Vol 3 Chapter 56: Self-knowledge
When Bai Zhankui came to the academy, Yu Hezhang saw that it was recommended by the county magistrate, and in the preliminary test with Bai Zhankui, he found that Bai Zhankui was indeed a good candidate, so he waived all the tuition and miscellaneous fees for Bai Zhankui, and the food expenses were subsidized by the county government, so , Bai Zhankui studied in Yu's Academy without spending any money.
Most of the children in the academy lived in the town, so after finishing their studies, they all went home separately, and only Bai Zhankui boarded in the academy. Yu Hezhang saw that the child loved reading, so he also taught him carefully at night, so at that time, Bai Zhankui met Yu Pingting.
Yu Pingting also loved reading since she was a child, and she has a quiet nature, so she doesn't like the rich men in the town because they have a playful look about them. Quiet, she was soon attracted to Bai Zhankui who was also quietly studying. Bai Zhankui knew that she was the daughter of the dean of the academy, and he took good care of Yu Pingting on weekdays.
At that time Yu Pingting was only fourteen years old, Bai Zhankui was her younger sister, and Yu Pingting was also his brother.
Brother and sister gradually grow up, and gradually fall in love.
Yu Pingting admires Bai Zhankui's hard work and hard work. She loves hardworking and studious people.
Bai Zhankui also fell in love with Yu Pingting because she became more and more slim. Originally a boy from the countryside, he yearned for this well-educated town lady.
At that age, love is pure. Yu Pingting's love for Bai Zhankui is like a moth to a flame, but Bai Zhankui's love for her may be just her ladylike shell.
Their love naturally did not get Yu Hezhang's consent, Yu Pingting married Bai Zhankui in a fit of anger, and carried her back to Baijia Village in a small sedan chair.
On the night of weddings and candles in the bridal chamber, Yu Pingting did not wait for the gentle treatment from her husband like in the book, or the beautiful scene of rubbing hands together.
Bai Zhankui caresses Yu Hezhang Xianping out of anger, and looks down on him. And because of the matter between him and Pingting, he was expelled from the academy by Yu Hezhang, and he was unable to continue his studies in the town's academy, so he felt very resentful and annoyed. When he looked at Yu Pingting, he felt a little bit more resentment.
Everything, as Yu Hezhang guessed, Bai Zhankui was narrow-minded, and speculated that his disapproval of this marriage was because he disliked the poor and loved the rich. And Bai Zhankui doesn't really love Yu Pingting, if he really loves, how can he spread the resentment towards Yu Pingting's father on Yu Pingting?
That night, Bai Zhankui just finished his work in a hurry and left Yu Pingting to continue studying next door.
Yu Pingting lay blankly on the bed alone, everything was like a whirlwind, and she was rude, Bai Zhankui didn't even take off her clothes. However, she understood her husband, who wanted to study hard.
When she got up the next day, she wanted to go to see her husband, but she saw her mother-in-law Chen Jinhua sitting in the hall with a disgusted expression on her face, and when she saw her come out, she said to her father-in-law Bai Youcai angrily, "What's the use of marrying a girl from the town? I just got up now, and I don’t know how to make breakfast for my parents-in-law. When someone marry a daughter-in-law, it’s a blessing, but what about me, Chen Jinhua? Marrying a daughter-in-law is to serve her” She shouted loudly, It seemed to be called to Bai Zhankui in the study.
As soon as Bai Zhankui lifted the curtain and came out, he happened to see Yu Pingting, and his face darkened: "Aren't you going to cook for mother? Didn't you see that mother was hungry?! No one here will serve you!"
Yu Pingting stood in the courtyard for a while, her father's words were confirmed so quickly, she married into the Bai family and wanted to serve her in-laws. However, she has long been mentally prepared for these. Women obey the three virtues and take care of their parents-in-law as a matter of course.
However, she did not expect that Bai Zhankui would be so harsh on her in front of his mother.
Yu Pingting bowed to Chen Jinhua and asked Chen Jinhua to teach her to wash and cook. At that moment, Bai Zhankui showed a satisfied smile, and Chen Jinhua's attitude towards Yu Pingting also changed a little.
From then on, Yu Pingting woke up at Yin hour in the morning, got up early to cook, fed the pigs and cleaned up the vegetable garden, went to the river to wash and wash vegetables, and then cooked and washed dishes. She was busy until You hour in the evening before she could have some time for herself to read and rest.
If there was a mistake, Chen Jinhua would definitely scold her. When Yu Pingting first came, Chen Jinhua couldn't figure out Yu Pingting's temperament, at most she just said a few weird words, but seeing Yu Pingting resigned, she gradually became bolder, no longer being weird, but directly whistling drink.
Yu Pingting still accepts everything and is obedient to Chen Jinhua.
Since she was a child, she has been a young lady in her boudoir, her ten fingers do not touch the spring water, and she has a maid to serve her. How can these housework be learned all at once?
Burning hands while cooking is common. It is also common to go to the manure tank to collect manure and fertilize it gradually on the body, it is also common to wear manure shoulders, it is common to encounter insects when cleaning the vegetable garden, and it is also common to accidentally wash clothes away by the river.
In this way, a pair of bare hands began to become rough, the palms were calloused, and the skin on the shoulders became thicker and thicker.
When I got burned, my mother-in-law said it’s good to blow it off, don’t be too precious.
The shoulders are frayed, and the mother-in-law said that a rag is good, don't be too delicate.
Yu Pingting also kept telling herself that she should not be too precious or too delicate. Because women must obey the three virtues and four virtues, and when they get married, they must obey their husbands, and they must abide by women's virtues, women's words, women's appearance and women's work. Otherwise, she is not a good woman, and she does not want the blind date to criticize her husband for marrying a bitter woman.
Bai Zhankui is her husband. As his wife, she must protect his face. Therefore, she must be a good wife and mother, so that the Bai family can have face in Baijia Village.
Over the past few months, Yu Pingting has become more and more efficient in doing housework, and no longer burns when cooking. The calluses on the palms of the hands will no longer be worn out by hoes. The skin on the shoulders has thickened, and the pain of picking manure is no longer there. When I saw worms in the vegetable field, I caught them and crushed them immediately. I was washing clothes by the river, and I could occasionally catch a fish to add to the vegetables at home.
And during these days, Bai Zhankui has been studying in the study, never turning a blind eye to the pain and grievances of Yu Pingting's marriage. Come out to eat when hungry, shout when thirsty, and Yu Pingting will bring water. Because women marry back to serve their parents-in-law, husbands and children, not to be taken care of and served.
Now the whole family puts Bai Zhankui's study first.
Yu Pingting has no complaints about all of this, she marries a chicken as a chicken, marries a dog as a dog, Bai Zhankui is her own choice, she loves him, she pampers him, she sees him studying hard, the tiredness of the day will dissipate.
After a busy day, she would stand outside the window of Bai Zhankui's study and quietly watch his face while studying, and she began to look forward to Bai Zhankui's champion in the future, and live with her again, like glue, a beautiful and happy time.
Suddenly, she vomited. This spit made the whole family ecstatic.
From her bridal chamber with Bai Zhankui to the present, this is the first time she has seen an excited smile on Bai Zhankui's face, and she began to greet her a few times on weekdays, and when she brought him tea and water, she also asked her not to be too excited. Hard.
The attitude of her mother-in-law, Chen Jinhua, also began to change. She was no longer allowed to get up early during the day, and she was asked to take care of the baby. Chen Jinhua also did some heavy work for her, for fear that something would happen and she would lose her grandson.