Chapter 8 Marriage is like water

After the rainstorm, the sun is shining.

The wealthy family in the south of Jingcheng, surnamed Li, gives up the gongs and drums, the neighborhood is hung with red silk, and the red silk is a good sentence of blessing the husband and wife of the thick ink and gold show, which is quite elegant.

Ten miles of red makeup, covered with large and small streets and alleys, although Jingcheng is not a big city, but after ten miles like this, most of the southern city is presented in a red. It is also joyful.

The Li family is old, the people are not old, they are kind and humble, they are kind and generous, they are as big as the old people and as small as five-year-old children, and they are quite famous in this Jingcheng, and everyone calls him "Li Laoxiao". Because of this name, there have been a lot of jokes, and it has also been spread outside Jingcheng......

This time, the marriage of the eldest son under Li Laoxiao's knees, there was no shortage of admirers in the nearby Haicheng and Tiancheng.

Speaking of Li Laoxiao's eldest son, although he is not as famous as Li Laoxiao, he is also a well-known figure in Jingcheng, the official is the governor of the sixth grade, and the official of his parents in Nancheng.

The eldest son of the Li family is now married today, and it has been spread in the neighborhood for hundreds of times, and it has been lively in less than an hour, and the bride price, dress, costume, sedan chair, and wedding house have been arranged one by one.

The eldest son is twenty-eight years old, and it is a matter of Li Laoxiao's heart to get married today. If it is an ordinary family, the woman is already in the prime of life, and the man is almost married and has children when he is weak. Now that he can marry a wife and extend the incense, it is a major event in the life of the eldest son, and Li Laoxiao's family is all happy.

No, the tough Li Laoxiao has been busy greeting relatives and friends in person, and visitors from afar.

Although he got married suddenly, Li Laoxiao could not bear to do it, and arranged it in an orderly manner, and the wedding arrangement with the help of his eldest son made people feel that they had been preparing for a long time.

Ten miles of red makeup, it must be grand!

At this time, the good day has not yet arrived, and it is still a matter of preparation, and the bride is about to get married, and there are many people talking about it.

"You say that the Li family is also a big family, why did you choose to hold a wedding at this juncture?"

The speaker shook his head and looked at the person across from him with his tea. The tea exudes a sweet aroma, and the color is not much variegated, and the two sit at a street stall, watching the people come and go and talk.

The other took a sip of tea, pursed his lips, and sighed, "Yesterday I thought it was the end of the world...... I didn't expect it to be just a false alarm, tsk, but I heard that the border 'beast tide' launched an attack on the cities along the line, fortunately we are far away!"

Hearing him say this, the person who spoke first nodded in agreement, but he was still puzzled: "What does it have to do with marrying Old Li's family? They are not ordinary people, and they dare to get married in such a situation!"

Another added, "Not really...... The border is in an emergency, and I don't know what the situation is at this time. Hey......"

"What are you sighing for? The eldest son of the old Li family is an unusual person, and he has been sealed by the Holy Lord, with them, we can live a stable life, so naturally there is no need to worry. ”

When the two of them heard the interjection, they saw that it was the old man who bought tea and lifted the tea curtain made of grass and walked out.

The old man's hair was gray, wrinkles crawled all over his old face, and he was so small and skinny. The two of them were taken aback, it was a very thin and short old man.

"You two have a sad face, but you are not satisfied with my tea, little old man?" the old man leaned over and looked up at the two people on the high seat.

The two also looked at the old man, the old man's eyes were shining, not bright, but they amazed the two, and the wisdom showed a kind of plain comfort.

The old man smiled, put on new tea for the two, and the two woke up, and wanted to get up quickly to look at the old man who was leaving, but the two seemed to wake up and smiled at each other.

Good tea!

"Let's go, to visit Mr. Li's family, it should also be to send our blessings. ”

"Let's go. ”

The two got up and followed the crowd. The small tea shed on the corner of the street still stands there ordinarily, waiting for its next batch of guests.

The next group of guests were also two, but they were a man and a woman, the man was dressed in luxurious clothes, his short silver-white hair was chic and uninhibited, his complexion was fairer than that of the woman next to him, his handsome face was full of cold arrogance, and the coldness in his eyes made him look even more dusty.

He walked from the crowd and sat down at the small tea table.

The woman's appearance was stunningly beautiful, and passers-by exclaimed that it was already one after another, and they were even more surprised by the woman's evil face, and the woman also sat next to the man in a daze.

The old man smiled, came to the two of them with tea, glanced at the man, and said with a smile: "Two guest officers, please use tea." ”

The man glanced at the old man: "Don't dare." ”

The old man smiled.

Blood Rose kept looking at the man, but the man's faint two words made the woman stunned, and suddenly said: "Thank you......"

A "thank you" was a kind word, but it made them a little incredible. The old man just smiled: "I'll go get you something to eat." ”

The man nodded slightly.

Two dishes of vegetarian dishes, two steamed buns. The old man returned to the curtain.

Blood Rose didn't move her chopsticks, just took a sip of tea, then put down the tea again, her eyes fell on the man again, and she stopped talking.

The man took a bite of the steamed bun, and unhurriedly picked another bite of food to eat, before he said, "It's no worse than a wine banquet...... It's quiet here!"

How can it be quiet on the streets.

The blood rose was puzzled, but when she saw that the man was eating, she ate it too.

"Here...... There won't be her!"

"How so?" the man asked after a few bites, putting down his chopsticks and facing Blood Rose.

Blood Rose also put down her chopsticks and said with her eyebrows: "This family is happy with each other, and the two little ones have no guesses, she won't come." ”

The man took a sip of tea and lowered his tongue: "That's it?"

Blood Rose snorted coldly: "I don't mind waiting with you!"

"Good tea!" the man suddenly exclaimed.

The man pouted again, his expression as if he was reminiscing about something.

When the old man came out, the man and woman left early, and looked at the rest of the food on the table, and the old man shook his head helplessly.

Now the wild cats under the broken bridge can have a full meal.

At this time, it was almost time to enter the three merchants.

The beautiful scenery of the good day, the gongs and drums are noisy.

It's time to marry the bride!

Speaking of the eldest son's marriage partner, he is also from a large family, the daughter of Beicheng Taishou, nineteen years old, born delicate and cute, and innocent in this area, it is also famous for being helpful.

temperament, and there have been a lot of jokes.

Rescuing the old man from being pitted, taking silver to rob her bandits, buying sugar gourds for children, ransomed herself for a woman in a green house and almost became a "dead" ghost, etc., all have her figure, which makes people talk about and breathtaking.

Noi Castle is another wonder.

His father's surname is Tao, the only daughter under his knees, and his daughter is called Peach Blossom Cloud, which takes the meaning of the ancients Liu Yuxi's "layers of peach and plum flowers on the mountain, and fireworks among the clouds are people".

It is not difficult to see Taishou's admiration for Liu Yuxi.

After this catastrophe, although it was only a few hours, under the reputation of Li Laoxiao and his eldest son, Tao Taishou also agreed to the marriage.

The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and Tao Taishou and Li Laoxiao also had an empty appointment for their children's marriage, and this time they also made a wish.

The sun is getting late, and the sun is setting in the mountains.

Beaming with joy, wrapped in red makeup.

Peach Blossom Cloud is dressed in a phoenix crown and a magnificent veil, and the powder on her face is even more radiant, just like this, the clouds on the horizon are envious of the little girl who is dressing her up.

"Grandpa, I've dressed up Miss!"

Tao Taishou looked at Peach Blossom Cloud, slightly sluggish in remembrance, and the maid's voice pulled him back to his senses.

"Let's all go down..."

After sending the maid out of the boudoir, Tao Taishou smiled slightly and sighed.

This voice revealed a hint of helplessness.

"How...... What's wrong? Daddy!"

Peach Blossom Cloud's lips opened slightly, and there was a slight tremor in his voice. She was scared of his father.

Momo's sigh was more majestic, he was originally a serious person.

Although he admires the poet Liu Yuxi, he does not have the beauty that a poet should have, but because he is a city guard, he should be a majestic and unyielding person.

Because of prestige, but also because of example.

Tao Taishou coughed lightly and said, "It's okay, don't miss it in time, you can't let Master Li wait, you can't let others see our jokes."

Let's go!"

Momo Tai Shou is ordering his daughter.

Taohuayun knew it, and had mixed feelings in her heart, nodded, and followed her majestic father out of the pavilion.

Taohuayun's mother ascended to Bliss early, and this time she saw off her relatives in person, and the big red sedan chair on the South Street followed the crowd of people watching towards the Li Mansion.

The eldest son is the governor of Liupin, so he naturally has his own mansion.

On the other side, in the courtyard of the Li family, Li Laoxiao and his wife dressed up slightly, and then went to the Li Mansion with a group of relatives and friends to attend the wedding of their eldest son.

The sound of joy came and went, and Li Laoxiao was full of glory.

A person behind him smiled, a young and handsome man, who silently withdrew from the flow of people and went in the direction of the sedan chair.

"Hehe, if you hold a wedding in the old mansion, you have to make a lot of effort, but if you come in a hurry, heh..."

Li Laoxiao's family looked forward to it, and no one noticed that there was one person missing behind them, and half an hour later, the wedding procession had stopped at the gate of Li's mansion.

"Get off the sedan car!"

The matchmaker's unique shout came out, and everyone who was watching suddenly quieted down and looked towards the Li family at the gate.

The eldest son of the Li family is in front, and the younger Li family is behind.

The leader is full of heaven and majestic and upright. It was the eldest son.

"Father-in-law, it's been a long journey, and I'm glad to be miserable!" the eldest son hurriedly greeted Tao Taishou.

Glancing at the mighty groom, Mrs. Tao sighed in her heart, picked up her eldest son, and arched her hand: "Lord Li is very polite." My daughter is already waiting in the middle of the competition, you should "invite" her out first, it is important to get married. ”

The words were said very lightly, but the eldest son heard the unusual meaning.

The eldest son nodded, and his joyful face carried a hint of rigor.

"Father-in-law, please!"

"Please groom to take the curtain!" Tao Taishou came to Li Laoxiao's side, and the matchmaker shouted loudly.

The eldest son was excited, and walked quickly to the sedan chair, and the past scenes came to mind.

"Brother Muyun, is it the quilt you gave to the old man? ”

He blushed, but said coldly: "No." He made her cry and ran away.

He was embarrassed to confess, but inexplicably made Taohuayun sad, he was annoyed, he said yes again, but she cried no. It broke his brain.

"Brother Muyun, did you arrest the bandits?"

"Yes. "There's no denying it. The bandits have become notorious for robbing passers-by many times, and the government can not let it go.

"Why? They didn't kill anyone, and they ......," Peach Blossom asked him with red eyes.

"No, because of them, the old man's son, stumbled and fell off a cliff, and was so unforgivable that he was unforgivable. He interrupted the young Peach Blossom Cloud with righteous words.

He is older than her, and there are some things that must be reminded and taught to him.

The peach blossom cloud was silent, but tears flowed.

I also remember that because he opened a warehouse to help others during the Lantern Festival, Taohuayun was on the side to help him, his little face was radiant, and he would smile when he was cold in the past.

However, when the curtain was lifted at this time, the smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and there was no one inside, and he only felt in a trance.

"Huayun, when you grow up, marry me!"

It was one of the few times he had ever approached her with the utmost seriousness and straightforwardness.

He's proposing to her. He knew it. But Taohuayun was young and ignorant, so he didn't take it seriously, and he didn't give him an answer.

She is no longer the doll who pestered him when she was a child, and she has begun to understand love.

This reply, from her small to old, over time, he waited until this morning, but her real answer is now.

She left, leaving him without a word.

Speechless, but the most heartfelt answer. How many of you still remember, at this moment, are all disillusioned!

There is a restaurant not far from the Li Mansion, and the front of the Li Mansion can be seen clearly from the third floor, where the peach blossom cloud and a young talent are looking at the mutation in front of them.

The bride is gone!

The chaos did not happen as the young man expected, and the gaffes and panic of the people in the Li Mansion at the moment calmed down in an orderly manner under the arrangement of Li Laoxiao and others.

The guests greeted the door, and the banquet was still the same, but it had changed from a wedding to a banquet.

The young man exclaimed, it was really not an ordinary family. It's much better than the weddings I thought I had encountered.

Taohuayun's worried face finally quieted down, turned to look at the handsome young man in front of the small table, and looked at it seriously.

She felt a hint of familiarity in this man. Even the eyes that looked at the man were also inquiring.

Tao was too angry, and the admonition of Li Laoxiao and his eldest son and others calmed down his anger, and he entered the Li Mansion with everyone, and then sent his soldiers and servants out to find Peach Blossom Cloud.

The eldest son was disheartened, dazed and frustrated, and did not show much.

Taohuayun stared at the young man for a moment, frowned and asked, "Daddy, they have already sent someone to find me, they should be found in a while, where are you going to take me to escape?" Daddy, they will worry about me..."

Taohuayun's tone was very light, and the escape from marriage did not bring the taste of freedom, but the greatness of the world, but it was inexplicably suffocating.

The young man hooked his lips and said, "Are you scared?"

Peach Blossom Cloud's body trembled slightly, and he said undoubtedly: "How can I be afraid, I escaped with you..."

Although she pretended to be quiet, the man could already hear the panic in the girl's heart.

The young man nodded, and suddenly spoke: "Since you have chosen this path, you have to pay the corresponding price for it. Could it be that you are afraid to bear the unknown price......"

Peach Blossom Cloud was stunned, it is undeniable that she is afraid of the unknown changes in the future.

It's human nature.

However, what she was more afraid of was the impact of her family's worries and her sudden repentance on the Li family......

Whether it was right or wrong, she became skeptical, and then she was afraid, because she was afraid of her at this time...... Orphaned.

This is not something that ordinary people can bear!

The young man knew this, and said, "Is it bondage, or is it freedom?" ”

If it was in the past, Peach Blossom Cloud would not hesitate to answer that it was freedom, but at this time she was silent, just looking at the young man in a daze, and her brain was already in chaos.

She's struggling.

The young man stopped asking questions and was about to take a sip of tea, but to his annoyance, two people suddenly broke into the room.

One man and one woman.

The man's silver hair and red eyes are very mysterious, and the woman's red clothes are enchanting, which is very amazing.

At least Peach Blossom Yun himself was stunned.

"It's really you everywhere, and it's not too bad luck...... the young man snorted coldly, yin and yang weird.

At least the young man disdained the appearance of the two, and with a soft snort pulled the peach blossom cloud back to reality, and suddenly ran behind the young man.

"You see, she's scared of you!" the young man continued to sneer, sarcastically mocking the two who had suddenly broken in. "I suddenly broke into the women's room, and I wasn't afraid to scare people. A big man doesn't know how to be polite and honest, heh, it's really okay!"

The peach blossom cloud was unknown, but the man's face had already collapsed.

"You, your mouth has grown!" the man drank angrily but not angrily, and his face was full of helplessness.

Unexpectedly, his complaining words made the young man laugh even more sarcastically, and the young man suddenly got up and looked at the silver-haired man, and sneered: "You didn't teach it, what's the matter?

The young man's voice suddenly became a beautiful but sarcastic woman's voice, and his words were full of grievances.

The silver-haired man frowned, and smiled angrily: "I dumped you?"

The young man had pain in his eyes, lowered his head and rubbed it indiscriminately, and ripped off the human skin mask, revealing the face of a good-looking woman, but she suddenly turned her back and pulled the confused peach blossom cloud to escape from the silver-haired man's sight.

The silver-haired man didn't stop him, but his face became darker.

"It turns out that your name is Jiao Yuechi. Yue Chi Yue Chi is very similar to you, but is the surname 'Jiao'? yes, yes...... It's rare!huh......"

On the side of the silver-haired man, Red Rose suddenly covered her lips and said.

Although she has an unwillingness in her eyes to the woman who has just left, Ruo Shuihan. But the words she said to Jiao Yuechi were full of ridicule.

But the silver-haired man Jiao Yuechi turned a deaf ear, and suddenly chased out the door.

The smile froze at the corner of her mouth, and Blood Rose didn't know whether to chase or not, she suddenly stopped, and the empty door suddenly narrowed, and Blood Rose suddenly remembered Leng Huan.

The woman who is persistent for love is angry and runs away from the only master who is good to her...... What about their own results? Xiangxiang Valley's high blood rose, why is she scared at this time!

Afraid...... Deserted!!

It's inexplicable, but it's real!

At this moment, she didn't know herself anymore.

On the other hand, located in an inconspicuous corner of the restaurant, near the corner of the street, the small tea curtain is still waiting for her next batch of customers.

It lay there quietly, wind and rain, wind and frost and sun could not erase her appearance, although her appearance was ordinary to the crowd, although she was quiet and comfortable, but she looked forward to it, she was waiting for her master.

Her host is not a tea lover, but a guest, even if temporarily.

Waiting for only the result, another guest came to the door.

I saw two people walking slowly, one big and one small, one old and one young, walking from the crowd in an extremely ordinary way, not fast or slow, but the next second they were already sitting on the seat of the tea curtain.

They are the third group of guests today.

At this time, it was almost dark, and the thin old man wanted to close and go home, but when he looked at the comers, he dispelled this idea again, and took out a pot of tea, a few steamed buns, and two dishes and walked to the two visitors.

The visitor was an old man, with a childish face and a scholarly appearance, and a girl with big black eyes. The two of them were neatly dressed and clean, and there was a sudden cheerful atmosphere on their faces. It was this breath that made the old man change his mind.

"Forgive me, two guest officers, the food is already a little cold, please use it slowly. The old man of the tea curtain came to the two of them and said apologetically.

Zi Xinxi frowned: "Teacher, what are we doing here?

The little girl was puzzled, looking at the side dishes on the table boringly, unable to whet her appetite.

Foolishness said to the old man that it was okay, then he looked at Zi Xinxi and said with a smile: "Is there anything on the old man that doesn't belong to him?"

Zi Xinxi looked at the old man and replied, "Cat hair." That's on a wildcat. ”

Foolish nodded, "Well, he got it when he fed the cat." What else?"

Zi Xinxi shook her head: "No, why are you sure he fed it? It can't be someone else." Zi Xinxi was suddenly curious, and looked at Yuzhi interestingly.

This is a sure result.

To outsiders, it seems inexplicable and boring, because if the old man asks you to feed it, he will not have cat hair on him, and in the other case, the old man watches others feed it, but it is boring.

"How many days has that cat hair?" asked Foolishness again.

"No more than three hours!" replied Zi Xinxi.

After taking a sip of tea, Yu knew: "Didn't you just ask me the question of 'can't be someone else'? If there is someone else, I should take you to him now!"

Zi Xinxi pursed her mouth: "But you didn't take me to him!"

Yuzhi took a bite of the steamed bun, swallowed it slowly, and then smiled: "Haha, so it's just the old man." ”

Zi Xinxi didn't believe it, and Foolish seemed to be deliberately reminding her that her guess that there were other people was pure speculation, but Foolish Knowing denied that there was a second person, which made Purple Hearttide suspicious.

"Why? Don't believe me. ”

Looking at the foolish laughter, Zi Xinxi spread his hands, and said boringly: "You are the same as the big brothers, they are so smart to say, I don't have room to play, so you love to tease me!"

Zixinxi pouted, but she was wronged.

Foolish laughed: "There is still room to play? ”

Zi Xinxi took a sip of tea, and was as slow as Ignorance: "What Xiaobai told me, he knows a lot." ”

Foolish expression was disdainful, but he also undeniably nodded, and sighed: "Didn't you ask your all-knowing big brother?"

Zi Xinxi also sighed: "He said that I don't need to know about these messy things. ”

The little girl's tone was a little helpless.

Foolish laughed even louder, attracting the attention of others, but Foolish didn't know it, what kind of mess? After laughing, he said rude to everyone before looking at Zi Xinxi with a disgusted face.

"Ahem......" Yuzhi changed the subject: "Xiaozi, didn't you ask what we are doing here?"

Want to know or not. ”

Zi Xinxi nodded naturally.

Yu Zhi smiled, brushed his white hair, and groaned: "Fortune and misfortune are lurking, and misfortune and fortune are relied on." ”

He had no beard, so he could only brush his pale hair.

"Oh!~"