The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 249 Chapter 230
After lunch, Duan Wuji went back to the West Wing and sat on the kang, with his head down, thinking about how to arrange for going out tomorrow.At this moment, Wang Jinhua opened the door and walked in.

Wang Jinhua put the washed clothes on the kang, looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Wuji, look, I put your clothes here for you, so you can wear them tomorrow."

Duan Wuji took a look and nodded.

"Well, put it there. Hey, Jinhua, what's the matter? If you don't have anything to do, go back to the house and rest for a while."

"Oh, Promise! What are you thinking about, you dull head?"

"What are you thinking about? What else can you think about? How about marrying a happy wife."

"Oh, Wuji! You also want to marry a bride?" Wang Jinhua blushed and lowered her head.

Duan Wuji looked up at Wang Jinhua's appearance, and knew that Wang Jinhua had misunderstood.

Duan Wuji made a face at Wang Jinhua.

"Hey, big beauty, what are you thinking? Who said I'm going to marry a bride?
I mean, I was thinking about how to follow Brother Tieniu to marry a married woman tomorrow, why did you think of me?

I can really think of it!I have convinced you. "

Wang Jinhua understood immediately after hearing this, and at the same time, a disappointed expression appeared on her face.

"Oh, so that's the case? I said so."

Duan Wuji looked at Wang Jinhua and smiled.

"Hey, Jin Hua, to be honest, do you want to get married earlier?"

Wang Jinhua was embarrassed by Duan Wuji's question.

Wang Jinhua stared at Duan Wuji with her big beautiful eyes and did not speak for a long time.

Finally, Wang Jinhua lowered her head and said to Duan Wuji in an inaudible voice: "What's the use of me wanting to get married? Anyway, you are still young, so you don't care about marrying a bride."

Duan Wuji looked at Wang Jinhua pitifully, couldn't help but suddenly embraced Wang Jinhua, and then gently kissed Wang Jinhua on the face.

Wang Jinhua was stunned for a moment, Duan Wuji kissed again, Wang Jinhua pulled away abruptly, and broke free from Duan Wuji's embrace.

"Wuji, what are you doing? It would be embarrassing for outsiders to see this!"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Look at what you said, how can there be outsiders in our family?"

Wang Jinhua thought about it, and gave Duan Wuji a hard look, and quickly escaped from the west wing.

Duan Wuji smiled when he saw it, and then continued to sit on the bed and think about his thoughts. After an unknown amount of time, Duan Wuji's eyes slowly closed, and with faint breathing sounds, Duan Wuji gradually entered the practice state.

This practice unconsciously entered a state of ecstasy without self and others, which was the first time Duan Wuji had entered this state in his life.

Until after dark that day, Duan Wuji was still immersed in this state and did not wake up until Duan Changsheng pushed the door in and pushed Duan Wuji suddenly.

Duan Wujina woke up from the state just now.

"Ah? Brother, what's the matter?"

"Brother, don't you look at it? Look at what time it is now? You are still sitting in the room stupidly, don't you know how annoying you are?"

Duan Wuji looked out of the window, isn't it? It's already dark now, and the lights in the room were already lit at some point.

"Ah? Why did it get dark in such a short time? It's time for dinner now? Brother, thank you for calling me."

Duan Changsheng laughed and said: "You! You, you are so good that you have delayed dinner. You really are here.

Let's go, the people in the family are waiting for you in the house, so hurry over. "

The two brothers walked into the main room, only to see that the meal had already been set.

Duan Yanqing looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Wuji, what's the matter with you today? Why did you even forget to eat this dinner? Hurry up, sit down and eat quickly."

Duan Wuji sat down next to Wang Jinhua, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Duan Wuji ate indiscriminately, as for the taste of the food, he couldn't taste it after eating for a long time.

Duan Yanqing looked at his preoccupied young son and asked: "Wuji, what's the matter with you today? Why do you look a little absent-minded?"

Duan Wuji shook his head with a wry smile.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just don't know why, I always feel a little sleepy, and I feel like I'm not concentrating."

"Ah? How could this be?

Wuji, hurry up and go back to the house to rest after eating, the whole day of practicing martial arts is exhausting enough. "

Duan Wuji stood up after hearing this.

"Father, mother, please rest, brother and sister-in-law, gossip with your parents, I will go back to the house first today."

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji came out from the main room, and walked directly back to the west wing.

After entering the room, Duan Wuji sat cross-legged on the kang, and then blew out the lamp. After a short time, Duan Wuji slowly entered this state of ecstasy again.

When Duan Wuji got out of this state, it was already the morning of the second day. Just as Duan Wuji jumped off the kang, Niu Tie pushed the door and walked in.

"Brother, why did you get up late today? This is a rare thing for you. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Oh! Who said it wasn't, and I don't know why. I've been confused these two days, and I don't know why.

Brother Tieniu, you have already eaten, you wait for me for a while, after I have breakfast, the two of us will leave. "

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji hurried into the main room, only to see that the food on the table was still left for him, Duan Wuji sat down and ate.

Now there is no one in the main room, Duan Wuji ate a few mouthfuls indiscriminately, and then started to pack his things.

Afterwards, Duan Wuji pulled out his white horse, hung his big stick on the horse's bird's wing ring, carried his sword behind his back, hung up his bow and arrows, and wrapped his silver on the horse's back. Put it on the bed, and put the clothes bag behind you.

After Duan Wuji finished packing, Duan Yanqing led his family and sent them out from the house.

Duan Yanqing looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said: "You two boys don't want to cause trouble for me on the road!

Let me tell you, you are here to marry a bride this time, not to go out to fight! "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry, you say that we are such an honest person, what kind of trouble can we cause?"

"Hmph, you two brothers are honest? You two are too honest. Can honest people look like you?

What time do you guys see?Don't hurry up and get out of here. "

The two people looked at each other and smiled, and immediately led the horse out of the house, and then they turned on the horse.

The two of them glanced behind them, and immediately urged the horse to go straight to the southwest and ran down.

The two of them rode horses in a hurry like flying, and rushed all the way across the mountains and ridges.

At this time, it is the season when the vegetation is flourishing, and there are flowers and plants everywhere. On the way, the two of them were hungry and thirsty, and there was nothing wrong with them all the way. , The two finally arrived at Houjiazhuang.

The two of them opened the door and went in, only to see that the small courtyard was still there. They tied the horses to the trees in the yard, pushed the door and walked in.

When the old Houtou saw the two of them, he was taken aback for a moment, and then recovered.

"Wuji, Tieniu, you came here so quickly! We thought you would come here after a while, but we didn't expect you to come so soon!

Hongsheng, your brother-in-law and the others are here, why don't you hurry to the market and buy some food and drink.

Old lady, our son-in-law is visiting today, so hurry up and entertain him. "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Father-in-law, what are you entertaining? We are all a family, so we can eat whatever we have."

Hou Guantang shook his head.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? You are a spoiled guest of my old Hou's family. Even if I am ignorant, I won't do that!

Besides, isn't there still Wuji?
It has been said that the matchmaker of the future is the rain after autumn, but who is Wuji?This is the great benefactor of my old Hou family, how can I entertain distinguished guests like that. "

Not long after, Hou Guantang's wife and Hou Hongsheng rushed over from another room.

The family immediately entertained in a hurry.

Hou Hongsheng took a string of copper coins from his father and went out to buy wine and meat.

Hou Guantang was busy making tea and pouring water, while his wife took out peanuts and dates from the back room and put them on the table.

Then four people sat at the table.

Duan Wuji looked at the old Houtou and his wife and said: "I said old man, let me inquire, I don't know the customs here, how much dowry gift will the man's family pay for marrying a married woman?"

Hou Guantang laughed and said: "What's the standard? There are many, and there are few. There are as few as one tael, and generally there are ten taels and twenty taels. The eldest daughter and the second daughter of my family come out of the court, and one in the man's family." One gave six taels of silver, and the other family gave nine taels of silver.

Three years ago in our small mountain village, a beautiful girl married a rich man as the second wife. Guess how much money they gave as a bride price? "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Then can we guess right? Can't we pay 1000 taels of silver?"

Hou Guantang smiled awkwardly.

"I said Wuji, you are really blind! How can there be so much money in this world?

Not to mention marrying one married woman, it would not take so much to marry ten married women. "

After hearing this, Tieniu quickly asked: "Father-in-law, why did the rich man give a small gift? Tell us quickly."

"How much dowry was paid? A total of 99 taels of dowry was paid! How rich do you think the rich man is!

If you want to marry such a family, isn't it just a matter of raising a daughter?
Hey, uncle, this time my three girls are getting married, how much do you plan to give my family as a bride price? "

Tieniu didn't answer after listening, Duan Wuji laughed and said: "How much? Old man, let's just take a number of ninety-nine this time, this number is auspicious."

"Ah? You also pay 99 taels of silver? I didn't expect you to pay so much? I have a few years to brag about this old man.

Hey, old woman, quickly find our daughter and tell her that her husband's family values ​​her very much, and they will pay our family 99 taels of silver. "

Hou Guantang's wife heard this, and ran out happily.

(End of this chapter)