Chapter 280 The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop (1)
~.-~Although they traveled for several days at night, the mission enjoyed the highest level of post-transmission treatment. They had fast horses to stop along the way. They went to the post to have meals and changed horses every day. On the wide and flat official road of the Great Song Dynasty
.The fastest travel time is 200 miles a day.
Seven days later, they caught up with the dusty Su family and his son. Su Xun also had a post coupon issued by the Ministry of War. But after picking up three mules from the post station out of Beijing, no one changed them for them. Hurry up and hurry up.
Catch up. The beast is so tired that it stumbles. Let Chen Ke catch up.
Chen Ke asked someone to bring out three horses and pick up the three of them. Along the way, Sansu was in a heavy heart and said little. He just kept his head down and hurried on.
Crossing the Qinling Mountains, passing through Jiange Pavilion, and traveling thousands of miles across mountains and rivers, we finally arrived at the gates of Chengdu at the end of March. Otherwise, it would be hard work. It really tests one's body and will.
When he arrived in Chengdu, he also arrived at Wang Gui's hometown. Firstly, he really needed a rest. Secondly, he wanted to go home for a visit. Thirdly, he wanted to take care of Chen Ke, so he offered to rest for three days.
Chen Ke went ahead with his father-in-law, wife and uncle. Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu and others stayed to rest and play in Chengdu, Huazhong Jinguancheng. After three days, they set off to join Chen Ke.
In the early morning one day later, mist enveloped Meishan City. The official ship on which Chen Ke and the Su family's father and son arrived quietly at the dock. Because they arrived so quickly, the local officials and squires were still kept in the dark, so they did not
There was a welcoming scene of crowds of people.
But the traders who came to buy goods at the dock still recognized Su Laoquan, who was born and raised here.
"Ah, this is not Mr. Su..." The traders were surprised and surprised. They came up to pay homage. At the same time that the gold medal was passed around, the Ministry of Rites also rushed to deliver the good news to the hometowns of all the new scholars. Everyone in Meizhou knew that Su Laoquan's son-in-law and his three sons-in-law were all here.
All high schools. His son-in-law even won the first prize in this subject.
This is the first No. 1 pick in the entire Sichuan dynasty!
Naturally, Sichuan is honored for such a grand event. These days, government offices from all over the country and big businessmen from various states come to Meishan to express their congratulations. The people of Meishan are even more deeply honored. However, there are no colorful lanterns that must be put up during celebrations. Instead, white flags are hung on the streets.
, the curtain...
When Su Xun got off the boat, he saw a banner that read: 'The fragrance of peaches and plums brings virtue to the world'. Immediately, his feet went weak. He grabbed someone and asked, "My wife..."
"My condolences to Mr. Su..."
"Oh..." The last glimmer of hope was shattered. Su Xun felt as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. His eyes went black and he fell unconscious.
Chen Ke had already seen that he was crumbling. He quickly reached out and hugged his father-in-law.
"Mom, my son is back..." Su Shi and Su Che threw away the baggage on their backs, cried loudly, and rushed home.
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Shayi Lane has turned into a white world. According to custom, every wealthy official and gentry who came to express condolences would send a funeral curtain. There was no room for it in the mourning hall, so they placed it in the yard. There was no room for it in the yard.
They were placed outside the gate. Later, the entire alley was filled with spiritual flags and curtains.
Chen Ke helped Su Xun get out of the carriage. He felt that his father-in-law was shaking all over and his eyes were straight. He was so sad that he almost lost his breath. He quickly went to pinch him. Only then did Su Xun let out a long breath and burst into tears.
It usually flowed down. He broke away from Chen Ke's hand. He walked home with one foot and one foot. He murmured: "It's all my fault. It's all my fault..."
In the yard, Brother Su Shi had fallen to the ground, crawling and crying, and crawled to his late mother's coffin: "Mom, wake up. Your unfilial son came back to see you. Wasn't it before you left?
You told me personally that you must see our high school Jinshi and come back gloriously?" But now, my son has finally won the prize. But you are lying here, never looking at your son again. The child has not honored you properly.
One day..."
The sound of sadness came from it, like a cuckoo weeping blood, which made all the women in the room cry again.
Chen Ke was so moved that he burst into tears. But his eyes were not on the coffin. Instead, they fell on the haggard man in green clothes and a quilt, who was thinner than Huang Hua.
The man also looked at him with tears rolling down his face. The two stared at each other for a long time. Chen Ke really wanted to hug her and comfort her. But at this moment, he could only restrain his emotions. He strode over and held her coldly.
His little hands conveyed warmth to her.
Feeling the body temperature of her lover, the tears that had dried up the little sister's tears fell down again. She leaned lightly on Chen Ke's shoulder and cried silently.
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Soon, the men put on white mourning clothes, with their hair down and barefoot. Even Chen Ke was no exception. After paying tribute in front of the funeral, Su Shi's wife Wang Fu told the men about her mother-in-law's illness.
The process of death.
It turned out that after the men in the family went to the capital to take scientific examinations and seek official positions, the Su family in Meishan was left with a mother-in-law leading two daughters and two daughters-in-law to live with. After the mother-in-law, Cheng, left her husband and sons, her health deteriorated rapidly.
, until he died of a serious illness in middle age.
The most regrettable thing is that Mrs. Cheng did not wait until her death to hear the good news that her sons were both in high school. She worked hard to serve her husband and educate her sons, but she could not wait until the day of comfort. There is nothing more sad in the world than this!
In fact, the Cheng family was already suffering from illness before his father and son left home. The root cause of the disease can be traced back to the completion of the 'Su Family Genealogy Pavilion Stele'. That blow to the Cheng family was quite cruel!
Cheng Shengren, who later proposed the slogan "Three Obediences and Four Virtues", has just won the imperial examination. Although women in the Song Dynasty put their husband's family and children first after getting married, their relationship with their natal family is still close. This is reflected in the law...
Not only virginity, but also those who are divorced or widowed and return home without children have the right to inherit the property of their natal family.
And even a married woman actually has the right to inherit the family property. Only her part has been given in advance through the dowry. Therefore, after the dowry of the woman's family in the Song Dynasty, sometimes it even exceeded the entire property of the husband's family. But these
The right to use and control the dowry belongs to the woman. If the woman dies unfortunately, the husband's family must return it to her natal family.
Therefore, the relationship between women in the Song Dynasty and their natal family was not like that of later generations, where a married daughter threw water. On the contrary, it was quite similar to Chen Ke's original era. Although Mrs. Cheng's dowry had already supplemented the family's income, her feelings for her natal family.
It's impossible to waste it all because of this.
But Su Xun, who had an arrogant and extreme temperament, took the most drastic way to retaliate against the Cheng family. He publicly announced that he would cut off all contact with his son-in-law and father-in-law's family, and wrote poems to curse the Cheng family. However, this still failed to make Su Xun relieve his hatred.
By erecting a monument, the Cheng family will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.
He himself was very happy, but he did not take into account that his wife was also a woman of the Cheng family with an "ugly reputation~~-< Shuhai Pavilion >-Net. Updated first ~~ far and wide"! Sandwiched in the middle was Mrs. Cheng.
She was saddened by what happened to her daughter. She was also saddened that her two families had become enemies and she had severed ties with her natal family. The torment of her soul caused her to be tortured day and night, so that her body collapsed rapidly. She had been taking medicine for many years, but she had to serve her husband and take care of her two sons.
She was still able to hold on to the marriage with her willpower. After they left, as soon as she had some free time, Mrs. Cheng fell ill. She consulted famous doctors for a year, but they could not save her life.
It's a pity that before she passed away, her husband and son were not around. How could she rest in peace?
In the next two days, the Su family father and son were immersed in the grief of jealousy. For Su Shi and Su Che, their mother had been raising and educating them for more than 20 years. Thinking of her sewing under the lamp, thinking of her childhood, motherly love seemed like
The sea is boundless and endless. But now it is so close, life and death are at a loss. Looking at the coffin and thinking about the person, how can one not feel like his insides are burning, and the tears are pouring down?
Especially Su Zizhan, who is affectionate and sincere. He entered the academic examination just to satisfy his parents' expectations. Now he is a Jinshi in the A Division of high school. He has fulfilled his family's long-cherished wish. However, he can't use the medicine of Gaotang's loving mother Shitang to fulfill the wishes of the son of man.
Love. How can he accept this? Since returning home, he has not eaten or drank. He has not left the presence of his deceased ancestor for a moment. He has fainted from crying several times.
The burial day was scheduled for two days later. During these two days, officials from neighboring and Honzhou counties came to pay their respects. The Su family and his son were immersed in great grief. The task of welcoming and delivering fell to Chen Ke. Of course,
The officials would not consider it rude. In fact, most of the reasons why they came were because of him.
It was not until two days later, on the third day of April, that the coffin was carried out of the Su Mansion. As the eldest son, Su Shi took the lead. Su Xun and Chen Ke followed closely behind, wearing linen mourning clothes. With the Su family's current status, the Su family naturally
The whole family was mobilized. The funeral procession was two miles long. It even matched the grand occasion of Mr. Su's funeral.
In the sound of sad music, paper money filled the sky, and the procession slowly left the city. They arrived at the Su family tomb, Old Wengquan, outside the city. When the monument was first erected, Su Xun had chosen the cemetery for himself. But he never thought that he would let his wife go first.
Lying in.
In the valley, there are green mountains and clear waters, and luxuriant flowers and trees. The genealogy pavilion is still as new, protecting the stone tablet inside. Su Xun did not have the courage to take a look at the stone tablet. He turned sideways and looked past this 'masterpiece' that cost him the heaviest price.
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In front of the cemetery, the tomb well has been dug. When the time comes, the coffin will be carried into the tomb and placed. Then it will be filled with soil. The funeral is over... As for building the tomb and erecting the monument, we will have to wait until Laoquan lies in it in the future.
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There was no tombstone, but there was a memorial inscription. Su Xun supported the coffin and burned a few pages of the memorial inscription composed of vomited blood. He chanted sadly: "Oh! I am in love with my son. We have been together for a hundred years. I don't know the middle way. Leave me first."
I am visiting the capital. I am not far away and should return. My son has left in just a moment. He will never come back. I cherish eternal sorrow... People also have a saying: Life and death are short and long. No one wants to live. Who should avoid you? I am alone.
Sad son. He is faced with many disasters in his life..."
"...I came back to an empty house. I cried and no one was there. I was sad for my old things. I felt sorry for my old things. I grumbled at my old age. I am one from all over the world. My son passed away. I lost a good friend at home. I lived alone all day long. Who has given me advice?"
"In the past, I was a young man who wandered around and did not learn. Although he did not speak, he was unhappy. I know his heart. I am worried that I will be lost. I sigh and break my knot. Even today, I am dead. I will never get it again!"
"...There is Panqiqiu. Only the son's tomb was carved into two chambers. The period is the same as the son. The flesh and blood return to the soil. The soul is all there. I return to the old house. There is no change. The soul is still there. I will return soon...
