Chapter 4: The eldest daughter of the Wei family

The summer heat in June is getting stronger, Wei Junru took a broom and swept the ground weakly, the placket of the white mourning dress was soaked with sweat, raised his head to look at the hot sun, wiped the sweat beads on the dry tips and continued to sweep the floor, she is a rough maid in the Hou Mansion, her parents are the children of the Pingyang Hou Mansion, and the three generations belong to the Pingyang Hou Mansion.

The fifteen-year-old girl was thin as if she had been blown away by the wind, covering her hungry and cooing stomach and sweeping the floor weakly, and there were two fragrant pancakes hidden in her pockets, which were the latest rarities in the Hou Mansion, and also the rations she saved in the morning meal, and the younger brothers and sisters at home were guarding their mother's tomb and waiting for the first meal of the day.

The Han family rules the world with filial piety, and the mother's death is justified, but the food and clothing for three years of mourning has become a big problem, although the eldest brother Wei Changjun works in the mines of the Hou Mansion, and often goes to the mine to deal with things when he is mourned, otherwise the six brothers and sisters of the family will even become a problem to eat, and the second brother Wei Buguang followed the caravan of the Hou Mansion to the north of Ma Yi to do business and gain knowledge, and only two or three months in a year stay at home.

Wei Junru is the eldest daughter of the six brothers and sisters of the Wei family, and the two brothers have to work hard for their livelihood during the mourning, she is the elder sister only to save money for her sister and brother to eat, like this The work of sprinkling and sweeping a courtyard in the Hou Mansion is just ordinary, and he has done the heavy work of chopping wood, diving into the fire and cooking.

The little maidservant Sanchun hurriedly ran over. "Jun Ru, come and see, that's Xiao Langjun of the Huo family."

Wei Junru raised her head and glanced at the line of well-dressed men under the courtyard corridor, she recognized that the middle-aged man in the lead was called Ding Hui, who was appointed as the commander of the Hou State ten years ago, and the young man of the Huo family was seventeen or eighteen years old behind him.

Even her second sister is secretly liking Huo Zhongru, a few times she met her second sister and Huo Zhongru standing under the tree and whispering, that look is like a ** in love melted together without distinguishing each other, even if the Huo family Xiaolangjun is good at conduct and pleases her, but how can she compete with the second sister for **?

Wei Junru smiled and said: "Sanchun thinks of spring again." ”

"As far as you know, I'm going to tear your mouth apart." Sanchun blushed, took a sip and said, "Junru, it's almost time for your family to remove the service, right?" A family of six brothers and sisters has been mourning for three years, look at the beautiful woman who starved our beauty, the beautiful woman who was bright and bright was about to get out of shape, you never cherished yourself, how could a man take a fancy to you with a dirty face? ”

"You have a lot of mouths, madam, the ladies are dressed up beautifully waiting for their husbands to pamper them, what are we doing as servants? Compared with the posture and clothing of ladies and noble women, it is much worse. Wei Junru picked up a broom and handed it over: "If you have the heart, help me sweep the floor, and it will not be in vain that I have been good to you all these years." ”

Sanchun picked up the broom and swept it in his mouth for a moment: "You shouldn't look down on yourself, look at your little face, wash it, smear it, and apply rouge, it's a beautiful woman I see pity, if you are seen by the prince, you will definitely be accepted as a maid." ”

Wei Junru said with a sad face: "My sister Wei Shao'er and I work in the Hou Mansion, and the rations saved are to support my daughter and younger brother, and the third sister Wei Zifu originally learned Zhao folk songs from the musician, but I don't know if the musician will accept it after a three-year interruption because of the mourning, and the younger brother A Qing is only nine years old. ”

"Don't talk about your little brother, his father-in-law (father) is Zheng Ji, a wealthy hairpin in the Hou Kingdom, according to the son born to the slave maid and the common people of the Han Dynasty as a common man, Wei Yuan and Zheng Ji gave birth to A Qing is also a common man, why didn't he go back to the Zheng family to be a common man? It's better than being a slave in the Hou Mansion. ”

Wei Junru shook his head and said nothing, everyone in the Hou Mansion knew that her mother Wei Yuan had an affair with someone and gave birth to Wei Qing, and the Hou Mansion had no intention of punishing or sending it to the government, but the Hou Mansion was very sympathetic to Wei Yuan's death and the man taking care of a few children was going to be unable to live, and secretly encouraged Wei Yuan to find a man to remarry and support the family.

In this era, remarriage is not discriminated against, and the imperial court also vigorously encourages remarriage, and it is not surprising that civilians marry by fornication.

It's a pity that Wei Yuan is looking for Zheng Ji is really out of tune, Wei Yuan didn't have long been pregnant with Wei Qing, and her feelings turned from strong to light, thinking that Wei Yuan still had five children born with others and regretted it, she simply ate and wiped it clean and turned her head to find a woman from a good family to get married and have children, and put Wei Yuan aside but was not a person inside and out.

This ungrateful villain hurt Wei Yuan miserably, the poor woman left six children sick and died in anger and grief, and she was still thinking about her husband who died in the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu before she died, and only her husband was the love of her life.

Sanchun saw that she was silent, so he chirped and said: "If you don't say it, I know, I heard that Wei Yuan sent Ah Qing to the Zheng family before she died, and the Hou Mansion also acquiesced to Ah Qing becoming a commoner of the Hou Kingdom, but I didn't expect that Zheng Ji was not like a man, and treated Ah Qing as a slave of the Zheng family, and let his children go to learn "Poems" and "Books", let Ah Qing pick up the whip and go to herd sheep, and finally Ah Qing couldn't stand it and fled back to the Hou Mansion......"

Suddenly, the servants in the courtyard stopped, and there was a fierce quarrel at the end of the courtyard, Ding Hui walked out of the Hou Mansion angrily, Huo Zhongru, who had always been in the limelight, did not react to the flattering glances thrown by the maids of the Hou Mansion, and honestly followed Hou Lingchang and hurried away.

"It seems that there is a quarrel, and Ding Hui is doing more and more excessively!"

"Shhhh Be quiet. ”

"What are you afraid of, it's not been a day or two since Ding returned to Feiyang, he was originally just a sour Confucian in the Hou State, and he became the Hou Commander of the Hou State by the former county guard, and he picked his nose and eyes at our monarch and marquis, what an ungrateful puppet."

"It is extremely rude to rush into the prince, you should sue him and let him go everywhere as a prisoner."

Sanchun leaned over to eavesdrop on the conversation of the older servant, thinking that he was worried about the tight bowstring, he was very worried that Xiao Langjun of the Huo family was implicated by that Ding Hui, and there was a charge of "Cheng Dan Chung" in the Han Law, and sometimes he had to add a punishment of tattooing words on his face.

If that's the case, the Huo family's Xiaolangjun's beautiful face will be ruined, and Sanchun can't help but worry.

"What are you all doing? It's almost gone, go work. Chen Zhang drove away the servants who were gathered violently, these servants dared to be angry when they saw Chen Zhang, and several old servants laughed and leaned over to talk to the rejected gray faces, and the crowd was dispersed after a while.

Sanchun originally touched the broom and wanted to sweep the floor with Wei Junru, but was glared at by Chen Zhang, and immediately dropped the broom unhappily: "Chen Zhang, don't think I'm afraid of you, just your little caution can't escape my eyes, believe it or not, you show me a face today, and tomorrow I will let the Hou Mansion know your?" ”

Chen Zhang's face immediately changed, and he said with a smile: "I have something to say, today I have something to do like looking for Wei Junru." ”

"Humph! It's not for Wei Shao'er's matter, you don't want me to listen, I don't want to see you. Sanchun picked up his skirt and walked away in a huff.

Seeing that the people in the way were gone, Chen Zhang walked over with a smile: "Wei Junru is tired of sweeping the floor, right?" Sit down and rest for a while, I have something to ask you. ”

Wei Junru glanced at Chen Zhang and continued to sweep the floor, the Chen family is a powerful family in the Hou Mansion, Chen Zhang, as the grandson of Uncle Chen, the chief housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, is treated much higher than that of ordinary slaves, and it is said that in a few years, he will be appointed as a household official by the Junhou, so it is logical to get rid of the status of slaves and maids and become commoners.

But she is not rare, and the second sister Wei Shao'er is not rare, she knows that her sister likes Huo Zhongru who fled away just now, and this Chen Zhang's thinking about the Wei family's brains all day long is in vain.

Chen Zhang saw that she didn't say a word, so he said: "Tell you the truth, I want to get married to your second sister Wei Shao'er, as long as you are willing to match in it, I will transfer you to the Shangshi room to be a cook, you think about it." ”

After a long time, he still didn't see Wei Junru answer, Chen Zhang was very angry: "Don't be ignorant, don't forget that you are a slave of the Hou Mansion, and if you annoy me to assign a marriage in August this year, I will promise you to the old Lu Tou who is driving the car as a bride!" ”

"You dare!" Wei Junru dropped the broom and glared at him angrily: "Even if I die in the well, I will not be at your mercy at will, my sister Wei Shao'er already has a sweetheart, I advise you to die as soon as possible." ”

The angry woman is like a lioness, even in the face of a big man who is a head taller than her, she is not afraid, in the exchange of eyes, Chen Zhang took the lead and couldn't support the defeat and retreated, he suddenly understood the reason why Wei Junru refused his request to marry last year, maybe she never looked at herself.

Wei Junru, who was mourned last year, scolded the bloody head and was boring for himself, and this year, Wei Shaoer, who was younger and was scolded again, couldn't raise his head, and Chen Zhang's injured self-esteem surged up like wildfire: "Okay, good!" Your Wei family is strong, I'll see how strong you can be, you will be a rough girl for the rest of your life, don't think about it! ”

Chen Zhang turned his head angrily, and saw a black shadow coming, subconsciously dodging but feeling that the whole person was spinning, when he reacted, he felt that the left half of his cheek was hot and painful, and he would be slapped inexplicably, and now Uncle Chen put away his iron palm and trembled in shock, Pingyang Hou Cao Shi and Wen Shi Fan Itguang stood aside and watched coldly, he suddenly panicked.

"Evil grandson! My Chen family has worked for the Hou Mansion for generations, and has never bullied the weak and deceived the princes, but I didn't expect you, the evil grandson, to do the business of bullying men and women, and regret that you should not have left you in the Hou Mansion and raised a shameless and treacherous temperament! Uncle Chen took out the whip hanging from his belt and slapped it at Chen's head and face.

Chen Zhang was whipped by the whip and screamed, protecting his head and shrinking into a ball and not daring to dodge, allowing the old man to take the whip and whip seventy or eighty times until his clothes were torn and blood marks were left all over his body.

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ps: It's not correct to call my sister here.,The correct name should be a female brother.,But that name is too awkward.,It's not very used to reading.,Just use a more smooth reading.,It's good that everyone can understand.。

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