Chapter 28

Before the Song Dynasty, and since the Han Dynasty, the concept of observing filial piety for three years has always existed. "Filial piety comes first" is the idea of ​​filial piety advocated by Confucianism. It has experienced a series of evolutions over time. From the initial filial piety system for Confucian officials, to the royal family who also observed filial piety, there have been few emperors who have been able to do so. Guard it for three years.

Later, the filial piety system was restricted to court officials, and the Dingyou system began to appear. Officials whose parents died must resign and go home to observe filial piety. They can not be reinstated after three years.

There are many requirements for observing filial piety, including: no drinking, no eating meat, no staying indoors, no entering public houses, and no good luck. In the "Huidian", there are also clear provisions: do not take wives and concubines, do not replace old talismans in the house, etc. [Note 1]

Of course, the degree of strictness is different for ordinary people.

If ordinary people were allowed to stay at home without working for three years, a large number of people would probably starve to death.

Therefore, the duration of filial piety observance for many people is mostly "the last seven days", which adds up to a total of forty-nine days. [Note 2]

Some of the unsophisticated lower-class people start working in the fields after the first seven days. Otherwise, what will the whole family eat?

Therefore, even in the Song Dynasty, the Dingyou system became more stringent, and those who strictly abided by the contract were still the royal family, court officials, officials and wealthy families. But at present, the impact on the lower class people is still small.

Twelve months after the death of parents, normal marriages abound.

The Xu family and the Wang family originally decided to get married within a twelve-month period, so there was no need to choose another auspicious day.

Therefore, Xu Yi had never thought before that after Xu's father and Xu's mother died of illness, the Wang family had long thought of breaking off the engagement.

Mrs. Qian took advantage of her position as an elder, pointed at Xu Yi, and scolded her disdainfully: "I originally thought that I just came to see you. If you are a good person, I can just marry my sister Mei to you." . But look what these are! Why did you borrow this kind of furniture to show off your face to me?"

Xu Yiyan moved:

"What? What's that look? Could it be that I told you wrongly?" Madam Qian's chest swelled with anger and she stopped breathing. Her mouth was dry as she spoke, but when she looked at the turbid tea, she had no intention of drinking it. .

She instructed: "Go and call the idle man outside and ask him to buy me a bowl of apricot cold tea, with chopped fruits and raisins."

Xu Yi remained silent.

He raised his hand and pinched the aching forehead. Before, he felt that he was good at dealing with elders, but it seemed that there was a prerequisite - except for the shrewd elders.

"Ms. Qian."

Xu Yi said coldly. He looked at her indifferently. He just listened to all the previous remarks, but this still involved the Xu family.

Now he is the only one in the Xu family. If he doesn't fight, no one will fight for him.

He would not comment on his academic level, but he was strong in body, mind, and filial piety, and could not tolerate being belittled by an outsider.

Xu Yi sneered: "Mrs. Qian, you have such a loud tone. Could it be that if I call you Mrs. Qian, you will really act like an elder? If your Wang family wants to break off the engagement, then you should have a good attitude, not me." I'm begging you, but you're begging me."

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Qian's face changed slightly.

Xu Yi: "You are talking so much just because you want to get the marriage certificate back. Because of this matter, let's just talk about this matter."

He knocked on the table with his finger and asked her to sit down.

Madam Qian was frightened by his sudden change in aura and sat back obediently.

She didn't dare to act rashly anymore, but waited for Xu Yi's next step.

Xu Yi thought for a while, found relevant memories, and said slowly: "The wedding gift from my Xu family was a pair of gold hairpins, two pieces of silver cakes, one piece of red silk, two pieces of green satin, and a painted flower basket. One load, two pairs of red candles, and eight plates of Sixi fruit pills. Have you brought all of these? "

The original body's parents put a lot of thought into choosing a wife for the original body. These things have been with him since he was very young. I started saving up.

Excluding the betrothal gift brought when picking up the bride, all these things cost more than twenty thousand dollars.

For ordinary people, how long does it take to save this money?

Xu Yi doesn't have to take back this gift, but the Xu family has to!

Seeing that Mrs. Qian's expression had completely changed, Xu Yi tilted his head and said, "It seems that Mrs. Qian didn't bring her here."

"I... of course I brought her." Mrs. Qian's breathing suddenly became unsmooth and she forced herself to say.

She never thought that Xu Yi would be so difficult to deal with, and it was completely different from what she thought.

Didn't she say she only knew how to read? How could she be so shrewd? She had a calculated idea and thought that with just a few words, she could scare the other party into canceling the marriage.

Now he is driving her, riding a tiger with difficulty!

"I brought it with you. I can also return the gift from your Wang family." Xu Yi said lightly.

After saying that, Xu Yi took a sip of tea and stopped talking.

The atmosphere in the main room gradually became anxious, and soon Mrs. Qian couldn't sit still. The weather was sultry, and beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.

Compared with the refreshing Xu Yi, it seems like we are in a different season.

Soon, she made an excuse, saying that she would go back and ask someone to prepare the wedding ceremony, and then discuss the matter of canceling the engagement.

Xu Yi: "Let's go slowly."

After closing the door, Xu Yi splashed the cup of cooled tea into the courtyard.

Xiao Huang wanted to lick it, but he scolded him: "What do you want to drink if others don't drink it? If you want to drink it, I'll make a pot for you."

He turned back to the house and was about to pick up the kettle when he thought, Xiao Huang can drink tea. ?.

It seems that he has never heard his friend who studied animal medicine say that dogs cannot drink tea, so it should be fine if they drink a little.

Xu Yi poured a cup, handed it to Xiao Huang, rubbed its head, and watched it finish licking it happily. Looking at it, Xu Yi's bad moods were swept away. An outsider who would soon have nothing to do with him was not worth his anger.

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He family.

He Linqiu saw Xu Yi coming and opened the door happily to greet him: "Brother Yi, you are here."

"Yes." Xu Yi nodded.

He stepped into the main hall of the He family and saw Mrs. He sitting on a chair, slightly bent over, carefully embroidering the colors on the embroidery shed. When she heard him come in, she hurriedly put it down and raised her eyes to look at Xu Yi.

As soon as Xu Yi called out "Ms. He", he heard her asking: "Have you received the guests? Why didn't you stay for lunch?"

"She has something to do, so she will leave first." Xu Yi said lightly.

Mrs. He heard that something was wrong in his tone, she frowned and asked softly: "But what's the matter?"

Xu Yi shook his head: "It's not an important matter, it will be taken care of soon."

He really didn't want to say it, Mrs. He She wanted to ask but had no idea, so she sighed softly, shook her head and said with a smile: "Brother Qiu is fooling around, why are you following in the nonsense? If I feel uncomfortable, I will know where it is that I need you to come over. Pulse diagnosis, people who don't know think something big has happened.

"Mother, just let Brother Yi take a look and let me feel at ease." He Linqiu came out with tea and said helplessly. His demeanor and eyes kept running toward Xu Yi.

Xu Yi received his hint and followed his words: "Brother Qiu is right. I happen to be learning to diagnose pulse recently. Madam He, please do me a favor and try it for me." "

Oh, I can't speak to you . "Ms. He seemed to be complaining, but actually she felt warm in her heart. She was quite satisfied to have such a caring and filial son.

Looking at Xu Yi again, he has finally come out of it, and he is much more energetic than before.

Xu Yi came prepared. He took out the pulse pillow, placed it on the table, and asked Mrs. He to stretch out her right hand first.

After examining his right hand, Xu Yi switched to his left hand and carefully checked the pulse again.

"What's going on?" He Linqiu asked anxiously when he saw that he didn't speak for a long time.

Xu Yi looked at him and asked Mrs. He in front of him: "Have you been feeling numb in your neck lately?"

"As for your neck, if you sit on the right side for a long time, you will feel a little tired and uncomfortable. Just pinch it and it will be fine. There is no problem. Big." Mrs. He said.

For some reason, her heart jumped suddenly, and she seemed uneasy.

But looking at Xu Yi's expression, the uneasiness was suppressed again, and he was inexplicably not so scared anymore.

Xu Yi then asked: "Do you have the same symptoms in your left arm?"

"...No." Madam He shook her head hesitantly, then thought of something else, "Although it doesn't hurt, I recently went to the well to fetch water. Occasionally, I can't use my left hand, and after walking for a long time, my arms are exhausted."

After asking a few questions,

Xu Yi and Mrs. He were told that there were differences between men and women, and they were not allowed to touch private parts like the back of the neck. Madam He raised her hand to press the protruding spine at the back of her neck.

Every time she pressed a position, Xu Yi asked her if she felt any pain.

After pressing a few places, Mrs. He suddenly touched a raised bone and softly "hissed".

"It hurts?" Xu Yi raised his eyebrows.

Mrs. He was nervous and you trembled your eyes, "Well, it hurts, but are there any symptoms?"

Although she has always noticed discomfort in her back recently, she always feels that as she gets older, it is sometimes uncomfortable. It is normal.

Xu Yi frowned slightly and said: "This is the invasion of dampness evil, and it stays in the muscles and veins here for a long time, resulting in the muscles and veins not being nourished. In the long run, it will cause paralysis and blockage. It belongs to the Taiyang Meridian." "Is this serious

?" He Linqiu asked anxiously.

Xu Yi solemnly said: "It's not a big problem, but you can't ignore it. You still need to take good care of yourself. And Madam He, you can't sit for a long time in the future. This disease is caused by sitting for many years. If you move around more and rub your arms, the symptoms will disappear." It can relieve a lot."

When Mrs. He heard that the disease was caused by doing too much embroidery, her heart skipped a beat. No wonder she felt uneasy.

If she didn't do embroidery, when would she be able to save the betrothal gift for her son's wife?

"Then after taking the medicine, can I continue to do embroidery work in the future?" Mrs. He said distressedly, "I still owe more than a dozen pieces of work in the embroidery studio. Even if I embroider by midnight, I can't finish it in less than half a month."

She said. If it's overdue, I'm afraid I won't be able to get work from the embroidery studio in the future.

He Linqiu was worried along with him. His monthly salary was only 500 yuan, and he didn't know how much it would cost to treat such a disease.

Especially from Xu Yi's tone, it's not like this disease can be cured by just dragging it out.

"If I take medicine, when will it be cured?" He Linqiu asked.

Xu Yi said truthfully: "If you take medicine and cultivate yourself, the symptoms will get better, but it is impossible to cure them completely."

In traditional Chinese medicine, cervical spondylosis also belongs to the category of paralysis, which is caused by blood blockage leading to blockage of the muscles and meridians. In addition to taking medicine, you can also get massage and acupuncture.

But for the latter two, one was that he couldn't do it, and the other was that he didn't have acupuncture needles in his hands.

But when this was explained to Mrs. He and the others, their expressions did not improve.

Madam He gritted her teeth and said across her neck: "Then I don't care. My left hand is just a pain in my neck. If it feels uncomfortable, I will rest. If I can't lift the bucket with my left hand, then I will use my right hand. There is always a way to survive. " No.

" He Linqiu objected immediately, knowing what he had done before, how could he take the same path as Xu Yi.

There was a lump in his throat and his eyes were red as he said, "Mom, we need treatment."