What, the fifth concubine?
After hearing this, Xiao Dizi was immediately confused.
A young lady can just be someone else's concubine, so why is she still the fifth concubine? Why does that damn man have so many wives? According to this, Xiaoqin's status in this family is almost gone!
Next, he thought about these things over and over and said little.
Less than ten miles away from the city, he saw the man waiting on the roadside to pick up his bride, an old man in his fifties with white beard and hair. An old man with white beard and hair is dressed in red and colorful. He looks funny no matter how he looks at it.
Seeing this man, Xiao Dizi's heart sank again. It's okay for a woman as beautiful as a flower to marry a young man who likes to have a little wife. It's really miserable to marry such an old man. Xiaoqin's life is really hard!
He was riding on the brocade, thinking about these thoughts while staring at the old man.
When the old man saw Hua Jin sitting under Xiao Mizi's seat, he was stunned for a moment, nodded to Gu Xiaoyi and others, and then rode back. He said nothing, as if he didn't think much of the people sending him off.
Xiao Lizi couldn't help but slandered again.
Regardless of the old man's attitude, Gu Xiaoyi and others performed their duties and started playing together, and the group moved forward to the sound of cheerful music.
The sound of playing attracted some idlers. They came to the roadside one after another to watch the fun. One pointed at the old man and chattered, and the other curiously looked at the flower brocade under Xiao Mizi's seat.
The flower brocade seemed to be very proud of being viewed by so many people. From time to time, it raised its neck and cooed a few times.
Entering the city, there were more people watching the excitement. There was actually a flower brocade in the procession of sending off the bride, which made them very curious, and they whispered to each other while watching. Some people seemed to know the old man on the horse and congratulated him one after another. The old man smiled and nodded in response.
After twisting and turning, we came to a magnificent courtyard, where festive red lanterns had already been hung, and men and women were busy running back and forth.
After walking four or five times from the gate into the courtyard, the sedan chair landed on the ground. A rich woman with flowers in her hair and powdered face took Xiaoqin out of the sedan chair. hall.
The incense table had already been set up here. The old man came in, stood side by side with Xiao Qin, followed the deacon's order, and began to visit the church to get married. After worshiping in the hall, there were complicated rituals such as scattering flowers and spreading happiness. Although Xiao Dizi wanted to see something strange, he couldn't stand the commotion and noise here, so he just went out and stood aside to chat with Gu Xiaoyi and others.
After finishing these rituals, the deacon invited everyone to come to the banquet and have a drink.
Xiao Dizi and the others who were seeing off the bride sat at the same table as Gu Xiaoyi and the others who were welcoming the bride. After eating in silence, they left Xiaoqin's husband's house.
He intended to say goodbye to Xiao Qin, but in the end he did not dare to enter the room where Xiao Qin was.
An An An safely sent Xiao Qin to her husband's house and saw her getting married to the old man. It was considered that he had fulfilled his duty and left him without any uneasiness.
Coming out of the courtyard, Gu Xiaoyi said: "Little brother, if you have no place to go, you might as well go to my place to rest for the time being."
Xiao Yanzi originally wanted to be polite to Gu Xiaoyi, but thinking that she had no friends in the city and was unfamiliar with the place, she had no choice but to agree readily.
In any case, staying temporarily at Gu Xiaoyi's place is better than having nowhere to stay. He had money provided by Zhang Kuanren. In Zhang Kuanren's words, it was called Cheng Yi or Zheng Yi. However, he didn't know how long he would stay outside. It would be better to save as much as possible.
Riding Hua Jin and following Gu Xiaoyi to the west of the city, he saw that the houses here were very dilapidated and the streets were dirty. They were far less refreshing than the city, or even as refreshing as Zhangjiacun.
"Little brother, you have seen that this is a poor man's den, and the people who live there are all poor people." Gu Xiaoyi said with a straight face, "You are also a poor and poor person, so you shouldn't dislike this place, right?"
"Look at what Brother Xiao Yi said, why would I dislike it!" Xiao Dizi quickly responded, "If you hadn't been kind enough to take me in, I wouldn't even be able to stay here!"
The group of people came to the place where Gu Xiaoyi lived and meandered into a dilapidated courtyard.
According to Gu Xiaoyi, they bought this courtyard with the money they saved from singing operas. Although it is not very big, it is enough to live in. Almost none of them have families. Only one or two of them, including Gu Xiaoyi, are married and have families. The others are single. They have enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry.
As soon as they entered the yard, a five or six-year-old boy ran out of the south room, jumped up to Gu Xiaoyi, hugged his legs and played around. Immediately afterwards, a woman with her head tied up came out of the room and smiled at everyone.
While Gu Xiaoyi was stroking the little boy's head, he said to the woman: "Hehua, we have a guest, hurry up and make tea!"
He Hua was obviously Gu Xiaoyi's wife. After listening to Gu Xiaoyi's instructions, he smiled at Xiao Dizi and others and turned around to go back to the house. Gu Xiaoyi also waved to Xiao Lizi and others to come in.
Xiao Dizi and others wandered around for a while, then carefully followed Gu Xiaoyi into the house.
Gu Xiaoyi's wife Hehua is a virtuous and capable woman. After a while, she cooked tea and poured it for Xiao Dizi and others to drink.
At night, Xiao Mizi and others crowded into several rooms with Lai Da and others to sleep. Since they ate some oil and water at the banquet and drank some tea at Gu Xiaoyi's house, they inevitably got up frequently at night. When they got up at night, they heard some weird noises of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
Early the next morning, Xiao Mizi talked about this matter with Lai Da. Lai Da said: "You have just arrived, so you will naturally feel strange. We are used to it. Evil spirits often appear in this place at night, so the learned people call it it It has a seductive vibe.”
Xiao Yanzi frowned and said, "Brother, I originally planned to rent a house here, but after hearing what you said, I got a little scared."
"It's normal for you to be scared," Lai Da said. "We were a little scared when we first came here and couldn't adapt. But because of this, the housing prices here are so cheap. Otherwise, how could we afford it?"
Xiao Dizi was about to reply when Hong Rui's voice suddenly sounded in his body: "Boy, only when there is a demon atmosphere, there is an atmosphere. This kind of place may not be suitable for others, but it is especially suitable for you. Just stay here. . Those so-called demons and ghosts are not capable enough in front of great gods like us. If anyone wants to be a demon, we will take him away. With our protection, nothing will happen to you!"
After hearing what Hong Rui said, Xiao Dizi thought for a moment and suddenly felt relieved. That's right, there are so many great gods hidden in his broken sword, and there is also the demon Hong Rui attached to his body. What monsters and monsters can't be dealt with? Others were afraid of monsters and ghosts, but he didn't have to be afraid at all.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yanzi couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Lai, since you are not afraid of evil spirits, why should I be afraid of it? If it dares to misbehave with me, I will roll up my sleeves and fight with it, just like in New York Just like Zhen did to that brawny man who didn’t know what he was talking about, it’s not the end of the world until he pisses his ass off!”
Lai Da quickly waved his hand to stop him: "Little brother, you don't dare to say that! You must never provoke the evil spirit. If it hears your words, it will come to pester you. What will happen then?"
Xiao Mizi smiled and said: "Brother Lai, I'm not afraid of it getting entangled. I've rented this house!"
"If you really want to rent it, there is a ready-made place." Lai Da said, "The old Qian's family next door has an empty house, and the rent is cheap. I will tell you about it and give him a better discount. How about it?"
"Okay, thanks for your trouble!" Xiao Dizi cupped his fists and handed him over.
After breakfast the next day, Lai Da went to Qian's house next door. He came back soon and smiled at Xiao Mizi: "That's it, little brother, I will take you over and you can talk face to face!"
The male owner next door is named Qian San. He is a very good bamboo craftsman. He quickly negotiated the price with Xiao Dizi and helped Xiao Dizi move his belongings to his north room. Xiao Dizi paid a year's rent, went out with Zhang Xiaoyu and others to buy some necessary household items, and has been renting here ever since.
