Looking up at the stars in 1946

One morning in early September, the weather has turned slightly cooler.Today, the water vapor is heavy, and the whole village of Yuanmaotun is covered with mist.

Lu Fengniang was sitting cross-legged on the kang, sewing an emerald green padded jacket facing the light from the skylight.The girl Xiaotuan ran in from outside in a panic.Even though he was already in his twenties, he was still flustered when things happened.Luckily, before entering the door, I still knew how to look around to see if there was no one else walking around, so I arrived in front of Lu Fengniang in three steps at a time, with a big face squeezed directly in front of Lu Fengniang, a fat little hand pressed to her mouth, and bowed her head. Said: "Grandma, I heard that the fourth master brought back a person yesterday, and now he is putting it in the Westinghouse."

Without raising her head, Lu Fengniang straightened her clothes and said, "Isn't it just one person, what's the matter?"

Xiaotuan said again: "That's a man!"

Lu Fengniang turned her hand away, and the silver needle pricked her fingertip, and a drop of blood flowed out, she quickly put it in her mouth and sucked it.Xiaotuan immediately yelled, "Oh! My grandma, be careful! Or I'll do it!" Then he went to tear his clothes.

Lu Fengniang grabbed her clothes and hid, glanced at Xiaotuan, and said, "What are you talking about? Isn't it just a man? Which man doesn't know a man?"

Xiaotuan whispered: "Grandma, this is not an ordinary man. I heard... he wants to be a little boy."

Lu Fengniang lowered her head, tugged at the needle and thread in her hand, started to embroider on the bottom of the clothes, and said calmly: "Fourth master's affairs are out of our women's control, so stop chewing your tongue from now on."

Xiao Tuan became anxious when he heard this, "Oh, my grandma! I'm not thinking of you? How can you say that grandma is also the other owner of this family, and the fourth master still takes care of you! There are some things, grandma, you The fight has to be fought, otherwise people will have to look down upon it!"

Lu Fengniang couldn't deny it, and said leisurely: "Okay, you can go to the eldest sister's room first to have a look, maybe she is already awake."

Xiao Tuan yelled "Oops", only then did he remember that the eldest sister had already woken up, and hurried out again.

Seeing Xiaotuan's figure walk away, Lu Fengniang pursed her lips, but she was concerned.It's not that he really wants to fight with Fourth Master, but a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground - this thing is really coming!

She knew a long time ago that Qi Si wanted to find a male concubine.In previous years, when Qi Si went to the county to do business and visit kilns, he never ordered kiln sisters, but only rabbits.This matter was done quietly, and Xiao Tuan didn't know what tricks Xiaotuan used, so she was surprised to find out.It's just that I still care about Master Qi's face, so it's not easy to put it on the table.Now that Master Qi has passed away, Lu Fengniang's mother-in-law is in no position to decide. Lu Fengniang reckons that Fourth Master's special "preference" is about to surface, but she never expected him to move so fast. His father only went there in June, and now The grass on the grave has not yet grown, but it has already brought people home.

When Lu Fengniang's grandfather was alive, he was a local magistrate.Later, the old dynasty disappeared, and the new dynasty rose.Her grandfather couldn't turn his head around, so he was buried in a daze.Grandpa Lu had two children in front of him. The daughter was older and married early.The boy, that is, Lu Fengniang's father, was an old man, spoiled too much, fell into a bad habit, ate and drank, and almost squandered the entire family property.Fortunately, later married Lu Fengniang's mother, Wang Shi, who was virtuous and smart, and was a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, so she gradually started to look good and opened a medicine shop at the gate of the county to do some small business.

In the tenth year of the Republic of China, the store received a batch of good medicinal materials for tonic. It happened that Master Qi came to ask for medicine after playing too much in the kiln, so he met Lu Fengniang's father.Who knew that the two met each other so late that they begged to be brothers soon.Master Qi saw that Lu Fengniang was well-behaved and docile, and he had a son, so he wanted to make a marriage with Uncle Lu.Master Qi married one wife and two concubines, and gave birth to four sons.Originally, Master Qi's eldest son was married at the same age as Lu Fengniang, so it was a good time to marry. Unfortunately, the eldest son did not get along with Master Qi since he was a child, so he went to serve as a soldier; the second son died early; He looks upright, and his conduct is justified.So in the end, Master Qi assigned Lu Fengniang to Qi Si.

Lu Fengniang is four or three years older than Qi.As the saying goes, female juniors hold gold bricks.The parents of both parties were quite satisfied with the marriage, so as soon as Qi Si arrived at the age of 20, Lu Fengniang entered the gate of Qi's house.

Qi Si did have a good look.Tall, with a full sky and deep eye sockets.Wearing a white silk long gown and standing there, even a woman should have a good look.At the beginning of their wedding, Lu Fengniang couldn't help but blush every time she saw Qi Si.Later, after getting along for a long time, I gradually tasted something unpleasant.

Qi Si's heart is a bit cold.It's not that it's cold on the surface, it's the kind that's cold in its core.Lu Fengniang thought that although she didn't give him heart and soul, she was obedient and obedient, even a stone could warm her up, but she often left him cold because of a few wrong words.

What makes Lu Fengniang even more difficult to say is that Qi Si is very impatient about what she thought was a normal bed and curtain.Lu Fengniang is a newly married young woman, and she has to tactfully express her grievances to her mother-in-law.Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law was biased, but on the contrary she scolded the daughter-in-law for being too dissolute, so angry that Lu Fengniang could only hide in bed and cry.She has studied for several years, and she is not the kind of real stupid woman, so she simply opened the skylight to speak honestly and asked Qi Si's attitude.Qi was expressionless, unwilling to explain anything, but stayed at night.

When Lu Fengniang was pregnant with her eldest sister, Qisi was visiting brothels in the county.She felt wronged, and when she came back, she couldn't help but put on a face, Qi Si dropped the teacup and left with a cold face, and didn't step into Lu Fengniang's room for half a month.It was only later that she found out that Qi Si liked a man and was only forced by Master Qi to marry her.Lu Fengniang's heart was cold when she heard it, but she was forced to face the matter, so she couldn't say anything about it, so she had to smash her teeth and swallow it with blood.Lu Fengniang gave birth to a daughter in her first birth, named Qi Jialin by Master Qi.When Qi Jialin was two years old, Lu Fengniang still had no movement in her stomach.Lu Fengniang's mother-in-law was thinking about marrying Qi Si a concubine.On the surface, they said they couldn't see Lu Fengniang's misfortune, and found someone to accompany her, but in private, they complained that she was not up to date, and that she had grown up for nothing.Lu Fengniang used to have a bad temper, but now she has long ago lost her temper, and instead she agrees generously.Qi Si had no choice but to stay overnight again at night. A year later, Lu Fengniang gave birth to a boy, and the Qi family was full of joy, even Qi Si smiled a little more.Only Lu Fengniang's mother-in-law was still dissatisfied, and she still talked about marrying Qisi a concubine.Qi Si had already started to develop his own business at that time, his face sank when he heard this, and he wandered outside for several months without going home.Only then did Lu Fengniang's mother-in-law stop.

It would be a lie to say that there is no resentment. Lu Fengniang cried after thinking about it for the first two years, but she has only seen it in recent years. It is worthwhile for a woman to have someone to rely on in her life.If you take a concubine, you can take a concubine. She is not a woman and cannot bear a son. What is she afraid of, Lu Fengniang?