Patriarch, he doesn't want to take the imperial examinations

The marriage between Meng Hong and Deng Zhaozhao was thus settled.The two families agreed that after Deng Zhaozhao's filial piety, the wedding will be held in the autumn of the following year.

The fifth day of April is the rest day.

After eating in the morning, Mengzhen and his sons sat in the gazebo in the back garden of their house drinking tea to cool off.

The weather is good today, the air is fresh, and Mengzhen's little granddaughter, Mengxue, was carried out by servants to visit the garden.It's just that the child was too young, barely four months old, and fell asleep after watching it, and then was carried back into the house by the servants.

The other child, Meng Yuan, was not so peaceful.Meng Yuan is just two years old now, and he is really in good spirits. From opening his eyes in the morning to closing them at night, he hasn't stopped for such a long time. He is either running wildly in the yard or writhing around in the house, exhausted The servant girl who followed behind him.

After playing in the gazebo for a while, he couldn't stay idle anymore. He broke free from Meng Zhen and ran out of the pavilion. The servants rushed to catch up, for fear that someone would bump into him inadvertently. Heart.

When only Mengzhen, Menghong, Mengche and his son were left in the pavilion, Mengzhen began to ask Mengche about his homework. Although Mengche was not very happy, he answered honestly and well.

This made Meng really gratified.Mengzhen has checked Meng Che's homework many times, and every time Meng Che answers fluently, as if he was born with good material for reading, which makes Mengzhen full of praise.

Father and son, you asked me questions and answered them. Unknowingly, the sun rose and the shadows on the ground gradually became shorter.

During this period, Meng Hong was leaning on the railing to watch the fish swimming in the lake, holding fish food in his hand, throwing a few grains into the lake from time to time, absent-minded, without saying a word.

"Meng Hong!" Meng Zhen noticed that he was abnormal and called him.In fact, since Meng Hong got engaged to Deng Zhaozhao, he seemed to have changed, not talking and laughing like before, often sitting alone in a daze, much more silent than before.

"What's the matter with you!" When Matchmaker Cui told him that Deng Zhaozhao was close to him, he was full of joy, but why did the marriage fade away after becoming a man? Could it be that this marriage was not to his liking?But this is obviously what he asked for.

As a father, Meng Zhen really didn't understand why Meng Hong made this change.

Hearing his father calling him, Meng Hong waved his hand, and all the fish food was thrown into the lake, causing the fish to scramble to the surface, crowding around the fish food, bubbling bubbles, afraid that they would not be able to snatch it if they were too slow. to eat.

"It's like a dream. It doesn't feel real to decide on the marriage so soon." At the beginning, Meng Qing urged him too hard, but Meng Hong pulled out Deng Zhaozhao in one go.He was obviously very happy when the matchmaker went to Deng's house to talk about marriage, but when it came to an end, he had all kinds of self-doubts and felt uncomfortable.

He wondered if his marriage, which he had not considered carefully and eagerly pursued, was too childish, and was he really responsible for himself and Deng Zhaozhao.

Once a person is caught in some bad thinking, he will become more and more self-denial, leading to poor spirits and unhappiness.

"What do you mean by that? Are you dissatisfied with this marriage? You were the one who insisted on marrying Deng Zhaozhao, why are you complaining about yourself now? How can everything in the world be done according to your wishes? You really think too much of it." Think about yourself." Seeing that he was in a bad mood when he mentioned his marriage, Meng Zhen thought he was dissatisfied with this marriage, but this marriage was obviously requested by himself, and now he was unwilling, and the two of them naturally Contradictory, it is too ignorant to regard marriage as a child's play.Meng Zhen was also annoyed, so he scolded him.

Meng Hong hurriedly shook his head, he was not dissatisfied with this marriage.He just felt that the marriage came too suddenly, and he didn't have enough time to think about accepting it.

But the matter has come to this point, no matter how much he thinks, there is no use in thinking about it. Anyway, sooner or later he will marry, and he will marry anyone, so there is nothing wrong with Deng Zhaozhao.What's more, it's just an engagement, and it's not like asking him to get married right away, there are still two years in between.

Meng Hong enlightened himself in this way, and his mood was much smoother. He turned his head and said to his father: "Didn't Dad and Che'er talk well, you continue to say, don't worry about me, just pretend that I don't exist."

Meng Che was a bit reluctant to be caught by his father to ask about his homework. He didn't want to talk to his father, so he hurriedly pestered his second brother and asked: "Second brother, will it be bad for us when you get married in the future?"

"Huh?" Meng Hong looked at Meng Che and didn't understand why he asked, "It's too early for me to get married, and I have to wait for two years, and what does it matter if I treat you well or not. You see, my eldest brother is also married Did he treat us badly?"

Meng Che shook his head, then nodded again, thinking that the elder brother would scold the second brother every time he saw him, why did the second brother still say good things about him, "But didn't you say that when you marry a daughter-in-law, you forget your mother. If we don't have a mother, we will forget our father, and we will also be forgotten by the way."

Meng Hong was dumbfounded by his words, and sat upright on the side of the beauty, asking Meng Che: "Where did you hear that, what do you know about a daughter-in-law?"

Meng Che said: "A daughter-in-law is a wife, who doesn't understand this. When I was in school, I passed by an alley and heard some children singing. This can be heard everywhere on the street. Didn't the second brother hear it? "

Of course Meng Hong had heard of it, he just didn't expect Meng Che to understand this at such a young age.

"Don't worry, the second brother is not someone who forgets his mother after marrying a wife. Whether I marry a wife or not, I will treat you well." While comforting Meng Che, Meng Hong thought to himself, what is he talking about with a child? It feels weird that a daughter-in-law is not a daughter-in-law.

While the two brothers were talking, Menzi suddenly came to report: "Master, a young man named Deng Bowen and a girl are visiting outside the door."

Meng Zhen was drinking tea and listening to the bickering between his brothers, when he suddenly heard Menzi's words, he hurriedly asked Menzi to invite him in.

Soon Deng Bowen and a girl were led into the pavilion, and when someone approached, Meng Zhen and Meng Hong recognized that the girl was actually Deng Zhaozhao.

Deng Bowen greeted Meng Zhen first, and then greeted Meng Hong, and Meng Hong also greeted him.When she arrived at Deng Zhaozhao, she called Uncle Meng first, and then looked at Meng Hong, before she called out Mr. Meng, her face turned red.

Because it was during the filial piety period, bright-coloured clothes were not allowed on her body, Deng Zhaozhao wore a plain dress today, matched with her delicate and charming face, she looked a little fragile and beautiful.

Seeing this, Meng Hong's heart suddenly moved, and he felt that Miss Zhaozhao was more beautiful than last winter.

After the two parties met the ceremony, Deng Bowen sat opposite Meng Zhen, and his servants poured tea for several people before retreating.Deng Zhaozhao stood beside Deng Bowen, who was talking to Meng Zhen.

Meng Hong leaned against a wooden pillar, not knowing what to do for a while.Most of the people he made friends with were people who had been in the society for a long time. Students and scholars rarely interacted with each other. Even if he talked to scholars, he would only talk a few words.

Just like the Deng Bowen who came today, who is about the same age as him, with an air of elegance, one can tell at a glance that he is a scholar, and he is also a good reader.

After Deng Bowen greeted him, he went to talk to his father. Scholars chatted with scholars about studying, Meng Hong couldn't get in the way, and it didn't look good to be here, so he found an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, he gave Deng Zhaozhao a wink, and then the two left the pavilion one after the other.

Walking on the tree-lined bluestone path, neither of them spoke for a while.Meng Hong was in the front, Deng Zhaozhao followed, and all kinds of insects and birds were singing in his ears. Meng Hong felt that the atmosphere now was more embarrassing than that in the gazebo just now.

He didn't know what to say to Deng Zhaozhao, and after much deliberation, he said, "Why are you here today?" After asking, he regretted it, and felt that he had asked a nonsense question.

Deng Zhaozhao replied softly: "Brother Bowen came to visit Uncle Meng. He thought I was bored at home, so he brought me for a stroll." Although she was a filial piety for her father, she was not restricted when traveling As long as you don't travel far, you can still visit relatives and friends in this county.

However, after Deng Zhaozhao said this sentence, Meng Hong didn't know what to say, so he just answered: "The weather is good now, it's good to go out for a walk, if you stay in the house for a long time, you will get sick from boredom."

At that time, there was a breeze blowing, and Deng Zhaozhao's fine hair on his forehead was blown a little messy. She brushed it together, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not boring at home. When I'm bored, I will talk to my seventh sister, say A day passed by while talking, but I didn’t feel bored at all.”

What is chatting to death? The two chatted to death after a few words.After Meng Hong said "very good", he didn't know what to say again.

Obviously he is not like this with the same sex, why is he at a loss for words when he talks to girls, and he often doesn't know what to say when he talks.And Deng Zhaozhao had an unusual relationship with him, the two were engaged, and they were going to be married in the future, which made it even more embarrassing.

The two walked back and forth like this, and soon walked into a more secluded and dense shade. Deng Zhaozhao looked around and asked, "Where are we going?"

Meng Hong stopped and looked at her: "I don't know where to go, so I just walk around. If you don't like this place, let's change another place."

Deng Zhaozhao shook his head quickly: "No, it's pretty good here." Then the two walked back and forth.

But for Meng Zhen and Deng Bowen, after Meng Hong and Deng Zhaozhao got out of the pavilion, Deng Bowen explained to Meng Zhen their purpose of coming today.

After Deng Yuming left, Deng Zhaozhao's lifelong event became a worry for the Deng family, and even Deng Bowen, a cousin, was always concerned about it.

Some time ago, Matchmaker Cui told Deng Zhaozhao about several marriages, because the Deng family asked for a son-in-law, and most people would not want to step in. The man who was said was either physically ill, or his family was poor, or his age They were a little too big, but none of them satisfied the Deng family.

For this reason, the Deng family even scolded Matchmaker Cui. Matchmaker Cui was a dumb person who ate Coptis chinensis, and she couldn't tell her sufferings.

It's good if someone is willing, how can I be picky about others, Cui Matchmaker thought, but also worried.Just at this time, the Meng family came to her and asked her to go to Deng's house to talk to their family, Meng Hong, but Meng's family didn't want to be a door-to-door son-in-law and asked for a marriage.

Then Matchmaker Cui went to Deng's house to tell her she was here, and it turned out that Matchmaker Cui was told by Deng's family again, saying that she was married when she talked about recruiting a good son-in-law.Kuang Meng's family had a feud with their Deng family, and they agreed that the death of their master had something to do with the Meng family, and it was impossible for Deng Zhaozhao to marry Meng Hong.

As the saying goes, there are three women in one drama, and the Deng family is full of women. Everyone kept talking about Deng Zhaozhao's marriage from morning to noon, and Matchmaker Cui wanted to find a crack in the ground when she heard it, and she was really tired.

But now the Deng family will call Deng Bowen's father to discuss anything. In the afternoon, Deng Bowen's father was called over, and the whole family discussed the matter. Ask Deng Zhaozhao what he means.

Deng Zhaozhao is of course willing to marry Meng Hong.Although the women of the Deng family were usually weak, they were tough on Deng Zhaozhao's marriage this time, because they urgently needed to find a son-in-law for the Deng family, and then add a man, so that the incense of their Deng family could continue.

So although Deng Zhaozhao was willing to have this marriage, they did not agree.In the end, Deng Bowen's father couldn't hold back them, so he had no choice but to reject Cui Matchmaker's proposal of marriage.

However, the matter did not end like this. That night, Deng Yuming suddenly entrusted several women in his family with a dream, asking Deng Zhaozhao to marry Meng Hong as his wife.

Because of the terrible shadow of the haunted mourning hall, the women of the Deng family were afraid that Deng Yuming would haunt them again, so they dared not disobey them in the slightest, so they sent someone to Matchmaker Cui's house before dawn the next day to accept the marriage.

When this incident reached Deng Bowen's ears, Deng Bowen was very happy and satisfied, and was sincerely happy for sister Zhaozhao.He had met Meng Hong, the second son of the Meng family, before at Meng Zhen's 50th birthday banquet, and when Meng Zhen was hosting a scholar's banquet. At that time, Meng Hong received them. Although the two just had a face-to-face meeting, The first impressions of each other are not bad.

Moreover, when his uncle was alive, he intentionally betrothed Zhao Zhao's younger sister to Meng Hong. Since she was someone his uncle valued, it must be good.

One of his wishes this year is that his younger sister Zhaozhao can marry a good husband. Now that his wish has come true, how could he be unhappy.It happened to be a rest day today, and taking advantage of the good weather and good mood, he called his younger sister Zhao Zhao to come to Meng Mansion together. On the surface it was a visit, but in fact he wanted the two of them to have some contact in private, so as to have a better relationship with each other. If you have a general understanding, you will not be shy and blush when you go through the door in the future.

Even if he is betrothed by his family in the future, Deng Bowen thought to himself, he also needs to meet the woman, at least he needs to know what his future partner looks like.

After he told Mengzhen the purpose of today's visit, Mengzhen didn't say a word.He was not keen on matters between men and women, and he never intervened in the affairs of his own sons. He let the sons mess with their own affairs, and he just wanted to be a father or grandfather who enjoyed what he got.

Sitting in the gazebo with Deng Bowen for a while, Meng Zhen remembered that Meng Che was still beside him, but in a blink of an eye, he saw that this kid had slipped away at some point, presumably because he thought their words were boring, so he ran away to play by himself.

Just at this time Deng Bowen said that they should go back, and Meng Zhen asked why they had to leave after they had not been here for a long time.

Deng Bowen said with a smile: "The aunts at home are very strict. They want sister Zhaozhao to come back after playing for a while, otherwise she will be late and sister Zhaozhao will be punished by the aunts."

Meng Zhen had no doubts about this, so he hurriedly sent someone to call Deng Zhaozhao.Soon Deng Zhaozhao was called over, and then went home with her cousin.

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