So, on the night when he took Liu Yingying back, under the fierce instigation from the second and third bedrooms, the first bedroom had no choice but to send her to Liu's Villa to stay temporarily overnight.
Although the person was found, he did not dare to show it to others easily.
In addition, Liu Yingying, who had just been sent to a separate garden and had not had time to be resettled, suddenly developed a high fever that night. Her cheeks were red and her whole body was hot. Only her forehead could be seen. She was sweating all the time, and her whole body seemed to be in pain. She lay on the bed and hugged the quilt tightly, her whole body was twisting around unconsciously, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably. Mrs. Wu stretched out her hand to Liu Yingying's forehead and gently touched her forehead. Tan, it was so hot that she retracted her fingers.
Unusually hot.
When she turned the eldest daughter over again, she saw that her face was already flushed, her eyes were blurry and blurred, and her lips and teeth had been bitten by herself, and only moans kept coming from her throat.
When Wu and Master Liu saw this, their expressions changed, and they called the doctor over in a panic overnight.
After asking, I found out that when Liu Yingying was in Wanhua Tower, she was fed a mysterious pill by the crazy mother Qin Yueyue. The pill was the secret medicine of the boudoir. It was originally used for pleasure in the boudoir. Those who took it could make The woman's figure became more plump and lustful, and her temperament became more charming and charming. Liu Yingying has been taking it every month since she was twelve years old, and she has never fallen behind once in three consecutive years.
After taking it for one year, she had menarche. After taking it for two years, her figure was already swaying, plump and slim. At the age of thirteen, she was already as charming and charming as the wind. After taking it for three years, It's not just the body shape, not just the appearance, it's the look between the eyebrows that is so affectionate and charming in every possible way.
In addition, Qin's mother soaked her in soup every day, fed her with milk every day, and prepared her with specific meals. After three years, even if her face was covered with a veil, wherever she passed by Liu Yingying , no man can have a moment of clarity again.
She has been trained by Qin's mother for three years to become a beauty in the world.
Now, three years later, Liu Yingying, who was rescued from the Liu family, stopped taking the pills for the first time. Only then did she realize that her body could no longer bear it. She felt that all the potency of the three years of medicine was released in this moment, urging her to My whole body was in agony, as if my body was being bitten by thousands of insects.
After the doctor diagnosed him, he said that he had been taking the beauty potion for many years, and the remaining residue in his body could not be completely eliminated. He could only soak it in the decoction and slowly improve it, but it could not completely cure it. The only way was -
At that time, the doctor pinched his short beard, pondered for a moment and then said to Mr. Liu and his wife, "The only way is to find a marriage for him as soon as possible. In three to five years, we should be able to... integrate everything."
After the doctor finished speaking, he smiled for a moment when he saw the serious and painful expressions of the couple. He only lightly joked and comforted: "We still don't know what will happen to us. It might be a good thing, but...if possible, I can find someone with strong physical strength." A strong son-in-law would be perfect."
The doctor joked and packed up the medicine box, looking relaxed and like nothing serious happened.
But Mr. Liu and Mr. Wu were left standing there, almost turning their heads in worry.
Unexpectedly, my daughter has suffered so much in the past five years.
Wu almost cried her eyes out.
However, the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to feel sorry for themselves. The couple had no choice but to follow the doctor's advice. Therefore, Liu Yingying's marriage was quickly put on the agenda with the couple looking guilty and grieving.
However, because of Liu Yingying's hidden illness and her status, even though they were anxious, the Liu family did not dare to help her visit others in Yuncheng with great fanfare.
And because he owed everything to his eldest daughter, he didn't want her to be wronged in the marriage. Therefore, Liu Yingying's marriage, which was neither good nor bad, caused difficulties for the Liu family for a while.
In half a year, the Liu family went from a down-and-out scholarly family to a businessman traveling all over the country, from a businessman to an honest and reliable farmer in the mountains. The Liu family looked more and more biased.
Seeing Mr. Liu changing his gaze from the down-and-out scholar to the businessman's son, and then from the businessman's son to the hunter in the mountains and forests, Mrs. Wu was so angry that she trembled all over and wrote a letter directly to her mother's family in Shandong.
The Wu family originally came from the lineage of the Hou Mansion in the capital, and was once prominent. However, after the separation of the family, the Hou Mansion gradually declined, and the Wu family was a branch of the Wu family. After the fall of the Hou Mansion, they moved back to their hometown in Shandong. Now they have grown up. My elder brother, Mr. Wu, was promoted to the fifth rank, and he also held the military position of a fifth-rank military officer. Although he was not very prominent, he had made some achievements.
The elder brother has a son named Wu Meng, who is two years older than his eldest daughter Yingying. The two are childhood sweethearts and grew up together. When they were in Shandong, uncle Wu was very fond of Yingying and once decided to marry them on the spot. Set a baby to kiss.
However, my nephew Wu Meng has an ordinary appearance and mediocre qualifications. He has had two strings of green snot hanging under his nose since he was a child. Blessing is like a little fairy under the seat of Bodhisattva. It is difficult for Mrs. Wu to accept it. For this reason, she has made her brother and sister-in-law unhappy several times.
Now, even though Yingying was accidentally sent to a brothel that eats people without spitting out their bones and was bullied, she never lost her innocence. With such a mark of beauty, she would rather be wasted by those lowly and down-and-out country people. , it would be better to send him to his brother and sister-in-law, at least there will be someone who can protect him.
Mrs. Wu sent the letter back to Shandong, thinking that just after the New Year, Mrs. Wu would have her 70th birthday next spring. Mrs. Wu wanted to leave her eldest daughter in Yuncheng to spend a happy New Year together, and then personally escort her eldest daughter back after the New Year. In my hometown in Shandong, I stopped by to congratulate my mother on her birthday, but I didn’t expect that I would receive a letter from Shandong right after the New Year. Wu Meng had committed a crime while drinking alcohol before. He had an argument with someone in a brothel and broke someone’s leg. Now he has died. He is in prison.
When Wu heard this, she immediately rolled her eyes, shouted, "My son's life is miserable," and almost fainted again.
Just when Mrs. Wu couldn't stop crying and feeling desperate, Liu Xianghong, the second master of the second room, rubbed his hands and pointed to the direction of his brother and sister-in-law without shame, and said with flashing eyes: "Brother, Sister-in-law, what do you think of...the Shen family?"
Chapter 003
Shen family?
Which Shen family?
As soon as the second master said these words, the eldest master and Wu were both stunned, and they both looked puzzled.
In this area of Yuncheng, is there any family named Shen who has close contact with the Liu family?
Seeing this, the second master stretched out his hand and pointed excitedly in a certain direction. At the same time, he nodded his chin and pursed his lips.
The elder saw his sharp eyes and drooling look on his face. A flash of light flashed through his mind. He was the first to recover, but his expression was stunned. For a long time, he just looked at his second brother who had lost his head in business with a look of laughter on his face. .
However, a moment later, after meeting the eyes of the second master who was winking at him, Liu Lianlian, the eldest master, saw his heart skip a beat. He was stunned again and stood motionless on the spot. He didn't know what he thought of. After a while, he actually touched his hand. The jade ring lowered its head and began to think.
Mrs. Wu saw the expressions on the two people's faces, and after a while, she reacted belatedly, but she looked dumbfounded and speechless.
Shen family? If they were referring to the Shen family in Qingyuan, in Wu's opinion, they were afraid that their eyes were on the top of their heads, that they were seeking medical attention in a hurry, or that they were completely mad.
How dare they think!
Qingyuan Shen family?
That is the largest family in Qingyuan, the head of the four ancient families of Dayu. The Shen family is located in Qingyuan, the central area of Dayu, and has occupied the central and south areas of the country for hundreds of years. There were great Confucian scholars in their ancestors, and their power is not only Not only in the court, but also in politics, economy, and military, it has almost reached the point of monopoly. It is no exaggeration to say that in the south of Hebei and Shanxi, many places only recognize the Shen family and not the Tian family. Even in the entire Jiangnan region, the Shen family has extremely far-reaching influence.
The gentry students in the central Jiangnan area are all proud to be guests of the Shen family.
Mrs. Wu is very eager to protect her daughter. She doesn't want to waste her eldest daughter's life. She wants to find a good match for her, but she never dares to set her sights on the Shen family. Isn't that someone who doesn't even dare to think about it?
However, after being reminded by the eldest and second masters, Wu finally thought about it. Not to mention, the Liu family and the Shen family were actually related to each other. To be precise, It is the Wu family and the Shen family. The old lady of the Wu family, Wu's biological mother, and the old lady Shen who is now the head of the Shen family used to have a relationship of cousins.
Mrs. Shen was originally the eldest daughter of the Han family in Earl's Mansion, and Mrs. Wu's biological mother was related to the second wife of the Han family. When she was young, Mrs. Wu visited her cousin's house as a guest and met the eldest daughter of the Han family. That is to say, Mrs. Shen now gets along well with her. They used to move around from time to time when they were in the capital. However, when they got married when they were older, Mrs. Han married to the Shen family in Qingyuan and became the first wife of the Shen family, and Mrs. Wu followed. Her husband's family moved back to Shandong. The two places were thousands of miles apart, and their family status was too different. Shandong was the stronghold of the royal family of the gentry, not the Shen family's sphere of influence. The two families gradually became estranged from each other.
Mrs. Wu only remembered that about twenty years ago, on her mother's fiftieth birthday, she heard that Qingyuan had sent congratulatory gifts. However, Mrs. Wu later married into the Liu family, and then left Jiangnan with her husband to take office, and never heard of it again. There are specific developments between the two families.
In the years since they came to Yuncheng, the second and third parties of the Liu family often encountered difficulties in doing business abroad, and occasionally used the banner of the Shen family. The boss Liu Lianlian's immediate boss heard that the Liu family and the Shen family were distant relatives, and even made special inquiries in private. It was a passing conversation, but after all, there had been no contact for many years, and the Wu family lived in the back courtyard all year round, so she was not as astute as the gentlemen. For the moment, she could not easily connect the Shen family mentioned by the second master with the Shen family in Qingyuan.
Therefore, when I mention it now, I just feel unbelievable and laughable. The Liu family and the Shen family are in the same sky and on the earth. If the Liu family has a chance to catch up with the Shen family, the Wu family will not be so anxious about the marriage of their eldest daughter. Your hair is about to turn gray, and you already want to run straight to Qingyuan, right?
What's more, to put it ten thousand steps back, even if you can really get into the Shen family, the eldest daughter has this hidden disease and has experienced this. If you really send someone to the Shen family, is it to get married or to make enemies?
Wu was dumbfounded.
However, the second master rolled his eyes and said vividly: "Sister-in-law, what my brother said is really not just a dream."
After saying that, the second master said ambitiously: "As long as our sister Ying is an ordinary-looking girl, my brother would not dare to have such a wishful thinking, but our sister Ying is destined to be extraordinary. To put it bluntly, my brother travels all over the country like this." For many years, I have never seen a woman who is more beautiful than our sister Ying. With her beauty that is astonishing to the whole country, not to mention the Shen family, even the palace is not out of the question. "
"Sister-in-law, do you know why she has been working hard for Sister Ying's marriage for half a year, but she can't find a suitable family for her? In fact, the most fundamental reason is that our Liujia Temple Primary School, this Yuncheng Temple Primary School, cannot accommodate her. Respect the Buddha, if my sister-in-law doesn't believe it, even if she keeps searching for Sister Ying for half a year, I'm afraid it will be all in vain, because her blessed place is not here with us."
The second master talked boastfully, and the more he talked, the more excited he said: "Sister Ying has suffered so many hardships in these years. As the second uncle, I see it in my eyes and feel pain in my heart. But now that it has happened, I can't just feel sorry for it. It is of no use at all. Our whole family wants to find a satisfactory home for her, but Yuncheng is only a few hundred miles away from Yuanling City. If we find a marriage here, we are afraid that something will happen in the future and the sisters below will be implicated. , but if you look outside, to be honest, where is Sister Ying's appearance, except for my sister-in-law's brother-in-law Wu's family, no matter which family I choose, our family will not be able to really feel at ease, and it will be different from other families. I have hastily found a marriage that I can't get into, so it's better to give it a try. If I really get into the Shen family one day, for Sister Yu Ying, I'm afraid it will be her greatest blessing, and for us For the Liu family, it’s all beneficial and no harm at all——”
The second master's boastful talk took a long time and finally got to his wishful thinking.
When the second master said this, he couldn't help but look towards the eldest master's face, sighing with regret, and said in a sorrowful voice: "Brother has been working hard as the county magistrate for more than ten years. He has made great achievements in politics. He is honest and honest, deeply loved by the people, but there has never been any sign of promotion. My sister-in-law knows why. Isn't it just that she lacks a supporter? If we can climb up to the Shen family, our Liu family still needs to stay in this small place. Yuncheng? My brother can at least get a position as a prefect. Our Liu family will definitely be able to move to a higher level, and we will be able to completely get rid of the low status of merchants. The Liu family will be completely prosperous and prosperous, even for the few girls below. There is no need to worry about marriage anymore, if that day comes, Sister Ying will be the biggest benefactor of my Liu family!"
The second master was very excited when he spoke. When he talked about something high-spirited, he even salivated and his eyes gleamed.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Mr. Wu was trembling with anger. He pointed at the second master and said with a livid face: "Second brother has said a lot of things today. After all, you, the Liu family, are the original You want to push my son out and use him as your stepping stone for promotion and wealth!"
"I'm telling you, there's no way this is possible!"
"If Sister Ying grows up under the protection of our Liu family, it will be fine if the Liu family needs her to support the family in the future. If it is really for the good of the Liu family, I will not object a word, but now our Liu family owes her so much. , caused her to suffer so much, but he still pushed her out in exchange for the high official's generous salary. I will never agree to such a thing that is worse than a pig or a dog. Not only am I not willing to comply, Master, you are not allowed to comply either!"
It is said that after Mrs. Wu learned about the second master's wishful thinking, she was so angry that she was trembling all over. She wished she could kick this shrewd businessman out on the spot.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the master beside him, Liu Lianlian, was silent and silent.
I saw him standing there, motionless, but the hand behind his back was clenched into a fist, and the fist was trembling faintly. He lowered his eyes and kept the light behind him, so that Wu could not see his details clearly. His expression, but his trembling fists seemed to betray his true thoughts.
Wu's mind immediately went blank with a bang.
Not long after, he just stumbled and sat down on the chair behind him completely weak, as if all his strength had been drained from his body.
Sure enough, men always put fame and wealth above everything else.
Seeing the master's expression, Mrs. Wu knew that nothing could be done to shake him, so she closed her eyes deeply.
Until an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Wu trembled her lips, firmly grasped the armrest of the chair, and murmured and struggled to ask: "Even if your Liu family has such beautiful thoughts, how did you know that the Shen family would like your Liu family?"
Amidst the buzzing, the second master could be heard saying cautiously and excitedly: "My brother has been in business for so many years, and he has seen a lot of people and experienced a lot of things. He knows that in addition to power and money, there are also talents in this world." Besides the gorgeous head, there is one thing that no one can refuse, and that is extreme beauty——"
"With our sister Ying's beauty, we will definitely be able to find a good way out for ourselves. To put it in perspective, even if we just become the concubine of the Shen family, it will be a sure-profit deal - —”
The Liu family actually had the idea of sending their eldest daughter Yingying to be a stepping stone for the Liu family in exchange for executive salary.
Perhaps, in the eyes of many of them, Yingying, who was redeemed from the brothel, was a stumbling block that might damage the family's reputation and interests. While they wanted to throw her out as a rag, they also tried to replace her with a better one. Meat back.
However, as a mother, Wu could not open her mouth.
For this reason, Wu fell ill shortly after the new year.
While she was ill, her daughter Yingying came to her door in person and proactively said to her, "My daughter... is willing to go."
It turned out that the two murderers in the second and third bedrooms took advantage of Wu's recuperation to go to the other garden to "persuade" Liu Yingying.
Liu Yingying didn't want to be a burden to the Liu family, nor did she want her presence to make it difficult for her sisters to find families one day. She couldn't bear to see her mother fall ill several times while arranging her marriage.
In order for this matter to be completed smoothly and successfully, the second and third bedrooms and even the Liu family carefully prepared an excuse for them to "go to the Shen family". That was to go to Shandong to pay Mrs. Wu's birthday and pass through Qingyuan. The female Yingying happened to be "seriously ill" and was unable to travel, so she had no choice but to settle down in Qingyuan and stay with the Shen family for a while.
In this way, the Liu family's current business was established.
Now the third room of the Liu family was transporting goods and escorting the Wu family back to Shandong. They walked by water for half a month and were about to pass through Qingyuan. The difference from what was expected was that Liu Yingying happened to be seasick, so there was no need to pretend to be sick, which was better than pretending to be sick.
Chapter 004
"Has it stopped raining outside?"
While chatting with her little sister, Liu Yingying saw that Wu was in a low mood, so she couldn't help but glance in the direction of the window, and then brought up a topic, trying to attract her attention.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Wu followed Liu Yingying's gaze and looked out the window, her expression became increasingly gloomy, and she only murmured: "Bypassing this Qianze Lake, we will reach Qingyuan."
**
Merchant ships and cargo ships came alternately one after another. The ships piled up several miles away. Hundreds of cargo ships and passenger ships were mixed together. Looking at it from a distance, with the number of trucks and trucks, the scene was extremely spectacular. It was indeed the center of the entire Dayu. The location is so accessible that congratulations come from all directions, and all the ships from the north and the south are piled here.
When the Liu family and his party arrived at Qingyuan Ferry, it was already Si hour.
It was still early in the morning, so the Liu family sent people directly to the Shen family to deliver greetings as planned. Meanwhile, the Liu family's merchant ships lined up at the ferry to park. There was a batch of cargo on board that was to be unloaded in Qingyuan, and it took half a month of hard work. The ship needs to be replenished with supplies, and the merchant ship will dock at Qingyuan Ferry for half a day.
The Liu family has asked someone to inquire about it. Everyone in the whole Qingyuan knows about the Shen family. The journey to the Shen family in the city takes more than half an hour. It takes more than half an hour to get back and forth, and the reply from the Shen family will be at noon at the latest. Pass back to the ferry.
The Liu family was so anxious that the third master of the third room ran to the deck several times to look around. Wu was upset when she saw it. On the one hand, she hoped that the Liu family's wish would be fulfilled and she could successfully wait for a reply from the Shen family. It would be best if we just don't pay attention to these unrelated poor relatives.
When he led the maid back to the cabin again, he saw that Liu Yaoyao, who was five years old at this time, had no idea that she would soon be separated from her eldest sister. She was still thinking about sleeping with her eldest sister tonight. She was holding her fingers and mumbling incessantly. Said: "Eldest sister's body is fragrant and soft. Yaoyao will sleep with her today, tomorrow she will sleep with her, she will also sleep with her the day after tomorrow, and she will sleep with her tomorrow. Sister, sleep together, the day after tomorrow, um, the day after tomorrow—"
She was confused as she was calculating.
The chubby fingers were broken again and again, shaking Wu for a while.
