Chapter 202: Death is better than life
You Ning walked down the stairs briskly, and happened to meet Si Nian leaning on the side of the railing, he looked at the misty rain curtain with a somewhat cheerful face, and he didn't know what he remembered. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
You Ning walked around to his side, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly long, and there was a small dimple on his left cheek when the corners of his lips were raised, and he didn't know what age he died, but he looked like a gentle young and merry boy.
Si Nian had already noticed Youning's arrival, he slowly turned his face sideways, and said with a smile: "What is the female monarch looking at?" ”
"This rain lingered for a whole day, everyone hid, and you were the only one here to watch the rain, and I thought it was strange, so I took a look." Youning replied honestly.
"Do you know why I'm a ghost?"
Youning was in a good mood, a little heart was jubilant, and when she met someone who could talk to her, she took it on. Shaking his head, he said, "Yan ghost, isn't it a ghost?" She looked at him, shook her head again, and said: "Although you are good-looking, you are not charming, and the ghost is not good-looking, don't let others call you like this in the future." ”
Si Nian laughed heartily and said, "Nujun, the ghost is the name of a ghost prostitute, and I am a ghost prostitute, so no one will listen to me if I don't let people call me." ”
"Ghost, ghost?" You Ning was so loud that his chin almost fell to the ground, and he frowned at him, this is obviously a young boy, how can he be a ghost prostitute.
Si Young sighed and smiled with relief: "I just died three years ago, because I didn't want to be reincarnated, I went to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the underworld to become a ghost prostitute, and I spent three years in it that death was worse than life. A few days ago, Master Hei Lingshi went to Menzi to have fun, and after hearing about me, he brought me here. ”
"In the first few days I came, I was really at a loss, and suddenly I always felt like I was dreaming, and I often secretly pinched my legs, for fear that it was all fake."
The smile on the corner of his lips was a really relaxed smile, You Ning looked at his smile, turned his head to look at the narrow and cramped staircase, the boss opened this inn, it was really valuable.
For a while, her mood was a little complicated, so she simply sat down next to Si Nian, looked at the light rain outside the railing like him, and asked in a soft voice, "Why would you rather be a ghost prostitute than reincarnate?" After a pause, he said, "You said, it was better to die than to live that day." ”
Si Nian's face struggled for a moment, closed his eyes, his heart was in a headache, and then he said with a pale face: "I have been poor since I was a child, but I am surprisingly studious. My parents saw that I loved to learn and sent me to the school. Even after I became an official many years later, my parents lived a good life, but I still can't forget the days when I was in the countryside, my parents worked hard all day, I made coarse tea and light rice for them early, boiled hot water, surrounded them, and recited poems while doing work. ”
"Do you know, Lady Youning, that they almost broke with me for this. My parents often say that I am a scholar and cannot do such menial work. As for me, after saying yes, I secretly worked the next day. At this point, he was like a triumphant child, smiling so treacherously.
"I come from the dirt, and naturally I know how difficult it is for the poor to struggle in the dirt. After becoming an official, I did not try to convince everyone who was an official to care about the poor people, but in Qiongzhou City under my rule, men farmed, women and children raised silkworms, and I saw that life was getting better day by day. ”
"Do you know, as long as one acre of land can grow mulberry and raise silkworms, mulberry leaves are good, you can raise silkworms on three sheets of paper, each piece of paper can produce forty-five kilograms of silkworm cocoons, you can raise two seasons a year, and each family can earn ten taels of silver!"
He said very excitedly, spread out his palm and gestured: "A piece of silver is exactly ten taels." Ten taels of silver, which can be exchanged for Song Yuan Tongbao's big money, is full of seven hangings! For an ordinary farmer, it can maintain their basic expenses for a whole year! ”
Yu Ning nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "What a good boy full of righteousness." ”
Si Nian smiled brightly, showing neat white teeth, and said with a satisfied smile: "My mother said the same thing." ”
You Ning rolled her eyes and said, "Who is your mother!" ”
Si Nian was not annoyed, but his expression gradually became gloomy, and he said slowly: "Later, I married the baby that my parents set for me when I was a child, although my wife did not read any books, but I did honor my parents, love my sisters and brothers, and all the big and small affairs in the house were taken care of by her. ”
"I'm going to be a father! This is my first child! He said with a smile on his face: "I am the child of my parents, and I have my own child, this feeling of inheriting the bloodline, is..."
Yu Ning nodded and said, "I understand." ”
Si Nian turned his eyes to look at the drizzle, and said with a smile: "Our family is all mud legs, and I like this rainy day the most." When it rains, the plants grow in the fields, and if you listen closely, you can hear the sound of wheat sprouting and the sound of frogs chirping on the edge of the field. ”
It was not only the sound of the rain that was mesmerizing, but also the laughter of the family sitting around and sharing the joy of family, which was so beautiful that many years after those days had passed, and he still felt like it was in his ears.
That day was the night before he left to take office, and the light rain kept going, and his father smiled and said: "This is the rain god with a spirit, who is bidding farewell to our family." ”
The mother smiled and said, "When you are older, you are about to have your own children, and you will be called a daimyo in the future." As she spoke, she glanced at her daughter-in-law's bulging abdomen.
The father stroked his long beard and nodded again and again: "Okay, old woman, you are too hard now, just listen to you, listen to you." As he spoke, he let out an old, cheerful laugh.
"Of course, this is my son, I'm just hard, hum!"
The old man looked at Si Nian, smiling helplessly and full of happiness.
In the middle of the night, the rain began to fall heavily.
Heavy rain is not good, if the rain is too much, it will flood the farmland, if it is flooded, how can the farmer live?
Si Nian was already lying on the bed, and the more he listened to the sound of the rain, the more anxious he felt, and he sat up again and again.
His wife looked up at him gently, smiled without saying a word, dragged her heavy body out of bed, lit the oil lamp, picked up the white robe from the hanger, and said with a smile: "Since you can't sleep well, let's go to the countryside and have a look." ”
Si Nian wrinkled his face apologetically, took the clothes she handed over, and said, "Ming'er is leaving, I have to have a beginning and an end." ”
"My husband is right." She smiled softly.
Si Nian found a pair of straw sandals specially worn in the field, kicked and put on a hat, put on a robe, turned to her and said, "Don't wait for me, go to bed early." ”
"Hey, husband come back early."
"Okay, got it."