Today was the day when He Rouniang came out of the palace. She got up very early, and the first thing she did was to feed the pigs. The first people to have breakfast at the farmhouse were never her own family members, but the two fat pigs in the pigsty.
The pig food was poured into the trough. Seeing that the two fat pigs were eating deliciously, He Rou Niang was also very happy. The two pigs were already very fat and could be slaughtered before the New Year. She kept half of them at home and borrowed them from her fifth uncle's house for her father's funeral.
I gave back half of the pig and still sold one.
At least consistently three!
Rou Niang was secretly happy in her heart.
Carrying the wooden bucket home, she heard the sound of sweeping in the yard in the distance. Rou Niang sighed and pushed open the courtyard door. Her frail brother was cleaning the yard.
When He Zhuang saw his sister coming back, he stopped the broom in his hand and said, "You don't have to go out in a hurry. I canceled the marriage to the Wang family last night and got back the bride price.
If you really like Butcher Liu and want to get married, you can go out beautifully today. I have prepared a dowry for you. It is not as grand as the Liang family and the Peng family. At least it is not embarrassing. Two Zhangs
The wooden box can still be filled, if you don’t want to lose face, the He family still needs face.”
Rou Niang was shocked. She grabbed her younger brother and shouted sharply: "Did you really cancel the marriage with the Wang family? It was a marriage arranged by your father personally. Why are you messing around?"
He Zhuang shed tears, broke away from his sister's hand, sat on the threshold and said, "That marriage is good, but there is no reason to kick you out, right?
What does it mean to marry a single child? What should he do if he is greedy for money and forgets about benevolence, justice, filial piety and fraternity? Such a daughter will bring disaster to three generations. We are the only two left in the He family. Dad is fighting hard at Yanmen Pass.
I want to earn a decent dowry for you, but now that the person is gone, the money is back. My father paid for this money with his life. Every bite is bloody. I can’t use this money alone. I want to share it.
Half of it is necessary for you, and dad would agree if he was still alive."
"No!" He Rouniang screamed and threw away the pig food bucket in her hand and planned to rush to Wang's house. This marriage could not be broken no matter what.
"Don't bother. I made it clear last night. Even if I am single in this life, I will never marry a daughter of the Wang family. Sister, don't forget, your brother is the master who came back from the Eagle's Nest. He knows how to break up with others.
." He Zhuang picked up the broom again and said with a smile.
"If it weren't for my poor health and my inability to pass the three physical examinations, I would have joined the Youth Army by now, and my starting position would be Marquis of Yuan Yu. According to our family background, even if you marry a scholar from Chengdu City,
Why would you marry a butcher when you are considered a perfect match?"
"Shut your stinky mouth! From today on, I will be your brother-in-law. If you dare to scream like a butcher again, be careful and I will whip you."
He Zhuang chuckled and said, "That's right. We tie up our pigs and watch them eighty times a year. God knows whether they are looking at pigs or people."
Seeing that his sister was too embarrassed to speak, He Zhuang chuckled and continued to clean the courtyard. There were many people coming to the house today, so the appearance was important.
Rou Niang was a little confused. The younger brother she had watched grow up since he was a child was only fourteen years old this year. It had only been ten months since he returned home from the Eagle's Nest. When he first came back, he didn't say a word. He was as dull as a piece of wood.
Everyone thought that this boy was finished, but they didn't expect that he had already done such a big thing as breaking off the engagement without making any noise. It seemed that he didn't take it to heart at all.
He hurried into the back room and found that there were indeed two large camphor wood boxes in his room. After opening them, he found that they were filled with silks and various kinds of fabrics. When he took out the cloths, there was a thick layer of copper coins and two silver coins under the boxes.
The shining silver collar was placed on it, and the dowry of forty or fifty gold for a small family was indeed quite generous.
There is a complete set of rouge and gouache on the table made of logs. A bronze mirror the size of a bowl is propped on the table. The whole room is filled with the sweet smell of rouge and gouache. A wooden bucket half a person's height is filled with half a bucket of water.
There are still some petals floating on it. I don’t know where this kid learned this trick.
"Hurry up and take a shower. After dawn, the fifth aunt and the others will come over to help you twist your noodles, cut your face, comb your hair, and your wedding dress will have to wait for a while. I sent it to Ba Niang to embroider gold thread. Ba Niang said I can't miss you.
Good times.”
The younger brother's unhurried voice came in from the window. The young man's unique drake voice has not faded, but it sounds so reassuring.
Rou Niang took out the silver collar from the box, wrapped it carefully with a small piece of silk, pulled out a brick from the wall behind the bed, where there was a hole, took out a small package, and put the silver collar
He put it in carefully, looked back at the copper coins in the box, took a few more handfuls, wrapped them in linen cloth and stuffed them into the hole. My brother has a weak body, so it is always good to leave more money.
There were only three ingots and one tael of silver ingots in the small package, as well as a jiaozi. Rou Niang put the jiaozi in a bamboo tube and stuffed it into the hole in the wall. This thing needs to be kept well, and she will be in panic if a mouse eats it.
Three ingots of silver ingots are scattered on top of a thick layer of yellow copper coins. There are more than a dozen pieces of silver ingots scattered around the silver ingots, which is very beautiful.
Rou Niang clapped her hands with satisfaction and closed the box. Worried that the water was cold, she fastened the doors and windows, undressed and took a bath.
Lying in the bathtub, Rou Niang found that the water was fragrant. She smelled it carefully and it turned out to be the fragrance of osmanthus. This bastard actually poured the osmanthus oil into the bathtub.
The yellow pig's milk is a product of the military at first glance. It is thick and simple. It must have been brought back by my younger brother from the Eagle's Nest. It feels greasy when rubbed on the body. When I think about sleeping in the same bed with the idiot who tied him up tonight,
On the bed, Rou Niang's whole body turned red for no reason.
What do outsiders know, and they think that she is a pitiful person because she was divorced from the Zhou family? Rou Niang wanted to laugh loudly when she thought of this.
I don’t know who thinks that Saburo Zhou, who is studying, is better than a pig butcher? How can a twenty-year-old waste who has to rely on family support and is not even a scholar of Jinjiang Academy be able to stand up to him at the age of fourteen?
How does setting up a household, running the family business, and supporting your grandmother compare with being a widowed mother?
It is said that scholars are noble, but Rou Niang believes that not all scholars are noble. She has seen truly noble scholars herself. When Mr. Su Xun, a university scholar in Shuzhong, was in Jiaziying, his mother prepared his daily meals.
I have met Mr. Su Xun several times. Just compare Mr. Su Xun's appearance with that of the Zhou family's Sanlang, and you will immediately understand whether the Zhou family's Sanlang is a scholar.
If Sanlang of the Zhou family is good at studying, he should go to the Zhou family to endure hardships and serve. However, he has secretly seen Sanlang of the Zhou family, a man who can even trample the scattered copper coins under his feet and pretend not to see it. Rou Niang
I think it’s better not to get married.
Both of his parents are dead and he only has one underage brother. He will not have a good life if he falls into such a scoundrel family.
Over the years, I have been digging for medicine, making medicines, and dispensing medicines for wounded soldiers. I have saved a lot of money. Even without the support of my younger brother, I can still marry in glory.
Aren’t all the girls in Jiaziying like this?
The water in the bathtub gradually cooled down, but Rou Niang's heart became hot. There were already voices of women talking and laughing outside the door. Needless to say, these were some aunts and sisters-in-law invited by the younger brother to prepare for him. His marriage was finally about to happen.
At first, she had long thought of marrying Zhuanzhao. When the Zhou family broke up, she felt only joy but not the slightest sadness.
The pig's screams awakened Rou Niang from her sweet dream. She was startled and stood up from the bathtub naked. While wiping her body, she cursed: "What does this little bastard want to do? He wants to kill these two pigs?"
The use of pigs has been arranged for a long time. Which family from a small family wants to kill pigs when marrying their daughter?
Even if you want to kill, let him do it. The unrelated butcher comes here to collect money for the pig's tail..."
As soon as the door was opened, a group of women squeezed in laughing and joking. Zhang's sister-in-law took a deep breath on Rou Niang's neck and laughed: "Smells so good, bride!" Then there was a large group of women lying around.
After smelling it on her body, he happily carried the busy Rou Niang into the house.
"Pigs, they are killing pigs..."
"Shut up, what kind of pig? You are the pig that is going to be killed tonight, haha, or you will be killed by the butcher, hahaha..."
Zhang Fangping seems to have not changed. He still likes to stroke his beard and drink tea. He has not said a word since he entered Jiazi Camp.
"Old Zhang, you are talking. What's going on with your mouth?"
Zhang Fangping sighed and said: "You already call me Lao Zhang. What else can I say? The skinny monkey in the past is now a marquis, a general, and a damn bachelor. I, the prefect of Chengdu,
You have become the boss and the prefect, what do you want me to say?"
Yun Zheng said with a smile: "At this time, the world can be in chaos, but there is no chaos in Shu. Your Majesty is relying on your boss's iron fist to rectify Shu. Important ministers should be reused. This is the right time. How can you take advantage of the smaller ones?"
Aren’t I also completely wiped out by the gains and losses of my official position?”
Zhang Fangping snorted and said: "Three advances and three retreats can lead to the king. You Yun Changsheng has great ambitions. How can I compare with you?"
Let’s talk about it first, you can train your troops, but there is one thing you must abide by. The army cannot go past Rongzhou from the north, Luzhou from the east, and Jiajiang from the west. As for the south, it’s up to you.”
Yun Zheng said bitterly: "Are you going to lock me up?"
Zhang Fangping smiled and said: "Isn't it just what you want when tigers enter the mountains? Look, I have thought so thoughtfully for you. The area around Douchuan Pass is your territory. Your Majesty doesn't know that I don't know that? That's where I am.
The key route into Dali is the Wuchi Road, and Di Qing's trade route is also there. It's not for me to interfere in your military disputes. You can manage it yourself. As long as you don't kill the officials, I will let you.
I am worried that you will have no place to use your troops after you have trained warriors, so I specially left the tribes of the Western Mountains and Rivers to you. Now those Tibetans have become a disaster. After you have trained your army, you must have a place to test your sword. The people there are barbaric.
, and his toughness makes him a sharpening stone for you." (To be continued)