When they arrived at the ferry of the big river, Fang Jinshi asked the coachman to go back, but he found a small fishing boat and went down the river.
Huang Jinmian said strangely: "Didn't you say you were going to Luojiao County? It doesn't seem right to go this way." Fang Jinshi said: "Those people from King Jing are very cunning and deceitful. Maybe they are pretending to be merchants and hawkers and are following us secretly. , I must not bring trouble to my brother Shi, so I must take more detours and be careful."
Huang Jinmian nodded in agreement, and Fang Jinshi took her down the river. There were only a few people on the river, and even those who were following were not easy to hide. Fang Jinshi even found a desolate place to get ashore at night. Others thought Tracking can also be tracked.
He walked very carefully for two days and detoured hundreds of miles for half a day before he arrived at Luojiao County.
Shi Quan once told him that he lived in Linjia Village, thirty miles east of Luojiao County. Fang Jinshi bought a donkey cart in a small town, and also bought several large jars of wine and some grain and cloth, on the one hand, to cover up others' eyes. , on the one hand, it was also a gift to Shi Quan as a meeting gift. He drove the donkey cart loaded with golden cotton and slowly came to Linjia Village.
Linjia Village is located in an extremely remote area and the roads are difficult to navigate. It lives against the mountains and has only a hundred households. When Fang Jinshi arrived, it was almost noon. Smoke was rising from every household. Fang Jinshi jumped off the donkey cart and looked around. Take a look, I want to find someone to find out where Shi Quan lives.
At this time, a man in his forties came from the west of the village. He was walking with a limp. Fang Jinshi hurriedly stepped forward to ask about Shi Quan. The lame man glanced at him and Huang Jinmian and said, "You What's the matter with him? He doesn't live in the village."
Fang Jinshi hurriedly smiled and said: "I am his brother. I came to see him. I also hope that the eldest brother will tell me where Brother Shi lives." The lame man glanced at the things in his car and said, "He lives in the mountains, which is still some way away." I¡¯m leaving.¡±
Fang Jinshi hurriedly gave him a small piece of cloth from the donkey cart. The lame man got the benefit and pointed the way. Fang Jinshi followed his directions and pulled the donkey cart for a long distance before finally reaching a flat land in the middle of the mountain.
There were two thatched huts on the flat ground, surrounded by a simple stone wall. According to what the lame man said, Shi Quan should live in this hut. Fang Jinshi got off the donkey cart and walked to the door made of wooden strips. In front of him, he saw a big man lighting a fire in the kitchen. Fang Jinshi shouted in a low voice: "Brother Shi."
The man turned around when he heard the sound. Who was Shi Quan? He suddenly saw Fang Jinshi standing at the door, and said loudly and happily: "It's Brother Fang, why are you here" As he said this, he happily walked over and opened the wooden door, hugged his shoulders with both hands, and shook him several times. , with smiles all over his face.
When Fang Jinshi saw him like this, he was also excited. Although the two of them had not experienced life and death together, and they had not known each other for a long time, for some reason, Fang Jinshi and he felt that they had the same temperament. Shi Quan was very reassuring to him, and he felt really Closer than kissing a big brother.
Shi Quan let him in, looked up, saw Huang Jinmian standing outside the door, and asked, "Who is this?"
Fang Jinshi walked over and pulled Huang Jinmian in, and said to Shi Quan, "Her name is Huang Jinmian." Then he said to Huang Jinmian, "This is the eldest brother Shi Quan I often mention."
Huang Jinmian obediently bowed to Shi Quan and called out: "Brother Shi." When Shi Quan saw Fang Jinshi pulling her in, he guessed that the two were related, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him: "No, no, my brother, no need for more." present."
Fang Jinshi said: "The younger brother brought some wine, food and cloth to the elder brother. Please put them there." Shi Quan was busy to be polite. The two unloaded the things on the donkey cart into the middle room. Shi Quan said sheepishly : "I don't know if my brother is coming, and I haven't prepared any wine or food. Please wait a moment while I go to the village to buy some food to go with the wine."
Fang Jinshi even said no, but Shi Quan insisted on going, so he had to let him go. After he left, Fang Jinshi opened the lid of Shi Quan's pot and saw that he had cooked a small pot of rice porridge without any green vegetables. I think he lived a very poor life. He was a rich young man in Bianliang City, but he had to suffer hard in Shaanxi for three years because of Miss Wang Yumei.
He turned around and saw Huang Jinmian looking at the back mountain. The mountain was lush and lush with trees. Although it was midsummer, it was not too hot. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the scenery was also very beautiful and spectacular.
Fang Jinshi stepped forward and said, "It would be really nice to build a few villas here and live here when you get old." Huang Jinmian smiled and said, "You have been thinking about choosing a place to retire so early? You want to Let¡¯s make good money, and then we can build a mansion and live in it when we grow old.¡±
Fang Jinshi said: "Then are you willing to live here with me?" Huang Jinmian smiled and said: "Where can I go without you?" Fang Jinshi said: "Then how many more sons and daughters can we have? , will be lively.¡±
Huang Jinmian was a little embarrassed when he told him, so he turned his head and chuckled for a long time. The two chatted for a while, and then Shi Quan mentioned:A bamboo basket came back with some wine and food in it.
This village is remote, and there is no good food or wine. There are no decent tables and chairs where Shi Quan lives, so the three of them spread out on the green wooden board under the trees outside the courtyard to eat.
After eating for a while, Shi Quan naturally wanted to ask Fang Jinshi about his previous employer. Fang Jinshi only said that he had seen him and that his employer had gone back.
After dinner and dinner, Huang Jinmian took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Fang Jinshi asked Shi Quandao: "Brother, when you picked up the horse, did you see the saddle of the horse?"
Shi Quan thought for a while and then said: "No, you don't have a saddle, why are you asking about this?" Fang Jinshi went all the way to Prince Jing's Mansion and Anminghou Zhao Ziping wanted to find an important letter on the saddle and what happened next. After roughly talking about it, Shi Quan thought about it carefully and said, "There is no saddle. When we saw it, there was nothing on the horse's back."
Fang Jinshi hummed and said: "I think Anminghou Zhao Ziping is not a good person. We can't afford to offend him now, so we will avoid him for the time being. I see they are eager to find the letter. If it takes a long time to find it, Then he won¡¯t be interested in me anymore.¡±
Shi Quan said: "Hey, I didn't expect that I asked my brother to sell me a horse, but it hurt my brother." Fang Jinshi smiled and said: "What's the matter? If he didn't want to trouble me, how could I have a horse to sell?" Where did the money come from? I just want to ask my eldest brother to help me find a place to hide here for the time being. When his deadline is up, I will follow him to Bianliang City for fun. "
Shi Quan chuckled and said: "This is a good idea. My deadline is up next month. If it's just a brother, just squeeze into my shabby house with me. But now my brother has Miss Huang You guys Are you getting married?"
Fang Jinshi smiled awkwardly and said, "No, I came here this time just to ask my eldest brother to make the decision for us." Shi Quan laughed and said, "Okay, but this is a big deal. We need to find a fortune teller to do the horoscopes first." , please ask three media and six betrothals to formally give the gift."
Fang Jinshi said: "No need for this. I am very determined. I just need to choose a day." Shi Quan said: "This can't be done. You are not taking a concubine to fill the house. This is a matter of marrying a real wife. If you marry a real man, If you marry someone, you have to live and die for the rest of your life, how can you be so careless?"
Fang Jinshi told him for a while that he knew Shi Quan was a serious person. Although he didn't care much about the process, he couldn't make it too simple, otherwise he would be sorry for Huang Jinmian, so he agreed, but he didn't know what happened after time travel. How to calculate his birthday? He had to push it forward 19 years based on his 19-year-old age in his previous life, and the date was still based on the previous one.
Fang Jinshi went to tell Huang Jinmian. She didn't have any objections, but she mentioned her birth date. Fang Jinshi was stunned and never thought that she was two years older than Fang Jinshi.
But he didn't care. Shi Quan took the red paper and wrote down the birth dates of the two of them very seriously. Fang Jinshi said: "Brother Shi, please help me find a place to live. Brother, take these few coins first." make."
Shi Quan took the money, thought for a while and said: "This Linjia Village is too remote and there are no decent inns. It is better to go to the town, but I am afraid of being too public." Fang Jinshi waved his hands and said: "There is no need to go to the town, just It¡¯s easy to find a place nearby, and you won¡¯t be here for a long time, so it doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s simple.¡±
Shi Quan pondered for a moment and said, "There is a stone house four hundred steps up. The owner moved away some time ago and asked me to help take care of it. If it doesn't feel old, how about cleaning it up and leaving it there?" Fang Jinshi Hearing this, he laughed and said, "That would be the best."
Shi Quan then went out to find the fortune teller and ask someone to tidy up the house. He was very familiar with it and he usually helped a lot of people. So when the people in the village heard that he was asking for help, most of the people in the village came to help. Although the date given by the fortune teller was the day after tomorrow, Fang Jinshi was willing to pay and everyone was willing to give him face. It took only one day to prepare everything that should be prepared. Shi Quan also invited the respected old gentleman in the village and Some sisters-in-law and aunties went through the process according to the rules of three books and six etiquette.
Three media and six betrothals, also known as three letters and six rites, three books: letter of appointment, letter of ceremony, and letter of welcome. Six rites: accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for dates, and welcoming brides.
This process was very cumbersome, but Fang Jinshi also found it very interesting. On the auspicious day, Fang Jinshi was wearing bright red clothes. He couldn't find a big horse for a while, so he had to ride a donkey, put a bright red satin on the donkey's head, and played gongs and drums in the village. Amidst the ticking sound of his hand, the villagers were temporarily waiting. Jin Mian, dressed in bright red clothes and a bright red hijab on his head, was carried on a four-person sedan to the new house in the middle of the mountain.
Amid the congratulations of the villagers, our hero happily bowed to heaven and earth with gold and sent it to the bridal chamber.
Fang Jinshi came out to toast everyone, and Shi Quan set up dozens of tables on the hillside. Although these folks were not familiar with Fang Jinshi, they were all very familiar with him.In order to show off Shi Quan's face, the lame man was He Xiaosi, who also kept coming forward and insisted on serving three bowls with Fang Jinshi. As the sun set, the villagers slowly left and went down the mountain after having had enough wine and food. Shi Quan had been busy all day and drank a lot. He called the girls who were accompanying Huang Jinmian to come out. Then he patted Fang Jinshi and his shoulders and said, "Brother, I'm leaving. If I don't leave, you're going to scold me." .¡±
Fang Jinshi smiled awkwardly, watching Shi Quan open his arms, carrying half a jar of wine and walking down the mountain. It was getting late, Fang Jinshi closed the door, turned around, and walked towards the golden cotton man sitting by the bed with a red hijab on his head. .
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