She reassured: "Brother Yongxiu knows that we live in the same mansion and can see each other every day, so why spend two copies of silver to send a letter?" Didn't sending it to me mean sending it to you? ”

The chubby young man still didn't give up: "Look at him, he's so old, and he doesn't know how to avoid suspicion, it's more appropriate to send me such a poem......"

Speaking of this, the chubby young man came back to his senses and asked with a straight expression: "Ah Jiang, you and Yongxiu won't make a private relationship, right?!" ”

She rolled her eyes: "Yang Yongxiu came to our house, when didn't the three of us play together?" Are you saying this to harm me?! Besides, if Brother Yongxiu can come to my house to propose marriage, I can't ask for it! Don't you know, those people outside laugh at me for my big feet and no one wants ......"

The chubby boy hurriedly explained and changed the subject: "I, how could I hurt you?" Yongxiu's mother died, and the three years of filial piety in his hometown are almost complete, and it is estimated that he will return to Beijing soon. It's a pity that I have to go back to my hometown and can't meet him. I don't know how well he practiced the pipa. ”

She chuckled: "Yongxiu lost the bet at the beginning, do you think he will really learn the pipa?" Didn't you say that you can't move silk and bamboo during the period of filial piety? ”

The chubby boy also smiled: "With a slender handsome, if you really know how to play the pipa, it's too feminine......"

The chubby young man's eyes flashed, and after putting away his smile, he asked cautiously: "Ah Jiang, this time I will go back to my hometown to take the exam, if I win...... Hit"

She opened her eyes wide and encouraged him to continue.

The chubby boy mustered up his courage and finally said, "Are you willing to ask your parents to propose marriage?" ”

She blinked her eyes and asked seriously, "When will you be lifted, and when will you come to propose?" What if you don't get lifted until you're 50? ”

The chubby young man was anxious and explained: "I will work hard to win the middle school next year, and when the time comes, will you marry me?" ”

She thought for a moment and nodded cautiously: "If you come to propose marriage next year, I will wait for you." If I don't come, I'll have to go on a blind date. My mother said it was time for me to keep an eye on ......"

The chubby boy jumped up with joy: "Really? Are you serious?! ”

She grinned: "Cousin Guangsi, my aunt is good, and she has watched me grow up, so she will treat me kindly." My mother said that the first thing to marry is your mother-in-law, and you must be promoted! ”

The chubby boy was so excited that his face turned red, but a stern reprimand behind him was like a thunderbolt from the sky: "What are you dreaming of Spring and Autumn Season?!" The lintel of the Liu family is high, how can our Hu family afford it? You stinky boy, no talent, no virtue, nothing to do, not allowed to be in the same year, not allowed to be in the officialdom, and a toad wants to eat swan meat! It's really shameless, I don't know whether to live or die! ”

The chubby young man Guangsi was so frightened that she shrunk her shoulders and stood up, and she also stood up and saluted: "Uncle." ”

This is the eldest aunt's own brother, who has just been dismissed from office, and has been angry lately, and he has to vent when he sees anyone, so he scolded Guangsi for such nondescript words, but even he himself was scolded.

"Big brother, why are you scaring the child?" The eldest uncle who came over comforted the eldest uncle earnestly, "Ah Jiang and Guangsi grew up together, and the two got along again, we adults have long been optimistic about them, why should you ......?"

The eldest uncle's voice was even colder: "Your Liu family's lintel is high, our Hu family's strength is not enough, how dare you climb high?!" ”

The eldest uncle comforted: "What are these words? You and I have been friends for many years, have you ever seen me snub you? ”

The eldest uncle sneered: "Hmph! Neglect? You're doing well on the surface, but behind the scenes?

When I was the prefect of Taizhou, the local wealthy families owned most of the land and minerals, and the ordinary people had no land to plant and could not make a living.

After the floods, I put pressure on wealthy businessmen to donate food and money for disaster relief, but the authorities impeached me for my ineffective disaster relief and caused a murder.

You high-ranking adults, how do you know that those big families have too much food to eat and rot in the warehouse, and the poor people are so hungry that they have to rob their homes to survive?!

What is more serious than natural disasters is man-made disasters, you don't want to equalize the rich and the poor, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, but say I don't do anything?!

I have been an official for many years, and I have always admired Liu Ge's clean sleeves, uprightness, and I try to follow suit, and I have never accepted any wealth or anything from others. And the great man who impeached me has a lot of money, all the money obtained from corruption and bribery, and you don't remove him from office, but you come to remove me from office? How can this be true?

After reading the sage books for so many years, are those great truths of loyalty and patriotism and asking for the people's lives all high-sounding and deceptive nonsense? ! ”

The sonorous rebuke of the eldest uncle was like a sharp blade that cut through the beautiful picture, causing the air to freeze instantly.

"Virtuous nephew, are you dissatisfied with the old man?" A gentle and majestic old man spoke, and was walking along the path towards the gazebo.

The eldest uncle collected his anger and knelt down to salute: "The Duke of Hao'an is above, and the younger generation is verbally conflicting, please also invite Haihan." ”

The old man is Liu Xuejiang's grandfather Liu Jian, who was the first assistant of the dynasty, called Hui'an, known as the Duke of Hui'an.

Liu Jian waved his hand to show that there was no need to be polite, and said lightly: "Although the old man has been in the cabinet for more than ten years, his ability is limited, and his strength is not enough.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, but the rich were getting richer and richer, and the poor were getting poorer and poorer, and they should have promoted reforms.

But since the crown prince has been sick for half a year, the emperor has abandoned government affairs, and the old man has tried his best, but it is difficult to reverse the situation after all.

The virtuous nephew was dismissed this time, but he was still implicated by the old man. Please stop repairing the temple, reduce the cost of the inner court, and the dismissal of redundant officials is played by the old man, and those who have been cut off from their interests will not be able to retaliate against the old man, so they will naturally hit you, the in-law of the Liu family.

To be an official is not only to be honest and make a difference, but also to pay attention to cherishing feathers and not giving others the opportunity to attack, so as to stand in a place where you will not fall.

This time is also a lesson for you.

If you come out as an official again in the future, you must be more cautious and protect yourself before doing things, do you understand? ”

The eldest uncle replied in a deep voice: "The younger generation has been taught. It's just that when such an atmosphere opens, those who are honest and self-disciplined and work conscientiously will not be promoted, and those officials who are corrupt and bribe-taking and colluding will be promoted step by step, shouldn't the world be in chaos? How can this world be clear?! ”

Liu Jian said steadily: "There is a bright moon in the heart, and there is a clear light everywhere. If this is the case, then you have to learn to blend in with them, be them, and defeat them. ”

The eldest uncle froze in place, silent, obviously finding it difficult to accept, but unable to refute.

Liu Jian's eyes swept over the quail-like Hu Guangsi and Liu Xuejiang on the side, and said with a smile: "The children's affairs, since they have all said it, you might as well do it, and our Liu family will wait for good news next year." ”

The eldest uncle came back to his senses and hurriedly pulled Hu Guangsi to kneel down to thank him.

Liu Xuejiang felt a little more down-to-earth in her heart, like this, half sold and half given, it seems that her grandfather is also worried that she will not be able to get married!

However, the second year passed, and no one from the Hu family came to propose.

In the third year, her mother began to take her around to various banquets, officially kicking off the blind date drama.

……

Qin Liu slowly woke up, and he actually had a past relationship. (End of chapter)