farmer's little girl

Chapter 1 Wedges
As soon as October entered, the capital had the first heavy snowfall of this winter. It snowed as heavy as a goose feather for a whole night, and in the early morning of the next day, the roofs of the streets between the entrances were covered with a thick layer of white.

In Xijing Hutong, the servants of each household have already opened their gates and are clearing the snow on the road in front of the gate.At this moment, there was a loud noise from the door of a family not far away, breaking the tranquility of the morning.

That place is Master Du's house, Du Hanlin.

This Du Hanlin is quite 'famous' in Xijing Hutong, the reason for this is not because of other things, but because this Du Hanlin has a very pungent old lady.Most of the houses in Xijing Hutong are shallow, and the people who live here are poor officials.That is to say, it has something to do with 'officials'. Everyone usually pays more attention to their own style and quality, but this Du Hanlin's old lady is a different kind.

how to say?

This person is typically a vulgar country woman.

People in the alley can always hear her scolding her daughter-in-law. The little daughter-in-law is poor. She is usually detained at home and not allowed to go out, and she is always scolded by her mother-in-law from time to time.

It is said that this Lu family is also a village woman, who was hired by Du Hanlin's family before he made a fortune.It is also said that Mrs. Lu seems to have an eye disease and is very weak. She has been married to Du's family for six or seven years, and she has nowhere to go.

There are always some broken things in every household. In the past, everyone would not pay so much attention to the Du family.Recently, due to an incident, people in the alley paid a lot of attention to the Du family.

It is said that Du Hanlin is about to prosper.

The reason for the prosperity is nothing else, but that Du Hanlin has climbed a high branch.

Du Hanlin was favored by his teacher, Liu Shilang, the chief examiner of Bingchenke, and wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law.

It stands to reason that this kind of news would not be known to outsiders, but it just so happens that the masters of two families in Xijing Hutong and Du Hanlin are colleagues, and they both work together in the Imperial Academy.

This incident was not a secret in the Hanlin Academy. As Du Hanlin's colleague and neighbor, the two Hanlin adults had heard about it for a long time.Although the two uphold the etiquette of a gentleman, they are not willing to judge people's opinions, but they have no choice but to have a wife at home.And those who live in this Xijing Hutong are all poor officials. Even if there are a few servants in the family, they are not as polite and well-behaved as the servants of the real rich and noble families. A series of households talk about the rights and wrongs of the main family.After going back and forth like this, the news about "Du Hanlin climbing high branches" spread in this Xijing Hutong all over the place.

If people who don't know the inside story hear this news, they will inevitably praise, this is a good thing.

Young talents, gifted scholars and beauties, perfect combination, very good, very beautiful!

This is indeed a good thing. Although all the Jinshi who can be selected are among the dragons and phoenixes, the so-called poor Hanlin Poor Hanlin is not a lie.What is said in the play is that once you pass the imperial examination, you will be rich, rich, high-ranking officials and generous salary. Most of them are self-consoling fantasies of down-and-out scholars.

You must know that even if you win the first prize, the glory is only for a while, and after entering the Imperial Academy, you have to wait for three years before talking about it. As for the fate after three years, it depends on the opportunity.

Therefore, what it means to be the son-in-law of the Minister of Rites can be known by everyone. It is a road to the sky, which can at least save Du Hanlin 20 years of struggle.

Especially this Du Hanlin was originally from a poor background.

After hearing this news, there are many envious people in Xijing Hutong, but at the same time they are envious, but they are more of a mentality of watching the show.

Without him, it's because Du Hanlin still has a wife in his family.

Nowadays most of the officials pay attention to style evaluation, the so-called wives of bad things will not go to court, although there is no law that stipulates that wives of bad things cannot go to court, but most people are extremely taboo about this kind of thing.

This is why everyone has a mentality of watching a good show.One must know that Du Hanlin has always acted like a modest gentleman, would he disregard the way of a gentleman to do this kind of thing of abandoning his wretched wife?
There are many people waiting to watch the show.

That's why when Du Hanlin's old lady, who was known for being fierce, forcibly kicked her daughter-in-law Lu out of the house and threw down a paper of divorce, the servants who were cleaning the snow in front of the door all forgot. After finishing the errand in hand, they rushed over one after another.What's more, some people rushed in to their own house in a hurry, probably in the mentality of notifying the master to get rewards.

But after a while, there were many more people watching the fun around Du's house, and everyone surrounded the front gate of Du's house with three layers inside and outside to make it impossible to get through.

"It's my son's kindness to let you, a hen that doesn't lay eggs, occupy the position of my son's main wife. Now you have been married to my Du family for six or seven years, and you have not yet given birth to a son and a half. No matter how pitiful you are as a mother-in-law, she won't be able to tolerate you... Take this divorce letter, don't say that my Du family is unkind, I will find a car to take you back to your hometown..."

In front of the gate of Du's house, an old woman about 50 years old, wearing a royal blue embroidered Fulu pattern jacket, pointed at the thin woman who collapsed on the ground in front of her bossingly and said.She has black hair pulled back into a smooth bun, and she has a long face with willow leaf eyebrows, high cheekbones, thin lips, and she looks very mean before she speaks, not to mention that she is full of disgust at this time , the color of disgust in the eyes is obvious.

The woman who collapsed in front of her was extremely thin, wearing only a thin jacket in winter, against the cold weather, the biting cold wind was really unbearable to see.

Taking a closer look at her appearance, at first glance, it is hard to believe that this is Du Hanlin's wife.That Du Hanlin is only 24 or [-] years old, handsome and vigorous, but this woman is in her thirties from the face, even if she is forty years old, no one will believe it.

Especially at this time, her face was pale, her whole body was bony, and the corners of her eyes and forehead were covered with fine and dense dry lines, which made her look extremely old.

This is Du Hanlin's wife?
Almost no one in the alley has seen this Mr. Lu, just heard his name.At this time, seeing her describe her misery, there were those who felt sympathy, and most of them were surprised, a thought subconsciously flashed in everyone's mind——

I can't blame the Du family for disregarding their reputation and let this Lu family go down, it's really unworthy.

As for what is unworthy, there is no need to say clearly.

Lu Jiaoyue didn't need to look in the mirror to know how embarrassed she was right now, but who could she blame?At this moment, she was at a loss.

She knew that Du Lian had climbed a high branch, and her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law kept it from her, and the servants at home didn't dare to whisper a word in her ear.But she has ears. Although her eyes have been damaged by years of embroidery, her hearing is excellent.

This is also due to the two servants of the Du family, who were hired by the Du family.The servants hired naturally don’t have the servant rules that they bought. They usually sneak out after finishing their work and talk to the parents and the west. They usually don’t know how to cover up their words. Lu Jiaoyue had 'heard' about this matter for a long time.

It's just that she still has the last hope in her heart.

After all, the friendship between her and Du Lian is different from others, they have suffered together.

For so many years, she has worked hard to manage the family and devoted herself to supporting his education.It is more difficult to provide for a scholar than imagined, not to mention the Shu Xiu who is getting taller every year, just the pen, ink, paper and inkstone is a heavy burden.Especially since Du Lian became a scholar, socializing with classmates and traveling around are indispensable in daily life, which requires money to support.

But where does the money come from?
Du Lian was born in poverty, had no father, only a widow mother, and the Du family had no permanent property.Since she married into the Du family, she relied on her dowry and her natal family's support to support her family in the early years.After that, she was really ashamed to drag her natal family down, and it happened that she had a good embroidery skill, so she relied on embroidery to sell money for the family all day long.

So Du Lian was able to walk out of a small village, become a Jinshi of the new science, and be incorporated into the Imperial Academy, all because of the fact that she almost did not lose her eyesight for so many years, regardless of day and night.

All the suffering and tiredness cannot be described in words.Lu Jiaoyue was happier than everyone else that Du Lian was able to go to high school.She thought that she had finally got her head off, she could rest, and take care of her increasingly blurred eyes, but she didn't know that there was still something waiting for her.

hate it?

I hate it.

No one knows how much she has paid for Du Lian, and how much she has lost!
But now that Du Lian is rich, he actually wants to divorce her?And in the name of no future!

You must know that she has never been incapable of giving birth. She was pregnant before, but she had a miscarriage due to being too tired. Since then, no news has come out.Du Lian knew all of this. He once said to himself that he would work hard to pass the exam, to be worthy of her efforts, and to let her live a good life...

Could it be that what he once said was all false?
The chaotic thoughts disturbed Lu Jiaoyue's breathing, causing her to choke and cough incessantly, who had already suffered from exhausted body.She covered her lips and coughed vigorously, finally stopped the pain in her throat, and then stood up staggeringly and looked directly at Du Mu who was full of disgust.

"Is this letter of divorce from your mother, or from your husband?"

Du Lian is filial, never willing to disobey her mother-in-law's will, and her mother-in-law has always treated her harshly, so Lu Jiaoyue comforted herself thinking, maybe this is not her husband's intention, but her mother-in-law's.

When Du's mother heard this, her thin lips curled up, and she wanted to say something, but she hesitated, and then she said sharply: "You don't care who it is, no one wants a daughter-in-law who can't lay eggs. , I am the only heir of the Du family for three generations, my son will never die with you."

Lu Jiaoyue endured the humiliation and said: "...if it is for the incense of the Du family... I don't mind if my husband takes a concubine..." Saying this, it means that Lu Jiaoyue has lowered herself into the dust.

In fact, she had thought about this issue a long time ago, as early as the past few years, she had considered this matter before she was pregnant.She also mentioned it to Du Lian insincerely, but Du Lian comforted her that he would not be sorry to her, nor would he take a concubine. Although her mother-in-law treated her harshly, she never mentioned it.

Now it seems that it's not that they don't mention it, it's just that the timing is wrong. After all, before Du Lian was awarded a Jinshi, the whole family's livelihood depended on her.But now there's no need to point at her, it's natural to bring up the old things again.

Lu Jiaoyue heard her mother-in-law swearing at her, but she didn't answer what she said about taking concubines, her heart gradually fell to the bottom, and at the same time, a seemingly sarcastic smile appeared on her face.She wiped away the tears that fell down her face at some point, looked at Mother Du again, and didn't mention anything else, but persisted in asking whether it was the other party's intention or Du Lian's that the matter of sleeping her was.

But Du's mother seemed not to listen to her words, she just scolded her for delaying the incense of the Du family, occupying the latrine and not shitting, but she didn't answer her words.

At this moment, what else does Lu Jiaoyue not understand?

Presumably this is what Du Lian meant...

In fact, it's not that I don't understand, many times it seems that Du's mother is involved in many things, but if there is no shadow of Du Lian behind her, Lu Jiaoyue will never believe it.

It's just that she has worked so hard for so many years and paid so much. She always ignores the facts that are obvious to the naked eye, allowing herself to be a fool and deceiving herself. Many things have nothing to do with Du Lian. It is all because of her mother-in-law. Harsh...

It seems that comforting herself in this way can make her persevere. After all, for Du Lian, she has lost everything, even her natal family has severed ties with her...

She can't afford to lose, and she can't lose, so she can only move forward with a sullen head, thinking that she is blind, but now that she is about to be abandoned, she can no longer deceive herself.

Lu Jiaoyue, you are blind, you deserve to be blind and disfigured, and you deserve to be divorced.Because you are blind, mistook a werewolf for your lover, dragged down your mother's family, killed your eldest brother, and even cheated yourself...

A mouthful of blood spurted out from Lu Jiaoyue's mouth and splashed on Mother Du's shoe, causing her to stagger back in fright, and then covered her nose with disgust and only waved her hands.

"Hurry up and leave. I'll find a car to take you back to your hometown. You have a natal family, so it's not like you're unemployed... Our Du family has done their best to you..."

Lu Jiaoyue could no longer hear what Mother Du was saying, she just smiled miserably, her usually gentle and docile face was full of anger at this moment, and the words that had been buried in her heart for a long time finally spewed out at this moment.

"Extreme benevolence and righteousness? How can you be so benevolent and righteous? Your Du family has no real estate. You were originally a mud leg in the countryside. The family wanted land but no land, and money but no money. It was said that it was for a scholar, but it was just a swollen face to make a fat man... It was me, Lu Jiaoyue, who was blind and married into your Du family. From the beginning of marriage, the whole family of your Du family pointed at me to live with my natal family... It is because of my hard work that Du Lian can have today He suffered so much and lost his eyes in exchange for it. Now that Du Lian has become a prominent figure, he wants to divorce me? I, sue, you, you, no way!"

Lu Jiaoyue said the last sentence almost word for word.

"Don't forget that when I was pregnant, how did I lose the child in my stomach. Mother, are you really guilty of saying this?"

The amount of information contained in these words was too great, and the people who watched the excitement all pricked up their ears, and Du's mother couldn't help showing a guilty look on her face when she heard these words.

Before she could refute, Lu Jiaoyue said again: "Your Du family said that I have violated the rule of seven departures, but don't forget that there are three other than seven departures."

Although this Lu Jiaoyue was born in the countryside, she was not illiterate, and Du Lian was a scholar, so she naturally knew a lot by ear.

She said word by word: "Whatever you get, you don't get anything back. I died three years ago. I was poor and then rich. Because my daughter married into your Du family, my mother's family subsidized me every year, causing troubles in the family. Mu. In order to deliver food to me in Xuetian that year, my eldest brother fell into the cliff and died. My parents suffered blows and died one after another. Of the three, I took two. How can your Du family have the right to divorce me!? If If you want to rest, you can! Let's go to Shuntian Mansion Yin to comment!"

In fact, at this time, Lu Jiaoyue had already been extremely disappointed with Du Lian and even the Du family. It was just that she had given up everything and yet ended up being divorced. How could she be willing in her heart? That's why she said this in a pretext The idea that if I am not happy, it will also make the Du family unhappy.

And Du's mother was originally a country woman, and she had never had any knowledge. She only knew that her son said that she wanted to divorce. If you make a big fuss, it may hinder your future.

At this moment, seeing Lu Shi tearing away the only layer of "fig leaf" in public, and seeing her swearing that she would not be able to divorce her, Mother Du panicked at the moment.She was panicked that Mrs. Lu had humiliated her family and hindered her son's future, and she was also annoyed why Mrs. Lu suddenly lost her previous docileness and was so difficult to deal with.Angry in his heart, he stretched out his hand to push her.

And Lu Jiaoyue probably hadn't recovered from a long illness, or maybe her body was too weak, so when she pushed her like that, she turned her body and fell to the side wall.

Mother Du was cursing and was about to step forward and drag her to forcefully drive her away.

Suddenly, a piercing scream sounded from the side.

"I saw blood, a dead person—"

I saw that Lushi slid along the wall silently to the ground, there was a big bloodstain on his forehead, his face was like gold paper, he was completely breathless, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Mother Du's face was pale, and she sat down on the ground.

(End of this chapter)