate to send to Mr. Yu...... Mr. said so, the old man should send someone to Yingchuan Zhang's family to propose. ”

You're going to get it for me.

I'll just say that, if you really go to Yingchuan to propose a kiss or something, God knows what the reaction will be on Yingchuan's own side?!

And......

"Dare to ask the village elder, I don't know what kind of fate it is?!" Zhang Xi hurriedly asked.

This is really not Zhang Xi's heart, mainly because I don't know what kind of daughter-in-law this old man plans to introduce to him.

If you really want to go to Yingchuan to propose, if the family doesn't know the specific situation and agrees, then you don't have to live with a stranger for the rest of your life?!

If you are like Xu Shu, it is just enough to pick up a lady who looks like a flower and is virtuous...... If there is a Sun Shangxiang, who can stand it?!

Although Sun Shangxiang is written very well in the romance, not to mention the heroines, she is quite aware of the righteousness...... But Sun Shangxiang in history was brutal and domineering, and the guards brought did not abide by the law, and Sun Shangxiang also protected him, and the maids who went in and out often carried swords, which made Liu Bei afraid that one day Sun Shangxiang would be in a bad mood and come to a cup or something.

In the end, Liu Bei had to build a "Lady City" specially to house Sun Shangxiang and the people she brought, and the two places have lived separately since then.

Zhang Xi doesn't want such a married life, so he has to ask clearly.

When the village elder saw Zhang Xi's reaction, he misunderstood, thinking that Zhang Xi was interested, and said with a smile, "It's not an outsider, it's my nephew ......."

Niece?!

No, old man, you are bad, your nephew's daughter-in-law you introduced me as a daughter-in-law?! What do you want to do?!

Zhang Xi's first reaction was that this old man wanted to be a princess, but he regarded Zhang Xi as a big official of Ximen.

But when you think about it, it doesn't seem right.

This old man is a village elder, and he can't do unsightly things like an old pious woman like Wang Po...... His nephew, is it ......

Well, Zhang Xi remembered.

The nephew and daughter-in-law mentioned by this old man are the landlord of his own house, Mrs. Deng.

In these years, it is not uncommon to introduce widows to marry others, or rather, there are too many dead people in these years, and it is very common for widows to remarry, and they will not be looked down upon by the world because of their status as widows.

Let's not talk much about Cao Sikong's hobby, let's just say that in the future, Zhao Yun has also been introduced by Zhao Fan as a "sister-in-law", and the people around him, including Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, feel that they are a good match, but Zhao Yun is worried that Zhao Fan is unstable, so he didn't agree, and he didn't dislike that Fan was a widow.

So Zhang Xi didn't mean to dislike it at first, and he even began to recall Mrs. Deng's appearance...... But then, another memory of this era came to mind.

When I think about this memory, the whole thing makes Zhang Xi feel a little disgusting.

Although Mrs. Deng is not a national beauty, she is also good-looking, and she is three years older than Zhang Xi in terms of age - a female junior, holding gold bricks.

But the problem is that Mrs. Deng has a son, the little boy who is "suspected" of Deng Ai.

Zhang Xi's face instantly became ugly.

It's not that I dislike people with oil bottles, mainly because, according to the rules of the current year, there is no need for Mrs. Deng to remarry.

Yes, it's not that you can't remarry, but there's really no need to remarry.

If you really can't survive, in order to survive and remarry with your children, there is nothing to blame...... Fan Zhongyan, the famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, had to remarry with his mother because of his poor family when he was young, and he also changed his surname to Zhu.

This era is similar, and it has not reached the point of cannibalism in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

But the problem is that Mrs. Deng does not have this need.

Mrs. Deng is not poor, at least compared to ordinary people, although her ancestral house is old, but beautifully decorated and has a huge area, it is worth a lot of money, so she will not be unable to live.

Another one, Mrs. Deng has a son, and her son is also surnamed Deng, theoretically speaking, Deng Ai is the young master of the Xinye Deng family.

Although he is young now, as long as he waits for another seven or eight years, a new head of the Xinye Deng family will appear...... Have you ever seen the head of the house remarry with the future head of the house?!

Let's go back and think about the identity of the village elder...... He is currently the temporary agent of the Deng family in Shinno.

Good guy, this old man won't be thinking about forcing Mrs. Deng to remarry, and then let himself, the agent, directly turn into a regular agent, so as to inherit these assets of the Xinye Deng family, right?!

Where is this to introduce family affairs, it is clearly bullying other people's orphans and widows, and using Zhang Xi's family affairs to seize the position of the head of the family, right? !

The more Zhang Xi looked, the more he felt that the old man in this village was not pleasing to the eye, thinking about the "Zhao orphan", and then looking at the old man in front of him...... The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and my face became worse and worse.

The village elder didn't notice anything, and was still saying good things about Mrs. Deng.

What is "virtuous and virtuous", what is "good housekeeping", what "teaching children to have a way"...... The more Zhang Xi listened, the more awkward he felt.

"In this matter, Xi has his own opinions, and please be cautious about the village elders!" Zhang Xi couldn't listen to it anymore, so he had to keep a straight face and say to the village elder.

There's no need to give this old guy any good colors, this kind of thing can be done, what moral bottom line can he be expected to have?!

The village elder was also stunned, and then looked up at Zhang Xi Tieqing's face, stunned for a while.

But then, the old guy's face changed slightly, and he smiled as if he was weak-hearted, and he stopped saying no more, and got up to say goodbye.

Zhang Xi still sent the village elder out of the village entrance more politely, then thought about it for a while, and told Xiao Qibao to buy gifts first, and then go to Deng's Mansion to send a post, saying that he would personally send the rent to Deng's Mansion in the near future.

In the final analysis, this is a family affair of the Xinye Deng family, because Zhang Xi is involved, Zhang Xi can naturally show the village elder's face, but that's all, Zhang Xi is not qualified to meddle in the internal affairs of the Deng family.

What Zhang Xi can do is to go to the Deng Mansion to give enough rent for the rented house, at least let Mrs. Deng have some money that she can support herself, so as not to be too passive.

For the rest, Zhang Xi can't help, and he can't help.

According to the regular channel, hand over the prayer post and visit the door.

It is still the mansion that has been around for some years, and it is still in the main hall of the mansion, Zhang Xi saw Mrs. Deng, and the two of them politely exchanged a few words, followed by the housekeeper of the Deng Mansion, and the two of them paid the rent.

"Sir, isn't that right......" The old housekeeper looked at a large bag of five baht money brought by Zhang Xi, weighed it carefully, and then said, "Mr. is giving too much...... That's enough for two years' rent. ”

Zhang Xi smiled and said, "On weekdays, I am always busy with official business, and Xiao Qibao is too young to know the weight of money, so I will pay an extra year this year, and it will be embarrassing to forget it." ”

The old housekeeper looked embarrassed, asked Zhang Xi to wait for a while, turned around and went into the house by himself, and went to consult his housewife.

After a while, the old housekeeper came out again, accepted the rent, and sent Zhang Xi out with a smile.

After Zhang Xi left the Deng family, he sighed slightly, then turned around and went home.

That's all it can help.

And the Deng Mansion, Mrs. Deng looked at the money sent by Zhang Xi and was slightly in a daze.

"Madam, this Mr. Zhang...... What does that mean?! The housekeeper asked Mrs. Deng worriedly.

Mrs. Deng shook her head slightly and did not speak.

The housekeeper couldn't help but be anxious when he saw that his hostess was still calm, and said, "Madam, the villain heard that the village elder went to visit Mr. Zhang this morning, and Mr. Zhang sent two years' rent in the afternoon, which is ......."

"If you have sent it, let it become...... Don't let down the kindness of the gentleman! Mrs. Deng still said unhurriedly, "Didn't you also say the day before yesterday that now the government is getting more and more nervous, and with this money, you can always deal with one or two." ”

The old butler wanted to speak again and again, but finally sighed and silently took the money to the account.

I'm muttering in my heart..... How long can you pay this rent?

Mrs. Deng waited for the old housekeeper to leave, and then her face fell.

These years have been getting worse and worse.