Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 320
Brewing ginger tea was the first thing, and then several wives began to arrange for the families of the fallen soldiers, bury unclaimed corpses, set up charity halls to take in the elderly and children, etc., and so on.

The sum of all these things is not very big, and they are very trivial and complicated. Many people don't take it seriously even if they know it. Moreover, Anpingwei is different from Hutai. He shouldn't have shown his face, and the rumors spread, which made everyone very angry.

Then someone told Ning Wan, "I really want to find out where the word came from, it's actually against us on purpose!"

Ning Wan just laughed it off, and advised everyone, "We are so busy now, how can we have time to investigate these invisible matters? What's more, if we want to investigate, the person who spread the news will be pleased, thinking that we are too much Don’t care about them! Simply pretend that you didn’t hear it, ignore it completely, and let them talk freely!” In fact, she had some guesses about the people who secretly rumored, and she knew that it might be aimed at herself, but she was just too lazy to confront them.

The Qing people are self-clearing, they acted upright and sat upright, and they really helped many people, and their good reputation was also passed on.

On this day, the Charity Hall officially hung a plaque.After the war, there were many old people, children, and disabled people without support in Anpingwei. Some people were even reduced to homelessness and begging along the street. The establishment of a charity hall was to settle them in.

But no one expected that this incident would cause a sensation. Tie Shi brought all the generals in the army to donate a hundred shi of grain; The few poems were highly praised, and then the whole city was spreading the word about how kind and loving the wives were, suppressing all the previous gossip that didn't make it to the stage.

But in fact, on this matter, the wives did not put the most thought and effort into it.They just bought a courtyard in the city, repaired it a little bit, and hired the family members of the fallen soldiers to take care of it. Such things are very familiar to the wives who are in charge of the house.Even the Charity Hall didn’t cost much. The yard they bought was in a remote location, and the reason why they hired the families of the fallen soldiers was to help two people with one piece of money. Even the plaque was begged by a lady to save money. Written by an old friend at home.

But their reputation suddenly became like a thunderbolt in Anpingwei. Everyone talked about Mrs. Lu Tieshi, Mrs. Lu Commander's wife, Mrs. Xu, etc., and everyone praised them. Their natal family and husband's family.Everyone has always been very humble in front of everyone, but when they returned to the Lu family's house, they couldn't help laughing, "It's usually the men who earn credit for their families and keep their wives and children. earned the honor."

"In the beginning, we agreed to get together at [-]:[-] every morning. As long as there was a small matter at home, my mother-in-law didn't want me to go out. She changed her way every day and sent someone to ask for leave for me. Now she can't do it anymore. As soon as his son comes to the office, he will order I'm going out now before it's too late!"

"I'm almost the same, just because I'm the stepmother, the children in the front room don't think much of me, and they can't even be courteous when they meet. My family never talks about them. I don't think he got up when I went back yesterday. Pick me up and ask the children to salute."

"So, face is not given by others, you have to earn it yourself."

"In addition to gaining fame and face, I'm really happy to see those people live better with our help!"

Then a few more wives from thousands of households joined in. With more people and more money, there are more things that can be done.

Then Mrs. Zhou came, and said with a smile: "Some time ago, we agreed to do things together, but there are old and young in my family. This sickness and that disaster, I couldn't escape for a while. Now the house is quiet, we Come here quickly, and I can help you with anything."

Ning Wan only pretended not to see everyone winking at her, and said sincerely: "I heard that Mrs. Zhou Judgment is well-educated and reasonable. We need a talented woman like you to help us here!"

Mrs. Zhou said: "Our hometown is much more prosperous than Liaodong. There are charity bureaus in every state capital. When I was young, I followed my natal mother and sister-in-law to the charity bureaus to donate food and clothes. I know about the charity bureaus. Why don't you let me take charge of Anpingwei's Charity Bureau now."

Ning Wan immediately agreed, "Since Madam has such knowledge and volunteered to recommend herself, that would be the best. We were short of manpower, and Madam took this job, so we can take it easy."

"There are still a few wives in our state capital, and now they want to do some good deeds for the people of Anpingwei, I don't know..."

Ning Wan hurriedly smiled and said: "Naturally, the more people you can do good deeds, the better. As long as we want to come, we can't wait to meet you. There is no reason to refuse? It's just that when we come to our place, only those who donate money have never received money. Yes, so it’s not easy to pull people around.”

"If you serve as an official, you will benefit one side," Mrs. Zhou said, waving her hand, "If it's for money, I won't come here anymore. As for donating money, it depends on the situation of each family. Just the day before yesterday, the farm that I married as a dowry sent 500 taels For the money, I thought that I would not add new clothes to my family during the Chinese New Year this year, so I would donate all the money to the Charity Bureau.”

In this way, there are a few more wives.

Mrs. Lu said to Mrs. Lu behind her back: "You just don't listen to me. How many troubles are there every day now? That lady of the state judge has always been the most sharp, always trying to overwhelm us. Yesterday Mrs. Xu almost quarreled with her."

What does Ning Wan not know, every time something goes wrong, she is not the one to mediate it?It's no different from being the wife of a military officer before. Even if there is a little friction, everyone will watch the friendship between the men and take a step back.The wives of military officers and wives of civilian officials were not at odds before, and now it is easy to argue when something happens, but she smiled and said: "There are indeed more chaos, but do you think you have done more business?"

Of course it is!

Those who can be added are all famous wives. After all, if you want to do good things, you must have money and leisure. Ordinary people can't do it even if they want to.Mrs. Zhou wants to be top-notch, and naturally she also needs face very much. She only donated ten taels of silver perfunctorily before because she was not optimistic that they would succeed. When she came back, she took the initiative to take out 500 taels. Even with empty hands, there are hundreds of taels in total.Moreover, after they took over the Charity Bureau, they also managed it well. The food was better than before, and new clothes were added. The most important thing is that they asked the adults of the state capital to set aside more than 100 mu of land for the Charity Bureau outside the Acropolis of Anping as an offering, which is something that military officers and wives cannot do.

Mrs. Lu also had to admit it, so she said, "I think she just wants to steal your limelight."

Maybe there is this reason, but Ning Wan doesn't care.Of course, it's not that she doesn't want a good reputation. Although she is sincerely doing things for everyone, she is not a saint. Of course, she is happier with a good reputation.It's just that Ning Wan has confidence in herself. As far as her vision is concerned, Mrs. Zhou is far behind. Is it possible that just by taking over the Charity Bureau can everyone think she is good?You must know that the Charity Bureau was built by itself!
Ning Wan smiled and said: "We do things like men join the army. We started as a small soldier, then took charge of a small banner, and then became the general banner and a hundred households. During this period, the number of men under our command continued to increase. The newcomers who join may have some dissatisfaction, and they are definitely not as caring as the old subordinates in the past, so why not let the newcomers join? Then they can only stay in one official position forever!"

Mrs. Lu's eyes changed when she looked at her, "Your heart is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary women like us, and it's no wonder that General Tieshi of your family only sees you in his eyes and heart!"

Now that I have come to this point, Ning Wan also has something to persuade Mrs. Lu, "I wanted to say it two days ago, but I didn't find an opportunity, and now it's just right—I see Lu Baihu is very friendly, but you don't want to Contact, but what’s the matter?” Everyone often goes to the army, every time Lu Baihu sees them, they are very warm, and they are even more attentive to Mrs. Lu, but Mrs. Lu is always polite, just looking at them on the surface. Ning Wan felt that being polite and respectful was actually alienation.

Mrs. Lu did not hide anything from Mrs. Lu, so she smiled wryly: "When the barbarians entered the city this time, there was no male in the family, so I had to force myself to bring out the whole family, young and old, and then I met you again. My father-in-law escorted us into the Commander's Mansion, and no one in the whole family suffered a piece of oily skin, so the grandma, mother-in-law and father-in-law really praised me. While the elders were talking, he also saw Peiyu's scheming back then , I regretted it and wanted to reconcile with me. But, in my heart, I really can't turn the corner!"

They are all women, and Ning Wan especially understands Mrs. Lu's heart.If Tie Shi treats him like that, he can't turn around. It doesn't matter if he gets hurt elsewhere, it can grow back. It's this heart, I'm afraid it won't grow well if he gets hurt.

Mrs. Lu didn't want to say it, but she couldn't stop as soon as she opened her mouth, she shed tears and said: "I don't know why, I was not doing well when he didn't show kindness before, and my life was quite peaceful. Family matters, honoring the elders, raising children, you don’t have to think about anything. But if he comes to show his favor now, I feel uncomfortable and wish I could never see him again.”

Ning Wan felt sore in her heart, and shed tears, "You are actually stronger than me. If I hadn't, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take it any longer."

"Then what can I do? Is it possible that I can go home with Li? Even my mother advised me to live a good life with him."

The reality is like this, Lu Baihu is already very good to Mrs. Lu, he did not disrespect his wife when he doted on Peiyu and Zangzhu, and now he wants to change it back.And what would happen if Mrs. Lu really left the Lu family?The status and reputation are gone, and the two children cannot be taken away.Therefore, people in the world are all persuading marriages. As the saying goes, "it is better to demolish ten temples than destroy one marriage."

Ning Wan took Mrs. Lu Shao's hand and said, "I'm not trying to persuade you, I just want to ask you, how do you want to live in the next few decades? Do you want to reconcile with him or stay apart like now? Even if you want Going back to your mother's house is also a way out, what's the best? After thinking about it, you can make up your mind not to change it."

Mrs. Lu actually understood it in her heart, but she was always unwilling to face it, so she nodded now, "I understand, life still has to go on. The past, even if I don't want to, I will keep it in my heart , just forget it."

This is indeed the most sensible choice. Ning Wan didn't know what would happen if she encountered the same situation, but she told herself again, no, she would never encounter it.

Everything in Anpingwei is going in a good direction, the city wall has been repaired, and the number of people in the city has gradually increased. Even Commander Sun who fled with his family has returned with his family.

At night, the father-in-law sighed to Tie Shi and said, "Old Commander Sun is a very brave man, and he has a special way of fighting. or gone."

Tie Shi replied: "Now there is no military order from the imperial court and the General Military Mansion."

The father-in-law sighed again, "Escaping before the battle, losing your post is already the lightest thing."

Turning around, Ning Wan called the three aunts out and asked, "Who told Gonggongsun about the matter? Didn't you tell Gonggongsun to take care of him in peace?"

Aunt Fei hurriedly said: "How can we know anything in the inner house all day? It's not the third young master. The master never takes care of him when he's sick. He doesn't see anyone for many days. When he comes back, he talks nonsense and makes the master angry!"

The second aunt also hurriedly distinguished, "He is still a child, so I will tell him right away."

Ning Wan said: "This time it's over, if it happens again, I won't let it go lightly!" After returning to the front, Tie Shi was training Tie Yuan, "If you don't know how to measure, I will use military law! "

Lu Tieyuan was the one who couldn't help being frightened. Seeing that the second brother was really angry, his face turned pale, "I just casually said something about Commander Sun. After he came back, he was in a shambles. He didn't invite us to drink flower wine anymore. I didn't expect Dad to inquire about something." It's about the military regulations. I won't say anything to him in the future, if I talk nonsense again, I will be struck by lightning!"

Tie Shi waved his hand helplessly, "Forget it, I'll give you 100 taels of silver. During the [-] days when Dad is recovering from his injuries, you have to be honest and say hello sooner or later, and don't make trouble anymore."

"Really?" Lu Tieyuan blushed again with joy, "Second Brother, don't worry, with this 100 taels of silver, I will definitely be a filial son!"

Tie Shi's method has always been so simple and practical, and Ning Wan will inevitably have to follow suit, "Go to Yue's house, confess your mistake and make amends, and bring your daughter-in-law and child back. I will also give your daughter-in-law 100 taels of silver." She didn't say anything, but the second aunt often said in front of her that Dong's living in her mother's house was really bad, and it was inevitable that she would whisper in front of her father-in-law, which annoyed her father-in-law.Now that Dong Shi is brought back, the father-in-law must be happy.Regardless of the future, the father-in-law must be at peace during the [-] days of recuperation, so that the arrow wound will heal sooner.

"If the second sister-in-law can give 100 taels of silver, Mrs. Dong will definitely come back," Lu Tieyuan patted his chest and agreed, "I'll go and bring her back." Saying that, he was about to leave.

Ning Wan hurriedly called him back, "If you tell your siblings like this, she will definitely be annoyed and refuse to come back. After you pass, you must earnestly apologize, and then sincerely invite her to come back. You will quietly wait for your husband and wife to come back on the way back." Tell her about silver, and she will be happy."

Seeing Lu Tieyuan leaving excitedly, Tie Shi said: "It's better for you to be careful, it's really not good for Mrs. Dong to live in her mother's house all the time." He took out a letter from his arms, "Brother Luo, come, let's go together Take it apart."

(End of this chapter)