The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 302 The Day of Keeping Filial Piety ([-])

Cui Hong, Cui Yabo and others all returned to Luoyang in a carriage, the head of the village, Cui Yuan, and all relatives also left one after another, leaving only Cui Youbo's family of four and a dozen slaves.

"Let's go, let's go to the thatched cottage first!"

After Cui Youbo watched everyone leave, he stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Nan, and the husband and wife walked up the hillside together. Changsheng and Lingxi, two little buns who had been tossed all day, were so tired that they fell asleep leaning on their nanny's arms .

"Ok!"

Xiao Nan was also exhausted, he and Cui Youbo supported each other and moved to the thatched hut, a dozen slaves followed behind.

After a while, a group of people came to the two thatched huts. Cui Youbo and his wife stood at the door and looked them over carefully.

The thatched hut in front of me is said to be a thatched hut, but it is not all thatched, but a wooden house, only a thick layer of thatched grass is laid on the roof. From a distance, it looks a bit like a thatched cottage.

There are still a few steps from the thatched cottage to the ground, Cui Youbo leads the way and enters the house one step at a time, Xiao Nan follows two steps behind him.

The two entered the thatched hut one after the other, and found that the cabin was well built. It looked simple and narrow from the outside, but the space inside was not too small.

The entire thatched cottage sits against the Beimang Mountains and faces south, with a total of three houses.

The slightly larger area in the middle is the hall. The floor is all wooden, without lichen, and only two straw futons and a small dining table are placed on the front seat.In addition to the door, there is a south window in the hall. Under the south window is a book case, on which there are several pens, ink, paper and inkstones. In front of the book case, there is also a futon.

Other than that, there is nothing left.

The inner room on the east side is the bedroom, which is slightly smaller in size. A low couch with a pot door for two people is placed against the wall. The couch is covered with straw mats, and on the straw mats are placed two plain pillows and two plain quilts.There is a simple wardrobe and a double hanger beside the bed, and plain curtains are hung around the bed, and there is nothing else.

The room on the west side is the smallest, and there are some sundries piled inside, such as charcoal, brazier, tea sets, tableware, water tanks and other sundries.

Such a simple furnishing, Yuzan felt inappropriate even after seeing it, pulled Xiao Nan and said in a low voice: "My lady, this, this is too simple!" Even the last servant of the Cui family would not live in such a house , It's simply, it's worse than a stable.

Xiao Nan didn't think so, "It's okay, after all, we are here to observe filial piety, not to enjoy it."

After living three lifetimes, Xiao Nan is not a person who has experienced hardships. Thinking back to his last life, Xiao Nan also lived in a straw hut (a genuine hut), and was even thrown into the "wing" of the Temple of Mercy before he died.It is said to be a wing room, but it sounds nice. The predecessor of the room is said to be a utility room, and there is not even a decent piece of furniture in the room.

There are at least a complete set of furniture and cooking utensils in this hut. Although they are crude, they are not unusable.

Hearing Xiao Nan's master and servant's words, Cui Youbo couldn't help nodding, and said: "What the lady said is that this place is good enough." If the ancient etiquette was strictly followed, the furnishings here would not be up to standard.

Yuzan pursed her lips, disapproving of Cui Youbo's words, and secretly felt sorry for her princess.

However, since the male master had spoken, Yuhan couldn't say anything, so she just followed Xiao Nan around the room silently.

Xiao Nan turned around, turned to Yuzan and said, "By the way, is the charcoal basin ready? Is the hot water ready?"

Yuzan nodded, and replied: "The servant girl has already ordered someone to burn it, it should be done now, and the servant girl will be carried to the main room."

Just as he was talking, Rainwater and Vernal Equinox walked over carrying a brazier, and the charcoal was burning in the brazier, which was crackling.

"Ma'am, how about putting the brazier here?"

With thick rags in their hands, Yu Shui asked softly while holding the handles on both sides of the brazier.

"Well, let's put it here."

Xiao Nan knelt and sat on the futon on the west side, he couldn't help but gasped when he just sat down, let alone, it, this ground is really quite cold.

Putting his hands together by the brazier and rubbing them lightly, Xiao Nan raised his head and saw two nurses holding their children standing in the corner of the hall, and asked Xiang Yuhan: "Is everything ready at the farmhouse?"

Yuzan hurriedly responded: "Mother Qin and Yulian took the little maids to the farmhouse early in the morning, and the rooms of the young man and the young lady were also tidied up early, and their clothes, toys and other things were also shipped over. , and all kinds of ingredients are also prepared..."

As early as yesterday, Xiao Nan ordered people to tidy up the farmhouse in Xiao Cuizhuang, and sent servants there first, so the children can live there right now.

"In addition, Honghua Hongjiao and the twelve armored guards have also arrived, and they have all chosen the place to be stationed according to the order of the lady to ensure the safety of the farmhouse and thatched cottage."

Yuhan continued to report back.

At this time, Uncle Cui also turned around and came back, pulled the futon to sit opposite Xiao Nan, and the couple sat facing each other across a brazier.

When he came in, he just heard a tail, so he asked: "The lady is really considerate. After all, Xiaocuizhuang is a new village. There are not only clansmen living in it, but also tenants. There are mixed people. The safety of the farm and the tomb has to be taken care of." Be careful."

Xiao Nan smiled slightly, and said: "This is what I should be responsible for, and I should not be praised by the gentleman. By the way, the gentleman feels that there is something wrong, and they are all here, so let them go down and prepare as soon as possible."

Cui Youbo shook his head, "It's already fine, let's stay here tonight."

Xiao Nan had no objection, and nodded slowly.

Cui Youbo also saw the two children in the house, and added, "Changsheng and A Yuan are still young, and they can't stand the cold, so let's send them back to the farmhouse earlier."

Hearing this, Xiao Nan winked at Qin Shi and Fang Shi, and the two wet nurses saluted together, then left the cottage with the children in their arms.

And the other slaves followed Xiao Nan's instructions, and returned to the farm with the wet nurse. Only the two little maids, Yushui and Vernal Equinox, were left in the cottage, and even Yuzan was sent back by Xiao Nan.

Looking at the empty wooden house, Uncle Cui looked at his thin-faced wife again, and sighed: "Actually, I'm the only one here, and you don't have to accompany me——"

Xiao Nan stretched out his hand to hold Cui Youbo's hand, and interrupted him, "I've said it long ago, we are a husband and wife, and grandma is not just your grandma. When she is gone, I should also be close to him. Therefore, in the next three Throughout the year, I will be with you, Mr. Lang."

Cui Youbo's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he still didn't say it, he just wrapped his wife's hand behind his back.

Seeing that Cui Youbo's eyes were moved, Xiao Nan continued: "This place is empty, and I don't worry about leaving Mr. Lang alone. Besides, when Mr. Lang is copying the scriptures, someone needs someone to grind ink and fry tea. I don't worry about those little maids. .”

Hearing the banter in Xiao Nan's words, Cui Youbo couldn't help but his handsome face turned red, and he said embarrassingly: "Young lady, you are joking, grandma is here, I don't care to think about that."

Well, he is indeed romantic, and when he is reading and writing, he also likes the pretty little maid with red sleeves to add fragrance, but, but now is the filial piety period, no matter how brainless he is, no matter how unfilial he is, he will not be in front of grandma's tomb Doing those things, even thinking about it, is disrespectful to grandma.

Xiao Xiao made a joke, and the atmosphere in the wooden house relaxed. The two maids who made tea in the utility room had already made the tea and brought it over carefully.

Holding the white porcelain teacup, taking a sip of the boiling tea soup, and hearing the whistling wind from the mountains, Cui Youbo and his wife officially started a life of keeping filial piety.

In the early morning, Cui Youbo and Xiao Nan got up early, they got dressed, and Yushui had already prepared hot water for washing, helping them to wash.

After grooming and washing, the spring equinox prepared a simple morning meal. The husband and wife stopped after a few mouthfuls. After drinking tea soup, they all went to Cui's cemetery to say hello to the old lady.

On the way, Cui Youbo and his wife would greet each other politely whenever they encountered clansmen who went out to plow the fields, do work or chat.

"Uncle Qitang, it's almost Chinese New Year, why are you still going to the fields!"

"Second Uncle, have you prepared all the necessities for the New Year? If there is anything missing, just go to the farmhouse and ask the servants to help prepare it."

"Third cousin, isn't the school on holiday yet? Why are you still going to the clan school?"

"Aunt Liutang, have you recovered from the cold? Do you have enough medicinal materials at home? If not, there are still some in the farmhouse. You can just ask the big hall brother to get them."

"..."

Along the way, Xiao Nan greeted every acquaintance with gentleness and politeness. If there was anyone she didn't recognize, she would smile and nod her head as a greeting.

The same is true for Cui Youbo. Sometimes when he meets an elderly elder, he will stop and ask about the other person's physical condition carefully, and introduce one or two secret recipes for health preservation according to the specific situation.

After going like this for a few days, the people of the Cui clan began to praise this filial and courteous young couple, especially the elders, who secretly envied Mrs. Cui for having a filial grandson and grandson-in-law.

"Tsk tsk, it's Cui Sanniang's eyes that are poisonous. She has chosen such a good grandson to adopt. Look at us in a radius of hundreds of miles. Whose descendants are as pure and filial as Da Lang?"

"That's right, I can't live in a comfortable farmhouse, but stay in a hut in the bitter cold, and go to the cemetery every day to pay homage... Who can do this?"

"That's right, Cui Dalang's wife is still a majestic princess. There are so many servants around, but she takes care of her husband by herself. Tsk tsk, Cui Sanniang doesn't know where to find such a good granddaughter-in-law."

By the creek in front of Xiaocuizhuang, a group of women carrying wooden basins to wash clothes, every time they saw the young couple on the other side saluting in front of the grave, they couldn't help talking about it.

Although everyone's focus is different, the conclusion is very consistent, that is, Cui Youbo and his wife are filial and polite, and they are two honest and well-behaved children.

The countryside is not as lively as the city, but gossip spreads not slowly. It didn't take long for Cui Youbo and his wife's reputation to spread to Da Cui Village, and then the whole Anping Township. Before the Lantern Festival, the whole Mang Mountain knew about Cui Youbo. The family gave birth to a filial grandson.

(End of this chapter)