The moon is bright from the middle of the autumn to the mid-autumn equinox.

It is not only large families who want to enjoy the moon, but ordinary people can also buy cakes for a few months, make a pot of tea, and sit in a small courtyard with a palm-square family reunion, looking up at the moon, which is also a kind of happiness.

staggered back, and before the knocker was struck, the daughter-in-law who had been with her for many years listened to the footsteps and came out to help, "How can you eat so much wine?" Dad too, how can there be such a son-in-law? They are all old people, and they don't take care of their bodies. ”

Although there is anger in the words, there is a hidden joy. The father-in-law who is willing to irrigate his son-in-law is probably still very much to see in his heart.

Ah Shun smiled and put his arm on his daughter-in-law's shoulder, leaned closer and stretched out three fingers and chuckled, "It's a full thirty pounds, can your father not feed me?" ”

Others don't understand this, but the daughter-in-law understands it as soon as she hears it.

The customs of their hometown, if any son-in-law can bring back ten catties of big fish, ten catties of pork and ten catties of good rice during the New Year's Festival, it is enough to boast of a grand event in the neighborhood.

However, in the past 20 years, they have not done it once, and they have been told by their father for more than 20 years.

"If you can come back with thirty pounds in any year, instead of going to Lao Tzu to fight the autumn wind, it is estimated that the sun will also be able to hit the west."

……

At that time, the husband and wife could only look at each other without saying a word, bowing their heads abruptly.

Both of them are honest people, stupid mouths, and they can't even say a word to find a step for themselves. can only desperately help the family wash and repair the tiles, carry water and chop wood, what work is heavy, what work is tired, they rush to do it, so that their hearts can feel better.

But there are not many opportunities to make my heart feel better.

Then. They are all rough servants of an official family, and it is not easy to go out.

Ah Shun is a son of a family, and he married his wife with his father, and his daughter-in-law is a girl who came to this house as a small seller. are all rough and stupid people, neither flattering nor flattering, until he was in his twenties, and his father took the half-hanging money that he had managed to scrape together, and took the central government steward and chose this daughter-in-law for his son.

Although the daughter-in-law is not dexterous and handsome. But the heart is real. After getting married, Ah Shun was very satisfied, and after having children, he was even more satisfied.

But a few small mouths bring more than just laughter. There are also rice cylinders that go down faster. and more difficult livelihoods.

That's just a few dollars a month. is already living a tight life, and sometimes the leading little steward has to knock on the bamboo pole, and life is even more difficult.

My father and mother are getting old. The government dismissed their messengers, and they didn't care about the elderly. The livelihood of the whole family of seven people falls on Ah Shun and his daughter-in-law.

But no matter how hard they work, how can they save money?

As a last resort, Ah Shun could only ask for Yue's house.

It stands to reason that if the daughter-in-law is sold, it has nothing to do with her mother's family. But the daughter-in-law's mother's house is close, and in the more than ten years before she got married, the monthly money she saved every month was sent back to help her mother's family. Although it is not much, but over the years, it is also a lot of subsidies, coupled with her money from selling her body, the Yue family not only survived the initial difficulties, but also placed a few acres of thin fields in the war, and the life of the family is still much better than theirs.

So when Ah Shun first found it, his father-in-law didn't say a word, and he should help.

No matter how kind of kindness you are, you can't afford to repay it every once in a while. Within a year, the gossip on my father-in-law's lips gradually increased, and after another year, I had to keep my voice down and look at people coldly.

For this matter, the daughter-in-law cried behind her back.

If you add up the money she sold her body and the monthly money of those years, it is also a very large amount. The first time he was forced to be ruthless, when he said this to his father, his father-in-law's face was still a little guilty.

can say a lot, but the old man started a fire, "Lao Tzu gave birth to you and raised you, so you don't want to be filial?" ”

Further back......

Alas, don't mention it.

On the day when her mother finally breathed, Ah Shun suddenly found that she would not be sad, but felt relieved. If you have less mouths, especially those who have to take medicine, will your days be much easier?

But when he turned his head, he slapped himself hard, and cried loudly in front of his mother's bed.

How useless does he have to be to have such a rebellious thought? His mother raised him, but he suffered all his life, and he went without enjoying half a day's blessings, is he still worthy of being a son?

……

Then, the capital was in chaos, and I heard that the whole world was also in chaos. But what does it matter to him? He still stayed in that house, doing every day a job that he would never finish.

But one day, a big change came.

The officers and soldiers suddenly rushed to his house and arrested all the masters and slaves.

Ah Shun didn't do anything to protect the Lord faithfully, because he had been doing rough work in the outer courtyard, and he didn't even know what his own master looked like. It was only when all the people in the house were arrested that day that they took two looks.

Before he could recognize his familiar face, he hurriedly ran to stand in a pile with his daughter-in-law and children when the officers and soldiers were questioning.

They were put in prison, but it was the most leisurely few days of Ah Shun's life.

If you don't work, but you have food, where can you find such a good thing? Why can't you move around at will? Just take a few days off.

It's a pity that only two or three months later, their family was sent to the new master's house.

I heard that it was the grandfather of the new dynasty, and the queen mother rewarded a big mansion and asked people to do rough work.

Ah Shun didn't care about this, he just thought, can he arrange an errand for his daughter-in-law and his children? The family promised to work hard and never be lazy.

But after listening to his words, the steward glanced at him weakly, "What are you in charge of?" If you want to find a job, you can do it? You can be lucky to be here, it's already shit luck, don't think about some things that you don't have, stay honestly. ”

Ah Shun was anxious and wanted to say something, but after seeing a subordinate quietly take out a silver bracelet from his sleeve and hand it over, the whole family had arrangements, and walked away.

And it was as if the days had returned to the way they were before. No, it's worse than it used to be.

Once upon a time, because of their father's mother, their family was divided into two rooms. But now there are six people, but there is only one hut. Every day I sweep such a big yard in the Guogong Mansion. Looking at so many empty houses, Ah Shun's nose was faintly sour.

In order to make a living, the daughter-in-law dragged the sick body, and also took some pulp washing work outside all day long, spring and summer were fine, and in autumn and winter, she soaked in cold water all day long, coughing day and night.

and his sensible eldest daughter, who had no one to teach needlework, so she could only string beads for others. Poor little age. The back is hunched.

And the two sons are not as naughty as other children, since the age of seven or eight, the little brothers have been carrying large bags on the dock to do coolies. Without the strength of the adults, they carried them away. It's not here every day. That's where it hit. You have to look at people's faces from time to time and deduct wages from people.

These days passed as if they were soaking in bitter water, and there were many times. Ah Shun really wanted to jump into the lake. But think about his family, if he didn't have his monthly salary of 300 yuan, he wouldn't be able to live, and he wouldn't dare.

Until that day, Ah Shun went to the bamboo forest to sweep the floor as usual. Suddenly, someone asked, "Your name is Ah Shun, right?" ”

This voice was noble and soft that he had never heard before, and Ah Shun turned his head, not knowing that God had finally favored him once when he was forty-two years old.

And then,

And then everything else, isn't it also earned by yourself?

helped his daughter-in-law to lie down on the bamboo chair, and took a wet handkerchief to wipe his face, Ah Shun's mind cleared up a little. Thinking about the past, I feel a lot of emotion.

went to Yunling to investigate the past, in order to hurry, he was bitten by a poisonous snake, and he was almost dead because he was not accustomed to water and soil.

No one has asked about these things, and Ah Shun is not a person who will take the initiative to tell others.

He only remembered to do what his master told him to do, and Grandpa Guo did not disappoint him.

Before he left, he was given a settling-in allowance. When he returned, he promoted him to be a little steward. It's not too delicate work, just take care of the mess of Grandpa Guo's going out.

His salary has risen, and his eldest son Jin Dou has also been arranged to work as a small servant. The daughter learned the craft in the needlework room, and the youngest son Yindou also followed the county lord and became an apprentice who ran the hall and managed the accounts.

As for his daughter-in-law, do you still have to work? When I went to Dr. Gao, I didn't spend a penny, and I took medicine for more than a year, and finally slowly recuperated my body.

And Daddy, wiping his tears, said, "If your mother hadn't left, how good would it be to wait until this day?" ”

Ah Shun didn't say anything, but in the second year of Qingming, he rebuilt his mother's tomb.

Someone said to him, "Just what you did with Grandpa Guo, how did you get this thing?" You should go and ask for more benefits. ”

Ah Shun didn't squeak.

He was an honest man, but not a stupid man. Grandpa Guo is different from other masters, he believes that as long as he does a good job, Grandpa Guo will remember it.

Moreover, his family's life is now earth-shaking compared to the past. Dad often said that you can't be too greedy, and he always kept it in mind.

Then, when his daughter had almost learned needlework, the grandfather of the country said to him that day, "Take your daughter's deed of sale, I have already asked someone to find a matchmaker, and tell her a good life about her mother-in-law." Wait for the decision, and I will pay the dowry. ”

Sure enough, his daughter said a very good in-law.

My uncle is a small official who works as an errand in a yamen in the capital, although he has no official or taste, but his family is quite a family, his family is harmonious, and his life is good. Although people are a few years older, they really hurt people, and they don't dislike that they are from inferior backgrounds. Because he has a good brain, he often helps his family come up with ideas, and he is satisfied with this eldest son-in-law, Ah Shun's whole family is one hundred and twenty.

When her daughter got married, she had already grown white and ruddy under the conditioning of the Guogong Mansion, and she had learned a lot of high eyebrows and low eyes, and she was a good person.

Of course, the eighteen dowry she brought out of the house can make her waist straight in her in-law's house for the rest of her life.

Ah Shun was happy in his heart, turned around and took the wedding cake and invited the master to eat, and the grandfather of the country ate it with a smile, and asked him how much money he had saved so far and how he planned to spend it.

Ah Shun didn't have any ideas, when his daughter got married, it was time to save money for his two sons to marry his daughter-in-law.

But Grandpa Guo smiled and said, "Your three children, didn't I say it was wrapped up in me earlier?" You don't have to save for a dowry, take the money to buy a few acres of land in the countryside, and have a long-term income. ”

Ah Shun doesn't understand this, but he knows that the master must be for his good. I asked if I could put it near my father-in-law's house, and then rent it to someone and take care of it.

Grandpa Guo nodded in kindness.

Ah Shun hurriedly went back to discuss with his daughter-in-law, although it might take advantage of his father-in-law's family. But he took advantage of it, and he can always do something, right?

When his father-in-law heard that he was going to buy a field, he was immediately impressed by him, and took the initiative to tell him about the quality of the surrounding fields.

With these family backgrounds, without Ah Shun Zhang Luo, some people began to inquire about the situation of his two sons and wanted to get married.

The master did not speak. Whoever says it is out of the blue. Ah Shun didn't say anything, just listened.

Wait until a certain day, master, then he will already be the prince. I told him again. "Your eldest son is like you. is loyal and honest, and in the future, he will see his daughter-in-law, and he must have someone who can live at home. Only those who are fair-hearted and fair-hearted will do. As for your youngest son, I have heard that he has a bit of spirituality, and I will try to let him do some small business in the future, and it will not hurt to find a more clever daughter-in-law, as long as he has a good character. ”

Ah Shun kept it firmly in his heart, and when he heard people talk about it, he gradually had eyebrows.

Later, good things continued to happen in the house. Of course, the biggest good thing is that the princess is pregnant again!

On the day he learned the news, Ah Shun ran to the temple, kowtowed to the Bodhisattva a few times, asked his daughter-in-law to cook a few good dishes, and came back with a pot of wine to celebrate.

Others laughed at him, "This is the princess who is happy, and not your daughter-in-law who is happy, what are you happy about?" is happy, but also to go to the prince to say goodbye, what do you mean by running back to your own house? ”

Ah Shun didn't explain it to them, and they wouldn't understand it if he did.

He only told his master, do you want his daughter-in-law to serve? Her body is already much better, she will not be sick, and she has raised three children, so she can't do anything else, she can keep an eye on the princess's room and not let people make it bad.

The prince nodded and asked his daughter-in-law to come and see the courtyard. Usually I sweep the floor or something, it's not a good errand, and the salary is not much.

Others laughed at him for being unproductive, and he didn't fight for a decent job for his daughter-in-law, but Ah Shun still didn't explain.

Until that day, the landlord called him to the room, and the county lord was also there, and the faces of the father and daughter were extremely solemn. Ah Shun took a secret breath, and the time for him to be used by Zhi Lu Dao came.

He didn't need to know what the Tao was for, he just had to memorize every word of his master's command.

It didn't take long, and under the delivery room prepared by Princess Ping, a hole had been dug out of the ground, leading to the back of the rockery behind the courtyard.

That day, when the princess went to see her off, when she was crying sadly, she didn't notice that the county lord helped her into Du Chuan's car. And accompanying her in the car was Ah Shun's daughter-in-law.

And in the car that Ah Shun has been guarding, there is a woman dressed like her. That is none other than Yao Shiyi. Her figure is quite similar to Hui Niang, and she can't see it when she fills her stomach and puts on a hat.

They still went back to King Ping's Mansion this time. Over there, Du Chuan had already taken Hui Niang and Ah Shun's daughter-in-law and hid in a small inn in a nearby town.

The inn was found by Ah Shun's father-in-law, with some kinship, and the two of them were getting older, with no children or daughters, but they were afraid that no one would send them to the end. Ah Shun promised to give their youngest son to them, and the two immediately agreed to help without asking anything.

Anyway, the inn has a lot of traffic, and it is only said that the in-laws don't like it, and they are afraid that they will drown if they give birth to their daughter, so they have to hide outside to live. It's also very common, and no one pays attention to it at all.

And the Pingwang Mansion made a fuss that night.

The body was found by Du Chuan, who gave a lot of money to buy a male corpse and a pregnant woman who died in childbirth, which happened to be a twin.

And the stable woman who was in a panic and was busy coming in and out had already colluded with her. According to the original plan, it was Wen Po who could not deliver the baby, and the county lord helped King Ping to enter, "accidentally" knocked over the fire candle, and then King Ping Meng was determined to live and die, pushed the county lord out of the county, and waited for the opportunity to escape.

And next to the tunnel on the other side of the rockery, Ah Shun and his son Jin Dou had already prepared, and when King Ping climbed out, he immediately took people away.

But no one thought that the Queen Mother would come.

Then it was Aunt Ruan, who turned the world upside down.

But Ah Shun really admires his master.

Although he didn't know what the mystery of the county lord proposed to set fire, he didn't expect that after the county lord left, the master actually set the fire and burned himself.

When he crawled out of the hole in severe pain, there were fire bubbles in many places on his face and body, and it was charred and black.

Fortunately, he was afraid of such an accident, so he had prepared some medicine for scalding and bandaged it briefly, and Ah Shun hurriedly sent King Ping out of the corner gate. Leave it in the hands of the person who has arranged it.

Then, he hurried back to acting.

It's just that I didn't expect the emperor to come.

In the mourning hall, Ah Shun suddenly had an idea and deliberately lifted the quilt, and the emperor only glanced at it and was convinced.

Then, the whole play went on smoothly, and the Ping Wangfu held a funeral, and Ah Shun still ran back and forth loyally.

Later, I heard from my daughter-in-law. On the second day, King Ping went to their inn. The injury on that body was only said to be for the daughter-in-law, and it was for the father's mother. Because he was afraid of suspicion, he didn't dare to use the medicine for burns, and he left a lot of scars.

But it's all worth it. Waited for almost two months. The princess was born safely.

Dr. Wen Po is a reliable person brought by Du Chuan. Smoothly took over a pair of twins.

Originally, it was time to leave after raising the full moon, but King Ping and his wife were not worried about their daughter, so they changed places and waited. He waited until the county lord gave birth safely, and he didn't leave until the child was full moon.

With Du Chuan's friends on the road, as well as the friendships left by Nianfu back then, it is not too difficult to do such a thing.

However, Ah Shun didn't know much about these later things, because his daughter-in-law had already been replaced at that time, and he didn't ask around.

is still honest about his business, keep his mouth shut, and do his duty.

Later, Su Cheng gave them all good books.

But Ah Shun doesn't want it, as long as the Ping Wangfu does not live in the new owner for a day, he will stay here to guard the house for the master.

So Su Cheng released his two sons and left him as a big steward.

Others laughed at him for being stupid, what is the use of a mansion without a master, no matter how gorgeous it is? I can only take care of some idle tasks such as cleaning, pruning flowers and trees, and serving food for the guards, and I don't even have a chance to give a reward.

Ah Shun still didn't tell them.

The eldest son of his family has basically decided on the family, which is what the master mentioned, and he can be a girl who can be a family and fair-hearted. Although the youngest son was sent to the inn as promised, he told people that they would see each other together when they married them.

Even if he changes his surname, Ah Shun is really reluctant.

As a slave, if he hadn't met such a good master, he wouldn't know what he would be like now, and what would he talk about not being a son?

Now look at his family, there is a house, land and money, and the children in the family are properly arranged. Walking in and out every day, people don't say that they look up to it, at least they don't despise it as much as before.

During the New Year's holidays, you can also send thirty catties to block the mouth of the old man, Ah Shun comfortably leaned on the bamboo chair, looked at the round moon in the sky, and felt that his life was complete.

Well, maybe, when he gets old, he can still brag to his ignorant little grandson, your grandfather also did big things back then, and he fooled the emperor.

"What are you thinking? Laugh like this. The daughter-in-law brought him cold mung bean soup, "Take a few sips to relieve the hangover." ”

Ah Shun took it, and suddenly looked at the old daughter-in-law and said, "You can also go to make a few new pieces of jewelry in the New Year. ”

The daughter-in-law was a little embarrassed, "What else am I dressed up for my age?" ”

"It's just a handful of age to dress up, you look at the old lady at the mouth of the alley, everyone can be your mother at the age, and she is painted red all day long, tsk, like an old monster."

"Then you're still going to let me be an old monster?"

"I didn't let you paint that blush, I only asked you to make a few new clothes and a few new jewelry. We don't have to worry about this money now, I didn't have money to dress you up when I was young, and I'm not so old at this time, so let's get it. Remember, be sure to hit a pair of big silver bracelets. ”

"Yo, you didn't say I forgot. Today's holiday, the county lord asked someone to send us something, and there is a pair of big silver bracelets inside, I will show you. ”

"That's different. The reward is rewarded, and we fight our own. Obedient, go. Hey, what are you laughing at? ”

"I remember that in the past, when Ying'er, who lived with me, knew that I had promised you, she said, 'If you marry such an honest man, there is no hope for this life.'" I was so angry, but she was more decent than us, and I didn't dare to quarrel with her, so I had to hide in the bed and cry secretly. Later, when those years were not going well, she also ridiculed me. It's just that they separated later, and I don't know how. Who knew that I met her before, she married a clever ghost, but unfortunately she was too clever, and her life was very unpleasant, and now she envies me and says that I am 'stupid people have stupid blessings'. What if I said I would get a new look and go to her and show off? ”

"Good! Just let her see the stupid blessings of our fools and be angry with her. ”

The two of them laughed and sat under the moon with a fan to enjoy the coolness. Quietly talk about the length of the family, and the two of them feel very good.

The happiness of fools, it's as simple as that.

(This chapter should be counted as an exception, and the matter of Fu Dad and Fu Niang's fraudulent death is explained.) Next, continue to return to the main line. Happy weekend! (To be continued......)