"The family asked her to sit down and asked what was wrong. She answered in a few simple words. After that, she continued to work with me. The family later gave her an extra reward of silver and a basket of things, including clothes, shoes and socks.
He also asked a maid to pass on a message, saying that although some people did things that were not humane, the people should not fight against the officials. Although his family was wealthy, they were just a wealthy family without any formalities.
Aunt Feng, who asked me to work for her, said to me, since you have been rewarded, you must have done a good job. Why did the master send a message to Aunt Feng, saying that he doesn’t want you two to work anymore?
The county magistrate's wife told me that she was afraid of embarrassing the encounter and that it was her fault for cutting off my source of income.
I was a little nervous at that time, and I didn't know whether I should take the county magistrate's wife with me again when there was work for another family next time.
When I got home, I ran into my neighbor, who always contradicted me. When I helped the county magistrate's wife, she said that the concubine was her childhood sweetheart, the original wife, and that they had been lovers for many years and finally got married.
I'm so angry.
A few days later, Aunt Feng asked me to go back to work, and specifically asked to bring the county magistrate's wife with me. I told her about it, and she said she would go. She didn't steal or rob, so there was nothing shameful about it. After all, she was just working for money.
The yard where the work was being done was a bit out of the way, so we were given tea and snacks to sit and enjoy. After a while, they said we were done, and tripled our wages for our excellent work. Before we left, they gave us each a roast chicken and some bamboo rice in two baskets. They also arranged for a donkey cart to take us back. The county magistrate's wife opened the basket on the donkey cart and burst into tears when she saw the contents.
She said she had actually thought about dying. When her youngest son's shoulders and back were rotten, she felt that she was the only one who was dragging him down. If it weren't for her, her son would have a comfortable and respectable job, a good marriage, and a good life. But now, he lay in a dilapidated temple, bloody and feverish. If she died, her son wouldn't have to suffer so much for her, and he would still be the county magistrate's son.
She looked at her son for a long time, wiped her tears, and stood up to jump into the river. Her son held her back, saying, "Don't leave me. He only has his mother." If his mother left, he would not return to the home that had forced his mother to death. He would either endure the world alone or die with her.
She planned to live well for the sake of her son, but the words that the concubine said to her and the words of my neighbor's enemy hurt her heart.
She was holding on during the day and wanted to die at night, but now she has figured it out. She doesn't know who sent her the bamboo tube rice, but it must be someone who wants her to live well, just like me and her youngest son.
Then she must live well.
Later, the news that she had been abandoned by the county magistrate gradually spread. The county magistrate came to the dilapidated temple to look for her once, and as if he were making a big deal of it, he sent a servant to tell her that he would come the next day and asked her to wait for him.
The lady went to the river to wash clothes as usual, and when she came back she saw the county magistrate waiting for her with a bad look on his face.
Seeing that she was now strong and plump, and wearing coarse linen clothes, he showed a generous look on his face. He said that he had come to take her back, and no one should mention the past anymore. The concubine was also a kind person, and she was asked to be tolerant.
The woman, busy hanging laundry on a line, ignored him. He asked, "Are you done?" If you're done, come back. Your kind concubine has come to see me and taught me a lesson. She's the lost one you've brought to your knees, the treasure you've earned for a thousand gold coins. I'm a frugal, worthless, dirt-deep man. I'm your legal wife because she didn't want the position. You originally wanted to demote her to a concubine and formally marry her.
The county magistrate said she was talking nonsense and that the concubine could not have said that, so she called me and said that I was there at the time. I wanted to hide aside and watch the fun, but seeing that I couldn't avoid it, I simply nodded and imitated the concubine, showing her shoes and muttering something, and then deliberately showing off her head ornaments, earrings and necklace and muttering something again. I imitated her and described the concubine's dress and appearance again.
At the end, I didn't forget to boldly express my anger. I said that the look was really not presentable, as if a prostitute had received a reward and was drooling all over her mouth.
Then he felt a little scared and ran away, but came back quietly and eavesdropped outside.
Then I heard the county magistrate say that even if what the concubine said was wrong, she was just afraid.
The woman said, "If I have no guilty conscience, what's there to be afraid of?" She asked the county magistrate to go back. Since they had divorced, the mountains were high and the rivers were long, and they had to go their separate ways. The past was all in the past.
Also, please ask the county magistrate to go back and control his family members and not disturb her again, otherwise he will bear the consequences. If this matter gets out of hand, she will not be the one who will be embarrassed.
Ask the county magistrate to return her dowry. A copy of the dowry list has been made and can be given to him. She said, your concubine said that you think I am not worthy of you spending money. If that is the case, you certainly don’t have the face to spend my money.
He also said that if she didn't receive it tomorrow, she would take the dowry list to the prefectural government to appeal for justice.
The county magistrate said that she had changed. She used to be gentle, kind, virtuous and generous, not like she is now.
This lady said that she was almost forced to jump into the river by the kind concubine. Even if you have deep feelings for each other, there is no need to force your divorced wife to death.
She added that after this experience, she had finally realized what kind of person he had always been. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. No wonder the three of them had been close friends back then; they were the same kind of people.
The county magistrate was angry and said that she wanted a dowry, but it was impossible because she had already spent it all and she volunteered.
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