The huge debt can be delayed, but the mother's medical expenses are imminent, Dong Bai, who has lived in seclusion with his mother since he was a child, has developed a lonely and arrogant character, where is he willing to borrow from others. In a hurry, he made a decision, agreed to the recommendation of others, and came to the painting boat on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing to perform and changed his name to Xiaowan.

Dong Xiaowan's beautiful appearance and otherworldly temperament made her famous in Qinhuai River very quickly. Forced by life, she had to succumb to laughter, but her high temper was sometimes revealed, offending some vulgar guests, but winning the admiration of some noble people.

Dong Xiaowan is lonely and self-appreciative, self-pitying and self-loving, and will never be at the mercy of the guests, which affects the old mother's income, and the old mother naturally sneered at her, Dong Xiaowan was depressed and angry, stomped her feet and left Nanjing, and returned to Suzhou. But the mother at home is still lying on the hospital bed, inseparable from the doctor to take medicine, some creditors heard that Dong Xiaowan returned home, and also came to the door to collect debts, Dong Xiaowan was unable to cope, so she had to return to her old business, and simply sold herself to the Fengchen Courtyard in Bantang, selling laughter, accompanying wine, and accompanying guests to travel.

In Bantang, Dong Xiaowan still held the original intention of not selling herself, and in order to survive, she had to suppress her own high and sell a flattering smile with no actual content to the guests. However, there is a kind of guest who has leisure and leisure, and has enough financial resources, so he can bring a favorite Qinglou woman to visit the mountains and rivers and enjoy the natural customs.

Dong Xiaowan is the most interested in accompanying guests to travel, although most of those who can have this grace are elderly people, but at that time, Dong Xiaowan was fascinated by the mountains and rivers, and did not feel that the white-haired Yashi was hateful. Against the backdrop of the beautiful scenery, she is also prone to surging tenderness, and sincerely gives the guests a coquettish smile. Therefore, she was invited by the guests again and again to visit Taihu Lake, climb Huangshan, and raft on West Lake, and she went for ten days and half a month.

Not long after Dong Xiaowan left the Qinhuai River, a son came to the Qinhuai River to visit her, and that son was the one who ventured into the territory. This Mao Bijiang was born in the family of the eunuch, although he has no fame, but he is ambitious and full of justice. During the Apocalypse, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian conspired to gain power, confused the dynasty, and ventured to unite a group of people with lofty ideals to form an association in Jinling to uphold justice, among which the more famous were the four sons of the late Ming Dynasty.

The four sons are Chen Zhenhui, Fang Mizhi, Hou Fangyu, and Mao Bijiang, all of whom are young and talented people. Helpless, because of the weakness of the force, not only did not become the climate, but also was tragically devastated by the eunuchs, although the frontier was spared, but the future was deeply affected, so I had to temporarily place my feelings in the sound of the landscape.

In the autumn of this year, the 29-year-old Mao Bijiang came to Nanjing to participate in the township examination. Speaking of the township examination, Mao Bijiang has participated in it three times, and he should have been promoted long ago with his talent and learning, but in the examination composition, he should have followed the rules and interpreted the scriptures, but he had to connect with the current situation and degrade the political situation, which naturally violated the requirements of the examiner, so he tried and failed repeatedly. He doesn't plan to change his style in this exam, just to see if he can meet an examiner with discernment, otherwise he will be left behind.

With Mao Bijiang in the same mood to take the exam was his friend Fang Mizhi, the two of them didn't take the exam to heart, and saw that they had a little time before the exam, so they made an appointment to go to the Qinhuai River to relax. Fang Mizhi heard that there was a cold beauty Dong Xiaowan who came to Qinhuai River, who was unique among the women in the Qinglou, which was in line with the taste of Fang Mizhi and others, so he and Mao Bijiang went to visit, but Dong Xiaowan had already left Qinhuai River.

Later, the township test list was released, and he was named Sun Mountain as always, he was not disappointed, but secretly sighed that he was born at the wrong time, packed his bags, and went to Suzhou to play. While visiting the secluded territory in Suzhou, he inquired about Dong Xiaowan's whereabouts, and learned that she had received guests in Bantang, so he made a special trip to visit with great interest.

Unfortunately, Dong Xiaowan was invited to visit Taihu Lake, and then went several times in succession, but he didn't have the opportunity to see Dong Xiaowan, until he was about to leave Suzhou, and he came to Bantang without much hope, but he was finally able to meet her. It was a cold night in late autumn, Dong Xiaowan had just returned from a banquet, and was leaning on the head of the bed slightly drunk. Seeing the guests, she wanted to struggle to get up, but the wine was not gone, and she sat up a little shaky.

Seeing this, Mao Bijiang hurriedly persuaded her not to be polite, so he asked the maid to set up a stool at the head of Xiaowan's bed, and sat down beside her. After Mao Bijiang introduced himself, Dong Xiaowan praised and said: "I have long admired the name of the fourth prince when I heard the name of the fourth son. There was a look of joy on his face.

Mao Bijiang didn't expect a dusty woman to be very interested in their behavior of supporting justice, and couldn't help but be in awe of her, and looked at Dong Xiaowan carefully, with plain clothes and light makeup, and clear eyebrows, which was really different from ordinary women. Pity Yiren for being drunk and tired, he sat in the territory for less than half an hour and left in a hurry, it was this half-hour conversation that made him deeply impressed by Dong Xiaowan.

At this time, Mao Bijiang had been traveling for a long time, and he was shy in his pocket, so he had to leave Suzhou and return to his hometown Rugao as originally planned, and he secretly had an attachment to Dong Xiaowan in his heart.

In the spring of the second year, Mao Bijiang went to Suzhou to visit Dong Xiaowan, but I heard that she accompanied Qian Qianyi to visit the West Lake, and was ready to go to the Yellow Mountain to watch the strange peaks and pines after visiting the West Lake.

In the blink of an eye, it was the season of spring river plumbing, and he was ordered by his mother to visit his father who was an official there in Xiangyang, and after passing through Suzhou, he couldn't help but go to Bantang to visit Dong Xiaowan. This time, Dong Xiaowan accompanied the guests to Huangshan again, and was extremely disappointed, sighing to herself: "It's so unlucky." ”

In addition to being disappointed, he got acquainted with the local famous prostitute Chen Yuanyuan, and the two fell in love very much, traveled through the mountains and rivers of Suzhou together, and agreed to return to his hometown in early summer when he returned to his hometown, and came to enjoy the Tiger Hill pomegranate with her.

went to Xiangyang to visit his father, and after living for a while, he came to Suzhou as promised, but Chen Yuanyuan had been hired by Jiading Bo Zhoukui to go to Kyoto. He was stunned and lost, and with a depressed mood, he hired a boat to go to Tiger Hill. The boat walks slowly along the Bantang River, risking the frontier to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river aimlessly, the boat crosses a bluestone bridge, a green willow forest in front of you, look up, the willow silk is faintly revealing the eaves of a small building, in the green mountains and green trees, it looks picturesque.

Is there a family in such a secluded place? It must be some kind of hermit and worldly master, who was interested in the frontier for a while, so he ordered Zhouzi to tie the boat to the willow tree, and he landed on the shore and walked towards the small building.

The courtyard door of the small building was closed, silently, and it took a few times to go up to the frontier before a little maid came to open the door, and when I inquired, this was Dong Xiaowan's home. At this time, Dong's mother was newly mourned, and just after the funeral, Zha Dong Xiaowan was sad and unbearable, and she was sick and fell into bed. Mao Bijiang was stunned in his heart, and hurriedly said that he was Dong Xiaowan's friend and came to visit.

After the little maid reported to the host, she came to invite the guests into the house and led the guests directly into Dong Xiaowan's bedroom. This is the second time Mao Bijiang has seen Dong Xiaowan, and like last time, she is also lying on the head of the bed, but last time with a coquettish smile, this time her face was full of sadness. Mao Bijiang comforted her with sympathy, and said that he had been closed several times, Dong Xiaowan showed a trace of apology and relief. Seeing that she was sick and weak, she proposed to return early several times, but Dong Xiaowan stayed diligently, and the two talked about breaking up late at night.

Early the next morning, Mao Bijiang couldn't help but hire a boat to come to Dong Xiaowan's house, the two did not agree, but Dong Xiaowan stood outside the door with a smile to greet him. Most of the illness was cured overnight, and it seemed that Mao Bijiang would come today.

Dong Xiaowan welcomed Mao Bijiang into the house and served tea, Dong Xiaowan said to herself quietly: "This time the son came, the concubine's illness was cured without medicine, it seems that there must be a fate with the son, don't dislike the son." ”

Mao Bijiang was not very happy when he heard it, and he was afraid that the other party was just a whim, so he tentatively said: "Xiaosheng and the girl have few words, doesn't the girl regret this?"

Dong Xiaowan said firmly: "The wind and dust are rolling, and there are a lot of people, if Meng Gongzi does not dislike it, the concubine can be regarded as following the son." ”

Mao Bijiang was so excited that he hugged her, and Xiao Wan sobbed in his arms. He made an appointment with Dong Xiaowan that as soon as the township test was over, he would immediately return to Suzhou to redeem her, and then accompany him back to Rugao.

It can be said that he is familiar with the exam, anyway, he doesn't have much hope, he finished the exam papers easily, and left the field in a hurry, thinking about flying to Dong Xiaowan's side as soon as possible. He was thinking about walking when he suddenly heard a crisp voice calling his name, and when he looked up, he saw that it wasn't Dong Xiaowan? She stood next to the flag seat on the opposite side of the field and beckoned to him with a bright smile.

Mao Bijiang hurriedly ran forward, grabbed Xiao Wan's hand, and asked with concern, "Why are you here?"

"I have my own feet, so why can't I come, I've been here for three days, and I'm afraid of disturbing my son, so I don't dare to come to see me. ”

Dong Xiaowan told with resentment, and also told that the boat she was on encountered robbers on the river, but fortunately, the boatman was clever and hid the boat in the reeds for three days before escaping, and the passengers were scared half to death. Mao Bijiang gently stroked her hairline, conveying wordless love and comfort.

Soon the township test was unveiled, and the frontier fell again. At this time, he had already passed the age of his establishment, since his career was difficult to achieve, he simply made up his mind to return to his hometown to live in seclusion, Dong Xiaowan sincerely agreed with his decision, she had long longed for the kind of ordinary life of cloth and vegetarian clothes, day and night. What a husband and wife, she has already seen through that set.

Mao Bijiang took Xiaowan back to Suzhou to redeem herself, but unexpectedly ran into trouble again, because Dong Xiaowan was too famous in Bantang, no matter how much silver she paid, her mother didn't want to let go of this cash cow. Just when they were at a loss, Qian Qianyi and Liu Ru came to Suzhou. Liu Ru is Dong Xiaowan's good sister when he was laughing at Qinhuaihe, Qian Qianyi also had a deep friendship with her, although he is now exempt from official status, but he has a high reputation in the Jiangnan area, and after he came forward to arrange it, Dong Xiaowan's redemption was easily solved.

At this time, it was already the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and he and Dong Xiaowan rushed to Rugao in the wind and snow. Along the way, they were unwilling to give up the good opportunity to enjoy the scenery, and stopped and stopped, looking for secluded spots, until the early spring of the second year to arrive at the Mao's home in Rugao.

The Mao family was very reasonable and successfully accepted Dong Xiaowan, a concubine from a Qinglou, because they believed in Mao Bijiang's vision. At this time, Mao Bijiang's father had resigned from Xiangyang and returned home, and the family gathered together to share the joy of family. Su Yuanfang, the original wife of Mao Bijiang, was frail and sick, so Dong Xiaowan took on the burden of managing the family without complaint, serving her in-laws and eldest wife respectfully and softly, and taking care of the two sons and one daughter born to Su Yuanfang.

All the accounts of the impostor are handled by her, she cooks clearly, and never hides the money. Dong Xiaowan also cooks good dishes, and is good at making all kinds of dim sum and cured meat, so that the impostor's old and young feast on it, and in the praise of everyone, Xiaowan gets infinite satisfaction. For her husband, Dong Xiaowan takes care of her husband in every detail, risking her to live at home, concentrating on researching ancient books, writing books and sayings, while Dong Xiaowan sends tea and candles on the side; sometimes she also helps to check materials and copy manuscripts, and when her husband is tired, she plays a guzheng to relieve boredom.

Just after a year of quiet and harmonious family life, there was a vigorous war in the country, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, the Qing troops entered the customs and went south, and the south of the Yangtze River was ignited. The Qing army was raging unscrupulous, risking the danger of the family and being poisoned, but fortunately escaped quickly and was able to save the life of the whole family, but the family property was lost in the war.

After the war, the Mao family returned to their homeland after the disaster, lacking rice and firewood, and life became very difficult, thanks to Dong Xiaowan's careful calculation, they barely maintained the life of the whole family. At this juncture, Mao Bijiang fell ill, suffered from dysentery and malaria, and tortured him to the point of being inhuman. Malaria attacks were combined with cold and heat, coupled with diarrhea and abdominal pain, and there was hardly a moment of peace in the frontier.

In order to take care of him, Dong Xiaowan spread a broken straw mat on the side of the bed as her own bed, as long as her husband made a noise, she immediately got up to check, when the cold and shivered, she held her husband tightly in her arms; when she was hot and irritable, she took a bath for him, rubbed for him with abdominal pain, and untied the belt for him when she had diarrhea, and never got tired of it. After more than five months of tossing, Mao Bijiang's condition finally improved, and Dong Xiaowan was already skinny, as if he had been seriously ill.

Not long after the days were stable, Mao Bijiang fell ill twice. One time was stomach disease and blood, water and rice did not enter, Dong Xiaowan boiled medicine and decoction soup in the scorching heat, and waited for 60 days and nights with the pillow; the second time was gangrene on his back, the pain was unbearable, and he could not lie on his back, so Dong Xiaowan hugged her husband every night and let him sleep on him, while he sat and slept for a full 100 days.

In a difficult life, it was difficult to eat enough, Dong Xiaowan's body was already weak, and she took care of her husband's illness three times in a row. Due to the extreme deficiency of physical fitness, the impostor invited famous doctors for diagnosis and treatment, but it was difficult to work.

In the eighth year of Shunzhi, Dong Xiaowan, who had been a virtuous concubine and good wife in the Mao family for nine years, finally closed her tired eyes, and in the mourning of the Mao family, she walked so peacefully.