The Republic of China. A Dream of Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies

This afternoon, in order to rush to deliver the goods to the customer, Qingzhu had no choice but to go to the shop at the front door with the embroidery machine. He will live there for the past two days and will not go home. Business must be based on credibility, and the agreed time will be delayed. Afterwards, the impact was not good. She has been adhering to this concept in the past few years, so she has accumulated some old customers.

In the evening, Wu Tianci came and brought her Shaoxing rice wine and appetizers.

The two sat in the small room behind the shop to eat and drink.

Wu Tianci has a scar on his face. He is 25 years old. It was left when he fought with other gangsters when he was 17. He has good facial features and looks quite manly. Big Grid got it.

"I, Ama, just want to marry me off quickly, and let me choose one of those three." She said displeasedly, and drank three cups of heated rice wine.

Wu Tianci was in a panic, he tried to force a smile: "Then have you decided, which one to choose?"

"If I had to marry, I would naturally choose a Banner man, the one who opened an antique shop, who was about the same age and was born in Zhengbai Banner." She could not marry a Han Chinese, this was her mother's wish.

"It's the Republic of China, and you still want to marry a banner man. Could it be your Ama's intention?" He asked tentatively.

"No, my Ama wants me to marry a Han Chinese instead, but my mother-in-law said before she died that she only wanted me to marry a Banner Man." She didn't understand what Tianci meant, and she just focused on drinking.

When he heard that it wasn't Kun Belle who insisted on his daughter marrying the Bannerman, he felt more at ease, and drank the wine in his glass when he was happy.

"The most polite thing is that there are outsiders at home. I get annoyed when I see their family. I don't understand why I, Ama, invite them here and feed them for free." She babbled, but saw The man sitting opposite smiled.

Tianci said: "Your Mama must have his reasons for doing this, and after all they are relatives of your family, it shows that you Mama is very righteous."

"That's natural. How many people in Sijiu City don't know that Kun Belle is a kind person." Speaking of this, Qingzhu was very proud, because of her father's name, she also won many customers.

"That's natural. Kun Belle is a figure in the capital." He also knew about Kun Belle. The most sensational thing was naturally the first royal family to marry a foreign Fujin, and also the first Aixinjueluo family diplomat, and there are no negative rumors.

"My Ama is too sentimental, and I'm still single now. It's all caused by the British, and foreigners can't be trusted." She didn't talk about her father with others, and said that the leak was due to drinking too much.

Wu Tianci is an old man, he knows what to ask and what not to ask, that's Ge Ge's family business, he can't talk too much now, let alone it's difficult for an upright official to break up family affairs.

The two drank until it was dark, and Qing Zhu, whose face was flushed, fell asleep on the table in a daze...

When she was awake, she only felt a pain in her lower body, which immediately made her cry out. She opened her eyes and saw that it was too late, and it was Wu Tianci who was pressing on her. She would never forget that expression in her life. It's frightening and a little strange.

She wanted to curse, but she couldn't open her mouth because she was too uncomfortable. She was humiliated by a man for the first time on the not-so-large bed, and she suddenly felt powerless.

"Qingzhu, you can't help but feel it... The only woman I like these years is you. I look forward to marrying you as my wife. You can't marry someone else!" His shirtless body lightly lightened under the dim light. Shaking slightly, he focused on the woman he loved, but this woman stared at him with a puzzled and painful expression.

"You... bastard!" It took her a long time to swear, and then she cried and closed her eyes, letting the other party go.

After working for half a night, the two of them slept until the sun was high before Wu Tianci got up to leave.

When he was sitting on the bed and getting dressed, the woman behind him said coldly: "Don't let me see you again!" These words were really heartless, and they didn't even care about their relationship for many years.

"That's impossible. You're already my woman. In a few days, I'll come to propose marriage as soon as I prepare the bride price." He said it firmly, not allowing Qing Zhu to object.

Big Gege was very surprised, she grabbed the quilt tightly, gritted her teeth and asked, "Do you think I, Ama, would agree?" It's really wishful thinking, even if she can't get married again, she can't be with a bastard, right?

"Whether he agrees or not, we both have raw rice to make mature rice, unless he wants you to marry someone else with a reputation of being unchaste. Of course, I won't just sit idly by and come to your husband's house to make trouble once a day. It's as easy as eating for me." How could he let the cooked duck fly away, even if he gambled his name, he would have to marry Qing Zhu into the family.

"You... are a rascal, a rascal!" Thanks to her, she still regards this kind of person as a friend.

"Anyway, you are already my daughter-in-law, so don't think about dating anyone else, and prepare for our marriage. I will let you give me a baby next year." He smiled, stood up and planned to leave , I have to prepare a decent bride price.

"Dream!" She threw a pillow at Wu Tianci after she finished cursing, but he easily dodged it and hit the innocent teapot.

In the evening, Big Gege went to find her aunt. This kind of shameful topic was only discussed among women. When the child finished telling the story, Defang just shook her head.

They sat in the wing room drinking tea and chatting, not paying attention to the heavy snow outside.

"Don't drink with men in the future." Defang is already in her forties, and she is a mature woman. Although she doesn't pay more attention to chastity now than in the Qing Dynasty, it is still not good for a girl to have such a thing. If you know, life will be difficult in the future.

"How dare I, but things are already like this, so I can only marry him?" She wiped her tears, not knowing who to ask for help.

Defang shook her head: "Of course not. With our family's background, we can still be threatened by a gangster. The key depends on what you mean."

"But he is really a scoundrel, aunt, he can definitely do the things that come to the house every day to make trouble, he relies on this bastard to make a living, and he is very courageous... If you fall out with him, Xiangshan Zhuangzi What about rent collection?" She sighed, it was Ama who was stingy and refused to hire even a rent collector.

Defang asked: "Did he help collect the rent for our Xiangshan?"

"Well, I don't have the ability to let the tenants vomit their rent. I have relied on him for the past few years. He has taken care of it up and down and helped me a lot. The business in the shop is also the same. He always introduces people to come over to make clothes. "Now Da Gege began to think of someone's benefits. It turned out that Tianci, who came here every now and then to eat and drink, had ulterior motives, and she didn't think about that at all.

Seeing her tangled expression, my aunt probed in a low voice: "Then what do you think, or do you like him a little bit?"

"How is it possible, I like him, stop joking." Qing Zhu immediately denied it, but her face turned red.

Defang smiled knowingly, took her hand and said: "No matter how strong a woman is, she must be supported by a man. My aunt's life is bad, and your uncle left early. Otherwise, I really hope that someone will take care of me and be considerate of me." Well, while men can be irritating at times, they are protective of women and occasionally cute."

"Cute?" She asked back, a little confused.

"Well, you'll understand when you fall in love. Men are like children, and they need women to love them. If women ignore them, they are in a hurry. But on the contrary, if you love them, they will wag their tails like a pug. Yes You are obedient and obedient." Defang said with great interest, recalling the details of her and her deceased husband, now she is used to living alone, but she still feels sad occasionally!

Qing Zhu couldn't help laughing!

"Think about it carefully. I will go to Wu Tianci's place in person tomorrow. I have to see what kind of person he is. If you can't pass my test, you really have to be careful." After thinking about it, she also understands that the first time in a girl's family is very precious. If the man's character is acceptable and he is obedient to Qingzhu, she will try to persuade her younger brother to agree to the marriage.

Qingzhu nodded silently. She had never been in love with a man before, so she didn't know how to tell the difference. It would be safer for her aunt to serve as a consultant, and she would listen to her arrangement.

The next morning, Defang came to the courtyard where Wu Tianci lived in a rickshaw, and it was Fatty, Tianci's servant, who opened the door for her.

"Are you looking for something with my elder brother?" The fat man felt that this woman was very extravagant, and he thought it was a good friend that Godsend met somewhere.

"Tell him, I'm Qing Zhu's aunt." She looked around, and felt that the yard was very small, and all the people living nearby were doing business. Not far away was Shaanxi Lane, where there were a lot of sex, and the environment was really good. too poor.

"Oh... please come in quickly." The fat man greeted her immediately with a smile on his face, invited her into the living room, and made tea for her himself.

"Brother is out on errands, I'll go find him right away, you wait a moment." After finishing speaking, the fat man quickly ran out of the courtyard gate to find Tianci who was drinking nearby.

Tianci hurried home, entered the living room, saluted Defang respectfully, and said politely: "I didn't know you came here. It's really a failure, and I don't have anything good to entertain you. I am Wu Tianci."

Defang looked at him carefully, feeling cold in his heart, this appearance is not handsome, especially the scar on his face, it makes people feel horrified, my brother must hate it.

"Sit down." She asked Tianci to sit down, but she didn't know how to ask the next question.

He sat on the chair diagonally opposite, and asked nervously: "You must think that I am not good enough for Qingzhu." First of all, the elders must understand that he is sincere, and then they can talk about other things.

"It's up to me, you know best." She was a little angry, but she knew in her heart that if her niece was not happy, this guy would not be able to succeed.

Wu Tianci scratched his head, lowered his head and said, "Well, I knew from the beginning that I was a leprosy and wanted to eat swan meat, but I heard that she was going to marry soon, so I was very anxious...but I can protect Qing Zhu will also treat her well, since I met her in Xiangshan, I have thought of marrying her as my wife, so I have never married, and I am just waiting for her."

"Is it really worth it? Can my niece live in this small courtyard like yours?" she asked. There were only five houses in the courtyard, and they were very old, with simple furniture. My brother would never agree. Let Qingzhu live in such a bad place.

With a fever on his face, Wu Tianci replied embarrassingly: "My family has a few rooms in Xiangshan and half an acre of land, which can be sold. I can buy a few rooms in the city. This is just a rented place for me to live in."

"How much can you sell for? Let's not talk about this, you don't even have a regular business, who will rest assured that your daughter will follow you. If you want to marry Qing Zhu, you must wash your hands and start a business, otherwise you will not even think about it." Don't think about it." She said very sternly, if she can correct her evil ways, maybe she can help make peace.

He thought for a while, and then said: "I know, if you want to marry Qing Zhu, you must stop being a bastard, but I can't think of what to do for a while, can you let me think about it?"

"I guess you don't have much time to think about it, so hurry up." She was worried that Qingzhu was pregnant, and she was afraid that her younger brother would be in a hurry to go on a blind date.

He nodded again and again, what to rely on for a living in the future is really a big problem, and it must be considered now.