There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 4

[Chapter 4, just because I took an extra look in the crowd]

finished taking care of the house, Mrs. Yan took her eldest granddaughter, third grandson, and two old servants, and set foot on the road to Linyi County, where her eldest son took office. road.

Mrs. Yan’s seniority in the clan is relatively high, and in addition, the Yan family has helped the clan a lot these years, so when they left, the patriarch and senior elders in the clan all came.

“Old sister-in-law, there is little rain this year, and the harvests in various places are not very good. In our Yanjia Village, using the seeds you always gave us, the harvest is 10% higher than in previous years. I am here, thank you for everyone. ”

Farmers rely on the sky to eat, and they may not be able to eat enough all year round. The patriarch is sincerely grateful to Mrs. Yan. This year, because the harvest has increased by 10%, the smiles on the faces of the clan are a little bit more, not as good as in previous years. So sad.

Mrs. Yan hurriedly helped up the patriarch who was about to bow down to salute, and said sincerely: “The patriarch should not say such a thing, my family is orphaned and widowed, if it wasn’t for the overt and secret help from the clan in the early years, how could Zhigao be so tall?” Today.” The

patriarch also looked sincere: “Don’t say these things, old sister-in-law. The same clan should be united and support each other. What we have done is insignificant.”

“To high, to far, to to Qiang and the three brothers are now so promising, all rely on you, old sister-in-law, for your good teaching.”

“Old sister-in-law, you understand the situation in the clan. If Zhigao and the others have something they need to use, no matter what they say, the clan will definitely use it.” Full support.”

At this time, other elders in the clan also expressed their opinions again and again.

“That’s right, Zhigao his mother, if you go to Linyi County and need anything, you can write a letter and tell me.” The third grandfather of the clan said.

The old lady Yan was moved: “I am here to thank everyone for Zhigao. If there is a chance in the future, I will ask him to come back and thank everyone in person.”

Hearing this, the patriarch and elders all looked satisfied.

“.”

You talk to me, half an hour has passed.

Daohua sat on the carriage, dangling her short legs in a dispirited manner. Just as she was about to climb into the carriage for a nap, her grandmother finally waved goodbye to the patriarch and the others.

After getting into the carriage, Mrs. Yan took a deep breath.

“Puff!”

Seeing the old lady relieved, Daohua couldn’t hold back and laughed outright.

The old lady Yan glared at her granddaughter angrily: “The old

lady is funny?” Daohua sat next to the old lady and said, “Grandmother, I thought you enjoyed arguing with the patriarch.”

Old lady Yan rolled her eyes: ” You’re talking nonsense, who can enjoy this?”

Daohua: “Then why did you keep telling them for so long?”

Mrs. Yan: “A single thread cannot form a thread, and a single tree cannot form a forest. Although your father is now Seventh-rank county magistrate, but you can’t leave the Yan clan. People who don’t have a clan to rely on can’t go far.”

“Hey, your father has been a county magistrate for almost nine years, and he has always been diligent and conscientious. , but why can’t you get promoted all the time? Isn’t it because of the weak foundation? If you are in the officialdom, someone can

say a few words for your father.” At this point, the old lady Yan stopped suddenly, and her face became a little uncomfortable . nice.

Seeing this, Yan Wentao pulled Daohua, signaling her not to ask any more questions.

Daohua knew that her grandmother was thinking of her fourth aunt.

Back then when her father was a Jinshi in high school, his classmate Yang Boyi came to ask to marry his fourth aunt.

This Yang Boyi’s family can be regarded as a high-ranking family, and there are relatives of fourth-rank officials in Beijing. Although he is only a scholar, it can be regarded as a good marriage for the Yan family at that time.

After the fourth aunt got married, the Yang family was very close to the Yan family at first, but later, Yang Boyi also became a Jinshi in high school, and the Yang family moved to the capital. After that, the relationship between the two families faded.

Daohua thought, then the Yang family must have seen her father become county magistrates one after another, but he still couldn’t rise up and had no investment value, so they took the initiative to distance themselves.

I have to say, this ancient man is really real!

The grandchildren didn’t speak, but Old Madam Yan continued on her own: “Over the years, there have been several juniors who can study in the clan. In the future, they will be in high school and in the officialdom, and your father will have someone to help him.” Daohua did

n’t think so. “Then I don’t know how long we have to wait?”

Mrs. Yan squinted at her granddaughter: “Your father can’t wait, and there are your elder brother and second brother. In short, the connection between the clan cannot be broken.

” But she shrugged her shoulders, and she didn’t say that she would break off with the clan.

In Yanjia Village these years, she understood that the clan relationship in ancient times was not so close, and no one would voluntarily leave their clan.

If there is a clan behind him, no one dares to bully him; if there is no clan, he is a rootless person, and when he is outside, anyone can step up and trample on him.

Daohua lifted the curtain of the car, looked in the direction of the village, and found that the patriarchs were still standing at the entrance of the village. She was very impressed. For the development of the clan, these people also let go of their dignity.

“Grandmother, I just found out today that the patriarch’s grandfather can be so eloquent.” Why

are members of the same clan supposed to be united and support each other; the things they helped in the past were insignificant, and the

implication was that her cheap father wanted to help In the family?

Mrs. Yan glanced at her cunning and transparent granddaughter, then at her honest third grandson, and shook her head: “It’s just for mutual benefit. Some things are just known in your heart, so you don’t need to say it.”

Daohua: “I won’t talk about others.”

Yan Wentao looked confused and scratched the back of his head, why couldn’t he understand what his grandmother and Daohua were talking about?

“Third brother, let’s sit outside and let grandma come in to accompany grandma.”

“Okay!”

On the official road leading to Linyi County, a carriage was walking neither fast nor slow. In the carriage, an old man in his fifties was driving the carriage. Beside him sat two teenagers, one big and one small.

The big ones are honest and strong, and the small ones are soft and cute.

“Master Daohua, do you want to sing a song to refresh the old lady?” Uncle Sun looked at Daohua, who was dressed as a man, with a smile.

Because she had to go on a journey, Daohua felt that it was inconvenient to wear women’s clothes, so she changed into men’s clothes.

In this regard, Mrs. Yan didn’t say anything, but she was very encouraging, thinking that Daohua is smart. Although the place has been relatively peaceful these years, it is better to keep a low profile when going out.

“Okay, third brother, let’s go together.”

“Okay!” The

tender and crisp singing voice soon rang out on the official road.

Stopping and stopping, Mrs. Yan didn’t urge Uncle Sun to hurry.

The granddaughter and the third grandson have never been out of the county since they are so old, so it would be good for them to see more and learn more.

Along the way, Daohua and the others rested when they encountered inns, and when they encountered towns, they went in for a stroll.

However, half a month later, when they began to step into the northern border, such opportunities would not be many.

The further north you go, the more refugees there are on the road.

Looking at the bony refugees on the road, Mrs. Yan couldn’t help but sigh: “Hey, it seems that the severe drought in the north last year was quite serious.

” , talking a lot less, staring down at the emerald green rice flower like a green mole on the palm of his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

“Old lady, there is an inn in front, shall we rest here tonight?” Uncle Sun asked.

The old lady Yan lifted the curtain to look at the inn, and seeing that the inn was not bad, she nodded in agreement, and got out of the carriage with Daohua and Yan Wentao.

The inn was built just outside the city gate, and there were many pedestrians coming and going. There were horse-drawn carts and ox carts on both sides of the road, which was very lively.

Daohua was very curious about everything in ancient times, and looked around as soon as she got off the carriage.

“There are a lot of people here, please follow closely, Wen Tao, take care of your sister.” Mrs. Yan firmly held Daohua’s hand, and reminded her third grandson to pay more attention.

Daohua was very obedient at this time, holding Mrs. Yan with one hand and Yan Wentao with the other.

In Yanjia Village, she had heard many stories about human traffickers.

In this ancient time, if you were caught by human traffickers, there was almost no possibility of being caught back.

When you go out, you can’t be too careful.

“Woo~”

When Daohua was about to enter the gate of the inn, Daohua suddenly heard whimpering and muffled humming coming from the carriage next to her, and subconsciously looked back.

In front of a carriage full of pedestrians, a pair of eyes full of hope and pleading suddenly broke into Daohua’s sight.

(end of this chapter)