Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 387, Back then

Mrs. Guo quickly threw herself into the ranks of entertaining guests. In her opinion, all the guests at home are the face of the old man, which is actually true. If someone is obsessed with Yuan Xiugao marrying into a wealthy family, it is actually wrong.The love of children will eventually fade away, and the days flow with firewood, rice, oil and salt. It is the flowing days that keep Yuanxiu and his wife as strong as ever, not the love that is so vigorous that it abandons everything.

Besides, the princess asked Wei Wang to go out of Beijing to make an engagement because of Yuan Tianjin, because the princess could be sure that Yuan Tianjin moved to Xinji that year.

Guo Shi, the daughter of an old pedant, is different from what her parents think. She has been disgusted with her father since she was a child. Old Master Guo admits death, and there is no change in everything. Someone once wanted to take him to be a teacher. The old master said that the other party had misbehavior , "How can I serve you with a low waist?" Someone even asked him to write Spring Festival couplets during the Chinese New Year, and there was always a hundred big money to give away.

Guo couldn’t see the loss of not going out to be a teacher, and he refused to write a couplet worth a hundred yuan. He went to the neighbor’s house and hired another reader to write it. Ordered Yunpian Cake.

Mrs. Guo went home and asked her mother to beg her. Her mother was tortured by the eldest sister and the younger sister, and her heart was ashamed. The husband refused to help and turned a blind eye. There are also complaints, and her mother is not angry: "You have a Qinggao father, you will be full if you eat Qinggao, what kind of cloud cakes will you eat?"

After the complaints were finished, Mrs. Guo's mother and Mrs. Guo were still a couple. The eldest sister and younger sister all went out, and the couple naturally got better slowly.

In addition, Mrs. Guo has an extra confidant, Mrs. Yuan, who often takes care of money during the New Year and holidays. Guo's mother thinks that this nobleness can be exchanged for money, can be exchanged for her three meals a day, and a new item when she goes out. Clothes, the husband and wife will naturally get better slowly.Then the daughter was assigned to the Yuan family, and Guo's mother thought that her husband's nobility was like buying a piece of bad land.

Wheat and rice are not viable, just sprinkle a handful of fruit seeds, and it will have a good harvest.

Mrs. Guo has never been out of the province to participate in the imperial examination in his life. The old master Yuan is one of the influential figures in the palace examination palace and is well-known in Beijing.

There is not much intersection between the two Liben.

The old man went home in fear, and never dared to show his talents, but he was really depressed, feeling that his ambition had not been fulfilled, his courage was broken first, and he was full of anger in his heart, so he devoted himself to studying and educating people. , In fact, it is helping the former self in my heart.

Whatever you think in your heart, you will attract. Some masters from the hometown gradually caught their eyes. Mr. Guo scolded "people who give money but have bad conduct" several times, and the gossip spread to the ears of the old man. He went to pay a visit, and the two hit it off.

The old man started a family business because his strength of character was appreciated by the nobles. After that, it was not until Yuan Xiu got married that he was able to determine who was the benefactor who saved him and gave him a huge sum of money. Jin knew it well, and the remonstrance in the palace examination was not without results. The nobles in the Golden Palace have like-minded people.

He has a strong character and made a fortune, so he naturally finds a confidant from the perspective of character.

Talk to the masters in the country, this kind of communication does not go out of the local area, and before the old master Yuan became famous in the province, Sanbao County could not hear it. This greatly satisfied the old master Yuan's distressed heart. set.

If you want to ask when the old man became famous in this province, there were officials in Xinji School. Ask them why, there was a Master Yuan who taught them. This Master Yuan was a role model for Xinji students. It is said that the money is not given to officials.This kind of fame made the old man tremble for a while, but later he found out that nothing happened, as long as he didn't jump out, there would naturally be celebrities in this province who would overwhelm him every year.

It's good for the old man to teach with peace of mind.

After getting engaged, Guo Shi liked her father-in-law very, very much. She saw that her future father-in-law was very sweet-mouthed.

They are all scholars, what is your father-in-law like?What are you like.Every day, I can only read the words of a gentleman and keep my virtue, and I can live by drinking the northwest wind.

This sentence, "They are all scholars, what kind of father-in-law is like" is the original words of Guo Shiniang. As soon as Guo Shi heard it, her mother threw it away.

And Old Master Guo doesn't even think about what his wife thinks, let alone a child?
After Mrs. Guo arrived at Yuan's house, she wanted to win her father-in-law's favor very much, but found that it was different from what she thought. Her father-in-law valued her eldest son Yuan Yuan most, and she took her eldest daughter-in-law Yan's as a matter of course.

From the point of view of elders and children, there is nothing wrong with this. Guo Shi feels that she can’t see her early days, just like at home, father’s words are useful, mother’s words are effective, and elder brother’s words are effective. When it comes to her, the youngest child’s words are useless .

She wholeheartedly pleases her father-in-law, so she neglects her mother-in-law. In the eyes of her mother-in-law, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is average.

When Mrs. Guo figured out how to flatter her mother-in-law, Yuan Yuan became an official and his wife left home. Mrs. Yuan passed away and sister Xiu was the housekeeper. Yuan Yuan and Ding You couldn't change their mother's legacy for three years. Now there is an old man in the family and three grown sons and daughters-in-law , Sister Xiu took care of the house.

The Guo family suddenly realized that this is the home of scholars, and the imperial examination is the apex.It's not that there is a saying that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both.Her father-in-law said to the eldest son Yuan Yuan, loyalty is like filial piety, if you take good care of the people outside, you are my filial son.

After Guo Li became an official, there was a sigh of relief in Guo's chest. She thought, we have gone to be loyal, we can get money in the yamen, and we will say goodbye early and say goodbye at home. It is also a foil for sister Xiu. At the end of the year, The old man hehe: "Sister Xiu has worked hard again this year", it sounds like the eldest son is a filial son.Besides, the second sister-in-law Zhen is a shrewd person, and Guo has no confidence to surpass Zhen.

Guo took this breath and encouraged the third master Yuanyun to leave the house.

Then I found that everything was wrong. Yuan Xiugao married her and she didn't catch up. Yuan Yun resigned the official instead and lived in Guo Li's house in a fit of anger. , ready to return to Beijing to send someone off, she is preparing to return to Beijing.

Mrs. Guo hurriedly flattered Princess Xian, and Mrs. Zhen was secretly angry when she saw it, but she couldn't say anything.In Li Shi's eyes, she felt that she had lost her teacher, but after Guo Shi came back, she often mocked their mother and daughter for living on food, and Li Shi was clever not to get angry with her. As Zhen said, there is no need to think about coming back in three or five years, especially where you are an official, that is the home of mothers and daughters.

It is impossible for Princess Xian and the people following her to see it. Everyone kept silent and did not comment on other people's housework.

Several times, Yuanhui scolded Mrs. Guo because she always wanted to show her hospitality. Sister Hui said to prepare porridge in the morning, Mrs. Guo said that rice should be prepared, sister Hui said to cook ham at noon, Mrs. Guo said that the ham should be replaced with fish.

Yuan Hui didn't have any distracting thoughts, and refuted Guo Shi unceremoniously, telling her: "I am the housekeeper, third aunt, you can just listen to me." , should not have seen it.

When Guo went back to her room, she was bitter, but no one told her.

The stars are clear and the moon is bright, and sporadic lights illuminate this small town. The night of this dynasty is a real night. The countryside is plunged into silence and darkness, and the occasional lights are not bright, but more like will-o'-the-wisps.

The reason for the small number of residents here.

Yuan Yun thought this way, the night of Xinji has the lights of restaurants, teahouses and brothels, which is far more lively than here.

He sat on the bumpy threshold, listening to the voices of two old men, about palace examinations, about entering the palace, about imperial officials, about life and death. Those were the years that Yuan Yun never knew.

This is not a small yard, and it would be spacious for one person to live in. The front door is closed, and there is a grocery store there.

Vegetables are grown in the yard, and the water well is also in the yard. Just pull them out, wash them, fry them, and fry them. There are only a few dozen households in this town. It is impossible to have a large vegetable market. You can eat what you grow. There is no fish, and I don’t know where to put the meat. After a few years, there is a smell of oil after leaving. It is the best meat dish that the owner can produce.

"Papa papa" the door of the grocery store was slammed, and someone scolded loudly: "Old man who is sleeping to death again, I want wine, Sanye, open the door quickly, or I will break your shop."

The two old men who were drinking and chatting in the main room turned their heads together, Yuan Yun is here, one of them is the old man Yuan, he opened his eyes vigilantly, and asked another old man in common clothes: "Old Gu, you really don't live peacefully here. "

The man was still scolding, but Gu staggered to his feet: "When I send him away, he will calm down."

Yuan Yun and Dequan went to the yard together, and said to Lao Gu, "You stay here when you are old, and we will take it down and send it to the official tomorrow."

Lao Gu waved his hand: "A fellow from the village, why send him an official. I'll spend some wine, so I'll send him away." He asked Yuan Yunhe not to follow him, and opened the door of the grocery store alone. Going to the yard, I looked at the old man under the oil lamp, and saw Yuan Yun and Dequan standing upright, a little awe-inspiring, he was familiar with the place where the wine was placed, picked up the two jars of wine and left.

Old Gu walked slowly, so he followed him to the yard at this time, and said: "Oh, don't grab it, there is open wine in the shop, come with me, I'll give you a few catties."

"Fuck you." The drunk knocked Lao Gu down with his shoulder, and ran away.

Lao Gu tried to get up with his hands on the ground, still trying to stop Yuan Yun and Dequan: "Don't chase him, forget it, folks in the village, if you beat him today, he will come back with revenge later, so there will be no peace."

Yuan Yun couldn't help it, so he had to close all the doors to send him back to his seat.

Grandpa Yuan looked at Lao Gu's embarrassment, and suddenly smiled: "I think Gu Dayong back then has become an ancient monster now."

"I think back then," the old man came bravely, grinning toothlessly: "Old Yuan, do you still remember? On the day of the palace examination, I said to bring a knife, and I was afraid of being searched, but I didn't bring a knife because I was afraid that things would fail. Brothers They all died in the palace and no one collected the corpses, so I had to send two of them out anyway. I deliberately broke my leg and bought a hard crutch to enter the palace. The gate of the palace was strictly inspected. Allow me to take the abduction in."

The old man Yuan laughed loudly: "How many did you give away?"

"Xiao Shao, Xiao Lei, Xiao Qiu. These guys also have a conscience. Seeing you being dragged away, I will do my best. These guys dragged me out of the palace with all their might. I said I have to collect your body and cannot leave the capital." , They said that Shishilipu is waiting, otherwise no one can escape. Sure enough, the gate of Beijing was closed not long after we left Beijing. Old Yuan, after searching Shishilipu, we were forced to leave Beijing. The next year Xiaoqiu went to Beijing to search for your bones in Luanrengang, and was almost bitten by a wild dog. We had no choice but to set up a tomb for you."

The old man Yuan said: "No wonder I have fortune every year, I dare you to send me money every year."

"That's right, I burned money for you." When Lao Gu said this, he sighed helplessly: "I lost my energy when the powerful officials of the Imperial Academy fell. It’s nothing good, but it’s just peaceful, even distant county towns don’t want to collect taxes. Old Yuan, thanks to you, I found it.”

The old master Yuan smiled: "Luo Xingzi's place is really hard to get to. It's okay to find you."

"Is he still alive? I had money for a year, and I said it would be good to inquire about other people's lives. I heard he was dead."

"No, it's too far away. The relatives will treat him as dead. He is now in my house, Lao Gu, you can move to my house too. There are also Xiao Shao Xiaolei and the others, give me the address."

"They're all dead. I'll accompany you to look at the grave tomorrow. Oh, look at how rich you are now. Xiao Shao left behind a daughter who is not doing well in her husband's house. You can give her ten taels of silver. She took two children with her and couldn't eat well or wear warm clothes. A few years ago, I was strong enough to make noises at her in-law's house every year and send her some things. Now I can't fight anymore. There are ten taels of silver in our poor place You can live on your own, it doesn’t matter if the bad in-laws and husband don’t want it.”

"Take her to my house and find a new husband." The old man said.

Old Gu laughed loudly: "As expected of you, you are still the same as you were back then, and you are not pedantic at all."

"What's pedantic, I'm still the one who dared to go to the imperial examination to admonish me." The old man poured a glass of wine and drank it down. Tears welled up in his eyes as he drank the wine.

Old Gu also shed tears: "Then, go to your house?"

"Go to my house."

Yuan Yun stood aside, feeling inexplicably sad.

In the early morning of the next day, Lao Gu opened the shop and gave away all the things at home. After his wife died, his knees were empty, and the neighbors took care of them, and the yard was given to the neighbors.

Before leaving, he asked Yuan's father and son to wait, and Lao Gu staggered and smashed open the door of the house, found out the drunk man last night, punched him more than a dozen times in the street, and cursed: "Grandpa was so powerful in Beijing back then, without you. I punched him." Don't you think that Lao Tzu's fists are not hard because you are young and strong?"

The old man was overjoyed: "Are you a grandfather, or his father?"

"In terms of seniority, he is his distant grandfather, and in terms of fists, he is his father."

Lao Gu scolded the drunk again not to bully the village, all the people living here are relatives, the old master Yuan brought two big mules, one for each old man, and said goodbye to the neighbors.

Yuan Yunhe got to go all over the world.

The old man said: "Second boy, I will take turns sitting with you, and I will let you in later."

The old man Yuan said: "Leave him alone, if you don't buy him a mule, you just let him feel the difference between an official sedan chair and walking."

The first stop was at the county seat, where I filed a complaint in the yamen, and delivered the letter of resignation. Not long after, Xiao Shao’s daughter came with her two children, and her parents-in-law followed behind and scolded them. When the two mules started on the road again, they were followed by a hired car. Yuan Yuan only had a car to sit in. He had to sit in the back of the car, and the driver was in front. Xiao Shao's daughter and two children were sitting in the car.

After finding the nearest canal pier, Lao Gu took Xiao Shao's daughter and two children on board.After the boat sailed, Xiao Shao's daughter, who hadn't figured it out these days, asked, "Uncle Gu, what is Heli?"

"It's just that you have this document in your pocket, and no one can care about remarrying a husband."

(End of this chapter)