The fate of the Republic of China is you

Mrs. Zheng returned home with the marriage certificate and hurried to Zheng Jiawen's house.

As soon as they entered the room, the atmosphere was obviously not right. The eldest son sat aside with a sullen face, the eldest daughter-in-law sat on the edge of the bed wiping tears, and her granddaughter had a needle in her head and a Western bottle in her hand.

"Jiawen isn't awake yet?" Mrs. Zheng found a chair and sat down.

"No." Zheng Junren had a bitter face, and her daughter's unconsciousness was as painful as a knife gouging out a piece of flesh in her heart, "The old doctor also said to resign to fate."

Mrs. Zheng squeezed the veil tightly in her hand when she heard the words: "It doesn't matter how much it costs to invite more doctors. If you are from other provinces in Jiangsu, if you can't, go to Shanghai to invite them."

"I have already sent someone to invite me." Zheng Junren sighed, and looked at his daughter beside the bed, "I have never done anything bad in my life, and I have helped the village many times on weekdays. Why did this disaster happen to the Zheng family? If there is something wrong with the text..."

Zheng Junren's eyes were red.

"All you talk about is frustrating words. My granddaughter Fu has a big life. How can she lose her life just after returning home." Although Mrs. Zheng said this, her hands were already shaking, "I have already met with Mingding Tea Shop. The Hou family has finalized the marriage contract, and they will get married tomorrow, and maybe they will wake up when they celebrate Xi Jiawen."

Zheng Junren frowned upon hearing the words, only feeling that at this moment, her mother was still being feudal and superstitious.

"Mother, Chongxi is an old feudal custom. It shouldn't have appeared in our house. Besides, Wen is a girl. What kind of wife should I marry? It ruined the Hou family's daughter for nothing."

Mrs. Zheng was very excited when she heard the words, she stood up and said: "This is something that both parties are willing to do. Don't look at Chongxi as a cliché, but there is always a glimmer of hope. The old way may not be easy to work. I decide this matter, and today I will do it. Decorate with lanterns and festoons, we will get married tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zheng threw the marriage certificate on the table, turned and left.

Du Meirou looked at her master, hesitated for a moment and then left.

Zheng Junren picked up the marriage letter and glanced at it, then held it in his hand and remained silent.

Tao Min cried and stood up and said sadly: "Master, let's get married tomorrow. If Jia Wen goes away like this, it will be considered a fulfillment of her wish. Then Miss Hou's family, we can set her free in the future."

"God!" Zheng Junren thumped the table with his fists, and tears flowed from his eyes, flowing down his cheeks and onto his beard.

"My lord, we can't avoid it any more. Our daughter just likes girls. This is a fact. If we were born, we will recognize it if we don't."

"Prepare the car, prepare the car!!" Zheng Junren stood up with red eyes, "You stay at home and guard the family papers. I will go find the officiant and witnesses."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Junren took the marriage certificate and strode away.

Early the next morning, the Zheng family was decorated with lanterns and festoons. Zheng Junren invited the president of the business community and a group of business partners, together with good families and country gentry. Early in the morning, the Zheng family's gate was empty.

This day is the eighth day of September 1924.

Zheng Jiawen, the second daughter of the Zheng family in Wuxi, married Hou Shuyi, the third daughter of the Hou family. As soon as the news came out, the whole city of Wuxi was shocked.

Although many "novel" things have happened since the Republic of China, and topics of homosexuality, sex, and love have repeatedly made headlines in newspapers, but this is the first time everyone has heard of the marriage of two women.

"Hey, have you heard that our two girls in Wuxi are getting married?"

"I just heard that this topic will definitely make the headlines of tomorrow's newspaper."

"But isn't Zheng Jiawen a woman? Could it be that after the Republic of China, women can marry wives?"

"This is really the world is full of wonders."

"Male marriage and female marriage, no matter how much you change, you can't do this. Isn't this destroying the ancestors? Two women can't have a baby together."

"But the provisional contract of the Republic of China didn't say that two girls couldn't get married."

"My brother-in-law is an idler in the government. He said that the witnesses, introducers, and officiant in the marriage certificates of these two girls are all prominent figures, and there are stamps on the marriage certificates, and they have paid taxes to the government. It's legal."

"Tsk tsk, it's true that money can turn ghosts around. Those famous people are not afraid of being talked about."

"Speak? These days, apart from those literati, no one of the common people said that eating at home is a problem. Who cares about who the rich marry with. Besides, I don't even look at who the Zheng family is. Mr. Zheng is a rich man. , the second master, Zheng Junwei, was the deputy commander of the Road Guard Army of the Ministry of Communications at the time, with the rank of lieutenant general. The third master, Zheng Junxi, was the president of Tongjin University at the time, with peaches and plums all over the world. The Zheng family has connections in politics, business, and literature. , the prestige is quite high, who dares to touch their brows openly?"

A group of people in the tea sheds on both sides of the road talked to each other.

"Look at the time, it's time for the Zheng's to set off firecrackers and sprinkle wedding candy. Let's go to the Zheng's to watch the excitement and grab some candy. Maybe the Zheng's can throw silver dollars."

A group of onlookers tried to find something new and went to Zheng's house after talking about making trouble.

There was an endless stream of guests in front of the gate of Zheng's house, and a group of common people who joined in the fun also stopped around the gate of Zheng's house to watch.

When the firecrackers sounded in front of the door, the servants of Zheng’s family came out carrying the bamboo baskets with the word “囍” on them. Some of the bamboo baskets were filled with wedding candies and some were filled with silver coins. When the servants raised the wedding candies and silver coins, The people who had stopped came forward to loot one after another.

In the Zheng family compound, the guests had already been seated one after another. After waiting for a while, they saw a white-haired old lady walking slowly to the front supported by everyone in the Zheng family.

The old lady leaned on her crutches and looked at the people at the wedding banquet, and said slowly: "Today is the happy day when the second child of the Junren family and the third young lady of the Hou family get married. I have some concerns, but today I am very grateful to all of you who came here to congratulate my Zheng family. Now that the auspicious time is approaching, I invite you to witness this marriage together with my Zheng family. In the future, the two newcomers will walk in the society. If you meet you, please also Take care of one or two."

"You're welcome, old lady. Miss Jiawen was the one I watched grow up. As long as she says something, we elders will do our best to help!" At the wedding banquet, a middle-aged man in a blue gown stood up and cupped his hands laughed.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone at the table expressed their opinions one after another.

Mrs. Zheng knew that what these people said was nice, but she was not sure what to think.Mrs. Zheng smiled, and was supported by the eldest daughter-in-law into the Huatang.

Zheng Junren stayed behind to greet the guests.

Mrs. Zheng sat down on the main seat, looked at the eldest daughter-in-law with a serious face, and said, "Go and see if Jiawen is awake, you mother must be very busy later, go and see before the newcomer arrives." Bar."

Tao Min heard the words and turned to go to the backyard with a haggard look on his face.Pass through the corridor and enter the room of my daughter Zheng Jiawen.

"Madam." The little maid who was guarding by the bed quickly stood up.

Tao Min nodded, waved the little girl out, went to the bed and sat down, raised her hand to touch her daughter's pale face, her eyes were red.

Zheng Jiawen on the bed had already been changed into a red long gown with a black embroidered mandarin jacket over it.His face was terribly pale, and a needle was stuck in the back of his right hand, which was wrapped with white tape. At this moment, Zheng Jiawen was relying on the glucose drip of Western medicine to replenish water and supply energy in his body.

"Jiawen, wake up quickly, father and mother, as you wish, outside is your wedding hall, from now on you two girls will be husband and wife." Tao Min choked up, picked up the handkerchief to wipe tears, lying on the bed was Her sweetheart, what the old lady said is right, as long as people can live, who can they live with? It’s not that the Zheng family can’t afford to support two girls. There is nothing to worry about.

At this time, Hou's house was very deserted, except for a bridal sedan chair and a happy team at the door, there was no sign of marrying a daughter in the whole house.

"Miss San, it's almost time, let's go?" The matchmaker stood behind Hou Shuyi and smiled obsequiously. She made a lot of money from the marriage of Zhenghou's family, and the Zheng family is really generous.

Hou Shuyi was sitting in front of the dressing table wearing a bright red auspicious dress. This dress was sewn for her by her mother before she went abroad. No one expected that she would marry a strange man in the auspicious dress sewn by her mother. People, a strange woman.

Hou Shuyi lowered her eyes and looked at the photo on the dressing table. Those buck teeth are not ugly, who can change when they are born like this?But she is sad that after the Republic of China, her father married her shamelessly for money.

"Shuyi, hurry up, what are you waiting for!" Mrs. Hou appeared at the door.

Hou Shuyi got up slowly and helplessly, took the photo on the table in her hand, looked at the eldest lady and said, "Madam, I want to see my mother."

"No, she won't let you go after seeing your mother. How can I explain to the Zheng family if I miss the time?" Mrs. Hou frowned, "Okay, I think you are filial, so you are allowed to kowtow at your mother's door."

Hou Shuyi lightly lifted the Jifu skirt and left the house, followed the eldest lady to her mother's house.

"Master, let me out, Shuyi is our own daughter, you can't push her into the fire pit, she is still so young, I beg you."

Hou Shuyi stood in front of the house with rosy eyes, knelt down slowly and kowtowed to her mother who was locked in the house.

"Okay, get up, don't worry, let your mother out early tomorrow morning, let's go." Mrs. Hou said softly.

Hou Shuyi stood up with tears in her eyes, and the people in the room were still pushing the door and begging.

Her mother was originally a tea picker in Jinjiang City. Hou Shengying, who came to do business, fell in love with her mother, and coaxed her to leave Jinjiang's home and become the third concubine of the Hou family.

Listening to her mother's begging, Hou Shuyi clenched her fist slightly. One day, she will save her mother from Hou's house, and Hou Shengying, she will make him kneel in front of his mother to apologize, to apologize for heartbreak, for abuse, and for today's betrayal. His daughter apologizes!!!