[Red Mansion] The happiness of a winner in life

The Grand Canal dug by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was regarded as a disaster at the beginning, but now the water country is used as an important communication link between the north and the south.From Hangzhou in the south to Beijing in the north, it passes through Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces, and the five major water systems that communicate with it, including the Haihe River, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, extend in all directions.

Under the influence of such convenient water transportation, there are mature piers in the cities along the way, and there are endless caravans.Under such natural conditions, although there is a national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, many merchant families have been born.The Xue family in Jinling even made offerings to the palace every year as an imperial merchant, and was the first among the merchants.

Now the head of the Xue family is Xue Jing, the eldest son of Xue. Since the old head of the family fell ill a year ago, he has slowly shifted his focus to his son.Everyone in Jinling City knows that the four great families of King Jiashi and Xue followed the former emperor to conquer the world together. Not to mention the richness of the holy family, the four great families are even more united, one prospered and the other lost.

Because of this, the Xue family relied on the other three families to carry out business in all directions, and the Xue family caravan was the most well-informed, and there was no place they would not go.Xue Jing received the news from Jia She in advance, knowing that he and the princess were coming to Jinling together, he began to plan how to entertain them.

The husband and wife stayed in Shandong for nearly a month, during which time they went to "Three Kongs", Mount Tai, Taierzhuang and other places of interest to visit the scenery.They worshiped and prayed together in the Confucian Temple, watched the sunrise together on Mount Tai, and felt the legacy of history in an ancient city of the Song Dynasty like Taierzhuang.

Mizusawa used to read poems describing the magnificent sunrise in books. At the beginning, he also waited eagerly at the gate of his palace for the legendary sunrise, but he was disappointed.Now climbed to the top of Mount Tai with Jia She, and watched a big sun jumping from the horizon, and the world suddenly changed from darkness to light, and the emotion in my heart overflowed unconsciously.

Climbing to the top of Mount Tai already feels open-minded, and there is no trace of resentment and loneliness of being trapped in the deep palace in the past.As soon as the sun appears, it clears away those vague resentments and rejection of the world.For the first time, he realized that the world is so big, not only the imperial palace, not only the capital, not only Rongguo Mansion.Suddenly, Mizusawa had an idea, if he and Jia She were away from the capital forever, would he be able to live happily ever after?

Taking back those unrealistic ideas, they did not stop their steps and explored their own unknown.

Mizusawa, who set foot on Jinling for the first time, was overwhelmed by the prosperity of the wharf.Looking at the cargo ship dock not far away, there are cargo ships stopping to unload and load cargo, and people in short jackets are carrying cargo on their backs.In contrast, although there are many boats here, they are not much different from those in the capital.

Jia Amnesty walked forward with Shui Ze, they were obviously from rich and noble backgrounds, and they were accompanied by servants and maids.The bearers who were waiting at the pier couldn't help themselves, and wanted to go up to ask the nobleman if they needed anything.When they were hesitating, they found that the Xue family's carriage had been waiting for several days not far away.

Xue Muzai is the child of the head steward of the Xue family, he was born smart and steady.Therefore, the master of the Xue family put him next to Xue Jing to prepare to take over his father's position in the future.Xue Mu was by Xue Jing's side every day, so he was very familiar with Jia Amnesty.In order to welcome Jia She and his wife, Xue Jing ordered Xue Mu to bring someone to watch at the pier every day, for fear of missing them.

He didn't inform the old house of this trip, and he just waited until he ordered Laifu to take his souvenirs to tidy up the old house when he was working at Xue's house.From a distance, Xue Mu seemed to be Rong Shizi, so he hurried to meet him without daring to miss it.When he saw that it was Jia She, he laughed, "Uncle Jia is well, our uncle is looking forward to your visit every day, and he must be happy to see you!"

Because he didn't know Shui Ze, he just bowed and didn't speak hastily. "This is what my friend told your uncle." Jia She explained, Xue Mu knew that he was not supposed to know, so he calmed down and led the people to Xue's carriage.Jia She helped Shui Ze get into the front carriage, Lai Fu Lai Xing couldn't sit in the back carriage with Yingge, so they both sat at the door of the carriage and squeezed each other.

There is a saying in Jinling that "the east is rich and the west is rich". The Xue family's old house is just to the west of Jinling City, and all the wealthy merchants in Jinling live there.The pier is also in the west of the city, so the two places are not far apart.After walking for a long time, the carriage turned two streets and arrived at Xue's house.

After Xue Mu saw Jia Amnesty, he sent the servant to report back to the house quickly, saying that he had received Uncle Jia and his friends, so as to give the uncle and grandma some time to prepare.Even though Jia Amnesty is very valuable in terms of status, but this time he only came here as a personal friend, so naturally he would not let his friend's father receive him in person.

On the carriage, Mizusawa lifted the curtains and took a look outside. He really deserved the name "Xifu".There are many shops of all kinds, and shopkeepers can also be seen shuttling among the crowd.If you look closely, you can even see women in many cosmetic shops and jewelry buildings.This is enough to show the openness of Jinling. Although most of the women wear veiled hats to not reveal their bodies, they also have a lot of freedom.

In order not to look more in order to avoid being inappropriate, Mizusawa put down the curtains and talked to Jia Amnesty softly.

"Enhou, doesn't it say in the book that a good woman should go out of the door without going out? Even if she comes out, she should be accompanied by her father and brothers. Why is this place so open?"

"Jinling has always been prosperous, and they also pay more attention to the economy. Women here also do a lot of work, and they often go to embroidery houses and rouge shops to do business. Over time, this place is more tolerant of women than other places, regardless of women outside."

Jia She held Shui Ze's hand with some pity, "What's written in the book is not necessarily true, nor does it necessarily make sense. It's really nonsense, ignore it, just read what you think is good. You Seeing that everyone in Zhu described the remarriage of women as unchaste, there are many folks who remarry after their husbands die, and even in remote places on the border, many of them are brothers and wives together."

"This... It's easy to talk about remarriage after the death of a husband. What is this brother and wife?"

"There are few women in remote areas, and with the war, you can only marry one daughter-in-law if you have brothers and more money. When the time comes, you will have a child and raise it together, and no one cares whether it is your own. Those literati also cast aside Yes, but I dare not say that one female servant and two husbands are immoral, otherwise the common people will tear them alive."

Jia She said meaningfully: "Look, what a good thing this dogma is? It has to be adapted to local conditions, otherwise I'm afraid I'm going to die if I move here."

Mizusawa was thoughtful, and a huge wave was set off in his heart.He wanted to refute, but he still had nothing to say.Only then did I understand why those things full of "sage words" are hated by people.I just learned the surface and couldn't wait to show off. I didn't understand the essence of the inside, and I pretended to be majestic.

During the conversation, Xue's family has arrived.When the two got off the carriage, they saw Xue Jing standing in front of the gate. When they saw Jia Amnesty, they couldn't wait to meet him, and dragged them into the mansion.

Xue Jing had guessed about Mizusawa's identity, so he kept a distance from him, and only held Jia Amnesty's arm affectionately.