Speaking of Xun Daier, we have to mention her family background first.

She is the only daughter of Xun Yue, a giant in the silk industry in Gusu. Just because of her natural beauty, her temperament is knowledgeable, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has always been the most favored by Xun Yue.

Xun Yue also wants to show off that he has two treasures at home: one is a wolf pen given by Emperor Zhengde, and the other is Xun Dai'er in the boudoir.

It's just that the wolf has a good pen, but this Xun Daier is difficult to find. Everyone only heard his name and didn't see him, and they couldn't help but be curious, but every time they asked to see him, they were politely rejected by Xun Yue.

In this way, Xun Daier's appearance will inevitably lead to speculation. Some people guess that she is a fairy-like beauty, others say that she is actually an ugly monster with yellow skin and curly hair, and some people guess that she is a sick child with a crippled body.

However, in the face of rumors and speculation, Xun Yue was noncommittal, and just smiled indifferently. Unexpectedly, the more secretive he is, the more difficult and curious everyone becomes, and even some good people have begun to come to the door to propose marriage, willing to exchange their lifelong happiness for a glimpse of Xun Dai'er's beauty, and among these people, there are many children of famous families and businessmen.

But Xun Yue's love for her daughter was deep, and she was easily reluctant to entrust her to others, so she rejected all the proposers on the grounds that Xun Daier had not yet reached the age of marriage, and since then she has successively rejected more door-to-door proposers.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is three years later. At this time, Xun Dai'er had entered the year of peach and plum, and when the melon was ripe, Xun Yue had to make up her mind and moved the idea of choosing a good son-in-law for this pearl in her hand.

This opportunity is also coming.

At that time, it was the centennial celebration of Gusu Silk Shop, and Xun Yue this year also happened to sit in the position of the head of Gusu Silk Shop. Since the new official took office, and it coincided with such a grand event, it was inevitable that it would be handled with great fanfare.

So he sent invitations to invite celebrities from all walks of life to come to Gusu to participate in the celebration and participate in the grand event. As for the venue of the banquet, it was located in his Xun Garden.

On the day of the celebration, the whole Xunfu was lit up with lights, gongs and drums. There are a sea of people inside and outside the house, a prosperous scene, so lively!

Early this morning, Xun Yue also got up early and climbed the high-rise building in the house. He overlooked the entire courtyard, but when he saw the crowd of people below and the noise was boiling, he was very relieved in his heart, and his pride was even more overflowing.

In fact, the reason why he wanted to make this grand ceremony so huge, in addition to creating a grand celebration, but also hid another layer of selfishness, that is, to take this opportunity to find a wishful husband for his baby daughter Xun Daier.

On the night of the banquet, those unmarried gentlemen of the right age who had been carefully selected were invited into the front of the main hall. Then Xun Daier was also quietly taken by her mother to the main hall, and hid in the curtain in the corner of the hall, secretly observing these celebrities.

Xun Daier was extremely disgusted by this move, but she couldn't resist her parents' orders, so she had to follow along. But her eyes were closed the whole time, and no matter which character her mother asked, she never said a word.

Seeing her daughter so "reserved", Mrs. Xun had no choice but to shake her head with a wry smile. This made her difficult, she was pleasing to everyone, and she liked everyone, but then she was already picky, and she didn't care to ask her daughter what her opinion was, and her mind was full of comparing who was better than whom.

Xun Dai'er, who had no one to talk with, only stayed for a short time and felt bored, so she said to her mother: "Mother, I'm sleepy and want to go back to rest first." ”

Mrs. Xun immediately turned her head and glared at her, and whispered: "Our family has made such a big show, who are you for? It's not all to find you a wishful husband! You just obediently listen to your mother's words and take a good look at the people in this hall." These sons are all carefully selected by your father, all of them are famous people today, no matter who you choose, the days to come will be glorious and rich, brocade clothes and jade food! ”

Xun Dai'er hurriedly said: "Mother, I don't want any glory and wealth, what I want is the person I like, if it's not what I like, it's the emperor and I... Woo..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Xun hurriedly reached out to cover her mouth, and at the same time scolded in a low voice: "Dare to say such nonsense, if it is heard by someone with ill intentions, it will lead to a catastrophe!"

Xun Daier also realized that her words were wrong, and she nodded again and again to show that she knew her mistake. Seeing this, Mrs. Xun let go of her palm.

At this moment, the courtyard outside the hall suddenly sounded the sound of "crackling" firecrackers, followed by the noise of gongs and drums.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes in the hall were attracted by this sudden bustle, and even Xun Yue, who was about to get up and raise a toast, was confused and didn't know why.

He had originally arranged for a lively event, but it was scheduled to be the end of the dinner party, and it was obviously not yet at the moment, so how could the gongs and drums ring out in unison and the firecrackers would be noisy? After listening carefully, he found that this movement was the opening tune of the Kunqu opera, and it was clearly the opening prelude to the lion dance and juggling.

Before he could call the housekeeper to ask, he heard the sound of the outer courtyard pause, and then a majestic voice said: "Thank you to Director Xun and the owners of all the families for squandering money and funding me 'Jiangsu-Zhejiang Anti-Japanese Alliance'." I can't thank you enough for taking this opportunity to present a lion dance performance to cheer everyone up!"

Xun Yue couldn't see the situation in the courtyard because he was in the innermost seat of the hall, but he could hear the words clearly and truly. But after hearing this, he suddenly frowned again.

He has always had little affection for these people who wield knives and guns, and always felt that these people were too angry and not enough to be gentle, so he rarely made such friends.

However, the martial arts people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang spontaneously formed an anti-Japanese alliance, and took it as their responsibility to fight the Japanese invaders, guard the coastal defense, and protect the people, and he respected and admired this. It is because he will take the lead in raising funds in Gusu City every year, and then send all the baggage raised to the frontline battlefield to support those anti-Japanese righteous soldiers who are fighting bloodily on the front line, but this is only the way we interact with each other.

As for today's celebration, although he also sent an invitation to the "Jiangsu-Zhejiang Anti-Japanese Alliance" a few days ago, but this move was only to take care of etiquette, but he did not pay attention to the follow-up arrangements, and just handed it over to his subordinates to deal with. But he never expected that the other party would give such a slightly abrupt gift at this moment today.

However, the abruptness is abrupt, but the enthusiasm cannot be neglected. Xun Yue hurriedly stood up, walked quickly through the aisle of the banquet, and came to the front steps of the hall, and then hugged the fist group and bowed his hands, and said loudly without waiting to see who was who in the field: "You heroes give such generous gifts, but it really annoys Xun someone!"

When he said this, his expression became solemn, and he quickly looked around the field, and said with deep emotion: "All of you heroes are first-class hot-blooded righteous men in the world, for the sake of the people of Li and the righteousness of the nation, they are willing to abandon their families and careers, and go to the battlefield without hesitation, this kind of mind and responsibility is really admirable!"

"I Xun someone also had the intention to follow all the heroes and righteous men to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and protect the people, and made all kinds of meritorious deeds, but how could I help me, a short and fat man, is the most useless, I have never learned the ability to resist the enemy in my life, if I go, I am afraid that I will not be able to help, but I will drag it down. After thinking about it, I had to do my best to organize some financial and financial chats to express my feelings... Alas, compared with the heroes who fought with real knives and guns on the battlefield, what is the amount of money... Now I want to annoy you to perform here, Xun is really ashamed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an immediate sound of clapping and applause around him, and it was obvious that many people were extremely appreciative of his words. However, he himself was unmoved, after all, he was familiar with such official clichés, and he did not make any waves in his heart. But after he fixed his eyes on the figures standing in the courtyard, his complexion changed instantly, and he exclaimed in surprise.