Chapter 41 The Ye Family Sisters (Part 2)
At this time, Ye Tianming coughed, interrupting Li Weizheng's confusion. He smiled and said, "Nephew, if you are inconvenient on your legs, you don't have to kneel down."
A sentence reminded Li Weizheng. He endured the pain in his legs, knelt down slowly, and said respectfully: "My grandson Li Weizheng greeted his grandmother, wishing him a hundred years of life and a long life as long as the southern mountain."
"Haha! Is this my grandson-in-law? Get up quickly if your legs are inconvenient!" The old lady was so excited by his sweet mouth that she looked up and down at Li Weizheng and said, "I haven't seen each other for a few years, Li Dalang is really handsome."
She suddenly looked at Ye Zitong and smiled, "Crazy girl, when will you get married to Li Dalang? Let me have a grandson soon?"
‘Puff!’ Ye Zitong sprayed out a mouthful of tea, choking her so hard that she kept coughing while pressing her throat. Ye Sutong next to her was also stunned. She looked at her mother blankly, and the whole hall was silent.
Mrs. Ye knew that the old lady had made a mistake, so she hurriedly stood up and whispered in the old lady's ear: "Mom, you made a mistake, it's not Zi Tong, it's Su Tong."
Old Mrs. Ye blinked her eyes. She reacted and slapped her forehead and smiled: "Look, I'm so confused. I'm actually a little bit of mandarin ducks. Little Tongtong, it's my grandmother who made the mistake. I apologize to you!"
Ye Sutong stood up and bowed to Yingying and said, "Granddaughter dare not."
She raised her head and just touched Li Weizheng's eyes, her face turned red, and she hurriedly turned her head away. Mrs. Ye next to her saw it, she smiled knowingly, and said to her prospective son-in-law: "Dalang, my grandmother is going to Tianchi Temple to burn incense tomorrow, so you can go together too!"
Li Wei was hesitating for a moment and glanced at Ye Sutong quickly. Seeing her looking down at the ground, there was a hint of coldness in her eyes. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with her. Li Wei was silent. The relationship between men and women is the most subtle. Sometimes a look or a word will arouse the other party's infinite reverie. Li Wei was stabbed by her cold gaze. He thought of the matter on the boat again. Ye Sutong must have recognized him at that time, but she didn't want to recognize each other. Why? Now it's so cold and indifferent again. Needless to say, it's because he shouldn't have come. Ye Sutong's indifference hurt Li Weizheng's heart. He bowed and smiled, "I really want to go, but it's inconvenient on my legs. Don't go back next time!"
Li Weizheng's answer disappointed the old lady very much. She sighed, "Okay! I originally wanted everyone to be happy together, but I forgot about Dalang's leg injury."
Just as she was about to ask everyone to leave, Ye Tianming stood up and said, "Nephew, I'll see you well in the afternoon, why is it serious now? Is something happening again in the evening?"
As soon as he finished speaking, with a 'bang!', a teacup was knocked over. Everyone looked at each other and saw Ye Zitong rushing to pack up the table of water. Ye Tianming frowned and said, "Zi Tong, why are you so nervous?"
"No, nothing, it's me who was accidentally." Ye Zitong was panicked. She secretly glanced at Li Weizheng and cast a begging look at him.
"Actually, I'm afraid I'm not polite and will ruin my grandmother's pleasure." Li Wei turned around and looked at Ye Zitong, and then gave a deep tribute to Mrs. Ye, "If my grandmother doesn't think she's rude, I'm willing to protect my grandmother's sedan chair."
Ye Sutong next to him looked at Li Weizheng, then looked at his sister, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
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It was already late at night, and the lights in Ye Sutong's room were still on. She sat in her embroidered room, staring at the starry night sky in a daze, her eyes full of contradictions and pain. Today, Li Weizheng's arrival completely disrupted her peaceful life. She knew that the thing she was most afraid of finally came as scheduled. Was he here to propose marriage? It seemed that his father, mother and grandmother seemed to have agreed, but why didn't they ask her?
At this time, a meteor passed by the horizon, and Ye Sutong was attracted by the brilliance of the meteor. She stared blankly at the meteor disappeared. Her beautiful eyes were filled with memories of the past.
With the careful arrangement of both mothers, Li Weizheng became the man she had contacted the most since childhood except for her brothers. He was six years older than her. He cared for her young like an older brother. He often took her to catch grasshoppers, pick crickets, pick wild flowers, and "The man rode a bamboo horse and walked around the bed to make green plums." How blue the sky was at that time, the clouds were so white, and she was so carefree and happy.
Since she was a little sensible, she knew that this brother next door, Dalang, would become her future husband, and a girl's hazy love seedling was quietly planted on Li Weizheng's body. In her private jewelry box, there was even a handkerchief used by Li Weizheng to pick bayberry for her. However, since then, she rarely saw Brother Dalang. She looked at the moon and missed the water, and tasted the sorrow and bitterness of a girl's first love. Later, she left her hometown. She was thirteen and nineteen.
In three years, Ye Sutong became a graceful and beautiful girl from the past. At the same time, her mind gradually matured. She also knew that marriage was not the bright moon she stared at every night. She also knew that Li Weizheng was no longer the brother of Dalang who had been catching grasshoppers and crickets when she was young. Three years ago, she heard that he failed the third county examination again. He became withdrawn and had a temper irritable. She was heartbroken for this. She once prayed to him every night, praying for him to study hard, and he could make a fortune in the list as soon as possible, earning a glory for himself, for his parents, and for her.
But the news I got from my hometown sisters was that Li Weizheng gave up on himself from then on, and wandered in the countryside without doing his job, fighting cocks and dogs, teasing women. At first she didn't believe it very much, but with his fourth and fifth defeat, she believed it, and her heart finally became cold, and her expectations turned into extreme disappointment for him.
She didn't care about his fame, but she could never tolerate a man with misconduct, unprofessional work, and unmotivated, or a scholar who failed even the minimum county examination. How could she feel at ease to entrust her life happiness to him?
Now he actually came to ask for a kiss, and he was shameless. He completely forgot his promise back then and married him after passing the imperial examination. All kinds of conflicting feelings were hanged in pain. He was sad for his girl's first love, and for Li Weizheng's depravity, and even more sad for her inability to grasp her fate. She lay on the table and sobbed, and her shoulders trembled under the soft light.
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Both Buddhism and Taoism in Hanyang are very prosperous. Wudang Mountain, a famous Taoist land, is located in Xiangyang Prefecture, 200 miles northwest of Hanyang. Buddhism is also very popular. There are also several old temples with strong incense in Hanyang Prefecture. Tianchi Temple is one of them. The temple is located on Tianchi Mountain on the back of Hanyang City. The so-called mountain is also two or three hundred feet higher than the plain. The trees are rich. The Chikou River is surrounded by mountains and the scenery is very beautiful. It can not only burn incense and fulfill its wishes, but also come here for an outing and outing, but also a good place to go.
It was early spring, and the plum blossoms were blooming in the mountains. There were endless ordinary people coming here to appreciate the plum blossoms every day. There were small vendors on both sides of the road, including food, small swords and swords selling wood-cuts, peddlers carrying loads, needles and threads, long-lived locks, and fortune tellers setting up stalls and fortune tellers and juggling. It seemed that mushrooms of all sizes were grown overnight, forming a market with a very lively scene.
Mrs. Ye and her team quietly set off before dawn and hired more than a dozen sedan chairs. A group of female and male protagonists, accompanied by more than a dozen family members, went to Tianchi Temple in Caidian Town.
Nearly noon, everyone came to Tianchi Temple. The abbots and monks of Tianchi Temple had already received news that the prefect's family was coming one day. Although the prefect Ye was known for his integrity, he was still unique in burning incense and worshiping Buddha. The monks in the temple specially vacated them with Guanyin Courtyard, which was not open to ordinary people.
The old lady and Mrs. Ye went to burn incense themselves, and the men stood outside the temple waiting.
Li Wei was thinking about the jade Pixiu, so he went into the temple to look for Ye Zitong. After searching for him, he heard an old lady say that the young lady seemed to have gone down the mountain to play. He hurried to the temple gate, but as soon as he reached the door, he saw Ye Sutong and her maid coming towards him.
When Ye Sutong saw him, she seemed to want to avoid it, but after hesitating for a moment, she smiled slightly, and asked softly, "Brother Li, are you going out?"
"I'm so bored that I want to go down the mountain for a walk. Should the second lady go with me?"
Ye Sutong shook his head gently and said calmly: "No, my mother is still waiting for me to burn incense. Brother Li should go alone!"
"Okay! I'll go first." Li Wei saw a group of maids and women not far away covering their mouths and smiling secretly at him. He was uncomfortable all over, so he gave a tribute and left.
"Brother Li." Ye Sutong suddenly called him again.
"Is there anything else to do with the second lady?" Li Wei stopped and smiled.
Ye Sutong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing, by the way, how about the injury on your leg?"
"It's okay, look!" Li Weizheng kicked his legs and said with a smile: "Isn't it very good?"
Ye Sutong nodded silently, neither of them said anything. Li Wei was just remembering what happened yesterday, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for your thanks on the boat yesterday."
"It's nothing, I couldn't help you yesterday." Speaking of this, Ye Sutong suddenly asked curiously: "Brother Li, what did you show them yesterday? They scared them like that, and ran away as soon as they arrived on the shore."
Li Wei looked embarrassed on his face, and he said sincerely: "Miss Second, I don't want to lie to you, but I really can't tell you about this. Maybe one day you will know."
"Okay! Tell me again if you have the chance in the future." Ye Sutong obviously didn't take this matter to heart. What she cared about was how Li Weizheng wanted to deal with their marriage, how he had a conversation with his father, and whether there was room for recovery.
"Do you still remember what you promised?" Ye Sutong finally plucked up the courage and said, "I came to you when I left my hometown. You told me personally that I must pass the imperial examination before coming to my father. But have you passed the examination?"
Li Wei understood what she meant, and his heart seemed to be stabbed hard. After a while, he took a deep breath and looked at her beautiful eyes and said word by word: "Miss Ye, you don't know some things, and I can't tell you, but I want to tell you one thing, I will not go to the exam for any juren again. I, Li Wei, is a seven-foot man, born between heaven and earth, and only need to have a clear conscience when doing things. If the lady feels wronged to marry me, then I promise you that our marriage will be written off from now on, and I wish the lady can find true happiness."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Ye Sutong looked at his back and wanted to call him, but her lips moved, but she didn't shout. Ye Sutong looked at Li Wei gradually walking away, "Do you really want to write it off? But he didn't seem to be as misconduct as he heard," Ye Sutong suddenly remembered his humility and tolerance when he was on the boat. At this time, she felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
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Chapter completed!