During the Song Dynasty , there was such a small town in Yanzhou . The people in the small town had simple folk customs and lived a quiet and peaceful life. But having said that, the reason why the town could be so stable was because a juren named Wang came out of the town more than ten years ago and worked as an errand in the Yamen. During this period of time, Wang Juren often took care of the people in the town, so that the people in the town could live a stable and peaceful life.
Even so, Wang Juren has always lived a simple life. His son Wang Yaoyang is eighteen years old this year and has reached the age of starting a family. However, in Wang Juren's eyes, his son should be like himself and come back with a good name, preferably a Jinshi, to make up for himself. My own regret is that as for getting married, I will not consider it for the time being. After all, I was almost thirty when I won the imperial examination, and I was in no hurry to get married. In addition, the girl from the Chen family, my brother with a different surname, had already arranged a baby marriage with his son. Although the girl from the Chen family was a bit unruly and willful, in Wang Juren's view, marriage on the fingertips should be abided by, and he could not do anything treacherous.
But after an accident, Wang Ju did not know until his death how evil the human heart is.
Speaking of Wang Juren’s brother with a different surname, the Chen family’s rich man Chen was once a classmate and good friend of Wang Juren. However, this rich man Chen did not have the talent to study when he was young, but he was somewhat proficient in the art of merchants, so he was considered a wealthy family in the small town. But this year, Rich Man Chen's men were robbed by bandits while escorting the goods. His family was suddenly destitute and owed a lot of debt, so he cried and called his good brother Wang Juren, hoping that Wang Juren would help him. After all, Rich Man Chen was his close friend and would be his in-laws in the future, so Wang Juren tried his best to help him. After selling several acres of his land, he lent the hundreds of taels of silver he had saved to Rich Man Chen to help him turn around.
In order to thank Wang Juren, Mr. Chen entertained Wang Juren in the evening. Because they were happy, both Wang Juren and Mr. Chen drank too much, so Wang Juren staggered home alone. This was originally a pleasant thing, but the next day, Wang Juren was found drowned in the river near the town.
Because Wang Juren treated the people of the small town well in his life, the people of the small town also helped Wang Juren's son Wang Yaoyang and his wife Zhang to deal with Wang Juren's future generations. The money saved from selling and selling it all helped the rich man Chen. Wang Ju's family suddenly became destitute. Even the coffin was bought by people from the small town who pooled their money. But the strange thing is that since this incident happened, the Chen family has never come out to visit the Wang family once.
Because of excessive grief, Wang Juren's wife Zhang fell ill. Because she had no money, her son Wang Yaoyang could not hire a doctor. She was forced to have no choice but to knock on the door of the Chen family, but was blocked by the Chen family's servants.
It’s not that the Chen family’s servant didn’t know Wang Yaoyang. The Chen family’s servant told Wang Yaoyang that this was the master’s advice. Wang Yaoyang suddenly had an ominous premonition, but at this moment, a man in gorgeous clothes and a slim figure appeared. The tall woman was walking towards the Chen family, accompanied by a maid. Wang Yaoyang recognized it at a glance. This woman was his fiancée, Miss Chen Xiaoxiao, so he hurriedly stood in front of Chen Xiaoxiao, which shocked Chen Xiaoxiao.
Wang Yaoyang said that his mother was seriously ill and hoped to lend the Chen family some money to treat her illness.
Chen Xiaoxiao has also heard about the relationship between herself and Wang Yaoyang, but she has been influenced by her father's businessman's thinking since she was a child, so she is very greedy. Naturally, she doesn't want to look at Wang Yaoyang. When she was about to go around, Wang Yaoyang grabbed her fair wrist. Wang Yaoyang said that she wanted to see Chen Xiaoxiao's father.
As a result, Chen Xiaoxiao yelled that he was disrespectful. The servants rushed forward and pushed Wang Yaoyang to the ground. As if they heard the noise outside, the rich man Chen walked out with a big belly. When he saw that it was Wang Yaoyang, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"It turns out to be my nephew, has something happened?"
When Wang Yaoyang saw Rich Man Chen come out, he hurriedly said that his mother was seriously ill and needed some silver for treatment. He hoped Rich Man Chen could help. But what people didn't expect was that Rich Man Chen curled his lips and said that the money was not available, but he had to borrow it and pay it back. Now that Wang Yaoyang looked like this, how could he pay it back in the future?
When Wang Yaoyang heard this, he was stunned. After all, his father sold the land because he lent money to the Chen family. He spent all the family savings and lent it to the rich man Chen, and lost his life because of it. Now that the rich man Chen touched his upper lip and said such words, he was trying to be dishonest.
"Didn't my father lend it to you during his lifetime..."
"Who did you listen to? What's the matter?"
Upon hearing this, Rich Master Chen's face changed slightly, showing a bit of discomfort.
But Wang Yaoyang was neither humble nor arrogant, and told Rich Man Chen the cause and effect. Rich Man Chen naturally knew that because of the confrontation between the two, people around him also watched the excitement and gathered around. Rich Man Chen was afraid that things would get ugly, and seeing Wang Yaoyang falling for him in front of so many people, he couldn't help but frown, took out a few taels of silver from his sleeves, and threw it directly at Wang Yaoyang's feet.
"Get out of here. If it weren't for the friendship between your father and me, I would definitely report you to the government for framing me and let you have a taste of the power of the board."
"Hurry up and get out with your money. You don't even look at the place to blackmail people!"
Miss Chen Xiaoxiao of the Chen family agreed with disdain, and followed her father into the Chen family's courtyard with the maid, leaving only Wang Yaoyang who was still standing outside the courtyard.
At this time, Wang Yaoyang's eyes were splitting. This was the first time in his life that he had experienced betrayal, and it was an unforgettable kind. If it were normal times, the money under his feet would be just a pile of dirt to him, but now it was his mother's life-saving money, so Wang Yaoyang also stepped on his dignity, picked up the money on the ground, and flew to the hospital to invite a doctor.
Later, the mother's illness was cured, but her eyes were unable to see clearly due to long-term sadness and crying. Since the mother and son lost their source of livelihood, it became difficult for a while, because Wang Yaoyang had not done much work since he was born. He only knew how to read. Fortunately, when his mother was young, she was dexterous, good at needlework, and could store shoes. Wang Yaoyang and his father's shoes were all made by her.
During this period, my mother had trouble seeing, but in order to make a living, she made some good shoes and asked Wang Yaoyang to sell them in the market to make some money to support the family. Finally, because these shoes were beautiful, they were spotted by a tailor shop. From then on, Wang Yaoyang, mother and son, had a stable life, but Wang Yaoyang felt sorry for his mother.
originally planned to find some menial work by himself, but his mother did not allow it and asked Wang Yaoyang to study hard. Wang Yaoyang had no choice but to work harder.
One day, the tailor shop happily told Wang Yaoyang, who came to deliver shoes, that Mr. Li's daughter wanted to make a pair of shoes. Although the request was a bit high, the commission was quite large. Wang Yaoyang agreed without thinking. Later, the tailor shop brought out some materials and told Wang Yaoyang that if the shoes were completed, they would be enough to feed Wang Yaoyang for a year.
After Wang Yaoyang returned home, he handed the materials to his mother. Her mother was also happy. After all, those gold and silver threads and agate were not something ordinary rich families could afford.
I have to say that my mother’s craftsmanship is good. After more than ten days, a pair of small and exquisite shoes was ready. Wang Yaoyang wrapped them in red cloth and sent them to the tailor shop. The owner of the tailor shop was also satisfied and happily rewarded Wang Yaoyang with a few taels of silver. Seeing that Wang Yaoyang had nothing to do, he asked Wang Yaoyang to send them over.
But at this time, it started to rain. Wang Yaoyang was afraid that his shoes would get wet, so he wrapped his clothes in his arms and came to the door of Yuan Li's outer courtyard. Because these shoes were made by Miss Li's family, no one knew about them, so the servants did not let Wang Yaoyang in. They just called Miss Li's family.
Wang Yaoyang felt that waiting was just waiting, so he didn't wear much clothes. It was a little cold, so he squatted outside the courtyard gate, shivering and pulled out a book. He didn't know how long later, Miss Li's family walked out accompanied by a maid.
The eldest daughter of the Li family is a talented girl. After all, Yuan Li is the richest person within a hundred miles, and has a good relationship with the government. Her daughter has also spent a lot of money since she was a child, and hired many students taught by her husband to lay the foundation for marrying into a good family in the future.
Miss Li's name is Li Rongrong. She is very good-looking and has a certain temperament. When she saw Wang Yaoyang squatting under the eaves of the wall reading a book, as if covering his shoes with his clothes, he realized that Wang Yaoyang would definitely be a good person in the future, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances and asked the maid to pay more.
After Wang Yaoyang returned, in addition to bringing some rice and noodles, he also brought a lot of delicious food to his mother. He said that during this period, his mother would not do anything else and would just keep his eyes open. Seeing that Qiu Wei was coming, he just wanted to sharpen his skills in preparation for a good exam.
But not long after, the tailor came to the door in person and said that the eldest daughter of Mr. Li's wife's shoes had been trampled by a crowd of people when worshiping Buddha in the temple. She wanted to make another pair, but Wang Yaoyang refused because she was preparing for autumn. After all, it was autumn. The owner of the tailor shop also knew that this was a major event in life and did not embarrass Wang Yaoyang. He left disappointed.
But what Wang Yaoyang didn't expect was that Miss Li Rongrong came to the door in person. Because he had met Miss Li and knew that she had a distinguished status, he didn't dare to neglect and let her into the house.
Li Rongrong was also the daughter of a powerful family in the prefecture and county, so she naturally knew about Wang Juren. After knowing Wang Yaoyang's identity, she became curious about the fate of Wang Yaoyang's family. However, she was a lady after all, so she did not ask about Wang Yaoyang, and even met Wang Yaoyang's mother, Zhang.
Zhang was happy. Although she didn’t know Li Rongrong’s identity, she was once the wife of Juren. She had seen the world and knew that Li Rongrong’s identity was not simple. Holding Li Rongrong’s hand was a rare sight. When she learned that Li Rongrong came here to make shoes, the old lady patted her chest and said that she would do it herself without any money. On the contrary, Li Rongrong felt a little embarrassed.
Later, Li Rongrong found out that the reason why Wang Yaoyang's family fell to this point was because of the rich man Chen. She couldn't help but sneer at the Chen family's way of doing things. When she heard that Wang Yaoyang was preparing for autumn, Li Rongrong also gave up the plan of letting Wang Yaoyang's mother make shoes. After all, it was a major event in life.
Maybe it was because of Xi Cai's curiosity that Li Rongrong relied on what she had learned and exchanged some experiences with Wang Yaoyang. This exchange was not important, and she did find out the difference between Wang Yaoyang, so she thought a lot about Wang Yaoyang. She often came to Wang Yaoyang's house to sit there when she had nothing to do. Over time, some gossips spread outside.
Of course, Wang Yaoyang, who had been sitting at home for a long time, didn’t take it to heart until he attended the Qiu Wei Festival a few months later. As soon as he returned home, he was blocked at the door. It was not someone else who blocked him. , it was the young lady of the Chen family, Chen Xiaoxiao, with a fierce look on her face, and next to her was a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, who looked like a playboy. From his expression, it was not difficult to tell that he should be Chen Xiaoxiao's suitor.
The Miss Chen family stood on the street and said indiscriminately that Wang Yaoyang was extremely shameless and spread lies about the Chen family's disloyalty and injustice. As a result, no one is willing to do business with the Chen family.
"Hmph! Do you need others to tell you about the infidelity of your Chen family? You and I have an agreement to marry each other, so who is this kid?"
"Hmph! That's just one of them. The agreement between us has nothing to do with me, and you don’t look at yourself in such a state of desolation. A toad wants to eat swan meat.”
As soon as Miss Chen said this, some people who were watching the excitement started to cheer. Seeing that they could no longer hold their faces, the man next to her said a threatening word and left.
Wang Yaoming opened the courtyard door and couldn't wait to see his mother. He thought that since his mother was not taken care of during this period, his mother would definitely lose a lot of weight. However, he found that not only did his mother not lose weight, but she also became more energetic. It's just that Chen Xiaoxiao blocked the door just now, which made her mother, who has limited mobility, a little worried.
After Wang Yaoming came back, his mother burned herself Wang Yangming's favorite food, and then mysteriously took out a pair of exquisite shoes. Wang Yaoming took a look and knew that these shoes were made for Li Rongrong. After all, the gold and silver threads on them were so eye-catching.
But Wang Yaoming only cared about his mother's health, but his mother smiled faintly and said that during this period, Li Rongrong had been accompanying her all the time, and she also taught Li Rongrong some needlework. Her mother also said that she knew girls best, and Li Rongrong was interested in Wang Yaoming.
Wang Yaoming didn't seem to listen. He simply ate a few bites of food, cleaned up, and returned to his room.
I don’t know why, but since I came back, my mother always kept talking about why Li Rongrong stopped coming to the door. A few days passed in a flash, but my mother couldn’t sit still and insisted on forcing Wang Yangming to take his shoes to find Li Rongrong. Wang Yangming was helpless. As soon as I walked out of the courtyard, I heard the lively sound of playing and playing. Then my courtyard door was pushed open and a group of people walked in. This group of people were dressed in colorful and festive clothes. The leader directly called out Wang Yaoyang's name and asked Wang Yaoyang to take over the list. He said that he was the second-class Asian champion of Wang Yaoming High School. In other words, Wang Yaoming passed the exam.
While Wang Yaoming was still in a daze, his mother staggered out of the yard, wrapping a few taels of silver in red cloth in her hand, and handed it to the person who brought the good news. After saying a few compliments to each other, the group of people finally left. In the following days, the threshold of Wang Yaoyang's house was almost broken.
Some of these people came to congratulate them, some they knew each other, some they did not know, and some who had never met before and said they were Wang Juren's friends also came to the door, bringing many valuable gifts. What Wang Yaoyang did not expect was that among them was Rich Man Chen.
Rich Man Chen had made careful preparations this time and brought many expensive gifts. He was even accompanied by the coquettishly dressed Chen Xiaoxiao, who said he would stop hitting the smiling person. Wang Yaoming didn't say anything, but just threw out more than a dozen taels of silver, saying that it was borrowed from him to treat his mother's illness. The extra money was considered as interest.
Rich man Chen still didn’t give up and asked with a smile on his face, when will the marriage with Chen Xiaoxiao be finalized? Wang Yaoyang said that we can talk about it after he passes the Jinshi examination! As a businessman, Rich Man Chen could only leave in despair when he heard this. The mother, Mrs. Zhang, directly gave the pair of shoes to Wang Yaoyang and asked Wang Yaoyang to take the shoes to Li Rongrong.
Today's Wang Yaoyang is different. He is a member of the second class. He came to Yuanwai Li's house with shoes wrapped in red cloth. At first, the servant did not recognize him. When Wang Yaoyang revealed his name, the servant did not dare to neglect at all, so he reported it to Yuanwai Li. After hearing this, Yuanwai hurriedly came out.
But when Li Yuanwai asked about the purpose of this second-level scholar coming here, Wang Yaoyang said without any secret that he was here to give Li Rongrong shoes. The shoes were made by his mother. Li Yuanwai was certainly not a fool. These three-inch women's shoes were not just given away. He understood in his heart the purpose of Wang Yaoyang's coming here. He welcomed Wang Yaoyang in with a smile on his face.
It turns out that Mr. Li was dissatisfied when he heard that his daughter had been staying in the home of a poor scholar recently. After all, having a good reputation was not nice, so he grounded his daughter. Now the poor scholar came to find her in person, and she transformed into Juren, this also made Li Yuanwai lament his daughter's vision, so he simply talked about marriage directly with Wang Yaoyang. Wang Yaoyang was confused for a while, but he remembered that Li Rongrong had taken care of his mother during this period, and with Li Rongrong's identity, he was considered to be in a high position, so he acquiesced.
In this way, Wang Yaoyang and Li Rongrong got married. At the age of thirty, he became a high school scholar and fulfilled his father's dream. As for the rich man Chen, because In order to offend Wang Yaoyang, no one dared to do business with him even though Wang Yaoyang kept silent. Later, the rich man Chen's family fell into decline. Because of his temper, his daughter married a gambler and was eventually sold to a brothel. This family must have paid a heavy price for his infidelity.
