Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11289

Hu family.

Today is the 26th day of the first lunar month. For everyone in the Hu family, today is a very special day.

why?

Because today is the eighteenth birthday of Hu Wangjia, the young master of the Hu family.

Master Hu Xuesong was forty years old when he had this precious son, who was his lifeblood and treasure.

Mr. Hu Xuesong's first wife was a very capable woman, but unfortunately she was not able to give birth to a son for Mr. Hu. Instead, she gave birth to several daughters in her early years, but some of them died young. The only daughter was betrothed to a small local gentry as his principal wife when Mr. Hu was the magistrate of a county in his early years.

The county town is about a hundred miles away from Qing'an County. It is considered good for the girl to go back to her parents' home once every two years. Especially in recent years, as her parents-in-law have grown older, the girl seldom comes back to visit.

The first lady was very lonely, so in order to leave offspring for Mr. Hu, she arranged three concubines for him at once.

The three concubines were all chosen by the maids around the first lady. However, they turned out to be as unlucky as the first lady. They could not give birth to sons and only gave birth to daughters.

The county magistrate's wife's biological mother was one of these three concubines, but the county magistrate's wife died of complications during childbirth, so she has always been raised under the name of the eldest lady.

Although Mr. Hu Xuesong had a wife and three concubines at home, he was not satisfied with their stomachs, so he had affairs outside.

So one year, he fell in love with a tenant farmer's girl. The girl was only sixteen years old at the time, a pretty and innocent girl.

Master Hu Xuesong and his tenant buried the girl. In the second year after she got married, the girl gave birth to a big fat son for Master Hu Xuesong, who is now Hu Wangjia.

Originally, the eldest lady was going to treat the youngest concubine like she did with the other concubines, letting her give birth to a child and fulfill her obligations before sending her away. However, this concubine turned out to be quite resourceful and managed to gain the favor of Master Hu Xuesong, who allowed her to continue to stay by his side and serve him.

Master Hu Xuesong liked the concubine's youth and beauty, and he liked the son she gave birth to even more. The saying that a mother's status is determined by her son is not only popular among the royal family and wealthy families, but also in the backyards of officials and scholars like Master Hu Xuesong.

As Young Master Hu Wangjia grew up day by day, the mother and son became more and more important in the heart of Master Hu Xuesong. The eldest lady's health was getting worse and worse, and Master Hu had long given the housekeeper power to the concubine. The eldest lady died of illness two days ago. Some people said that she was angered to death by the concubine, but the Hu family did not investigate further.

Moreover, Master Hu promoted this concubine to be his legitimate wife. Although this was a bit against the rules, Master Hu did it out of consideration for the future of his son, Hu Wangjia.

If Tao is not promoted to be the legal wife, then in the future when Hu Wangjia is outside, whether he is taking exams or looking for a marriage partner, people will talk about him as a bastard born to a concubine.

Many daughters of well-matched families prefer legitimate sons when getting married; no one wants to be a concubine's son.

So now, Tao is the legitimate wife of the Hu family, Hu Wangjia is the legitimate young master, Master Hu Xuesong is the father-in-law of the county magistrate, Tao is the legitimate mother-in-law, and Hu Wangjia is the legitimate brother-in-law.

The wife of the county magistrate grew up in the Hu family. She was taught from a young age that her younger brother, Hu Wangjia, should be the core and that everything should be for her younger brother. Only with her younger brother can she have a mother's home and only with her younger brother can she have a backer. So Hu Wangjia was spoiled from childhood to adulthood.

Today is his eighteenth birthday. At night, the front yard of the Hu family is brightly lit and several tables are set up for banquets.

Those who came to the banquet were the small gentry of Qing'an County and the families of officials of all ranks in the yamen. The county magistrate himself did not come because he was busy with official duties, and his wife went back to her parents' home as a representative.

The Hu family yard was very lively at this time, and the trees in the yard were all decorated.

The floor leading from the main entrance to the main hall was covered with a three-meter-wide red carpet, and tables were placed on both sides. The Hu family servants were walking around carrying wine and food. Mr. Hu Xuesong even personally led Hu Wangjia, who was dressed in new clothes, to thank the guests at each table in person.

The guests looked at Hu Wangjia, a boy standing next to Hu Xuesong. He was only eighteen years old, but two heads taller than Hu Xuesong, with a fat head and big ears, his eyes squeezed into a slit, and a dull look. The guests racked their brains to squeeze out all kinds of words of praise.

For example: Your son is tall and strong, handsome and outstanding!
Young Master Hu is a rare talent, with an imposing manner!

……

Yang Ruoqing had just walked to the gate of the Hu family's courtyard. When she smelled the aroma of wine and food in the night breeze, she also heard the self-deceiving words said by these guests.

She smiled. If Pinocchio's fairy tale came true, this yard would probably be full of elephants, all of them long-nosed monsters!
"Dad, Lian'er, Ping'an, the three of you wait for me at the door, you don't have to go in."

Yang Ruoqing turned around and said to the three people behind her.

Behind them, Yang Huazhong and He Lian'er had just arrived near the Hu family's courtyard and saw the streets outside filled with sedan chairs and carriages. This scene instinctively made them feel a sense of awe for these powerful gentlemen.

This is the awe that has been engraved in the bones of the common people from generation to generation, and it is also the lingering deterrent brought about by the oppression and exploitation of the common people's descendants by these so-called powerful people.

Even though Da'an passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, thus changing his fate, what he changed was his own knowledge and perspective, identity and status. He could provide Yang Huazhong and the others with a life of food and clothing, but he could not erase the shadow left by the deep-rooted class oppression from the souls of Yang Huazhong and He Lian'er.

Therefore, Yang Ruoqing clearly realized that the closer she got to the Hu family compound, the more her father's aura of justice and reason was drained away by an invisible force.

As for Lian'er, her face turned pale.

But even so, when they heard Yang Ruoqing ask them to wait outside while she went in, they still shuddered and tried to suppress their fear. Yang Huazhong said, "That won't work. We have strength in numbers, and we won't be refuted by them and have no chance to say anything when we reason with them!"

He Lian'er's voice trembled as she said, "Sister, the Hu family is all-powerful on this street, especially Young Master Hu Wangjia. The servants around him are all aggressive and aggressive. I heard that many of them used to be street thugs in Qing'an County!"

Yang Ruoqing gently patted He Lian'er's cold hand: "Don't worry, I've seen a lot of people like this, and I like to reason with these people the most."

"Qing'er, no matter what, Dad will go in with you. I can't let you go in alone!" Yang Huazhong said in a deep voice, clenching his fists.