The Red House of the Concubine of the Jia Family

Because they were psychologically prepared, the Lu family was not disappointed. Even Jia Xuan just said to her son that "failure is the mother of success" and plunged into the great cause of choosing a wife for her son. .In the end, Jia Xuan chose Mei Hanlin's daughter.Geinmei's family has a clean and upright style. Although it looks inconspicuous now, all the young and old are very motivated.And the big girl from the Mei family has a good reputation.

On this day, it was rare for Lu Yan to take a rest, and the family had nothing to do after lunch together, so they played leaf cards together, "An'an, mother has talked to Mrs. Mei two days ago, and we made an appointment to go to Taiyuan together in five days. Hua Guan prays for blessings, and you will go with your mother when the time comes." Take a look, you can't really marry blindly, you don't know each other at all, right?

"Mother, I know." When we got down, Lu Qi'an asked someone to find out about the eldest girl from the Mei family... Jia Xuan knew it, but she just smiled and didn't say anything.

The short period of five days came quickly, and the weather was beautiful, the sun was shining brightly, and the breeze was blowing, but it was not too hot.

Jia Xuan and her party packed up and set off early, and they happened to "meet" Mei Hanlin's mother and daughter who were also going to Taihua Temple to pray for blessings at the gate of the city.The two families went to Taihua Temple together.

"Girl, the uncle of the Lu family is just outside, riding a horse. The maidservant has just seen it. He looks very handsome. Standing with the girl must be a good match..." Like Lu Qi'an, the eldest girl of the Mei family just learned from her mother The news that the family wanted to discuss marriage, so the girl asked the girl to inquire about Lu Qi'an's situation.

Lu Qi'an was selected as a scholar in his fifteenth year this year, he is quite talented among his peers, and he is not bad at being a person, and he has a good temper.It can be said that her mother is quite satisfied with the uncle of the Jia family.Of course she is quite satisfied...

When the group arrived at Taihuaguan, it was almost time. Jia Xuan chatted with Mrs. Mei along the way. The two chatted along the way, but the more they chatted, the more speculative they were. They wished they could become Jinlan sisters.

"Sister Jia, let's go in right now, the two children Let them hang around outside, shall we?"

"Okay." Anyway, the purpose of their coming is to go on a blind date.

So, the two little children went to the bamboo forest next to each other very naturally...

"Don't worry, as long as you do your duty as a daughter-in-law and a brother-in-law, I will naturally treat you well, and I have no intention of taking a concubine, and neither will the housekeeper..." Jia Xuan, as a Modern people never thought of letting a housewife in front of their son at all; although Lu Yan thought about it, he also knew that concubines and concubines were the beginning of chaos in the family, so naturally he would not take the initiative to mention it. There are no girls, and all the servants are boys.

"You mean what you say? As long as I respect my parents-in-law and treat my younger brothers and sisters kindly, you won't take concubines?" Lu Qi'an's words almost made the eyes of the eldest girl of the Mei family shine.

You must know that their family style is considered good. Just like this, her father also has two concubines. Although the two concubines were treated by her mother, her mother was not very happy. .To be honest, she was already ready to serve her husband together, now that Lu Qi'an suddenly promised that she could keep her alone, how could she be unhappy?Not surprised?

"Naturally, the Lu family spit on each other, keep their word..."

After dipping, Jia Xuan and Mrs. Mei came out of the Taihua Temple chatting and laughing. They saw Lu Qi'an with a smile on his face and a satisfied look on his face. Cut?) His face turned red and he felt relieved.

Next, the two families formally entered into the marriage negotiation process. The Jia family specially invited the well-known official matchmaker in the capital to come to the door to propose marriage, and then Na Cai, asked the name, Na Ji, Na Zheng, asked for a date, and waited until the previous five ceremonies were all gone. The time has come to the end of the year.Fortunately, because the young couple are still young, the wedding is scheduled for May of the next year, so there is plenty of time to prepare.

"This year, we will go back to our hometown for the New Year..."

There are many happy events this year, one is that Qi An is engaged to get married, and the other is a few juniors in the family who are middle-aged scholars and middle-aged children. In order to go home to worship the ancestors, Lu Yan finished the work at hand half a month in advance and took a month off from the ministry. People go back to their hometowns for the New Year.

Since Lu Yan was an official in Beijing, Jia Xuan has only been back twice, and it has been three years since the last time.

"Oh, I can go to the mountains to play again..." If you want to say who is the happiest every time you go back, it must be Xin'an. The first time you go back, Xin'an is only three years old. After that, it was spoiled by the elders in the family in various ways. It was really afraid of melting in the mouth, and afraid of falling when holding it in the palm of the hand.

The last time I went back when I was six years old, I was finally able to run and jump. It was all kinds of skins. I followed the children in the village up the tree to catch birds, down the river to fish, and picked wild fruits on the mountain. They even sneaked into the nearby village. I went to steal the peaches, if it wasn’t for the kindness of the people in the village, if I didn’t care about them, I’m afraid I’d have a fat beating. Of course, after I came back, I was rewarded with a meal of fried pork on a bamboo board...

"You can calm down, if you make trouble again this time, mother will not protect you"

"If you don't protect it, you don't protect it..." Anyway, there are grandparents, uncles and uncles.

"Stinky boy..."

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Lu family set off from the capital with full salutes and carefully prepared gifts for everyone.

All the way back, Jia Xuan often felt emotional when she touched the scene, and when the carriage entered Chongchuan County, even Lu Yan became excited, really, "I am more timid when I am close to the hometown, and I dare not ask people who come here."

When I returned to the village, I saw the big guys gathering under the old tree at the entrance of the village to chat and enjoy the cool air.Someone saw a carriage approaching, reacted immediately, and hurried to the Lu family in the village, "Third Grandpa, Third Grandma, Third Uncle and Third Aunt are back..."

When the Lu family heard the news, they came out in a hurry.Mother Lu's whizzing little figure ran faster than anyone else, and when the two sides converged, Mother Lu hugged Xin An who had jumped off the carriage and howled, "My dear, my grandma's dear, you guys are back!" Look at grandma..."

Father Lu even shed tears...

"Father..." The corners of Lu Yan's eyes were also moist.

Looking at Lu's father and Lu's mother, looking at the many tribesmen and villagers who came around, some of them looked strong last time, and their voices were loud, but this time they are old and their hair is gray, Jia Xuan thought for a while. The son felt uncomfortable.

Especially grandpa and grandma looked really old this time. They could walk and walk by themselves before, but now they need someone to support them when they get up, and their teeth have all fallen out...

It stands to reason that after Jia Xuan came in, her grandparents and grandparents had already separated from their house, and they usually don't live with them, so they shouldn't have much affection, but looking at the two elderly people, they almost don't even know their grandchildren. Yes, Jia Xuan still feels uncomfortable.

"A month ago, your grandfather fainted once and almost didn't wake up. Your father was stimulated and later became seriously ill." Mother Lu wanted to write a letter to her youngest son and daughter-in-law, but Father Lu refused." You also want to open some, there will be a day, and your father and I will definitely walk ahead of you in the future..."

"Mother..." Jia Xuan's tears came down straight away. Why are you talking about life and death when you celebrate the Chinese New Year?

"Okay, okay, I won't talk about it. My mother just wanted you to prepare yourself. Since the last time, your grandfather has been in a bad mood. Now you don't even recognize people. Originally, you didn't come back this year. I I will also write to you with your father. Mother is just afraid that my son's career will be delayed..." In fact, even the two elders are holding on, because they are afraid that because of their own death, the only promising grandson will die. If you want to come back to keep your filial piety, you will cut off your official career.The old man was able to wake up this time because the boss said in the old man's ear that if he left like this, Lu Yan would have to come back to observe his filial piety, and the old man woke up.

"Mother, don't hide this from me from now on, all of this is not as important as you..." Lu Yan stretched out his hand to pinch his forehead, and wiped away the tears that welled up in his eyes. Originally, he took the imperial examination path so that his family could live a good life , no longer be bullied.If he made his family members dare not even die because of this, wouldn't he be too unfilial?Of course, he really had to be prepared for his grandma's situation, and the court had to make good arrangements.

This year's ancestor worship, because the Lu family suddenly had two more talents, it can be said that the whole family celebrated, and Father Lu even knelt in the ancestral hall and cried bitterly, constantly saying that he was worthy of his ancestors, and their Lu family has a bright future...

Lu's father's actions, including the fact that the whole family drank too much this day, left a deep imprint on the hearts of Lu Qi'an brothers when they were young, so that the two brothers later studied more diligently and worked hard for officials. Be cautious in words and deeds, until Lu Qi'an became an official of the first rank, and Lu Xin'an became a member of the second rank, Xingsheng, the descendant of the Lu family, still remembers this scene.

In the early morning, Jia Xuan woke up from her sleep, subconsciously stretched out her hand to touch, the surrounding was empty and cold.Jia Xuan put on her clothes and got off the bed, only to find Lu Yan sitting in front of the window in a daze.

"Why don't you sleep?" Lu Yan's body was very cold, he must have been sitting here for a long time, and he probably didn't sleep much all night.Jia Xuan took Lu Yan's cloak and put it on Lu Yan.Then the whole person hugged Lu Yan from behind.

It took Lu Yan a while to come back to his senses, "I just feel that I am too unfilial." Whether it is to grandparents or parents, he has not fulfilled his due filial piety.He didn't want to have a day when "the son wants to support but the relatives don't want to be treated", but because of the hope of the whole family on his back, he had to work hard to move forward alone.

"If you're really worried, we'll bring your parents to live with us in the capital."

"Impossible" Lu Yan shook his head. Grandpa and grandma are getting old, it is impossible to leave here, this is their root, father has always been filial, and there are big brothers, big sisters, second sisters, third sisters, and It is impossible for the uncle's family and parents to agree to follow him to the capital.