Bachelor

Chapter 2
One thought of compassion cannot be cut off.

Tears kept pouring out. If it wasn't for the presence of people in the room, Sun Dan would have burst into tears.

The light in front of him suddenly turned on, and there was a sound of light footsteps, and a rough linen cloth was stretched out and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Then there was a faint sigh: "Sun Lang, you haven't eaten for a day, you should eat a little... Your body is important..." It was a young girl's voice, it sounded very soft, but it was full of unspeakable sadness.

A wooden spoon was put into Sun Dan's mouth, and a hot, slightly salty liquid poured in.

He was very hungry, but Sun Dan had no appetite at all, he just swallowed mechanically, feeling a unique aroma of wild vegetable porridge.

"Why are you so overwhelmed? Death is like a lamp going out. Ever since I arrived at your grandson's house, I have regarded you as the only family member in this world... Promise me, don't commit suicide again." The woman spoke in a low voice. , but full of concern.As soon as the words were finished, tears flickered in the girl's eyes.

Because she wiped away the tears with a sackcloth, her eyes brightened.With the help of the oil lamp held by the girl, in the flickering light, Sun Dan looked over intently.This is a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. Although she is not very good-looking, she looks very delicate.With fair skin, clear black and white eyes, and a slightly thin oval face, she looks like a little girl from a middle school in her previous life.People couldn't help but want to reach out and pat her on the head.

However, Sun Dan is not in the mood to tease this little girl now, this is not his type.What he likes is the kind of tall, long-legged and sunny beauty.The body that Sun Dan possesses now is only a 16-year-old young man, and women in ancient times were generally precocious.Perhaps, in her eyes, she is just an ignorant child.

Although he didn't want to be mourned, but being so cared for by others, Sun Dan still felt warm in his heart.Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.He forced a smile, "Zhi... Mother... Don't worry, I won't seek death again... I'd rather die than live..."

"Sun Lang... Zhi Niang", why is this title so awkward!
Sun Dan was depressed for a while.

A day ago, when he had just traveled here, he saw this pretty good-looking woman alone in a room with him.From the surviving memories of the original owner in his mind, he knew that this woman was his fiancée who had not yet worshiped, her surname was Wan Ming Zhi Niang, and she was one year older than him.

In modern times, Sun Dan was born in a peasant family because his family was poor.When he was studying, when his classmates were busy dating girls, he always locked himself in the dormitory and studied hard to get a scholarship from the school to reduce the burden on his parents.Besides, the beautiful and fashionable girls in the school also looked down on him, a rustic countryman.When I started working, my parents were too old to work in the fields.More than half of his monthly salary is used to subsidize his family, so he naturally has no spare money to find a partner.After going back and forth, personal problems were delayed like this.

Now that I have traveled to the Ming Dynasty, I can have such a beautiful wife without any effort, and it is a pity for the heavens.

However, as a modern youth, he inherently has a strong resistance to this kind of arranged marriage without love.It is unbelievable that two people who have never met before will live together forever.Although I have no feeling for this lady Zhi, but the memory in my mind seems to have a strong resistance to this woman.This made Sun Dan very puzzled. As a modern person, it is not surprising that he has views on this kind of feudal marriage. The strange person, the original owner also disapproved of this woman.

This matter is also very simple to say, Sun Dan's mother died early in this world.After my mother died, my father never remarried, and there was a small shop at home.Relying on the rent of this shop, the father and son can barely make ends meet.

But just three years ago, Sun Dan's father suddenly suffered from colic.The so-called colic sha is what later generations call appendicitis.If this disease is in modern times, it only needs to do a minor operation to cut off the inflamed appendix, and it will be cured in half a month.But in the Ming Dynasty, where technology was not developed, once one got this disease, one would die.

After Sun Dan's father struggled on the bed for three days and three nights, he finally kicked his legs, leaving Sun Dan, a 13-year-old child, to go.

At the age of 13, he was considered an adult in the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally had to take on family responsibilities.As long as he is not lazy, finds something to do outside, and then relies on the rent in the shop, there is no problem in order to survive.In a few years, marrying a wife and having a bunch of children can be considered a fulfilling life.

However, things took a turn for the worse on the day of his father's funeral.

Just when Sun Dan was kneeling in the mourning hall to thank the relatives and friends who came to express their condolences, there was the sound of blowing and blowing music outside the house, and a large group of people rushed in carrying sedan chairs.

The people who came were Zhiniang's father and elder brother, and the matchmaker and the land protector were accompanying them.Zhiniang's father waved this marriage letter in his hand, saying that a day before, Sun Dan's father had sent someone to Zhiniang's house to propose for Sun Dan. The two parties also wrote a contract.

The so-called Chongxi is actually an ancient custom here, that is, when the fiancé's parents are ill, the fiancée temporarily returns to her husband's home, or marries her husband. Due to her husband's illness, a symbolic wedding is held, and a happy event is held to break the ominous situation.

Now, although Sun Dan's father is dead, the marriage must be concluded and the store must be handed over.

In this way, on the day of Sun Dan's father's death, Zhi Niang, dressed in plain clothes, was forcibly sent to Sun's house by her father and elder brother.

Now, Sun Dan's father died suddenly, and the marriage was impossible.But as an unmarried daughter-in-law, Zhiniang was left behind for mourning, and only waited for the three-year period to expire before holding a make-up wedding.

This is in line with the ancient system and also in line with feudal etiquette.

Therefore, on the night that Sun Dan's father died, Zhi Niang officially became the mistress of the Sun family.As soon as the funeral period is over, they will formally worship and get married.

However, this matter seemed a bit strange from beginning to end.Sun Dan's father was illiterate, and the marriage certificate did not have his signature, only a monogram, who knows who got it.

However, since both the matchmaker and the land protector have proved the truth with one voice, and Sun Dan was an honest child at the time, he didn't know how to deal with it at all, so he could only let Zhiniang's father and elder brother take the shop away like a marionette .

If this matter were replaced by Sun Dan who had already been possessed, I'm afraid that this conspiracy would be exposed in person.

What kind of days have passed these three years!

After possessing this physical body, Sun Dan also fully inherited the memory of the original owner.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people need to observe filial piety for three years after the death of their parents.After these three years, they could not take part in the imperial examination, be an official, or be engaged in production.

Originally, Sun Dan could still rely on the rent of the shop at home to make a living.But after the store was seized by Zhiniang's father, he lost his source of income and could only live on his father's savings and the property sold by the seller.In the past three years, he sold all the belongings in the house, and now, there is only a dilapidated wooden bed left.And the old house left by his father was also sold and turned into a dilapidated wooden house that was crumbling on all sides.

It stands to reason that after being bullied so much, the former Sun Dan also hated Zhiniang, a fiancée who got out of nowhere, and usually didn't pay much attention to her.

Speaking of which, Zhi Niang's background is not very good.Her father, surnamed Wan, was originally a butcher in the east of the city.When Zhiniang's mother fled here, she married Wan Tufu as a concubine, and died after giving birth to Zhiniang.

A concubine has no status at all, and Wan Tufu's wife is a famous Hedong lion, and she uses Zhi Niang as a rough envoy.

After sending Zhiniang to Sun's house, Wan Tufu was pressured by his wife, even though Sun Dan's family was poor and his daughter's life was hard, he didn't dare to come and take a look.

In the past three years, Zhi Niang has supported the family with her needlework girl, and supported Sun Dan, her fiancé who is one year younger than her, with both hands.

Ordinarily, it is not bad to have such a woman as his wife.However, there was a strong taste of conspiracy from the beginning to the end of this matter, no wonder that Sun Dan didn't take a straight look at Zhi Niangzi before.

But speaking of it, Zhiniang is just a marionette in his father's hands, and she has suffered a lot in the Sun's family for the past three years.It can be said that he has a deep affection for the former Sun Dan.But why did she get her fiancé's forgiveness!

"Traveling is already enough to make people nervous, and now there is another fiancée who is one year older than me, my God, I really don't know if this is my luck or misfortune!" Sun Dan smiled wryly.

However, in any case, he refused to recognize this loveless marriage, although the three years of mourning had expired.Besides, I have just traveled here, survival is a problem, and I don't have the heart to think about these problems.

The devil knows whether the marriage letter is true or not, and he has to find a way to get to the bottom of this matter in the future.Regardless of whether the shop can come back, it can't just be bullied like this.

Seeing the concern in Zhiniang's eyes, Sun Dan suddenly couldn't bear it.If I'm not mistaken, this woman is just a victim of his father's hands. It is estimated that Sun Dan from before also knew that he had fallen into her trap.Zhiniang will not be forgiven by her fiancé in this life, let alone happiness.

Sun Dan sighed, and only comforted her that he would not commit suicide again.

Seeing that Sun Dan promised to live a good life, Zhiniang's eyes glistened with tears of joy: "There is no barrier in the world, just grit your teeth and get over it. It's really not possible... I will bite the bullet and beg tomorrow morning... please I beg my father. I hope he will borrow two taels of silver to get over this hurdle first because the two families are relatives..."

"Whatever you want." Sun Dan forced a smile. He was in a gloomy mood and didn't have the mood to talk anymore. After eating some liquid food, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)