Volume 1, Chapter 2: Mrs. Jia passed away in Yangzhou City, Leng Zixing gave a speech to Rongguo Mansion
The poem says that the winning or losing information in a game is not true, and the fragrant tea is sold and the tea is still in disbelief. If you want to know the current signs of prosperity and decline, you must ask the indifferent people on the sidelines. But he said that Feng Su heard the business summons and hurriedly came out to chat with him and ask questions. Those people just shouted: "Please come out, Master Zhen!" Feng Su hurriedly laughed and said: "The villain's surname is Feng, not Zhen. Only my son-in-law at that time was surnamed Zhen. He has been a monk for a year or two. I don't know if he is asking. Him? "The men said: "We don't know what's true or false, because we came to ask on the orders of the Grand Master. Since he is your son-in-law, he will take you to see the Grand Master in person to avoid running around." , Feng Su was not allowed to say anything, and everyone supported him. Everyone in the Feng family was panicked and didn't know what the sign was. At about the second watch that day, Feng Sufang came back and was very happy. Everyone was busy asking questions. He then said: "It turns out that the newly promoted grand master of our house is named Jia Minghua, and he is from Huzhou. He and his son-in-law had known each other in the past. He just passed by our door because he saw Jiao Xing buying thread, so he only When my son-in-law moved here, I told him the story one by one. The grandpa sighed sadly and asked his grandson, "I saw that the lantern was lost." After talking for a while, he gave me two taels of silver as a gift before leaving.
"After hearing this, Mrs. Zhen couldn't help but feel sad. She was speechless all night. On the next day, Yucun sent someone to send two envelopes of silver and four pieces of brocade to thank Mrs. Zhen, and also sent a secret letter to Feng Su. He asked the wife of the Zhen family if she wanted Jiao Xing to be her second wife. Feng Suxi was so pissed off that she wanted to flatter her, so he persuaded her in front of her daughter and sent Jiao Xing to Yucun at night in a small sedan. Needless to say, he was happy, so he gave Feng Su a hundred gold coins and thanked the Zhen family for many things so that he could have a good life and support her until he could find out his daughter's whereabouts. Feng Su was speechless when he returned home, but he said that this maid, Jiao Xing, was the one he looked back on that year. The person from Yucun happened to have this incident by accident, which was an unexpected coincidence. Who would have thought that he would have a good fate, but he would have a son just one year after he came to Yucun. Half a year later, Yucun's first wife suddenly fell ill and passed away, so Yucun made him his wife. It was just because of a mistake that he became a master. It turned out that Yucun had given him silver because of it. He got up and entered the capital on the 16th. Unexpectedly, he was very proud of himself. He had become a Jinshi and was elected to the foreign class. Now he has been promoted to the prefect of the prefecture. Although he is very talented, he is a bit greedy and cruel. The officials looked at him sideways because of his shortcomings and relying on his talents. Within a year, his superiors found an opportunity to write a book about his cunning nature and good at compiling etiquette. He was furious and dismissed him immediately. As soon as the documents from the ministry arrived, all the officials in the government were very happy. Although Yucun was very ashamed in his heart, there was no trace of resentment on his face. The family members were sent to their place of origin, and arrangements were made to make compromises, but it was up to them to tour the world's famous sites. On that day, I accidentally swam to Weiyang, because I heard that the person who was in charge this year was Lin Ruhai. This Lin Ruhai's surname was Lin Hai. Ruhai is a Tanhua with a criminal record. Now he has been promoted to the official position of Lantai Temple. He is originally from Gusu. He is now appointed as the censor of Xunyan. It has only been more than a month since he took office. It turns out that this ancestor of Lin Ruhai once attacked. After passing through the princes, I have been in Ruhai for five generations. At first, I only granted him three generations. Because of my great grace and virtue, I am far ahead of the previous generation and I have received additional favors. I have inherited Ruhai's father for another generation; Hai is from Kedi. Although he is from Zhong Ding's family, he is also a scholarly family. Unfortunately, the Lin family is not prosperous and has only a limited number of descendants. Although there are several families, they are all the same as Ru Hai. He is now forty years old and has only one son, who died last year. Although he has several concubines, he is destined to have no children, so there is nothing he can do now. His legitimate wife, Mrs. Jia, gave birth to a daughter named Daiyu, who was only five years old. The couple had no children, so they loved her like a treasure. Seeing that she was smart and handsome, they wanted to make her read and know a few words, but she pretended to be her adopted son. I want to relieve my sigh of desolation. I am feeling cold in Yucun. I am recovering from my illness in the hotel for a month. I am tired due to physical fatigue and I am not able to keep up with my expenses. I am looking for a suitable place to rest for a while. ．Fortunately, two old friends also lived in this area. When they heard that Lu Zheng wanted to hire a foreign guest, Yucun asked his friends to help him move in and make a plan to settle down. She was a maid who was studying with her. She was young and very timid. She had no limit on the number of hours she could work, so she was very labor-saving. It took another long time, but unexpectedly the mother of the female student, Mrs. Jia, died of an illness. The female students served soup and medicine, mourned deeply, and then said goodbye to the library. Lin Ruhai wanted his daughter to stay in school, so she kept him here. Recently, the female student was grieving and injured. She was timid and sickly, and she had an old illness, so she did not go to school for several days. Living in Yucun is boring. Whenever the weather is nice and sunny, I go out for a walk after dinner. On this day, I accidentally went outside Guo, intending to appreciate the scenery of the village. Suddenly I walked to a mountain surrounded by water, where there were lush forests and deep bamboos. There was a temple faintly visible. The gates and alleys were crumbling, and the walls were decayed. There was a forehead in front of the door with the words "Zhitong Temple" inscribed on it. There was another temple beside the door. An old and worn-out couplet says, "I forget to shrink my hand when I have something left behind me, but I have no way to turn back." Yucun read it and thought: "Although these two sentences are simple in text, their meaning is profound. I have also traveled to some famous mountains and temples, but I have never seen such words. There must be one who has done somersaults among them." You know, why not go in and give it a try?" I thought and walked in, but there was only an old monk named Longzhong cooking porridge. When Yucun saw it, he didn't care. When I asked him a few questions, the old monk was deaf and faint, his teeth were dull and his tongue was dull, so he didn't answer the question. Yucun was impatient, so he still came out, intending to go to the village shop to buy three drinks to enjoy the wild life, so he walked over. When he was about to enter the restaurant, he saw one of the drinking guests standing up and laughing. He took it out and said in his mouth: "A strange encounter, a strange encounter.
"While Yu Cun was busy looking around, he saw that this person was Leng Zixing, a trader in an antique shop in Duzhong, whom he had met in the past. Yucun praised Leng Zixing the most because he was a man of great ability, and Zixing also borrowed money from Yucun. Because of their gentle names, the two of them talked in perfect harmony. Yucun smiled and asked, "When will you get here, brother?" My brother didn't know. We met by chance today, what a strange coincidence. Zixing said: "I came home at the end of last year, and now I have to go to the capital. From now on, I will go to my friend and say a word to express my gratitude and let me stay for two more days." I had nothing to do, so I stayed around for two days and got up at half past moon. My friend has something to do today, so I came here for a leisurely walk and took a rest. I didn’t expect to meet him by chance like this! "While he was talking, Yucun was asked to sit at the same table, and wine and food were served. The two chatted and drank, and recounted some things after their farewell. Yucun asked: "Is there any news in the capital recently? "Zixing said: "There is no news, but old sir, you are from the same clan, and something strange happened. Yucun smiled and said: "No one from my brother's clan is in the capital, so how can we talk about this?" Zixing said with a smile: "You have the same surname, don't you belong to the same clan?" "Yucun asked whose family it was. Zixing said, "Did the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion also dishonor the lintel of your family? "Yucun said with a smile: "It turns out to be his home. If we talk about it, there are quite a few people in the Han tribe. Since the restoration of Jia in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the tribe has prospered and can be found in every province. Who can examine it step by step? If we talk about the Rongguo branch, they have the same genealogy. But it is inconvenient for us to grasp His glory, and it has become increasingly distant and difficult to recognize. Zixing sighed and said, "Don't say that, sir." Today's Ningrong and Rong sects are also in a poor state, not as good as before. Yucun said: "The population of Ningrong and Rongzhuang was also very large at that time. How come they were so sparse?" "Leng Zixing said: "Exactly, it's a long story. "Yucun said: "Last year I went to Jinling. Because I wanted to visit the ruins of the Six Dynasties, I entered Stone City that day and passed by his old house. To the east of the street is Ningguo Mansion, and to the west is Rongguo Mansion. The two houses are connected and occupy most of the street. Although there is no one in front of the gate, looking through the wall, the halls and pavilions inside are still majestic. Even the trees and rocks in the garden at the back still have a lush and moist atmosphere. It looks like a place of decay. Home? Leng Zixing said with a smile: "Thanks to you for being a Jinshi, it doesn't make sense!" The ancients said: "A centipede insect is dead but not stiff." 'Although it is not as prosperous as it was in previous years, it has a different atmosphere compared to ordinary official families. Nowadays, the population is increasing day by day, and affairs are becoming more and more prosperous. There are many masters and servants who are rich and honorable, but no one is planning and planning. Their daily ostentation expenses cannot be compromised. Although the external arrogance is not very bad now, The inner capsule has also come up. This is still a small matter. There is another big thing: Who would have thought that the children and grandchildren of such a family of bells and pans, a family of calligraphy and calligraphy, would actually be worse than the previous generation! When Yucun heard about it, he was also surprised and said: "How can such a family of poetry and etiquette not be good at education?" I don’t know about other schools, but I just say that Ning and Rong are the best at educating children." Zixing sighed and said, "I am talking about these two schools. Let me tell you: At that time, Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong were two brothers from the same mother.