A dream of deep spring

"Second uncle wants to come over." Seeing his sister coming, Duan Tingzhen threw out such a sentence without saying anything else.

Duan Zhirou knew about it a long time ago, after all, he was her father, so he had to let her know if he was coming.So she didn't have any special reaction, and said: "My mother wrote to me and told me that it was probably because he fell in love with a young talent who failed to become his son. He was very itchy, so he wanted to use his daughter as a raft."

In all fairness, with such a marriage, it is normal for Duan Zhirou to be dissatisfied with his father.If her biological mother had chosen carefully for her, with a mother-in-law like Feng's mother, Duan Zhirou would never marry.Because everyone in the family knows what kind of temperament she is, and she has been pampered and used to being one-sided, without any bend in her mind.

Duan Tingzhen was choked by her unceremonious words, and he couldn't really follow her to mock the elders, so he could only say: "How old are you, can you really not marry? Fourth uncle must have thought it over..."

"I won't get married yet!" She snorted coldly: "I have a dowry, which is enough for me to live my whole life. What if I don't have a marriage? When I meet a fool like Feng Yong, it's better to twist my hair and become a monk." Have fun!"

It really is a woman's heart needle. When she first came here a few months ago, she was completely naked, as if she wanted to guard him for the rest of her life. Now that she thought of the unsatisfactory marriage, she was reduced to a fool.But seeing that she was angry and knew that she was dissatisfied, Duan Tingzhen comforted her and advised:

"You are also a mother. You must have some experience in how to treat Axi. You should know how hard it is for parents to love their children. So even if you don't want to, you should calmly talk to your uncle. Who in the whole family will not stand by you Here, if you don't want anyone to force you?"

At any rate, Duan Zhirou, the little girl, has lived a few more years, so she has some experience in speaking.In fact, according to what he said, so what if you don't get married, the Duan family can't afford to support her, but the world and humanity put it here, it's not easy to change others' opinions.

Duan Zhirou slowed down his voice and said, "My sister listened to what brother said."

Duan Tingzhen comforted her again, thinking of Xu Zhaoqi, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Do you still have contact with Mr. Xu?"

"Where is brother thinking?" She was stunned for a moment and said, "I and him are just acquaintances, what other contact can we have?" Duan Zhirou could see that there seemed to be some meaning in his brother's eyes, and when he thought about it again, he seemed to be in touch again. Not so sure, feeling a little confused, hurriedly said goodbye, turned and left.

When Uncle Zhong came in, he was stunned when he saw Duan Zhirou leaving in a hurry. When Duan Tingzhen asked Xu Zhaoqi, he said: "Everyone with a discerning eye can see that Mr. Xu is indeed interested in Miss Six, but looking at it these days, his words and deeds are not bad. According to the rules, there is no outrageous behavior. As for the girl, I can't tell what she is thinking." After speaking, he gave the book to Duan Tingzhen: "You want the book that the old slave is looking for."

He took the book and said to Shi Mo without saying anything else, "Bring paper and pen."

Although Shi Mo didn't know what to do, he didn't slow down, and hurriedly laid out the pen and paper.

Duan Tingzhen stayed up all night.

In fact, the fourth uncle's letter mentioned one other thing besides his sister's marriage, which was the key point for him.

A certain small family attached to the Duan family had a trade route along the border in the early years, and they did business through the barbarian territory in northern Xinjiang, and then traded with several small countries there.A few years later, the barbarians fought fiercely with Da Chu, and the family had to cut off this way of making money.

In the middle of this year, the truce finally came to an end. Their minds were active, and they thought of this way of making money again.After all, the caravan of that family is a regular customer, so they are more cautious than the newcomers, and they also have connections. Once they inquired into the barbarian internal disputes, after much deliberation, they dared not hide it, and quietly told the Duan family.

The Duan family knew the news and understood that the matter was serious, so they passed the news to Duan Tingzhen under the guise of asking the third master to give their daughter a family letter.

At the court meeting on the second day, when Duan Tingzhen talked about this matter, everyone had different opinions.Some people think that the opportunity is rare, but some people think that the last war has been fought for several years, so that the national treasury is empty, and if there is another dispute at this time, it may be detrimental to the country.

Meng Chifeng sat aside, sipping his tea as if he had nothing to do with himself.Someone couldn't hold back and said to him: "How does King Jin view this matter?"

"In my king's view, no matter whether I, Da Chu, intervene, this dispute is inevitable." He said: "When peace talks were made in spring, the eldest son of the leader was not happy. Now that his father is gone, no one can help." Suppress him, it's hard to say whether he recognizes the agreement."

"Then the prince supports the war?"

"This king didn't say that." He leaned lazily on the back of his chair and said, "Going to the battlefield and going through life and death, how can you be comfortable in the capital? Wouldn't it be fun to sit and enjoy the glory and wealth, and the red sleeves add to the fragrance?"

The minister blushed immediately after being stabbed by him.Duan Tingzhen frowned, changed the subject and said, "How many spies are there?"

Another courtier dressed as a general said: "At the time of the most severe beating, the local barbarians seemed to be crazy. Regardless of whether they were true or false, they would kill anyone suspected of killing them. They really lost a lot of people. During this period of time, they still Take precautions, newcomers can't climb to high positions, old people dare not move, it may be difficult to get some news."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help sighing, and in the end they didn't discuss anything, so they had to send a message to ask the frontier soldiers to be on guard and not to relax, lest they be caught off guard.

After the conversation was over, Meng Chifeng didn't leave and stayed with Duan Tingzhen.Duan Tingzhen was reviewing official documents, and Meng Chifeng didn't bother him, just flipped through the idle book with relish, and occasionally looked up and the two looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile tacitly.

After correcting the official document, Duan Tingzhen poured himself a cup of hot tea, sat beside Meng Chifeng, and said, "You have nothing else to do? What are you doing here guarding me all day long?"

And Meng Chifeng saw him coming, put the book down, and sighed pretendingly: "It's only been a long time since we got married, Duan Xiang thinks I'm annoying."

"Nothing." Duan Tingzhen took a look at the book he had put on the table. It turned out to be a storybook. In charge, he sold her into a brothel.Fortunately, I met a scholar who redeemed her body, and the two punished the villain, the story of growing old forever.

This story is considered a classic, Duan Tingzhen read it when he was a child.Seeing that Meng Chifeng took it out to look at it at this time, he couldn't help wondering what this person meant.

Meng Chifeng blinked, and smiled: "I'm afraid you'll be like Zheng Jiaerlang, and you'll end up in chaos. Look ahead, so you won't be too sad when the time comes."

"Why do I feel that you are the one who is more likely to abandon me?" As he spoke, there seemed to be some real emotion in his eyes, which made Meng Chifeng startled.But this emotion was only for a moment, and within a moment, it was gone.

Meng Chifeng thought it was just a hallucination, and the thought disappeared as soon as it came to his mind.He was sitting upright, looked at Duan Tingzhen, and asked him: "Are you going to marry a wife?"

"What's the matter!" This time it was Duan Tingzhen's turn to be surprised, and asked, "Where did you hear that?"

Meng Chifeng snorted, but said nothing.

Duan Tingzhen couldn't laugh or cry, and explained: "When I was born, my parents received instructions from the immortals, saying that I have no deep ties to the Duan family in this life. After Mrs. He left, the two elders didn't care about my marriage."

Knowing that he had misunderstood, Meng Chifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.He wanted to eat that old vinegar again, but when he thought about how long it had been, doing so would make people laugh.After being awkward for a long time, he still asked: "Ms. He should be an excellent woman."

In fact, Mrs. He was ill when she entered the family, and it was less than two years from the time she married into the Duan family to her death.Duan Tingzhen was condemned by the immortal, saying that he would have no children in his life. This story was widely spread, so it was difficult for him to choose a well-matched lady as his wife.Originally, it would not be possible to marry a sick child as a wife, but Duan Tingzhen persuaded his parents. He thought, since he can only treat his wife with respect, why should he miss the marriage of another girl.

He knew that her parents were anxious to marry her because they were afraid that she would become a lonely ghost after death, so she felt ashamed of Duan Tingzhen.And so is Duan Tingzhen.In this way, the two of them get along very well in the past two years. They are husband and wife, rather than close friends.

But it would be superfluous to explain these words to Meng Chifeng word by word.He smiled and said: "Ji Niang has been seriously ill and has had a hard life. I feel sorry for her and treat her no differently than my own sister."

Meng Chifeng said something in a low voice, but he didn't hear clearly, but when he turned his head, he refused to say any more, but turned his head to talk about business.

"Since the barbarians are restless, I'm afraid I have to go back."

What Meng Chifeng thought, Duan Tingzhen naturally thought too.So when he said it to Duan, he wasn't surprised at all, and asked him along the way: "When are you planning to leave?"

"If the two sons of the old man really fight, the boss will definitely not be able to beat the second." Meng Chifeng pondered for a moment, and slowly expressed his thoughts. "The eldest son of the old man hated Da Chu in the first place, and it was hard to live in the winter when he was beaten down. He would definitely think of attacking Da Chu. But this guy is brave and foolhardy, so there is nothing to worry about. He is afraid of his uncle's team. It's not good to take advantage of the fire to rob."

"So if we want to leave, we have to do it before winter." Duan Tingzhen finished the sentence for him.

Meng Chifeng nodded, suddenly felt something was wrong, and asked him, "Is there nothing else you want to say?"

Duan Tingzhen suppressed a smile, and pretended to be dazed and said, "Is there anything else?"

"Other people say that you are newly married, although you and I are not newly married, but this is not considered Yan'er?" He gritted his teeth and looked at his lover, angrily said: "Could it be that you are really willing to let me go?"

"I can't let go." Duan Tingzhen looked into his eyes and said, "So you have to come back quickly, and be careful not to get hurt, so as not to worry me."

Meng Chifeng felt as refreshed as if drinking a glass of ice water in midsummer, but when he was overwhelmed, he became alert like a wolf and pricked up his ears: "No, how can you say such love words."

Duan Tingzhen said indifferently: "There are many things you don't know. Now, I haven't asked you yet, why do you think I'm going to continue?"

"I have an old department. I worked in Peijiang County. I also heard from hearsay. The Duan family said that there will be a happy event soon." He explained bluntly.There is no one of the right age in the Duan family, so if we want to talk about happy events, the old widower Duan Tingzhen will be the only one.But if not, who else could it be?He suddenly thought of the sixth younger sister who was borrowed from his friend's house.