The day after Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin got married, everyone ran to congratulate them. Thinking that Jia Cong loved to sleep in, and there were wedding flowers and candles yesterday, everyone didn't go until nearly noon. Who knows when the two of them would have arrived? He has run away secretly! No need to ask, you won’t be able to find anyone until the honeymoon is over. Jia Lian said: “You can’t leave without serving tea to the master.” Then he rushed to ask Jia She. They both had already arrived early in the morning. We served tea in the past, but God knows where we are now. Anyway, there is no need to bring bodyguards. Chen Ruijin was originally a female guard, and Jia Cong's kung fu was mediocre but his marksmanship was good. Everyone dispersed in a hurry.
Jia Meng saw Han Quan's ugly face at a glance and asked him why. Han Quan shook his head at first, and then couldn't help complaining a few times. It turned out that he had just gone to see Mrs. Xing, but saw her sitting and crying, and she refused when asked. After quietly asking the roommate Wang Shanbao's family, I found out that Mrs. It was said that Jia Cong and his wife had passed by, and they were still in chaos for a while. After waiting for half an hour, they did not come, and when I inquired again, they said that they had left long ago.
Jia Meng also knew that the eldest wife was a little embarrassed at home, so she thought about it for a long time before saying: "I probably left in a hurry and didn't think of it..."
Han Quan hummed, "No need to make an appointment. Those two really don't deserve to show off to my mother, and they are always very polite. I just didn't remember that there was such a person as the eldest lady today." Jia Meng's face was full of confusion and she had nothing to say. Han Quandao, "You don't need to smooth things over, my mother is just a nominal support person."
Jia Meng said: "The third uncle regards the eldest wife as an ordinary elder in his heart and ignores her mother's wishes. You also know that he does not care about secular rules."
Han Quandao: "Have I ever seen my mother in my eyes? She is like a relative living in this house. Otherwise, how could we forget about serving tea to our new daughter-in-law? It's up to you to bring her to Taiwan House." Fu." After a pause, "If that's the case, why did you marry her back then?"
Jia Meng pursed his lips and said: "Uncle Quan, nephew, to be honest, I can't blame you. This marriage was originally decided by the old lady."
Han Quan sneered: "So it's my mother who should be blamed?"
Jia Meng held her cheek: "She shouldn't be blamed. In Beijing, women don't have the right to choose marriage. It should be blamed on her mother-in-law for agreeing to this marriage. It's wrong for her to be from a bad family... Well, it's not her mother's fault either. Who should be blamed? Because of this temptation, I thought that when my daughter got married, she would be able to move all her husband's belongings to her parents' house. I can only blame the old lady first."
The two of them were sitting on a chair next to a flower bed not far from Jia She's yard, talking. But Jia Gui happened to come out and asked hurriedly: "What do you two say about yourself?"
Han Quan said casually: "It's nothing."
Jia Meng said at the same time: "Mrs. Zhuo Zhao."
Jia Gui asked: "Is the eldest lady feeling unwell?"
"No." Jia Meng pulled her sister to sit next to her and said, "Isn't it a tragedy for the eldest lady?"
Jia Gui thought for a while: "It's quite tragic."
"We are wondering who caused her tragedy. Should we blame the old lady or her parents?"
Jia Gui glanced at them: "There are many reasons here. The old lady, her parents can be counted, and she herself is at fault."
Han Quan immediately said: "What's wrong with my mother? Isn't it a rule for a bride to serve tea to her mother-in-law when she comes in?"
Jia Gui turned to look at her brother, and Jia Meng whispered: "We guess they have forgotten."
Jia Gui also felt a little embarrassed and thought: "Rules are not laws, and their binding force is limited. If there are no consequences for breaking the rules, or no one cares about the consequences, the rules have no binding force." She thought again.
, "To put it bluntly, even if the third uncle and the third aunt forgot to serve tea to the eldest wife, no one reminded them, and there would be no bad consequences."
Han Quan was originally filled with grievances for his adoptive mother, but after hearing what the two siblings said, he became even more annoyed: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be good to abolish the rules?"
Jia Gui said: "It should have been abolished. She is not the third uncle's mother."
Jia Meng shouted: "Stop! Don't you two start arguing!"
Han Quan was not willing to listen, so he retorted: "But my mother is the legitimate wife of the man who carried him into the Rongguo Mansion in eight sedans!"
Jia Gui said: "I think this rule should have been abolished long ago. The master married me, so what does the third uncle do? She didn't take care of the third uncle when he was a child, and she didn't discipline him when he was half a year old. Baba wants to recognize her as his mother.
Can the third uncle be willing? Look at how kind the third uncle is to the second aunt. Unless you force him with rules, he doesn't care about rules. Or let the third uncle look at the master's face..."
Jia Meng stamped her feet anxiously and interrupted: "Sister, my biological sister! Stop talking!"
Jia Gui ignored him, paused and then said: "Uncle Quan, do you feel sorry for your wife because she is good to you? She is not as good to others as she is to you. You can't expect others to feel sorry for her. Everyone deserves their own love.
." Jia Meng stepped on Jia Gui, causing her to say "ouch" in pain.
Han Quan was startled. Jia Meng patted his shoulder: "The third uncle and the third aunt did not do it on purpose. I will remind the master later and let him comfort and comfort the wife."
Jia Gui shook his head to save face and said: "Meng'er is Aiwujiwu. He has a good relationship with you two, and he also respects the wife more. The same goes for the wife. For your sake, he treats Meng'er better than others. Who?
Who else can you look at for no reason?"
Han Quan sneered: "That's what the eldest lady said. I shouldn't have expected others to think highly of my mother." He stood up and left.
Jia Meng shouted: "Where are we going?"
"I can't rely on others, I have to comfort my mother myself."
Jia Meng watched helplessly as he disappeared, and complained: "Sister! He is not happy, why bother to trouble him."
Jia Meng sighed and put his arm on Jia Meng's shoulders: "I just feel uncomfortable."
Jia Meng glanced at her: "Hey, who made the big girl feel uncomfortable?"
Jia Gui curled her lips and said: "The third uncle Xu really doesn't remember. He is always casual. The third aunt is a perfect person, why don't you remind him? When you worship, you only need to bow down, but when you offer tea, you have to kneel down and kowtow."
"Yes." Jia Meng blinked. Jia Gui looked up at the sky, "My third uncle doesn't like to kowtow to others, and I don't like it either. I usually do everything in front of my wife. When I think of getting married in the future, maybe I will."
I feel very uncomfortable having to kowtow to a woman who has nothing to do with me."
Jia Meng had nothing to say. He sat dryly for a long time and whispered: "Sister, don't feel uncomfortable. Uncle Quan only relies on his wife in our family. If she has no status, it's like he has no roots."
Jia Gui said "Oops": "I forgot this!" He then stumbled and said, "I'm afraid I'll hurt Uncle Quan, what should I do? Shall I apologize to him?"
Jia Meng glanced at her: "You have already said what you said, why are you apologizing? He is more careful... That's all. I will try to persuade him later."
Jia Gui thought for a long time, and finally he was really abrupt and didn't know how to apologize. He said, "You go to my wife's place, and I'll see the master. Let him give my wife something to make up for it." Jia Meng nodded.
Jia Meng then got up and went to Mrs.
The little boy looked at me and said something to make Mrs. Xing happy. Not long after, Jia She ordered people to send many things over. Mrs.
That’s it.” The maids and women around him complimented her vigorously.
While she was showing people things, Han Quan pulled Jia Meng and whispered, "Did you say that?"
Jia Meng said: "It's my sister. She already understands that she was wrong. Don't be angry."
Han Quan snorted: "Why should I be angry!" He turned around and looked at Mrs. Xing, "Didn't my mother treat her badly? It's just that there are too many people who treat her well."
"Hey, Uncle Xiaoquan! The girl has already apologized, what else do you want?"
Han Quan sighed: "I only care about Sister Fu'er's face, and Sister Fu'er only cares about me. I pity my honest-minded mother, but I still think that I feel sorry for her. If it's better to let her give up earlier, why bother to create these illusions."
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Jia Meng said: "Since she values the master, why not coax her. If she were one of those women outside, she would have divorced my grandfather long ago."
Han Quan was stunned and murmured: "What are the rules for?"
Jia Meng looked up at him for a long time and asked curiously: "What's wrong with you today? You always behave yourself. I haven't seen you paying attention to rules in these years?"
Han Quan's eyes jumped when he heard this, and he lowered his eyes and said, "It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little emotional because of my mother."
Jia Meng snorted: "Anyone who says 'nothing' must mean 'something', and the explanation is just a cover-up."
Han Quan thought for a while, then pulled him to sit on the porch outside the house. He continued in silence and said, "Meng'er, do you think the rules are useful? If not, what are they for?"
Jia Meng immediately said: "Our extracurricular interest group has studied this."
"Come and let me hear it."
Jia Meng said enthusiastically: "There must be rules before they are formulated. Those who set the rules have seen many examples and summarized the rules, so they formulated the rules according to the rules, so that those who come after can act according to the rules and have less trouble.
Wall. Therefore, the rules must comply with the rules, otherwise they are just a piece of paper. Since they are rules, they have conditions. To put it bluntly, it is still the law of the jungle wearing the mask of civilization - the weak eat the strong."
"Why does a new daughter-in-law have to kneel down and kowtow to her mother-in-law? People may not be willing to kowtow to an outsider who is not their parents, right? However, if you marry alone into your husband's family, the daughter-in-law is usually weak and the mother-in-law is strong. This is the rule. This kowtow is
The rule is to tell both parties that the weak daughter-in-law must submit to the strong mother-in-law. If there is no such rule, the daughter-in-law is not sensible and behaves in her husband's family as if she were in her mother-in-law's family. She will inevitably be repaired by her mother-in-law, and maybe she will be repaired very badly.
It's miserable. And the mother-in-law has to work hard to adjust the daughter-in-law and teach her to be obedient and sensible, which is also very tiring. With the rules, both parties will act according to the rules from the beginning. The daughter-in-law will suffer less and the mother-in-law will save effort. This rule
The necessary condition is that the mother-in-law is strong and the daughter-in-law is weak. Once the strength and weakness are reversed, it is inconsistent with the rules and the rules will be invalid."
Han Quan was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and said: "Compared to my mother, Brother Cong and Sister-in-law Cong are obviously stronger. My mother doesn't have a natal family that can do anything for her."
"The third aunt doesn't have the support of her mother-in-law. She relies on herself." Jia Meng said, "Even if I forget to serve tea to my wife, my wife has no ability to do anything to my third uncle and three aunts."
Han Quandao: "Like a little saint in the capital. It is against the rules for King Yan to trap him in the Forbidden City and make him a puppet. There is nothing he can do about King Yan."
Jia Meng said: "The affairs of the emperor's family are another matter. There are nests of black-eyed chickens, and we will not stop until we fight to the death. The rules are just for the ears of the deaf - decorations!"
Han Quandao: "There are so many loyal ministers and righteous men in the world, but no one is willing to help him."
"Who? The little saint?" Jia Meng said, shaking his head like a veteran, "How many loyal ministers and righteous men are there? Trying to save him from Beijing is just a drop in the bucket. The bustling world is all for profit; the world is hustle and bustle, all for gain. After all,
The vast majority of usurers make up the majority. Even if he has a lot of money to live in, who has the ability to take on Lu Buwei? What’s more, Lu Buwei’s people have never had a good end since ancient times. Lu Buwei was born too early, there are not so many history books to read, and history cannot be summarized
Lesson. Otherwise, he may not do that business."
Han Quan opened and closed his mouth, then opened and closed it again after a while, several times. Jia Meng became more and more curious and looked at him with wide eyes. For a long time, Han Quan pursed his lips and said one sentence at a time.
: "Lu Buwei did indeed contribute to Qin. However, he was indeed too arrogant. Otherwise, Ying Zheng might not have to get rid of him."
Jia Meng spread his hands and said: "Why do you think Lu Buwei helped Ying Zi and Chu and his son? Isn't it just to gain power for himself? Could it be to help those in need?"
Han Quan took a deep breath and whispered slowly: "Isn't it..."
Jia Meng asked curiously: "Uncle Quan, what's wrong with you?"
Han Quan smiled bitterly: "Nothing, I just want to do my history homework."
Jia Meng snorted: "It's such an insincere excuse to make up! Just forget it if you don't want to."
"That's all." Han Quan put his arm around his shoulders, "Thank you for coming over to help comfort my mother and tell Fu'er that I have figured it out and won't annoy her anymore."
Jia Meng twirled his smooth little chin, pretending to be stroking his beard: "That's very good."
In the afternoon, Han Quan took a nap and went over to coax Mrs.
He said: "Mom, when I marry a daughter-in-law in the future, I must be filial to my mother." Mrs. Xing's tears rolled down like broken beads, and she stepped forward, hugged him, and cried loudly.
After comforting Mrs. Xing, Han Quan told the boy that he wanted to go out for a walk. He changed into the same clothes as when he went out and left alone. He walked straight to Zhongshan Avenue, one of the largest commercial streets in Dajiala, and entered a Jingdezhen store.
Ceramic specialty store. The waiter hurriedly came up to greet them, and Han Quan asked them directly if the shopkeeper was there.
Before he finished speaking, the shopkeeper hurriedly ran out from behind the counter and shouted: "Uncle!"
Han Quandao: "I'm just here to tell you. Last time you said you could customize porcelain, and I thought about it. I don't lack anything at home, so there's no need to customize porcelain." He turned around and left.