Chapter Twenty-Seven: White ...... Bai Suzhen?
"Then let Xiao Lei follow you! You don't know the place either. Lin Yingyue heard Shi Yuan's words, frowned slightly, and still said with some unease.
Shi Yuan smiled bitterly, this chick really can't believe herself...... Maybe I just don't know where Guo Mansion is, so it's good to have Xiao Lei to lead the way. Shi Yuan nodded in agreement, and was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly remembered Li Maomao's matter, he came all the way just now, and he didn't meet the little girl, and he didn't know where Lin Yingyue arranged for her to go...... Shi Yuan thought in his heart, so he asked, "Miss Lin, where is that little girl Li Maomao?" ”
Lin Yingyue heard Shi Yuan, who was about to leave, suddenly ask about Li Maomao, so she put down the account book in her hand and said, "You still remember it!" I asked Lao Yang to take her home to see her mother today, I heard that her mother was seriously ill, I asked Lao Yang to find a doctor to see, I can't kidnap someone's daughter into the house without a sound! ”
This chick is really kind at heart, and she does everything well. "That's good, Miss Lin is really a bodhisattva......" Shi Yuan said a flattering word, until Lin Yingyue couldn't listen anymore and drove Shi Yuan out of the study.
Out of the bamboo courtyard where Lin Yingyue lived, Shi Yuan returned to the courtyard and called Xiao Lei, and then walked outside the Lin Mansion. Although Xiao Lei is not very old, he is very familiar with this Jinling City, Shi Yuan followed behind him, and he didn't know how many streets he spared, before he stopped in front of a house with the word "Guo Fu" written on it.
"Brother Shi, this is Guo's Mansion!"
The Guo family, like the Lin family, is a big family in Jinling, and they are all from business backgrounds, but the Guo family is in the ceramic business, and they also control several official kilns, and the relationship with the official family is much closer. Therefore, although the Guo family is a merchant, it is also different from ordinary merchants, and its status is a little higher than that of ordinary merchants.
Shi Yuan looked at the gate of the Guo Mansion in front of him, it was even more magnificent than the gate of the Lin family's mansion! Shi Yuan sighed in his heart, and stepped forward to buckle the door knocker.
"Squeak", the door slowly opened, and a young doorman came out of it, first looked at Shi Yuan, but he had no impression, and then asked, "Who are you looking for this son?" ”
"This little brother, I'm here to find Guo Renjie and Guo Gongzi!" Shi Yuan said to the scholar.
When the doorman heard that Shi Yuan was here to find Guo Renjie, he shook his head at Shi Yuan and said, "The young master just left the house!" ”
"Out? Do you know where he goes? Shi Yuan also had an expectation in his heart, so he asked.
"I don't know that...... He went out with the governor's son. The doorman still shook his head and said to Shi Yuan.
"Oh...... Do you know when he's coming back? Shi Yuan still asked unwillingly.
"Naturally, I don't know this, where do I dare to ask about the young master...... Why don't you go into the house and wait! Seeing that Shi Yuan seemed to be in a hurry, the doorman spoke.
I don't know when that kid will come back, Shi Yuan naturally doesn't want to wait in Guo Mansion. But for the doorman who didn't know anything, he had no choice but to leave with Xiao Lei......
After wandering around Jinling City for a long time, he still didn't see Guo Renjie's shadow. "I don't know if there's anything wrong with that kid...... Shi Yuan thought of the woman named Baihua in Qingfeng Pavilion, and couldn't help but be a little worried about Guo Renjie's situation, and he was going to discuss things with Guo Renjie today...... You can meet him anywhere when you're fine, but when something happens, he's nowhere to be seen. Shi Yuan was helpless for a while, and when he was about to go back, the pedestrians not far away made a noise. "Master Bai is going to choose a son-in-law for his granddaughter in public! Come on, everyone! Then I saw a crowd of people surging in the street, running in one direction.
Shi Yuan and Xiao Lei got rid of the crowd and turned into an alley, and Shi Yuan asked, "Choosing a son-in-law?" No wonder it's so lively...... Xiao Lei, who is this white master? ”
"Brother Shi, the identity of this Bai family is not ordinary, Master Bai is a great Confucian in the world, famous for calligraphy and painting, I heard that one of his paintings is worth 10,000 taels, and many officials are rushing to ask for it! And his only son, who led his troops to kill the enemy at a young age, was a general of Nanqing, but he died on the battlefield ten years ago...... He left only one daughter. Xiao Lei said with great regret.
"Oh? It seems that this Miss Bai's background is quite bleak...... However, since the Bai family has such an identity, why did this old man Bai choose a son-in-law in public? Shi Yuan heard it and asked with a puzzled face.
"This ...... I don't know. ”
After Xiao Lei finished speaking, Shi Yuan became curious in his heart: Could it be that the young lady of the Bai family is ugly? Can't get married? Still is...... Shi Yuan pondered in his heart, then turned to Xiao Lei and said, "Go!" Xiao Lei, go take a look. ”
Following the crowded crowd, Shi Yuan and the others soon came to the scene of the selection of sons-in-law, at this time the stage was already full of people, Shi Yuan was standing at the back, listening to the people around him:
"Why haven't you seen Master Bai and Miss Bai come out yet?"
"What are you anxious about! You're already married, what are you doing here? ”
"Come and see, come and see...... And say me! You're also old, and you can be a grandfather for the white girl, what are you doing here? ”
"You kid! The old man should be strong and strong......"
Shi Yuan heard the dispute between the old and the young behind him, but he secretly smiled and said, "Two big brothers, have you ever seen that white girl?" What if it's an ugly bastard? ”
When the elder heard Shi Yuan call himself "big brother", his face couldn't help but be happy, and he stroked his beard and said to Shi Yuan: "That Miss Bai lives in a simple place, I haven't seen it before...... But the old man saw the white lady when he was young! Tsk, that's really beautiful as a flower! ”
"Damn! This old boy is really shameless! Shi Yuan said secretly in his heart, but he couldn't help but become more curious about that Miss Bai...... I don't know how to choose a son-in-law.
Just when Shi Yuan was chatting with the two, a gong sounded on the stage, and the noisy crowd just now instantly quieted down. Shi Yuan looked towards the stage, but saw a man dressed in brocade clothes with a steady pace walking to the middle of the platform. He was followed by several maids, and a woman with a red hijab was clustered around......
The woman was afraid that she was a white girl, Shi Yuan thought in his heart, but he heard the man on the stage speak: "Granddaughter Bai Suzhen, she is twenty years old, although she has reached the age of marriage, she has no good son-in-law...... Bai chose a son-in-law in front of all the fathers and villagers of Jinling today, as long as the weak crown talent who has not yet married a wife can participate, regardless of status and status, as long as the little girl is satisfied, Bai ......"
The old man on the stage said with a smile, but Shi Yuan underground was full of shock in his heart at this time: "Bai ...... Bai Suzhen? Millennial snake demon? No way? It can't be such a coincidence, right? Then he hurriedly looked at the woman with her hijab on the stage.
Just when Shi Yuan's mind was full of shock, he heard the man on the stage continue: "There are three questions for today's son-in-law selection, all of which are from my granddaughter, as long as someone who meets the requirements can answer all of them, and my granddaughter is satisfied, you can remove the hijab from her head!" ”
As soon as he finished saying this, there was a lot of discussion in the audience.
"Now it's good! Neither of us has a chance......" The two who had just chatted with Shi Yuan glanced at each other, shook their heads and said helplessly. It seems that both of them are illiterate Bai Ding...... But they still didn't leave, and it seemed that they were ready to see the excitement.
After hearing this, Shi Yuan smiled slightly, but did not speak...... That's Bai Suzhen! In the story I know, it is a thousand-year-old snake demon! Of course, Shi Yuan didn't think that the woman on the stage would be the thousand-year-old snake demon of Mount Emei, maybe just the same name and surname. But in this era, hearing this name, Shi Yuan would naturally be subconsciously full of shock. Although he didn't understand why a big family like the Bai family would choose a son-in-law in public, he was curious about the young lady of the Bai family on the stage.
"Brother Shi! Brother Shi ...... "Just when Shi Yuan looked at the stage, he was patted on the shoulder.
Shi Yuan was thinking about it, but was interrupted by this slap, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Then he turned around to look, but saw that Guo Renjie, who was in a rich body, was standing behind him, followed by Dong Feng's kid. I searched for a long time but didn't find it, and I was about to go back, but I didn't expect this kid to come here......
"Brother Guo, Brother Dong...... Why are you here? I went to the Guo Mansion to look for you just now. Looking at Guo Renjie with sound limbs in front of him, Shi Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that Baihua's chick is still trustworthy.
Guo Renjie patted Shi Yuan's shoulder, laughed and said, "The Bai family chooses a son-in-law, how can such a lively matter be without me Guo Renjie...... Brother Shi, you just said that you went to my house to look for me, is there anything wrong? ”
"This kid really has a big heart! If it weren't for me, you might have been blinded! You can still watch the excitement here......" Shi Yuan thought in his heart, but he couldn't help but think that he was also to blame himself for talking too much...... "It's not a big deal, I just want to go to the kiln where you burn ceramics to have a look......"
"To the kiln? What's so nice about that...... It's still good-looking for the Bai family's son-in-law! Guo Renjie couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Shi Yuan's words, and then said with a smile.
When Shi Yuan heard Guo Renjie's words, he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Guo is right, it's just ...... I just have some personal business to go to the kiln...... However, seeing that Brother Guo is so concerned about the Bai family's choice of son-in-law, could it be that Brother Guo has affection for that white girl? Shi Yuan was also curious about Bai Suzhen's identity on stage, and when he heard Guo Renjie's words, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart: Maybe this kid knows the reason!
When Guo Renjie heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "Me? To tell you the truth, the old man of the Bai family asked a matchmaker to tell me about this family business, and I am also very happy, after all, Bai Suzhen is a fairy-like beauty......"