In the 10th year of the Republic of China, Jinyun is twenty-four years old, she wants to marry from Liang, as the name (female branch) of the Cuihua Building of the Eight Hutongs, she has had ten years of fireworks career, has long been tired of the wind and dust, and wants to marry a good man with love and righteousness, and be a housewife who runs the family.
Jinyun was born proud, did not admire the rich, did not want to marry into the rich family as an aunt wife, these years there are many chiefs, second-in-chiefs, rich businessmen want to marry her as a concubine, have been rejected by her, so the years to this day, or the little sister alone ben wulang.
After ten years of being a Cleaner, she only accompanied the guests to play cards every day, talk and laugh, and laugh with wine, but she did not accompany the night.
Now Jinyun has a person in his heart, that is, Mr. Liang, who works in the newspaper, thirty years old, widowed and childless, good-looking, gentle and loyal. Although he often drank flower wine with his friends and CuihuaLou, he treated Jinyun with courtesy and never treated him lightly.
On this day, Jinyun said to Mr. Liang with a smile: "Mr. Liang has been widowed for several years, is there a suitable family affair?" Sir can not be around without personal care, or marry a lady who fills the house early. ”
Mr. Liang smiled and said, "Poor Confucian, what kind of relatives do you marry?" Which girl would want to marry me? Be yourself, homeless and tired. ”
Jinyun lowered his eyes and said shyly, "If sir doesn't give up, how about Jinyun?" Although Jinyun is a dusty woman, as a Qingqiao person, she has never stayed with guests and is still a virgin. Jinyun is willing to marry Mr. Jinyun and serve Mr. Jinyun sooner or later. ”
Mr. Liang looked at Jinyun in amazement and said, "You are the name of the Qinglou (female branch), you are pampered and treated well on weekdays, you eat mountain treasures and seafood, and you wear Aya luo silk satin, won't you be bitter when you marry me, a poor Confucian?" Your little sisters are all married into the rich and blessed as aunts and wives, you may wish to learn from them to marry into the rich and noble family, and it is as if they were marrying me as a poor Confucian. ”
Jinyun raised his eyes, smiled, and looked at Mr. Liang intently and said: "Marrying a rich man as an aunt seems to be blessed, but in fact, she is angry, either angry with the eldest wife, or angry with other aunts." The competition for favors and jealousy is endless, I don't want to live that superficially good-looking day, I want to be a housewife, it doesn't matter if I'm poor and bitter. I can live a rough tea and light meal. ”
Looking at the beautiful and versatile Jinyun, Mr. Liang was a little moved, his first marriage was just an arranged marriage, his wife looked mediocre and illiterate, just a young lady of a small landlord's family, and he did not have a common language as a literati. He stared at Jinyun with affection and said, "Even if you are willing to marry me to live a hard life." But you are worth, I can't afford it. ”
When Jinyun saw that Mr. Liang had the intention of marrying her, his heart was happy, and his eyes flashed, saying: "This is not bad, I have always had savings, the two of us together, maybe it is enough." My mother's side also said that I used to make a lot of money for her, and now that I am old, I can't make money for her for a few years, and she won't catch me. She sold me and just happened to buy a couple of teenage girls to raise. ”
In this way, Jinyun and Mr. Liang went to talk to the old bustard about redemption, and the old bustard said, "Although Jinyun you are not my biological daughter, I have always loved you, you are willing to be good, and I am willing to fulfill it." Your proud temper I know, marry out as an aunt, you are not willing, if you are willing to marry Mr. Liang as a stepmother monogamous life, I as a mother to see you have a good life, but also happy to collect less money. But it is not easy for me to raise you, at least four hundred yuan of ocean redemption fee, if you marry a wide person as an aunt, I will at least collect two or three thousand oceans, but for your good home, I would rather collect less money. I, as a mother, am already righteous enough. ”
Mr. Liang did not have much savings in order to be difficult, only one hundred and forty oceans, and Jinyun also took out all his savings of two hundred oceans, which was still not enough. Mr. Liang was embarrassed and wanted to give up on this matter, and he could only live up to Jinyun's infatuation.
But Mr. Liang's friend Mr. Zhou learned of this and said to Mr. Liang: "She married you solidly, even taking out her own savings, how can you not marry her?" Isn't that sixty oceans apart? I'll lend it to you first, and you'll pay me back in the future. ”
Mr. Liang expressed his gratitude to Mr. Zhou, accepted his sixty pieces of ocean, and delivered three hundred yuan of ocean to the old bustard, and Jinyun redeemed himself as he wished, and married Mr. Liang as a step-wife.
After marriage, Jinyun washed the fat powder, and became a housewife with solid intentions, and only one maid was hired at home, And Jinyun and the maid handled housework together, thriftily and thriftily, and in less than a year, they paid off Mr. Zhou's sixty pieces of ocean.
A few years later, Jinyun gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the daughter was smart and beautiful like Jinyun, and the son looked like Mr. Liang. One day, Jinyun's little sister Jin Mei also visited Jinyun, who was sewing clothes for the child.
The handsome Jinyun wears a blue cloth cheongsam, a big bun behind her head, no jewelry, and looks like a homely housewife. Jin Mei wears a golden embroidered phoenix silk cheongsam, wears a canary hairpin on her head, a gold necklace inlaid with green emeralds hangs from her white neck, and the ruby ring on her fingers shines brightly.
Jin Mei smiled and said delicately, "My sister, how did you personally take care of the servant's work?" ”
Jinyun raised his head and said softly, "The clothes sewn by the maid are not pretty, I personally make some clothes for the children." ”
Jin Mei looked around and looked at the three houses of the Jinyun family, spotlessly clean, not much furniture, extremely simple, and vegetables were still grown in the courtyard, so she said: "Sister Jinyun, what kind of life are you living?" This dress you wear is really not good-looking. If you had married a rich man, why would you have spent such a poor life? ”
Jinyun smiled and said, "I'm living a good life now, I have food and clothing, my husband loves you, and my children are on my knees." ”
Jin Mei skimmed her lips and said, "I am wearing coarse cloth clothes and eating coarse vegetables and light rice, what does this kind of day mean?" ”
Jinyun said slowly, "I just like this day." ”
Jin Mei did not speculate when she saw the words, and casually pulled a few gossip and left. Jinyun lowered his head and continued to concentrate on making clothes for the child.
The beautiful and fashionable Jin Mei came out of the door of Jinyun's house, and when she saw that her car was still parked there, the driver of her family immediately got out of the car respectfully and opened the door for her, and Jin Mei turned around and sat on the car, leaving the dust away.
Jin Mei is also the name (female prostitute) of bada Hutong, married to the textile factory's boss Yu as the third aunt, the life is very rich, but the boss is over fifty years old, more than thirty years older than Jin Mei, the family has a group of children, all day long contradictions.
The eldest wife and the second aunt always find trouble with the young and beautiful Jin Mei, but the good thing is that the boss loves Jin Mei, so Jin Mei will not be bullied at home. She was spoiled and spoiled, and always tried to get bored with the eldest wife.
But Yu Boss is old and frail, can not cope with the young and strong Jin Mei, Jin Mei red apricot out of the wall, and a male maid to get along, was caught in bed by The boss Yu, in the middle of the night, Yu Boss quietly let Jin Mei and her lover throw into the well.
Jin Mei was only in her twenties when she died, which was the age of Ruhua. Men love their women, hate them and want to die. Although Jin Mei is usually pampered, once she cheats on her affair, her husband's love for her turns into hate. But how could she, who was young and enthusiastic, endure the days of being married to the old man?
Jinyun and her husband and children lived a life of rough tea and light meals, and their lifespan ended in eighties.