Before the ancestor of the Cui family became rich, he was actually just a hunter in a remote mountain ravine.
His father and mother died when he was young, and he was raised by his neighbors with a piece of rice and a piece of food. It can be said that everyone in the village is his parents.
When he grew up, he became very strong. He joined the army and made many military exploits. Just when Long Chong was taking a step forward, he suddenly couldn't even hold chopsticks and was still half-legged. Unable to move.
The emperor's favor was so great that he did not treat his meritorious ministers unfairly, so he granted the Cui family's ancestors the title of Chengyang Marquis and allocated the area of Yancheng so that the Cui family's ancestors could enjoy peace and happiness.
After Cui Lu took over as Marquis of Chengyang, he pulled several carts of things back to Shangougou according to his father and grandfather's last wishes.
It can be regarded as a fulfillment of the dream of not returning home in fine clothes, just like walking in fine clothes at night.
At this point, the older generation in the valley also knew that the child they fed to a dog with one mouthful at a time became a marquis.
How big an official is Mr. Hou?
They didn't know either, they just knew that the poor kid was living a good life.
So I told my family about this incident.
But at that time, everyone was in the mountains and valleys. They didn't know about the prosperity outside and lived in silence. Moreover, we were just neighbors, not relatives, and it was impossible for others to help you.
Chen Ming wanted to try his luck.
He felt that life was too hard.
He didn't want to live in such poverty anymore, so he took his wife and children all the way to Yancheng and found Cui Lu. Cui Lu knew that he was from his hometown, so he stayed.
For the Chengyang Houfu, raising three idle people was just a matter of three pairs of chopsticks, so they placed them in Zhuangzi.
Chen Ming became Zhuangzi's steward.
Life suddenly changed dramatically.
In the past, I farmed my own land, but now I manage other people's farming.
What used to be two adobe houses now have separate yards.
In the past, we could only eat meat during the Chinese New Year, but now we are tired of eating meat.
There are also servants to serve him, and all the tenants on Zhuangzi do not look at his eyes and act respectfully and obediently to him. He has climbed several steps in life and psychology.
Chen Ming and Bao knew who gave them this hard-won happy life, and they were sincerely grateful to Cui Luna.
At that time, Chen Mianmian was only nine years old, and her life had undergone earth-shaking changes.
No more herding cattle for others.
She no longer had to wash clothes, cook, sweep the floor, and go to the fields to plant cotton, pick cotton, transplant rice and harvest rice. All these menial and dirty work were done by someone, and she lived a life like a young lady.
She is also grateful.
Knowing that it was the old man who was a few years older than her father who gave her the happy life she has now, her heart was filled with gratitude to Cui Lu.
But this gratitude gradually changed as the daughter's family grew older.
Gratitude slowly turned into admiration.
She was extremely looking forward to Cui Lu coming to Zhuangzi. Even if she just took a look at him from a distance and said a word to him, she would be satisfied.
In the dream of the little daughter's house, the man's smile and every move are all that linger in the dream, leaving no trace of the dream.
Xu Wanning's heart was rolling like huge waves, but her face was calm.
This little girl really fell in love with that old man.
Indeed, Cui Yunfeng rarely comes to Zhuangzi, so there is no way to talk about relationships.
But Cui Lu would come three or four times a year, staying for a day or two each time. Although the time was short, the girl's feelings were always poetic. A powerful, wealthy and middle-aged man in his forties was simply a girl killer. .
It is reasonable for Chen Mianmian to fall in love with Cui Lu.
Xu Wanning suddenly thought of something.
In the previous life, Chen Mianmian's family left Yancheng. She was already in her twenties and had no family yet. Could it be because Cui Lu raised her in the village and hid her beauty in the golden house, thus deceiving everyone?
It's not impossible. Otherwise, Chen Ming was not related to him and lost to Zhuangzi. Cui Lu didn't drive them away even with a few harsh words. What's more, he even arranged another place for them later. , lived a life of fine clothing and fine food.
Cui Lu is kind-hearted and treats his poor neighbors in the ravines?
No no no.
It's because Chen Ming gave birth to a good daughter!
"Then, what does Lord Marquis do to you?" Xu Wanning helped Chen Mianmian up.
Chen Mianmian cried a little helplessly, "Master Hou... wuwu..." She covered her face, "I don't know how Master Hou feels about me. Sometimes I feel that he is so close to me, but sometimes, I feel like he is too far away from me again. When he smiles at me, I feel happy, and when he has a straight face, my heart hurts so much, it hurts as if I am dying. Madam, I feel so uncomfortable, you know? The feeling of my heart going up and down, it’s so unreal, it’s so grinding.”
That feeling of going up and down?
Xu Wanning has never experienced and cannot understand Chen Mianmian's pain.
Xu Wanning: "Actually, isn't it a kind of happiness to forget that man and marry an ordinary person? I can introduce you to the son of a wealthy family. After you marry, you will love each other and have children. It will be better than the Marquis's mansion. , I advise you, it is better to be the wife of a poor family than the concubine of a high family."
The key is that there is a tigress in the high gate.
Aunt Qiu and Aunt Dong who have been with her for many years are the best examples. As long as there is the slightest sign of it, Du will cut it off. One will marry the poor and the other will marry the sick. Isn't it Du's carefully chosen punishment?
"Madam, have you ever herded the cows?"
Xu Wanning said, "Let it go." She was kicked into a ditch by a cow.
"Are you ever hungry?"
"That's not true."
"I have. Before I was nine years old, I never had a full meal a day. I was always hungry. Once, I almost starved to death. Since then, I told myself that I can no longer live such a hard life. Yes, you must marry a rich man, marry a high-ranking family, even if you become a concubine, it doesn’t matter."
It's her choice.
"The Marquis is twenty years older than you. My mother-in-law is also very jealous and will never tolerate other women around the Marquis." Xu Wanning told Chen Mianmian the facts.
"I know, but I'm not afraid." Chen Mianmian's beautiful eyes were full of hope.
Xu Wanning is also struggling.
Although she shoulders the responsibility of revenge, those who have never harmed her in her previous life are not part of her plan.
She didn't want to involve innocent people.
As long as Chen Mianmian can continue to wait, it won't be long before Cui Lu's golden house hides her beauty.
But Chen Mianmian didn't know what happened next.
She felt she was in too much pain.
She couldn't wait any longer.
I can't wait even for my age.
She will be twenty after the Chinese New Year, and if she doesn't let others go, she will really be stabbed in the spine.
"You still decide to follow the Marquis, even if it will incur revenge from my mother-in-law?" Xu Wanning sighed and waited for Chen Mianmian's answer.
Chen Mianmian made up her mind, "Yes, I would rather be a concubine from a high family than a wife from a poor family."
She had seen Lord Marquis, how could those ordinary men fall in her eyes.
"Don't regret it."
