The ancient life of a master craftsman

Brother Qing is 17 years old, and he is also an old brother that everyone talks about in the village.

They are used to getting married early, and it is normal for them to wait until the sixteenth or seventeenth marriage.

As for Brother Qing, he was engaged to be married, but it was this marriage that caused him to be criticized by many people behind his back, so he didn't even like his favorite gossip.

Every day I either study with Zhang Jiu or go to the factory to help manage things.

It was so busy, until he was 17 years old, the person who originally said he would marry him hadn't appeared yet, and he gradually became a little shaken.

"Brother Qing?" Yunli looked at Brother Qing worriedly, and reached out to hold his hand.

Brother Qing came back to his senses, "Huh? Lizi, what's wrong?"

"Brother Qing, did Brother Chang Le write you a letter?" Yunli asked cautiously.

Brother Qing shook his head, "I haven't received any letter in the past three months. I know he's busy."

Yes, Liu Mingxi is very busy. He was so busy that he originally agreed to get married in June last year, but it was postponed indefinitely. Later, he was so busy that he wrote fewer letters. From half a month to once a month. Letter, and now, he has not received a letter for three months.

But he will still wait.

Even if his family was so angry that they wanted to withdraw the engagement, he would not agree. He had to wait, until Liu Mingxi came, or until the news of his marriage.

This is the person he chose, and he has to wait for a result.

Whether the result is good or bad.

But he was unhappy, very unhappy.He knew that Liu Mingxi was busy and that he was doing things for the emperor, but why couldn't he write two more letters to him?

Even just write a sentence, 'Peace, don't read. ', it's better than not receiving any news now.

Brother Qing sighed softly, "Lizi, I went to Brother Jiu to learn to be an accountant."

"Yeah, let's go." Yunli let go of his hand, forced a smile on her face and watched him leave.

At night, when Li Enbai came back, he saw Yunli frowning and walking around with the child in his arms. He thought the child was too noisy, so he reached out to take the child and let him go to rest.

"Brother En, I'm fine, and the child is quite obedient." Yunli put the sleeping child into the crib.

"What's wrong?" Li Enbai squeezed his arms as usual, saving the tired arms from holding the child.

Yunli sighed, "What should I do with Brother Qing? He is 17 years old, and he is clearly engaged, but his husband's family refuses to marry him. If you don't want to marry, you should talk earlier, it's not like our brother Qing can't get married, we have to rely on him!"

Li Enbai knew something, touched Yunli's cheek, and comforted him, "Don't be angry, Chang Le is currently working with the prince, and he really can't get away, and he doesn't want to."

Yunli shook off Li Enbai's hand, "That's not it, no matter how busy you are, there is always time to pass a word, right? Brother Qing hasn't received any news for three months, you haven't seen it, brother Qing's face It’s clearly filled with pain and suffering, but he insists that he’s fine.”

Li Enbai thought to himself, with Liu Mingxi's carefulness, there really shouldn't be no news for three months.

Thinking about it, he hadn't received Liu Mingxi's letter for a long time. Could it be that something happened to him?Li Enbai frowned slightly, and then let go, "Lizi, don't be angry, Chang Le's current errands are not up to him."

Yunli was indeed just speaking out of anger, Liu Mingxi was doing things for the emperor now, with the prince, how could he do whatever he wanted?

It's just that Brother Qing is too distressing.

Many people in the whole village were watching Brother Qing's jokes, saying that his fate was bad, and he finally climbed the branch of wealth, but in the end it was nothing but a bamboo basket to fetch water.

Yunli knew where the words came from, but it was useless, there was no evidence, and he had nothing to do with others, so seeing Brother Qing sullen, he felt uncomfortable.

"I'll write a letter to my husband and teacher later, asking about Chang Le's situation. Don't worry too much." Li Enbai patted him on the back, "Let's rest."

"Yeah." Yunli lay on the side of the bed, "Well...Speaking of which, Brother Xue and Brother Yu have been in the capital for more than a year, and I don't know if they will come back this year."

Not long after Zhang Song and Brother Yu got married, they took Brother Xue to the capital and opened a cloud inn there.

It has been more than a year since I left, and I only occasionally write a letter back, or send something back.

"Zhang Song and the others are coming back soon, Brother Xue will come back together." Li Enbai knew the situation clearly.

He likes to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but he made the overall plan by himself, and the entertainment items that are updated every six months at Yunjian Inn are also made by him.

Now that the Yunjian Inn has established itself in the capital and is on the right track, he decided to hand over the management of the Yunjian in the capital to Mr. Zhang Song and the others, and they should come back.

As soon as Li Enbai woke up the next day, he wrote a letter and sent it to the Liu family in the capital.

When Liu Mingxi received this letter, he was watching blacksmiths smelting iron in a closed villa, and was dragged out of the hot iron smelting room by Zhao Pingan.

"His Royal Highness." Liu Mingxi lost a lot of weight, was unshaven, and his clothes smelled hot and sour.

Zhao Pingan handed the letter to him, "Chang Le, the errands are almost over now, I will give you a three-month vacation, and you can solve the life-long affairs first." He patted Liu Mingxi on the shoulder, sympathizing again She glanced at him with a little guilt.

Liu Mingxi slowly regained consciousness, huh?Lifetime event?Isn't he already engaged and just waiting for the end of this errand to get married?

Blinking his eyes, he looked down at the letter in his hand, 'Chang Le kisses you'

Judging from the handwriting, Linfeng should have sent it to him. Did he invent some new machine?As he thought about it, he opened it and read the content, but the more he read, the more his breathing became short of breath, and finally he ran out of the villa.

"Master?!" The passing guard saw him stumbling out and thought something was wrong, so he hurried over and asked, "Master, what happened?"

"Prepare the car! I want to leave the village!" Liu Mingxi was confused.

He held the letter tightly in his hand, and there was a sentence in the letter, "Brother Qing is seventeen, and I can't wait any longer." '

What does 'can't wait' mean?Didn't they agree to get married when the errands are over?

Liu Mingxi, who was sitting in the carriage, was staring at the letter paper in a daze, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't written a proper letter with Brother Qing for a long time.

His errands have also changed from making tillage machines at the beginning to iron smelting tools now. Although he is reused by the emperor, he is getting more and more busy. In the past three months, he has been staying with the blacksmiths, afraid of leaking the news , I haven't been back to Hou Mansion for a long time.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help scolding himself a few words.Brother Qing must be worried to death.

With Zhao Ping'an's password, he quickly left the villa, returned to the Hou Mansion to wash up, and then went to the main courtyard to find his father.

"Father, I have to go to Xinglong Town." He opened the door and said such a sentence.

Liu Chunshan also received a letter from his younger brother from the palace, and he had no intention of objecting to the departure of the eldest son, "Well, Mo Lan, who is beside the emperor, will go back with you, and your mother picked some Dongzhu, jade and tou mian from the warehouse. , you take it back with a better attitude, you know?"

"I see, Dad, I'm going to clean up now, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning."

Liu Mingxi is more anxious than anyone else. He is 23 this year, and other people's children have already been able to make soy sauce.

He is still alone here, he finally found his favorite husband, and the wedding date has to be delayed, not to mention Brother Qing can't wait, he is also anxious.

But whoever asked him to do things for the emperor's family had to rely on his uncle. As the first emperor of the Song Dynasty, his uncle was already enough to attract people's attention. , Is it a long-term solution?

That's why he worked hard to do all the errands well, so that people can see that their Chengenhou Mansion is the most beneficial backing for the emperor.But he never thought about delaying his marriage, so when he saw the vague sentence that he couldn't wait anymore, he was a little scared, what if Brother Qing didn't wait for him and married someone else?

Before dawn on the second day, he returned to Huaimu Village with a cart full of gifts, Mo Lan, Liu Chong and others. This time, no matter what, he had to set a wedding date, and it would be best if Qing Geer could come to the capital. , when the time comes, they will get married directly in the Hou Mansion.

He hurried back to Xinglong Town and returned to the old house. He simply cleaned up and took him to Huaimu Village. He didn't keep a low profile when he went there.

Although most people in the village are very busy on weekdays, there are always those who like to watch the excitement and have nothing to do. When they heard that Boss Liu came from the town with three big carts, they all ran over to watch the excitement.

They thought they would see a scene where Brother Qing's marriage was terminated, because Boss Liu's status is different now, and he is the son of Hou!Where can I marry a young man with mud legs? At worst, I have to marry a rich lady from the official's family, isn't it?

However, to their disappointment, Liu Mingxi came in person, not to annul the engagement, but to apologize for delaying the wedding and set a precise date.Immediately, they were surprised and sighed that Brother Qing was lucky.

Qingge'er's three elder brothers are not at home now, they are all selling books outside, only Qingge'er's parents are at home, when they saw him, they were a little timid at first, after all, Liu Mingxi's current official position is higher than that of the county officials. He wants to be older, but when he thinks about his younger brother, his face grows longer.

Liu Mingxi apologized repeatedly, very sincerely, and asked if the date could be rescheduled, so that Brother Qing's parents would look better.

"Uncle, aunt, where is Qing Geer now?" Liu Mingxi waited for a long time but Qing Geer did not appear, so he couldn't help asking.

"Brother Qing is in his room, and he didn't go out today, so go and have a look." Mother Qing saw that he had a very good attitude, and it didn't seem like he didn't want to marry her son, so her mood improved a lot. Let the future son-in-law go to find his son.

When Liu Mingxi heard this, Brother Qing was at home, but he didn’t come out to see him. He thought it was too bad, Brother Qing must be angry, so he couldn’t sit still and hurried to Brother Qing’s room and knocked on the door, “Brother Qing, is it Me, clear."

No one answered him, and the door was not opened.

Liu Mingxi's throat is a little dry, I don't know why I remembered the special abacus in his mother's room that was twice the size of the ordinary abacus, if Qing Ge'er had an abacus here, it would be great, he would not be angry if he knelt down .

Just like every time his father made his mother angry, he took out the abacus and knelt down without moving the abacus beads. After kneeling for a while, his mother felt distressed and the anger disappeared.

"Brother Qing, I was wrong. I shouldn't be busy and ignore it, which made you worry." Liu Mingxi leaned against the door, apologized, and swore that no matter how busy he was, he would also remember to keep him safe.

There was still no movement at the door, Liu Mingxi became a little anxious, and the knock on the door became louder, urgent and fast, "Brother Qing, I was really wrong, please open the door and see me."

He also said a lot of good things, Mo Lan, Liu Chong and others who followed him just couldn't look directly at them, and they were used to it. Lord Hou is usually afraid of his wife. The children of their families have seen Lord Hou make an apology to his wife. The look of apologizing.

Mo Lan was also brought into the palace from the Liu family, and she definitely would not have the slightest idea of ​​taking Qiao. She even asked someone to close the door of the Mu family, so that the servants would disperse first, and give Shizi a quiet coaxing Fulang space.

In the room, Brother Qing was staring intently at a fan, holding a brush in his hand and carefully drawing on the fan. After finishing the last stroke, he put the brush away, and gently fanned the fan. Let the ink dry faster.

When the fan surface was completely dry, he closed the fan, stood up and opened the door, without saying a word, he threw the fan directly to Liu Mingxi.

Liu Mingxi hurriedly caught the fan, his face turned pale, "Brother Qing!"

Brother Qing raised the corner of his mouth and pointed at the fan, "Take a look."

Liu Mingxi's brain didn't react, and his hand had already moved. He opened the fan and saw that it wasn't the one he gave Qing Geer. He was relieved immediately, and then he noticed the painting on the fan.

After staring at it for a long time, he raised his head and hugged Brother Qing into his arms the next moment, "Brother Qing..."

Brother Qing gently wrapped his arms around his waist, "Well, I've waited."

On the opened fan is a blue stone standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the river flowing slowly.

The two got back together. Although Liu Mingxi couldn't say the specific content of his errand, he could talk about the hardships he had suffered in the past three months. Eating and sleeping with the craftsmen and staring at each other.

"Thanks for your hard work, you've lost weight. I'll serve the spoon today, so you should eat more." Brother Qing felt sorry for him, and immediately wondered if the food at home was enough, let him go, "No, I have to go to Uncle Zheng's house quickly Cut two catties of meat, or all the good ones will be sold out in a while."

Liu Mingxi grabbed him, "Let the servants go, let's go see uncle and aunt first, Mo Lan from my uncle's palace is here."

He told Brother Qing about Mo Lan's identity, and Brother Qing's eyes widened in surprise, "Why did the emperor send someone here? What did I do wrong? Do I have to change my clothes and freshen up?" ?”

Brother Qing pulled his clothes nervously, and wiped his hair again. The corners of Liu Mingxi's mouth rose when he saw it, "It's okay, everything is fine, Mo Lan is just here to pass on the message for my uncle, don't worry."

In the end, Brother Qing was dragged to the main room by Liu Mingxi with a worried face, and his parents were also called over. When everyone was here, Liu Mingxi went to call Mo Lan over.

Mo Lan came and greeted Qing Geer's family generously, "I have met Master Mu, Mrs. Mu, and the concubine Shizi."

A family of three looked at me and I looked at you, and didn't know what to do. This young lady looked very luxurious, but she bowed to them.

They wanted to wake her up, but they couldn't open their mouths, so they could only retreat to the side, not daring to let anyone face them.

It was Brother Qing who thought of how Yunli usually received those rich wives, trembling, raised his hand, "Get up."

There was a smile in Mo Lan's eyes, she respectfully agreed, and got up.

"Mo Lan is passing two sentences to the concubine on behalf of the emperor, the emperor said,"

As soon as Mo Lan said what he said, Brother Qing's family fell to their knees with a thud. How could they expect to receive the emperor's order, and they looked terrified.

Mo Lan hurriedly helped them up, "You don't have to be like this, the emperor specifically explained that you are not allowed to kneel, just treat it as an elder explaining to you a few words."

Brother Qing could only stand and listen to Mo Lan repeat Liu Chuncheng's words, but in fact it was nothing, just worried that he and Liu Mingxi would cause estrangement due to the delay of the wedding, so he specially explained a few sentences for his nephew, and promised Qing brother that he would be the one who agreed. The only imperial concubine of the Enhou Mansion.

"This is from the emperor. I hope that the concubine and the son will get married as soon as possible, and the husband and wife will be harmonious." Mo Lan handed a pair of jade pendants carved into small fans to Brother Qing.

Qing Geer's face turned red, he and Liu Mingxi's token of love was the fan, being known by the elders, he was always a bit shy, but couldn't help being happy.

He took the jade pendant without even thinking about it, and handed one of them to Liu Mingxi, and kept one for himself.

Liu Mingxi took the jade pendant and looked at it, then smiled. The jade pendant Qing Geer handed him was engraved with the character 'Qing', and when he looked at the jade pendant in Qing Ge'er's hand, it was indeed engraved with the word 'Xi' .

After re-setting the wedding date, Liu Mingxi stayed in the village for a while to spend time with Brother Qing, and then returned to the capital in desperation.

After another half a year, Qingge'er's family moved into the capital and lived in a courtyard with three entrances. This courtyard was bought by Qingge'er's three older brothers, and it was their own home.

Immediately, the contacts between Chengenhou's Mansion and Mu's Mansion became closer, and it is said that the son of the Hou Mansion can be seen running to Mu's Mansion every day.

Another three months later, horse-drawn carriages brought the dowry to the Mu Mansion. The gold, silver, jewelry, jade and silk were all complete, enviing all the boudoir girls and younger brothers.

When Brother Qing got married, carriages poured out again and again, half of which were books, making one wonder whether the Mu family came from a hermit family, otherwise how could there be such a huge collection of books.

After thinking about it again, the three sons of the Mu family all started selling printed books, so there is no shortage of books in the family.

For the big wedding of the son of the Marquis of Cheng En, the whole street was covered with firecracker paper clothes in festive red, and the emperor issued an order to bless the son and concubine, the whole capital was shaken, and it took a full month to talk about it. gradually faded away.

As for the newlyweds, there are plenty of sweet days.