Pastoral affairs

Early in the morning, the Cui family became lively again. It was said that there were guests. When Cui Jingping went out to fetch water and Cui Wei let the dog go, he saw the door of the Cui family was open. Two small figures stood outside the gate of Cui's courtyard.The older woman was about fifty years old, her hair was already a little gray, her face was disheveled, she was wearing coarse cloth clothes with a few patches, her back was a little bent, and she looked extremely poor.The younger one, about fourteen or fifteen years old, was short and thin, and was wearing a brand new green cloth jacket. Compared with the woman, his clothes seemed to be much more decent.

However, this man was very thin, wearing a thick robe that looked empty on him. He covered his mouth with a veil in one hand, and coughed a few times from time to time, coughing as if his lungs were about to fall out. The woman As soon as he heard him coughing, he patted his back in a hurry, looking worried and anxious.When Cui Wei passed by, the woman turned her head and took a look, her eyes lit up when she saw Cui Wei.

The little girl is wearing a light green jacket with flowers embroidered on the sleeves today, and a thick pleated skirt layered on her lower body. She looks playful and lively when she walks around.Wearing two small white fur balls on his head, against the black hair, it makes people feel happy unconsciously. The young man seemed to feel the woman's gaze, and turned his head, He glanced at Cui Wei, his eyes lit up immediately, he put down the handkerchief in his hand, turned his head and cupped his hands at Cui Wei.

The two strangers, whom they didn't know before, didn't seem to have the impression of these two relatives when they were in Cui's house.Cui Wei didn't take them to heart either, she just thought they were relatives of the Cui family whom she had never met, so she nodded at the two of them, and then turned towards her home, the young man just turned his head At that time, Cui Wei saw that his face was pale, with blue inside, like a living dead, and that figure would fall down when the wind blows.It seemed that when the cold wind blew, he would shake it a few times, and the coughing sound could be heard clearly from a long distance, as if his heart and lungs were coughing to the point of jumping out.

As soon as Cui Wei left, the woman smacked her lips: "The little girl looks good, and the clothes look good, I don't know which rich family she is from. If you are in the future, Brother Shou, can you find me a wife like that?" Come back, I can help you, and I am also satisfied." She shook her head and sighed as she spoke, she just dared to say what she just said in her mouth and thought about it in her heart, how could she dare to give birth to such a thing? thought.The boy heard her words.Busy coughed even harder, and the sound made people frown uncontrollably.His originally pale face was flushed, and he hurriedly said: "Mother...cough cough cough..."

Maybe it was the coughing noise from this side that disturbed the people in the house, and soon a person came out from the door of Cui's house, who could be seen clearly through the wide open courtyard door, and the woman yelled: " Fang'er!" When she called out like this, Kong was surprised and happy, and came out to greet her: "Mother and brother are here. I have been waiting for a long time, and I didn't expect you to come here at this time. The journey was delayed? "The Kong family was originally in Shixi Village, which is several villages away from here. It would take more than an hour at least to walk here. The Kong family was waiting a little anxiously. When they saw their mother and younger brother coming, they were immediately happy. The young man wanted to go inside, and said: "Now Erlang just came back, mother, hurry up and come in, but the younger brother's old illness has relapsed? He needs to pay more attention to his body. If the money is not enough, you can tell me." , I still have a hairpin there, maybe it can be worth a hundred copper coins, which is enough for medicine."

The young man was so coughing that he couldn't speak, he just looked at Kong with a guilty face.The scholar of the Kong family died early, leaving behind two siblings and a mother of the Shao family. The family almost did not survive that year.Back then, Kong Xiucai was physically weak and married Shao Si, who only knew three obediences and four virtues. In the end, Kong Xiucai vomited blood and died. He didn’t earn much money when he was around. Putting it into his medicine money, when he died, it would be even more difficult for the Kong family, especially for Kong Pengshou, who was so weak that he could hardly support him back then. Later, when he grew up carefully, it made the Kong family even worse. It's poor, and the debts are high. Kong has been dependent on his brother and mother since he was a child, and has a very good relationship, but Kong's family has a lot of debts. No one in the neighborhood is willing to marry Kong. When I went back, I bought one and had to give two as a gift.

In the end, there was only Yang, who didn't know what to do, thought he had found a bargain, and spent two taels of silver to carry him back. The two taels of silver were changed hands, and the Shao family paid back the debt, and took the medicine for Kong Pengshou. On weekdays, the life of mother and son is very difficult. Once Kong is married, Shao will only know how to wash and cook. Let him enjoy a little bit of fireworks, the mother and son are living a tight life, and they can have a meal here today, so they got up early in the morning.

Mrs. Kong also knew the situation in her own house, seeing Kong Pengshou's appearance, she didn't know what was going on in his heart, so she couldn't help but feel a sore nose, and hurriedly welcomed him in.In the room, Mrs. Yang saw her in-laws, mother and son coming, and she squeezed a smile on her face. In any case, the mother and son of the Shao family are soft and easy to handle. Compared with the Wang family, they are much easier to take care of. For the sake of Erlang Cui Jingzhong, Yang's New Year's Eve is a little bit dissatisfied at the sight of Kong Pengshou who is about to die at any moment, but he still bears it. laughed:

"My in-laws are here, and I said it's already this hour. I wonder if they were delayed on the way."

Mrs. Shao sat down a little nervously, helping his son to sit down too. Mrs. Kong on the other end was in a hurry to get hot water and get a sweat towel to wipe their faces. Mrs. Shao then laughed and said, "Mother-in-law, you are welcome. , my elder brother Shou is weak, so he has to walk slowly all the way, and it will cause trouble for my in-laws!" As soon as she finished speaking, Wang's gaze, who was holding the child, fell on Kong Pengshou, and after looking at it for a long time, she Suddenly felt that something was wrong, and kept staring at Kong Pengshou. Everyone chatted and didn't notice her for a while. Cui Shifu had the nerve to keep his eyes on his daughter-in-law, so he didn't notice. On the contrary, it was Cui Jinghuai who glared at Wang Shi several times, but Wang Shi didn't hold back a bit.

This Kong Pengshou looks pretty, but he has a sickly look and a smell of bitter medicine on his body. Fortunately, he is a scholar, which makes Yang Shi think highly of him. Hearing Shao Shi's words, he suddenly Then follow her topic and boast:

"I see that Pengshou is a promising man. He has a refined appearance, and there are no people who don't study." Yang has never studied, so he doesn't know how to praise others. As soon as he said this, Cui Jingzhong couldn't help but frowned. Nodding his head.However, Cui Jingzhong didn't like what Mrs. Yang said, which made Mrs. Shao very happy, and she immediately smiled, while complimenting Cui Jingzhong a few words.

There is no mother who doesn't like people to praise her son. Originally, Yang was only thinking of dealing with this poor in-laws, but after a few words, she really gave birth to some closeness. Just by looking at her age, she knew The little Kong Pengshou said at the same time: "Dear family, I see that your Pengshou is already 14 years old, right? I don't know if you say you are a relative?"

When Yang married Kong and went home, Kong was 16 years old. It is very rare to see people at this age who have not mentioned their relatives at this time. If Yang did not act quickly, he would have married Kong in half a month. If you follow the normal etiquette, you may not be able to marry someone in a year or two.At the beginning, Kong was three years older than her younger brother, and Kong had been in the family for a year. Kong Pengshou should be fourteen. If it drags on, he might be old. He has no family background, and Kong Pengshou's appearance is sick and crooked. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to talk about marriage. If he delays, he will really lose his children and grandchildren.

"Oh, let's not hide it from my in-laws. My in-laws also know about our family's situation. How can anyone look up to them? If my in-laws have a daughter, they can't help pity us, so they will marry us." Shao's words just sighed inadvertently. It is not uncommon for daughters to exchange daughter-in-laws with each other, but it is only done by people who are too poor to marry a daughter-in-law. When Shao said this, not only Cui Shifu's face turned cold, but Yang's face also turned cold. It also looks a little ugly.

It's not that she was angry at Shao's words, but she was a little dissatisfied. When she married Kong, she was the official wife of a Ming matchmaker, and she spent a few taels of silver to get out. Now hearing Shao's words, it seems that she doesn't want to spend money. , I just wanted to beg one of my daughters back for no reason, but fortunately that little girl Cui Wei has nothing to do with her now, otherwise if she heard about this, with her character, she wouldn't have to make a big fuss?Yang's heart is also a little dissatisfied, whoever wants to marry this kid from the Kong family is really in bad luck!She looked like she was going to die at a young age, and her family was so poor that even if she wanted to sell her daughter, she would not look down on them. Even if Cui Wei hadn't fallen out with Yang, she wouldn't be able to do it, let alone now that she couldn't make the decision. Cui Wei got married.

But knowing that Gui knew about this matter, Yang Shi was still a little unhappy when he heard Shao Shi's tone, and said with a sullen face: "This is not appropriate for my in-laws. Even if I have a daughter, how can I have a daughter?" The principle of giving it to others for free when she grows up, I spent money to bring back that girl of yours back then!" Shao originally thought that the two families would be a family after the girl got married, but when she heard Yang Saying this, she felt a little dazed immediately, her face was burning hot, and she said submissively: "My relatives, don't be offended, I am a woman, and I don't understand these principles." After she finished speaking, she changed the subject again: "Just now Instead, I saw a little girl passing by the door of my in-law's house. She was well dressed and looked good. I don't know whose family she belonged to. She was the same age as our brother Shou. If I could have her as a wife, look at her body Wearing it, even if I die in the future, I don’t have to worry about the future of Brother Shou!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest power.)

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