Jinpingmei

Chapter 96
The poem says: Life is sad through the ages, and I still sing "Flowers in the Backyard". In the old days, Wang Xie, the swallow in front of the hall, who is flying to?
In a sudden dream, fairy muscles are better than snow, and palace temples are elegant.Sima of Jiangzhou, whose blue shirt is wet with tears, wants to be at the end of the world.

The right tune "Qing Shi Wet" says that time passes quickly, the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle, and it is as early as the 21st of the first lunar month.Chunmei and Zhou Shoubei said, prepare a sacrificial table, four kinds of soup fruits, and a jar of southern wine, and send Zhou Yi to send it to Wu Yueniang.One is Ximen's third anniversary, and the other is Brother Xiao's birthday.Yueniang accepted the gift and sent someone to give him a handkerchief and three dollars in silver.This side quickly asked Dai'an to wear Tsing Yi, and asked Shu'er to go.It reads: Inheritance of generous gift, gratitude.Immediately give up the price, and pay the price.Looking forward to Gao Xuan looking down, but fortunately.Ximen Wu's Duan Su asked Mrs. Dade Zhou to make up.

Chunmei saw it and didn't come until noon.Wearing a head full of pearls, emeralds, golden phoenix hairpins, and bead rings.Wearing a unicorn robe with red sleeves and four beasts, a emerald blue skirt with ten patterns of brocade and hundreds of flowers, jade rings are forbidden to step, and are tied with a gold belt.Sitting in a sedan chair for four people, the sedan chair clothes with green sections are sold in gold.The military prison held the rattan stick and shouted, and the family members should follow, carrying the clothes box.The two family members, daughter-in-law and small sedan chairs followed closely behind.Wu Yueniang invited Wu Dajinzi to accompany her, and called four singers to play and sing.Hearing Chunmei's arrival, Yueniang also dressed up in plain makeup, with a five-beam crown on her head, a few pieces of gold and emerald jewelry, a white silk jacket on top, and a emerald blue skirt on the bottom. She and her elder sister greeted her in the front hall.Chunmei's big sedan chair was carried to the head of Yimen, and then got off the sedan chair.Surrounded by family members on both sides, they went to the hall to recite the ceremony, and inserted candles to Yueniang as if they were going to worship.Yue Niang hurriedly answered the gift and said, "I was so tired and troubled in the past, but she refused to accept the thick ruler. Now I have to bear the heavy gift again. I am very grateful."

Chunmei said: "I'm afraid. The government has nothing to do with it. These small gifts are just a gesture. I always want to invite grandma over, but the government goes on tour from time to time, so I haven't been able to invite you."

Yue Niang said: "Sister, when is your good life? I'll just buy gifts on that day and go see my sister."

Chunmei said: "Slavery Day is April [-]th."

Yue Niang said: "The servant has already decided to go on that day."

After the two ceremonies, Chunmei had to give up Yueniang and accepted the two ceremonies.Then Wu Dajinzi met and also bowed down.Chunmei said: "Look at the eldest concubine, she is not serious."

He raised up with one hand to receive the gift.The eldest concubine refused again and again, and only accepted a half-respect.While giving up the seat, Yueniang and the eldest concubine accompanied each other.Then the family members, daughter-in-law, maidservant, and adoptive mother all came to visit.When Chunmei saw her grandma Ruyi was hugging Brother Xiao, Wu Yueniang said, "Little brother is still here to kowtow to sister, thank you sister. I'm here to celebrate your birthday with you today."

That filial brother is really happy to come and sing with Chunmei.Yue Niang said: "Good boy, don't kowtow to sister, just sing."

That Chunmei hurriedly took out a brocade handkerchief from her sleeve, a pair of golden eight auspicious ones, and taught him to put on the hat for him.Yue Niang said: "Teach my sister to worry again."

Thanks again.Behind Xiaoyu and Naizi came to see and kowtow.Chunmei gave Xiaoyu a pair of hairpins, and Naizi two silver hairpins.Yueniang said: "Sister, you don't know yet, Naizi has become a daughter-in-law with Lai Xing'er. Lai Xing'er's daughter-in-law is gone from illness."

Chunmei said: "It's good that he wants to stay with us."

A servant girl brought tea, and after drinking tea, Yue Niang said: "Please sit in the open room behind, Madam, it's cold inside."

After Chunmei came to Ximen Qingling, she lit up the candles earlier and laid down the table to worship.Chunmei burned the paper and shed a few tears.Then set up a screen around it, light a charcoal fire in the stove, place tables and mats for the Eight Great Immortals, and serve tea.It is nothing more than exquisite steamed crisps, exotic fruits, and excellent bud tea.Yueniang and eldest concubine had tea with them, and asked Chunmei to go into the upper room to change clothes.After taking off the upper robe, the family and daughter-in-law opened the clothes box, took out the clothes, and changed into a set of green and brocade makeup and flower jackets, and lilac-colored gold skirts.Sitting in Yueniang's room, and talking once, Yueniang asked: "How is brother? Why don't you take him here for a walk today?"

Chunmei said: "Didn't I also bring him here to kowtow to grandma? His grandfather said that the weather was cold and he was afraid that the wind would blow him. He refused to stay in the room. He just wanted to carry him straight out of the hall and walk outside. In the past two days, I don't know. What, just cry."

Yueniang said: "His Master Zhou is also very old, it is enough for you to raise this little child for him, and it is also a blessing on your skirt. He said that his second wife, Sun Erniang, has a sister. How old is she?"

Chunmei said: "His second mother's name is Sister Yu, who is four years old this year. My name is Brother Jin."

Yue Niang said: "You said that there are two sisters in the room beside him?"

Chunmei said: "They are two girls who are learning to play and sing. They are both sixteen or seventeen years old. They are naughty all the time."

Yueniang said: "Does his grandfather often go to him?"

Chunmei said: "Grandma, where does he have to spend time at home? He spends more time outside than inside. Nowadays, thieves and thieves are everywhere, and the imperial edict teaches him to take care of many things: guarding the place, patrolling the river, arresting thieves, Training men and horses. I often go out to patrol a few times from time to time, it's hard work."

After finishing speaking, Xiaoyu ate tea again.Chunmei said to Yueniang: "Grandma, lead me to walk down the hill in my mother's garden."

Yue Niang said: "My sister, it's still our Shanzi Garden! Ever since your father passed away, no one has taken care of him, and now it's all broken. Stones have fallen, trees have died, and I'll take care of it later." not going."

Chunmei said: "It's okay, slave will go to my mother's side to have a look."

This month, Yueniang was not strong enough, so she had to ask Xiaoyu to take the key to the Shanzi gate of the garden gate and open the door. Yueniang and eldest concubine accompanied Chunmei to wander inside for half a day.But see: the walls are damaged, and the terraces are crooked.The painted walls on both sides are evergreen, and green grass grows all over the floor.The strange rocks in front of the mountain have been destroyed, but they are not steep; the cool bed in the pavilion has been leaked, and there is no frame.There are spider silk webs at the entrance of the stone cave, and groups of toads in the fish pond.The fox often sleeps in the Lying Cloud Pavilion, and the ground squirrel travels to and from the Tibetan Spring Pavilion.It is expected that no one will come for many years, but I also know that there will be clouds every day.

Chunmei looked at it for a while, then went to Li Pinger's side first.I saw some folding tables, broken stools, and broken chairs upstairs, and the rooms below were all empty and locked, and the underground grass grew barren.When Fang came to his mother's side, there were still some crude herbs and spices piled upstairs, and in his mother's room below, there were only two kitchen cabinets and no bed.Yin asked Xiaoyu, "Where did my mother's bed go? Why didn't you see me?"

Xiaoyu said: "My third mother got married, and I lost my third mother."

Yueniang walked up to her and said: "Because your father was in Japan, I lost the eight-step bed that I brought him to my eldest sister in Chen's house, and when I got up behind him, I lost your mother's bed to him and got married. "

Chunmei said: "I heard that the eldest sister died, saying that your old man brought the bed home."

Yueniang said: "There is no money to make that bed, I only sold it for eight taels of silver, and sent it to the Zaoli in the county, and made it."

Chunmei nodded when she heard the words.The star's eyes couldn't help being sour, and he didn't say a word, but said in his heart: "Thinking about my mother, we asked Dad to buy this bed. I really hope that I will return this bed." Go, and be his old man for a while, I don’t want to go with someone again.”

Can't help feeling miserable.Then he asked Yueniang: "Why is my Liuniang's Luodian bed missing?"

Yueniang said: "It's hard to say. Since your father passed away, only those who went out, did not come in. As the saying goes, the family has no work, and is not afraid of fighting for money. It is also because the family has no money, so it was carried out and sold to someone."

Chunmei asked, "How much silver did you sell?"

Yue Niang said: "Stop selling for 35 taels of silver."

Chunmei said: "It's a pity, that bed, I heard Dad say it was worth more than 60 taels of silver, and I only sold these. If I knew you would send it away, I would have asked you for 40 taels of silver."

Yueniang said: "Good sister, who would have known earlier?"

He sighed for a long time.

I saw my family member Zhou Ren coming to pick me up, and said, "Master, please come home earlier. My brother is looking for grandma to cry."

Chunmei pulled back and came back.Yueniang asked Xiaoyu to lock the garden door, and they went to the back room together.The peacocks were screened early, the curtains were controlled by the sharks, and the banquet was held.Two prostitutes, silver zither and pipa, played and sang beside them.Wu Yueniang handed the wine to the banquet, and An Chunmei took the seat, but Chunmei refused, so she had to ask her daughter-in-law to sit with him.The Yueniang presided over the table, and served wine, soup, rice and snacks before the banquet, and cut the table.Chunmei called her family member Zhou Ren, and rewarded the cook with three coins.It's hard to say that there are piles of Yipin, and wine is full of Jinbo.At the moment, pass the cup and change the cup, and eat until the evening is about to fall. I saw another companion in the house who came to pick me up with a lantern.Yueniang was willing to let it go, and taught two prostitutes to kneel in front of them, play and sing to persuade them to drink.Pay: "You should be filial to your grandma Zhou with the good song."

On the one hand, he asked Xiaoyu to pour the big bell, put it in front of him, and said, "sister, you share a favorite song, and ask him to sing it with you."

Chunmei said: "Grandma, this slave can't eat anymore, I'm afraid the child will find me at home."

Yue Niang said: "Brother Xun, there are boobs watching on the left and right, and it's still early, I know you are so small!"

Chun Meiyin asked the two prostitutes: "What's your name? Whose family does it belong to?"

The two knelt down and said, "The younger one is Han Jinchuan'er's sister Han Yuchuan'er, and the other is Zheng Aixiang's niece Zheng Jiaoer."

Chunmei said: "Can you sing "Lazy Thrush" every time?"

Yu Chuan'er said: "Grandma will pay for it, and the younger two will do it."

Yue Niang said: "Since you two can sing, pour wine for your grandma Zhou to eat, and you sing slowly every time."

Xiaoyu poured wine quickly, and two prostitutes, one playing the zither and the other pipa, sang: "When will my friend rest for you?"Until spring comes and then comes autumn.Who knows my heart.God, I was so lonely and thin that I cried while listening to music and music.In the past, I went to tell the reason, who would have thought that you would throw me away mercilessly!

After the Chunmei had been eaten, Yueniang ordered Zheng Jiaoer to hand over a glass of wine and Chunmei.Chunmei said, "Your old man will also accompany me for a drink."

The two families poured it together, and the two prostitutes sang again: "My friend will make you more romantic, and you will not rest before the eaves. There is no reason for your life and vitality."God, the love that provokes the teasing, the desolation of helping the two tears flow.Ever since he left, I have never ceased to think, who would have thought that you, Gu En, would throw me away.

Chunmei said, "Grandma, you should also teach my sister-in-law how to drink."

Yueniang said: "The elder concubine can't eat it, teach him to accompany you with the little bell."

On the one hand, Xiaoyu was asked to pour the big concubine a small bell of wine.The two prostitutes sang again: The enemy caused you to worry about you, sit and think about it day and night, and your skin is thin and gentle.God, I can't hook you up if I want to see you. I'm so bored that I burst into tears.I used to work together with you, who would have thought that you would throw me away this time.

Seeing Xiaoyu in front of her, Chunmei also poured out a big bell and taught Xiaoyu to eat.Yueniang said: "Sister, he can't eat it."

Chunmei said: "Grandma, he also ate for two or three minutes, so why didn't we eat with him at home?"

So he poured it on, and Jiao Xiaoyu also ate a cup.The prostitute sang: Enemies make you worry about you, you lie on the bed when you are sick, and you frown with sorrow.My God, I forgot and still did, tears streaming down my cheeks.I used to be with you without rest, who would have thought that you would leave me for so many years.

The judge heard that, at that time, why did Chunmei teach the prostitutes to sing this word?I have always cared about Chen Jingji in my heart, and I can't meet him outside.Love is a seedling in the heart, so I feel it, and it comes from chanting.Seeing that the two of them sang sweetly and well-behaved, and grandma was flattering and grandma was short, I was happy.Ask his family member Zhou Ren to come forward and take out two bags of rewards, two coins per person.The two prostitutes put down their instruments and kowtowed in thanks.After a while, Chunmei got up, but Yueniang couldn't keep the money.The companion should light the lantern, bid farewell to go out, and sit in the sedan chair.The family and daughter-in-law all sit in the sedan chair.Lighting four lanterns back and forth, the military prison shouted and left.It's exactly: the stubborn iron has brilliance when it comes, but the gold has no color when it is far away.There are poems to prove it: point crimson lips and make jade tender, and phoenix flies down to taste Luanxiao.Tang Gao leisurely rolled up the Hunan curtain, and the swallows came to continue the old nest.

Let's say that since Chunmei came to Wu Yue's mother's house to attend the banquet, she didn't know where she was wandering because of her thoughts about Chen Jingji.When he returned to the mansion, he was just bedridden all day long, and he was not very angry.The guard understood what he meant, and said: "I'm afraid I miss your brother, and I can't find a place."

On the one hand, he called Zhang Sheng and Li An, and said: "I have always entrusted you to find your grandma and brother, why don't you look for them carefully?"

The two said: "The little one has been looking for it all the time, but he can't find his whereabouts all over the place. I have already told grandma."

The guard said: "You two are limited to five days. If you can't find it, let's find out."

Zhang Sheng and Li An brought down Junyu, both with sad faces.Walk around the streets and alleys, pay attention everywhere, and ask questions.

The words are divided into two ends.Shanbiao Chen Jingji came out from the garrison mansion and wanted to join the banquet temple.I also heard people say that Taoist Master Ren died, so I was afraid that I would not dare to enter the temple, and I was ashamed to see the old master of Xing'an, who was flying around with oil during the day, and hid in a cold shop at night.One day, it was also due to something, Jingji was standing on the street, and saw Yang Dalang with iron nails, wearing a Silla hat and white silk jacket, riding a donkey, picking up silver saddle bridles, and a young servant Follow, coming from the middle of the street.Jingji recognized Yang Guangyan, so he moved forward, held the bit, and said, "Brother Yang, I haven't seen you. Since Qingjiangpu stole half of my cargo, I kindly asked you at your house, but I will eat you." Brother Yang Erfeng beat his head with a tile wedge, and rushed to my house. Today I am penniless, you will be able to waver and take advantage of it."

When Yang Dalang saw that Chen Jingji had asked for his own food, he pretended to smile and said, "It's unlucky today. I ran into a plague-dead ghost when I went out. I'll measure you, a starving bastard, where can I ask for half the goods? I kidnapped you, and you won't let go? You must eat me with a horsewhip."

Jing Ji said: "I am poor now, you have money, you can spend some money with me. Otherwise, let's go somewhere and talk about it."

Seeing that he would not let him go, Yang Dalang jumped off the donkey and whipped him several times.He ordered the servant: "Go and kill this young Hanako with me!"

The boy pushed Jingji hard, Yang Dalang kicked forward a few more times, Jingji screamed strangely.In a moment, many people surrounded him.A person flashed by, wearing a tall green hat, wearing a handkerchief, an upside-down purple jacket, white cloth trousers, slim legs, tucked-up sandals, raw A-Double eyes, broom eyebrows, a cheeky mouth, and three beards. He has a beard, his face is covered with purple flesh, and his wrists are stretched with tendons.He stared blankly, raised his fist, and said to Yang Dalang: "You brother is so unreasonable. He is so poor at a young age. Why do you only care about beating him? Since ancient times, he has never hit a smiling face with angry fists, and he has never hurt criminals." You. If you have money, see how you get along with him on weekdays. If you don’t have money, how can you just beat him? Since ancient times, there are injustices, and there are people who turn to the lamp or the fire.”

Yang Dalang said: "You don't know, he relied on me to abduct half of his cargo, to measure how poor he is, then there is half of the cargo?"

The man said: "Presumably he was also a child of a well-established family at that time, so he was born so poor? Is your excellency so rich? According to me, brother, you have some money to spend with him."

When Yang Dalang saw what the man said, there was four or five yuan and one silver tied on the sweat towel in his sleeve, and he took it off and handed it to Jingji. He raised his hand with the man, got on the donkey and swam away.

Jing Ji got up from the ground, and when he looked up at the man, it was none other than Hou Lin'er, the earthwork leader who slept with him in the cold bunk in the old days.Recently, he led [-] famous people to work with Elder Xiaoyue in Shuiyue Temple in the south of the city, and built the Jialan Hall.Yin took Jingji with one hand and said, "Brother, if I hadn't teased him with a few words just now, would he have given you the five qian silver? The thief knew Fan. If he didn't know Fan Shi, how could he?" It's delicious and I have a good fist. You follow me, let's go to the hotel for a drink."

Go to a small meat-eating restaurant, sit down on the desk, and ask to measure the wine: "Bring four rice and two big jugs of wine."

After a while, the wine was served with small dishes and rice, four plates and four dishes, and two large sitting pots of fashionable olive wine.Instead of a small cup, I took a big magnetic cup, because I asked Jingji: "Brother, do you eat noodles?"

Measure the wine and say, "The noodles are Wen Tao, and the rice is white rice."

Jingji said, "I eat noodles."

After a while, put two or three bowls of warm noodles on it.Hou Lin'er only ate one bowl, while Jingji ate two.Then drink.Hou Lin'er said to Jingji: "Brother, you will sleep with me in the workshop overnight, and tomorrow I will take you to the elder Xiaoyue of Shuiyue Temple in the south of your city to build the Garan Hall and the monk's room in two corridors. Your brother will lead fifty Work. When you go there, you don’t need to do heavy work. You only need to carry a few baskets of soil. It’s also counted as your work and ask for four cents of silver. I rent a building outside, and the two of us rest there in the evening. Cook some food to send our people to eat. You lock the door and hand over all your belongings to you, okay? It’s better than ringing the bell for Huazi in the cold shop, it’s more official.”

Jingji said: "If the elder brother cares about the younger brother like this, you know it's good. I don't know if this project will last for a long time?"

Hou Lin'er said: "It's only been done for a month. This project will last in October, and I don't know how to finish it."

Between the two talking, you have one minute, and I have one cup, and the two big pots of wine have been eaten.Measure the wine and settle the account, it should be one cent and three and a half cents.Jingji was about to take out silver to weigh, but Hou Liner pushed aside and said, "Silly brother, can I teach you how to pay? Brother, here is the silver."

While pulling out the bag, weighed one and a half cents with the shopkeeper.I also found a penny and a half of money sleeves, put Jingji on his shoulders, and went to the workshop together, and the two of them lay down together.Both of them were drunk.This time, Hou Lin'er worked on Jingji's backyard flowers at night and night, and he worked all night.Pro-brother, pro-Dada, pro-man, pro-grandpa, everything that comes out of your mouth will come out.

At dawn, go to Shuiyue Temple in the south of the city together.Sure enough, Hou Lin'er rented the second half of the mansion outside the temple, where firewood was burned, and he had already bought many bowls for homework.I went to work in the morning and called my name.When everyone saw Jing Ji, who was not more than twenty-four or five years old, with a fair face and handsome features, they knew it was Brother Hou Lin'er, and they all teased him.First ask: "That young man, what's your name?"

Chen Jingji said: "My name is Chen Jingji."

The man said: "Chen Jingji, you can't help but squeeze."

Another person said: "You are so young, how do you make a living? You are such a big boss?"

Hou Lin'er drank away the crowd and scolded: "Weird Huazi, why do you only care about ridiculing him?"

On the one hand, they scattered shovels and baskets to carry, and sent people to carry the soil, to carry the soil, to mix the mud, and to do odd jobs.

It turned out that Elder Xiaoyue taught a Ye Toutuo to make a fire head and cook rice to eat with the craftsmen.This Ye Toutuo was about 50 years old, blind in one eye, wearing a straight soap gown, bare feet, and a rotten velvet belt around his waist.Everyone called him Ye Dao.After working one day, everyone finished their meal, some were sitting idle, some were lying down, and some were squatting.I saw Jingji walking forward and asking Ye Toutuo for tea.Ye Toutuo only looked up and down at him.A person inside said: "Ye Dao, this young man is new here, take a look at him."

Another person said: "You look at others, but you look at a brother."

One said: "Inverted, you are a second-tailed son."

Ye Toutuo taught him to come closer, looked at him for a while, and said: "I am afraid of tenderness and tenderness, and my voice is delicate and tender. I will not forgive you. The tenderness of the old is hard work, and the tenderness of the young is not firm. I only suffered from your tender skin. , I have been favored by Yin people in my life. Eight years old and eighteen years old, pretending to be cute in all kinds of people, even if it is fake, it becomes true. Don’t blame me and say, I have been smart and clever all my life, and I often get rich in Yin people. How old are you now?"

Jing Ji said: "I am 24 years old."

Ye Dao said: "How did you come here the year before last? After eating you, the seal hall is too narrow, the son is bereaved and his wife is dead, the hanging wall is dark, the family is dead and the family is broken; Disbanded. I was sued by a lawsuit that year, and my family was bankrupt, have you ever seen it?"

Jingji said, "I've seen them all."

Ye Toutuo said: "Only one thing, you should not cut off the root of the mountain. The ancestor of Mai Yi said two good words: "The root of the mountain is broken and the flowers are empty, and the ancestral property will be ruined." In your hand, it’s all done. You stop short and stop long, the master succeeds and fails, and the money is exhausted and then returned. After a long time, you will make a fortune, just like the scorching sun shining on the frost. From now on, There is still one step ahead, and you should have three wives. Have you ever overcome one wife?"

Jingji said: "It has been overcome."

Ye Toutuo said: "Later, there will be a meeting of three wives, but I'm afraid it's not perfect. At thirty, the villain has some shortcomings, and few of the flowers and willows have to walk."

One person said: "Ye Dao, you are out of date, and he is still married to someone else, how can there be three wives?"

Everyone was laughing together, only to hear Elder Xiaoyue beat the bang, everyone took their shovels and baskets and went to work.In this case, Jingji also made about one month in Shuiyue Temple.

One day, in the middle of March, Jing Ji and the others were carrying out the soil. Under the mountain gate wall, leaning against the base of the wall, Xiang Riyang squatted to catch lice.I saw a man with a swastika turban on his head, a green narrow shirt, a purple belly wrap, a belt around his waist, and flat boots on his feet, riding a yellow horse with a basket of flowers in his hand.Seeing Jing Ji, he jumped off the horse suddenly, sang a deep promise forward, and called: "Uncle Chen, I didn't find the villain anywhere, so your old man is here."

Jingji was taken aback.Hastily returned the courtesy and asked, "Brother, where are you from?"

The man said: "The villain is guarding Zhang Sheng in Lord Zhou's mansion. Ever since my uncle's official affairs came out, grandma has not been good until now. The master sent the villain to find uncle. I don't know where he is. It was not my grandma who sent the villain this morning. Go to the Waizhuang, pick up these miscellaneous peony flowers, and drive here, how can I see your old man here? First of all, it was your old man who met, and the two villains are destined. Don't hesitate, just ride the horse, I will tell you old man Go to the mansion."

All the workers watched and looked at each other, not daring to make a sound.This Chen Jingji handed the key to Hou Lin'er, got on his horse, Zhang Sheng followed closely, and went to the garrison mansion.It's just: my beloved is young and proud, where is the moonlight tonight?There are poems as proof: white jade is hidden in stubborn stones, and gold is buried in mud.At present, the promotion of nobles is like climbing the ninth ladder.

(End of this chapter)