Shanglin Night Snow

Xun Miao was already confused.

After a while, I heard Guo Kai's terrified voice: "My lady, forgive me, but I just made my eyes clumsy, and I didn't see clearly..."

The woman obviously didn't intend to listen to his excuses, she waved her hand and interrupted: "Who are you waiting for? What are you doing here?"

Guo Xie spoke cautiously: "I am an acquaintance of Cuiye Cuipo. She asked me to bring a word to her sister, Ma's eldest lady. I don't know anyone when I first came here, so I offended you. I hope my lady will forgive me."

The woman's complexion softened a little after hearing this, she put down her knife and took a few steps forward: "The old man is Ma Zhushi, if he has something to say, he will."

Guo Kai took courage and stepped into the door: "Cui Po told me that you taught her..." At this point, he suddenly heard heavy footsteps behind him, and before turning his head, he saw a figure passing by out of the corner of his eye. , looks like a little guy.

With a sound of "Boom", the visitor put the wooden bucket in his hand on the table, and said, "There is only so much meat left, let's sell it today!" The voice was full of air.

Guo Kai saw that his stature was not high, but he was very strong, and he could not speak with Ma Zhushi, so he guessed that he was his son, and praised: "This young man is very strong!"

When the words fell, I saw the man turn his head: under the candlelight, his face was still fair, his eyebrows and eyes were raised, and his skeleton was protruding. At first glance, he could not help but think of lofty mountains, steep and lonely peaks...

"You mean——Nujia?" With doubts on his face, he raised his hand and touched the gold hairpin on the single bun, the man's voice was still low.

"This is the little girl!" Ma Zhushi's face turned cold again, and he pulled out the meat cleaver before turning back to the case, "These two people have very bad eyesight, so don't worry about it." Obviously he was talking to the woman beside him.Then with one knife, the half piece of lamb was divided into two, and the flesh and bones on the case were torn apart several times.

As if a chill hit their faces suddenly, Guo and Xun shook their heads at the same time, and exited the door together.Guo Kai's heart was still beating, he pulled the person beside him and whispered something in his ear, he saw the person nodding, but he was still confused: "Look... I see it clearly, but why...?"

"You just said, do you have something to tell me?" The voice from inside the door was as cold as snow.

Guo Kai bowed his hands upright: "Cui Po said, I teach you that you have time to find her drinking and playing cards!" After speaking, without waiting for an answer from the door, he pulled the people around him and left.

After leaving the shop, the two of them still walked like flying, and they walked for thirty or fifty zhang before stopping.Seeing that there was no one following behind him, Guo Kai let out a sigh of relief, and waited until Xun Miao's breathing gradually calmed down, before telling the truth.

"What are you talking about? That... that is..." The man stared at him with wide eyes, with an expression of disbelief on his face: "But that... I haven't figured out whether it's male or female yet!"

Guo Kai was embarrassed: "I didn't know her like this before, but I only heard that she is an only daughter, and the family has a lot of money... Besides, I didn't know you were famous at that time, so I..."

"Capital..." Hearing these two words, Xun Miao's complexion was delicate, and he remained silent for a while.

Guessing what he was thinking, a hint of contempt floated on the corner of Guo Kai's mouth: "You can't have both, between the two, Zhiwei will have to choose one."

Perhaps because he was thinking about the choice with all his heart, Xun Miao didn't hear the sarcasm in his voice, sighed, and for a while, his face was full of sorrow, and he hesitated: "The sage has a saying, 'Analyze the form, and see the leopard in the tube'. My book Don't judge people by their appearance, when choosing a wife, you should pay more attention to the inside than the outside, and choose virtue instead of appearance, just..." She lowered her head, and the sole of her shoe rubbed against the stones under her feet, "I... I think she has a thin waist and narrow hips, which may not be good for her fertility. I am the only son, shouldering the responsibility of continuing the family line, because it is..." At this point, I seemed to be choked up, and my raised eyes were slightly red.

Guo Kai was stunned for a moment, turned his head to avoid those eyes that expressed the intention of asking for advice, and for a moment regretted his contempt just now, so he comforted: "Actually, you don't need to be depressed, let alone be impatient, since this girl is not what you like, change her." Choose another day. You have fame and fame, and you can be promoted, but you still have no wife?"

Unexpectedly, when this remark came out, the man became more and more frustrated, but he shook his head repeatedly and sighed.Guo Kai was surprised, and after several times of questioning, the man was half ashamed and half ashamed, and he hesitated to tell the inside story.

It turned out that at the beginning of his career, he was favored by the rich and powerful, and he wanted to marry his daughter. Female, or a little older than him, or hard to be called beautiful, or lacking both ability and morality... In short, I don't completely agree. After thinking about my success at a young age, I will surely succeed in the future. I don't want to be hasty in marriage. So Nai rejected them one by one, but who knows, it was precisely this action that made him regret it to this day!

But after that, he served in the secretary province for three years, doing nothing, not to mention hopeless promotion, and even tended to be forgotten outside the teaching.As for the failure of the marriage, he was not very concerned at the beginning, but when he was too weak, he became impatient and asked people to make connections everywhere, but it was a pity that some wealthy families only asked about their family background and current situation, and they politely refused. To put it simply, he thinks his future is bleak and his family background is meager (he Xun family is considered a well-known scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. Since eight generations ago, there have been first and third rank scholars in the previous dynasty, and his descendants have all regarded themselves as literati. For hundreds of years He only collects scriptures and does not do farming, let alone manage. However, among the descendants of the later generations, there is no Jinshi, and the family fortune is declining day by day. By the generation of his father, most of the family members have been called abject poverty. He failed the entrance examination, so he was depressed, and died early, and his mother passed away a few years later. At that time, Xun Miao was still young and relied on the support of his clan to survive. Later, in order to study and enter the examination, he owed a large amount of foreign debts. Because since he entered the imperial examination, most of his salary has been used to pay off debts, and the rest is barely enough to support his basic necessities in Beijing.).

"I never thought, but it's so difficult for you!" After hearing about his life, Guo Kai felt sympathetic.

Sniffing, the other's eyes were downcast: "Thus, there is not much room for me to choose at the moment. Back then, I had to look forward to Shu, and I only wanted to be perfect, but I ended up delaying my youth. Now I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. dance, so as not to be alone in this life.”

Hearing his words, Guo Kai felt submissive, and couldn't help frowning: "Although what you say, the Ma family is really..." Seeing him, the complexion became darker, and he stopped talking, hesitated for a while, and gritted his teeth: " Come on! Since Mr. Guo has taken over this matter, he should try his best to make it happen. My mother found three daughters from a good family that day. They are all good in virtue, ability and appearance. It was originally for me to choose one, but I have no intention of this right now, so if you don't give up , then take the horoscopes of the birthdays of these three people, and if there is a match, then Guo will protect you for you, and you find another person to talk about it, and it will be possible."

"This..." Xun Miao hesitated for a while, his raised eyes were filled with gratitude, but he was half-uncertain: "Since Mrs. Guo has chosen the person for you, how can I..."

"It's okay!" Guo Kai waved his hand, but he was magnanimous, "I don't like it at all..." At this point, a blush appeared in the corner of his eyes, and he turned his eyes away: "Actually, I already have someone in mind. So at this moment..." The voice gradually weakened, but the figure who was born in Qingchen appeared in front of his eyes, his heart seemed to be scratched by something, and the corners of his mouth turned up, like a silly smile.

"The person you like?" Xun Miao swallowed, thinking about it for a moment.After a long while, he raised his finger and tapped his forehead, tried his best to squeeze away those vulgar thoughts in his heart, and cupped his hands forward: "In this way, Xun will thank Brother Guo first."

It was settled when Guo Kai remembered that the birth dates of the three daughters were still in the hands of his mother, and he was not in the mood to beg for it for no reason, and he had just promised to be a Baoshan for Xun Miao just now, thinking about it now is absurd : Originally, the person was chosen for him, so it's fine if he doesn't want to marry, but how can he come forward to protect the marriage for his friends?However, with a word from a gentleman, it is hard for four horses to catch up!Now that he has promised, Guo Kai is absolutely unwilling to break his promise.

After thinking about it, he can't do it himself, and his mother is definitely not willing to do it. In this case, I can only entrust someone else: since the three families still have some power, this person has to bear some fame, so... ...For some reason, a gorgeous figure suddenly appeared in front of my eyes!Guo Kai was startled, his face darkened: Guo Jian?How can such an important task be entrusted to such a cowardly person?Let's say it's not like this... My eyes light up: It's better to turn to the princess!If she comes forward to negotiate a deal, the matter will be settled in half; as for his useless younger brother, although the big things are not accomplished, the methods of pleasing his mother have always been ingenious, because he is the one who persuades the old mother on his behalf. Or not too harsh.

Now that the idea was made, it was not too late, Guo Kai immediately took Xun Miao to Guo Jian and his wife's powder shop.

It was especially early in the morning, but the street full of cloth shop powder shops and pearl and jade jewelry shops, compared with the Jinliang Bridge lined with restaurants, seemed deserted.Also due to the thinning of the crowd, some shops are already closed.

The two walked in front of the powder shop, and at a glance, it was not the crowd at the door as they thought. On the contrary, the door of the shop was open, and there were noisy people inside. It seemed that this business was in the ascendant.

After entering the door, Guo Kai saw a bunch of flowers inside - the ladies and ladies formed a circle around the counter, talking to each other and chatting endlessly.With a glance, he saw a tall and handsome man standing behind the cabinet, obviously not Guo Jian.

The female guests are now rushing to ask about the usage and efficacy of the powder, but few people behind the cabinet answer, after all, they may be annoyed by being forced to ask, and they say: "This place is closed, you can come back tomorrow."

The sound is familiar!

Guo Kai was stunned, his eyes fixed on the slightly indifferent face at the moment, for half a quarter of an hour, until the person next to him lightly pulled his sleeve, still staring open-mouthed and in shock.And the person he was staring at was entangled by a group of women, so he had no time to pay attention to the surprised eyes on him.

"I said, Xiao Lang, when the second treasurer is here, you have to teach the servants how to use this new cosmetic powder, but you are good, don't preach, even the answer is like gold, but teach the concubine how to buy it with peace of mind." Next?" Seeing that his words were less reserved, several older female guests became more reckless and even joked about him.

I don't know what the man said in a low voice, and there was a burst of laughter in front of the cabinet.The women might find it funny, so they simply put aside those powdered creams and made jokes with him wholeheartedly.

Someone said: "Looking at Xiaolang's shyness, I'm afraid he is not married yet?" Another person added: "So, if Xiaolang discounts this gouache to us, maybe he can hold a rope with you and promote a good marriage. !" When it comes to marriage, the women are more and more excited, and you talk to each other, making a lot of noise.Ask here: "What kind of woman does the young man like?" The other side answered: "Gentle and virtuous, diligent and thrifty in managing the house, or knowledgeable and reasonable?" The woman said: "My sister-in-law is still waiting for her boudoir!" The woman then said: "My little sister is waiting to be married"...

Guo Kai was in a daze when he felt his sleeves being tugged again, and whispered in his ear: "Maybe you can ask the second shopkeeper for a friendship, so that Xun can come here to visit the shop later in the evening. I don't know the efficacy and usage of this powder, but I still have a good memory, but once he tells me, I will definitely not forget..." But between the words, the noise in front of the cabinet suddenly died down.Guo Kai raised his head, and saw a figure of Pingting appeared there at some time.

"This is my brother. He is a fledgling and has no understanding of the world. Ladies, don't make fun of him." The woman smiled gracefully, her voice clear and sweet.

"I've already said it's closed, she's definitely coming in..." the person with red ears whispered, and turned around to look at the bottles and cans on the shelf.

"We never made things difficult for him. On the contrary, seeing Xiao Lang's handsome character, we wanted to tie up with him and promote a good marriage." The women laughed again.

A color of gouache and rouge was laid out on the cabinet, and the woman behind the cabinet raised her eyes and glanced at the crowd, smiling sweetly: "Then I will thank you all, although my brother is married, but my sister-in-law is fierce, I missed him last month." My concubine passed away due to severe injuries, and now Xiao Lang is sad, if all the ladies can help you connect again, I will be very grateful."

After saying a word, there was a complete silence outside the cabinet.

After a long time, I heard a faint voice from the crowd: "My family heard that a new peach pollen has been released in the shop these past two days, so I came to have a look..." As soon as the words were said, the rest agreed, and each chose a few cosmetics, Hastily dispersed like birds and beasts.

"Second shopkeeper!" Passing by the two standing in front of the door, someone called.

Guo Kai was startled, and was about to deny it, but heard the voice of a woman in the inner room coming first: "Ladies and gentlemen, you made a mistake, this is my concubine's brother-in-law (1)."