Tongzhuang Shili Rice Flower Fragrance

A Tao lost his parents since he was a child and wandered around. Later, he was adopted by an old beggar for a period of time. The old beggar died when he was ten years old, and he continued to wander around, begging and doing odd jobs. In the next day, when I was 13 years old, I almost froze to death on the side of the road. Later, Ye Qiuniang picked him up and took him back to Zhuangzi. After that, I have been doing things with Ye Qiuniang.

He works diligently, has a sweet mouth, and is flexible enough in mind. Ye Qiuniang likes to take him with her wherever she goes.

After A Tao had been with Ye Qiuniang for a while, he knew that he had met a nobleman, and the life he had lived in vagrants since he was a child made him cherish the present life very much, until he met Zhong Tiantian later, and saw it right, The Zhong family couple were not willing to let their daughter marry far away. Seeing that this young man was a good man and was appreciated by members of the Ming family, they tried their best to match up their marriage.

Ye Qiuniang held a simple but lively wedding for the three of them in person. A Tao never thought that he could live such a rich life in this life, and even marry a wife and have children. It was like a dream , the gratitude to Ye Qiuniang in my heart went up to a higher level.

A Tao's child and Ming Shu came to this world one after the other, but when it came time to choose a name, the husband and wife had a difficult time. A Tao was abandoned since he was a child, and he didn't know who his parents were, and he didn't even have a surname. Everyone around him called him A Tao, but the child can't have a surname like him, right?

A Tao asked Ye Qiuniang if he could not leave Tongzhuang in this life and would follow her until death, could he and her have the same surname.

Ye Qiuniang smiled and said: "My third life is also given by my grandfather. My surname is not worth much. Tongzhuang is also left by my grandfather. You will be very pleased if you have this loyalty. My grandfather knows you. Why don't you just follow me?" Give Rou'er a surname, from now on we will all be members of the Ming family."

Because of this incident, and thinking about the old man in the family and Du Xian tampering with the will of the old master Ming, ignoring the mother and daughter of the Ming family, and allowing outsiders to bully, Ming Rou was supported by Ye Qiuniang and Fu Shuiyao. He decided to break away from the ethnic group of the Pingle Ming family branch and re-establish the Tongzhuang Ming family branch headed by Mingquan. From now on, it will exist independently, and the family affairs will no longer be discussed with the Pingle branch.

The ancestral hall and place of worship were also moved to Tongzhuang, the old house was still preserved, Ming Yulan and some old people still lived there, and Mingrou and Ye Qiuniang would go back from time to time.

The departure of the Mingquan branch caused an uproar in the entire Pingle County. The uncles in the clan yelled at each other, scolding Mingrou, mother and daughter for treachery and forgetting their ancestors.

Ming Rou smiled, she was one of those disgusting and mean old men in the Hate Clan, but she didn't want to be an enemy of the entire Ming Clan in Pingle, so she held a family meeting on the third day, carried a box of silver and put it beside her and said: "There are a total of one hundred households in Pingleming's family. There are 500 taels of silver here, and each household is five taels. Those who agree to our family's distribution will come up to collect the silver and sign this contract. Of course, no It doesn't matter if you don't sign the money, anyway, my mother and I are divided, and you can't stop it, but the money will be gone."

When I said it the first time, no one came up to collect the money. Until the third time, there were a few small families who were ready to move. After all, it was five taels of silver. For them, they might not be able to earn it for a year, and the clan There are so many families in the village, there are not many of Duo Mingrou's family, and there are not many of them.

So two of them took the lead to get the silver and signed, and left quietly.

Seeing this, several uncles who could talk in daily life cursed at them, saying that these people are out of money, and they can be bought for five taels of silver, which is really despicable.

Ming Rou retorted: "How can there be some of you who are low-spirited, they don't fight or grab, they don't lie, they don't cheat their own people, they only take what they get, unlike you, who took Du Xian's money and then cooperated with others to tamper with my grandparents. You are the ones who broke your promise, bah."

The matter of the uncles and Du Xian doing evil was not brought to the stage because they had been suppressed all the time. Now that Ming Rou said so, the old men were ashamed, angry and annoyed, and cursed indiscriminately, but the others If you listen to it, you won’t do it. The few above can do it, but I haven’t done any bad things and can’t get five taels of silver. There, he blew his beard and stared with anger.

Ming Rou blew the rice paper in her hand and said, "It's fine for you rich people to look down on these five taels of silver, but the minority obeys the majority. From now on, our Tongzhuang Ming family will not be under the control of your masters." In the future, don’t bark like a dog at the door of my house. You know, there is a plaque on the beam in the house that was given by the Holy Spirit today. If we say no, it is disrespectful to the Holy Spirit. If you don’t believe me, you can say a few more words , I will immediately ask the county magistrate to come and comment."

Hearing what Mingrou said, the uncles' faces turned blue instantly, and they couldn't say a word.

Ming Rou threw away the silver bags in her hand and said: "There are 15 taels of silver left here, if no one wants it, I will give it to the beggars, and treat them as a few gentlemen who show mercy and treat them to a good meal."

The third uncle on the side was anxious, and hurriedly said: "You little girl—cough cough, that's all, your arms can't twist your thighs, I admit it, and I will sign it."

After speaking tremblingly, he ran over to sign and was afraid that Ming Rou would take the money away if he disagreed with him.

Seeing that he had finished signing, Mingrou stuffed all three bags of silver into his arms with a smile and said, "Third Master, those who know the current affairs are outstanding, take the silver well, don't be as knowledgeable as those two old devils, money is not hot, Hurry back and rest."

The third uncle walked away quickly with a piece of pig liver on his face, and the two people behind saw that the money was gone, but they were not reconciled. Looking at the fierce Atao, they didn't dare to be tough with Mingrou, so they had to chase after the third uncle. Called later: "The agreed five taels per household, why did you take them all?"

Seeing that today's goal was achieved, a bad breath came out of her chest, Ming Rou snorted coldly, picked up the rice paper on the table, took A Tao with her, turned around and left.

Tongzhuang rebuilt and expanded the Zhuangzi, adding ancestral halls and five or six courtyards. The Ming family and children at home have their own courtyards, and even Xu Qionghua and Fushuiyao also reserved one. Tongzhuang has a beautiful environment and food. Life in Zhuang is peaceful and beautiful, and it is a good place to live. The Ming family and Mu Jianian also bring their children to live here every few days.

Mingrou and Ye Qiuniang's favorite is the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, it is small and cozy, sometimes they just go to the small courtyard without the big courtyard, and Routuan and Mingshu also want to go when they see each other, which makes Mingrou extremely helpless.

However, the children have now reached the age of going to private schools. The old master who retired from the Imperial Academy was kicked out after Du Xian took charge of the family. Seeing that he is still in good health, Ming Rou invited him again to special Jiaoroutuan and Mingshu, and Atao's older child named Mingjun, who is still in his infancy and hasn't been weaned yet.

So Ming Jun was also brought to live in the old house. On the day he came to school, Atao and Zhong Tiantian's family came over, and brought some special food made by Zhong's father and Zhong's mother, for Ming Yulan and their nanny to try.

Seeing A Tao carrying a small jar and leaving towards Ming Yulan's yard, Rou Tuan couldn't help asking: "Brother Jun, what good stuff did Uncle Tao mention, it smells good."

While speaking, he sucked his saliva.

"That's goose meat, the meat of a big goose, you and Aunt Shu will have it later," Ming Jun raised his chin and said, "It's delicious, this big goose is very fierce, and my father and uncle chased it in the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain." It took a long time to catch up, and the sound when killing the goose was terrible—"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Routuan's pale face, his lips were tightly pursed, and he was about to cry.

Mingjun was startled, and hurriedly said: "Sister Le'er, why are you crying? Dad said that this big goose meat is stewed, and the foie gras is delicious. If you give it to grandma to strengthen her body, grandma will become strong." It's gone."

When Rou Tuan heard this, he felt sad and didn't know what to do. Chu Wu was killed, but his grandma was not in good health. If he ate Chu Wu's meat, grandma would get better soon. Grandma is fine, mother will be happier.

However, my fifth day is gone!

Woohoo, the fifth day of the new year is so miserable.

The more I thought about it, the more sad it became, and tears fell down.

Seeing Routuan's posture, Mingjun was overwhelmed with fright, turned around and ran away, and after a while, an adult came over, it was Ye Qiuniang.

Ye Qiuniang was about to find Atao, but was killed by this Mingjun halfway. The little guy was incoherent and didn't know what to say, so he pulled her sleeves and left. When he arrived at the destination, he found his family's meatball squatting in the lotus flower. Chi pursed his mouth and cried so hard that he couldn't breathe.

Looking at this small appearance, I couldn't help but think of the time when my husband slapped my palm with a ruler. Mingrou resisted it until the end of class, took her hand and ran to the corner before crying. They overlapped each other, and there were crystal tears hanging from them, which made Ye Qiuniang feel distressed, and hurriedly stepped forward to hug her and comfort her softly.

After asking for a long time before I found out about the big goose, I realized that my little baby was misunderstood.

The Zhong family also raised a few big geese. The one in their own house has been confessed to by everyone since they protected Mingrou before. Who would dare to eat it, but the little guy Ah Jun didn't say yes, let Routuan was misunderstood.

But before she could explain, Routuan struggled down and ran towards Ming's yard.

Ye Qiuniang hurriedly followed behind, but just took two steps when she met Mingrou, Mingrou grabbed her and said, "What's wrong with Le'er, her face is full of tears?"

Ye Qiuniang told the story over and over again, and Ming Rou couldn't help laughing. When the two walked to Ming Yulan's yard, they saw Rou Tuan pulling Ming Shu, and the two little girls were hiding behind the door, both of them teary-eyed. Yes, while weeping and muttering.

"On the fifth day...you died so badly..."

"Hey, I won't see a big goose again when I go to Tongzhuang..."

"Auntie, go and see if grandma has finished eating, go and get the remaining bones, let's bury them—"

When Ming Rou heard the conversation between her sister and daughter, she couldn't help it anymore, and burst out laughing, but felt that their childlike innocence was really innocent and cute, so she went forward and knelt down, touched their little heads and said, "Ah Uncle Tao didn’t send the meat from the fifth day of the lunar new year, don’t worry, your big goose is still dozing in the small yard.”

Hearing Mingrou's words, the two little girls looked over together, with teardrops hanging from the corners of their eyes, their immature faces were extremely cute.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and the two little girls danced and laughed together again, enjoying themselves happily.

On the other hand, Mingjun was beaten up by two little girls, saying that he was slurred and failed to deliver a good message, and that he would be pressured to go to class in the future, and he had to memorize more poems and books.

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On the bank of the Wanyang River, the mature rice is blown by the evening wind, and layers of wheat waves are stacked from far to near. It is very beautiful. People passing by look at the bent rice and praise the land. fertile.

Now it is the third harvest season, and the granaries of the Ming family are full. Because the grain quality is good, the price is reasonable, and the price is not short, the people in the city love to buy rice from them, especially the rice in Tongzhuang. A brand has been formed and sold farther afield.

Nowadays, the Qingwan Wharf is very lively. The ships that come and go are unloading here. There are also inns and restaurants built near the wharf. All kinds of businesses are spread here. Driven by this wharf, Pingle’s economy is rising with a good momentum. As a result, more and more people have found better jobs, and their lives have become more and more prosperous.

The magistrate of Fu County would visit the pier from time to time. Looking at the lively scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion. If it weren't for the Ming family's handiwork, the Qingwan pier might not be built in this life. The floods hit every year. Food and clothing for the common people has become a problem, how can there be such a prosperous scene now.

Just as he was about to leave with his hands behind his back, he happened to bump into his eldest daughter, who was holding the third girl of the Xu family, and couldn't help frowning.

It's just a lot better than before.

"father--"

Seeing her father, Fu Shuiyao pulled Xu Qionghua forward to say hello.

Fu county magistrate looked at Xu Qionghua at the side, and hummed, with an unclear attitude.

Seeing this, Fu Shuiyao said, "Father, what I told you last time, don't you even want to take care of Ah Liu's affairs!"

Fu county magistrate had a bit of a headache, and said angrily: "Now that your wings are hardened and you are so courageous, you dare to threaten me with A Liu's affairs. If it weren't for that unfilial son who is incompetent, I would not accept your tricks."

Fu Shuiyao said with a fake smile: "Aliu has a good father like you, it doesn't matter if he is a little less qualified, he can always get by, unlike me, having a father is almost the same as not having a father, you have to work hard on your own—— "

"Okay, okay, I'll go talk to Mr. Xu tomorrow, I don't dare to promise if it will work out, anyway, you are all together no matter what happens, and you want me to lose face and mess around?" Kind and authentic.

"That's different. You agreed, and Huahua's father agreed. It's justified for the two of us to be together."

"Go, go, go, but I said in advance, I agree, I agree, I don't plan to publicize this matter, I can't afford to lose face."

Fu Shuiyao didn't care about what her father said. After so long in the past few years, her tone has finally softened, which is already a gratifying thing. As long as the parents of both parties can know and support the two of them being together, this is enough , others are not required.

"Then Huahua's father call is decided." Fu Shuiyao hit the railway while it was hot.

At the side, Xu Qionghua, under the suggestion of his sweetheart, smiled and called the magistrate Fu.

Fu county magistrate couldn't say anything for a while, whether he should or shouldn't or no, originally his daughter didn't want to marry, but if he really wanted to marry, he would bring a son-in-law back, but he didn't expect to have a daughter-in-law, which made him feel very sad. But the pretty girl on the other side yelled at her father, and she couldn't do it either, so she could only hum with a stern face.

Afterwards, she never wanted to stay here and see her miserable daughter, so she swung her sleeves and strode away.

Seeing the county magistrate's appearance, Fu Shuiyao leaned forward and backward with a smile, pulled Xu Qionghua and said, "I've never seen my father look so deflated, it's really fun."

"You, if you threaten him with the matter of water flow, you won't be afraid that he will turn his face." Xu Qionghua couldn't help but give this man a look.

"Hey, I've worn him out of his temper all these years, it's just to give him a step down, and my father and your father have agreed, and we will be a legitimate husband and wife in the future, isn't that good. "

Xu Qionghua looked at the excited light in her eyes, and felt a warm current in her heart. Over the years, Fu Shuiyao has done everything for her and the future of the two of them. How can she not be moved by being able to do as well as she does.

Taking advantage of no one around, he put his arms around Fu Shuiyao's waist, stood on tiptoe and kissed her lightly, "This is a reward for you."

Fu Shuiyao raised her eyebrows at her and said: "This is not enough."

Xu Qionghua's face turned red in an instant, of course she knew what the naughty woman in front of her was implying, but when she thought of Fushuiyao's exuberant energy, her legs couldn't help but feel weak, 30 days a month, except menstruation In the past few days, every day was so sticky, and every night was so long that she had to look for ways to strengthen her waist at a young age, and felt that her own woman would make her waist broken.

"Who said you were never married back then? If you didn't have a partner, how did you survive these nights?" Xu Qionghua couldn't help but support his forehead.

"That's different. I haven't tasted these tastes before, but now I know the taste, and only you have so many needs. I feel tired of looking at other people."

Xu Qionghua was flattered by her rhetoric again, and she couldn't help being flattered in her heart. She inserted her fingers between her fingers and clasped them tightly, and said: "This time your father is going out, my father will definitely not be able to refuse, and in the past two years he There is nothing I can do about it. By default, I want to go up to the mountain to become a nun. If I know that I was picked up by the magistrate’s daughter, I’m afraid it’s too late to be happy. This matter has not gone away——When the time comes to eat together, Ah Rou Qiuniang will also Do you want to come here?"

"Well, not only that, San Gongshi and shopkeeper Yu also want to invite, let my father and your father know that their daughter is not the only one who doesn't take the usual path."

"I don't know what happened to Shopkeeper Yu and Sangong?"

"Well, don't look at Shopkeeper Yu's stern face in front of her. I have seen her and Sangong get along in private several times, tsk tsk tsk, she is not alone at all."

"Ah?" Xu Qionghua couldn't help asking curiously, "What's wrong with her?"

"Anyway—cough, do you know who is on top and who is on the bottom of the two of them? You can't think of it!"

"Uh...you put it that way, it seems that the person below is San Gongshi, ah——I didn't expect shopkeeper Yu's deserted appearance, I really can't tell."

"So, people should not be judged by their appearance."

"...Otherwise, tonight, would you let me go?"

"Want to be at the top? Okay, no problem." Fu Shuiyao said cheerfully, but she secretly thought in her heart that with her daughter-in-law at the top, it's not impossible for him to attack the city...

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But that night, on the way to Tongzhuang, a carriage was driving with a torch on the front, and Ye Qiuniang sitting in the carriage had mixed emotions in her heart, with unspeakable sadness.

Going to talk about things today, I passed by Yichun Courtyard.

In Ye Qiuniang's impression, Yichun Courtyard is not good. Every time, Atao is asked to take another route, but it is raining tonight, and roads are being built in other places, so it is difficult to walk, so I have to choose this route, but I didn't expect When passing by, there were many people and horses and horses were slow, and I accidentally heard someone whispering, saying that a girl in Yichun Courtyard jumped off the building and died.

Ye Qiuniang couldn't help trembling when she heard the news, and urged A Tao to leave this place quickly.

It's not that she remembers the past, when she came out of Ye's house, she tried her best to make herself forget the things related to the past and leave far away.

What makes her sad is that if she hadn't been spotted by Ming Rou at the age of 13, she might have ended up like this too.

Like that girl, on such a rainy night, she chose to jump from the tall building.

I couldn't help shaking all over.

It wasn't until Atao reminded her softly that she had arrived that she realized that the carriage had returned to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

A Tao took her to the door of the house with an umbrella, locked the door and drove away.

Ye Qiuniang gently pushed open the door, inside the door was a warm yellow candlelight, and a warm breath rushed towards her face, which was very different from the cold rainy night outside, and the originally stiff fingers were relieved by the melting warmth. She walked gently to the side of the bed, looked at Ming Rou's sleeping face, couldn't help but squat down, stretched out her hand to gently touch her little face, her fingertips were warm, only then did she realize that her hand was so cold.

Before she could take back her hand, Ming Rou opened her eyes, stared sleepily at the person in front of her, and muttered: "I've come back so late, I'm almost hopeless."

After speaking, as usual, he raised his body and snuggled into her arms.

Ye Qiuniang choked her throat, and said, "It's raining, and I'm very cold, so I should lie down quickly."

Ming Rou put her arms around her nose, rubbed her nose and said, "It's because you're cold that I want to help you warm up."

Ye Qiuniang didn't push her away again, and stretched out his hand to hold her tightly in his arms. His heart, which was originally infinitely sad, gradually became full and warm.

The lights in the house are warm and harmonious. When I go home and see you sleeping peacefully on the couch, I feel extremely safe in my heart. I wish to be with you forever and never be separated.