The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 55

Seeing his begging appearance, Yingniang really couldn't bear to refuse him, but Aunt Yao has nothing to do with the county magistrate, "Liang Zi, Aunt Yao did come from the palace, but she doesn't know the county at all. Can't beat it."

Hearing what Yingniang said, Liang Zi burst into tears as a big man, "It's all my fault that I didn't think of the trustee earlier. If I had thought of it earlier, then you and the Zhen family didn't have a fight at that time, maybe I could really help you. It was still yesterday. I just thought of it when I heard an old man remind me on the road."

Yingniang wanted to say that even if she and the Zhen family didn't have a fight, she didn't have a deep friendship with the Zhen family, so it's really hard to help.She only met Zhen Yuanwai three times in total, and each time they met and saluted and it was over.She had never met the other two sons of the Zhen family, and they heard that they were doing business along the Qinhuai River.As for Yen Zicha, he has always had trouble with Yingniang.

With such a relationship with the Zhen family, how could she dare to ask others for this favor.The [-] wen that Liang Zi mentioned is equivalent to ten taels of silver, and these are things that people can't even pry open their eyelids.

Seeing that Yingniang was really embarrassed, Liang Zi didn't say anything, wiped away his tears and went out.Bo Ming was chopping firewood in the yard just now, and he listened to what Ying Niang and Liang Zi were sitting in the main room.He took a look at Liang Zi's dejected and sad face when he left the hospital, and he felt very sad that a big man was crying like that.Although Liang Zi is a cousin, he is almost the same as his own younger brother, and since he was young, he and Liang Zi and Zhong Ping have been playing together almost every day, and they have deep feelings for each other.

Yingniang went out of the main room, saw that Bo Ming was chopping firewood, and she couldn't help but said: "Bo Ming, it's true that we can't help, I don't think it's troublesome."

Bo Ming put down his ax for chopping wood, and sat by the well, "How could I not know, if it can really help, we don't need Liang Zi to ask, we should also help. No, even if it's right, we don't have anyone to ask for it. It's just that Liangzi's family suffers, there is no woman in the family, and the second uncle gets drunk and loses his temper at every turn. This kind of life is really aggrieved."

In fact, Yingniang was thinking that if she got close to Li Changan, she might be able to get a little relationship with the county magistrate.Li Changan has contacts with all the ministers in the court, maybe he can also get involved with the county magistrate.But she felt that it was not good for her to bother Aunt Yao. Li Changan didn't like Aunt Yao's meddling in outside affairs. If this kind of thing affected the relationship between Aunt Yao and Li Chang'an, she felt that she would be ashamed to see Aunt Yao.

So Yingniang didn't say a word about this matter, she just thought in her heart that if one day Li Changan really regarded her and Bo Ming as friends, maybe he could mention this matter.If it keeps like this, it's better not to cause trouble for Aunt Yao.

Seeing Boming sitting there with his head downcast, Yingniang comforted her and said, "Three years is not a long time. Hasn't it already been more than half a year? Zhongping will be able to get married in the coming year, and life will definitely be good. Don't worry too much about them."

Birming nodded, sighed, and then got up to chop wood.

After breakfast, Boming and Yingniang went to the town to buy ingredients for cooking Laba porridge and making thick cotton curtains.After returning home, Bo Ming took his things to Foyun Temple.

At this moment, only Yingniang, Zhaodi and Jiwang are at home.The three of them were busy cutting the material and evening the cotton together, and began to make thick cotton door curtains.

Near noon, Shuchang suddenly panicked and ran back. Seeing Yingniang, he plopped down on his knees without saying a word, causing Yingniang to back away again and again in fright.

Zhao Di and Ji Wang were even more dumbfounded, and even dropped the scissors in their hands to the ground in a panic.

Yingniang stabilized her body, and walked forward again, "Shuchang, what happened? Please speak up if you have something to do, but don't do this, you want to scare your sister-in-law to death, get up quickly."

Shuchang knelt there motionless, knowing that he was ashamed to see others, so he lowered his head and said: "Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and fourth younger brother, it's me who didn't live up to it. I've embarrassed my family and my parents. From now on, the whole family If you go out, you will definitely be reviled, and this is all caused by me."

Yingniang was anxious to death, "Why, tell me quickly!"

Shuchang paused for a moment, then said, "Yinyue told me just now that she seems... seems to be pregnant."

"Ah?" Yingniang, Zhaodi and Jiwang exclaimed together.

Shuchang buried his head lower and lower, "In the year of my parents' death, I did such a thing that was inferior to a pig and a dog. It can't be overstated by a thunderbolt. When you go out in the future, don't recognize me as the third brother again. , as if there is no third brother like me."

"The last time your elder brother asked you, didn't you say that you and Yinyue never did anything against the rules?" Being poked in the back, not to mention this is still in the year of the death of my parents-in-law!

Shuchang regretted endlessly, "Brother asked, I really had never touched Yinyue. But... Later I was really worried about Yinyue, afraid that she would be beaten by her father, and that one day she would really be beaten by Yen Zi." After Zha took her away, she secretly went to see her. She cried to death, saying that I didn't see her for so many days, and thought I didn't want her anymore. She also said that she was afraid that the Zhen family would rob her. , she also wanted to... give me the first time, but I couldn't control it and..."

Yingniang sat on the chair and said nothing, Yinyue is pregnant, should I ask Shuchang to marry her in quickly?But in the year of the death of the in-laws, it is impossible to hold a wedding.If she doesn't marry, Yinyue's belly will grow in her natal family. Will she still be able to meet people in the future, and not be drowned by other people's saliva?
Yingniang was stunned for a while, angry in her heart, but she didn't want to scold Shuchang, "Get up, kneeling can't solve the problem. I'll discuss this matter with your elder brother when he comes back."

As soon as Yingniang finished speaking, Bo Ming came back.Seeing Shuchang's appearance, Bo Ming naturally wanted to ask what was going on.

When Shuchang said the matter tremblingly again, Boming was so angry that his third brother even went to touch other girls when he was not married. You have to get married?If this is not treason, what is it?There are quite a few people who have to keep their filial piety for three years, but he is good, and he can't keep his filial piety for one year.Don't you have to be sent by heaven to hold a happy event during the filial piety period?

Yingniang had never seen Bo Ming so angry, and seeing him turned pale.She was about to comfort him, but when she heard a "slap!", Birming raised his hand and gave Shuchang a big slap in the ear!
It may be that Boming used too much force, and Shuchang, who was kneeling, was beaten to the side.Immediately, five finger prints appeared on his face, and he didn't dare to say anything, just tears fell down.

Bo Ming stretched out his hand and wanted to slap him, but Ying Niang stopped him, "Okay, why are you hitting him? If you hit him, the child in Yinyue's stomach will be gone? You are usually a calm person , why are you acting rough at this time?"

Bo Ming was so angry that his head was dizzy, "Mother Ying, the face of our Xue family has been completely humiliated by him, it's still a trivial matter, how can you make your parents feel at ease under Jiuquan after you tell such a thing?"

Yingniang didn't want to make matters worse, and comforted her: "Don't worry, parents won't worry, Shuchang has his own children, and he will start a family soon, maybe parents will be very happy."

Although Bo Ming felt that what Yingniang said was reasonable, since ancient times, there was no such thing as holding a wedding in the anniversary year of his parents' death.

"Yingniang, tell me, can Shuchang marry Yinyue in May next year?" Bo Ming said absently.

In May of the next year, wouldn't Yinyue have a six-month pregnant belly?Isn't this trying to kill her? Her natal family probably won't agree to delay until then.

Ying Niang sighed: "Whether you drag it or not, the baby in Yinyue's belly is there, everyone can see it, and you can't hide it from the left and the right. It's a good winter, you wear a lot of clothes, people can't see it. When spring comes, unless she doesn't go out and can't let others go to her house, otherwise she can't hide it."

At this time, Boming suddenly felt lucky again, "Shuchang, are you sure that Yinyue is pregnant? Could it be a mistake?"

Shuchang lay there tilted, shook his head, and said with a choked voice: "There should be no mistake. Yinyue said that she hasn't been popular for a month, and she still has nausea and vomiting, and she feels sleepy when she works. She said The symptoms were exactly the same as her sister's when she was pregnant, she cried so miserably, if she wasn't sure, she wouldn't be so scared."

Yingniang and Boming were silent when they heard this, they didn't know what to do.

At this time, Shuchang begged in a low voice: "Why don't Yinyue and I have weddings and live in our house, so that we won't offend our parents' souls, and we will live in grandma's broken house... "

Before he finished speaking, Bo Ming yelled at him: "Grandma went there on the same day as my father and mother, and she was scared to death by what happened to my parents. She was already disturbed, and you still have to go there to disturb her." old man?"

Shuchang trembled from being yelled at, and dared not say anything more.

Yingniang looked at that Shuchang's pitiful appearance, and he accepted it after being reprimanded for so long, and the matter could not be resolved by beating and scolding, "Shuchang, you can go to Nanshan, the dinner will be served on Zishan now, so you can take care of it if you go." Yinyue. She has a body and still has to work, which makes her suffer too. Alas, her father refuses to come to work in the fields for her. When her father finds out about this, he is afraid that she will You will suffer another crime.”

Shuchang also knew that he felt sorry for Yinyue, so he got up obediently, lowered his head, and went out the door a little bit distraught.

Yingniang was still furious looking at Boming, and Zhaodi and Jiwang were too frightened to stay by the side and dare not make a sound.Yingniang poured a glass of water for Bo Ming, "Okay, okay, it's no use being angry, we have to think of a way now."

Bo Ming sighed: "I can think of any way, but this time I will be scolded by the world."

Zhaodi and Jiwang didn't dare to get involved in this matter, and didn't know what to say, so they went to the kitchen to make lunch.

Yingniang sat there pondering for a while, and said: "Zhaodi is likely to give birth sometime in the first few days of the Chinese New Year. When she gives birth to the baby, our family will go and fetch Yinyue. There will be no wedding, Don't play suona or drums, just pick her up quietly. Of course, the bride price should not be less. As for the soul of your parents, I don't think it should be so. Parents have seen Shuchang too much. Well, you won't be angry."

Bo Ming rubbed his forehead, feeling really dizzy, "For the time being, I can only plan like this, I don't know if Qian Xiucai agrees or not."

Yingniang came over to help him rub his forehead, "You are also true, why are you so angry, you are not as calm as usual just now, wouldn't it be worse if you were angry?"

"It's useless to blame me for being the big brother. If I pay more attention to Shuchang and teach him more, let him know what things must not be done, maybe this kind of thing will not happen." Uncle Bo Ming blamed himself deeply. At this moment, he suddenly stopped blaming Shuchang, and blamed himself, his elder brother, for his negligence.

Looking at this matter with Yingniang's modern soul, I think it seems quite common for this kind of thing to happen before marriage.As for not being able to get married within the forbidden year, modern times are also particular about it, but it doesn't necessarily mean waiting for at least a year, it seems that in some places it can be done after a few months.

If the Shuchang incident is considered in modern times, although it can be regarded as an outrageous incident, it will not be an outrage. After all, there are many marriages with children.But in this ancient times, it was a huge matter, and it was something that the world could not tolerate.

In order not to make Bi Ming too angry, she had no choice but to persuade him, "Actually, if you think about it from a different angle, it may not be as shameful as you imagined. No matter what others say or scold, it is someone else's fault." It's a matter. Shuchang and Yinyue are doing well, don't you think you will be unhappy? When their child is born, will you dislike your little nephew? Just let it go if you want to. What I'm worried about now is that after Yinyue comes over, Where does Ji Wang live?"

This really reminded Boming that he originally planned to get engaged to Shuchang after May of the next year, at least he would not officially marry Yinyue until the autumn and winter of the next year or the year after next, so he hadn't considered buying a new house for the two of them. , let alone where Ji Wang will live.

Birming thought about these few rooms in the family. The parents' room must be kept, because they usually go in to pay respects. There is a spiritual table on the table, and cakes are often placed for offerings.

It occurred to me that there was a small room connected to the kitchen for sundries, such as hoes, shovels, plows, baskets, baskets, and jars for pickles. food.Boming felt that Ji Wang could only live in this small room, "Split the things in the utility room into each room, and then let Ji Wang live in it. Although the room is a bit small, it is also a bit broken. , when he wants to get married, he just needs to find a mason to repair it."

Seeing that Bo Ming seems to be calm now, Yingniang said, "That's it. As long as you think of a way, you can always deal with it. Let's live our lives well and don't care what others say."

Bo Ming looked solemn, and said: "Tomorrow is Laba, let's send Laba porridge to the graves of parents. It happens that Shuchang will also have a rest tomorrow, so ask him to kowtow to his parents to make amends."

Yingniang nodded and said: "Well, that's good too. After Shuchang pays homage to his parents, maybe the burden in his heart will be lighter, otherwise I'm really worried that he won't be able to bear it." She knows that sometimes gossip can make people A lifetime of decadence.

At night, when Zhongping found out about this, he really wanted to kick Shuchang to death, but luckily Zhaosuan and Yingniang stopped him.Zhao Di persuaded him: "You don't blame the third brother anymore, the third brother has been scolded badly this day, and even got slapped by the elder brother, and the red fingerprints are still on the face. "

Zhong Ping said angrily: "If I were the eldest brother, it would not only be a matter of slapping him, I would break his legs!"

"Okay, okay, don't talk anymore." Seeing that Shuchang didn't even dare to eat dinner, Zhaodi kept persuading Zhongping, and finally persuaded him.Shuchang finally came over for dinner under the comfort of Yingniang and Zhaodi.

The next day, the family ate the more authentic Laba porridge, and went to the grave to worship their parents. Shuchang kowtowed and cried to make amends, but it took a full hour before he felt lighter.

Seeing the end of the year, the family began to prepare for the new year.These few days, Bo Ming and Ying Niang were also discussing which matchmaker they should find to propose marriage to Qian's family, and they also had to find someone to match their birthdays to see which day would be suitable for Yinyue to take over.

They hope that Qian Xiucai will not embarrass them, that Shuchang's marriage to Yinyue will go smoothly, and that Zhaodi's childbirth will go smoothly, because in a few days, Zhaodi should give birth.

(End of this chapter)