Manifest Marriage I

The dilapidated small courtyard, the dusty swing frame, and the lotus in the large water tank in front of the door, the lotus is about to bloom, the leaves are green and full of vitality.The long bamboo pole leans against the corner of the wall, and it should be used to dry clothes from the perspective of daytime scenery.

"Squeak", the door of the room was pushed open, Lianzhou turned to greet her: "Come in and have a glass of water."

Of course there is no tea, even if there is, it may not please the guests.She went to boil the water by herself, and the accompanying servants and guards were quite knowledgeable—unexpectedly, their mistress's family was so poor!

"What are you still doing?" Zhou Jing raised his chin slightly: "Get moving, it's time to tidy up, and you still use my bishop?"

After she spoke, the small courtyard suddenly seemed more cramped.

When Zhou Jing entered the door, he wiped the long table with his fingers, and it was covered with a thin layer of dust, and the maid was busy cleaning it.

Many people suddenly poured into the small courtyard that had been closed for a long time, such a big movement could not be concealed from the neighbors.Soon, a young woman in commoner clothes came into the courtyard with her head poking her head: "Lianzhou? Lianzhou, are you back?"

Lianzhou lit a fire, and there was water burning in the stove. Hearing the sound, he walked out of the small kitchen, saw someone coming, and was slightly taken aback: "Sister Ligui?"

The young woman named "Ligui" didn't dare to recognize the silk and satin she was wearing, and took a step back uncertainly: "I, I must have recognized the wrong person."

She was about to leave, but Lianzhou called out: "Sister Ligui, are you...married?"

Yuan Ligui stopped, turned around and said incredulously, "Lianzhou? It's really you! You—"

"What's the matter, Zhouzhou, who's here?"

Seeing the handsome man coming out of the house, Yuan Ligui's mind froze and she looked straight: "Zhouzhou, this is..."

Lian Zhou glanced at the young Patriarch who came out, stroked his hair lightly: "This is my husband."

"Husband?! You, are you married too?"

She muttered to herself, and from the corner of her eye, she glanced at Mr. Pianpian, who was facing the wind in Yushu, dressed in brocade and jade belt, with a beautiful and tall figure, standing side by side with Lianzhou, like a pair of jade men.

?That's right, look at my eyes, I should have seen you wearing a woman's bun long ago, I didn't expect that you who were most resistant to getting married at the beginning now have a belonging..."

Zhou Jing looked blank, and Lian Zhou said in a low voice: "This is my childhood playmate, I call her Sister Ligui, she was not married when I left home, but when I came back, she was already someone else's wife."

It's inconvenient to say so much at this time, she is generous: "Sister Ligui, I just came back, I will invite you to my house after I settle down, I have a lot to say to you."

"Yes, you are right. You must have been busy when you came back. I went home first, Lian Zhou. I also have a lot to say to you. I will come back another day."

Before she left, she took a second look at the handsome man on the steps, and the sight of the daytime scene made her feel scared. When he walked away, she scratched her chin and turned back into the room, "Why does that Miss Ligui you mentioned look so weird? of?"

"Do not say that……"

Zhou Zhou sat on a clean round stool, and said slowly, "Miss Ligui is very poor. She used to be very cheerful and loved to laugh, much more than me. We played together when we were eight years old, and she was taller than her peers. Hurry up, no one dares to bully me with her around.

later……

Father Yuan gambled and ruined his family fortune, and the Yuan family plummeted.Life is sluggish and angry.

Men beat women, women beat children, every now and then I can hear Sister Ligui being abused by her parents, saying she is a money loser, all kinds of nasty words..."

She frowned: "Father and mother tried many ways to persuade Father Yuan, but to no avail. After half a year, Sister Ligui became timid and timid, no longer as straightforward as before."

Speaking of this past event, she lowered her eyes in distress: "I don't know if sister Ligui's situation has improved after she got married. When I see her, I will think of her in the past. Every time I think of it, my heart is always sour."

"That's why every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite." Zhou Jing didn't want to see her sullen, "Don't frown, if you want to help her, just help her. If the Yuan family's parents don't behave themselves, with me around, you can make trouble as you like. Everything will happen."

"It's not like that, we didn't even know what happened, so we rashly—"

"Isn't that simple?" Zhou Jing interrupted her, "Qiuyue, find out Miss Yuan's current situation, and report before dinner."

"Yes, master."

She smiled slightly: "Look, it's actually that simple."

Facing her complacent expression, Lianzhou was at a loss for words, and after a while, his face burst into a smile, and he said softly, "You..."

She smiled and reflected the shallow pear dimples. Zhou Jing suddenly remembered something, and took out the embroidery in her sleeve pocket.

A brand new purse with silver patterns: "For you..."

"Send it to me?" The pouch is exquisitely stitched and made of fine materials, and feels silky and comfortable to the touch. Lian Zhou was surprised: "Why did you think of sending me this?"

"It's just a whim." Worried that she didn't understand the true meaning, a certain patriarch cleared his throat with his fist on his lips: "Don't look at it as small, it has interlayers inside and it's very clean. You can make dried peaches in the future..."

"Dried peaches?"

"Ah, no." Realizing that she accidentally slipped the tongue, she glanced up, staring at the beam in a daze.

Speaking of this, how can Lianzhou not understand—well, she is being used as a cook again.

"What about peaches?"

"Oh, I also want candied green plums, candied tangerine cakes, candied osmanthus, candied roses, candied cherries, and Jiuzhi tangerine peel."

The air was quiet, and the two looked at each other.

The little sweets in his mind were easily picked out, and Zhou Jing became angry with embarrassment: "What are you telling me? I'm just talking, I don't want to eat it."

"Oh, I didn't think about eating." Lianzhou was silent for a while, and asked: "So much sugar, aren't you afraid of getting tired?"

"Don't be afraid, I've been thinking about it recently..." She stopped abruptly, and the maidservants covered their mouths and laughed.

Miss Lianzhou looked at her with a smile.

Zhou Jing licked his lips: "Zhouzhou, is the water boiling? I'm thirsty..."

Lian Zhou just wanted to tease her on a whim, the owner of the Tang Tang family, he didn't expect to be so greedy.After teasing, she raised the corners of her lips happily, and walked down the steps set up by Master Zhou calmly: "Let's go, I'll go and have a look."

"Go quickly..."

The girl left lightly, the phoenix eyes of the person sitting on the seat raised slightly, and the servants looked at their noses, noses, and hearts immediately, and stopped laughing.

A quarter of an hour later, after drinking a glass of warm water, looking at the small courtyard that had been cleaned inside and out, there were rows of guards standing in the small courtyard, and Zhou Jing began to chase people away without saying a word, which can be regarded as a model of throwing away after use.

The people who came along looked at the Patriarch with resentful eyes. God knows how many competitors they defeated for this trip, and they were just blown away like this, so unwilling.

"Hurry up, hurry up, whimpering, it hurts my eyes."

The attendants walked away crying, their eyes were clear again.

Qiuyue was busy inquiring about the news, and Ping An, with a knife hanging from his waist, jumped onto the roof and became a salted fish that had nothing to do with the world.

Inside the house, Chunhua silently rubbed the shoulders of the head of the house, and Zhou Jing took out the last candied fruit from the shriveled purse, sweet in his mouth and sweet in his heart.

She was full of contentment, Lianzhou lost her mind, she couldn't help softening her brows and eyes, thinking: If Ah Jing is a girl, she must be the cutest existence in the world.

"What's the matter, look at me without blinking." With the sweet and sour candied fruit on the tip of his tongue, Zhou Jing leaned over and teased: "Zhou Zhou, don't fall in love with me, it will be very miserable."

The miserable girl didn't know that such blunt and ambiguous words were overheard by others, she gave someone a supercilious look, and resolutely said, "It's absolutely impossible..."

Chunhua smiled when she heard that: Oh, the Patriarch is flirting with Miss Ning again!

The sun was shining, and under the big locust tree, the old woman took the broken silver from the girl, gritted her teeth, and smiled brighter: "What do you want to ask, girl?"

"Yuan Ligui..."

"Old daughter of Yuan's family. It's a long story."

Qiuyue folded her arms in her arms: "Old man, I have plenty of time, you might as well tell me everything you know."

"The daughter of the Yuan family just got married some time ago. She married a young and promising butcher in the town, named Tu Ba. His family lives in Sandao Hutong on the east side..."

In the largest house in the three alleys on the east side, Tu Ba closed his stall and went home. When he entered the house, he saw a woman sitting in a daze in the courtyard, and no one answered her yell.

"What do you think?"

The voice shocked the woman back to her senses. Seeing the man who came back from outside, Yuan Ligui's face turned pale, and she tremblingly stepped forward to relieve him of the burden: "You're back, have you eaten yet?"

"Nope……"

Yuan Ligui was nineteen years old, and she looked like a very beautiful woman from all over the world. Otherwise, Tu Ba would not be willing to spend 30 taels of silver to hire someone back.Father Yuan regards money as his life, he is stingy, and he will not do without a penny.

Tu Ba first set his sights on the orphan girl of the Ning family, and when the charming beauty saw Dao Yaotiao's back from a distance, he fell in love with her.

All the men with vision and ambition in the town want to marry Ms. Ning as his wife, but Ms. Ning is very guarded, and the woman surnamed Song has been protecting her for many years, so no one can pick this delicate flower in advance.

Not to mention picking them off, Miss Ning seemed to have seen a ghost when she saw them.

When he couldn't bear the anger and spent a lot of money to find a matchmaker, who would have thought that delicate flower would fly away suddenly.The night was dry and panicked, he had no choice but to settle for second best and marry the second most beautiful girl in the town, Miss Yuan.

In the first few days of their wedding, he was ecstatic. He really wanted to live a good life.After tasting the fairy-like taste, after a while, I became dissatisfied within a few days.

The daughter-in-law who married back home is so dumb that she shrinks after saying a few words.Crying and crying on the bed is a wonderful thing, but it is tiresome to keep wiping tears secretly when you get out of bed.

When he was distracted, Yuan Ligui felt apprehensive, looking at the man's thin body and tanned complexion, she also fell into memories.

On the day Tu Ba proposed marriage to her father, she hid behind the curtain and peeked at him. Although she was a pig slaughterer for a living, Tu Ba was considered good-looking in the town except for black spots.

Tu Ba has indeed read a few books, and he can read more than she does.On the day she married him, Yuan Ligui was looking forward to and grateful, looking forward to having a new life, and grateful to Tu Ba for saving her from the dire straits.

But that night when she cried hoarsely, she didn't get any sympathy for this man, but it got worse. At that time, she understood that Tu Ba didn't love her, but he just wanted a woman when he was old.

The dream was broken before it even started.

Marrying a man who doesn't love her will never make her heart come true.She couldn't bear to be married to a moody and energetic man.

The wind blew through the corner of the skirt, and when she came back to her senses, she looked into Shangtu Ba's thoughtful eyes, she was still in shock: "Have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, I'll give it to you—"

The wrist is pulled.

"Don't worry, I'll eat it later."

The bed board creaked.

She looked at the solid beam above her head with forbearance, and tears overflowed from her eyes unknowingly.

The man's irritating smell of sweat and the unpleasant smell of meat on his body filled his nose, bringing only unbearable brutality.

Xu Shi was too uncomfortable, her thoughts were confused, and she thought of Lian Zhou who had returned home after a good job.

Lianzhou played with her since she was a child, how could her life be so good?

She also thought of the noble young man who was standing on the steps half an hour ago, as handsome as jade.

That was the most beautiful man she had ever seen, prettier than a woman, with bright eyes like stars, slender waist and long legs, and an overly good figure.With red lips and white teeth, he looks gentle and elegant, honest and upright, who is the dream man of many women.

That young man in brocade clothes and jade belt must be a very gentle person, right?

She was in too much pain, indulged in endless fantasies to resist endless torture.For a long time, thinking of the strange man whom he only met once, he moaned happily for the first time.

【two】

The evening in Yushui Town is extremely beautiful, and the smell of delicious food wafts from the small courtyard.

Holding a cat in his arms who didn't know which family came to visit, Zhou Jing sat on the big blue stone with gentle eyes.

Qiuyue replied: "Master, I found out clearly, the day after Madam left the town, a butcher named Tu Ba proposed marriage to the Yuan family, offering 30 taels of silver and ten catties of raw pork to marry Miss Yuan.

On the day of the wedding, Ms. Yuan was very happy.

After returning home three days later, Father Yuan borrowed ten taels of silver from Tu Ba in the name of his father-in-law to repay the debt. For the sake of his new daughter-in-law, Tu Ba readily repaid it.

On the fifth day after the marriage, Father Yuan continued to go to Tu's house to beat the autumn breeze, begging for three taels of silver with his son-in-law.On the eighth day after the marriage, the old trick was repeated, and when Tu Ba was drunk and in a bad mood, he was kicked out.

The next day, Miss Yuan was slapped three times by her mother. Tu Ba was dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law's disfigurement, and argued with his mother-in-law, but nothing happened.

The relationship between Yuan Tu and his family was not good, and Miss Yuan suffered a lot of grievances in the middle.Tu Ba was educated and had a good reputation in the town. They all said that he was kind-hearted and a promising young man. "

Qiuyue watched eagerly as the owner stroked the cat, wishing she could turn into a cat and be hugged by the owner. After she finished speaking, she waited there obediently.

Zhou Jing Lu? Mao's hand paused: "No more? You haven't said how Miss Yuan is doing after marriage."

"This..." Qiuyue carefully recalled the old woman and the details she mentioned: "Except for that matter, Tu Ba's daily life should not have caused Ms. Yuan to be wronged."

"On that matter? What matter?"

"Eh... the old woman said that she heard crying and howling from Tu's courtyard more than once at night."

"Then?"

"Then..." Qiuyue lowered her head, she didn't have the nerve to mention the nasty words that came out of the old woman's mouth from time to time with a beautiful person like the Patriarch.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Jing probably understood, and squinted his eyes and put the shallow, sleepy fat cat back to the ground.The big yellow cat was reluctant to leave, and squatted at her feet and continued to snore and sleep.

"Alright, let's talk after dinner."

Stars dotted the sky, this was the first night that Zhou Jing came to Ning's small courtyard.

There are two rooms in total, Chunhua Qiuyue sleeps in one, and the other one, the small bed that originally belonged to Lianzhou was also taken by someone unceremoniously.

The girl was sleeping a few steps away from the bed, tightly wrapped up and listening to Zhou Jing telling her about Yuan Tu's family.

After hearing "crying in Tu's courtyard late at night", she opened her eyes: "Is it possible that Tu Ba abused Sister Ligui? Men treat women, no matter what kind of abuse is abuse, ordinary happiness? How could it be?" Crying so hard?"

Thinking about it seriously, she forgot to be shy based on her worries about her childhood playmates.

She looks good when she is shy, and she is also good-looking when she is not shy. In the dark, Dayi Jing looked at her from the side of his neck: "Can you sleep? If you can't sleep, let's go to visit Tu's house at night?"

"Visiting the Tu family at night?"

It sounds strange and exciting, but it is not the way of a gentleman after all to spy on people's privacy.

"Let's not watch what we shouldn't, just see how your sister Ligui is doing. If there's anything you don't like, I'll take you away right away. How about it?"

"Row……"

The two stood up and became night cats who went out to wander.

The real night cat lay on the wall and meowed twice, while Day Jing put his finger on his lips: "Shh..."

Lian Zhou laughed at her for even meowing cats.

The cat turned round and round eyes, and followed behind Zhou Jing.

The stars and the moon are in the sky, the moonlight is pouring on the earth, and there are few people in the streets.The surrounding area was quiet, Lian Zhou walked ahead and led the way, and Zhou Jing tilted his head and asked, "Are they still asleep?"

"Tu Ba is a butcher. At night, he has to turn the unsold meat into marinated meat and sell it together at dawn. It is impossible to go to bed so early."

Zhou Jing suddenly realized, and before walking a few steps, he suddenly said, "Zhou Zhou and Miss Yuan have a good relationship?"

The moonlight and the girl were silent together.

Waiting almost to give up hope for the answer to this question, the girl murmured: "Children's playmates have different meanings. But they are not friends. Sister Ligui has changed a lot since the Yuan family's accident. , Many times I can't understand her thoughts."

"It's not a friend, so why are you so concerned?"

"Not counting as a friend, I also want to know if she is doing well." Lian Zhou paused: "If it is good, I sincerely wish her better. If her life is not good, she should escape from the quagmire of trapped people sooner or later.

I said this three years ago, when no one can save you, then save yourself, fight to the death, and save your life, and you will not be useless even if you die.

That was the seventh time she came to tell me that she could no longer live in that house. I felt sorry for her experience and gave her five taels of silver, which was all I could give.

She said she didn't dare to escape, I don't understand.

She has hands and feet, can embroider, and can make clothes. She is a well-known skillful hand in the town, and it is not a problem to support herself.Shouldn't it be human instinct to escape, avoid the limelight for a while, and face what you couldn't face before when you have the confidence to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages?

But she shook her head and told me no.

Later, I thought about it carefully. In the vast world, people are different and have different choices. There is no right or wrong in this matter, only whether they can bear it or not.She endured it and got married. Of course I hope she can get rid of the old haze and start over.

It's rare to come back, and I don't know how long it will be until I go home next time. I have to go and see my childhood friendship. If I can help, I can help. If I can't, I still have you. "

"What you said is that I am in everything." Zhou Jing smiled: "Zhou Zhou seems to know how to take pity on girls."

"Of course girls know how to take pity on girls. Just treat yourself and others." Turning the corner, she said softly: "I believe that if there are many bright, bright and happy women in the world, the light that pierces through the clouds will be much brighter. "

"Huh? If it's a woman, doesn't it count as a female fox?"

"What?" Lian Zhou raised his head.

"nothing……"

She didn't want to say it, and Lian Zhou didn't ask too much, the words that she couldn't hear clearly circled in her heart and quickly dissipated.

East Sandao Hutong, the Tu family has arrived.

Standing in front of a two-person high brick wall, Lianzhou pinched the corner of her clothes: "I'm ready."

As soon as the words were finished, Zhou Jing jumped over the high wall with one hand holding her collar.

The moment Lianzhou was mentioned, Lianzhou smelled a light scent of vanilla.

Rolling little fox.

She suddenly began to miss the big white fox with human nature, and the next moment, she landed steadily in Tu's courtyard.

Ah Jing deliberately avoided her sensitive waist, the delicate warmth of being taken care of made Lianzhou's eyes soften unconsciously when she looked at her.

The moonlight melted in the girl's eyes, and the moment she raised her eyes, the day scene was in a trance, thinking that she saw the moonflower blooming in the valley.

"Ah Jing?" Lian Zhou was flustered by the sight.

Zhou Jing covered his heart, ignored the sudden throbbing just now, took a deep breath, and whispered: "Come with me..."

It seems that she has done a lot of squatting in the corner. She is skilled in posture and rich in experience, which made Lian Zhou not to listen to the conversation in the room, but looked at her sideways curiously: Ah Jing was taken back to Xunyang by the old master at the age of 15, and she was 15 years old. Before the age?How does she live in the mountains?

A subtle and weird atmosphere surrounds the present moment. Dayi Jing tilts his head. The two of them are very close. She can clearly look into the girl's clear eyes. They say that the eyes are the windows of the soul. She is inexplicably seen, and her heart is a little itchy: "Hey ..."

Like the sound of flower petals blooming at night, lingering slightly in the ears, Lian Zhou woke up from a dream, and the tips of his ears turned red.

Damn, she was stunned by Ah Jing!

Beauty deceives people...

The two of them squatted in the corner without saying a word, and the dim yellow candlelight appeared through the window, and they could vaguely see the figure wandering in the house.

The young woman was sitting on a round stool, her eyes were red as if she had cried hard, the man had gained advantage during the day, and a moving voice was faintly wafting in his ears. Overjoyed, Xiaoyi poured a cup of tea attentively: "Moisturize your throat..."

The woman beat a small drum in her heart again and again, feeling guilty, she didn't dare to look at him, and was almost splashed on the back of her hand by the scalding tea.

"Are you okay? Why are you so careless? I'll blow it up for you." The man took her hand, felt her fingertips tremble slightly, his face sank, and he smiled again: "Why are you so afraid of me? You are good Waiting on me, can I still lose you?"

"It doesn't hurt..."

"Hide what? I'm your man."

With the candlelight flickering, Yuan Ligui looked at his beaming eyes from a close distance. She knew better than anyone else that he was moody.Renqian Tuba has a gentle temper, and when he smiles, he is quite exciting, but when he is not smiling, it is too scary.

She didn't dare to say that the reason why he was satisfied during the day was that she was only thinking about other men, and Yuan Ligui couldn't feel any joy when he held his hand.

Tu Ba doesn't love her, and she doesn't love Tu Ba either.Tu Ba loves her body, and she loves Mr. Mei Lang who glanced at Ning's small courtyard.Thinking of Mr. Mei Lang, she blushed, and in Tu Ba's eyes, she became an excellent sight.

He intended to get close, Yuan Ligui was frightened and hurriedly said: "Miss Ning is back."

"Miss Ning?"

These words really stopped the man's lust, "Is it Miss Ning who was close to you when you were a child?"

"Well. She's back, and she's back with her husband."

Tu Ba was shocked: "Is she married?"

Suppressing the envy and jealousy surging in her heart, she nodded: "I'm going to visit her home tomorrow."

"Take two catties of pork. You and Miss Ning haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's catch up and invite someone to your house for a meal if you have a chance."

"Dinner? She probably won't come, unless you call her husband, otherwise, with her temperament, how could it be..."

"Then call her husband."

Yuan Ligui smiled: "Okay..."

The candlelight was extinguished, and the room was darkened. Perhaps the performance during the day was very good to please the man, but nothing happened at night.

It was a very ordinary couple's night talk, and after listening to private conversations, Day Jing jumped out of the wall silently holding the girl's collar.

The town is quiet and peaceful.

"It doesn't sound wrong, and it's not what you think it is."

Lian Zhou felt relieved: "Isn't it better to have nothing to do?"

"Yes. It's late at night, let's go back."

The big yellow cat followed the day scene back to the small courtyard of the Ning family, and slept lazily on the wall.

Resting on the tree, An Xin closed his eyes when he saw the Patriarch and his wife returning.

On the first night home, Lian Zhou fell into short-term insomnia, tossing and turning, so that she fell asleep after a long time, dreaming of Ah Jing in women's clothing.

In comparison, Zhou Jing slept soundly this night.After waking up, she saw Zhouzhou girl with a resentful face. She sat up and grinned: "Zhouzhou, why are you looking at me like that?"

Lian Zhou had just woken up, her eyes were covered with light blue. In her dream, she and A Jing, who turned into a girl, were traveling in mountains and rivers and enjoying themselves.

Even though Ah Jing is very good now, due to the difference between men and women, she still can't get too close to him. She sighed distressedly, knowing that she was forcing herself, and said angrily, "Can't I see you?"

Zhou Jing was dumbfounded: "Yes..."

She lifted the quilt, put on snow socks and stepped on the ground, ran two steps and squatted down? Body: "How can I see clearly from such a distance? If you want to see, just watch."

"Who wants to see you?" Lian Zhou poked her shoulder with a finger, and smiled angrily: "Stay away from me, don't interfere with my getting up."

With her negligible strength, Zhou Jing stepped back to the side, with a smile in his eyes that he didn't realize.

Miss Zhouzhou is not only beautiful, but what she admires the most is that the little girl is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.Like a small pastry with a sandwich, it is soft on the outside and has a sweet surprise hidden inside.

"You still watch?" Lian Zhou stroked the slightly wrinkled inner garment.

"Don't look at it. I'll go out now." She took off her robe and walked out the door. Behind her, the girl stroked her forehead and murmured, "Don't think about it anymore."

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Jing was stared blankly by the little girl who walked out of the room: It's all your fault!Bewitching.It was the fragrant, soft, sweet and alluring girl A Jing who caused her to fall into a dream.

Zhou Jing didn't know anything about what was on her mind: "Zhou Zhou, you look at me again, is there a flower on my face?"

You don't have flowers on your face, but you look much better than the most beautiful flowers.Lianzhou thought...

After waking up early in the morning, after breakfast, Zhou Jing went out with the girl in plain clothes and brought the offerings that he had prepared long ago.

The town is not big, the owner can kill a pig, and the west can hear the movement.Yesterday, the small courtyard of Ning's family was lively and lively, and rumors were spread one after another. People were motivated by curiosity, but they were frightened by the rare and luxurious style and dared not come forward. Yuan Ligui actually had the guts to step through that door first.

The red sun was rising, and when the early risers saw the young people coming out of the Ning Family Courtyard, they were first speechless by the girl's open eyebrows and undisguised face, and then they were surrounded by the noble and beautiful girl from head to toe. The outrageous man was stunned.

That's amazing, when did the daughter of the Ning family look so good-looking?

How long has it been since he flew on a branch to become a phoenix?

Zhou Jing was puzzled: "They looked surprised, half for me, half for you. How do you say that?"

Lian Zhou explained her doubts in a soft voice: "I usually sculpt my face to cover up when I go out." Others sculpt for beauty, and she does it to cover up beauty.

"So that's how it is..." Zhou Jing smiled and said: "With me here, you can be yourself generously. If the sky falls, I will support you. Even if you return to Xunyang and the contract is completed, I will protect you as a friend." You, Zhou Zhou, whatever you want to do, just do it."

"Ajing..."

"Ok?"

Lianzhou opened her lips: "It is my honor to meet you."

"The head of this family is not so kind to everyone." Zhou Jing smiled and his eyes rippled slightly: "I appreciate Zhou Zhou's loneliness and bravery. Even if you are weak now, but you have a fire in your heart, then The burning fire will support you and never give up no matter how hard it is.

You are smart, studious, and tenacious, and one day you will stand on a high ground. The world is so big, there must be a glorious position for Ning Lianzhou, your name will be passed on by word of mouth, and the world will never say that you are a man when you are mentioned. should do.

You will defeat worldly delusion because that's what you think in your heart.You are not convinced, you dare to think, dare to do.You need to know, who is not a weak seedling when the towering tree grows to the top of its branches and leaves?Zhouzhou, I am very happy to meet you. "

She revealed the darkest, brightest and most delusional secrets in the girl's heart in a few words, but she didn't know how shocking and moving these words brought to Lian Zhou.

But she did say it.The way is clear.On the long street paved with bluestone slabs, passing an arch bridge, with a gesture of firm trust, it inspires, asserts, and warms.

Lian Zhou's throat twitched slightly, she never thought about it, the person who understands her best is not her father, not her mother, not her childhood playmate, not Aunt Song, but the patriarch who has been with her for more than a month.

The complex and strong emotions swelled and fermented in a secret and rapid way, and the swelled and fermented to an irresistible level, Lian Zhou suddenly wanted to drink.A thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend.

She felt very beautiful, this moment was very beautiful, the flowers and plants on the side of the road were very beautiful, so beautiful things happened in the girl's heart.

The warmth of the gurgling stream spread, and she smiled brightly, bringing

The shyness and sweetness brewed in the youth: "A Jing, do you know? For your few words, I don't want to die."

"Then how?" Zhou Jing laughed: "I still want to see Miss Zhou Zhou realize her ambition in life."

Will do.Lian Zhou secretly thought.She will try her best to be the kind of person Ah Jing said.For his faith, which is heavier than a mountain, and for himself.

After Zhou Jing pointed out a clear and straight direction for the girl, the people in the town finally couldn't restrain their curiosity and came forward to say hello.Seeing the girl's bun on her head, the leader was stunned: "Lianzhou, you, you are married, this is..."

Lianzhou smiled and said: "This is my husband."

【three】

"Husband? Lianzhou, you are really married!"

"Yup……"

She was willing to answer, and the surprise that had been suppressed for a long time came out.

"Lianzhou, why did you get married?" The person who spoke was a middle-aged woman in slightly chubby clothes.

Who doesn't know that Lianzhou is the most outstanding beauty in the town. After Ning's parents passed away, Lianzhou came over stumblingly. The woman wanted Lianzhou to be her daughter-in-law so that she could have a beautiful granddaughter.When she learned that she was married, she was very regretful.

How do you say it?Be the first to strike first.

She looked at the handsome gentleman in plain clothes and white shirt, and it happened that Zhou Jing was also looking at her with raised eyebrows.

The color is gorgeous and beautiful, the temperament is noble and elegant, the body is like jade, and the eyebrows are picturesque. For a man who looks like this, he doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.The woman was seen not daring to be presumptuous, and her tone was soft: "Are you here to pay homage to your parents this time?"

"Lianzhou, did you leave the town to get married? The changes are too great. If I hadn't seen you come out of the Ning's courtyard with my own eyes, I wouldn't dare to recognize you!"

"Lianzhou, I don't know... I don't know who is this son's name? Where is he from? Do you have brothers and sisters in your family?"

Gossip...

Zhou Jing let out a throaty laugh: "My surname is Zhou, I am from Xunyang, and I have no brothers or sisters in my family. I have a marriage contract with Zhou Zhou, and we like each other. This trip is specially made to pay homage to my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

She glanced at the sky, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Everyone, let's go first, things are over, welcome to my house as a guest."

The women who were over half a century old couldn't bear the smile, and when they walked away, the crowd erupted into discussions again.

"Lianzhou hit the big luck!"

Ning's father and mother were buried together in Yunding Mountain.The mountain road is far away, and Lian Zhou took the pains to walk there to show his sincerity for his children.

The temperature is getting hotter, she turned her head and said: "No one is watching here, my pace is slower than yours. If you can't wait, you can take a step first, I don't mind."

"How can I go first?" Zhou Jing carried the offerings in the basket, "We agreed to be friends, and I will take Zhouzhou as a friend, but Zhouzhou doesn't take me as a friend, you are so awkward."

"I didn't take you as a friend, I..." She looked at the sweat on someone's forehead, and swallowed what she wanted to say, "Okay, it's my fault. Don't be angry..."

"Am I that stingy?" Zhou Jing smiled at her: "Come on, today I am not only Zhou Zhou's nominal husband, but also Zhou Zhou's serious friend. It is reasonable for me to visit my elders .You don’t have to talk too much, save your energy and let’s go up the mountain earlier.”

"Ok!"

Yunding Mountain, a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

The graves of the Ning family's father and mother are located in a bamboo forest, the wind blows the bamboo leaves, and the green waves are churning. Zhou Jing took out a brocade handkerchief from his arms to wipe off the sweat, straightened his collar, and then stood in front of the tombstone in a proper manner.

Ning Jian has been stubborn and lofty all his life, with no hope of official career. The biggest official he has ever seen in his life is the third-rank imperial envoy who came to inspect the south of the Yangtze River.

Looking at the solemn and solemn figure at the front of the tombstone, Lianzhou's mood fluctuated, and there was a touch of complicated joy in his eyes.

After seeing Li Dao's name and surname, Zhou Jing always felt that she needed to say something. The tombstone was silent. I don't want to marry for the rest of my life, and with me here, I won't teach others to humiliate her."

She stepped forward to brush off the dust in front of the tomb, after a while, Lianzhou couldn't hear clearly, but it didn't affect her eyes were red when she knelt on the ground.

She obviously had something to say to her deceased parents, and Zhou Jing put down the large bunch of flowers in her arms, and retreated silently and considerately.

Lianzhou knelt and sat in front of the stele for a long time in silence.

Bamboo leaves were rustling, and the water surface of the river was rippling. She stared blankly at the wiped tombstone, and smiled through tears: "Father, mother, the unworthy girl Lianzhou has come to see you."

"Homeowner..."

Zhou Jing was quite a little bit less interested: "Huh?"

"Are you serious about what the Patriarch said in front of the tomb?" Ping An stood holding a knife, his thin shadow reflected on the river.

Zhou Jing broke free from the memory: "Ping An, what's wrong with you?"

"Excuse me, why is the Patriarch willing to make friends with Miss Ning?"

"Because that's what I think in my heart." Zhou Jing turned to look at him: "Leave aside the flashy fame and wealth, and appreciate someone, and you will be willing to be with her. She is weak and beautiful, and makes people have the desire to protect. She is studious and has a heart." Her ambition is admirable. Her culinary skills and ingenuity have fed the stomach of the head of the family. Why not be friends with her?"

Peace and silence...

I regret being a swordsman and not learning good cooking skills.

"A man who is destined to be married is my luck and my life is lost. I naturally know that my parents want me to have a destination, but isn't a person's destination also a destination? I want to live first, and I have the ability to survive, and then Go realize your ambitions in life. Daddy will definitely scold me again when he hears this, but someone told me today that I will succeed."

Lian Zhou smiled brightly with red eyes: "Father, if you are angry, you might as well be angry with the person who inspired your daughter. He is still your son-in-law in name, why don't you give him a dream and scold him in your dream?" , don't come to my daughter's dream and point my nose and curse.

Is Ah Jing my friend, or the head of the noble and noble family of our Great Zhou, Daddy, is he good-looking?father