Chapter 92 Fire Pit
To be so afraid to tell her age...
That means the other person is much older than her, maybe even older than Jiang Yihe.
Jiang Zhuguo's scrutinizing eyes fell on the piece of cloth Tian was holding just now.
It’s not the bright red she wears when she sees ordinary people getting married, but...
Water lotus red.
Jiang Zhuguo’s lips were bitten immediately, and his mouth was filled with the smell of blood.
After swallowing the blood in his mouth with difficulty, and pushing back the mist in his eyes, Jiang Zhuguo looked at Tian, and then at Jiang Yihe, "If it won't harm me, why do you want to kill me?" I sold it to an old man as a concubine?”
You guessed it all?
Tian's heart skipped a beat, but she felt it was okay. She just took Jiang Zhuguo's hand and sat down by the bed, "Silly boy, wives and concubines are not important. The most important thing is to get married. Can you live a good life in the future? ”
"My mother was worried at first. She felt that the reputation of being a concubine was not very good. But your father is right. This reputation is all false. It mainly depends on how your life goes. If you marry someone and eat bran-thick vegetables, you will be in trouble at every turn. If you are hungry, then what this wife does is boring.”
“But if after that, I enjoy being a master and enjoying the blessings every day, and living a fairy life, even if I am a concubine, what can I do? ? The most important thing is whether you can enjoy happiness..."
Seeing that Jiang Zhuguo didn't respond after he tried to persuade her for a long time, and remained silent, Tian felt angry in his heart.
It’s just like what my husband said, girls can’t help but have their own little thoughts.
Nowadays, she doesn't listen to anything she says. If she doesn't take the initiative this time and consummate the marriage, Jiang Zhuguo may cause some trouble when he turns around.
Maybe you really want to find a poor boy with no future, who will only focus on helping your husband's family and completely ignore your mother's family.
The more Tian thought about it, the angrier he became, and simply stopped trying to persuade her, "Anyway, your marriage has been decided, and I have also accepted the fifty-tael silver gift and these materials from the Zhang family. If you If you don't want to, just take out these fifty taels of silver and cloth money, and your marriage will be whatever you want from now on."
"If you can't, just wait at home with peace of mind to get married. Madam, let’s do the work. When you enter the Zhang family, I will tell Madam Xia that since Madam Xia is a kind person, she will definitely understand the painstaking efforts we put into being parents.”
“ Don't worry so much, just go get the needle and work with me to make your wedding dress. Don't delay entering the Zhang family in two days!"
Jiang Zhuguo! and didn't respond.
Tears surged down like a flood breaking a bank.
It was night, and Xia Mingyue had just finished dinner.
Jiang Zhuguo was not here, so she simply made a bowl of pimple soup to drink.
At the bottom of the pot where tomatoes are stir-fried, the tomato soup is thick. Pour in the flocculent flour mixed with white flour and a little water, then add two egg drops, and add some sesame oil when taking it out of the pot. , add some cilantro and serve.
After Xia Mingyue specially filled a bowl for Wu Jin, she added salt and vinegar to it and stirred it evenly.
The orange-red of tomatoes, the golden yellow of egg blossoms, the tender whiteness of gnocchi, the emerald green of coriander...
In the hot summer, a simple bowl of thick and delicious gnocchi soup is really comforting!
Wu Jin also felt very comfortable and ate happily.
After finishing the pimple soup, Wu Jin licked the earthen pot clean, then began to drive away the chickens and ducks and patrol the yard.
We must protect this home well.
Xia Mingyue tidied up and worked for a while before going into the house to sleep.
But after lying down, I couldn’t sleep.
On weekdays, every time after she lay down, Jiang Zhuguo would be busy outside for a while.
She will prepare the firewood to be burned tomorrow in advance, and even get out the water to wash her face. After everything is ready, she will go back to sleep. Xia Mingyue was used to Jiang Zhuguo's movements every night. Jiang Zhuguo was not here today, and it was really hard to get used to the lack of such movements.
I don’t know what happened to Zhuguo’s family...
At this time, Jiang Zhuguo, who was being missed, had been locked in the house by Tian and Jiang Yihe.
The burning oil lamp in the room danced again and again, and the smell made Jiang Zhuguo sit blankly at the table red.
She will be married in two days, no, she will be sold to the Zhang family as a concubine.
My mother said that as a concubine, I would have endless delicious food, endless silks and satins to wear, and endless money to spend every month. If I could give birth to a son, I would be able to take care of the house like a proper mistress.
But if this is really the case, why do everyone show disdain when mentioning my concubine?
Moreover, she heard people say that this concubine is like an object in the master's house, and can be sold by the master at will, and can be disposed of at will by the mistress.
When she arrives at the Zhang family, her life will not be easy.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a fire pit.
But compared to the sadness of the miserable days to come, what saddens Jiang Zhuguo the most is that even though her parents knew there was a fire pit, they still pushed her away without hesitation for the fifty taels of silver as a gift. Got in.
Jiang Zhuguo's fingers turned white when pinched, and he raised his eyes to look at the window.
My family is poor and there is no window paper on the windows. Through the edges of the windows, I can see the sky outside.
The endless night sky is extremely dark, but the stars are even more brilliant.
Jiang Zhuguo bit his lip again until it bled, and finally laid his eyes on the fabrics on the bed.
Picking up one of the pieces, Jiang Zhuguo thinned it out and threw it over the beam above his head.
But she did not tie the two ends of the cloth into a knot, nor did she choose to stick her neck in. Instead, she tied one end to the window frame and held the other end firmly in her hand.
Putting the strip of cloth in his hand around his shoulders and using the beam above his head as a support point, Jiang Zhuguo struggled to put his feet against the wall and dragged him forward desperately.
After she tried several times, the old window frame finally made a "clicking" sound and cracked from the middle.
Jiang Zhuguo was overjoyed and repeated this several times, tearing the window frame into pieces.
After making sure that Jiang Yi and Wada were not alarmed, Jiang Zhuguo carefully broke off the sharp thorns at the break and got out of the window frame.
The house was already short, and the window frames were also quite small. Even though Jiang Zhuguo had tried hard to break off all the wooden bars that could be broken off, it still took a long time to get out.
There were wooden thorns that cut into my arms, scratched my clothes, and even cut my calves and ankles.
Dark red blood suddenly appeared, with burning pain.
Jiang Zhuguo didn't care about this. After getting out of the window frame, he walked all the way to the county seat.
Hurrying and stumbling.
Xia Mingyue didn't sleep well all night, and woke up earlier in the morning than before.
It was still early, but Xia Mingyue didn't stay in bed and got up directly.
Taking a big broom to clean the yard, Xia Mingyue opened the door, preparing to clean the alley in front of her house later.
As soon as I walked out of the gate, I saw a figure running in from the alley.
Tomatoes were introduced to China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. They began to be grown and eaten on a large scale in the late Qing Dynasty. The actual introduction time is not considered here~
(End of this chapter)