Smoky Mountain is the only mountain in this area. Up to the hillside, there are wild flowers blooming all over the place and green trees are shady. Going up, there are strange rocks and it is extremely difficult to climb. No one has been there in hundreds of years.
The area of Yanshan Mountain is very ordinary. The villagers who have lived on the farm for generations have lived at the foot of the mountain. There are a few small towns in the distance. The town is not very special except for the lively morning fair.
There was originally nothing worth talking about here, but now there is something different. Because there is a lifter here. This is named You, and the single name has a green character. After You Qing participated in the test, he returned here to continue his quiet life of reading and growing vegetables. He never thought that the good news would follow, and all of a sudden, this peaceful land was heated up.
If you talked about You Qing ten years ago, everyone would have shook their heads: This You Qing is a hard worker, he lost his parents when he was a child, he grew up with a family and a Western family, and when he grew up, he could do it by himself. After supporting myself, I live alone in that little thatched hut, grow vegetables in that square inch of land, raise chickens behind the house, and occasionally go out to sell calligraphy and painting, and I can make a living. After all, the days are tight, tsk, poor!
If a year ago, when talking about You Qing, everyone would still shake their heads: This You Qing is a scholar, but a scholar is poor, look at this scumbag, where would any girl be willing to marry him? Now that he is in his twenties, no one who said that he is close at the door has ever seen it. It's a pity that he has a good skin. Alas, poor!
Now, when it comes to You Qing, everyone is envious: You Qing has had great luck, and actually won the Juren! We are here for the first time to lift people up! In the future, the salary given by the imperial court will be much better than his previous life. Maybe he will be able to become a high-ranking official in the future. He has a bright future!
The news spread quickly, and within a few days, some media outlets came to the door.
The matchmaker swayed her chubby body and wore a bright robe with large flowers. She walked all the way talking and laughing all the way, knocking the seeds and tossing the handkerchief. In the neighboring villages, Yiyi Lara came to the gate of the fenced yard of the small thatched hut.
"Young Master You! Is Young Master You at home? Someone said that the marriage is coming!" Curious heads poked around outside the fenced yard and looked in.
"Is Young Master You at home?" There was no answer in the door for a long time.
In normal times, where would people in the villages shout like this, they would just push open the courtyard door and walk in when something happened. But now it is different. You Qing has won the honorary title and received the salary of the imperial court. In the future, maybe he will pass the Gongshi examination, the Jinshi examination, and become an official in the court. That is not a common thing for ordinary people. The broken fence gate that is about to hang has become an unusual gate. Who would have the nerve to walk in casually
"Young Master You! Are you at home? I can push the door and come in!" The matchmaker did not give up and shouted several times, spitting out the shell of the melon seeds in her mouth, and raised her hand to push the fence gate.
Inside the house, it was half-bright and half-dark, the paper-pasted latticed casements were almost transparent in the sunlight, and the shallow light was projected through the thin paper on a dilapidated small square table in front of the window, and there was a piece of rice paper on the table. A very ordinary wolf's hair hangs above the paper. The hand holding the pen is very beautiful. The fingers are long, the joints are distinct, and the skin color is not white, but it is extremely delicate.
"Alas..." A low sigh floated away in the small room, the tip of the pen fell, and it walked like a dragon and snake. When it was raised again, there were five more powerful characters: "Human feelings are like drinking water."
There was a slight smile on You Qing's lips, and there was a warm look between his handsome brows, but there was not much smile in the depths of his eyes. He put down the pen, lifted the rice paper, folded it in half, folded it in half again, and re-folded it. He put the inkstone on the table and held it, brushed his sleeves, smiled again, walked over and raised his hand to open the door.
"Ouch! My mother! I scared Mama Wang to death!" The matchmaker squeezed the handkerchief and slapped her chubby chest, looking at the person who suddenly appeared behind the door in shock, and looked him up and down. Squinting and smiling, "Young Master You, are you at home?"
You Qing squeezed his brows, smiled gently at her, then nodded to the crowd outside, turned his body to make way for her, and said humbly, "I'm sorry, I fell asleep just now, I didn't hear anyone calling me outside for a while. I don't know why Mama Wang came here?"
The matchmaker twisted her waist and shook her buttocks, walked into the room carelessly, turned her eyes with a smile, and quickly looked at the little house, turned her head and sat down at the table, and picked up the table. cup of tea.
You Qing glanced at Chawan and frowned almost invisible.
"Hey! Are you dumb as a scholar? My mother Wang is a well-known matchmaker in these eight townships. What else do you think I can do here?" Mother Wang put down the tea bowl and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. " Of course, I'm here to match you with Young Master You!"
You Qing still smiled softly: "Thank you Mama Wang for your kindness! Xiaosheng has no plans to start a family yet."
The matchmaker must have heard this kind of remarks a lot. She smiled indifferently, slapped her thighs and stood up, walked up to him and looked at him from head to toe again, pulling him by the arm and turning him in one direction.
A trace of surprise flashed in You Qing's eyes, looking at her somewhat inexplicably.
The matchmaker looked at his handsome and delicate features carefully by the sunlight pouring in from the outside, and sighed with a tsk, and his face almost burst into a smile: "Oh, you look really handsome! Don't say that you have no plans to start a family, male university. It's been like this since ancient times. Mother Wang knows you're embarrassed, it's okay, let's sit down and talk slowly."
The corner of You Qing's mouth twitched slightly, her face still smiling like a spring breeze, and she obediently pushed her onto the stool and sat down.
The people around the door were still poking their heads to see that You Qing was used to this kind of behavior from his neighbors, so he didn't care, but when he saw the matchmaker pulling out seventeen or eight small portraits from their sleeves, they were all on the table. When the top was rolled out, the corners of his mouth twitched again, and the warm expression finally cracked.
In the corner outside the gate, two figures suddenly appeared, squatting sneakily outside the fence, almost huddled together.
Bai Li picked up Xiao He's ear and asked in a low voice, "Can you remember what this king taught you?"
Xiaohe broke free from his ears, rubbed it, and said, "Remember, remember! Wang, when will I go in?"
Bai Li listened carefully: "Wait."
Xiaohe nodded clearly, and then asked suspiciously: "Wang, what are you doing? Why do you want to stop other people's marriage?"
"It's not done yet! It's not a marriage!"
"Yes yes yes! Why do you want to stop the marriage that is about to be negotiated?"
A trace of pain flashed in Bai Li's eyes, and then he returned to normal, humming: "He is my man, how can he marry someone else? Come to stop one, come to destroy one pair!"
Xiaohe opened his mouth so wide that he could fit into a sea bowl, looked at him blankly, then looked inside through the fence, and turned to look at him again: "Wang, do you mean to take him back to be a princess?"
Bai Li nodded with great certainty.
Xiaohe's mouth opened wider: "This, this... He's a man! How can a man be a princess?"
Bai Li waved his hand without hesitation: "Then the husband is fine! Are you bothered by asking so much? Just do as I say!"
"Oh..." Xiaohe blinked, nodded, then nodded again, "Oh..."
In the room, the matchmaker was spitting out, "It's a big deal to be unfilial, and you should be a baby at your age", and what "This girl from a family outside the family is a quaint water spirit, and her family is very good. She is also very down-to-earth", what "Miss Li is not only good-looking, but also talented. She can be described as a peerless beauty, and she is the best match for Young Master You", her mouth was dry.
You Qing looked at the tea bowl she had already used, added some tea to it with a smile, pushed it in front of him, and said warmly, "Mother Wang, please drink tea, Xiaosheng's family is poor and can't come up with something good to entertain at the moment. Looking forward to Haihan."
The matchmaker laughed so hard that her eyes were almost out of sight, she picked up the tea bowl and took another sip: "Don't be so polite! I'm an adult beauty, I don't need those etiquette!" The old lady didn't plan to get any benefits from you, if it wasn't These seventeen or eight families have given pockets full of silver ingots, so I am too lazy to waste so much saliva.
"Haha..." The matchmaker put down the tea bowl and tapped the portrait one by one with her fat fingers, "Young Master You, do you have any favorites?"
You Qing smiled, but he was moved a bit by the persuasion. Although he didn't expect to get married very much, it would happen sooner or later. Thinking about being alone for so many years, it would not be a bad idea to have someone to accompany you. .
Seeing that he didn't answer, the matchmaker became a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Young Master You, if there is no one you like, Mama Wang will find it for you! Until you find something you like!"
You Qing gave her a funny look, and said warmly, "Xiaosheng can't even give a decent dowry, so how can he dislike these girls? Xiaosheng just needs to find someone with a gentler temperament and someone who can get along well, nothing else. requirements.”
When the matchmaker heard this, she clapped her hands and laughed: "What's so difficult about this? You have to count the best-tempered ones here, not a girl from the Su family. This girl has bright eyes and soft speech. I have seen Mama Wang. When I hear it, the bones are crispy and numb..."
You Qing's expression was a little uncomfortable.
The matchmaker laughed for a while, then buried her head and began to touch the table: "I'll find Miss Su and show you..."
"Young Master You!" A crisp voice suddenly came from outside the door.
You Qing raised her head in surprise, and saw a handsome boy dressed as a servant who pushed aside the audience and walked in carelessly, her eyes lit up when she saw You Qing, and she said in a loud voice, "Young Master You, last time my young lady promised to give it to you. The embroidered purse is ready, let me bring it to you today!"
You Qing was stunned, the matchmaker was stunned, and all the people at the door were stunned.
Xiao He was about to take something out of his arms, and suddenly looked at the portrait on the table and said "Huh", then pulled his hand out of his arms, turned over the portrait curiously and muttered, "Young Master You, is this about getting married? Then my family What about Miss?"
You Qing glanced at him strangely, but he didn't know what to do, so he didn't speak.
Wang Po was stunned and quickly returned to her senses: "Who is your young lady?"
Xiao He glanced at him: "Who told you what to do with my young lady? How can these Yingyingyanyan be half as beautiful as my young lady? They have never met. My young lady is going to participate in the township examination in You Gongzi. It's time to get to know him."
You Qing glanced at him strangely again, but still didn't speak.
Xiao He turned to look at You Qing with a smile: "Young Master You, the fan you gave my lady last time is so beautiful! The lady likes it so much that she refuses to let it go, and she stares at the verse above all day in a daze!"
You Qing looked at him inexplicably: "Uh..."
After Xiao He finished speaking, he began to look at the portrait on the table, and kept shaking his head with disdain.
Mama Wang looked at Xiao He and then at You Qing, and suddenly laughed: "Young Master You, so you already have a girl you like? Have you ever thought about when you will be married? Mama Wang can be a matchmaker for you."
"Ah?" Xiao He looked at her inexplicably, "Young Master You is very familiar with my young lady, why do you want you to be a matchmaker?"
The matchmaker shook his head and said with a smile: "You stupid boy, the matchmaker's words are ordered by your parents. How can you be without a matchmaker for such a big event? Even if you know each other, you need a middleman when the day comes, right?"
Just as You Qing was about to ask who the young servant who appeared suddenly was, he heard him say, "No need! My young lady has her own matchmaker, so I don't need you!"
You Qing opened his mouth and heard the matchmaker put the tea bowl on the table heavily, his face changed very quickly, he snorted coldly at You Qing, and said displeasedly, "You already have someone you love, why bother to come here? Make fun of my old lady!"
"Xiaosheng is not..."
"Oops!" Xiaohe grabbed the conversation and pushed the portraits in front of the matchmaker, "Who made fun of you, you want to come by yourself, anyway, Young Master You is my young lady's, so don't steal it!"
The matchmaker put away the portrait with a dark face, clapped the table, and walked towards the door with her plump buttocks twisted.
You Qing originally wanted to explain to her, but her eyes sank when she heard the words, thinking that she didn't care about getting married or not, she didn't open her mouth to hold back, the corners of her lips curled up in a slight arc, and she watched her leave in a huff with a smile.
The onlookers looked at the distant figure of the matchmaker, but they were still surrounded by the door and did not disperse. They probably wanted to see where the boy who suddenly appeared, and who was the daughter of the young lady he mentioned.
You Qing glanced at the person at the door, then at Xiao He, and said warmly, "Are you denying the wrong person?"
Xiao He smiled, put his hand in his arms, and exclaimed, "Aiya! Where's the purse that my lady embroidered?" As he spoke, he quickly lowered his head and looked around under his feet, walking towards the door as he looked.
The people at the door all gave way, Xiaohe buried his head and muttered to the yard, and raised his voice: "Xu is on the road, I'll look for you, Young Master!" He ran out quickly. disappeared.
You Qing felt inexplicable from beginning to end, but although he was mild-mannered, he was actually a little cold in the depths of his temper, so he didn't become more curious, just smiled politely at the person at the door.
The group of onlookers waited for a while and did not see Xiao He coming back. They felt a little lost in their hearts. After chatting with You Qing casually, they dispersed and went home one after another.
You Qing politely sent his neighbors away, then returned to the room and stood at the table again, spread out the paper, picked up a pen and dipped in ink, as if the previous episode had never happened, his expression was calm and indifferent. Out of the way. As for the little servant, who knows what drama he is singing? Can't handle much.
After writing for a while, I saw that the sky was getting dark outside, and I felt a little thirsty, so I picked up the teapot and prepared to pour tea. When I saw the tea bowl on the table, my hand suddenly stopped, sighed lightly, picked up the tea bowl and walked around to the house. Throwing back. When I came back, I suddenly found that there was one more person in the yard, and I couldn't help but be stunned.