Chapter 23

That night, Liu Jun kept thinking about how to form a cavalry team, even considering the main equipment and training directions for the team in great detail.

It wasn't until the rooster crowed and the sky turned bright that he realized the night had already passed.

"Second Young Master." A familiar voice sounded from outside, pulling him out of his excited state. Liu Jun stood up, stretched his arms wide in a big yawn, "Is it Baor? You can come in by yourself."

Baor pushed the door open and entered, holding a tray with a few exquisite pastries, a bowl of liver, lean meat, and vegetable congee, a bowl of fragrant chicken soup, and a small plate of honey dates.

"I'm not sitting the month, yet you bring me such a nutritious breakfast and even serve it in my room." He said with a smile.

"This was made by the lady and the eldest young mistress themselves, starting preparations before dawn. You are a great hero to our Liu family, so of course, you deserve a good reward." Baor said with a grin. Yesterday, when Butcher Zhang led a group of people to storm the Liu family and demand the sale of land, everyone in the Liu family was truly terrified.

Baor is a family-born servant who grew up in the Liu family. The Liu family treated her well, and when she saw the family in trouble yesterday, she was very worried. She watched as the land sale contract was signed, but when Second Young Master returned, the situation immediately turned around, and Butcher Zhang not only failed to get what he wanted but also lost something in the process.

Although the Liu family didn't get their land back, they made a profit. Seeing the friendly relationship between Second Young Master and Scholar Li from the Li family, and the fact that even the county magistrate, the county deputy, and the county clerk all visited the Liu family last night, the entire Liu family felt greatly uplifted.

From now on, in Xibay, who would dare to bully them?

"I should thank them, and thank you too."

"Second Young Master should thank the lady and the eldest young mistress, but thanking me is too much. I'm just a servant, I don't deserve it." Baor恢复了她往常的伶牙俐齿，也许是因为平时刘家待她很好，把她当一家人一样，所以她并不像一般大家族里的丫鬟那样唯唯诺诺。

不过刘钧喜欢这样的丫鬟，不是那种木头人一样的下人。

"当然也得谢谢你，在刘家，没人把你当丫鬟。"刘钧道，"春江公子起来了没？"

"他早就起来了，已经出门了，说是要先回李家坝一趟，待明天早上与你县城汇合，再一起去沈家庄。"

"回去也不打声招呼，知道什么事吗？"

"这我哪能知道啊，估计总有事吧。"宝儿一面说，一面帮刘钧收拾桌子，把早餐一样样摆好。"快吃吧，昨晚又喝了那么多酒。二爷你说你从府城回来才几天啊，这已经是第二回喝那么多酒了。以后可得少喝点。"

"是，管家婆。"

"嘻嘻，这可是二爷说的，等二爷以后成亲之后，我就做你的管事婆子。"

"只要你愿意，我还巴不得呢。不过成亲嘛，现在还早呢，没影的事。"刘钧摇了摇手，现在这情况，谈什么成亲啊。

拿起调羹，先喝了一口鸡汤，鲜淳无比，果然不愧是真正的乡下土鸡，不吃饲料完全散养没有激素什么的，也没有放太多的调料，完全就是慢火炖烂，烂都煨烂在汤里，好吃。

宝儿却站在一边欲言又止的，一双手扯着块手绢扭来扭去。

"怎么，有话要说？"

宝儿扭捏了半天，鼓起勇气大声的道，"二爷，我听说，陆姑娘要嫁人了。"

"陆姑娘要嫁人了？"刘钧抬头，"哪个陆姑娘，我们家亲戚吗？"

宝儿惊讶地望着刘钧，然后眼神有些不好看起来，刘钧甚至觉得那是鄙视的神情。他奇怪地问，"难道我认识那个陆姑娘？"

宝儿哼了一声，"二爷当初跟人家陆小姐山盟海誓的，还要跟人家私奔，一个非她不娶，一个非他不嫁，没想到，这才过了两年呢，二爷居然就已经连陆小姐是谁都不记得了。都说男人善忘，男人无情，果然都是这般，天下乌鸦一般黑，男人都没一个好东西。"

刘钧有些被骂懵了，这什么跟什么啊。小丫头骂他几句他倒不是太在意，关键是，为什么骂他啊。他脑子里确实没有什么一个陆姑娘，更别提什么山盟海誓，非她莫娶，什么私奔之类的事情了。

"到底怎么回事？"

宝儿见他这般，越发的冷了脸，扭头就要走。

"负心人，陆姐姐等你等的这么辛苦，可你一走就是两年。回来这么多天，也绝口不提陆姐姐，如今听说陆姐姐要嫁人了，你居然还装不认识，陆姐姐当初真是瞎了眼。"

"你说清楚点，宝儿，到底是怎么一回事情。"

"你装，你继续装，反正再过两天陆姐姐就要嫁给别的男人了，如此一来你就解脱了。我知道你现在跟春江跟子结识了，连县老爷都要过来登门。你是怕陆姐姐耽误你，影响你吗？你是不是还打算要跟梅李周董等望族家的小姐结个亲呢？"

"陆小姐，陆小姐。"刘钧念叨着这个陌生的名字，然后，脑子里最深处终于有一些记忆浮现。

那是被刘钧埋藏最深的记忆，一段伤心的记忆。

那段往事如风暴一样席卷刘钧，只是刹那，他终于完全了解了刘钧和那陆小姐之间的感情旧事。

"陆姑娘真要嫁人了？嫁给谁？"刘钧问。虽然他并不是那个与陆姑娘山盟海誓，还相约私奔的男人，但刚才的那番记忆覆盖，让他对那段过往也感同身受。

那个刘钧与陆姑娘真的是有过一段刻骨铭心的爱情的，可惜最后被拆开了。他们最后一次见面，已经相隔了两年了。

两年后，他从府城回来，已经是一个武生，不再是当初那个刘二愣子。而两年后，记忆里当初那个温柔美丽的姑娘，如今却要嫁为人妇了。

"哼，你不是说你不认识陆姐姐吗，那你还问什么，你继续装啊。"

"宝儿，快告诉我，陆姑娘要嫁给谁？"

"阎家河的周瘸子。"

"什么，不可能，陆姑娘那么好的条件，那么美丽大方，识文断字，温柔娴慧，什么样的人嫁不到，怎么可能嫁给阎家河那个周瘸子？"刘钧震惊，周瘸子他认识，当年也还算是个风流少年，后来斗殴时被打断了腿，成了周瘸子。

"早三年，陆姑娘确实是十里八方媒人争相上门说媒的一朵鲜花，可自两年前后，陆姑娘的名声就坏了。虽然还有不少人上门求亲，可也都是些乡下农夫、卫所军丁匠人之类，或者续娶填房，商人做妾，可陆姑娘从来都没有答应过任何人，两年了，连家中楼都没有下过一步。"

"那现在怎么要嫁给周瘸子？"

"不是她要嫁，是周瘸子上门提亲，陆姐姐不肯，然后周瘸子放出话来，要上门抢亲。"

"什么，抢亲？"刘钧真是惊讶的大声叫了出来。这大明朝，还有人敢公然抢亲？宝儿这丫头，没有在骗我吧。

"周瘸子迎亲的日子就在今天，你要是心里还有陆姐姐，吃了饭就马上去陆家救她。"

"这么大的事情，还吃什么饭啊，走，我们现在就去周家。"刘钧坐不住了，如果是正常婚嫁，他这个陆姑娘的前男友并没有资格干涉，可竟然是抢亲，他岂能坐视不管。

前男友那也是男友好吧，周瘸子居然敢抢我刘钧的女人，简直就是活腻了，老子这就过去，把他第三条腿都给打断了。

"我就知道二爷心里一直还有陆姑娘的，太好了，这下陆姐姐有救了。"宝儿转怒为喜，哈哈大笑着跑到前面去开门带路。