Republic of China small businessman

At night, the mayor sent someone to send a letter, saying that Cao Yunzhao was staying there for a drink and entertainment, and discussed about presiding over the wedding tomorrow.

Xie Jing met the other party at the door, and asked, "Where is the secretary, is he also at the mayor's house?"

The villagers who came to send messages didn’t do this often, they spoke intermittently, and when they saw Xie Jing and the others, they still looked a little nervous: “Yes, I stayed there, and said that I will go directly to the government office tomorrow, and I won’t come back .”

Xie Jing heard that there was someone beside Cao Yunzhao, so he didn't ask any more questions, and nodded in response, letting him go.

Early the next morning, as soon as it was daylight, Master Jiu was about to leave for the Jiangkou area.

Xie Jing was worried about his safety, and asked Hu Da to take some people to go with him, but Hu Da refused, and said anxiously: "Little master, the Patriarch said when he came, if you have something to do, I don't need to go back! You let them go, I won't go anyway!"

Master Jiu also said, "This time, I don't need a carriage, and riding a horse is faster. I can bring 20 people with me. Hurry up and come back."

Xie Jing thought for a while, and said, "Then choose another 20 men and a few more guns for self-defense. I'm also relieved."

"it is good."

Xie Jing was not ambiguous, and immediately went to select people. They were all good players who often traveled long distances with caravans, who were familiar with mountain roads, and had some skills in their hands and feet.

Not long after, everyone gathered and waited outside the gate.

Xie Jing came over with the cloak and put it on for Lord Jiu, her brows still not loosened.

Master Jiu looked at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Xie Jing was puzzled: "Master, but what's wrong?"

Master Jiu shook his head, and when Xie Jing lowered his head to straighten his cloak, he also lowered his head slightly and brushed his lips against the top of his hair, as if he had given a very light kiss, and said with a smile: "I just think you've grown up a bit, you're more capable." gone."

Xie Jing paused for a moment, lowered her head and couldn't see the expression, but she could see the tips of her ears slightly pink.

Xie Jing sent Master Jiu and his party out, and after a while, they waited for news from Cao Yunzhao.

Cao Yunzhao didn't return all night, so he asked the villagers to invite him to the mayor's wedding banquet this morning without waiting for Xie Jing to come to find him.

The villager said: "Lord Cao, the secretary and others are waiting at the mayor's place, and let you go there too, so don't miss the auspicious time."

Xie Jing thought for a moment and agreed.If there is no guide sent by the mayor to follow them, it will be very troublesome for them to go up the mountain. These villagers are conservative, and it is impossible for them to do anything to unarmed people, so they can only go to the mayor first to have a look.Xie Jing didn't prepare anything when he came. The mayor got married, so he couldn't leave empty-handed, so he asked Hu Da to buy a few horses and silks, a few jars of wine, and a few boxes of snacks from a roadside shop.

Hu Da handled the affairs neatly, but when he came back, he looked unhappy and muttered: "You don't know, little master, and the people in this town don't know what's wrong. Seven or eight of the ten shops they run are for funerals. It is only available in shroud shops, so I can only buy a few bolts of brocade cloth to make do with it... What a bad luck!"

After Xie Jing heard this, the weird feeling came back to her heart.

The road was cloudy, but luckily it didn't rain.

Xie Jing led his team over on horseback. He looked up at the sky and frowned slightly. This kind of weather doesn't look like a good day.

The villagers who led the way did not ride horses, but they walked very fast, almost trotting all the way, leading them to the place they wanted to pick up at the entrance of the town and the foot of the mountain.

Xie Jing yelled "stop", before the villagers could react, Hu Da and others quickly surrounded him from both sides, stopped the villager halfway, and pressed a gun firmly on the back of his head.

Xie Jing looked at the other party, and asked in a deep voice: "Why do you go this way? This is not going to the mayor's house, is it?"

The villagers had never seen such a big battle, their faces turned pale in panic, and they stammered: "Indeed, it's not true, the mayor's house is old, so the big wedding is held in the government office, little, young master, please forgive me. Forgive me!"

Xie Jing thought about it for a while, and remembered that the mayor wore old-fashioned clothes, giving people the impression of being old-fashioned and stingy. It is not surprising that such a person would use the government office. It's more grandiose, and I'm afraid it has embezzled some public property.But the government office is better than going to the mayor's house to reassure Xie Jing. He asked Hu Da and others to put away their guns and follow them.

The villager was frightened, and after leading the way to the mansion, he pointed to the door with Xie Jing and the others, and ran away first.

The gate of the government office was newly decorated, with lanterns and festoons at the entrance, and red and yellow silk and satin wrapped around the stone pillars, as if a grand wedding was about to be held.There are many people in the yard busy back and forth, their figures are in a hurry, and they are all dressed in red and green, it is very lively, and some people are busy in the kitchen, killing pigs and cooking. .

The old mayor was helped to walk over. He is old and has white hair, eyebrows, and beard. Today he is wearing a new dark red silk robe that doesn't fit well, and he is wearing a black silk hat. There is a small cap with melon skin, and a piece of turquoise stone the size of a thumb is dropped on it.Trembling, the old man came over to thank them, saw the gifts in their hands, and said bluntly that they had spent a lot.

The old mayor is a fan of the government. Although he used the mansion as a wedding venue, he insisted on not opening the main entrance, and everyone had to go through the corner gate.

The reason is also very simple, because they did not become officials.

The old mayor said: "I don't have any fame, I'm not a scholar, I'm not a gentleman, I can only do this, it's all old practice, I hope you don't take offense."

Xie Jing didn't argue with him about this, and gave him a gift, saying: "I came here in a hurry today, and I really have some things to do. I also ask the mayor to invite Mr. Cao out. I have a few words to him and leave."

The old mayor nodded repeatedly and sent someone to invite him, and soon someone came out and said, "Master Cao is busy inside, and told the young master to come in and talk."

Xie Jing: "What is he busy with?"

The old mayor blushed, and said with a smile: "I think it's an old man's wedding, Mr. Cao is thinking about how to host it, after all, we have to talk about things."

Xie Jing brought a lot of people, and the mansion was too small to allow so many people to enter. He brought Hu Da and others along, and ordered the rest of the people to guard the side of the mansion.

Hu Da is a vulgar person, and he can't see the way to get married. Xie Jing has seen some of them when he was with Master Jiu, and was a little surprised by the rules of the old mayor's marriage.He has never seen some of the offerings, elaborate etiquette, and rules used by the people in this town, and they are very cumbersome, but one thing can be seen that the old mayor used the etiquette of a regular wife to marry him. The new lady, did not neglect in the slightest.

When entering the small guest room in the backyard, a small table was set up at the door, where the old and the young asked Xie Jing and his party's age and zodiac signs one by one, for fear of offending the newcomers.

Xie Jing is a horse, so there was no collision, and she stepped into the small guest hall first.

The small hall was empty, and there was no one there.

Xie Jing wanted to meet Liu Ruyi.

But thinking that perhaps the reason why Cao Yunzhao didn't return all night was because of Liu Ruyi, he sat down again without saying a word.

Through a wooden door, he could even hear Huda arguing with the other party at the top of his voice, as if there was some mismatch between the zodiac signs.After waiting for a while, Cao Yunzhao did not come, but a villager came in with tea. Xie Jing called the man and asked, "Is this Mrs. Ru married today?"

The man nodded again and again: "Of course."

Xie Jing asked again: "I heard that lady has been in the town for two or three years, why did you marry today?"

The villagers said: "Because the mayor has calculated the auspicious time and has always followed the old etiquette, I have only met Mrs. Ru once in the past three years, so I got married today."

Ask again but can't ask anything.

Hu Da was arguing with others outside. It seemed that he could not enter the small guest hall because of the incompatibility of zodiac signs. He guarded the door and could not leave. He called Xie Jing through a door: "Little master, are you still inside?"

Xie Jing: "Yes."

Hu Da shouted: "I'll wait for a quarter of an hour. If Mr. Cao doesn't come, we'll go in and pick you up!"

The outsiders heard that he was about to force their way in, and they started to make noise again. Xie Jing didn't make a sound when he heard that, he didn't touch the tea on the table, and looked at the door.For some reason, the tip of his nose suddenly smelled the smell of wet soil after the rain. At first, it was not very obvious, but gradually the smell became stronger and stronger, and his eyes were a little blurred. He bit his lower lip, subconsciously held his breath, and looked down at his wrist. When I was doing it, I found that there was something like mycelium covering the inside of the thumb. After a long time, the mycelium turned black and gray, and then I was able to see it.

There was still the noisy voice of Huda and others, but it seemed that they were far away and could not be heard clearly.

……

Underground palace.

Bai Hongqi wrapped herself in thin clothes, her lips turned blue from the cold, and her body trembled slightly.

Bai Mingyu on the side was holding a sharp object in his hand, and he was chiseling the wall. He tried his best, and now a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. He was a little thinner, but he seemed to be in good spirits. At least it's much better than the rainbow girl on the side.

The ground is full of damp earthy smell, but also because of this, the earth wall is not very hard, fortunately, it can be pushed away, and Bai Mingyu has already opened a hole at this time.If you wait, you can see that he is holding the thing that digs the wall in his hand, which is a pair of high-heeled leather shoes that Bai Hongqi is wearing, but the heel of this one shoe has been broken, and only one is left usable.

Bai Hongqi curled up there with bare feet, and when Bai Mingyu came back after a while, she fumbled and took out a pack of small biscuits in her arms, and fed a piece into his mouth.

Bai Mingyu asked while eating: "Auntie, have you eaten yet?"

Bai Hong made some noises with her mouth, and said vaguely: "I've eaten, I'm not moving, I'm not very hungry."

Bai Mingyu reached out to touch her, felt her body was hot, and wanted to stretch out his hand to take off his clothes, but Bai Hongqi stopped him and said, "No, it's fine as it was yesterday, just hug me."

Bai Mingyu paused for a moment, and quickly listened to her, and hugged her in his arms.

Bai Hong felt a little hot when she got up, and she became warm instantly when she was hugged. She couldn't help but move closer to the other party's arms, and sighed softly.

Bai Mingyu hugged her, put his chin against her head, and suddenly said with a smile: "Auntie, in fact, I always wanted to hug you before."

"lecher."

"Just like now, but I'm afraid you will hit me."

Bai Hongqi didn't say a word, but she didn't come out of his arms.

Bai Mingyu rubbed her hair lightly, showed her affection like a child, and said softly: "I wrote you many letters, and I used to be annoyed by these, but I don't know why, when I write to you, I don't feel annoyed."

After a while, the girl in her arms snorted softly: "Can I still thank you?"

Bai Mingyu laughed, he likes to be aggressive like this, and he has a straightforward temper, and he can say what is in his heart when he is happy: "I want a child in the future, and the name is already decided, called 'Yiqiong'."

"Yiqiong?"

"Well, we both have the surname Bai, one 'Joan' and the other Bai, it's just right for us."

"..."

Bai Mingyu was pinched, and he groaned: "Really, I just thought, if I can marry you, I will admit it even if I am kicked out of the house. What are you afraid of if you are poor and white? I have strength and ability, and I will support you." Holding the girl's hand, she dared not look down at her even in the dark, looked up and whispered: "I will support you for the rest of my life, really."

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

Dare to think about the combination of "One Joan and Two Whites"——

Bai Er (satisfied): Look at me, aunt!

Miss Hong: ...I think you are a two hundred and five.