Chapter 11: Weddings
Meng Baiyu, Xiaoli, and Ah Qi came down to the mountain, and it was not dark yet, so the three of them decided to go to the east of the city to shop, first went to the cloth shop, and then went to the gold and silver jewelry and jewelry and jade shop, but the sky was still not dark, so they had to go to the south of the city, visited the flower and bird market, and ate some special snacks, and then the genius darkened.
"It's getting dark, let's go back." Meng Baiyu looked at the sky and said.
"Well, go back, or they'll be worried again." Xiao Li replied.
The three of them then set off to go back to Mao. Back on the mao, it was already dark. When I entered the house, I saw Jin Peng talking to a middle-aged man with a sheep's beard and beard.
"Brother Meng is back." Jin Peng saw Meng Baiyu enter the house, got up and said, "You haven't eaten, have you?" I asked Madame to get some food. ”
"No, we've eaten at the set." Meng Baiyu glanced at the sheep's beard, "Brother Jin Peng has a guest." ”
When the sheep's beard and beard saw Meng Baiyu, he was stunned, and immediately stood up, and was about to speak, but Jin Peng preemptively said: "This is my friend, looking for me to have some personal matters." ”
"Then you talk, I'll go see my father." Meng Bai Yu said.
"Okay, wait for me to go to the head man to explain, keep the door, and you can come back and rest by yourself."
"Okay." After Meng Baiyu finished speaking, he led Xiao Li and Ah Qi away.
When they came to their parents' residence, Mrs. Meng, You Lian, You Yang, Ying'er and Ge Qi were helping a woman to make hemp, while Old Man Meng and Meng Zhong were drinking with the male host.
"My son, you're back." When Mrs. Meng saw Meng Baiyu, she stopped what she was doing and said with tears in her eyes.
"Grandma, don't cry, didn't I come back well?" Meng Baiyu held back tears and comforted.
"This is your son, let him come over for a drink." The man said to Old Man Meng, and after speaking, he stood up and shouted, "You young people come here." ”
"We've eaten." Meng Bai Yu said.
"I'll drink two bowls after dinner." As he spoke, the man went to find the dishes and chopsticks and put them on the table.
"No, let's take a look at my father and mother." Meng Bai Yu said.
"How can this be, I don't drink wine when I get to my house, how can this be, I have to drink two bowls anyway." The man walked over and took a seat at Ramon White Feather.
"Yu'er, you can eat a little, and it's good to show your heart." Mrs. Meng wiped her tears and said.
"I ......" Meng Baiyu wanted to say something, but paused.
"Eat if you want, go back if you don't eat, don't be an eyesore here." Old Man Meng said loudly, "You woman too, didn't Yu'er come back well, why are you crying?" ”
"Yu'er, you just go and drink two cups, so that your Abba can have enough." Mrs. Meng said.
"That's good." Meng Baiyu nodded helplessly, and before taking his seat, he glanced at You Yang.
"Where's Grandpa?" You Yang said with tears in his eyes.
"Mr. is fine, Sister You Yang don't worry." After Meng Baiyu finished speaking, he took a seat.
When I sat down, it was another delicious meal. Drinking so much that Meng Bai Yu is bitter, it is really bitter and unspeakable.
"Why are you coming back now?" Old Man Meng asked.
"We went around the bazaar, hoping to come back earlier, but then we heard that someone had come to challenge our brother, so we had to hide until it was dark." Xiao Li explained.
"I've heard about this too, and some of them have come to see the fun." The man said, "Fortunately, Jin Peng is here, and everyone who comes is on the opposite side." ”
"Forget it, but I didn't bring my husband back, so what?" Old Man Meng said again.
"The head man said not to hurt Mr. Yu, I believe that the head man is a person who keeps his promises." Meng Bai Yu said.
"Yes, the head man is not a man of his word, so don't worry." The man answered, "Come, let's drink." ”
Wine is a good thing, drink less pleasantly, drink too much but hurt your body. After a sip, Meng Baiyu couldn't drink it anymore, he rushed up in one gulp, he immediately covered his mouth and got up and walked out, and before he could squat down outside the house, he had already vomited.
"Brother Bai Yu, rinse your mouth." Meng Baiyu was about to get up and go back to the house after spitting, You Yang had already scooped a scoop of water out.
"Thank you, Sister You Yang." Meng Baiyu took the scoop.
"If you can't drink it, don't drink it." You Yang said with tears in his eyes.
"Don't drink anymore, don't drink anymore." Meng Baiyu rinsed his mouth and handed the scoop back to You Yang, "I'll go and tell the master's house that I won't drink it." ”
After returning to the house, Meng Baiyu said that he couldn't drink anymore, and the male owner wanted to persuade him to drink, but seeing Meng Baiyu's painful expression, he had to give up.
"I'm tired after a long day's walk, so I'll go back and rest first." Meng Baiyu said goodbye to the male host.
"Okay, let's go."
"It's fine."
Back at Jin Peng's house, Jin Peng and the sheep's beard were no longer there, so Meng Baiyu went upstairs to sleep. You Yang was going to send him back, but he didn't want to, so he only let Xiao Li follow. After he lay down, Xiao Li went to another bedroom. Lying on the couch, Meng Baiyu remembered that he was a little familiar with the sheep's beard, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't remember where he had seen it, thinking about it, and fell asleep unconsciously.
Meng Baiyu woke up the next day, it was already dawn, he went downstairs, there was no one downstairs, but the door was open, he went out to find that the open space outside the door was full of people.
"What is this?" Meng Baiyu said in surprise.
At this time, Jin Peng came over: "The lord opened the door today to welcome the brothers, and Brother Meng Zhong has gathered everyone, just wait for Brother Meng to get up." ”
After Meng Baiyu explained, he led everyone down, crossed the rope bridge, crossed the long street, and walked along the boulevard to the stone fort of the head. Outside the stone fort, the leader was already waiting with men, women, and children.
At this time, under the banner of the flower raised high, the reed sheng sounded, and the sound of the moon qin accompanied the left and right, first the sad and poignant "Migration Song", and then the warm and bright "Welcome Song", at the end of the song, the leader led the men, women and children to come forward to hug everyone and tell each other their hearts.
After entering the gate, I came to the spacious place outside the stone castle, and saw that some dining tables had been neatly set up there, and some tables had also been set up in some wide aisles, and the tables were full of delicacies
"Master Mengzhuang, because there are many people, I can only hold a banquet outside." The head man said with a look of shame.
"We don't have anything special about eating, thank you for your hospitality, we are really grateful."
"Hugh has to say these kind words again, and Mingchuan will be your home in the future." The head said, "Brothers of Mingchuan, these are relatives who have lost their homes, and now they have defected to Mengdu, and I have decided to give them land so that they can have a place to live in peace, and I hope that you will treat them like family in the future." ”
"Don't worry, we will treat them like brothers."
"We're going to help them get through it."
……
"That's good, that's good." The head man prostrates.
However, at this time, in the harmonious atmosphere, a discordant voice appeared: "I heard that among them, there is a tiger hero, I want to compete with him." ”
The person who shouted was the brother-in-law of the shopkeeper that Meng Baiyu saw when he was drinking in the wine shop.
"Do you like to bully newcomers?" The head rebuked.
"How can you do that?"
"That's it."
……
And the people began to rebuke them with their tongues.
"It's just a competition, where is the bullying? If this is the case, it is also a bully, and all kinds of competitions in the Jumping Festival at the beginning of that year are bullying? And ......"
"Alright." The head man interrupted the man, "Do you like to challenge people so much?" ”
"Touren, I promised my brothers, I want to come to compete with the Fuhu hero, if my own brothers don't dare to compete, how dare we go to the outsider."
This is said to the heart of the chief. The head man thought for a moment before he said, "How do you compare?" ”
"Since you can subdue the tiger, you can cultivate into a strong person, of course, you have to see the real tricks on your hands and feet." That's humane.
The head man glanced at Meng Baiyu: "Master Meng, is this feasible?" ”
If it was placed in the past, Meng Baiyu was happy to accept it, but since he was attacked in Quanzhen, he knew that there were mountains outside the mountains in this world, and there were people outside the people, although he had brute strength, he was a person who had no cultivation, so he said: "Don't hide it from the lord, the younger generation has some strength, but he has not cultivated himself." ”
"Is that really the case?" The head man couldn't believe his ears.
"That's true, we are just a villager, we can only dig fields, farm, fish and hunt." Someone pushed through the crowd. It turned out that Mr. Mei was here.
"Here comes the gentleman." Seeing Mr. Mei, Meng Baiyu said happily.
"Yes." Mr. Mei replied, "What about Yang Yang?" ”
Meng Baiyu glanced around: "I was with Sister A just now, but now I don't know where I went." ”
At this time, the person who shouted came over and looked at Meng Baiyu: "You are the one who can subdue the tiger?" ”
"Fuhu doesn't dare, I've seen Your Excellency, who is Your Excellency?" Meng Bai Yu said.
"My name is Langie, when have you seen me? Come, come, let's try and compete. Lang Ji said, putting on a stance.
"Must-have?"
"It has to be."
"Brother Langie, are you in it for the wine money?"
Lang Ji blushed: "How do you know?" ”
"I told you I saw you in your brother-in-law's liquor shop, and you were drinking." Meng Bai Yu said.
"When?"
"Just yesterday."
"Since we've seen it, there's no need to be verbose, let's compete."
"I can't beat you."
"If you can subdue a tiger, how can you say such a thing?"
"It's true that I've been a tiger, but I'm only with brute strength."
"Brute force can also subdue the flying tiger?" Lang Ji wondered.
Jin Peng, who was standing on the side, finally couldn't help but say loudly: "You stupid cow, you can't subdue the tiger without cultivation?" Dig a hole, you can hunt tigers, the arrows are smeared with poison, you can also hunt tigers, only you, a person who is idle all day long, do not know the way to ambush tigers. ”
Listening to Jin Peng's words, everyone burst into laughter.
"Brother Jin Peng, you will make fun of me, if you want to take me to your sentry village, I can also charge into battle, and I will never be useless like now." Lang Ji's face became redder and redder.
"Okay, okay, forget about the competition, I'll let him take you another day." The head man said to Lang Kee.
"But......" Lang Ji stopped talking.
"I'll give you the money for the wine, but I have to bother Brother Meng again in the future." Jin Peng Road.
"Brother Jin Peng said so, I just listen to you."
"Since that's what happened, then the master will announce another thing." The head man said loudly, "Back then, the master did something wrong and broke up a couple of lovers, and now, I want to hold a wedding for them. ”
The whole lively scene suddenly fell silent, and after a while, someone asked loudly. "Whose wedding?"
"The wedding of Zhenzhen and Priest May."
"Good!" Someone cheered.
It was a belated wedding. What kind of joy is it to love each other when you are young, but you can't be together, and when you are old, you can suddenly be together?
"You go and bring Zhenzhen and the children." The head man said to Mr. Mei.
"But the old man didn't see Yang Yang, she should be together." Mr. Mei said.
"You go and take Zhenzhen and the children out first, and I will order someone to find Yang Yang." Head humane.
You Yang was not there, because when everyone introduced each other, Lan Feng knew that she was the granddaughter of Mr. Mei, and knew that You Lian was Meng Baiyu's sister, so she took the two to her boudoir. As soon as they arrived at the boudoir, Lan Feng took an embroidery to show the two: "Two sisters, look at my embroidery." ”
You Yang and You Lian glanced at the embroidery, and couldn't help but smile at each other, what kind of embroidery is this, it is obviously a random tattoo on the linen. However, when they looked closer, the two froze, although the embroiderer was not authentic, but they could see that the embroidery was embroidered with a man, and it was dimly distinguishable that it was the outline of the white feather.
"Two sisters, tell me how good I embroidered?" I didn't see You Yang and You Lian talking, Lan Feng asked.
"The stitching is a little messy, but I can see that my sister has also put in a lot of effort." You Lian said.
"Does my sister say that I embroidered like or not?" Lan Feng's face showed a flush.
"It looks like it, but it doesn't look like it."
"So my sister can see who I'm embroidering?"
"See, have you seen my brother?" You Lian asked.
"Yes, when your brother saw me, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he thought it was funny, and embroidered it to play." Lan Feng said, and when she noticed You Yang's uneasy appearance, she asked, "Sister You Yang, is there something on your mind?" ”
"Ah, I'm ......," You Yang paused, "I haven't seen Grandpa yet, I'm just a little worried about his safety." ”
"Sister, don't worry, Priest Mei is fine, he didn't come out, I'm afraid he is preparing with Aunt Zhenzhen."
"What are you going to do?"
"Wedding."
"Whose wedding?"
"Naturally, it's the wedding of Priest Mei and my aunt, don't you know?" Lan Feng looked at You Yang in surprise.
"It's not just Sister You Yang who doesn't know, we don't know." You Lian said.
"You don't know? Didn't Grandpa send someone to inform you? ”
"Nope." You Lian shook her head.
"Then let's go and see, grandpa should announce it before the banquet starts."
When You Yang, You Lian and Lan Feng came to the courtyard, Mr. Mei had already arrived with an old woman, followed by a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and two young people, a man and a woman.
"Priest Mei is holding Aunt Zhenzhen, and the man who follows her is the son of my aunt, and also the son of Priest Mei, that is, my cousin, the woman is my cousin, the young man is my cousin, and next to my cousin is my cousin." Lan Feng introduced to You Yang and You Lian, "In the future, I will have to call Priest Mei Grandpa." ”
After listening to Lan Feng's introduction, You Yang's feet seemed to be frozen by something, and he couldn't move his steps for a while, but tears flowed down and he was shaking. When You Lian saw it, she immediately held You Yang: "Is my sister okay?" ”
You Yang didn't answer You Lian's words, but just stood fixedly.
Seeing this, Meng Baiyu immediately walked up to You Yang and asked, "Why is Sister You Yang sad?" ”
"It's up to you to take care of this, what kind of person am I, you can take care of other people, I'm just an orphan that no one wants."
"You are not an orphan, you have a father, a mother, grandparents, and a brother and sister." Mr. Mei saw You Yang and led a few people to her side, "This is your father, this is your grandmother, this is your brother, this is your sister." ”
After Mr. Mei finished speaking, the middle-aged woman and the young man and woman hugged You Yang and cried bitterly. The old lady raised her hand to beat Mr. Mei: "Let you do evil, let you do evil, make the family miserable, let you be an old immortal evil." ”
"Okay, okay, now that the family has been reunited, it's time to be happy." At this time, the head man also came over.
The middle-aged woman and the young man and woman all stopped crying when they heard the persuasion of the leader, but You Yang cried more and more uncontrollably.
"Yang Yang Mo is crying, it's all grandpa's fault, grandpa shouldn't have secretly taken you away back then." Mr. Mei comforted.
Things have developed to this point, and it is time to explain to others. In the days when Mr. Mei was arrested, he knew some things, that is, when he left Mingchuan, Luo Zhen already had his flesh and blood, but Luo Zhen was young and ignorant at that time, and he didn't know that he was pregnant. After Mr. Mei left, he found out that he was pregnant with a child, but it was too late, and Mr. Mei had disappeared without a trace. The head man wanted Luo Zhen to take the child, but Luo Zhen refused to live or die, so she had to let her go. But Luo Zhen was also expelled from the lord's stone castle and lived alone not far from the stone castle. Luo Zhen was pregnant for ten months and finally gave birth to a boy, she worked hard to raise the child to adulthood, married a wife and had children, and finally won the forgiveness of the head. The head asked her to go back to live in Shibao, but Luo Zhen said that she was used to living in the house outside and was reluctant to come back. Luo Zhen looked at her children and grandchildren who were healthy and sensible, and she was very comforted in her heart, but she also missed Mr. Mei more and more, and finally washed her face with tears all day long, and finally cried out of her eye disease. That day, knowing that Mr. Mei had arrived in Mengdu again, the head wanted to arrest him to teach him a lesson, but when he saw that he and Luo Zhen were like glue after meeting, his heart softened, so he proposed to make up the wedding for the two, the children did not object, and the two had no objection, and the marriage was finally completed, but Mr. Mei asked not to tell You Yang that they were not You Yang's blood relatives, but that he secretly took You Yang away back then.
Everything was arranged, and the welcome banquet and wedding reception were held at the same time. At the banquet, a group of young men and women held the Yueqin in their arms, or carried the reed sheng in their hands, singing and dancing, which was very cheerful.
After the banquet, the head summoned Meng Baiyu alone and told him that everyone was arranged to settle in a place called Wuqi Mountain a hundred miles away from Mengdu City, and that Mr. Mei and You Yang lived with Luo Zhen, and did not follow, and the food had been raised, and as for the accommodation, they had to solve it by themselves, and for other matters, they should contact the city protection elder, and he was waiting at the city gate.
After thanking the head, Meng Baiyu retreated. When I passed through the corridor, I met Jin Peng who was walking in with the sheep's beard.
When he took a photo, Meng Baiyu said, "Brother Jin went to see the lord." ”
"Yes." Jin Peng replied, "I can't participate in the relocation of my brother, and when I see the lord, I have to go back to the sentry village." When I came back, I went to drink two jars with Brother Meng, and then got drunk for three days and three nights. ”
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
After the two finished speaking, they left separately, and when they left, Meng Baiyu glanced at the sheep's beard again. Out of the stone fort, the people were already waiting outside the fort.
"Brother Bai Yu, what did the lord say?" You Yang asked.
"There is a place called Wuqi Mountain, which has not yet been cultivated, and the lord asked us to settle there." Meng Baiyu glanced at You Yang deeply, "As for you and Mr., you won't go with us." ”
"Why, did the lord arrange it like this?"
"I'll call my uncle and grandfather in the future." Mr. Mei's daughter-in-law said.
"Knowing Grandma, people just can't change their words for a while." You Yang replied, tears in his eyes, "Brother Bai Yu, is that place far away?" ”
"I've heard that it's only a hundred miles away."
Hearing this, You Yang finally couldn't hold back his tears.
When Meng Baiyu was about to take everyone away, Lan Feng came, holding a short sword in his arms.
"Brother Meng, you have to come back to see me often, if you don't come to see me, I'll go to see you myself, there must be something on the way, you have to pay a complete Miss Lanfeng." Lan Feng said to Meng Baiyu.
"Yes, I come to see you often." Meng Baiyu glanced at Lan Feng and said softly.
Although the words were light, You Yang could hear it clearly, and her whole person was not good.
"My short sword, I have been following me for more than ten years, and I have been reluctant to lose it, I gave it to you today, the place in Wuqi Mountain is so barren, there are often some jackals infested, you take it to defend yourself." Lan Feng handed the short sword to Meng Baiyu.
Meng Baiyu glanced at You Yang: "This is Miss Lanfeng's baby, how can I accept it?" ”
You Yang was slightly sour: "People give it to you, you take it, go over there, be more careful yourself." ”
Only then did Meng Baiyu accept Lan Feng's short sword.
After leaving the stone castle of the head man and returning to Mao to pack up his things, Meng Baiyu led everyone to the city gate. As he reached the city gate, a handsome and mighty young man approached.
"I'm Yang Xiong, the elder of the city, and the lord ordered me to wait here, is there anything I can do?" The young man asked.
"We need someone to lead the way." Meng Baiyu glanced at Yang Xiong, "I thought that the Elder of the City Protector was an old man, but I didn't expect to be so young." ”
"The supplies are ready to stop, just waiting for you to come and pick them up. If there is anything I can't take, I'll send someone to send it later. The guide is waiting here. Yang Xiong looked Meng Baiyu up and down, and then looked at the short sword in his hand, "You are the Fuhu hero, right?" ”
"My name is Meng Baiyu, and I'm tired."
The people received the supplies and went out of the city under the guidance of the guides.