Chapter 43: Teasing Dreams (4)
So he stepped forward and cautiously asked Xiahou Wandai: "Senior Sister Wandai, let me ask you something. Just now after I grabbed the wattle flower with Zhiqing, she suddenly ignored me, and she didn't tell me what was going on, and I don't know why. ”
"I still haven't figured out what I did wrong, Senior Sister Wandai, you are as good as her, can you help me think about it, did I do something wrong and make her angry?"
"Oh, Senior Brother Mo, do you really not know, or do you not know?" Xiahou Wandai looked at Mo Jianchen strangely.
Mo Jianchen couldn't help but be at a loss: "I'...... What do I know? ”
"Alas!" Xiahou Wandai sighed and said to him: "It seems that you really don't know the rules of grabbing wattle flowers, the people of the whole city know it, but you don't know it yet." You've caused such a big deal, see how you end up. ”
Mo Jianchen's heart couldn't help but froze for a moment, feeling that something big seemed to have happened, and he asked Xiahou Wandai solemnly: "What's the matter, Senior Sister Wandai, when I grabbed the wattle flower with Zhiqing just now, what rules did I break that made her angry?" ”
Xiahou Wandai shook her head helplessly, "You are not just a foul, you are simply a big mistake." ”
"I told you before you got on the horse, you can't compete with your cousin to grab wattle flowers, you have to listen, your cousin also asked you to stop, you didn't listen, provoked such a thing, who do you blame?"
Seeing that Xiahou Wandai never got to the point, Mo Jianchen couldn't help but get anxious, "Senior Sister Wandai, don't talk about that, tell me quickly, what did I do wrong?" ”
"Well, well." Xiahou Wandai took a breath and said to him patiently: "It seems that you really don't know anything, then I will tell you the rules of grabbing wattle flowers from beginning to end." ”
"Although snatching wattle flowers is a riding and archery activity, there are certain rules. The two sides who can participate in the competition can only be a man or a woman, and if it is a male and female competition, the woman loses to the man, and she has to marry the man. ”
"In Muzhou City, if it is a person who practices martial arts, the general man asks the woman for marriage, and the woman can propose to compete with the man to grab the thorn flower. If the man fails to win the woman, the woman can refuse the man's offer without any reason. ”
"If a man wins a woman, it means that the man has the ability to protect the woman and can take care of her for the rest of his life, and the woman can marry the man with confidence and agree to his courtship."
At the end of the competition, if the man hands over the wattle flower in his hand to the woman, if the woman accepts, it also means that the two have officially concluded a good relationship. Within a few days, the two would be able to tie the knot. ”
"Senior Brother Mo, you just won your cousin in the competition to grab the wattle flower, and you handed the wattle flower into the hands of your cousin, which means that you asked your cousin for marriage, and your cousin promised you, and you will tie the knot soon."
"And so many people saw it at that time, although you may just be joking, but others will take it seriously, which is not sure that Muzhou will spread your gossip. If you don't marry your cousin, your cousin's reputation may be ruined, so it's no wonder if she doesn't get angry! ”
"What?" Hearing this, Mo Jianchen's whole body trembled, he never expected that there was such a rule for snatching thorn flowers, he couldn't help but be surprised: "It turns out that there is such a thing, I really don't know, I just want to play with Zhiqing, I didn't know that such a thing would happen!" ”
"Oh, that's not right." He suddenly remembered something again, and wondered: "You said that men and women can't compete to grab thorn flowers, so why can Brother Haiyan and Sister Zhiqing grab thorn flowers?" ”
"I just watched her play with Brother Haiyan, she was still a little unsatisfied after the competition, I wanted to add interest to her, so I wanted to compare with her!"
"Oh, you can't think like that!" Xiahou Wandai explained to him: "My cousin and my cousin are brothers and sisters, they belong to the family, my cousin is not a foreign man, and he and his cousin are just ordinary competitions to grab wattle flowers, so naturally there is nothing to do." ”
"But you're different, you're a foreign man, and you have ulterior motives for grabbing wattles with your cousin. And you won your cousin again, and when you handed over the wattle flower to her, everyone thought that you had succeeded in courting your cousin. ”
"I see, I actually ...... I didn't even know any of these rules. After learning the truth, in addition to being shocked, Mo Jianchen was more annoyed, and said to Xiahou Wandai: "Since there is such a rule, why didn't you tell me in the morning, Zhiqing didn't tell me, if I knew, I wouldn't do this kind of thing!" ”
Xiahou Wandai shook her head helplessly, "Grabbing thorn flowers has been popular in the Muzhou area for a long time, and the people here all know the rules, how can they think that you don't know the rules!" ”
"You also said that I didn't tell you, I told you before you got on the horse, you can't compete with your cousin to grab wattle flowers, you don't listen, and your cousin tells you to stop and you don't listen."
"Didn't I tell you earlier, if you want to compare, you can compare with your cousin or Senior Brother He, but you can't compare with your cousin. If it weren't for this, wouldn't my cousin take the initiative to compare with you, since she didn't mention it, there must be a reason. ”
"If your cousin catches up with you and snatches the wattle flower from you, so that she wins you, it doesn't matter if all this is seen by others. This can be regarded as if you are asking her to marry, and if you fail to win her, she has the right to refuse your offer. ”
"But who knows, my cousin will play abnormally this time and will lose to you. What's even worse is that you also handed over the wattle flower to your cousin with your own hands, so that everyone can see that you have successfully courted your cousin. ”
"All of these consequences are caused by your impulsive thoughts, who can you blame?"
"I ...... Ah! Mo Jianchen completely understood the ins and outs of the whole thing, and he beat his head with annoyance, not knowing what to do.
No wonder Du Zhiqing has such a look, all this has been seen by many people, if it is spread, it will really ruin her woman's reputation.
It's all his own impulse, but it's already happened, what can he do?
"Sister Wandai." At this point, he could only helplessly ask Xiahou Wandai: "I really didn't know that this matter would cause such serious consequences, things have developed to this point, how can I redeem it?" ”
"Alas!" Xiahou Wandai looked at the twilight, sighed, and then turned her head to Mo Jianchen and said, "Now everyone thinks that you have succeeded in courting your cousin, and in the future, you will marry her and tie the knot with her." ”
"You have been seen by many people when you snatched the wattle flowers, and if you refuse to marry her, it will be considered that you have broken the marriage contract and abandoned her."
"If there are rumors in the market, then these rumors will affect my cousin's reputation, and my cousin will be regarded as an abandoned woman."
"If you really want to redeem it, then you can marry your cousin."
"What?" Hearing this, Mo Jianchen couldn't help but be shocked, although he had joked with Du Zhiqing in the past, he had never thought about marriage. Marriage is a big deal, so how can it be regarded as child's play?
"Senior Sister Wandai, are you serious." Mo Jianchen was a little stunned: "I'...... If I want to redeem her, do I have to marry her? ”
"So what do you think?" Xiahou Wandai just said: "So many people have seen it, if you don't marry her, what else can you do." ”
"I see that you also have some thoughts about your cousin, and your cousin doesn't feel bad about you. My aunt and uncle are brothers and sisters, and the two of you are friends of generations. If you can tie the knot, it will not be a good story in vain, think about it yourself! ”
At this moment, he has arrived at Luanxiang Pavilion, Xiahou Wandai looked at the sky, and only said: "Okay, it's not early, I'll go back first, as for how to deal with this matter, you think about it yourself!" ”
"Hey, Senior Sister Wandai, don't leave yet!" Before Mo Jianchen could figure out the reason, Xiahou Wandai left, and he hurriedly stopped her.
But Xiahou Wandai had already disappeared into obscurity, and he could only retreat in disgust, looking at the heavy moonlight, sighed, and shook his head deeply.
He hammered his head in annoyance, and the expression on his face was full of remorseful chagrin.
Mo Jianchen, it's all you, it's all your fault for getting things to such a point, when will your impulsive behavior be corrected?
Things have come to such a point that you know you regret it, but what can you do now?
He carefully considered that if it was really as Sister Wan Dai said, the matter had reached the point of no return, then marry Sister Zhiqing as his wife. No matter what, even if she costs everything she has, it is impossible for her reputation to be ruined.
As long as he can save all this, he is willing to do whatever he wants, let alone marry her.
And he originally had a good impression of Du Zhiqing, if he just asked him to marry her, he would naturally be willing.
Zhiqing's sister is so pure and so cute, marrying such a bright and delicate girl, of course he is a hundred willing. But marriage is a lifelong event, so how can it be regarded as a joke?
If she is unwilling to commit herself and forcibly marries her, although she will keep her reputation, such a sloppy marriage will also ruin her life. This is also a kind of harm to her, how could he hurt her?
Looking at the dark night, his heart became even more dazed, this matter is really tricky, and it is definitely not something that can be decided by himself. How should this disaster end by himself?