Chapter 94 Red Jade
Feng Wengsheng in Guangping County has a son with the same name. Both father and son are both talents. Feng Weng is nearly sixty years old. He has a straightforward personality and a poor family. In the past few years, his wife and daughter-in-law have died of illness one after another, and the housework is done by himself.
On this night, like sitting quietly under the moon, I suddenly saw the girl in the east peeping from the wall and staring at it. The woman was beautiful, with a smile on her face. She waved to her, and the woman did not come or go. After repeated requests, the girl climbed the wooden ladder and climbed into the wall. The two slept in the same bed and asked her name. The girl said, "I'm the girl next door, and my name is Hongyu." Xiangru admired her very much, and the two made an alliance and never lived up to each other.
Since then, the woman has been at night and has been happy for half a year. Feng Weng got up at night and went out. Hearing the woman's laughter from his son's room, he was furious and scolded, "Beast, do you know what you are doing? The family is lonely, and I don't work hard. I actually make **. If you are found to be a swdder, your moral reputation will be lost. Day by day, don't you want to die?"
Xiangru knew what was wrong and knelt down to repent. Feng Wengyu was still angry and scolded Hongyu: "As a woman, she is willing to degenerate and come to bring bad people. If something happens in the east window, both you and I will be ashamed. After scolding for a while, he went back to bed angrily.
Hongyu said with tears, "The prince's father scolded right. It's not my fault. The fate between you and me is over." Xiangru said, "My father is here. I dare not make my own decision. If the girl has feelings, please be patient for the time being." Hongyu was determined and said, "The prince and I don't have the words of a matchmaker, the order of my parents. How can you grow old with intimacy without authorization? There is a good couple here, and you can get married. Xiangru sighed, "Who will marry me when I'm so poor?" Hongyu said, "Let's meet again tomorrow night. I'll figure it out for you."
The next night, the woman really came, took out forty taels of gold and gave it to Xiangru, and said, "Forty miles, there is a Miss Wei in Wu Village. She is eighteen years old. Her parents are waiting for the price and have not been married. The prince will visit the door, and he will be able to be harmonious with Luanfeng with heavy profits. Say goodbye.
Xiangru entered the house to discuss marrying a wife with his father. Feng Weng said, "It's not wrong for a man to get married, but he has no money. Wei Laohan is greedy for money and is not easy to get with. Xiang Ru said, "Let's have a try." Feng Weng nodded and said nothing more.
Xiangru borrowed a carriage and horse, hired several servants, and went to meet the old man Wei alone. The two sat down and talked. Laohan Wei was satisfied when he saw that he was extraordinary and satisfied. He was even more happy to learn that his ancestors were from a family. The only thing he was worried about was that the bride price was not rich enough.
Listening to his words and meanings, Xiangru knew what he had in his heart, poured all his money into his pocket, and poured all forty taels of gold on the table. Only then did Wei Laohan smile. Now he wrote a wedding book, and the two families set the wedding date. Xiangru went into the house to see her future mother-in-law and found that the room was simple. Miss Wei hid behind her mother and secretly looked at herself. Although it was a Jingcabu skirt, she looked bright, her face was neat, and her heart was secretly happy.
Mr. Wei stayed with Xiangru for one night and said, "The prince does not need to welcome the bride. When the old man prepares the dowry, he will send the woman to the door in person." Xiangru nodded and said goodbye. After returning home, he hid it from his father and said, "Old man Wei is reasonable. He is not a person who is open-eyed by money. He has promised to marry his daughter to me." Feng Weng couldn't help but be happy when he heard the words.
On the wedding day, Wei Laohan really sent his daughter. After marriage, Miss Wei is diligent and thrifty, and she is filial. The husband and wife are harmonious and respectful of each other. Two years later, Miss Wei gave birth to a baby boy named Fuer. Soon after, on Tomb-sweeping Day, the couple went up the mountain with their sons in their arms to worship their ancestors, and met the official gentleman Song on the road. Master Song went to the imperial history, and his character was inferior. As soon as he saw Miss Wei's beauty, he immediately came to possess it. He sent people to inquire about the information of Xiangru's husband and wife, and thought, "Feng Xiangru is a depressed scholar. I will be able to win the beauty back if I bribe with money." So he visited the door and affirmed his intention.
As if he heard the words, he was angry and thought, "The wealth of Song is very big. You can't touch him. What can you do now?" After meditating for a while, he said perfunctorily, "It's a big deal. I can't make the decision for a while. Give me three days to think about it and get back to you in three days. I made up my mind that "for today's plan, only the whole family can take refuge and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests from then on."
Master Song shook his head and smiled and said, "I can only give you a sip of incense. It's a choice. In a word, why do you need a mother-in-law?"
Xiang Ruqiang suppressed his anger: "In this case, let me enter the house and discuss with my father." He hurriedly left the table, returned to the inner room, and discussed countermeasures with Feng Weng. Feng Weng gritted his teeth and said, "The surnamed Song is too bullying. Humph, let me go and see him for a while." He rushed out, glaring at Master Song, pointing to the sky and the earth, and scolding Wan Duan.
Master Song was furious and waved his hand. The thimps in the house rushed up and fell Feng Weng and his son to the ground. They punched and kicked. The two of them were disabled and moaned and couldn't help howling. Hearing the noise, Miss Wei came out with the child in her arms, but she was forcibly captured and plundered by the threw. During the fight, the child fell to the ground and cried. Thanks to the neighbor's kind treatment, the family survived.
Like being young and strong, he can walk with a stick after a few days of rest, but Feng Weng was sore that he couldn't eat and died of vomiting blood.
It's like grief and inexplicable. He wrote a letter paper and complained to the public court, but the official colluded, and the result was unknown. Miss Wei was occupied by Master Song, humiliated and committed suicide. As if hearing the news, I was wronged, and there was no way out. Every time I think about assassinting Song, I'm worried that he will protect a lot and it will be difficult to succeed. In addition, the baby needs to be raised, and he can't sacrifice it in vain. I can only mourn day and night, and I can't sleep.
On this day, he hurt himself at home and felt sorry for himself. Suddenly, a man came to mourn. He had a broad face and did not know each other. He asked him where he came from. He said, "You have the hatred of killing your father and the hatred of taking your wife. Don't you want revenge?" Xiangru suspected that he was the minion of Mr. Song, so he didn't dare to put his heart down, but just responded vaguely. The man was furious, his eyes were about to crack, and he was furious. He said, "I thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't expect that you were a man who was greedy and afraid of death. What you did under your feet was disgusting."
Seeing that he didn't look fake, he frankly asked for help, "Don't go. The reason why I endure humiliation and live secretly in the lower bedroom is that I can't let go of the infant. I know you are a righteous man. Can you take care of my only son? I'm going to find Song desperately.
The man said, "Raising a baby is a woman's business, not what I can do. The prince is dedicated to being alone. You don't have to take care of the child. As for revenge, just leave it to me.
He was so grateful and kowtowed like pounding garlic. The man let him kneel down without looking at him and said goodbye. Xiangru chased out and asked for his name. The man said, "If things don't go well, I don't want to hear you complain; if something big happens, you don't have to be grateful. So why do you know my name?"
After the man left, Xiangru thought, "Whether things succeed or not, I will inevitably suffer. It's still thirty-six tricks. Let's go first. Thinking of this, I hugged him and fled.
At night, a sleeping mansion of the Song family, someone crossed the wall, killed the father and son of Master Song, and took a daughter-in-law and a maidservant. The Song family sued the murder to the county government. The county magistrate was terrised and thought, "Song Yushi and Feng Xiangru have always had a grudge. The murderer must be him." Immediately issue the documents and arrest them. It happened to be like a band and disappeared. The county magistrate became more and more determined to guess, and ordered the government officials to search the mountains and the sea, and they were sure to capture the culprit.
The government officials opened a network of heaven and searched to Nanshan. Suddenly, they heard the baby crying, and suddenly found that it was like a hiding place. The chain was added, dragged and dragged him back to restore his life. As for the child, he directly abandoned the wilderness. Seeing the situation, I was indignant. When he went back to meet the county magistrate, the official asked, "Why did you kill people?" Xiang Ru said, "It's wrong. Someone died at night, and I went out in the day and held the baby in my arms. How can I turn it over? Wall killing?"
The county magistrate said, "If you don't kill people, why do you want to escape?" It's like a poor word, and it can't be defended. The county magistrate ordered him to be put in prison, and Xiang Ru cried, "I don't regret my death, but what's wrong with the orphans?" Why did you throw him away cruelly?"
The county magistrate said, "You killed Song Yushi's son, and I killed your son. What do you have to complain about?" Xiang Ru is silent. In prison, he was tortured in all kinds of ways, but he refused to admit to murder.
This night when the county magistrate was lying in the study at night, there was a jingling sound. It seemed that he was stabbed by some sharp weapon. He was shocked and shouted in fear. The whole family was shocked and lit up the candle to inspect. They saw ** insert a bright sharp knife, which was inserted into the wood for several inches. When the county magistrate saw this, his soul flew away, and he was scared into a cold sweat. He thought: Who wants to kill me? I searched all over the place, but there was no one. He was worried and thought, "Did Feng Xiangru go to prison unjustly and someone fight for him? Well, anyway, Song Yushi is dead. It's better to sell a favor and let Feng Xiangru kill him. So he released the prisoner and sent Feng Xiangru to walk.
Feng Xiangru returned home, there was no rice in the room, and the lonely shadow was against the four walls, which was desolate. Thanks to the help of my neighbors, I was able to live a hard time. The big revenge has been avenged, and my heart is relieved; I have suffered a tragic disaster, and I almost destroyed the door, and I burst into tears. I also remembered that I was poor for half of my life, and the incense was cut off. I often cried in no one's place, and I couldn't help myself. In the past six months, the murder case has calmed down. Feng Xiangru asked the government for his wife's bones and buried them again. She was so sad that she was going to turn on the empty bed with the intention of committing suicide.
While he was looking for death, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the house and listened attentively. There was a whisper outside the door, mixed with children's humming. He hurriedly got up and peeped. It seemed to be a woman who opened the door tremblingly. The woman said, "The prince is very wronged and his body is fine. Congratulations." The voice is familiar, but I can't remember who it is. He opened his eyes and looked carefully under the candlelight. It turned out to be Hongyu, holding a child in his hand and laughing**.
At first sight of his old friend, Feng Xiangru hugged Hongyu tightly and cried bitterly. He didn't have time to ask about the origin of the child. Hongyu accompanied him with sadness and comforted him. After a long time, he gently pushed him away, pointed to the child and said, "This is your son. Do you remember him?"
Feng Xiangru was overjoyed and stared at the child. Seeing that his eyebrows were picturesque, he looked exactly like when he was a teenager. He smiled and said, "Fu'er, it's really you. Are you still alive? Aunt Hongyu saved you, didn't she?
Hongyu nodded and admitted, and said, "Tell the truth, I'm not a girl next door, but actually a fox demon. One night when I was practicing in the valley, I heard Fu'er crying in the grass, so I raised him. Now that the prince is out of trouble, he specially brought Fu'er to reunite with your family. Feng Xiangru thanked her with tears in her eyes. The child leaned in Hongyu's arms and had an intimate attitude. Obviously, she regarded her as her biological mother, but she was young, forgot the past, and no longer recognized her biological father.
Before the day, Hongyu stood up and said, "I'm leaving." Feng Xiangru knelt down at the head of the bed and cried. Hongyu smiled and said, "I'm joking with you. Nowadays, the family is newly created, and sleep at night is not enough to revitalize it. I won't leave the prince alone." Roll up your sleeves and go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Feng Xiangru was worried that his family could not be self-sufficient. Hongyu smiled and said, "Mr. Just study hard and leave the housework to me. Don't worry, you won't starve to death. Take out his personal gold and silver jewelry, rent dozens of mu of farmland, and hire farming. Weeding and growing vegetables, repairing houses and repairing tiles, and taking it as usual. When the neighbor's village heard that Hongyu was virtuous, he came to the door from time to time to help with some farm work.
After half a year like this, the family is smoking and life is getting better and better. Feng Xiangru was very grateful and said, "For the rest of my life after the disaster, it's all up to my wife to start from nothing. But there is one thing that is still not safe. I don't know what to do?" Hongyu smiled and asked, "What's the matter? Let's talk about it."
Feng Xiangru said, "The examination period is approaching, but my status as a scholar has not been restored." Hongyu smiled and said, "The day before yesterday, I sent four taels of gold to the officer. The prince has been renamed. Don't worry about this. If I had waited for you to speak, I would have missed it long ago. Feng Xiangru thanked him repeatedly.
Soon after, Feng Xiangru won the title of the imperial examination. He was thirty-six years old. He was rich in his family, his land was continuous, and his bedroom was spacious. Hongyu's body is graceful, as if a gust of wind can blow her away, but she can handle the housework with tiring and heavy work. Even in the cold winter, his hands are still as slippery as jade. He said that he was twenty-eight years old and looked at his appearance, but he was only in his early twenties.