Zhang Mansion
Pei Ziyun took a look and saw that it was almost early autumn. He saw that the Zhang Mansion had built a female wall with green bricks. There were flowers and green trees inside. Although it was just a civilian home, it had a great atmosphere.
Today is the wedding day of Shen Wanlin and Zhang Ping. There is a big red lantern hanging at the door. It is extremely lively at this moment. There are a lot of cars. The high-status people drive in. The under-status owners get out of the car. The car is parked in the distance. space.
There were more than ten people greeting the guests in front of the house. A member of the Zhang family was welcoming the guests. However, this person was only greeting distinguished guests with invitations. They were all respectable and well-connected people, so they were admitted to the VIP seats.
In addition to these, there are also guests who are celebrating the occasion. As long as they pay a penny, they can enter the house to watch the ceremony and have a banquet. There are only four dishes on the outermost table of the running water banquet, which can be changed as they want. Of course, no one is so ignorant.
Pei Ziyun stepped forward and handed over the gift box and the wedding money. The reception was really eye-catching, and he looked like a butler. The gift box was on a plate with five taels of silver, and he found ten taels of silver. He smiled and said, "Master, please come inside." .”
A boy led Pei Ziyun inside, and the scenery inside changed again. There were rows of houses, planted with locust trees, elms, willows, and poplars, and the scene was quite grand.
Ancient mansions were divided into two levels, inside and outside, and some with high standards even had three levels.
Seeing the young man leading him to a reed shed, Pei Ziyun couldn't help but smile to himself: "With the money, we are finally close to the inner banquet."
It was lively at this time, with red characters for happiness everywhere, and the servants were all dressed in red. It was very festive. After sitting down at the table, the young man excused himself and left. Immediately after, the maid served tea, and dried longans, red dates, and peanuts were placed on the table. , melon seeds, etc., can be eaten.
Taking some melon seeds, Pei Ziyun looked around. The waiters welcomed the guests in with smiles. There was a mix of people, and Shen Wanlin's marriage was discussed in his ears.
"You say, Shen Wanlin is so lucky. Her uncle is from the Meng family and her husband is from the Zhang family. I heard that Zhang Ping cherishes her very much."
"You don't know that Shen Wanlin is the daughter of the Shen family. But her parents died, so her uncle inherited the family business. Now her only brother is missing."
"It's good to get married. If you get married, the entire Shen family will fall into the hands of the Meng family."
One person who knew some inside information had a sarcastic expression on his face, as if he had resentment against the Meng family. A middle-aged man beside him looked anxious and bowed again: "I'm sorry, my friend drank some wine and talked nonsense. Please forgive me."
Hearing the words around him, Pei Ziyun didn't pay attention at all. He looked towards the thinnest flowing water mat in the distance. There were the most people there. It was a banquet. With so many people, Shen Wanlin's brother Shen Zhen might be mixed in the crowd.
Pei Ziyun glanced around and saw many people with indifferent expressions sitting in the banquet. It seemed that many people came to watch. He couldn't help but secretly thought: "The water is getting muddier this time."
It is said that in the world without martial arts, there are gangs. In the world with martial arts, even the government cannot completely eliminate the Jianghu people who have their own power. Therefore, various gangs have been formed, with various financial resources, and even for thousands of years , the rivers and lakes have been fixed and formed an ecology.
The so-called "Chiqian bastards" are just like the black thieves in Jiangping County, Pei Ziyun. More than a dozen so-called forces have gradually formed in this county to control the underworld business.
Under normal circumstances, when Xu founded the country, he would strictly clear out a group of people, and then gradually relax, and the weeds would naturally grow lush again. Don't expect these people in the world to be discerning. Now they are still locked in fights with each other - how many of these indifferent people there are? Are you a spy from another society
Pei Ziyun looked around, but there was no one in the bamboo hat. Pei Ziyun just smiled faintly. He knew that Shen Zhen would definitely come. After his parents passed away, this man loved his sister very much. Today was her sister's big day, so he would definitely come. I came here just because of my grudges, which were hidden so deep that I couldn't find them.
The problem is that Shen Zhen probably couldn't imagine how ruthless his uncle was. This was a trap. In his past life memory, it was the time of the breakup.
"Here comes the bride." A high-pitched female voice broke through the noise. The bustling crowd was quiet for a while, and then everyone outside the banquet swarmed around to watch the happy event.
A matchmaker was at the door. She was the one who was shouting just now. Seeing the crowd crowding in, the servants of the Zhang Mansion stepped forward and used their bodies to separate the road.
The crowd was crowded, and some children got out from under the servants and crowded outside to watch.
At this time, there was loud music nearby, the suonas, shengs and bamboos were playing in unison, and firecrackers were going off. The wedding procession stopped at the door, and the groom with the big red flower jumped down from his high horse. A lady stepped forward and opened the big red sedan curtain, and the bridesmaid Helping the bride with a red hijab to get off the sedan.
At this time, a maid holding a porcelain vase came forward and handed it to the bride. The bride took the vase and held it in her arms. The vase contained grains and gold and silver, which represented a bumper harvest and abundant wealth after the marriage.
Supported by the bridesmaid and the wife, they walked slowly. Two more people spread the red carpet one after the other to keep the bride's feet from touching the ground. She straddled the saddle and walked over the brazier to get rid of any bad luck before entering the house. Then she entered the inner courtyard and had to give evidence. Worship parents before worshiping heaven and earth and other matters.
Seeing the groom holding a red caltrop in front of him and the bride holding the tail and heading inside, a man suddenly broke out from the crowd and shouted: "Shen Wanlin, how can you marry Zhang Ping, do you still remember our oath of love?"
This is a fair-skinned man speaking loudly in front of the bride and groom who are about to enter.
"What?" Everyone in the venue exclaimed.
"Hey, Madam Shen is really awesome. Before she even married into the Zhang family, she brought a cuckold to the Zhang family. Why does the groom's red wedding hat look so green?" Some people didn't think it was a big deal and they all talked loudly. stand up.
The happy groom looked at this incident and listened to the discussions around him. His face suddenly changed, and his face turned red instantly: "You, you!"
Then he scolded: "Who are you? If you dare to talk nonsense, don't even think about leaving today."
After hearing this, the man's expression changed, and then he sneered: "It was this woman who betrayed me first. If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
The man said, holding up a silver hairpin and a collection of poems, and said loudly: "You should be familiar with this hairpin and a collection of poems. They are tokens of love between me and her."
After saying that, he stepped forward again, looked at the bride Shen Wanlin and said loudly: "Remember when we said goodbye at Hanguang Temple, you agreed to marry me, but why did you change your hexagram? How can you live up to our agreement? Remember that night we Stay together?"
"That's enough, you two adulterers. As soon as Zhang Ping looked at the hairpin, his face turned livid, his breathing became rapid, and his neck turned red. He responded with a slap in the face.
"Pa!" The bride who was supporting her fell out. The bridesmaids who were supporting her withdrew their hands as if they had been bitten by a poisonous snake, showing contempt.
The bride received a slap at this time, and her face must have been red and swollen, but the red scarf did not fall off. She crawled forward and cried: "What he said is all lies. I have never seen this man, and I have never gone anywhere." Date at Hanguang Temple."
After hearing this, the man looked up to the sky and smiled, took a few steps back, and said sadly and angrily: "Now that you are married to the Zhang family, you are rich and prosperous, so you definitely don't want to have anything to do with me. I still remember that you like poetry the most, and you want me to Memorize it?"
After listening to the words, Zhang Ping's eyes turned red all of a sudden. Shen Wanlin really loved poetry the most, and he roared angrily: "You bitch, I love you so much in vain."
Shen Wanlin cried loudly: "I didn't. Zhang Lang, you have to believe me. I am innocent. I was framed."
The man stepped forward and said, "Come with me. Your fiancé doesn't love you at all, so I love you."
After saying that, he went up to pull Shen Wanlin.
The noisy scene shocked the elders who were waiting for the bride and groom to worship the heaven and earth. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a gray poplin shirt. It was none other than Meng Luogong. When he came out to see this scene, his expression changed drastically: "You... hello …”
He gritted his teeth and said, "Come here, beat these two bitches to death for having an affair in private."
"Hey!" Pei Ziyun was watching with great interest when he heard the old man beside him let out a long sigh: "It's a pity that the Shen family has been passed down for three generations. I didn't expect that something like this would happen to this generation."
Although they sighed, it was the Shen family and the Zhang family who sighed, and no one sympathized with these two people.
At this time, more than ten big men rushed out, all holding sticks as thick as their arms. They rushed forward and beat the bride and the man who broke in. They were beaten to death on the spot with the sticks.
"Alas!" With a sigh, a figure jumped out from the crowd. Everyone looked and saw a strange man with a big beard. They didn't recognize it. The man stepped forward and helped the bride: "Sister, are you okay? .”
"Brother, of course I'm fine." A delicate female voice sounded, and the knife struck instantly. Although Shen Zhen was unprepared, as soon as the knife appeared, his natural instinct made him avoid it.
"puff"
The light of the knife pierced his shoulder. The woman drew the knife and stabbed again. Shen Zhen grunted, took a few steps back, gasped, and had a look of pain on his face.
"Brother, how are my sword skills?" the woman asked with a sweet smile.
"Ah!" Shen Zhen shouted and waved away with his palm. With a "pop" sound, the bride's red cover flew out, revealing a woman, not Shen Wanlin. At this time, the woman was holding a short knife in her hand. It was dripping with blood, and the blood was dyed green.
"What a plan."
Shen Zhenshi's eyes were red, and he pulled out the knife from his waist in an instant.
At this time, more than 20 people in the crowd rushed out and formed an array, but they did not attack. They just stopped. Only their eyes were shining. They pulled out their right arms, and the courtyard suddenly shone with a cold light.
"Killed!" The crowd was in chaos for a moment, and the happy people ran away.
"Everyone, don't look at it. Get out." Even the few people who dared to watch the excitement felt like someone was driving them away. At some point, a government official appeared, scolding the crowd and shouting: "Everyone, please disperse. The government is arresting the bandits and blocking the way." All office workers will be punished."
"Who are you, really." One person was very dissatisfied after being pushed, but when he turned around and saw that it was someone from the Yamen, he immediately lost his mind and retreated continuously.
The servants who were originally blocking the front cooperated to push the crowd out. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the crowd of onlookers had dispersed.
(End of chapter)