Chapter Seventy-Eight: Lu Xiaoqian Married Lang Three Cried
Because of Dou Yuan's refusal to marry, there are rumors and everyone is in danger. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info those servants who had dealt with Ma Xiuying and secretly wore small shoes for her were all inexplicably suspicious of Da Zhang's family, not only deducted their monthly salary, but also beat up Da Zhang's harsh servants outside and kicked out of Guo's mansion by Da Zhang's knowledge.
Now everyone in the house thinks that Ma Xiuying is a veritable broom star, and as long as she is involved, she will be unlucky. When the servants saw her, they scattered in a hurry, and they did not want to mention it more, for fear of causing bad luck again. Without these people chewing on the root of their tongues, Ma Xiuying's life is much quieter, even if she goes to serve food, the servants will not deliberately make things difficult for a long time as before, but use the fastest speed to load the food and send her away.
So when everyone in the Guo Mansion was worried, Ma Xiuying was about to fly happily. While the smell of lifeless medicine filled the Guo Mansion, Lin Yingyuan was full of vitality, and all kinds of tender and green vegetable seedlings rushed out of the soil, just smelling the fresh air was intoxicating.
I don't know when, the roaring cold wind gradually receded, and the beautiful spring girl wore a crown made of flowers, and quietly appeared on the stage with a crystal curtain woven by drizzle, and the raindrops dripped down the eaves, like a cheerful song "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" lightly knocked on Ma Xiuying's heart.
After the spring rain, the sun came out, and in the bright spring light, Lu Xiaoqian officially married into the Shen family. The bold and straightforward girl cried so much that after becoming a woman, she could no longer run outside the house like before, nor could she do as she pleased. Since then, she has been a husband, and even has to conscientiously manage housework, teach her husband and children, and live by watching the faces of her father-in-law and mother-in-law......
"The moon bends and shines in Huatang, and the daughter opens her name to be her father. Parents raise children with empty hopes, like a dream of Nanke. One foot and five inches to raise the child, and it is very ...... to move it dry."
Crying marriage is a traditional custom of marriage, and if there is a girl who marries without crying, it will be regarded as uneducated by the neighbors and passed on as a laughing stock. So no matter what Lu Xiaoqian thinks in her heart, she will cry vividly.
Listening to Lu Xiaoqian crying about the imminent passing of her girlhood's joyful life and her confusion and anxiety about the coming of a new life, Ma Xiuying seemed to feel the same way, an unspeakable panic and helplessness came to her heart, and a voice in her head shouted, "Run!" "One voice persuades" Accept, everybody. She couldn't help but think of an old saying: getting married is like stepping into the grave, but if you don't get married, you will die without a place to bury, so many people choose to give up their freedom and put on the shackles of marriage. Will her future be like this......
In the colorful fall, the groom Shen Wansan rode a red silk and white horse (the control of horses in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not strict, not to mention that the Shen and Lu families are local big households, and the government has always been particularly accommodating to such large households). I saw that he was wearing a knighthood, a red robe, a white silk collar, a bare foot cover, and a weekly dress looked dignified and solemn, and the style was extraordinary.
Everyone was praising the groom's handsomeness, but Ma Xiuying's eyes couldn't help but fall on Yao Tianxi, who accompanied Shen Wansan to greet him.
He wore a moon-white brocade suit, with Xuanwenyun sleeves hanging on both sides, even if he stood behind Shen Wansan in a low-key manner, it was difficult to hide his noble Qinghua. Seeing Ma Xiuying looking over, a dazzling smile appeared on his elegant handsome face, which was even more eye-catching than the groom.
Ma Xiuying was suddenly embarrassed, in order not to steal the limelight of the bride, she also wore a moon-white horse-faced skirt today, which coincided with Yao Tianxi's dress. She couldn't help but wonder if Lu Xiaoqian asked her to wear this dress at the wedding on purpose...... Thinking of this, she hurriedly turned her head to see the maid helping Lu Xiaoqian into the sedan chair, avoiding Yao Tianxi's eyes that almost pierced her heart. A gentleman is like jade, but he is not her lover.
Shen Wansan was very happy, and waved his hand vigorously, and the servant immediately threw out a large handful of copper coins.
The copper coins falling from the sky were more tempting than anything else, and the onlookers rushed endlessly, until the welcoming procession returned home, and countless people were embellished behind in the hope of another rain of money.
Ma Xiuying smiled sincerely, the stingy ghost Shen Wansan can spend a lot of money for Lu Xiaoqian, he must really like Lu Xiaoqian. He gave Lu Xiaoqian the scenery and respect he longed for, even if it was a grave, presumably Lu Xiaoqian was willing to do it.
The next time I saw Shen Wansan and Lu Xiaoqian was in the summer, it is said that the young couple will not leave their mother-in-law and the scales will not leave the stone after they get married, which should be very sweet. But this will be a sullen and tearful one, and it really doesn't look like a close couple.
It turned out that the two of them came to vomit bitterness, Shen Wansan pulled Yao Tianxi to complain that his daughter-in-law was too clingy, and Lu Xiaoqian pulled Ma Xiuying to cry and complain that her husband was inconsiderate. After listening for a long time, Yao Tianxi and Ma Xiuying understood that the two had a dispute over Shen Wansan's going to sea.
After Shen Wansan got married, he officially took over the affairs of the family, and Master Shen gradually handed over the family business to him, but he was not satisfied with his father's conservative pursuit, and began to prepare for the voyage plan in full swing.
Lu Xiaoqian hopes that Shen Wansan will sail away again if he has an heir, the most important thing to be a wife is to reproduce offspring, Shen Wansan will be gone for a few months, where will she get pregnant. But the father-in-law and mother-in-law would not think like this, they would only stare at Lu Xiaoqian's stomach and ask when it would bulge.
The public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother said that the mother was reasonable, Yao Tianxi and Ma Xiuying were very embarrassed, and they didn't know how to persuade the little couple. Ma Xiuying looked forward to Shen Wansan going to sea to make money, but she couldn't bear Lu Xiaoqian's infamy, and Yao Tianxi was even more reluctant to get involved in the trivial matters of the woman's inner house. The two looked at each other, and there was a pot of herbal tea poured without a pot, and they didn't dare to say more than half a word.
I only heard Shen Wansan roar with grief and indignation: "Before I married you, I said that I would go to sea in the future, and at that time you supported me in everything, how long have you been married, and you will change your hexagram?" ”
Lu Xiaoqian wiped her tears in frustration, "Within a few months of getting married, you plan to run away, which daughter-in-law has me to pity?" I don't want to pester you all day long, but my parents-in-law nag and hug my grandson every day, and I have to preside over the feed, and I have to deal with them......"
"My father and mother want the children to be born on their own!"
"If you have the ability, you can tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law by yourself!"
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The birds in the trees fluttered their wings and flew, the fish in the lake sank into the water, and Yao Tianxu and Ma Xiuying sat upright like clay statues, turning a blind eye and hearing but not hearing.
In the end, Shen Wansan made a painful decision, "I will work hard for another three months, if I can't conceive a child, you can't blame me, anyway, I must go to sea this year!" ”
"Poof!" Ma Xiuying hurriedly covered her mouth, the little two of them were worried, and it was too unkind for her to laugh.
Lu Xiaoqian had to cry again, God must bless her to be pregnant before Shen Wansan went to sea, otherwise how could she explain to her parents-in-law.
Fortunately, Shen Wansan did not have to lead the voyage himself every time, and for the first time, he had to take his business partners and servants to familiarize himself with the sea routes, as well as the national conditions and trade conditions of various countries, and then he could control them remotely. After hearing these assurances, the excited Lu Xiaoqian slowly regained her composure.
Seeing off the young couple who were as reconciled as before, Ma Xiuying and Yao Tianxi let out a long sigh, and finally didn't let the bride make a joke about the marriage change as soon as she entered the door.
Ma Xiuying had palpitations, "I originally thought that Sister Lu would be very happy, but I didn't expect that the Shen family would have so many troubles." She used to be so free, but now she is like this......"
Yao Tianxi explained: "Ordinary people have to worry about their livelihoods, not to mention that the big family has many troubles, and with the protection of the junior, she will not be wronged, she just hasn't fully adapted to the current life." ”
Ma Xiuying sighed meaningfully, "No matter how protected you are, you can't be as free as before, so I don't want to marry into such a complicated family, I don't want to be constrained." ”
"Zi Fei Fish, how do you know the joy of fish?" Yao Tianxi raised her eyebrows, and her sharp eyes seemed to see through her thoughts.
Ma Xiuying retorted gently, "The world only knows the joy of fish, but also the pain of fish? ”
"Happy or not? Does it hurt? Yao Tianxi suddenly laughed bitterly, as if there were a lot of deep thoughts hidden between his slightly frowning eyebrows, and his clear eyes were also covered with dust in an instant. Is this another refusal from Ma Xiuying?
Ma Xiuying almost couldn't control her hands, trying to smooth out those wrinkles, but in the end, she lowered her eyes, remained silent, and disguised herself as a clay statue again.
It turns out that when a person's heart becomes cold, they do not feel warmth even in summer.
Soon Lu Xiaoqian cried for the third time when the maple leaves were dyed red all over the mountains, because Shen Wansan was going to sea. The imperial court ordered the government of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to transport the grain harvested in the autumn of this year to Dadu to supply the capital for military supplies, and Shen Wansan took advantage of the opportunity to assist the government in escorting the grain by sea to set off for Ryukyu.
Through the coordinated operation of the Shen family and the Lu family, this time the private boat owners carried a lot of commodity boats and small clippers, and each boat was loaded with silk, tea, pottery, handicrafts and other goods. In addition to the 30 commercial ships prepared by the Shen family, other retail investors also gathered 180 ships, plus more than 100 official ships, and the whole team set off like a giant dragon from the Liujiagang Wharf in Suzhou Prefecture.
A few families were happy and a few were sad, in the cheers and blessings of the people, Lu Xiaoqian silently shed tears, staring at the increasingly blurred shadow of the ship and refusing to leave for a long time. Although Shen Wansan patted her chest and promised that she would return safely, her careful liver was still crumpled together, everyone knew that the benefits of smuggling at sea were huge, and the corresponding risks were also huge. At this moment, she couldn't wait to catch up with the fleet, and begged Shen Wansan to stay, no matter how much money she had, could anyone matter?
"Don't worry, I promise you that the junior will be safe." Ma Xiuying was very excited, and when Shen Wansan came back, she would have money. The Yao family farm had to store grain in the autumn, and in the summer, she and Yao Tianxi found another place to house the shadow guards. Five hundred taels of silver were spent like running water, if it weren't for Yao Tianxi's help, I was afraid that this organization would be disbanded.
"How do you know?" Lu Xiaoqian was still not at ease, and her face was sad.
"Heaven told me." Ma Xiuying pointed mysteriously to the top of her head. Of course, Shen Wansan can't be fine, if he doesn't come back this time, how can there still be this famous rich man in history?
"The devil believes you!" Lu Xiaoqian is not as easy to fool as the Guo sisters.
Ma Xiuying laughed, "Okay, if Xiao San doesn't come back, I will jump into the sea and become a water ghost." ”
"Phew, crow's mouth!" Lu Xiaoqian hurriedly covered Ma Xiuying's mouth and prevented her from speaking indiscriminately.
"It's not okay to say good, it's not okay to say bad, what do you want me to say?" Ma Xiuying moved Lu Xiaoqian's hand away, pretending to be aggrieved.
Lu Xiaoqian was really aggrieved, and her eyes were red, "Don't say anything!" People are worried about dying, and you still talk about cool things. ”
"Oh, don't cry, I'll go back and pray to all the gods to bless your husband, okay?"
"Hate ......"
Yao Tianxi smiled, watching Ma Xiuying and Lu Xiaoqian play with each other, not only happy for the deep friendship between Lu Xiaoqian and Ma Xiuying, but also moved by Lu Xiaoqian's attachment to Shen Wansan. He even envied Shen Wansan a little, if he traveled far away one day, I don't know if Ma Xiuying would be so worried.