On the dirt roads in the countryside, there is the sound of suonas and the roar of gongs and drums.
A procession escorting the bride bumps forward, guarding the sedan. In the front is the bridegroom dressed in red and colorful decorations, behind are the brothers receiving the bride, and then are the brothers and sisters sending off the bride and the eight-carriage sedan.
Most of the suonas in the world have the same sound. The sound is majestic and high-pitched. Coupled with the accompaniment of gongs and drums, it scares countless birds along the way.
Gugu——
The hoot of an owl came from overhead, and a gray bird of prey glided over the heads of the team.
A girl in the team frowned, picked up a stone and threw it into the sky. The owl flew very high, and the stone naturally hit the air, crossed an arc and fell down again.
"What's the matter? Why give it a good beating?"
The girl turned around and saw that the person speaking was a young scholar. She recognized him as the youngest and handsome one among the four benefactors who had saved her before. Her face turned red and she said: "Tang...brother. That night owl is an unlucky bird."
"The night owl barks to announce the funeral. Today is my sister's happy day, how unlucky is it to see a night owl? So I drove it away."
Tang Zhao muttered: "That's it..."
The owl just now belonged to him. As he walked, owls kept flying around above his head. He saw many owls on the mountain. Almost everyone in the same school had one. It can report news and detect, and he just thinks it is cute and convenient.
, I never thought about anything auspicious or unlucky.
Although he had never thought that owls were unlucky birds, since there was such a taboo in the local area and it was a happy day, there was no need to argue. He immediately whistled and made a gesture to signal the owl to fly forward first.
The owl flew away, and the girl sighed softly, not relieved, but a little sad.
Tang Zhao asked: "What? Are you still worried?"
The girl said softly: "I'm not saying anything depressing on my happy day... Originally, I thought that my brother-in-law was handsome and his family was well off. Although he didn't have much potential, he had a gentle temper. My sister would definitely be happy if she married him. But today I feel a little vague. Look.
The groom, who married my sister, was not really happy when we welcomed him. Instead, he looked weird, as if someone was forcing him to marry him. What will happen in the future... If I had known better, I would have advised my sister not to marry him."
Tang Zhao looked at the groom, and sure enough he saw that although he was dressed up, riding a tall horse, and looked very talented, he seemed really not very happy. Although he smiled, he smiled very reluctantly, just as the girl said, it was revealing
There's something eccentric about it.
But that’s not necessarily because he was really unhappy. Maybe he didn’t care about riding the horse and rode on the dirt road for so long, and his buttocks got wet?
At this moment, the owl flew back again and circled three times above the heads of several people.
Tang Zhao's face darkened, he thought for a moment, touched Jiang Shenyi and said, "Senior brother, please keep an eye on it, I'll go over there and take a look."
Jiang Shenyi raised his eyebrows and said, "Is something wrong?"
Tang Zhao said: "The owl called the police. It may be a thief on the road who is robbing it. It's not surprising that there are thieves in this place. Today is a happy day, don't let anyone ruin it."
Jiang Shenyi said: "I'll go. I'm fast." He had been involved in a lawsuit while teaching his children to practice martial arts for the past few days, and was about to take action to change his mood.
Tang Zhao saw that he was eager to try, so he handed him the diopter and said: "Try to lead the thief to other places, so as not to rush into the wedding procession."
Jiang Shenyi smiled and said, "Please, big brother." He opened the diopter, his figure disappeared behind the twisting light, spread his wings, and flew away with the owl.
Tang Zhao looked at the direction of the owl and pondered in his heart: Isn't this the direction where they sent their bride? Could it be that there is a blind thief who wants to rob the wedding team?
Looking back, Sang Jialiang was riding a big mule, chatting and laughing with his in-laws who were picking up his bride. He did not bother him and turned to his two companions in Liangzhou.
The group of people walked all morning and arrived at Huzhuang before noon. Huzhuang was decorated with lanterns and colors and was very lively. After all, the girl from the Sang family married the son of the head of the village, and her family was relatively well-off, so the wedding ceremony was quite grand.
When Tang Zhao saw this scene at first, he thought that Huzhuang was richer than Wushubao, but when he went in, he realized that he had thought too much. The eight-person family in Huzhuang was really poor, with no clothes to cover their bodies, and only four walls, which was worse than Wushubao. However,
Zhuangtou's home is much wider than that of the Sang family and the Liang family. It looks like a big mansion of a wealthy family.
A flower hall has already been set up in the courtyard, waiting for the newlyweds to come to worship. Zhuangtou and his wife greeted them at the door.
The bride's father died early, and Sang Jialiang, as the brother-in-law who saw off the bride, was greeting the in-laws. Tang Zhao followed the crowd and saw that the old man was doing nothing, and there was nothing unusual about it. His wife smiled very reluctantly, with a pair of serious eyes.
No smile.
What? Was this marriage forced? Are the couple not a good match, or...
Tang Zhao thought about it, and pushed forward regardless of the crowd, and squeezed next to Sang Jialiang. Sang Jialiang saw him at a glance, and hurriedly grabbed him and introduced him to the village leader. The old village leader saw that Tang Zhao was dressed well, and he was angry again.
His face was full of surprise and uncertainty, but he did not dare to neglect and said many kind words.
Originally, Tang Zhao was not a relative and should have stepped aside after the introduction, but he just stood beside Sang Jialiang blankly and followed him through the whole wedding process. During this series of processes, except for Hu Zhuangtou, who looked very strange.
, but there were no surprises.
Shaoqing, a banquet was laid out in the courtyard. Outside there was a tented flowing banquet, and inside the courtyard there was a serious banquet. The whole village, old and young, ate together. As the head of the girl's family, Sang Jialiang naturally sat at the main table, and her parents-in-law
The two of them also came to the table. Tang Zhao squeezed in front, and Sang Jialiang naturally pulled him to the main table and asked Tang Zhao: "Where are the others?"
Tang Zhao said vaguely: "They didn't drink. They went out to play after visiting the wedding."
Sang Jialiang felt deeply sorry for him and pulled him to sit next to him. Tang Zhao noticed that Hu Zhuangtou opposite him was looking at him more and more wrongly, and became more and more rude. He smiled and sat firmly in his seat.
The banquet was served with home-brewed village mash, and Tang Zhao took a sip first. Apart from the bad taste, there was nothing wrong with it, so he did not delay everyone's drinking. Sang Jialiang took a bowl of wine and said, "Why don't you see the second brother?"
He was asking about the groom's younger brother, Hu Zhuangtou's second son. Hu Zhuangtou made a vague sound and said, "He's gone out."
At this time, an old man next to him came over drunk and said with a smile: "The second master is now prosperous. He has learned martial arts and joined the Donghe Water Village. He specializes in eating passing merchants. Now he drinks a lot of wine and eats large pieces of meat. I don't know how much he has done.
Happy and happy..."
The people next to him hurriedly pulled him away. Sang Jialiang's face darkened. He endured it again and again, put down the wine glass, and said: "Okay, if you really have a future, you can get into the water! The waves on the river are big. Be careful of the Dragon King!"
The people at the table looked at each other, and one of the relatives of the Hu family was unhappy and shouted: "What do you say on this happy day..." Old Man Hu quickly held down his words and said: "My relatives are right, floating on the boat is not under the control of the Dragon King? Eat?"
Let's drink and drink!" He also served wine to Sang Jialiang and said, "What are you doing with that prodigal seed on this happy day? You can't help your mother when you are older. That kid has been a bastard since he was a child. When he grows up, no one can control him. Let him go.
He deserves to die outside. But my eldest son is definitely a good, hard-working and honest person who lives a good life, so don't worry."
Sang Jialiang was really angry. He hated those thieves the most. There hadn't been a thief in Wushu Fort for many years. He didn't expect that his sister would marry a thief. At this time, he was hesitant and wanted to pick up his sister.
I left, but I thought that this brother-in-law had been inspected by myself, and there was indeed nothing wrong with him. Moreover, the girl liked him, so he couldn't mess with it based on his own whim. But he felt uneasy in his heart - there was no wedding yet, and there was still room for regret.
, if you hesitate, you will regret it.
He hesitated here, his face darkened, and he sat still. The atmosphere at the table was extremely awkward. Several relatives drank a few glasses of wine and left one after another. The banquet outside was also hastily dispersed. Only Tang Zhao sat aside, as if
I want to sit there until eternity.
Old man Hu went out to see someone off and came back and said: "Uncle Sang, please read this for your brother-in-law's sake. I have always thought that the younger son is dead and only live a good life with my eldest son. Our two villages are not far apart."
, this marriage is like forming an alliance. In the future, we will advance and retreat together, and resist thieves together. Isn't this a good thing? The old man has a vat of good wine. My son has brewed it since he was born and hid it in the cellar. It will be twenty years this year.
I'll take it out and let's have a drink." After that, he stood up to get the wine.
As soon as he left, Sang Jialiang took a breath and said to Tang Zhao: "Young Master, I told you to watch a joke."
Tang Zhao said: "What kind of joke? Things go wrong all the time in this world. This kind of thing depends on Brother Sang's decision."
Sang Jialiang shook his head and said: "You say you can't control it, but you still don't want to control it. I know that although there are people in other villages who are afraid of thieves and hate thieves, they wish they could become thieves themselves. They are not afraid of bringing shame to their ancestors and ruining their children and grandchildren. This is still
I don't know how to die. I have a merciless request. The young master will tell him later how the thieves were stabbed one by one when they met the knights of the rivers and lakes. Especially how the water thieves were thrown into the water to feed the fish. Call this old man
I was afraid and persuaded his son to come back."
Tang Zhao said: "Okay. I'm good at this."
It just so happened that they had killed a boatload of water thieves before. The water was electrified and they died miserably.
It can't be such a coincidence, right?
——
They were waiting to drink good wine, and someone was still waiting in the inner hall.
The groom saw off the guests and went back to the inner hall. He saw a short clown sitting in the hall, staring at him.
The groom forced a smile, bowed and said, "The third in charge of the family."
The ugly man glared at his two mouse eyes and said, "Why are you so slow? Why don't you put down that tough guy?"
The groom smiled and said, "There were a lot of people outside just now. Dad was afraid that making a move in front of everyone would cause a big fuss and mess up the plans of the kings, so he didn't move. He waited until the banquet was over and made a move alone. Now that the medicine has been brought up, we will start immediately.
Just put him down."
The ugly man gnashed his teeth and said, "What's wrong with more people? You're just making excuses for procrastination. If you delay for a long time, my fourth son will be waiting in ambush outside. He will lead the younger ones into the village and bump into a man.
Kill one person. He has such a temper, but he doesn’t care whether there are many people or not!”
The groom was sweating profusely and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you are so noble. We have no intention of delaying! The man named Sang is outside. My father is very considerate and will never fail!"
The ugly man ignored him and said, "Your wife has entered the bridal chamber."
The groom looked ugly and said, "Just now..."
The ugly man clicked his tongue and said: "Okay, anyway, we are waiting. You wait outside, and I will go in and wait. The bridal chamber is a good place, so I went in for you." After that, he reached out and grabbed the groom's hat and put it on it.
On his head, he wandered into the bridal chamber.
The groom's legs went weak and he sat down on the ground with a pale face.
"The water bandits died so miserably at that time. After they were electrocuted, they floated on the river like dead fish. Each one of them was beyond recognition, even his parents couldn't recognize him..."
At the wine table, Tang Zhaozheng talked endlessly about his and his party's experiences.
Old Hutou's face turned pale after hearing this. On the one hand, Tang Zhao spoke so vividly and vividly that he was immersed in the scene, thinking of his little son. On the other hand, wine was poured, but Sang Jialiang did not drink a sip.
Seeing that Tang Zhao had finished speaking, Lao Hutou wiped his sweat and said: "Master, Mr. Sang, let's not talk anymore. Let's drink wine and eat vegetables first."
Tang Zhao waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I just finished telling the story of Pingshui bandits and a black shop. I never get tired of telling this story about evil being punished. Let's just say that we got off the boat that day and arrived at the road.
I'm at a small shop and want to have a cup of tea. The lady boss has a fierce look on her face, and she doesn't look like a good person. She poured us tea, and when I smelled it -"
As he spoke, he picked up the wine bowl next to him and brought it to his mouth. Old Man Hu swallowed and stared at his wine bowl.
"When I smelled it, the anesthetic smell was exactly the same as today's wine!"
"Snapped--"
The wine bowl was on the ground, smashed to pieces!