Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

An obituary was quietly posted on the bulletin board in the city, and passers-by in a hurry only glanced at it and seldom stopped to watch it.

In Yaoyan Teahouse, everyone gathered together to chat as usual.The recent things are almost talked about, and there seems to be nothing particularly novel.

"Hey, I saw a notice posted in the official house this morning. I heard that it seems to be mourning a certain general. It vaguely affects this person."

"Well, I know, I used to be a famous person in the capital, but it's all old. Then the teahouse didn't do the business it does now."

"Why are good people gone?"

"Swords have no eyes, so it's not surprising that this happened on the battlefield. Speaking of which, this general wields the Tiger Roaring Sword, and he's honest. He's such a big official. It's not a big battle to go to the front line by himself. Just send a striker to deal with it, they are all barbarians who run away after grabbing."

"The general has such a temperament. In the past, he was also a strong and straightforward temper in the capital. He was easy to fight against injustices. He offended many people. If it wasn't for the protection of the late emperor, he would have been pinched and killed."

"If you say that, I seem to remember something. He has sold silver in several yizhuang outside the city. When the New Year's day is bad, he will open a porridge factory. He always treats the yellow gold like soil and never asks. High or low, just for the sake of morality."

Seeing a few people having a lively chat, someone touched his head and asked, "You've been talking for so long, I don't even know who this is."

An older man who was drinking high-end tea sneered: "Yo, yo, this is really 'No one asks about the general's death in battle, and the noble son's opera is known to the world'. I listen to some opera singers all day long. How do I know these generals' voices?" Deeds? I see that the noble sons should give half of their family assets to the border guards, and it is not difficult for them to take out the money, and they are still rich."

Someone interrupted: "Then do you know who this general is?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, and said awkwardly: "No matter who they are, they are all worthy of admiration, unlike those children from aristocratic families who are trying to gain fame and reputation, and make troubles in the capital every day."

"Hey, you don't know what to coax." Someone came up and thought he was going to say some allusions, but they heard nothing.

A person at the next table covered half of his face with a folding fan and said: "Your nobles have done good deeds, and I won't say anything about it in the palace. It's a big deal. Even if the second and third masters do bridges and roads, they don't help the poor. Few, but some people just pretend they can’t see it.”

"They have done some good deeds, but to them they are nothing more than a drop in the bucket and cannot be counted at all. If they donate half of their salaries every year to plead for the lives of the people, then there is some sincerity."

There was a sneer on the other side of the folding fan, and he said: "Then this master will go out for a while and help the scorpion. I don't think I have enough food for two or three days."

The elder was getting a little smug, and without thinking about it, he turned back: "It's none of my business if he can't eat, why should I take care of it?"

The folding fan showed his eyes and smiled and didn't talk anymore.

Someone persuaded: "Don't be annoyed, but after all, that general is also a child of an aristocratic family, and those who can serve in front of the imperial court are not ordinary people."

"Who can tell me which fairy this is?"

"Zhang Taoai, General Zhang, used to be the imperial bodyguard, the late emperor's confidant, and now His Majesty's master."

The winter moon has come, and Qin Tianjian has calculated that the celestial phenomena will be very ominous in the coming year, so he asks the emperor to practice in seclusion.Before the emperor retreated, the cabinet had full power to take over the affairs of the court, and King Yi performed some ceremonies on behalf of the emperor.No one knows how long the emperor will be in seclusion, when the sky will turn around, and there is an undercurrent in the capital.

In March of next year, the south of the Yangtze River will be prosperous and prosperous, and the water lanes and docks will be filled with a charming and graceful atmosphere. The voice of Wu turns softly, and the people passing by with umbrellas at the bridge head lift their wrists lightly.

The young master looked around, and saw that Jinling Jinxiu was really different. He stopped to admire the peach blossoms on the riverside, and the wind blew past, and the petals blew up and fell in all directions.He stretched out the red sandalwood bone-bonded fan in his hand, and flicked his wrist to spread out the fan to catch a few petals.

Seeing people chattering and surrounding people in the crowd, the young master scattered flower petals, fanned the wind, and rushed towards the crowd with every step.

He inquired so that the crowd seemed to be discussing something, and when he looked again, he unknowingly arrived in front of the Jiangnan Gongyuan.

It turned out that Prince Xuan was here today to inspect the scholars studying, and some people used this to stop the sedan chair and block people from writing letters.Everyone heard the wind and gathered around to have a closer look.

I saw that the leader of the people who wrote the letter was some well-known scholars in this place. What I want to tell is about the case of promoting merchants. I ask Prince Xuan to reconsider the merchant bill.

The young master leaned closer to listen, what kind of case involved merchants and disrupted ethics.

It turned out that a woman was hanged a few days ago, and her mother's family went to the government to sue her husband's house for forcing her to death. They asked Master Qingtian to make the decision, and the husband's family must pay five or sixty taels of silver.So the government office went to settle the case, if you don't investigate it, you don't know. Once you investigate, it will involve a shocking incident of a daughter-in-law abducting and selling her mother-in-law.

The woman's husband's family name is Yang.When the family is a merchant who resells cloth and tea, there is only a widowed mother in the family. She has been widowed for [-] or [-] years. Last year, she just married a daughter of Ding's family and stayed at home to serve her mother. When he is traveling abroad, he often gathers less and leaves more.

This official and Yang Ding's newlywed Yaner would be in all kinds of romantic relationships, and they didn't even quarrel, but this mother-in-law is an old woman who only has her son in her eyes, seeing that her daughter-in-law is clinging to the head of the family all day long, so her eyes are not eyes , The nose is not a nose anymore, if there is a mistake or not, I have to bring out my mother-in-law's money to admonish my daughter-in-law.

That officer Yang is very filial, he has always obeyed his mother's orders, he always followed his mother for clothes and food, and the husband and wife picked up the leftovers for food.He also often advises his wife to serve his mother carefully and never slack off.

This Yang Ding family is not bad, she is a hot-tempered and playful master, she just married and came to see the officials as a responsible person, and she treats herself as kind and generous.But within a few days, the mother-in-law found her many wrongs, admonishing or standing by the rules, Yang Ding gritted her teeth and endured them all.

On one occasion, the daughter-in-law was burning a fire in the stove and cooking. She was so busy that she was sweating, and when she came out to breathe, her stomach sang empty city tricks.She happened to see some meat that had just been cut from outside in the main room, so she picked up two pieces and ate them. While wiping her sweat, the little girl next to the mother-in-law came in, ordered the number of pieces of meat, and said it was wrong. .Yang Dingshi said that she ate two yuan, but the girl turned around and went back to the back room without even looking at her.

When it was time to eat, the woman didn't eat anything, just sat in the main room and cried.When the family saw that their mother was so sad, they hurried to persuade them and asked everyone what went wrong.Yang Ding's careless nature didn't think of anything.The little girl at the side said: "The lady ate the meat first, which is disrespectful to the mother-in-law and slapped the old woman's face."

The woman covered her face and cried: "I'm a half-buried person, and I only have two mouthfuls of meat, why don't you let me eat? You're cursing me to die?"

The master of the house naturally wanted to reprimand the woman: "The old one doesn't have to move the chopsticks, so there is a reason for the young one to eat first?" "Hey, you picky bastard, you spend your days trying to die. If you want to curse my old woman to death, just go. Let me tell you, don't be a good boy in front of your own officials, or commit crimes behind your back."

Yang Ding was not a good lord in the first place, and seeing that he had always been patient in the face of the officials, he became angry now, so he muttered a few words: "The slave's work is so tiring and he only ate two pieces of meat, why does mother do this?" What are you talking about? Others are going to laugh at Xiao Er Kuo."

The mother-in-law got even more excited, and said: "The daughter-in-law has to do everything. Don't think that the officials have some money in their pockets and want to let the children take care of them. It's better to sell Erwulang. "

Yang Dingshi threw down a table of dishes, turned around and went back to the house to get angry.The mother-in-law cried again, telling her son to be the master, otherwise her old woman would die in front of him.When the family members went back to the house, they said: "There are no parents in this world, and children must obey their mothers and fathers."

The woman became even more angry when she heard this, and said that she was wronged but you didn't help me.So the woman started to yell, making the people in the back room even more unwilling to stop.

There was a hunger for the old woman, and the little girl replied: "The official feels sorry for the lady, she must have forgotten her mother's kindness. The old lady said that she is so ugly, and she is dead clean."

When the family members felt as if they were on fire, they asked the lady to go to her mother to admit her mistake.The husband and wife started arguing after two or three sentences, and the official slapped his wife without holding back his temper.The woman was woken up by the slap, knowing that she was going to be bullied by the mother and son, so she hurried to the back room and kowtowed to admit her mistake.

Finally after a few days, Yang Jialang was going to go out to buy goods, and he would be back in about a month.He told his daughter-in-law to serve her mother-in-law like a daughter, and to bring her some local products from Yangzhou when she came back.

Finally, there was no obstacle for Yang Ding to send the officials away, and he had already made up his mind to get rid of this obstructive old lady.So I went to the prostitute and asked the market. I heard that there was a rich man in the country who had just lost his first wife and wanted to find a wife who could take care of his grandson.I don't want anyone who is too old or ugly, but a decent looking woman in her forties or fifties is the best.

Yang Ding's total sum was not right, so he made an agreement with the matchmaker that he only wanted three taels of silver.When they heard that the widow only had a married son, and she didn't want any dowry money, it was a decision made by her own daughter-in-law, so she readily agreed.

Yang Ding went back and lied to the old woman that the old aunt in Gusu had sent a letter saying that the patient with a heartache had fallen ill.When the old woman heard that the old sister was not in good health, she was worried and asked the girl to pack up her things and leave.As soon as they got into the carriage, the old and the young were dragged to the countryside and put on someone else's farm.The old man over there saw that there was a good deal like buy one get one free, so he was determined not to let him go

The old woman had been a widow for so many years, and finally her son had a better future, but she didn't want to be in such a situation, so she begged others to let her go, saying that her son would give her any amount of money.But people said, no money is missing, as long as a person who lives, this is a matter set by the owner's family, and there is no reason to put it back.Seeing that it didn't work, the mother-in-law quietly suppressed it and led the children in the yard.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Yang Jialang returned, but he couldn't find his mother.The lady only said that her mother went to Gusu to see her old aunt, but there was no letter at the moment, and the daughter-in-law didn't dare to urge her.Then Yang Jialang hurriedly repaired the book, but there was no news of his mother, so he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Coincidentally, the second daughter-in-law of the old rich man's family brought the girl next to the mother-in-law into the city to buy, and the girl cleverly slipped out and hid in front of Yang's house. After squatting for a long time, she finally blocked the head of the house.

After crying, Yang Jialang turned pale with shock.

Yang Jialang took advantage of his wife's ignorance, and went to the rich man's house to redeem him with a large sum of money.He was not short of silver taels, so he didn't want to talk to him at first, but Yang Jialang's maidservant was very filial, knelt and kowtowed in front of the door, bloody, and he couldn't stand it anymore, for fear of killing someone, so he took 30 taels of silver and bought two bolts of silk , Then sent the mother-in-law and girl to Yang Jialang.

Yang Ding was enjoying a good life at home for a few days, and he didn't have to follow the rules, and he didn't have to sweep and burn the fire himself. Now that his family officials are back, can the couple have a happy life in the future?

In the end, in the evening, the lady who was acquainted with her came to knock on the door and said that her family's officials had found the old man again, and she was about to go home to settle accounts with her.Yang Ding was frightened into a panic, knowing that officials are the most filial, she must be sent to the official, and even the whole body will be gone by then.This woman was strong on the outside and was capable on the inside, and hanged herself because she couldn't think about it for a while.

The Ding family knew about this and refused to give up, so they went to the government to sue the Yang family for forcing their wife to death, and they had to pay their family money.The Yang family said that if this woman murdered her mother-in-law, she would be killed if she was sent to an official. It would be considered righteous if she didn't find someone from the Ding family.But the Ding family saw that there was no proof of death, and they refused to admit that their daughter murdered her mother-in-law, saying that Mrs. Yang couldn't help herself and secretly married a man, but instead of being a rogue, her daughter-in-law was not filial.

These two disputes caused an uproar.So some people use this to say that the style of merchants is prevalent, so women are not virtuous, daughter-in-law is not filial, and violates ethics. If you have to write a petition, you must not destroy Confucian etiquette.