History of Struggle of Salted Fish

The surname of the head of the Shang family is Guo, and she and Fan's sister-in-law Zhou have been handkerchiefs for many years.

Although Mrs. Guo was not born in a wealthy family, when it comes to her, all the ladies in Beijing are envious.

Guo's father was the first imperial envoy in the first dynasty. Although the family was not rich, he always treated her daughter like a jewel.She only married Lord Shang who was still in charge of the Hanlin Academy that year.The merchant has a simple population, with only an old mother and a younger sister in the family. After Guo's marriage, not only his mother-in-law is kind, but his sister-in-law is submissive. Mr. Shang himself is also very considerate of his wife. After more than ten years of marriage, he has never accepted a housemate.The two were loving husband and wife, and within a few years they gave birth to a young son.The young master has been smart and sensible since he was a child, sensible and motivated. He passed the child's entrance examination when he was ten years old, and was selected as a scholar last year. Mrs. Guo rarely has any regrets in her life.Whenever the censors in the imperial court impeached an official for not cultivating private morals or spoiling concubines and destroying wives, this couple was almost always taken out as a model of how to get along with each other.

It was this model couple who had never blushed in their entire lives, but recently they almost had a quarrel because of one incident.

There is no other reason. Shang Zihuan, the only son of a businessman who has always been self-disciplined, has recently provoked a peach blossom. It is still a rotten peach blossom that makes Guo Shi unspeakable.

In mid-July, Guo's sister-in-law, who had been married for many years, brought her fourteen-year-old daughter, Fang Ya, back to Shangjing to visit relatives.

Said it was visiting relatives, but actually wanted to find a home for her daughter in Shangjing.As her husband's only biological sister, Guo Shi is still willing to contribute to this effort.

Fang Ya's girl was named Wenxiu, but this person has a straightforward temperament. At best, he is charming, but at worst, he has no tutor.Even if Mrs. Guo took Fang Ya out as a guest many times, as long as the little girl said three words in front of people, all the wives would hold up the hot tea on the table.If the teacup had spirituality, the subtext at that time was probably to walk slowly and not give it away.

Mrs. Guo worried about her niece's marriage, and couldn't sleep well for several nights, but she didn't realize that her backyard was almost on fire.

Fang Ya was at the age when her love first started, as the saying goes, which girl does not have a spring.Ever since she met her uncle's cousin who lived in a beautiful tree, her heart has long been secretly promised.For ordinary boudoir girls, at most, they would write a few sour poems every now and then, and shed a few lines of tears for ten and a half months.But Miss Fang Ya was a tough girl. One day at a family banquet, she saw that her uncle and aunt were in a good mood, so she said bluntly that she liked Cousin Zihuan and wanted to be her uncle and aunt's daughter-in-law.

Rao is Guo's self-cultivation, and he almost threw the table on the spot.

Fortunately, my sister-in-law exposed this problem with a childish joke.

That night, Mrs. Guo couldn't help complaining a few words to Master Shang, but Master Shang felt that it was not bad for his niece to marry his son, and to get closer.

Mrs. Guo immediately became angry. At that time, the general idea was: My son is a zhilanyu tree, like white snow in the mountains, and her Fang Ya is a village girl, like mud on the soles of her feet. If you dare to give Fang Ya to me as a daughter-in-law , I will make peace with you.

Master Shang has accommodated Guo Shi all his life, but that night because of his drunkenness, he was so cowardly that he got angry once, especially when he heard her belittle his niece so much, he refused to give up: I think this marriage is very good, if you want to leave, I will I won't stop you either, when the time comes, let Ya'er come in and take charge of the house, so as not to be angry with your wicked mother-in-law.

If you are angry, of course you can't do it seriously, but Mrs. Guo couldn't get off the tiger, so she packed her luggage and went back to her mother's house that night.Master Shang sobered up the next day, knowing that he had stabbed a hornet's nest, he could only take the initiative to come to the door to plead guilty, apologize to Guo Shi, and then invite her back to the house. .

Mrs. Guo knew that she shouldn't say harsh words in a moment of anger, but she really knew Master Shang's temper. If Fang Ya couldn't get married, Master Shang might let Huan'er marry his cousin. After all, Master Shang is like this now. There is only one biological sister left.Afterwards, Mrs. Guo worked harder to promote Fangya everywhere. Master Shang moved his wife to work hard for his niece, but Mrs. Guo was worried that if she was not careful, she would cause trouble.

A few months passed in a blink of an eye, and no one cared about Fang Ya until now. The little girl didn't take it seriously. From time to time, her cousin Zihuan would take her to buy rouge on the East Street and watch sideshows on the West Street.

Seeing that Fang Ya couldn't get rid of her hand in a short time, Guo had no choice but to cast his mind on his son.As long as you find a daughter-in-law who surpasses Fang Ya in every aspect, Lord Shang may have nothing to say.

It is said that Shang Zihuan is sixteen this year, and he has reached the age of marriage, but he himself has no other distractions, and he is devoted to the imperial examination, and even said that he will not have a family if he does not establish a career. No Golden Phoenix?Never been in a hurry.

But Miss Fang Ya made such a fuss, Guo had no other choice, even if she didn't get married first, she had to settle down with a family first, so as not to be taken advantage of by an ignorant village woman.

At the gathering of the female relatives last month, Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Zhou simply went to the waterside to chat because they were not used to listening to the Kunqu opera in the south.Mrs. Guo accidentally mentioned that she wanted to find a marriage for her son, and Mrs. Zhou immediately thought of Xiang Qing.

When these two families talk about relatives, they first pay attention to the right family, second to the family tradition, and the last to the child himself.

Mrs. Zhou briefly mentioned her niece, Yu Xiangqing, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, and Mrs. Guo was [-]% satisfied.The Yu family used to be the magistrate of Luzhou. Although they are not as high-ranking as the Hanlin Academy, they are really lacking. Moreover, Master Yu can be regarded as an official. Now he has been promoted to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites and will take up his post soon.Entering six films means that it is close to the center of power, and it can be said that it has a bright future.Mrs. Guo is very satisfied with this family first.Looking at the family style of the Yu family, not to mention that the Yu family's family of poems and books has survived for a hundred years, but the character of the Zhou family is the guarantee, and the upbringing of the Yu family's daughter is guaranteed. (Ms. Fang Ya is at the bottom. Mrs. Guo thinks that a girl from a normal family is not bad!)

Both parties were interested, but Mrs. Zhou didn't say anything to death, only said that she would ask her family's intentions when her sister-in-law arrived in Shangjing soon.

The above is the previous situation, which is also why the Zhou family was the first to propose the business to the Fan family. .

Since the Fan family also fell in love with the merchant, the Zhou family decided to create an opportunity for the two families to have a look. The location, of course, was decided in Fan's residence.In order to cover people's eyes and ears, they also invited several familiar wives at the same time.

On October 28th, Fan woke up early, ordered an extra bowl of ginseng soup for breakfast, and took a few slices of ginseng with her.

At the beginning of the morning, sisters Xiang Qing and Xiang Wan came to the main room.

The mother and daughter were all wearing big clothes for meeting guests today, and because it snowed last night, they asked the servant girls to take out their big fur cloaks to keep out the cold.

Before going out, Fan took out two strings of pearl necklaces from the dowry, each the size of a little finger belly, and put them on for the two sisters twice before Shi Shiran went out.

Xiang Wan also went out with Fan in Luzhou in the past, but felt that she was extraordinarily solemn today, and didn't know what important person she was going to meet later, so she ordered Jiu'er and Zhu'er who accompanied her to be cautious in her words and deeds when they arrived at her aunt's house.

It's not too late for Fan to go out, but someone was earlier than her.

When Mrs. Fan brought her daughter to the back residence of Fan's Mansion, Mrs. Guo of the Shang Mansion had already exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Zhou for a while.

When they met, the two families had a tacit understanding. First, the Zhou family introduced the two elders to get to know each other, and then the juniors greeted the elders.

Xiang Qing is wearing a Xiang blue double-breasted gown today, and an orange curly skirt underneath. She looks steady yet gentle. Xiang Wan is wearing a garnet red double-breasted jacket with autumn fragrance underneath. Horse skirt.The two sisters, one generous and the other well-behaved, are amiable.After the two sisters said hello, Mrs. Guo took off the jade bracelet she was wearing and put it on Xiang Qing's hand, and gave Xiang Wan the white jade rabbit ornament she had prepared in advance.

Xiang Qing saw that the bracelet was full of water and yet warm. She thought it was worn by Mrs. Guo for many years, so she looked at her mother Fan when she was not sure.Mrs. Guo saw that she was advancing and retreating without shyness, and she was a little more satisfied.

Not long after, Mrs. Han from Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, Mrs. Li, Minister of Industry, and Mrs. Liu, Head of the Ministry of Punishment also came with their daughters, and it was inevitable to see each other for a while.Xiang Wan and Xiang Qing accepted a lot of gifts, all of which were exquisite, and Fan's hand was certainly not stingy.

The general women's family gathering is nothing more than getting together to talk about jewelry and fabrics.But Mrs. Guo wanted to talk more with Fan's mother and daughter, and Fan's thoughtful, and gradually, the group of people became three groups.

Knowing the inside story, the Zhou family, as the head of the family, naturally wanted to provide convenience, so they set up a Nuan Pavilion for Mrs. Guo and sister-in-law to talk.The rest of the wives bought snacks, drinks and dishes and asked the female storyteller to have a banquet in the main room.The girls set up a table of wine and food in the Xiulou deep in the courtyard.It was the residence of Zhou's eldest daughter before she got married, and it had been vacant for more than half a year.

In the warm pavilion, Mrs. Guo saw that Fan's face was pale, and she seemed to be afraid of the cold, so she ordered her servants to close the windows before making a bowl of ginger tea.

Fan's heart was moved, since he is a considerate person, he is not far behind.If Qing'er can get a good mother-in-law, her marriage will be more than half happy.

"Thank you Madam Guo, to tell you the truth, I have been suffering from a long-standing problem for many years. I don't know how much I have spent on medicines and medicines these years, and there has been no improvement. It is difficult for Madam to accommodate me." Close the window and you can't see the view of the courtyard. up.

"But it's easy to do. I'm crazy about Mrs. Fan. How old are you? I've been close friends with your sister-in-law for many years. If you don't mind, you can call me old sister."

"Sister Guo is a blessed person who is well-known in Beijing. I am too happy to have you as my sister. If you don't see me and call me sister, I am blessed."

"In that case, I'm overstepping, Sister Fan."

"I saw that Sister Guo came here alone today, why don't you see the ladies in the house?"

"I would like to have such a blessing, but I only got Huan'er a single seedling by fate. If I can have a good girl like your Qing girl as a daughter, I will be truly blessed as you say."

This is already a very blatant temptation. It seems that Mrs. Guo is very satisfied with Qing'er.Fan knew it well, but he couldn't agree immediately.The woman still needs to be more expensive, let alone the merchant's son.

"Sister Guo, drink tea, drink tea." Seeing that Fan didn't answer, Guo knew that he was a little anxious. Of course, he had to let others see his son.

"After raising a son, I know that a daughter is caring. My Huaner has been raised in an outer courtyard since he was 7 years old. He knows how to study all day long. As a mother, I just want to see him, and I will be blamed by my master for delaying his time." homework."

"Sister Guo should be pleased that your son is so motivated, but it is true as you said, the daughter is the mother's caring little padded jacket. I have been ill for a long time and I have more experience in bed. Qing'er has been serving soup and medicine in front of me since she was 10 years old. She also has to take care of the chores of the whole family on my behalf, I am ashamed to say that as a mother, I have to be taken care of by my daughter instead."

"Miss Qing is so pure and filial, I really like her when I saw her today."

"It's Qing'er's good luck to have Sister Guo's eyes."

Mrs. Guo saw that Fan was doing Tai Chi quietly, she didn't care about her body, so she gritted her teeth and said, "I have a fate with Qing'er, I don't know when Sister Fan will be free, so you might as well come to my house for a small gathering, so that my family can get together." The incompetent dog also greets my sister."

"That's very good. I've also heard for a long time that the eldest son of your mansion is young and promising. He knows the etiquette and is motivated. He is a rare young talent."

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose a date. The wintersweet blooms in my mansion just happened to bloom in these two days. Why don't we choose tomorrow?"

"As Sister Guo said, I will be there tomorrow."

Seeing that Mrs. Guo couldn't wait for a day, Fan's made a mistake instead. Could it be that Mr. Shang has some hidden disease?

Of course, if Mrs. Fan sees that wonderful cousin girl in the Shang family, she will probably understand why Mrs. Guo is in a hurry.

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