Xiangye

Chapter 124
Gao Wen thought for a while, then put on a look of grief, and said, "So that you know, Aunt Wang, I am originally from the Zhuang Langren clan. When my father was alive, he was a businessman in Hancheng County, Xi'an Prefecture, and I met Youyi's father Shi Mr. is a close friend. Youyi's father is a scholar, and he is quite well-known in the local area. At that time..."

Aunt Wang: "Oh, it turns out that Miss Shi is the lady of a scholar's family. No wonder she is so gentle and virtuous. Thinking about it, Mr. Shi must have made a baby marriage with your family before he became famous. However, after the Shi family became prosperous, If you want to regret the marriage, marry Miss Shi to someone else?"

Gao Wen couldn't help rolling his eyes, you old lady can make up your mind, have you heard too many dramas?That's okay, so I won't talk too much nonsense.

Just nodded: "Aunt Wang, you are right, that's probably how it happened. In fact, Miss Shi's family is not considered well-off, and her father won the fame of a scholar. In addition, my father passed away early, and the family has fallen into poverty. , I have been unable to marry Miss Shi. Fortunately, in the past two years, my family's life has been passable. So, I prepared a gift and went to Hancheng to discuss this matter with Shi's family. Ordinarily, my two families had an appointment on this matter. I have nothing to worry about. However, when we got to the ground, things changed."

Aunt Wang heard it and entered the alley: "Young high-ranking official, let's go on, what happened?"

Gao Wen sighed: "When I arrived in Hancheng, Mr. Shi didn't say anything. After all, he is still a person who wants to save face. However, Youyi's mother is not happy. Her old man is determined to betroth her daughter to a famous scholar. , and she is from a wealthy family, so it is not pleasing to the eyes in every possible way. It is just that they agreed to this marriage of children back then, and now there must be a reason for regretting it. So, the old man said two conditions, saying that these two As long as I make any one, I will marry Youyi over."

Aunt Wang asked, "Which two? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

Gao Wen: "The first one, if I want to marry Youyi, I have to follow Hancheng's rules, be colorful and motionless."

Aunt Wang was amazed: "What do you mean by being completely motionless?"

Gao Wen: "The so-called Wanzi is [-] strings of copper coins; Qianhong is a thousand bolts of red silk. If it moves, it becomes a big bull; if it does not move, it means a courtyard with two entrances in the city."

"My God, how much does it cost? Let me do the math first." Aunt Wang cried out in surprise, counting with her fingers.An astronomical figure was quickly calculated, 100 strings of copper coins, according to a string of 1000 Wen, that is 1000 million Wen, or [-] taels of silver.A thousand bolts of silk and satin, one or two for one, is another [-] taels of silver.As for the big gun cattle, it costs ten taels; for the houses in the city, it costs around thirty taels.

"More than 2000 taels of silver, this is too much, do you really think your daughter is a fairy?" Thinking of when she got married, her husband's family only gave 40 taels of silver, and she got rich all seasons, Aunt Wang became angry.

After complaining for a long time, she said: "Of course, Miss Shi is a fairy. I have never seen such a handsome girl in my whole life. By the way, did you... I guess you didn't. Naturally, you can't just open your mouth like a lion. promise."

Gao Wen smiled wryly: "I'm just an ordinary person, where can I get so much money?"

"That's right." Aunt Wang nodded, "What about the other condition?"

Gao Wen: "Another condition of the Shi family is that if I can pass the exam, I can be a scholar."

Aunt Wang glanced at Gao Wen in surprise: "What, Mr. Gao is a scholar... Oh, but I forgot, you have a library at home with so many books, so it's not because you are a scholar? By the way, this Several **** cities are holding imperial examinations, have you participated?"

Gao Wen nodded: "I'm not here for these two days, and I'm just going to take part in this year's hospital exam."

"I see, why are you not here? It would be the best if a petty official could be selected as a scholar. By the way, you passed the exam like this, can you pass? Also, who is the person who came here? "

Gao Wen: "Aunt Wang, just listen to me. Naturally, I can't take out the colorful things if they don't move. Then, I can only see if I can get a job. Anyway, the college exam is held twice every three years. I have also studied for a few years. She said that she wanted to try it in the imperial examination field. However, Youyi's mother was not happy about it. Who can explain clearly what happened in the imperial examination field? If the sun is not high, my daughter will wait for you for one day. If you miss ten years, Youyi will wait for you for ten years. Youyi is seventeen this year, and if you wait a few more years, it will be fine if you are older. You don’t have to As I said, I will give you a month to collect the bride price. Otherwise..." Gao Wen felt ashamed when he said this.In his impression, Shi Yiyi's mother was a kind and kind old lady.This time, I can only wrong the old man.

Aunt Wang: "How else?" This story has reached the most exciting part, and her heart is also tightened.

Gao Wen let out a long sigh, and deliberately remained silent for a long time before he said gloomily, "Youyi's mother said, otherwise, she would give her daughter to her brother's son, who is her own nephew."

Aunt Wang: "That's how it is, that's how it is. The old lady probably wanted to marry Miss Shi to her nephew from the very beginning, so that she could have a rich life and kiss her relatives. That's why she proposed such a harsh proposal." The condition was purely to embarrass you, Gao Xiaoguan. So, you and Miss Shi eloped?"

Gao Wen could only nod his head in embarrassment: "At that time, I was already disheartened. I knew that there was nothing I could do, so I packed up and went home. Unexpectedly, Miss Shi followed me halfway. Said Now that the two families have made a marriage contract, they should keep their promise. It is no longer me, Gao Wen, who will not marry in this life. Gao Wen was moved, how could he refuse. He was also worried that the Shi family would go to his hometown and dare not go back to Zhuanglang, so he would be the same as Youyi. As soon as I arrived in Pingliang, I was preparing to take the imperial examination this year. Only when I was selected as a scholar, I went to the Shi family to propose marriage. Therefore, although Youyi and I have the name of husband and wife, we have no real husband and wife. Let the world underestimate that affectionate and righteous woman. But..."

"However, on the first day of this college examination, Youyi's uncle's cousin came to the door. If they asked them to find me, Gao Wen, I was afraid that I would be selected as a scholar, and they would prevent me from entering the examination room in every possible way. In order not to Influenced by them, I had no choice but to escape, and only waited for the day when the results were announced before going home to meet them in a fair manner.”

"Gao Xiaoguan is a true gentleman, and Miss Shi is also lucky to meet a man who values ​​love and righteousness like you." After hearing this true gossip story, Aunt Wang felt very satisfied: "So that's the case, by the way. , among that group of people there was a man of eighteen or nineteen years old, he was a handsome young man, he must be Miss Shi's cousin. Mrs. Gao, this man is an opponent. If you pass the exam like this this time, maybe you will pass? No, what should happen to this matter? Think about it, Miss Shi's uncle has already come to her door. If someone else is there, I'm afraid she will be dragged home without saying a word. But she just stayed and waited. Looking at you, I think I want to find you bad luck and make you lose money."

In fact, Gao Wen just said that this story has so many loopholes that it cannot withstand scrutiny.But with Aunt Wang's addition, the big eagle and the little eagle couldn't stay, so it was reasonable to monitor him on the spot.

Gao Wen giggled, his face full of confidence: "It's just a mere scholar, what's the big deal? To tell you the truth, Aunt Wang, I did well in this exam. Don't dare to say the first name, get an honor Don't worry about it."

"Okay, not bad." Aunt Wang became excited, and shouted: "What a girl Shi, who knows people with her eyes, and she is like Hong Fu who runs like Li Jing and Li Yaoshi in the storytelling. She is really amazing. Mr. Gao, if you can He is a scholar, and his old body is also good-looking. If you have something to say, if I can help, I will never shirk."

Gao Wen hurriedly cupped his hands: "I came back quietly this time, and I'm about to ask Aunt Wang to help you quietly bring a letter to Youyi to report her safety. Just say that I'm not here for the past two days, that's because I'm going to the examination room, and I'm on the list for high school. Don't worry about it, please don't worry. Wait until the day when the rankings are released, and bring someone over to rescue her."

Aunt Wang: "Don't worry, Mr. Gao, I'll go right away."

Gao Wen: "There are still three days before the announcement of the list. When you mentioned this to Youyi in the past, don't ask her uncle and cousin to hear about it."

Aunt Wang was upset: "I do things naturally and safely, don't you feel at ease? Naturally, you can't let those wicked people know about this matter. If you let them know that you want to get fame, I'm afraid they won't dare to make you lose money, and just frame Miss Shi. Let's go. When the time comes, you and I will regret it later."

"Of course I'm at ease with you, Aunt Wang. Please bring your pen and ink, so that you can bring a token."

After getting the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Gao Wenwen wanted to make this matter clear.But after thinking about it, I was afraid of alarming the big eagle and the little eagle.Suddenly, the scene of the little girl looking for the pair of shoes she threw out in the grass that night filled my heart, and I felt sore.So I drew a pair of shoes on paper with a pen, folded them, and handed them to Aunt Wang.Said: "You just give this pattern to Youyi, she will understand at a glance."

After explaining, Gao Wen stuffed another ingot of silver into Aunt Wang's hand.

Aunt Wang refused for a long time, she had no choice but to accept it, and when Gao Wen left, she happily went out to look for Shi Youyi.

Her husband died early, and her two daughters also married early.Living alone in an old house, daily life is boring.Now that I finally encounter something, I am pleasantly surprised, just like someone who has been unemployed for many years suddenly finds a job.

Even if you give her money, this excitement is going to be part of it anyway.

Most women in the world are like this.

After walking into the alley of Gao Wen's house, she felt a sense of justice, and couldn't help but snorted at the newly opened window in the wall facing Gao Wen's house gate, and then patted the door knocker of Gao Wen's house: "Miss Shi is at home. ,it's me!"

(End of this chapter)