Nine hundred and twentieth eight chapters of the mind of the literati
Originally, Fushi promised to lead the women to conquer the men on the street and do a vigorous battle so that the feminist movement can grow and grow in the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, he also prepared to promote the altar and worship generals, take blood to the alliance and other grand acts.
When she received the letter, Fu Shi, who had died, had to restrain herself and was not in the mood to do something big. She began to keep her own doors and declared to be an idle cloud and wild crane who was not afraid of honor and disgrace, which caused great dissatisfaction among the majority of women and gay men.
For several days, Fu, who saw things and missed her husband, cried at home all day long, and the crying was sad and sincere. When Xu Jiang heard this, he felt soft and began to regret it and wanted to go home.
Zheng Tang stopped him and said, "Although your bones are itchy, you are determined to go back and suffer hardships. In the words of the Third Master, you are called being a shame! But your two beauties should not be with you to die. This is my family, and you cannot leave."
Xu Jiang was placed under house arrest in this way, and the two concubines persuaded him. Xu Jiang hesitated again and sighed all day long.
Unexpectedly, just three days later, Fu's attitude suddenly changed. Not only did he no longer be grateful to her husband, but he became angry and gritted his teeth and called the sky and the earth in the mourning hall all day long.
Xu Jiang heard the Fu family curse over there, "What evil did I commit in my previous life? I punished me for suffering in this life. If I marry a husband who is kind and kind, I would rather keep my integrity for him. However, he repeatedly took a concubine on my back and thought about countless tricks to manipulate me. When a person dies, he will not be able to get up or down and be homeless. God! Why do you want to be a widow for such a ruthless person? Can you say that I have no children and a few servants to live my life?"
Xu Jiang was panicked. He didn't care whether Fu was willing to be a widow. The problem was that once he remarried, wouldn't he have to wear a hat?
He quickly found Zheng Tang and said, "It's amazing. Judging from her tone, she is going to marry. She can tell that she can do it with her temperament. If it happens to be true and she does something that is wrong, what kind of face will I have to meet people?"
Zheng Tang said slowly: "Don't worry, this is a good thing. This is the reason why you and your husband reconcile in the future is this. Isn't it for me to let you pretend to die? "
Xu Jiang hurriedly asked, "Please give me advice."
Zheng Tang chuckled and said, "My intention is to use widowhood to stimulate her desire for her children, and then use "lost morality" to block her jealousy.
Why doesn't she allow you to take a concubine? It's because she has never been a widow, and she doesn't know how to end the suffering of the queen. She just wants to dominate your favor, and she doesn't care about the future without children. I think she has a husband at a young age, and has a wealthy family. She has a food and clothes for a long time. Why do she have to have a son? Now that she is a widow, she will consider the future. So what about wealth? When she gets sick, someone will take care of her. Who will come to send her old age when she dies? Who will give this property to?"
Speaking of this in one breath, let alone Xu Jiang listened with relish. Even Xu Hao, who had just arrived, nodded frequently. People will regret it only after losing it, and only after learning from a mistake can they gain wisdom.
Zheng Tang continued: "When she thinks about the situation where her family property is robbed and dispersed after her death, how can she not feel sad? Who will think about her benefits? Who will visit her grave every year? Naturally, she will regret it. It can be seen that in the world, no matter whether she is born in a legitimate child, it is always indispensable. Now she will think that after remarrying, she will first put the priority of having a child and dominating her husband is the least.
I think she was holding you and tortured her concubine and maid because she claimed to be upright. She has a good family background and is already invincible as a wife. As long as she doesn't do anything, she will not be afraid of leaving her. Therefore, she dares to act and does not want to swallow her anger. Therefore, why don't we wait patiently? When she finds someone to remarry, she will hold the handle in your hands. If she has great ability, she will have to bow down and surrender."
Xu Jiang suddenly realized that he couldn't help but slap the table. Xu Hao was secretly shocked and thought that this ancient literati was too bad. He would fight them with his heart and wait for death to be unknown.
Zheng Tang smiled and said, "Wait patiently. Then I will find someone to come and talk about it. I will use a famous family background to say that I want to marry her as a successor. You can marry her back and question her in person. At that time, no one will say that I will lose my qualities. Do you dare to be jealous in this life?"
Xu Jiang was so happy that he danced with joy and said in great admiration: "Sir, I am convinced that Zhuge is reborn. Then please send someone to say it immediately. Don't go too late, and someone else will rob you first."
Zheng Tang said complacently: "I have married dozens of concubines. Which matchmaker in Jinling is not familiar with me? Don't worry, she won't have to remarry in less than a year or two."
After saying that, seeing Xu Hao standing not far away, Zheng Tang hurried forward to greet him. Xu Hao stared at him and smiled and said, "Mr. Zheng is indeed awesome."
"Where are there." Zheng Tang smiled embarrassedly and said, "The Third Master is here to visit the humble house, and the brilliance is shining. Please sit down."
Xu Hao drank some wine at Zheng's house. When he returned home in the evening, Yuan was waiting for him and said a few words to tell him the purpose: "Xiangyue is not young anymore. I want to book someone for her first. Her affairs are not too high or too low. Then Master Yao said that she should marry her aunt. I was half-believing about this, but I didn't expect it to be effective."
Xu Hao asked, "Why did it work? Aren't your sister's children unwilling to do it?"
It turned out that Yuan's family also had an older sister and a younger sister. The sister married the commander Xue Zhenwei. Her only son was named Xue Shangwen, who was a few years older than Xiangyue.
Xue Shangwen was a child and was very proud at a young age. He was unwilling to marry a cousin because he was afraid of being ridiculed by others to cling to the Xu family. This is also a natural habit. However, he often came to the Xu family. Recently, he studied with Xu Ye and Ma Yu, and went to the East Palace to accompany him from time to time.
Xu Ye's attainments in the Four Books and Five Classics were average. Xu Hao never expected him to be an imperial examination, but he took the path of both civil and military. As Ma Yu grew older, he gradually became famous in the capital and was known as the number one rising star in Jiangbei. Many ministers in the north hoped for him, because the Northern Scholars had never produced a top scholar since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
However, because of Ma Yu's origin and the Xu family, and his origin in the Northern Scholars, he has not even passed the imperial examination in recent years. Xu Hao is not in a hurry to do this. As the saying goes, jade cannot be made into a weapon without being carved. It is not a good thing for a young man to be proud, so he did nothing and allowed some civil servants to join forces to suppress him.
So Xue Shangwen came for Ma Yu. Xue Zhenwei himself is Xu Hao's subordinate, and he has a relative, so it is normal for him to walk frequently.
Yuan had been optimistic about his nephew for a long time, but this kid was unwilling to do so. Her girl married Lai Daren, a rich man from her hometown, and she was also the only son, named Lai Yuanchu.
The Lai family was very rich. Later, due to various reasons such as disasters, the family affairs gradually withered. In less than a few years, the family property was sold out. The couple died one after another, leaving their only son Lai Yuanchu with no place to settle down, so they had to join the second uncle of their clan.
Uncle Lai's second uncle was not rich, he was a craftsman with craftsmanship and was unwilling to support his nephew for nothing, so he wanted to teach him how to learn craftsmanship.
Lai Yuanchu was a scholar, so he naturally refused to learn craftsmanship. Uncle Lai thought that since he was unwilling to inherit my mantle, I couldn't afford to support him, so I might as well send it to his aunt's house. The dignified Duke's Mansion, and my nephew won't have to worry about anything, let alone settle down.
In this way, Uncle Lai wrote a letter, and Yuan immediately sent someone to take Lai Yuanchu to the capital.
Yuan asked Xu Song what he meant in advance, and Xu Song smiled and said, "If other relatives can come and join, let alone your family. Besides, we have no control over the lonely person."
Yuan was overjoyed and said, "There are too many people coming to fight Qiufeng at home. Even if I want to, I have to ask you. At worst, I can send it to my brother and sister's house. My Yuan family is no less than your Xu family."
"It's coming again, it's coming again." Xu Song smiled helplessly, "Madam, please leave the child. Since he has the ambition to study, I might as well accept him as his adopted son to avoid feeling like he is living under someone else's roof. Our son is still young, so let him study with Ye'er Shangwen."
Yuan became more and more happy. He immediately sought the consent of Xu Zengfu and his wife, and chose an auspicious day to let Lai Yuanchu take a shower and change his clothes. He received a visit to the elders in the inner house and recognized his adopted son in public.
Lai Yuanchu was also very happy. He immediately called his uncle a father, his aunt a mother, and Xiangyue a sister. Anyway, he had paid a visit to the Xu family and called Xu Hao a third uncle.
He entered Beijing in November. These days, Xu Song saw that he was good-looking and a scholar. He was very respectful and cautious in his words. He didn't talk much and felt a little more pity.
Yuan also became interested and discussed with her husband at night: "We have adopted our nephew as our adopted son, why not give him a son-in-law? Master Yao made a prophecy, and according to me, he is very compatible with Xiangyue. If you marry him, Xiangyue doesn't have to leave us anymore. How good is it to live by your side?"
Xu Song felt it was good and said, "Then I'll go and ask the master tomorrow. You go and ask the third brother. If they say ok, then we will feel more at ease."
After hearing what his brother and sister said, Xu Hao frowned and said, "It's too hasty. Have you asked Xiangyue for his own opinion? Don't stare. If Lianyi and Lanxiang are unhappy in the future, I will not let them marry. For the whole life of marriage, you have to be willing."
Yuan smiled and said, "I am unfair! How dare I stare at me? I just have something to do. Let Xiangyue and Yuanchu get closer, hoping to be interested in each other."
"That's it." Xu Hao nodded and said seriously: "Don't spread this matter, let it be natural."
On the other side of Xu Song, Xu Zengfu pondered: "I have to see how his literary talent is. If he can be ambitious, it will not be a waste of Xiangyue's life, otherwise I would not agree."
Xu Song knew that Xiangyue was born in ill, so his father was worried. He thought that Xu Xiangyue, as Xu Zengfu's eldest granddaughter, had a particularly different relationship with his grandchildren. Moreover, Xiangyue was increasingly favored by Xu Hao, and her status in the family rose sharply. Xu Zengfu knew the third brother's temper too well and did not want to act hasty, which angered Xu Hao.
Now Xue Shangwen and Lai Yuanchu live in the third room. The two are treated the same. The Xu family treats them equally. Xu Ye and Ma Yu often come here.
Chapter completed!