Idle courtiers

Chapter 4 This Misunderstanding Is Big
"I'm not, I'm not..." Zhou Nan shouted anxiously.

"Sanggong, Xianggong, is it really you? Am I dreaming?" Yunniang couldn't bear to leave Zhou Nan even at a glance, she just held his hand tightly, for fear that he would disappear: "It doesn't matter if you are a human or a ghost. , you are back this time, I will not let you go!"

While speaking, she burst into tears, completely different from the soft sobs she had when she was besieged by her loving aunt, younger uncle, and elders of the clan to seize her birth.

Zhou Nan's heart ached when he heard the crying, and he didn't know how many inhumane grievances he had suffered in the past ten years.No matter how heartless he is in modern society, he can't help being moved.

It is conceivable that a weak female stream, living in a feudal society, would experience such hardships without a man by her side.

He was already speechless. Facing the poor woman and the excited crowd, could he explain to them: "Yes, yes, my name is Zhou Nan, not that Zhou Nan."

The main reason why he is regarded as Zhou Xiucai is that he and he look a bit like each other.Although the accent is quite different, Zhou Xiucai was only sixteen or seventeen years old when he was dispatched to Liaodong, and he was a young man with a weak crown.Ten years passed in a blink of an eye, and he was already a mature man.He suffered so much torture in the bitter cold place, and his appearance would definitely change.As for the accent, if you have lived in one place for ten years, it is hard not to change it.

Zhou Nan spoke Mandarin, with a hint of Beijing accent.In fact, the Beijing dialect of later generations was brought into the pass from Liaodong when the Qing soldiers entered the pass.

In addition, seeing Zhou Nan, Yunniang was really pleasantly surprised, and ignored all the doubts about him.

It's a big misunderstanding to be taken by a woman as her husband.

"I'm not, I'm not..." Zhou Nan was still struggling, but how could he be freed from so many hands grabbing him.

Feeling anxious, I thought to myself: It's over, let's not talk about being regarded as Zhou Xiucai.In any case, I have alarmed everyone in Zhoujiazhuang.When they questioned me later, they asked me for a diploma of road citation, how can I get it.Maybe he will be arrested and taken to the yamen, and sent back to Liaohaiwei. At that time, as a fugitive, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he should be executed by beheading.

Thinking of this, a layer of hairy sweat suddenly appeared on his vest.

At this moment, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Zhou's heart: "Yeah, I have been traveling all the way south for half a year. I am worried about being caught back to Liaodong, and I am also worried about how to survive in this world in the future. The psychological pressure is very fast. I was overwhelmed. Now there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. If you tell the truth, you will definitely be arrested in the yamen. At that time, you will die. Why don't you pretend to be Zhou Xiucai and stay here for the time being? Xu is the plan for sheltering yourself. How can a man be arrested without a fight and just sit and wait for death? As for being found out by others in the future, let’s talk about it in the future, let’s think of a way slowly!”

At that moment, Zhou Nan broke his heart and opened his mouth to cry: "Yunniang, Yunniang, I finally saw you. In the past ten years, I don't know how much I have suffered. I thought I would never see you again in this life. God is so pitiful, God finally let you and me reunite. All these years, I cried for you...you are old, dark, and thin..." No one knows what Yun Niang looked like before, but ten years ago she was just young Girl, should be fairer and slender than now, right?
It's a pity that he really lacks acting skills, and there is no tear in this cry, he just tried his best to squeeze his five sense organs together and let out a burst of dry yelling.

Hearing such heart-warming words from her husband, Yunniang felt sad and covered her face with tears.

"No, he's not my elder brother, fake, fake!" Suddenly, with a roar, Zhou Yanghong rushed over with his eyes open, grabbed Zhou Nan's neckline and shouted: "You are so bold, you are so brave! How dare you pretend to be my Ah Da and say, what do you want to do?"

Poor Zhou Nan is nothing more than an office white-collar worker who doesn't work hard in modern society.Although he worked as a coolie in Liaohai Guard for a month, how could he be stronger than a strong man like Zhou Yang who worked in the fields all day long?Immediately, I felt that the opponent's hand was like a stone pillar, and I was just a dragonfly, how could I shake it?

Not struggling at all, Zhou Nan pretended to be excited: "Second brother, second brother, is that you? You have grown up so much, I am so happy to see you today!"

"He's a fake, here comes someone, tied him up and sent him to the yamen!" Zhou Nan roared angrily, "My elder brother has died in Liaodong, and all the official papers have come down, how can there be fakes?"

"That's right, all the government documents have come down, saying that he is dead, how did Brother Nan come back alive?" Several village elders were confused and looked at Zhou Nan suspiciously.

What Zhou Nan is most afraid of is being interrogated. The so-called too much talk will lead to mistakes, and the more you talk, the more loopholes you will have.He frowned, laughed and said: "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about, you don't even know your elder brother. There is a big misunderstanding in this matter, the one who died was someone else, and the specific situation can't be explained clearly in a few words. Let me go You were only ten years old when I was born, so I'm afraid you can't remember many things clearly. I'm afraid you have forgotten what I looked like back then."

He cried dryly again, stretched out his hand and wiped his eyes, this time he finally rubbed the circles of his eyes red.Sighing: "Ten years, more than 3000 days and nights, things are really different. Not to mention you, even me, after a long time, the voices and smiles of many people in my hometown are also blurred, and I can't remember clearly. Just now, little brother, you were only a child when I had an accident, right? What's your name? Didn't you also look at me for a long time before you remembered me?"

Zhou Nan pointed to the young man who was talking to him before, and the man hurriedly said, "Brother Nan, my name is Xiaoshui. I was also six years old when you left. I really didn't remember who you are just now?"

Uncle Qi nodded: "Yes, it's been ten years, Brother Nan, even my appearance has changed a lot."

All the villagers kept nodding their heads, sighing, yes, it has been ten years, and they are doing hard labor in Liaodong again, Brother Nan is also getting old.

Hearing what Uncle Qi said, Zhou Yang became furious: "Fake, fake, Uncle Qi, are you so confused that you misrecognized your nephew?"

Zhou Nan and Zhou Yang's parents died early, and the eldest brother Zhou Nan used to be the master of the house.After the elder brother broke up and was dispatched to Liaodong, Zhou Yang became the head of the family.

After the news of Zhou Nan's death came home, he saw the ten acres of land at home and was moved, wanting to take it into his own hands.After all, although the two brothers had not separated before, they could follow the rules of the country.After the two get married, each of them will get half of the house in the family.Then he ran to the ancestral hall to make trouble, trying to get Yunniang to remarry and drive out of the Zhou family.

However, when Zhou Nan came back this time, his entire plan fell through completely, how could he not be sad, angry and hysterical.

Uncle Qi: "Second brother of the Zhou family, what are you talking about? Are you scolding me? This is your elder brother. I watched him grow up since I was a child. How can there be fakes?"

Zhou Yang: "You... this is my home, go, let me go!" Then he let go of Zhou Nan, picked up the broom and drove the others out of the yard.

"You... you little bastard... you're outrageous, outrageous. Even if I misidentify the person, can the old man still misidentify the nephew, and Yunniang misidentify the husband?" Uncle Qi was so angry that his beard was trembling, and he Today, the presiding officer forced Yunniang to remarry because she was unwilling, she is actually the oldest person in the village, and she needs to preside over the affairs of the clan.The villagers are simple and simple, digging family graves and kicking widows are the most wicked things, and I still feel a little guilty in my heart.Now that Zhou Nan has gone home, there is no need to mention this matter again. It is better to have less than one more thing.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Nan was secretly happy.Zhou Yang is just an ordinary farmer, how can he live up to himself.It feels good to take the situation into my own hands, and in this case I'm sort of in control.

This is the skill in business negotiation - field control - to let the topic follow your train of thought.

He didn't tell Zhou Yang more, and looked back at Yunniang: "Yunniang, I'm thirsty and hungry, is there food at home?"

Yunniang cried again: "My lord, there are, there are, and the slave's house is going to light the fire."

"Okay, hardworking lady." Zhou Nan waved his sleeves that were full of holes, and walked into the wooden house gracefully.

Now that he has gone home and his wife has recognized him, why are he afraid that Zhou Yang, who is separated by a layer, will talk nonsense?Say it, others have to believe it.

With a sound of "Peng", Zhou Yang's family slammed the door heavily, and immediately locked the kitchen.

(End of this chapter)