auspicious time has come

Chapter 32 The Day of Death
"I...have it?" Meng Dazhu stammered: "Maybe, maybe it was baked in the oven!"

Gigi looked along the stove he was pointing at, and then glanced at the medicine jar, and couldn't help "hissing" in his heart—could it be that Captain Meng's reaction was... suffering from some hidden disease?

Could this be the reason why Captain Meng never married?
Meng Dazhu didn't know why the girl in front of him looked at him suddenly with pity, he changed the subject awkwardly and asked: "By the way... your name is Jiji, right?"

Jiji nodded, and didn't mention the decoction anymore, and said: "This is the name the girl gave me, isn't it nice?"

With that said, he bent over to clean the ginger.

Meng Dazhu nodded and said with a grin: "It sounds good."

He asked her again: "Have you been by Painter Ji's side since childhood?"

"Not really, I'm not a child of Ji's family, but a free person." Jiji washed the ginger, took it to the chopping board and cut it up, and said: "When I was very young, I met a kidnapper. It was the girl who rescued me." She left me, and took the trouble to help me find my place of origin, but my parents and family are gone...so the girl kept me by her side, and from then on, the Ji family is my home, and the girl is my family."

Meng Dazhu didn't expect her to have such an experience, and he didn't know how to comfort her for a while.

But the girl didn't need him to comfort her, and there was a smile on her face as she talked: "I asked the girl to name me again, and the girl asked me what word I like, and I said I like Ji from the Ji family. It looks very auspicious. The girl was afraid that one would not be enough, so she gave me two at once!"

The girl said that she wished her all the best in the future.She thought, staying by the girl's side with such an auspicious name might also be able to dispel the bad luck for the girl.

Seeing her laugh, Meng Dazhu couldn't help laughing too.

Jiji put the ginger into the pot and added water, and Meng Dazhu helped her bring it to the stove to boil.

They both had to wait on the left and right, so the two of them moved a small twig and sat by the stove to chat.

"Thanks to you for Mrs. Qi's matter today." Jiji said angrily and calmly: "Otherwise, that second child will really be cheap!"

Meng Dazhu scratched his head embarrassingly: "I didn't help much..."

It's just being scolded.

Gigi also thought of this, and couldn't help but smile seeing his silly appearance.

She showed a pair of canine teeth when she smiled, and Meng Dazhu didn't dare to look directly into those eyes for some reason, and his gaze fell on her hand in a dodge, and said a little embarrassedly: "Jiji, it was actually the second time I saw her outside the mansion that day." You, I was wondering if I could be with you..."

Jiji smiled when she heard it.

Looking at his expression again, her fingers on her knee shrank back subconsciously.

It can't be her... falling in love with her at second sight, right? !
The girl is young, but she knows a lot because of her rich experience.

However, it is true to know what to understand, and to be at a loss.

Soon, the little girl's cheeks were also "roasted" red by the fire.

She clasped her fingers together and asked nervously, "...what?"

"Can I break your wrist with you...?" Meng Dazhu looked at her and summoned up his courage and said, "I see that you are very strong, so I have always wanted to compete with you!"

Gigi: "..."

Seeing her strange expression, Meng Dazhu hurriedly said: "Maybe it's a bit presumptuous, it's okay if you don't want to compare..."

"Who said I don't want to compete anymore?" Gigi came back to her senses and immediately rolled up her sleeves: "Come on!"

In the night, through the window lattice, the figure of the two people wrestling their wrists in front of the chopping board can be seen.

Two quarters of an hour later, Jiji came back with ginger soup. Wrapped in a quilt, Hengyu took the soup bowl from the little girl and asked, "Why are your hands so red? Are they hot?"

"No, it was an arm wrestling competition with Captain Meng." Jiji said with a look of air, "The servant girl won all five rounds, but he was convinced!"

Hengyu laughed when he heard that: "Yes, my Jiji is the best."

……

The next day is the day when Hengyu will go to Meng's house with Jiang Meiguan.

The two made preparations early in the morning, and when they passed the front yard, they happened to meet Xiao Mu who was about to go out.

Today, he is wearing a plain white robe and a black cloak. There is no ornamentation on the whole body, even the hair is tied with black satin.

Seeing it, Hengyu felt that although the plain clothes were unusual, they looked like he was going to pay homage to someone.

Then look at Wang Jingyong who is following him, holding a wine jar in one hand and a food box in the other——

"Is Jiang Meiguan going to Meng's house today?" Xiao Mu asked.

"Exactly, since it's the general's order, how dare I neglect it!" Jiang's matchmaker smiled very graciously.

"Then it's time to work. If the marriage is agreed, Xiao will thank you very much."

The matchmaker Jiang's smile grew stronger when he heard that, and after being courteous, he smiled and watched Xiao Mu go away, and Fucai whispered to Heng Yu: "Looking at it now, it seems that he is sincerely trying to help his subordinates get married of……"

Heng Yu nodded in agreement.

That's right, such a person who cherishes words like gold, exhorts him so deliberately, it can be seen that he really takes it seriously.

This general is not only concerned about people's livelihood, but also a good coach.

However, whose death day is it today?
Others in the Hou Mansion seemed unprepared for this.

Outside the gate, Xiao Mu got on his horse, led Wang Jingyong all the way out of the city, and came to the foot of a mountain.

Opening the food box, Xiao Mu squatted down and placed the melon and fruit snacks in front of the tombstone with his own hands.

Strangely, there is no inscription on it.

Xiao Mu took the wine jar from Wang Jingyong, pulled out the cork, slowly poured half of the jar in front of the tombstone, then raised the wine jar towards the tombstone, and took a long gulp.

Qian Qiuzui's mouth was so intense that he gritted his teeth slightly.

"Another year."

He seemed to be talking to the owner of the tombstone, his eyes were a little far away, as if he saw many old pictures through the cold tombstone.

The only response to him was the sound of the mountain wind blowing the withered grass.

……

At the same moment, Jiang Meiguan and Heng Yu were sitting in the front hall of Meng's house, talking with a woman.

The woman looked about 40 years old, with a long face, and her hair was combed shiny with osmanthus oil. She had a pair of gold-encrusted jade hairpins on her hairpin.

This is Meng Mu, Shan Shi.

"I would like to trouble you both to follow me to the East Courtyard and see Dazhu's aunt." Shan explained politely: "Sister-in-law is not in good health, and Tianhan couldn't get up today...so I can only work hard. The two of you go to have a talk."

Looking at Meng Dazhu at the side, he said with a smile: "Dazhu's marriage must also be discussed with his aunt."

Jiang's media officials didn't notice any difference, they were all elders in the family, and it was normal for those who were closer to help check the marriage.

So he responded with a smile: "It should be, why bother! If that's the case, let the lady lead the way."

"Yes, you two come with me, this way please." Mrs. Shan smiled and led the way, and they left the front hall.

Meng Dazhu followed behind, lowering his head slightly.

Jiji turned her head and glanced at him—why did Lieutenant Meng look unhappy at such a happy event?

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