Love Like the Galaxy

    —"Mom, what are you saying, those little girls fell into the water because they were curled up?!"

    The banquet was over, all the guests were gone, and Wan Songbai, who was still drunk, was invited by Mrs. Wan. At that time, he was half awake with fright, thinking that his mother wanted to beat him again.

    "How is this possible! ... I remember that Yin Zhi's daughter had a sudden abdominal pain. For fear of disturbing the elders, Ying Yi accompanied Mrs. Yin and went back first. Qiqi also gave me a sour meal and said It's better to treat Mrs. Yin than to treat her. That is to say, when those little girls fell into the water, Yayi wasn't here at all!"

     Mrs. Wan snorted: "If your brain is born, it is naturally impossible."

    Wan Da dutiful son dared to refute, hey hey smirk.

    It turns out that there was a small accident at the banquet today.

      The little girls who heard the news did not dare to break in, and they were eager to see the handsome man, so they all crowded onto a small wooden bridge opposite Changchun Pavilion, and looked at the people in the pavilion on their toes.

    The steward had repeatedly persuaded the girls that the small wooden bridge was not strong, let alone crowded so many people, but the ardent girl would not listen to the persuasion, and it didn't take long for the bridge to collapse. Fortunately, the bridge deck is not high, and the stream below is shallower. Except for some scratches and bruises, the little girls were not seriously injured.

    —Only that Wang Ji, because he was in the middle of the bridge and surrounded by people, was crushed at the bottom when he fell, and was most embarrassed when he was picked up. There were even a few rotten grass blades in his nose and mouth.

    When this matter spread to the banquet, the parents all looked at each other and laughed.

    To find out, fathers whose daughters are not among them can’t help but be a little proud and boast that their daughters are honest; while fathers with daughters among them are either laughing at themselves and laughing, or shaking their heads and smiling. Said "the boys and girls are really true", and Chaowan Songbai apologized for crushing the wooden bridge.

      Then a group of drunk uncles pulled their throats and competed with their handsome demeanor when they were young.

    This one said that his family never had to hunt, because the geese that flew by would automatically land on the doorstep; the other said that his family never had to fish because the fish in the pond sank by themselves and waited for him to catch them .

    This said that on the day he got married, half of the girls in the county cried and fainted, and the remaining half had to squeeze into his bridal chamber. The one who said that when he was young, all the girls in the village were not married, threatened to throw himself into the river, and threatened to go on a hunger strike.

    Among them, General Han is the most unique.

     Said that he was too talented when he was young, and two elders in the village were invited to rob him as their son-in-law, and they would lead their children to fight at regular intervals. than the war between the two armies. In order to save the lives of his father and fellow villagers, he reluctantly left home - this **** was too much, and General Han was dragged down and drunk by the laughing crowd!

    In this case, Wan Qiqi responded very appropriately and was unanimously appreciated by all the ladies.

    She not only instructed the maids in an orderly manner to serve the girls to clean up and heal, but also quickly brought out the new clothes and headdresses left by her dozen sisters for the girls to put on. At the same time, she earnestly asked the sisters who did not fall off the bridge not to mention the embarrassment, and then she calmly asked Wang Jie and others to continue having fun and feasting, as if nothing had happened.

    Mrs. Yin listened to her ears full of praise and praise, her face was hidden, but her heart was unable to express her pride and joy. She drank a few more glasses, and now she is still unconscious.

    "...You can't blame us for falling into the water." Wan Songbai shook his head, "No, everyone is not surprised. The steward said that he deliberately set up a wooden sign at the head and tail of the bridge, with the words on it. Since this bridge is unstable and swaying, they insist on going up, what can I do!"

    Mrs. Wan snorted softly, "Could it be that you asked the steward to erect that wooden sign?"

    Wan Songbai was stunned for a moment, and said, "Didn't my mother ask the steward to set it up?"

    Seeing the old mother's idiot-like expression, he knew that he was stupid, and smiled dryly: "Mom, just say it, you are stupid, how can you guess."

     Mrs. Wan said, "I'll tell you three things. The first one, before Ling Ling went home, the steward Zhang, who was serving flowers and plants, told me that the daughter of the Cheng family loved the wooden bridge very much. She is often seen surveying the bridge in her spare time."

    Although she is getting old and her eyesight is gradually becoming blind, she has been sitting in the capital mansion for many years, taking care of all matters by herself, and has always maintained the habit of daily listeners to manage and report the affairs of the mansion.

    Wan Songbai was puzzled: "So what?"

    Mrs. Wan continued: "Secondly, Director Li, who is in charge of the banquet, said that he suggested that he should set up the pot-throwing and fu banquet in Changchun Pavilion instead of the partial courtyard he had planned, so that More elegant and chic.”

    "The third thing, the inner court's manager Wang said, that the wooden bridge was not stable, and that it would be bad for the girls who didn't know about it if they fell back, and asked him to go to the bridge at the end of the bridge. Set up a warning sign."

    Wan Songbai finally understood what her mother meant - Shaoshang lived in Wan's house for many days, and everyone from her mother to Qiqi valued her very much, and most of the stewards would listen to her advice. But he still didn't believe it: "Maybe it's just a coincidence? Although the bridge is unstable, the steward once told me that it is not in a state of dilapidation. How do you know when the wooden bridge will collapse?"

    Lao Wan said: "You don't know, that wooden bridge actually has a name, it was made by the doctor of Gongshu Ban to help the monarch of the state of Chu, the scientific name is 'Diegu Bridge', and now it has been Not many people know about it. At first glance, it looks like a light and strong bridge, but only a few pieces of wood are removed, and when someone steps on it, the whole bridge collapses in an instant.”

    "This is a good way. After you cross the river, you can draw a few pieces of wood, and then you can make the pursuers behind you fall into the water..." Wan Songbai's expression gradually became solemn, "Mother means that you can see through it. The mystery in it, and then take the opportunity to set up a trap to lure those little girls?"

     Mrs. Wan nodded and said, "In this way, she can still sell the strategy whether she is leaving or not, whether she is present or not."

    Wan Songbai took a deep breath and said after a long time, "To say that Brother Cheng Xian was obedient to Xiao's management, it is not entirely a disadvantage, it is beneficial to marry a smart woman. Twist this brain, tsk tsk tsk…”

    Old Madam Wan said: "If you marry a woman like Yuan Yi, you will be cut off to see your father in about the first year of marriage. Well, if that's the case, I can take advantage of it. Remarried young."

    The mother and son were speechless to each other, blind to copper bell eyes, and they all laughed together after a long while.

    Wan Songbai wiped away the tears from his laughter, and said first: "You are still a mother, you are angry, and you are thinking about how to make a complete sentence in front of you, please don't blame her. Woolen cloth."

    Lao Wan smiled and shook her head: "Today, the wife of the Wang family is snarky, and she is very bullying. She is forgiven for doing so. If it were me when I was young, it would be even more powerful. Can do it."

    Wan Songbai smiled and said: "You don't blame Yau for setting this game in our house, that child is pitiful. Every time my virtuous brother mentions her, he feels both guilt and pity."

    "What's so strange?" Mrs. Wan said, "If she doesn't care at all, she doesn't need to ask the steward to set up those two signs. Isn't she just trying to take out the Wan family. Persuasion first, After the wooden sign warning, I can't blame my family in any way. Besides, I see that child's temperament, and it means that he is brave and not afraid of death. I guess, if it wasn't for Yin Niangzi's abdominal pain, she would have stayed, and she would have to wait for the event. Tell us by yourself, and honestly plead guilty."

    Wan Songbai said repeatedly: "Exactly! Eiqi told me that when he does things, he never hides it, that is, he makes his sinister tricks grand and fun." How his daughter came to this conclusion, he did not know.

    "Yes, that child is so different." Mrs. Wan said quietly, "If I met such a little sister when I was young, I would also love it."

    Wan Songbai thought to herself, how could you ever meet such a little girl, you are always such a little girl! Back then, whoever wanted to provoke you didn't have to stay overnight. You avenged your revenge on the same day, and you had to calculate the interest by the hour!

    But after hearing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Mrs. Wan said again: "Just now, I have finished a book and told Yuan Yi and his wife about this."

    "What!" Wan Songbai was almost shocked, "Mum, don't you... don't you blame the curl...!"

    "Don't be so loud, I'm just blind, not deaf!" Mrs. Wan didn't move, "I don't blame curl, but I can't hide it for her. She has her own parents. Sir, it is up to the Cheng family to decide what to do with this matter."

    "But, if Mr. Xiao knew about this, the virtuous brother's family would have another commotion..."

    Old Mrs. Wan said, "Let's make trouble, if it doesn't break, it won't stand up. It's time for Yuan Yi to know who her daughter is!"

    Wan Songbai was speechless: "Mum...?"

    Lao Wan was silent for a moment, then said: "For decades, the two families are not as close to us as ordinary relatives and family members. I see Yuanyi, although he is extremely intelligent and shrewd, he has nothing to do with it. There is something wrong. There are only two cases, one is conceited and smart, and the other is self-righteous, and they refuse to admit that they are wrong.”

    "Who said no!" Speaking of Mrs. Xiao's shortcomings, Wan Songbai immediately became energetic, wishing she could say three days and three nights plus supper, "This lady Xiao..."

    "Yuan Yi took care of her sons very well, and the bride told me that when outside, the children of ordinary people can't help but go to the daughter's account to get angry, drink and fight cocks. , both self-motivated and open-minded. Speaking of the ladies who come and go every day, which one would not boast. Yuan Yi arranged for his sons, whether it was studying and apprenticeship or practicing martial arts, A Yong and the others had nothing to do with them. After returning to the capital , Yuan Yi also took it for granted that he was in charge of curling up, but who knew that he had hit the southern wall! Well, these days, their mother and daughter have had a few fights, how to make a riot, it is up to my son to tell me in detail and listen to me."

    Wan Songbai knew that his mother was mocking him, so he kept his mouth shut.

    "Yuan Yi decided to expel the Ge family before returning to the capital, but she felt sorry for the Ge Taigong and the female prince of the Ge family, but now the Ge family does not need the help of the Cheng family, so why not? Have you poured all your affection into that Cheng Cha? Yuan Yi feels that she has both kindness and righteousness, and that she is selfless. Her husband and children should understand that. Yi didn't even think about the reason, all I knew was that she just kept pushing, mother and daughter were like ice and iron chisels, how could they not make trouble."

    Wan Songbai agreed with his mother in his heart, but he was afraid that Cheng Shi would be embarrassed, so he couldn't help saying: "But mother, you must be punished for this!"

    Lao Wan said lightly: "In this world, if you can't be brave, then it's better to die as soon as possible and live your life honestly. Once you've done it, you should take the risk of being seen through. You can't just eat meat and not be beaten. Take your time, break through the barriers, and you will know how to go on your own way."

    Wan Songbai stared blankly at her mother's handicapped face - is her mother talking about herself? It was precisely because she refused to bow her head and bow half a point when her father was alive, and she made too many enemies in the county, so their mother and son would be in turmoil when her father died suddenly.

    …

    Wan's mother and son did not guess wrong, and the Cheng family saw another riot.

    Cheng Shi and Mrs. Xiao have been silent since they learned the news, and the couple sat for half an hour. Mrs. Xiao originally wanted to say, "I'm right, she's going to make a big disaster." By the way, she was proud of her foresight in front of her husband. For some reason, the words stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say it.

    Afterwards, Cheng Shi stood up silently, went out to give orders, and asked Qing Li to invite Cheng Zhi and his wife to tell them about the fall from the bridge and the water. Cheng Zhi and Sang Shi were taken aback and looked at each other. The couple could see each other's meaning in each other's eyes.

    Cheng Zhi bite the bullet and said: "Actually, this matter is not very bad, those little girls are just a little embarrassed, I think the adults don't care about it." Today's banquet The second half was almost a feast of cowhide leather, and the more and more everyone bragged about it, the more strange it became.

    Sang also said: "When I was a child, I read about 'Pangong builds a bridge of stacked bones to help Chu Jun', but I have never seen what the bridge looks like. It is Mrs. Wan Lao. Well, they are well-informed and thoughtful, how can those little girls know!"

    Cheng Zhi lowered his voice and said: "Speaking of which, Wang Chun is not a very good person, if it weren't for him, why did the Wan family brothers pretend to have leg problems during the Battle of Yiyang! Today, his daughter is in public again. Humiliation, is it not intentional!"

    Sang continued: "This matter has been arranged from beginning to end without any flaws. Even if the outsiders have heard of the 'stacked bone bridge', they can't think of the reason, what do you think? It's all their fault. Brother and wife can rest assured! Let's sincerely apologize to Wan's family later, because the young businessman was reckless and almost affected his family."

    Cheng Shi let out a long sigh of relief and said, "This matter can't be left alone, this time I will punish her. Heavy punishment!"

    Sang Shi hurriedly said: "Brother..."

    Cheng Shi raised his hand to stop her from speaking, and said word by word: "You love curling, caring for her, teaching her, you don't know how grateful I am in my heart."

    Sang's eyes were a little wet, and he lowered his head and said: "Brother, don't say that, I just feel that I have a contract with the curl."

    Cheng Zhi hurried to see Mrs. Xiao, but saw that she was still sitting silently.

    "I know that Yaoyi has been wronged outside, but I still want to punish her." Cheng Shi said solemnly, "Today, it is fortunate that Mrs. Wan Lao sees it through, and the Wan Cheng family is in trouble again. Dear dear, if others see it through!"

    He turned to his wife again, "You used to say to me that sway is 'wise enough to refuse advice, and words enough to cover up wrong', and now it seems half right. It's not that she doesn't know what she's doing or not. It's okay, but it's not okay for her to do it. Because she is so smart, she is not afraid of anything, and can fool anything! This is indeed going to cause a big disaster! "

    Hearing this, Sang was silent.

    Cheng Shi continued: "What are you afraid of when you make trouble, when I was as old as a young businessman, I was not necessarily gentle, polite and frugal. But I was forced to take a risky move, and she was good, just to vent my anger. I'm going to break her extreme temperament today!"

    "—What do you think?" Mrs. Xiao finally spoke.

    Cheng Shi did not answer, and shouted at Cheng Shun, and then Cheng Shun, who was standing outside the hall, led in a gray-haired but neatly dressed old man with a scarred face. Holding a long torture rod.

    Cheng Zhi and Sang Shi did not know this person, but Mrs. Xiao did, and said in surprise: "Qianzhen?"

    "Sister, who is this?" Cheng Zhi asked.

    Mrs. Xiao said slowly: "This is the one who holds the torture rod under your brother's account." She already knew what her husband was going to do.

    Cheng Zhi paled in fright, and shouted: "Brother, no need! You only have a few bones, and you can stun her with a slap. You have to use, use... use this rod. ..." He pointed to the wooden stick in the old soldier's hand, which was as tall as the bowl and thick as the mouth.

    Sang Shi opened his mouth slightly, speechless in shock.

    Cheng Shi ignored them, facing the old pawn, and said sternly: "Today, the prince should use your housekeeping skills. You rarely execute executions in the army these years, and only occasionally call You tortured one or two meticulously, and the ability of this torture rod has been lost?"

    The old soldier named Qianzheng grinned: "General, don't worry. I will fight whatever the general tells me to fight. It will hurt for a few days, leave a few days of wounds, and see how many bloodstains I see, the slaves will keep them. Not bad at all."

    The old soldier's voice was sharp and slender, and looking at his description, Sang Shi knew that this person should be an old **** from the palace of a certain domain in the previous dynasty.

    "In the end, I'm just trying to scare and frighten the young lady, you can't go wrong!" Cheng Shi threatened in a deep voice, "Otherwise I'll rip off your skin!"

    Qianzheng lowered his head and said: "The general picked me out from the pile of corpses, and also found my lost mother and nephew, and properly settled the slave family. , the slaves cut themselves off."

    Cheng Shi nodded and waved to Cheng Shun to take the person down.

    Cheng Zhi finally understood, and stammered: "Brother, you, you, you are..."

    "Curly, bold and careful, ordinary battles can't scare her!" Cheng Shi said, "I have to play hard. I'm going to make her suffer hard, see some blood, and let her remember , but not really hurt."

    Cheng Zhi looked at his wife, Sang Shi smiled bitterly.

    Mrs. Xiao hummed: "You finally give up? I'm not afraid that the curls will hate you because of this."

    Who knew that Cheng Shi nodded and said, "Madam is right. So, I can't fight, it's up to my wife."

    —As soon as these words came out, the remaining three people in Jiuyu Hall stared at him.

    "You can say that too!" Mrs. Xiao finally got angry, not at her daughter's boldness, but at her husband's brazenness. He himself is a good person in front of his daughter, and leaves the bad person to her! Simply shameless!

    Cheng Shi hurriedly stroked his wife's back, and said softly, "I'm not doing it for the sake of curling up. You think, to subdue such a reckless child like her, you have to be both soft and hard. You have to coax after the fight. . We husband and wife have to be soft and hard, right?"

    Mrs. Xiao broke free from her husband's palm and said angrily, "Then I'll act benevolent and you'll be good! Why should I be a villain!"

    "If it was before..." Cheng Shi smiled, "Since Madam is a good person, mother and daughter can talk about caring things. But right now, isn't curling up with a prejudice against Madam? Ruolian has always loved her. Her father also slapped her with a stick, and maybe she was sad and angry, but she was stubborn in her neck and refused to accept it!"

    "You...!?" These words were still very convincing, Mrs. Xiao was choked and trembling with anger.

    "My plan is as follows. I will avoid going out of the house later, so as not to be soft-hearted, or to be dragged by Yonger to be bailouts. After you return from Yin's house, Madam, you will be furious. No, no, it's not mad at me, it's curling at me!"

    Cheng Shi moved left and right, trying to avoid Madam Xiao's fist, and smiled apologetically, "Then Madam loudly rebuked the many faults of the curl, and brought out all the sage's words, She was trained to be ashamed, as terrifying as she wanted to be. First, restrain her in terms of momentum. Then he asked Qianzheng to come out to execute the execution—don’t take off your clothes, the little girl wants to save face, and then beat her hard—it’s not It's really hard to beat, I'll give a good order in advance..."

    Mrs. Xiao couldn't get rid of the hand pinched by her husband.

    "Then the third younger brother and the younger brother-in-law pretended to be in a hurry - remember to come in through the front door, you two don't try to save effort and hide in the side room to watch the play, curl your eyes, and don't reveal your stuff - then you two He pleaded with Yao Yao with tears in his eyes, and Yuan Yi was embarrassed before he reluctantly agreed, as if this would save her a small life, and you will leave for your post with Yao Yao in two days..."

    Mrs. Xiao exhausted all her strength and finally pushed her husband off the bar, and she was also paralyzed in place.

    "Then..." Cheng Shi stood up thick-skinned and patted the folds of his clothes, "Oh, there is no then."

    Mrs. Xiao was so tired that she could only breathe. Sang has never been so frightened since he was a child, and has always been in a state of staring at the dog. Only Cheng Zhi buried his face in his palm, not wanting to speak.

    Cheng Shi stood in the center of Jiuyu Hall, with a burly figure, a powerful momentum, and a straight eye; he raised his arms as if commanding thousands of troops, and made a sound like a sea of ​​blood charging.

    Just listen to him: "Today's battle, is to let the curl know that there are mountains outside the mountains, people are people, they can't take risks arbitrarily, and they can't be reckless by relying on someone's bottom line! That's it. When Yuan Yi's fight is almost over, the third brother and the younger brother's wife will go in to save people, and we will throw the cup for the number!"

    The overly frightened Sang slowly turned her head and asked her husband with her eyes.

    Cheng Zhi also answered with his eyes: Yes, my brother has always been like this. But you don't have to be sad, thinking that he is loyal and stupid, and everything depends on his wife. You are not the first, and you should not be the last.

    Sang Shi: Seeing that they are quite skilled in their fists and feet, maybe they were like this before.

    Cheng Zhi: When we were newlyweds, we fought harder. My second brother and I both knew it. After giving birth to a few Yong Er, they began to pretend. To tell you the truth, I actually miss it.