245. Betrothed~~~
Hu Wen is only seventeen years old now, and even his elder brother is only in his early twenties. His father is 45 years old this year. In the officialdom, he is in his prime, and it is not the time to resign from his post to retire. When Mr. He heard about Mr. Hu’s return home at home, he said, “Awen’s father is not very old, so why did he resign from his post and return home?”
Shen also felt strange and laughed, "I don't know this, but what's the point? I'll know if the third girl comes back and asks her in a few days."
He Zijin said, "People who are officials have different minds than ordinary people. In history, there was an official who suddenly thought of the sea bass and water shield in their hometown, and they resigned and returned to their hometown."
"And there are such stupid guys?"
He Zijin laughed, "He has praised this person in history, and he still calls this history 'Thoughts of water chestnuts and perch'."
"There are still people who praise this stupid boy who doesn't make this? "My grandma He felt incredible and said, "Those who praise this stupid boy are all abnormal in their minds." Mrs. He thought about it and asked her girl, "Do you think Awen's father also wants the fish and food in our family?"
He Zijin said, "No matter whether it is, it is finally safe to get home, it is a blessing."
Mrs. He felt that this was wrong and said, "Peace is blessing?"
"The master of the Hu family is not a seventy-year-old man who has not been able to resign from his post and go home. Although he is about ten years older than my father, he is still in his prime and good fortune. How can he lose his official position? There are always ups and downs in the officialdom, but seeing that the master of the Hu family can come back safely and not get involved in any lawsuit, isn't it a blessing?" He Zijin said calmly without rushing.
Shen followed and said, "Isn't it impossible for the master of the Hu family to take office??"
He Zijin said, "There is nothing wrong. Now that the official position has been confiscated, the rest of the family has not been investigated, and the family has been preserved. Let's go home, and the fortune will come."
Shen sighed, "When you look at that body of official power on weekdays, it's a fatal matter if something really happens."
Old lady He is old and timid. He agreed with Shen's words and said, "That's right. I want me to say that this wife in our family has a good life, and she is not very rich and noble. She is together, and she lives a peaceful life."
The family talked about the return of the Hu family’s master.
The Hu family wants face, so of course he has to say that Master Hu has resigned from his post, but some knowledge of the officialdom knows that Master Hu is probably not considered returning home in glory. The Hu family did not serve as a drink, but just informed some relatives.
Hu Shanchang was as busy as usual, and Hu Wen followed the grandfather to take care of some trivial matters. The third girl had a mother-in-law on her head. Although she didn't catch her mother-in-law's eyes, she was not as casual as before, and there were more affairs between sister-in-law. When the third girl went home, she talked about her father-in-law's resignation, she did not hide it from her, saying, "It sounds nice to say that resignation is not careful, but the master is not careful in his official duties. His Majesty doesn't like him very much, so he waived his official position. Even though the official is gone, he will go home safely, isn't it a blessing? But now the master is often not good at speaking, but he just dares not speak in front of the old man. His father has had two trips in Chongyang."
When Mrs. He heard about this, she was not very happy and said sneered, "This is really a strange thing in the world. If you don't do a good job, can you blame others? You are really capable, like a general or a prime minister in the play, it doesn't matter if you have a bad temper. If you don't have the ability, you will be angry with others. What's the point of taking things that are not good?"
The third girl sighed, "But there is any way? I can't tell my son a lesson. No one can tell me. Fortunately, his father doesn't need to be the imperial examination in Chongyang. Our family is miserable. He failed the autumn examination in the autumn examination next year. The old man has already worked hard. Now the eldest master is home. His nose is not the nose, and his eyes are not the eyes. The eldest sister-in-law cried several times in private. The eldest master asked the old man to study in the mountains, which was also avoiding the bad luck of the eldest master."
"You don't have to pay attention to him! Just ask him to do it! I have never seen any family that can live a good life, and this is how it works!" Old Madam He is already a thousand people who look down on Master Hu, and said, "In this life, there are always some troubles and obstacles. It doesn't matter if you are unlucky, who has not been unlucky yet? It is the first-class hateful thing that can beat chickens and scold people once you are unlucky, and seek trouble everywhere. Such a person will never get up in his life if he falls back!"
Shen also said, "Elders are bound to have unhappiness. Just pretend that they have not seen or heard. If the eldest grandma has a bad mood, she can persuade her if she can. It's okay if she can't persuade her. The important thing is that you have your own life and you have to live a good life. If there is any difficulty, the housekeeper will never see you suffer."
The third girl said, "It's okay for us. Chongyang's father is a illegitimate child. Someone said it was not good at first, but I thought it was good. Our wife is very powerful this time. Grandma and aunt also know that our old lady is simple in rules and cherishes her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. Even the second wife, the third wife is actually not strict in rules. Our wife comes back, the eldest grandma and second grandma have to go to her to make rules every day. Chongyang's father was not born by her, and she doesn't like us very much. I also save trouble. On weekdays, the city just takes care of the children and talks to the old lady, as usual."
Shen laughed, "That's good."
Mrs. He also said, "It's true that you get the benefits."
The third girl stayed at home for half a day and talked about her husband's family. Then she returned to her husband's house and prepared a gift to He Zijin for engagement.
Before the engagement, He Zijin and A Nian went to the mountain again and told Taoist Priest Chaoyun about Master Hu's dismissal from office and returning home. At this moment, the master and apprentice talked no longer. "Uncle Sun had been in the county for almost a month. Uncle Sun was mostly with Brother Awen, and he didn't ask A Nian to be his guide. I don't know what he was busy with. Suddenly, Master Hu was dismissal from office and returned home."
He Zijin said, "I heard from Brother Awen that his family was connected with the Hu family of Chengen Duke's Mansion in the Imperial Capital. I don't know if Master Hu really was not careful in becoming an official, or why."
Taoist Master Chaoyun smiled and said, "Captain Hu Shan was just a fifth-rank magistrate who retired. The master of the Hu family was far inferior to his father's achievements in officialdom. Why should he take his small official position with sesame and mung beans to heart?"
He Zijin suddenly thought of the previous incident of Wang Shenxian being captured and said, "Grandfather Chen said that he heard about it in the prefecture. Wang Shenxian was taken to the imperial capital by Zhao Er and Li Yanei. I just didn't know what he was going to do? I mentioned this matter with Uncle Sun. Uncle Sun said that Taoist priests were nothing more than divination and divination, and elixir-refining and immortality."
"This is right."
He Zijin said, "Master, you have to strengthen your defense here too."
"Why, are you still afraid that I will be taken away?"
He Zijin thought, "It depends on whether the King and Fairy are used. If the King and Fairy are not allowed to use it, if Zhao Ergou is anxious to jump over the wall, our more famous Taoist, that is, our master and apprentice. I am not afraid at home. There are many people. Master, you are on the mountain and there are few people. If you are kidnapped by someone, how can you find you?"
Taoist Priest Chaoyun laughed.
Wen Daoyi smiled, "Junior sister, don't you tell the master a little divination, and see if the master will be kidnapped?"
He Zijin rolled his eyes and said, "This is called careful consideration. Do you know? What's so funny?"
Wen Dao laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
He Zijin simply ignored him and talked to Taoist Principal Chaoyun about the recent incident in Bishui County, and talked about her engagement with A Nian. Taoist Principal Chaoyun also said, "It's better to get engaged earlier." After having lunch at Taoist Principal Chaoyun, he said goodbye in the afternoon. Now the family is very worried that she will show up in public.
Taoist Master Chaoyun gave her a box and said it was an engagement gift. He Zijin accepted it without hesitation.
On the way home, the two of them went to Jiang Ren's house to see it. Jiang Ren has now moved his house from A Nian's house. The gifts for engagement were shipped from home, and they were properly tied with red silk in the east wing, waiting for the day of engagement to send to He Qi's house. When they arrived at Jiang Ren's house, Jiang Ren was trying on the red robe. He Zijin went to the inner room to talk to Wang. A Nian joked about Jiang Ren, "It's just that I'm just red-faced."
Jiang Ren smiled, "We are the same." He asked A Nian, "Are you ready for your clothes?"
A Nian smiled, "Of course it was done. Brother Aren, your clothes are so simple, why don't you even have an embroidery pattern?"
Jiang Ren said, "This was done early in the morning. Just be festive. What are the embroidery patterns? I have to wear them when I get married." Speaking of getting married, Jiang Ren said proudly, "I'm the first to come."
A Nian nodded, "Brother Aren is so old that he should get married soon."
Jiang Ren was very dissatisfied and sorted out the edges on the sleeves of the red robe, "What is a year of a year!" He was just getting married? Besides, A Qi is a little older than him.
The happy day is approaching, and everyone is also happy to speak. After seeing Jiang Ren, A Nian and He Zijin bid farewell. Wang kept the meal for a while. He Zijin smiled, "The aunt is busy these days and wants to invite me. After Brother A Ren gets married, I will come to eat every day, and I will make the aunt annoyed."
Wang chuckled, "I'm looking forward to my daughter, it's better for the eldest girl to come every day." He Zijin personally sent him out, but He Zijin refused. A Nian said, "Just ask Brother Aren to send us."
Jiang Ren smiled, "You are getting more and more convincing." He sent them out.
He Zijin's engagement was also a lively event in Bishui County. The main reason is that He Zijin is quite famous in Bishui County. She used to raise flowers and raised He County. Now she is also a famous little fairy who is famous for her divination. When she got engaged, she was also the head of Bishui County's former case, A Nian Xiucai, and the He family is also an old residence in Bishui County. The clan is not counted, and relatives and friends are all here to come.
A Nian came to the He family in wedding dress early in the morning. Mrs. Feng, who came to help, smiled, "Oh, A Nian, you can't come so early today."
A Nian said, "I don't know how, I came here as I walked." He had already made the auspicious clothes for the engagement, and went to Aunt Li's embroidery workshop to make needlework. The embroidered auspicious cloud peony patterns were embroidered. It was so elegant when she wore it. A Nian went in and looked at Sister Zijin. Seeing that Sister Zijin was dressed up, He Zijin put on a lily bun and wore the gold jewelry given by A Nian on her head. She was also wearing a big red dress. The embroidery patterns on the clothes were obviously the same as those on A Nian. A Nian was a little confused and said, "Sister is so beautiful today."
He Zijin smiled, "A Nian looks good too."
A Nian smiled and scratched her head, trying to be modest, but she didn't feel humble. She brushed her robe with her hands and feet and said, "I think it's not bad, too."
The two looked at each other and smiled. He Zijin pulled him down to talk. Old Mother He had come in and took A Nian out and drove A Nian to his yard. "Go back quickly and come again later."
Before A Nian returned to his yard, he said to his sister Zijin, "Sister Zijin, I'll go first, I'll come later." Mrs. Feng was so funny that A Lie wanted to follow A Nian, but Old Madam He stopped him again, "A Lie, you'll go next tomorrow."
Shen laughed, "The children are used to being together."
Feng Can was a little bigger and laughed, "I went over to A Nian and saw that he was complete." He went with A Nian.
In short, it was a very lively day. A Nian also invited his classmates to come for a drink. The He family had the fun of relatives and friends of the He family, and some were friends from both sides, so it was not difficult. It was because A Nian's house was too close to the He family's house. It was a two-step process to connect the door.
Shortly after Mrs. Hu returned to Bishui County, the third girl was the wife of the concubine. Moreover, the He family was not considered the third girl's family's family's daughter. The He family's daughter was engaged, and Mrs. Hu was not going to go. As a result, Mrs. Hu was going to go, so Mrs. Hu had to follow her. The He family was very lively. He Zijin sat in her room, dressed in big red clothes, and the old lady Hu went to see He Zijin in person and laughed, "I'm dressing so handsome today."
Mrs. Hu San also laughed, "I have only heard of beautiful immortals before. No one of us has seen them. Now that we have seen the little fairy girl, we have seen fairies." He Zijin is well-known in divination, and when he joked with Mrs. Hu San, everyone laughed.
He Zijin also pursed her lips and laughed. Mrs. Hu saw that she had two or three gold hairpins on her head and a pair of gold bracelets on her wrist. She was already bright and white at such a young age. She was indeed a rare good appearance. Mrs. Hu thought that this daughter was pretty good, but she was not particular about her behavior. Even if she was in a hurry to marry a young scholar, she decided to make the marriage first. If she drove her like this, she would not show the dignity of a girl or a child.
Mrs. Hu felt a little despised the He family, but she followed her mother-in-law to sit in the house and saw that there were a few well-dressed women who came to have a drink. Aunt Chen also arrived early with her daughter-in-law. Speaking of the marriage, Aunt Chen also smiled and said that the marriage was good. In addition to the relative of the Chen family, there were also families with friends from the He family who were close friends. Some of the daughters in the clan came to help the meal in advance. The family next door, the Feng family also came to entertain guests early in the morning. Therefore, although it was a daughter who got engaged, the He family was very lively.
A Nian's house was a little deserted, but Chief Hu and several gentlemen went there, and most of them were scholars and classmates. A Nian was not careful and even ate too much wine.
He tasted good wine, and when he gave too much wine, he was just a red face and was happy to see anyone. Then he said eight times in one sentence, for example, A Nian said to Sister Zijin, "Sister Zijin, how do you look at me?"
He Zijin poured two cups of sobering soup on him and said, "I asked Brother Awen to help stop the wine, why do I still drink so much?"
A Lie said, "Brother A Nian can't drink enough. I heard A Yan say that Brother A Nian got drunk after drinking five or six cups."
After giving A Nian a sobering soup, He Zijin told A Lie, "Send A Nian back and rest."
When A Nian dragged A Lie away, she asked, "Sister Zijin, how do you think about me?"
A Lie didn't know that Brother A Nian was so nagging, so he replied to his sister, "Jun, Jun is amazing! Jun!"
Brother Jun ran in happily and shouted in a silence, "Brother, what are you asking me to do!"
Chapter completed!