get married first, fall in love later

Seeing that her expression was wrong, the father and daughter hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Ouyang saw that her relatives seemed to have the backbone, she took her husband's hand, lowered her head and sobbed, and said, "The head of the family, you must make up your mind, you must not let Xi'er marry that bastard, the old Li's said Oh, what her husband-in-law said the most when he came back from the county seat was that Young Master Qian, who molested a lady today, and fought with other young masters because of a brothel girl tomorrow... We can't watch Xi'er go into the fire pit Jump!"

Seeing her mother crying so sadly, Ouyang Xi was both angry and funny, and hurried forward to persuade: "Mother, didn't you tell your elders just now that I rejected that young master Qian on the spot, since he knows I'm married , naturally I won’t pester you again. Besides, our village is far away from the county seat, so Young Master Qian doesn’t even know who I am, so he won’t come looking for me. Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

Mr. Ouyang also echoed and said: "Xi'er has some truths. Even if he can find him, Xi'er is 'married'. No matter how rascal he is, he can't ignore legal principles and grab other people's wives by force. !"

"It's easy to say! If he really came here, where can we find a son-in-law to send him away?" Mrs. Ouyang had already stopped sobbing slowly. After saying this, she suddenly seemed to think of something. Tears turned into laughter in an instant: "Don't tell me, we really have a ready-made 'son-in-law' in front of us!"

After all, they are husband and wife for many years, and they have a good understanding, Mr. Ouyang said immediately after hearing what she said: "Could it be that Ma'am is talking about tigers?

Ouyang Xi watched her parents look at each other and smiled, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose in her heart: They didn't really intend to take this opportunity to marry themselves to Huzi, right?If that's really the case, why not just agree to Qian Xiaobao, anyway, she is also a beautiful woman like a flower, and she even offered such a generous offer!

Mrs. Ouyang didn't know what wishful thinking was going on in her daughter's mind, but she hurriedly got up and looked at the father and daughter, and said what she thought in her heart: "Yes! Although the tiger is a bit honest, he doesn't know how to coax people with sweet words Happy, but this is an advantage after we get married. We watched him grow up. As a husband-in-law, he may not be the best, but he is the most reliable. With his honest and responsible temper, he will definitely treat us Xi'er obeys." As he spoke, he took Ouyang Xi's hand, showing reluctance: "Xi'er, mother and your father were reluctant to let you marry so early, and wanted to keep you for two more years, but they didn't want to bring you It’s such a trouble to come! No, mother will go to Huzi’s parents to discuss this matter!” After speaking, she raised her legs and was about to go out, as if she was afraid that her daughter would be snatched away by the evil young master if she went too late.

Seeing this, Ouyang Xi hurriedly stepped forward to grab Mrs. Ouyang, who was in a hurry, her mind was running fast, thinking about how to persuade her mother: "I said mother, why are you in such a hurry, actually, I will see that young master Qian today." I think it's not bad... He's handsome and handsome... Mmmm... He's very funny, and his family background is good... Marrying him should be pretty good. The things that are said among the neighbors are all rumors, not necessarily it is true."

Ouyang Xi praised Qian Xiaobao insincerely, feeling a little helpless in his heart: Are you kidding me, let her marry a man, she might as well die!

Mrs. Ouyang felt a little hesitant when she heard what her daughter said, and she slowed down a bit: "But, everyone said that, so it shouldn't be a lie, right?"

Seeing that the persuasion was effective, Ouyang Xi hurriedly continued his efforts: "It's not necessarily all false, and it's definitely not all true, right? They haven't acted yet, so why should we mess up on our own?" Sitting down on the chair: "Besides, how can a daughter's family take the initiative to go to the man's house to say goodbye? You are in such a hurry to go to Brother Huzi, people who don't know think that your daughter can't get married!"

Mr. Ouyang also chimed in: "Well, what Xi'er said makes sense. We can't mess up the etiquette. If you just go to propose marriage like this, it's not a joke if the villagers know about it."

Mrs. Ouyang has a soft ear, and she has never had any opinions. Now she hears what the two of them say, and she thinks it makes sense, but when she thinks that the dandy young master really comes to pester her, she is really worried: "If the young master really comes What about proposing?"

"You don't have to worry about that," Ouyang Xi comforted her mother, holding her mother's hand, "Our village is not big, if there are strangers coming, everyone will know about it as soon as they enter the village. I'll go find Huzi later Brother, if there is really an outsider coming to our house, let him quickly come over and cooperate and say that it is my old... well, my husband. If no one comes, everyone is safe and sound, and we will pretend that nothing happened It happened before, wouldn't it be just right to kill two birds with one stone like this. My daughter still wants to spend more time with your elders at home, and she doesn't want to marry so soon!" After speaking, she didn't forget to put her arms around Mrs. Ouyang, and threw her head into her mother's arms and acted coquettishly.

"That's right, Xi'er is still young, and I can't bear her to marry so early." Mr. Ouyang turned to his daughter's camp first: "In my opinion, Xi'er said that this method is feasible. Besides, the Qian family is rich and powerful. What kind of woman does your son want? Why bother thinking about a married woman? Maybe he has forgotten about Xi'er long ago!"

"That's right, Young Master Qian sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows all day long. What kind of beauty has he never seen before? If Xi'er caught his eye, he would have been dragged to worship and get married. How could he let her back? I'm really blind." Don't worry!" Mrs. Ouyang finally felt relieved after thinking about it.

After listening to Fu E, Ouyang Xi sighed in her heart: Although it is self-consolation, there is no need to bury her own daughter like this, am I so bad?

At night, everything is silent, and there is no sound around.A figure climbed over the tall courtyard wall of Qian Mansion without stopping, and ran to the east courtyard where Qian Xiaobao lived.At this moment, Qian Xiaobao was flipping through a few account books in the study, his face was calm, his brows were slightly frowned from time to time, and he was completely gone from the carefree look he had during the day.

The figure stopped in front of the study, knocked on the door three times, and said in a low voice: "Qian Si comes back to his life."

"Come in." Qian Si entered in response.

Qian Xiaobao didn't raise his head, he just asked casually, "What's the situation?"

Qian Si immediately said: "Young master, the woman's surname is Ouyang, and her single name is "Xi". Her mother is an ordinary peasant woman who only stays at home with her husband and children, and the identity of the whole family is unquestionable. It is said that her father often goes to the mountains to pick herbs to help poor people who look down on doctors, and she asks her to take the rest Sell ​​it in the city. That's why she accidentally picked up the young master's hydrangea today..."

"Mr. Teacher? Didn't you say that medicine has been practiced for generations!" Qian Xiaobao smiled after hearing this, and knew that she was talking nonsense and couldn't take it seriously.

Qian Si said again: "There is another person walking with her today. It seems that the two of them are very familiar with each other. They should not be just from the same country. After the two returned, they went home separately. His subordinates heard her talking to her parents about today's journey from outside the window. Her parents were worried that she would not entrust her to anyone, so they went to inquire about the young master's character, and they seem to be quite... contemptuous of your character..."

"Oh, I expected this, so how would her parents react?" Qian Xiaobao looked at Qian Si with a chuckle of amusement.

"They wanted to arrange a marriage for her before you came to the door, so that you can't rob her, wife... But Miss Ouyang actually... praised you, young master..."

"Really? I didn't expect that, how she praised me, young master, let's hear it!"

At that moment, Qian Si recalled it carefully, and recounted Ouyang Xi's "beautiful words" to his young master and the conversation of the family of three that he had heard before.After hearing this, Qian Xiaobao asked: "Then, did she really go to discuss with her Huzi brother?"

"not at all."

"Oh?" Qian Xiaobao looked playful: "She came up with the idea, but why didn't she act?"

Qian Si replied truthfully: "My subordinates also found it strange. When she went out, she went around to find a big tree behind her house to lean against, talked to herself there, and lay down in the sun for a while. I went back to the house on my own. It’s just that my subordinates feel very confused about what she said, and I still haven’t figured it out.”

"Oh, what did she say?"

Qian Si replied: "She said: 'Damn, forced marriages are popular everywhere, did my old lady say that I want to get married?' She also said: 'I knew that I would be forced to come here, so I might as well agree to that little substitute at that time. , so as not to come here for no reason and make people feel bad every day, and drink a lot of lake water in vain."

Hearing these inexplicable words, Qian Xiaobao couldn't figure out why, so he asked: "Is there any more?"

"No, she seemed to be in a daze and fell asleep for a while. She vaguely said something about wanting to go home, missing her parents, etc. After that, she didn't say anything. She fell asleep for about half an hour and woke up. I went back to the house."

"Now it seems that this person is really interesting." After hearing this, Qian Xiaobao thought carefully about Ouyang Xi's actions today, and intuited that there seemed to be some unknown secret about this woman.After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and said: "Tomorrow morning, bring the betrothal gift prepared earlier in the mansion, and you and Qian Yi will go to Ouyang's house with me."

"Yes!"

"It's okay, you should go back and rest early!"

Qian Si took the order to retreat, while Qian Xiaobao continued to sit in front of the table, lightly tapping the table with his fingers, with a slightly condensed expression: According to Qian Si, when her parents proposed to marry Huzi to escape herself, Ouyang Xi refused without thinking, and even praised her against her conscience. Thinking about it, in her heart, it was more difficult for her to accept marrying such a tiger than marrying herself.Although he didn't know why she did this, at least he could take the opportunity to catch her off guard, and based on this, there should be a way to persuade her to marry him.

Here Qian Xiaobao has already made up his mind, but there Ouyang Xi's family doesn't know it.

The next morning, when the sun was rising, Mr. Ouyang took a few books and went to school just after breakfast, leaving only Ouyang Xi, mother and daughter at home.

Ouyang Xi accompanied her mother to clean up the bowls and chopsticks. She was idle and bored. She was listening to Mrs. Ouyang chatting about her parents when she heard someone knock on the door. She came out to open the door and was almost startled: Qian Xiaobao!Why is she here? !Looking at the battle in front of her again, her eyeballs almost didn't fall off: Qian Xiaobao was dressed in Chinese clothes, holding a gold-plated folding fan in his hand, and was fanning around with a relaxed expression. Standing beside her were two black-clothed fans. The well-dressed man looked like a modern bodyguard at first glance, only with a slightly different hairstyle and a pair of sunglasses missing.Among them, the one on the right looked at Shangjue with a smile and kindness, while the one on the left was cold and expressionless.And behind them, the line of servants carrying boxes of all sizes could not be seen at a glance, and they were probably about to line up at the entrance of the village.She belatedly looked up at Qian Xiaobao, and asked speechlessly, "You're not really here to propose marriage, are you?"

The author has something to say:

Qian Xiaobao: Young Master, I have given you enough face. I came to propose marriage in person. Don't make fun of it secretly. Hurry up and agree!

Ouyang Xi: How did you come here?

Qian Xiaobao: I came on foot.

Ouyang Xi: Then you go back.

Qian Xiaobao: You bully Yin~~