In ancient times, there were also star-chasing clans. Those "stars" who are chased are often the successful people on the way of the examination: Tong Sheng took the prefectural and county examinations, entered the school, and became a show talent, which can be regarded as a small star. Xiucai passed the township test in the provincial city and became a grandfather, and this star was much bigger. If a person goes to the capital to participate in the examination and succeeds, that is, the jinshi that everyone envies, and the road of studying and becoming an official will be passed. If jinshi participates in the temple examination, the emperor will be the first place, wow, amazing, that is "Yuanyuan", is dazzling, the heavenly king superstar who is looked up to by all! There is a young girl surnamed Lu in Beijing, who is one of the many star-chasing families.
This Lu girl is a typical small family jasper, not only was born dignified and handsome, but also "rough ink" (Qing Yuan Ming", "Suiyuan Poetry", volume III), in addition to female red, she can also write articles with poems and fill in the words, especially love to read commentary novels, play songbooks, and be obsessed with the stories of talented women. The custom of the new branch is to put red and hang green in the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers, and ride horses to parade the streets for the people of Beijing to admire the style and do their best. What is "once you enter the dragon gate, the sound price is a hundred times"? Yuanlang is the perfect example. I heard that this Zhuangyuanlang was a Jiangsu Changshu person, and indeed a Jiangnan talent; and I heard that Zhuangyuanlang wanted to take a concubine in the capital, and Lu Girl's excited heart jumped straight up: If I can be selected, isn't it a beautiful person with talent, a pair of golden boys and jade girls, a wonderful relationship? Therefore, she immediately let her family register for herself, and was lucky to stand out among many star-chasing women and was selected by Yuanlang! The next thing was much simpler: Na Cai was hired, everything was as it was, and finally a flower palanquin, knocking and carrying Lu Girl into Yuanlang's apartment.
As a result, a newlywed couple was immersed in a festive atmosphere. It wasn't until after the visit, in the shadow of the flickering red candle, that the bride glanced at the groom's official and was surprised: Is this him? Is this the new section leader who rode a horse and rode the streets the other day and won thousands of applause? Oops, the contrast between him and the young, handsome and dashing Yuanlang depicted in the novel's songbook and what he expected in his mind is really too big and too big! Lu Girl seemed to have been hit head-on, and she suddenly had the feeling of the sky spinning. After a while of relief, I couldn't help but cry bitterly: Yes, he was the new branch leader, the Fifty-seventh Year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1718) Peng shu branch leader! However, why was Lady Lu so surprised?
The introduction introduced this Yuanlang: his name is Wang Yingquan, and he is indeed a Jiangsu Changshu person. However, in the year of the examination, he was already in his forties. What's worse is that the southerner and northern phases, he is not only not related to the flow of the wind, but also "waist and abdomen ten circumference", is a big fat man with a big belly and poop, just from the appearance, it is simply a rough and stupid village man; what is even more difficult to accept is that he is also "long in the face" - because he was born of smallpox when he was a child, he fell a face of marijuana!
Lu Girl was very upset! However, at this point, what else can there be but to hide in the new house and swallow and cry! The guests of Hexi outside were shouting endlessly: except for a few of Wang Yingquan's relatives and friends in the capital, most of them were in the "same year" as Wang Mou, who was admitted to the jinshi at the same time. Among them, a few of them were intent on letting Wang Yingquan have some foreign appearances, and kept pouring wine into the groom's official: Hey, I didn't expect that you, a middle-aged cannabis child, was actually blessed and married to a young girl of a wonderful age like a flower! She's only a few years younger than your biological children, right? Obviously, Wang Yingquan already had a wife and children in his hometown of Changshu, but in that era, it was perfectly normal for successful people to marry several aunts and wives, not to mention that he was the first big leader in the world! And this groom official, indeed has the bold character of the northerners, coupled with the fact that he is really happy in his heart, he does not refuse, cup after cup, although he is known for his large amount of wine, after all, he cannot stand the crowd and is drunk. When the people helped him into the cave room with all hands and feet, he was already groggy and unconscious, and he had the slightest feeling of pity for Xiang Xiangyu!
Lu Girl was even more annoyed: Is there a groom official like you? The first night of the wedding was so messy!
The annoying thing was not over, and in the middle of the night, the groom's official suddenly vomited heavily, and the filth mixed with the pungent smell of wine and fishy spoiled the pillow and the quilt to the point of misery, even the bride's shirt was not spared! Lu Girl really couldn't help it, thinking that she was going to live with such a cargo for a lifetime, and suddenly all her thoughts were gray: it was over, it was over, instead of living day after day like this, it was better to die clean! Looking at the nearly five times, the desperate Lu girl had a horizontal heart, tied a red silk to the roof beam, and hanged herself.
After this tragedy spread, there was a prank - perhaps a certain "same year" who intended to make Wang mou appear that night, and also wrote a joint ridicule:
"The national color is too delicate to be a concubine, and although the title is good, it is not a lang."
Blindly chasing the stars is certainly wrong, and it is even more regrettable that blind star chasing has led to tragedy. In fact, if poor Lu Girl could have calmed down at that time, the big mistake had already been made, and it might not be necessary to embark on a desperate road. If you can pass the examination, you must have its superiority. Look at Wang Yingquan's life path after that: because of his profound knowledge and splendid chest, his career was once quite smooth. Later, because of his relative integrity and sharpness, he offended the powerful, resigned and returned to his hometown, taking pleasure in chanting poems and writings and lecturing, and it should be said that he was also worthy of himself and his family. If Lu Girl can accompany him, it should be quite beneficial; perhaps, she can also get a little interest in life, right?
The daughter is sad, one sad blindly chasing the stars will be bitter wine; the daughter is sad, and the second is sad and does not dare to face the reality. Since bitter wine is made by yourself, you should summon up the courage to drink it and face life strongly. As long as you have enough courage to face reality and have enough courage to bear your own faults, you may be surprised to find that God will open a window for you while closing a door...
Unfortunately, one mistake after another, finally makes the flower season girl incense and jade, how not to strangle people!