Tianjin, as a port city opened by the Qing court in the early days, has been under the control of the imperial court, shy and half-hidden, peeking into the outside world at the same time, ushering in a fresh wind. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Under the strong influence of the foreigners, in the face of the high pressure of the foreign powers, Tianjin was forced to open up, and the independent kingdoms of the foreigners, the concessions, sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain. Tianjin, as the seat of the Qing court's governor-in-chief, was blown by the Western wind. When this fresh wind blew into the closed capital, the old faction, led by the Empress Dowager Cixi, became frightened, and then stripped the Guangxu Emperor of his power and stifled his ambition to try to change.

The Gengzi Incident was completely the result of the Empress Dowager Cixi's single-handedness, which then gave the foreign powers the truth, and formed an Eight-Nation Coalition to land in Tianjin, capture Beijing, and defeat the imperial court. Reparations, humiliation, and darkness once again descended on the land of China. In 1901, the Yamen, the capital of Tianjin, composed of the Eight-Nation Alliance, ordered the demolition of the Tianjin city wall, which seemed to be more completely opened, but also heralded the beginning of the fall of the Qing court. Especially Li Hongzhang, the last important minister of the Qing court, died with hatred in the year, and the edifice of the Qing court began to crumble.

The rule of the Qing court was like sitting on the crater of a volcano, the country was not a country, the lives were ruined, and the lives of the people of Li became worse and worse. Yanfu, as a famous grain merchant in Tianjin, has been brilliant for decades. In the early years, Yanfu migrated from Anhui and relied on Caoyun to trade grain, and gradually developed. After the start of the Westernization Movement, Tianjin Wei, which was on the verge of the seashore, gradually prospered by shipping, and the transportation of the North-South Grand Canal was strongly impacted by shipping.

The days of the Qing court are not as good as year by year, and the business of the Yan family is also worse day by day. As the saying goes, disasters do not go alone, blessings do not come together, and a disaster suddenly befell the Yan family. Half a month ago, the lord of the Yan Mansion strictly guarded the wealth and organized a wedding for his youngest son Yan Jiakang, and on the day of the wedding, a team of officers and soldiers suddenly broke in, identified the little young master as a Boxer rebel, and found important physical evidence at home: a Boxer shirt and pants and a red cloth scarf. The evidence was ironclad, and the officials and soldiers couldn't help but say that Yan Shoucai and Yan Jiakang would be arrested and brought to justice.

After all, the Yan family has a foundation in Tianjin City, and they asked someone to intercede for money, and finally ransomed the master, but Yan Jiakang's sin was not redeemable and was clicked. When the Boxers were in trouble, in order to prevent the home from being robbed, Yan Shoucai let his youngest son join the Boxers. But people are not as good as heaven, the court said that if you change your face, you will change your face, and you will start to strangle the Boxers, although Yan Shoucai feels sorry for her son, but she also has to consider herself unlucky. Yan Shoucai is 50 years old this year and is married to Mrs. Sanfang.

Mrs. Dafang gave birth to a son and a daughter, Mrs. Erfang gave birth to a daughter, and the youngest son Yan Jiakang was born to Mrs. 3. The two daughters are married, and the eldest son, Yan Jiaming, is helping to take care of the business. The eldest is decent, inheriting the family business, although the business is not good now, but the eldest son's ability is not a problem, and the old man Yan does not have to worry too much. Originally, Yan Shoucai wanted his youngest son Yan Jiakang to gain fame and get ahead, but the youngest son had no ambitions, and he was spoiled, so he developed a bad habit of being unruly.

In order to make his youngest son a talent, Yan Shoucai has invited more than a dozen private school gentlemen, but they are all angry with his younger son, and the children cannot be taught, so Yan Shoucai can only go by him. Disaster came, and in the past half a month, the third aunt washed her face with tears every day, as if she was silently condemning. What's even more troublesome for Yan Shoucai is that the bride who marries the door doesn't even enter the cave room, so she has to stay alive and widowed. The grief has just been alleviated, and today the government came to tell him again: Yan Jiakang fled in fear of crime, if he found any traces, he should report to the official immediately, and he must not cover up, otherwise the old lady Yan will be guilty.

It's been a long time since the official left, and Yan Shoucai and a large family are still kneeling on the ground." Father! It's been a long time since the official errand! The eldest son, Yan Jiaming, felt pain in his knees, so he boldly reminded him. Yan Shoucai came to his senses, and seemed to be a little confused, hasn't Ieyasu been "clicked"? How to escape, what is going on. "Master, if Ieyasu comes back, don't report to the official!" Yan Shoucai just got up, and the third aunt cried and pleaded. "Long hair and short knowledge, do you think Ieyasu dares to come back? Maybe the sky has eyes, and he's still alive. “

"Young grandma! Young grandma! , sir, young grandma fainted! A maid cried out in shock. The ladies immediately panicked, carried the young grandmother into the house, looked at the chaotic scene with a sigh, sighed and raised their legs into the hall. The eldest son, Yan Jiaming, followed up and said: "Dad, the official said that Ieyasu escaped, did he inquire about the truth?" "Confused, how much silver do we have in our family, this big family drinks the northwest wind!" Although Ieyasu is not in tune, it is about his family's life, he will not take risks, and maybe he will send a letter. Besides, there is a vast sea of people, where to find him"

"Dad, my younger siblings were all lost, and suddenly they had hope, how to talk to her." "Tell her that someone has been sent to find her, and reassure her!" At this time, the eldest lady walked in and said, "Master, the young grandmother has woken up." The poor child was really embarrassed for her, and she washed her face with tears every day for half a month, and suddenly heard the news that Ieyasu was still alive, and it was the surprise that caused her to faint. The eldest lady continued: "Master, the third sister is still crying, you go and see her!" "Ieyasu is still alive, it's her blessing, what kind of body does crying and crying become."

In another room, Du Wenqing was lying on the bed, with a pair of slightly swollen Danfeng eyes, which seemed to be alive. Women are synonymous with the weak, and being born as a woman in this era is destined to be fateful. The originally festive wedding banquet turned into a disaster in a blink of an eye, Du Wenqing didn't even see her husband's face, and her husband was arrested and "clicked". For half a month, Du Wenqing didn't know how to spend it. Before the good life began, she became a widow and had to endure a long time for the sake of fame.

When she heard that her husband was still alive, she was overly surprised by the great joy and lost consciousness. Twenty-eight years are the cardamom years, but women in this era have to follow traditional moral norms to be wives and mothers. Men are everything to a woman, marrying a chicken with a chicken and marrying a dog with a dog, from the beginning to the end, in traditional Chinese etiquette, the shackles that bind women are deep-rooted. When Du Wenqing heard in despair that her husband was still alive, hope naturally swelled like a spring, and there was hope for life.

At this moment, a pale, icy and jade face seemed to have a bloody color, and a pair of charming eyes had a bright light. "Xiaocui, I'm hungry!" "Young grandma, it's great that you want to eat, I'll go tell Madame." Xiao Cui is a maid specially arranged by the third aunt to be next to the young grandmother, called Cui Ying, who is only 15 years old and very clever. After a while, the third aunt, whose eyes were still red and swollen, walked in, and the maid Xiaocui followed behind carrying the food box. "Mother-in-law!" Du Wenqing sat up and saluted. "Daughter-in-law, are you better?" "Much better!"

Yan Jiakang's biological mother, Guan Liping, used to be an actor. In this era of paying attention to the right family, due to her humble background, she is under the status of the Yan family. The mother is proud of her son, but fortunately, she gave birth to a son for the Yan family, and the eldest wife and second aunt are quite polite. Yan Shoucai likes to listen to dramas, and originally wanted to take Guan Liping as a concubine. But Guan Liping doesn't obey, she must strictly abide by the wealth and the media is marrying. Guan Liping's beauty coupled with a good voice, Yan Shoucai married her at the risk of damaging her reputation.

Guan Liping was angry and gave birth to a son in the second year of Yan Zhuan. Although the eldest lady was sour in her heart, her attitude towards her changed greatly. Because the second aunt gave birth to a daughter, she was naturally envious, jealous and hateful, so she often found fault with her. Since the second aunt's mother's family is a strong eunuch's family, Yan Shoucai has to give her face. This time, the second aunt's family played a key role in getting out of danger by strictly guarding money, so Guan Liping, who was from a humble background, even if she was cared for by her master, was still walking on thin ice in this hierarchical family.

The son is his hope and all, especially the old man and the eldest wife are particularly doting, Guan Liping can get by in the Yan family. But disaster fell from the sky, her son inexplicably became a Boxer rebel, and was "clicked" by the imperial court, all Guan Liping's hopes were wiped out, and in addition to extreme sadness in the past half a month, she even thought of suicide. If it weren't for the strict guarding of wealth and sending someone to take care of her, she might no longer be alive. Similarly, hearing that her son is still alive, Guan Liping's joy far exceeds that of Du Wenqing, which is a kind of mother's unique love.

Guan Liping is about 40 years old, although her face is haggard, her charm is still there. "Daughter-in-law, we are all hard-working women, perhaps because God is favored and can't bear to see us suffer. The lord has already sent someone to find out, and even if he finds out the news, he must keep his mouth shut. The court was arresting him, and Kang'er was so frightened that he didn't dare to go home. Daughter-in-law, we all have to live well, since God has opened her eyes, Kang'er will always go home one day! "Mother-in-law, I'm sure he'll come back!"

At this time, the eldest son Yan Jiaming said: "Dad, the current situation is unstable, and it is not safe to transport grain from the south, I want to transport grain from the sea!" "If he used to be strict about money, he would never have agreed, but since the Eight-Nation Alliance came in, he has turned from despising foreigners to worshipping foreigners. Moreover, it is an open secret that the transportation of grain from the south by sea and land is short, safe, and cheap. "You can do it!" Yan Shoucai was a little disheartened, and decided to hand over all the business to his son and live at home.

After his son left, Yan Shoucai hesitated for a while and repaired a letter, which was written to Yan Lingzi, the second daughter of Jinan Mansion. At present, the second aunt is an official in Jinan Mansion, and he has served as the secretary of the salt administration, from the rank of seven-rank official. This kind of thing is not in a hurry, and it is basically impossible to count on my uncle to help. But he hopes that his daughter will blow the pillow wind, and maybe there is hope. Yan Lingzi is the best to his younger brother Yan Jiakang, and he will not sit idly by.