Chapter II: Recognition of Relatives
Good morning
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The sky is bright, and the joy of yesterday has not yet dissipated, and Master Chen's house is crowded with relatives.
Since the bad incident, all the families in the clan have avoided Old Lady Chen's family, and it is the first time that they have gathered together like this.
"I didn't expect to be able to get married like this."
"My mother's family is the capital supervisor of the Northwest Road, the home of generations of military generals, and the future is bright."
"I thought that our family would avoid it if I committed a crime, but I didn't expect that there would be such a family to get married, and the Liu family is not afraid of ruining the future?"
"It is said that the Liu family will never forget Sixteen Lang at first sight, and they are fortunate to have three lives in this fate, and they are not afraid of anything."
"Ahh
"It's not what I said, it's written in a letter from the father of the Liu family."
There was a lot of talk and laughter here, but the couple didn't come out to salute for a long time, and they were guessing that the woman looked down on them, when they saw Mrs. Chen Si coming in with a few people.
It was Chen Shao's wife and daughter, and the atmosphere in the lively room was stagnant.
"Third sister-in-law, you sit here." Mrs. Chen didn't seem to notice it, and said with a smile.
Chen Ah Li reached out and grabbed her.
"Don't do that." She whispered, "I know her kindness, and I also know your kindness, my identity is a sin, the Son of Heaven is convicted, the government has laws, and I have this preferential treatment, don't let the gossip come out, it's not good for her or our family." ”
Mrs. Chen patted her hand.
"Sister-in-law, do you think that if you don't do this, others won't know? This family affair is so big. How many people must have a mirror in their hearts. She whispered. What's more. You don't know her yet? How could she ever be afraid of gossip? ”
Yes, this woman sometimes acts like a child, doing whatever she wants, without considering what outsiders think.
Since she gives, she will follow generously, which is the best reward for her.
Chen Ah Li smiled slightly, nodded and sat down as he said.
"Let Sixteen and them in." Mrs. Chen said.
Everyone was stunned again when they heard this.
Is it a family that has been waiting for them?
Sixteen Lang has always been very good to Chen Shao's wife and daughter, but what about newcomers? You must know that this is Chen Shao's wife and daughter.
Everyone's eyes fell on the sixteen Lang and his wife who came in.
The new daughter-in-law is eighteen years old. Tall, although he is wearing new clothes, he also walks with a bit of martial artistry, and there is no timidity under the gaze of a group of strangers.
What kind of cowardice, 100,000 yuan dowry as a backer, no one dares to mess with her sideways in this Chen family.
According to the seniority, it soon arrived in front of Chen Ah Li.
The room was quiet again, waiting to see if the new daughter-in-law would throw her face.
"I've seen my aunt." The newcomer shouted sweetly, and bowed with dignity.
Chen Ah Li hurriedly smiled and helped him up, while taking a pair of socks handed by his daughter on the side.
"I don't have anything else to send you. I made it myself, don't be disgusted. She laughed kindly.
The little lady of the Liu family hurriedly took it with both hands. Bow again.
"Auntie is a good craft." She looked at the socks seriously, and her joy and admiration were overflowing.
After speaking, he looked at the daughters beside Chen A-Li.
"These are the sisters." She saluted again.
Chen Ah Li's daughters were busy returning the ceremony.
"This is my sister." The eyes of the little lady of the Liu family fell on Chen Danniang and stretched out her hand.
Chen Danniang hurriedly stretched out her hand to salute her and called out to her sister-in-law.
The little lady of the Liu family handed over the meeting gift.
It's a small lantern with character stories painted on it, which is not surprising, and it doesn't match the identity of this little lady's 100,000 dowry.
Chen Danniang's eyes lit up.
"Sister-in-law, I like lanterns the most." She said happily.
The little lady of the Liu family handed it to her with a smile and did not speak.
Chen Ah Li was thoughtful.
After the confession, a banquet was held.
The feast was so sumptuous and well-made that everyone who hadn't seen oil and water for several months couldn't help but want to cry.
"It's good now, thanks to the blessing of this 100,000 dowry, life can finally get better."
"That's not ours."
"There is hope for the fourth room, and we naturally have a good life."
"I heard that the father-in-law of the Liu family gave Sixteen Lang an errand in the northwest."
"Martial arts?"
"What's wrong with the martial arts? In the future, I will transfer to Wenchen. ”
Eat and drink inside and out, lively, and rejoice.
Inside, Chen Danniang looked curiously at the new house of the little lady of the Liu family.
"Are you used to living here?" She asked.
This kind of low earthen house is the first time for the daughter of the Liu family to live.
"When I was a child, I lived in the northwest with my father, and I lived in the most remote Tunpu, Diwozi, have you ever lived?" The little lady of the Liu family asked with a smile.
I've never heard of it, Chen Danniang shook her head.
"Are you used to living here?" Little Lady Liu looked at her and asked.
She had a hard life when she was a child, but the little lady in distress in front of her has been raised until now.
The most bitter thing in the world is to turn the world upside down overnight, from the rich land of the gods to the desolate and barbaric realm, the outside of the body is bitter, and the heart is even more bitter.
Chen Danniang smiled, lowered her head and raised her head again.
"I'm used to living, I'm used to everything, because I'm still me." She said.
What does that mean? The little lady of the Liu family was slightly puzzled.
"Sister-in-law said to Sister Cheng like this, it's okay." Chen Danniang continued, smiling.
Liu Xiaoniang was stunned, and then she was a little at a loss.
"No, it's not." She stammered, "I asked it myself..."
Chen Danniang was still smiling.
"Does that sister-in-law know who Sister Cheng I'm talking about?" She asked.
Not knowing should not be a rhetorical question, not a denial.
Little Lady Liu was stunned for a moment and smiled.
"Sure enough, it's a scholar, but it's smaller than me, and I have more eyes than me." She smiled, "I can't talk about you, I won't say it." ”
The two of them revealed this topic, she didn't say it anymore, and Chen Danniang didn't ask anymore.
"Sister-in-law will definitely draw a bow and shoot arrows, right?" Chen Danniang thought of something and asked.
Little Lady Liu nodded with a little smugness.
"My father was able to fire ten arrows in a row. Naturally, I'm not bad. She said.
Chen Danniang stroked her palms happily.
"That's great. In the future, my sister-in-law will be able to guide me. Don't bother grandpa. She said.
Liu Xiaoniang looked at Chen Danniang with a smile.
The words of the plain female official sounded in her ears.
"It's hard for you to accompany them and make her happy."
Others were a little surprised by this family business, and some pitied her, after marrying a criminal minister, it was so far away in Quzhou, it was like she had committed a crime and was punished.
"They know what to do!" Father snorted and said, "When did the queen mother miss someone, don't say that the Chen family was not an ordinary family in the first place. It's just an ordinary family, Niangniang can also turn stones into gold, don't say anything else, just look at your four uncles, originally a deserter, how good is the mix now, a horse breeder, your father and I have to pay homage vigorously when I see him....."
"Liu Kui, be careful when you speak, you said that you are not a deserter!" Xu Sigen said with a glare. Then he turned his head to look at her, and his expression was kind. "Eldest sister, don't be wronged, don't think that your father has no choice, you have no choice but to let you marry, she will never be wrong when she looks at people, your husband, your future life will definitely be good."
Thinking of this, Little Lady Liu pursed her lips and smiled.
When I saw my husband for the first time last night, although he was a few years older, he was dignified and kind, and he was knowledgeable at first glance.
Yes, although the Chen family has committed an accident, how can the children raised by this kind of family be ordinary people, if their family is not bad, where will it be their turn to have such a husband.
And when I married in like this, the family knew clearly in their hearts that they must be very good to themselves, and with so much dowry, they didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, so it was really a good family affair.
"Okay." She said with a smile and a nod.
With the sixteen langs of the Chen family getting married, the entire Chen family seems to be overjoyed, and the luck has changed greatly, and the first change is that there are more people who come to the door to say goodbye.
The children of the family who are old and waiting to be married have been asked, even the children of the Chen Ali family, and the most important thing is that the people who came to ask are not those who were not on the stage before, either the official eunuchs' families, or the squires and wealthy businessmen, which made the Chen family happy.
"It's all thanks to Sixteen Lang." Everyone said one after another, and they became more and more attentive to the Chen family's four rooms.
In fact, the days have not changed much, but everyone's spirit is much better.
"There are a few good people."
Chen Ah Li and Mrs. Chen Si sat together and talked about their children's family affairs.
"I don't want them to marry too far, Dalang Erlang and they are not at home, they don't have a brother honor guard, and they are such a family, I don't feel at ease when I go out."
Mrs. Chen nodded.
"Then look for it nearby, now that Sixteen Lang has his father-in-law to take care of him, let Da Lang and them come back from the military service camp and farm here, and Sixteen Lang will go for them." She said.
As Mrs. Chen Si said, although she didn't say anything, the world is like a mirror in her heart, and the future of her sons is not extravagant, at least the children's family affairs are hopeful.
Chen Ah Li was a little relieved, but then sighed again.
Other children are easy to say, but Chen Danniang .....
The daughter of a criminal minister, coupled with the former status of the former crown princess, makes her like a widow, not as good as a widow in the world, at least widows can remarry at will.
Chen Ah Li sat in the middle of the house and watched the girl who was about to turn thirteen walk by in the courtyard.
"Danniang." She couldn't help but shout.
Chen Danniang looked back at her mother and smiled in response.
"What does Mother command?" She came in and asked, with a bow in one hand and a quiver in the other, "The house is all packed, I read a book, I wrote a word, and now I'm going out to practice archery." ”
Chen Ah Li didn't know what to say.
"It's fine." She said, and asked, "Is your sister-in-law going with you today?" ”
"Sister-in-law and sixteenth brother are out." Chen Danniang said, "My sister-in-law has taught me almost, I just need to practice more." ”
Chen Ah Li got up.
"I'll go to your aunt's house and walk with you for a while." She said.
The mother and daughter went out together, the New Year was approaching, there were sporadic firecrackers around, and the adults and children in the past also had a little more smiles on their faces, which was much better than the previous gloomy and bleak crying.
"No matter how hard the life is, you can get by." Chen Danniang said suddenly, "Mother, fortunately, we didn't seek death at that time. ”
Chen Ah Li's heart is sour. Reach out and caress her shoulder.
"Dan Niang. Don't bear it if you feel uncomfortable. She choked up.
The kid hadn't cried yet. On the contrary, it is not normal, and it makes people feel very worried.
"Mother, I'm feeling a little sad in my heart." Chen Danniang said, "It's just that it's not the kind of sadness that you have to endure." ”
What's that sadness?
Chen Ah Li looked at her daughter, this was the first time Chen Danniang said this after the incident.
"It was my father who made a mistake, and my father admitted his mistake, and I am my father's daughter. It is right to bear these sins on the father's behalf. Chen Danniang said seriously, with a little childishness in her voice, "So this is the sadness I am willing to bear, not something I need to endure." ”
Chen Ah Li nodded and smiled a little sourly.
"Good boy." She said.
Chen Danniang smiled again.
"I know what you're worried about, Mother." She said, turning her head to look at Chen Ah Li, her eyes were clear and clear, "I'm fine, mother." I know it's my father's mistake, and we're atoning for it. I'm not wrong, we're not wrong, we don't have to be inferior to others, we don't need to be ashamed to see people, what others think of us is their business, we just have a clear conscience. ”
Chen Ah Li was stunned, is this okay?
Yes, that's true, isn't that true of the woman?
"I'm practicing archery just like her." She laughed.
Who is she, Chen Danniang understood and smiled without speaking.
"Danniang, she takes care of you very much." Chen Ah Li hesitated for a moment and said, "You, what do you think." ”
Speaking of Chen Shao's crime, it is an unbearable crime for the royal family, but as the queen, she takes good care of them, what will Chen Danniang, a child who loves his father, think in his heart?
thinks that his father is innocent, thinks that others are hypocritical, thinks charity, thinks pity, and even thinks that his father died unjustly.....
"She likes me a lot." Chen Danniang replied immediately, with a bit of casualness.
Chen Ah Li was stunned.
"I like her, she likes me, I'm good to her, she's good to me, isn't it how it should be." Chen Danniang continued, lifting the bow on her shoulder.
That's right.
Chen Ah Li was stunned for a moment, yes, that's it.
She couldn't help but laugh.
"I like her, and I want to be like her." Chen Danniang continued.
Hearing this, the smile on Chen Ali's lips froze, and his heart jumped.
If you want to be like Cheng Niangzi, Chen Danniang is not the only one in their family, and that one is now locked up in the temple, and she is crazy.
"Danniang, people like Cheng Niangzi can't do it." She pondered for a moment and said, "She got a famous teacher by chance, and learned so many strange skills, this person is different from a person, and it can't be compared..."
Before she finished her words, Chen Danniang interrupted with a smile and reached out to hold Chen Ali's arm.
"Mother." She grinned and said, "You're wrong, I mean I want to be like Cheng Niangzi." ”
She accentuates her tone in the herring.
"It's a person, not a name, not a skill."
"A person like her who is fearless, fearless, and at ease, laughs and scolds people who have heaven and earth in their hearts."
Chen Ah Li stopped and looked at his daughter.
Chen Danniang was a little puzzled by her stopping.
"I'm at your aunt's house." Chen Ah Li looked at her and smiled, stretched out his hand and patted her arm, "You go to practice archery." ”
Chen Danniang looked around and giggled, waved her hand at her mother, turned around and strode away.
Chen Ah Li looked at her back, the smile on his face was not gone, and the worry in his eyes faded and was replaced by Qingming.
Therefore, people are different, and what they choose is also different.
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With a buzz, the long arrow hit the bull's-eye, and the tail trembled.
Chen Danniang raised her sleeves to wipe the sweat on her forehead, lowered the bow in her hand, and suddenly heard a sound in the dead grass under the forest on the roadside, she immediately pulled out a headless arrow, and pulled the bow again to shoot.
Instead of hearing a dog barking, someone yelled.
Chen Danniang was startled, and hurriedly ran to the side, but saw a person looking up at the bottom of the slope.
This is a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a brocade robe, wearing a thick hat, a face like white jade, phoenix eyes and long eyebrows, his hands are carrying trousers, obviously .....
The two boxes and a pair of eyes suddenly screamed.
Chen Danniang hurriedly turned around and ran away.
"Come on, come on, come on, there's a female disciple!"
The hoarse screams of the young man at the foot of the mountain during the change of voice rang out, and the ears of the people were buzzing.
"I thought it was the big yellow dog at the head of the village, it often hides and bites me while I practice arrows..."
Chen Danniang did not run away. Instead, they waited in the open space. Look at the few family members who chased after them with the shouting. Explained with a blushing face.
"My arrow is headless, and it can't hurt anyone."
"Nonsense, nonsense, you're a disciple, you're peeking at me!" Standing behind the family, the young man wrapped his cloak tightly and shouted.
Chen Danniang's face was flushed.
"I didn't." She said, bending down to salute, "I'm going to hit my son." ”
The family looked at the little lady, dressed in an old cloth jacket. Plain skirt, looking dressed as a poor person in this village, but the eyebrows and eyes are dexterous, and the demeanor describes the speech and reveals everyone's atmosphere.
"Arrest her and send her to the official." The young man shouted.
Chen Danniang was a little helpless, she had heard of the female dependents of the disciples who peeped on other people's families and were sent to the official, but she had never heard of a woman being called a disciple and sent to the official.
The family couldn't help but laugh.
"Send the official, send the official." They shouted, glaring at Chen Danniang.
Chen Danniang comprehended, blushed again, and turned around and ran.
"Ran away, ran away." The young man shouted.
The family members chased after a few steps and gave up.
"Chase, chase." The young man shouted.
"Childe, let's hurry up." The family members said.
Before the young man could speak, he heard the sound of horses' hoofs below.
"Twenty-nine Lang!" A male voice shouted.
The young man turned around and ran down without looking back.
"Brother Seventeen! Seventeen brothers! Come on! He shouted. There's a woman peeking at me! ”
On a carriage down the slope sat a young man, dressed in fine clothes. The face is as white as jade, describing the handsome.
Hearing the young man's words, he brushed open a folding fan, on which was a huge king character.
"It's normal, it's normal." Wang Qilang said, "Everywhere we people go, it is eye-catching, twenty-nine, you only come out to walk, you have to get used to it slowly." ”
As he spoke, he closed the fan again and raised his eyebrows.
"How's it going?"
The young man frowned and thought about it, and then he .....
"I didn't see anything else, but my eyes were good." He said seriously.
Wang Qilang smiled.
"That's good-looking, if people are born with beautiful eyes, that's beauty, and if you look at Twenty-Nine Lang, your eyes will be beautiful." He said.
The young man sighed.
“… Very fierce, with an arrow in his hand, shoot me. He said, picking up the long arrow he was still holding in his hand.
Wang Qilang, who was still smiling, suddenly sat upright.
"I know how to use arrows!" He raised his voice and shouted, his original free and easy description suddenly became a little frightened, and he stretched out his hand and dragged the young man into the car, "Hurry up, go quickly." ”
The young man was amazed.
"Brother Seventeen, I haven't caught her yet! Come with me and get her! He said.
"And send it forward! Don't go, no matter how beautiful this kind of woman is, you can't provoke it, twenty-nine, you don't understand, think about how much work your seventeenth brother wasted back then, and even had to do disfiguring things, so the woman who forced me to let me go, otherwise..."Wang Qilang said.
At this point, the family on the side coughed heavily.
"Seventeenth son, don't forget the advice of the lord and the lady." He reminded.
That woman's old things are taboos that can't be mentioned, and if you say it, it's very likely to bring disaster to the sky.
Wang Qilang came back to his senses.
"Let's go, let's go." He said.
The carriage galloped forward, and the family members got on their horses to follow.
"But—" The young man couldn't help but lift the curtain to look at the dirt slope, and clenched the long arrow without an arrow in his hand, "I don't know who took advantage of me!" ”
Speaking of this, I couldn't help but raise my voice.
"Look where this is? Where did the disciple go? Where are you from? ”
The family looked back.
"Childe, this should be the official field of Quzhou, and the villages over there are all tunding of Tuntian." Someone said.
Tunding, that's easy to do, either criminals or immigrants, and the government is making a record.
The young man snorted a little reassuringly, and looked at the distant dirt slope.
Look where you're going! Take advantage of the master and run, it's not that cheap!
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Well, the matter of the Chen family is over, and it should be explained clearly.
After reading the book review section, I know what everyone wants to see, and I will do my best to explain it.
Merry Christmas.
The next update is Saturday, well, Saturday Saturday, Saturday and Qin Arc are going to play.
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