Huaxi Chronicle

Marriage engagement of the Qiang people in ancient and modern times is not as complicated as that of the Han people, and there is no need for the five ceremonies of Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Nazheng, and asking for dates.They only need to obtain the consent of their parents, and the betrothed two bring tokens of love and flowers, and go to the ancestral temple with the patriarch to comfort the ancestors. After comforting the ancestors, the marriage is considered settled.

Before they returned to Binzhou, Xun Feibai went to look for Bao Chunsheng again, but he still couldn't find him, and the neighbors didn't know where he went. They only said that he went out that day and never returned home.

After lunch in Baoshanzhai, the group set off for Binzhou.

Although Xun Feibai understood her thoughts clearly, because of last night's dream, she was a little ashamed and didn't know how to face Yan Cong'an, and she was a little lost in the car when she got in the car.

Seeing her evasive appearance, Yan Cong'an didn't let it go. After chatting with her for a while, he took a book and looked at it to himself.

The two of them, one pretending to read a book, and the other closing their eyes and falling asleep, did not interfere with each other, and returned to Binzhou quietly all the way.

As soon as Xun Feibai stepped into the gate of the Random Garden, the old servant told her that yesterday a young man had handed him a greeting card, saying that he wanted to discuss matters with Xun Feibai.

Xun Feibai took the greeting card from the old servant, it looked very ordinary and nothing special, she opened it and took a look.It was sent by Zhao Shiyi, a classmate of Qingshan Academy, saying that there are more than a dozen people from Qingshan Academy who are rushing for the exam in Binzhou this time, and they want to have a small gathering at Qingyun Building tomorrow.

Among the classmates who took the exam, some of them had a good relationship with Xun Feibai. Before the exam, everyone was busy preparing for the exam, and they really didn't get together after coming to Binzhou.There is nothing wrong with tomorrow, so she plans to go get together with them.

In the evening, Xun Feibai lay on the couch, tossing and turning, he was used to sleeping with Yan Cong'an in the past few days, but now he was not used to lying on the couch alone.

She turned around and looked at the wall, the east room and the west room had opposite decorations, so at this time Yan Cong'an was on the couch on the other side of the wall.Apart from this wall, the distance between the two is less than three feet.

Thinking of this, Xun Feibai spat at himself secretly, really lost his mind, thinking wildly here.In order to suppress his complicated thoughts, Xun Feibai thought about it, and silently carried Li Sao in his heart.

The next day, apply for time.

Xun Feibai left the Random Garden, ready to go to Qingyun Tower for an appointment.During lunch, she told Yan Cong'an about the class reunion, if she didn't come back by dinner time, let Yan Cong'an use it first, there is no need to wait for her.

Qingyun Tower is not too far from Shurani Garden, only three streets away, after Xun Feibai asked the old servant where he was, he decided to walk over there.She passed two streets, and when she was about to move forward, she inadvertently glanced at the side alley, but stopped in her tracks.

There were two people standing in the alley, a man and a woman. The man had his back to Xun Feibai, and the woman faced Xun Feibai.The woman looked at the man in front of him in horror, and when Xun Feibai looked at him, she happened to look over.

The woman looked at her and didn't speak, but her face was full of pleading.

Seeing the woman's expression, Xun Feibai took a careful look at the two of them, and then at the few people walking towards this direction not far behind. There were old, young and middle-aged men and women, they should be a family.

Seeing this, she raised her foot and walked in.Before they got to the two, Xun Feibai shouted loudly: "Little sister, so you are here, it's really easy for me to find you." As she spoke, she walked up to the two, grabbed the woman's wrist, and Gently moved behind him, then looked at the man in front of him and said, "Who is this brother? Do you know him well, little sister?"

The man had his back to the alley, Xun Feibai suddenly yelled behind her, which startled him, just when he recovered, he saw Xun Feibai pulling the woman behind him.

The man showed displeasure and asked, "Who are you?"

Xun Feibai looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother, I obviously asked you first, who are you? And why are you with my little sister?"

The man asked suspiciously, "Are you her sister?"

Xun Feibai affirmed: "That's right." He deliberately stopped talking to him, turned around and asked the woman, "Why are you here? Who is this person?"

Seeing that Xun Feibai was holding her wrist, the woman hurriedly reached out to take her arm, and replied in a low voice, "I don't know this person."

Xun Feibai patted her arm and said: "Don't run around, just with your memory, I know you must have lost your way, let's go, brother and sister-in-law are waiting for us ahead. "

Saying that, without waiting for the man to react, he pulled the woman towards the entrance of the alley, looked up and saw several people passing by the alley, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother, brother, we are here."

The people at the alley stopped when they heard her call, and the whole family looked in this direction.

The man wanted to stop the two of them, but the people at the alley looked towards this direction when they heard Xun Feibai's call. The man stopped his feet and let the two of them leave, but his eyes kept staring at the backs of the two who were leaving. .

Xun Feibai saw the people stop at the entrance of the alley, hurriedly dragged them to a trot for two steps, walked to the entrance of the alley, and said to the family: "Brother, what an offense, can I follow you for a while? "As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and glanced into the alley.

The man looked at Xun Feibai carefully, seeing that she was dressed as a scholar and her clothes were not ordinary, he glanced at the men in the alley again, and nodded.

Seeing him nodding, Xun Feibai breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them followed for a while and arrived at the gate of Qingyun Building. After thanking the group, Xun Feibai turned to the woman and said, "Girl, I've only been here at Qingyun Tower, and I haven't asked you where you want to go yet?" She thought for a while, and then said: "You come in for a cup of tea first, and I'll find a young man to tell your family to come here to pick you up?"

The woman smiled at her when she heard the words: "Thank you, little lady, for helping me just now. I also want to come to Qingyun Tower. I don't know your name, little lady?"

Xun Feibai waved his hands and said, "Such a trivial matter is nothing to worry about. Since you are also here at Qingyun Tower, let's go in."

When the woman wanted to speak again, she was interrupted.

A man dressed as a servant girl ran out of Qingyun Tower, and said anxiously to the woman, "Miss Yang, where did you go just now? Mistress Yang, please don't run around, I scared Xiao Cui if I couldn't find you just now."

Seeing that she was acquainted with this maid, Xun Feibai didn't speak any more, but smiled faintly at the girl, and entered Qingyun Tower.

The woman wanted to call Xun Feibai to stop, but Xiao Cui couldn't get away from her, so she had to watch her enter Qingyun Tower.

When Xun Feibai found Zhao Shiyi's private room, there were already many people in the room.

Seeing her, Zhao Shiyi pulled her to sit beside her, and asked with a smile, "Fei Bai, does Chun Wei have a chance of winning this time?"

Xun Feibai also replied with a smile: "I don't dare to make too much of a big deal, I still have to wait until the rankings are released to find out."

Zhao Shiyi reached out to set her a cup of tea and said, "You are really as cautious as ever."

Xun Fei smiled and thanked him, took the teacup and asked, "Are you sure?"

Zhao Shiyi smiled indifferently and said, "As for me, if I'm lucky, I'm above Sun Shan, and if I'm unlucky, I'm below Sun Shan."

Zhao Shiyi is a playful person, but he is intelligent, but he didn't do his best in studying, and this time he just wanted to test the waters.

Xun Feibai shook his head helplessly, but did not speak.

While the two were talking, a scholar lady came in at the door.When she saw Xun Feibai, she came over with a smile, sat beside her and said, "Fei Bai, I haven't seen you for a while. I heard that you have recently been engaged to be the third lady of the Yan family. Is this really the case?"

This scholar's wife is named Hao Huiwan, her family runs a restaurant business, her nature is not bad, but she has some playful habits.

Before Xun Feibai spoke, Pang Sishui on the side heard the words and said: "Miss Yan San? Fei Bai, you are engaged to Mistress Yan? But the San Mistress Yan you met that day?"

Pang Sishui was also a classmate of Xun Feibai's. His parents met by the Sishui River, so they named him Sishui as a commemoration.On the day when the temple was destroyed, Pang Sishui was also there. He was a little surprised when he first heard that the two were engaged, and then suddenly realized: "The third lady Yan is not your cousin at all, is she?"

Pang Sishui has a large body, and because of his surprise, the voice of the question just now was quite high, causing all the people sitting to look in their direction.

Although the Yan family is not one of the top families in Huaxi County, it is still a big family. There are not a few people who know the Yan family and Yan Cong'an well.Some of them had already heard that the two were engaged, but some of them were not familiar with Xun Feibai, so they didn't come forward to talk to them. Now that Pang Sishui called them out, they naturally looked at Xun Feibai openly, waiting for her answer.

Xun Feibai was stared at by more than a dozen pairs of eyes, feeling a little helpless for a while, so he nodded and replied: "I am indeed engaged to be married to Mrs. Yan San."

Seeing her nodding, Pang Sishui asked, "That means you didn't know each other at the ruined temple that day?" At this point, Pang Sishui looked Xun Feibai up and down, and said, "Could it be because of your being a hero that day?" Saving the beauty made Miss Yan San secretly agree with you, and got engaged to you? Tsk tsk, Fei Bai is really lucky."

Everyone was listening to the movement with their ears pricked up, but they also heard Pang Sishui mention the hero saving the beauty, which is a drama that only exists in the storybook, and they all became interested.

Instead of looking at Xun Feibai, they all turned to Pang Sishui, and the curious one immediately asked, "The hero saves the beauty, and this wonderful plot? Pang Sishui, come and listen."

When one person made a sound, more people followed suit, and Pang Sishui became even more excited when he saw this.He glanced sideways at Xun Feibai, and didn't find any displeasure in her, so he enthusiastically told them about the ruined temple that day.

After the story was told, everyone present sighed.Hao Huiwan, who was on the side, patted Xun Feibai on the shoulder, and teased, "Fei Bai is really lucky. I heard that Mrs. Yan San is a peerless beauty."

Xun Feibai frowned slightly when he heard the words, she didn't want to talk about Yan Cong'an's appearance, so she just picked up the teacup and drank tea without answering.

Zhao Shiyi saw Xun Feibai's displeasure, and said to the side, "Huiwan, don't talk nonsense just because Fei Bai treats others generously, there is no one who talks about the appearance of a fiancee in front of others. If it were me, I would punch you Knock your nose out."

Seeing that Xun Feibai didn't speak, Hao Huiwan knew that she had said something wrong, so she took advantage of Zhao Shiyi's words, raised her teacup, and said with a smile, "I just made a slip of the tongue and replaced wine with tea. I'm going to apologize to Fei Bai."

Seeing her sincere apology, Xun Feibai eased his brows, waved his hands and said, "It's nothing."

Zhao Shiyi turned around and looked at the people at the table, and said with a smile: "You have heard the story of the hero saving the beauty. Feibai is thin-skinned, so stop staring at his romantic affairs. You can't envy Feibai's blessing. Think There are too many, and I will be alone after returning home tonight, and it is difficult to sleep on the cold couch."

When everyone heard the words, their hearts became clearer, and they changed the subject one after another, talking about other things.