Story After her fiancé married the daughter of the prefect after high school, she turned around and married the carpenter next door
Fiancé Zheng Hong became the top student in high school, and the residents of the county were boiling and came to congratulate him.
People say that Liu Qinghe, the child daughter-in-law, has finally come out and will definitely enjoy happiness in the future.
Yoo Qinghe is happy for her fiancé and is also happy for herself.
In the past six years, she was sold to the Zheng family as a child daughter-in-law, and she worked hard day and night to earn money to support her family and support her fiancé to participate in the imperial examination, just to usher in this day.
Finally, her efforts paid off.
However, the last news she was waiting for was that her fiancé Zheng Hong was about to marry the prefect's daughter.
And Liu Qinghe, this child daughter-in-law, will have to be "honored" to become Zheng Hong's concubine.
Liu Qinghe: "....
Liu Qinghe was born in the family of the eunuch, but at the age of ten, the family fell into the middle of the road and was separated from his relatives.
Young and ignorant, she was deceived by traffickers and sold to the Zheng family to become a child bride.
The Zheng family is also in a difficult situation, more like buying a slave than a child bride.
Liu Qinghe is busy with laundry, cooking and housework every day, and has to try to earn money to support the family so that her future husband can study.
When she first entered the door, her future father-in-law was still alive and well-off, and Liu Qinghe did not feel too much hardship.
However, the future father-in-law later became seriously ill and could barely take care of himself, let alone earn money.
The future mother-in-law, Song, is a housekeeper who rarely goes out and doesn't know anything about making money.
Her future husband, Zheng Hong, was a scholar who was penniless and only wanted to study and prepare for the imperial examination, and had no time to make money.
The future sister-in-law and uncle are still young and lack the ability to earn money.
The Zheng family's livelihood almost collapsed, and they fell into the predicament of not having enough to eat.
The future mother-in-law Song vented her anger on Liu Qinghe, blaming her for not knowing how to run the house, and she couldn't even cook a meal.
Liu Qinghe is just a twelve-year-old little girl who doesn't know witchcraft, how can she make rice and flour out of thin air?
Her own stomach was rumbling with hunger.
In order to fill the stomach of the Zheng family and himself, Liu Qinghe tried various ways to make money.
She worked as a restaurant guy and tried her hand at running a grocery business, but she was unsuccessful.
Because she was too young, she was always bullied, and she had to pay protection money to the county bullies.
Fortunately, when she was desperate, she met a kind-hearted blacksmith, and she studied with him to learn the art of making metal jewelry.
Liu Qinghe is diligent and capable, with the ability to draw inferences, and coupled with her talent in this area, she has mastered this craft.
Because she is careful and patient, she is especially good at filigree inlay, and the jewelry she makes is both delicate and elegant.
Since then, at a young age, she has made a living by making metal jewelry to support Zheng Hong to study and take the imperial examination.
In the future, his father-in-law was grateful for Liu Qinghe's contribution, and solemnly promised: After Zheng Hong won the examination, he would definitely marry Liu Qinghe as the main room.
The Zheng family, including the residents of the entire county, knew that Liu Qinghe would become Zheng Hong's wife.
After Liu Qinghe entered the door, her future mother-in-law Song taught her to be filial to her in-laws, take care of Zheng Hong's daily life, and be a virtuous and virtuous helper.
She always regarded Zheng Hong as her future husband, loved him very much, and supported him wholeheartedly.
Zheng Hong is also good to her, and once promised that he would marry her after gaining fame.
However, in the end, she was going to be reduced from Zheng Hong's wife to a concubine?
After becoming a concubine, does she continue to work hard for the Zheng family to earn money and maintain the family's livelihood?
Light lotus, it is the glory of our Zheng family that Hong'er can be favored by the prefect, and it is the luck of our Zheng family to marry the daughter of the prefect. You have to think about Hong'er, for the sake of our Zheng family, don't care about your identity. Even if you are just a concubine, you are also the concubine of the champion, how glorious it is to say such an identity. No matter what, you are still part of the Zheng family. ”
Song held Liu Qinghe's hand and comforted her gently, worried that she would not be able to accept the identity of a concubine, and even more worried that she would cause trouble at the wedding ceremony.
Her tone was full of concern for her son Zheng Hong, and she seemed to use Liu Qinghe as a tool to make money, and now she was willing to treat her as a family member?
Seeing that Liu Qinghe was silent, Song continued: "The daughter of the prefect's family is elegant and scholarly, gentle and elegant, and she is a lady with both morality and talent. After entering the door, she shouldn't make things difficult for you, you just need to serve her well and make her satisfied, and she will accept you sooner or later. Okay, don't be depressed, go and tidy up your house and prepare for the arrival of the prefect's daughter. ”
Liu Qinghe sneered in her heart: After serving the Zheng family for so many years, she has done her best, but now she has to serve other women, do you really think she is a fool?
It is rumored that the daughter of the prefect has passed her twentieth decade, but she is unmarried, so she must be hiding some unknown secrets.
The Zheng family happily married her, but they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, perhaps it was too early for them to celebrate.
If there is really a problem with the prefect's daughter, then the first to suffer is undoubtedly her, a woman called a concubine.
Liu Qinghe tidied up the courtyard while thinking about his future.
Although she is a child daughter-in-law, she has always regarded herself as the wife of the Zheng family and the wife of Zheng Hong, and has never considered the possibility of being a concubine.
In this era, concubines were of a lowly status and almost unspeakable, and their masters could be treated as they pleased, just like animals. She would rather not marry than become a concubine.
The Zheng family has done enough in terms of treachery, will they stay in this family and make horses for their cattle and horses?
Liu Qinghe did not cry loudly, nor did she plead bitterly, but came to visit ** and discuss with ** how to get rid of the shackles of the Zheng family.
* Shi Niang has always valued Liu Qinghe, thinking that she should not be a concubine, and promised to help her get out of trouble.
However, when she learned that Liu Qinghe was leaving the Zheng family, the Song family naturally refused to agree, and she counted on Liu Qinghe to continue to bear the family's expenses.
In the face of all kinds of obstructions from the Song family, Liu Qinghe spent all his savings, found the magistrate and several elders, and asked them to testify.
She promised to give the Zheng family some compensation as her "ransom money".
However, Song emphasized: "You have to pay not only for the redemption of your body, but also for the cost of raising you." In the past six years, you have eaten and drunk from the Zheng family. Do you think you can leave the Zheng family so easily? When Hong'er comes back, I will let him calculate how much you need to compensate the Zheng family. ”
In order to marry the prefect's daughter, the Zheng family has already scraped together a large amount of dowry, and there is still room for it to buy the magistrate and the elders? They have no reason to favor the Zheng family.
Liu Qinghe took out the abacus, clicked, and finally said to the magistrate and several elders: "The Zheng family's purchase of me, plus the cost of raising me over the years, is about this amount, please help me leave a proof." ”
She clicked her abacus again and said to several elders: "This is the money I have earned for the Zheng family in the past four years, and when the two are subtracted, the Zheng family owes me money." My lord, uncles, am I not mistaken? ”
That's right, we do see how you can run your store and make money. There were only you and the helpers you hired back and forth in the store, and you hardly saw the rest of the Zheng family. ”
Yes, your business has always been good and you have made a lot of money. When my daughter got married, she still ordered a phoenix crown in your shop. ”
The magistrate and several elders all accepted Liu Qinghe's generous gift, and naturally they were willing to admit this fact.
In order to cope with the huge cost of marrying the prefect's daughter, the Zheng family simply did not have the financial resources to bribe the prefect and the elders. There is no need for them to tell lies for the Zheng family.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Song began to cry loudly: "What do you mean by this? We raised you, raised you smart, beautiful, and still owe you money? Folks, come to judge and judge, this guy with no conscience wants to harm my Zheng family, it's really unreasonable......”
Song has always been good at crying, and while crying loudly, he accused Liu Qinghe of being ungrateful.
The sister-in-law and uncle, instigated by the Song family, also accused Liu Qinghe of not knowing how to be grateful and losing her conscience.
The Zheng family has always been accustomed to being picked up for nothing, how could they easily let go of this free employee who worked for them? Will they still take the initiative to move their "money bags"?
Seeing this, the magistrate and the elders all felt a trace of hesitation, worried that they would be involved in unnecessary disputes.
At this moment, the mouthful master and wife arrived with a group of people to cheer for Liu Qinghe, blocking the unreasonable entanglement of the Song family.
Liu Qinghe said to the villagers at this time: "When my future father-in-law was alive, he promised me that Zheng Hong would marry me after high school, and Zheng Hong also agreed. People all over the county can testify for me. But now, the Zheng family has broken their oath and wants to demote me as a concubine and marry someone else. ”
Facing the Zheng family, Liu Qinghe said: "It is precisely because of the grace of your adoption that I endure the humiliation. Instead you have framed me? Do you want to continue to squeeze me and make me earn money for you until I die? ”
She took out a sharp dagger, put it around her neck, and said to the Song family: "Since it is a dead end, I will die for you now." ”
The bad guys are afraid of the ruthless, and the ruthless people are afraid of the dead. Today, she must show no mercy or she will not be able to leave.
The dagger slashed through the neck, dripping with blood and dripping in the courtyard of the Zheng family.
Song immediately screamed, not because she felt sorry for Liu Qinghe, but because she was worried that Liu Qinghe's blood would pollute the Zheng family's courtyard.
It is unlucky to see blood in the family before getting married.
If there is a fatality at this time, it will definitely have an impact on Zheng Hong's marriage to the prefect's daughter.
Song patted his knee and said, "Okay, since you insist on leaving, I can't keep if I want to." Leave the money and food money behind, hurry up and get out, ungrateful, white-eyed wolf. ”
When Liu Qinghe left the Zheng family, she couldn't take anything with her except herself.
Over the years, the clothes, shoes and socks she made by herself, and the jewelry shop she ran for herself, have become the property of the Zheng family.
Liu Qinghe didn't care about this, he just wanted to get rid of the entanglement of the Zheng family as soon as possible.
Since then, she has drawn a clear line with the Zheng family.
Liu Qinghe has no place to live of her own, and she has no savings, so she can only live in ** house temporarily, and in order to thank **, she also has to work in **'s store to pay the rent.
* He Shiniang is very enthusiastic about Liu Qinghe and is willing to let her live in a sojourn, but their son and daughter-in-law dislike Liu Qinghe for disturbing their lives.
Liu Qinghe had no other choice but to plan to move to the Taoist temple in the east of the county for a few days the next day.
As for what to do in the future, let's take one step at a time, and I can't be in a hurry.
However, to her surprise, the next day, Mrs. Liu came to the door to propose marriage, saying that the carpenter next door to the Zheng family wanted to marry her.
Light lotus, you are really blessed, as soon as you left the Zheng family, someone begged to marry you. The forest carpenter next door to the Zheng family, you also know, has a house and a field, is talented and good-looking, and is definitely worthy of your ......”
Mrs. Liu, as always, is eloquent and blows the carpenter to the gods.
This carpenter Lin moved here three months ago, his name is Lin Chaoyang, his ancestral home is here, and he now lives in his ancestral house, next door to the Zheng family.
He is twenty-six years old, but he is still unmarried, because he has a hideous scar on his face that runs from the corner of his left eye over the bridge of his nose to his right ear.
Although the scar is not deep, it looks quite terrifying.
Coupled with his sharp eyes, quiet and silent, and not very sociable with people, the people in the county think that he is a strange and unapproachable weirdo.
Over time, no one dared to take the initiative to associate with him, and they knew little about him.
Liu Qinghe had several exchanges with Lin Chaoyang and knew that he was a warm-hearted and good person, but he was just not good at expressing himself.
The first time they met, Liu Qinghe was being pestered by the new scoundrels in the county.
Instead of flinching or dodging, she raised her hammer and threw it at the scoundrel.
This fierce attitude of not being afraid of death frightened the scoundrel and ran away, vowing never to offend her again.
As soon as Liu Qinghe turned around, she saw Lin Chaoyang standing on the side of the street looking at her with a smile.
Knowing that he was a new neighbor, she nodded and went back to her jewelry shop to continue working.
Lin Chaoyang walked around the jewelry shop twice and finally bought a men's hairpin.
In the afternoon of the same day, Liu Qinghe made some snacks and sent them to Lin Chaoyang's house as a housewarming gift.
It's a local custom where neighbors move and neighbors welcome them with gifts.
For this reason, the Song family also taught Liu Qinghe a lesson, warning her not to hook up with other men easily, not even to look at it.
In addition to Lin Chaoyang, the Lin family also has an old couple. Liu Qinghe originally thought that they were helpers invited by Lin Chaoyang, but they didn't expect the old couple to call Lin Chaoyang the young master, it seems that they are the old servants of the Lin family.
In the afternoon of the next day, Lin Chaoyang asked the old couple to send a delicate wooden box as a return gift.
Liu Qinghe put her jewelry in the box, which she had not been able to take with her when she left the Zheng family.
On the day Zheng Hong married the daughter of the prefect, Liu Qinghe left the ** family and became Lin Chaoyang's wife.
The wedding was simple, in stark contrast to the bustling wedding of the Zheng family next door.
Liu Qinghe didn't care, she only had Lin Chaoyang in her eyes, and asked with a smile: "Brother Lin, do you really want to marry me?" ”
Lin Chaoyang held her hand and said gently, "Of course." ”
He laughed, and the scar on his face bent into a crescent moon, not scary at all, but kind.
But there are better options, and I don't ...... anythingLiu Qinghe whispered.
Lin Chaoyang took her into his arms and said caringly: "Light lotus, what I need is not a lady who stays at home, let alone a small jasper who has never been in the world, but a strong, independent, courageous, and responsible woman." You'll see why. The first time I saw you, I knew you were exactly the woman I needed. ”
Under the reflection of the red candle, Lin Chaoyang carefully examined Liu Qinghe's ruddy face, and continued: "After that, I observed you for a long time, and the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. Light lotus, you don't need to be presumptuous, you are very good. I am even grateful to the Zheng family for giving up on you, only then will I have the opportunity to marry you into the door. ”
Liu Qinghe's heart was warm, and he couldn't help but touch the scars on his face, and asked curiously, "How did you suffer from this?" ”
Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "I was scratched by the enemy's spear on the battlefield." The war was ruthless, but fortunately it was only a wound of flesh and skin. ”
Battlefield? Are you a military man? Liu Qinghe was a little shocked.
She always thought that Lin Chaoyang was extraordinary, unlike ordinary carpenters, but she didn't expect that he was a soldier.
He must be an outstanding general.
Lin Chaoyang: "It used to be, but now I have left the military, and it is my wish to live an ordinary life at home." ”
In this dynasty, the government soldier system was implemented, and soldiers would be called to fight when war broke out; At the end of the war, soldiers would be repatriated to return to their hometowns to work as farmers.
If Lin Chaoyang is really a soldier, then he may be recalled to the battlefield at any time.
Did he say that he admired her strength and independence, because he was able to leave her home with peace of mind when he went out?
Although Liu Qinghe felt a heavy responsibility, she knew that she could do it.
When the two were about to rest, they heard the screams of the Zheng family coming from next door, and it seemed that something terrible had happened.
Song immediately stopped laughing at Liu Qinghe, and hurriedly ran to his son's new house, and also let out a scream, not knowing what was happening.
After getting married, Liu Qinghe found that Lin Chaoyang's carpentry skills were very good, but he was not a diligent carpenter.
He was only willing to make beds and wooden boxes for people, and was not interested in other furniture.
It's as if carpentry is just a hobby for him and doesn't care if he makes money or not.
Liu Qinghe gradually learned that the Lin family was not short of money, including the money he had when he was a soldier, the pension rewarded by the imperial court, the fields distributed by the government, and the old mansion left by his ancestors.
Exemption from taxes, free from labor, and occasionally small favors from the squires and tyrants.
Compared with the Zheng family, Lin Chaoyang's family situation is much better.
After Liu Qinghe became familiar with the situation of the Lin family, Lin Chaoyang handed over the financial power of the family to her and asked her to be in charge of arranging.
Liu Qinghe is good at running a house and takes care of everything in an orderly manner.
However, she didn't want to live a rich life, so she decided to open a jewelry store and make her own jewelry to sell.
Lin Chaoyang was very supportive of her decision.
Her jewelry store soon opened, right next door to Lin Chaoyang's carpentry shop.
One of the husband and wife makes jewelry and the other makes jewelry boxes, complementing each other and striving to get rich together.
The relationship between the two has also become deeper and deeper because they know each other.
Lin Chaoyang likes to watch Liu Qinghe work, and feels that she is like a tireless spinning top, full of vitality.
Liu Qinghe said with a smile: "I was used to being busy in the Zheng family before, and I have long adapted to the busy life. It's uncomfortable to be too idle. ”
Lin Chaoyang took Liu Qinghe's tools and said that he would create a set of pure gold jewelry for her by himself.
Liu Qinghe became his **, and Lin Chaoyang was his apprentice.
The couple made jewelry intimately, respecting and caring for each other, and lived in harmony.
However, Liu Qinghe has been feeling a little troubled recently, because the Zheng family has come to her again and wants her to go back.
Especially Zheng Hong, claiming that marrying the prefect's daughter was just a last resort, and he still liked Liu Qinghe in his heart.
Light lotus, after winning the top prize, I can't wait to fly back from the capital to marry you. It's a pity that the prefect preemptively decided this family business, and I was helpless. I've been thinking about you all the time, okay to come back to me? I'll be sure to treat you well. ”
Taking advantage of Lin Chaoyang's absence, Zheng Hong stopped Liu Qinghe, told his experience, and expressed his sincere intentions.
However, Liu Qinghe was unmoved, because she had already heard from Lin Chaoyang about the problems of the prefect's daughter.
The prefect's daughter is psychologically distorted due to her deformed appearance.
She was most disgusted with women who were more beautiful than her, and always let the maids found by the Zheng family to serve her be beaten.
After beating someone, she still had to cry and cry, complaining that God was unfair to her, and that Zheng Hong was not gentle enough for her.
Zheng Hong is handsome, but he looks down on this ugly and cruel wife in his heart, but in order not to offend the prefect, he can only accompany her in a reluctant voice.
Every time he came out of his new house, he couldn't help but vomit, causing his health to deteriorate and his mood to become more and more depressed.
He had to endure sharing a bed with the prefect's daughter, just wanting her to get pregnant as soon as possible and never touch her again.
But the prefect's daughter couldn't get pregnant due to physical deformity, and the Zheng family wanted to take a concubine, but no girl dared to enter the door, for fear of being bullied by the prefect's daughter.
So Zheng Hong set his sights on Liu Qinghe again.
How do you know this? At that time, Liu Qinghe asked Lin Chaoyang.
Lin Chaoyang replied with a smile: "Naturally, I heard it, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and my ear power is more sensitive than that of ordinary people." I'm just glad you didn't stay in the Zheng family. ”
Liu Qinghe was glad for her decision, if she stayed in the Zheng family as a concubine for Zheng Hong, she didn't know how she would be destroyed by the prefect's daughter.
Later, she heard that the prefect's daughter was not even soft on Zheng Hong's sister, and almost scratched her immature little face.
Song and Zheng Hong were remorseful and regretted marrying such an ugly and cruel woman.
As soon as the two were compared, they immediately realized the advantages of Liu Qinghe and wanted to beg her to go back.
In addition, there is another reason:
Since Liu Qinghe left the Zheng family, the jewelry store she once ran has been in a slump.
couldn't stand Song's difficulties and instructions, and the people who followed her to learn art left one after another.
Without a jeweler, customers don't come to the door anymore.
The Zheng family's jewelry store was struggling to operate and was close to closure.
And the prefect's daughter has always been pampered, has high requirements for food, and wears famous brands. Zheng Hong is now just a small Jiupin official, and his salary is not high, so he can't afford to support him at all.
The Zheng family's economic situation plummeted, and they gradually fell into poverty, and even food and clothing became a problem.
For the sake of their own interests, the Song family tried every means to get Liu Qinghe to go back and continue to earn money for the Zheng family.
For this reason, she did not hesitate to divide the relationship between Liu Qinghe and Lin Chaoyang, and spread rumors that Liu Qinghe and Zheng Hong had a close personal relationship, implying that Lin Chaoyang had become the wronged leader.
Liu Qinghe was simply angry at the shamelessness of the family.
Do they think she's a bully?
Fortunately, Lin Chaoyang personally "talked" with Zheng Hong, which completely broke the unreasonable thoughts of the Zheng family.
Half a year later, Liu Qinghe became pregnant, but Lin Chaoyang was recruited by the imperial court and needed to go to the border to defend against the enemy.
Liu Qinghe realized that Lin Chaoyang was a general, and his official position was not low.
He did not stay at home, but returned to his hometown to recuperate. Now that his injuries have healed, in the face of war, he once again has to serve his country.
Light Lotus, I'm sorry, I'm going to leave you for a while, can you handle it by yourself? Lin Chaoyang hugged Liu Qinghe, full of guilt.
When he married Liu Qinghe, he didn't tell her his identity, fearing that she would be reluctant to marry him because of this.
Although the identity of the general is glamorous, it means life and death, which is difficult for ordinary people to accept.
The reason why he loves Liu Qinghe deeply is because he likes her adaptability. She is like a thorny rose, tenacious and full of life.
Liu Qinghe understood his feelings, "It's okay, you go, I will take good care of myself and the child." Didn't you marry me because you liked me to be strong and brave and able to live independently? Besides, there is Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin at home, and there are helper apprentices in the store, I can handle it. ”
Lin Chaoyang kissed Liu Qinghe on his forehead, "Okay, you wait for me to come back at home, you must be fine." ”
Well, you have to be well, and come back safely. ”
At the moment of parting, Liu Qinghe's heart was full of apprehension, but she could only wait.
Lin Chaoyang has his mission: to protect the family and the country, and protect the people.
Liu Qinghe also has her mission: to maintain the family and take care of the children.
They all have to take responsibility for their own lives and work hard for their future, only in this way can they live up to this life.
Three years later, Liu Qinghe's brother found her, and the two siblings finally recognized each other.
After being separated for many years, his brother was adopted by a kind-hearted merchant surnamed Wang, and now he is a traveling businessman.
Over the years, he has been searching for Liu Qinghe's whereabouts, and now he has finally found it.
Liu Qinghe finally has relatives and is no longer alone.
When her brother learned that she ran a jewelry store and had to take care of her children, he decided to stay in the small county town to accompany her until Lin Chaoyang returned.
Three years later, Lin Chaoyang returned to his hometown and reaped great achievements, and the whole village cheered for him.
Only Liu Qinghe found that he had a new wound on his face.
I don't know how much the invisible scars on my body have increased.
Welcome back. She felt deeply sorry for him.
I am back. He felt even more sorry for her.