Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 48

Song Baolian's home is in a back alley in a secluded place in the south of the city.

Two rooms and a small courtyard are the whole of this family. Even the stove and pots can only be built as a shed to squeeze into the courtyard.

But even this kind of house is not my own, and I have to pay rent to the landlord every month.

So she is most afraid of rain and wind.

The singers in the city each have their own territory, and the Song family's territory is the Pipa Pavilion.The Pipa Pavilion is said to be a good place, and there are especially many literati and scholars who are willing to listen to music and give rewards, but they can live well.

But the Pipa Pavilion is just a pavilion, not like a serious restaurant with shelters on all sides, so you have to watch the sky to eat, the wind blows half the rain and there is no rain, and it is even more depressed in winter. Whenever there is no business, the family can only eat. I can count the days of rice grains.

Today, Song Baolian was terrified when she was stabbed with the finger of a scary black big man. After all, the big man looked too scary. She jumped around like a black bear. She said that she was knocked out by the poke, but in fact, she was mostly fainted by fright.

But soon she was not afraid, because that short high official actually gave her mother a full 20 taels of silver!
With the 20 taels of silver, even if there is no business throughout the winter, their family will never go hungry. Not only will they not go hungry, they will even buy new clothes, buy some chicken, duck and fish, and live a good year in a decent way.

Thinking about it this way, she even felt that it would be great if she could get 20 taels from being poked every day.

As for raising, what is there to raise? Put some incense ash on the rotten skin, Song Baolian is like a normal person, jumping up and down to help her mother cook firewood, but her mother can't stop nagging, fearing that her husband is out. I was bullied.

When it was dark, the mother and daughter finished their meal and were lighting the oil lamp to do some needlework. With a creak, the yard door was pushed open, and Mr. Song entered the house. The big horse and golden knife sat on the pony and sighed. Take a breath.

Baolian and her mother suddenly became nervous, and her mother worried: "Her father, but did they make things difficult for you?"

Old Song suddenly laughed loudly, and said triumphantly, "It's too late for people to compliment me, so how can I be embarrassed? Haha, old lady, you and I will be settled for the rest of our lives."

Her mother immediately raised her voice: "Did you promise Baolian to that person to be a child?"

Baolian suddenly became nervous, her eyes widened like a frightened little rabbit, eagerly looking at her father.

Elder Song boasted proudly: "My daughter, how can she be willing to be small with others? Hmph, if she isn't the wife of the Ming matchmaker, how can she be worthy of my daughter's beauty?"

Her mother was in disbelief when she heard this, and she was pleasantly surprised: "Is she actually a regular wife? Ah, but it's rare. The high official is about years old, right? Why haven't you married yet? Could it be because of his short appearance? But look at him Even if you are a little short, you won’t be able to win a lady, so could it be that the lady in front died?"

Old man Song stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the old woman: "Wake up, why are you so crazy? Although the high official is short, he is a very extravagant figure. Do you think he likes your daughter?"

He snorted twice, then turned his head and asked his daughter, "Ah, Pauline, among those three guests, the black guy who poked your head, what do you think of him?"

When Song Baolian heard this, her face paled immediately, and she stood up in shock and said, "Then, that fellow is a black bear who has grown into a spirit in the mountains, father, I don't want to marry him!"

Her mother also blamed and said: "You are old, I think you are crazy, our daughter, what kind of character, how did you marry that monster?"

Old man Song hummed a disdainful sound in his nostrils, curled his mouth and said: "They are all long-haired but short-sighted people. Marry a man to marry a man, dress and eat. I looked good when I was young. You are greedy for my appearance and married here. Isn’t it a lifetime of suffering? Men are more ugly and handsome, taller and shorter, all of which are secondary, the most important of the two, one is to have the ability to support his wife and children, and the other is to be willing to love his wife passionately.”

The mother-in-law didn't believe it: "That black monster almost killed my daughter with one finger, and he doesn't even understand how to pity her. Do you expect him to love others?"

Old man Song said: "You know what! It's because he doesn't know how to pity and cherish jade, so he won't see one and love the other, and lose my daughter in the future. Although my old man has been poor all his life, he can tell right from wrong by asking himself this pair of tricks. Today I put my words here: If that man marries my daughter, he will hold her in his hand for fear of falling, and hold it in his tongue for fear of melting, I don’t know how to treasure her.”

The mother-in-law and the daughter looked at each other, they had always admired Song Laoer's ability to know people, and seeing that the old man was willing to speak such full words, they couldn't help but be convinced.

The mother-in-law thought for a while and said: "Being able to marry my daughter is the luck of the ten lifetimes. I should cherish her. But I think this person is so stupid, how can he have the ability to support my family's wealth?"

Old man Song said: "Although that guy is a little simple, the magic lies in this simple word! There are countless founding generals in this dynasty, why did the Taizu only love the Iron Whip King Hu Yanzan? In the previous Tang Taizong, why did he only love Cheng? Bite gold? The reason is that these two generals both have the same word! If they are not simple and straightforward, how can they be treated with love?"

Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter were still in a daze, the old man Song felt helpless, and explained: "That short high-ranking official made a promise to me with his own mouth, that he would take that black man back to Yanggu County, Shandong, and first protect him as a county official. Dutou, buy two more houses opposite the door, one for the black man to live with his wife and daughter-in-law, and the other for the black man’s father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of him, and fearing that Dutou’s salary is not enough to cover expenses, he will send a few good businesses The shop is helping him to supplement his family, if he wants to farm, he will give away hundreds of acres of fertile land outside the city, isn't this kind of family business considered rich?"

"Forget, calculate, calculate!" The old woman smiled brightly when she heard this, but said worriedly: "But even if such a fortune is real, would you still be willing to give it to others?"

Old man Song sneered again and again, and said arrogantly: "You are a girl, how do you know the mind of a man and a hero? From our point of view, this kind of family property is already amazing, how do you know that it is not a drop in the bucket in the hands of others? Besides , I see that official loves the black man very much, and is about to accept him as his confidant. This black man is really a fool with good fortune. In my opinion, he is also a ruthless character who will follow his fate! Don't you see How powerful is his finger, maybe he will be Cheng Yaojin and Hu Yanzan in the future, you and I will follow our daughter, and we will have endless blessings."

The old woman was no longer suspicious after hearing this, she smiled so hard that she could see her teeth, she hugged her daughter and said: "If it is true, my daughter will be able to use her for the rest of her life, and my mother would be willing to lose ten years of life."

Unexpectedly, Song Baolian broke away from her embrace and said: "After talking for a long time, do you still want me to marry that black bear! I won't marry him, I won't marry him, and I won't marry him even if I die!"

After finishing speaking, he rushed out of the house, went to his own room and locked the door, and after a while, there was a whimpering sound.

The mother-in-law said with a sad face: "My daughter thinks he is ugly, what should I do?"

The old man Song didn't care at all: "The parents ordered the matchmaker's words, I worked hard to choose a good son-in-law for her, she is a little girl who knows how to fuck, don't pay attention to it, let her cry, and when she is tired from crying, don't worry about it. It’s not too late to speak the truth slowly, sleep, sleep.”

The old man had been sleepy for a long time, and when he saw a turning point, his whole body became high-spirited, and then he blew out the lamp in high spirits, and dragged his wife to sleep.

But Song Baolian, who was sad all night, fell asleep extremely sleepy, was chased by a black bear in her dreams, even if she ran a long way, she couldn't get rid of it, and in the end she was thrown down by the black bear, bit her chest, and woke up with a scream. Dabai walked out of the room and saw that his parents were not there.

She cleaned up at home, and remembering that her father was going to marry her to a black bear spirit yesterday, she couldn't help feeling bitter, and thought: "My parents just want him to be rich, so I should work harder to sing and earn more money every day, maybe they will change it." made up my mind."

I made up my mind, put on a beautiful makeup, went out with my pipa on my back, and went to the pipa pavilion to sell and sing to earn money. Who would have thought that as soon as I walked out of the back alley where I lived, I saw seven or eight men dressed up as helpers, surrounded by a young man with a pale face , looking at himself with a hippie smile.

(End of this chapter)