Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 59 Old Friends
A big boat was going down the river. On the bow, Mother Meng stared blankly at the young couple on the pier, her face full of reluctance.

Meng's father, who had pretended for a long time, finally couldn't hold back, and tears flowed from his old eyes.

Meng Chuan clenched his fist tightly, his face looked calm, and his whole posture was slightly awkward.

Mrs. Liu helped her mother-in-law into the cabin on the pretext of strong wind on the river.

Just as Meng Chuansheng sat down in his room, he saw Mrs. Liu hurried in.

"Miss, don't serve by mother's side, but do you need me?"

Mrs. Liu nodded nervously, carefully glanced outside the door, and after making sure that there was no one there, she grabbed her husband's sleeve.

"I have something to tell my husband, but don't blame me first." Mrs. Liu fumbled in her sleeve for a while, and took out two pieces of paper, but they were two 100 taels of silver bills.

"It was stuffed into my hand by my little sister before leaving the boat just before sailing. Maybe it's all the dowry that Wan'er secretly took away."

Meng Chuansheng sighed.

"I wanted to say that this money really shouldn't be collected."

But Liu choked up a few times in a low voice: "I was absolutely unwilling to accept it, but my sister said that my brother-in-law has agreed, and my sister also hopes that you will continue your studies there. The money is for your imperial examination. I temporarily If you lose your mind, you will accept it."

Meng Chuansheng smiled wryly: "My lady, don't cry. I just said that I shouldn't have accepted it. I was afraid that my younger sister and brother-in-law would have a harder life in the future if they lost the dowry money. But who would have expected, hehehe," Meng Chuansheng shook his head. Let go of the fists that have been clenched tightly.

When Liu looked up, she immediately covered her mouth.

I saw a dripping natural round glass bead as clear as water lying on the palm of Meng Chuansheng's palm, and what was even more frightening was that there was still a ball of flame wrapped in the glass bead.

"This is what Xinzhi secretly stuffed into my hand when I was parting. I was so lucky that I didn't step on the ground and fall into the river."

"Such a thing, let alone seeing it, I've never heard of it before," Meng Chuansheng's sweat on the palm of his hand stained the glass beads, reflecting the sunlight coming in from the window, exuding colorful mist.

Liu's hands trembled, a little afraid to touch the bead, for fear that if she touched it, the bead would disappear like a bubble.

She suddenly turned her head vigilantly and looked out of the cabin.

Fortunately, no one!
"I once heard that the Song family has a glazed bead the size of a lychee, which is green all over. Under the sun, you can faintly see the light and shadow behind the pearl. There is also a big name, called Jasper Reflecting Glazed Bead. It is credible. This bead seems to be made of water, without any blemish, if it wasn't for a piece of flame ruby ​​inside, I would have seen it as a bubble." Meng Chuansheng carefully put the bead into Liu's slightly trembling hands.

"Before leaving, Xinzhi repeatedly warned that this bead should never be used unless it was a major event. He would rather live in poverty in Taowan than sell this thing, because he is afraid of causing unexpected disasters."

Mrs. Liu wrapped the beads carefully, and recovered from the shock.

"Husband, don't worry, if it's not a last resort, I'll just forget about it. It's good that this bead is passed on slowly in the family."

On the pier, the shadow of the boat in the distance has disappeared, but the white gauze of Meng Xiaowan's wide curtain is still blowing in the river wind.

After staring blankly at the running water in the sky for a while, Meng Xiaowan turned around and looked at Zhang Zhe who had been with her all along.

"I gave all the dowry silver to my sister-in-law, does your husband really not blame me?"

In words, it is rare to accompany and be careful.

Zhang Zhe shook his head and said something in a low voice.

"I'm afraid that the lady will blame me."

Meng Xiaowan stretched out her jade hand from under the curtain, gently grabbed Zhang Zhe's sleeve, and was about to walk out of the pier, asking questions as she walked.

"What did your husband do?"

"Hehe, at a time when I was short of money, when I was leaving, I couldn't help stuffing a glass marble with my brother. It was just to give him confidence, and I hope they will never use this."

Meng Xiaowan covered her mouth in surprise, and looked up at Zhang Zhe.

"Husband gave brother one of the checkers?"

"Yes, my lady, don't blame me."

Meng Xiaowan's hand holding his sleeve tightened a little more.

When approaching the sedan chair, Meng Xiaowan gently let go of his sleeves, turned her head and said something in a "cold voice".

"That piece of chess was said to be mine, but now one is missing, so I won't allow it next time!"

What Meng Xiaowan said was "indifferent", but the Jiangfeng blew the curtain, allowing Zhang Zhe to see the slightly curved corners of her pointed chin.

Ha ha, duplicity little wife.

Before he could get on the sedan chair, he saw Huo Bingcheng running over with his book boy in sweat, holding up his front.

When he saw that Zhang Zhe and his wife were the only ones on the pier, he knew he was late.Huo Bingcheng stomped his feet angrily, turned around and gave the book boy a jujube.

"You murderous talent, you have missed my important event, Brother Jiyan and his family have already left!"

The book boy couldn't help feeling wronged, he covered his head and yelled.

"Lang Jun must not blame me. I went upstairs three times, but I was driven down by Miss Yuxin's maid. If I hadn't gone all out and yelled downstairs for a long time, I am afraid that I would still be with Yuxin at this time." The girl is lingering!"

Zhang Zhe and his wife were originally facing Huo Bingcheng, and it was also for politeness.

Meng Xiaowan's face paled when she heard the bookboy's words, and she turned to look at Zhang Zhe.

"Husband and Huo Yanei have a good relationship, but there are some things that need to be cautious."

After saying this, she didn't intend to greet Huo Bingcheng, so she turned around and got ready to get on the sedan chair.

Zhang Zhe shook his head helplessly, there is no such thing as a disaster!
However, Huo Bingcheng was obviously in a hurry, and pinched the book boy several times, scaring the boy to hide everywhere, and finally hid behind Zhang Zhe.

Being pulled gently by Zhang Zhe, Huo Bingcheng laughed loudly.

"Let the Xian couple see a joke."

Meng Xiaowan had just set foot on the sedan door when she heard someone calling her nearby.

She turned her head and saw that someone in the window of a green covered ox cart not far away had lifted the curtain and was blinking at her.

Zhang Zhe and Huo Bingcheng, who were chatting, heard the sound, but a beautiful woman dressed as a lady flashed by the window.

The ox cart followed two maidservants, one of them came over and bowed to Zhang Zhe and his wife, it turned out that it was Meng Xiaowan's former best friend Shen Yanru, now the third lady of the Luo family, who wanted to invite Meng Xiaowan to the carriage to reminisce about the old days.

Zhang Zhe was originally afraid that Meng Xiaowan would be depressed after her family left, but now that Meng Xiaowan rarely mentioned a friend date, he was naturally grateful, and personally sent Meng Xiaowan ten steps away from the bullock cart.

As soon as Meng Xiaowan got into the car, the curtain on her head was taken away immediately.

"Ah, what a beautiful curtain, Wan'er has such a good thing, but she didn't tell me in the last letter!"

Luo Chenshi touched the white gauze on the curtain fence. The material was extremely smooth, but it was more breathable and brighter than silk.

She was about to put this good thing behind her, but Meng Xiaowan grabbed her wrist with a cold face.

"I haven't seen you for a year, how come you want to grab my things when we meet?"

Luo Chen said aggrievedly: "What are you talking about, every time I took your things, I didn't return a good thing to you?"

There was also Luo Chenshi's dowry maid in the car, who just smiled and waited for Meng Xiaowan to sit down, so it was not surprising that the two of them were lively.

The corner of Meng Xiaowan's mouth was smiling, and her brows were slightly raised: "Oh, I forgot, but I don't know what good things Yanru is going to exchange for my curtain this time?"

Luo Chenshi, who was slightly fat with baby fat, thought about it for a while, and then faltered: "Wan'er, why don't you owe me this time first?"

(End of this chapter)