Madam Huang Goes to the Elysian World
Three years after the Refinement Hall was repaired, Madam Huang fell ill.
Such a straightforward person became less talkative. More importantly, she was unwilling to move. She had a feeling of fear when she saw things. It was not like in the past, where she could catch tigers on the mountain and dragons in the water.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Ye Zi, said," Mother, if you don't want to do anything, then don't do it. We sisters-in-law will take care of everything. We will also do it to your satisfaction."”
His second daughter-in-law, Wu Qionggui, said," I think I'm sick. Why is the heroic woman so listless?" Why don't I kill a chicken and make some soup to drink and see how the effect is?”
His third daughter-in-law, Fang Fang, said," If I'm sick, it's because I'm tired. I don't rest all day long. If I put a fire wrench, I'll be a kitchen knife. If I put a spatula, I'll be carrying a bucket. At night, I have to spin and weave. How can I not be tired?"”
Fan Mingxiang, the fourth daughter-in-law, said," My illness should be related to Chengren. Have you observed it? Ever since Chengren left, my mother has slowly changed." That's true. When Chengren left, my mother and I would be the saddest. I became a widow, and the flesh that fell from my mother's body was gone.”
Madam Huang said," Alright, alright. Stop talking. Life and death are fated. Wealth and nobility are in the sky. I'm a person who eats grains. How can I not get sick? It was normal to be sick. What was there to be surprised about?”
Leaf said," That's true, but you should also agree to get a doctor to take a look. If you're sick, you should take medicine. Your health comes first. You can't leave it to fate.”
"What doctor? What illness? What medicine?" Madam Huang asked. Doesn't this cost money?"
Leaf said," Money is used, water is flowing. How can you not spend money if you are sick?"”
Madam Huang said," My child, you don't know how precious money is if you don't take charge of the household. As the saying goes, getting married is like a needle picking up the soil, and squandering is like the waves washing away the sand. We villagers have been like this for thousands of years. When we get sick, we drag it out as long as we can. Many illnesses are cured in this way, and many people drag it out like this.”
Leaf said,"But you should also know that many people have been dragged away like this."”
Madam Huang fell silent and looked a little angry.
Wu Qionggui said,"Sister-in-law, don't say so much. I'll make the decisions for my own matters."”
Madam Huang said,"Second household, are you looking at me die? You'll be happy after I die, right?"”
Wu Qionggui said," I was wrong. I was wrong. Please calm down."”
After dinner, the family sat around Madam Huang's bedroom and talked about Madam Huang. The Xingren brothers all agreed that they should invite a doctor to treat their mother.
Madam Huang said," What are you looking at? Your master left twelve years ago. I've lived enough. It's not a bad choice to be your master's companion."”
Xingren said," Mother, how can you say that? How old are you? You're only fifty-five years old this year. If you live for another thirty years, you'll only be eighty-five years old."”
Madam Huang said," Haven't you heard of it? A thief who doesn't die when he's old. I have a few grandchildren now. I'm already old. What's the point of living so long?"”
Li Ren said,"Mother, your mentality is a little problematic. If outsiders know about it, they will think that we are unfilial children."”
Madam Huang said," You mean I'm the one who's trapping you in an unkind and unjust place? Alright then, let's invite a doctor to take a look. Wanren will go to the doctor's room tomorrow morning."”
Everyone dispersed, and nothing happened the entire night.
The next morning, Wan Ren went to the doctor's room and invited an old doctor.
After exchanging pleasantries with Madam Huang, the doctor began to take Madam Huang's pulse. After a while, he asked Madam Huang,"Where are you feeling unwell?"
Madam Huang said," I can't say for sure myself. I keep feeling that something is wrong with my body. Aren't you from a family of doctors? We invited you here to see a doctor.”
The doctor said," There's a tradition for doctors in the Celestial Empire to see patients. It's called looking, listening, asking, and feeling. If a doctor wants to know the patient's illness, he has to ask the patient. If the patient has been sick for a long time, he will become a doctor himself.”
Madam Huang said," I haven't reached the point where I can become a doctor after a long illness. It started this spring. I feel very uncomfortable with the tight hoops all over my body."”
The doctor said,"Do you sweat?"”
Madam Huang said,"It means that you don't sweat. Even if you get hot from doing things, you don't sweat."”
The doctor said,"This should be a cold and heat disease. The cold is divided into the exterior and the heat is also divided into the interior and the exterior. If you don't sweat when others sweat, it means that you're cold on the surface. It's because your sweat glands are not developed. You have to take some medicine to communicate internally and externally. Once you communicate, you won't have the feeling of being restrained.”
Madam Huang said," But my feet are also cold, especially in the winter. No matter how hard I try, I can't warm them up. After washing them with hot water, they will soon be cold."”
The doctor said," The feet are the furthest from the heart. If your feet are hot, you have to rely on the blood flow in the blood vessels. This means that the blood in the blood vessels on your feet has become a lump. It is hindering the blood flow. This is a cold inside. If a person has a cold on the outside and a cold on the inside, this disease can be difficult to treat.”
Xingren, who had been accompanying him, said,"Is there a way? You doctors always have a way.”
The doctor said," Well, it's hard to say. If you want to say that there is, there is. If you want to say that there isn't, there isn't.”
Xing Ren said,"Why are you going around like this? It's either there or not."”
The doctor didn't reply and lowered his head to write his own prescription. He spread out a piece of square paper, took out a fountain pen, unscrewed the cap, and started writing. Xingren had never seen a fountain pen before and felt that it was very novel. He asked the doctor where he bought it. The doctor said that he bought it in Yuezhou City so that it would be more convenient for him to practice medicine.
The doctor gave the prescription to Xing Ren and said,"There is a kind of medicine that is acidic and can cure internal cold, but its side effect is too great. It can rupture blood vessels. The exterior cold and the interior cold should be treated separately. We should treat the interior cold first.”
"Can we catch this medicine in the lotus pond?" Xing Ren asked after taking the prescription.”
The doctor said,"In the entire Lower Lotus Pond, my family's pharmacy is the largest and the most complete. We don't have these medicines there." In my opinion, it's best for you to go to Xinqiang Street to get medicine.”
Xingren handed the task of catching medicine to his long-legged second brother. Xinqiang Street was thirty miles away from Maple Ridge. Half of it was a mountain road, and the other half was a flat road. Wan Ren left early after breakfast. He lifted his long legs and walked on the mountain path. The narrow mountain path lay on the hills, like the blood vessels of the human body. It meandered, twisted, and stretched into the endless distance. In just four hours, Wan Ren finished the mountain path and came to Fangyang Duan.
The Fangyang River flowed on the Fangyang Plain. The dense clouds were still lingering above the Fangyang River. There was already a sailboat docked in the river, and a group of people were chattering around the dock.
Wan Ren saw this scene from afar and felt that it was novel. He took a turn and came to the dock.
The owner of the sailboat said," You're all good men from Fang Yang's gang. All of you look like iron blocks, and your chest muscles are well-developed. Why are you all like this? Why isn't there a strong man?!"”
The people on the dock were still whispering. Some said that this copper shell was heavy, probably three to four hundred catties. Who could carry it? Some said that if you picked the boat, you would get two pieces of silver lace. Was there really such a thing? Some said that only Tai Shan had the greatest strength on Fang Yang's side, but he was unwilling to accept work.
The owner of the boat was provoking him again." Are there any good men on Fangyang's dock? If there are, come and pick. Pick a load of copper shells and you'll get two pieces of silver lace. How good is that?!"”
The people on the dock were pushing and shoving, hoping that someone would be a hero, but they knew that they were not. Even the most famous Hercules, Mount Tai, shook his head repeatedly and said that he was not a hero.
Wan Ren stood in front and asked the boat owner. He said,""I'm not from Fang Yangduan. Can I give it a try?”
"If you're not from Fang Yang's gang, then where are you from?"”
"I'm from Maple Ridge Refinement Hall. Have you heard of me?"”
The boat owner said," Ah, I've heard of Maple Ridge Refinement Hall. I even went to see it once. It was built magnificently, just like Epang Palace. I've also heard that Madam Huang's sons are as strong as bulls. Could you be-"
Wan Ren said," I'm the second brother. My name is Wan Ren. I can't be said to be as strong as an ox, but I have a few catties of hair strength.”
The boat owner said," There are no heroes on Fang Yang's side, so the people outside can naturally give it a try. However, we want to make a bet. If you're willing to bet, you have to admit defeat. What do you think?"”
"What kind of bet?" Wan Ren asked."If you're willing, you must admit defeat."”
The ship owner said," If you pick this copper shell off the ship, the basic wage is two pieces of silver lace, plus two pieces of silver lace as a reward. If you don't pick it, then you have to climb up the gangplank to the dock on four feet and four hands.”
Wan Ren said," The bet should be equal. Let me change it. If I choose the pier, you will give me a reward instead. How about you climb to the pier from the springboard on all fours?"”
The owner thought for a while and said,"How about this? If you lose, you give me two silver lace too." If you stumble on the diving board and the copper shell falls into the river, you have to fish it up one by one. If it's not enough, you have to compensate me, okay?”
Wan Ren said as he stepped onto the boat. The wicker basket that was used to hold the copper shells was specially made and was especially sturdy. The wicker basket was made of hemp rope soaked in tung oil. The carrying pole was not a carrying pole, but a tree pole. Wan Ren came to the middle of the wicker baskets and stood in a horse stance. He tied the two wicker baskets to the rice pole and pulled them around. Then, he bent down and lifted a copper shell onto his shoulder.
The owner of the boat was not a kind person. He stood on the boat with his feet spread apart. One moment, he exerted force on his left foot, and the next moment, he exerted force on his right foot. The boat and the springboard started to shake. Wan Ren carried the load and walked on the gangplank. He didn't slow down or hurry. He swayed with the rhythm of the boat. He didn't stagger and carried the copper shell to the dock step by step.
The people on the dock applauded. The owner of the boat walked over and handed four pieces of silver lace to Wan Ren. He smiled and said,""I've never seen a strong man like you in the Wu Gorge in the north or the Xiaoxiang River in the south.”
Wan Ren took out a piece of silver lace and asked the boat owner to exchange it for copper coins to distribute to the people watching the fun on the dock. He took three silver coins and turned around to leave. He had been delayed here for more than two hours.
Wan Ren came back with the medicine. During dinner, he told them about what he had seen on Fang Yang's side. Madam Huang said,"You're almost 30 years old, what are you still trying to do?" As the saying goes, there are no children after thirty. What if you get injured? I can rely on you, but where's your wife?”
Wu Qionggui said,"Your mother is right. Wanren is a fool."”
Wan Ren said," Who's stupid? Everyone wants to make a name for themselves. If you don't show it, how will others know?”
Xingren said," Second Brother should still be more reserved. As the saying goes, there's always a mountain beyond the mountain, and there's always a sky beyond the sky. There's always the eldest son among the tall children. Let's not talk about others, just Third Brother, his strength is greater than yours.”
Wan Ren said," You're all right. I'm the only one who's wrong. I earned three silver dollars today. That's more practical than anything else." Should he hand over the three silver coins? This was an additional income.”
Wu Qionggui said,"At least two yuan will be handed over to the public, and one yuan will be kept as private money."”
Ye Zi said," That's not good. How much extra money did we get in Xingren? When did we keep our own money?"”
"Today is different," said Madam Huang."Wanren can keep a piece as his private stash."”
Everyone had nothing to say, and no one was unconvinced.
After taking a few doses of medicine, Madam Huang's illness did not get better. Instead, it got worse. Her exterior cold was still cold, and her interior cold was still cold. She even had an additional episode of heartache. She also ate very little.
The doctor in the doctor's room came to see the patient again. He did not say anything and left with his medical bag.
Xingren was in a hurry in the room. Ye Zi said,"What's the use of being anxious? If you want to think of a way, try changing to a doctor. You can go to Shaxi Street or Xinqiang Street to take a look. Otherwise, you can go to Xiangyin or Yuezhou City to take a look. A big place should have a doctor. As long as the right medicine is given, the disease will be cured.”
Xingren said," You are really a woman. The doctor in the doctor's room was originally a famous doctor. Their family has been practicing medicine for generations. This is not as simple as changing doctors." Didn't you see it? The doctor left without saying anything after seeing the illness. What does this mean?”
"According to what you're saying, our mother can't be saved?" Ye Zi said.”
"How should I put it…? I wonder if delaying is a solution?"”
Madam Huang's attitude was very clear. She told her family to let her illness be.
The long summer had passed, and so had the long autumn. After half a year, Madam Huang did not get any better. She was now lying in bed most of the time.
Winter had come again. It was not too cold in Hunan. Madam Huang's bed was covered with thick cotton wool, but she still felt a little cold. She added another layer of thin cotton wool. One night, she called Xingren to gather the family to explain the funeral and said that she would not talk about such things in the future.
Madam Huang said," A person's lifespan is determined by the heavens. You will live as long as the King of Hell tells you to. So, I've thought it through very clearly. I'm about to leave soon. I'm going to accompany your master."”
A few of the womenfolk started crying. Madam Huang said,"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet. In this life, I can be your mother-in-law, and you can be my daughter-in-law. This is a kind of fate. You have to cherish this fate. I think I'm a good mother-in-law. You're also very dutiful daughters-in-law. I have no regrets.”
The womenfolk stopped crying and said,"Mother is right. It is a blessing to be Mother's daughter-in-law in this life.”
"There are a few things I need to tell you," Madam Huang said. The first thing was that one had to do their part. No matter if it was a man or a woman, they had to be diligent. Sloth, laziness, cold and hunger. He couldn't use his power to bully others. Those who had the ability had to help the people in danger. A rich life should be lived as a poor life, so as not to be extravagant and licentious.”
After resting for a while, Madam Huang said,"The second thing is that there must be someone, not a male. If a family did not have a male heir, it would not be able to continue and would naturally die out. I gave birth to five sons, one died, and there are four left. If Cheng Ren left, his line would be cut off. Now, your three brothers have already been married for many days, but you still only have one male. Whether or not there was a person was also predestined by the heavens. However, the hard work of the person was still an important factor. Bin 'er is only fifteen years old and hasn't gotten married yet. I can't predict what the outcome will be. It's all up to God's blessing! This is the thing that worries me the most. If your fertility doesn't go my way, I won't be able to rest in peace even if I'm underground.”
When Madam Huang said this, only Wu Qionggui looked ashamed. She had been married to Wanren for more than ten years, and she had not even had a rash. She did not know if she would live in the future. She could not tell if there was a problem with her body or with Wanren's body. Third daughter-in-law Fang Fang was different. She had already given birth to a daughter. If she could give birth to a daughter, then she could give birth to a son. This already meant that she had no problem giving birth.
Mei Bin interjected,"Mother, don't worry. When I get married in the future, I'll give you a bunch of grandchildren."”
"That's good, but I'm afraid I won't be able to see you get married and have children." The third thing was to split the family. As the saying goes, the bigger the tree, the bigger the child. You don't have to live together anymore when I'm not around anymore. If the relationship between siblings was not good, even if they were forced to be together, it would be useless. The distribution of the house, land, and money would be decided by the boss. The boss would do things impartially. First of all, Ming Xiang 'er doesn't have to be a widow here. She's too young and has no children. Being a widow like this is suicide. When I'm seven years old, she can marry again.”
Fan Mingxiang said,"Mother, I won't marry again. I'll just live with you."”
"Silly child, you're only twenty-seven years old. We're from two different generations. How can you live by my side?" Madam Huang said. I want you to remarry for your own good, not to chase you away. Chengren has been gone for more than two years. You've let him down. In the future, when we split up, you have to give half of the property to Chengren. In the future, if any family has more than two sons, one of them will be adopted by Chengren. This half of the property will be inherited by him.”
After resting for a while, Madam Huang added,"After I die, I'll be seven years old and we can split up. Alright, I have three things to tell you. Just do as I say. Let's go. I'm going to rest for the night."
On the 20th of October, Madam Huang finally left. She went to the Elysian World. A rare sensible and capable woman left her children. She saw through the world and went underground to accompany her late husband.
Madam Huang's death shocked a place. All the relatives, friends, squires, and elders from all over the country came to pay their respects. Xingren decided to keep the coffin at home for half a month to receive guests.
The mourning hall was located in the Shi 'an Hall. Madam Huang had been living in this hall ever since she married into Maple Ridge. It was very logical to enter and leave from here. The task of decorating the mourning hall fell on Meibin. Meibin tied dozens of white flowers and stuck them on the surrounding walls. She also hung many silks on the beam of the central room. The whole mourning hall had a simple and sad atmosphere. There was a couplet under the beam. The couplet was written like this:
Teach your son to be sensible, teach your daughter-in-law to understand the rules, teach them to cultivate and read diligently, spin and weave, grind, tread on the mortar, thread the needle, and make the emblem sound linger in the hall
When meeting people, we should be benevolent, when meeting guests, we should be friendly, we should care more about fragrant rice, tea, help the weak, pity the poor, and have a good reputation lingering in Maojin Ancestral Mountain
Four days before the burial day, Xingren invited the Yue family troupe to set up a large stage in the four connected halls of the Golden Palace. The courtyard was also paved with wooden planks. The troupe would sing for three days and three nights, starting from midnight every afternoon until midnight.
On the first day, they sang "Snow Plum Teaching Children" and "Qin Snow Plum in Filial Piety".
On the stage, Qin Xuemei was playing with her orchid fingers and singing sadly,"Spring is coming in the first month, and every household is in a hurry. People in the front street and back alley carried their children and lit firecrackers to welcome Buddha. Xuemei sat alone in the empty room, twenty-nine years do not marry Lang. For a long time, tears flow, eyes are red, firm heart hope that you will become a beam as soon as possible. In February, the grass is green in spring, and the grass in the distant suburbs is sprouting. Xuemei hugged her son and choked. The drizzle did not stop. The needle box has not been opened, the cloth has not been woven, and the spring sun is sad. How long will it take for me to meet the dead? In February, I met another leap month. Xuemei hugged her son and asked about her future. The Kitchen God bowed three times in the sky. Where can he summon the souls of the dead? How can you leave me in the netherworld? The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. In March, the weather was clear, and every household had a Qingming Festival. Xuemei carried her son to sweep her husband's tomb. Three animals were placed in front of the tomb table. Three cups of white wine were offered to the grave, and a pair of white candles burned on both sides. Tears fell from the egg white to paint the tomb words, Jun face like wiping tears. In April, when the summer solstice was approaching, they summoned their maidservants to ask the wizard immortals. I want to ask you why you died, but you brought me a lost soul and told me the cause. Life should enjoy fifty-two, a little cold into the spleen. If the medicine is not right, I will die. I will miss my youth. In May, every family grows millet, and the dragon boat gongs and drums are ringing. Husband and wife go sightseeing together, leaving me Xuemei to guard the empty room.”
When Fan Mingxiang heard this, her face was already covered in tears. She leaned over Ye Zi and said,""Qin Xuemei doesn't have to suffer. No matter how much she suffers, she still has a son. No matter how bitter her husband was, he had lived for 52 years. As for me, my son died before my husband died. Her husband died when she was twenty-four. Sister-in-law, tell me, am I a jinx?”
Ye 'zi said," Big sister, why are you so serious? Didn't the ancients say that the book is real and the play is fake? This opera is created by scholars who have nothing to do. It's here to make people cry. If you cry here, the people and things in this drama might not even be born yet!”
Fan Mingxiang said," Even if the book is real and the play is fake, is my story still fake? Why hasn't anyone written a script to sing on stage?”
Wu Qionggui said," Big Sister, you've really gone mad. Fourth Brother has been dead for a few years, but you still can't walk out. When I'm seven years old, you should hurry up and get married. Otherwise, you'll die inside."”
Fan Mingxiang said," I won't get married. I'll just stay alone in an empty room. Let's see what you can do!"”
Ye Zi said," Don't be silly. I'm the most thoughtful person. Don't disappoint her."”
On the stage, Qin Xuemei was still singing,"The chaotic wind blows away the fickle lovers, and the wild geese fly to different directions." I only sigh that my son is still young. When will he become a beam early in the morning? For half a year in June, the magnolias were white and bright. The south wind blew a sweet fragrance, and the cicadas annoyed me. In the long summer cuckoos sing in my ears, it is better to go back and be sad. The enemy and the ghost abandoned me, leaving the child to be raised. In July, when the Qixi Festival comes, the cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet in the sky. Magpies and crows cross the river to meet each other, but my husband's fate is tight. In her previous life, she was destined to have a bad marriage. In this life, it would be difficult to reconcile with you. If I marry you, how long will it take for me to meet you in the underworld? In August, when the moon was shining, I thought of you unconsciously entering the greenhouse. All kinds of flowers bloom together, I miss you when I see the moonlight. When I was twenty-eight years old, I came to your door, and my skin was not close to yours. I miss you very sad, only to see Yan Jun. September is the Double Ninth Festival, but miss you into the embroidery room. What kind of flowers and birds do you want to embroider with needles? a delicate peony and a pair of phoenixes. Picking up the needle and embroidering the lonely flying goose, the corner of the sea and the end of the world are in chaos. The sound is too sad, Xuemei and you are exactly the same. In October, the new moon blew cold, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find sheets. Suddenly saw her husband's old clothes, sad past can not see. Last year the garden was still looking at each other, but this year I'm too lonely. I'll exchange my clothes with you in my hand, And burn them to the underworld to keep you cold. On the 11th of the month, the winter solstice, every household winter celebration reunion. Or make glutinous rice balls or grind them into powder. Xuemei and her son were too lonely. Her hair was combed into a round bun with a plain flower hairpin, and her black socks were slender and matched with white shoes. Blue printed shirt, black cloth pants, no makeup to mourn. It was the end of the year in the twelfth month, and every family respected the Duke of Zong. Xuemei Xiangjing came to the door, kneeling and crying, frightened the old woman. Sad wailing, wailing. I don't miss bees and butterflies, but I hope my son can stand out. Sing out Xuemei all sing, miss you cry blood really sad stubborn. Thirteen people think differently, it is too difficult for young people to keep their chastity. I did not betray Qing Qing to betray me, leaving me alone to the underworld. The more I think about it, the more unwilling I am.”
After the first day of the opera performance, everyone was having supper. While they were having supper, they talked about the opera. Some said that the opera was real, while others said that it was fabricated. Meibin said,"Someone once wrote a novel called 'Seven Generations of Couple.' It's about the Ming Grand Preceptor Qin Huan and the minister who agreed to become sworn friends. Grand Preceptor Qin had betrothed his daughter Qin Xuemei to Shang Lin, the son of the Tang Dynasty, in front of all the officials. Later on, when Grand Preceptor Qin saw the Shang family's decline, he had the intention to destroy the marriage. Shang Lin fell ill when she went to the Qin family to ask for marriage, but was rejected by the Grand Preceptor. In order to save Shang Lin, the Shang family disguised their maid Aiyu as Xuemei and married her to Shang Lin, giving birth to Shang Lu. When Shang Lin found out about the details, she died in anger. Xuemei was determined to be a widow for Shang Lin and take care of the son of Shang Lin and Aiyu. The opera about Qin Xuemei was perfunctorily based on this novel.”
Mr. Zhihong also came. He expressed his opinion and said,"What was said in the rain was just a theory. Actually, there are many sources for this play. Qin Xuemei, the daughter of Qin Huan's family, was betrothed to Shang Lin, a scholar and descendant of an official, when she was young. The Qin family requested that Shang Lin must obtain an official rank before they could get married. Shang Lin learned that Xuemei was both talented and beautiful, and her lovesickness gradually became a serious illness. Xuemei sent her maid Aiyu to visit and serve Shang Lin. Soon, Shang Lin died, and Aiyu was pregnant and gave birth to Shang Lu. Xuemei asked her father to voluntarily enter the merchant house to watch the widow. From then on, he taught his son to become famous, and Shang Lu passed the examination of Sanyuan. He petitioned the emperor to build a chastity archway for his adoptive mother and grant her the title of Mrs. Gao.”
Mr. Zhihong added,"Qin Xuemei became famous for her family's lack of family members and for her failure to raise her son, as well as the fact that Shang Lu was a concubine's child. See the famous Liyuan opera in southern Fujian,'Xuemei's Teaching Son.' Everyone knows about it. His young chastity and his son's fame were even more a model of praise in Minnan. The seven interludes in the play were also very popular in Nanyin. In particular, the Song of Snow in the Thirteenth Month, which was still circulating among the people of Minnan, could be sung by women and children.”
When Fan Mingxiang heard this, she said to Ye 'zi,""In this case, Qin Xuemei has it harder than me. After all, I had six years of married life with Chengren. I had Jian 'er. Although Jian' er is dead, I gave birth. My widowhood is very different from Qin Xuemei's. I am a real widow, but Qin Xuemei is a widow. She will always be a widow.”
Leaf said," I told you not to be so serious, but you never listen. Whether you are a widow or a widow, you are all suffering. Is there a difference between the two?"”
Xingren also advised," Yes, you should come out from the shadows of the past. I know that you have a good relationship with Fourth Brother, and I know that you love him very much, but he's already gone. A dead person can't be resurrected. None of us can change this reality. Everything is destined.”
Fan Mingxiang said," According to Big Brother, our Chengren deserves to die, and I deserve to be a widow. I'm a jinx. If that's the case, I should also die and accompany Chengren underground."”
Ye Zi said," Sister, you're in the wrong. Why would your big brother think of you and your wife like that? What he meant was that many things are unexpected to us. For example, on the day of Chengren's accident, none of us expected the Northern soldiers to come, let alone Chengren returning home at that time!" You're such a kind person. How can you be a jinx? Don't humiliate yourself.”
The next day, the show was " Divorce Wife and Beg for Food." A woman dressed fashionably sang on stage."It's a hot summer morning, and I'm sleeping soundly. Guifang was sleeping early in the morning when she suddenly heard my husband ask for tea. He cooked tea and medicine to serve the sick old man. She had been married to him for a year, and it hurt her to sleep in the same bed. Now, he was suffering from a strange illness, and his abdomen was as big as a drum. He ate two or three bowls of porridge for each meal and a can of porridge at night. She could only eat and drink, but could not do anything. He wanted this and that, but he didn't want that. I'm so angry that I hug a pillow to sleep. I'm still a widow even though I have a husband. She had also had a few good dreams of her godbrother, Zhou Wanchang. The spring breeze passed before the pass, and the sky was bright. When she woke up, she lowered her head to take a look. Her pants were wet, and the bed was wet. Osmanthus flowers, how can I have such a fate, sad days which day end.”
While they were still singing on the stage, someone shouted,""Sister, don't hug a pillow to sleep. Just hug me to sleep. I'm warmer than a pillow!”
Someone said,"I'm Zhou Wanchang, do you still recognize me, you slut!"”
Someone else said,"Woman, why are your pants wet?" Did you pee or something happened?"
After the woman finished singing this part, she went in with a smile. Her lyrics stirred up the emotions of the audience below the stage. " Divorce Wife and Beg for Food " was a long play. There were a few chapters, and the audience watched the play happily. The people who flirted with the characters in the opera were all people from all over the country. The people from Maple Ridge did not know them. Fortunately, they only said some humorous words without any conflict, and the opera ended smoothly.
On the third day, it was 'Pinggui Returning to the Kiln'.
The story of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan first appeared during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Some people believed that it was an evolution of the story of Xue Rengui and Yingchun, because the plot of Wujiapo, which played the story of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, was very similar to the plot of Fenhe Bay, which played the story of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan. There is also a saying that Xue Pinggui is Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty, which can be seen in the "Miscellany of the Government and the People since Daoxian" written by the modern Chongyi. It is said that according to the old rules of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, it is estimated that the gift of gold in the garden, the match of colored buildings, the three palms, the exploration of cold kiln, the other kiln of Pinggui, the three passes, Wujiapo, the silver empty book, and the grain will be counted until the palace. Shi was the son-in-law of Li's family in the Later Tang Dynasty and was established by the Khitan. The name of the country was Jin. In the play, he returned from Xiliang and became emperor. His father-in-law, Prime Minister Wang Yun, actually referred to Feng Dao, the old man of Changle, so Xue Pinggui was actually a pseudonym of Shi Jingtang.
Since it was a legend, there were naturally many versions. The opera fans were very familiar with these versions. They ate melon seeds and listened to the opera in the theater while talking about their opinions with relish. There was a lot of debate about Wang Baochuan's view that a daughter would not marry two husbands. Some said that Wang Baochuan was a virgin, while others said that Wang Baochuan was a silly girl. How long could a person's life last? You guarded a memorial tablet for nothing and abandoned your own happiness.
The day before the funeral, the troupe had already left and the monks had come. They were here to build a dojo, which was located in the mourning hall. Madam Huang's coffin had been moved to the east of the hall.
The monks knocked, played, blew, sang, and sang for a day and a night to complete the mission of ferrying souls. The next day, Xingren's family held a banquet. After lunch, they held a grand funeral ceremony and buried Madam Huang in the tomb of Maojin Mountain.
Madam Huang went to the Elysian World, and the old central room collapsed into a huge space.
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