"Liu Tishi, men should get married, women should get married, how can there be a man in the world who doesn't marry a wife, a daughter who doesn't marry? You lead soldiers in the army, why do you see a daughter's family so twisted? If you like it, you will talk about marriage, and if you don't like it, you will think of it as a meal at my house. ”

He Da's wife wiped her hands and said with a smile that Liu Huai, who got together with colleagues to drink tea.

The two families are acquainted, and He Da's wife is concerned about Liu Huai's marriage, and today let him go on a blind date in his own home. The woman's surname is Fan, she is a person from Tangzi Mountain in Huyang County, Tangzhou in the north, her father is a down-and-out rural teacher, she looks very standard, and her father has taught her to read and write since she was a child. Although the Tang scholar is down, he regards this daughter as a pearl in his palm and loves him very much.

The young man is a good man, Fan Xuexue can't get a dowry, and his daughter can't get married. A bad family, or a concubine, he was reluctant to give up his daughter, and he was delayed until he was twenty years old. Because her son was in school, He's wife learned about it, so she made great efforts to invite someone to see Liu Huai. Tang Xuejiu is a person who loves his daughter, and he lives temporarily in the town, and his daughter comes to see him and agrees that he will come to drink at night.

Liu Huai experienced this kind of thing for the first time, and he was born in the Xiang Army, to be honest, his status in this era is different, he is a little inferior, and he is a little shy, so he pulled a few good colleagues. He saw the girl only once, and after saying a few words, he was very satisfied. But with so many people watching, how can you be embarrassed to be with a girl? The girl sat in the house, and went outside by herself to drink tea with her colleagues.

Zhou Su asked Liu Huai in a low voice: "This girl is good-looking, quiet and quiet, and her father is a pedantic and very good family." Do you like it? If you like it, say it early, and don't let people sit there. ”

Liu Huai said in a low voice: "What kind of people are we?" Which girl doesn't like this? I'm just afraid of delaying people. ”

Zhou Su smiled: "You are a cavalry commander, you have a lot of money and food, why are you not worthy of a poor pedant?" We are different from before, what happened to the military man? Maybe that girl likes you when she sees you as heroic? ”

Liu Huai shook his head: "How can the matter of the Yingtian Xiangjun be taken seriously?" After all, it is a local education, not a forbidden army by the imperial court, and the official position is just a fake photograph, not an official of the imperial court. How can you take a fake official position seriously? I always feel that saying this to people is a bit deceitful. ”

Wang Liang said: "Why are you still worried about this? The court is not decided, we will go south in a few days to quell the chaos. As long as Nong Zhigao is caught, and he has military merits, of course a fake official is a real official, how can it be a lie? ”

Liu Huai said: "But I heard that Nong Zhigao slipped tightly, and as soon as it was autumn, he plundered along the way and fled back to Yongzhou." We went to Guangnan East Road, and if we want to come and have no big battles to fight, what are our military merits? ”

He Da's wife, who was preparing the wine and food, said, "How many of you are muttering there?" If Liu Tihe doesn't like it, I will go to the village and invite a few women to come, talk to him, and have a meal for a while. Otherwise, how embarrassing it would be to sit there alone! ”

He Saburo said: "Sister-in-law, why can't Brother Liu look down on it?" He was very satisfied. I just think that girl is too good to be worthy. ”

He Da's wife laughed when she heard this, and said to He Dadao: "You wash vegetables here, and I'll go in and talk to someone." ”

He hurriedly agreed, and between husband and wife, of course, he knew what his wife meant. Since Liu Huai was satisfied, he hurriedly went in and asked the girl, if he had a good impression of Liu Huai, he would call Tang Xuexue to come, and Weng would also meet his son-in-law.

When I entered the room, I saw the girl sitting by the window, looking out the window with her cheeks on her back. At this time, it was winter, and the dead branches and leaves of the trees outside the window were shivering in the cold wind. A bright sun in the sky, depicting the Phnom Penh on the window.

He Da's wife stepped forward, pushed a small box in front of the girl, and said, "Why do you sit withered?" There is sugar here, I bought it from a shopping mall in Fancheng, it is said to be called sorghum syrup, soft and glutinous, very delicious, I don't know if it is really made of sorghum. ”

Sugar is a rarity, and sorghum syrup is a type of syrup that sells very well. The girl is greedy and likes all kinds of sweets the most.

The girl took a piece, stripped off the outer bamboo paper, put it in her mouth, and bit it gently, very quietly.

The girl's name is Fan Xian, and her breast name is Jiaojiao, which He Da's wife has already inquired about. waited for her to eat the candy before she said, "Miss Fan, what do you think of Liu Tizhi outside?" He is now a commander in the cavalry of the Yingtianxiang Army, and he is in charge of more than 1,000 men and horses, and a lot of money and food every month——"

Fan Xian said: "I don't want money, otherwise I would have married a long time ago." ”

He Da's wife nodded again and again: "Of course, of course, you have to choose a good family to marry, it's not good to be a person without money, and it's difficult for a woman." However, wouldn't it be better if you came across a good family and had some spare money? Liu Ti led the troops in the army, and after hearing about it, he would go south to quell the chaos in a few days. They have trained extremely hard, and it is not easy for such an army to make some military achievements? There is a future ahead. ”

Fan Xian listened quietly and did not speak.

He Da's wife said: "Liu Huai not only has an official position and a future, but he is also an excellent person. Needless to say, you saw it, a heroic spirit. The heart and eye are also excellent, you look outside, if you are not a good person, it is difficult to have such a group of friends. He Saburo and his colleagues in my village know him very well. There was once a big worm in this neighborhood, and he risked his life to save my child—"

Fan Xian said: "Before I came, I asked someone, this Liu Tihe is a good person. It's just that he is so old, why didn't he get married? Isn't there a wife somewhere else that others don't know? ”

He Da's wife smiled: "How can there be such a thing? Liu Tizhi used to be a member of the army, and the military was looked down upon, and there was not much money and food, so he was afraid of harming the daughter of a good family, so he never got married. The battalions and the Xiangjun are different, they are all selected, and they are all good people-"

Fan Xian asked again: "Since you are a good person, why did you join the Xiang Army?" Isn't it true that he was guilty of being sentenced to the army before? ”

He Da's wife hurriedly waved her hand: "There is no such thing, those who are in charge of the army will be pierced, where is Liu Tizhi?" ”

Fan Xian said: "I heard that there is a potion that can remove nirvana from a person's face. Di Wei of the Southern Expedition was born in the army, and later selected to the forbidden army, and has been the captain of the Privy Council. ”

He Da's wife said: "Liu Tizhi is a good person and has never violated the law of the country, I can ask this matter clearly." If not, how dare I mention it to you? ”

Fan Xian nodded and didn't ask again.

He Da's wife saw the signs and asked cautiously: "After asking these questions, you are always relieved, what do you think of Liu Tizhi?" ”

Fan Xian nodded: "He's a good person." ”

He Da's wife asked again, "Is it to your liking?" ”

Fan Xian nodded and did not speak.

He Da's wife asked again: "In this case, how about inviting Fan Xue to come and have a glass of wine together?" I went to call the village sisters, and we also drank and played tricks. As long as it suits your heart, the rest of the things will be told by the liberal scholar to Liu Tishi. ”

Fan Xian was silent for a while, and said: "The family is poor, and my father loves wine, so he naturally likes to drink a glass of wine." ”

He Da's wife was full of smiles, where could she not hear the meaning of this? hurriedly said goodbye to Fan Xian, went out of the room, and whispered to her husband to ask someone to ask for someone, please wait for Fan Xue in the town to come. Nine times out of ten, this family business has been completed.