In the next few days, Long Er didn't go to find Ju Mu'er again.
Firstly, he was busy, and secondly, he was about to make an engagement ceremony. Nanny Yu specially found Long Er and explained to him that he had to abide by the custom, that the man and woman should not see each other before the appointment, and it is best not to see each other even before marriage.
Don't see each other before marriage? Long Er's face was a little dark. There are still a few months before the wedding, and he is getting along well with Ju Muer right now, so he is really not happy to let him see her all the time.
Nanny Yu naturally knew Long Er's temper, so she euphemistically said that it's okay to take a look occasionally, as long as they don't meet too often, and it's best to be accompanied by the female relatives of the woman's family, but considering that there are no female relatives at home, it's best to have There is a husband by the side. Nanny Yu said that she also told Father Ju about it.
Only then did Long Er remember that he was drunk last night and scolded his future husband-in-law.
Long Er started to have a headache. Speaking of filial piety, Long Er knew about it, thinking back when his parents were still alive, the three brothers were also respectful to their parents. Later, his parents passed away, and the Long family was oppressed by various forces in the officialdom and shopping malls. The three brothers worked together to protect the family. After so many years, he is used to putting on his face, but now there is suddenly an extra father-in-law who wants to show filial piety, he is really not used to it for a while.
Long Er thought about it, his father-in-law loves to drink, so he might as well just do what he likes, and he will pay him back. He asked the chef at home to cook a lot of side dishes every day, and then ordered the servant to deliver them to the home wine shop every day.
This move was very pleasing to the old man, and he specially asked the boy to convey his thanks. But Long Er asked Miss Ju if she had said anything, and the boy replied that Miss Ju just laughed and didn't speak.
Long Er felt a little dissatisfied, thinking that Father-in-law knew to ask the little servant to talk, why his Mu'er was so stupid and didn't even give him a word? He wanted to find time to write to her, but he thought she couldn't see him, and he didn't want old man Ju to read his letter, so he gave up.
During this period, Long Er also went to Ding Sheng's mansion to send New Year gifts. He didn't stay long, just chatted with that old fox Ding Sheng for a while, and didn't say anything serious, but in fact, both of them understood each other's meaning in their hearts.
Of course Ding Sheng heard that the Yun family's hiring has caused trouble, he understands the intention of Long Er's coming here, he doesn't want to offend Long Er, but he can't show weakness either. So he disregarded the relationship, saying that he had been far away from the younger generation recently, and hadn't enjoyed much the joy of being a son-in-law. In turn, he congratulated Long Er on his marriage.
Long Er also knew what he meant, so he mentioned a few matters of interest, all of which were related to Ding Sheng in one way or another. Ding Sheng accepted what he meant, and thanked Long Er for reminding him. Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Long Er left with a smile.
On the other side of the Yun Mansion, Yun Qingxian went to other places on business a few days ago and has not returned. Long Er heard the report from the spies, so he didn't come to the door in person, but sent Manager Tie to take the gift and order some Ding Yanxiang.
After a while, the day of the rescheduled appointment finally arrived.
Nanny Yu took the matchmaker and the servant, took a bunch of good gifts, and went to the home wine shop to hire. As soon as they arrived at the place, the matchmaker shouted the happy words, and the boys carried boxes of big red gifts in. The commotion was so loud that people from all over the neighborhood came to watch.
Everyone said that this house really has a lot of things to do. I was hired two days ago and got into a fight. Why did I get hired again within two days
Father Ju invited some neighbors who used to come and go to sit at home, and took wine to drink with everyone. Everyone celebrated and congratulated, but it was also lively. Old man Ju was wearing new clothes, smiling all over his face. He solemnly handed the Gengtie and the return gift to Nanny Yu, and the two old people felt a big stone in their hearts.
This marriage is finally settled!
In the backyard, Su Qing ran back and forth, telling Ju Muer what she saw and heard in the front hall one by one. She said happily: "Sister, there are a lot of things. They are so beautifully packed that they piled up half the room. I used to see that Second Master Long was stingy and fierce, and thought he was not good. Now it seems that he treats my sister badly." Not bad."
"Second Master is indeed very good."
Su Qing looked at her and asked: "Sister, why don't you smile, are you not happy? Don't you want to marry Long Erye?"
Ju Muer shook her head and smiled quickly: "I'm happy, I want to marry him. I'm just a little nervous."
Su Qing was overjoyed: "You're nervous before it's time to get married, what will you do when you get married?"
Ju Mu'er smiled wryly, and couldn't turn her head back, she was afraid that she would have to carry this guilt on her back all the way.
In the Dragon Mansion, Long Er was a little irritable, always thinking that there would be no mistakes in the appointment, right? While he was busy, he was distracted by his thoughts. After waiting for a long time, he finally returned to Aunt Yu. She took back the Geng Tie and the gift in return, and dragged Long Er to kowtow to the ancestral tablet.
Long Er obediently went, seeing his and Ju Mu'er's birthdays in front of his ancestors, Long Er finally felt at ease in his heart.
He is finally getting married.
The marriage of the Longju family was settled, and the Jujia wine shop began to get busy.
As soon as there is great joy, the liquor store should make more preparations this year to have a festive year. The second is that the daughter-in-law is busy, and although Ju Muer is blind and can't do anything, the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in the neighborhood are willing to help. For a while, people often came and went in the courtyard of the wine shop, and a group of women often gathered in Ju Muer's small courtyard while working and talking.
At this time, Ding Yanxiang came again.
Father Ju is wary of Mrs. Yun, and he doesn't want her to see Ju Muer. Ding Yanxiang begged softly, but she didn't leave. People from both sides blocked the front hall of the wine shop, and after Ju Muer heard the news, she asked Su Qing to run out and say that she would like to see her.
Ding Yanxiang thanked her softly, and followed Su Qing to the backyard. In the backyard, two women were sitting in the yard embroidering hipa, when Mrs. Yun came to stand up and salute. Ding Yanxiang returned the gift, and walked into Ju Muer's cabin alone.
When the two women met, they faced each other in silence.
In the end, it was Ding Yanxiang who spoke first: "I came this time to say sorry to the girl."
Ju Muer nodded slightly to show that she heard it, but she didn't answer. Ding Yanxiang smiled bitterly, hesitated for a long time and then said: "It's my fault, I was eager to please my husband, so I said those words. I thought the girl agreed, and I thought that after the girl came in, I would definitely treat the girl well, never Don't let the girl feel wronged. After a long time, the girl will understand my intentions. I told my husband that day. He was very happy, but he didn't believe it. He said he would come to ask the girl, but it happened that the girl was injured and recuperated. , he was stopped outside the door. He asked me again and again, and I told him that the girl did agree. At that time, I thought, the ceremony must be done earlier."
Ju Muer listened expressionlessly. Ding Yanxiang looked at her, bit her lips, and her voice was choked with sadness: "The next day, Mr. Xiang took a business trip and went to another place. I consulted the matchmaker about the engagement ceremony. , but it didn't take long to hear that the girl and the second master Long were going to get engaged. I panicked, so I went to urge the matchmaker to come to my door and talk about it. It will be a success, but I didn't expect them to be cheating. .Although I made mistakes before, I still want to come and talk to the girls. I definitely didn't order them to do this. Hope the girl Haihan, don't blame me."
Ju Muer thought for a long time, and finally replied: "Since the matter is over, don't worry about it, madam."
Ding Yanxiang smiled when she heard this, but two tears rolled out of her eyes. She took a handkerchief and wiped her nose, sniffed, and said: "I am so happy to hear the girl say that. I really don't like it." I should... I shouldn't have done such a thing, I'm too stupid. When I said those words, I didn't really want to do anything to the girl's family, I just... just wanted the girl to agree. I hope the girl will not blame her. "
"it's already over."
"Sanggong should be back tomorrow, I... I have to think about how to tell him. I was so sad when I saw him fail to propose a marriage before, and I felt uncomfortable. I wanted to make him happy, but now I'm afraid it will annoy him Yes. I..." She sniffed, and the tears fell again, "I have been very disturbed for the past two days, and I feel ashamed to say anything to the girl, but this apology must come and say it. I am now When it’s over, I feel relieved.”
"Ma'am, you're worrying too much." Ju Muer bowed her head and saluted, "I'm just a blind girl in common clothes. I don't have any skills, let alone blame. Let the matter pass. Master Yun and Madam are deeply in love with each other, and they will surely grow together forever." Old man, we will be united forever, Madam, don't think about it any more."
"Okay, okay." Ding Yanxiang held Ju Muer's hand. Her hands are very cold, completely different from Long Er's warm palms. Ju Muer let out a breath, hoping that things could really pass quickly.
On the second day, Yun Qingxian came. He hadn't changed his official uniform, and his face was tired, looking dusty.
Father Ju didn't want him to see Ju Muer, but the last time Mrs. Yun wanted to see Ju Muer, he didn't know what to do this time, so he went to ask his daughter what she meant.
As a result, Ju Muer, accompanied by Ju Daddy, met Yun Qingxian in the front hall of the wine shop.
Yun Qingxian's voice was a little hoarse, and the first sentence he spoke was: "I just came back, and I've heard about it."
Ju Mu'er saluted: "My lord, you have worked hard on your errands." Father Ju watched from the side, and followed his daughter to salute.
Yun Qingxian was not in the mood to be polite, he stared at Ju Muer and said, "I thought..."
Father Ju secretly looked at him, seeing his sad and painful expression, and a little soft-hearted, but you are already married, my lord, why are you staring at the pot when the bowl is full
"Do you really want to marry him?" Yun Qingxian asked again.
Ju Muer nodded: "I want to marry him."
Yun Qingxian pursed her lips tightly, her expression a little scary. Father Ju hurriedly leaned closer to his daughter, assuming some protective gestures.
Yun Qingxian didn't speak any more, turned around and left suddenly.
That day, Father Ju asked Ju Muer what Mrs. Yun had said to her, and then went to the Dragon Mansion. He told Long Er about the Yun family couple's separate visits, and described the couple's speech and behavior vividly.
After hearing this, Long Er comforted Papa Ju a few words, and said that he didn't have time to see Mu'er these days, so Papa Ju would take good care of her and don't make her unhappy. Father Ju was very happy to see his son-in-law caring so much for his daughter, and went back happily.
Long Er thought about this, he wasn't afraid that the Yun family would cause any trouble, after all, he and Ju Mu'er were already engaged, and the wedding date was planned. The two sides are very happy, no matter where the trouble goes, the Yun family will not take it for granted. Besides, he also expressed his attitude on Ding Sheng's side, and he believed that Ding Yanxiang had been taught a lesson when she went to Ju Mu'er to show weakness and apologize.
Long Er was just worried, would his daughter-in-law, who is as careful as silk, be bothered by this matter again
The next day, Long Er wanted to send something to Ju's family. It just so happened that the young man sent a freshly harvested tangerine, although small in size, it was as sweet as honey. Long Er asked the boy to pick up a small basket and let him give it to Ju's family to taste.
The boy agreed, and went to do it quickly. Long Er changed his clothes by himself, prepared the carriage, and was going to patrol the shops. At noon, he had lunch in a restaurant.
He was walking towards the side door, but on the way, he saw two maids carrying a large basket of yellow oranges. They were juicy and sweet, and looked very good. They seemed to be goods that had just been received and were being delivered to the warehouse.
Long Er stopped them and asked if this was also a mandarin orange. He thought that the food the boy gave him just now tasted good, but it was too small to look good. If this is good, send this.
The maids hurriedly stopped and said that the citrus was very sour and inedible, and that it was for the kitchen to make candied fruit.
very sour? It looks good. Long Er was dubious, peeled one and tasted it, and took a bite, the soreness made him wrinkle his face immediately. The maids watched from the sidelines, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh. But Long Er's heart moved, he reached out and took a tangerine and left.
Long Er got into the carriage at the side door, and went to the wine shop with the coachman first, and then rushed to the patrol shop. The coachman hurriedly whipped his whip and rushed to send Long Er over.
The arrival of Long Er surprised Papa Ju, and Long Er didn't have time to exchange pleasantries, so he went directly to the backyard to find Ju Muer.
Ju Mu'er was sitting in the courtyard talking to several daughter-in-laws in the neighborhood, and they all came to help embroider her wedding gifts. Everyone was surprised to see Long Er coming.
Long Er ignored them, but pulled Ju Muer over, peeled a piece of orange and fed it to her.
Ju Muer didn't know why, so she opened her mouth silly and took a bite, so sour that she almost burst into tears. Ju Muer's face was wrinkled like a steamed stuffed bun, and Long Er laughed heartily at that sour and embarrassing look.
He patted her little face and said with a smile, "I'm off to work, you're fine." Then he turned and left.
The daughter-in-laws stared blankly, and Father Ju was also at a loss. What does it mean that the second master came all the way to feed his daughter a piece of orange and then ran away? He asked his daughter, "What's the matter?"
Ju Mu'er finally swallowed the sour orange, and replied, "It's okay, but the second master's house is too close to ours."
Too close, what do you mean? Father Ju scratched his head.
The New Year's Eve is coming soon, and the wedding date is getting closer.
This day, Ju Muer asked Su Qing to accompany her to Shihua Lane. There is a room in the alley, where she secretly taught Hua Niang to play the piano.
In the past, except for Su Qing, no one around her knew about this place. But now that Long Er has sent two guards to stand in front of the wine shop, it is not easy for Ju Muer to avoid them when she goes out, otherwise it will appear that she is going to do something bad, and reporting to Long Er will cause trouble again.
So this time the day of piano teaching was set, and Ju Muer asked a guard surnamed Chen to follow. But when he got to the alley, he asked him to wait, and told him the reason, Daoming the girls who came to learn the piano was inconvenient to meet outsiders.
After hearing this, the guard rested at the tea stand at the entrance of the alley and waited for them.
Su Qing led Ju Muer into the house. The house is two-entry, one inside and one outside. There are several pianos in the inner room, and there are only tables and chairs in the outer room, and the furnishings are quite simple.
This is the last time Ju Muer came to teach the piano. After all, she was dealing with Hua Niang. After she married into the Dragon Mansion, this matter should not be done again.
Ju Muer and Su Qing waited for a while, and then five flower girls came one after another. All of them wore veils to hide their true colors. Su Qing knew the rules of teaching the piano, so she didn't look at it too much, and just sat outside.
The flower girls entered the back room and started to make a scene laughing and joking. Everyone first teased Ju Muer's marriage, and surrounded her and asked Second Master Long about this and that. Even if Ju Muer pretended to be calm, she couldn't help but be blushed by their unmodified words.
Afterwards, Ju Mu'er put on a serious face, and said that this was the last time she taught them to play the piano, so the girls hurriedly restrained themselves, and talked about some of the problems they usually encountered in playing the piano. Ju Muer asked them to play a song respectively, and then gave them detailed instructions. After teaching for an hour, this class was over.
After seeing the piano lesson, the girls started chatting again. One of them suddenly said: "Miss Ju, since it's the last time we meet, why don't you play a good song, so that we can open our eyes." As soon as this remark was made, all the girls agreed.
In terms of the art of Qin and Se, Ju Mu'er became famous when she was young. It has long been said that "there is a daughter Mu'er in the wine shop in the south of the city, who is skilled in playing the qin, and the music comes from heaven".
This is the reason why Ju Muer was qualified to enter the venue to observe the execution when Shi Boyin's execution piano club invited well-known piano players to participate. She was also the only female luthier who was able to participate in the execution piano meeting at that time, and she was also the youngest luthier.
It's just that later there was a series of incidents such as blind resignation and entanglement with married husbands. It is said that her piano skills are less, and her gossip is more. come" words.
In fact, Ju Muer has always been low-key. She never showed off her piano skills when she taught the girls to play the piano. She just taught them the most basic skills according to their respective conditions, and she did not play the piano to show off. This also made all the flower girls curious. The rumors were amazing, but they didn't know how good this Ju Muer's piano skills were. Now that someone mentioned it, all the flower girls booed and let her play the piano.
Ju Muer just smiled: "What's the most powerful song?"
Yi Hua Niang said mysteriously: "Last time I heard a few guests discuss that the qin sage Boyin is the real master of the qin world. In terms of qin skills, no one in the world can match it. I also heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles spend a lot of money just to hear him play a piece, but this Shi Boyin is a weird person, and he has a rule that he only plays for those who know him well."
"A bosom friend?" Someone wondered, "What kind of person can be called his bosom friend?"
"Should he be someone who knows how to play the piano?" Another person said.
The Hua Niang replied: "It should be. I heard from the guest that Shi Zechun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is like this."
Ju Muer's heart moved, and she quietly listened to their chat.
One person shouted: "Isn't the Minister of the Ministry of Officials the one who was killed by Shi Boyin?"
The flower lady nodded: "It's him. I heard that Shi Shangshu is a qin fanatic, and his house is full of qin scores and famous qin. Whenever he hears that there are new and wonderful scores, and where there are famous qin I want to take a look. If I find something I like, I will buy it even if I spend all my money. He loves the piano and is obsessed with music, so he tried his best to ask Shi Boyin to get together. After that, he asked around and asked people to lobby. In front of the residence, I showed a few qin sounds by myself. He is so sincere, and he is also a master of the qin, which finally moved Shi Boyin. It is said that the two played the qin together for three days and became close friends."
"Ah, my best friend, why does Shi Boyin want to kill him?"
"I heard that Shi Shangshu got a wonderful piano score. He couldn't figure out how to play it well, so he invited Shi Boyin to come to the mansion for advice. Because of the wonderful piano score, Shi Boyin became greedy and wanted to make Shi Boyin play it. Shangshu cut love, Shi Shangshu didn't want to, the two had a quarrel, this teacher Boyin held a grudge, in order to get the piano score, he poisoned the historian's diet."
"It's so vicious." Several flower girls exclaimed, feeling aggrieved for the unjust death of Shi Shangshu.
The Hua Niang said again: "At the execution meeting, Shi Boyin is said to have played a series of tunes, among which was the wonderful piano score. Miss Ju, why don't you just play this peerless piano tune so that we can see it too?" experience."
As soon as these words came out, all the flower girls responded loudly. Naturally, everyone will be curious about this piano piece that caused a shocking case.
Ju Mu'er smiled faintly: "I haven't seen any peerless piano score, how can I know whether Mr. Shi played the music on that score before his execution? Besides, Mr. Shi's piano skills are extraordinary, like a heavenly man, I was fascinated by the complicated and delicate pieces he played at the execution piano meeting, but I couldn’t remember them clearly afterward. The request you made is very high, and I can’t play it.”