Chapter 50 The forty-ninth chapter Ladies' affectionate teardrops in exchange for relatives, scholars exhale words to form marriage

At this moment, He Jianchen and his wife gathered around the table in the study and were putting together a jigsaw puzzle.Seeing him coming, Mrs. He smiled, bent over, turned sideways and walked out.Wu Bibo's eyes were quick, and he had already seen the clothes on her chest bulge.Although Mrs. He's clothes are not very fashionable, they don't want to wear old-fashioned clothes after all.The clothes she wore today looked strange, clearly covering up something.Then he smiled and said to He Jianchen: "Ma'am, yes..." He Jianchen waved his hands quickly, and pouted his mouth outside the glass window, after a while, he smiled and said: "I haven't walked very far, aren't you afraid that I will be embarrassed? "Wu Bibo said: "It's very common for a wife to give birth to a young master. I don't understand why a group of wives are always ashamed of this." He Jianchen said. "Who can answer this, even their wives themselves are only ashamed. Why are they ashamed, maybe they can't answer. Where are you from?" Wu Bibo said: "I'm at Xingyuan. I think he will move after he moves. , and less and less contact with us. I heard that he moved for something, so his heart is focused on one side. Do you know?" He Jianchen said: "There has been such a legend for a long time. But it will happen when the time comes. Appropriate. Therefore, the couplet of Hangzhou Yuelao Ci says, "It is predestined in the previous life, don't miss the fate." Wu Bibo said: "This is the second couplet. What about the upper couplet?" He Jianchen said: "A familiar couplet, this is also I don't know! The first couplet is 'May all lovers in the world become relatives.'" Wu Bibo said: "But here again! According to it, both parties are your friends, and there are people who will not come out of this matchmaking mountain. Feeling." He Jianchen said: "I have already had this idea. Needless to say, Xingyuan is asking for benevolence to obtain benevolence, and it is not a hundred and ninety percent. It's just that Ms. Li's words are not easy to say." Wu Bibo Said: "Could it be that she is not satisfied with Lao Yang?" He Jianchen said: "No, if she is really dissatisfied, the friendship between the two of them will not be so good." Wu Bibo said: "Then why do you say it is difficult?"

He Jianchen said: "My wife has probed her several times for this matter. She said: "There is no hope of falling in love or getting married in this life. '" Wu Bibo said: "Shit!Female students always hold a disdainful attitude when people talk about marriage issues.She said she doesn't want to fall in love, she and Xingyuan are inseparable now, it's not love, is it love? " He Jianchen said: "I think so too. However, her family problems are very complicated. I'm afraid there are some unspeakable secrets in it." Wu Bibo said: "As expected, Xingyuan will lose half of his life. We have to wait for the rainy day. Think about it with him first." He Jianchen said: "I have also thought about it. Wait for the relationship between the two of them to get closer. Xingyuan is more European, and it is very good to be able to propose marriage directly. If not, I guess he He will definitely come to ask me. So I simply kept silent and let it happen naturally." Wu Bibo said: "If you say that it will happen naturally, I don't think it will be a matter of a day or two. Even if there is a day, I always find another matchmaker , to negotiate a match with the woman’s family. There is no one else to be a matchmaker except you. Why don’t you come forward and negotiate with his family first instead of doing such a favor.” He Jianchen laughed and said, “You Why did you suddenly raise this question? You are from Xingyuan, so don’t you want to be a lobbyist with him?”

Wu Bibo said: "I really wanted to be a lobbyist with him, but he pretended to be stupid after asking for his advice, but he didn't know. You said I was a lobbyist, but I haven't done it yet." He Jianchen said: "They Two people, since one doesn't want to and the other doesn't understand, why should we weep listening to Pingshu and worrying about the ancients." Wu Bibo said: "But I guess he wants me to say something. Today he first mentioned that Yu Mengxia came to Beijing to propose marriage, and then asked me to come to you, deliberately linking these two things together, as if he was singing to me. "

He Jianchen said: "This is your psychological effect, and you have this conjecture. Yu Mengxia came to Beijing to propose marriage. Did he know about it?" Wu Bibo said: "He didn't know the details, saying that you knew the inside story of this matter "He Jianchen said: "I know. His original wife is his lover's niece." Wu Bibo said: "The "Cui Lan Mark" he wrote is his love history. According to the book, he His wife is his lover's sister-in-law." He Jianchen said: "Because my niece is a generation later, he had no choice but to say that. This lady is also virtuous, and after getting married, the relationship between husband and wife is not bad. It's just that his mother is A shrew is the best at torturing his wife. So within a few years, his novel became a prophecy. The female characters in the book died cleanly, and his wife died too. This suits him again He wrote many mourning poems in the tone of the mournful and obstinate essays. He really did not intend to write them out. Unexpectedly, thousands of miles away, there was a young lady selected by the Hanlin Gong Li Dianxuan, who was moved by his poems and had a heart-to-heart bond with him. So He went to Beijing to propose marriage." Wu Bibo said: "There is such a good thing in the world, how can I, Wu, not meet it once?" He Jianchen smiled and said: "I neither write romance novels nor dowry poems. Who will pay attention to you?"

Wu Bibo said: "Miss Li has poems for him, of course he has poems to answer. Is this how the relationship happened?" He Jianchen said: "That's how the relationship happened. The first step is to communicate, and the second step is to exchange photos The third step is to propose." Wu Bibo said: "Could it be that the proposal was also made in the correspondence?" He Jianchen said: "That's not true. I heard that after Yu Mengxia came to Beijing, she wrote to Ms. Li to ask her out We've met several times, and we're negotiating now." Wu Bibo said: "What's the name of this lady, is she also a celebrity?" He Jianchen said: "I heard that she is called Xifeng, but she is an old-fashioned woman. The two of them If you become a couple, it can be said that the marriage is fixed." Wu Bibo laughed and said: "In this way, a novelist of poetry and chapters can do what he can't do. You see, Yu Mengxia is like this, and Yang Xingyuan is like that." He Jianchen said: "Students, there are few ways to find a wife? Why envy others. Didn't you organize some weekly lectures with some classmates? Are there any lesbians in it?" Wu Bibo said: "Yes." He Jianchen said: "What are you talking about, isn't it possible to do what a beautiful person can do?" Wu Bibo waved his hand and said: "That's it, that's it! There are five lesbians in our meeting.

They are all respectful and unbearable to teach.We were not wits, but they have reached the level of beauties, so they have no choice but to look forward to the next life. "He Jianchen said: "Why isn't there a beautiful one? "Wu Bibo said: "Beautiful, since someone asks her, she doesn't bother to be condescended. "He Jiansheng said: "But the purpose of your organization of the Lecture Society has been clearly revealed. " Wu Bibo smiled and said: "Their purpose is probably like this. I was drawn into the club by them, and I only visited once, so I have no goal. I want to find a wife, but I didn't find it here." He Jianchen said: "Could it be Do you also want someone like a good wife and mother?" Wu Bibo got bored and said: "Come on, let's not talk about this. Xingyuan said that you have been looking for me for a long time, what do you want me for?" He Jianchen said: " It’s not a big deal. Because there is a news agency that wants to hire an editor and ask me to look for talents, I want to introduce you. But I thought again, you have already become an official, and you still do this? So it was suspended again.” Wu Bibo said: "Reporters in newspapers can still do it. Editors in news agencies are also interviewers. This is not my specialty." He Jianchen said: "How? I guess you won't do it." Wu Bibo said : "Don't laugh at my job. This kind of agency for morphine injections is exhausted, and I just got last month's salary yesterday. In the future, it won't be a monthly payment, and the more you owe, the more you owe. He Jianchen said with a smile: "Have you paid your salary yesterday? Treat your guests." Wu Bibo said: "Salary is not a waste of money, what's the matter?" He Jianchen said: "You kind of consultants and consultants take the money from the country and don't do anything for the country. Isn't it considered a fortune? May I ask what you have done for your organization when you teach in the school? One yuan a month? Please treat me!"

When Wu Bibo was questioned by him, he had nothing to say.Seriously agree to treat and ask which restaurant to go to.He Jianchen said: "There are too many restaurants in the south, how about changing to a special place today?" Wu Bibo said: "Go and eat roast duck, okay?" He Jianchen said: "Ducks that are not fat are not good. As for the fat duck, among other things, the two of us can't eat a duck, and after eating the roast duck, I always feel tired and uncomfortable." Wu Bibo said: "Go to the restaurant in Henan." He Jianchen said: "Henan All the dishes are sweet, so that's not good." Wu Bibo said: "Although Henan cuisine is sweet, it's so sweet that it's not really annoying." He Jianchen said: "Alright, let's go to Dashilan.

The old Telford there is a real cook from Henan. "The two talked for a while, and then came all the way to Dashilan. At the entrance of a black alley, there was a big paper lantern hanging, which was the gate of Old Telford. Walking into the black alley, there was a smell of oil, and the sound of knives and spoons was already blown by the wind. Come. Walk into a heavy gray room, a row of several tables, all full of people. A clerk came over and said with a smile: "You two, there are no private seats.That's it. "Since everyone is here to eat, they can't be particular about the seats, so they have to sit down. Wu Bibo ordered food with an order and was waiting. A man in his fifties came in and looked around. He was wearing a viji The robe was a black mandarin jacket, and there was an enamel badge hung on the front button of the chest, which clearly belonged to a bureaucrat. He Jianchen stood up and greeted him when he saw it, "Isn't that Mr. Wei Mei'an? "Wei Mei'an said: "It turned out to be Mr. He.How many? "He Jianchen said:" Two people.Is Mr. Wei alone? "Wei Mei'an said:" Alas!As a human being, I ran for a long time, and it was too late to go back to eat. "He Jianchen said:" It's rare to meet, please come and sit somewhere. "Although Wei Mei'an said a few words of humility, there were no seats left, so he had to sit in one place. He Jianchen introduced Wu Bibo to him. He Jianchen said: "Mr. Mei'an, how busy are you? "Wei Mei'an said:" I am an idler.In the past few days, because of Mengxia's matter, he has been entangled with the old man of the Li family every day, which is very troublesome. "He Jianchen said:" Is it a matter of marriage? "Wei Mei'an said:" Yes.This old Mr. Li Dianxuan, holding ancient etiquette, absolutely opposes free marriage.Now it is his young lady, it is really embarrassing for him to lead by example.Now I am entrusted by Mengxia, and I am dredging up Mr. Li.But he was very busy with business, so it was not easy to meet him.Made me sacrifice a lot of time. "He Jianchen said: "Mr. Mei'an came out to be Yuelao, probably this matter will be successful. "Wei Mei'an shook his head and said," it's hard to say. "At this time, the dishes have been served, and the three of them are drinking and talking at the same time. Wei Mei'an said: "If you want to talk about Mengxia's talent and learning, she can be worthy of Miss Li.

Just a little older, he is thirty-six years old this year, already a middle-aged man.Besides, his family was really poor.Moreover, his Master Lingtang, I heard that the family management is very strict.It is because of these two points that I dare not say too much, lest Mr. Li will blame me in the future.As for being poor, their young lady's dowry is probably worth tens of thousands of gold, so they can also subsidize Mengxia. It's just a problem with his magistrate, and it's the tiredness of the future.Although I am a ready-made matchmaker, to be honest, I dare not take on this relationship. "He Jianchen said:" Mengxia's family is in Wu County, and he works in Shanghai. Miss Li is married, so just live with him in Shanghai. "Wei Mei'an said:" I think so too.But people's eyes are snobbish. It's unknown if this is a rich lady who went to Beijing, or if she received special treatment. "The three of them finished their meal while talking. He Jianchen believed that Wei Mei'an was his friend, so it was inconvenient to ask Wu Bibo to invite him, so he took out the money and settled the bill.

Because Wei Mei'an didn't see Li Dianxuan during the day, he went to his house for the second time at this time, determined to meet him.It just so happened that Li Hanlin had already returned from the yamen, so please meet him in the living room.As soon as the two met, Li Hanlin cupped his fists with both hands and arched his forehead to the top.He smiled and said: "Dodge and dodge, please come again." Wei Mei'an first said a few gossips, and then talked about Yu Mengxia's marriage.Li Dianxuan took a cigarette, lit it with a match, and took a deep breath.He was sitting on a soft chair, with his left leg crossed by his right leg, swaying unsteadily, without saying a word in silence.He waited until he had smoked most of the cigarette, held the cigarette between his fingers, flicked ashes into the spittoon, and then sighed.Seeing his situation, Wei Mei'an knew that it was not a good idea, so she followed up with Li Dianxuan and said: "I am really sad about this. I am confident that I have treated people loyally all my life, but unexpectedly such an indecent thing came from Shexia. It's no wonder, I am now on business, and I don’t have the heart to ask about the education of the children at home.” Wei Mei’an didn’t wait for him to finish, and said quickly: “Although I dare not refute the respect, but I’m afraid I have misunderstood. Think about it, Mao Shi The first chapter of "Guan Sui" is "My fair lady, a gentleman likes her." Those who are fond of her are naturally the so-called marriage proposals now. The following continues to say, "Scattered waterweed, flow from left to right, my fair lady." Gentlemen ask for it.' Ningcai is a metaphor for a lady, and the difference is to describe the talent of a lady, which is opposite to the graceful. It flows from left to right, which means that her voice is outside, which attracts gentlemen." Li Dianxuan listened, nodded, and then Shaking his head, followed by a "puchi" smile, he exhaled a puff of smoke.Wei Mei'an laughed and said, "Don't worry, wait until I finish. Isn't this the following: "Scattered water lilies, pick them left and right"? You see, this is an analogy of a gentleman seeking a lady. If you don't believe it, the explanation below is innocent. They have already become friends. The so-called "my fair lady is a friend of the piano". "Li Dianxuan said: "It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable!" Wei Mei'an said: "Why is there no such reason? Please listen. The word reed, Zheng Zhu means to choose. I think otherwise, it should be noted to get the meaning. So "my fair lady, the music of the bells and drums". The music of the bells and drums means playing music and getting married. It’s not Songmei Zhou Wenwang’s concubine. If it is true, Wen Wang is a person who advocates free marriage. From the beginning of marriage, no one advocates the joy of "Guan Sui". Then, why not marry freely? " "Guan Sui" is the first chapter of the national style, how can it be indecent to marry freely?" Although Wei Mei'an is a joke, the words are forceful, and there is a reason for it.Li Dianxuan was full of ink, which would have been rippling if he just shook it, but now that Wei Mei'an was talking about his Book of Songs, he couldn't help but open the library.Said: "I have always talked about Mao's poems according to Zheng's annotations, and the interpretation of the Four Books is based on Zhu's annotations. It has become an unbreakable opinion. Of course..." Wei Mei'an thought, no, this Li Hanlin is going to be with me. The book case has been moved. When will Hanlin Gong come back to the original question when the book case is moved.Now he said the word of course, which is a restraint, and then there must be a raise, which is discussion.How can I have time to listen to your husband's lectures.When he thought about it, he didn't wait for Li Dianxuan to turn around, and quickly said: "I am nothing more than a joke, you believe me! What literature and classics do I know? Let's get back to business." Seeing him chasing after him to ask about marriage, Li Dianxuan also said Inconvenience must insist on talking about books, so he said: "The good thing about this is that the person surnamed Yu is only tempted by words, not by going over the wall of the east house, which is different from drilling a hole. Seeing that the person surnamed Yu is rarely puzzled, I also It's just a crime and nothing to complain about." He leaned his head back on the sofa chair, puffing heavily on his cigarette.Supporting the chair with both hands, he flicked each other up and down with a few fingers.Wei Mei'an said: "According to my brother, this marriage is not free. What should I do so that we can marry Qin and Jin?" Li Dianxuan raised his head, shook his head a few times, and said, "There are other things. ? Only after the parents' order, the words of the matchmaker."

Wei Mei'an took a cigarette from the chimney, lit a match slowly and smoked.He took a drag on his cigarette, then smiled. Said: "Old brother, if I don't mention the range of these eight characters, I can't talk about it. If respect is nothing more than that, I think that Mr. Yu, he will follow this rule, there is nothing to justify." Li Dianxuan Said: "Brother, where do you start with this, but I am very confused." Wei Mei'an said: "If you don't believe me, listen to me: Yu Jun went north this time, after discussing with his Lingtang. On the one hand, it has already obeyed the orders of parents. As far as he is concerned with the family, he has repeatedly asked me to ask for my elder brother's instructions. Once my elder brother agrees, doesn't Lingai have her parents' orders? As for the matchmaking I would like to ask my younger brother, Gao Pan, to be a matchmaker, can I still think that I am not qualified?" Li Dianxuan heard his words, and his reasons were very good, and there was nothing to refute The place.I had to take it out of context and say: "It's a joke. How can I say something that I'm not qualified for?" Wei Mei'an said: "In this case, with the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, what else can't be married?" If you want to say that Yu Jun’s talent, compared with Ling Ai, is in line with what the Six Talents said, this is called talent and beauty, and it is even more perfect." Li Dianxuan and Wei Mei'an were originally excellent Friends, when we usually meet, we just joke around casually.Therefore, Li Dianxuan has no way to erase Wei Mei'an's semi-zhuang and semi-harmonious words.But he always felt that it was not proper for his young lady to communicate with a man privately.Therefore, he was only vague about the marriage and refused to agree clearly.After Wei Mei'an asked repeatedly, he agreed to let him discuss with his wife.Seeing what he meant, Wei Mei'an already had some activities, and thought that there is no need to force him, lest the haste be wasteful, let's do it again.At that time, I said goodbye and went home, and made an appointment to talk about it another day. Li Dianxuan sent Wei Mei'an to the gate, and since he went back to the upper room, he planned to find his wife and make a decision on this matter. As soon as he walked to the screen in the inner courtyard, he could faintly hear a crying sound, intermittently and continuously, reaching his ears.Listen carefully to the cry, it comes from the wing room.It was none other than his young lady Li Xifeng who was crying.Li Dianxuan loved his son-in-law very much.However, what I did this time was somewhat inconsistent with the three obediences and four virtues, so I was not happy.Now that he heard the young lady crying there, he already realized what it was for, and he seemed to be too stubborn.I went into the house by myself and wanted to ask my wife, but I saw my wife sitting on one side, her eyes were red, and she couldn't stop sneezing.Li Dianxuan said: "Hey! It's strange. Why is your wife crying?" Mrs. Li said: "What else do you not understand?" As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief and simply wiped away his tears.Li Dianxuan said: "I just came in from the outside, I know what you are doing?" Mrs. Li said: "Go to the girl's room and have a look. She has been working for two whole days, and she hasn't stained her teeth. Since yesterday After getting up, she slept on the bed without combing her hair or washing her face. She just lay there and kept saying that she was going to starve to death. I heard Mama Li tell me that last night, the child found a pair of gold rings and returned them. Going to swallow it. It's rare that Mama Li watched over her last night.I think the child will have some troubles for this marriage, so what should I do? "Speaking, I burst into tears and started to cry. My darling, my baby, screamed for a while. Li Dianxuan stumbled and said: "What are you saying, what are you talking about! "Ms. Li cried even more and said: "Something happened to the child, and I'm not alive anymore. "Li Dianxuan said: "If there is a daughter, there must be a mother. I am not like that. "Speaking with a long sigh, he shook his head and went out. He went to the study and took a book by himself. After reading two or three pages, his wife found it. Li Dianxuan gave his wife a slanted look, but his face was still facing the book, as if he was engrossed in reading it, as if he didn't know when someone came.Mrs. Li stepped forward, snatched the book, and stuffed it on the shelf.Said: "Seeing people coming, why pretend to be stupid?" Li Dianxuan took off his glasses, put them on the table, stared at his wife.Mrs. Li said: "Are you so scared that I dare not say it? At this time, there are many people who marry freely. Don't they have mothers and fathers? Besides, the matter of Feng'er is completely up to the parents. It cannot be called freedom.” Li Dianxuan said: "We are poets, we can't..." Mrs. Li straightened her chest before she finished speaking, stretched her head forward, and asked all the way to Li Dianxuan's face.Said: "I ask you, why not, why not?" Li Dianxuan saw his wife's fierce aura, leaned back and took a step back.Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to pat the table, and said, "I've settled this matter. If anyone refuses to agree, my wife and I will die." Li Dianxuan touched his beard angrily, unable to say a word .In the past, Li Dian chose not to argue with his wife, and walked away early.At this time, his wife stopped the desk and sat there, unable to leave.I had to stand aside, sighing.Mrs. Li said: "Speak up, what should I do about this matter?" Li Dianxuan said: "You have already made up your mind. What else can I say? What I say is in vain." Mrs. Li saw that Li Dianxuan was a little soft, and couldn't bear to push her any further, so she said in a low voice: "As for this matter, girls are also a little bit wrong. As long as you don't do anything rude, you can't blame her. For example, we," said Got here and smiled.Then he said with a smile: "When we were girls, the family rules were ten times heavier than yours. But in the hearts of the sisters, no one is willing to marry a champion man. When your family came to my house to propose marriage, I heard that you are a Hanlin, so I have long been willing." Li Dianxuan said: "What are the things that happened decades ago, what are you going to talk about?" Mrs. Li said: "I'm using this as a metaphor. Do you think it's the same? This child surnamed Yu is very famous. Poems and songs are all good.It's a pity that it is no longer scientifically tested.If it's a scientific examination, isn't it a Hanlin? "Li Dianxuan snorted, and said:" You think too much of Hanlin. "Mrs. Li said:" I don't care if it's cheap or not.You think, in the past, I envied you for nothing more than doing a good job in your articles. "Li Dianxuan couldn't help laughing and said:" What, you did a good job for my article?I'm afraid it's not right?Do you only hope that I will be a patrol of the eight prefectures? "Mrs. Li said:" Don't interrupt me, let's talk about the truth.Now that child surnamed Yu has published many books, and it is said that there is no one in China who does not know about it.He has such literary talent, and Feng'er sometimes envies him when she reads his articles in the book, but she can't say that she is obscene.Besides, you taught her to read and write poems. If she doesn't know how to study or write poems, will she know that Yu is a talented person? "Li Dianxuan said:" Well, after all, it's my fault. "Mrs. Li said:" If I don't ask anything else, will you agree or not? "Li Dian chose the way:" If you agree, I will be a sinner in the name of religion. "Mrs. Li has followed Li Dianxuan for decades, and her ears and eyes have been affected, and she has acquired a lot of literary spirit. Li Dianxuan said the word famous and taught, and she knew it meant Confucius. She said: "It is to offend Confucius. I also want to offend this time.Could it be that Confucius is still as close as his own daughter, do you have the heart to stop her marriage and let her die for Confucius? "Li Dianxuan said:" Wow!What is it? "Mrs. Li took another step closer, arrived at Li Dianxuan's side, and asked: "What's the matter? "Li Dianxuan had no choice but to say:" Well, I have nothing to do with you, just let you make the decision. "Mrs. Li was weak for a while and tough for a while, which turned Li Dianxuan upside down. The Miss Xifeng inside was complaining, crying on the bed again, unable to excuse her illness. Li Dianxuan had to agree vaguely. Mrs. Li Seeing that the matter was nine percent successful, he said with a smile: "Just talk to you, I forgot to treat you to dinner.The braised hoofs and a bowl of crab meat I personally made today are all your favorites. Let's go, let's go eat. "When I was talking, I couldn't help but feel that Li Dianxuan would not leave. Like a gust of wind, Li Dianxuan was forced to go to the upper room. Mrs. Li used house arrest to prevent him from leaving. This night, Mrs. Li and Li Dianxuan negotiated. It’s the principles of nature and human relationships, and the other is talking about the three obediences and four virtues, always wanting to leave. In the end, Mrs. Li said: “If you don’t agree, I will take the girl to the south tomorrow and cut off relations with you. "Li Dianxuan completely surrendered now. On the next day, Li Xifeng knew that he had received his father's permission.Because I slept for two days and got tired of sleeping, I had to get up and comb my hair.After I finished combing my hair, it was more than ten o'clock. Unexpectedly, my father had gone to the study outside, so I went to see my mother in my mother's room.Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped through the door, he immediately met his father.She was a little shy and a little scared, so she leaned against the door of the house, lowered her head and called out to her father.Li Dianxuan wiped his face down and snorted.Mrs. Li then said: "Are you still going out if you have something to do? Feng'er is here, I forgot an account, you can write it down for me." After hearing her mother's words, Li Xifeng knew that it was to save her from the siege, so she agreed , quickly walked over.Li Dianxuan really wanted to blame her because his wife was protecting her, but his wife must have disagreed, instead he swept away his prestige and left without saying a word.Here, Mrs. Li told Li Xifeng all about her negotiation with Li Dianxuan.Li Xifeng sat at the table, trimmed her temple hair by looking in the mirror, and listened quietly with a smile on her face.Mrs. Li said: "Although I have seen his photo, I haven't seen him. You write a letter and ask him to come and see me first." Li Xifeng looked in the mirror and said, "Now, how is he?" Why don't you come to see mom?" Mrs. Li said: "The relatives have already been settled. See you later, what's the matter? If you haven't decided yet, why have you met several times? My mother can't see you, you See?" Li Xifeng said: "Isn't that absurd? Just say it, what do people call it?" Mrs. Li said: "I will be his mother-in-law in the future, so why not call me aunt first?" Li Xifeng said Xi Feng refused to write a letter at first, but after Mrs. Li repeatedly said, she had no choice but to write a letter to Yu Mengxia, asking him to come when her father was not at home. talk about it. Yu Mengxia lived in the hotel, and she was in such a mess, she wrote a love letter every day as usual and sent it to Li Xifeng.That day, under the shutters of the hotel, I was drafting a letter there and wrote half a page of letter paper.It said: Ms. Xifeng's benefit: a farewell to the South Garden, and another three days of repair.Lovesickness is like the moon, and the night reduces the Qinghui.Come late at night with a lonely lamp, half an cup of bitter tea, the inn is desolate, and the midst of sorrow is like a dream.Leaning on the pillow and hammer bed, scratching the temples in meditation, lamenting that I am pregnant with someone, what is so wrong?Instead, the sky is full of wind and rain, and the falling trees are rustling. The more he wrote, the happier he was. He had just used a little bit of his ability to write "Cui Lan Trace", when suddenly a letter from Li Xifeng arrived.It is believed that it said: there is hope of success.Yu Mengxia thought, her father asked me to see him, is it possible that he wants to test me?My knowledge, I know, has no foundation.If you want to test my ancient Chinese poetry, I may not even hand in a blank paper.If you talk about classics, history, and textual research, then you want me to look good.Thinking about it again, her father is a head of the Hanlin Academy, so young children like us are not so small.If we only talk about poems and chapters, our flamboyant and superficial things may not be eye-catching.Besides, he didn't necessarily talk about real knowledge, so he came to test the poems.Or it is not accurate to test classics and history in elementary school.Thinking about it this way, I didn't have the heart to write that love letter.On the next day, he wanted to show his sincerity and refused to follow Li Xifeng's notice, so he went only in the morning.Woke up early in the morning, ate some snacks, and planned to leave. He was famous for his slippery wit in the Shanghai Marine Field, so he wanted to pretend to be an old man, and he didn't dare to wear silk clothes, so he only wore a gray cloth jacket and a black mandarin jacket when he left.When he arrived at Li's house, he threw the famous stab at the porter and asked him to go in and report.Looking at him like that, the porter seems to be a respectable person.According to his mind, this may be our master's protégé. Master always welcomes students, so of course he can't refuse.So Yu Mengxia was asked to stand still outside the concierge, and she took her business card and came to the upper room. At this time, Li Dianxuan was planning to go to the Yamen after it was too early.He saw the concierge come in with a business card, and wanted to come over to have a look, so he quickly threw it on the ground.He slapped the table with his hand and shouted: "What a bold thing! He dared to come to see me first. Call the police for me and arrest him." Li Xifeng was combing her hair with her mother in the room, listening to her father drink Sound, I knew it was Yu Mengxia who had come.He hurriedly called the maid Li Ma and taught her to wait in the outer courtyard first.He told the servant, please come back in an hour, Mr. Yu.Li Ma is a close friend of Miss Li, upon hearing that, she immediately went out to give orders.The concierge hit a big snag here, and he didn't know what kind of role the person came from, which made the master so arrogant, he stood on the side with his hands down, not daring to make a sound.Li Dianxuan yelled, "You've been diverted from your business. If you don't care about injustice, you treat him as a guest. Hurry up and kick this man out." The porter agreed and withdrew.When I met Li Ma on the road, Li Ma asked, "Are you going to go out and blow that guest away?" The concierge said, "I've been wronged so badly, why didn't you blow him up?" Li Ma laughed and said, "You Do you know who that is? That's the new uncle. The master and his wife had a quarrel and vented their anger on the new uncle. Why did we offend him? I've already sent him away. When the master goes to the yamen later, he still has to come, so don't say anything, just lure him in to see his wife. " Generally, when a servant is in power, he is afraid of the master, and when his wife is in power, he is afraid of the wife.Li Mama's words just now are clearly hints from his wife.Everyone knows that the master is afraid of what his wife will say, and how dare he not obey what his wife says. The servant's mentality was like this, so when Yu Mengxia came for the second time, the concierge was very polite and reported it for him.Mrs. Li also wore a skirt because she was a delicate guest, and then asked Yu Mengxia to meet in the living room.At this time, Li Dianxuan had already gone to the yamen. Li Xifeng wanted to hear what her mother and Yu Mengxia had to say, so she went outside the living room by herself, dipped her fingers in a little saliva, and wet the window paper into a small hole. One eye peered through the small hole.Mrs. Li went to the living room first, and the page then brought Yu Mengxia in.Yu Mengxia saw a woman in her fifties sitting on a grand teacher's chair, she guessed it was his mother-in-law, stepped forward and bowed.When Mrs. Li saw him making a bow, she bent over to help him.Yu Mengxia thought about it, does he still suspect that I want to give a big gift?It's not good to give a big gift, it's terrible, so I had to kneel down, kowtow three big heads, after kowtow, I got up and made three more bows.My heart can be in a dilemma.What do you call Mrs. Li?Calling her mother-in-law seems presumptuous, and calling her Mrs. Li is too distant.With such a good deal in mind, I couldn't stop humming.Mrs. Li saw that although he was dressed in commoner clothes, he was clean and tidy.Knowing that he is in his thirties, but looks like he is only in his twenties, I have a three-point willingness in my heart.Seeing Yu Mengxia standing there respectfully again, she was just in line with her temperament of liking others' compliments, and said quickly: "Mr. I don't dare to be my nephew." After speaking, he sat down.Mrs. Li said: "Mr. Yu's knowledge is very good, I have heard about it a long time ago." Yu Mengxia bowed and said, "I don't understand anything." Mrs. Li said: "When did you arrive in Beijing?" Yu Mengxia said "It's almost a month since we arrived in Beijing." Mrs. Li had nothing to say at this moment, she paused for a while, and asked, "Is everything okay in your house?" Yu Mengxia said, "It's all TOEFL." .At this moment, Mama Li brought tea.Yu Mengxia took a sip from her teacup, took time to find a topic to talk about, and smiled at Mrs. Li, "My nephew is here today. I would like to see old man Li. Please give me advice. Unfortunately, old man is busy with business and it is not easy to see him." Mrs. Li said: "I always want him to meet some other day. Older people are a little bit stubborn, but it's really okay." Miss Li Xifeng heard it outside the window, and couldn't help becoming anxious.I thought to myself, people are very polite and say some coquettish words, but you talk about the marriage issue. Didn’t this tone tell others the inside story of our family? The place where Li Xifeng stood was facing the moon gate that came into the courtyard.Just as I was looking happily, I heard a cough behind me.The voice was extremely tough, and it was clearly a man who came in.Looking back, it was none other than his father.She never expected that his father would come back at this time when he was caught by surprise, her face was flushed with fear and shame, her eyelids were lowered, and she saw Li Dianxuan's feet approaching step by step.Holding the window with both hands, he stood in a daze.Li Dianxuan saw his young lady looking through the window, probably a stranger peeking at the living room.This is the old way of my daughter's family, and it's not surprising.Suddenly Li Xifeng's color changed drastically, two earrings of white pearls and emerald green leaves were wobbling between the collar, as if her body was trembling a little.Li Dianxuan knew something was wrong, but he didn't know how strange it was.Let's keep a straight face first, and put on the attitude of a strict father, which will be the basis for future lessons.The most important thing is to break the door gourd, who came in the living room and attracted his lady's attention.这样想着，他毫不犹豫，一直就到客厅里来。一走进门，便看见一个中年人，由他太太相陪着，在那里很客气的谈话，自己却并不认得，也不免为之愕然，停步一站。黎太太正在这里仔细盘问这位娇婿，不料黎殿选却会在这个时候回来。她心里一想：“你莫不是成心来撞破这桩事的？ 哼，你太不给我面子了，我岂能怕你？“这样一设想，马上把面孔放得格外庄重起来。便对余梦霞道：”这就是我们老爷。“余梦霞看见黎殿选进来，早就猜是自己的泰山，赶快就站了起来。微微拱手，微微弯腰，眼睛可望着黎太太，就是问”这是谁“的意思。等到黎太太一说是我们老爷，余梦霞早抢上前一步，要行大礼，黎殿选要想搀扶也来不及，只得由他。黎太太趁着这个当儿，告诉了黎殿选，说这就是那位余先生，是我派人请他过来谈谈的。黎殿选见人家行下大礼，没有向人家发脾气的理，呆呆站在客厅中间，不知怎样是好？余梦霞把头磕完，爬了起来，又给黎殿选深深地作了一个揖。黎太太见黎殿选始终未见笑容，也抢上前一步让余梦霞坐下。余梦霞看黎殿选这个样子，凛然不可犯，就猜今天此来，大概是岳母私召，并没有通过岳丈。不然，何以两下并不接头？而且岳母虽然千肯万肯，岳丈只怕还没有答应，设若这个时候，他发作我几句，我却何以为情？走是走不得，坐又坐不住，背上一阵阵热气直透顶心，不期然而然的那汗珠子，有豆子那么大小，从背上冒出来，里衣都湿得沾着肉了。黎殿选撅着胡子，眼珠直望着余梦霞，突然开口问道：”你就是作那部《翠兰痕》的余梦霞？“余梦霞万不料黎殿选提出这样一个问题叫他答复，而他这句问话，显然表示着不满意，倘然一口承认了，未免觉得自己态度强硬，毫不让步。不承认吧？又没有这个道理。只得站起来，笑着答应道：”是的，那不过是早年少不解事之作，实在不值一顾。“黎殿选道：”我向来是不看这些吟风弄月的稗官小说，不过我常听见人说，这部书簧鼓青年少……“下面一个女字，刚要出口，黎殿选突然止住，便一面连续着说少少少，一面想下文，然后才改口道：”少年人何项文章不可作？一定要作小说。就是作小说，也不应当说那些伤风败俗的事情。“余梦霞被他劈头劈脑的说了一遍，似有理，似无理，也不好怎样辩驳。黎太太虽然是个翰林夫人，她肚子里的经典，不过二度梅，孟姜女，珍珠塔之类。黎殿选批评的话，她不十分了解，也不好插嘴。可是揣想口气，对于婚事，大概是要拒绝的。心想事已至此，老头子决对我不满意的。一不作，二不休，索性当面将女儿许配给姓余的。拼了一场吵，没有什么大不了的事。便笑道：”你们今日翁婿见面就谈起文章来，过日再说。“说着，回头对余梦霞道：”趁这会子老爷在当面，我们就此一言为定，认为亲戚罢。以后过来，也方便许多。“余梦霞正在为难，又不料黎太太会有这一着，真是喜出望外，赶紧站起来，弯腰答道：”那是高攀了。“黎太太以为他又要磕头，走上前一把按住，说道：”不必多礼，刚才拜过就成了。“黎殿选对于这婚事，本来没有十分愿意，现在太太当面锣对面鼓的闹起来，极不高兴。生米煮成熟饭，又不能反对。一扬脖子走了。他走到屋外面，看见黎昔凤还刚刚掀上房的门帘子，由外面进去，这样看来，分明刚才她依旧站在客厅外面，成了书上钻隙相窥的那句话。这天衙门也懒得上了，走进书房，和衣就在一张软榻上睡了。依着本性，原要和太太吵一顿。回头一想，和太太吵嘴，没有一回占便宜的，犯不着如此，只有一法，守坚壁清野之策，老不表示出来，你总不能将女儿嫁出去。 谁知自这天起，余梦霞已经以黎家女婿自居。而黎家这些仆役，也都知道姓余的是姑少爷。里外一宣传，亲戚朋友都知道了。还有些人说：“黎小姐是自由结婚。” 黎殿选最怕这个名声，不过他这样的人家，自由结婚既所不许，退婚又是决不肯做的事。他于无可奈何之中，想出一个笨法，和他太太提出条件来。他说：“婚事已经有你母女作主，我也没奈何。可是男女二家不许在北京办事，免得人家知道。这是第一条。”黎太太算答应了。他又说：“昔凤不守教训，我不愿她再在眼前。明天就把她和她的嫁妆，一齐送到旅馆里去，叫姓余的即日带她回江苏。”黎太太一听说，就炸了，说道：“这是什么办法？”黎殿选不等她说下文，便道：“你们不这样办，我也不能勉强。我即日收束行李，远走高飞，让你们闹去。”说毕，板着面孔，撅着胡子坐在一边，两只手交叉在胸前，眼睛要闭不闭的样子，也不望着人，许久许久，不说一句说。这位黎昔风小姐，文学得她乃父的真传，理学偏没得父的真传，很有些名士气。乃翁出了这个难题，她母亲不能交卷，她却视为平常得很。 黎太太正在考虑黎殿选这第二个条件时，黎昔风便由房里走了出来，对她母亲说道：“父亲的意思，既然这样决定了，就都由父亲作主，不要再让他老人家生气。”黎殿选听了，一句话没有，只有那头似摇非摇，似摆非摆的，表示他气极了的样子。 黎太太看见老头子这个样子，倒有些不过意，怕他郁了一口气。就对昔凤道：“这是你父亲气头上一句话，哪里当真这样，让我来好好和他商量。况且……”黎殿选猛然站起身来，将大衫袖一甩，说道：“没有什么商量，就是这样办。”说毕，背着两只手在屋子里走来走去，一步也不停。黎太太知道黎殿选意思已决，真怕把老头子通走，那可不是玩的，只得连夜和女儿收拾行装。黎殿选次日又继续了一天的假，非眼看女儿出大门不可。 那边余梦霞早得了信，一年以来，形诸梦寐的美人，马上就要到手，也就乐得无话可以形容。到了下午，黎昔凤坐着汽车，便一直到余梦霞的惠民饭店里来。所有箱箧行李，也是一阵风似的，陆陆续续搬到。恍如上说的故事，美人财产，一块儿从天而降。余梦霞含着笑容，在屋子里站一会，又跑到外面站一会，手足不知所措。同黎昔凤来的，并没有别人，只有一个心腹女仆李妈。她下汽车之后，由茶房引进去，余梦霞接上前来，李妈先叫了一声姑少爷。黎昔凤笑了一笑，却只低着头。余梦霞早就想了一篇话，预备见面说的，这时可全忘了。只说道：“请到里面，请到里面。”到了屋里，黎昔凤先在床上挨住帐子坐着，虽然大家是见过好几次面的了，但总是有些害臊。余梦霞也是没甚可说的，站了一会，和李妈说了几句闲话，就搭讪着走出去指点搬嫁妆。东西搬完了，在屋子里坐了一会，又借着别的事情出去了。李妈看这样子，大概因为本人在这里，他二人有些不好意思谈心，便对黎昔凤告辞要走。黎昔凤一把拉住，说道：“你不要走，陪我坐会儿，我心慌得很呢。”李妈道：“我暂且回去，回太太一个信，说不定晚上再和太太过来。就是明天小姐动身，我还送上车呢。”黎昔凤见她这样说了，只得让她回去。 余梦霞趁着这个机会，才进房去，陪伴新人。黎昔凤见他进房，不由得秋波微漾，粉颈低垂，杏脸生春，娇红欲滴。余梦霞到了此时，想起由接到了黎昔凤第一次通信起便起情愫，实在费了不少心机。今日如愿以偿，也可见得虽曰天定，岂非人事乎？