Volume 1 Huangquan December 26th Chapter: It's time to wait
"That's the thing. I'm not the wife of the Baigu family, but a concubine."
Finally, after a chilling silence, Bai Gu's wife spoke. Her voice was trembling, and she was obviously trying her best to suppress her fear. But soon, the source of her fear was about to be revealed by her herself.
It was about ten years ago, but the Baigu family has been in decline for a long time. With some wealth left by his ancestors, the head of the family bought a large piece of land here. However, not long after, a plague swept through this land. The courtyard
Some people in the house were sick, and even the master suffered misfortune.
Not long after, the head of the family passed away. At that time, in addition to the servants, there were only one legitimate son, a concubine, and the concubine's mother, the elderly concubine, who is now the old lady.
A grand funeral was held for the head of the family, and according to his last wish, he was buried together with the wife of the principal wife who had passed away earlier. After the wife died, the master also died, and the only concubine became the old lady. Then the sick ones were dismissed
Servant, please add some money. The accounts in the warehouse can only be taken out but not taken in.
What's more unfortunate is that there is a military conscription, and every family has to produce a male. If this matter had been done in the past, more money would have been given. But now there is no money, and the head of the family is no longer there, otherwise we can still have a relationship.
, let’s talk about favors. The family has lost its backbone and has been reduced to being bullied by others.
However, the legitimate son was a loyal and patriotic person. After hearing the news, in order not to embarrass his family, he took the initiative to accept the call, willing to sacrifice his life to protect his family and country, and went to the front line. There was no news after he left, and he would not be seen for three or four years.
Half a letter from home. This is even more painful for his fiancée who is in her prime.
The girl is also from a well-known family, her surname is Songyun, and they are the perfect match. Their engagement was a long time ago, and it was finalized when the wife of the first wife was still alive. However, the legitimate son has never returned, so she has not yet gotten married.
They would be left a widow, which would ruin their family's reputation.
For the sake of the reputation of the two families, their family not only did not cancel the engagement, they were also willing to marry the old lady's son, the concubine - now the young master Bai Gu. Miss Songyun brought a lot of dowry from another distant city, which relieved the situation.
The Baigu family was in a tight situation for a while. Young Master Baigu started doing some small business, and his life gradually became more comfortable.
Two years later, the young master went on a long trip for business. On the way, Master Baigu met a girl, who is now Baigu's wife. They hit it off, talked to each other, and took care of each other. The young master took her with him when he returned home.
, said that he would take him as his concubine.
Don't blame him. After all, the Baigu family is also a wealthy family. It is normal to have three wives and four concubines. This does not mean that his love for Miss Songyun has diminished by half. It is just that women's jealousy is really terrifying.
Miss Songyun made a fuss and threatened him to return to her parents' home and break off the relationship with him.
The old lady tried to dissuade her to no avail, so she locked the door and started packing her luggage. Naturally, the young master was unwilling. As soon as she opened the door with her luggage, the young master rushed to grab her, trying to stop her. At that time, Bai Gu's wife
Although she was still an outsider, she knew not to embarrass the young master and ran forward to dissuade her, even if she left by herself. Miss Songyun didn't buy it and insisted on leaving. The old lady and the servants were in a dilemma.
At this moment, an accident happened. During the dispute, Miss Songyun did not take back the baggage. Her foot slipped and the back of her head hit the stubble of an untrimmed branch, causing blood to flow out. Everyone panicked and hurriedly stepped forward.
He helped her up, but she didn't respond no matter what. The old lady put her hand under her nose with trembling hands, but she was already dead.
The old man fainted on the spot, and other people were also confused. Finally, a decent funeral was held. On the day of the funeral, everyone cried bitterly, but they could not call her back. Although Miss Songyun was willing to commit herself during her lifetime,
Although she was married, complaints were unavoidable. She was often very sad about her legitimate son serving as a soldier, and often complained to the concubine in Baigu because of such things.
He listened to all the good and bad things, and now, no one talks about him anymore.
Later, he married his current wife, Bai Gu. Later, there was a land dispute between the government and more than half of their house was cut down, leaving many houses missing. At that time, they were still poor and had no money to build more houses.
The necessary house was lost, and a lot of wood in the yard was cut down on the spot. Perhaps the tree that caused Miss Songyun to hit and kill her back then was the reverse pillar today.
"That's right. Before I came to Baigu's house, I heard from my husband that Miss Songyun has never had a good life since she got married. Her parents' family is far away, so we can only communicate by letters. The girl she married is not
The wishful husband is just to save the reputation of the two families. I'm afraid Miss Songyun will be aggrieved to have to bear so many things. Therefore, if I can't conceive a child, it is because she sincerely does not want a child without her blood to inherit it.
It’s not something that the Bai Gu family can’t understand.”
By this time, Baigu's wife's mood had become much more stable. The others remained silent, but the young master nodded repeatedly in a daze. When Baigu's wife was halfway through her story, the cook came in with another dish and followed her.
She said, she hasn't gone out yet. Her face doesn't look good either. She is probably worried about this evil ghost seeking her life.
The heavy topic was over, and dinner ended in a merry way.
"No one wants to expose such a bad family background. How about you, are you satisfied now?"
In the small guest room with a candlestick lit, Mu Wan was still sitting by the bed, rolling his eyes at Shan Hai.
"Come on, if it hadn't been for these words, I'm afraid you would have waved your hands and left."
"Who knows."
Mu Wan sighed deeply, and the flames on the table trembled slightly.
"The cognition of ghosts and people is slightly different. Perhaps things that seem insignificant to living people will be infinitely magnified and distorted after the death of the person concerned. Therefore, it is natural for Miss Songyun to have such a big resentment.
Excusable."
"So the Baigu family is innocent?" Even so, Mu Wan himself was not sure.
"At least we can't blame them. Miss Songyun didn't marry her sweetheart to begin with, and Master Bai Gu has no basis for any relationship with her. There's nothing we can do about it. By the way, where's Aluan?"
Shan Hai looked left and right, but he didn't see Aluan's shadow for a long time. No wonder the house was so quiet.
"She said she wasn't full and ran to the kitchen again."
"Why does this girl act like this everywhere? I don't think she's ever had enough to eat."
"Isn't it your fault for starving her?"
"Nonsense, when have I ever treated her badly?"
There was another moment of silence. Both of them looked blankly, one staring at the wall and the other at the door, but neither of them knew where their eyes ended. It was completely dark, and the fire in the room seemed very weak. The fire trembled again,
Mu Wan sighed again.
"Hey, do you think Miss Songyun will meet her lover under the underworld?"
"It's hard to say. If the legitimate son has been reincarnated, he may have missed his fate."
"Why don't you want to order something good?"
"Think realistically."
Shan Hai straightened up slightly, straightening his waist, and immediately felt a pain. Mu Wan also stretched, lay back, spread his arms on the bed, and stared blankly at the peeling paint ceiling.
"Think about your past life. Maybe you were waiting for someone in your previous life, or someone was waiting for you."
"Who knows, it has nothing to do with me in this life."
"Looking at it this way, the Wangui Zhi is really a good thing. It clearly records the ghosts' lives. If people also have such a book, there may be many good stories about how to renew their relationship."
"You are overthinking this. When one party's life ends, the fate of this life will also come to an end. By waiting for several reincarnations, doesn't it deprive the other party of the right to start a new relationship? This is kidnapping, not love."
"Okay, okay, everything you said is right -"
The night got deeper. Dai Luan had not seen her shadow yet. Mu Wan was going back to the big house and went to look for her. But as soon as he got up and opened the door, Dai Luan ran in with something in his arms and bumped into Mu Wan.
Full of heart.
"Really, keep an eye on it. Did you steal something delicious again?"
"Letter! A letter!"
Dai Luan gasped for breath, and Shan Hai asked inside what kind of letter it was.
"It was not cooked through when it was taken out of the stove. I took it out while it was cold."
Mu Wan complained about how she could rummage through other people's things, maybe she just burned them after reading them. But at that time, a scene suddenly appeared in Shan Hai's mind - she greeted the cook during the day, and she was in a panic at that time
Zhang Di stuffed something into his arms. He didn't notice it at the time, but now, scenes like the letter, the expression, the broken plate, all flashed past his eyes very quickly.
