Seeing that the east wind returns, the struggle for teaching is the most complicated

He came, saying that Luo Chengsi had taken a fancy to Cao Jinxiu and wanted to keep him in his room.Cao Jinxiu naturally refused - she is a prostitute, how can she be inferior to Cao Jinyun?Moreover, Cao Jinyun was unwilling, so he pushed for her first.But in this way, Cao Jinxiu could no longer live in Luo's house.Cao Jinyun was busy inquiring about suitable marriageable men everywhere, wishing to marry Cao Jinxiu immediately;

After half a month, Cao Jinyun finally sent the news: the man's name is He Kun, he is only 27 years old, he started out as a salt smuggler, and now he is in the cloth business.Cao Jinyun said that this person started from scratch, and although he is not considered a family business, he has earned a property anyway. He is young, and it is just at the time of prosperity, and the good days are yet to come.He Kun's wife, like him, usually came from a poor background. Now that the family business is big, her housekeeping skills have not improved a little bit, and she is always shy when dealing with others. Therefore, He Kun decided to marry a second wife from a rich family, so as to cope with his growing family. The more social.

Cao Jinxiu didn't like such a family background.But now she has no chance to pick and choose. Cao Jinyun clearly just wanted to send her out of the house as soon as possible, for fear that she would have trouble with Luo Chengsi if she stayed for one more day.Cao Jinxiu had no choice but to look at He Kun privately through the window. Although there was an obvious scar from the back of the ear to the neck, he still looked upright.

Cao Jinyun persuaded again: "His wife is ugly and has no talent, and her natal family has no power. He has long been bored and must not compete with his sister for favor. Besides, his surname is also He, so the relatives in his hometown will not know that my sister has remarried, and it will not hurt my sister's reputation." .”

Cao Jinxiu got angry when he heard that: "How dare you say that! If it weren't for you, I'm living a good life, how could I be in this situation?"

Cao Jinyun lowered his face: "What are you talking about my sister? I never mentioned it in the car to Qiyuan that time. Didn't my sister inquire about the He family? It was you who begged me to continue talking, so I took You went to see Mr. He; the He family found out, how can it be my fault?"

Cao Jinxiu was dumbfounded, thinking about it, but having no way out, she finally gritted her teeth and agreed to the marriage.

Because it was near the end of the new year, He Kun was going back to his home in Yangzhou to celebrate the new year, and he had to go through the house in three days.Cao Jinyun rushed to make two sets of clothes for Cao Jinxiu, gave her another 500 taels of silver, and sent Cao Jinxiu to the boat in a sedan chair, and immediately set sail.

Cao Jinxiu was dressed in red and sat in the cabin, but He Kun only came in and took a look at her before going out.Not long after, a little servant girl came in and said, "Master has already fallen asleep, please let my aunt settle down." Seeing that he didn't come to sleep with him, Cao Jinxiu couldn't help feeling uneasy, so she ate a little something and went to sleep with her clothes on.I wanted to sleep lightly, but I didn't know how long I had been sleeping for so drowsy. When I woke up, I found that I had arrived on the shore and was sleeping in a house somewhere.

"Auntie is awake?" A woman's voice was not respectful, not like a maid.Cao Jinxiu frowned, turned her head to look sideways, and saw a plain-looking woman in her twenties, dressed only in plain clothes, looking at herself with a half-smile.

Cao Jinxiu only felt a headache, maybe it was because of sleeping too much.At this time, someone beside the bed suddenly shouted: "When you see your wife, why are you still rude! There are no rules!"

Cao Jinxiu was startled, and immediately her head stopped hurting.So this woman is his mistress?Although it is true that it is not beautiful, it does not look like the timid look that Cao Jinyun said.This was beyond her expectation, and she immediately felt that "something is not good".Before I could recall the meaning, I heard the old woman next to the bed yell again: "Still lying down! This is my wife, you don't have ears?"

Cao Jinxiu got up quickly, but felt weak all over, and couldn't stand on her legs, almost fell to the woman's feet.She is quite smart, although she knelt down, she said: "I am from the Cao family, I have never asked the master, I don't know what to call my wife." He Kun is not here, so this place can't be Yangzhou, how does she know who this is? wife at home?

The woman smiled and didn't ask her to get up, she said slowly: "Sure enough, she is from an official family, and she is as sick as Xi Shi." She told the woman: "Take her to the front hall, and call the master and the family out." .”

Cao Jinxiu was upset, but couldn't say anything.The old woman didn't allow her to wash up, and Dang even dragged her to the front hall.The so-called front hall is actually pitifully small, but there is only a little place to sit.The woman sat up on the right side, the woman pushed Cao Jinxiu on the ground, and went to call for someone.

Cao Jinxiu wanted to get up, but when she saw the woman staring at her coldly, she shuddered and had to kneel down.It was the first time for her to face the members of the He family, but she could only be so disheveled and lose face.She felt wronged, and tears filled her eyes.Hearing the sound of footsteps, she gently wiped her tears with a handkerchief—let He Kun see how this "wife" treats her lovely and pitiful little concubine!

He Kun ignored her, and just sat on the left side.Cao Jinxiu was terrified in her heart, after thinking about it, she didn't know where there was a mistake.Not long after, the woman and a maid helped an old woman with a dull expression to come in. He Kun and the woman hurriedly stood up and helped the old woman. When she took a seat, they sat next to her again. up.

Apparently there were only two or three servants in the house.Cao Jinxiu's heart suddenly turned cold again - he actually fell into such a family?She was full of bitterness, and thinking about her financial difficulties in the future, she could only secretly hate Cao Jinyun.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard He Kun say: "Miss Cao, do you recognize us?"

Cao Jinxiu was taken aback, looked up at He Kun, then at the woman and the woman behind her, and shook her head.

There was fire in the woman's eyes, it wasn't jealousy, but deep-seated hatred, which made Cao Jinxiu shudder, and she said in a sullen voice: "Of course you won't recognize us, but our whole family Everyone recognizes you!"

Seeing Cao Jinxiu's eyes widen in fright, the woman smiled coldly.He Kun squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "Do you still remember Xiaotangshan?"

Cao Jinxiu's back felt numb.When her father was convicted and exiled, it was precisely because he colluded with profiteers and embezzled the money from the Xiaotangshan Coal Mine, which led to a mine accident that killed more than [-] people.When He Kun mentioned Xiaotangshan, she finally became frightened and exclaimed: "You, who are you? I... I don't know anything!"

"I don't know, so I'll tell you today!" He Kun stood up and said loudly, "Your father has more than 100 lives in his hands, and all of us are the survivors of those who died in Xiaotangshan! The old lady is not our own mother, All three of her biological sons died in Xiaotangshan! The older one was 24, the younger one was seventeen, and they are still unmarried! She couldn’t help being shocked, she’s crazy!" He looked at the old woman who was still giggling, tears welling up in his eyes , "My father and Zhao's brother's father and brother both died in the mine. I was 12 years old at the time and she was only [-] years old. Your sinful father has greedy enough money. He is afraid of punishment from the court and wants to hide the tragedy. They sent people to the mine to arrest the bitter master. My uncle went up to argue, but was beaten to death by your dog legs, saying that he wanted to make an example! I was also caught in prison, and my mother was cornered, so she hanged herself! Seeing my neck I was beaten with a whip dipped in salt water in prison! If the imperial envoy hadn’t come quickly, I would have died in prison too! The neighbor next door, Xiu’er, was only eleven, her mother was gone long ago, and her father died in a mine accident. In order to support her younger brother, she sold herself—you look back at her."

Cao Jinxiu turned her head tremblingly, and screamed in fright: what kind of face is that!It's just a ghost!She covered her eyes, and the woman named Zhaodi pulled her hand off and shouted, "What are you hiding? It was scalded by her master with boiling water! It ruined her life! It's all about you!" Father's sin!"

Cao Jinxiu looked at the people in front of her. Except for the old woman, everyone looked at her with hatred. She cried out in fright: "I don't know! I don't know! Let me go! I don't have anything!" Know……"

"I don't know?" Brother Zhao sneered, "Of course. All the old and young children in the village brought their daughters to the yamen crying loudly to make a wish. Your mother is busy celebrating her birthday, and her hands cramped when receiving gifts, and she cursed us for being unlucky. Let someone drive you away with a big stick! Let me tell you!" She reached out and squeezed Cao Jinxiu's chin, "The powder you put on and the emeralds you wear are all bought with our blood! Miss Guanjia? Damn!"

Cao Jinxiu was terrified, if she fell into the hands of these people, how could she survive?She shook her head desperately and said, "Please, don't kill me! I...I'll ask my family to redeem me..."

"Don't mention your family's stinky money!" He Kun sneered, "The mine owner's heart is blacker than charcoal, and it's because your father greedy his money and blindly protects him! This kind of court official is nothing like a beast! Death Ten thousand times is not enough! He deserves to be hacked into pieces and cut off from all children and grandchildren!"

Cao Jinxiu cried: "My sister! My sister will redeem me with money..."

Brother Zhao laughed and said, "She will only use money to redeem herself. Do you think that her 500 taels of silver is for you? That is her life money, 500 taels of silver plus you as a concubine, hehe!"

It turns out that Cao Jinyun knows everything!As if a bucket of ice water was pouring down on her head, Cao Jinxiu's heart felt cold all of a sudden.She actually believed Cao Jinyun!That bastard who sells and sings a lowly maidservant!She suddenly became excited: "My father was greedy for ink back then, and it was her mother who instigated it! You should go to her..."

"Ouch Miss San, aren't you afraid that you'll bite off your tongue when you say that?" Cao Jinxiu couldn't help screaming again as the person supporting Xiu'er showed half of her face from behind her—there was a hideous lump the size of a fist on that face. scar!

The woman walked up to her, giggled, touching the scar, it was so weird, Cao Jinxiu was so frightened that she covered her eyes again.The woman said with a smile: "Why, Miss San doesn't know Cuiyun anymore?"