The atmosphere in the whole Jiang family has been a little uncomfortable these days. Because the old lady took back the half-foot-long jade belonging to the eldest young master, the eldest young master always shuts himself up in the yard these days.
Why use 'pay'?
Because this sword passed down by the Jiang family had also been in the hands of the old lady for a long time. When he was young, the old lady also carried this sword with him day and night, but he had no talent for cultivation. , so I had to put it away in the end.
The half-foot jade was originally passed down to the person with the highest level of martial arts cultivation in each generation, as a symbol of protecting the family. In Jiang Bai's generation, the half-foot jade was always held by Jiang Bai's younger brother and the old man's youngest son. That is Jiang Changming's third uncle in Daliang.
The Jiang family originally had an unwritten rule that the sword holder must be young and old to be qualified to hold the sword. But when the old man's precious grandson, Jiang Changming, showed unparalleled martial arts talent, the old man unexpectedly broke the family rules and took the sword away from his youngest son, directly handing it over to Jiang Changming to hold on behalf of the Jiang family. sword. In this way, Jiang Changming became the youngest sword holder in the history of the Jiang family. This also shows the old lady's love for this eldest grandson.
In the past few days, after Old Mrs. Jiang took back the sword, he waved it in the courtyard all day long and muttered words from time to time.
Could it be that the old lady is arousing the teenage madness and wants to practice cultivation in old age?
However, in the eyes of the servants nearby, the old lady's 'swordsmanship' was not as sonorous and powerful as the young master's, but rather... more like what the children of the tribe were doing, riding a rocking horse and wielding a wooden sword. war game...
Seeing that the supreme elder in the family was so abnormal, everyone in the house wanted to find out. However, these people had all experienced the majestic look of the old lady when they were young, and no one dared to ask rashly. Back and forth, everyone came to Dafang to inquire about it. But it would be a good thing if he didn't come, now everyone discovered that even the elder was acting uncharacteristically.
Recently, the always amiable elder always had a straight face, so much so that when the servants saw him, they lowered their heads, saluted, and hurriedly left. Not only the servants felt this, but even the grandmother felt a little confused. Could her husband have been bewitched? Why is this gentle and gentle person so inexplicably irritable these days? Do you always sigh even when you sleep?
Could it be...that it was the reason for that night?
That night, the couple slept well, but suddenly the maid Xiaohuan hurriedly knocked on the door and came in. Xiaohuan is the eldest maid in their room, very sensible and well-behaved. In the past, she would never dare to disturb them like this late at night - unless there was something particularly important. After Xiaohuan said something to her husband, her husband quickly changed his clothes and went out. He was half asleep and could only vaguely hear the words "old lady" angrily "get out". She wanted to ask her husband when he came back, but he just turned his back to her and said nothing. Seeing her husband like this, it was hard for her to interfere. After all, most of the business matters were taken care of by her husband. If her husband was unwilling to even talk to her, maybe something serious had really happened...
The young ones are weird, the old ones are weird, the boss is also weird, it’s really weird...
Just as the eldest grandma expected, Jiang Bai did encounter a big event, and it was a big event that made him feel very depressed and depressed. Jiang Bai was sleeping well that night, but Xiaohuan suddenly ran in and told him that the old lady was waiting for him in the hall. She looked very angry. She sat on the chair and kept tapping her cane and yelled: "Let Jiang Bai Get out now'——
Yes, the old man didn't call him 'Big Master' in front of the servants like he used to do, but called him by his name directly, just like an adult would call a child who has done something wrong. He still used 'Go away'. come out' word. Before Xiaohuan got up, the old lady did not forget to tell her to tell the old man these words "intactly".
Jiang Bai was confused when he woke up from his sleep. He was confused by Xiaohuan's words. But in the middle of the night, the old father stayed alone in the main hall and did not dare to delay. He quickly changed his clothes and ran to the hall.
When he arrived in the hall, Jiang Bai saw his old father sitting on the seat with his eyes closed and blowing air. Even his gray beard was rising and falling rhythmically with the breath. Upon seeing this, Jiang Bai cautiously asked what he wanted. Who would have thought that it would be better not to ask? As soon as he asked the old man, his eyes widened and he cursed at Jiang Bai, saying: 'They are all good sons you have taught me! You know how to practice practice all day long! People in their twenties don’t even have a family! What words! ? If I live with this sword every day, will I be able to give birth to a son and a half daughter? This man will not be sensible or mature unless he gets married and has children! snort! It's good now. How many years have you been exposed to this world? It’s time to educate me! Ming'er is still so disobedient today, you, the father, must bear a lot of responsibility! ...'.
Seeing that his father was getting more and more angry as he spoke, he almost raised his crutches. Jiang Bai stood aside and did not dare to say a word, so he could only nod his head, regardless of whether what his father said was right or wrong. After his father finished venting his anger, Jiang Bai carefully handed over a cup of tea. Finally, the old lady said the next sentence——
'Within one month, we must tell Ming'er about a marriage! Otherwise...otherwise I will go to Daliang to find your third brother, so as not to upset you two! '
After saying that, the old lady slammed the door and left on crutches, even Xiao Huan who stepped forward to help him was driven away.
It was precisely because of this incident that Jiang Bai became depressed. He was really depressed!
After returning to the house that night, Jiang Bai, a man of several decades, suddenly felt an inexplicable grievance. He thought to himself: Ming'er was brought up by you personally from childhood to adulthood, and he grew up under your education most of the time. Big, even if I, the father, wanted to take him back to live with you, you severely refused. When Ming'er was 16, his mother also mentioned life-long events, but Ming'er rejected them all. That's not what you said at that time. of? You said that if children have their own ideas, just let them go. Ming'er is a gifted and rare martial arts prodigy who cannot be restrained by common sense. Let us parents, don't worry. It was precisely because of this sentence that Ming'er's marriage was delayed again and again, because his son always used this sentence to shirk the matter. What's great now, suddenly this matter was blamed on me, and I was left with such a difficult problem, a month? Not to mention one month, even if you give me three months, or even three years, I may not be able to accomplish this! Ming'er's failure to get married is not a matter of high or low vision, it is a matter of whether he wants to or not. This child has never thought about life-long events. What do you want me to do?
Therefore, from that night onwards, Jiang Bai became more and more depressed and depressed.
well! But having said that, what the old father said was right, and Ming'er's marriage really can't be delayed any longer! Grievances remain grievances, and we still have to find a way to deal with my son’s marriage...
Under the urging of the old lady, Jiang Bai had been thinking about this difficult matter during this period. He had already met with all the famous matchmakers in Chang'an a few days ago. This time he was going to personally supervise the matter. He said -
Regardless of whether she is a high-ranking official or a commoner, whether she is rich or poor, as long as she is a lady from a decent family, as long as I and my wife think it is suitable, my Jiang family will have three matchmakers and six certificates, a matchmaker is married, and a sedan chair will be carried to welcome the woman. Enter the house! This matchmaker... The Jiang family must have been very grateful at that time.
As soon as these words came out, all the matchmakers ran back in a hurry, and each of them met all the ladies they knew who were waiting to be married, for fear that their colleagues would snatch this 'big fish' away. No! The word 'big fish' is not enough to describe Mr. Jiang's 'bigness'. Whoever proposes this marriage will definitely have a superior status in the 'matchmaking world' of Chang'an. In addition, the Jiang family has given them so much 'thank you' , I guess the golden basin will be enough to wash my mouth for the rest of my life.
This is good news. All the matchmakers in the city are busy preparing for Mr. Jiang's marriage. How can a man from an ordinary family find a matchmaker to mediate for him? Even the officials and officials found matchmakers, and the price doubled, rising like a 'bubble' to the naked eye.
Today, Jiang Bai came to the backyard again early. He made a small room here in a relatively remote and quiet place. There were piles of red posts in front of his desk. He was sitting on the table reading each one carefully. He flipped through these posts with his right hand, scribbling and drawing on the posts, quite like the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty reviewing memorials.
What are these posts? It's the 'recommendations' sent by matchmakers these days.
Because the matchmakers sent so many girls, the backyard of the Jiang family was as grand as a show for the imperial palace. Jiang Bai thought that this was not a problem, so he asked the matchmakers to write down the general situation of the girls on the post and send it over. If Jiang Bai thought it was okay, then he would draw a circle. If he thought it was not okay, then he would Just make a cross and bring the woman who made the circle with you.
But half a day passed, and Jiang Bai drew circles on almost all the posts, because these posts all described his girls in a dazzling way, like gods, so he didn't pick one out even after looking at it. A result comes.
Looking at it, Jiang Bai felt that it would not be a problem if it continued like this, so he simply threw away the pen and began to feel irritable again.
The door of the cabin was suddenly pushed open, and the old housekeeper walked in and whispered something to Jiang Bai. His voice was not loud, but he seemed extremely solemn.
Jiang Bai was worried about choosing his daughter-in-law. When the housekeeper said that someone was coming to see him, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "See you, see you! Even if there is someone from the Wang family, they won't see you. Just say that I am not in the house."
Seeing that the elder was so upset, the old housekeeper didn't seem to give up and whispered a few words to Jiang Bai again.
This time, Jiang Bai stood up immediately after hearing what the old housekeeper said. He looked at the housekeeper dubiously, his eyes full of confusion and surprise.
The butler seemed to have expected the eldest man's reaction, and nodded again to show his affirmation. Only then did Jiang Bai believe what the steward said.
Jiang Bai frowned and looked at the pile of unread posts on the table, then looked outside the door. Then he sighed helplessly and walked towards the door with his hands behind his hands.
Jiang Bai walked halfway, turned to the housekeeper and said, "You stay!"
"ah?"
The old butler thought that he would go up to greet the important guests, but he didn't expect that the eldest master would want to stay by himself, so he was instinctively stunned.
Jiang Bai pointed to the table impatiently and said, "Look at these red stickers on the table. If they are good, you can draw a circle. If they are not good, you can draw a cross."
"What? Villain..."
The housekeeper was confused. Is this old man going to entrust me with the important task of selecting a young mistress?
"Yes! It's you! Go quickly!"
"Then... Sir... is there... a standard?"
"What a fart! Just watch it if you like it, don't waste time, watch it quickly!"
After that, Jiang Bai closed the door and walked towards the main hall.
The housekeeper looked at the piles of red stickers, and suddenly felt a little grateful and felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders - the eldest master trusted us so much, we can't let him down! Besides, this is for us to choose our future young lady! no! I must read it carefully and not miss a single word!
