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Bonin Extra - Proposing a Marriage at Home (Part 2)
"Have you read?" Although Boning believed Xu Rou's words at first, he had already noticed at this time how a girl who sneaked out could have delicate fingers and seemed to be able to read and write.
"I learned a little from my mother when I was little, so I don't know much." Xu Roulue raised her head suddenly and looked at Bonin with watery eyes, as if she was afraid that he wouldn't believe her words, and her eyes were full of panic and pleading.
The question that was already on his lips was swallowed back again under the gaze of such bright eyes.
In the past, the only thing that could make him helpless was He Hua. That complicated mood of wanting to help and protect but also couldn't help but believe and rely on made him willing to listen to He Hua in everything and follow the path He Hua wanted. Go and live your own life.
Now that he was experiencing such complicated emotions in front of another woman, he couldn't help but feel panic in his heart. It seemed that something was out of his control. His heart, which was originally as calm as water, was filled with emotions he had never experienced before. The ripples that passed…
Days passed by like water, and the two of them became more and more familiar with each other. After dinner, Bonin was no longer bored in the study room reading. He often talked to Xu Rou under the vines. Gradually, he discovered that she was not very literate and could be called a slut. Talented woman. When the mood arose, they sat down to talk about ancient times, and Bonin and Bonin didn't give in to each other much. After several verbal battles, the sympathy for each other became stronger and stronger, but no one dared to raise his hand to pierce the already thin layer. Cicada-winged window paper.
At noon that day, the hired woman was still busy washing dishes in the kitchen when she heard someone knocking on the door. She quickly wiped the water on her hands on her apron and went out to answer the door.
When he opened the door, he saw a young woman in her twenties standing outside. She was wearing a half-worn Hangzhou silk dress, with a dazzling gold hairpin on her head. She asked with a crooked smile, "Excuse me, sister-in-law, this is the Hanlin Academy." Shuji Shi Zhu Boning’s home?”
"Yes, it's Mr. Zhu's home." The mother-in-law felt a little embarrassed when she heard this, and thought to herself, could this be the lady from her hometown looking for someone? Now that there is a big girl in the house, what if things start to cause trouble
The young woman at the door was Miao'er. After hearing this, she hurriedly turned around and waved to the entrance of the alley: "Come in quickly, it's right here."
Then a carriage drove in, followed by another. After the carriage stopped at the door, the young woman stepped forward and put the footstool, hung up the curtain, and helped a woman of similar age out of the driveway: "Grandma , this is it, the second master can still take care of himself, you see, he even hired a wife."
Only then did the mother-in-law know that the previous woman was just a servant, and she felt more and more in awe. She stood aside quietly, rubbing her hands and saying, "Madam...do you have anything to do with Mr. Zhu?"
He Hua has been thinking about Bonin for more than a year, but the child is too young to be separated from him. Now that Yuan Yuan is one year old, she eagerly follows a caravan north to see how Bonin is doing in the capital.
"Our grandma is Mr. Zhu's second sister. She came to Beijing to see Mr. Zhu." Miao'er helped Hehua enter the door. When she saw Xu Rou standing at the window looking out, she paused at her feet and quietly motioned Hehua to look over there. .
Xu Rou's appearance is not very beautiful, but she is also a delicate beauty, especially her pair of bright black eyes, which seem to be able to speak. Whatever she is thinking in her eyes can be revealed. At this time, her eyes are full of surprise and curiosity, and she is full of surprise and curiosity. He Hua's eyes met in the air, and she hurriedly looked away with a blushing face. Her heart was pounding, and she felt that this woman's eyes were really sharp, making people feel panicked.
In just a short time, Bai Zhi had already learned everything about the matter from the mother-in-law. However, the mother-in-law didn't know who Xu Rou was, so she explained her own affairs clearly.
Bai Zhi handed her a two-cent silver coin and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Now that we have enough manpower, we won't bother you anymore. This is a reward from our grandma."
The mother-in-law took the silver coin and left with a lot of thanks. Hehua had already entered the room and sat down and said with a smile: "I wonder what I call this girl?"
Xu Rou whispered: "Little girl Xu Rou, I have met this lady."
"It turns out to be Miss Xu." He Hua nodded with a smile, took off a gilt bracelet from her hand and handed it over, "I never expected to meet a girl, and I didn't prepare any meeting gifts. If you don't mind, I'll keep this bracelet." Get off."
Xu Rou declined repeatedly, "Madam, this little girl is just a girl who wishes you a great family. I don't dare to be treated so favorably as a madam..."
Lotus eyes glanced at her fair and rosy face, and then looked down at her fair fingers. She looked a little bit like a girl, but she didn't open her mouth to point it out. Seeing that she persisted, she didn't give in anymore. , put the bracelet back on his wrist, and only chatted with her casually.
When Bonin came home in the evening, he was surprised and happy to see Lotus coming. He asked repeatedly: "Why did you come here without saying hello? Did the journey go well? How is everything at home? Is everything going well in the academy?"
"Everything is fine! Otherwise, I wouldn't have time to come see you. I came here with a merchant ship. I walked all the waterways. I ate well and slept well every day. I didn't suffer at all." Hehua smiled and winked, "Thank you. I'm here. If I hadn't come, how would I know that you, a kid in the capital, are dishonest and have learned how to hide your beauty in a golden house?"
"Don't talk nonsense. It doesn't matter to me. You've ruined the girl's innocence for nothing." Boning's face turned red and he quickly gave an overview of what happened when he brought someone home, but he deliberately concealed the fact that it had been more than half a month. What happened before, now the person's foot injury has long since healed.
"I chatted with Miss Xu in the afternoon, and I felt that she was very fond of you. Could it be that Luo Hua was ruthless on purpose?" He Hua tilted her head and said narrowly, "When I look at Miss Xu, she is by no means an ordinary girl. When I talk about your identity, your cheeks turn red and your eyes sparkle, I'm afraid the things here are not that simple."
After He Hua said this, she saw the astonishment on Bonin's face and couldn't help but shook her head and said, "Are you someone who is stupid at reading and can't even see this?"
Boning had never dared to think about that. At this time, He Hua said it to him, but he was stunned and didn't know how to react.
"That's all, I didn't plan to count on you. I'll just take care of it here." Hehua said, reaching out and scratching Bonin's nose. "You're not young anymore. You should start a family as soon as possible and have children around you." If I can take care of you both warmly and coldly, my parents and we will feel at ease."
"Sister, you are tired from traveling here. You should rest early tonight." When Boning heard that the topic was still the same, he stood up and said, "I'll make do with the West Room tonight, and I'll find a friend to stay with." Stay.”
"Why can't the kang in the east room be so big that I can't fit in it?" He Hua was just thinking about chatting with Xu Rou, so she sent someone to clear the kang. Naturally, Miao'er and Bai Zhi accompanied her. The coachman and his entourage set up a bunk in the hall to spend the night first.
Xu Rou never felt anything wrong with Boning's cold expression, but when facing He Hua looking at her with a smile on her face, she always felt extra nervous. She didn't know where to put her hands and feet. Seeing Miao'er and Bai Zhi busy He was busy cleaning up, and several times he wanted to get up to help, but He Hua stopped him with his hand, so he had to continue sitting on the kang and talk to He Hua.
"Miss Xu, your family is probably looking for you very hard now, right? There are a lot of words," Hehua asked abruptly.
"Who knows, they..." Xu Rou felt something was wrong as soon as she said the words, and immediately swallowed the rest of her words. She looked at He Hua with an embarrassed expression, and her eye circles instantly turned red.
Hehua took Xu Rou's hand, patted it in the palm of her hand and said, "In life, you will inevitably encounter difficulties. If you can trust me, tell me and I will help you with the details. I am not afraid of annoying you when I say this. You shouldn't run away from home when you have too many things to deal with. How worried are your parents now? I am a mother, and I have a close relationship. If my child suddenly disappeared, I would be so anxious that I would want to die. have."
Xu Rou lowered her head and remained silent when she heard this, but tears had already begun to well up in her eyes.
"Meeting is fate. If you can trust me, then tell me what's on your mind. There are no obstacles in the world that you can't overcome, and there are no overnight feuds between parents and children." He Hua comforted me softly.
"Actually, I... I escaped from marriage." Xu Rou hesitated for a long time, and finally lowered her head and said in a low voice, "My parents wanted to get me engaged, but I didn't agree. I went on a hunger strike, hung myself, and all sorts of tricks. I Dad was as determined as if he had eaten a weight, so I... I had no other choice but to escape."
Once the topic was opened, Xu Rou poured it out like a bamboo tube, "I saw Mr. Zhu when I was on an outing last year, and... I felt that he was different from others, but my father asked someone to make peace with him, but Mr. Zhu did not I refused immediately, and I started to feel angry inside, thinking that if they didn't like me, why should I care about it? But later on, I couldn't stand other people who proposed marriage, and I quarreled with my parents several times. , and finally ran out on his own."
"I just ran out that day and didn't know where to go, and I was afraid of being caught by my family, so I followed people all the way out of the city to the mountains. That's where I first met Mr. Zhu, and later I seemed to see my servant , I ran away from them all the way to the back mountain, and unexpectedly I met Mr. Zhu and accidentally sprained my foot..." The more Xu Rou said, the more aggrieved she felt, and tears finally came out of her eyes and rolled down her clothes.
At first it was just a glimpse, but she was filled with lovesickness. Now that she has escaped from marriage, she has met the person she has longed for again. I don’t know whether this is a good relationship or a bad debt.
Seeing this, He Hua comforted him: "My younger brother, his mind has become dull after studying. Now that his parents are not around, his mind has not thought about getting married at all. He is simply not enlightened. It's rare for you to be completely devoted to him. Love is deep, I think my silly brother is not uninterested at all, don't worry, I will try him for you tomorrow, if he also has this kind of thought, I will invite someone to come to your house to propose marriage. "
When Xu Rou heard He Hua's words, she suddenly raised her head and looked at He Hua. There were still tears in her eyes, but she was already shining with hope.
He Hua didn't promise it out of hand. She did see that Boning didn't dislike Xu Rou at all, so she agreed to the matter. And no matter what, Xu Rou is a girl from a good family. If Bonin really doesn't have that idea, it is only right to send him back as soon as possible. Otherwise, leaving an unmarried girl at home for nothing will cause trouble sooner or later.
Early the next morning, Miao'er and Bai Zhi were preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He Hua was holding a tea cup with honey water. While sipping it, she said to Boning: "Bo Ning, don't tell me. Just Miss Xu's demeanor." And conversation, do you really think she is a girl who escaped from whose family?"
Upon hearing this, Bonin lowered his head and said nothing, scratching randomly on the ground with his toes.
"I asked everything yesterday. She escaped from her marriage at home. We can never keep this person. There are many dignitaries in this part of the capital. Who knows if she could be a rich lady from a wealthy family? ." Hehua said with a straight face and a serious voice, "It's okay if I didn't know about this before. Now that I know it, there's no reason to ignore it. If she reports herself to the family honestly, I'll take care of her. She sends it back, otherwise people will have to spread the word and inquire about it, which will not be a good thing for her reputation at that time."
"Hehua, you... just don't worry about this. I... I'll handle it myself." Bonin tilted his neck and avoided Hehua's eyes.
"How do you deal with it? Miss Xu has lived with you in the same courtyard for so long. How can she get married when word spreads out? You would rather demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. What have your parents taught you since you were a child? " Hehua continued unmoved.
"Since she ran away from the marriage, it must be because the marriage was not what she wanted. Maybe there was something inappropriate about it. We... we can't push people back into the fire pit..." Boning said without confidence.
"Since ancient times, marriage has been about the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. You are not her. You can control whether someone jumps into a fire pit or a puddle. Maybe it will be a good marriage. How can any parent harm their own children... " Hehua babbled while looking at Bonin's face.
"I... I..." As if he was suddenly stimulated, Boning suddenly turned around and walked towards the house. He stood at the door of the east room, raised his hand and knocked hard on the door, pulled his neck and shouted: "Xu Rou, tell the truth, Where is your home?"
Xu Rou kept her ears open in the room to listen to what was going on outside. Her ears were ringing when Bonin knocked on the door. She opened the door carefully and said after a while: "You... I... If I told you, are you going to send me back?" ?" No skipping words.
"That's your home, so of course I want to send you back!" Boning stared at Xu Rou's black and smooth hair, and for some reason, he suddenly felt calm and his voice became calmer.
"I..." Xu Rou bit her lower lip tightly. The harmonious relationship these days has turned out to be just her greed, and the other party didn't take it to heart at all. The more she thought about it, the more her chest felt tight and painful, and she stamped her feet and said in anger, " My home is the Xu family in Dongsi Hutong, Chongyifang, south of the city."
Boning smiled when he heard this, turned to Hehua and said: "Sister, find a matchmaker and we will come to propose marriage!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give rewards for your support. , is my biggest motivation.)
Bonin Extra - Proposing a Marriage at Home (Part 2)