In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Zhao Daqiao in Huzhou City, who was in his forties and opened a silk shop in the city, and the business was better.
He has a son named Zhao Yuanjun. Zhao Yuanjun has been smart since he was a child. He can take stock of the bills at the age of twelve, and can take care of the shop at the age of 14.
Since he was sixteen years old, his father didn't have to worry about purchasing goods in Hangzhou and other places, and he could do it with his own friend.
Seeing his son making such progress, the couple was also happy. Although my son is sensible and capable, there is one thing that makes the couple feel more painful, that is, getting married.
As long as you talk about marriage, Zhao Yuanjun always insists that he is still young and will talk about how hard he has been for a few years.
The couple gave birth to such a son. They regarded him as treasures since childhood, so they were unwilling to go against their son's wishes, so they stopped urging them.
The old couple thought, in a few years, his son is getting older, so he will be anxious and let it go.
As expected, when Zhao Yuanjun was 20 years old, he told his parents when he came back from Hangzhou that he had bought goods and that he had a crush on a girl in Hangzhou and hoped that his father could come and propose marriage.
The son suddenly became enlightened. The old couple was very happy and asked quickly, what was going on? What was the surname and what was the name of this family? What is the situation?
Zhao Yuanjun was a little embarrassed, and the guy Li Lang, who was standing by, told the details.
It turns out that since four years ago, Zhao Yuanjun took Li Lang to Hangzhou to purchase goods every time, and he would live in Mingyue Inn. The shopkeeper of this inn was named Liu and had a daughter named Xiu'e. She was quite beautiful. After a while, Zhao Yuanjun fell in love with this Liu girl.
Zhao Yuanjun is very keen on trading, but he is very shy about his affection for his children and dare not express his thoughts directly.
Just every time I go to Hangzhou, I stay in the inn for a few more days and look at the girls more often.
The guy Li Lang is a few years older than Zhao Yuanjun. In the past few years, he has been going to Hangzhou, and the young master's thoughts cannot be hidden from him.
Not long ago, the two of them went to purchase goods again and were still living in Mingyue Inn. Li Lang said, "Young boss, you can't wait any longer. Let the old boss propose marriage quickly. Miss Liu's family, it's eighteen. If you don't hold on, maybe you will promise someone else." The sentence
suddenly woke Zhao Yuanjun up, and he quickly went to Manager Liu to tell the matter.
In the past few years, every time Zhao Yuanjun went to Hangzhou, he lived in Mingyue Inn. Manager Liu has a good impression of him. He is young, he is not ostentatious and is a person. Who doesn’t like such a young man? When he went back and discussed with his wife, he agreed to the marriage.
Zhao Yuanjun was very happy and went back quickly. After talking to his parents, he quickly gave a betrothal gift and discussed the wedding date.
The son is going to get married, Zhao Daqiao and his wife are so happy. How can they disagree? He took his son and Li Lang to set off for Hangzhou.
I found several neighbors to make new bedding for my son at home, preparing to get married, but I never dreamed that this was the beginning of the family's destruction.
When he arrived in Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhao Yuanjun invited his friend Zhang Sanquan from the business world to go to the Liu family in advance. These are all steps of marriage customs and cannot be troublesome. Manager Liu is cheerful and does not like troubles, so he asked Zhao Daqiao, who Zhang Sanquan told him, to discuss the marriage at home in two days.
On the third day, Zhao Daqiao prepared the gift and came to the Liu family. The shopkeeper Liu had long liked Zhao Yuanjun, so naturally there was no objection. Next, he was to find someone to see a good day to discuss the wedding date.
In the blink of an eye, it was dinner time. The old Liu family had already prepared a good banquet. Several people sat together and drank happily, and the two families had become in-laws.
Out of politeness, the mother-in-law Xu came to toast her in-law Zhao Daqiao, but they were stunned when they met.
Xu was confused first, but then turned into anger. Finally, her eyes showed fierce light and said, "Guo Qiao!"
Zhao Daqiao was trembling all over, and the wine glass in her hand fell off. She couldn't help but say "Second Miss". As soon as the sentence
was spoken, Zhao Daqiao seemed to understand, lied that he could not bear the power of drinking, and turned around and was about to leave.
When Xu saw that he was leaving, it turned out that God opened his eyes. He said sternly: "Yuan'er, Qing'er, close the door. I see who dares to take a step."
The two brothers Liu Yuan and Liu Qing are Xu's two sons. After hearing what his mother said, he quickly closed the door.
Everyone here was frightened by Xu's appearance, and they didn't know what was wrong. Xu looked at Thursday after a long time, then pointed at Zhao Daqiao with tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and told him what had happened.
It turns out that the Xu family was from Chuzhou . Their original surname was Fu and his name was Fu Lian. His father Fu Kui was a famous silk merchant in Chuzhou.
One winter, Fu Kui collected debts from Jinhuafu and rescued a young man in the suburbs of Wuyi County.
This person is Guo Qiao. Guo Qiao is from Jinhua Mansion. His ancestors also do business. Later, his family was in decline and his parents died, so he was helpless.
was about to go to Chuzhou to join his cousin, but unexpectedly, he was frozen and hungry halfway and fainted on the side of the road. Fu Kui was kind-hearted and rescued Guo Qiao.
knowing that he was going to Chuzhou to join his relatives, he took him on the road. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the place, Guo Qiao's cousin had moved away long ago, so Fu Kui put him in the shop and became a mate. He followed the other two mates to live in the Fu family courtyard.
That year, Guo Qiao was nineteen years old and Fu Lian was thirteen.
This Guo Qiao is smart and studious, and is sweet-mouthed. She is trusted by Fu Kui. Soon after, she handed over everything in her family to him. Unexpectedly, this decision will bring disaster to the old Fu family.
There is a silk merchant named Zhou Lun in Chuzhou Prefecture. This man is vicious and has always been incompatible with Fu Kui. One year, a new Tongzhi Lord Wang was transferred to this government office. This Lord Wang and Su Lun were related.
The two conspired to bribe Guo Qiao and secretly buried several fake curses in the backyard of the Fu family. As a result, when something happened to the house, they hid false curses and were regarded as rebellion.
The seventh family of the family was sent to the frontier for exile. These three escort officials were not in a good mood and took good care of the Fu family on the way, but the Fu family was used to living a wealthy life, so how could they withstand this trouble?
After entering Shandong's territory, he died of illness one after another, and finally the 17-year-old Fu Lian was left.
There is an official magistrate named Xu Dazhuang, who is the best among these three official magistrates. He believes that no matter what, he must leave a bloodline for the Fu family.
As soon as the three of them discussed, they brought Fu Lian to Hangzhou. Xu Dazhuang arranged her at his aunt's house and asked Fu Lian to change her surname to Xu. After all, she is still a prisoner now.
After returning to Chuzhou, Xu Dazhuang and others reported to Lord Wang that the Fu family of seven were all dead on the road, and at the same time showed the certificate issued by Shandong Prefecture. Lord Wang and Zhou Lun saw that the result was also good and they were quite satisfied.
Three years later, Fu Lian married Manager Liu. After his adoptive parents passed away, the couple opened the Mingyue Inn.
Two years later, Lord Wang was investigated for corruption, the Fu family case was retried, Lord Wang and Zhou Lun were executed, and the Fu family's unjust case was revealed.
The case was concluded. Fu Lian, accompanied by her husband, retrieved the remains of her family and returned to Chuzhou to be buried with a good life. Only then did she know that the person who secretly slandered the holiday curse was Guo Qiao, but where is this person now? I don’t know.
This Guo Qiao was ungrateful and betrayed his benefactor and got a lot of money from Su Lun. He was worried about being silenced, so he fled north. Later, he lost his foot in this Huzhou Prefecture , and bought his relationship by spending money, changing his name to Zhao Daqiao, and later married Hu as his wife, gave birth to children, and started a new life.
Twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye. Over the years, everything else has gone smoothly except for having an occasional nightmare. Guo Qiao thinks that things that happened back then have long passed, but he didn't expect to meet the second lady Fu Lian today.
Zhao Daqiao knew that he was guilty, knelt in front of Fu Lian and kowtowed, then kowtowed in the direction of Chuzhou Prefecture, then rushed out of the room, hit the pillar, and fainted on the spot with blood.
Fu Lian's expression was cold and she didn't sympathize with him at all. Zhao Yuanjun quickly called the doctor for treatment. Zhao Daqiao finally woke up. The doctor said that the injury was very serious and he needed to recuperate well.
Zhao Daqiao begged Fu Lian to forgive him. When Fu Lian heard this, he said, "I can't forgive you. Our Fu family has six lives. You lost half of your life today. It can be said that you have an explanation to our Fu family. I will no longer make things difficult for you. Take the children away."
After saying this, he said to Zhao Yuanjun: "I know you are a good child, but I can't marry your daughter to you. Take your father away. From now on, let's not get in contact again."
This matter came too suddenly, and Zhao Yuanjun was already confused. Fortunately, Li Lang was quite calm, so he quickly called the carriage and took the two of them back to Huzhou .
This incident had a great blow to Zhao Yuanjun. First, his father's image collapsed instantly. Second, he fell ill when he returned home. He hired many doctors, but he was helpless.
Two months later, he passed away. Hu could not bear the pain of losing his son, nor could he accept her husband's past. On the night Zhao Yuanjun passed away, a white silk went with his son.
Wife and children died one after another. Zhao Daqiao was in pain. He became confused and his business was closed and he never left the house all day.
Half a year later, I smelled the stinky smell from the Zhao family yard. When everyone discovered it, Zhao Daqiao was already dead and his body was covered with maggots.
This is what people say, the net of heaven is vast and unobstructed. This matter, sooner or later you will be retribution.
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