Yu Shimingyan

Chapter 3
Officer, you said that the matchmaker was not greedy for money?Seeing such yellow and white things, how can you not get angry?At that time, Mrs. Xue smiled all over her face, and then said: "The senior officials are so wrong. I have never asked others for money that I don't understand. Today, I have accepted the payment from the senior officials, and the old people have the right to stay; if If you can’t do me any favors, I’ll still offer you.” After that, he put the gold ingots into the silver bag, wrapped them together, and called out, “I’m so bold.” He hid them in the bedroom, and hurriedly came out, saying, “Your Majesty, I don't dare to thank you for being old, so what are you talking about buying and selling, using my old body?" Dalang said: "I am eager to find a life-saving treasure, but there is nowhere, only a family in the big city street has it, special mother-in-law Go borrow it." The old lady laughed and said, "It's a mischief again! I have lived in this alley for more than 20 years, and I have never heard of any life-saving treasure in Dashi Street. Tell me, senior officials, who has the treasure? Dalang said: "Who's house is in the tall building opposite Wang Sanchao's Fengdian shop in my town?" The mother-in-law thought about it for a while and said, "This is the local brother Jiang Xing's house. His man has been out as a guest for more than a year. There is only one." The female family is at home." Da Lang said: "I am about to ask his female family to borrow this life-saving treasure." He pushed the chair close to the old woman and told him his confidant, and so on.After hearing this, the mother-in-law quickly shook her head and said: "This matter is very difficult! Brother Jiang Xing married this lady for less than four years. The husband and wife are like fish in water, and they are inseparable. Now I have no choice but to go out. This little lady can't go downstairs. , very chaste. Because Brother Xing is a bit weird and easily offended, the elders have never stepped up to his rank. Even this little lady has a long face and a short face, and the old body doesn't recognize it. How can I accept this matter? It was just given, It’s old age and poor fortune, so it’s useless.”

When Chen Dalang heard about it, he hurriedly knelt down on his knees, and when his mother-in-law went to pull him, he grabbed his sleeves with both hands and pressed him tightly on the chair, unable to move.He said in his mouth: "My life, Chen Shang, is all on my godmother. You must think of a clever plan to make me enter the horse and save my remaining life. When it is done, I will be rewarded with a hundred taels of platinum; if you refuse , Now is death." The woman was so panicked that she didn't pay any attention to it, and replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Don't kill me, please come up with high officials, I have something to say." Chen Dalang just got up, cupped his hands and said: " What's the best strategy? Let me teach you quickly." Mrs. Xue said: "This matter must be done calmly. As long as it is accomplished, it doesn't matter how long it takes. If there is a time limit and a month, the old man will never be ordered." Chen Dalang said: "If it really works, it doesn't matter if it is a few days later. It's just a plan to get out?" Jiang Po said: "Tomorrow can't be too early or too late. After breakfast, we will meet in Wang Sanchao's Fengdian shop. The high officials can bring more silver, and only talk about doing business with the old man. It makes sense. If the two feet of the old body stepped into the Jiang family's gate, it would be the luck of the high-ranking officials, and the high-ranking officials can go back to the next place in a hurry; don't hang around in front of his gate, be seen through, and miss the important thing. If you get a three-point chance, I will answer you myself." Chen Dalang said: "I respect my life." After singing a fat song, he happily opened the door and left.It is exactly: Xiang Xingliu was never destroyed, and he built an altar to worship the general first.

Nothing that day.On the next day, Chen Dalang put on neat clothes, took three or four hundred taels of silver, put them in a big leather box, asked Xiaolang to carry them on his back, and followed him to Wangjiadian shop on Dashi Street.Seeing that the windows of the gate and building were closed tightly, and expecting that the woman was not there, they clasped hands with Guan Dian, asked for a wooden stool to sit in front of the gate, and looked east.Not long after, I saw Mrs. Xue coming with a silk box in her arms.Chen Dalang stopped him and asked, "What's in the box?" Xue Po said, "Is jewelry available for high officials?" Da Lang said, "I'm just going to buy it." With a loud cry, he opened the box.There are more than a dozen bags of beads in it, and there are several small boxes, all of which contain new kinds of jewelry with clusters of flowers and emerald greens, which are ingenious and charming, dazzling and dazzling.Chen Dalang picked a few very thick and white beads, made a pile with those hairpins, and said, "I want all of these." The woman looked at her eyes and said, "Your official If you want to use it as long as you want, I'm afraid you won't pay such a high price." Chen Dalang already knew it, opened the leather case, spread out these silver taels and white flowers, and shouted loudly: "If you have this silver, can you buy it from you?" I can’t afford the goods.” At this time, seven or eight neighbors, the idle man, have passed by, standing in front of the shop and watching.The mother-in-law said: "I am making fun of you, how dare you underestimate the high officials. This silver must be carefully received, please accept it, as long as the price is fair."

There is a lot of bargaining on one side, and less money on the other side. The difference is far and wide.The one who bargained didn't budge; here Chen Dalang was holding the things, and he didn't let go of them, and he didn't add more, he deliberately walked out of the eaves, turning over and checking each thing, and his words of truth and falsehood, and his overestimation were shining in the sun, causing a lot of trouble. People from the city came to watch, and there were applause.The mother-in-law yelled, "If you buy it, you can buy it, if you don't buy it, you can just buy it, and if you don't buy it, what's more?" Chen Dalang said, "Why don't you buy it?"

The two discussed the price again.It's exactly: just because of the price to compete for money, people like flowers and jade are shocked.

Wang Sanqiaoer heard the yelling at the opposite door, so she moved to the front building and opened the window to peek.I saw the pearls shining, the precious color brilliant, very lovely.Seeing that the woman was arguing with the guests over the price, she assigned the servant girl to call the woman and borrow something from him.Qingyun led the order, walked across the street, pulled Mrs. Xue's clothes, and said, "My mother invites you." The mother-in-law deliberately asked, "Whose family is it?" He snatched pearls and the like, packed them in a hurry, and said, "I don't have much time to hang around with you!" Chen Dalang said, "Let's sell some more."

The woman said: "No, no! I've sold it for a long time at your price." Said one end, put the other end into the box, locked it first, and carried it away.Qingyun said, "I'll take it for you, old man." The woman said, "No need." Without looking back, she went to the opposite door.Chen Dalang was overjoyed in his heart, so he also packed up the money, left the person in charge of the code, and went back to the next place.It's exactly: look at the victory flag and listen to the good news.

Qingyun led Po Xue upstairs and met Sanqiaoer.The old woman looked at the woman and thought to herself: "You are so heavenly and human, no wonder Chen Dalang is delusional; if I were a man, I would be confused." Then she said: "I have heard about the virtuousness of my mother for a long time, but I hate that I have no chance to meet her. " Sanqiaoer asked, "what's your name, old man?" The old woman said, "my surname is Xue, and I only live here in Dongxiang, and I'm also a neighbor with my aunt." Sanqiaoer said, "you just have these things, why not?" Sell?"

The old woman laughed and said, "If you don't sell it, what's the matter with taking out your old body? Just laugh at the guests who are coming down the road. They are empty-handed talents and don't know the goods." After that, she went to open the box, took out a few hairpins, and handed them to her The woman looked at it and shouted: "Ma'am, how much does it cost for such jewelry! They are so ugly, how can I tell the old man how to get a lot of trouble in front of the master's house?" He lifted a few strings of beads. He stood up and said, "They are still dreaming about such a top-notch product."

Sanqiaoer asked him about bargaining and bargaining, and said, "It's really a loss to you." The mother-in-law said, "It's still a family member of everyone, who is well-informed and ten times better than a man's eyesight." Sanqiaoer called The maid watches tea.The mother-in-law said: "Don't disturb the tea.

The old man has something important to do. He wants to go to the West Street. When he meets this customer, he has been pestering him for a long time.This box is chained here, and Quan troubles the aunt to clean it up. The old man will leave for a while, and come as soon as he stops. After saying that, he left. Sanqiaoer asked Qingyun to take him downstairs, and went west.

Sanqiaoer fell in love with these things and waited for her mother-in-law to come and pay for them.Not for five days in a row.In the afternoon of the sixth day, there was a sudden heavy rain, the sound of the rain continued, and there was a knock on the door.Sanqiaoer called the maid to look around, only to see Mrs. Xue, whose clothes were half wet, came in with a broken umbrella, and said, "I don't want to go when the sun is dry, until the rain hits my head." Put the umbrella by the stairs and go upstairs. Lai Wanfu said: "Mother, I broke my promise last night." Sanqiaoer hurriedly replied, "Where have you been these few days?" I stayed there for a few days and came back this morning. It started to rain on the way, and I borrowed an umbrella from an acquaintance, and it was broken, but it was not bad luck!" Sanqiaoer said, "How many children do you have?" Zi said: "only one son, married. There are four daughters, and this is my fourth. I married Zhu Bachao of Huizhou as a side house, and opened a salt shop outside the north gate." Sanqiaoer Said: "Your old man has many daughters, so don't take it seriously. There are so few couples in this town, how can you be willing to be young with foreigners?" His eldest wife is only at home, and his youngest daughter is in the store. She is a servant and servant, and is generally used. Every time the old man goes there, he treats him like a senior, and he will not neglect it. Now that he has a son, it will be even better." Sanqiaoer Said: "It's also your old man's good fortune, so you can marry." After that, it happened that Qingyun came up to ask for tea, and the two ate.The mother-in-law said: "It's raining today. I'm bold. I dare to ask my aunt to have a look at the jewelry. It's good to see some clever things in my belly." Sanqiaoer said: "It's just a normal life, you old man, don't joke." Take a key, open the cage, and move out many hairpins, tins, tassels and the like.Xue Po looked at it, praised her endlessly, and said, "My aunt is so rare, she doesn't care about these things of my old body." Sanqiaoer said, "Well, I'm just going to have a real talk with your old man." Price." The old woman said: "My lady knows the goods, so why bother to waste your time." After checking the things, Sanqiaoer took out Mrs. Xue's silk box, put it on the table, handed the key to the old woman and said: "Your old man opened it, check it out." The woman said, "My aunt is so delicate." Then she opened the box and took out the things one by one.Sanqiaoer's evaluation of money is not far behind.The mother-in-law didn't argue, and said happily, "You're not in vain. I'm happy to earn a little less money." Sanqiaoer said, "It's just one thing. I can't afford it now. I have to offer half of it now. Wait for my officials to come back, and it will be clear that he will only return in a few days." The woman said: "It's okay to be late for a few days. It's just that the price is too much for the prime minister, and Yinshui needs more money. Foot prints." Sanqiaoer said: "It's a trivial matter." Then he put away his beloved jewelry and beads, and called Qingyun to fetch a cup of wine and sit with the old man.

The mother-in-law said: "How can it be disturbing?" Sanqiaoer said: "It's always free, and it's rare for your old man to come here to talk with you. If you don't mind being negligent, you can come here often." The old woman said: "Thank you very much." My aunt loves me wrongly, my old man's house can't be too noisy, it seems like the house is too leisurely." Sanqiaoer said: "What kind of business does your son do?"

The mother-in-law said: "It's just to pick up some jewelry customers. They ask for wine and begs every day. They are impatient. I have to kill the people in each house to walk around. I don't spend much time at home. It's okay. If you only walk around on the six-foot ground, I'm afraid I'm not bored to death." Sanqiaoer said: "My family is close to you, and when I get impatient, I come here to gossip." The mother-in-law said: "I don't dare to disturb you frequently." Sanqiaoer said: "The old man talks there. "I saw two maids walking around in turn, setting out two sets of cups and chopsticks, two bowls of cured chicken, two bowls of cured meat, two bowls of fresh fish, and a plate of fruits and vegetables, a total of [-] bowls.The mother-in-law said: "How to set it up!"

Sanqiaoer said: "If you see it, don't blame the negligence." After that, he poured the wine and handed it to the mother-in-law. The mother-in-law returned the cup and sat opposite each other to drink.It turned out that Sanjiaoer had exhausted her drink, and the woman was a jug and vat. After eating wine, she hit it off. She only hated the late meeting.That day I ate until the evening, and just after the rain stopped, the mother-in-law thanked me and wanted to go back.Sanqiaoer took out the big silver clock again and persuaded her for a few minutes.Had dinner with him again.Said: "You old man sit down for a while longer, I will pay you half of the price." The woman said: "It's getting late, please be at ease, auntie, don't fight for this night, but come to pick it up tomorrow. Even this silk box I don’t want to take my old body away, so as not to make the road slippery and slippery.” Sanqiaoer said, “Tomorrow I will only look at you.” The mother-in-law said goodbye and went downstairs, took the broken umbrella, and went out.It's exactly: there are only godly women's mouths in the world, which can arouse many people.

But he said that Chen Dalang had been waiting in the lower place for a few days, but there was no news.Seeing that it is raining today, it is expected that the mother-in-law is at home, and it is not worthwhile to drag her into the city to ask for news.My family ate three cups in the wine shop, used some snacks, and went to the head of Mrs. Xue's house to inquire, but they didn't return.Looking at the sky, but before turning around, I saw the old lady walking into the alley with her feet slightly slanted.Chen Dalang greeted him, made a bow, and asked, "What do you say?" The woman shook her hand and said, "It's still early. The seeds are planted now, but they haven't germinated yet. After five or six years, they will bloom and bear fruit before reaching your mouth." Don't poke your head here, I'm not meddling in your own business." Seeing that he was drunk, Chen Dalang had to turn away.

The next day, the mother-in-law bought some seasonal fruits, fresh chicken, fish, meat, etc., and asked a cook to arrange it and make two boxes; Came to the head of Jiang's house.Sanqiaoer didn't see her mother-in-law coming that day, Zhengjiao Qingyun opened the door to visit, and happened to meet her.The mother-in-law taught Xiaoer to pick it downstairs and sent him away first.Qingyun has reported to the mistress.Sanqiaoer treated her mother-in-law as a distinguished guest, and went up to the stairs to meet him.The mother-in-law thanked her a thousand times, and then said: "Today, I occasionally have a glass of water and wine, and I will entertain my aunt in the future." Sanqiaoer said: "It's not right to ask your old man to pay money." Two servant girls moved up and made a Zhuozi.Sanqiaoer said: "Your old man is so pedantic, you make it so big." The mother-in-law laughed and said, "Small family can't prepare any good things. They only offer a cup of tea." Qingyun went to get a cup of chopsticks , Warm snow blows the water stove.When the wine was warm, the mother-in-law said: "Today, I am old and careless, so please turn to the guest seat." Sanqiaoer said: "Although we disturb each other, how can we do this in a humble house?"This is the third time we meet, and we feel more familiar.In the middle of drinking, the woman asked: "The official has been away for a long time and hasn't returned. It's a good thing he left the aunt." Sanqiaoer said: "That's right, I said that I will transfer after one year. I don't know why." The mother-in-law said: "According to the old man, it is not uncommon to let go of such a flowery and jade-like lady, so she can make a lot of money and accumulate jade." My fourth son-in-law, Zhu Bachaofeng, has a little daughter, happy every day and evening, where does he miss home? Maybe every three or four years, he only goes back again. After staying for a month or two, he comes again. The eldest lady at home takes care of him How do you know what's going on outside of him?" Sanqiaoer said: "My family's officials are not like this." The woman said: "I'm only talking about gossip, how dare I compare the sky with the earth?" Two riddles that day Throw colors, eat drunk and leave.

On the third day, when Xiao Er came to pick up the fire, he received half of the price.Sanqiaoer asked him to eat some snacks.From then on, I used the half of the credit as an excuse, only to ask Brother Xing for news, and walked from time to time.This woman is eloquent, can speak quickly, and is half-crazy, and is used to making jokes with the maids, so everyone likes him.Sanqiaoer felt lonely when he didn't see him for a day, and asked her old family to recognize Mrs. Xue's house, and often went to invite him sooner or later, so she came frequently.There are four kinds of people in the world who can't provoke him, and if they raise their heads, they can't cut him off.Those four?Wandering monks, beggars, idlers, and prostitutes.The above three types of people can still be used, only the maid is the one who goes through the house and enters the house. When the female relatives are afraid of calmness, ten or nine out of ten will try to force him to come and go.Today, Mrs. Xue is an unkind person, she usually speaks sweetly and softly, so Sanqiaoer has become a close friend with him, and he can't do without him all the time.It's exactly: It's hard to paint the skin of a tiger, but it's hard to paint the bones, knowing the face but not the heart.

(End of this chapter)