Who knew that the old lady would not leave after drinking, and squinted her eyes at Zian, "Whose family is this pretty girl?"
"Grandma, this is the Regent Princess." Chen Long introduced.
"The Princess Regent? Isn't that Erhuozi's wife?" The old lady exclaimed, looking at Zi'an. "She's so pretty. Erhuozi's wife, what's your last name?"
Zi'an thought it was better to call her Old Xia instead of Erhuozi's wife, so she stood up and said, "Grandma, my last name is Xia, you can call me Xia Zi'an or Zi'an." She hoped not to call her Old Xia, as she sounded a few years older.
"Okay, okay!" The old lady held the wine glass, her mouth rounded into a black hole with a smile, "Drink a few more glasses, Erhuozi's wife."
Zi'an's forehead was covered with black lines. The old lady drank another cup with everyone and then left. After she left, she punched Murong Jie and said, "It's all your fault."
Murong Jie also had a very sour look on his face. He snorted and drank his wine without paying any attention to her.
Zi'an asked, "Why are you called Erhuozi?"
Zhuangzhuang laughed and said, "Because when he was seven years old, he fell down from the tree of Chen's house and knocked out his two front teeth. At that time, he had a lisp when he spoke, so the old lady called him Erhuozi. She said that in her country dialect, people without front teeth are called Erhuozi."
Murong Jie said coldly, "That's enough, drink some wine."
The banquet was abuzz with activity because of the old lady's jokes. The old lady was quite humorous and Zi'an liked her very much.
However, the old lady and Murong Jie were not very happy, especially the old lady. In front of the old lady, she was like a restrained little girl, daring not to do or say anything.
After the dinner, the marriage was officially finalized.
Once the marriage is finalized, it will be held in a grand manner.
There was no need to rush to make the wedding dress because the Chen family had already prepared it.
The two families exchanged gift lists, dowries and other things. Xiao Tuo was very angry when he saw that there was no weapon as promised by the Chen brothers that day, so he went straight to the Chen family to ask.
Those weapons were just props to lure someone into a trap. It was impossible for them all to be given as a dowry. Xiao Tuo kept pestering her, saying that since there were so many weapons in your family, what would be wrong with giving him a dozen? and refused to leave.
After hearing this, Lord Xiao ordered his men to bring him back. When Xiao Tuo came back, he got angry and said that he would not marry him unless he was given weapons. Lord Xiao was so angry that he said he would kick him out.
Xiao Tuo was also a stubborn guy, and he immediately packed up and left the Marquis' Mansion. He had always wanted those weapons, and he thought the Marquis could fight for them for him, but he didn't do that.
Lord Xiao said angrily, "You stinky boy, you don't have to pack your things. The clothes you wear and your daily food are all paid for by the mansion."
"My salary..." He stopped talking. It seemed that he had squandered all his salary. Indeed, his food, clothing and housing were all paid for by the government.
He walked around the room, "I have bought things with my own salary. I will take them away. It won't be cheap for you."
But after searching the entire mansion, there was nothing he purchased. He did practice carpentry a while ago and made two long benches for his home.
"It's not a good deal for you." He picked up a bench in one hand angrily, and then remembered that he had bought a purple clay medicine pot for his mother last year, so he went to the kitchen to take it away.
With no extra money on hand, he had no choice but to seek refuge with Murong Jie.
But Lord Xiao had already sent people to notify all the gates that no one was allowed to take him in.
He was driven out by Zi'an, and went to find Su Qing, but Su Qing refused to see him. He then went to the Princess's Mansion, but the Mansion said they could not take in male relatives. He then went to find Prince Liang, but Yi'er sympathized with him, gave him two steamed buns, and sent him away.
With no other choice, he had to go to Hu Huanxi and ask Hu Huanxi to lend him money to stay in the inn.
Hu Huanxi took out a written IOU and took a look at it. His eyes almost popped out. "The interest is so high?"
"Our family is in business and we cannot suffer losses," said Hu Huanxi.
"After a month, isn't the interest higher than the principal? Did your family get robbed?"
"To be honest, I am planning to change my career."
He was paid an annual salary, and he had to pay back the money when the annual salary was paid. He couldn't afford it at all. He didn't take the money, but just said angrily, "Well, a tiger in trouble is bullied by a dog. This time I finally understand what it means to be pushed down by everyone when the wall falls."
Hu Huanxi didn't force him, and pointed to the door and said, "Sir, please come in."
Carrying two benches and a medicine pot, he wandered around the capital for a whole day and only ate two steamed buns. He was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling.
He felt very aggrieved, feeling that he had been deceived by the Chen family and bullied by his own family, but what could he do
It was getting dark and he didn't even know where to stay tonight.
Late at night, squatting under the big banyan tree in East Market, my ambition was slowly disappearing.
Hungry, he can't be hungry.
So, when Liu Liu appeared in front of him with two chicken legs and a pot of wine, he almost cried, "Liu Liu, you are still the best to me."
Liu Liu sat down and said, "If you don't want to marry me, then don't marry me. I won't force you."
Xiao Tuo gnawed on a chicken leg and took a sip of wine. "What nonsense are you talking about? I am going to marry you just for your loyalty. You don't know that I went to many places today and no one took me in. You are really kind."
Liu Liu smiled and looked at him, "Xiao Tuo, you are so beautiful."
Xiao Tuo wiped the oil off his mouth with his hand, somewhat surprised that she would say that, "Su Qing is prettier than me, everyone says so, why don't you like Su Qing?"
"I think you are prettier than Su Qing, and your martial arts skills are better than Su Qing's." Liu Liu said.
"Really? Do you really think so?" Xiao Tuo was very happy. In fact, his martial arts were similar to Su Qing's. They were evenly matched in several competitions. However, he thought in his heart that his martial arts were better than Su Qing's.
"Yes." Liu Liu leaned on his shoulder, "Xiao Tuo, actually I really want to marry you. It's not because I want to find someone to marry, and it's not because I'm afraid of death. I just want to marry you and live with you for the rest of my life."
Xiao Tuo put down the chicken leg, and a strange feeling slowly rose in his heart, a feeling he had never experienced before.
Very... I don't know how to describe it.
"Chen Liuliu," he thought for a moment and felt that since they were about to get married, it was inappropriate to call her by her full name. "Liuliu, but I have many shortcomings. Everyone says that I don't understand romance. Although I don't know what romance is, women like men who understand romance and have fun."
"It doesn't matter, just be yourself. I like you just the way you are."
Like? The strange feeling in Xiao Tuo's heart suddenly spread, burning like a fire, "The like you are talking about, is it the same as the like that women like men in operas?"
"It's that kind of liking." Liu Liu said softly.
Xiao Tuo helped her up and let her sit on the bench he made. He said seriously, "Then I have decided to like you too. No woman has ever told me that she likes me."
Liu Liu's eyes were filled with tears as she stared at him, "Really?"
"real."
Liu Liu burst into tears, "Xiao Tuo, I will definitely learn to be a good wife."
Seeing her crying, Xiao Tuo frowned and thought for a moment, then stretched out his sleeve to wipe her tears. A soybean-sized grain of meat paste stuck to her eyelashes, and the entire eye circles were evenly smeared with the oil from the chicken legs.
Liu Liu blinked hard, and the figure in front of her became blurry. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
(End of this chapter)