Chapter 11 Escaped Marriage
The door of the Hu family was open, and Wang arranged a place to live in a bad tone.
Xu's father and Xiao Xu's two brothers crowded into the kitchen house to make a floor.
She didn't want to associate with poor relatives, so she let Xu's mother and Xu's daughter-in-law live with her son in Xiao Xu's house.
“Erlang’s room is the only room in the house that is empty, but there are pens, inks, paper and inkstones and other precious things in it. I rarely go in except for cleaning. It is not convenient for my in-laws to live in, so I can only feel wronged by my in-laws. ”
The cotton-padded clothes worn by the Xu family were all patched. The child was extremely dirty and ran around in the Hu family's yard, but was held down by the Xu family's eldest daughter-in-law.
Father Xu was sitting on the steps, his back severely bent.
“No, no, no.”
Mother Xu’s eyes were full of anger.
It’s amazing to have a son who is a scholar!
But she didn't dare to offend her, so she smiled: "We are all dirt-legged people from the countryside. We have no sense of propriety. What can we do if it gets dirty and damaged?"
"I also talked to the baby before coming here. My son said that the uncle of the Hu family will be a talented scholar in the future, and he is a very promising person."
This is an endless compliment, and it also suits the Wang family. She raised her chin proudly, unable to hide the contempt in her eyes.
Yu Tingwan entered the courtyard at this time. Her dark hair was messy, and her clothes had several scratches.
Everyone looked over, and the dark-faced man’s eyes lit up.
"Cousin Yu, what's wrong with you? Do you want help?"
Yu Tingwan frowned and avoided his extended hand.
This is Xu's second brother, the most glib.
The Xu family couldn't afford to buy him a wife, so he went around teasing girls.
Last year, he came to propose marriage, but Hu Dazhu beat him out with a broom.
Yu Tingwan slowly raised his eyes, disgust flashing in his eyes.
“Get out of the way.”
Xu Fen’s smile never diminished: “I didn’t see you when I arrived, and I found out after I asked you that you had gone to collect firewood. Look how frozen you are. , my hands are all red, I feel so distressed.”
The little girl is beautiful, with skin as delicate as porcelain. It has grown a lot, and Xu Fen can't even look straight.
He knew that the Hu family looked down upon him. But so what?
This time I can move in. Even if I can't marry Yu Tingwan, I can still be content with touching my little hands and kissing my little mouth.
But Yu Tingwan avoided him like a snake and a scorpion.
Yu Tingwan sneered. The memories of her previous life were broken, few and incomplete. She didn’t know Xu Fen’s ending.
People like Xu Fen are so dissolute that they hook up with even widows in private, and the boat will capsize sooner or later.
Yu Tingwan said slowly: "You look a little unlucky."
! ! !
Xiao Xu:! ! !
Why this sentence again.
She has a shadow!
Seeing Xu Fen leaning in front of Yu Tingwan without knowing it, she quickly held him back for fear that something might happen to her second brother again.
"I think I'm tired now, so I'm in a hurry to go back to the house to rest. If my second brother has anything to say, I'll talk to him later."
She has a better memory.
Yu Tingwan's eyes swept over the people in the courtyard one by one, and finally stopped for a moment on the noisy boy from the Xu family, and then returned to the house.
The moment she closed the door, she heard Xu’s mother complaining.
“My mother’s temper is getting louder and louder this evening, and my second brother is also kind-hearted.”
Will Wang believe this? But she was too lazy to expose it.
Yu Tingwan didn't care at all. As the door was closed, she patted the snow off her body and hid the remaining six cents.
Then I went to treat the wound.
It wasn’t serious, just a scratch on the skin and some blood.
She has been busy these days, but as a woman, her energy is limited, and now she is afraid that it is difficult to go out. Firewood must be used sparingly.
The room was damp and cold, and she was reluctant to use firewood. Her hands were already numb from the cold. She took off her cotton clothes that were not enough to protect her from the cold, climbed onto the bed, and covered herself with a thin quilt.
But it’s still cold.
She covered her body with a few more clean clothes, then took some ointment and applied it evenly to her hands.
A soothing and cooling sensation relieves the itching.
She was very tired and her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. As she drifted off to sleep, fragments of memories appeared before her eyes. I only heard the roar of gongs and drums, and the endless firecrackers.
Everyone passing by the Dong family in the county will stop.
A group of people gathered together to talk.
"Mr. Dong is an old-hearted man. He married another wife before her bones were cold."
"Mr. Liu was the matchmaker, but I don't know which girl. The Dong family and the Liu family are the matchmakers. Like a thief, he never kept his mouth shut and didn’t reveal anything to the outside world.”
"Hey, have you heard? The niece of the Hu family is missing."
Someone inquired.
“Which Hu family?”
“The younger son is studying in our town, and he gets the best test every time. I heard that he failed to go home for the New Year, and Master Chu even sent someone to Please go to my house for New Year’s Eve dinner.”
Someone sighed.
"I'm from the village next door to them, and I heard what they believed. The road back to the town and county was unblocked after this year. Hu Dazhu went home with big and small bags, only to learn that his niece was missing. He looked at her with eyes wide open. The baby is still heavy, so I got sent out for this. It’s such a big fire.”
“People from all over Xilin Village are helping to find him, but they don’t have any clues. They say privately that he went to the mountains and was eaten by wild animals.”
Someone rolled their eyes.
"No, I think there is something fishy. Do you think it is a coincidence, then the bride of the Dong family is..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
"Impossible, Mrs. Wang wouldn't dare."
"If Hu Dazhu knew about it, wouldn't he beat her to death?"
"What's more, there is a scholar at home. If she did such a thing Not to mention ruining her son's reputation, it will also ruin her future. "
"She can't be so confused."
While there was a lot of discussion outside, the Dong family was in chaos.
The bride ran away.
Yu Tingwan had never been to the county before, and everything around him was unfamiliar, so he could only rush forward in anger.
She was panicking.
At a loss and scared.
No one saved her.
Different from the Dong family's lanterns and colorful decorations, the other street has white silk hanging from door to door.
This is the only way to send General Wei Zhao's coffins back to Beijing.
The road was cleared, and under the intense sadness, the people on both sides covered their faces and cried.
These people followed the funeral procession all the way from the frontier fortress. They walked one journey after another, and the soles of their shoes were worn out.
The world is as big as the king’s land.
All the people admired the emperor who came to Beijing and sat on the dragon throne.
But the frontier fortress has been raging with war all year round, and the people only see the Wei family army who protects them.
Their lives were all earned by Wei Zhao charging into battle and taking their lives.
The officers and soldiers of the Wei Jiajun all wore plain clothes and wore white belts around their waists. Carrying the coffin, the grief was unbearable and I moved forward numbly.
"Stop! Don't run!"
"I advise the new lady not to make the master angry! You will be the one who suffers in the end."
"Those who come from the countryside have no rules!"
The people chasing Yu Tingwan are all servants of the Dong family.
With tears in her eyes, she ran with all her strength towards a crowded place, not daring to stop, and regarded the people behind her as ferocious beasts.
A whirlwind in the air flew paper money, and mourning couplets and mourning flags were posted everywhere on this street.
The sadness of mourning can be seen everywhere.
Until...a flash of bright red came stumbling in despair.
“Help.”
(End of this chapter)