The husband's son-in-law

On May [-]th, the Li Mansion held a spring banquet, and invited the wives and masters from all the prefectures to bring the ladies and young masters to enjoy flowers, drink tea and watch a play, but in fact, anyone who knows the inside story knows what the banquet is about.

It was tacitly shared by everyone that if it goes well, it will be early in the second half of the year or next year, and there will be a happy event in Li Mansion.

Su Jiayu got up early in the morning, washed and changed his clothes, he knew what he was doing today, he didn't sleep well last night, he was anxious and scared, and he was a little bit shy looking forward to it.

The meeting is packed, and after sitting down for a while, I just went to talk to Sister Xiaotao.

"Why didn't you wear the clothes that Brother Lin made for you?" Liu Tao saw that Brother Yu had tidied up, but it wasn't as bright and beautiful as the clothes that Brother Lin gave to Brother Yu.

This body is a little plain, and it doesn't look rich.

Su Jiayu sat down, took the hot water handed by sister Xiaotao, held the cup and said: "After I put it on, everyone will look at me. I'm not used to it. I still like to wear this suit to be more comfortable. I'm not a wealthy family. , I’m a farmer, it’s better to be like this, if you look at me and feel glorious, but turn around and find something wrong, it’s better to be like this.”

"You're right, after all, you have to feel better."

After waiting for Brother Lin to come over to play, the three of them had breakfast together. Brother Lin saw that Brother Yu was not wearing the clothes he gave him, and thought that Brother Yu didn't like it. I heard that he was not used to it, so he wanted to say: " Then next time I will make a simple and plain dress and send it over."

"Maybe it will be more complicated and beautiful next time." Liu Tao joked.

Brother Lin understood, it meant that brother Yu would be the new husband to marry next time, but it would not be a good time, no matter how beautiful and brilliant, there must be a lot of people watching.

His smiling eyes were bent, and he also joked, "Okay, then I will start doing it now."

Su Jiayu blushed, held back for a long time, and said, "Don't worry, you have your time." But after he finished speaking, he felt that his words were not very good, so he went to see Sister Xiaotao.

"I don't know if I will be successful in this life. Don't mention me on a good day. I don't care about it anymore. If I can't get married, then forget it." Liu Tao knew that Brother Yu was worried about her, so she pretended to be strong. , but the eyes are actually envious.

She also wants to get married, find a good home, have a child, and have a family after all.

After eating and sitting for a while, the three of them went to the main courtyard.Fearing that Su Jiayu would be ashamed alone, Brother Lin and Liu Tao also followed to accompany him. On the way to the main courtyard, Brother Lin said: "It would be great if Brother Wang Jian was here. He is very courageous and never shy about it."

This is true.

As for the topic in the morning, if Wang Jian was there, he would definitely say calmly in the face of being teased about being married: Then I will take a good look at it today. If I am interested, I will choose one too, and marry me in my second courtyard to serve me happily .

It's a pity that they are not there, but the three are more shy than one.

Li Mansion is much bigger now, and the party was also suggested by Gu Zhao, saying that the weather is warm and a little windy, since it is a blind date meeting, then don’t be old-fashioned, I won’t go to the front to receive those gentlemen, let’s all play in the backyard.

Li Zhouzhou: ...The husband just doesn't want to socialize, and wants to be idle and lazy.

Master Xiao Gu also has a lot of plausible arguments, "If I go to the front, then Su Jiayu and everyone in the back will not be able to see the character of the mothers-in-law? Let's take a look together."

Let's do it.

Li Zhouzhou also agreed, anyway, there are not so many rules, so do as you like.

The location of this blind date party is set in the woods behind the big grassy slope in Lifu - it is the place where Fubao walks and plays. There is also a barbecue grill.

Same old party.

When the weather is hot at noon, it can be moved to the waterside stage by the lake, and a temporary rest area for guests has been prepared.

Master Xiao Gu said that when he came up, he would be caught off guard by the ladies and children who were polite and reserved—barbecue, flying kites, walking by the lake, talking, chatting and frolicking, all of them were played by young people, and the parents told their children at home. No matter how good it is, it is not as powerful as the operation.

In the morning, it was to observe the child's behavior, and whether he and Su Jiayu had hit it off, and in the afternoon, they chatted while watching the play as adults.

As a result, the day before, after Chen Weng found out, he came to the door in person and said, "Okay, Xiao Gu, you have a good banquet, why don't you miss your granddaughter Lin Niang?"

Gu Zhao: ... granddaughter.

"Brother, don't be angry." Gu Zhao went up to hook his shoulders and put his back on Chen Wengshun, who was blowing his beard and staring at him, and said, "Tomorrow's family background is a little weak, but let Lin Niang come to play, see you soon Men, hold your palms, don't be fooled, first accumulate experience, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"What did you say? Don't lie to me."

"Why lie to you? My family has a lot of children who are going to get married. Let's take a look and see more." Gu Zhao followed Chen Weng, and it really showed his 'elderly temperament'.

When Chen Weng heard this, he became cheerful and angry, and said: "Actually, I don't value the family too much, otherwise I wouldn't have let Erniang marry a poor one. Xiao Gu is still right, you can't be ashamed, you have to. Choose and see more."

"Well, I'll let Niang Lin come over to play with her tomorrow. You should pay more attention to being her grandfather."

Gu Zhao: "...Okay, brother, don't worry." This grandpa's seniority is too high for him to adapt to.

Chen Weng wandered happily back home.Today, I came here firstly for Lin Niang, and secondly, I also wanted to find out Xiao Gu's attitude.That day when he became a brother, he just said casually when he was drunk, he saw that Xiao Gu was limitless and did a good job in Zhaozhou, and he was old and wanted to find a backer for the children at home. If it was not a big deal, Xiao Gu would be promoted Just get promoted.

If something really happened, he wouldn't be able to ask Xiao Gu.

He was the leader before, no matter in terms of age or official position, it was all down to make friends.It's only been a while now, the status has been turned upside down, Xiao Gu has become an official of the fourth rank, Chen Weng has the cheek to touch it, if Xiao Gu puts on airs, then there will be no brother talk.

But as soon as he entered the door, Xiao Gu greeted him with a smile, telling him why Brother Chen came, and even asked him to kill a game of chess.

"...Little Gu, it's really..." It didn't change.Mr. Chen was happy, he wandered back to the mansion, he confessed his merits to his old wife, it was done, let Linniang go to play tomorrow.

Therefore, this morning, the gate of Li Mansion was opened, and the carriages and mule carts could be lined up to the end of the alley.Most of them are carriages, and the oilcloth of the carriages is also beautiful and brand new, some are more delicate, and the wooden frames are decorated with patterns, so the plain and slightly old mule carriages mixed in them are particularly conspicuous.

Steward Zhou went out to greet the guests, and the people who got off the front car were masters and young masters. Most of those young masters were eighteen or nineteen years old, and some looked younger, even sixteen or seventeen.The wives and young ladies who came out of the rear car, dressed in fine clothes, were for the spring banquet, inviting everyone to come to Li Mansion to eat, drink, have fun and enjoy the flowers, and it was normal for them to bring their own daughters to attend social activities.

But the wives are all sensible, and they only bring one of their own girls, not more.

"...Please come inside, our master and wife are waiting in the backyard." Steward Zhou led people into the mansion, and arranged for a maid to lead the way to the back.

The road to the woods on the grassy slope at the back does not need to pass through the formal courtyard, it can be reached after a short detour. There are also scenery on both sides, some bamboos are planted, and the road is made of gravel mixed with cement.

When we got to the back, it suddenly became clear. There was a green hillside in the distance, a forest behind, and a lake next to it. The place was very open.

Mrs. Lin did not bring her daughters. There were many of them. Because of the relationship, Mrs. Lin brought her second sister-in-law, her aunt and younger brother. The second sister-in-law's surname is not a common name in Zhaozhou.

Now I feel a little regretful, I knew that I should bring my daughter, and there are not many opportunities for Mrs. Gu to see it, but this meeting is here, so it's hard to say anything else.

"This Li Mansion is so angry." Mrs. Hou said nana, and tugged at her clothes.This dress was newly made last year, and she is reluctant to wear it on weekdays. My second mother said that she has a good marriage to show to her younger brother. She is the elder brother of the Li Mansion. Madam Hou is so frightened that she can't refuse it. Ah, they are not worthy of the people of Li Fu.

Later, it was found out that he was not the serious master of Li Mansion, but he was originally a crop brother, with some connections and so on.Mrs. Hou still thinks that their family is not a good match, but the sisters who Erniang married have agreed to their words. If they don't go, it will be difficult for Erniang.

You may not be able to see our family, so just go and sit and accompany.Er Niang said.

A few days before departure, Erniang even went back to her mother's house, asking them to dress decently, not to embarrass her aunt, and stuffing some money.But the Hou family didn't want it, so Er Niang took it all back.

It's not easy for the second mother to marry off her mother's family, and their family is not in trouble, so they must rush to save their lives.There are still clothes.

Mrs. Hou has put on new clothes made for the New Year this year, and feels that she is already decent, but when she arrives at the mansion, from the gate to all the way in, the more she walks in, the more disturbed she feels, and she already has some regrets.

shouldn't come.

They are so small and small, how can they match up with the brother of Shangli Mansion, even if they have some relatives with Mrs. Gu, they are not good enough.

Mrs. Lin really disliked Mrs. Hou's shabby and cramped appearance, but she didn't show it on the face, and said to her sister-in-law: "Li's mansion is big, you will follow me closely after a while, don't get lost. "

"Hey, I got it, big aunt."

Mrs. Hou is not good enough to make it difficult for Erniang. Their family background is low, and Erniang married slightly better, but Erniang, the elder sister, is the one who married very well. Zhaozhou City has famous rich families and businessmen, especially In the past few years, he has climbed up the relationship of Li Mansion and is even richer.

"Mother, why are we all going to the back? Shouldn't Mr. Gu be the one who receives the boys?"

Goro, the concubine, spoke later.

Mrs. Lin frowned now, looked back, and said: "The territory of Li's mansion, please stop talking nonsense, if you are still as frivolous as in the mansion, I will let the master deal with you later."

Goro should be, but when he lowered his head, he curled his lips indifferently.

What's so great about this, Master Gu and Mrs. Gu are not here now, they are all their family members, and those poor people from the Hou family, so what if he said a few words?No matter how many people there are, they dare not spread the word.

But a brother, a peasant brother.Wu Lang really didn't want to come, but his aunt begged the master to send him here. Forget it, if he can come, it's to give that brother a face.

After that, I stopped talking because there were more people.

On the lawn are Arhat beds, bamboo couches, and mats on woven straw mats, some separated and some next to each other.

Master Gu greeted the male and said, "...I arranged for them to sit together so that they can talk and play together."

Li Zhouzhou who received the wives over there also said: "Ladies and gentlemen sit on the Arhat bed and bamboo couch, there will be games later, we just watch the young people play."

This is naturally good, the wives are old and used to being dignified, and they came to Li Mansion to dress up a lot, it is not convenient to sit on the ground, the Arhat bed and bamboo couch are all good, they are as high as the couch, and a low table is placed in the middle, and the top is Tea, snacks and fruits, it's good to gossip while basking in the sun.

Well, naturally, the elders sit together, and the women's wives sit together.

"I prepared a lamb. It was marinated yesterday and it will be roasted later. After eating, let the children bring some." Li Zhouzhou said.

Afterwards, they chatted, and Li Zhouzhou chatted with several wives.The same is true for Gu Zhao over there, and he made a rough idea, whether it is the officialdom or here, it is Vanity Fair, the rich country gentry is in front of him to curry favor with him, and the poor and statusless ones just stand behind and don’t say a word. fawn on.

pretty good.

If you are really honest and want to forcibly come up to curry favor with others, it must be uncomfortable for both parties.Gu Zhao is occasionally polite, so that no one is left behind.

On the straw mat near the lake, the girls and boys who came today were all sitting together, talking and chatting, which company are you from, and even played a game of pot throwing, but Su Jiayu didn't know how to play this game, and missed several times, Someone laughed, Su Jiayu blushed even more, and said: "I don't know how to do this, I won't play anymore, you can play."

Brother Lin was furious, and looked at the person who made fun of Brother Yu, this person would chuckle every time Brother Yu did something, and pretended to hold it, really thought others couldn't see it.

Friendly or malicious, no one is a fool.

Lin Niang took the arrow and threw it away. She lost her interest in playing and said, "What's so fun about throwing pots? It's no fun to keep throwing at the mouth of a bottle. Let's fly a kite and compete with anyone else."

"It's fun if you start a lottery." A lady brought by a lady clapped her hands and agreed.

Lin Niang also felt good, and said, "Success, shall we gamble?"

The one who just laughed at Brother Yu was Goro from the Lin family, and now he is getting excited, these little girls are playing gambling, and this is not in his hands, so he said: "Success, success, don't wait until the time comes. Crying when you lose is just as insignificant as it is now."

"Who is crying?" Linniang asked.

Goro: "Who will be disappointed after playing well? Forget it, good men don't fight with women."

Niang Lin was furious, "Are you considered a good man? Chick."

"Why can't you afford it, which family are you from?"

"Which family do you care about? Why do you still ask if my family is going to be successful?" Niang Lin didn't reply.

But when the anger got up, the others looked at each other and didn't know what to do. Brother Lin came out and said, "Sister Linniang, don't be angry." Then he said to the man opposite: "Sister belongs to Mrs. Chen's family."

Goro lost his temper now.

"Why don't I make a lottery, whoever wins, I have a horse of Jinxiu bought in two Zhejiang, and I will give it to him." Brother Lin said.

Now the girls present are all in high spirits.

Lin Niang didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, so she said: "Yes. But if someone loses, they have to write a convincing word." It was Lin's concubine named Goro.

……

Li Zhouzhou was worried that the young men and women over there would not be able to let go, and they would not be able to play together, but he didn't expect that the big guy by the lake in the distance would stop playing pot throwing and set up a kite, shouting loudly and cheering, lively and lively All the noise spread to them.

"Playing now? Why do I still sound angry?" Gu Zhao was curious while eating the loquat.

Li Zhouzhou said, "Angry? Stop arguing."

"Meng Jianyun, don't pester me, go and have a look." Master Xiao Gu was interested in gossip, and sent Xiao Meng, who had suffered a lot and had a deep hatred, to inquire about gossip and report back.

After a while, Meng Jianyun came back after inquiring, and narrated the gossip without expression.

"As I said, quarrels really can arouse emotions." Master Gu sent Xiaomeng, "Investigate again and report again."

Meng Jianyun: ...

Zhaozhou men and women are not very popular, but strange men and women get together because of the arrangement of their elders-everyone knows what the purpose of this banquet is, and they must be reserved when they first meet, and the enthusiasm that can be played quickly is high, which is obviously a must has a problem.

"Which family does this Goro belong to? Anyway, don't mention anything else, it's a credit for stimulating everyone's emotional activities." Gu Zhaodao.

Xianggong is taking words to embarrass this Goro.Li Zhouzhou thought.

That's for sure, Gu Zhao almost said: It's great that a fool is holding hatred and enlivening the audience.

Fly a kite by the lake.

Su Jiayu also played, but he didn't fly after two or three times. Fortunately, Lin Wulang was not in front of him, so he ran to Linniang and Brother Lin to compete, and he continued to try when there was no one else.

"You can't lift it by yourself. If you don't mind me, I'll help you lift it." Hou Tong said.

Su Jiayu was taken aback. Seeing that it was a man in a plain and clean robe, she nodded and said yes.The two of them flew the kite, but the kite didn't go up to the sky for a long time, Su Jiayu sweated a little from embarrassment, and said, "Otherwise, I won't fly it, and I'll let you hold it."

"I'm not tired, do you want to try again? Maybe I'll put it up next time."

"What if it doesn't go up? It seems that there is no wind."

"If you don't want to play, then don't play." Hou Tong said.

Su Jiayu looked around, looked at the man, and said, "Actually, I'm not from a wealthy family. I'm just a crop boy, and I don't know how to throw pots. I just do some small business."

"I am not from a wealthy family, nor am I a scholar, I just know some words and some crafts."

"What craft did you learn?"

……

On the other side, the kite-flying battle was fierce, Brother Lin's kite was deliberately pressed down by Goro with the kite string, and a lot of it fell as a result.Niang Lin was so angry, this villain, her kite has already been dropped.

"Come on!" Lin Niang said to the little sisters.

"Let me tell you, the Jinxiu brought back by Brother Lin is really pretty."

The little sisters who survived this time did a great job, and some boys and girls followed suit and learned how to cheer up, but it was just added to the girls.

Brother Lin's kite got up again, slowly flying higher and higher.

"How is the battle going?" Lord Gu looked forward to it.

Meng Jianyun said: "Brother Lin and Miss Zhao won."

Mr. Gu felt better, he won the round, but unfortunately no one was on the bank.At the other end of the lake, Lin Niang asked a servant to bring a brush and ink, and asked Lin Wulang to write, saying: "Is it possible that you can't write?"

"Who says I can't read, I just let you guys go, I don't want to compete with you in kite flying, it's really boring." Lin Wulang said with his neck stuck.

Lin Niang was furious, "If you lose, you lose, just write a convincing word, why are you still clamoring for compensation?"

"That's right, why don't you compare yourself to us? Why didn't you say it before?" Zhao's daughter also replied.

"That's right. Just now, I deliberately played tricks to harm Brother Lin. Fortunately, Brother Lin is very powerful."

"Brother Lin didn't say anything, I want you to say it." Lin Wulang shot back.

But no matter what, I finally wrote the word of service, but I was reluctant when I wrote it, muttering that everything was for you, otherwise you thought that a girl and a brother could win a man.

Lin Niang was so upset when she took the word "serving", she was not happy to be upset by this man, but she didn't show it on her face, and laughed happily at the broken word, saying: " Very good, if you lose, you lose, Brother Lin, you take it back and hang it on the wall, even though the word stinks, we won it."

"I don't want it anymore." Brother Lin refused, not wanting to hang on to it, and said: "Sister Zhao's family wait a while, I'll go get Jinxiu."

Miss Zhao nodded obediently and said yes, yes.What's so good about a service character written by the Lin family, it's naturally better than Jinxiu.

So in the end, no one wanted this service word, and everyone hated it.

Lin Wulang couldn't bear to ask for convenience, so he slipped away, but he was blocked on the way back from Brother Lin's fetching things.Lin Wulang knew that he was from a bad background, so he was naturally not worthy of Mrs. Chen's family. Besides, Lin Niang was very old and had a strong temper, so she made him look bad in public, as if no one knew, what did Chen say? My daughter is just a granddaughter.

This one also formed a beam.

Marrying that peasant brother is better than marrying brother Lin.

Lin Wulang felt that Brother Zhuangjia was not good enough for him when he was in the mansion. Now that he came to Li Manor, he also picked on Su Jiayu a lot. He thought Su Jiayu was tall like a stupid goose, so he couldn't help seeing Brother Lin next to him.

Brother Lin's family belongs to the prefecture, but he is a descendant.

He doesn't think much of it, but he is just a little brother who has a difficult heir. Anyway, he can take a concubine and have a house.

Therefore, people are blocked on the road.

"Brother Lin, you just rescued me several times, did you also take a fancy to me?"

Brother Lin was holding something, but couldn't avoid this man, frowned and said solemnly: "I didn't rescue you, you just laughed at Brother Yu, and I rescued Brother Yu."

"You're still shy, duplicity."

"Get out of the way, I don't want to deal with you."

Lin Wulang blocked the people and said: "Don't be angry, I'm talking to you. Don't think about it. You, a brother, can't have many children. Although you come from a squire's family, you can follow Mrs. Gu's buttocks." Buying and selling, people who show their faces, don't know what people say behind their backs, their reputation is gone, I have a crush on you, and I don't dislike you, why are you still angry?"

"You are still young now. If you are like that Wang Jian in two years, you can only marry that kind of farmer and settle down. If you want me, I won't take it."

Li Zhouzhou was talking to someone when he saw the butler hurried over, "What's wrong?"

"Ma'am, something small happened." The housekeeper didn't know how to learn.

Gu Zhao didn't like hesitating, so he let him speak up when he had something to say, in Zhaozhou and Li's Mansion, what else could they not go back to?It's just that Niang Lin was so angry that she beat that Lin Wulang and slapped him a few times, it's nothing.

As a grandfather, he just lost money.

"Master Lin and Mr. Meng beat him up."

Gu Zhao: ...It really hit someone.

But why is there a shadow of Meng Jianyun in it?

Li Zhouzhou was also stunned, Brother Lin hit someone?He heard it right, don't make a mistake, and asked carefully: "Did Li Lin hit someone? Who did he hit?"

"It was Master Li Lin, and it was Goro from the Lin family who beat him."

Li Zhouzhou didn't ask about the injury of the beating person, thinking that Brother Lin's attack must not be serious and it is a skin trauma.But Gu Zhao noticed the important point behind, and Xiao Meng, who was ruthless, also moved his hands, and said bluntly: "Go and call Xiaotian over first, and don't move, if the arms and legs are broken, it is difficult to move."

"Broken, broken arm and leg—"

The butler didn't dare to say any more, he was busy with his work and arranged for Dr. Oda to come over.

As a result, a blind date banquet became even more lively.Gu Zhao really wanted to say: It doesn't matter, continue to play and continue to eat roasted whole lamb, but after thinking about it, it's still hard to say that.

Mrs. Lin's face turned pale with fright, her first thought was that this bastard's concubine caused trouble for her again, so she said, the master is spoiled by Aunt Hong, and also spoiled by Xiao Wu, you see, you are so used to coming to Li's Mansion Dare to hurt people.

"Your Excellency and Madam, it's because of my ineffective discipline..." Mrs. Lin got up first to apologize.

Li Zhouzhou hurriedly said: "I don't know the reason yet, but the children are fighting--" He thought that the husband said that he had broken his arms and legs, so it would be difficult to use children's fighting as an excuse, but he believed in Brother Lin privately. If it wasn't for deceiving people too much, Brother Lin would never do it.

"I heard that Lin Wulang is a concubine, and he was raised by his aunt. Today, he is violent in the mansion, and has nothing to do with Mrs. Lin." Gu Zhao settled his tone.

"But it always happens in our mansion. We pay for Lin Wulang's medical expenses."

He also said: "Madam Lin, don't worry, let's go together to see how the injury is, what should be scolded, and what should be compensated. As for everyone, please wait a little longer. Let's eat and drink first. I will go back with Zhou Zhou."

Don't lose your interest just because of one person, keep playing.