After a long time, the girl in yellow came out and beckoned to Weng Junding with a little shyness: "My young lady invites my son to go upstairs." ”

Seeing this scene, Weng Junding felt that he was "coercing" the weak woman to change her mind, and he couldn't help but blame himself. But the matter has come to this, it is not good not to see each other, and it is not too late to go upstairs to meet this rich daughter, and then find an excuse to leave.

Weng Junding made up his mind and climbed the attic step by step. Yan'er sighed and said in a low voice, "Childe, why is this a problem?" Without waiting for Weng Junding to answer, she turned around and let him into the room, and then brought a cup of hot tea, in which there were a few extremely ordinary tea leaves.

"Childe, please wait a moment, I'll ask Miss to come out. After saying that, Yan'er took a few steps back, lifted the bead curtain and entered the room.

Weng Junding looked at the tea leaves floating in the cup and frowned. It's not that he can't get used to drinking this kind of coarse tea, but he is full of contempt for the hospitality of this rich daughter.

Weng Junding put down the teacup and looked around. Inside the attic, far from being as magnificent as the outside of Yunfu, it can even be said to be quite "cold", the tables and chairs and furniture are a little old, the wooden walls and floors are mottled with paint, the interior furnishings are simple, and there is not even a decent furnishings and calligraphy and paintings, which is very different from the "rich and rival country" of Yunfu in the mouths of everyone.

After a while, at the bead curtain raised by the wild goose, out of a young woman wearing a rose-colored tight-fitting robe and an emerald green smoke gauze loose flower skirt came out. It's just that the brows are frowning with a faint sadness, which makes people naturally feel compassion. Without asking, you can know that she is Miss Yunfei, the daughter of Yunfu.

Miss Yun approached Weng Junding, said good fortune to Weng Junding with a slightly red face, lightly opened her lips, and said in a swallowish voice: "Let the son wait for a long time, the slave family has apologized." ”

"It's difficult to be a strong man, please don't blame Miss Yun. Weng Junding hurriedly returned the salute, and then said: "Miss doesn't want to continue to break through the level, is it difficult to enter Miss's eyes?"

"The son is suave and intelligent, and he is the posture of a slave, and he is unworthy of matching. Yun Feiyan said humbly, but his words revealed the meaning of rejecting people.

"The plaque in front of Miss Yun's house clearly states that as long as you can pass the three levels, you can become the Yun family's East Bed Guest, could it be that Miss Yun and Lord Ling Zun want to be untrustworthy?" Weng Junding's tone was a little aggressive.

"You...... Don't be too unreasonable, and be kind as a donkey's liver and lungs. Miss She ...... She's doing it for your own good. Yan'er shouted for Yun Feiyan on the side and said loudly.

"Yan'er, you...... Don't say it. Yun Feiyan stopped Yan'er with some grief.

Weng Junding heard this, is this still for my good?

"For my good? How is it for my good, tell me about it. ”

"Miss, she ......"

"Wild goose. Yun Feiyan hurriedly drank Yan'er.

"Miss, why did she tell you about it? Yan'er changed her words.

The more their master and servant chattered, the more curious Weng Junding became, thinking that it would be better to provoke her, so he deliberately said: "Hmph, if you want to regret it and can't find a reason, how can this son let you talk about it? If you don't make it clear, this son really won't leave today." ”

Yan'er blushed, and said hurriedly: "Look at your human and polite nature, why have you become a scoundrel? Please leave for your own good, it's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin......

"Yan'er, how can the girl's family say such foul language?" Yun Feiyan raised her voice to interrupt Yan'er, turned her head to Weng Junding and said, "The little girl is open-mouthed, please don't blame the son." The slave family does have a last resort, and I still ask the son to forgive me. Childe has been delayed for a long time, don't miss the business, please leave quickly. ”

Weng Junding secretly thought, could it be that she has something unspeakable and inconvenient to tell outsiders?

Weng Junding was about to say goodbye to Yun Feiyan and go out, when he saw her tears rolling in her eyes and a touching appearance, which aroused his compassion. He thought about it for a while, and decided to test and tempt again, and if she really had anything to do, see if he could help her and help her.

Miss Yun didn't explain what she said, and she categorically refused to leave. Weng Jundingfu sat down again.

Seeing him like this, Yun Feiyan stared at his toes in a daze for a long time without making a sound, only to hear Yan'er say angrily: "This son is so rude, my young lady is like this, how can you bear to force him?"

"Yan'er, don't say it. It was originally our fault. Yun Feiyan stopped Yan'er, raised his head and glanced at Weng Junding, then looked away, and said faintly:

The son insisted on listening, and the slave family had no choice but to tell the truth. The slave family doesn't want to think about getting married, but only wants to end up in his hometown and accompany his father for a lifetime. It's just that my father repeatedly urged him, and in desperation, he proposed a way to pass the customs and recruit relatives, hoping to prevaricate my father. Sure enough, although there were many people who came to break through the level, there were not many who passed the first level, and no one was able to pass the second level. Unexpectedly, at the last moment of today's seven-day limit, Childe broke through two levels in a row. If the son passes the third level, the father will have no excuse from the slave family, so he has no choice but to do so. Please give up the pass and fulfill the slave's heart. ”

Weng Junding Qi said: "Miss Feiyun already has a crush, but her father's fate is difficult to disobey, so she uses this to block her father's mouth?"

"Not really, don't be suspicious, Childe. Yun Feiyan's face was flushed, and he was shy, and hurriedly shook his hand and said, "The slave family has never been in contact with men outside, where did it come from...... Where did ...... come from" has been said several times, and the words "intended person" are always difficult to say.

"Since you don't have a crush, why don't you want to choose a wishful man?"

"The life of the slave family is as thin as paper, and I dare not have this thought in my heart. Yun Feiyan's beautiful eyes were already red.

Hearing this, Weng Junding decided that this woman must have misfortune, and he must try to find out, if he can help, it is also a merit. At the moment, he said "quite unreasonably":

"Miss Yun, today's third level is bound to break through. If you want to give up, the young lady can only tell the truth about the reason for not marrying. ”

Yun Feiyan was silent for a long time before he said quietly: "Since the son is working hard, the slave family simply said everything." Just ask the son to forget after listening to it, and never publicize it to the public. ”

Weng Junding secretly sighed and said, "I guarantee with my reputation, and I will never confide in Miss Yun what I said today. ”

Yun Feiyan nodded gratefully, looked outside the building, and said reminiscingly: "This has to start from a year ago......

Yun Feiyan's father Yun Yufeng opened a medicinal herb shop in the most prosperous street in Xinyang City, called "Yun Ji Shizhen Hall". For more than ten years, the medicinal materials imported by "Yun Ji Shi Zhen Tang" are very particular about quality, and adhere to the small profit management, coupled with Yun Yu Feng is kind and honest, therefore, in Xinyang City, "Yun Ji Shi Zhen Tang" is famous, and five or six out of ten people like to visit this store. In contrast, the business of "Que Ji Yishengtang", which is not far from "Yunji Shizhentang", is slightly lighter. Fortunately, Yun Yufeng is kind-hearted, and often helps "Que Ji Yishengtang" introduce customers on the grounds of being out of stock, so the business is also passable. Que Youde, the owner of "Que Ji Yishengtang", knew that Yun Yufeng was secretly helping each other, so he came to sit down when he had nothing to do, and the two got along quite well.

One day, a guest dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a noble temperament came to the "Yunji Shizhen Hall" to buy a thousand-year-old ginseng and a yellow-edged Ganoderma lucidum that was more than 100 years old, saying that someone in the family was dying and urgently needed these two precious medicinal materials to continue his life. However, these two kinds of medicinal materials are extremely precious, and they are rare to see, unless they are famous doctors, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between the real and the fake. If you buy counterfeit medicine, the loss of money is small, but I am afraid that the delay will harm the lives of my family. I heard that "Yunji Shizhentang" has always paid attention to quality and reputation, so I came here. However, thousand-year-old ginseng and yellow-edged lingzhi that are more than 100 years old are extremely valuable things, and no one usually cares about them at all, so how can there be stock in the store? Yun Yufeng had to apologize and tell the truth, and asked the customer to look elsewhere. Who knew that the guest recognized the "Yun Ji Shizhen Hall", and repeatedly asked Yun Yufeng to help, asking him to help, regardless of the price, and he could pay 20% of the payment in advance. The cloud control wind doctor is benevolent, and he can't stand the good talk of the guests, so he agrees to give it a try. The guest was overjoyed when he saw Yun Yufeng agree, leaving two ingots of gold in Huang Cancan, and said that he would come back the next day to see the movement.

Coincidentally, not long after the guest left, a supplier named Wu Xingliang, who often delivered medicinal materials to the "Yunji Shizhen Hall", came to the door. After counting the medicinal materials, Yun Yufeng asked Wu Xingliang if he had a thousand-year-old ginseng and a century-old yellow-edged Ganoderma lucidum. I didn't have much hope, but Wu Xingliang actually said that it happened to be in stock, but the price was a little more expensive, a thousand-year-old ginseng cost 3,000 taels of gold, and a hundred-year-old yellow-sided Ganoderma lucidum also cost 1,000 taels of gold. And as long as gold does not want silver, let alone silver tickets.

Rao is Yun Yufeng has been trading medicinal materials for a long time, and he was still surprised by this price, even if all the valuable things in the entire "Yunji Shizhen Hall" plus real estate, it is far less than this amount. I had the intention to contact the guest without leaving my address, name, or surname, and I pretended not to meet these two herbs, and I couldn't get over it on my conscience. Yun Yufeng asked Wu Xingliang to wait for a few days, and he would definitely call someone to buy it within three or two days. Wu Xingliang was quite embarrassed and said that he was really sorry, because the price was too expensive and he couldn't afford to delay, so whoever had money would sell it to whomever he wanted. Yun Yufeng thought about it again and again, and decided to introduce this business to Que Youde to do, he knew that although the business of "Que Ji Yishengtang" was not as popular as "Yun Ji Shizhen Tang", the profit was much higher, and Que Youde had this strength. Unexpectedly, after listening to Yun Yufeng's words, Que Youde waved his hand and shook his head, saying that they are all old acquaintances and old friends, how can I, Que, rob your business? Besides, people only believe in 'Yun Ji Shizhen Tang', that is, they will transfer it to 'Que Ji Yishengtang', and the buyer will inevitably be willing to buy it. If that were the case, wouldn't I have let me accumulate at home, and spend a lot of gold in vain?

Yun Yufeng thought about it, so he asked him to borrow 2,500 taels of gold, and agreed to calculate one cent a day at compound interest. Que Youde said, in this case, I will go to exchange gold, and send it to the "Yunji Shizhen Hall" at the latest in the hour, and then you can open an IOU.

As soon as Yun Yufeng saw that the gold had fallen, he rushed back to the "Yunji Shizhen Hall" and paid Wu Xingliang, who was still waiting for news in the store, fifty taels of gold as a deposit, and asked him to turn around immediately, so that he could send the two medicinal materials tomorrow.

At the end of the night, Que Youde really came as promised with two tightly covered baskets. After entering the house, he lifted the old clothes covered in the basket, revealing two baskets full of gold, and said to Yun Yufeng, I am still in a bit of a hurry, you hurry up and count the points and give me an IOU.

Yun Yufeng has a thin skin, and secondly, they have been friends with each other for a long time, usually everyone is very bold, since there is an urgent matter at home, they said that there is no need to count, and we still can't believe it? Que Youde did not insist, and quickly left the "Yunji Shizhen Hall" after asking for the deed.

After Que Youde left, Yun Yufeng didn't plan to count, but just prepared to move the two baskets of gold under the bed in the inner room to prevent accidents at night. Yun Yufeng clasped the edge of the basket with both hands, and lifted it up violently, and the basket that he thought was very heavy was lifted lightly, almost missing Yun Yufeng's waist. Yun Yufeng felt abnormal, and hurriedly picked up the gold above, and there was a basket of rice bran below. The gold on the surface of the other basket was the same as the previous basket, and it was full of rice bran underneath.

Yun Yufeng suddenly collapsed to the ground, knowing that he had fallen into Que Youde's evil deeds. So he supported himself and slowly got up, instructed the men to look at the store, and stumbled to Que Youde's house, but was told that Que Youde's mother in the countryside had a sudden illness and returned to her hometown in the countryside overnight, and it was uncertain when she would come back.

Yun Yufeng knew that he was an excuse to avoid himself, waiting for the time to become the truth.

The next day, Wu Xingliang really sent a stout ginseng and a yellow-edged Ganoderma lucidum with a big crown, and when he heard that the gold had not yet been gathered, he counted a few words from Yun Yufeng, and left angrily with the ginseng and the yellow-edged Ganoderma lucidum, and the fifty taels of gold did not even return one tael.

Three days later, Que Youde appeared in the "Que Ji Yishengtang" like no one. Yun Yufeng came to him to theorize, where did he admit it, and forced Yun Yufeng to repay the money according to the IOU. Although Yun Yufeng is considered a wealthy man in his hometown, his entire family property is only 30,000 or 50,000 yuan. Floating money is even more limited, and in addition to daily expenses, the rest is used for the turnover of pharmacies. Que Youde picked up two baskets of gold with less than 200 taels on them, so how could he make up for the gap of more than 2,000 taels of gold in a while? So Que Youde took an IOU in his hand and reported Yun Yufeng to the Yamen of Xinyang Prefecture, although Yun Yufeng repeatedly shouted "wronged," but there was no evidence and no physical evidence, how could the state officials accept it? According to what was written on the IOU, Yun Yufeng was sentenced to repay Que Youde 2,627 taels of gold with interest. In view of Yun Yufeng's inability to repay, the "Yun Ji Shizhen Hall" was valued at 1,800 taels of gold to Que Youde, and the remaining 827 taels were paid off within five days, otherwise the government would come forward to sell the real estate in the town. In desperation, Yun Yufeng sold all the antiques, calligraphy and paintings at home and his wife's gold and silver, and asked the second brother and the third brother (the burly man behind the second level of the bookcase) to make up some before the lawsuit was settled.

Yun Yufeng was shrewd and confused for a while, and lost all the valuable things in the pharmacy and home for no reason, and Mrs. Yun was so angry that she vomited blood and died; Yun Yufeng himself blamed herself too much, and she still can't afford to be sick. Seeing this, the servants and servants in the family left one after another, only Steward Chai, Yun Feiyan's personal maid Huan Yan'er, and a cook who cooked, no matter how Yun Yufeng and Yun Feiyan persuaded them, they did not leave.

Seeing that the only pharmacy in the family with input has changed its owner, the Yun family has no way to make money, and the family will eat empty, and sooner or later this Yun Mansion will be eaten up. Yun Yufeng kept the only twenty taels of gold as the dowry of his beloved daughter, and was determined to find a reliable home for her.

Her mother unfortunately passed away, her father couldn't afford to fall ill, and Yun Feiyan's heart was already like ashes, and she was bent on accompanying her father, the only relative, to live in this life, so how could she have the heart to talk about marriage? Forced by her father's order, she came up with the idea of this "three passes," which not only made the people who came to ask for relatives retreat, but also made her father abandon this idea. In the past seven days, everything has been expected by Yun Feiyan, and seeing that the seven-day period is coming, who knows that a Weng Gongzi has passed two levels in a row. Yun Feiyan thought of his family and situation, and did not want to drag down innocent people, so in desperation, he divided half of the dowry money left by his father and gave it to Gongzi Weng as compensation, so as to make things harmonious.

After listening to Yun Feiyan's narration, Weng Junding fell into a long contemplation. I came here just to satisfy the curiosity in my heart, and I never thought about anything else. Now when I hear what happened to Yun Feiyan, my heart is full of sympathy and pity. And Yun Feiyan's talent, appearance, and her character of pushing herself and others, valuing love and righteousness, deeply touched her heart. Although it was a short contact, Weng Junding had already developed a family-like affection for Yun Feiyan and an urge to shelter her from the wind and rain. He didn't know if it was love at first sight, but he knew that if he left like this, he would have a lifetime of regrets. He decided to change his mind and make a big decision in his life. Thinking of this, Weng Junding decided to test Yun Feiyan's attitude first.

Although Miss Yun has explained the reason, in the next opinion, this is not a reason why the girl cannot talk about marriage. This third hurdle is reluctant to give up. Weng Junding has changed the name of "Miss Yun" to "Miss Yun", and his tone is obviously closer.

"Childe has promised before, after the slave family said the reason, Childe gave up the third level, is Childe going to break his word and get fat?"

"If you disappoint the girl, ask her to say it clearly, and don't be evasive or pushing. ”

"Childe is serious, it is a slave family who is not blessed...... No blessings......" Yun Feiyan's face flew red again, and he said with a snort.

Weng Junding knew what to expect, and said lightly: "Since the girl refuses to ask the question, then even if she has already passed the third level." ”

"Childe don't have to be whimsical, although the slave family is a weak woman, she doesn't need the pity of others. Yan'er, send Weng Gongzi for me. After Yun Feiyan finished speaking, he bowed to Weng Junding, turned around and entered the inner room.

Weng Junding watched Yun Feiyan's back disappear behind the bead curtain, and he respected her more and more: To be a man is to have some backbone and ambition.

"Childe, please. Yan'er walked outside the door, turned her head and said to Weng Junding.

"Well, let's go, take me to your master's place. Weng Junding raised his legs and walked out.

Yan'er didn't move, and asked suspiciously, "Take you to the master?"

"yes, where else are you going?"

"Miss wants me to send my son out. ”

"But I want you to take me to your master's. ”

"Dare to ask why Gongzi wants to see my master?"

"Your young lady doesn't have a question, so I have to go to your master to ask for an explanation. ”

Yan'er is exquisite, knowing Weng Junding's intentions, she also hopes that her young lady will have a good home, and she knows better what the young lady thinks in her heart. So she smiled: "How dare the little girl not listen to the words of the future uncle? Okay, Yan'er will take the uncle to meet the future father-in-law." "It seems that Yan'er is also very naughty.

After going down the attic, Yan'er took Weng Junding to a room within the second gate, only to see a person lying on the bed, quite tall, with a short mustache under his chin, a dull complexion, and a shriveled expression, presumably the owner of Yunfu, Yun Yufeng. In the room, there are the second uncle Yun Chengfeng, the third uncle (burly man) Yun Suifeng, the third brother Yun Feiyu, and the fourth brother Yun Feilei.

Seeing Weng Junding's arrival, Yun Chengfeng asked, "Did Childe pass the third level?"

Weng Junding shook his head: "I haven't broken through." ”

Yun Chengfeng was a little puzzled: "So ...... is the son here?"

Miss Yun didn't want to ask for a question, so she had to ask Master Yun for an explanation. ”

"What's going on?" Yun Chengfeng turned his head and asked Yan'er.

"Yes, Miss is unwilling. "Yan'er will pass by and tell everyone.

"This girl, why did the things that were said in advance change again?" Yun Chengfeng said reproachfully.

At this time, Yun Yufeng, who was lying on the bed, "coughed", signaled Yun Chengfeng to help himself up against the wall, looked at Weng Junding carefully for a while, and then said weakly: "You still don't know Yan'er's temperament? After her mother left, she was like a lost soul, and she said many times that she would accompany me for the rest of my life." I forced her to die before she reluctantly agreed to marry. How do you know that what she did was to perfunctory me? I have also figured out one thing these days, our family is already like this, and it is true that we should not drag others down anymore, but it is just bitter. Alas. He also said to Weng Junding: "Yan'er is right, sympathy and pity cannot replace feelings, our father and daughter have written down the child's intentions, but marriage is not child's play, so the son will follow Yan'er's meaning and let it go." ”

"Uncle, when I came to break through the level before, I really wanted to test my ability, not to covet wealth and beauty. Later, after coming into contact with Ling Ai, he was deeply impressed by Ling Ai's talent and character, so he took the liberty to propose marriage to the old man, which was by no means sympathy and pity. If the old man is not too vulgar to be born later, please allow the marriage between the late birth and Ling Ai. ”

"This ......" Yun Yufeng was very hesitant.

"Big brother, Gongzi Weng is not only very intelligent, but now he knows that his eldest brother's family background is like this, and he also takes the initiative to propose marriage, and his conduct is also good. Where can such young talents be found? Don't delay Yan'er's life. The third brother Yun said with the wind.

"We can't be like Que Youde's unscrupulous people, dragging others down for their own sake. ”

Yun Chengfeng also said: "Hugh wants to say what is dragging down or not." As long as young people keep in mind the word "diligence and thrift", they will not be able to survive with their own hands? Like the three of us, what did our parents leave us, not by relying on our own homes and businesses?

Yun Yufeng thought about it for a long time, and then said to Weng Junding: "If the son is not wronged, of course the old man is optimistic. But Ling Zun Lingtang is not here, and this matter is difficult to decide. Otherwise, how about a one-year period and wait for the son-in-law to tell his parents before proposing marriage?"

"The Father's Destiny is not a problem. My dad wasn't the kind of person who couldn't eat the old. When I went to Beijing to take the exam this time, my father and mother had instructed me to make my own decisions about major life events, not to worry about my father's thoughts, as long as I was satisfied. By the way, one of the late students was still outside the house in the same year, and I went to ask him to come to propose marriage on behalf of my parents. Weng Junding suddenly remembered Chen Wenqi.

Hearing that he was out in the same year, Yun Yufeng hurriedly ordered his third brother Yun Suifeng to accompany him out to invite him.

At this time, Jin Wuxi fell, and most of the people dispersed. Chen Wenqi was waiting anxiously outside, and when he saw Weng Junding coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward, took his hand and said, "Brother Weng Nian has finally come out, if you don't go to the inn again, you will have to sleep on the street tonight." ”

Weng Junding broke free of Chen Wenqi's hand and said to Yun Suifeng: "Third uncle, this is Chen Wenqi and Chen Jieyuan in the same year who was born later. Brother Chen, this is Miss Yun's third uncle. ”

Chen Wenqi hurriedly saluted Yun Suifeng and said a few polite words such as "fortunate meeting" and "admiration" to each other. After the politeness, Chen Wenqi stuffed Weng Junding's luggage into his hand and motioned for him to leave quickly.

Weng Junding was very happy at this time, and said playfully: "Where are you going? My future father-in-law is still waiting in the mansion to meet Yuan Gong for a while." ”

"What, father-in-law?" Chen Wenqi was shocked when he heard this. Didn't you say okay, go in and see the strangeness and come out, how did you make the fake come true? Weng Junding, Weng Junding, you really failed to get out of the world, or you lost your nature by the beauty of gold and silver!

Weng Junding seemed to see through Chen Wenqi's thoughts, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Chen, don't think too badly. I was also very strange, after meeting Miss Yun, I decided that she was the person who wanted to be with me for a lifetime, and had nothing to do with money and beauty. After speaking, he briefly told Chen Wenqi what happened before and after.

When Chen Wenqi learned what happened, he knew that he had blamed Weng Junding, and he was also happy that Weng Junding had made this decision. He pulled Weng Junding and said, "In this case, congratulations to Brother Weng Nian." Let's go, see your father-in-law. ”