Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 2 The Meng Family
In front of Zhang Zhe is a small town called Qingping Town.

To the east of the town, there is a manor covering an area of ​​several acres, where the first household in the town lives, the Meng family.

There is a small courtyard on the west side of the manor, the windows are closed with green screens, and the steps are full of orchid grass. There is a young girl in the green jade who is looking out from the window, and there is still a little bit of worry on her face.

Behind her, the eldest maid, Qiu Que, and several other maids stood with their heads down, looking at each other one by one, but did not make a sound.

After a long time, the girl stood up, touched the red wedding dress beside her with her hands, and looked at these maids who grew up together with a little disappointment.

"You are not willing to follow me to Zhang's house, and I will not force any of you," the girl looked around her boudoir with some reluctance, and at the same time told the nanny with a look of surprise next to her, "Mother Chen, today is a day of trouble." Xiao Xiao finds out if they are one of them, and kicks them out of the room."

Mother Chen was so angry that she couldn't help stamping her feet.

"Girls are just too kind-hearted, these white-eyed wolves have treated them well all these years for nothing!"

The maidservants lowered their heads even more.

The girl laughed at herself: "He is a famous prodigal son, and there are only three and a half old tile-roofed houses and ten acres of thin fields at home. How can we support us? No way, I will go to the fields to wee grains and pick trees in the future." Sang. Taking them with you will waste their lives."

"Let's all go down!" Chen's mother cursed, and the maids immediately dispersed in relief.

Mother Chen felt a little distressed when she saw the girl. After all, she was the one who raised her breasts. She wiped her tears: "Master, I don't know what's going on these days. I originally wanted to reject this marriage, but since a few days ago , and started to deal with it regardless. Even the wife cried several times! No one can stop it!"

The girl was a little helpless about Chen's mother's complaints: "I loved books since I was a child, but that person happened to be the one who burned the manuscripts of my deceased father. I was desperate to die and never wanted to marry into this family. But," She shook her head helplessly, "Elder brother is going to take the examination for a scholar this autumn, if I regret my marriage, the masters in the academy will definitely look down on him, and the classmates and even the old parents of the examiner will hate him, and his future will be missed. My parents gave birth to me and raised me, how can I ruin the future and reputation of the entire Meng family."

"My poor girl!" Mother Chen had just cried out, when she saw a servant girl walk in again, bit her lip and knelt down on the ground with a snap.

"Bailu, what are you going to do?" Mother Chen asked her coldly, and the girl looked over curiously.Bailu is the third-class maid in her room, and she usually doesn't like to sell well in front of her. She only cares about cleaning the yard, but today is the first time she has taken the initiative to talk to her.

"Girl, let Bailu follow you!" Bailu knocked his head to the ground.

In the Meng family's front hall, big red happy characters were pasted all over the place, and festive red silk was wrapped around the corridors and courtyard pillars, but the Meng family's mistress kept crying.

Mother He, the dowry beside her, also cried with her.

"You said why is the master so cruel! My Wan'er is well-educated, gentle and filial. Who doesn't know that there is a beautiful girl in my family, and those who want to marry can line up outside the town from the gate. A few months ago, he It was also promised that I would withdraw from this marriage. But why did it suddenly seem like a demon? Three days ago, I informed the Zhang family to come to carry someone today! This is my life!"

"The Zhang family, what's the situation now? He won't know!" The eyes of the Meng family's mistress were red from crying, "My Wan'er passed by, if she went to the fields and became a peasant woman, wouldn't my mother be hurt to death! Is he trying to force our mother and daughter to death?"

Mother He glanced at the inner hall with some fear. The master of the Meng family had a lot of prestige, and she didn't dare to agree with the mistress to say that the master was wrong, so she could only persuade: "The master also loves the girl the most. Isn't this what I found three days ago?" So many good things come out, let you add them to the girl's dowry. With these dowries, how can the girl suffer so much?"

"Hehe," the mistress of the Meng family sneered a few times, and took out a list from her sleeve, "He is generous, and the dowry has been increased by more than four times out of thin air! If that prodigal son of the Zhang family finds out, he might beat him to death." Spending recklessly in Wan'er's name. At that time, can Wan'er account for him?"

"Yo!" Mother He was surprised when she saw the new dowry list that hadn't been sent out, "Ma'am, you didn't send someone to send it over? If the master knows this..."

Mother Meng said bitterly: "So what if he knows, my girl, I will not short her things. These things are kept in my mother's house, and I will lock them up for her. His brother and sister-in-law also love her, so It’s safest to put it at home. At least let Erlang of the Zhang family have less thoughts about making this dowry.”

At this moment, the curtain of the inner hall was rolled up abruptly, and the master of the Meng family came out with a face flushed with anger.In the past few days, Master Meng's health is not very good, and he is still leaning on a stick in his hand. Mother He hurriedly stepped forward to support her master and sat on the main seat.

"How can you suppress this list!" Mr. Meng trembled in his words, he was out of breath.

Mrs. Meng was a little afraid to look at her husband, so she had to explain a few words with the reason just now.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Meng was so angry that he coughed violently, which made Mrs. Meng and Mrs. He keep pouring tea and patting him on the back.

As soon as Master Meng regained his breath, he saw his son rushing in from the front in a hurry.

As soon as Meng Chuansheng entered the back hall, he began to persuade: "Father, mother, today is a happy day for my sister, so you two elders must have something to say!"

"Hey~~," Master Meng paused the stick with a wry smile, "Fate, this is all fate!"

Meng Chuansheng asked Mrs. He a few words, and knowing what he was doing, he cupped his hands and said to his father, "Don't worry, my lord, my sister's dowry will be hers no matter how long it is kept. We both love her before it's too late!" , the son can swear!"

"Forget it, forget it," Master Meng sighed several times, and suddenly asked his son.

"You are doing your best at the front door, what are you doing at the back? It looks like your sister-in-law is about to arrive, hurry up, and the groom is not at the front door when the bridegroom arrives, wouldn't it be a big joke? Go away! Go away! "

Meng Chuansheng hurried to the back hall after hearing the report from the servants that his parents had some quarrel. He also knew that his business at the front door was important, so he was going back to the front door.

At this moment, a servant ran in panting.

"Lang Jun, Lang Jun!" The servant called Meng Chuansheng eagerly, and it was his long follower who came.

Meng Chuansheng sternly said, "It's such a beautiful day, why are you panicking!"

"Lang Jun, go to the front door, but Young Master Biao actually snatched the wedding whip from the villain, saying that he is going to be the best bridesmaid! The villain dare not argue with him, so hurry up, Mr. Lang!"

Meng Chuansheng's face immediately changed, this Wu Yaodu!How could such a thing be done?
When Mr. Meng heard this, he almost fainted with anger. He pointed at Mrs. Meng and scolded: "Look at the good deeds that your nephew has done? He is a cousin and a widower, how dare he be so rebellious!"

Mrs. Meng was also blushing with anger. Her nephew had been thinking about her daughter since two years ago. Her aunt knew it all too well, but who would have thought that this person could do such a thing.

This is life and death to ruin the daughter's reputation!

"Go! Go!" Mrs. Meng pointed at Meng Chuansheng and said, "Don't let Zhang Jiaerlang see him!"

Meng Chuansheng turned around and left, but his long entourage said submissively: "When I came back from the front door just now, I saw my uncle riding a donkey and approaching the door."

"The big thing is not good!" Meng Chuansheng turned pale with shock, twisted his front and ran out as if flying.

Both Mr. Meng and Mrs. Meng's faces turned ashen for a while.

(End of this chapter)