Chapter 41: Parting
Regarding Chu Zhao's intention to marry a girl from a peasant family, his parents and brothers did not have any opinions, but were happy for Chu Zhao from the bottom of their hearts.
Although the life of a ranger is chic and uninhibited, it is also full of prodigality and unease, Chu Zhao can give up that kind of worrying life and choose to start a family in peace and stability, which everyone is happy to see. Including his friends in the rivers and lakes, people in the rivers and lakes know the hardships even more.
Chu Yin came in person and gave a dowry. A county magistrate went to a farmer's house to hire him, although it is not unique, but it is also rare.
The neighbors of Guojia Village all came together, and they couldn't stand in the courtyard, so they stood outside the door, outside the courtyard, tiptoeing into the courtyard.
Chu Yin didn't bring any entourage, nor did he wear official uniforms. But all the people around him are under his rule, and there is no one who does not recognize his parents' officials.
He brought his three sons, the eldest was called Chu Ming, the second was called Chu Hong, and the third was Chu Zhao. Chu Ming and Chu Hong were carrying a box, and Chu Zhao was carrying a pair of flat baskets at both ends.
The things were placed on the ground, and Chu Yin was invited to sit down, and Daji went to prepare the wine and food, and Rong Rong hid in the house shyly.
Chu Yin arched his hand and said: "I'm older, so I'll call me a good brother." Brother Xian, Brother Wei is here today to propose to my third son to Miss Su in your mansion, what do you think?"
I smiled, people who are not yet fifty years old, call me a virtuous brother?
"I have heard the little girl say about Chu Zhao and Rongrong, but it's just ......"
Chu Yin stopped halfway through my words, and thought that I disliked his dowry too little, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Xian, but the dowry is insufficient? Don't hide it from Brother Xian, although I am a county magistrate, I don't have any family wealth, most of this box of copper coins and two baskets of brocade are given by my sons to my younger brother." If the virtuous brother is not enough, give me some more time, and let me make up again. ”
Chu Ming also said: "Uncle, what my father said is true, and I ask my uncle to give me some time, we must have made up enough appointments." ”
Chu Hong patted Chu Zhao on the shoulder, suggesting that he should not worry, they would make up the dowry.
Chu Zhao looked at his father and brother gratefully.
I saw that this family was a sincere person, and said with a smile: "My lord misunderstood." My husband and wife are poor, but they are not money-governing. It's not for the dowry, but Rong Rong's father died too early, and her mother entrusted her to us, and we still have to ask Rong Rong what she means about this marriage event. ”
Chu Yin said: "It's me who misunderstood Brother Xian, don't be surprised!"
I waved my hand and said, "Where to see the strange, the adults are so poor, it is the blessing of our people." Later, let me ask the little girl. ”
Chu Yin said: "Okay, okay, I'll wait here." ”
Rong Rong had been eavesdropping against the wall, and when he saw me coming in, he hurriedly hid back on the bed, his face crimson.
I smiled and said, "I heard it all, would you like it?"
Rong Rong lowered his head and whispered: "Everything is up to the godfather and godmother!"
I said, "Then push this family business, godfather always thinks there will be better!"
Rong Rong said anxiously: "Godfather, how can this be!"
"Haha," I smiled, "It seems that I am willing! But I am still not in a hurry to agree!"
Rong Rong blushed and asked, "Why?"
I said, "Your mother has been worried about your fate before she died, and now you have to pay homage to your mother and tell you about it at the grave." ”
Rong Rong nodded, a tear falling from the corner of his eye. said: "What my godfather said is that I will go to worship my mother." ”
I said, "Don't worry, after dinner later, you take Chu Zhao with you, and let your mother meet your son-in-law in person." ”
Rong Rong's tears fell like spring rain, and he said, "Godfather, I miss my mother." ”
I comforted her a few words, came to the outer room again, arched my hand towards Chu Yin, and said, "My lord, the little girl has no objection. After the meal, the third prince went to worship her mother with Rongrong, and the matter was settled!"
Chu Yin said: "It should be taken as such!"
He said to Chu Zhao behind him: "Zhao'er, Rong Rong's father and mother died early, since you want to marry her as your wife, you should go to worship together, you should go and prepare some incense and candle offerings, don't wait for you!"
Chu Zhao agreed, and strode out, and the two elder brothers followed to help prepare.
I said, "Why do you have to do this, my lordship, I have already prepared the incense and candle offerings, so why bother to buy them again?"
Chu Yin said: "The virtuous brother is for Rong Rong, Chu Zhao is his own, heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, not to be treated lightly, this is the proper meaning." ”
I smiled and nodded.
After a few words with him, he invited the elders of the village to sit with him. I found a gap and sent a message to Mrs. Su in the underworld, thinking that she would be very happy.
Mrs. Su quickly replied to the letter, in which she was very satisfied with the family business. I am also at ease, not disappointed by her trust.
Chu Zhao and his two elder brothers rushed back before eating, with large bags and small bags, containing incense, candles, paper money, and some fresh melons and fruits.
After using the meal, he sent Chu Zhao and Rong Rong to worship.
Chu Yin said with a smile: "Brother Xian is very organized, unlike ordinary farmers, I don't know Brother Xian?"
I replied: "My wife and I are not this family, because our hometown was harassed by the Huns, so we migrated here, and it used to be regarded as a family of cultivation and study." ”
Chu Yin nodded and said: "The Xiongnu are really a harm to my Han Dynasty, and they have entered my border to plunder for many years. ”
I said, "Heaven and earth, let it be, it will come from when there is a counterattack." ”
Chu Yin said: "I hope it won't be too late." ”
I laughed but didn't say a word.
Heaven and earth luck, there seems to be nothing, what you gain is prosperous, and if you lose, you lose. Since the siege of Liu Bangbaideng, the Han Dynasty has been accumulating national strength, and at the same time, it is also accumulating luck. This empire is not as easy to bully as it seems, and the future victory or defeat will have to wait for the results to be given.
When Rong Rong and Chu Zhao came back, they still had tears in their eyes. Chu Zhao comforted her on the side, very caring.
Daji is happy from the bottom of her heart, she has no relatives, let alone children, and her appearance is like her own daughter.
I'm also very happy that Rong Rong is not my daughter.
said goodbye to Chu Zhao's family and took Rong Rong to see her dowry. The wedding date is set for the ninth day of the next month, and the date is not far away, and many things must be prepared in advance.
The rusty copper coins are to be taken out and brushed, and the gold and silver are to be counted again.
Rong Rong and Daji moved out box by box with surprise, and I kept brushing the patina with a brush.
Over the years, I have cultivated a lot of wasteland, and eighty percent of the grain fields on the Honggu Plain are mine, but I have accumulated a lot of money.
Rong Rong looked sad and said: "Godfather and godmother, you have given me all these as a dowry, what should you do? Rong Rong doesn't want a lot of money, as long as the godfather and godmother live a good life!"
Daji smiled: "Godmother and your godfather don't spend much money on weekdays, you don't need too much money, but you, after marrying, you have to take care of the family, the godfather and godmother give you, there are not as many wealthy families, you have to spend it well, if it is not enough, talk to the godmother, and the godmother will give you a subsidy." ”
As he spoke, he shed tears.
This is the second time Daji has shed tears after her death, which shows the depth of her feelings for Rong Rong. Rong Rong saw Daji crying for the first time, knowing that she was reluctant to give up, and hugged her to comfort her.
I keep moving in my hands, and these boxes of copper coins have to be brushed out, which is not a light job!
As he did it, he said: "No need to do this, if you miss it in the future, you can go and see it, Du Cheng is not far from here, and it is not the time to see each other." ”
Mother and daughter gave me a roll of the eye together......
Marriage is a major event in life, and I now understand what marriage means to a person. Marriage is a continuation, a continuum of life, of hope. The life span of mortals is fleeting, and after drinking Meng Po soup and entering reincarnation, there is only cause and effect left with the relationship with the previous life. Other than that, there is no connection. A soul can have reincarnation and life, but each life is a different person.
People are precious to live, not to die. Becoming a biological child is to continue one's hope for life.
What did the fourth child think at the beginning?
Why do you fall in love with a woman, and why are you willing to give up your life for the sake of your feelings?
Why is it really worth it to pay the price of 1,500 years at a glance?
I can't figure out their options.
Immortals should not be as easily emotional as mortals, and immortals should be forgetful. Immortal is the sublimation of human beings, the sublimation from ordinary to extraordinary. Life is endless, the magic is endless, what kind of power does love have to make the gods willing to fall?
The examples of Zuo Jintong and Yunhua Nu are in front, why can't they see the fourth child.
Alas, the copper coin has been brushed for two days. Sixteen boxes of goods, all the savings that Daji and I have accumulated over the years. The two boxes of five baht coins were obtained by me from cultivating Mrs. Su's fields after her death, and together with the money she left behind when she died, they were counted as her dowry.
There were eighteen boxes of money in total, and a stack of land deeds. Over the years, every acre of land I have cultivated, I will go to the government to open a land deed, and now with the few left by Mrs. Su, there is also a thick stack.
Rong Rong came to me crying, after Daji showed her eighteen boxes of money and a stack of land deeds.
"Godfather, don't you and your godmother want me anymore?"
I smiled, wiped her tears, and said, "Why do you say that?"
"Godfather, you and your godmother gave me all the belongings and land deeds, what do you use?"
I smiled and said, "Your godmother and I also kept some, which is enough to use." You know, the family doesn't care much about money, and the reason why they give it to you is because your godmother and I plan to go out for a walk, take a look at the mountains and rivers, and the world. ”
Rong Rong sobbed: "Godfather lied, you have no money, what are you eating and drinking on the road? I just left the cabinet in front of me, and my father and mother are going to abandon their daughter?"
I explained, "It's not that you and I don't want you anymore, we will still come back to see you." We planned it a few years ago, but your mother entrusted you to me, and we were reluctant to leave if we didn't find you a good home. Now that you have a home, we are relieved. ”
Rong Rong cried again: "Don't, I'd rather not get married, and I don't want you to leave." ”
Daji came over and hugged her and comforted her: "Good daughter, my godmother can't bear you, my godfather and I will come back to see you, and I won't leave you alone." ”
Daji and I comforted her for a long time, and finally promised her that we would write to her from time to time and come back to see her once a year, and she reluctantly agreed.
On the day of Rong Rong's wedding, the neighbors came to see off their relatives, and these simple farmers gathered a few truckloads of grain for her to marry. Mrs. Su died early, and everyone regarded Rong Rong as their own child. Rong Rong cried and thanked these neighbors, and reluctantly got into the carriage.
The carriage was borrowed by Chu Yin from a colleague, and this poor county magistrate did not have his own car. He only has a thin donkey at home, and it is difficult to use a donkey cart to pick up relatives.
Chu Zhao sat on the wheel of the carriage and drove the carriage away.
Daji and I leaned against the door, watching the couple drift apart.
Time flies, time flies, how many times can I see them again in the world?
The matter of leaving Guojia Village was indeed decided by me a long time ago, and Daji also agreed with it at that time. Walking in the world, understanding the truth, always have a look at the various states in this world. It's just that Mrs. Su died suddenly, entrusting her daughter to us, and we were left here.
There was no rush to leave, and she had to wait for Rong Rong to return with her husband, and to say goodbye to them and her neighbors.
Daji had been a little depressed for a few days, and I knew she was reluctant to tolerate it.
He also asked the second child to send a few jars of wine, and went to Ducheng to buy some meat and vegetables, and Daji prepared a table of meals very carefully.
When Rong Rong came with Chu Zhao, he prepared a lot of things needed for travel. She didn't know that we didn't need to bring any salutes, so she packed a few boxes very carefully.
Chu Zhao trimmed my ox cart again, and planned to change me to a sturdy cow.
I declined his kindness, the old scalper has been following me for a long time, and now his life is short, I want to send it to the underworld myself, so that it will not experience the next master.
Rong Rong helped us load the ox cart very carefully, knowing that we would not leave today, and specially covered the cart with a tarpaulin.
The two of them went to worship Mrs. Su again, visited the neighbors door to door, and finally cleaned up Rong Rong's former home. It has been kept there, Daji and I have been cleaning for a long time, and Mrs. Su is gone, so we must always leave a place for Rong Rong to miss her mother.
Our house will also be left for her to miss us.
Parting in the world is always the most sentimental thing, and we don't want to see her too sad, so we will bid them farewell.
Chu Zhao took Rong Rong away, took her hand, and accompanied her step by step.
They walked slowly, like snails. I seemed to see the little girl who was called my uncle back then, her shadow slowly stretched by the sun in her steps, and she grew into the big girl she is today.
Theirs should have been like mayflies in my eyes. Looking at their joys and sorrows, I should be unfazed and unhappy.
But no, many emotions that I had forgotten were reborn in my heart, disturbing my Dao heart.
But I didn't feel any influence, but I felt that the road ahead was becoming clearer, and I was no longer as vague as before.