Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

"Since the master is gone, we still have to do what needs to be done. The boss and the second child are all busy... Hey, don't cry for the fifth child. Help the family with the cooking. It's a hard-fated child."

Several people cried and responded, and there was another flurry.

Pan Jinlian heard the news in the yard, and hurriedly asked Ying'er to cover all the gorgeous decorations in the house with cloth. Fortunately, she only wore a set of silver jewelry on her head, so she didn't need to change it. She just found plain white clothes Putting it on, he asked Shuangxi to send Chai Wu's plain clothes over, and ordered:

"Admonish the officials not to be too sad, let him think about the child."

After giving instructions, he washed up and let Shen's mother-in-law take care of the house and children, and took Ying'er to Chai Li's yard to visit.

At this time, the Chai Li family's courtyard also changed to plain colors, and the girls and women were all covered in plain onyx, holding things with lowered eyebrows and pleasing to the eye.After entering the house, Mrs. Chai and Li were already sick in bed, and only two women were taking care of her. Zhou's woman followed her in and whispered beside her:

"The ladies have all gone back to the yard to change their clothes, and they have to take care of it outside, and each family has to deliver letters, so Madam told them not to come and serve... She also said that she should calm down."

Pan Jinlian nodded, but since she's here, she can only go over to greet her and say:

"A person cannot be resurrected after death, my Madam mourns."

Chai Li was silent for a while, his eyes slowly turned around, and he replied hoarsely:

"Sit down, you are a good boy too."

This person's hair is disheveled now, and his face is sallow. He really looks like an old lady.Pan Jinlian is also full of thoughts, Chai and Li are also a delicate figure, but they are still flowers in the greenhouse. As long as there is a little wind and rain, no matter how beautiful they are, they will wither in an instant.

The two sat together speechless, Pan Jinlian didn't know how to comfort a woman whose husband had died, Chai and Li just sighed and closed her eyes lazily, as if she was also half dead.The old woman of the Zhou family watched from the side, she couldn't help crying, she covered her mouth with her handkerchief and stood sobbing, the room was full of oppression.

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Regardless of Chai and Li's family, the funeral of the Chai family master still has to be done.

Just after a period of turmoil in the city, there was a street clearing and a curfew in the yamen, the county magistrate disappeared, but in the government yamen, a highly respected scribe took care of things temporarily. He had some friendship with the Chai family, so only the Chai family The case was suppressed, and he said that he would wait for the superior to send someone to make plans.

So the Chai family is very stable now.The Chai family master and the second master were in a hurry for a few days, went to various houses to report the funeral in person, and took people around to buy good birthday materials. The Chai family master was depressed. mourning.So I only bought a piece of curly willow wood with four or nine lacquers at a high price, and invited the monks in the family temple to recite a few volumes of scriptures. I invite everyone to offer condolences.

It's just that at [-] noon, except for the housekeepers of the Li family, Wang family and Lin family who brought gifts to attend the funeral, none of the gentry in the city was present.The Chai family uncle couldn't help being furious, and shouted angrily:

"On weekdays, we are all brothers and sisters. If there is something wrong with our family, we dare not even come to the door! Why do such people make friends with him, and remember from now on, don't associate with anyone who doesn't come!"

The second master of the Chai family sighed and persuaded:

"Don't say that, or the city is too chaotic..."

"Why is it still in chaos? The group of people in Liangshan have gone back long ago. There is no chaos! It's just that they are afraid of getting into trouble. I know that there are no gentlemen in this city. They are all a bunch of scumbags!"

As he spoke, he scolded several in-laws:

"It's just that others don't come, they actually only sent the housekeeper here, obviously they don't like us!"

Chai Wu couldn't help but feel a little sad when he heard it from the sidelines, he only hoped that the news from the capital would restore people's hearts and put the lintel up again.Not long after, the two members of the Chai family saw no one coming, they only muttered to make people close the gate, and went back to the yard.

Three days later, the filial son of the Chai family carried the coffin and sent the Chai family master out of the city, where he was buried in an old grave. The news of the capital city also reached the ears of several Chai family members along the waterway.

It turned out that Li Tai, the shopkeeper, brought his relatives to the capital to ask to see some senior officials. Although those people were old friends of the Chai family, they didn't dare to answer in person because of Gao Qiu's face, so they only sent a few perfunctory words.Seeing that there was no progress for a few days, Li Tai asked someone to find a favored servant in the palace, and wrote a letter in his own hand under the name of Master Chai, and gave him a lot of money to bring the letter into the palace. In the middle of the court, he waited for an opportunity to write it to the current Holy Majesty. Because of the sincerity of the letter, he caught up with the Holy Majesty's day when a peerless woman was in such a good mood that she actually pardoned the Chai family's crimes.It's just that the Ministry of Punishment in the imperial court procrastinated for a few more days, and Li Tai rushed to pass the news after receiving the approval letter.

Along with the news, there was the next magistrate, who was also a kind and rich Buddha, and when he arrived, he called the Chai family uncle and the second master to the yamen, and said what the court meant.

The imperial court was extra merciful. Chai's involvement in banditry was a major crime, and it should have affected the three clans. He just remembered that the Chai family was the former royal family, and the Holy Majesty would not pursue it. However, several shops of the Chai family in the city were taken away by the government. It was said that after all, the Liangshan bandits rushed into the county and it was also related to the Chai family, and they wanted to make a price to appease the people.

At this time, the Chai family only wanted to survive, and they could only give it away with both hands. The county magistrate got a suggestion from the court officials, and knew in his heart that the Chai family was an archway erected for him by the royal family. He couldn't let it fall down, so he closed his eyes. One eye does not mention the ancestral home of the Chai family and the fields in the countryside.

Although the case was settled, the Chai family quickly declined.

Mrs. Chai and Li seemed to be ten years old in one day, eating fast and chanting Buddha every day, and never leaving the Buddhist hall for half a step on weekdays.The boss and the second child of the Chai family finished the funeral of the master of the Chai family. Pan Jinlian was thinking about living a peaceful life for a while, and let the dumplings grow up again. After making money in the winery, he tried to move outside However, unexpectedly, the two brothers had already quarreled.

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One day, the lady of the Shen family, who had already returned home, came to visit Pan Jinlian with a few boxes of snacks. At this time, the weather was getting colder, and Pan Jinlian was drying Chai Wu's thick clothes in the yard when she saw the lady of the Shen family knocking on the door and coming in. , hurriedly wiped his hands and came out:

"What brings you here all the time? Even the old matriarch is reluctant to come and see us."

The old lady of the Shen family had a grandson earlier, and now she smiled like a flower, and said in her mouth:

"I was thinking of coming to see my wife earlier, but there is an extra ancestor in the family who is too busy to come, but the lady is so polite, she even brought so many gifts here, it makes me feel ashamed."

Pan Jinlian let the person into the room with a smile, and poured the tea herself:

"Small meaning, when I gave birth to the dumpling, I owed it to my aunt, and now I just want to repay it. Seeing that my aunt's face is getting better and better, there will be times when you will enjoy the blessings."

The Shen family woman got up to thank her, and said:

"It's just hard work. The children in the family are blooming. Even if I close my eyes, I still have the face to see my ancestors. I came to see my wife today to see her, and to ask her if she has any plans?"

"What are you planning or not?"

Seeing that she spoke for a reason, Pan Jinlian hurriedly asked.The Shen family woman looked around, lowered her voice and said slowly:

"My lady hasn't been out of this yard for a long time, so I don't know the situation outside. It seems that the uncle and the second master of the Chai family are arguing to separate the family. Now the wife has been alarmed... If the family is separated, the lady will definitely move outside. Yes, but it’s better to plan ahead.”

"Why, the master's filial piety has not yet passed, and they are going to separate?"

Although Pan Jinlian guessed that the Chai family must be divided, she did not expect these two to be so anxious.The Shen family woman was silent for a while, then said with a cold smile:

"If my wife hadn't treated me so well back then, I wouldn't have told my wife this... There was something strange about the night when the master passed away. At that time, the wife arrived first, but the master wanted to say something to the wife. The madam sent out all the people who served the master, and she was the only one left. Later, the two officials of the Chai family also entered the house, and they murmured for a long time. Out of breath, as far as I think about it..."

She didn't say a word, and Pan Jinlian knew her unfinished intention in a flash - would the master of the Chai family leave anything for Chai Wuye?If the family is really divided, it must be that the uncle of the Chai family will inherit the house and take care of the Chai and Li family. The rest of the family property will not be divided equally. No, but if Master Chai said something before he passed away, it might not be like this.

That's why the two of the Chai family are so arguing to separate?Pan Jinlian laughed secretly in her heart, in fact, they didn't even think about getting any benefits from the Chai family, and those two were worrying unfoundedly.But that's good too, if the trouble breaks out, the family will be separated early, if they can't do it, they can move to the village near the winery first, not only the environment is beautiful, but also they don't have to worry about these women in the backyard of the Chai family.

Thinking of this, Pan Jinlian only smiled and said:

"Auntie also knows that we are officials, and we are frank and frank. No matter how much the Chai family gives us, we will not care."

The Shen family's mother-in-law nodded,