In Yong'an Town, Yangzhou, during the Kangxi period, there was a young woman, about 20 years old, with a little sadness on her face and a small baby in her arms. Inside the room, there stood a sharp-eyed man, looking at the bag on his shoulder, obviously he had just returned from outside. This man is the woman's husband, named Huo Weiyuan.
Huo Weiyuan stared at the baby and looked at it carefully, and said, "This child is so good-looking, he will definitely be a great character in the future." When Rika heard this, her tears slowly stopped, and she quickly got up and went to cook for her husband. She knew that her husband had been away from home for five or six years, and that she had been alone at home during this time, and now that her husband had returned, there was an extra baby under the age of one month.
Huo Weiyuan teased the child and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He remembered his days outside, with ups and downs, gains and losses. He also had a confidante outside, but the most concerned thing in his heart was Pear Blossom.
He thought about it, it was not easy for Rika to be at home alone all these years, maybe the pressure of life was too much, so she made such a choice. But anyway, Rika didn't leave him, which already made him grateful. Although he was a little surprised by this unexpected child, he was willing to accept it.
Rika is busy cooking in the kitchen, feeling both grateful to her husband and guilty. She knew that her husband was a responsible man and was willing to accept the child, and she decided that she must repay him well in the future.
The next day, Huo Weiyuan specially invited relatives and friends to come to the house to celebrate his son. He named his son Huo Mingyi, hoping that he would become a loyal and righteous person. During the dinner, Huo Weiyuan chatted with everyone about his experience, thanked Pear Blossom for her dedication, and was full of expectations for the future.
Everyone praised Huo Weiyuan for his broad-mindedness and generosity. Although he failed in business, he was not defeated, but cherished the people around him more. Everyone believes that Huo Weiyuan will definitely make a comeback.
Huo Mingyi grew up day by day, smart, lively and cute, and the people in the village liked him. Rika also stepped out of the shadows of the past and took care of her husband and children wholeheartedly.
When Huo Mingyi was six years old, Lihua told Huo Weiyuan that she wanted to take a concubine for him. Because she hurt her body when she gave birth to Huo Mingyi and couldn't have children anymore, she hoped that Huo Weiyuan could have a child of her own.
But Huo Weiyuan resolutely refused. He looked at Rika and said, "I only need you and Zhongyi, not anyone else. Rika was very touched when she heard this, she knew that her husband really loved her and her children.
One night, Huo Weiyuan came home drunk and wanted to hug the pear blossom in a daze. But the hand touched a stranger. He suddenly came to his senses and asked aloud, "Who are you?" When he turned on the lamp, he found a woman he didn't know lying on the bed. The woman said shyly, "I am your wife. ”
Huo Weiyuan rubbed his eyes and looked at her in disbelief: "My wife is Lihua, who are you? The woman whispered, "I bought it for you by Sister Ewha and want to be your concubine." ”
After hearing this, Huo Weiyuan shook his head and said, "I don't want it, you leave quickly." The woman's eyes were red, and she said with a crying voice, "Please, don't drive me away." I've already left the Qinglou, and Sister Ewha has ransomed me. If you chase me away, I really don't know what to do. ”
Huo Weiyuan's attitude was very resolute: "You must leave." The two argued endlessly, and that's when Rika came in. She said to Huo Weiyuan: "Dazhi, you can leave her, she is also a poor person." ”
But Huo Weiyuan was even more resolute: "No, I can't keep her." You let her go. Seeing this, Rika knew that she could no longer persuade her, so she said to the woman, "You better leave." ”
The woman knelt on the ground and burst into tears: "Big brother and sister, I really can't go." The money you ransom me will not be able to pay back in my life. Please let me stay, I am willing to serve you as a cow and a horse. ”
Huo Weiyuan said coldly: "You don't have to pay back. Then he took out a hundred taels of silver and gave it to the pear blossom, and asked her to give it to the woman, and said, "Take this silver and go home and live a new life." Find a good family to marry, and then start a small business. ”
The woman took the money and went away the next day. Since then, Pear Blossom no longer dares to buy a concubine for Huo Weiyuan. Huo Weiyuan, doing a small business in the county, although he is busy, he will go home no matter how late it is.
More than ten years have passed in a flash, and Huo Mingyi has also grown into an adult. The children in the village always laughed at him for being a wild seed, but Huo Weiyuan always said to him very firmly: "You are my son, don't pay attention to them." Be a responsible man, and don't quarrel with those ignorant people. ”
Huo Mingyi listened to his father's words, worked very hard, and finally was admitted to Xiucai at the age of eighteen. The matchmakers nearby rushed to kiss him, but Huo Weiyuan didn't take a fancy to any of them. In the end, he chose the daughter of a large family in a neighboring county to be Huo Mingyi's daughter-in-law.
The family's surname is Wan, and the family is very rich. Huo Weiyuan gave a lot of dowry gifts, and also let Huo Mingyi live in Wanjia to study. He felt that the environment there was more suitable for Huo Mingyi's study.
Huo Mingyi also understood his father's intentions, although he had just been married for a long time, he still only read sage books and worked very hard.
Huo Mingyi's daughter-in-law's name is Wan Dianhong, and she is a delicate rich lady with a big and impulsive temper. She especially likes to listen to operas, and often mingles with those who sing operas.
One day, Huo Mingyi suddenly discovered one thing, and he was so angry that Wan Dianhong was with a play, and secretly gave birth to a child and was fostered in the countryside, and even the couple outside the family didn't know.
Huo Mingyi was so angry at the time, but when he thought of his father, his heart softened. Although he was not born to his father, his father always regarded him as his own son and cultivated him very carefully. Therefore, he decided to let go of this matter first and treat Wan Dianhong well.
Wan Dianhong knew that the illegitimate child had been discovered, and she was half scared to death. She didn't expect Huo Mingyi to know but didn't quarrel with her, but was very tolerant. At the same time, she was also worried that her father would punish her harshly if he found out. So, she begged Huo Mingyi to let the child go, and said that she would reform herself, no longer listen to dramas, and no longer associate with those people.
Huo Mingyi thought about it for a long time, but still agreed to Wan Dianhong. He also felt that the movement of singing was too big, which affected his reading. But Wan Dianhong has her own careful thoughts, she feels that the child has been with the drama for a long time, and sooner or later she will be discovered by Huo Mingyi, and it will be even more troublesome when the time comes. In addition, she felt that Huo Mingyi was already very good to her, so she decided not to listen to the drama anymore, and began to learn female celebrity and cooking, and made some snacks for her parents and Huo Mingyi when she had time. Wan Yuanwai saw the changes in his daughter, not to mention how happy he was.
However, Mrs. Wan didn't think so, she felt that Huo Mingyi was similar to her son-in-law. But Wan Yuan has a vision, he thinks that Huo Mingyi will definitely be able to become a great weapon in the future, and his achievements may be higher than their son. Later, Wan Dianhong's brother was dismissed because of ** when he was working as a county magistrate in the field. At that time, Huo Mingyi also became a county magistrate, and thanks to Huo Mingyi's help, he was reinstated.
Wan Dianhong's brother made a county order for another three years, and after his term of office expired, he went home to do business. But he was really not good at business, and in the end there was nothing.
Huo Mingyi only heard about it when he was about to go home when his term of office expired. At that time, Wanjia was already down, and Wan Dianhong's brother was also bankrupt.
Huo Mingyi told Huo Weiyuan about this. As soon as it got dark, Huo Weiyuan took him to dig under a willow tree in the backyard. After digging for a while, they dug up a large chest containing five thousand taels of silver. Huo Weiyuan explained that this was the money he earned from doing business back then, and because he offended the powerful, he had to live in seclusion in the countryside, so he hid the silver here. Now that that person is dead, and Huo Mingyi is no longer an official, he feels that it is time to take out the money to help Huo Mingyi do some business.
So, Huo Mingyi took the five thousand taels of silver to Hangzhou to do business with his friends. Unexpectedly, in less than three years, he earned tens of thousands of taels of silver. After the development, Huo Mingyi returned to his father-in-law's house, rebought the previous mansion, and gave Brother Wan Dianhong 5,000 taels of silver to start over.
Later, Huo Mingyi found out that the failure of Brother Wandianhong's business was calculated, and that person was the actor. So Huo Mingyi asked for help from his friends who were officials in the court, caught the actor, and brought him to justice.
After Wan Dianhong found out, she was grateful to Huo Mingyi, and in order to express her gratitude, she took the initiative to take a concubine for him. And the child who was raised in the countryside eventually died because the nurse did not take good care of him. With Huo Weiyuan's assistance, Huo Mingyi eventually became a big businessman on the rich side.