Chapter 7: Weddings
When it was almost dark, Meng Baiyu was sent back to the inn by Luo Xu. Seeing that Meng Baiyu came back safe and sound, all the clans breathed a long sigh of relief. Meng Baiyu was in a good mood when he saw Mr. Mei, and when he was on the table for dinner, he actually proposed that everyone take two sips, and he also wanted to taste it to see what the colorless thing like water tasted like.
"Why are you so happy?" Meng Zhong asked.
"When we saw the head, the head said that he would give us land, and I saw the gentleman, and the gentleman was well." Meng Baiyu said happily, "It's just that the person is very stingy, and he doesn't even call me to drink, but he and Mr. are drunk." ”
"So you're hungry?" Xiao Li said suddenly.
"I want you to speak." Meng Baiyu glared at Xiao Li, his brother who is different from his father and mother is the most annoying, he is always cold on weekdays, either he doesn't speak, or when he speaks, he often says some thunderous words.
"Then I'll pay a little." Meng Zhong was also quite happy, agreed, and gently poured wine into the empty bowl in front of Meng Baiyu.
Meng Baiyu lifted the bowl and took a big sip, because he was not allowed to drink on weekdays, he almost choked out, but in order not to lose face, he had to pretend to drink it, and the relatives did not say anything, but only pretended not to see.
Meng Baiyu drank a bowl, Meng Zhong added another bowl to him, and said while adding wine: "If my brother thinks it's unpleasant, don't drink it." ”
"It's not hard to drink, it's not hard to drink." Meng Baiyu hurriedly said, picking up the bowl and taking another big bite. But the actual situation was not what he said, and he only felt that the wine was like the bitter water, and it was difficult to swallow, but now that the words had been spoken, he had to drink it hard.
As for this wine, when I first drank it, I was only going to drink a little, but when I really started, I couldn't stop anymore, and I didn't eat a bite of the food, and I drank bowl after bowl of wine. Drinking and drinking, Meng Baiyu was drunk. Meng Zhong had to order Xiao Li and others to carry him to the bed and sleep.
Meng Baiyu woke up the next day, it was already dawn, he got out of bed, came to the hall, did not see anyone, but the door of the inn was open, he went out to find that in the open space outside the inn, the clansmen had lined up to wait, and Jin Peng also came.
"What is this?" Meng Baiyu said in surprise.
"The head man opened the door today to greet the brothers, and ordered me to come to answer, everyone is ready, just wait for you, brother." Jin Peng saw Meng Baiyu come out and greeted him.
After Meng Zhong explained, he led everyone to go to Touren Fort with Jin Peng. Meng Baiyu didn't see You Yang, and wanted to ask, but when he saw that everyone had already set off, he didn't speak, thinking that he could see it at the Touren Fort Mansion anyway, and he didn't need to bother to speak.
Arriving outside the Touren Fort Mansion, Rosie was already waiting with men, women, and children.
At this time, under the flower flag 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, Rosie 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 a spacious place outside the fort, where some long tables were neatly arranged, and some tables were also set up in the wider aisles, and the tables were full of delicacies
"Master Mengzhuang, because there are many people, I can only hold a banquet outside." Rosie said with a look of shame.
"We don't pay special attention to eating, thank you for your hospitality, we are really grateful." Meng Zhong thanked.
"Hugh has to say these kind words again, and Mondu will be your home from now on." Rossi looked around for a moment and continued, "The brothers of Mondu, who have lost their homes, have now defected to Mondu, and I now declare that I will give them land and give them 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."
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"That's good, that's good." Rosie smiled slightly, "There are two other happy events to announce today. ”
"Happy event? And it's two, it's really a double happiness. Someone shouted.
Rossi pretended to be mysterious and said: "Back then, I 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 in a loud voice, "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?
Things have developed to this point, and it is time to explain to others. In the days that Mr. Mei was arrested, he knew some things, that is, when he left Mengdu, 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, but it was too late, and Mr. Mei had disappeared without a trace. Rosie didn't let Luo Zhen give birth to a child, but Luo Zhen refused to live or die, so she had to let her go. But Luo Zhen was also expelled from the fort and lived alone. 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 got Rosie's forgiveness. Rosie asked her to go back to the fort to live, but Luo Zhen said that she was used to living outside and did not want 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. On that day, Rosie knew that Mr. Mei had arrived in Mengdu again, so he 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, and the children did not object, and the two had no objection, and the marriage was finalized.
"Let them come out." Rosie said to Luo Xu.
Luo Xu took the order to leave, and after a while, Mr. Mei led an old woman, surrounded by children and grandchildren, and came out of a side garden. Under the witness of many pairs of eyes, three bows and nine bows, and the salute is completed.
"Congratulations, sir." Meng Zhong stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Want, get." Mr. Mei laughed and said, "I thought that the old man would have no marriage in this life, but I didn't expect it to be such an ending." ”
"Marriage has its own destiny, and when the time comes, marriage will naturally come." Meng Zhongdao.
"Yes, yes, yes." Mr. Mei laughed again and introduced to Meng Zhong, "This is Luo Zhen, this is the child and grandchild." After speaking, he turned his head to Luo Zhen and the others and said, "Zhenzhen, children, this is the owner of Mengzhuang, and these are my relatives." Then he amplified his voice, "Is everyone here, everyone has come to know each other, and we will be a family in the future." ”
"It's all here, it's all here." Meng Zhong's voice grew louder, "All the clansmen have come to get to know each other. ”
Everyone then stepped forward to greet Mr. Mei's family.
Meng Baiyu didn't step forward, his eyes were constantly moving through the crowd at the moment, trying to find You Yang's figure. It's not that he doesn't want to congratulate Mr. Mei, he is happy for Mr. Mei from the bottom of his heart, but You Yang occupies his entire heart, and he has an urgency to see You Yang.
"Chief, is there another happy event?" Seeing Mr. Mei and Luo Zhen Licheng, someone seemed to be unable to wait and asked loudly.
"No hurry, no hurry." Rosie waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, and when everyone was quiet, he continued, "The so-called day is better than the day, this happy event should not have been announced by me, but Priest Mei and Zhenzhen have been ceremonious, we are a family, and it is reasonable for me to announce it." ”
"Chief, announce it." Someone shouted again.
"This matter is the wedding of You Yang, the granddaughter of Priest Mei, and Yang Xiong, the elder of the city guard."
What, You Yang and Yang Xiong's wedding? As soon as these words came out, Meng Baiyu seemed to have been slapped on the head, it was too sudden, so sudden that it was unbearable, and it was too unreal all of a sudden. He didn't believe it was true, thinking it was his auditory hallucinations, or maybe it was just a joke.
Rosie didn't seem to notice Meng Baiyu's abnormality, and continued: "You Yang is the granddaughter of Priest Mei, that is, my grandson, and now being able to form a marriage with the city protector can be regarded as a good thing, a good match. ”
Seeing that Rosie said so solemnly, Meng Baiyu's heart was half cold, but he still refused to believe it, how could You Yang possibly marry someone else, she wouldn't. But what happened next made Meng Baiyu completely desperate, because You Yang and Yang Xiong quickly appeared in front of him. Next to You Yang, there was also a woman in white who was like ice and snow, and next to Yang Xiong, standing was Gu Tu.
"Brother Bai Yu, I'm getting married, you have to be good in the future." You Yang's face flashed with a hint of sadness.
"Are you forced? Tell my brother, who forced you, I'll go to him to settle accounts. Meng Baiyu grabbed You Yang's shoulders and shot at You Yang like an arrow.
"Brother Bai Yu, don't be like this, I'm afraid." You Yang cried, "I'm tired, I just want a home." ”
"I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, don't marry someone else, okay, I'll give you a home." Meng Baiyu pleaded.
"You give me a home, do you still have a home?" You Yang's sad eyes were flickering with tears.
"Let go of your smelly hands." Seeing Meng Baiyu grabbing You Yang's shoulders, Yang Xiong said angrily, and stepped forward to pinch Meng Baiyu's neck.
The woman in white watched coldly, but when she saw Yang Xiong stepping forward to relieve You Yang, her eyes still showed a light of appreciation.
Being pinched by the neck, Meng Baiyu seemed to come back to his senses, he gently let go of his hands, looked at You Yang in a daze, and his eyes blurred instantly.
"Let go of my brother, or you'll be unwelcome." Xiao Li didn't know when he had come to Yang Xiong's side, and a pair of cold eyes shot out the light of death.
When Yang Xiong saw Xiao Li's cold gaze, his heart was shocked, and he also let go of his hand.
"Don't eat this wine, let's go." Xiao Li said, couldn't help but take Meng Baiyu's hand, and strode away from Rossi's fort, leaving You Yang standing in a daze.
Meng Baiyu didn't know how he got back to the inn, and when he was fully conscious, it was already evening, and until this time, everyone hadn't come back, only Xiao Li was quietly guarding him.
"Brother, I got some porridge, can you drink a little?" Xiao Li asked softly.
"I don't want to eat. Is everyone back? ”
"I haven't come back yet."
When the moon came out, Meng Baiyu asked again, "Have you all come back?" ”
"I haven't come back yet."
Meng Baiyu was a little disappointed, he sat in the corridor porch, until the cold moon disappeared, and everyone had not returned. The cold moon had been gone for a long time, but they still hadn't returned. If everyone won't come back, why bother? Meng Baiyu stopped thinking about whether everyone could come back. But soon, he was caught up in the cold moon whether it was falling in the western sky or being depressed in the vast night sky.
On the wall of the corridor, there were a few lone candles, emitting a dim yellow light. The cold wind wept mournfully, and as she wept along the dim yellow light over the railing of the inn, came up to him, climbed up to the base of his ear, and whispered to him about the coldness of this early spring night. Indeed, facing this night, Meng Baiyu was like facing an ice cave, and a chill soaked deep into his body from his back, from his hands and feet, and from every pore of his body. He clasped his hands and cowered at the foot of the gray wall. In the distance, a few dog barks were heard intermittently, which made people feel the bleakness of the night even more.
At this time, the Rossi Fort Mansion is a different scene, the inside and outside of the fort are still full of lights, lively, the mansion is shuttling back and forth, and Rossi is meeting guests in the guest hall.
"This time to be able to participate in the Mengdu Jumping Festival, it is really a blessing for Sansheng, Mengdu has superb production skills, and the management of the street market is in good order, all of which are places that Zhongzhou needs to learn, after I go back, I will report what I have seen and heard to the city lord one by one, and I hope that there will be more opportunities to study in Mengdu in the future." Ziyun Zhuang main road.
"Thank you for the owner's affirmation of Mengdu, I hope that after the owner goes back, he will promote Mingchuan truthfully and fairly, although Mingchuan is not as rich as Zhongzhou, but the people here are simple, kind and generous, people work hard, but they can also be self-sufficient, and there can be some surplus, we are willing to communicate with Zhongzhou and live in harmony." Rosie Road.
"That's nature, that's nature." The owner of Ziyun Village nodded and said, "There are many spiritual cultivators in the Central Continent, but there are few people engaged in farming, although there is a lot of fertile soil, food is becoming increasingly scarce, and it is best to get the help of Mingchuan." ”
"Nine out of ten people engaged in farming in Mingchuan are not short of food, but there are many shortcomings, such as materia medica, and there are few talented people in Mingchuan." Rosie sighed.
"Today's head people are happy to come to the door, we are waiting for the long way, there is no decent gift, when we are leaving, there is a small thing to give to the head, and I hope the head people do not dislike it." The owner of Ziyun Village stood up and said goodbye.
Yuwen, who had been standing beside her and had not spoken, immediately stepped forward lightly and presented the black wooden box in her hand: "This is a classic book that records the cultivation techniques of various precious herbs, I hope it can be helpful to Mingchuan." ”
"This gift is too valuable, thank you for the timely rain from Zhongzhou." Rosie frowned and smiled, "You're leaving?" ”
"We've been here for a while, and it's a little late at this time, so I won't bother the head man anymore, and I'll leave tomorrow, and I'll have to go back to the inn to pack some things."
"We're going to light a bonfire, and we want to ask the owner to light a fire for us, I wonder if the owner can appreciate his face?"
"It's an honor." Although the owner of Ziyun Village wanted to refuse, looking at Rosie's firm expression, he had no choice but to agree.
"Thank you so much, please come with me to the fire." Rosie said, leaving the meeting room first, and the owner of Ziyun Village immediately followed, walking side by side with him.
"Touren, that one is called Meng Baiyu, will he also come to the fire?" Yuwen, who was following behind, stepped forward quickly and asked.
"What, you know him?" Rosie turned her face to look at Yuwen.
"I don't know." Yuwen said with a serious face, "I only saw it at the wedding of the elder of the city guard." ”
"Isn't the girl taking a fancy to him?" Rosie smiled slightly.
"No, no." Yuwen hurriedly explained, "I just think that person is a little special and has some impressions." How will the leader punish someone like this for disrupting someone else's wedding? ”
Rosie glanced at Yuwen in some surprise, "I don't need to punish him, his elders will admonish him." ”
"Oh." Yuwen replied thoughtfully, "Will he come to the fire?" ”
"It stands to reason that he will come, but if his elders have grounded him to think about it, he may not come." Rosie said, "If the girl wants to see him, you can go to the Sifang Inn to have a look." ”
"That's not necessary, tomorrow we will go back to Middle-earth, and we have no time to look for him." Yuwen's face leaked with regret.
Came to the open space outside the fort, a pile of firewood had been placed in the open space, someone brought a torch, the owner of Ziyun Village took the torch, and after consulting Rosie with some precautions, he lit the fire. Bonfires and foxes chirp, people cheered, danced reeds melodiously, and sang and danced. After a while, You Yang and Yang Xiong also came out to dance together. When the people who watched saw the bride and groom, they also joined in one after another, and it was very lively.
After You Yang and Yang Xiong finished dancing, they came to kowtow to the elders who were drinking on the side. After honoring the elders, he came to respect the owner of Ziyun Zhuang and his party, and finally went to respect other people.
After drinking the toast, the owner of Ziyun Village looked at the sky, rubbed his hands, and an anxious look appeared on his face. Not long after, someone walked up to the owner of Ziyun Village and whispered to the owner of Ziyun Village, who nodded, gestured left and right with his eyes, and quietly withdrew from the fort.