marriage contract

Uncle Yu first glanced at the name on the tablet, and couldn't help being startled, but when he moved his eyes down and saw the words "Changshenglu Bit" engraved under the tablet, there was nothing he didn't understand.

There is an incense burner candlestick on the incense table, and two longevity tablets are enshrined in the middle, and the identity information of the person enshrined is clearly written on the tablets.

Uncle Yu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the two enshrined people, and wanted to ask them, what do they think of this scene?

There was silence in the room, the three of them stood in front of the incense table, none of them spoke, but their expressions were dim, as if thousands of words were trapped in their hearts.

When the hostess of this house returned home, she saw three men staring at the memorial tablet enshrined in her house without saying a word, walked over with a smile, and asked them to make way while greeting them.

The three of them were silent for a while, and then stepped aside for a while.

The aunt smiled at the three of them, lit three sticks of incense proficiently, bowed respectfully to the memorial tablet again and again, inserted the three sticks of incense into the incense burner, and only then did she have the time to talk to them.

"This memorial tablet..." Chu Junyi endured and endured, but he still couldn't hold back, and pointed to the memorial tablet on the incense table with an unusually dry voice.

"These are the benefactors of our village. The good weather in the past few years is all thanks to them." The aunt replied with a smile.

Chu Junyi only felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, but he couldn't speak when he wanted to speak. Just looking at the two tablets was enough to make the hairs on his whole body stand on end.

Uncle Yu looked at Gu Chengzhi, then at Chu Junyi, and seeing that they were speechless, he could only ask the reason empathetically.

Gu Chengzhi has been to the border and traveled to school with Mr. Nie, but he really doesn't know when this man went to Anhui, let alone how he became a great benefactor in this village.

Compared with Gu Chengzhi, Chu Junyi has fewer chances to go out. Uncle Yu doesn't have much contact with him, but he still understands the virtues of the Chu family. With the old lady Chu's temperament, he will definitely not let Chu Jun Yi left home and went out of Beijing, let alone being kind to this place.

My aunt seems to have answered this question many times, and it is indeed the case. There is no village or shop behind here, and it takes several hours to drive to the nearest county town. Merchants often stop here, and it is inevitable to see this longevity tablet. I want to ask a few questions.

"A few years ago, there was a big flood here, and it rushed from there to here." The aunt pointed to the direction they came from, then pointed her finger to her feet, and sighed: "The house collapsed and the ground collapsed, and people and animals died. .”

Gu Chengzhi frowned slightly. It was already in the afternoon when they got off the boat. Although it took some time to rest and recuperate, the journey was fast and it took a lot of time. How could the flood hit this place?

That's right, they have already remembered this place. This is the place where the flood raged before Gu Chengzhi and Chu Junyi got married. However, the villages near the river bank should be destroyed by the flood. Did it affect here?

Chu Junyi and Uncle Yu also thought of something, but Chu Junyi didn't have any desire to speak now, so it was Uncle Yu who asked.

"Yes!" The aunt frowned tightly, gnashing her teeth and said, "At that time, it was just in time for planting rice seedlings and harvesting wheat, and the flood washed away months of hard work! Our place is not bad, and it is close to the river bank. It’s not bad if the village can save its life!”

The three people on the side were all silent.

"Fortunately, God opened his eyes. The Taoist priest of Nanxing Mountain had a clever plan. After Master Gu and Master Chu got married, the wind stopped, the water receded, and even the growth of the crops improved." The aunt swept away the depression just now. , happily said: "During that time, I burned incense and worshiped Buddha every day, but it was of no use at all. Since the two adults were enshrined, the weather has been smooth and the weather has been good for these years, and the family has surplus food every year. Isn't it the great benefactor of our village! "

Gu Chengzhi, one of the great benefactors: "..."

Chu Junyi, the second benefactor: "..."

"My lord?" Uncle Yu was a little out of sorts.

"It's an adult." The aunt almost laughed into a Maitreya Buddha, and said: "Master Gu is the number one scholar. It is said that it is the three yuan, three yuan...what is the three yuan?"

"Three yuan and the first." Uncle Yu reminded her with a toothache after hearing her "three yuan" for a long time without any results.

"Yes, that's it!" The aunt clapped her hands, her face full of excitement, as if Gu Chengzhi was her son, "The master of Sanyuan and No. [-], and he is still so young, how many people can match him! "

The unparalleled Gu Chengzhi twitched the corners of his mouth, and his eyelids kept twitching.

Uncle Yu, who failed to win the first prize, silently looked away.

"There is also Mr. Chu, that is also Mr. Juren, it is right to shout 'Master'!" Probably the aunt has reached menopause, and then she started to praise all the time, opening her mouth and talking endlessly, and the more she said The more excited it is, the more it seems to be talking at night.

Chu Junyi felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, his old face was flushed red, and he only wished that there was no one sewn up for him to sneak in to hide his embarrassment.

Gu Chengzhi saw that the aunt's words were getting more and more outrageous, so he interrupted the conversation immediately.

At this time, the aunt also seemed to have regained her senses. Seeing that it was dark outside, she raised her hand and slapped her head, and got up to help prepare meals.

After the aunt left, the strange atmosphere in the room was still there, the bluish color on Chu Junyi's face gradually faded, he got up silently and was about to go outside.

"Where are you going?" Uncle Yu asked.

"Go out and tell me, don't tell us about us." Chu Junyi didn't stop, and he turned away as soon as he finished speaking.

The common people are no better than the officials. The officials here may know who is going to take office, but the common people are not so well-informed. In some closed places, it is impossible to say that the officials have changed for several rounds without noticing.

Just looking at the way the aunt said just now, Chu Junyi has no doubts at all. If their identities are exposed, what they did to the tablet just now can be done to them again.

Uncle Yu said "tsk tsk" twice, looked at Gu Chengzhi and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that you will be worshiped as a Bodhisattva today, how does it feel?"

Gu Chengzhi gave him a big white eye, and said angrily: "You will know after you try it."

Uncle Yu shook his head with a smile. He has neither merit nor kindness, and he is not afraid of losing his life if he gets a longevity tablet for himself.

Gu Chengzhi shifted his gaze to the two plaques again. According to his thinking, it would be best if the plaques could be removed. It would be too obtrusive to put it on the bright side, but most people here would not agree. Unless they reveal their identities, the possibility of being kicked out is higher.

There are more than one family in this village enshrining the longevity tablet. Looking at the tablet on the incense table and listening to the introduction and explanation by the owner of the house, a sense of irony and laughter arises spontaneously.

Chu Junyi walked around in a big circle with a serious face, strictly forbidding to reveal their identities, and those who can travel with them are not idiots, so they naturally know what to say and what not to say.

Brother Qi finished today's martial arts lesson, followed Chu Junyi into the room, looked left and right, and when he saw the incense table and the tablet on the incense table, both eyes looked straight.

Chu Junyi's face was a little uneasy, he pulled his son over and covered his mouth, grinding his teeth to keep him from saying much.

Brother Qi blinked his eyes and nodded in response.

When the owner of the house came back, Gu Chengzhi asked some more about the flood that year. The owner of the house had a deep memory of this and told everything he could think of.

When there was no one else in the house, Chu Junyi asked him why he mentioned this matter?

Gu Chengzhi said thoughtfully: "It's nothing, I just think that flood is a bit strange."

Uncle Yu also nodded and said: "I remember that although it was raining at that time, it was not very heavy. I just don't know why the flood happened."

The owner of the house only knows the local situation, and the information he can provide is limited. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run.

In the early morning of the next day, a group of people packed their bags and prepared to continue their journey.

Chu Junyi had been waiting in the carriage for a long time, as long as he thought of the three sticks of incense offered by the people here sooner or later, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

But the tablet of longevity is no different than others, even if he reveals his identity, the opponent may not ignore it, maybe the three sticks of incense can be inserted directly under his feet, just thinking about it makes his scalp tingle.

Along the way, not all villages will enshrine longevity tablets. Those near the river bank will be exaggerated, and those farther from the river bank will be much worse.

When we arrived at the residence of Anqing Mansion, this situation was no longer visible. The local magistrate led other officials to welcome Gu Chengzhi and others into the mansion.

Chu Junyi did not follow Gu Chengzhi, but went to clean up the accommodation.

In fact, he doesn't need to do these things, he just needs to stand at the door and watch the servants tidy up.

The magistrate of Anqing Mansion, surnamed Fan, was not affected by this incident. After watching Gu Chengzhi and Uncle Yu finish the handover work, he mentioned that he would hold a banquet tomorrow night to cleanse them up.

Gu Chengzhi nodded with a smile. They had been exhausted all the way, and the banquet was set for tomorrow night, so they can take a rest tonight.

The tired look on Uncle Yu's face can hardly be concealed, his body is not as strong as Gu Chengzhi's, Chu Junyi can still hide and be lazy, but he can only stand upright, and has a night's rest time, the impression of Fan Zhifu It's much better.

Gu Chengzhi lived next to Uncle Yu's mansion, and Chu Junyi didn't forget to visit Uncle Yu's side when he cleaned up this side.

When Gu Chengzhi and Uncle Yu came back, the food had already been prepared. After eating, Uncle Yu waved his hand and said goodbye. Tomorrow is the first day at the Yamen, so he must recharge his energy.

Brother Qi went to bed early, and Chu Junyi was also extremely tired. He was already motion sick, and when he got here, he stared at him for another afternoon. Gu Chengzhi felt sorry for him, and the two of them took a rest after washing up.

The first day of going to the Yamen is to look through the old calendar to see how the former officials handled their errands.

In the evening, Prefect Fan invited Gu Chengzhi and Uncle Yu to move to Huiyuan Building, which is the best restaurant in Anqing Mansion.

Neither Gu Chengzhi nor Uncle Yu refused, but each paid a part of the money for the banquet expenses.

Prefect Fan was startled at first, and then saw the half-smile expressions of these two people, so he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes.

Chu Junyi shouldn't have attended this banquet, but Gu Chengzhi took the money, so it is really unreasonable not to invite other people's family members.

Halfway through the banquet, singing and dancing came to the stage, and a group of singers and dancers jumped in.