Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 26

[Chapter 26]

Zhu Shi was stunned.

When people get married, the male first marriage age is mostly fourteen-five to eighteen, nine, and the female is thirteen-four to sixteen-seven. Like Zheng Chuyu, who has not married at eighteen or nine, unless there are other reasons, or poor health and appearance , or the poor family cannot afford a make-up burial, otherwise it is extremely rare.

Zhu lost her husband and eldest son at an early age, and only Wei Shao was left with a son. Originally, she wanted her son to marry her niece. by your side. The Pianzheng woman is getting older, but things have been slow to progress. In the past two years, she has become anxious, and it is inevitable that she will force Wei Shao to be more urgent. She didn’t want him to give in even a little bit, and she did something like that on the first night she came back, which made her lose face in front of her servants.

She didn’t blame her son for sweeping her face and transferring all her anger to Qiao Nu. I have been sullen for the past few days. I saw my son and the bride late this morning. I thought that my son must have been fascinated by that Qiao girl, so I got up late for fun, and my heart was even more sullen, just a moment ago , was still thinking about this, and suddenly heard that Mrs. Xu left that she was going to say this, her heart skipped a beat, and her face showed embarrassment.

“Why don’t you talk? Are you unable to find a suitable family, or can’t prepare a burial? If it is inconvenient for you, I will come to find someone, and the burial will be provided by me.”

When Mrs. Zhu was speechless, Madam Xu said He said this again in a hurry, raised his eyes, and met her eyes. Seeing her mother-in-law’s single eye staring at her, she felt guilty, and she forced a smile: “How could this be the reason! My mother-in-law should also know that for the past two years, even as a servant in the family, she has always regarded Chu Yu as Zhong. Lin’s room is already in the house, if you marry her at this moment, I’m afraid it will be inappropriate…”

Madam Xu said, “The servant is ignorant. Pulled? In a family like ours, a man is a concubine, and he has to show courtesy. No etiquette, no name, when will the Zheng woman become a person in Zhonglin’s room?”

Mrs. Zhu didn’t dare to look directly at Madam Xu, but just defended: “Mother-in-law doesn’t know something, I have told Zhong Lin about this, and Zhong Lin didn’t say no, but he has been away before, and now he has just returned home. It’s not appropriate to mention this immediately after getting married. Originally, I thought that after a while, the matter would be done.”

Mrs. Xu snorted: “How did I hear that, the night before Zhong Lin came back, There was a woman who went to the Westinghouse to listen to the corners of the wall, which made Zhong Lin angry and chopped down the door? How dare a woman dare to do this? I am old, and people are lazy. For you, that’s how you discipline your servants?”

Zhu Shi was ashamed, but she didn’t expect Madam Xu to know about it, so she didn’t dare to say anything, and lowered her head.

“I know it’s not easy for you all these years. I see it all in my eyes.”

Mrs. Xu’s voice softened, “You stay with Nv Zheng at home because of love. It’s just love and love, and then you are so confused. Going down will only delay the life of the girl, and I have no other meaning to let you talk in the morning, but just to remind you.”

Zhu Shi kowtowed down, with tears in his eyes: “The daughter-in-law knows the kindness of the mother-in-law. My mother ordered to find a suitable family for Chu Yu, and I don’t dare to delay any longer.”

Madam Xu smiled lightly and nodded: “If you can think so, I can rest assured. There is nothing else to do, just go. ”

Zhu wiped away her tears with a veil, respectfully resigned, returned to the east room, screened the servants, and told Zheng Chuyu that she had been left by Mrs. Xu just now.

Zheng Chuyu was stunned, slowly, her eyes flushed, crying and leaning on the couch, she bowed down and said, “Auntie loves Chu Yu so much, Chu Yu can’t repay it, it’s better to let me go earlier, lest If you stay like this, it will only add to the annoyance of your aunt being caught in the middle!”

Zhu Shi already loved her niece and stayed by her side for many years, treating her as her own daughter, not to mention she believed in Wu Zhu’s words and believed that Zheng’s daughter was her auspicious person. When I saw Zheng Nu crying, I was very distressed, and hurriedly supported her arm and comforted her: “Don’t be sad. I was just at the old lady’s place, and I just made a false statement. I have long regarded you as Zhonglin’s person, how could it be? Arrange for you to get married again?”

Zheng Chuyu choked and said: “Chu Yu is useless, staying in the Wei family like this, the status is embarrassing, and the years are wasted, these are all fine, even if no one wants them in my life, I am willing to serve my aunt’s side. But now the old lady can’t tolerate me. Now, how can I embarrass my aunt again? It’s better to get married, and I won’t pick on the pawns…”

“Nonsense! How can my aunt be willing!”

Zhu Shi hurriedly stopped her, hugged Zheng Chuyu in her arms to comfort him, and said: ” Don’t worry, on the old lady’s side, I will delay it for the time being on the grounds of finding a suitable family. I don’t think she will be embarrassed immediately. On Zhonglin’s side, my aunt will think of ideas on your behalf and get things done as soon as possible. I will never marry you like this.”

…

Zheng Chuyu was born in a low background, she was an orphan in her teens, and there was no one reliable in her father’s family. After receiving the Wei family, she was dressed in brocade and ate jade, and she went in and out of the house, and her servants embraced her. She lived a life of a superior man. From frugal to extravagant and easy, from extravagant to simple and difficult, Wei Shao was young and heroic, with a handsome appearance. It was already sent to him, how could he be willing to leave halfway? Zhu’s intention to assign her to his son was exactly what she wanted.

In fact, in the beginning, it was not that she never thought of marrying Wei Shao as his wife. Knowing that his identity is not enough, in order to bless the weight, seeing that Zhu Shi believed in Wu Zhu and obeyed the words of the Yushan Dawu, he secretly prepared a large sum of money to bribe, and begged the Dawu to speak for himself in front of Zhu Shi. Da Wu received the money and naturally did things for her, and she became a lucky person for the Zhu family. Since then, the Zhu family has valued her even more.

It is a pity that the Zhu family is not the one who has the final say in the Wei family. Not only was Mrs. Xu pressing down, but Wei Shao was obedient to his mother. Zheng Chuyu knew that marrying Wei Shao as his wife was probably a rare and unattainable thing, and then he could only settle for the next best thing, and it was not a bad idea to be a concubine. After all these years, she has been wasted to eighteen years old, let alone success, Wei Shao has not even given her a second look after coming back two years. She was also confused and uneasy, but fortunately Wei Shao never married, and there was no other woman by her side, so she waited day by day with consolation. At the end of last year, I got the news that Wei Shaozai had married Yanzhou Qiaonv as his wife, and Mrs. Xu also sent Zhong Er, who was beside her, to be a deacon.

At first hearing this news, Zheng Chuyu felt like a cat scratching her head. Then she thought about it, Wei Qiao and his family had hatred, so Wei Shao should have no intention of marrying Qiao’s daughter. Even if Qiao’s daughter married, her life would not be easy in the future. Wei Shao wouldn’t even treat each other with sincerity, and he would marry a wife sooner or later. He didn’t expect to be his wife at all. It was actually a good thing for her to have such a wife.

Although the Zhu family loved her a lot before, but once they came out of the Zhu family’s east house, none of the rest of the Wei family would treat her as their official master. Even the servants, I dared to talk behind her back about the fact that she was not successful in climbing the emperor and became an old girl. She wasn’t complaining in her heart. Thinking of this Qiao girl coming here, she will definitely be treated coldly in the future, but in comparison, she is not a joke. Thinking about it like this, not only did my heart feel more comfortable, but I also vaguely hoped that she would come over earlier.

That day, I learned that Wei Shao and Qiao Nv returned home. She followed Zhu Shi from Yushan. She knew that her aunt would never give Qiao Nv a good face. She originally came back with the idea of watching a joke. Unexpectedly, Qiao Nv turned out to be like a heavenly person, and her quality was like a fairy orchid. Zheng Chuyu was also conceited about her beauty. Compared with her, she was bleak and dull, and when she saw her standing side by side with Wei Shao, when they saluted Zhu Shi, they were like a pair of perfect people from heaven. She didn’t let herself into the room as Zhu’s requested. Instead, Wei Shao found the servant girl who was sent by her aunt to spy on the truth. Although she was shocked at the time, according to her description, Wei Shao and the Qiao girl should be the same. The beds are shared. Zheng Chuyu was greatly disappointed. She has been troubled these past few days. She has been keeping an eye on the Westinghouse, hoping to hear the news that Wei Shao is slow to treat Qiao’s daughter. But this morning, the two of them were late, and they seemed to have an ambiguity. Mrs. Xu also seemed to be tolerant of Qiao Nu, Zheng Chuyu was jealous and hated, and her heart was numb. Just now when Zhu came back, she said this again, crying sadly, but it was not a lie. Fortunately, my aunt’s attitude was firm, and Zheng Chuyu leaned on her arms to comfort her. She finally calmed down and said with tears, “This is the end of the matter, is there any way for my aunt to keep me?”

Zhu Shi hesitated and said: “Let’s find some space, my aunt went to Yushan to find a witch to ask for a divination, and then make a calculation.”

…

Three days later, Mrs. Xu’s birthday came.

With the status of the Wei family in the north today, Madam Xu’s birthday is not only proud of many Dagui in Youzhou, but also the prefects of nearby Bohai, Renqiu, Leling and other places outside of Youzhou. , went to Yuyang to celebrate his birthday in person, and the rest who could not come in person, sent people to express their expressions on their behalf, and there were countless more. Because Mrs. Xu was originally from Zhongshan, the current King of Zhongshan, Liu Duan, is still her distant nephew. Although no one arrived, she also sent an envoy to celebrate her birthday on her behalf. On the same day, many people spontaneously came to Wei’s house, and they knelt down and worshipped Mrs. Xu for her birthday. When Mrs. Xu learned that she was deeply moved, she brought Wei Shao and Wei Yan to the gate in person to return the salute to the people. There are many festive occasions that need not be repeated.

The hand-copied silk and silk immeasurable longevity scripture that Xiao Qiao took as a birthday gift seemed to be quite liked by Mrs. Xu.

At that time, paper appeared, but the texture was rough, and it was not used for a long time. The carriers of official books were still mainly simple books and silk books. Simple books are bulky, copying a volume of Immeasurable Longevity Sutras can only be carried by an ox pulling a cart. Silk books are light, but they are valuable. Apart from the material, there can be no negligence when copying. Abandoned, very laborious.

The volume of the Infinite Longevity Sutra presented by Xiao Qiao is elegant and beautiful, and the font is exquisite. The scriptures have been voted in Madam Xu’s heart. She learned that she copied it herself, and specially passed it to someone nearby to read. Among the guests was Bohai Gaoheng, a famous painter and calligrapher who came to Yuyang with the Bohai Governor to congratulate Mrs. Xu on her birthday. When she saw the silk and calligraphy, she admired it greatly, praised her graceful and elegant, neat and tidy, with a hidden demeanor of everyone.

Gao Heng is a master of calligraphy, works in calligraphy and painting, is good at gold and stone, and is known as the “crown of the Bohai Sea”. He praised him so much, and the rest of the people naturally praised him even more. Mrs. Xu was very happy. After taking it back, she handed it over to Zhong Li in person and ordered her to put it away.

At noon that day, the Wei family set up a banquet in the front hall, and the guests were like clouds. It happened that among the Wei family members, Wei Shao had a clan uncle. When he followed Wei Jing to attack Li Su ten years ago, in order to kill the blood and rescue the young master, he was shot several times by himself. , was favored by Mrs. Xu. Now that child is an adult, the same age as Wei Shao, married and started a business. He just gave birth to a son a year ago. It was a coincidence that he was born on the same day as Mrs. Xu, and just turned one year old today.

Out of love, Mrs. Xu also wanted to give the child a face. Two days ago, she called the child’s grandmother, Mrs. Zhang, to discuss the birthday gift. Finally, she brought her over to celebrate, adding to the joy and excitement.

Although Mrs. Xu said it was to add joy, the child’s grandmother was also a sensible person. Knowing that this was Mrs. Xu treating each other with honor, would it be unreasonable? Rejoice, go home and make thorough preparations. At noon on this day, the house was full of guests, and the child was carried out by his biological mother in a flowery dress and placed on the couch.

When Zhou was caught, the birthday noodles were served, and the birthday banquet started.

Zhuzhou is the name of later generations. It is now called “trial”. It was only popular in the south of the Yangtze River at first, and now it is gradually emerging in the north. Although the names are different, they are generally similar, and the expectations of the elders for the younger generation are also the same.

The child had a big head and a big head, a chubby little one, wearing new clothes, and was seated on the couch by his mother, accompanied by a nursing mother. On the couch near him, there were books, bows and arrows, talismans, pearl shells, ivory, and rhino horns. No matter how far away, there were food toys and other things that he couldn’t reach. After putting the baby down, the nurse teased him and led him to grab the things around him.

There are many guests today, either rich or expensive. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the child’s family has already fed the child before he came, and repeatedly taught him to grasp the book, slip, bow and arrow. At home, the practice went very smoothly, and he didn’t want to suddenly be in Huatang , surrounded by people he didn’t know, and the child didn’t know whether he was frightened or sleepy because he was full. Seeing this, the child’s mother hurried up to tease herself. The child just didn’t catch it, he looked stunned and didn’t move at all.

Mrs. Xu was originally well-intentioned. She thought that her birthday was on the same day as her own. It was a rare fate. She wanted to brighten up her child, but she didn’t want her to have stage fright. When things are over, the birthday banquet will start.

The scene was slightly embarrassing.

Mrs. Xu saw that the child’s mother’s face was scorched, and the guests invited to the ceremony gradually stopped laughing and looked at the child sitting on the couch. She felt a little regretful in her heart. For good intentions, it was disappointing. Seeing that the child’s mother became more and more serious because of her anxiety, the child was stunned and faintly crying, so she looked at Zhong Li who was standing beside him, and was about to signal her to find an excuse to carry the child down, when she heard a man behind him carrying the child. The smiling woman’s voice said: “There are hundreds of rivers in the eyes and the heart. There are thousands of rivers in the wall. If you have no desires, you will be strong. This child will grow up with a broad vision, not a mediocre person.”

Mrs. Xu felt relieved. Turning his head, he saw that it was Xiao Qiao who was waiting behind him. Unexpectedly, she solved the siege for herself in time, and this siege was solved skillfully, and the embarrassment was instantly resolved in a calm manner.

The guests were stunned at first, but they reacted and nodded in agreement. The mother of the child was finally relieved. With a smile on her face, she hurriedly picked up the child and brought him to Mrs. Xu, holding Xiang Xiang. She bowed her head to congratulate her.

Madam Xu smiled and asked Zhong Li to carry the child over and sit on her lap. Seeing that he was white and plump, she must have been frightened just now. She loved it very much and ordered a banquet outside the hall. Xiang Xiaoqiao nodded slightly towards her.

Although it was just a nod, Xiao Qiao could see a hint of approval in Madam Xu’s eyes, which made her feel a lot more settled immediately.

From the first time he saw Wei Shao’s grandmother, Xiao Qiao felt that this old lady with only one eye left had an unpredictable feeling.

If her attitude towards herself was similar to Madam Zhu or Wei Shao, there would be nothing to say. Marry her for the value of Yanzhou.

But Mrs. Xu was different.

Of course, Xiao Qiao had also heard about Madam Xu’s experience as the former head of the family. There is no doubt that this is an unusual woman. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Qiao is even more puzzled by her decision to let Wei Shao marry her own hater.

However, it doesn’t matter if she can’t figure it out, as long as Mrs. Xu treats her well.

Mrs. Xu is naturally good to her, especially after seeing Wei Shao and the fucking way, this old lady is like a living Bodhisattva with a circle of holy light on her head, and Xiao Qiao is simply flattered.

But that is only limited to the normal attitude of the elders towards the younger generation. Xiao Qiao still has this self-knowledge.

But just now, things seemed to have changed a little.

Because of her flash of inspiration, this awkward situation was resolved. From the approving glance that Madam Xu turned to look at herself, Xiao Qiao could see that Madam Xu must have felt a little different about herself.

Say you’re not happy?

Of course not!

She was very happy.

To be honest, she hasn’t thought about what will happen in five years or ten years.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, that Wei Shao is very likely to attack himself and the Qiao family ruthlessly.

Chunniang had persuaded her to let her serve Wei Shao tactfully, and to put it bluntly, she was fascinated by sex and changed her fate.

Chunniang was blindly confident in her and full of expectations, but to be honest, Xiao Qiao had no confidence in herself.

Her beauty may be able to seduce the hearts of most men in this world, but this Wei Shao seems to belong to the immune minority.

He really hates himself, or rather, the Joe family.

She couldn’t imagine how vicious he would humiliate her if she stripped naked in front of him. This kind of difficult work, which is very likely to end up humiliating herself, even if her head will be lost tomorrow, she needs to think carefully before implementing it. Since there is no way for one end, we can only focus on Mrs. Xu first.

Now it seems that her luck is very good, even God is helping her.

Xiao Qiao couldn’t help but fall in love with this little chubby man in Madam Xu’s arms.

It’s just the little lucky star of my aunt!

Xiao Pangdun was picked up from the stage where he was asked to perform for the adults. It was as if he had released the immobilization spell, and he immediately recovered. He opened his round eyes and looked around. He looked very good. cute. The women in the longevity hall approached one after another, complimenting each other and hugging each other.

“Come and hug you too.” Mrs. Xu suddenly smiled at Xiao Qiao.

At that time, people had the custom of holding their children in turn after the test, especially those women who were eager to have children, and there was a saying that they were happy to have children.

The rest of the women smiled and turned to look at Wei Shao, who was greeting guests at the door of the Shoutang.

He also seemed to have noticed the movement inside, and looked a little absent-minded, and glanced at Xiao Qiao from time to time.

Little Fatty’s mother hugged the child herself and sent it to Xiao Qiao.

Knowing that Wei Shao was still there, Xiao Qiao glanced at the door, and bumped into him looking at him.

Xiao Qiao showed the shy smile that a bride should have, and carefully took Little Fatty from the woman’s hand. After holding it firmly, he teased a few times.

Little Fatty gave her face very much, and giggled. The people around also laughed.

“Old lady, at this time next year, the old lady will be able to hold a great-grandson too!”

A woman smiled loudly and added joy.

Xiao Qiao returned the child with a shy expression. He couldn’t help but glanced at Wei Shao again.

His expression seemed to be a little stiff, just as someone was calling from the steps outside the door, he paused, turned around and left quickly.

[End of This Chapter]