In a blink of an eye, New Year's Day came, even though Zhang Xingwang was unwilling, he had to go back to Taohua Village to spend the holiday with his family.
In the past few days when he came to Jizhou, he was with Shen Dejian almost every day. Sometimes he went to a teahouse to drink tea, sometimes he went to a theater to listen to an opera, and sometimes he went to a restaurant to drink, chatting and chatting. I was so happy that I was a little reluctant to leave when I left.
Shen Dejian repeatedly asked him to come and take a stroll when he was free, Zhang Xingwang agreed, but he thought that he might live in Fuzhou forever in the future, and it would not be so easy to come back.
However, as long as he comes back, he will definitely come to Jizhou, firstly to catch up with this old brother Shen Dejian, and secondly to avoid those people at home who make his eyes hurt.
On the way back, Zhang Xingwang and Zhang Dayong still had nothing to say. To this wimpy son who couldn't give a fart, old Zhangtou didn't want to talk nonsense anymore. Anyway, no matter how much he encouraged him, he was still that wimpy He looks like he has no idea, the so-called mud can't support the wall, he is talking about people like him...
When he was about to return to Taohua Village, Zhang Dayong rarely gossiped about the matter that Zhang Sanyong entrusted to the old head Zhang, that is, he was going to marry Lingdi.
In the past few days, Lao Zhangtou went out with Shen Dejian every day, but he didn't take Zhang Dayong with him, so Zhang Dayong didn't know what his father was doing every day, and thought that his father had already seen the girl Sanyong liked, so he said I want to ask my father what he thinks of that girl, whether she is compatible with Sanyong, or not.
After Zhang Xingwang heard his son's inquiry, he said lightly, "The two of them are not worthy, and Sanyong is still young, so there is no need to rush to get married."
Zhang Dayong listened, oh, and didn't mention it again, and followed his father home in a muffled voice...
He doesn't care who is suitable for Sanyong and who is not, and he doesn't care who Sanyong will marry in the future, as long as he has the answer to answer his wife is enough...
The day Zhang Xingwang returned to Taohua Village happened to be New Year's Day.
On this day, a dusty woman in her thirties walked into Fenghuang Village.
The woman's clothes are shabby and her face is haggard. She looks like a person who has experienced many vicissitudes and sailed through thousands of sails.
This woman is Youshi who left Fenghuang Village with her daughter a few years ago. Now her daughter has turned against her. She is wandering alone and always feels like a rootless duckweed. At least Fenghuang Village still has something she cares about day and night. People, so they traveled thousands of miles and traveled long distances to return to Fenghuang Village.
As soon as he entered the village, Youshi was completely dumbfounded.
Is this still the backing village in her memory
How did it change completely
Looking around, there are brick and tile houses of Qingtang tile houses everywhere, and several main roads in the village are paved with stone slabs, just like the town. If it weren't for the familiar ancient elm tree at the entrance of the village, she almost thought she had gone wrong. out of place.
I remember that when she left, only Shen Laoer's family had a brick house in the village, but now every household is a brick house, and some even built a brick courtyard, which is even more luxurious than in the city.
Walking along the village road to the village, you will find that many people have cattle, horses and other animals tied to their yards. In the past, only Lao Yutou and Dachun had animals in the village, but now almost every household has them. .
What happened in the village during the years she was away
How could there be such an earth-shaking change
Confused, she moved forward and finally found her home.
Probably because of disrepair, her small house has collapsed, and the yard is full of weeds as tall as a person. Now it is winter, and those weeds have dried up, standing desolately in the snow, a desolate place.
When Youshi saw that his house had collapsed, his heart turned cold. Although he had thought that the house might collapse before he came back, but when he saw his house in ruins, he felt so sad that he wanted to cry.
She was standing at the door of the dilapidated house, feeling uncomfortable, when suddenly she heard someone behind her say in surprise, "Hey, isn't this Youshi?"
Youshi turned around and saw Shen Dachui's wife holding a basket in one hand and a dung fork in the other, as if she was picking up dung. Seeing Youshi turning her head, she said loudly, "Emma, is it really you? Why are you back?"
Youshi quickly wiped the tears from his cheeks, and said, "Meijiao is married, and I am the only one left in the family. I don't feel like being alone, so I came back."
Hu Meijiao was married in May, and married a silk merchant who came to the capital from other places as a concubine. The reason why she was able to marry that merchant was due to You Shi!
In the past few years, Youshi has been living in the suburbs of Beijing with Hu Meijiao, making a living by doing needlework.
Although Youshi's style is not good, she is still very good as a female celebrity. Under her training, Hu Meijiao is also a good needleworker. day.
It's just that You Shi is a person who is used to it. She is used to the days when she is used to clothes, hands to eat, and mouth to open her mouth. Let her keep her head down every day, endlessly embroidering, tying tassels, and making purses. This kind of life is too monotonous and hard. , plus she was only in her early thirties, exactly the age when wolves and tigers needed a man, so, within a few months, Youshi had had enough of this hard-earned life, and began to want to hook up with a rich man again To feed their wives.
After searching for a while, she finally asked her to find a target, but the target was a bit big. It was a southern silk and satin merchant named He Erye who supplied the embroidery workshop where she sold embroidery.
Erye He is over forty years old and a southerner. Every year, he transports silk from the south to the capital to sell. He has a lot of money. He is richer than You's previous concubines multiplied by ten. If he really hooks up with him, their mother The two of you will be fine for the rest of your life.
It's a pity that her idea is good, but Erye He has traveled far and wide and is well-informed. On weekdays, there are many brothels in Chuguan, and a middle-aged woman like Youshi who came out of the countryside (you still need two One front tooth), no one wants it for nothing, and they are so panicked.
However, once he saw Youshi bringing Hu Meijiao to the embroidery shop to deliver goods, and the moment he saw Hu Meijiao, Erye He's eyes lit up. Hu Meijiao, a tender and tender little beauty, looked like a virgin Yes, it's much more delicious than those spoiled prostitutes in brothels and old gang dishes like You's.
Because of this, He Erye resolutely accepted Youshi's hookup, and had an affair with her.
However, this guy doesn't want to drink too much. Taking advantage of the opportunity of hooking up with You Shi, he also hooks up with Hu Meijiao frequently. He generously gave her several high-end fashionable satin, and bought her a lot of gold and silver jewelry generously. .
You Shi is someone who has been here, and when he saw the old man's hospitality to his daughter, he knew what he meant. But Youshi didn't stop her. In her mind, a woman can be with everyone. Instead of marrying a poor man and suffering hardships, it's better to find a rich lonely old man to be happy and at ease.
Therefore, he has always turned a blind eye to He Erye's coveting of Hu Meijiao.
However, Hu Meijiao is a proud and arrogant person. Although she also likes the silk and jewelry that Erye He gave her, she refuses to do anything with him because she wants to marry a noble and handsome man like King Zhan (Anyone like Si Lanya can find such a good man, so she should be able to find him too), so she is very concerned about her innocence, and refuses to let that old guy succeed easily.
He Erye spent a lot of money for Hu Meijiao, but he couldn't get what he wanted, so he couldn't help being a little annoyed. One night, he ruined Hu Meijiao by drinking.
Youshi was next door at that time, and she heard Hu Meijiao's crying, but instead of helping her daughter, she persuaded her daughter to obey through the door. After all, He Erye was very generous to their wives.
After Hu Meijiao was ruined, she jumped up and down and cried, arguing to go to the government to sue, and getting up to seek death.
Ever since she met that man in the palace, marrying such a man has become her ultimate dream, but she knows very well that she does not have an all-powerful appearance, and her family has a low family background. After counting her beautiful appearance and this innocent body, now that her innocence is gone, it means that her beautiful dream of marrying into a prince's and aristocratic family has been directly broken. The dream she had been thinking about all of a sudden has disappeared, how can she give up
Seeing Hu Meijiao crying and fussing, Erye He was afraid that the government would find out about stealing his money, so he discussed with Youshi to buy Hu Meijiao as a concubine.
Youshi didn't want to sell her daughter at first, she only had this one daughter, and she planned to stay with her for the elderly, but He Erye promised to give her a hundred taels of silver and buy a house in the capital for Hu Meijiao to live with her In that house, it's like a home for them.
Youshi was greedy for money, seeing that He Erye was willing to spend a hundred taels of silver to buy her daughter and give them a house so that she could live with her daughter, so he agreed.
So, with a document and one hundred taels of silver, Hu Meijiao was sold to He Erye, a treacherous old man!