Traveling through the daily life of raising a family in ancient times

Chapter 2 The past of the original owner and his wife

When she woke up again, she saw a peasant woman in a dark blue cotton padded coat, feeding her egg porridge with a ceramic bowl.

"Little lady is awake, come, have some porridge first." Seeing that she had no strength, she leaned her body up again.

After feeding the porridge without waiting for her to ask, he put away the bowl and went out.After a while, a young man came, he only talked to Mrs. Ge at the door but did not come in.I haven't met him either, but I just bring medicine over every day.

Under the introduction of Aunt Ge, Mrs. Song knew that this place was Anshan Village, Xiayongqing County, Qizhou Prefecture, and her savior was He Yanxin.

That day she passed out in the mountains, but was rescued by a young gentleman who went up the mountain to chop firewood.

According to Aunt Ge, the He family has been passed down for several generations.He Xiaolang's grandfather was also a powerful man who traveled far and wide at the time, and he also named his grandson Yanxin.

In the village it is generally rice, but under the name of stone, it is the first portion.It's a pity that the family gradually declined after he died of an illness.

His father was enlisted as a soldier and died on the battlefield when he was ten years old, leaving orphans and widows.His mother also passed away two years ago, and He Yanxin is now 16 years old.

After resting on the bed for three days, Mrs. Song had the strength to walk around, so she got out of bed to help Mrs. Ge manage the thread.

"I didn't say that Yanxin is a child in our village. He is capable and good-looking. If he wasn't the only one left in the family, how many girls would rush to marry him."

Aunt Ge was by the window helping Mrs. Song to mend the original clothes by the light, while reading to her who was sitting beside her.

In the past two days, she said a few words like this from time to time, obviously she wanted to be a matchmaker.

Mrs. Song was just silent, not because she didn't look down on the farmer's husband, even if she promised her life-saving grace, it should be done.If she returned to her hometown safely, her mother should also show her a picture.

It's just that the life and death of relatives are uncertain now, so I really can't agree.

"Little lady, that bandit is vicious, and your family members will never get it back. Why don't you just put it down and live a good life, and it will save them from worrying."

Seeing that she was depressed, Aunt Ge put down her needle and thread and pressed her hand to comfort her.

The place where the bandits appeared is four mountains away. Fortunately, Anshan Village is close to the town and they dare not come here, so they have never been harassed, but she has also heard of the vicious killings of those people.

Especially in recent years, it has become more and more rampant, daring to kill merchants on the road.

When Father Song returned to his hometown this time, he thought that even if the thirteen middle-aged men encountered bandits, they would be worried.In the end, he could get by with some money at most, and that's why he ended up like this.

In her opinion, Mrs. Song's relatives had probably been murdered, and she was left as a delicate little lady, so she should stay here and live in peace.

Looking at Mrs. Song's face, she couldn't help sighing secretly, although she was thin and out of shape, she was only wearing her daughter-in-law's floral linen dress.But she is really an iconic little lady, especially her hands, even if they are scarred and rough, you can see how delicate they were before.

Not to mention anything else, He Yanxin can only match her in terms of looks.

It was also Miss Qianjin who fell into trouble, otherwise Yanxin would not be worthy of such a situation.Although he doesn't have the support of his parents or relatives, his life is not bad now, and she can guarantee his character.

Aunt Ge's family does not have a young lady of the right age, otherwise she would be 1 satisfied with He Yanxin.Now that he has reached his age, no one will help him, so it's better for her to come.

Thinking about it this way made me even more determined to be a matchmaker.

Aunt Ge picked up the cloak that had been washed by the side, and couldn't stop being amazed.She had only seen such fabrics in the county town, and they were all worn by rich ladies, but she could actually touch this one herself.

The slightly thick cloak is black dark satin, with red rattan branches embroidered at the corners, gray rabbit fur is circled around the hat, and a thin layer of rabbit fur is also woven inside.

Although the hem is broken a lot, and the rabbit fur has fallen out a lot, but cutting it off and sewing it up can be exchanged for a lot of money.

"Little lady, after I've mended this cloak, you should take it back. Don't worry about the medicine money for these two days. It was all bought by that boy Yanxin. He even gave me money to take care of you."

Although Aunt Ge has eyes for this cloak, she is not a greedy person, let alone this is the little lady she is optimistic about for He Yanxin.

Moreover, Yanxin also gave her four hundred Wen, which she didn't want to accept at first, but her second daughter-in-law was watching, so she accepted it.

In this village where one penny can buy an egg and forty pennies can buy a chicken, four hundred pennies is enough for Mrs. Song to live for a long time.

What's more, Mrs. Song actually ate very little. No, the rest of the stewed chicken today went into the mouths of her grandchildren, which made her feel embarrassed.

"Auntie, just accept it, I can only give you this."

What Mr. He Xiaolang gave was not her own after all, and Mrs. Song is also worthy of it.The reason why Aunt Ge was not given those jewelry is also to repay the real savior later.

As for the pink and blue plain silk dress she was wearing before, her mother made it for her, and she was reluctant to give it to others after all.

The cloak was made in the previous embroidery shop, and now it is only worth about five or six hundred cash after being damaged, so this is just right to give.

Those who opened an embroidery shop never lacked all kinds of silk thread fabrics, even when they went back to their hometown, they brought a cart.Now all she had was this cloak and that suit.

After two more pushbacks, Aunt Ge still accepted the cloak.

Later, when Lady Song met He Yanxin, she was indeed as talented as Mrs. Ge said. If it was before, she would be willing to marry.

It may be that Mrs. Ge told him her plan. Every time he saw her, He Yanxin's not-so-fair face could see redness.

Nowadays, it doesn't matter whether a man or a woman is a big deal. Mrs. Song often takes her maids to go shopping when she is in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as a man and a woman don't stay alone for a long time, it doesn't matter.

That's why He Yanxin didn't take her home directly but handed her over to Aunt Ge. If she really stayed alone with the man under the same roof, it would be a bad reputation.

It has been a month since she was separated from her family, and Mrs. Song is living in Mrs. Ge's house to raise her body.

He also asked He Yanxin to go to the county seat to exchange the pair of pearl silver clips and earrings for seven taels of silver, and gave him six taels of silver for inquiring about news and paying for the previous expenses.

He Yanxin didn't want it at first, but he started crying as soon as he rejected Mrs. Song, which made him at a loss, so he accepted it.

On this day, Mrs. Song was embroidering a handkerchief in her house. Since she got well, she asked Aunt Ge to take her to the town to buy silk cloth, preparing to make embroidery for the next life.

"Miss Song, my condolences." Mrs. Ge's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, entered the room and hurried over to hold her shoulders.

Mrs. Song understood it at a glance, and she had already guessed in her heart, but the tears still came down all at once.

She hurried out, and met He Yanxin at the gate, he didn't seem to know what to say to her, he walked around hesitantly, and stopped when he saw her coming out.

It turned out that He Yanxin had been helping to inquire about the news ever since he knew what happened to Mrs. Song, and he also went to that place to search for it at the risk of danger.

In fact, Father Song and the guards were the first to find them. Although there were bandits on that road, there were bold people walking together every few days.

20 days ago, someone found the body and reported it to the county seat to collect it and go to Yizhuang outside the city to identify it. If no one came to identify it for too long, it would have to be buried hastily.

After He Yanxin arrived at Yizhuang, he compared the personnel described by Mrs. Song and found that only one maid and one man were missing, but he didn't know who was missing.

"Are you... are you going to admit it? Or..."

He Yanxin looked at the crying lady Song, he had nothing to do with them, so he was not qualified to bury her, so he could only come back and tell her.

He didn't want Mrs. Song to go through the pain of losing a loved one and having to go to identify the corpse, but after all, she still had to go and see.

"Take me there." Mrs. Song suppressed her sad emotions as much as possible. The matter has come to this, and they can only be buried in peace.

When she arrived at Yizhuang in a bullock cart, she cried out again, unable to stand still.

Anyone looking at this is a human tragedy that people can't stop sighing, not to mention that these are the parents and relatives of Mrs. Song, and the maids are also with her day and night, and some family members and nurses will say a few words when she goes out.

After more than a month, their bodies have become disfigured, and they can only be recognized by their clothing.

(End of this chapter)