The old man called the second old man this day and said, "It's time to find a daughter-in-law for Haofeng. I think the girl from Xie's family is pretty good. Go and hire."
The second master knelt down with a plop.
He and the old lady were crying, and the old lady said slowly: "I'm also to blame for forgetting this. You see, Haofang has two sons, and only Haofeng is left in the family who is not married. You go to Xie's house. Hire."
The second master stammered to talk about the Xu family girl. The old lady picked up the teacup and stared at him and asked, "Huh? What else do you have?"
He bowed his head and dared not say anything.
After returning to the room to talk to the second wife, the second wife immediately shouted: "My God! Isn't this killing us? What can we do!"
The second master hurriedly told her to speak quietly, and quietly squinted to the next room. The second wife covered her mouth and looked at the room where Miss Xu's family lived, and sighed.
The second master sat down for a long time without speaking. The sky was getting dark outside, and the houses were busy preparing to have dinner. But their house was still dark, and the girl didn't dare to come in and light the lamp.
The second master sighed: "...I'll go again!"
The next day, the second master left before dawn, and only took a family member to drive outside the small village where Haofeng studied.
He has been here often in the past two years, and he always inquired about the same thing. The people in the village knew him, but he was still evasive. He didn't dare to tell the truth, but said that he owed Xu family money and came to pay it back specially.
As soon as I entered the village, I found a home to live in as usual, promised some money to that family, and then went out to find someone to inquire.
People in the village greeted him when they saw him, slapped their shoulders and gave them a thumbs up: "A good man! There are not many people like you!" Isn't it rare to chase people to pay back? What an honest person.
The second master laughed bitterly.
When Haofeng brought the Xu family girl back, the second master hurriedly sent someone to find this Xu family and discussed sending the girl back. Fortunately, the two of them didn't do anything extraordinary on the road, and the Xu family girl was still innocent. Although it was the eldest girl who was seduced by his own son who eloped, this matter can't all depend on the family. If it wasn't for the girl's poor tutoring, she wouldn't have followed a man from the house
The second master originally wanted to lose some money to the Xu family, and then quietly sent the girl back. As for the matter of letting his son marry the Xu family girl, he never even thought about it! How could he hire a girl who dared to run away with someone like this? He was still afraid that she would do something ashamed in the future!
Who knows this Xu family moved quietly!
This second master is dumbfounded! Let me inquire again, there is indeed a girl in this Xu family, but she died of a sudden illness a few months ago! The old wife of the Xu family took the coffin back to her hometown for burial.
What has happened to this, this, and that of their family
The second master hurried home and asked the second wife to ask the Xu family girl. The Xu family girl was stunned as soon as she heard it, and then she cried. Daddy, mother, I am sorry for you, my daughter is not filial, and then I will hang the beam to make people She was rescued, then jumped into the well, stopped people, and then hit the wall. The second wife had people watching her all day long, and finally she had to go on a hunger strike. After being hungry for three days, she brought in a bowl of chicken soup and drank it.
The Xu family girl is not looking for death, and the second wife is going to be anxious. What can I do if such a big living person lives in his own home? Her mother's family said she was dead, but now there is no place to give it away!
The second master gritted his teeth and said he would send her out! The second wife stomped you and said that it was easy for you to get out. She went to search for death when she left our house, and then the government came to see what you said! Is it pretty if she just yells out on the street? Look at the old lady peeling your skin alive!
Then we still have to find this Xu family.
The second master went to inquire, but the Xu family seemed to have emerged from the ground. The people in the village said that he lived in this village more than 20 years ago. He heard that he was a scholar. He went to Beijing to take the exam. People are jealous and live here. Seeing that he was quite vigorous and kind, the village found him a ruined house, usually begged him to write a word or something, and stood outside the house every day, sighing and sighing towards the horizon.
This is a scholar. The villagers were very moved when they passed by and saw that there was finally a scholar in the village. It was not a fake scholar who knew two characters, but a scholar who really knew how to be a scholar.
Later, someone married his daughter, and later...
"Oh, I heard that his daughter died of a sudden illness. Mr. Xu said that he would take his daughter back to the hometown for burial, and the family left." The villager sighed and said that this good man was not rewarded.
When the Xu family girl ran with Haofeng in the middle of the night, the next day the girl came from under the stove with hot water and was ready to wait for her girl to wash up. As soon as she entered the house and saw no one, she went to the hut to find the woman Sleeping drunkly. The girl ran and called Mrs. Xu, she woke her up and asked again, it was broken, and the girl was lost.
Mrs. Xu knew the "sex" of her master, so she didn't dare to tell him right away, and first look for her near her home, hoping that she would sneak out to play. There are signs of people climbing on the courtyard walls, there is no less money in the house, not even a piece of jewelry or clothes is lost.
Mrs. Xu sat in the girl's room and waited from morning until midnight without seeing anyone. She still didn't dare to tell Master Xu if she let Master Xu know that she would dare to kill Miss Xu. She quietly let her mother-in-law go out and look for it.
But the woman knew that she had lost the girl, and she slipped away silently.
When Mrs. Xu heard that her mother-in-law ran away, she knew that this must be concealed.
Master Xu knew that in the future, he would smash the inkstone on the table. Mrs. Xu knelt down and cried and said, hurry up and find it. If the gangster coaxed him, he must be suffering right now. She hadn't been out since she was a child, and anyone she met could count with one hand.
Mrs. Xu was afraid that the girl would be deceived, but Mrs. Xu scolded that this is because your family tutor is not good! Can you run out if you live at home with a yard surrounded by a wall? He can't afford such a person!
Master Xu refused to look for it, but it was said that the girl had died of a sudden illness a few days ago, and she had to go away in a hurry to sell her house and land. I also told Mrs. Xu to raise such a girl, and I dare not keep you anymore. Go back to your natal house.
Mrs. Xu has been married for almost 20 years. The old father and mother in this family are no longer there. Although there are still brothers, they have not seen each other for a long time. She was afraid that she would have no way to survive this time, so she begged Master Xu to take her along with her.
Master Xu refused, saying that to raise such a daughter who would sneak away with others, Mrs. Xu must be a "women" who has lost his virtue, and he can't let his ancestors be ashamed.
Master Xu sent Mrs. Xu to the back door of his mother’s house and left. Mrs. Xu stood at the back door for a long time before daring to knock on the door. Fortunately, the person who answered the door was the old servant of the family. house.
Mrs. Xu's eldest brother heard that she ran back without any baggage and no one, so he called to see him. He thought that at most the sister-in-law was ashamed, and the younger sister came over and begged her natal family to get some money out of emergency. Who knows that Mrs. Xu knelt down and cried and said that she was dismissed!
Her eldest brother's "face" immediately became unsightly, and then asked why she was dismissed, Mrs. Xu said that it was Miss Xu that was lost in the house most of the night.
Lost it in the house most of the night? Her elder brother asked anxiously, why didn't he report to the official? Anyway, it's his own flesh and blood, even if the sister-in-law loves her fame, she has to look for it!
Mrs. Xu stammered for a long time before saying that she had lost her. Someone in the front yard said that a man had asked about Miss Xu, and she was ashamed within a few days.
Her eldest brother is a careful one. First, let someone send Mrs. Xu to live somewhere else, for fear that she would be seen by people at home and ask questions, which would ruin her reputation. Then I asked people to inquire, and after inquiring, I found out that there was an academy not far from Xu's house, which was mostly young people, and I also inquired that the Xu family girl seemed to be quite famous among this group of young people.
The girls of good people should be raised in deep boudoirs, so what do you mean by letting a group of half-old boys talk about them every day!
Mrs. Xu's eldest brother felt that this girl from the Xu family was afraid that she would be dishonest on weekdays.
Since he had this heart, he naturally refused to bother to inquire. Later, I heard that someone was looking for Master Xu, saying that he had to pay back the money he owed him. He went to ask Mrs. Xu, Master Xu had ever borrowed money from others. He thought that if he really had the money, he might as well come over and give it to Mrs. Xu, and she would have a future.
Mrs. Xu knew that her husband was a poor man. When she married, there was not even a bed in the house. Where could she lend money to others
When she said that, her eldest brother became even more angry. This is certainly not the return of the money, I am afraid it is a revenge!
He felt that Master Xu really caused a lot of trouble, and Mrs. Xu also caused all these troubles to his home.
Mrs. Xu's eldest brother slowly stopped coming. Although the house was still allowed to live in, she had no money or anything else, and the servants also went back. Mrs. Xu had to wash people's clothes and change some rice noodles to make ends meet.
On this day, she heard that someone was inquiring about Master Xu, saying that she had to pay back the money she owed him. It was said that this person had been looking for Master Xu for a long time, so Mrs. Xu kept it in her heart and quietly went over to ask. I thought that if I met my master, she might know where the master was, so that she could find him.
The second master asked a rough "woman" to hold her in the street. He was originally impatient, but after a closer look, she felt that this rough "women" looked like an ordinary servant "women". He asked her if she knew Master Xu, and Mrs. Xu bowed her head and said, "That's our master."
The second master thought that he had met with a member of the Xu family, and was busy looking for Master Xu in an urgent matter.
Mrs. Xu said: "Our master is back home..."
The second master hurriedly asked: "Where is your master's hometown? I'm really in a hurry to find him!" Mrs. Xu shook her head. Seeing that the second master really couldn't ask anything, he "touched" two money and threw her away . Mrs. Xu followed him a few steps, and finally turned around and went back.
It turns out that he doesn't know where the old man's hometown is...
Mrs. Xu wiped away her tears and walked back carrying a basket of rotten vegetable leaves she had picked up.