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Yan Sheng took it over and opened it to read, most of it was just to exchange pleasantries and reminisce about the old days, and at the end of the day, he mentioned a pair of children, the older one was married and had children, the younger daughter was arrogant and self-willed, difficult to adjust and teach, she was really not a good couple.Yan Sheng understood immediately when he saw this.He had a marriage contract with Miss Li's family in the early years, and the third of the six rituals has passed. Miss Li's family will be 15 years old next year, and she has reached the age of marriage.He suddenly recalled that night this spring when Bai Heng called him to stop and told him about the marriage, saying that the Li family was "Wang Xiemen is a high-ranking couple" and that his family was "cold in the ground and poor in hope, and the house of thorns and cloth is separated from Huasheng." ", intending to withdraw the engagement for him, asking his opinion, he has nothing to do, so Bai Heng was going to write a letter to the Li family and the matchmaker, but he suddenly became seriously ill, halfway through the letter, he lost the text.

He and that cousin of the Li family had never met before, and he had no desire to cling to the powerful, and it was something his father had agreed to before he was alive. His face flushed red.

It's not a decent thing after all.Even though Yan Sheng's personality is indifferent, he feels humiliated when his parents are forced to agree to divorce before their death.

Li San had already scrutinized his expression when he read the exhibition letter carefully, seeing his complexion turned from white to red, and finally said nothing, fearing that the purpose of this trip would be difficult to achieve, he was a little disappointed in his heart, secretly thinking that this young master wants to climb high, and his family is surrounded by nothing Why go to support someone else's delicate daughter, it's really a moment of enthusiasm to force yourself into a dead end.

The two were relatively speechless, and it happened that Yan Rong packed a package of return gifts and brought them to Li San, breaking the embarrassing atmosphere.Yan Sheng touched his hot face and said to Li San: "Brother Li came from a long way to rest for a night before leaving. Our room is cold and we are in a filial piety. There is really nothing to entertain. I am afraid that I will neglect the distinguished guests. I will ask Yan Feng to take Li Brother, go to the patriarch's house to rest, and I will go there later."

When Li San heard that there was a message for him, he had hope again. After saluting with him, he followed Yanfeng.

Only the sound of geese and geese are left in the main room.Yanrong just saw that something was wrong with her brother, so she kept asking, Yansheng showed her the letter from Li's family, and told her what her father said before he was alive.Unexpectedly, Yan Rong was furious when she heard this, tore up the letter paper, and scolded the Li family for being ungrateful, disliking the poor and loving the rich.

Yan Sheng supported his forehead endlessly, left the table and went back to his father's room, took out a cloth bag from the cage, Yan Rong followed behind and asked what it was, Yan Sheng said it was Miss Li's geng post and token, and was going to take it away for Li San , Yan Rong snatched it away and said angrily: "Brother, why don't you just return it to them? If it's okay, return it to them in the lobby of Yongcheng or Yongjing County Government and see who has no face."

Seeing her trembling while holding the cloth bag, Yan Sheng suddenly felt moved and said with a smile: "Then you should put it away first. There is no rush."

Yan Rong let out an "ah".

Yansheng touched her hair, it was black and soft, Xiaozhong only had a big braid on the back of her head, this younger sister was the same age as him, but she was born thin and small, when she was sensible, she helped the family, worked hard and made him feel sorry for her, but she left her Although she is a woman, she has a chivalrous demeanor. Sometimes he wonders if the two of them had reversed their genders when they were still in their mother's womb. He can't help but feel sorry for his sister. If they are men, it should be different. "I originally wanted to return the things and let it go. But since Rong'er is not angry, then I have to grind them down, and I just don't want them to get what they want."

When he started to reply the letter, Yan Rong took out a sheet of music, and brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and watched him write while grinding the ink.The characters of the two brothers and sisters are very similar, they are both self-invented, thin and gorgeous, and never hide their fronts. Later generations gave them the reputation of "Golden Wrong Sword".At this time, the Yansheng pen wandered the dragon, and the iron painted the silver hook. First, he talked about his own situation, and then thanked his relatives for their greetings. , into a good thing.But he never mentioned his marriage with Miss Li's family.

Yan Rong probably understood what his elder brother meant, that he wanted to hang out with Miss Li's family for three years. Looking at the description in the pen, he was talking about himself, and couldn't help feeling dizzy on his face. Mad."

Yan Sheng laughed and said: "His family's daughter is a treasure, but mine is not? It is his family's unreasonable reason to withdraw the engagement. If my divorce with Ms. Li's family can change your marriage, why not do it? Uncle is an official , only planting flowers but not thorns, let alone relatives who only kiss each other, there is absolutely no reason to turn faces into enemies."

Shubi Yansheng went to the patriarch's house.To the east of the village is the ancestral hall. Behind the ancestral hall is the house of the patriarch of the Bai clan.He waited on the porch with his hands down, when an old man with a gray beard came out to meet him, he took off his shoes respectfully and entered the house, kowtowed and said: "The patriarch sent rice, noodles and vegetables yesterday, before the sound of geese had time to thank him, today he brought people to bother me , is truly unforgivable.”

Although the old man's clothes were old, they were well starched. He shaves his beard and said, "It's my duty to take care of the village. You are a thousand-mile horse in my clan. You should inherit your father's will and teach your younger brothers a lesson. Solve the karma for the declining world."

When Yansheng heard that he mentioned his ancestor Baijian, Marquis of Huainan, he quickly kowtowed in agreement.After speaking, his family led him to the wing room.He saw that the room was clean and comfortable, and Li San was drinking tea on the banquet table, when he saw him coming, he got up quickly.Yansheng asked him if he was still used to being here, and then handed him the reply letter in his arms.

"This..." Li San took the letter and looked at him suspiciously: "Is there anything else you want to bring to my master?"

The sound of Yan said: "The first gentleman saw his back and became an orphan. The four brothers and sisters were in a state of panic. As soon as the family affairs were taken over, they were in a panic. After Brother Li left today, Yan Rong and I did not find anything. The matter of the marriage contract was also mentioned by my father before his death. If you find something from your mansion, I will personally send it to Yongjing after Yansheng's filial piety expires."

Li San frowned, and said bitterly, "That's not wasting my miss for three years."

Hearing the words, Yan Sheng said solemnly: "My father is newly mourned, and filial piety is the foundation of human relations. It is treason for me to tell you today. If your lady can't wait, she can sue in court, and I will find the patriarch to be an orphan." Respond to the lawsuit." Saying that, he left the table.

That Li San was also a good-natured person, he quickly grabbed Yan Sheng's sleeve, clapped his hands and said urgently: "The villain has sinned against the villain, the eldest son should not take it for granted, the villain will bring the words and letter to you tomorrow."

Only then did Yan Sheng ease his expression, and stayed to chat with him again.It's just that Li San had a sad face, and he was no longer in the mood to reminisce about the past, so he left early the next day without waiting for the sound of geese to see him off.

So the years flow like a stream, the seasons do not live, and the three years of filial piety come to an end in a blink of an eye.As early as the 11th year of Chongming, when the Yuan Emperor won the eldest grandson of the emperor, he had amnesty the world, stopped collusion, and abolished the prohibition of killing. As a result, the scene of slaughtering fish and meat in one market and not selling it will no longer occur.And the four brothers and sisters of the Bai family took off their filial piety and reopened the door. They all felt that the mountains and rivers were clear, and the mountains and rivers were new everywhere.

Over the past two years, the few acres of Susukida in the family have been handed over to the villagers for farming, and the food and clothing are rented from the rent. The four of them concentrate on keeping their filial piety behind closed doors, and save a little money. I got rural studies.Yan Rong also started packing her elder brother's luggage for going to Beijing.

One day, the sound of the wild goose came back from the field with a lotus hoe, and saw that Yan Rong was sewing clothes at home, sewing and stopping, dazed from time to time, so he went to ask her.Yan Rong shook the clothes with her hands and said with a smile: "Brother, let me have a look."

Yan Sheng patted the ashes on his body, and put on the blue silk robe. Yan Rong straightened the folds of the clothes for him, looked up, and couldn't help being stunned. It's true that people want clothes, Buddha wants gold clothes, she blushed and said : "Brother, it's really nice to wear. I did it on the scholars in the city, and the sleeves should be wider."

Yan Sheng shook his sleeves, as if a breeze was blowing over the high hills, he said with a smile: "This is very good, otherwise it will be inconvenient to practice swords with hands and feet in the way."

Yan Rong sneered, thinking who would be able to play swords in this suit.Thinking of his elder brother going on a long journey tomorrow, he frowned again.

Yansheng took off his clothes and folded them, sat down beside her, and said softly, "Rong'er, it will take me three months to go back and forth, plus the stay, I'm afraid it will take half a year, the family is tired and you have to work hard. If Yanfeng Yanxing is naughty, just hit him, and if he doesn't listen, he will throw it to the ancestral hall and be dealt with by the patriarch. If you have any difficulties, you can also discuss with the village, and I will send you a message along the way."

Yan Rong bowed her head and said nothing, and after a while she said: "Brother, you don't need to worry about family affairs. I just think, just think," she seemed to make up her mind, and said vigorously, "If my uncle is willing to help you after going to Beijing Recommended, brother can find a job, so there is no need to rush back."

Yan Sheng solemnly said: "Rong'er, you know, this is not the same as my resigning the engagement. I'm not selling my wife to seek an official position."

Seeing her elder brother like this, Yan Rong had tears in her eyes and choked with sobs: "Brother, I know that it is the most difficult to ask for help. I mean, if my uncle and aunt want to keep you by my side and lean on you as an arm."

Yansheng reached out his hand to catch the tear that was about to fall in his sister's eyes, and said softly: "A gentleman seeks the way but not food. If my uncle and aunt care about family affection and have such kind intentions, I will weigh the pros and cons and not engage in disputes. What do you say?" How are you?"

Yan Rong finally burst into tears, threw herself into her elder brother's arms, and said in a sobbing voice: "Brother, the world will be in chaos, and there is no paradise outside the world. You have such talent, you shouldn't be buried here. My father also hoped that you could gallop on the battlefield and shine brightly." lintel."

Yan Sheng hugged his younger sister and sighed in his heart, Yan Rong, it would be great if you were a man.

In the spring of the 13th year of Chongming, Bai Yansheng went to Yongjing alone.

From Yongcheng to Yongjing, the fastest way is to go north to Ganshui, and then change to Zhoushunshui to go east to reach Yongjing.

All the way north, gradually entering the hinterland of the Central Plains, the sound of geese walked across the state, and all the pedestrians were in rags, driving thin and dirty cattle and sheep, and the willow trees on the roadside were all stripped of their bark, looking like beggars.Bai Yansheng knew in his heart that the Central Plains had been in depression since Rongdi invaded, but what he heard was far less shocking than what he saw with his own eyes.

He walked for more than ten days, there was no smoke for hundreds of miles, and there were no chickens and dogs. Nine out of ten he slept in the wilderness, so he took off his clothes and shoes the next day and walked barefoot until he reached the edge of Ganshui.After walking along the river for dozens of miles, I found a ferry with a boat and hired a boat.The boatman was also in shape, with vegetables on his face. Fortunately, the journey was smooth and smooth, which could save energy.

After three or four days, one evening the boat broke down at a ferry, and the boatman disembarked to buy.The sound of geese came out of the cabin to breathe, staring at the rolling river, suddenly a dead body floated upstream, passing by the side of the boat, the body was wearing military uniform, soaked white.When he was in shock, another three or four corpses fell into the water, and he quickly shouted: "The boatman, the boatman, come quickly." After shouting, he remembered that the boatman had gone ashore.

There were three or four small boats moored beside his boat. Some people heard the shouts and thought there was a business coming. When they came out and saw that he was making a fuss, they couldn't help saying angrily, "What are you calling? Have you never seen a dead person? A few days ago." The river is full of drifts, and the water is dyed red."

Bai Yansheng suppressed his emotions, and said: "Is there a war in the upper reaches? Where are these soldiers, why is no one burying them?"

The man raised his head to look, and said, "Is it Jingzhou or Yizhou's soldiers? Half a year ago, Meng Ye, the governor of Yizhou, declared himself the king of Shu, and the imperial court ordered the governor of Jingzhou to crusade. This has been going on for several months, and the fight is not over yet. Is it? That’s fine, go to Yongjing and let those princes and grandchildren see if they still drink.”

Bai Yansheng picked up a roll of cable on the cabin, weighed it in his hand a few times, threw the rope out to wrap around a floating corpse and pulled it over, saying: "The boatman helped me bury him."

The boatman was about to scold him for being troublesome when suddenly a string of copper coins was thrown at his feet, so he didn't care whether it was bad luck or not, he changed his face faster than rolling a curtain, and he answered yes repeatedly.

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