Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

The bowl of fermented glutinous egg in his hand was completely cold, and Hu Shun didn't know what to say to his daughter, he just repeated a sentence over and over again: "Ying'er, you should eat something, if you don't eat, you will be hungry." It's good or bad. I know you don't want to be a concubine with others, but there's nothing you can do about it!"

Speaking of this, Hu Shun sighed a long time: "You are Daddy's darling, if it was before, naturally he would not let you suffer a little bit. But Daddy has encountered a hurdle that cannot be overcome now, let me tell you the truth. Our Hu family On the surface, it seems that they are making money every day, and the business is also doing big. No matter what, more than 1000 taels of silver are entered every year. But more than half of the more than 1000 taels of silver have to be given away, and few of them actually end up on hand. "

"You have never been involved in your family's business since you were a child. Naturally, you don't know that if you want to earn more than 1000 taels of silver, you have to invest tens of thousands of dollars. If I have 1 taels, how can I open this warehouse? It's too late to enjoy the blessings." !Actually, these capitals are the equity pooled by several merchants."

"Last time, my father was also confused. He thought that this official position would be lost. In order to escape for his life, he threw all the goods out at a loss. Up to now, not only has the previous capital been wiped out, but he owes more than 5000 taels. The house and the warehouse are sold, so there is no way to fill this hole. But who would have thought that Su Mu... actually helped Dad get through this difficulty safely."

Hearing Su Mu's name, Hu Ying on the bed moved slightly.

Hu Shun continued to sigh: "Father has been strong and competitive all his life, and he thinks this face is bigger than the sky. If I go bankrupt this time, if I give me three to five years, with my ability, I may make it back. But... But, daddy is going to be forced to come by his creditors soon, it's really going on, where should I put my face. The reason why I agreed to Su Ruisheng to let you be his concubine. Really, really, is that Mr. Su doesn't I know how to buy all the shares from the largest shareholder of the warehouse. Say yes, as long as you go to Su’s house, you won’t come to force you.”

Hu Ying still closed her eyes, her voice was cold and desperate: "Is face more important than a daughter in Daddy's mind? Are you really going to send me to that tiger and wolf den? Daddy...you are so cruel!"

"Why did you become a father?" Hu Shun was a little puzzled: "Ying'er, the daughter of our military family is lowly in status, and she can't promise a good family at all. A scholarly family like the Su family can only be given to others." To be a concubine. To be honest, Daddy thinks this marriage is good, it is better than marrying you to a poor family."

What Hu Shun said made some sense. In fact, the status of military households in the Ming Dynasty was so low that people of later generations could not understand it at all.The Ming Dynasty implemented a strict household registration system, dividing the common people into different classes such as scholars, peasant households, artisan households, military households, medical households, and humble households.In other words, if you are a military household, your children and grandchildren can only be military households.

On weekdays, they farmed the fields for officers, and they had to perform hard labor every year. In times of war, they had to prepare their own weapons to fight the enemy.And can't do business, can't take imperial examinations.

In terms of political status, a military officer like Hu Baihu is not even comparable to an ordinary citizen.

Therefore, if there is no hematoxylin factor.Ms. Hu's normal life trajectory should be to marry a child of an ordinary military family, or to be a concubine for a wealthy family.

Hu Shun didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did, but he was a little at a loss when he saw his daughter not hesitate to die with a hunger strike.

Hearing what her father said, Hu Ying sighed in her heart, but said nothing.After three days of starvation, her body was so weak that she had no strength at all. She just wanted to die and stay away from this heart-rending pain: Little ancestor, ever since I summoned up the courage to look for you, in my heart, I, Hu Ying, have put myself How can she be a concubine if she is yours.I can only... only die to show my innocence.

At this moment, a series of rumbling footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and the big man's voice seemed very eager: "Uncle, Miss, I have something to do!"

Hu Shun was startled: Could it be that the creditor forced him to come?

He hurriedly put the bowl on the bedside table and asked, "What's the matter?"

Because he was a little nervous, his hands trembled, and the cold fermented glutinous rice swirled out, drenching his hands.

Hu Jinxue panted heavily: "Mr. Shao is packing his things and said he is leaving the Hu Family Academy. Uncle, now that Mr. Shao is leaving, where should we go to study?"

Hu Shun was stunned, the house was in such a dilapidated state, so naturally there was no way to get rid of it, and if Mr. Shao wanted to leave, he had no reason to stop him.However, the children in the family have just begun to learn to read and write. If they give up halfway... such as the big man, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, if he delays for a few years, he will not be able to improve his studies.

No, no matter what, Mr. Shao has to stay, and he has to make up enough money for tuition.Although he kept his position as an officer of a hundred households, he had already offended his colleagues. The Hu family saw that this was not going to happen.If the children don't read some books and learn the principles of life and life, the Hu family has no chance to stand up.

Hu Shun: "Go to Mr. Tong Shao immediately and tell him that Hu Shun will go to see him immediately and ask him to wait for a while."

"Yes." Hu Jinxue did not move.

"Why, why don't you go?" Hu Shun was in a bad mood, and his voice became louder.

Hu Jinxue muttered a few times: "Uncle, today is the day when the government will release the rankings."

"So what, what's your business?" Hu Shun scolded rudely.

The big man said loudly: "Uncle, Su Mu got the first name, among more than 300 children, he got the first name!"

The sound shook the roof, and a group of sparrows flew up at the same time.

"Ah, the first name!" Hu Shun shuddered in his heart and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up, I'm going to see Mr. Shao."

Su Mu just studied in the school for a month, and he got the first place.

"Si, this Mr. Shao is really powerful, no, no matter what happens this time, he must be kept."

Hu Shun didn't think about anything else, turned around and said, "Ying'er, daddy go to persuade Mr. Shao, you must be good!"

But at this moment, Hu Baihu found that his daughter was already sitting on the bed, with a foolish smile on his face: "Daddy, you can't think of it, first name, this is the door-to-door son-in-law you chose for your daughter. Can Ziqiao get the second son-in-law?" One, in the future you will be able to win talents and even raise people, Dad, are you still thinking of getting a famous scholar to step in?"

Hu Baihu felt as if he had been stabbed by a dagger in his heart, and the pain was unbearable. After a long time, he realized that the reason why his daughter didn't eat or drink was because he was thinking about Su Mu: "Daughter, Dad knows that you miss that kid. But now What kind of person, let alone a married woman. Even if the Ming media is marrying, they won't pick a lady from everyone. Forget about him!"

He took a few steps back, gritted his teeth again, and strode out.

He is proud and arrogant, knowing that the conflict between himself and Su Mu is irreconcilable.Besides, he couldn't bear to apologize to Su Mu.

Moreover, even without this matter, it is impossible for Su Mu to marry a military household.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the daughter of a military household who gave birth to a son can only be a military household, unless there is special approval from the Minister of the Ministry of War to leave the country.

No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for the promising Su Mu to make such a bad move.

A small military officer from a hundred households, in other words, even if Su Mu gets fame in the future, he will not be able to get through the door of the Minister of the Ministry of War.

The six ministers of the Ming Dynasty are generally held concurrently by the cabinet ministers. In the eyes of ordinary people, the ministers and cabinet ministers are high in the clouds, unattainable!

Sitting on the bed and laughing for a long time, a tall woman came over and touched Hu Ying's forehead with her hand: "Daughter, this is the life of our military households!"

"Mother, daughter, my daughter has no strength left to live!" Hu Ying threw herself into her mother's arms and cried loudly.

Mother Hu hugged her daughter, and tears welled up: "It's nothing, everything will pass."

The two mothers cried for a long time, and Hu's mother was about to persuade her daughter to eat again. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and many people shouted: "Hu Baihu, Mr. Hu, come out!"

"Hu Shun, come out!"

Hu Jinxue ran over with a flustered and angry face: "Auntie, Miss, something is wrong. Many people came outside, all of whom are creditors of our warehouse. They said that they want us to pay back the money, otherwise the store will be demolished. Also, still have……"

Mother Hu: "If you have something to say, what else?"

Hu Jinxue looked annoyed: "And Su Ruisheng also came, and brought a sedan chair and an IOU. He said yes, either pay back the money and withdraw the shares, or pick up the eldest lady today."

"Where's my lord?"

"With Mr. Shao."

"Go and call him."

When Mother Hu looked back, Hu Ying's face was pale, and there was a trace of determination in her eyes.

Hu's mother cried out: "Ying'er, don't you want to make fools of yourself?"

Hu Ying smiled suddenly: "Don't worry, it's okay. Mother, I'm hungry, you feed me two bites. No need to heat it up, I can't wait."

"Ying'er..." Mother Hu fed a spoonful of egg flower to her.

Hu Ying ate with big mouthfuls, but quietly stretched her hand under the blanket and put it on the handle of the knife.

Hidden inside is a short Japanese sword more than a foot long, also called Wakizashi, which is the goods in the warehouse.

The purpose of this thing is to commit seppuku. After it was introduced to China, it was mostly used as a short weapon for body protection.

At this time, Japan was in a period of war, and ronin warriors who had lost their territories continued to flee to the southeast coast of China, doing maritime business at sea, or simply robbing business travelers.Japan's weapons are well-made and are the most sold commodities.

She has tried it before, and this knife cuts gold and jade, and it is extremely sharp.

If he strikes violently later, he will surely be able to cut off the head of that wretched and despicable dog Su Ruisheng.

At that time, I, Hu Ying, will at best pay him his life. No matter what, I have to keep a clean body for Su Mu, the damned little ancestor.

After eating up a bowl of fermented glutinous rice, Hu Ying waited for her mother to go to wash the dishes, hid Wakizawa, quietly walked to the front hall, hid in a nearby hut, and looked out through the cracks in the wooden walls.

There were a lot of people outside, yelling and sitting in a room.

The goods and counters in the hall have been emptied long ago, but the place looks big.

All the people were anxious and shouted: "Hu Shun come out."

"Master Hu, Master Hu, don't hide. Others are afraid of you being an officer, but I'm not afraid. It's really not going to work. Let's see you in court. I'll see if the magistrate will help you or help me."

At the same time, there was a sound of suona coming from outside the gate, apparently Su Ruisheng brought the wedding party.

But Su Ruisheng was not in a hurry, and sat on a big chair leisurely, with a cup of tea in his hand, his brows were full of pride.

Hu Ying's eyes fell on the pulsating artery in his neck, and her knuckles were pinched white on the handle of the knife.