Du Hengshuang raised his head suddenly, Sen Ran looked at Long Xiangye, and said word by word: "Old lady, if you say another word insulting my mother, I will immediately break up with your son!" ”

Long Xiangye scolded Fang Yuniang many times openly and secretly in front of Du Hengshuang.

This is the first time, Du Hengshuang clearly said to Long Xiangye that she refuses to endure anymore, refuses to back down, and refuses to hear Long Xiangye say such insulting words to her mother.

Long Xiangye was a little frightened by Du Hengshuang's eyes, and shrunk her neck, but when she heard Du Hengshuang say that she wanted to fight with her son, she was happy again, and she wanted to scold Fang Yuniang again.

"Mother! Where did your mother-in-law recruit you and provoke you? You're going to say that about her? - This matter is wrong with the mother, and the mother must make amends to the mother-in-law. "Xiao Shihe is categorical. This time, he did not appease Long Xiangye, and he did not dare to appease Long Xiangye again......

Long Xiangye looked at Xiao Shiji in amazement, and when he saw the pain and embarrassment on his face, he couldn't help but sneer, so he had to shut up and said stupidly: "Okay, it's my fault." She shouldn't be talking about her mother. After a pause, he was unwilling in the end, and pointed at Du Hengshuang and said: "But she provoked the feelings of our mother and son in front of so many people, so I can't say that I slandered her, right?" Why don't you let her apologize to me? ”

Xiao Shiji's lips pursed tighter, and the expression on his face became even more grim.

"Isn't it?" Long Xiangye felt that he had taken advantage of it, and his chin was about to rise to the sky.

"May I ask the old lady, how did I provoke the feelings of your mother and son?" Du Hengshuang asked coldly.

"Heh, you're still pretending not to know? So many people just heard it with their own ears. Do you still dare to quibble?! - Okay, if you pretend not to know the way, I'll tell you. Did you just say that I cursed my son to die early?! Isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it?! Long Xiangye asked three "yes" in a row, and felt that the momentum was very grandiose and majestic.

Du Hengshuang couldn't help it, covered his mouth and laughed, and then said lightly: "What you just said is that you want me to eat, wear, and live like you, but you have to know that you can't wear silk or fur." The reason why you can't eat meat is also not good. It is because you are a festival woman who aspires to keep festivals. - If I want to walk with you, won't you make me a festival-keeping woman? I'm going to be a thug, and of course only a dead man can do it. May I ask you, old lady, to ask me so. Are you cursing your son to death? ”

"How do I mean that? - Boss. I really didn't mean that. It's all this daughter's nonsense. I am...... I am...... Let her do the same thing as I do, but not to curse you to death! Long Xiangye was sweating profusely, and he didn't understand how Du Hengshuang was going around this matter. It's going back to her head.

"The old lady is really bitter and lonely. In order to make his daughter-in-law a thrifty woman, she blatantly cursed her son to die. It seems that you really hate me to a certain extent, and even say such things. Du Hengshuang spread his hands and continued helplessly, "Anyway, I'd rather go down to the court and beg than be a festival woman." So ......"

"You don't want to be a thrift? You mean, my son is dead, and you don't want to keep a festival for him?! - Hah! I just know that you are ...... with you" Long Xiangye was dizzy by Du Hengshuang's words, and just wanted to return to the scene in front of her son, so she immediately didn't choose to speak, and almost forgot what Du Hengshuang had just said, if she said anything about her mother's mother-in-law Fang Niang again, she would immediately break off with her son!

And her son has made it clear that he doesn't want to be separated from this woman......

It's really a daughter-in-law who forgot her mother.

Long Xiangye was full of indignation, but he also knew that he couldn't carry it.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. had to brake in time and didn't finish what he just said.

"Uh-huh!" A majestic cough sounded in the doorway.

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Mrs. Zeng's wife Yang who came over.

Xiao Shiji hurriedly said: "Great grandmother, are you here?" Come in and sit. ”

Du Hengshuang also went over to salute the Yang family.

Yang had been standing at the door for a while, and by this time he had fully understood what was going on.

"Long, I didn't go over to wash, why did you run out?" Yang's voice was very calm.

Long Xiangye relied on having his son by his side, and he had a fight with Du Hengshuang without caring about it, and pulled Xiao Shiji's sleeve and said, "Boss, it's this woman." She didn't let your mother eat enough, nor did she let your mother dress warmly, and said that it was a rule to keep the festival. I've never seen a woman in Chang'an City who has this rule! ”

Yang's eyes moved to Long Xiangye, "Long, tell me, which festival woman doesn't have this rule?" Whether it is the Great Zhou of the previous dynasty or the current Great Qi, who is determined to observe the festival and be a festival woman, except for you, I have never seen anyone who does not abide by this rule. ”

Long Xiangye's face was flushed by Yang's words, and he shouted loudly, "Don't talk about it!" Xiao Shilang's mother in Chang'an City is a festival woman, but she wears red and green, and calls operas to listen to dramas at home all day long, where is there such a thing as you say? You can't wear satin, you can't wear fur?! - Ahh Your family is poor, you can't afford to wear clothes, you can't afford to eat, so naturally you can't wear satin fur if you want to. Our Xiao family is notoriously rich......"

Du Hengshuang coughed heavily.

Xiao Shiji hurriedly said: "Mother, Xiao Shilang's mother is sixty years old......

"What's wrong with sixty? Sixty didn't remarry, isn't it a festival woman?! Long Xiangye was indignant, and only felt why he was so unlucky. finally pulled the three children to grow up, the eldest son became a big official, and he wanted to enjoy himself, but an irrelevant person came, saying that she can't be like this, can't be like that, think about her and make a fire!

Yang smiled and asked Xiao Shiji, "Brother Ji'er, do you know when Xiao Shilang's father was gone?" ”

Xiao Shiji was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know what to do." ”

Du Hengshuang also shook his head, "I don't know what to do." ”

Long Xiangye was proud, "I know the way." Xiao Shilang's father didn't have it two years ago. At that time, my second child and I also went to their house for funeral seats. ”

Yang nodded, "That's it." She's not in the same situation as you. She may not be required to follow these rules, but she cannot be called a festival-keeping 'woman'. ”

"For what?! Don't fool me! They are all dead men, and they are all determined not to marry again, why can't she be called a festival-keeping 'festival woman'?! Long Xiangye was extremely surprised, thinking that this Yang family was not crazy, and he was not afraid of flashing his tongue when he said big things here.

"You don't know what to do?" Now change Yang's surprised look.

"What do you know?" Long Xiangye took two steps back, faintly feeling that he had fallen into the pit again.

"The festival woman is a title given to a woman whose husband died before the age of thirty, who is determined not to marry, and who keeps the festival for her husband until she is fifty years old. And those rules about keeping festivals are also rules for these women who have died before the age of thirty and are determined not to marry. The mother of the Xiao Shilang you are talking about, when her husband died, she was in her fifties, whether she remarries or not, she can't be called a 'festival woman', do you understand? Yang carefully told Long Xiangye about the origin and rules of "festival woman".

The laws of Daqi stipulate that "filial sons, obedient grandsons, righteous husbands, and women are exempt from military service." That is, if it is one of these four types of people, they are exempt from taxes, hard labor, and special rewards. Of course, to become a "festival woman" recognized by the government, it is useless to boast. It is necessary to start observing festivals before the age of 30 and keep them until the age of 50, and then the magistrates must play to the imperial court, and the imperial court will send officials to visit the field, and the local township must approve it, so that they can be successfully elected, get the title of "festival woman", and at the same time get the benefits of taxation and servitude. Of course, future generations will also get a certain reputation because of a "festival woman" in the family.

The rules for festival women are strict in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, because the young women who keep festivals are young (less than 30 years old), and if they live too comfortably, they will inevitably be full of lust and lust, which is not conducive to keeping festivals. There are too many external temptations, and of course they can't keep it. We have to use these outward rules to regulate the behavior of those who keep festivals.

Long Xiangye was dumbfounded. She didn't know if these things were good before...... She also thought that as long as she didn't remarry, she would be a festival......

Yang sighed, looked at Xiao Shiji with a look of pity, and then looked at Du Hengshuang, and then said to Long Xiangye: "Long, it's not your fault that you are ignorant, but you always show off your ignorance and stupidity in front of people, and you really don't save face for your child, and you also lose the face of our Xiao family." If I were you, it would be enough to hide in the back house and have fun alone, and you would have to show off a lot in front of people, which is really ...... Alas, fortunately, I am still alive, and I will really teach you well in the future. Since we want to keep the festival, let's show something so that we don't be laughed at again. ”

Long Xiangye had nothing to say, but she really didn't want to live such a dark day, so she wanted to cry.

"Long, if you don't listen to my advice, don't go back to Chang'an, just kneel in the ancestral hall here. I'm with you, watching you kneel every day until you figure it out. Yang's tone was unmistakable. The majesty of the old lady was immediately revealed, and even Xiao Shiji immediately stood up straight.

Xiao Yanran, who came in a hurry, stood outside the door, half of her body hidden in the dark, watching Long Xiangye being questioned by the Yang family in the house, and sighed heavily in her heart. She really wants to help her mother, but she also knows that she really needs a person like the Yang family, whether it is in terms of seniority or ability, who can cure her mother, otherwise, this family will really be broken up by her mother......

Xiao Yanran walked in from outside the door, bowed to the Yang family first, and then called out to Xiao Shiji and Du Hengshuang, "Big brother, sister-in-law", and stretched out her hand to Long Xiangye, "I'm late." Mother, let's go back. ”

Long Xiangye immediately held Xiao Yanran's hand and cried all the way back to the courtyard where she and the Yang family lived.

Yang Shi reminded Xiao Shiji for the last time: "It's too late for you to regret it now." ”

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Three more pink 1020 plus more delivered. It was about 11 p.m. on the fourth watch. Ladies and gentlemen, you can get up tomorrow and watch again.

…… (To be continued......)

PS: Three more pink 1020 plus more delivered. It was about 11 p.m. on the fourth watch. Ladies and gentlemen, you can get up tomorrow and watch again.