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Chapter 132

The convoy arrived at Bieye smoothly, and Deng Yuan, who was dressed in a beautiful dress, was personally helped out of the car by Liu Jing, with a natural expression and no embarrassment.

She has always liked outings, every year from the seventh day of the first lunar month, "Man's Day", to the ninth day of September, "Double Ninth Festival", whenever there is a festive season and the weather is fine, she will take her servants out to play.Therefore, besides her own mansion, the beautiful Bieye by the River of Water is the place she visits most often.

She is much more familiar with this place than Liu Jing, but she didn't pretend to be the master just because it was her own property, and let Liu Jing lead her to the back room of another business.

Behind the two, followed by Ashu, Axi and other eight dowry maids, each holding ivory dowry, golden thread knives, silver powder box, bronze mirror case, etc., all of which are utensils in the boudoir.It is no exaggeration to say that this is only a part, and more are left in the car.

Stepping into the room, Liu Jing and Deng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time. The welcome ceremony seemed short and did not take much effort, but the early preparations for both sides were very hard.

Liu Jing and Deng Yuan came to sit on the couch at the desk and sat facing each other. When their eyes met, the atmosphere was both sweet and embarrassing.

The two of them were also pen pals, and they seemed to have endless words to say when they wrote the letter, but they didn't know how to say it after they met.

It's not easy to let a girl on the other side find a topic, Liu Jing first said: "Your name is Shaojun, and I will call you Shaojun from now on. My father-in-law's pretense is really beyond my expectation."

Deng Yuan secretly glanced at Liu Jing, saw that he was smiling and didn't seem to mind, so he lightly parted his vermilion lips, and replied: "This is all the special love of my father and brother, and I dare not disobey it. If Liu Lang envies Gao Shi such as Bao Xuan and Liang Hong, concubines would also like to emulate the stories of their wives."

Bao Xuan was from the reign of Emperor Ai of the former Han Dynasty, and Liang Hong was from the early days of this dynasty. Both of them were noble men. I can only return the dowry, take off my clothes, put on a commoner with a bun, and do the housework myself.

Coincidentally, Baoxuan's wife Huan's family name is also called Shaojun, and I don't know if her father-in-law Deng You chose the character for Deng Yuan because of Huan Shaojun's inspiration.

Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said: "Although Bao Xuan and Liang Hong are noble and respected by the world, I don't want to learn from them. Young Master lived at home with rich clothes and good food since he was a child, and his life was carefree. After marrying me for no reason, he will Commoner clothes and rough food, and dustpan and broom for service.”

Deng Yuan stared at Liu Jing with shy eyes.

Liu Jing continued to tease and said, "Young Master has so much private wealth, maybe I will ask you for it in the future."

In the Han Dynasty, the dowry was the woman’s private property. In the past, Li Chong, a man from Chenliu, had a poor family, and his six brothers shared food and clothing. His wife quietly said to Li Chong: “The family is so poor now, it’s hard to be safe for a long time. The brothers separated." As a result, Li Chong pretended to agree, held a banquet, entertained relatives and friends, and then told the truth in public, driving his wife out of the house.Regardless of whether Li Chong's actions are appropriate, the "private wealth" his wife refers to is the dowry.

The laws of the Qin and Han Dynasties even clearly stipulated: "Wives, concubines, concubines, and clothes should not be collected." That is to say, even if a member of the family commits a felony, the family property needs to be confiscated, but the dowry of the woman is not included.

Deng Yuan looked slightly embarrassed, how did she answer these words?It should and should not, should not and should not.

In order to hold back their smiles, the eight maidservants standing around blushed. Deng Yuan waited for peace. If they were still in Deng's house, they would have laughed together a long time ago. Now, in front of Liu Jing, they dare not Too presumptuous.

"Gollum..."

There was a sudden movement in the abdomen, and Deng Yuan's face turned red suddenly.

Looking at the dark sky outside, Liu Jing suddenly realized: "Young Master, you have worked hard all day and you haven't had dinner yet, so I'll ask someone to bring food over." In fact, he was also very hungry, and he was used to three meals a day He, who only ate one breakfast all day today, has already become empty in his stomach.

Deng Yuan said softly: "In terms of hard work, no concubine can compare to Liu Lang."

Liu Jing ordered the outside to bring out the meals that had been prepared in advance, and then asked Deng Yuan: "In the past, the young master always called me 'Yuan' when he communicated with me, why do he call himself 'concubine' now?"

Deng Yuan replied: "It may be fine to call yourself 'Yuan' in the past, but now that you are married to a gentleman, it would be rude to call yourself 'Yuan' again."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Young Master calls himself 'Yuan', which is different, and I quite like it."

Deng Yuan was surprised: "Does Liu Lang really think so?"

Liu Jing nodded and said: "Yes. I met a couple by chance in Changsha. The wife often called her husband 'Qing'. The husband thought it was disrespectful for her to call Yu Liduo. Do you know how the wife responded? "Liu Jing naturally fabricated it randomly. This story comes from Wang Rong, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, and his wife, who have not yet been born.

Deng Yuan shook his head, expressing that he didn't know, "Qing" is usually a title for a monarch to his ministers, elders to juniors, husbands to their wives, how bold this wife dared to call her husband "Qing".

Liu Jing continued: "The wife said: 'Your relatives love you, so you should be Qingqing. If I am not Qingqing, who will be Qingqing?' After listening to the husband, he can only let it go."

Deng Yuan couldn't help but let out an "Ah", this was really beyond her expectation, a frank, intelligent, unconventional, eloquent and eloquent woman seemed to appear in front of her eyes.Her husband is also a magnanimous, romantic and unrestrained strange man.

Liu Jing laughed again: "Young Master, if you wish to call me 'Qing', there is nothing wrong with that."

Deng Yuan quickly shook her head, she felt that the title "Liu Lang" was quite good, it was more affectionate than "Jun", if she called "Qing" directly, it would seem too casual.

As soon as the two parties opened the chat box, they chatted enthusiastically, and the feeling of strangeness quickly disappeared.Soon the food came up one after another, all the birds in the sky, the beasts on the ground, and the fish in the river. They also served with vegetables such as tofu, bean sprouts, okra, winter cabbage, lotus root, melons and fruits, as well as various exquisite snacks. .

In addition to the current soup, broiling, steaming, and boiling, there are also many stir-fried dishes. Deng Yuan was secretly amazed when he saw it, and then moved his index finger, especially bean sprouts. She had never seen this kind of dish before. This thing is delicious, refreshing and crisp, very delicious.

Seeing that the food was very suitable for Deng Yuan's taste, Liu Jing smiled with satisfaction, it seems that he did the right thing by bringing the cook from Zuixiangju this time, and he also picked up the bowls and chopsticks to eat.

The atmosphere in the Han Dynasty was open, and it was considered impolite for men and women to sit at the same table. Back then, Gaozu returned to Pei, and bought wine into the palace. The men and women in Peidi "joyed and drank very happily every day." Therefore, although Liu Jing and Deng Yuan have not yet completed their wedding, they are already named husband and wife. There is nothing wrong with eating at the same table.

It might be okay to sit together, but not to share the same bed. After the two finished their meal, Liu Jing chatted with Deng Yuan for a while in the dormitory, then got up and left.

(End of this chapter)