Ordinarily, accidents such as gas poisoning were very rare in ancient times, because most people lived in thatched huts with drafty walls and were very shabby, making it difficult to create a closed environment. Burning a stove in the house in winter would not cause gas poisoning, which was the worst fear.
It's still a fire.
However, Beiping City was originally the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Urban construction has already been very large-scale. Now almost all the hundreds of thousands of people live in brick houses. Brick houses are better air-tight. If the windows are covered with paper,
As a matter of fact, gas poisoning accidents are most likely to occur in weather with heavy snowfall.
In order to prevent the occurrence of various fire accidents, Shuntian Mansion has worked hard. It has posted notices several times, emphasized it several times in monthly magazines, and repeated it many times in primary and secondary schools. It is almost an overwhelming publicity, even if it is
I'm afraid the deaf and blind people have also received the notice, except for the Yang family who are absolutely blind and deaf.
However, when Wan Lei asked someone to post a notice about fire safety in winter on the wall of the Yang family's yard, it was time for the Yang family to see it no matter how closed their eyes were. The notice was written in the plainest vernacular,
It lists the causes of gas poisoning and preventive measures in detail. It also lists the symptoms and various first aid methods after poisoning. Anyone who can read can understand it.
When Yang Zirong saw the notice, he suddenly felt dizzy, and fell to the ground as soon as his body went limp. Fortunately, the people sent by Tie Xuan to deal with the aftermath were still there, and they woke him up after a rescue operation. But his younger brother did not.
Still looking at the notice numbly, he kept yelling: "No way, that's not the case, it must have been a dog thief who poisoned dad to death..."
Seeing that Yang Er still accepted death and refused to admit that it was his ignorance and arrogance that killed his father, Wan Lei was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore, shook his head and left. For such stubborn and messy people, tell them
Science talking about progress is tantamount to playing the piano to an ox.
Although the Yang family has always been stubborn, Wan Lei still did not give up on Yang Zirong's plan. Before leaving, he even went to the Liu family next door to visit Liu Zhi and others who were at home on vacation and inspect their homework. Finally, he did not forget to ask Mrs. Liu
Pay more attention to the situation of the Yang family and try to guide them.
When it came to the affairs of the Yang family, Mrs. Liu naturally complained to Wan Lei because the work was too difficult. However, complaints were complaints, so she still followed Wan Lei's arrangements and continued to play the role of the "neighborhood committee" aunt. After all,
Wan Lei treated her Liu family well, almost treating Liu Zhi as his own son.
And Mrs. Liu also knew that if this was done, it would also help improve the social status of the Liu family in Shuntian Mansion, so why not do it. Only Liu Jing stood aside with a straight face, very unhappy. Wan Lei had long been used to it.
With such a good character, he didn't bother to pay attention to him. After finishing his business, he picked up Liu Zhi, who had been hanging around him, and went to the street.
When Liu Jing saw her grandnephew being "abducted" easily by Wan Lei, she snorted angrily and went back to her room to read. He wanted to stay in the study, out of sight and out of mind, but Mrs. Liu opened the door and came in.
After the theoretical offensive, he was forced out by his wife and went to visit the Yang family together. He said he was going to express condolences, but in fact he was still going to work as a lobbyist for Shuntian Mansion.
"That guy Wan Lei, he knows how to sell people's hearts and deceive ignorant women and children, that's all. He wants our family to be a lobbyist. It's really abominable." Liu Jing cursed in her heart, but that's all.
I'm just talking in my heart, I don't dare to say it openly
, because he knew that not only his wife was with the Wan family, but also his daughter's nephew and grandnephew. If he dared to say anything wrong about the Wan family or the Shuntian Mansion, the whole family would criticize him. For the sake of peace of mind, he could only endure it.
Of course, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and Liu Jing still admires Wan Lei's method of "rectifying the literati". Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this kid is more "insidious". When Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to control the literati, he only used two tricks.
The first is to use force to gain advantage, and the second is to use force to move. Those who actively cooperate will be given official salaries, and those who refuse to cooperate will be directly forced to do so. If they refuse to cooperate, they will be beaten until they obey. Liu Jing and his father Liu Ji were also coaxed and forced by Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was obtained by pulling the means.
And the boy from the Wan family is even more "insidious". This boy never takes the initiative to win over people, and he doesn't have a good look towards some literati, and he doesn't look like a courteous corporal. He is either looking for women with long hair and short knowledge, or he is looking for young and ignorant children.
She made a big fuss about her and directly played the family card, making it difficult for people not to bow their heads.
"No matter how many tricks you try, there will be times when they don't work." Liu Jing was still laughing secretly in her heart. She was not gloating about the Yang family's misfortune, but she admired the Yang family for being tough enough to survive for such a long time.
Let that boy from the Wan family figure it out.
Laughter, business has to be done. Liu Jing knows that now his wife is the head of the Liu family, and he is just the second shopkeeper. She doesn’t have any say. But this time, Mrs. Liu has given him a death order. If he doesn’t do anything,
The Yang family was not allowed to go home to eat when they were engaged in ideological work. In order to finish the work early and get out of trouble early, he had no choice but to enter the Yang family's house with a serious look on his face.
At this time, Tie Xuan had already led the government servants away. There were several old women in the house calling for mourning. The wailing of the Yang family's women and children gradually became quieter. As for Yang Zirong and his brother, they were sitting in the courtyard.
stare blankly
Looking at the notice posted on the wall, her soul drifted to nowhere, and she could no longer talk about the matter. Mrs. Liu pouted and signaled her husband to persuade the Yang brothers, while she herself entered the main room and went
Meet the female relatives of the Yang family.
Compared to the Liu family, the Yang family is considered a large family, with several female relatives. However, they only have one wife, and the others are concubines. They have little status in the family, so they usually dare not speak. They also have several children.
However, he timidly hid behind his mother and did not dare to see anyone. It seemed that he was often scolded by his parents, so he was rarely angry.
"Mrs. Liu, you are here." An old woman who was mourning recognized Mrs. Liu and greeted her in a low voice.
"How's it going? Are you done talking about the funeral?" Mrs. Liu asked.
"We haven't finished talking yet. Mrs. Yang said that this matter must be decided by her husband. She doesn't dare to make the decision." The old woman said with a slight dissatisfaction. In fact, from the bottom of her heart, she looked down on the Yang family, especially the Yang family.
Women, compared with the women of Shuntian Mansion, they are like heaven and earth. None of the women in Shuntian Mansion are smart and capable, but unlike Mrs. Yang, who only obeys her husband and dare not have any opinions.
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so we can't put off this matter. If it's too late for burial, we have to put it in a coffin and send it to the temple for storage. In short, we can't just stop at home." Mrs. Liu suggested to Mrs. Yang.
"The slave family can't make the final decision on such a big matter. Everything has to be decided by the master." Mrs. Yang choked with sobs and said with a strong Mandarin accent in her accent.
Mrs. Liu shook her head, glanced at the Yang brothers who were still sitting stupidly outside the house, and said sternly: "You heads have lost their sense of control a long time ago. You don't know how long it will take to wait for them to make up their minds. We women are also the heads of the family.
, when the family members can’t take care of things, we have to take care of things.”
"But, but..." Mrs. Yang was still crying, looking like a young woman, and it was clear at a glance that she was not a master who could make up her mind.
"What else can you do? Do you just keep crying?" Mrs. Liu glared at Mrs. Yang and said: "Now you just need to agree, and the eldest sister will immediately find someone to help, set up the mourning hall as soon as possible, and let the old man mourn.
Go with dignity.”
"This, this, I need to ask the master." Mrs. Yang finally stopped crying.
"Do you still need to ask?" Mrs. Liu glared at Mrs. Yang again and said helplessly: "Then you go and ask. Sister, I will take the baby to dinner first. It's true that you parents can't do things quickly.
Come on, let the baby be so cold and hungry. And Mrs. Yang is ill in bed, and you don't take care of her. You just cry here."
"Mrs. Liu's lesson is that we should go cook now." The Yang family's mother finally remembered that she hadn't made breakfast yet, so she quickly wiped away her tears and went to the kitchen.
"It's too late to do anything at this time. You guys sit here for now. I'll get you some snacks when I go home to cushion your stomach. There's still a lot to do today, so don't just cry." After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she stood up.
Leave quickly.
This time, Mrs. Liu has made great progress. In the past, when the Yang family saw her come to their door, the old lady would always deal with it, while others ignored her. This time, she was able to talk to her, which was very important.
It's rare, after all, the Yang family is uniquely stubborn, especially the female relatives in the family, who are deeply poisoned by feudal ethics.
Mrs. Liu has made great progress, but Liu Jing still hasn't said a word. The Yang brothers are just sitting around and ignoring anyone. Liu Jing is not very familiar with the Yang family, and they have just lost their lives.
When he met his father in this situation, he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Liu, is this true?" Suddenly, Yang Zirong asked in a shaky voice, which startled Liu Jing.
"What, what is true?" Liu Jing was a little confused.
"Is this what the notice says?"
"This must not be true. It must be a lie deliberately fabricated by the evil thief to cover up the fact that he poisoned our parents." Mr. Yang said first.
"This." Liu Jing came back to his senses and was silent for a moment before saying: "I am just a scholar. I don't know what the principles are and what the reaction is. It's just that these notices have been posted since the end of September. They have all been posted.
For several months, everyone in the city believed it to be true."
"How many months has it been posted?" Yang Zirong was startled again.
"It doesn't matter if it's been posted for a few months. The evil thief must have planned it." Mr. Yang still doesn't believe that burning a stove can poison people.
"Zisen, stop lying." Yang Zirong suddenly stopped his brother and asked Liu Jing: "Mr. Liu, do you think this is true?"
"Shuntian Mansion has invented many strange and obscene techniques, which I have never heard of. I don't know whether they are true. If Mr. Yang wants to know the truth, I'm afraid he has to go to the school to ask Miss Li. She may do it for you.
Demo.”
"That's not necessary." Yang Zirong didn't ask any more questions, but just held his head in his hands, shook it in pain, and sobbed softly: "The child is unfilial, the child is unfilial, the child killed his father..."
Seeing Yang Zirong's self-blame and remorse, Liu Jing felt a little pity and whispered: "The dead cannot be resurrected, please show your condolences."
"If, if, if we don't force our family to stay at home, if we go out for a walk on weekdays, it won't be..." Yang Zirong choked up and broke down in tears.
"Things have already happened, and there is no point in blaming yourself. The most important thing is to make up for it." Mrs. Liu happened to bring a basket of steamed buns over. Seeing Yang Zirong bursting into tears, she not only refused to persuade her, but also said angrily: "No.
I said to you,
If you had let your son and daughter go to school earlier, you would not have ended up like this. If you want your son or daughter to remain uneducated and unskilled in the future, you can lock them up at home. Shuntian Prefecture will open a school and there will be no shortage of your family.
A few kids."
After being scolded by Mrs. Liu, Yang Zirong grabbed his hair tightly with both hands and felt even more regretful.
"Stop sitting around stupidly, eat quickly, clean up after the meal, and lay out the mourning hall." Mrs. Liu glanced at everyone, her queenly aura was fully displayed, and everyone in the Yang family was stunned when she saw it, and then pressed
Her instructions came into play. When Liu Jing saw this, in addition to a bitter smile, she also smiled bitterly.
Because his wife has long become the most familiar stranger. Although she is still a good wife and mother at home, her aura is so strong that he feels a little at a loss. This strong aura almost exists in Shuntian Mansion.
Among all the people, he also faintly felt that he was slowly being assimilated by this aura.