How big is the difference between running a home and running a country? The saying that governing a big country is like cooking a small one is incomplete. The macro concept may not be suitable for the micro world, so we created the idiom that it is difficult for everyone to agree.
Many ideas in Chinese history are contradictory. We put forward a famous idea, and it seems that its only purpose is to overthrow it. Some people say that this is a manifestation of progress, but have we really implemented it to the limit?
The story of the oil seller tells us that when you are familiar with it, magic will appear. From the fact that his ideas from later generations were not accepted by others and he encountered obstacles everywhere, Yun Ye knew that it was not the people of the Tang Dynasty who were wrong, but himself.
Each of us has been looking for a sense of belonging since birth, and wants to find his own reasonable position in the human group. This position is actually a proxy for allowing him to live more happily. In fact, it doesn’t matter the form, physical and mental happiness is the most important thing.
Importantly, this is the reason why the servants of the Yun family are unwilling to quit their citizenship even if they are beaten to death.
In their view, the free people outside have trouble even eating. They have three meals a day and meat to eat. The owner does not rape his wife and daughter, nor does he spend his wages on debauchery, let alone let others
He did things beyond his ability. Although the Marquis had a bad temper and was a prodigal, when he was most angry, he would just come up and kick him twice. It's not like he had never been kicked before.
Fool Yun Shibadu found a job as a sweeper in the ancestral hall. When the old nǎinǎi paid homage to his ancestors, he swept the floor in the wind, causing the ancestors at home to be covered with dust, and a thick layer of dust fell on the ancestors' tablets.
This would have been beaten to death if left in other people's homes, so the old nǎinǎi recited a few lines of Amitabha and asked the maid at home to teach Yun Shiba to sprinkle water on the floor and then sweep the floor. She also gave the idiot some snacks after the sacrifice.
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Those who are somewhat capable will travel around the world with the stewards to earn money for the family, while the more stupid ones will stay at home and do housework. If there are some who are particularly smart, they will be hired by the Marquis to serve in the academy. In addition to doing some work
, no different from those noble students, they were all taught by a gentleman. Yunjiu is very famous in the academy, even the old gentlemen in the academy are full of praise.
The Marquis, a handsome young man with a bright future, wanted to deregister him so that he would not be ridiculed by others for being a servant. This was a favor, a great favor that future generations would not be able to pay off, but he refused to do it and knelt down.
He spent the whole day in front of the old nǎinǎi's house, refusing to leave his country. The Marquis was so angry that he kicked him on the back several times, saying that he couldn't hold up the wall because of the mud. He pointed at his nose and said, "If you like to be a servant, then you can do that."
Go feed the pigs. If the pigs don't get fat from their butts, don't think about doing anything else.
A smart person is a smart person. Within two days, Yun Jiu dragged the little Yaba Niangzi's pig to the Marquis. He pointed at the lard flowing on the pig's butt and said that he had done it. He asked the Marquis to change his job for him, such as
Going to the grassland with the second lady is a very reasonable mission.
The teapot in Mr. Hou's hand almost dropped to the ground. The pig's butt was indeed leaking oil. Yes, did he really feed the pig to this extent?
There was no way, the Yun family was very particular about smashing a hole with spit, no matter how he did it, it was a fact, so the Marquis sent Yun Jiu to Mr. Xu Jingzong, a famous scholar in the academy, to learn how to engage in conspiracy and how to become worse.
, this is the punishment that Lord Hou gave to Yun Jiu.
"Husband, Yun Jiu really fed the pigs until their buttocks were dripping with oil?"
Xin Yue was very curious about this question. Xiaoya's pig has been raised for three years. It looks like it still weighs 500 to 600 pounds, but no matter how fat it is, it won't leak oil.
Even Ri Mu thought it was impossible. She was an expert in raising sheep, so she knew this was unreasonable, so she helped Xin Yue, who was becoming more and more immobile, to support her, thinking that her husband had been deceived.
"Are you a good woman who keeps talking about her butt all the time? Yun Jiu is just playing a little clever trick. Although it is not popular, it is reasonable and he is a bad guy. Let him learn how to do it with Xu Jingzong.
It's not bad for our family to become worse. A family must have good people and two bad people. Our family suffers in front of us, and it suffers because they are all good people. Let him stay with the Prairie Gang for a few years and work hard.
After training and returning to Chang'an, I want to see what kind of person this kid will become."
Angrily, Xin Yue waved her handkerchief in Yun Ye's face twice and said, "You haven't said what tricks he played yet, why does that pig leak oil?"
"This stinky boy stuffed lard into Hanhan's ass, do you think I can't tell? I can imagine this evil and smoking idea. This is the same as Xu Jingzong. It is a pity not to teach him well.
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As soon as she finished speaking, Xin Yue collapsed and slid down softly. Rimu couldn't even hold her in his arms. Yun Ye quickly picked her up. He had never seen anyone smile like this.
He held Xin Yue's legs with his hands, trying to help the woman who was paralyzed with laughter to the kang. Suddenly her hands felt wet. Yun Ye was shocked and her amniotic fluid broke.
"Come here, Madam is about to give birth, Wen Po, come here, quickly!" Yun Ye gently put Xin Yue on the stretcher that had been kept in the room.
Xinyue needs to be sent to the delivery room.
The delivery room is in the north room, a room that absorbs the essence of the sun the most. The whole room has been wiped with strong liquor four or five times. The sheets are all new linen, boiled in boiling water and placed under the sun to dry.
Come on, Wen Po invited the best mothers-in-law within a hundred miles, not those with good fortune, only those with superb skills. Yun Ye and Xin Yue almost turned over the list of Wen Pos in the official's house before they picked them out.
Three of them specialize in delivering babies to wealthy families. Sometimes if there is a difficult delivery in the palace, they will ask talented people to come and help.
At first, they were reluctant to come because they looked down upon the Yun family, which was a small family. They thought the price had dropped, and Yun Ye’s reputation as one of Chang’an’s three evils was in vain?
Several guards swarmed up, grabbed the old woman and left. The remaining ones packed a big bag of the old woman's midwifery tools and piled them into the carriage with others to return to Yun's house. The old woman's eldest son, who was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, was just about to stop her.
, he was whipped on the head by Yun Ye and told him: "If everything goes well and you are satisfied with the wallet, if anything goes well, prepare to collect the body."
Xin Yue entered the delivery room, but there was no movement for a long time. Yun Ye was so anxious that the old nǎinǎi couldn't sit still anymore. She and Yun Ye turned east and west, so impatient that the whole family stood in the yard and stretched out.
When I look into the room with my neck, I can't see anything. It's completely covered by the curtains. I feel anxious.
They immediately reported the news to Mr. Yushan. People from the Cheng family and the Niu family were also gone. Yun Ye couldn't leave. Qian Tong rode all the way to find Sun Simiao. Without him, he really didn't have much confidence.
Xiaoqiu opened the curtain and came out. She was Xin Yue's personal maid. Although she was already married, she was indispensable at this time. She was most familiar with Xin Yue's temperament.
The whole family gathered around and asked all kinds of questions. Xiaoqiu seemed a little embarrassed and said to the old nǎinǎi: "Madam has stopped moving now. Po Wen said it will take some time. Madam said she wants to eat sugar cane."
"If you don't give birth to a child well, you won't eat sugar cane. After the child is born, nǎinǎi will buy all the sugar cane in Chang'an for her to eat as much as she can."
Having said that, some quick-footed servants immediately rushed out to buy sugar cane for Xinyue. The family was afraid that some girls would get bad teeth, so they usually didn't prepare for it.
Mr. Yushan rushed over in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he kept asking if someone was alive.
"Didn't Mr. Sun say that there are still twenty days left before giving birth? Why is it that you are giving birth now? Did you fall?"
Yun Ye shook his head and told the old man that Xin Yue laughed too hard today and that something was wrong and her amniotic water broke, so she will give birth now."
The old man sat helplessly on the chair and breathed heavily. Women have to go through hell when they give birth to children. Po Wen boasted that she had delivered more than a hundred children, and only five or six had accidents, which was an incredible achievement.
Hearing this, Yun Ye wanted to chop Po Wen to death with a knife. If in later generations, she had delivered more than a hundred babies and had five or six accidents, she would have been chopped into pieces by the mother's family, and she would still have the face to show off to everyone.
But this is the fact. Her achievements are indeed remarkable. They are recorded by the government. Giving birth to a child these days is a big deal. If you are rich, you can find a skilled wife by yourself. If you have no money, the government will find a good wife for you.
Mother-in-law, stable mother-in-law cannot refuse. Every time a child is born, it will be strictly recorded. If there is an unfortunate death, it also needs to be recorded, so it is almost impossible to falsify, because population growth is also an indicator for official promotion.
If someone randomly aborts someone like later generations, they will be severely punished, and the crime is the same as murder. Especially in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, when the population was not prosperous, Li Er deeply hated this kind of thing.
Even if it counts as a human life, Li Er would rather be strict than lenient.
The cut sugar cane was brought in. Standing in the yard, you could hear the clicking sound of her biting the sugar cane. It was very powerful. This gave Yun Ye great confidence. He had been paying great attention to his belly since he was pregnant in Xin Yue.
After getting up, she did not exercise less, and eating was not a big supplement for Xin Yue Yimei. She still had to achieve a balanced diet, but she was worried that excessive nutrition would cause the baby to become hypertrophy, which would kill both mother and child.
Old Sun was very close and arrived very quickly. There was really nothing to avoid about him. He entered the delivery room and came out soon after.
He said to Yun Ye: "Xin Yue's baby is very strong. Although the baby was born a few days prematurely, it doesn't matter. The pulse is strong and the baby will be born in a while. What's the rush?"
Waiting is the most difficult thing in the world. The yard was quiet, and the naughty little Ya lay obediently in her aunt's arms, waiting for her first baby to be born.
Yun Ye used to be a little proud of his patience, but now his patience has disappeared and he is restless. He desperately wants a cigarette to soothe his nerves. The withered straw stick in his mouth can no longer be carried.
Give him peace of mind.
Xin Yue's moans came from the house, and Yun Ye's heart tightened. Nǎinǎi spoke: "Run Niang, take all the girls back to the house. Xiao Wu and Shi Shi are also going back. They are not allowed to come until the child is born.