Zhou Lizhong did not expect that Uncle Six had only been married for more than two months, and the pressure from his family to get married would fall on him.
He knew that his parents would not go to the capital in vain.
Zhou Lizhong was helpless and wanted to say "no rush" like his sixth uncle, but his mother had already said: "Your sister-in-law has been found for you. Tomorrow is the winter solstice. Let's go to Xuandu to watch the incense burning. Let's take a look."
one time."
Zhou Lizhong was stunned and asked: "Mother, who are you talking about?"
"He's your sister-in-law's apprentice, a young lady from the Liu family. You should have seen her, right?"
Of course I have met them. Dr. Liu also went to their restaurant to eat and visited their home, but...
"My sister-in-law mentioned this?"
Xiao Qian nodded.
Zhou Lizhong: "...Mom, how old is my sister-in-law?"
"You don't care how old your sister-in-law is, she got engaged earlier than you all, has read more books, and is an official," Xiao Qian said: "Even your grandma said that this marriage is worth seeing, so you should go and see it.
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When Zhou Lizhong heard this, he knew he couldn't escape, but he didn't really want to get married yet. He was planning to go out for a walk with his fourth uncle and the others. How could he go out easily after marrying a wife?
But it was obvious that he couldn't change the things decided at home, so the next day he was dressed up carefully by his father and several uncles before he was let out.
His fourth uncle and sixth uncle were very touched by this and said: "Being good-looking is also a capital. It's a pity that you have the best eyes. If you brothers are the best-looking, then it is Lixue."
When Zhou Lixue, who came to join in the fun, heard this, he immediately reached out and touched his face, and asked Zhou Lang seriously, "Uncle Fourth, am I really the best-looking?"
Zhou Lang glanced at him and said: "The six heads and others haven't grown up yet, so you look the best now. In a few years, we will know whether you are the best-looking among the brothers."
Zhou Lizhong couldn't help but take a closer look at himself in the mirror, and compared himself with his third brother, but he didn't find any difference between himself and his third brother.
Zhou Liwei took a look and joined in to compare. After comparing for a while, the two brothers said: "It's almost the same. It's not the same. We thought it was a lot different."
Zhou Liwei asked Zhou Lizhong, "Brother, do you want to ask my sister-in-law for a flower hairpin?"
Zhou Dalang and others actually started to think seriously, "I heard that people in the capital love hairpin flowers."
Zhou Lizhong was frightened, gave Zhou Liwei an elbow and said: "Don't come up with bad ideas." After saying that, he ran out. He felt that his father, uncles and brothers were not reliable, so he should go find his mother.
Xiao Qian and the others are also packing their things. The Winter Solstice is a big festival, and the restaurants and shops on the street were closed yesterday. Everyone will be closed until the 28th and will not open until the 29th.
When we were in the village, the Winter Solstice was a very important festival. In the capital, we paid more attention to the Winter Festival here than in Qili Village.
The emperor would offer sacrifices and pray for blessings on this day, praying for a good harvest and peace in the coming year, while all civil and military officials would refrain from doing anything, and would not listen to politics. They would choose auspicious times to save trouble, and gentlemen could settle down and meditate.
Not only the civil and military officials in the capital were like this, but also the business and travel agencies were closed, the border fortresses were closed, the army was on standby, and everyone was on holiday.
However, around the winter solstice, relatives and friends can give each other delicious food and visit each other.
Yin or he made an agreement with them yesterday that he would come and give them delicious food on the 27th.
There were many people traveling, but Manbao and the other three were not willing to ride in the car, so they directly pulled out their horses and rode away.
When they arrived at Xuandu Temple in great force, they were already in good shape.
There are not many people in Xuandu Temple, so everyone can spread out and burn incense first, and then wait to see each other when the Liu family arrives.
The old Zhou family dispersed as small family units, and Zhou Lixue and several other teenagers played by themselves.
Manbao went to the main hall to burn incense for the Supreme Master. Mr. Zhuang just greeted the Taoist priest in the temple. When he turned around, he saw three of his disciples kneeling on the futon and saluting the statue devoutly. He couldn't help but pause.
one time.
The Taoist priest also looked over, and the other party touched his long beard with satisfaction, nodded and said with a smile: "The three little friends are very pious."
Mr. Zhuang nodded.
Mrs. Liu and others were very familiar with Xuandu Temple and had already sent someone to book a guest house to rest in advance.
They will also have a vegetarian meal here at noon.
It's a pity that the vegetarian food in Xuanduguan is not as delicious as the vegetarian food in Huguo Temple. Man Bao quietly whispered to Bai Shan, "Next time we go to Huguo Temple to eat vegetarian food."
Bai Shan nodded and whispered, "Call Yin You and ask him to treat you."
Manbao nodded without thinking, thinking this was a good idea. Because of the strong incense in Huguo Temple, vegetarian food was very expensive.
When the three of them left the hall, they saw Zhou Lizhong sitting in the pavilion with a sad face. The three of them stepped forward and asked, "Lizhong, what are you thinking about?"
Zhou Li stood up awkwardly and asked his sister-in-law and the others to sit down first. Then he sat down on the stool and sighed: "Sister-in-law, my fourth uncle just promised me two days ago to let me go to the grassland with him next year, but I spent a lot of effort.
I only got this opportunity by defeating my second brother."
Man Bao looked curious, "I want you to get engaged and get married, but I don't want you to be tied up at home. Who is going to stop you from going out?"
"But my dad said that after we get married, we won't be able to run around and we have to put our family first."
"It's okay," Man Bao waved his hand and said, "Good men are everywhere, as long as you don't mess with the family."
Bai Shan on the side said: "I heard that some businessmen will keep outhouses and take concubines when they go out. Anyway, do whatever makes you feel comfortable."
Man Bao glanced at Zhou Lizhong and said, "It's okay. His wife may not even need to take action by then. My eldest brother and sister-in-law can knock him to death."
Bai Erlang chuckled and said: "My father said that not distinguishing between concubines and concubines is the root of a family disorder, but people's hearts are inherently biased, so the presence of a concubine is a sign of a family disorder."
Zhou Lizhong:...Sister-in-law, am I that kind of person? And how much does it cost to keep a concubine and have an outside wife?"
"Yes, remember to give the money to sister-in-law."
Zhou Lizhong: "Aren't you giving me a wife?"
The three of them couldn't help but glance at him and said, "First of all, you must have a wife."
Zhou Lizhong thought about it for a while, sat next to Man Bao and asked quietly: "Sister-in-law, if I get married to Dr. Liu, she won't stop me from going out, right?"
Man Bao asked: "Would you stop her from becoming an official in the palace or becoming a doctor?"
Zhou Lizhong shook his head, "Why should I stop him?"
Manbao spread his hands, "So why would she stop you?"
When Zhou Lizhong heard this, he immediately felt refreshed. He patted his thigh and said, "Look, sister-in-law, let's go and see each other."
Bai Shan grabbed him and said with a smile: "Calm down, we are just here to see each other, and no one has come yet."
There is a big difference between the look of having expectations and the look of not having expectations.
At this moment, Zhou Lizhong was in high spirits and looked even more handsome.
Not to mention Bai Erlang, even Man Bao clicked his tongue and said, "My nephew has grown up."
Bai Erlang, who was about to click his tongue, was choked and couldn't make a joke.
Bai Shan couldn't help but lower his head and smile.