Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

The next day, August [-]th, the humidity and heat of the previous few days changed, and there was a hint of coolness in the morning, which announced that it was the good season of Jiangnan with crisp autumn air.

The white fish belly was slightly exposed in the east, and the two boats left Mohua Village amidst the sound of the sound.

Everyone was eager to find out what was going on. The south wind knew what I wanted, and the boat sailed on the Wusong River as fast as the wind.

The Ye family's boat was sailing in front, and the Jiang family's boat was following closely behind. Yue Ting stood on the bow of the boat in despair. Wang Heng stepped forward and patted his shoulder. Yue Ting trembled and said in a daze: "Seventh Young Master, please excuse me. Followed by running around."

Wang Heng said hurriedly: "We are people who have lived life and death together, so we don't have to worry about it. Brother Yueting, the sky is unpredictable, so don't think too much."

Xiaocai also said: "God has his own arrangements, Brother Yueting, let's just follow nature."

Yueting forced a smile and said, "I know everything."

While he was talking, the boat entered the river. At this time, the rising sun was rising in the east, illuminating the earth. Wang Heng's heart tightened. Xiaocai looked at him, looking very nervous. Fortunately, the Ye family's boat kept moving forward without any incident. situation.

You can reach Fenhu Lake when you leave Yuandang. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the wind is clear and the air is clear, there are many people taking advantage of the boat rides, and there is an endless stream of cruise ships.

In less than two hours, two small boats arrived at Yejiatang.

After mooring the boat at the Yejia Water Bridge, the group of people walked to the Yejia courtyard. The Ye family had already decorated the mourning hall. Since the third girl was not married yet and was considered a virgin, the mourning hall was relatively simple and only a few fairy aunts were invited to speak. Announcement.

The third girl's birthday material is a fine coffin. Uncle Xing said: "The matter is urgent, so I brought the old lady's birthday material first."

What makes people suspicious is that the coffin of the third girl has been closed. According to custom, it is necessary to wait for three days for relatives and friends to pay their respects to the remains.

Wang Heng asked Uncle Xing to pass on Ye Tianli, the master of the Ye family, and Yueting wanted to see his fiancée one last time.

Ye Tianli came out of the inner hall. He hadn't seen her for several days. He was very haggard and seemed to be several years older: "The prince couldn't help it. My daughter died of the epidemic. The doctor specially asked her to cover the coffin immediately to prevent the epidemic from spreading to others." "

After saying that, Ye Tianliao held Yueting's hand and cried bitterly.

His sad look was really not like he was pretending, he was sincere and in great pain.

He glanced sideways and saw Xiaocai staring at Ye Tianli. After all, they both had doubts since they hadn't seen Miss Ye San's remains.

Weng's son-in-law cried a lot and vented a lot of his sorrow. Yueting's condition was much better than when he arrived.

As the sun sets in the west, Lao Song comes to remind us that the journey is long and the time to go is now.

After working hard, Ye Tianliao stayed in the moon pavilion for a few nights until the day of the third girl's funeral.

Old Song tactfully declined. After all, Miss Ye had never married, and his uncle had no obligation to stay overnight. He just said that there were two princes and it would be inconvenient to stay at Ye's house.

The Jiang family said goodbye and left. They only had to go back two days later on the day of the third girl's funeral. The marriage between the two families would be over. From now on, they would only interact with each other as distant relatives or family friends.

Wang Heng and Xiao Cai both felt relieved. The Ye family was a serious family, but they were arrogant and mistakenly blamed the Ye family. When the boat returned to Mohuazhuang, the sky was full of stars and the moonlight was like water.

Aunt Song heard that Lao Song had not asked the Ye family to return the betrothal gift, and she was so angry that she secretly scolded Lao Song.

The third girl's funeral has not yet been carried out, and the Jiang family's proposal of betrothal gift is really ruthless, and they must be discussed slowly after a while.

Wang Heng and Xiaocai stayed with Yueting for a few more days. After the funeral of the third girl, they saw that Yueting had calmed down a lot, so they left Yueting and returned home.

Yueting was so upset that he originally invited them to a wedding party, but the wedding banquet failed. They were tired and went back and forth with him. Knowing that they were about to get ready and go to Nanjing Imperial College, they stopped staying and let Lao Song prepare. They bought some earthen rituals and hired a boat to take them back to Taicang.

Early in the morning, Yue Ting arrived at Yunjian County, and the three of them said goodbye. Xiaocai told Yue Ting not to be trapped at home and to walk around freely. Wang Heng invited Yue Ting to visit Moling with him, and Yue Ting agreed one by one.

Wang Heng ordered the boatman to sail the boat to the Xu family's Yuanyang Tower first. He knew that Zhang Xiru was temporarily living in the Xu family's garden, so he couldn't pass by and pay a visit.

Xiaocai said mysteriously: "Brother Yueting's marriage seems not to be in Fenhu, but somewhere else. I have thought of an excellent marriage for him. I just have to wait for some time to discuss it."

Wang Heng said in surprise: "Do you have any sisters in your family who are waiting to be married?"

Xiaocai smiled without answering, picked a leaf from the waterside, pretended to be a feather fan, shook it, and said, "The mountain man has his own clever plan."

The boat arrived at Xu's private dock. Wang Heng asked the boatman to wait here. They would return in about an hour.

It’s not easy to come empty-handed, so Xiaocai picked a basket of fruits, vegetables and tea that were relatively light in the soil.

Xu's Yuanyang Tower is located in the southwest corner of the county. It is located in a remote place, but the disciple is very polite. He told him that he was here to pay a visit to Mr. Zhang. The disciple quickly went to inform him and came back soon to lead them to the flower hall.

Xu's Garden occupies a large area and is not small in scale. The courtyard is a bit desolate. Xiaocai said: "This Yuanyang Tower is quite desolate."

Wang Hengdao: "Mr. Zhang's friends are all scholars. They love this desolate and quiet artistic conception. If it is decorated with carved beams, painted buildings and magnificent buildings, they will not like it."

From a distance, I saw Zhang Xiru coming up to them, standing on the small bridge and waving to them.

Wang Cai met Mr. Zhang for the first time, and Wang Heng introduced him to him. Wang Cai respectfully addressed Zhang Xiru as sir, and Mr. Zhang followed Wang Heng's call and called him Xiaocai.

Wang Heng said with a smile: "Brother Xiru has been living in Yunjian for several months. I think he is very satisfied with his stay."

Zhang Xiru was very optimistic and said: "I had a few drinks with Dazu and the others from several Yunjian societies and asked them to merge into our Xingshe. After talking for a long time, we finally reached an agreement. Next, we will review the chapters. , I want to publish several volumes of collections. I originally had no money, but Yushan Qianyaozhai has accepted a new registered disciple, and he is doing business without capital at sea. I have so much money that I have nowhere to spend it, so I specially sent a thousand taels of snowflake silver, ha. Ha ha."

Wang Hengxin said that Mr. Zhang really has a wide circle of friends, and they are all his friends from all walks of life.

While talking and laughing, there were clatter of footsteps outside, and someone hurriedly stepped into the flower hall and said loudly: "Brother Xiru, save me."