Chapter 57 Marriage
"When my brother was not back, my mother was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and looked outside from time to time. Now my brother was back and was posing again. I don't know what happened."
When he returned to Xiao Ye's house in the backyard, Qiao Niang put the package on the bed and couldn't help but complain.
Xiao Ye dipped a towel in clean water, wiped his face, and smiled and said, "How could he say that to his mother? My aunt was afraid that I would be full of ambition, so she pretended to be a guide. It was for my own good. Okay, you go out first and I will change my clothes."
Qiao Niang turned pretty and gritted her teeth. She took out a brand new thin cotton blue shirt from the cabinet and said softly: "Brother, don't move, I'll change it for you."
"This...how can this be done?"
Xiao Ye was shocked.
"Brother, you are not my biological cousin, what's wrong?"
Qiao Niang snorted.
"It's not good to be seen by my aunt."
Xiao Ye pointed out.
"Mom is cooking in the kitchen, don't be afraid!"
Qiaoniang held the blue shirt and looked at Xiao Ye stubbornly, with water vapor gathering in her eyes.
"Then... I feel wronged."
Xiao Ye couldn't bear to refuse, nor did he want to refuse, so he stretched out his arms.
Qiao Niang smiled and gently removed Xiao Ye's coat and put on her blue clothes.
Because the bones of the body have not yet grown, you have to tiptoe. Sometimes when you use too much force, you will lose balance and will inevitably bump. At the turn of spring and summer, you are prone to emotion. A healthy masculinity comes, and Qiao Niang's ears are so embarrassed that she is red.
Xiao Ye was also in a state of grinding with his hands and was distracted. He had the urge to take the beauty into his arms several times. At least he could hold it back, but gradually, a hint of ambiguous aura spread.
"Brother, okay, I'll go and help me cook!"
After dressing, Qiao Niang didn't dare to look at Xiao Ye and left like a fleeing.
Xiao Ye sighed secretly. He couldn't say what he was in. He must have had sweetness. The 16-year-old boy was just when he was in love. However, his cousin and sisterhood with Qiaoniang made the sweetness sour. At the same time, he was also confused and worried about the future. This was not only his identity exploded, but also worried that it would involve Du and Qiaoniang.
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Before he could see, it was getting dark, and Du prepared a few elegant side dishes, including steamed mandarin fish, stir-fried pork liver with water chestnuts, stir-fried eggs with leeks, stir-fried rapeseed, and a small pot of chrysanthemum brain egg flower soup.
It is refreshing, full of color, fragrance and taste. It is a standard Jiangnan seasonal freshness, and there is also a pot of osmanthus wine to welcome Xiaoye.
The Xiao Yejia's situation is special, the Tang Dynasty is open, and there is no saying that women are not on the table. Although they talk and laugh, the atmosphere is always a bit weird.
After three rounds of drinking, Du asked with his three-point drink, "Ye'er, you are not young anymore and have fame again. Is it time to start a family and start a career? Can you have a wife who is close to you?"
Suddenly, Qiao Niang, who was picking up food, shook her hand, as if her breathing was not smooth.
Xiao Ye smiled and said, "Aunt, I'm only sixteen years old. In a few months, I will be in the autumn examination. I have to go to Beijing to take the winter examination. If I pass the Jinshi, I have to go to Hanlin Academy to work. Where can I get time to get married? I won't be in a hurry in a few years!"
"That's it!"
Qiao Niang hurriedly echoed: "Mom, brother is a man. You should focus on your academic future. You can't be distracted by those flowers and plants!"
Today is a festive day, and Du was inconvenient to say more, so he had to smile reluctantly and said, "Then let's wait until the Jennifer finishes this round."
But I was thinking in my heart that I had to hurry up and pay attention to which house nearby has a suitable girl.
Compared with Xiao Ye's family, the banquet held by the Zhang family for Chen Zi'ang was much more sumptuous. After drinking and eating, Zhang's mother called Zhang's father to the house.
"Hey, my family inspector, I wonder if I will win the next year?"
Zhang's father was full of alcohol and shook his head.
Zhang's mother said angrily: "I'm asking you to come here, not for the sake of accusation, but for Yu'er's marriage. Yu'er seemed to be quite concerned about Xiaolang. Once, when the concubine got up at night, she saw that the light was still on in her house, so she approached her. Guess what, Yu'er was crying in the house."
"Ah? Why? Are you wronged?"
Zhang's father sobered up a little and asked hurriedly.
Zhang's mother shook her head and said, "I thought so at first. I planned to understand. But Yu'er was talking to herself in the room. It turned out that she was crying when she saw the West Chamber Record. She was crying and saying that she was so envious of Cui Yingying. If Zhang Junrui in her heart could treat her like this, she would be willing to die.
My daughter's skin is thin, so I didn't disturb her. At this point, can't I see my daughter's worries?
Zhang's father pondered: "Yu'er is pretty good at dealing with young men of the same age. Xiao Ye often came over a while ago. The Zhang Junrui she mentioned was Xiao Ye? This boy is a little poor, but he is also a scholar. He is barely worthy of Yu'er. Since Yu'er is willing, I don't care about his family being poor. I will find a matchmaker to go to his house to talk to him about the matchmaking."
"Are you confused?"
Zhang's mother suddenly looked dark: "Although his Xiao family is in trouble, he is also a top family in the Six Dynasties, and is a descendant of the Qi and Liang royal family. What is my family? Ordinary merchants, Xiao Lang of the Xiao family became a scholar at the age of 16, and he is still the top of the list. He wrote a good poem and will definitely revitalize the clan in the future. Such a person is not that he is not worthy of us, but that we are not worthy of him. If he rashly asks a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, if he is rejected, how can you live if you call Yu'er?"
"this……"
Zhang's father thought about it and made sense. Even though the imperial examination has been in the century and many poor students have become officials through the imperial examination, the influence of high-ranking families will not disappear within a hundred years. Ordinary people still have awe of these families, that is, the Xiao family was demoted. Otherwise, with the position of the Zhang family, there would not even be a chance to speak.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work. What do you think should I do?"
Zhang's father asked.
Zhang's mother said: "Our Yu'er is not bad and has a good temperament. If you have more contact with Xiao Lang, you may have a long relationship. Isn't there a Autumn Examination in August? Dalang is in charge of weaving in Jiankang. At that time, Yu'er will accompany Bo Yu and his wife to cross the river with Xiao Lang, so that Dalang can receive him and create opportunities for them. The Wang family's niece and concubine will give him a special explanation. I believe that Yu will succeed. If it is almost done, he will get engaged to them after the Autumn Examination. What do you think?"
Zhang's father hesitated and said, "Yu'er has not yet been married. How can she become a moral character after leaving home for so long? If something happens to an accident between a man and a woman, will her reputation be corrupted? Who dares to marry her in the future?"
"oops!"
Zhang's mother stamped her feet and said anxiously: "What's wrong with you? My mother-in-law and an old man are like an old man. Let me tell you the truth. I am not afraid of accidents, but I am afraid of not accidents. I wish I could cook the raw rice. Could it be that Yu'er gave him her innocent body, and he still wanted to deny it?
Humph, our Zhang family has identified Xiao Ye, the son-in-law, and he and the son-in-law Bo Yu are quite in line with each other. It is hard to find such a son-in-law with a lantern. I will tell you that this matter cannot be delayed. Bo Yu said that Xiao Lang is very likely to be the master. Once he is the master, he will be the master. If you are serious, we have to be the master when we see him, how can we marry Yu'er to him?"
"Hehe, what is the lady saying? Okay, I will follow you, and it's up to you to arrange it!"
Father Zhang accompanied him with a smile.
"Well, that's about the same!"
Chapter completed!