Proud Maid Chunmei

Chapter 3 The Distressed Girl Sells Her Country Official's Mother to Marry a Rich Businessman Nearby

In the second year of Zhenghe in the Northern Song Dynasty, the lower reaches of the Yellow River overflowed. The turbid water carried yellow sand and brown soil like thousands of yellow dragons.In an instant, houses were submerged by water, and people were devoured by fish.Those who quickly climbed up to Gaofu looked at the ocean and lamented, those who couldn't make it, cried and walked away with the water.

After half a month, the water receded.I saw far and near high and low, all covered with yellow mud, hungry and dead everywhere.The surviving people have begun to peel the bark and dig grass roots to satisfy their hunger. Some people want to find the previous food from the silted yellow mud.

Pang Yuanwai was dying, and he sat on the ground weakly, leaning against a stripped tree with his eyes closed.The fourth sister, my niece, was kneeling beside her, tears streaming down her thin cheeks.

"Uncle, uncle, wake up!"

The weak voice of the little niece could not wake up the weak uncle.A few big old crows were circling overhead, making a cry of "Uwah, Uwah".

When the flood rushed here, it was just before dawn, and when the sleeping people were awakened by the earth-shattering roar, the water had already lifted the bed boards.Pang Yuanwai didn't care about anything, he just grabbed his 15-year-old niece.In the darkness, he stumbled out the door.Fortunately, the sky has eyes, and there is a garden behind the house, which is about ten feet above the ground.The two uncles and nephews went up to the high ground, and when they looked back, a house had already collapsed, and a vast ocean world appeared in front of them.

There are also vegetables in the garden, barely getting by.Helplessly, another survivor went to the high ground.When we are in trouble, we share food.It is impossible for Pang Yuanwai to occupy the field and eat alone for the family.But three to five days, peel the bark and eat it.The bark has been gnawed away, and the flood is gone, and Pang Yuanwai has already entered the threshold of the underworld.

As he was dying, Pang Yuanwai tried his best to speak intermittently: "My child, your life is hard. Your mother died before you were one year old, and your father died before you were three years old. It's all because of this yellow water. When your father comes Die, entrust you to me to bring you up. I have money. Money can’t buy a good life. No, it’s all gone. Fortunately, your aunt died of illness last year. I have nothing to worry about, I’ll go Go find her. You must stay away from this place and find another place to make a living so that you can do it for yourself." Fourth Sister Pang was already sobbing.

After another day of staying up, as if the oil had dried up and the lamp went out, Yuan Wai kicked his legs and walked away.The fourth sister threw herself on her uncle and couldn't cry anymore.

On the embankment appeared high-spirited figures, dressed in silk and satin, in a carriage, with their entourage of thugs and a cart of steamed buns, and came to the yellow mud ground.Everything is very simple, a bag of fifty steamed buns is exchanged for a girl or servant.For the victims who are struggling on the verge of death, this is the great savior and true Bodhisattva, who not only saves their parents, but also finds a way out for their children.

Fourth Sister Pang only wanted ten buns, put four with her uncle, and ate six by herself; she didn't want the other forty buns, so she asked the traffickers to dig a yellow mud pit to bury her uncle.Digging a hole and burying people is not difficult, and it is over in a moment.Fourth Sister Pang, who was already full, knelt in front of her uncle's grave, and finally cried out. The voice was so loud and miserable that even the idle man who dug the pit and buried people also shed tears, and walked away circling in shock. A black old crow with a long head.

In less than two days, a cart of steamed buns was exchanged for a cart of boys and girls. The trafficker was very unhappy.The trafficker's surname is Wang, ranked eighth, known as Wang Laoba, aged 33, and a native of Dongchangfu, Shandong.As soon as he heard that there was a flood in the east of the river, he took a tael of silver and hired an animal to go along the Hebei. Here comes a sallow and thin child.After dismissing the idlers, they set off on their way home. The boys walked, and the girls all had their feet bound, sitting in the car.

Go out of the border of Cangzhou, pass Nanpi, and enter the canal.Wang Laoba quit the carriage and drove the group of boys and girls onto a big boat like a cow.The boats on the canal are very stable. People who have just recovered from the brink of death sit on the boat, looking at the smoke from the cooking on both sides, watching the tank boats, merchant ships, and the shirtless boatman Lifu on the boat, dressed in red and green. The businessmen and singers seem to feel that they have come to another happy world.

The boat was not as fast as a horse-drawn carriage, and it took five days to moor at Linqing Wharf.Wang Laoba yelled again, and drove the group of children off the boat.The fourth sister came out of the cabin, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she saw all the tall buildings along the river, with their facades lined up, and on the gate not far away, a boat full of grain packages was waiting to pass. There is a rush of people in the market, shouts of businessmen, playing and singing in the karaoke hall, as well as the sound of cursing and talking and laughing.The fourth sister felt dazzled and couldn't see it.

Since Linqing was established as a county in the Wei Dynasty, when the canal was opened, it intersected with the Wei River here, and it became a transportation hub for water transport and commercial transportation. Therefore, boats at home and abroad, all go to Beijing and go to the mansion, go south to north, east to west. Those who have to pass through here.Soldiers and civilians gathered together, merchants gathered together, and the stern columns were everywhere, and the clouds and mist surged, and its location became the hub of the north and south, and it remained an important town.There are two poems dedicated to the prosperity of Linqing:

Ten miles away, the two sides of the bank are divided, and the high-rise buildings enter the blue sky.

Official ships and Jiabo passed by one after another, and drums and gongs were heard everywhere.

Also:

The broken shore frightened the flow back here, and the sound of the waves resounded with spring thunder day and night.

Thousands of fireworks gather in the city, and thousands of sails and masts come on the river.

Wang Laoba sent the boatman five taels of silver for the boat, and then led everyone into the nearby Xiejia Restaurant.

Fatty Xie, the manager of the restaurant, had already greeted him at the gate: "Hey, old man, this way, this way."

"Okay!" Lao Ba smiled, "Give me a drink and a meal, lead these children to your back, and let them eat their fill."

"Don't worry about it." Fatty Xie said, "You are my regular customer, can I save you two catties? Feed them enough to fatten up one by one, and you can make a lot of money." Then he shouted to the back: " Chen San!"

Before the voice finished, a monkey-like servant came running over: "Father orders."

"You lead these children to the back, ask the master to serve dinner, and teach them to sleep in the Datong bunk as before." Fatty Xie ordered.

Chen San responded, and was about to lead the group of boys and girls to the back, when someone shouted at the door: "Wait a minute, let me take a look first."

"Yo, it's Mrs. Xue." Wang Laoba stood up and said, "You always know how to be the first, and I just got off the boat, and you came. This Qinghe City is at least fifty miles away from here, and you can fly here. ?”

"Lao Ba, I'm not bragging. I heard that you went to the east of the river, so I came here in a sedan chair to wait for you at my sister's house. I saw your boat before it was moored. It's a lot of money. Miles." Sister-in-law Xue said, already searching among the dozen or so girls: "Why are they all yellow-skinned and thin? These are all girls, you don't want to get these pitiful bastards. on the child."

"Sister-in-law Xue, what are you talking about. His mother's river east is a vast ocean, where people cannibalize people. It's miserable. If it's not me who is a bastard, these children may return to his father." His mother has gone."

"What's the price?" Aunt Xue asked.

"Three taels of silver come in, and five taels go out." Lao Ba said.

"Don't ask for it. Everyone cannibalize people, so how can you use five taels for one? One or two taels of silver is enough to kill his father and mother. Besides, why do they want money that can't be eaten or worn? You just three Give me two and one, I want two to go back, and I have to raise him for ten and a half months before I can go out."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'll only live here for ten days and a half. I'll fatten them up, and I won't wait for you to get this business."

"You don't earn money. You are not in the business of tax bills, so I can't teach you to go to the customs to sue you. Although there is no human trafficking tax, there is also the crime of human trafficking. , Isn't it just like taking advantage of the fire. People can't be too wicked. Besides, can you take care of such a large group of children? If one or two die of illness, you can wait to lose money."

"You sister-in-law Xue, you only have one mouth. Let's make a profit, one for four, and you take two."

"As the saying goes: when you buy meat, you have to look at the fat, and when you buy people, you have to look at the body. This is a yellow and thin guy. How many taels of meat do you have on your body, so you have to ask for four taels?" Mrs. Xue pressed the price hard: "three taels for one, I want three .”

"You're fucking on the right track, the more pressure you get, the more you get angry, don't sell it." Lao Ba said.

At this time, Fatty Xie brought the food and wine, and Chen San led the children to the back.Mrs. Xue thought to herself: This can't be killed, otherwise the sedan chair money for the round trip and the gift money for the sister would also cost one or two taels of silver. Isn't it a waste of time?Take at least one or two.So he sat down at the table, snatched the jug from Fatty Xie, poured a full glass for Wang Laoba, and handed it up: "Old Five, didn't I just say it, send a holly market, let me hold it for a while first." Two go back, the sale is good, I will come again, and I will never let you suffer.Besides, human traffickers, don't quarrel with our matchmaker, they are all on the same path, so take care of them.

This Mrs. Xue is only about thirty years old, her face is painted red and white clearly, her hair is covered with gold and silver shining, her body is full of strange fragrance.Offer three or four glasses of wine.Mrs. Xue in Lao Ba's eyes changed.Seeing no one around, he grabbed Mrs. Xue's hand: "Okay, according to you, take one and give three taels."

Seeing him like that, Mrs. Xue felt angry in her heart, but she didn't let the fire come out, and said, "Don't die." She took out a small bag of broken silver from her sleeve: "This is three taels, I'll give you a few coins." Take one first, and come back in a few days."

Mrs. Xue saw that the eighth child had collected the money, and went to the shop at the back. Seeing the children eating, she saw the fourth sister at once, and said, "Son, don't eat, come with me, go to the aunt's house, eat, Living is better than here."

The fourth sister put down her rice bowl and stood up.

"Where's your burden?" Aunt Xue asked.

Fourth Sister shook her head.

Mrs. Xue led her fourth sister to the front street, ordered two sedan chairs, one for herself and the other for fourth sister.Although it was the first time for the fourth sister to sit in a sedan chair, she opened the sedan chair curtain and went in without saying a word.

Mrs. Xue was thinking in the sedan chair that the high official Ximen who runs a herbal medicine shop is going to get married in a few days, so she will have to add a few maids. I will send this one to give him a fortune.Senior official Ximen spends money very carelessly, as long as it is in his mind.Among this group of children, this is the only one that looks good. After going back to recuperate for a few days, she must be a juicy girl.

After sitting in the sedan chair for a day, they just entered Qinghe County, and the sedan chair stopped at the door of Mrs. Xue's house.Mrs. Xue came down first, and then taught the sedan chair behind to move forward a little bit, turned the corner, and turned the sedan chair curtain directly to the door of her house.After paying the bearer money, he opened the sedan chair curtain and asked Fourth Sister to come out.The fourth sister got out of the sedan chair with her left foot, and entered the house with her right foot, and no one could see her.After the sedan chair left, Mrs. Xue closed the door, led the fourth sister into the inner room, and the two sat down.

Mrs. Xue said: "I just forgot, what is your maiden name?"

"Surname Pang."

"Do you have a nickname?"

"Call me Fourth Sister at home."

"Then your parents are at home?"

"They're all gone."

"Then, you can regard this place as your home." Mrs. Xue stood up and said, "Let's cook something to eat. In a few days, I will send you to someone's house, and I will guarantee that you will wear silk and silver and eat fish and meat." .”

The fourth sister was speechless.

Two days later, Mrs. Xue came up to Ximen Qing's house on the West County Street with a flower box.

This Ximen Qing is a well-known romantic son in Qinghe County. He is 24 or [-] years old.His father, Ximenda, used to sell medicinal materials in Sichuan and Guangxi. He opened a large herbal medicine shop in front of the county, and lived in a house with five fronts and seven entrances.There are slaves and maidservants at home, and there are herds of mules and horses. They can be regarded as a rich family in Qinghe County.It's a pity that Ximenda had the hardships of starting a business and had no blessings to enjoy. The couple passed away in middle age, and a wealthy family business was left to Ximenqing.Although Ximen Qing was born with a manly figure, he didn't read much and wandered around all day long.Once the parents died, they were even more free and unrestrained, and devoted themselves to sleeping outside the flowers and sleeping in the willows, provoking trouble.The friends I met are also people who help me out and don't keep my duty.The first most suitable surname is Earl Ying, who was originally the second son of an employee who opened a silk and satin shop. He lost his capital and fell down. The first nickname is "Yinghuazi"; the second is Xie, whose name is Xida, who is the descendant of Yingxi, an official of a thousand households in Qinghewei.The rest are all shabby households with no reputation: one is called Zhu Ri Nian; the other is called Sun Tianhua, nicknamed "Sun Widow"; In front of the county, he secured debts with officials, so he communicated with Ximen Qing; there was also Yun Lishou, brother of general Yun Shen; one was called Chang Shijie; one was called Bu Zhidao;There were ten people including Ximen Qing, and they saw that Ximen had money and were willing to give it away, so they coaxed him into giving him money to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.

According to the law of nature, such an unworthy son, such a prostitute, and such a group of friends who are useless and harmful, will be poor no matter how rich you are, so how can you grow up?But this Ximen Qing lives freely, sitting and eating mountains is not empty, and he is getting richer and richer.This Ximen Qing was born with a strong disposition, with deep and cunning ways of doing things, and he let go of officials' debts. Everyone is afraid of him, and he is called Ximen Daguanren.

The first wife of Ximen Qing, Mrs. Chen, died of illness, leaving behind a daughter named Sister Ximen, who had been promised to Chen Jingji, the son of Chen Hong's in-law, Admiral Yang's 80 Imperial Guard in Tokyo, as a wife, but had not yet married.Only after the death of his wife, no one manages the housework.When the lady of the Chen family came to marry, she had brought a housekeeper, Sun Xue'e, and Ximen Qing had already adopted her, but after all, she came from a humble background, so she couldn't be a house filler, and she had the right to help her as a concubine.

On this day, Ximen Qing went to the Wangpo Tea House on Zishi Street.

"Your official!" Wang Po shouted, "I won't be here for a long time, would you like a cup of tea?"

Ximen Qing was at ease, stopped in his tracks, turned around and entered the teahouse.Wang Po immediately ordered a cup of jasmine pearl bean sesame tea and handed it over.Ximen Qing took a sip and suddenly felt the aroma.

"Good tea!" Ximen Qing said.

"Good tea, you don't come here often." Wang Po said, "I also make good plum soup, would you like a bowl?"

Then, another bowl of plum soup came up, which was sour and sweet. Ximen Qing took a sip, his cheeks were filled with fluid, the sweetness penetrated the five viscera, and the sour pierced the six viscera.

"The high officials are busy day and night, how busy are they?"

"Hey, the day before yesterday the newly appointed county magistrate had a banquet, yesterday the garrison Lord Zhou celebrated his birthday, and today my in-laws' uncle Zhang Tuanlian invited his superiors. We ate for three consecutive days at the banquet, and we couldn't tell the difference between the east and the south."

"Which one is the official's family?"

"Don't you recognize Mr. Chen Hong who lives on the street? When my dead wife was alive, I asked Mrs. Xue to make it up. His in-laws are Master Yang, the admiral of the 80 Imperial Guards in Tokyo."

"Hey, speaking of your deceased Mrs. Chen, isn't the high official still single?" Wang Po asked again.

"Isn't it so? Does Wang Ganniang have a suitable person?" Ximen Qing knew that this Wang Po was very good at being the matchmaker.

"It depends on what the high officials want." Wang Po began to play tricks, "I don't have many here, and I have three or four families entrusted to me."

Ximen Qing quickly said: "I'm not picky, as long as someone is beautiful, I can do what I want."

Wang Po asked, "Is your meaning black or white? Big or small? Long or short? Sweet or sour? Salty or bland? Can you explain it clearly?"

Ximenqing frowned and said, "Hey, godmother, it's hard for me to tell you. You have to see someone, enter the room, go to bed, and get out of the pit before you can say you're ugly. Godmother , don’t play tricks on me. Tell me first, how are the girls from these three or four families like?”

Wang Po smiled and said, "What's the matter? You still want someone else's Huanghua girl? The ugly thing is first, they are all married twice, or?"

"Godmother, don't make jokes. As I said, as long as it suits my heart, it doesn't matter if you get married twice or thirdly." Ximen Qing said.

Wang Po said: "This first one is the daughter of the second son of the king next to the Town God's Temple. She died the year before last. She is a widow at home and wants to remarry. Come entrust me."

"Isn't it Peugeot?"

"Hair like silver silk, skin like wrinkled silk, body frame like dry wood, fortunately, a pair of feet are still small, holding them like twigs in your hands."

"How old is it?"

"It's my birthday, 58."

Ximen Qing smiled wryly: "Godmother, you really know how to joke. How about the second one?"

Wang Po said again: "The second one is Lai Da's niece who runs a pawnshop at the east end of the main street. She is only in her early twenties."

"That's just right." Ximen Qing interjected.

"He looks good too, with a long body, a big oval face, and fair skin. But there is one thing that high officials don't know if they like it or not."

"which one?"

"Bigger feet."

"How big?"

"Measure it with your hand, there is still more than two forks."

Ximen Qing shook his head: "Tsk tsk, that's too big, no." Then he asked, "This is the third one."

Wang Po said: "This third one, I haven't been entrusted to me yet, I think it's time to get married, she is sister Wu Yue, the daughter of Zuowei Wu Qianhu in my county. She is only 23 years old this year, and she was born on August [-]th. , the face is like a silver basin, the skin is white, the eyes are like apricots, intelligent, gentle, reserved, and has a pair of golden lotus feet, showing that no one does not love. She is a yellow flower girl!"

Ximen Qing hurriedly asked, "Is it settled?"

"Didn't I say that? It's time to get married too."

"Then why doesn't she get married? At 23, she's not too young."

"This, I have to blame her father. Ever since his wife passed away, Wu Qianhu has loved this girl very much. He regards her like a pearl in his palm. He keeps it in his mouth for fear of melting, and hides it in a box for fear of suffocation. I always want to pick one Jinbang talented son-in-law. At first, Sister Yue didn't think much of scholars. You know, senior officials, how many scholars in our Qinghe County are educated? Senior officials, didn't you say that you have studied? Who disrespects you? Second, let’s sweep the inside and outside of Qinghe County with a broom three times, and then five times with a grate, how many scholarly families can we find? Young people don’t like reading, and they are used to debauchery whether they are doing business or going to the courtyard. , speculate for profit, and hoard goods to make money. It is rare that there are one or two scholars who have won the scholar, and they don't want to work hard, and two of the three change. Isn't it just one Shang family who has a Juren? Wu Qianhu also Don't force your daughter, and this has been delayed until today, and she has not yet married."

"Godmother, you always try to help me negotiate this marriage, I will definitely thank you very much." As he said, Ximen Qing took out one dollar and one tael of silver from his sleeve and put it on the table, saying, "This is tea money."

"How can there be so many children?" Wang Po pushed over.

"Too many, I'll let you here. I'll come back in two days to hear the good news about your old age." Ximen Qing got up, said goodbye and went out.

It turns out that this lady Wang is not a duty-bound woman. The man died early and took his son Wang Chao'er with him. He lived as a widow. Be good at letting go.This woman is very capable. Some people say that she:

If you bully Lu Jia with your words, you can do whatever you want.Only relying on talking about the six countries, all relying on three tongues.The phoenix and the phoenix fight against each other in an instant and become a pair; the widow and the widowed man make the right remarks.Xie envoys the female in the triple door, the immortal in the ninth-level hall of Zhemo.The golden boy who served the incense in the Jade Emperor's Palace dragged his arm; it was rumored in the Queen Mother's Palace that the Jade Girl hugged her waist.A little treachery was used to make the arhat hug the bhikkhuni; then he used the mechanism to hand over Li Tianwang's house to fix the devil's mother.With sweet words and seductive words, men like Feng She are also interested; soft words are soft and harmonious, women are like Magu and have sex.Hiding her head and showing her tail, teasing ladies to hurt lovesickness; sending warmth and stealing cold, teasing Chang'e to steal men.

Wang Po took the money.The next morning, after eating, I came to Wu Qianhu's house with a pair of little feet bumping.

I don't want Wu Qianhu to be seriously ill and bedridden.Hearing that the matchmaker came, I knew it was for the little girl's business, so I called the eldest son Wu Kai, and said: "Teach her sister-in-law to see her, if you are not sure, teach the old lady to tell your sister directly, as long as she wants to .My illness may not get better, so while I'm here, it's okay to let go of my worries."

So Jinzi Wu came to see Wang Po.Wang Po said Wanfu, sat down, finished her tea, and then told about Ximenqing's courtship.Miss Wu really didn't dare to make a decision, she told Wu Kai, and led the lady Wang into the lady's room at the back.After seeing the ceremony, Wang Po sat down, incited her two flapping mouths, stretched and stretched a seductive tongue, and blew: "Lady, you still don't recognize this official Ximen Qing? This official is the county official." A big rich man, the county magistrate also had contacts with him; his family had tens of millions of money, and he opened a large herbal medicine shop in front of the county gate; the money in his family was over the Big Dipper, the rice was rotten, the yellow ones were gold, the white ones were silver, and the round ones were pearls. , the light is a treasure, but there are also horns on the head of the rhinoceros, teeth in the mouth of an elephant, and the debts of officials; I know the grand master Cai, who is under one man and more than ten thousand in the court, and is married to the great admiral Yang; what a romantic disciple , a truly chic personality. If you don't marry such a person, who are you waiting for?"

Sister Yue sat, listened carefully to her every word, and asked, "How did he get married? How old are the children?"

Wang Po said: "His first lady went the year before last, leaving behind a girl who married Mr. Yang's in-laws Chen Zhai this year, but she hasn't passed the door yet, and it will be soon. After passing the door, she will be clean and alone. Well, no one is going to tease anyone."

"Then how old is this official?" Sister Yue asked again.

"It's only 24, [-], and if Miss agrees, I'll bring Geng Tie." Wang Po said.

Sister Yue didn't make a sound.

Wang Po's eyes rolled: "Miss, don't you like it?"

Sister Yue shook her head.

Wang Po's eyes rolled again: "Miss, don't you think it's a housefill?"

Sister Yue didn't respond.

Wang Po said: "What's the matter with filling in the house? This Ximen official is young and strong, ten times better than that ignorant boy. He knows the cold and the hot, and the pain is in the sweet spot. Besides, the first lady It's dead, but it's not going to rest. There is no root, no thread, no mess, no connection, clean and neat. What's more, I have earned a good family business, and there are a lot of servants and daughters-in-law at home. I just wait for a lady like you to take care of the house. Ji, manage money and accounts."

Only then did Sister Yue say, "Go ask my father again."

Wang Po beamed with joy: "Miss, have you made up your mind?"

Sister Yue nodded.

Wu Qianhu had heard of Ximenqing, and several colleagues had said that he was a strong hand in business, a friend of bureaucrats, loyal, and willing to give money, and he would never refuse to ask him for help, but he was not. He likes to read, but when he heard that it was his daughter who used to fill in the house to be his stepmother, he hesitated a bit in his heart.But seeing that her daughter was willing, she didn't stop her, so she agreed to exchange Geng Tie between the two families.

On the third day, when Ximenqing got the good news, he quickly thanked Wang Po's matchmaker for money, and promised to give him two more bolts of silk after he got through the door.I wrote the Geng Tie, Ximenqing is a tiger, born on July 28.The Wu family also returned to Geng Tie. Sister Yue was born on the 24th day of the eighth lunar month, which is a dragon.Choose an auspicious time and a good time, salute on July [-], and marry on the second day of the first month.

Mrs. Xue came to Ximen Qing's mansion when she heard the news, and the guard boy went in to report. Ximen Qing was busy preparing the arranged gifts and asked the boy to let her in.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Mrs. Xue came in, saw Ximen Qing in the hall, and said congratulations.

Ximenqing invited her to sit down and ordered the servant to serve tea.After eating tea, Mrs. Xue asked, "Is the date fixed?"

"It's decided. It's the 24th of this month, that is, the day after tomorrow to salute, and get married on the second day of the first month." Ximen Qing said.

"The high official is really blessed to marry a good wife. I have heard that the young lady is also beautiful and handsome, with a gentle and gentle personality. After passing through the door, husbands and wives will follow suit, and there will be many good days."

"Sister-in-law Xue, you really know how to talk." Ximen Qing said again, "I won't bother you when you come. Although there are a lot of maids and daughters-in-law here, it's rare to be obedient. When she comes over, she has to give her some money. You are a good boy. If you see some, pick one or two with me."

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "I said that high officials are blessed, the bride is about to come in, and this girl has a good one waiting for you."

"You have it on hand?" Ximen Qing asked.

"Not only is there, but it's not bad. Fourteen or fifteen years old, middle-aged, with a pair of good little feet. There was a flood in my hometown, and my parents were gone. I sold it. Although I was a starving child, but the eyes are watery. If you are smart, you won’t be a child of a farmer’s family. After ten and a half months in a high-ranking official’s family, you will surely be a good girl when you grow up. Then you will be a high-ranking official again.” Sister-in-law Xue said, her eyes just looking at her. With Ximen Qing.

"Look at your clever mouth. No wonder people say that a matchmaker's words cannot be trusted. If you believe it, the fake will come true." Ximen Qing asked again: "How much money will you pay?"

"I don't earn much from high officials, so don't be reluctant to do so. They want 20 taels of silver. Just 20 taels, and the high officials will give me another tael for running errands."

"How can there be such a girl's price? How about it, I'll give you 16 taels. I'm so happy. Otherwise, [-] taels is enough, and I'll give you another tael for shoes."

"Yeah, a high official is a genius, and he is a capable person in the business field. Anyway, I will speak with this mouth. When will I deliver it?"

"Come tomorrow so that someone can teach her. As soon as the eldest lady passes the door, I will teach her to wait in the room." After speaking, he took out the 16 taels of silver bag and handed it to Mrs. Xue.He gave her another one tael of silver.

Mrs. Xue said goodbye and went home, opened the box, found a set of clean old clothes for Fourth Sister, and asked her to wash and change her makeup tomorrow.Mrs. Xue said: "The family you will go to tomorrow is the family of Ximen, a well-known rich man in this county. I just went to talk about it, and I praised you for being obedient and able to do things. The high officials appointed you as the newly married eldest lady Waiting in the room. When you arrive at his house, be smart. Listen to the master's words, you will be fine. Besides, once you enter his house, you are his family members; masters and slaves must be distinct; The good is ridden by others, but the evil is not afraid of the sky, and the good does not deceive the sky; if you plant melons, you will reap melons, and if you sow beans, you will reap beans; good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil; a word that hurts others is as sharp as a knife; Life and death have fate, wealth and honor are in the sky; in all things, advise people not to hide their ignorance, and there is a god in the head; you have to endure and endure, and you have to endure and endure; if you can't bear it, small things can become big; whispers in the world, the sky hears like thunder, and you are guilty in the dark room , God's eyes are like lightning; a little bit of evil, advise people not to do it; a little bit of goodness, it is convenient for others; it is a blessing to injure others, and a blessing to forgive others; the sky net is restored, and the retribution is very fast; the roots are deep and not afraid of the wind. The shadow of the sun is slanting; don't say anything outside, don't say anything inside. If you are a loyal master of a slave, the master will not lose the slave. Remember?"

The fourth sister was silent all the time, listening to her recite these jingles.When she asked, she nodded.Uncle's last instructions, one sentence is worth a hundred sentences, and it is better to do it yourself.

Mrs. Xue said again: "There are more than ten or eight girls who have passed by me. I just look at you and feel closer. Your parents are gone. It's also a pity. I will go to him when I am free. Come and see you at home."

Early the next morning, Aunt Xue led Fourth Sister to Ximen Qing.The fourth sister knelt down and kowtowed.Ximen Qing told her to stand aside and look at her.Although it is a child who has suffered from hunger and starvation, his body is still weak, but his cleverness cannot be concealed. His pair of black almond eyes are lovely; his fair face has blood, just like the peach blossom buds in early spring. The small bridge of the nose is straight, the thick eyebrows are jet-black, showing a kind of shrewdness; what is more interesting is that there are a little moles on the left and right cheeks, but unfortunately they are not uniform, one on the left is under the corner of the mouth, and the other on the right On cheeks.Looking at the bottom, it really is a pair of good little feet.

Mrs. Xue let Ximen Qing see it to her fullest, and then she said, "Your Highness, I brought you the baby."

Ximen Qing nodded and asked, "Where is my hometown?"

The fourth sister replied: "On the bank of the Yellow River in Cangzhou, east of the river."

"Do you have a nickname?" Ximen Qing asked again.

"My father's surname is Pang, and he was called Fourth Sister since childhood." Fourth Sister replied again.

"You can call me Fourth Sister at home, but not here. We have more than one girl and daughter-in-law in the fourth place, so it's not easy to call you. In my opinion, you should be called Chunmei. In the future, you will come together in spring, summer, autumn and winter. If you come again, you will be called Qiu Ju'er, Xia Hua'er, Dong Xue'er." After finishing speaking, Dai'an, the servant of the teaching staff, led her to meet Sun Xue'e at the back, asking her to teach Chunmei how to do things.

On the 24th of the next day, Ximenqing ordered the servant Dai'an to lead a group of idle men to carry husbands, carrying more than [-] loads of gifts, and sent them to Wu's house with Wang Po.Wu Kai came forward to accept it, and rewarded Wang Po's matchmaker with three taels of money, and gave Dai'an three taels of silver, each porter had one tael, and had wine and meat as entertainment.On the day of the wedding, the second son of the Wu family, Sister Yue and the second elder brother first brought over [-] burdens as a dowry. Ximen Qing then called him "Second Uncle" affectionately, watched the seats and served tea.In the back, Wu Kai and his wife sent their sister through the door.Ximen Qing was already waiting at the door, and he smiled and called him "Uncle" and "Concubine", and sat with him and offered tea.Wu Dajinzi sent her younger sister to the new house in the upper house behind.Ximen Qing rewarded each porter with two qian and a portion of wine and meat.The two uncles also responded with congratulations.

After the wedding banquet, everyone sent the groom into the bridal chamber.Ximen Qing took off Sister Yue's red head covering, and under the bright candle, she was indeed a good lady.Ximen Qing is someone who has been there, not to mention that he often goes in and out of Goulan brothel, he raises a big turtle, he has learned many tricks, and he likes to have sex under the lamp.Sister Yue is the first time in the world, and the girl's family is ashamed.Of course, Ximenqing is well versed in this kind of love and ceremony, with all kinds of soft words and thousands of amorous gestures, only caressing makes Sister Yue numb all over, feeling at ease and not at ease.Ximen Qing extinguished the red candle, took off all his new clothes, hugged the bride, pulled down the tent, and asked Wushan for the joy of the cloud and rain.Although Sister Yue was in unbearable pain, it was replaced by greater joy and excitement.

After the cloud and rain were over, Ximen Qing caressed Sister Yue's body up and down, plump and creamy.Although there is no candlelight to illuminate, the skin is still fair and delicate.Ximenqing was joyful again, talking again, and having fun again.Only made the ejaculation twice, extremely tired, just now hugged Sister Yue and fell asleep.

The bride and groom sleep until mealtime.Sister Yue was washing and washing in front of the dressing table, and when she saw Ximen Qing woke up and dressed, she was indeed a handsome man, and hurried forward to say good luck.

Ximen Qing said: "My lady, why do you need to be so polite? You and I are husband and wife, and I, Ximen Qing, have the honor of meeting your lady. I offended you a lot last night, so please forgive me." The latter sentence is a joke. Sister Yue heard it , flushed with shame.

After a while, Yuxiao, the housemaid brought by Sister Yue, came in to help Sister Yue wash and wash. Sister Yue said, "Officer, teach Yuxiao to fetch water for you."

"No need." Ximen Qing said, and called again: "Chunmei."

Chunmei responded.

"Come, kowtow to your mother." Ximen Qing said.

Chunmei kowtowed to Sister Yue.

"Lady, this girl is called Chunmei, and she is also serving you in your room."

Sister Yue hurriedly pulled Chunmei up, took a new sweat towel from the side of the dressing box and stuffed it in Chunmei's hand, and said, "Listen to your father, you should stay in my room. This is Sister Yuxiao."

Chunmei knelt down and kowtowed again: "Thank you mother for looking after me."

After washing and combing, they ate in the room. The couple came to the front hall and sat on the two chairs at the top and center.

First, my daughter Ximen came to visit, and then all the family members, daughters-in-law and maids came to pay their respects.Sister Yue rewarded them one by one.I also saw a woman in the front row, in her early twenties, with a small body and fair skin. Although she was in the group of daughters-in-law and maids, she was well-dressed, so she knew she was a different person, so she secretly asked Ximen Qing.Ximen Qing said: "This is Sun Xue'e, the bed maid of my first wife, who only manages the affairs behind, and I owe her to take care of me in the past few years." Sister Yue knew the details, so she didn't ask further questions.

All the servants, daughters-in-law and maids in the family were delighted to see the new mother's benevolent and amiable face, and rushed to call her "Mother", so "Sister Wu Yue" was changed to "Wu Yueniang" by the way.

(End of this chapter)