Idle courtiers

Chapter 135 Miss Six

"Brother, who is this person?"

At this moment, in the abode in the backyard of the Xun family, a woman in her fifties, wearing heavy filial piety, was holding a book of assassins.

This woman was born with a big silver face and a medium build, with the majesty on her face of a wealthy family's female relative who moved her body and raised her body.However, there was an inexplicable ferocity in her eyes, which destroyed her overall image.

There were two other men in the room, one was in his early thirties, his face was pale, he was obviously drunk and out of energy, he was also dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, obviously he was a direct relative of Xun Juren.

The other old man, also in his fifties, was handsome, with a ruddy complexion, and was only wearing a Taoist robe.

He took a look at the post and said, "It's a miscellaneous official from Hegong, from the eighth rank."

The woman was a little annoyed: "He came to mourn my master this time, why did he only follow his wish of 20 taels? Brother, this is not taking you seriously!"

That's right, this person is Xun Juren's eldest wife, Ding. The other two, in their thirties, are Mrs. Ding's sons.

The old man in the Taoist robe smiled: "Sister, don't be angry. Hegong has nothing to do with me. This person and I just know each other and have no relationship with each other. It's out of his heart that he can come, so don't worry about it."

"En." The woman picked up another post, her eyes lit up immediately: "Who is this person, isn't this ceremony too heavy?"

This person attached a gift list to the post, which was quite generous, worth at least 300 taels.

The old man picked up the post and looked at it, and replied: "Qianhu in the Qianhu Office below Dahewei, I talked to his son when he entered school. This time I should take this opportunity to repay him, so I can accept it."

On the case in front of the three of them, there were dozens of famous thorns, all of which were officials, celebrities, and squires in the mansion.

Xun Juren died for the country, and Xun's family was newly mourned. They all came to offer condolences.

According to local customs, weddings and funerals should be accompanied by relatives and friends. When someone has something to do, you have to add [-] to [-]% to return the gift.

After all, Mrs. Ding is a woman and she doesn't know much about the outside world, so she looked at the famous thorns and asked her elder brother about the origin of the other party's name, whether this gift should be accepted or not.

She loves money like her life. When others send money, she only hates the small amount, not the large amount, so she naturally wants to accept it all.

"Who is this person? Zhou Nan, the governor of the government's criminal office, has never heard of it, and has never dealt with our family. What is he doing here?"

The Taoist robed old man took the post from his sister, thought for a while, and then said: "Thinking about it, this person is a bit interesting to say, he is a student in Andong County. He was sent to Liaodong for a murder case ten years ago. After serving his sentence, he went back to his hometown and entered the county government office as an official. Later, his grievances were washed away and his reputation was restored. But his future was ruined, and he later entered the government office and became a ninth-rank governor. Although Zhou Nan's official position is humble, he can But his poems are excellent, and now he has some reputation among scholars, and his poems are being sung everywhere in the city. This man is absurd and nonsense, he loves wine and spends money, and the world knows that he is hurting himself, so let him indulge."

As he spoke, he roughly told Zhou Nan's deeds.

Zhou Nan has only been in Fucheng for a few days, probably because what he did was so exciting that no one who walked around the scene knew his name.

When she heard that Zhou Nan prostituted his old friends and widowed wives, took him as a concubine, and was entangled with many women. He had an affair with a commoner girl in the yamen within two days after he arrived in Huai'an, and Mrs. Ding's mother and her son were all pumped. Take a breath of air: Isn't this just a spicy chicken, it's really a beast!

Mrs. Ding couldn't help cursing: "It's really a gentle scum, a disgrace to scholars. This Mr. Zhou openly flirted with women in the yamen. Has he lost his reputation? What's the difference between this and a beast?"

The old man in Taoist robe: "He is a miscellaneous person, with only this future in his life, is it possible that he still wants to be promoted? Regarding the matter of men and women, you love me, and others can't say anything? If it gets too big, at most, you will judge him during the annual examination. A despicable character, reported to the Ministry of Officials to be dismissed."

Xun Xiucai: "What kind of scholar is he?"

Mrs. Ding finally snorted contemptuously: "It turns out that he is a low-grade rascal, a small person like a mustard seed, a person with bad conduct and no courtesy, so let people deal with it casually, and dismiss the matter."

In her mind, the old man in the Taoist robe naturally understood that Zhou Nan came to express his condolences today, and there was no gift on his name badge, which made the girl unhappy, so he said: "Otherwise, everyone who comes is a guest, so don't offend."

Now that her brother said so, Mrs. Ding was not happy, but she couldn't refute, so she just scolded her son: "You little bastard is also fond of drinking and spending all day long. You only know how to prostitute and drink. What a loss to our old Xun family!" s face."

Xun Xiucai, the eldest son of Xun, was pampered and raised by Mrs. Ding all his life. When he heard his mother scolding him, he felt dissatisfied. Miss, she..."

Xun Xiucai asked, "What happened to her?"

The mother-in-law replied: "Today is the day of the master's funeral. Sixth Miss cried in the yard all morning, saying that she wanted to put on sackcloth and mourning for the master and see him off for the last time. If the wife does not agree, she will die."

Miss Six is ​​the daughter of a concubine mentioned in Xun Juren's letter, and she has five older brothers and sisters.Infant mortality is high these days, and now only Xun Xiucai and her are left.

Mrs. Ding was furious, and slammed the table: "She is dying, and she doesn't even look at her identity. A bastard born to a servant girl, she really considers herself the master. What do you want to do, do it in front of all your relatives and friends." Do you want to justify her identity as Miss Six? It's a good idea, our Xun family has never recognized such a daughter, what a despicable little slut!"

"She wants to be Miss Six. Does she still want to knock a large sum of dowry from our family when she gets married in the future? It's her mother's Qingqiu dream! You go tell that little bitch, just say, tell her to stay here honestly." In the house, when the three-year mourning period expires, I will tell her about a good marriage. Hehe, by the way, doesn’t Steward Ma have a nephew who works as a waiter in "Drunken Flower House". I think that child is quite clever, but It's a good match." At this point, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

The old man in the Taoist robe was taken aback. Where is "Zuihualou", a famous brothel in the city.Steward Ma's nephew was probably working as a teapot inside, and he quickly shook his head: "No, after all, it's my brother-in-law's flesh and blood. If you do this, you will make others laugh at your Xun family."

Xun Xiucai was dissatisfied: "Uncle, I think it's a good way to deal with it. That little bitch is just a slut, and it's better to ration Guigong."

The old man in Taoist robes, his complexion straightened: "Nonsense, the Xun family is also a scholarly family, how could they do such a thing. Sister, my nephew is also a scholar with a reputation. If he wins the election in the future, he will be an official." Even if he doesn't win, you can find him a miscellaneous official position in the government office. If his reputation is ruined, how can he be an official? Listen to my advice, it's better to find a good man to marry her, so that everyone can live with face .”

Elder brother is the backbone of the family, since he said that, Mrs. Ding could only say: "Elder brother is right, younger sister understands."A wealthy family with a scholarly family is all that matters, I need a rude and uneducated farmer to relieve my hatred.

However, it is really annoying to have to wait three years to get the little bitch married and kicked out of the house.

She waved to the woman: "Go down." Then she said to the old man in Taoist robe: "Brother, all the guests are here, let's go out and return the gift."

(End of this chapter)