Lucky not to forget

Chapter 1 Disaster
The weather has just gotten warmer, and tomorrow is the Cold Food Festival. Don’t expect to get up early and open the door. The outside is still foggy, and the sun has risen to a height of one foot, but it looks like a pancake mixed with cornmeal.

There was the sound of chopping firewood in the kitchen, and after a while my aunt came out with a bucket, saw Wu Wang and said, "I got up early today, but are you thinking about going out tomorrow?"

Gu looked at the sleeves on his face, and said in a low voice, "I'll get up early to help my aunt do swallows, and I'll go to the canal to pick some wicker. I'm already fourteen, how can I just think about stubbornness all day long."

Mrs. Zhang realized it, and smiled warmly on her face, "I think my aunt has made a mistake, Mr. Chun is a filial piety." Looking at the girl again, she saw that her eyes were full of dignity, and Mrs. Zhang was very pleased. Well, the hardships of these years have not hurt the child, and she is worthy of her parents.

Wan Wang washed his hands, and there was already a piece of dough made by his aunt in the pottery basin. He took off a piece of dough the size of a fingernail, and squeezed it carefully. After a while, he became a swallow, each alive, and even had slender eyes. Feathers are very tender and sympathetic. After kneading the fist-sized dough, there are seventeen or eight. At this time, cousin Depei also came in and said with a smile, "The swallows are all ready, pick the wicker Just leave it to me, and I will climb up the tree and pick the best ones." After speaking, he cheered and left, and Wu Wang and his aunt made pancakes with the remaining dough and date paste, and now they just waited for uncle to come back from the cabinet.My uncle works as a tent for others in a cloth shop. He is dozens of miles away from home, and he doesn't come home very often. He only asks his employer for leave during the holidays. Don't expect Zhang's cheeks to be lightly dyed with the color of lotus, and he likes it very much.

Not long after, I heard Depei yelling outside the courtyard, "Mom, something serious happened!" in a very sad tone.

The two were startled, and ran out of the threshold together, only to see Depei with one bare foot, tears running down his face, pointing at the entrance of the village with one hand, and said anxiously, "My father broke his leg and was carried back!" Zhang Hearing this, Shi staggered and almost fell, and was supported by Wuwang, his face was already pale.

Liu Hong was carried back with a door panel. His whole body was trembling with flesh and blood, his legs were twisted, and his posture was weird. It seemed that his bones had been broken.Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was only crying and crying, she had no idea, so she had to lead someone to carry her uncle to the kang, and at the same time ordered Depei to invite the doctor, and at the same time twisted the handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

It turned out that Liu Hong went home for the holidays and went to the counter to pay his wages. He didn't want to be watched by gangsters, so he followed him all the way to the open channel, robbed the money, was pushed down the dam, and passed out in the muddy water for half a day. Someone rescued him, and it was considered a waste of half his life.Mrs. Zhang thanked Li Kaifu and others for dismissing Li Kaifu and others, and welcomed the doctor in. Liu Hong wailed, and gradually became a little exhausted, only breathing out but not breathing in.

The doctor hurriedly took the ginseng slices for him to swallow, and at the same time used scissors to tear open the trouser legs, but without looking away, he lay on his uncle's bedside, only to see Liu Hong's legs were broken two or three times, a piece of blood and flesh, and the pale bones came out of the flesh. It is very infiltrating to poke it out.Don't hope that at this time Fang felt that the sky was falling and the ground was falling, so he hugged Depei who was hiding in the corner of the wall, and made the three of Zhang's cry bitterly.

The doctor shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's dangerous! You must be careful, you will definitely have a high fever. After seven days, you will turn out of the gate of hell. Your legs will not be saved. If you can save your life, it is good luck. I will cut the broken pieces first. Pick out the bones and bandage them with medicine. If I want to live a long time, I’m afraid I’ll have to amputate my legs. I can’t do anything about it. I’d better go to the county and find a famous doctor.” Turn around and drive Wuwang and Depei out, and heal Liu Hong himself. .

Don't hope to fall down and sit outside the door, think about the situation of the Liu family these years, relying on mountains and mountains, relying on the sea and the sea, just living a stable life, what happened to my uncle, three sticks of incense a day to worship the gods and Buddhas What is the use.

In the next few days, Liu Hong's high fever did not subside, and he could not even recognize anyone. Zhang cried to death several times, thinking that he would not be able to survive. Fortunately, the fever subsided after five days, but he was so emaciated. Apparently, her legs were swollen thicker than her body.The Liu family was miserable, Liu Hong's wages were robbed, and the remaining half taels of money in the family were taken for medicine. It was difficult to survive, and every day was getting worse.The cloth shop where Liu Hong went to work only sent a boy to give him a dime, and the next day he heard that a new tent had been hired, which made the back of Liu's house clean.

I don't have money to redeem the medicine, let alone go to the county. Now I can't even eat. It will be a while. March and May are absolutely impossible. People say that the catastrophe is approaching and they will fly separately. Recently, Mrs. Zhang treats her worse than before. It's human nature to pull face without saying three words, the biological parents sell their daughter when they can't live on, let alone she is an outsider.

"Mr. Chun," Mrs. Zhang called her one day, with hesitation on her face, "You see, my aunt is really helpless. Your uncle is now paralyzed on the bed, unable to move at all, causing his enemy to run away. He was bored, he only scolded me every day, and there was no place to talk about my suffering..."

Wu Wang took a few steps back in panic, leaning against the pillars under the awning and lost his mind.She already knew what my aunt was going to say. Aunt Qi's family went to Mrs. Zhang the day before yesterday, and she overheard their chat. It turned out that she was going to be a matchmaker for her. Concubine, really 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi.

Seeing that Wuwang had no words, that Mrs. Zhang knew she was in trouble, so she said bitterly: "Actually, Mr. Pei did not insult you. Although he is not the main wife, he does not have to worry about food and clothing, and there is a maidservant to serve him. His family is big. The wife is the lady of the editor's family, and she is the most kind person. There is only one wife in Pei Xianggong's family. There is no small one, and there is no outer house. You are an innocent person. You will never be wronged when you enter the mansion. This marriage, retire [-] steps is already the best destination. Now it is different from the past. I have no food for high-mindedness. No matter how bad my aunt is, I can’t cheat you. She is always your uncle’s niece. When I go down in the future, I will see your tragic father Mom, as long as you live a good life, it’s not in vain for me to bear the reputation of selling my niece and daughter.” When it came to the emotional part, I cried, “Your mother and I are handkerchiefs in the boudoir, only because of your mother, I can’t live without you. Married to your uncle, how would you know that within three years of being married, all the families were convicted, sent to this bitter cold place, and relying on your uncle's old friends to get out of slavery, the wealth and glory of the past are like clouds of smoke, and you can't even dream See you... my good boy, your aunt is not like this, but I can't help but force a hero to death with a penny, I'm sorry for you!"

Zhang's face is full of dejection, and Wu Wang's eyes are gradually sour. Look at the calluses on her hands and the gorgeous hair on her head. She is only 28 years old, and she has been tortured like this. She is no longer sitting with her eyebrows drawn. The aunt who coaxed her to sleep on Xiudun.Don't hope, don't look, don't expect extravagantly, everything is fate, and you can't help it at all.

"Does uncle know?" She asked helplessly.

Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears, nodded and said, "He knows, your Aunt Qi came to ask for your Geng Tie half a year ago, and he even went around Pei's house to inquire about it at that time, but he was a little boy, so it's not good to tell you, isn't it?" If you are in trouble, this matter will never be mentioned again.”

Wu Wang sighed, and blessed her and said: "There is no way to answer you now, let me think again."

After saying that, he turned and went back to the room, put the bolt on the door, slept with his head covered, and slept until dark before getting up, cleaned his face, and knelt in front of his parents' tablet to take copper coins for divination, because he didn't understand these things before, and he didn't get out in the end. When good or bad luck came, I simply kowtowed and prayed, "Mom, uncle and aunt asked me to be a concubine. My daughter refused, but now my uncle was knocked off the dam and broke his leg, and he has no money for medical treatment. He is rolling around in pain day and night. , my daughter really can't bear it, she has been supported by her uncle for six years, and she can't repay her. This time, let's be a filial piety. If my parents agree to my daughter, I will roll up the green cigarettes on the paper money, and I will return to my aunt tomorrow. If not , then pack up your clothes and escape overnight, no matter the ends of the earth, my daughter will survive, I hope the second elder will show me the way."

Fu kowtowed again, burned the paper money, stared at the copper basin, and when the paper money was burned out, suddenly saw a wisp of green smoke circling upwards, and the red paper pasted on the beam flew up, thinking it was Parents know about it underground, and they want her to repay her kindness.Let it go, what else to choose when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, just take a step and look at it.Thinking about it, Mr. Pei and his wife are deeply in love. It is very rare that they have not taken a concubine after five years of marriage. Now it is not the wife who has nothing to do, and I am afraid that other women will not be allowed to enter the garden again. It is a pity that she wants to rob others My husband, I don't know if there is a seat for her among those two, if not, the evening scene will be very bleak.

Just as he was thinking wildly, there was a knock on the door outside, Wu Wang got up to open the door, unexpectedly a small person bumped into his arms.

"Sister Chunjun," Depei cried so loudly, "Are you going to marry someone? Or be a concubine? How can it be done! The sister of Ruan Qiu, the head of the village, came home the day before yesterday with a bruise the size of a pigeon egg on her face." Qing, I heard that the main room was called to beat him, so you have to do the same!
Wuwang raised his eyebrows, and said with a gesture: "Who said that? There are many ways to be a concubine. Ruan Qiu's sister was beaten because she was stupid and couldn't please the master. How could your sister Chunjun be such a person? She didn't see me How beautiful is the grasshopper cage I made for you, and the mistress will definitely like it in the future."

Hearing this, the child wiped away his tears, and sat down at the table for a while without saying a word, but his heart was relieved, so that the child could not fool himself, if it wasn't for his helplessness, who would take such a step.

De Pei suddenly raised his head and said, "You are an aunt, not a maid, so what's the use of dexterity!"

Now Wu Wang stood there in a daze, so he could only poke his head, "What do children know? I'm married so I can afford to study for you and treat your father. Do you want to watch him get sick?"

De Pei stood up abruptly, and said, "I'm not going to study anymore. I went to find Mr. Li and asked him to come and see a doctor for my father. Tomorrow, I picked sweet potatoes in the field and sold them to pay him back."

Such a small person has such a great spirit, don't expect to hold him in his lap with distress, "You think about me so much, I feel very good in my heart, what are a few sweet potatoes worth, you are running in the wild, in case you meet The Venerable Venerable is amazing, you should stay at home obediently so that I can rest assured."

The elder and the younger chatted for a while, and heard mournful cries through the wall, thinking that their uncle and aunt were also worrying about this matter. Although I was a little annoyed by that Zhang, I remembered what she had done to her in the past. Beloved, it's not easy to have an attack right now, so I just asked De Pei, "Is your father better?"

De Pei said, "Using a handkerchief to twist the elderberry soup and apply it to the legs, it seems to be better."

I don't want to think about going to the town tomorrow, and ask a better doctor to take a look. Before the imperial court came to raid the house, my mother hid an oriental pearl in her bun, tied it tightly with a ribbon, and told her to be careful. Take care, so I can change some money for food in the future. Fortunately, the officials only took off their clothes when they were escorted into prison. It's a pawn, and it's a thought to keep it. I don't know what I'm called when I enter the pawn shop. It's a blessing to be able to pawn eight cents.

Open the lid of the suitcase, pull out a cloth bag from the corner, carefully pour Dongzhu into the palm of his hand, put it in front of De Pei, and said, "Look at what this is?"

Depei took it to play with it, and saw that the bead was crystal clear and full of color, and it was as big as a chestnut. He was stunned and said, "Is it the night pearl? Will it turn on when the light is off?" He was about to climb up on the stool and blow the oil lamp.

Wu Wang hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile, "It's not the Ye Mingzhu, this is the Dongzhu. It's extremely rare. It's only found in the palace, and ordinary people don't see it. You can accompany me to the town tomorrow, and find a pawn shop that knows the goods. Take it as a pawn." Pay the money so that the doctor can heal your father's leg."

Depei tilted his head and muttered, "Where are there any people who know the goods in such a small town? They are all farmers who sell vegetables. Presumably the pawnshop usually only accepts some shabby coats and cotton-padded jackets. Have you ever seen such good things! Why don't you go to the city , I will be able to sell it for a good price, so that you don’t have to marry into Pei’s family.” Depei was overjoyed, took her hand and said, “Go and tell my parents, so that they will be happy.”

The two walked to Liu Hong and his wife's room, opened the door and entered the room, but before they could speak, the Chinese medicine and the smell of rotting flesh rushed to their faces, rushing straight to their foreheads, and they almost couldn't breathe.When Liu Hong saw Wu Wang, he struggled to get up, Zhang wiped away his tears and stepped forward to help him, but he pushed him away, thinking that the force was too much, and the wound was involved, and he was sweating for a moment, he stroked his chest and gasped. After waiting for a long time, Fang shouted, "You don't need to help me! You just treat me as dead and keep everything from me at home."

It turned out that my uncle didn't know about it, it was Zhang's idea alone, so Wuwang felt relieved, he hurriedly took the quilt and stuffed it behind his waist, poured water for him to drink.

Liu Hong was angry and anxious, pointed at Zhang with trembling fingers, and said, "You, you, you... Thanks to you being a young lady of the Hanlin family back then, you can't read all the poems and books in the stomach of a dog! My Liu family is in trouble. You, but you definitely can't sell my brother's only flesh and blood to someone else as a concubine, I'd rather die of pain than use the money for this crime!"

Mrs. Zhang stood in the corner covering her face and weeping. Tears fell on the ground between her fingers. She looked extremely pitiful. After a while, she muttered, "Why would I want to be like this! Mr. Chun was grown up by me, and I treat her as my own. If you are good, stick to her first, and never make her feel wronged, isn't there nothing you can do now... If you die, what will we orphans and widows do!"

Liu Hong was so thin that only his bones were left, and his eyes were black and blue. After hearing Mrs. Zhang's words, his face became even more ashen, and he said angrily, "Don't mention this matter again! Otherwise, I... will divorce you!"

For a moment, Mrs. Zhang felt like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, she fell to the ground and almost lost her breath, Wuwang helped her to the spring stool, and she got better after a while of persuasion.Turning to his uncle, Liu Hong looked ashamed and sighed, "Your aunt has shallow eyes, I'm so ashamed and ashamed to death."

Wu Wang said softly, "I don't blame Auntie, Auntie loves me too."

But Liu Hong refused, and shouted, "You're talking nonsense! The daughter of the Liu family is either a aunt or an aunt, you have to keep this in mind!"

The Liu family was originally a family of officials and eunuchs, and the family rules were extremely strict. One of them was that they were not allowed to destroy their identity and become concubines. Therefore, regardless of whether the daughters of the Liu family were concubines or concubines, they were married without exception.

Wu Wang bowed his head and said, "Yes, Mr. Chun has made a note."

He handed Nanzhu to Liu Hong again, Liu Hong took it with a glance and asked, "Where did you get Dongzhu?"

At this time, Mrs. Zhang also got up to look at it. Depei squatted down and wiped all the plaster off his mother's skirt.

Wu Wang said, "My mother hid it in my bun during the chaos. Uncle, don't blame me for not taking it out for a few years. It's really... hard to let go."

Liu Hong stood there in a daze, thinking of his elder brother and sister-in-law, burst into tears, and choked up, "It's been six years, and yesterday is always before my eyes."

Wu Wang said, "Uncle, don't be sad. I will go to the city with Depei tomorrow and exchange it for silver."

Liu Hong shook his head again and again, "Your mother left it to you, why did you sell it because of me! It's just a thought for you to keep it."

Wu Wang suppressed his tears back into his stomach, and said with a slight smile, "My mother gave me food in exchange for food. If everything around me is gone, it's gone. It's more important to live. The family has no money and no food. Depei is growing up now, and he can't get hungry." of"

Mrs. Zhang looked at Liu Hong, then at Wuwang, and said miserably, "It's easy to sell, but hard to buy back. It's better to protect yourself."

Wuwang twisted his skirt, gritted his teeth and said, "It's better to sell it. Let's get over the current difficulties first. If you have money in the future, it's not too late to redeem it. If uncle still refuses, then Mr. Chun has no choice but to marry Pei Xianggong in exchange for some dowry in return." The grace of nurturing."

Liu Hong had nothing to say, he weighed his left and right and had to agree, and said again, "Go to the Guangjude pawn shop in the city and find a man named Zheng Liansheng. I still have some friendship with him, so I won't cheat you."

Don't hope to agree, put away the beads, and retreat out after blessing.

(End of this chapter)