Ming Dynasty During the Zhengde period, there was a scholar named Qin Sheng in Taiyuan, Shanxi. Although he looked like a man, his skin was as white as snow and his eyebrows were clear and beautiful. Even a woman felt ashamed of herself when she looked at him.
Qin Sheng is a miserable man. His parents died since childhood, and his brothers and sisters also passed away one after another. Only he is lonely and living in the world.
This year, he was just twenty years old, alone and in a state of disgrace. His relatives and friends were in urgent need but not poor. Seeing that he was like this, he ignored him.
Qin Sheng felt that it was meaningless in his hometown, so he sold his family and got 100 taels of silver. He went to the capital to sell cloth business. After earning another 100 taels of silver, he wanted to go home to get married.
So, he drove the donkey with his luggage and set off.
is about to leave the capital Guangning Gate , I saw a crowd of people, and I was meeting the prisoner of Qiu Jue.
Qin Sheng also came up to watch the fun, so he squeezed into the crowd, stretched his neck, stood on tiptoe and watched the murder.
After a long time, he felt his waist suddenly become lighter, so he hurriedly touched it with his hands, and couldn't help but sweat. The two hundred taels of silver he had worked hard were all stolen by the thieves.
Qin Sheng had no choice but to lead his donkey and sell five taels of silver together with the saddle and bridle.
Qin Sheng looked at himself, only five taels of silver left, and no longer thought about getting married. Even his life might have become a problem.
Back to the inn, Qin Sheng sat alone in the guesthouse, tossing and turning at night and couldn't fall asleep.
Suddenly, he remembered that his aunt married to Weihui in her early years. Why not go to join her?
So, early the next morning in Qingming, he set out, intending to look for his aunt.
When he was about to reach Shunde, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and there was a wilderness around him. He did not rely on the village in front or the shop behind him, so he accelerated his pace.
Suddenly, he saw lights flashing in the woods in front of him, and he hurriedly rushed towards the direction of the light.
After almost half an hour of walking, he saw clearly that it was a little maid carrying a sunflower lantern, leading a girl to walk in front.
Qin Sheng looked at the girl carefully. She looked like a fairy, with fish and geese falling, and flowers closing the moon and shyly looking at her. She was as beautiful as if she had the technique of seducing people's souls. Her little feet were wearing a pair of white silk shoes, like a small petal of magnolia flowers.
Qin Sheng was in a daze and was completely confused by the girl, so he followed two women.
The girl turned around and saw Qin Sheng following behind her, and urged the maid to leave quickly.
Qin Sheng also accelerated his pace. The girl looked back at him while walking, looking very panicked.
After walking for several miles, the girl was sweating and panting.
The girl stopped and said to the maid: "I really can't walk anymore. Let's take a break first and let the wild man leave first. He always follows us, and I guess he is not at ease." The girl's voice was delicate, very nice and refreshing.
Qin Sheng couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
He quickly walked to the side of the road, bowed to the girl, and said, "Xiaosheng is a foreigner. He is lost and doesn't know where to go. He wants to find a place to stay with the girl. I wonder if the girl is willing to take me in?"
The girl covered her face with her sleeves, giggled, and said to the maid in a low voice, "I have never seen such a shameless person!"
The maid also giggled.
After a long time later, the girl said seriously: "My mother is very strict in discipline, and I am also a serious girl. If you suddenly say you want to live in my house, I will try my best to convince my mother, but whether to go or stay or decide whether to decide whether to go or stay!" Qin Sheng agreed repeatedly and followed the girl forward.
walked more than a mile before reaching the girl's house. I saw that the portal was neat and it looked like the style of a wealthy family.
The maid came forward and knocked on the door. An old lady came out and opened the door, chatting and complaining that the girl was too late to go home.
The girl replied, "My daughter was entangled by An Nan and could not get rid of herself. If it weren't for the maid's order from the maid, she would definitely not be able to come back today. And she met a wild man on the way and said she would come to our house for one night."
The old lady said: "Who is a wild man? Can you just sleep with your daughter's house? If I meet him, I will knock off his front teeth and see if he dares to be frivolous in front of others!"
The girl smiled and looked at Qin Sheng with her eyes slanted and said, "Did you hear it?" You go back quickly, don't make my mother unhappy. "
Qin Sheng saw that the old lady seemed very angry, and he felt lost and planned to leave.
The old lady suddenly stopped him.
She held up the candle and looked at Qin Sheng carefully, saying, "Look at you, you are as thin as a numb stalk, your teeth are yellow and ugly, and your feet are long, you must be from Shanxi. ”
Qin Sheng said: “Yes. "
The old lady said: "Since we are fellow villagers, then you can stay at my house for one night. "
After saying that, he brought Qin Sheng into the house and served wine.
During the meal, the old lady asked about Qin Sheng's life experience again. Qin Sheng simply mentioned the place and surname he lived in, and now he was looking for his aunt.
The old lady asked: Do you know the situation of the Eighteen Qin Bu merchants?
Qin Sheng said: Qin Bu merchants are my grandfather.
The old lady said in surprise: Qin Bu merchants are my father. , Then what is your father's name?
Qin Sheng saw the old lady's excited appearance and said his father's name to her.
The old lady was shocked, stood up and held Qin Sheng's hand, unwilling to let go for a long time, and said in tears: "You are really Qin Shier's son!
When I left home, my twelfth brother was only thirteen years old and had not yet married. I left and broke off contact with my family. It has been nearly forty years. Now you are all adults.
I am your aunt. Have you ever heard of a third aunt who married Wei Hui and Yang family as a wife? "
When Qin Sheng heard this, he was filled with mixed feelings. He really found it without any effort. He hurriedly bowed to his aunt's knees and said, "I came to Wei Hui to join my aunt, but I didn't expect to meet her here. "
The old lady pulled Qin Sheng up and cried, "I have been moving here for twelve years. I didn't expect that we could meet here. I can only say that this is indeed God's will. How are your parents? "
Qin Sheng also cried and said, "When I was seven or eight years old, both my parents died. My family is in ruins, and I am the only one left today. "
The old lady sighed for a long time and asked, "How old are you? "
Qin Sheng said: "Twenty years old. "
The old lady said to her daughter: "He is your cousin! "
The girl bowed to Qin Sheng, and Qin Sheng also bowed back to the girl.
The old lady said, "Auntie has no son, only your cousin, named Qingniang, who is spoiled and cares about nothing.
After your uncle dies, there will be no men in the family.
You are here just right, you can help me take care of the house. If I pay attention to finding someone for your cousin, then my thoughts will be settled. "
Qin Sheng said: "My cousin is smart and I'm afraid the matchmakers are in a long queue. "
After saying that, Qin Sheng looked at Qingniang without blinking.
Qingniang's cheeks flushed, and she silently lowered her head and played with her clothes. The old lady asked, "Is the nephew married? ”
Qin Sheng said: “Not yet. "
The old lady said, "With your aunt here, this marriage will be covered by me. What business did my nephew do in the past? "
Qin Sheng said: "I did some small businesses in capital before, and the profits were pretty good. Unexpectedly, the money I earned was taken away by the thieves. There was nothing else except this body. I thought to myself that my aunt is a close relative of her, so I must not be a nephew, so I came to rely on her. "
The old lady sighed: "Our family has been doing business for generations, and there has never been a person who can enjoy the success of it.
When you get here, you will suffer such a serious crime, which will cause the family business of your ancestors to be interrupted. I feel ashamed of your ancestors! I will give you all my savings, and you will continue to inherit your ancestral business and do cloth business, which is better than living a lazy life. Think about it carefully, is this true? "Qin Sheng agreed respectfully.
At the third update, Qin Sheng said that he had almost finished his meal, so the old lady asked the maid to clean up. Immediately, Qin Sheng went to the room east to sleep. The person who served him was the maid who carried the lantern in front, named Qiuluo.
The maid is about sixteen or seventeen years old, the one who just carried a lantern in front of him, and she looks very well-behaved and cute.
Qin Sheng asked her what her name was, and she replied that it was Qiu Luo.
Qin Sheng asked Qiu Luo: "Is it you who lighted the lights on the road just now?"
Qiu Luo nodded and said yes.
Qin Sheng asked again: "Where did you go just now? It's late at night, and it's easy to catch a cold."
Qiuluo said: "I'm visiting my relatives' house, so I don't need to know."
Qiuluo made the bed in the east wing, put down the curtain, raised the candlestick, and tidied up the things neatly.
Qiuluo put it all over and leaned against the table, not moving for a long time.
Qin Sheng said to her, "Thank you, Sister Qiu. It's okay now. You can go back to the room to rest."
Luo said, "Sister rests in the room. The villain is on the order of the old lady to serve the prince."
Qin Sheng said, "Since that's the case, it's late at night, I'm going to go to bed, and Sister Qiu should rest early."
Qiu Luo heard Qin Sheng's words, so he walked out with a smile. Just as the curtain was about to be lifted, Qiu Luo stopped, looked back at Qin Sheng and said, "Call me if you have anything, and I'll come over at any time."
said that and left quickly.
Qin Sheng realized that Qiu Luo was interested in him and was secretly happy.
The next day, the old lady handed the key to Qin Sheng and said, "I have some things that have not been resolved yet. I thought of going to Zhangde for a long time. I was just worried that after I went there, the whole family would be bullied by evil people, so I haven't gone there for a long time. Now I can go there. My nephew can take responsibility for anything, and I don't need to say more. As long as I manage patiently for half a month, I will be back."
Qin Sheng said, "My aunt is old and Zhangde is far away. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go alone."
The old lady said, "Don't worry about me, nephew. I will bring more dry food on the way, remember what I told you."
Qin Sheng looked at Qingniang.
Although Qingniang didn't speak, her face was very calm.
Qin Sheng thought that as soon as his aunt left, he had the opportunity to get along well with Qingniang, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
After Qingniang sent her mother away, she said to Qiuluo and Chunluo: My mother has gone far away. I have the responsibility for the affairs inside the gate, and my cousin is in charge of the affairs outside.
Qin Sheng said with emotion: Don’t worry, cousin, no one will come to cause trouble if I am there.
As he spoke, he showed kindness to his cousin. Qingniang pretended not to see it, turned around and went back to the room.
Qin Sheng actually asked Qingniang tentatively. He knew that Qingniang did not refuse, and when he returned to the room, he kept thinking about Qingniang.
At a moment of random thoughts, Qiu Luo came in to deliver tea. Qin Sheng opened the small bamboo box and took out a red handkerchief to Qiu Luo. Qiu Luo refused.
Qin Sheng grabbed Qiu Luo's arm and stuffed the handkerchief into her sleeve.
Qiuluo smiled and said, "Young master, don't make pranks, what tricks do you want to play?"
Qi Sheng also smiled and said, "Don't you know who I like? Why do you pretend to be confused?"
After saying that, he hugged Qiuluo in his arms.
Qiu Luo said angrily: "You seem to be a weak scholar. Why do you act so recklessly? Do you want to be a bully?"
Qin Sheng said: "The domineering people are convinced with your strength. You can swear to the heaven!"
The two of them then started to rain.
Suddenly, one person lifted the curtain and walked in. The two of them looked surprised. It turned out to be Luo Chun.
Luo Chun stood outside the threshold, nodded, looked at the two of them slantedly, smiled at Qiu Luo, stroked his fingers on his cheeks, and gasped heavily.
Qin Sheng was shocked, shy and regretful, and was ashamed.
The two of them quickly packed up their clothes. Luo Chun walked into the room and said with a smile, "Qiuluo, the girl is calling you."
Qiuluo slowly put on her clothes, tidied up her messy hair, and left with Luo Chun.
Qin Sheng paced back and forth in the room alone, and didn't know how long it had passed.
The maid Qiu Luo finally came in. Seeing his dazed look, he guessed a little bit and thought, "What are you thinking?"
Qin Sheng said, "I didn't think about anything."
Qiu Luo said, "I'm not honest, the girl asks me to bring you something, do you want it?"
Qin Sheng said, "I don't care about anything.Is "
" real? I tell you, don’t be anxious? "
Qiuluo took out a ball of paper and shook it a few times, "Miss is waiting for you?" "
Qin Sheng became excited and said, "What, show me quickly. "
Qiuluo gave him the paper ball and said, "After reading it, I'm going to reply quickly, the girl is anxiously waiting for your reply. "
Qin Sheng couldn't guess what it was, and he was scared again. He trembled and took apart the paper, but it was a brocade paper. There were a few lines of small regular script written on it. The font was beautiful, like a bitter beauty wearing a flower.
Qin Sheng recited it, which was a seven-character poem, and the poem says: "A spring cloud comes while the wind comes, and it is a green moss that is intentional or unintentional. Since you have leisure to make rain, how can you roll onto the balcony? "
Qin Sheng was repeatedly reading these poems, and couldn't help but be surprised and said to Qiu Luo: "Is it really what the girl asked me to see? "
Qiuluo said: "The more you say it, the more strange it is. If you are not a girl, who can write such a poem for you? ”
Qin Sheng said: “Then please wait a little and I will reply to the girl. "
After saying that, he polished his ink and moistened his hair, and racked his brains to reply to the poem, replying: "A spring cloud takes advantage of the wind, deliberately lingering in the green moss. When you feel good during the day, you will first make rain and set off on the balcony at night. "
Qin Sheng asked Qiu Luo to match it up, Qiu Luo said: "I only have this body now, what can I do? "
When Qin Sheng heard this, he was about to tease her, Qiu Luo ran out with a smile, but never came back, and no one brought food to Qin Sheng. Seeing this, Qin Sheng was suspicious and restless.
The night was getting deeper, Qiu Luo came and sent another poem.
Qin Sheng quickly opened the paper ball and took the candle to check it carefully.
The poem says: "Sit and wait for the autumn wind to come out of the mountains, and the moon on the east wall is already covered with berry moss. Brothers and sisters in the mother's family should not avoid it, for example, there is Wen Qiao's jade mirror platform. ”
Qiuluo said to Qin Sheng: "You can go to the girl's boudoir." "
Qin Sheng was overjoyed, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, tidied up his clothes, and followed Qiu Luo to Qingniang's room.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qingniang waiting for him in the boudoir.
Qingniang ordered the maid to prepare fine wine and delicacies, and the two drank each other and expressed their admiration.
Since then, Qin Sheng stayed in Qingniang's room, not leaving each other a step away.
Qingniang is sentimental and likes to recite poems and essays. Qin Sheng advised her to think more about everything.
They are loving and loving, living like husband and wife.
One night, the two were sitting opposite each other and laughing, when Qiu Luo suddenly said loudly outside: "Miss mother is back. "
Both of them were surprised. Before they got out of bed, the old lady had already gone in. Seeing that the two of them were nestled in the bed together, they became furious: "Men and women should not kiss each other, can they sit next to each other? "
Qin Sheng was extremely frightened and immediately knelt on the ground, willing to endure his aunt's punishment.
The old lady looked at Qingniang with a blamed look. Qingniang's two tears flowed down her face, feeling ashamed, but not afraid.
The old lady smiled and said, "I didn't expect that my nephew was robbed and hooked up with my daughter.
I thought Qingniang was not a frivolous person, so I entrusted my home to you without any scruples and went out alone to do business.
Today I signed a gentleman agreement with my nephew. I will give you two thousand gold to sell goods in Shandong. You must set your mind like your ancestors and not be greedy for happiness. If I can make three times the profit, I will marry Qingniang to you immediately; otherwise, don’t meet again. "
Qin Sheng kowtowed like a mountain, and a big bag was knocked on his head.
A few days later, his aunt took out a gold bucket and a jade bottle, and handed it to Qin Sheng and said, "Take these, sell them and you can get two thousand gold. Let's leave tomorrow. If you meet someone you know on the road, just say that these things are left by your ancestors, and don't reveal the truth. "Qin Sheng agreed repeatedly.
Qin Sheng returned to the room, tidied up his clothes, and missed Qingniang hard.
The night was quieter, Qiu Luo led Qingniang out and came to Qin Sheng's room. The two cried opposite each other, and shed tears.
Qiu Luo also cried quietly on the side, sad for the two.
Qiu Niang took off the purple gold bracelet worn on her wrist, gave it to Qin Sheng, and gave it to him a farewell poem.
Qin Sheng carefully rolled up the poem's note, put it in his arms, and gave Qingniang a pair of white jade rings, and said to Qingniang's poem's rhyme: "Farewell in a hurry, the moon has slanted, and we break up for no reason to go to the end of the world. The infatuated love is no more than the guest of Fuliang. Cherish the east wind shakes the fallen flowers."
Qingniang saw the poem, tears fell like rain.
Before he could speak, Luo Chun ran in panic and said, "The old lady is up and wash up, and she wants to send Qin Lang on the way." After hearing this, Qingniang couldn't help laughing.
She said goodbye, "Go, take care of yourself, take care of yourself. If one day you become rich, don't forget me."
said and cried.
Qiuluo and Luo Chun helped Qingniang leave.
The rooster crowed twice, and the old lady sacrificed her to the gods in the courtyard.
She told Qin Sheng: "My aunt has not been around for a long time, only Qingniang is the only daughter. Now I entrust her to you.
You have no relatives, and you must work hard to restore your ancestral business.
One day when I come back, if I can't find a place, you can go to the nearby village to inquire about Wei Hui's Yang family. There is nothing I don't know about it."
Qin Sheng kept it in his heart one by one.
He held back his tears, drank a few glasses of farewell drinks, bowed to his aunt twice, and said goodbye cryingly.
The old lady covered her face and cried, and the green lady hid behind the screen, crying with the pear blossoms in the rain.
Qin Sheng was very sad, but he didn't dare to meet Qing Niang. He walked out with his clothes on his back, feeling unstable. He didn't know what to do, and walked for about half a mile.
At this time, the waning moon was like fog, the trees were as high as mountains, and the houses in the distance could no longer be seen clearly, so Qin Sheng took a big stroll away.
Qin Sheng used the money given to him by his aunt to buy cloth for sale. He also learned from the previous lessons and was careful in his work. From summer to autumn, the wind and rain, he made a profit of thousands of taels of silver in just a few years.
So he rode his carriage day and night to the old house. Who knew it was a wilderness, and there was no courtyard, only a few ancient tombs.
Qin Sheng recalled what his aunt told him when she left, and hurriedly went to the village to inquire. The villagers all said that there is only the tomb of the Yang family of Weihui. It has been buried for more than 20 years, and I have never heard of any Yang family's house.
Qin Sheng was shocked when he heard this and returned to his original place.
The villagers said that there is only Wei Hui’s tomb here, which has been buried for more than 20 years and have never heard of any big mansion.
Qin Sheng was shocked when he heard this and retreated back to his original place. Sure enough, there were two mounds of soil, each with a monument in front of the grave, half of which had been buried in the soil.
Qin Sheng wiped away the dust with his hands and recited the words on the monument. A monument named "Henan Weihui Family Tomb" and a monument named "Henan Weihui Qingniang Girl Tomb".
There are pear trees planted in front of the grave, and half of the flowers fell; not far behind the tree, there are four or five small mounds of soil.
Qin Sheng knew it was the place where Qiu Luo and others were buried. Qin Sheng stood there blankly, for a long time, stroking his chest and crying.
Only then did he realize that what he met was the ghost of his aunt and cousin.
Qin Sheng was determined not to live up to his aunt's kindness and cousin's affection, so he rented a house in the village, recruited hundreds of migrant workers, built tomb passages, planted more pine and cypress 2, and built high walls. .
Qin Sheng built a new house in the style of the old house, bought a maid, lived in the house, and became the owner of the tomb passage. He vowed not to marry for life, only to take concubines and give birth to children, to inherit Qin's descendants.
Every few days before the festival, offerings must be set up and cry solemnly to pay homage to my aunt and cousin.
excerpted from the Ming and Qing Dynasty novels. Everyone is happy to watch, don’t take it seriously.
