incense as a medium

Chapter 179 Disputes
The guard of honor went away beating gongs and drums, and the people in the back spontaneously bought firecrackers and followed them away, and the people in front heard the noise behind, and they all bought firecrackers to open the way ahead. The price of firecrackers has risen rapidly.

Liu Bailu watched the guard of honor surrounded by the people go away, until the sound of firecrackers could no longer be heard, and then said lightly: "Let's go."

Qi Mansion, water pavilion in the back garden.

After hearing Qingcheng's reply, Qi Ding smiled at the wives listening to the music: "Do you still remember the women who invited the chastity archway a few days ago? The Holy Majesty's decree has come down today."

Women are always interested in this kind of gossip. Of course, more people are not interested in such things about the chastity arch. Everyone was silent for a moment when Qi Ding said it. Mrs. Xia smoothed things over with a smile: "Is it? what word?"

Qi Ding took a plate of melon seeds from Qingcheng, and said with emotion: "The four titles are 'loyalty and integrity', 'loyalty and unswerving', 'following festivals and righteousness' and 'unyielding and unyielding'."

Mrs. Ding, who could not persuade her daughter, had better leave the table early, and brought her daughter to sit far away from Qi Ding. At this time, hearing what Qi Ding said, she couldn't help but smiled and said: "These four titles are really true. Appropriate. Doesn't "loyalty and integrity" refer to the child bride and old woman who has been widowed all her life? "Loyalty and integrity" is really good, loyal to her husband's family, chaste to old age, and strong and decisive."

Mrs. Xia smiled and said: "Isn't it? At such an advanced age, I broke my arm decisively after being supported by someone. In fact, this thing is really not worth it, but I did it again."

Mrs. Lin sighed, and said: "It's because it's not worth it, and then I did it, so I was praised so much. It's just that the old woman has suffered, and she has to suffer like this at such an advanced age."

Ding Ruolan has always been adhering to the teachings of the Four Books for Women, and engraved the word "chaste" in her heart. She clapped her hands and praised: "That old woman is indeed a role model for our generation."

Mrs. Sun Shizi glanced at Ding Ruolan, and said with a half-smile: "It's just that the old woman is old now, and she is a widow at home. There will be no one to take care of her at home. She drags her body like this and doesn't know how to live in the future."

Mrs. Lu Shizi, who had been listening attentively to the play, said "Hey" and said, "How can there be no one to take care of it? Naturally, such a chaste woman should be taken care of by the Lizheng government. Besides, don't there still be clan members? And her uncle? Her husband passed away early, why didn't her uncle adopt a child to live with her?"

All the wives didn't answer her words, those who bowed their heads to drink tea, and those who listened to the opera, didn't seem to hear her words. It was Mrs. Lin who winked at her and said with a smile: "Mrs. I'm used to being rich and honored, so I don't know the sufferings of the people, so I don't understand the truth of it."

"Oh? What else is there to say?" Mrs. Lu Shizi asked, she is not a fool, she can naturally see the avoidance of everyone, the corners of the eyes and brows, or ridicule or disapproval.

Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lu Shizi were separated by two small seats, with Mrs. Sun Shizi and Mrs. Sun Shao in between. She made a gesture of asking for tea to Mrs. Lu Shizi from a distance, and said with a smile: "A 60-year-old man with legs and feet Naturally, it is inconvenient, not to mention that widows who have been widowed for decades have someone to take care of them at home, how can they go out easily? Not to mention the opportunity to be helped by someone. So this old woman must have no one to take care of her home. The old woman’s hometown is a distance The capital city is too far away, I think people will be gone before the imperial decree arrives. If she is lucky enough to survive, there must be someone willing to support her, but such a chaste woman is not easy to serve her at home, is she?"

Mrs. Lu Shizi thought of the poor relatives of her natal family who often came to enjoy the autumn wind. Although their family didn't care about such a little money, it was annoying to be clinging to it like a brown candy that couldn't be shaken off.If you don't help them, you will be preached by the elders of the clan...

These two things seem to be unrelated, but the truth is the same.

Mrs. Lu Shizi couldn't help sighing, and she also thought of what Mrs. Lin didn't say later. Although the imperial court rewarded chaste women, the local prefect and county magistrate would give them enough face, but what about Lizi?The real things will never be in the hands of the festival woman.

Mrs. Sun took a look at her mother-in-law, and interjected: "Madam Lin is right. Although this is a supreme honor, but after all, it is a woman who suffers. The ups and downs of it are really unreasonable for outsiders."

Mrs. Lu Shizi agreed: "That's right. My cousin sister-in-law has been widowed for three years, and now she is so lifeless that she can't even smile. She stays at home all day and doesn't go out of the small Buddhist hall. My aunt allowed her to remarry. After all, she has no sons, and a rich family like us doesn't care about that, but my cousin is still willing to guard for my cousin. This, alas... poor such a good person..."

Qi Ding saw that the topic was gradually drifting away, so she hurriedly pulled it back, and said: "The 'loyalty' refers to the woman who threw herself into the river and died. Mencius said that 'a man and a woman cannot kiss each other'. Strong and decisive."

Mrs. Lu Shizi sang against Qi Ding for some reason today. Hearing this, she sneered and said, "Mencius also said: 'It's a jackal if you drown or not, and it's a courtesy if a man and a woman don't kiss each other.'" Mrs. The wife means that the man saved the wrong life? Should the woman be allowed to drown?"

Qi Ding said with a sneer: "Isn't there a husband for that woman? Her husband is not in a hurry, why are others in a hurry?"

Mrs. Lu Shizi flicked her handkerchief, and said with a sneer: "At that time, I didn't know where her husband was. Maybe since ancient times, how could I have the time to save her? Mrs. Qi may have forgotten, and there is another sentence behind this sentence:' Those who are drowned in aid have power, since it is an expedient measure, why care about etiquette? If you want me to say this is all pedantic in the world."

Mrs. Lu Shizi has no elders by her side today, but there are still a few people who are on good terms with her mother-in-law or mother in this table, and they interrupted her with words. The one who killed a bandit in the village, right? It’s really admirable, like a hero among women.”

Mrs. Lin continued: "Isn't it? If such a person was born as a man, he would definitely be an unborn general."

Mrs. Ding glared at her daughter, and said with a smile: "'Persistence and unyielding' refers to the chaste woman who ruined her appearance, but she is also a good woman who values ​​love and righteousness."

Qi Ding suddenly sighed, and said: "There are so many such good women, why haven't I met one? If there were, I wish I could have more sons to marry them."

Mrs. Lu Shizi burst into laughter with a "puchi", pointed at Qi Ding and said, "Old Madam Qi's words are true. Where are you going to give birth? Who are you going to give birth to? Besides, Even if you are born now, when your son can marry a wife, that woman will be old."

Mrs. Lin couldn't help laughing, and Mrs. Sun bit her lip to hold back. If her mother-in-law wasn't around, she would have laughed with Mrs. Lu Shizi long ago.

Qi Ding's expression was extremely ugly, she looked at Mrs. Xia, but saw that there was a little smile in her eyes, and she couldn't hold back.

Qingcheng who had just gone out quietly came back again quietly, leaned into Qi Ding's ear and whispered: "Old lady, the master and the ladies are back, the third old master, the third old lady and the two young ladies are also here. "

As soon as these words came out, Qi Ding's complexion eased a lot. She smiled at Mrs. Xia: "Pei Yun and the two children are back, and my third uncle and third sister-in-law are also here. I'll go out and pick them up."

Mrs. Xia blushed, and said: "It's not your serious uncle and sister-in-law. Besides, why do they need you to greet them as ordinary people? Why don't you just let you, a girl, lead people in?"

Qi Ding said with a smile: "I was negligent, I can't neglect ladies." Qi Ding nodded apologetically to everyone, and ordered Qingcheng: "Bring the two young ladies, the third sister-in-law and two nieces over here."

"Yes." Kiyosumi curtsied and retreated.

Mrs. Xia looked at the clear and pretty face and the light and charming figure with a smile and said: "You are a beautiful girl."

Qi Ding secretly pointed to the two girls who had been standing silently behind him, and whispered: "It's not as good as these two."

Mrs. Xia followed Qi Ding's fingers and looked over. The two girls were taller than Qingcheng, and there was an indescribable beauty just standing there, not to mention their eyes that hesitated to speak. , It was so captivating, she covered her mouth and glanced at Qi Dingshi, swallowed her words, nodded and said: "It's very good."

Qi Ding leaned over to Mrs. Xia, and said: "I plan to let them serve Pei Yun, what do you see?"

The two were boudoir friends in the early years, although they were a bit unfamiliar after not seeing each other for many years, Mrs. Xia couldn't hold back seeing Qi Ding's self-satisfied appearance, and said: "Aren't you afraid of spoiling someone with such a charming girl? "

Wealthy families will prepare housemates for their sons, even when women get married, they will also prepare housemates for their sons or daughters. However, not many people are willing to choose those women with good looks to be housemates for their sons or daughters. I am afraid that the bullet will not be able to be suppressed.Therefore, most of them choose women with dignified and outstanding looks, but they will not choose those women with seductive looks.

Qi Ding straightened his sitting posture and looked sideways at Qi Peiyun who was coming from outside the door, smiling confidently: "I know my own son, he will definitely not."

Qi Peiyun hugged one, and led the other to the door of the waterside pavilion. Seeing the ladies and ladies all over the room, they stopped, and said to Le Yan Le Ru, "Can you go in by yourself?"

Le Yan frowned, clutching Qi Peiyun's clothes tightly.

Le Ru also hid her face behind Qi Peiyun's big hands.

Seeing the reluctance of the two children, Qi Peiyun put Le Yan down, looked at the two daughters, and said solemnly: "You have to remember, you are the young lady of a rich family, and you must be generous in your actions. It's not dignified enough, it's not good-looking."

(End of this chapter)