The night is getting thicker, there is no moon and no stars, everything is silent, and the sound of insects chirps, which adds a bit of desolation and desolation to this vast west residence of the city.

The world only knows that Liuzhou is prosperous, it is the world's first rich and noble township, everyone enjoys wealth and prosperity, but there is a ten-mile street in the west of the city, and the land temple at the end of the street borrows a family. At that time, the three watchmen knocked on it, and the whole west of the city was dark, only the house next to the land temple was still lit with a small yellow candle. There was a whimpering cry from inside the room.

Lin Yingsleeve opened her eyes, and she returned to the night before the wedding.

Lin held his daughter in one hand and his son in the other, crying almost to death, and the deceased on the bed was wearing a washed white gown, and the shoes on his feet showed his thumbs.

This is already Lin Xiucai's most decent clothes, Lin Yingsleeve sighed secretly, moved the oil lamp to Lin Xiucai's feet, and called in a low voice: "Auntie, don't cry, although Daddy is gone, you still have two brothers and sisters." ”

At the beginning, because the Lin family was too poor to bury Lin Xiucai, at that time, the Tang family came to propose marriage, in order to bury his father, so he got married. Lin Yingsleeve in the previous life was still grateful to the Tang family for their kindness, but now that I think about it, the Tang family is really kind, and it is not impossible to borrow money, it is obviously taking advantage of people's danger.

Tang Moxing is a student of his father, and his father Tang has also been an official, although he is now down, he is still much better than the Lin family. Lin Yingsleeve has been learning needlework with the Tang family since she was a child, and she and Tang Moxing are childhood sweethearts, although the two families have never said it explicitly, they also have plans to climb a family.

"Right now, I still want to arrange my father's funeral, my mother is crying, where else can my brother and I rely on?"

It's okay not to persuade it, but if you persuade the Lin lady to cry, the Lin family also has a few acres of thin land, and she can barely get by, just because Lin Xiucai has been smart since he was a child, and his in-laws think that he is a promising person, so they provide him with school. I don't want to fail in my studies, my in-laws actually died, and there is an uncle at home, and the uncle said: "You and my brothers are all raised by Lao Tzu, and this family should be a fair share." At the beginning, Lao Tzu Niang spent a lot of money to go to school for you, first now there are only a few acres of thin fields at home with me, you are the eldest brother, I am the younger brother's loss, the two Ming tile houses will be given to you, and the rest will be given to me. ”

Lin Xiu is an honest man, and his brother's family has been taking care of him all the years he has been in school, so he agreed. Helplessly, this Lin Xiucai can't mention his hands, and he can't bear it, so he can only rely on the Lin family and his young daughter Lin Yingsleeve to wash and sew clothes for people to earn some money to subsidize the family.

Last year, Lin Xiucai became seriously ill, sold the house and moved here to borrow this house for four to live in, Lin Xiucai relied on writing letters and couplets here, and he could live a good life, and he was about to earn back the money to redeem the house in his home, Lin Xiucai couldn't afford to be sick.

"My son! Mother's life is hard, your father is gone, and the family doesn't even have the money to bury him, I'm afraid it's ......"

Lin Yingsleeve's red eyes turned slightly, and she sighed again, "It's not a way to cry now, A-Niang Ming'er, I'll go to my uncle to borrow some." ”

Lin had no idea for a while, so he could only nod his head according to his words, there were a few pieces of coarse white cloth at home, hung at the door, and it was not possible to make clothes, so he first tore them off and tied them on his forehead, and used them as linen to wear filial piety for his father.

Lin Yingsleeve asked the Lin family to take the young brother to sleep for a while, there were still many things to do tomorrow, so the Lin family had to take Lin Xiaofeng to the kang to rest.

The table in the room has been moved to the outside of the door, the door panel is placed in the open space, and the mother and son are facing outward, facing Lin Xiucai's corpse, lying down to rest.

The next day, before dawn, many neighbors heard the crying and came over to know that Lin Xiucai had died, seeing the orphans and widows crying like this, comforting a few words and leaving, the west branch of the city is inhabited by some poor people, even if they have the heart, they don't have the ability to help.

"What a pity! Brother Lin's ambition was unpaid and he died early. "In the crowd, an old man and a small Xiucai wearing a square scarf were crowded in, and the older one was Daddy Tang, who was unlucky and was just a showman for most of his life.

Tang Moxing was still looking green at this time, seeing that face, Lin Ying's sleeves and eyes suddenly turned cold, and she wanted to rush over and strangle this unfortunate man with her own hands.

Daddy Tang gave Lin Xiucai incense, and said to the Lin family: "Don't cry, the eldest lady, although it is not good, she will do her best to save Brother Lin's face." ”

Lin Yingsleeves stopped in front of the Lin family, crossed his hands, bent his knees, and said coldly: "Thank you Uncle Tang for your kindness, the elder brother of the Tang family is about to enter the exam, how can he delay for his father, besides, the elder brother of the Tang family is half a disciple of his father, and his father only hopes that the elder brother of the Tang family can be in high school, he will be relieved if he knows under the spring, if it is delayed because of his affairs, wouldn't it make my father regret?" ”

Lin Yingsleeve knew that Tang Jiaming was for his father's funeral, but in fact, he was going to marry her. Xiucai's status is the most embarrassing in this era, neither high nor low, the official eunuchs can't climb high, and the ordinary people look down on it.

So Tang Moxing's family fell in love with her, she grew up watching her, and Father Lin was also a talent, even if Tang Moxing became an official in the future, the lady in the family would not be unable to take it.

At the beginning, Donald's wishful thinking was good, but unfortunately she is no longer the fool who is at the mercy of others.

Tang Moxing listened to Lin Yingsleeve's refusal without waiting for his father to finish speaking, and suddenly became anxious, reaching out to pull Lin Yingsleeve.

Lin Ying avoided Tang Moxing's hand without a trace, and she felt disgusted when this man looked at her more. "Brother Tang, now that my father is gone, I still keep the etiquette, so as not to let people say that our orphans and widows are shameless, and we are pulling and pulling with my little brother."

The father and son said that the faces of the father and son were white, and when it came to this, Father Tang couldn't say anything more, so he said two words of greeting, leaving five cents of silver, and took Tang Moxing to say goodbye and leave.

As soon as the guests left, Lin said to Lin Yingsleeve, "How can you talk to the elders like this kid, and people are kind enough to help you, but you don't have ...... of these."

Lin Yingsleeve changed her clothes, took two wild vegetable buns and prepared to go out, "Auntie, now is not as good as when your father is here, you are widowed, if there is any gossip among people, how can we live?" ”

Although it was reasonable, the Lin family still felt that Lin Yingsleeve was too sensitive, and chased out the door and said: "You only want to talk quickly, and you don't want your uncle and aunt Tang to take care of our family, go to your second uncle's house like this, I won't spare you." ”

Lin Yingsleeve waved his hand, ignored Lin anymore, walked around the street, found a plaster and wrote a few words at the street entrance, then pinched the weeds and stuck them on his head, kneeling in the street.

In the middle of the day, the scorching sun is like fire, people and horses, are so stuffy, Pei Yuan just came out of the yamen, the next person laid the curtain, the man frowned slightly, people: "Lead the horse." ”

Sitting in a sedan chair on such a day must not suffocate people to death?

"Second master, the sun is so poisonous, you can come back later, my wife said that there is nothing to do at home today, so you must pay attention to your body." The person who looked like a housekeeper next to him was fanning and wiping the sweat from his forehead with one hand.