The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 5 Two monks have no water to eat

The food was brought over by my concubine Han Qing.

A large sand bowl of rice, a stewed cabbage, and two eggs, steaming hot with a little oil and water, just looking at it is enough to make Zhang Zhou drool.

But after Zhang Zhou moved his chopsticks, two pairs of big eyes stared at him, so Zhang Zhou couldn't bear to touch the bowl of scrambled eggs.

"Two of you, each half, bring your own bowl!"

As soon as Zhang Zhou finished speaking, the elder son and the younger daughter rushed into the house, brought out their own bowls, and waited for the food.

Zhang Zhou had no choice but to part with his loved ones, and divided the eggs in the bowl into two, half for his son and half for his daughter.

The two little guys looked at the eggs in the bowl, looking a little hopeful.

"The elder brother must give way to the younger sister, and give some of it to the younger sister."

In my memory, as a father, he lacked education for himself, and he never recognized the status quo and entered into this kind of poverty-stricken life of civilians.

Zhang Zhou felt that it was time to teach his children lessons.

Son Zhang Jun looked at the eggs in his bowl, and then at his sister Sui Sui's bowl, it seemed that there were not as many eggs in his own bowl as his sister's, but his father was very dignified today, no matter how reluctant he was, he would listen to his father , Take a piece of egg from your own bowl and put it in your sister's bowl.

"Okay, hurry up and eat, I will teach you your homework after eating."

Zhang Zhou stuffed the remaining egg dregs in the bowl into his mouth, while educating the children on the other side.

In front of the stove, his wife Jiang Pingyu and his concubine Han Qing looked at each other, and they seemed to feel that their husband was different from before.

After entering the Gongyuan once, it seems completely different after coming out.

It seems to be more responsible.

……

……

Finally came the exciting time of the night.

The so-called fullness and longing.

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Zhou looked at the bright moonlight outside, and thought that this was really a beautiful night.

The house in the small courtyard has a hall in the middle, with a stove in it, and a room in the east and west. The wife and children live in the east, and the concubine lives in the west.

Southerners don't sleep on kangs but sleep on couches. The rooms are small but well-equipped.

People these days pay attention to sunrise and sunset. Zhang Zhou feels that there is no nightlife or anything. After he blew out the only tung oil lamp at home, he tiptoed into the east room. His wife and son seemed to have fallen asleep. With that, Zhang Zhou lay down and hugged his wife from behind.

Jiang Pingyu didn't sleep, being hugged by her husband, she didn't look back.

Only then did Zhang Zhou realize that his wife was sobbing secretly.

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you?" Zhang Zhou lost interest immediately.

Jiang Pingyu was afraid of waking her son up, so she said in a low voice: "I miss my father, I don't know how the old man is doing now."

Zhang Zhou was embarrassed.

Jiang Pingyu was born in a rich family. She thought she would marry a wishful gentleman, but she didn't know that her father-in-law died just after she got married, and the husband and brother separated. I have no face to go back to see my father and family.

"I'll take you back to have a look when I have time." Zhang Zhou just tried to comfort his wife with modern thinking.

But in this day and age, a husband can't just take his wife back to her natal home.

Jiang Pingyu said: "Husband has time, go see father, maybe he will remember the old relationship and solve our urgent needs."

This is……

Let me go to my husband's house to borrow money?

As a man, even if he is so messed up that he can't get rid of it, how can he have the face to ask his father-in-law for alms?
Jiang Pingyu said again: "My concubine has done some embroidery work. When my husband goes to see his father, remember to pass it on. He said that I can't always serve the old man by his side in the future."

Zhang Zhou heard that his wife was giving him a step down as a big man.

It doesn't sound good to come to borrow money, so I say it's to visit, and I will show my wife's filial piety, but the house looks like this, and I can't come up with a decent gift, so I can only do an embroidery job and send it over.

"Go back."

Zhang Zhou really didn't know what to say.

It was very depressing, but all this was not caused by him.

If it was me all the time, I would never let such a thing happen.

"Husband, it's inconvenient for me to be a concubine today. You can go find your sister. Recently, she has taken out all the money in the piggy bank for family affairs. She has always been the most distressed."

Jiang Pingyu's words completely extinguished Zhang Zhou's thoughts.

Yes.

It's all like this. Today, my wife was almost taken away by someone to pay off the debt. After going through such a big twists and turns, how dare you come to ask for sex?

Although it is illegal to buy and sell people in Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing among the people cannot be banned. Even the imperial court has the rule that officials offend officials and their family members and send them to Jiaofang, and the people will follow suit.

Then there is the "inconvenience" item, which is indeed a major obstacle for couples to enhance their relationship.

……

Zhang Zhou came out of the east room with a disheveled face.

If the east side fails, there is still the west side.

He went into Westinghouse again.

The little girl here is sleeping peacefully, while Han Qing is sitting on the edge of the couch, holding a piggy bank in her hand, even if she doesn't shed tears, she is still sad.

Zhang Zhou knows that my concubine has no other hobbies, but likes to save money.

Perhaps it was because Han Qing was born in a small family, and she attached great importance to money. Originally, she was a concubine for Zhang Zhou in order to ensure a stable life, but who knows that it has only been a few years... and she is so confused that she needs to use her savings to fill the household.

In this way, there are not a few copper plates left in the piggy bank.

"Qing'er, are you okay?"

Zhang Zhou pondered for a while, the wife hit a wall, after all, the concubine wants to be attached to him, so she should have no reason to drive him out of the house, right?

Han Qing pouted, almost crying.

Obviously, what happened during the day had a great impact on her, and she had begged Zhang Zhou several times before, begging Zhang Zhou not to sell her, after all, a concubine has no status at home.

If Zhang Zhou asked to save, it could only be to reduce the number of people in the family, then she, as a redundant person, probably...

Zhang Zhou went over to hug Han Qing, and said with masculinity: "Don't worry, Qing'er, I will definitely take good care of your mother and daughter, and I will try my best to let you live a good life again."

"Ah."

"Tomorrow I will go out to do a job, and let the family have enough food first."

"Ah."

"Qing'er, you see that I am also very sleepy, don't I..."

As Zhang Zhou said, he was about to take off his shoes and get on the couch. By the way, it was also time to enjoy tenderness.

Han Qing was moved, but she was not overwhelmed by the emotion: "Master, it's not convenient for me today, you should go find your wife."

"what?"

play me?
One is inconvenient and the other is not?
Zhang Zhou was about to say, you two team up to punish me?It means that if I don't make progress, you two don't like me, right?

But thinking about it again, he couldn't help but slapped himself on the forehead.

Pig brain ah.

This is clearly the female dormitory effect. The two women lived together. It is strange that one is inconvenient while the other is convenient.

Forget it.

Inconvenient is not convenient, now I just want to find a place to sleep well.

Then Han Qing poured cold water on Zhang Zhou's head again: "Didn't the master say before that if you want to study hard, you have to sleep in the living room all the time? The slave's house has already been cleaned up by the master."

What do you mean?
Didn't the three monks have no water to drink?I'm here to enjoy the blessings of everyone, so it doesn't matter if you don't give it to me, why are you driving me to sleep in the living room?
"master……"

Han Qing blinked her big eyes like her daughter Suisui's and looked at him pitifully. This appearance... really melted my heart.

Zhang Zhou wanted to be tough at first, but when he thought about the suffering he had brought to his family, he felt ashamed to stay here any longer.

Sleep in the living room, just sleep in the living room.

Zhang Zhou came out from the west room, and saw that there was indeed a very narrow canopy bed made of wooden planks in the living room. Although the conditions were better than those in the Gong Yuan, it was not much better. Just sleeping on wooden planks would be better for the back and back, right?But the question is, with only a thin layer of mattress, what should I cover at night?You don't want me to sleep under this mattress, do you?
Just as Zhang Zhou was thinking, the curtain of the east room was lifted, and the eldest son Zhang Jun came out with a quilt in his arms.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Zhou stared at him.

Even his wife knows about his feelings, so he will definitely run into a wall with his concubine?Have you prepared this one for him long ago?
And you said you didn't premeditate?
Zhang Jundao: "Father, mother told me that I am afraid that you will freeze to death at night, so I will send you a quilt. Father remember to wash your feet, it stinks to death!"

Little bastard, your father and I have been cats in the Gongyuan for eight days, so make fun of your father, right?
But it seems...

It's time to wash up.

If the conditions are not good, just make do with it, anyway, there are no outsiders in the yard.

Zhang Zhou took the quilt over and put it on his temporary bed. Before his son was about to enter the house, he said with a straight face: "Get up tomorrow morning when the rooster crows, and dad will take you out to learn more. Your ass!"

My son has the habit of being lazy on the bed. After all, he was a young master in the first few years and had many problems.

As soon as Zhang Jun heard this, he touched his butt, and hurried back to the east room.

(End of this chapter)