《Destiny in Deep Clouds》


 C1

    001 Wu Family


    When he woke up again, he received all the information from the original owner.


    But now, he was lying in bed, with an old lady serving him and drinking his medicine.


    "Third young master, it''s not that I''m talking to you, but you should rest after you drink the medicine. The house is a mess right now, so I don''t have the time to take care of you." After the old woman fed him the medicine, she went out.


    Only Wu Yong was left lying on the bed blinking his eyes.


    Or perhaps, it would be more appropriate to call him Wu Youwei.


    Wu Family, could also be considered as an official''s family, just that their official positions were empty. It was said that they were the commands of an inherited sect, and although their rank was high, if they didn''t have actual power, it would just be a waste of time.


    The officials did not have to pay taxes, the Wu Family s had been in business for generations, and the family''s land was filled with gold and silver.


    But with the death of Old Master Wu, Wu Family meant for his eldest son, Wu Jun. This Wu Jun was already thirty years old, and even his eldest son had to say he was close to his parents, but with the death of the old man, his eldest son had to act as his eldest son for three years.


    At this time in the Ming Dynasty, when etiquette was so perverted that it was impossible for a woman to show her face, let alone one to show her feet!


    Furthermore, all women had to wrap their legs around themselves. Normally, they did not step out of the door at all. Anyway, ever since he woke up, he had never seen any female members of this house before!


    It was said that there was a wife in Wu Family, a eldest young mistress, a eldest young mistress, a second young miss, a third young miss, and a fourth young miss!


    There were also various housekeeper wives and grand maidservant s. In the original owner''s memory, other than kowtowing during the new year, he had never seen any of these female family members appear even when they were having their meals.


    What he saw was this old woman in front of him!


    This body was very young, not a young one. It should be a young one, only fifteen years old, but already a provincial graduate.


    Perhaps it was because a bastard like him was too outstanding, because his aunt was "killed" when he was admitted into the Elementary Scholar level. After he became filial piety, the Master still cared for him well, and three years later, he was admitted into the provincial graduate. This time, the one who died was the Master.


    Madam had long since disliked him, but he was still a provincial graduate. He absolutely could not act rashly.


    But what can''t happen in this backyard?


    Thus, he had a young and beautiful girl try to seduce him, making him cause a scandal during the filial period. In the end, that foolish brat actually fell into the water himself to avoid maidservant who had thrown himself into his arms!


    In addition, during the mourning period, people ate cold food and drank plain water. People who were not well to begin with died in one illness!


    The Madam Wu wished that he would die!


    He hadn''t gotten a doctor to treat him at all. When he arrived, the other party had a fever of who knows how many times, and there wasn''t even anyone who could take care of him!


    Only his attendant was crying.


    He only found out later that it was just a attendant that was assigned here a few days ago. Originally, the people who served him, upon seeing that he was no longer in a good position, had all sought somewhere else, just this new person, because he was sold in by the human trader and did not know who his parents were. He did not have any relatives or family members in the palace, so he was assigned to this place.


    The old woman served him and took his medicine before she left, leaving the errand boy to watch over him.


    This child was also dumb, as the son of a concubine, he was actually so outstanding. His father was really good to him, but his Blood Mother hated him to the bones, his two legitimate sons, the two bastard sons, the eldest son, Wu Jun, was obviously still alive and well, but the second son "died when he was eleven years old";


    Wu Peng was the oldest and the most good-for-nothing of all the bastard children. She ate, drank and gambled, and spent all her time in debauchery. Madam Wu had found him a wife who was like a soft potato, and she couldn''t stop him!


    He died on a woman''s belly at the age of twenty-five. It was not a good thing to have a son.


    It was also because of the death of this bastard that the old man was unable to resist. A wave of anxiety also passed away.


    Right now, the house was full of wails and howls all day, and there wasn''t the slightest bit of oily food to be had.

 C2

    002 Spirit Spring


    "Young Master, how are you?" The little errand boy came over with a teapot in his hand. "Xiaoxiao went to ask the kitchen auntie for a pot of hot water."


    "It''s pretty good. Have you eaten yet?" Wu Youwei asked him.


    "Yes, I did. I ate at the chef Room." Xiaoxiao took out a small cloth bag from her bosom. There were four sweet biscuit inside it. "These are for Young Master."


    "Why are you so good to me?" Wu Youwei was puzzled.


    The little girl smiled. "I was just selling this to you. I was going to get some heavy work to do over there, or did you say that you were passing by? What kind of heavy work can you do with such a little kid?" "The fourth steward assigned me to the errand boy''s place. I studied for more than a month, and then learned a few words. Hehe, I feel pretty good. At least I know how to write this little one''s name ¡­"


    In fact, he didn''t know who the servant was at the beginning, but then he realized that no one was there and he didn''t give the steward any gift, so he was thrown into this courtyard to be a errand boy for someone who was about to die, "I also heard that if the master died, then this little errand boy would die with him. Even if I didn''t, I''m afraid that my family would be able to become a monk or monk ¡­"


    Wu Youwei: "¡­!"


    As expected of the peak of feudal society, this rule really made one want to vomit!


    After bypassing this topic, Wu Youwei understood that in this era, whoever''s personal attendant was, they would be considered to be one of their own.


    He was the master and they were slaves, so he was in trouble and they couldn''t get any better off.


    However, he was a slightly promising son of a concubine. If not for that, his predecessor would not have been able to live so long!


    "Xiaoxiao, there''s something that I need your help with ¡­" Wu Youwei gave a small mission to Ye Xiao in a low voice.


    "Rest assured young master, I understand!" Ye Zichen patted his chest and promised.


    Wu Youwei lay down to rest.


    He waited until there was no one around before he started to meditate and enter the space. It was very small and was only the size of a single house. There was only a tiny pool of water inside, and it was unfathomably deep.


    There was only a pool of water and a small jade table. On the table, there was a spoon of the same texture, probably for scooping up water, and a jade bowl beside the lotus flower.


    Jade was good jade, Ghost Grease Jade, even if Wu Youwei did not know it, the original owner of his body knew it!


    After Old Master Wu passed the examination to the provincial graduate, he gave him a Ghost Grease Jade jade pendant.


    At that time, Madam Wu thought that the gift she had given was too heavy, but the old man was willing.


    He didn''t drink any water, because he didn''t know if the water was good or bad. Of course, it looked good, but he remembered that there was a mother river in Journey to the West!


    He didn''t want to be that pregnant Zhu Bajie!


    His body was still weak, but now that he was awake, his memory was blurry.


    Every day, he would take his medicine on time because the old master had died. In his memory, the old lady didn''t cry much, she was just too busy.


    Of course she was busy. To the old master of that damned ghost house, the madame valued the hereditary position of the eldest son.


    The original owner knew that the Blood Mother did not like him, but he never thought that they would let the maidservant frame him before the old man even had the first seven years of his life!


    Right now, they had not succeeded in framing him. They would make their move against him in the future, so if he were to make the first move, he would suffer the same fate!


    It was because the Blood Mother held the upper hand!


    This was a strict middle Ming Dynasty. If a person''s reputation was ruined, especially since he was a liberal arts provincial graduate, even spittle would drown him!

 C3

    003 The secret discussion between mother and son of Wu family


    He remembered that he had mentioned the conditions, but he didn''t remember if King Yama had agreed or not.


    There was nothing in the space other than the stones and the pool water, as well as the set of items made of jade.


    There was no land that he could cultivate, no gold mine, no medicinal herbs. He did not have anything from novels!


    It was just water that was used for some unknown reason!


    Or could he have a baby just by taking a sip?


    Just thinking about it made him shudder!


    However, he was a modern man, so how could he not play with the ancient people?


    The novels he had read were not for nothing!


    At the very least, he had to get rid of this Wu Family first!


    In the future, legitimate brother would be the one in charge of this house. Blood Mother and her first wife would be in charge of the house.


    He clearly knew how the original owner died!


    Who would have thought that the judge would be so disloyal and give him everything in terms of conditions, but even let him be a bastard!


    If he knew this would happen, he would have requested for it!


    At the same time, Madam Wu was dressed in plain white, and head-ornaments''s eyes were red with pearls. Occasionally, she would press the handkerchief to the corner of her eyes, and it would count as testing her tears.


    Wu Jun walked in: "Mother, someone has already written a report to the imperial government, the title of hereditary position should be fine."


    "That''s good!" Madam Wu was very satisfied, she will be the old mistress from now on.


    If the old man died, she would die. As the old mistress, her title would be raised another level. This was the custom of the imperial government, and the grade of the daughter-in-law would not be higher than hers.


    Old Madam Wu wiped the corner of her eyes again, "Your father is a wise man, so he will definitely rest in peace ¡­"


    "Mother, don''t be sad! You still have a son!" Wu Jun quickly kneeled to show his filial piety.


    The wife of Wu Jun who was beside Old Madam Wu, the current Madam Wu, also kneeled down along with his. "Mother, don''t be sad, your daughter-in-law will definitely be more filial towards you!"


    In fact, he was very happy in his heart. If the old man died, then so be it. He would just make way for his husband!


    Old Madam Wu was actually happier. After the old master passed away, she did indeed feel sad, but after feeling sad, she felt happy!


    The little imps that the old master had raised had finally fallen into her hands!


    "Mother, after twenty-seven, let''s go to the funeral procession. It''s not a big deal to stay at home for a long time." Wu Jun suggested in a small voice.


    "Hmm, there''s no need to tell that to the western courtyard. It''s best if he dies from illness. If he doesn''t die, then he''s unfilial!" Old Madam Wu felt aggrieved in her heart when she thought of that bastard.


    "Of course, if the younger brother died with his father due to excessive grief, then it would be due to filial piety. However, when the father''s funeral was held, he did not appear, so ¡­" That would mean being unfilial!


    It would be easy to ruin the reputation of the people outside. What future could an unfilial provincial graduate candidate have?


    As the eldest sister-in-law, she would never say a word. In any case, there was her mother-in-law above her, so she could take care of her husband''s concubines. As long as they did not give birth to a concubine, she could bear with it.


    Three days later, Wu Youcai finally had the strength to get out of bed. He ran over and told him, "Young Master, tomorrow will be the seventh day. After the seventh day, there will be the funeral!"


    Wu Youwei thought to himself that it was true!


    "Help me put on my clothes, the two of us will quietly ¡­" Wu Youcai had some strength now. Although he was not as strong as a martial arts master or a burly man, he was at least a man. Even if his strength was small, he could walk on his own.


    The little guy swiftly put on the undergarment.


    The one who died was his father, and according to the rules, he had to wear mourning.

 C4

    He was fooled!


    These days, Wu Youquan did not take a bath, did not have the opportunity nor was there anyone to boil water for him. Even if he asked for it ¡­ Who would bring him a tub of hot water?


    The servants were all busy. It was already difficult enough for a little boy to get a pot of hot water. Could it be that a young boy like him would help him use a teapot to slip through the water for a bath?


    He dressed in filial clothes and went to the mourning hall. On the way to the mourning hall, he walked with Xiaoxiao with his head lowered.


    It wasn''t that they hadn''t met people before, but there were a lot of people coming and going in the house. All of them were in a hurry, and no one had time to pay attention to the two of them.


    On the way, he thought of many things.


    The reason why he was still alive and kicking these past few days was because he had secretly taken a sip of the Spirit Spring Water. Only after a few days of being awake did he slowly clear his mind.


    F * ck, he was tricked by those ghosts!


    A good background?


    Of course, official family.


    Have a name?


    Yes, provincial graduate, as the proverb goes, "I am a poor Elementary Scholar, but I am rich."


    Deposit?


    Very little, at most a hundred taels of silver.


    A house?


    Yes, the eldest of the family. From the original owner''s memories, he knew that the family was very big and had a large population.


    Land?


    Yes, he was from the family, and he was a bastard son. Even if he could inherit some of his family property, it wouldn''t be too much.


    A servant?


    I do, but other than a silly little thing, I don''t even have a maidservant.


    In fact, there were, but after the old gramps passed away, the old granny who served him, the maidservant, the attendant, all ran out to find a way out. They did not want to fight with him, in the past they had to see the old master pamper his little son, which was why they were so attentive and attentive, now that the old master had died, the young master had taken over his family business, the Young Master was just a small little provincial graduate, why did they want to compete with the young master?


    Furthermore, the Old Mistress had previously disliked the Young Master, why did he fall into the water and get sick? They all wished that the Young Master would just leave like this!


    In case they go back to him.


    Actually, Wu Youcai couldn''t wait for them to not come back. With this silly little thing here, he could still fool them. If it were those astute servants, they would be able to tell that he was different.


    In fact, Wu Youwei did not want to stay in this home any longer. This Blood Mother hated him to the bones.


    If he stayed here, he would only end up like Second Brother.


    In the original owner''s memories, Second Brother was also a concubine. When he was young, Second Wife had high expectations for this son of his.


    And the result?


    When he went to the study at the age of seven, he was ten years old, he could still only recite the Three Character Classic, he had learned to gamble by the age of thirteen, and from then on the month''s worth of money would never be in his pocket again for three days.


    Even at the age of twenty, he was still unable to pass the Elementary Scholar examination. Every time he took the Imperial Examinations, he would either have diarrhea, a fever, a runny nose, or he would fall asleep in Beauty Champion the night before.


    In the end, he fought with a popinjay in the brothel, and his face was ruined.


    From then on, he had no way to take the Imperial examinations. Because the imperial court wanted to obtain a scholar, face was very important.


    Those who are handicapped do not want to; those who are in good condition do not want to; neither do those whose family is not well qualified.


    This was because Shang Jia, minor official and other lower class families could not take the Imperial examinations within three generations.


    When he was twenty years old, he didn''t achieve anything. His mother, who was from a second house, died due to depression.


    He thought back to the original owner''s memories, the time when he was an Elementary Scholar, the look in Second Brother''s eyes were filled with envy.


    When he passed the provincial graduate exam, Second Brother got drunk. That day, the original owner saw the Second Brother cry for the first time.


    Because of this, Second Brother was scolded by his big brother and mocked by his big brother. Then, he arranged a marriage for him.

 C5

    005 Shrine


    How long did it take to get married?


    He died on a woman''s belly. Luckily, he had a son who left him a incense burner.


    Moreover, her second sister-in-law was a soft faced melon character. Coincidentally, she had made up her mind to protect the festival and became a woman.


    In Ming Dynasty, women were respected very much. If they were lucky, they would end up with a chastity memorial archway, where all the girls in the clan would have a good home when they married.


    It was a pity that Second Sister-in-law was still as young as the flower.


    This made Wu Youwei think of Li Wan Palace in "Dream of the Red Chamber".


    As he walked, he quickly approached the mourning hall.


    What he didn''t know was that there was a pair of eyes watching him.


    Seeing that he had followed attendant into the mourning hall, the person turned around the corner and left. There was a servant lying on the ground at the corner, reeking of alcohol.


    Wu Youwei, who had entered the mourning hall earlier, was still struggling with his name.


    He called Wu Youwei now because the ancient people called him by his first name to show their friendliness. However, he still had to call him by his first name.


    There were quite a few people standing in the mourning hall.


    Although the Old Master commanded by the Imperior Guardian, it was given to him by the Imperial Court after his death.


    In truth, there were not many people who had come. In a place like the capital, Wu Family could only be considered as a small official household. Unless one had actual power, there were very few people who could truly use Wu Family.


    Of course, that was on the surface. In reality, many small families were envious of Wu Family, after all, Wu Family did not need to pay taxes.


    To put it bluntly, Wu Family was such a high and mighty structure.


    In the capital, where there were many royal relatives and relatives like dogs everywhere, it was not very obvious for people like them to live in.


    Therefore, there were not many guests. It was just that because Wu Youcai had been admitted into the provincial graduate at the time, but because of his family, he did not attend the feast, nor did he pay any attention to the master. The people who came were only two or three good friends from the same high school.


    However, they brought with them their master''s offering.


    How young is a fifteen year old provincial graduate?


    It would not be wrong to call him a young genius. If not for his father''s death, master would have immediately come to visit.


    It was a pity that because of his father''s funeral, the original owner had never paid respects to master before.


    Furthermore, the grade of the master was higher than the old man''s. They could not lower themselves to him.


    However, the offering was also a sign of importance.


    This made Wu Jun''s expression turn ugly. Even the Old Madam Wu did not expect that the little bastard would actually have the same thoughts as the master.


    Thinking about Wu Yong''s age, he was really stuck in his chest in one breath.


    He couldn''t get out, nor could he get in.


    "Why can''t I see him?" Liu Daxia, who was from the same group as Wu Yong, couldn''t help but to ask when he saw that there were no signs of Wu Yong.


    "He ¡­ "Home ¡­" Wu Jun could not speak, but Old Madam Wu could. Just as she was about to say "I''m too ugly to speak of outside" and throw some dirty water on Wu Yong, she suddenly howled and trembled in fright.


    This person, once he had done something shameful, a ghost would naturally appear in his heart. He was suddenly frightened by the sound of crying and almost had a heart attack.


    A frail and frail person dressed in a tattered and tattered robe rushed in, pouncing straight towards the coffin. "Father! Father! Your son is late! Father! "


    [I haven''t washed this man''s smell of medicine in days, right?


    Furthermore, the way he was dressed in mourning was the style of a father and son. However, from the looks of it, the cloth was not even comparable to the sackcloth tied around the waist of the servants in the family.


    When he raised his head again, Liu Daxia was shocked.


    He had a loud voice and was quite tall. With his shout, almost everyone in the mourning hall could hear him.


    Wu Yong, Wu Youwei, the little genius of Wu Family, and a fifteen year old young provincial graduate, how did he create such a situation? He was even more of a beggar than a beggar.


    Old Madam Wu''s vision turned black, I''m finished!


    Wu Jun was also at a loss on what to do.


    The Madam Wu lowered his head and kept it in.


    All of the juniors of the Wu Family lowered their heads in silence. Their little uncle, didn''t he say he was going to die? Why did he come out alive?


    Only her second sister, Lady Wu Meng, bowed her head without showing any expression.

 C6

    006 Let''s have a go at the house


    Who was Wu Youwei?


    He read a few novels, but of course, they were all from his students. He never spent money to buy novels to read; as long as he went to the dormitory to check, and handed in all the books after class, he would have all sorts of novels.


    Wasn''t it just a house fight?


    He also knew that his previous self was too outstanding, and the old lady had long since disliked him. Furthermore, with her current birth mother not being able to bury him in the ancestral grave, he had buried her in a desolate mountain beside a manor where Wu Family, which was raised her, had once been buried.


    Her parents were also buried together with her. The old couple had an only child by their side, but if they were to say that the only child was a concubine, the old couple didn''t even get a breath of air and died.


    According to Wu Youwei, the other party might want to recruit a son-in-law so that their daughter could have a girlfriend. Wu Youwei thought that the other party might want to recruit a son-in-law so that their daughter could have a girlfriend. In the future, their daughter could have a son, which would be under their family''s name.


    The original owner''s intelligence was very high, otherwise it would not have been possible for him to enroll in the Elementary Scholar examination and then enter provincial graduate.


    They were all descendants of the original owner''s mother race. Otherwise, how could a family like Wu Family raise any good scholars?


    The original owner really suffered a loss!


    The mother of the original owner had suffered an even greater loss.


    However, he couldn''t afford to take care of himself now. As long as he could survive this ordeal, he would walk the path of the original owner in the future. He would at least live for over a hundred years.


    He couldn''t possibly be so sullen in the past few decades, right?


    Therefore, he had to have a duel in the house first.


    The two provincial graduate s who came with Liu Daxia were also dumbfounded. They had seen Wu Yong before, because there were very few Elementary Scholars and they were only fifteen. During the examination, even the examiners had a deep impression of him.


    The little Wu Yong at that time, was really the attention of everyone present!


    The youngster did not say that it was a beautiful tree, but it was definitely a beautiful tree.


    And now?


    Those who didn''t know about it would think that the person running over was a beggar!


    Furthermore, it was already small to begin with. Now, it looked even skinnier!


    "What exactly is going on? How could you... How did it become like this? " The two provincial graduate s who came with Liu Daxia stared with wide eyes: "You ¡­"


    "Oh, oh, his father went. This child is too sad ¡­" Old Madam Wu held on, "Even if I can''t eat, I won''t be able to sleep either ¡­"


    "Father!" Father! Your son is unfilial! " Wu Youjiu was crying so hard that the smell of the medicine covered the taste of the ginger in his sleeve.


    When this object was smeared on his eyelids, tears streamed down his face. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn''t be able to stop it.


    "If you are a good brother, please forgive me." Liu Daxia knelt down and helped him up: "Uncle has gone, we will see how you suffer."


    "I... "I ¡­" Wu Youwei wanted to say something, but when he saw Blood Mother''s and legitimate brother''s eyes, he immediately shrunk as if he was frightened by them.


    Old Madam Wu was so angry!


    What do you mean by that?


    Wu Jun was extremely embarrassed. "Little brother, get up."


    Actually, Wu Yong had already been helped up. The reason he did not move forward was because the smell on his body was too smelly.


    "You''re a good brother, your ¡­ The servant didn''t give you... A bath? " He was too smelly, even Liu Daxia could not stand it.


    "These days, I''ve been feeling drowsy. I don''t know what day it is, but I''m the only bookkeeper in the courtyard. He''s so young, and he can barely feed me and feed me ¡­" As a modern man, Wu Youcai did not care about the "ugly family". He just wanted to make a ruckus and let everyone know how they treated him.


    Actually, that medicine had already been simmered countless times. If he hadn''t added spirit spring water into it, he would have died without a sound like the original owner.

 C7

    007 First performance


    "How dare you!" Old Madam Wu could not afford to lose such a person.


    However, Wu Jun could not bear to lose face for such a person. If people knew that he had treated the illegal brother whose name his father had just passed away in, would his reputation be good? Could Wu Jun''s position still be taken?


    "These servants, no matter how many days they have spent, even Young Master would dare to slight them." Old Madam Wu sternly said: "Butler!"


    "Here!" Housekeeper Wu Da Wei was the youngest son of Old Master Wu''s wet nurse. He had worked as a housekeeper for twenty years, and he was truly a smart guy.


    "Repel those who are disrespectful to the Young Master and have them cheat and cheat for me. Call for the human trader to come and take them away! "Leave no one alive!" Old Madam Wu''s voice was especially loud: "Our Wu Family cannot tolerate servants who dare to bully Young Master."


    Although the person was his own servant, Old Madam Wu pointed out that Wu Youcai could not even control his servant and was bullied by his servant.


    And this is a master of the provincial graduate!


    Did he think that he was useless?


    Wu Youwei did not want to suffer this loss, "Is the steward willing? Mother, the manservant in charge of my yard, is the housekeeper''s youngest son. "


    In the original owner''s memory, this grand maidservant did not have much of a good impression of his close self. On the contrary, he felt that this grand maidservant was extremely baffling and would always close in on him when he was in his service.


    The steward had already changed his attitude when the madame spoke.


    He thought that at most, it would only be a penalty of a month''s money or twenty big boards or something like that. He thought that at most, it would be a penalty of a month''s money or a twenty big boards or something like that.


    Selling it would be different.


    Slaves who committed crimes were not recommended in the human trader. They were either sold to work in remote areas or sold to work in mines.


    It was like how a large clan would not have a human trader recommend them to buy this kind of servant.


    He thought that if Young Master was not successful, he would not have to pay much attention to it. Since the house was busy, his youngest son would stay at home for the next two days to have a rest and go out to play a few games. He was waiting for the young master to die, so he could return home to mourn.


    They saw that the Young Master would soon be separated from his family.


    Although some people said that "with the presence of her parents, no one would split up", that was an ordinary family with a hundred people. With a family like Wu Family, how could the old lady continue to see Young Master in front of her as an eyesore?


    The branch family also had their own rules, 90% for a direct descendant and 10% for a concubine.


    Even if there was only one direct descendant and ninety concubines, the concubine would only be able to split that 10% evenly. This was no different from a clean marriage.


    10%. Although Young Master was the only bastard left, who knew how much wealth his family owned?


    What would be the point on the surface, after dividing it by ten percent?


    Moreover, it was impossible for his family to give him too good things, because other than the bastard Young Master, there were also the third generation of direct descendants and concubines. All sorts of young masters, young miss Sun, and a large family of children needed to get married and have children.


    It was also because of this that he let his youngest son and his eldest granddaughter become a first-rate grand maidservant in the Young Master.


    He could even take the opportunity to seduce the Young Master, saying that he couldn''t fall into the trap of an aunt.


    At that time, the madame was supportive of this kind of thing. Since she was assigned to the Young Master, there was no such thing as ugly.

 C8

    008 Friendship with a Classmate


    Who would have thought such a thing would happen today?


    With so many people present, it would be hard for him not to get hurt.


    "What happened to the butler? They are also the servants of our Wu Family. " The old mistress was expressionless, but she had already gripped her handkerchief tightly.


    She had spent a lot of effort to arrange this housekeeper to have one wife and two concubines. The wife was her companion in marriage to her maidservant; one of the concubines was her eldest son''s maidservant and the other was the Great daughter-in-law''s maidservant.


    Of course, they were not the personal maidservant, they were just coming out from their own courtyard.


    "Little brother, what you said was wrong." Wu Jun said: "To take care of a servant is one thing, to punish a servant is another. The people in your courtyard must all have sold it, in exchange for some loyal and hardworking ones."


    "In the past few days, I''ve been able to live, but it was all thanks to my little favor of taking care of him. He''s my errand boy." Wu Youjiu cried, "I can''t repay kindness with hatred."


    Wu Jun''s face first changed, this meant that he was not grateful for the other person''s kindness!


    Ancient Man Yun: Name with orthodoxy, character with morals.


    Wu Jun had given the original owner such an arrogant and conceited word. The original owner had truly died from grievance!


    It would be weird for him to have a good impression of Wu Jun!


    Wu Jun did not see much in this little brother of his.


    When he belittled Wu Youwei, Wu Youwei dug holes for him and poured dirty water over him.


    "Since he''s your errand boy, and also loyal, then I''ll leave it to you." A small errand boy couldn''t even scrape up a splash.


    "Since it''s for sale, it just so happens that since I''ve just arrived and the courtyard is empty, I might as well buy them." Liu Daxia suddenly opened his mouth: "To be able to serve in my courtyard, I think all of them are very clever."


    It was unknown whether it was "smart" or "fierce".


    The butler was pale.


    This Master Liu provincial graduate was acquainted with the Young Master during the exam. Now that they were in the Imperial Examinations, he had bought a place to stay. Indeed, he did not bring anyone with him.


    However, if his own youngest son and the eldest granddaughter fell into his hands, what difference would it be to him?


    The provincial graduate s were born to be allies.


    They were the same master, so in the future, their relationship would be very important.


    During the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations had been perfected, and there was a natural network of connections between the two of them that allowed them to support each other in the government.


    Liu Daxia and the rest came, not only for Wu Youcai, but also for their current provincial graduate. There could not be anyone among them who had a bad reputation, otherwise how would people view them as the same person?


    Wu Family were all thinking of ways to dirty Wu Youcai''s reputation, but he had forgotten that from the moment Wu Youcai entered the provincial graduate, he was no longer alone.


    Together shouldering the gun, a female ticket pass the woman Chang, together with the window, together split dirty.


    The four great irons of life were not just for show. provincial graduate on the same ranking board were their schoolmates.


    Although he felt that this Old Madam Wu did not know what was important and could not tolerate concubines right after his death, he had no choice but to smooth things over, "Alright, let''s talk about this later. The auspicious hour is about to come."


    Master Wu San was the youngest uncle born from the Wu Family, and was close to the Wu Family. When he spoke to smooth things over, Old Madam Wu and Wu Jun immediately followed his steps: "Men, get ready, wake up!"


    They wanted to wake up, so it was impossible for Liu Daxia and the others to stop them, but to be able to pass the provincial graduate exam and become an official, those people''s thoughts were called the Seven Apertures Mystical Exquisite.


    Thinking about buying those servants in the future, if they didn''t sell their Wu Family, then that would be even better, and they would have something to use.


    However, no one noticed that on the beams of the lobby, there was another person sitting there like a leopard cat, looking down at the farce.

 C9

    009 Funeral


    The awakening, the funeral, these were all major events.


    Ancient funerals were especially complicated. In the feudal society, the rank of tombs was distinct. The higher the rank of official, the larger the cemetery, and the higher the grave.


    Zheng Xuan mentioned, "Han Dynasty, the marquis grave height of four zhang, within the pass from the marquis to the Shu people all have their own differences."


    The Tang, Song, Yuan, and Yuan dynasties were already in their infancy. When it came to the Ming dynasty, due to the success of the restoration of the Chinese people, everything sought perfection.


    He was the son of the deceased, but a bastard. He could only follow behind him and carry the coffin, and those who fell to the ground were all the work of the legitimate sons. The women in the family could not help but cry.


    Old Madam Wu cried and howled, "Master! You''re leaving now! Leave me alone, wuu ¡­ Take me with you! Master!


    That was too loud!


    Deafness.


    Although men and women were separated, the Old Madam Wu''s voice could still be heard from far away. The volume of the voice was truly admirable.


    Wu Youwei also cried, but his cry was silent. His eyes were sad, and his heart felt like it was dying.


    Wu Jun was also crying, but he was howling in pain!


    And because Wu Jun was the eldest son, he had to kowtow from the door of his home to the long street. If not for the fact that this was the capital city, according to the rules, he would have had to go from the door of his house to the temple, and then from the temple to the grave. At this time, Wu Youwei was not envious of him at all, it was true!


    If this continued, it would be very easy to get a concussion!


    The truth had proven that Wu Jun was not stupid enough to kowtow so hard. Then, he would definitely have suffered a concussion afterwards.


    Even though there was no ''concussion'' in the Ming Dynasty ¡­


    However, compared to Wu Youjiu''s sincere "crying", these two ladies were much more likely to be acting.


    Wu Jun realized that something was amiss, but what should he do at the funeral? After all, they couldn''t possibly let the people of illegal brother drive him away in front of everyone right?


    Old Madam Wu was also angry. This funeral was going to be so chaotic, who knows what might happen after the funeral.


    As expected, he was born from a lowly servant. He refused to live a good life and insisted on creating a ruckus.


    Back then, that slut was just like that. She could hook up with the old master just for a job, and even if she gave birth to a child, she would still be a debt collector.


    Since their house was in the alley, this side of the alley was knocked out. At the gate, however, the ladies got on the palanquin, a kind of car with a carriage, the kind of car that could be seen on television.


    The Shi family had already settled down in the capital, and the ancestors'' graves were also in the capital. However, it was a bit far from here, so there were graves in the outskirts of the county.


    When they reached the mouth of the alley, Wu Jun said, "illegal brother is very weak, let''s get in the carriage first."


    "Thank you for your understanding, brother, but I want to send father off ¡­" Wu Youcai''s eyes were red, compared to Wu Jun, it was more obvious that Wu Jun was lying.


    "What else? "If you give yourself away again, you will have to lie down!" provincial graduate, who followed along with Wu You as a classmate frowned, "Look at your face, you''re almost catching up to the Undead."


    Liu Daxia also said, "That''s right, I see that you''re afraid that you''ll faint in the next moment."


    A few people tried to persuade Wu Youcai to get on a small carriage, but that small carriage was actually prepared for him by the old man when he was alive. It was so exquisite that it could only fit three or four people, but with his identity as a provincial graduate, it was more than enough.


    Liu Daxia and Liu Jian who followed behind also got on the carriage.


    There were also two burly schoolmates on horses, following the carriage like guards, but one could tell from the clothes they were wearing, they were two provincial graduate Lords.


    From the looks of it, even Wu Jun, the eldest son, had to take a step back. Old Madam Wu was even angrier, it was just that this place was already outside.


    They could only bear with it and go out of the outer city, where they would be inspected at the city gate. However, Wu Family was a family of officials, and since they had inherited the position of a Imperior Guardian, no one made things difficult for them. After the inspection, the funeral procession slowly left the city.

 C10

    010 Joining the legitimate brother in advancing and retreating


    After leaving the city gates, most people stopped crying. They couldn''t really cry all the way, but they still continued to throw away money.


    In the carriage, Liu Daxia advised Wu Youwei, "You should close your eyes and rest first. When you reach the Spirit Storing Room, you will still need to burn the Twilight Paper, and a filial son like you will need to go cry."


    "Thank you, Brother Liu." Wu Youjiu saluted weakly for a moment. Since he was in the car, it was impossible for him to bow down. He could only clasp his hands in greeting.


    "You''re too polite, who knows, this Wu Family ¡­" Sigh, if not for the fact that you sent someone to deliver the information to us, we would not even know about it. Liu Jian said: "It''s just that we can help you for a moment, but not in your life. What plans do you have for the future?"


    Indeed, these four classmates of his were invited over by Wu Youzi to let Xiaoxiao pass on the news. His words were true, and it was impossible for anyone to be unfilial when it came to this subject.


    Their department had many future celebrities.


    "When Father was alive ¡­" As soon as the topic was brought up, Wu Youcai shed two tears. He was more persuasive as he continued, "I have already set up an estate and it is in my name. If my family... I''ll split up. "


    The original owner was indeed very favored, and the old tutor knew that his first wife and son was formidable. After his second son had gone, the old man suddenly understood why his second son had been so smart and confused when he was older.


    The depressed old man immediately fell ill, but in the midst of his illness, he understood that the old man took advantage of his survival to choose a small manor for his beloved son.


    This industry was directly under his son''s name, Wu Youwei. His title was that he needed a quiet place to study during the exam, and he had a great reputation too. He should at least have a place to entertain his close friends.


    At that time, he brought up the topic of inviting his classmates to a gathering, but Old Madam Wu said she didn''t like the noise. Now, with this reason, he gave his old son a small manor.


    He didn''t know what the old tutor was thinking, but on the back mountain of the manor, his mother was buried.


    Old Madam Wu and the others were furious at the time!


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have plotted against the old man the moment he passed away, wanting to ruin his reputation and force the original owner to death.


    It was him.


    In fact, they were also angry, because at this time, what was important was "their parents are here, don''t split up, don''t travel far" and so on.


    How is it like now?


    It was always parents who accompanied them to school, and the children moved wherever they wanted to go.


    It would be unfilial if an elder from an ancient family were to accompany him in reading.


    Furthermore, what the old man had given him was a manor. Although this was not a large fortune within Wu Family, it had still become his private property and it was even given to him by the old man.


    However, at that time, the old man still knew his limits. What he gave was not the manor with the best Wu Family, but an unremarkable little manor.


    The location was good. It was located on a mountain just outside the capital. It was a village with mountains, water, and lakes. It was a half-mountainous village.


    The only problem was that the location was not too good, it was close to the mountains and the roads were not very convenient, there weren''t many lands, but the manor was newly built and had just been completed this autumn.


    "In that case, why don''t you build a house on the manor?" Liu Jian gave him an idea: "Just say that you want to be filial to your father, since that place isn''t far from your family''s ancestral grave ¡­ ¡­"


    "It''s far away." Wu Youwei had known from the time that they were two different places.


    One was to the east, the other was to the west.


    "Then tell her that your health is not good and you are recuperating outside?" Liu Daxia said: "If you go back like this, once we leave, it will really be..."


    Wu Youjiu continued, "It''s called ''disagreeing with Tian Tian'' and ''lackluster''."


    Didn''t the original owner die of grievance just like that?


    "Since little brother knows, what should we do?" What Wu You said made Liu Daxia and Liu Jian happy.


    Of course, it was only for a moment. After all, it was at his father''s funeral.


    Brother Liu, please buy all the servants that are sold in the house and lock them up. As long as they are in your hands, I believe that the butler will take care of little brother. As I live in the front yard, besides brother, even if they want me to go to the back yard, they must have a reason for doing so! Wu Youwei said, "My regards to you. On the fifteenth day of the first year, I will advance and retreat along with the ''legitimate brother''!"