Old Man Li is kind-hearted. He has not married yet in his thirties and lives alone. One summer noon more than ten years ago, the weather was as hot as a big steamer. After finishing the farm work, Old Man Li walked towards the river east of the village with a hoe on his back. He was about to take a shower before going home.
When he walked to the river, Old Man Li was about to take off his clothes and go down the river, but suddenly he heard the cry of a baby in the grass by the river. Old Man Li didn't care about taking a shower. He put down his hoe, wiped the sweat beads on his face with his hand, and quickly walked over with the crying sound.
Old Man Li pushed aside the grass and saw a newborn baby girl lying on the wet grass. The baby girl's face turned red and her crying became lower and lower. Old Man Li didn't have to think too much and took the baby girl home.
Old Man Li named the baby girl Li Meiniang and cooked sweet potatoes for her to eat every day. In a few months, Li Meiniang was raised to be fat and fat, looking very cute.
When Li Meiniang was one year old, Old Man Li’s marriage also came, and he married Wu from the neighboring village. Wu is also a miserable woman. She married her husband for many years and was not pregnant, so her husband divorced her. Old Man Li wanted to find a mother for his daughter, so he went to the neighboring village to propose marriage to Wu.
Two villages are adjacent to each other, and they usually work, but they don’t look down. Wu naturally knows Old Man Li and knows that he is kind and kind. More importantly, Old Man Li already has a daughter and does not dislike her not being able to have children. Wu readily agreed to Old Man Li’s proposal.
Old Man Li’s family is poor, and Wu is married again, so he didn’t have a big fuss. Wu took his own clothes to change and followed Old Man Li home.
One-year-old Li Meiniang has already started babbling and learning to speak. This child is very smart. Old Man Li asked her to call Wu's mother, so she threw herself into Wu's arms and called her mother. The voice was soft and sweet, sweetening Wu's heart, and she hugged Li Mei's mother and kissed her again.
"Since someone called me mom..." Wu smiled and shed tears. When Li Meiniang saw her crying, she wiped her tears with her chubby little hands, "Mom, don't cry... I'll be obedient in the future... I won't make my mom angry..." Listening to Li Meiniang's scented words, Wu wiped her tears and hugged her tightly in her arms.
Han Li and Wu's two miserable people came together, and they had a lovely daughter. Although their lives were not rich, they were very happy. The couple always had smiles on their faces, and they looked several years younger.
Time flies, the sun and the moon passes, and a few years pass in the blink of an eye. Li Meiniang is also six or seven years old. Although she is not old, she is very sensible and filial. She often helps her mother with housework, sweeping the floor, burning the fire, and cooking. During the busy farming season, she also goes to the fields to pick up wheat.
When Mr. Li and Wu saw such a sensible child, they were both relieved and distressed, so they tried not to let her work more, but Li Meiniang felt sorry for her parents and was still not idle.
The girl has changed her age, and she looks better and better. When she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she looked brighter and more charming. She had a cherry mouth, willow-leaf eyebrows, and her big talking eyes as clear as a spring, her skin was white and red, and her whole body was like a peach blossom in bud.
The family has a woman who wants to ask for it, let alone a woman like Li Meiniang, so there are naturally many young men who admire her, but Li Meiniang doesn’t want to get married so early, so she has to serve her parents at home.
Han Li and Wu also couldn't bear to part with their daughter, but for the sake of their daughter's happiness, they looked for a man with good conditions for her. This man is not only handsome, but also a scholar. His family is very wealthy. Marrying him can be said to be like eating and drinking.
Li Meiniang agreed to reassure her parents, but on the eve of her marriage, Old Man Li suddenly fell ill and was very ill.
Old Man Li took medicine for more than a month but still didn't get better, but the savings at home had been spent and the rice and flour were bottomed out. In order to earn money to treat his father, Li Meiniang had to postpone the marriage period. However, the scholar's family did not agree and divorced Li Meiniang.
After resigning from the bride, Li Meiniang did not feel sad, but felt much more relaxed. She went to Liu Caizhu’s house to wash clothes and earn money to treat her father.
Liu Feiyang, the son of Liu Caizhu, saw that Li Meiniang was beautiful, so he teased him verbally. On that day, Li Meiniang was drying clothes in the backyard of the rich man's house, but Liu Feiyang started to attack her. This scared Li Meiniang. She reached out and pushed him away, but a woman was too weak to push him away. In desperation, she bit her bit on his shoulder.
Liu Feiyang let go of his hand with a yell, and Li Meiniang was able to escape. Li Meiniang knew that Liu Feiyang would not let him go and that the work of washing clothes was impossible, so she ran to the butler to ask for money for washing clothes, but Liu Feiyang chased after him.
"The clothes were not clean, it would be nice if I didn't let you re-wash them, but I still want money?
Li Meiniang knew that Liu Feiyang was deliberately making things difficult for her, so she said to the butler: "I promised to pay it once a day. Please pay it to me today's wages, and I won't come tomorrow. "
When the butler saw that Liu Feiyang would not give it to him, he said, "I have no money here. I will pay the money to you tomorrow. You can go back first! "When Li Meiniang saw the housekeeper say this, she knew that she couldn't get the money and had to leave.
Li Meiniang offended Liu Feiyang, so the laundry work was naturally gone. The family had to eat and buy medicine for her father. She could only go to the mountain to chop wood, and then carry it to the street to sell it.
On this day, Li Meiniang went home after selling wood, and on the way, she met Liu matchmaker Liu in the village. This matchmaker Liu was running to matchmaker. When Liu saw Li Meiniang holding a shoulder pole, she knew what she was doing and said, "Now your father is sick, it's really hard for you, but you can't make much money to sell wood. You can't even care about the food and drink of the family, right? "
Li Meiniang thought of her parents raising her, but now she can't repay them. She felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but her eyes turned red.
Liu's matchmaker saw her like this, and said, "My grandma, you are a good girl. I have a good marriage under my command. If you are willing, your father will have money for treatment. And you can eat and drink in the future. If you have endless money to spend, your parents can also enjoy your happiness..."
Li Meiniang was a little moved when she heard it and asked Liu to talk carefully. Liu said, "Mr. Zhou in the county town wants me to find a daughter-in-law for him. The Zhou family is a big family in the city. The daughter-in-law must be beautiful and take the overall situation into consideration. I think you are the best candidate! "
When Li Meiniang heard Liu's matchmaker say this, she felt abnormal and said, "Since the Zhou family is a wealthy family, she must find a good match. How can an ordinary family like us rise to the top? "
Matchmaker Liu said: "The young master of the Zhou family is handsome and is still a scholar. He fell ill a few months ago and has not been able to see the light from now on. However, it is normal in other aspects. If it weren't for this, wouldn't he have married a lady from a big family long ago? Where is your turn?
The Zhou family’s young master’s illness is being treated and it will definitely be cured. If you marry and give birth to a child for the Zhou family, you will be the chief mistress of the Zhou family in the future. Such a good opportunity will turn over once in your life. If you miss it, you will never encounter it in your next life.
We are all fellow villagers in the countryside. The first thing I think of such a good thing is you. If you are willing, I will go to the Zhou family tomorrow. "
Li Meiniang felt that what Liu matchmaker said made sense, so she said, "I'll go back to tell my parents about this and see what their opinions are. "
When he returned home, Li Meiniang told his parents about matchmaker Liu. Old Man Li and Wu disagreed. They hoped that their daughter would marry a healthy person. After all, this is a lifelong event, and Li Meiniang was also very confused.
In order to treat his father and to make his parents live a better life, Li Meiniang thought about it over and over again and decided to marry into the Zhou family. Liu Mama was very happy when she heard it, while the old man and his wife were worried.
The Zhou family in the city sent someone to send a betrothal gift to solve the Li family's urgent need. A few days later, the Zhou family's 8 carrying a large sedan chair took Li Meiniang away.
Because the groom Zhou Mingren could not see the light, Li Meiniang could only hold a rooster to the church. After the worship, Li Meiniang was surrounded by maids and sent to the wedding chamber.
Mrs. Zhou Wang came to the bridal chamber and said, "Your husband cannot see the light. After turning off the light at night, he will come over to have sex with you. After the same room, he will leave. You two cannot meet during the day. When his illness is cured, we will meet again..." Li Meiniang already knew the fact that Zhou Mingren was afraid of light in advance, and she felt very calm.
After dark, the maid pulled the thick curtains up. After Li Meiniang went to bed with a wide dress, the maid put out the candle and closed the door and left. The room was pitch black and she couldn't see her fingers. Li Meiniang was lying on the bed, and the deer in her heart was jumping wildly, fantasizing about the beautiful moment that was about to come, and her little face couldn't help but get hot.
After a while, someone heard someone pushing open the door and entering the room. Li Meiniang could not see anything, but heard powerful footsteps coming towards her. She held her breath and waited for the moment when the flowers bloomed.
The person who came did not speak. He untied his clothes and put them on the bed. The two of them became husband and wife naturally. Then the man left without saying a word.
Although Li Meiniang had already prepared her mind, she still felt very disappointed and felt empty and uncomfortable. The next morning, Li Meiniang went to offer tea to her parents-in-law. Wang said, "I slept well last night?"
"Okay!" She felt a little embarrassed and whispered.
Wang took her hand and said gently: "You are wronged, but don't worry, this situation is only temporary. After your husband's illness is cured, you two can fly together. At that time, let him compensate you well!"
Zhou Mingren came to the room on time during the third update of every day, and left after having sex with his wife. Li Meiniang could only feel her husband's body temperature. As for her appearance, she could only guess. However, with the natural keenness of a woman, she could be sure that he was not ugly and had a strong body.
As time goes by, Li Meiniang's psychology has also changed a lot. She really wants to see her husband's true face, but when she thinks of her mother-in-law, she can only give up this idea. Since she can't look, she touched his face and facial features with her hands.
What puzzled Li Meiniang even more was that Zhou Mingren never said a word to her. Although she was already a wife, she did not feel the warmth from her husband. Every day was like a routine.
One night, she finally couldn't help asking him the reason, but he just didn't say anything. Li Meiniang felt wronged and cried, "You can't see the light now. I admit it, but why don't you ignore me? I want to tell you what you are thinking, you never respond. If you dislike me, just leave me..."
Zhou Mingren in the dark still didn't say anything, but just hugged Li Meiniang tightly into her arms, allowing her to feel his powerful heartbeat. Li Meiniang cried in a daze. She felt her husband's silent love for the first time. She began to doubt whether Zhou Mingren was a mute?
Happiness is easy to pass, and hard days are hard to endure, while Li Meiniang's life in the Zhou family is half happy and half torment. Li Meiniang's happiest time is spent in the darkness, and there is only torment under the light. Such days are fast and slow.
One day three months later, Li Meiniang suddenly vomited. When Wang saw it, she quickly invited the doctor to take her pulse. The doctor was overjoyed and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, young lady, this is a happy pulse!" When the two heard this, they gave the doctor a big red envelope.
Wang said to Li Meiniang: "Now you are pregnant. For the sake of the child, you two will not be together from now on. After the child is born, Mingren's illness will be cured. You can be together every day."
In the past three months, although Li Meiniang can't see her husband, she can touch it. Now that her mother-in-law says this, she feels reluctant to let her go, but she has no choice but to agree.
Li Meiniang was bored in the house, so she went for a walk in the back garden. The colorful roses in the garden were blooming very beautifully. She couldn't help but go forward and wanted to fold one and prepare to take it back to the room for decoration.
"Oh!" Li Meiniang screamed in pain, and the thorns on the rose stems pierced into her fingers, and blood came out.
Not far away, a long-term worker was watering the flower trees. He heard the scream and hurried over. The long-term worker was in his twenties, burly and handsome. He saw Li Meiniang's bleeding hands hesitated for a moment, then picked a dust bag from the ground and made the dust out.
said, "Mrs. Young Madam, this can stop bleeding!"
Li Meiniang didn't think too much, so she stretched out her bleeding finger. At this moment, a sound suddenly sounded, "Iron Lock, come here!"
Hearing the voice of Yuanwai Zhou, both of them were shocked. Li Meiniang knew that her father-in-law had misunderstood. She was about to explain, but was stopped by Yuanwai Zhou and said, "You are pregnant now, it's better not to run around, go back quickly!"
Li Meiniang returned to the room and suddenly felt that the long-term worker she met in the garden just now seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember when she saw it.
It was night, and it was pitch black outside the window. Li Meiniang was lying on the bed toss and turns and couldn't fall asleep. She sat up and wanted to light the candle, but suddenly she heard footsteps staying in front of the window. She originally thought it was Zhou Mingren who came, but after a while, the footsteps went from near to far.
Li Meiniang quickly got out of bed quietly and opened the door to see if it was her husband, but it was too dark outside and she could only see a black shadow, so she followed quietly.
Heiying walked to a room in the backyard and whispered, "Iron Lock, open the door!" After the door was opened, Heiying entered the room.
Li Meiniang already knew that the black shadow was Zhou Yuanwai, but she didn’t know what Zhou Yuanwai was going to do? She tiptoed to the door and listened to the conversation between the people in the room.
"Iron Lock, you will be responsible for feeding horses in the backyard in the future. Don't go to the front yard if you have nothing to do. If Mrs. Young gave birth to a boy, I will give you some money to let you leave. If the girl is born, you will stay for another year.
Remember, this matter must not be exposed. When you see Mrs. Young, you have to bypass it in the future. If she recognizes it, it will be troublesome!" This is the voice of Mrs. Zhou.
Tiexu said, "Now the young lady is pregnant, please let me go!"
Zhou Yuanwai said, "If you give birth to a boy, I will let you go immediately! And I will give you a large sum of money as agreed. If you leave now, there is nothing!"
"Master, I don't want money anymore, so you can let me go! I can no longer bear the condemnation of my conscience..." Tiexu begged.
Zhou Yuanwai was a little angry and said angrily: "You don't want to behave yourself when you get a cheap one. Things are settled. If you dare to leave, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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The conversation between the two was like a bolt from the blue. Li Meiniang's head was buzzing, and her whole body began to tremble involuntarily. She almost fainted when she saw a dark look in front of her eyes. She walked to the back of a pillar with her head heavy and leaned against it to calm her mood.
Li Meiniang never expected that the person who had been sleeping with her for three months was actually a Tiexu, not Zhou Mingren. All of this was arranged by Zhou Yuanwai. How could he do such a thing? Too ridiculous!
After Zhou Yuanwai left, Li Meiniang slowly stood up. She wanted to ask Tiexuo what was going on? But she was afraid to face it.
Ten months pregnant, once giving birth, Li Meiniang successfully gave birth to a boy. Zhou Yuanwai and his wife were very happy and named the child Zhou Bingjie.
After the child is full of a month, the Zhou family holds a banquet to celebrate. On the day of the banquet, all the famous families in the city come to the Zhou family to celebrate. Li Meiniang sneaks into the backyard quietly. At this time, the iron lock is about to leave through the back door with a bag on his back, but Li Meiniang stops him.
"Iron Lock, what's going on? Tell me quickly!" Li Meiniang said anxiously.
Tiexuo said stutteringly: "Madam Young, I don't know where you are talking? I have something to do at home, I'm leaving..."
Li Meiniang grabbed him and asked, "Don't pretend anymore, why are you pretending to be Zhou Mingren? Tell me quickly..."
Tiexuo's heart skipped a beat. He was afraid that Li Meiniang would be hurt, so he said, "Madam Young, you won't do this matter. It’s time to ask, it would be very dangerous if the master’s wife heard it! You go back to the front yard quickly, I’m leaving! "
At this moment, Wang suddenly came to the back yard and said angrily: "Li Meiniang, today is the full moon banquet for the children, what are you doing here?"
Li Meiniang could no longer help but the anger in her heart, so she asked Wang where Zhou Mingren was?
Wang said in a deep voice: "I didn't tell you that Mingren will naturally be reunited with you after he is cured!" She winked at Tiesuo again and said angrily: "Why don't you get out of here!" Tiesuo looked at Li Meiniang, gritted her teeth and left.
Wang changed his face and said, "Okay, go back to the room quickly, the child is still waiting to get breastfeed!" Li Meiniang was soft all over and was helped back into the room by Wang.
At night, Li Meiniang thought of her own experience and couldn't help but shed tears. Suddenly, two masked men broke into the door, and in the dark, Li Meiniang was lying on the bed.
Li Meiniang wanted to call for help, but her mouth was covered by a big hand. She thought what would her parents do if she died? So she struggled desperately.
At this critical moment, a man walked into the house with a lantern, "Master, madam, she is your daughter!"
is the old servant of the Zhou family, Aunt Liu, who held Li Meiniang's hand and relaxed, and asked, "Aunt Liu, what are you talking about?" This is the voice of Yuanwai Zhou.
Another masked man said, "Aunt Liu, I gave birth to Mingren, when did I have a daughter?"
Li Meiniang realized when she heard the voice that the two masked men turned out to be Zhou Yuanwai and his wife, and they were going to kill her.
Aunt Liu said, "Young master is not your child, but the young lady is your biological daughter..."
More than ten years ago, Zhou Yuanwai's sister Zhou Yulan was pregnant before marriage. In order to protect the face of the Zhou family, Old Mrs. Zhou locked Zhou Yulan in the boudoir and did not let her take a step. She planned to throw it away after the child was born.
It’s a coincidence that Zhou Yulan actually gave birth to a child on the same day as Wang. As soon as Zhou Yulan gave birth to a boy, Old Mrs. Zhou asked Aunt Liu to carry it and throw it away. At this moment, a maid came to report that Wang gave birth to a lady. Old Mrs. Zhou felt a little cold when she heard this. She had a sudden idea and immediately had an idea.
At that time, Wang was unconscious and Zhou Yuanwai was not at home. Old Mrs. Zhou replaced the two children and put the boy born by Zhou Yulan next to Wang, asking Aunt Liu to take away the girl born by Wang.
Aunt Liu threw the child into the grass by the river in the countryside and hurriedly left. But after walking for a while, she felt unbearable and turned back to look for it, but she couldn't find it.
In order to keep this secret, Old Mrs. Zhou sold all the maids who knew the inside story. Because Aunt Liu was the girl brought by Old Mrs. Zhou from her parents' home, Old Mrs. Zhou trusted her very much, so she asked her to stay in the Zhou family. Before her death, Old Mrs. Zhou talked to Aunt Liu alone, and Aunt Liu vowed to bring this matter into the coffin.
In fact, Aunt Liu didn't know at first that Li Meiniang was the child she threw away. Just when Li Meiniang was giving birth, Aunt Liu found a red heart-shaped birthmark on her body, and she suspected that Li Meiniang was the child she threw away back then.
In order to confirm her guess, she went to the countryside to inquire and learned that Li Meiniang was picked up by Old Man Li in the grass by the river. Aunt Liu was 100% sure that Li Meiniang was Zhou Yuanwai's daughter, but she did not intend to say it out. But what she didn't expect was that Zhou Yuanwai and his wife wanted to kill their biological daughter, and she had no choice but to tell the truth.
Zhou Yuanwai and his wife collapsed on the ground after hearing this. They couldn't believe that all this was true. They always regarded Zhou Mingren as their biological son. Zhou Mingren's health has been in poor health since childhood and passed away a year ago due to illness.
In order for the Zhou family's property to not fall into the hands of outsiders, the couple secretly sent Zhou Mingren's body to the Taoist temple for preservation, and told the outsider that his son had a strange disease that could not be seen.
In order not to reveal flaws, the Zhou family married Li Meiniang. In order to make Li Meiniang pregnant, they found the honest and honest Changgong Tieluo. Tieluo is also a conscientious person. Naturally, he did not agree to Zhou Yuanwai's request, so Zhou Yuanwai framed him with a trick. In the end, he could only succumb to Zhou Yuanwai's tyranny.
Zhou Yuanwai and his wife originally planned to let Tiesuo leave immediately after giving birth to a boy, but they were afraid that the child would die prematurely, so they let Tiesuo stay until the child was full month old before leaving. As long as Tiesuo leaves, only Zhou Yuanwai and his wife knew about this.
If Li Meiniang wants to see Zhou Mingren, she will pull his body back and declare his death again. Anyway, the Zhou family already has descendants, so she is not afraid of the tribe members coming to share the property again.
Their plan has not been completed, but Li Meiniang knew the secret. Zhou Yuanwai and his wife were afraid that she would tell them, so they kept trying to kill others to silence them. However, Aunt Liu said that she was their biological daughter, which made the couple unacceptable.
Aunt Liu knelt in front of Li Meiniang and confessed: "Miss, I'm sorry! Please forgive me..."
Li Meiniang was already crying. She didn't believe that she had such a vicious parents, so she carried the child back to her parents' home overnight.
Zhou Yuanwai and his wife felt extremely guilty and could only take people to follow him from afar and follow him all the way to Old Man Li's house.
Old Man Li was heartbroken when he learned about what Zhou Yuanwai and his wife did. He pointed at the two and scolded them for not worthy of being parents. Zhou Yuanwai and his wife were ashamed and apologized repeatedly.
Li Meiniang was unwilling to recognize Zhou Yuanwai and his wife. Aunt Liu knelt down to Li Meiniang again and said, "It's all the fault of the old slave. This matter has nothing to do with the master's wife. They don't know the truth at all..."
Li Meiniang cried and said, "They are so vicious. I don't have such parents!"
Zhou Yuanwai and his wife saw that their daughter refused to forgive them. When she went back, she adopted all the property in the family to Li Meiniang's name, and then quietly left, preparing to become a monk on the mountain.
After Li Meiniang learned about it, she felt very uncomfortable. Under the persuasion of Old Man Li, she went up the mountain to pick them up. Zhou Yuanwai and his wife were also crying with joy after being forgiven by their daughter.
Back to Zhou’s mansion, Zhou Yuanwai and his wife sent their servants to find the iron lock and asked him to marry Li Meiniang. Tiexuo and Li Meiniang are very loving and are very filial to the four elderly people. A year later, Li Meiniang gave birth to another daughter. The couple is both a child and a whole family is having a happy life.
