The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Let's say that Mrs. Chen returned to the Chen family with her two daughters. After a few days, she heard rumors in the middle of Beijing, saying that Mrs. Chen had remarried when her husband's body was still cold. Disrespect mother-in-law, disharmony with sister-in-law.Many rumors are so convincing that they seem to be true.Even the Chen family was affected.The elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Feng, excused herself from several banquets, so as not to hear gossip behind her back.The uncles and aunts of the Chen family kept coming to the door to inquire. Although they said nothing, they secretly complained that the Chen family had a bad reputation and thus implicated the clan.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen was so angry that she burned inside her body.When the guests at the house were gone, I couldn't help complaining to my parents: "I'm responsible for all the dirty and smelly things. If the girls in their family are really good, they won't be able to find them because of this." My in-laws. If there is something unsatisfactory, even if outsiders praise me as a fairy, they can enter the palace and become a concubine, right?"

After complaining, he couldn't swallow the breath after all.Mrs. Chen secretly ordered the servants and maidservants at home to distribute some money with the idlers on the street outside and a few children.

In an instant, in the streets and alleys, after dinner, the people in Beijing used this as a topic of conversation, drinking and criticizing.

In just a few days, the reputation of Mrs. Zhao's room has been ruined.No matter how old Mrs. Zhao and the second uncle of the Zhao family argue, it will be useless in the end.Even the boys of the Zhao family who were still studying in the county school were implicated. Every day they went to school, there would always be irrelevant people who came to inquire about this private matter.Since the boys of the Zhao family were from the same lineage, it was hard for them to say anything, and after a lot of hesitation, it made others suspicious.

Seeing that the Zhao family's reputation was also damaged, Mrs. Chen felt a little calm, and lived at home peacefully. When she had nothing to do, she tried her best, wearing a filial piety, crying and making troubles, not to mention that she brought her daughter back home when her husband's bones were not cold. Inappropriate, just talk about how the Zhao family persecutes people, how they harm people has no place to stand. Fetal medicine, the old lady looked down on the two daughters she gave birth to, and she could turn her eccentric eyes to the Nantianmen... The car wheel chattered over and over again, talking about all the old sesame seeds and rotten corn.It wasn't until the elders of the Chen family and the other female relatives who came to visit couldn't say anything else, then they didn't stop.

Because Mrs. Chen's behavior was in front of everyone, people spread the word for a while, and they felt pity for Mrs. Chen when she met him.I only feel that even though Chen's actions are biased and there may be criticisms, but the orphans and widows are coerced by this, and they have no choice but to leave the Zhao family regardless of their lives.

After all, widowed mothers and young children are weak alone. If possible, who would not want to be depended on for life, and who would want to live in exile?

What's more, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law are difficult to get along with. There is no discord and discord in the back house of any family, but most of them are family scandals that cannot be publicized.There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the various wild and absurd acts of the Zhao family in the mourning hall that day are not unknown to everyone.Even the members of the Zhao clan couldn't help but criticize secretly.

Although the Chen family is a bit aggressive and left-minded, he knows that people in the world love the poor and the weak most. As long as they are in a weak position and say that they are pitiful, even the tough ones are justified, and they can get a bad name of bullying others.What's more, the Zhao family acted unreasonably.

Thinking of these things, Mrs. Chen became more and more calculated. She worked hard at home all day long, shedding tears and complaining to everyone she met.

"...I thought it was wrong. I begged my parents and elder brother to make decisions for me just because my two daughters and I could live in peace and not be put to death by the traitors of the Zhao family. But I didn't expect that the tired family would be criticized by everyone. If the sisters in my family can't find a good marriage because of me, how can I have the face to meet relatives. The world is like this, forcing me to live. I only hope that my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law will take pity on my loneliness in this life, and take care of my two daughters on my behalf. Raising adults..."

Seeing that a weak girl from the Chen family was being forced to cry endlessly by them, everyone had already softened their hearts. They didn't want the Chen family to be domineering and domineering back then, and the Chen family used their power to oppress others.

Seeing that the Chen family could not bear the humiliation and would seek death and life every time, some righteous people couldn't hold back and spoke out for the Chen family's widows and widows.I just said that if the Zhao family hadn't bullied others too much, how could the Chen family's female generation go home brazenly under the pretense of etiquette?It can be seen from this that most people in the world are forced to do things.Although Chen's virtue is flawed, Zhao's is not perfect.After all, it is not uncommon for the husband to die, and it is not uncommon for the wife to return home and remarry, but the act of persecuting the daughter-in-law or even drugging someone for a little family wealth is simply appalling.If we talk about it seriously, I am afraid that the crimes of Zhao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be even more unforgivable.

Overnight, black and white were reversed, and public opinion reversed.Originally accused of being promiscuous and disobedient, the Chen family became a weak girl who was persecuted by her husband's family and had little place to stand.And relying on power and wealth, the domineering Chen family has become a kind family who can't bear her daughter's suffering, and would rather not have a reputation than protect her daughter's safety.

Of course, there are also some stereotyped Confucians who think that Chen's actions are inappropriate.A woman's most important thing is chastity, so she should be submissive.A person like Chen who dominates the sky and the earth is pitiful and hateful, after all, he is not a virtuous person.

By analogy, the daughters of the Chen family are also like this.

Anyway, after this incident, both the Zhao and Chen families were hurt.No one was left behind.

But no matter what, the Chen family and a pair of daughters can live safely in her natal family.

No one complained in front of them that Mrs. Chen's behavior was inappropriate and that the girls in the family were hurt.

But it is said that Chen Gui, the eldest brother of the Chen family, is over the age of standing.When he was young, he also determined to study, to become an official through the imperial examination, and to serve the country.However, since he was lucky enough to win the Juren in his weak crown years, he has not won fame for several times.When I was 26 and seven years old, I was already tired and lazy, and my ambitions were exhausted, so I entrusted the Yue family to matchmaking, and spent most of the family's floating money to donate an official to do it.He has a transparent and sophisticated nature, and he is quick-witted and tactful in dealing with things. Now he has worked hard for three or two years, and he has also made a post in the household department.Although he is only an official of the seventh-rank mustard bean, because of his flattery and dedication, he is good at flattery, and he is quite popular in Shangfeng's eyes.Among colleagues in the village, he is quite dignified.

Let's say that today Chen Gui was working in the yamen, and suddenly heard from his colleagues that the head of the household department, Mr. You, had lost his wife, and he chose to hold a funeral the next day to send his obituary.All the colleagues discussed how to prepare funeral rituals and went to offer condolences.

Chen Gui listened silently for a long time, knowing what to expect.When I got home, I asked my wife Feng to prepare a generous gift, yellow paper candles and other funeral ceremonies.Mrs. Feng quietly listened to her husband's words, and suddenly sighed: "It's true that there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings every day. During the New Year's Eve last year, I went to Mr. You's mansion to pay a visit to this lady. She has a meek temperament and acts softly. She really doesn't have the airs of a nobleman. I also said that Mr. You is really lucky to have such a wife. I didn't expect that this person would disappear after only a few months. It's a pity There is also an eleven or twelve-year-old lady who lost her mother at a young age. I don't know what kind of temperament the stepmother will have in the future, and whether she will treat this big girl harshly."

Chen Gui smiled when he heard it, and said indifferently: "Master You has studied poetry and books, has a unique vision, and is the most virtuous person who abides by etiquette and rules. He just lost his wife at this moment, and he will keep it for a year What's more, even if there is a continuation in the future, it is necessary to inquire about the meaning of the first wife's family. Now weighing the choice, it is necessary to delay a year or two. The eldest sister of the You family is almost at the age of leaving the cabinet, so there is no big concern. "

Hearing this, Mrs. Feng also followed Chen Gui's meaning with a smile and said, "What my husband said is true. After all, Mr. You is an official of the court, and he is most concerned about the matter of etiquette. There is no reason to rush to continue the string before the wife's body is cold. Babaer Waiting for Yu Shi to impeach him?"

After speaking, he leaned forward to undress Chen Gui and change into homely clothes.

Besides, when Chen Gui heard the words "the bones are not cold", he couldn't help but think of the girl who made a fuss some time ago.He couldn't help but asked: "When I go home today, why didn't I see my younger sister, even my two nieces. But what happened at home?"

Feng subconsciously curled her lips, and said: "Sister-in-law is such a shrewd and decisive person, it's fine if she doesn't cause others to have accidents, who can cause her accidents? But I came up with another moth, and brought my two daughters The Buddhist hall in the backyard is just worshiping the Buddha and chanting sutras."

Chen Gui raised his eyebrows, and asked with great interest: "My sister has never believed in ghosts and gods, why did she suddenly want to worship Buddha today?"

Mrs. Feng sneered, unable to tell whether it was admiration or a headache and said: "According to my aunt, one is to pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless the in-laws in good health, to bless the grand development of the husband, and to bless the safety and smoothness of the family house. Besides...she and Zhao Although the family has no contact with each other in this life, old age and death, but at any rate, the husband and wife have a hundred days of kindness every day. In view of the past love, they also have to eat fast and chant Buddha for a year of filial piety for her short-lived husband. This is not in vain. "

After a pause, she added: "Not only that, I heard my aunt's intentions. From tomorrow onwards, she will pay homage to nunneries inside and outside Beijing. Kneeling three times and prostrating nine times to pray to Buddha and burn incense can only show her sincerity."

Chen Gui immediately understood, shook her head and said with a smile: "She is an invitation to act, but she is also thinking about our Chen family's reputation. I just said that my girl is smart and transparent, and she will never bring trouble to the family again."

Feng knows that although her sister-in-law is arrogant and tricky, she is loved by her parents and elder brothers at home.So after listening to Chen Gui's words, even though he might not agree in his heart, he smiled slightly and did not answer.