Chapter 3
第三章Group portrait: Old men, maidservantsandtwoancestors( «»)
群像:老叟、小婢与二世祖(《》)
The daypassesbored, said that the pointof pleasant to hearnaturally is leisurely and carefree, in the time of continuouslyraining, withlittle missone after nextGomoku, practices the character written with a writing brushoccasionally, has a look at the classical Chinese literaturebooks, althoughwith the novel of modernis unable to comparein the entertainment, buthe can always endurethismonotonousperson, sincearrived at the ancient times, is carrying a book that does not have the punctuationlooks at the morning, clarifies the meaningevery single word or phrase, him, is notpainfully.
日子过得无聊,说好听一点当然便是悠闲,连续下雨的时间里,跟小姑娘下下五子棋,偶尔练练毛笔字,看看古文书籍,虽然在娱乐性上与现代的小说无法相比,但他一向是耐得住这种单调的人,既然来到了古代,端着一本没有标点符号的书看上半天,一字一句地弄清楚意思,在他来说,也算不上有多痛苦。Naturally, otherat sixes and sevensthings, inseveralmonths, naturally have.
当然,其它乱七八糟的事情,几个月里,自然也有。NewYoung Masterpasses through the gate, marries into the wife's household, inthisage, is always nothingposition, the Su Familysituation , is quite actually complex. Now the Su FamilytruehierarchisGrandpa that Su Tan'eris still alivenow, the average personcallshimOld gentleman, Old gentlemanhasthreebiological sons, was divided intomain branchsecond branchthird branch, outwardwhatis in powerismain branch, isSu Tan'erfatherSu Boyong, butSu Boyongonly thenSu Tan'erthisdaughter, Su Tan'er is quite ableindoing business, crushedothertwoadult malesdirectly, becomes the principal factor of thiscomplexrelations, othertwoadult malesalwayshope that Su Tan'ercanmarry the water that in the futuresprinkled, theywill have the opportunityto inheritSu Familyin the future, now a marrying into the wife's householdfellowwas wantedto be shatteredbythem, usually. Insaw, even ifrestrainsis not doingto taunt, a supercilious look must always have.
新姑爷进门,又是入赘,这个年代里,一向是没什么地位的,苏家的情况,其实又比较复杂。如今苏家真正的掌权者是苏檀儿如今仍然在世的爷爷,一般人叫他老太公,老太公有三个亲生儿子,分成了大房二房三房,对外掌权的是大房,也就是苏檀儿的父亲苏伯庸,而苏伯庸又只有苏檀儿这一个女儿,偏偏苏檀儿在经商上颇有能力,直接压倒了其余两房的男丁,成为了这复杂关系的主因,其余两房的男丁一向希望苏檀儿将来能嫁出去成了泼出去的水,他们就有机会在将来继承苏家,如今来了个入赘的家伙让他们希望破灭,平日里见到了,就算收敛着不做冷嘲热讽,一个白眼总是少不了的。Except formain branchthethird branch, Old gentleman Su also hasbrothers and sisters, Su clanopens a worthless personalsoto have no issuenow, solivesinSu Family, wasjustifiable. Ifmustleave, at the present that a persondoes not know, naturallydoes not needto think that completely, even ifin the modern age, mustcrosswell, musthave the considerablerelations, in the ancient timesespeciallyso, even ifoncefoundedsuchgiantbusiness empire, hedoes not think that tookseveraltwomoneyto be ableoneselfto the ancient times„under the heavens, no matter whatI”, in any event, Su Familycurrentbesthaven.
除了主系的这三房,苏老太公同样也有兄弟姐妹,苏氏一族如今开枝散人也没什么问题,如此住在苏家,也算是名正言顺了。若是要离开,在一个人都不认识的现在,那是完全不用去想的,就算在现代,要过得好一点,都要有相当的关系,古代就尤其如此,哪怕曾经建立起那样巨大的商业帝国,他也不会认为自己到古代拿了几两银子就能“天下任我去得”,无论如何,苏家目前还是个最好的避风港。
The raingot downcontinuously for severaldays, stayed for severaldaysinhome, occasionallysawoppositesmall buildingthreemaster and servantto hold the oiled paper umbrellato go outhurriedly, canseethemin the form that in the raincame back, the porchinstitutegarret, the botanical gardenpavilion, the drizzlewas deep and clear, washed outespeciallylimpidly the white stonegrey tile, theycamefrom that side, or the light greenorfairorlight reddress, this attendant of yeartrulyhad the attendantmakings, after the woman of packingunlike the modern age, in any eventperformed, thesewomenhave the smoke and fireor the mercenary spiritaura, at this timelooked, will think that alljust likein the ink and wash painting. Same, theyhurry backfromoutside, evaded the eaves of water drop, are patting the moistenedclothingin the staircase, soon aftergo upstairs...... arrive at the skyevening, flamesfromextending the courtyardsshines, the dark redanddark-redhalo, somefixed, someare hovering, at nightoutside the compartmenthasin the ancient times the aura of mansions of wealthy families.
雨连续下了好几天,也就在家里呆了几天,偶尔看见对面小楼的三名主仆撑了油纸伞匆匆忙忙地出去,也能看见她们在雨里回来的身影,廊院阁楼,园林亭台,细雨潇潇,将白石青瓦冲刷得格外清澈,她们就从那边过来,或湖绿或白皙或淡红色的衣裙,这年头的仕女才是真正有仕女气质的,与现代经过包装的女人不同,无论如何表演,那些女人都有着烟火或铜臭的气息,这时候看了,才会觉得一切犹如水墨画中一样,她们从外面赶回来,避过了滴水的屋檐,在楼梯边轻拍着被打湿的衣物,随后上楼……到得天色夕暮,也有一盏盏的火光从延绵的院落间亮起来,深红、暗红色的光晕,有的固定了,有的游动着,黑夜间格外有着古代深宅大院的气息。Naturally, thiswas the ancientmansions of wealthy families.
当然,这本就是古代的深宅大院。Gomokubeginssimple, mustbe skilled is not difficult, Little Chansoonlearned, andbecomesGrand-Master, in the following several days, Ning Yiwithher, has lostall-winfewagain, andthisentertainmentatextremelyquickspeed„infection”tooppositesmall building, threedays later evening, Ning Yiselected the oil lampto read, Little Chancame to seeseveraltimes, determined that hewill not have the instructionjust nowto leave, under Ning Yi and previousbooks to the corridorwill take a walk, thenseesin the instituteporch, the young girlholds the Gocheckerboardtoward the scene that oppositesmall buildingwill walk, soon afterandXing'erJuan'erentered the room in oppositebuilding, the lightshone, thencanseethreepeople of the scene in insideplaying chess, occasionallythenhad the sketchto gesticulate, jumps for joy, Little Chanthatgirltaughttwosistersmethodsinchattering continuouslyprobably. actually cannot help but funny.五子棋上手简单,要精通也不难,小婵很快就学会了并且成为大师,在此后的几天里,宁毅再跟她下,就一直是输多赢少的局面,并且这种娱乐以极快的速度“传染”到了对面的小楼里,三天后的傍晚,宁毅点了油灯看书,小婵来看了好几次,确定他没有吩咐方才离开,宁毅和上书卷到廊道上走动的时候,便看见下方的院廊中,少女捧着围棋棋盘往对面小楼走的情景,随后与杏儿娟儿进了对面一楼的房间,灯光亮起来,便能看见三人在里面下棋的情景,偶尔便有剪影指手画脚,雀跃不已,小婵那丫头大概在叽叽喳喳地教两位姐妹方法。倒也不由得好笑。
The weather of thisheavy raincontinuedmanyArabiato stop. Althoughcould not reach an agreementwithLittle Chanbeforegoes toQinhuai Riverto look atGoagain, butnaturallyisonesays with a smile, the surnamed Qinold man who , thispastthatplayed chessthennoticedhim, greeted.
这大雨的天气持续了好些天方才停了。虽然之前跟小婵说不好再去秦淮河边看围棋,但自然是一句笑言,果然,这次过去那摆棋的秦姓老者便注意到了他,打个招呼。Soon, underthisold person and friendendonegame, Ning Yi that observestosidebeckonswith a smile, the friend who firsthimwiththattowarmakesoneto introduce, thennaturally is Ning Yiwiththatpersonmutualgreeted, after basiccourtesy, thenmadehimalsosay the opposite partyprobably the view of thatchess, althoughwas insufficient is too earnest, butaftereachchess, ifthere is a skilled artist, among the fellow chess playersreviewedorshows offonethat is also necessary, naturealsoafterbeing equalundersaidseveral„, ifIonwill not losenotlike this......”and so on.. Sinceold personinvitedhimto participate, naturallywasapproveshisGolevel, soon afterthenalsomade the invitation.
不久之后,这老人与朋友下完一局,笑着冲旁边观战的宁毅招手,先是将他与那对战的朋友做一番介绍,然后自然便是宁毅与那人的互相打招呼,基本的礼数到了之后,便让他也大概说说对方才那盘棋的看法,虽然不至于太认真,但每盘棋过后,若有妙手,棋友之间检讨或显摆一番那也是必要的,性质也就等同于下完后说几句“若我不这样就不会输……”之类的话。老人既然邀他参与,自然算是认可了他的围棋水准,随后便也做出了邀请。„Can Young Master Ningbe interested, plays chessagain a game?”
“宁公子可有兴趣,再来对弈一局?”Ning Yinodsto complywith a smile, receives the board game piece, old personwhilespokewith a smile.宁毅笑着点头答应,一边收棋子,老人一边笑着说话。„These daysrainedathome, oncewiththatgame of chess of severalgood friendrecollectionsame day, the Young Master Ningquite a lotskilled artist, made people think deeply. ThereforeOld Obsolete the heartlong time, the todayrainhas stoppeditchygoes out, Young Masterreallycame, Haha......”
“这些日子下雨在家,曾与几位好友回忆当日的那局棋,宁公子颇多妙手,发人深思。为此老朽已心痒多日,今日雨停出门,公子果然来了,哈哈……”Althoughmanysomewhatthinks that on that day the Ning Yiplaying chessmethodis insufficient„gentleman”, buthisafter allhas not takenthisto care, as the chess player, seessuchnovelplaying chesstechniqueon the contrarysuddenly, the timeis longer, jumps over the within the heartrecollection, to deduce, moreissome„taking to heart”gets up. Thischattedwhilegets downonegame, old personactuallylost, Ning Yimade a deductionwithhimslightly, got downonegameagain, sawskyjust nownot to go homeearly.
虽然那一天多少有些认为宁毅的下棋方法不够“君子”,但他毕竟也没有把这个太放在心上,反倒作为棋手来说,陡然看见这样新颖的下棋手法,时间越久,越在心中回忆、推演,越是有些“耿耿于怀”起来。就这样一边闲聊一边下了一局,老人却又是输了,宁毅与他稍稍做了一番推演,再下了一局,见天色不早方才回家。2nd daycontinues, butin a while, hisfuture„work”issue, decidedfinally.第二天继续过来,而没过多久,他将来的“工作”问题,也终于定下来了。
In July1 stwhole familyeats mealtogether, Old gentleman Suwill then ask the matter that Ning Yihealed from a woundrelated, soon afterraises the academyto have a teachersoonto take a long journey, inquiringNing Yiis willingto go to the academyto teach. The old personattitudeis kind, butbyhiswithin the homeposition, a wordsexit|to speak, basicallyalso decided that before Ning Yi, had the preparation, the naturenodcomplied, soon afterOld gentlemanthencalledto holdin the StewardclanSecond ChildSu Zhongkan of academy, after makinghimwait the beforehandteacherto leave, thenarranged.
七月初一全家人一块吃饭,苏老太公便问起了宁毅有关养伤的事情,随后提起书院有一位老师即将远行,询问宁毅愿不愿意去书院任教。老人家态度和蔼,但以他在家中的地位,话一出口,基本也就是定了,宁毅之前也有了心理准备,自然点头答应下来,随后老太公便叫来掌管家族中书院的老二苏仲堪,让他待之前的老师离开后便代为安排。Leavesalso hasfromthatteachersome time, mainlykills the time the methodto rununderGo, otherthenreadandpractice calligraphy, underGomokuwithLittle Chanand so on. Soisonemonthlater, the relationswithSu Familypersonhas no bigdevelopment, near some people unexpectedly on streetwiththatQinhuai Riverwas familiar.
距离那位老师离开还有一段时间,主要消磨时间的方法还是跑去下围棋,其余便是看书、练字、与小婵下五子棋之类的。如此又是一个多月下来,与苏家人的关系没什么大的发展,跟那秦淮河边街道上的一些人倒是熟悉了起来。Herestreetsceneryis good, shadowy, butinslightlyleaning, nobigstore, is slightly fixedexcept fornearbyteashop, in the morningwill have the peddler who severalsellearlierordoes grocery shoppingto come, the surroundinghouseis sparse, house that someriversideconstructwill stretch out the water surface, is ordinarylike the riversidehouse projecting over the water, occasionallyseesundersomepeopleto arrive at the riversideto wash clothes the pumpingand so on.
这边街道风景还好,绿树成荫,但地处稍偏,没什么大的商铺,除了旁边的茶铺稍稍固定,早上也会有几个卖早点或是买菜的小贩过来,周围的房屋稀稀疏疏,一些沿河而建的房屋一头会伸出水面,如同河边的吊脚楼一般,偶尔看见有人下到河边洗衣取水之类的。
The surnamed Qinold manfamilyshouldbe well-off, is the quitelearnedprofoundgentleman, experienced, said that was the ancientstudentis stodgy, butthisold personbut actuallyby no meanswasthis. Notfull mouthaffected over-literary style , the sagewill not frequently have the cloud, spokeandsees the matterto understandextremelyflexible, but if chewedcarefully, centralneverthelessdid not leaveway of Confucius and Mencius, thisunderstood the person of Confucianismtruly.秦姓的老者家境应该不错,是颇有学问的渊博之士,见多识广,说是古代学人迂腐,但这老人家倒并不是这样。绝不会满口之乎者也,也不会动辄圣人有云,说话、见事极懂变通,但若细细嘴嚼,中心却是不离孔孟之道,这才是真正懂孔孟的人。Ifstudying of Confucianismtakes offforthat mattercoat that the rulechanges, core the lifetruth of partactuallyancient onesummaryinduction, in the philosophylevelmanythingsareuniversally applicable, Ning Yiiscan speakwiththisold person, occasionallychattedactuallynot to need scruplestoo, before thisold person, estimatedhas also served as an official, at this timewas old, theninevery daycame outbored the playing chessbooth. Hisfamily/homelivesin the , has a 50-year-oldwife, moreoveralso hasprobably over 30years old are good-looking the concubine, occasionallywill come outto deliver the lunch, Ning Yithenalsosawboth sides.
孔孟之学若脱去为统治而变的那层外衣,核心的部分其实还是古人总结归纳的人生道理,哲学层面上许多东西都是放诸四海而皆准,宁毅跟这老人算是说得上话,偶尔闲聊倒也不必顾忌太多,这老人以前估计还做过官,这时老了,便每日里无聊出来摆棋摊。他家就住在附近,有个50多岁的妻子,另外还有个大概三十多岁长得漂亮的小妾,偶尔会出来送午饭,宁毅便也见了两面。
The old personalsosomewhatfixedfellow chess player, generallyalso the learnedold man, having the family circumstancesis rich, it seems likeuncorrupt, at firstNing Yisatin the one sidemostlylooked,afterwardthen can also participateto sayseveralin the reviewgradually. Someperson of self-containedstatus, will naturally also criticizeto a view of hisjunior, for examplehas the surnamed Dongold manto criticizeto the smalltechnique that histheseresort to all means that hisattitudeis arrogant, Ning Yialsomanageshimonbeing disinclined, arguedthingin principlemostnot to have the meaningwiththisold person.老人也有些固定的棋友,大抵也都是有学问的老者,有家境殷实的,也有看来两袖清风的,起先宁毅大都是坐在一旁看,后来便也渐渐能参与进去在检讨的时候说上几句。自然也会有人自持身份,对他一个小辈的说法做出批评的,譬如有个姓董的老者就对他那些不择手段的小技法做出过批评,他态度倨傲,宁毅也就懒得理他,跟这种老人家争辩原则上的东西最没意思。Every daysitsnearthattea stall, naturallymusteat something to drinksometea, was ripewithbossactually of thattea stall. Little Chanis boring, occasionallywill sitwiththattea stallbossdaughter at the same time the chattering continuouslyspeech, in the beginningthattea stallbossdaughteralso has somehas inquired the Ning Yibackgroundit is saidshy, whenknowsNing YiisSu Familylive-in son-in-lawtimeshowed the disappointedlook. Because ofseeming like, Ning Yiisfamily circumstancesverygoodaristocratic young master, every daycanbringmaidservantto walkeverywhereis the certificate, buthecansay that toOld Qin the wordschattedascend the sky, occasionallywill also say the thing that other peoplecould not understand, showedhewas very learned, ifcanmarryhim...... to be a pity that wasmarries into the wife's household.
每日坐在那茶摊边,自然要吃些东西喝些茶,与那茶摊的老板一家倒也熟了。小婵无聊,偶尔会跟那茶摊老板的女儿坐在一边叽叽喳喳地说话,最初一段时间那茶摊老板的女儿据说还有些害羞地打听过宁毅的背景,待知道宁毅是苏家赘婿的时候才露出了失望的神色。因为看起来,宁毅算是个家境很好的贵公子,每日可以带着个丫鬟到处走就是证明,而他能跟秦老说上话聊上天,偶尔还会说些旁人听不懂的东西,就证明他很有学问,如果能嫁给他……可惜是个入赘的。Playing chesstimechatted, initialtimenaturally conducted in the harmoniousfriendlyatmosphere, twoweekslater was was familiar, old personmaythink that Ning Yispoke thoughtlesslysomewords that spoketo be awakening, butalsohad certainlyfeltto depart from the classics and betray principle, thisis the difference of custom. Ning Yinot bothers about trifles, two peoplethenplay chesswhilediscuss, onemonthlater, thenalsomentioned the issuerelated tohisstatusearnestly.
下棋的时候聊天,最初的时候自然还是在和谐友好的气氛下进行,两个星期以后便算是熟悉了,老人或许会觉得宁毅随口说的一些话发人深省,但当然也有觉得离经叛道的时候,这个算是风俗的不同。宁毅不拘小节,两人便一边下棋一边议论一番,一个月后,便又认真地说起了有关他身份的问题。Ning Yihas not concealedregardingownstatusmany, beforealsohad saying that old personis only„Oh”nods, at that timewasto treat as the fellow chess player of newunderstandingmerely, at this timeeveryonecanchatcomes, reluctantly after wasjunction of the forgettingyear, the meaning of thenraising was naturally different.宁毅对于自己的身份并没有多少掩饰,之前也有说起来,老人只是“哦”地点了点头,那时候仅仅是当做新认识的棋友,这时候大家能聊得来,勉强算是个忘年之交后,再提起的意思自然便不一样了。„Youractuallyisstudydoes not have the technique, the matter of marrying into the wife's household...... was really a pity......”
“你这人倒也算是不学有术的,入赘的事情……真是可惜了……”Ning Yiexcessivelyhas not browsedregarding the Confucian classics , history , philosophy and belles-letters, the schoolwork of mechanical memorizingis unsatisfactory, is notprofessionally trained. Old QininthisaspectisGreat Confucianist, both sidescontactedso long, naturallythensawthis point, thusgives„studydid not havetechnique” the appraisal, in factalreadywas very highpraise, Ning Yiactuallyalsosmiles.宁毅对于经史子集并没有过多涉猎,死记硬背的功课不佳,不算科班出身。秦老在这方面算是个大儒,双方接触了这么久,自然便看出了这一点,因而给了个“不学有术”的评价,实际上已经是很高的赞誉了,宁毅却也是笑笑。„Marrying into the wife's householdnothingis not good, youlooked that Icome outto drink teaevery day, play chess, moneyhasLittle Chanto give, the food and lodgingtreatmentis good, somedayshave been the teacher, teachonegroup of studentsalsoto have no burden, Iare gluttonous and lazy, alreadywas very good.”
“入赘也没什么不好的,你看我每天出来喝喝茶,下下棋,钱有小婵给,吃住待遇都不错,过些日子去当老师,教教一帮学生又没什么负担,我这人好吃懒做,已经很不错了。”
The words saying like this, butthisyearlive-in son-in-lawstatusis lower than the ordinary familieswife'sstatus, the wifepasses through the gate, after passing away , the spirit tabletcansuspend the ancestral temple, live-in son-in-lawenters the qualifications of ancestral templenot to havecontinually, withconcubinenotdifferent, reallymakesanythingto look atseverallowly, basicalreadybrokeall the paths of seeking fame and fortune, can only be the accessories of Su Familyto fight. The Ning Yiprevious generationreadscompletely the cosmetics, butgeneralyoung personwherehas the suchstate of mind, QinEldest Childarrivedseeshissomescholarship, unavoidablygrasped the wrists.
话是这样说,但这年头赘婿的身份比一般人家正妻的身份都要低,妻子进门,过世后灵位可以摆进祠堂,赘婿连进祠堂的资格都没有,与小妾无异,真是做什么都被人低看几眼,基本已经断了一切追名逐利的道路,只能作为苏家的附属品打拼。宁毅前世阅尽铅华,但一般的年轻人哪有这样的心境,秦老大抵是见他有些才学,不免为之扼腕。„......, let alone, thatSu Familyismerchant'sfamily/home, when the merchantchases the advantage, althoughalsogoodname, butthencalculates that youhave the talentof insight, the matter of academic honorbenefits of rank and salary, feared that cannot fallyourbodyeventually.”
“……何况,那苏家又是商人之家,商人逐利之余,虽也好名,但是便算你有才有识,功名利禄之事,怕是终究落不到你的身上了。”old personspokethissaying , because helooksthoroughly, firstandregardless ofattitudetolive-in son-in-law, even ifNing Yireallyhas the scholarship, Su Familydoes not hope that heranto take an exam the academic honor. Initiallymadehimmarry into the wife's household, the itself/Benisseeshimisbookworm, Old gentleman Suisperson of the heavyrighteousness, with the agreement of Ning Yielder, butNing Yialsomoistenssomeliterary styles, butwas insufficientisreallylearned, married into the wife's householdSu Tan'eralso to be able to suppress, even iflooked likein the Ning Yiangle, thatbookworm of pastactually was still profits at someone's expense, to the meaning of Su Familynotunstated criticism, thenclosed with a smile. However, hearingold personto discuss the Su Familyright and wrong, sitsLittle Chanunexpectedly that nearbyaccidentallyhearsto become flushed the face, could not bearcollect.老人说这话,自是因为他看得深入,先且不论外界对一赘婿的态度,就算宁毅真有才学,苏家也不会希望他跑去应试中了功名。当初让他入赘过来,本就是见他是个书呆子,苏老太公是个重义之人,记着与宁毅长辈的约定,而宁毅也算是沾些文气,但不至于是真有多博学,入赘过来苏檀儿也能压得住,即便在宁毅的角度看来,以往的那个书呆子其实也是沾了光的,对苏家并无腹诽之意,便只是一笑置之。不过,听得老人家议论苏家是非,坐一旁无意间听到的小婵倒是涨红了脸,忍不住凑过来了。„Old...... Old Grandpa, after Young MastertoSu Family, Young Ladyhas not treated unjustlyYoung Master, Young Ladyis very goodperson, laterwill not treat unjustlyYoung Master!”
“老……老爷爷,姑爷到苏家之后,小姐可没亏待过姑爷呢,小姐是很好的人,以后也不会亏待姑爷的!”
The small girllook nervous, is much more earnest. Shegrows upinSu Tan'ernearbysince childhood, the sentimentwith the sisters, not necessarilycanlisten toold personto speakat this time the backprofound meaning, butknowsprobablyold personwas discussingSu Familyis not. GeneralfamilyLordwith the bystanderconversationis the leeway that little maidservanthas not generally spokento interrupt, but the live-in son-in-lawstatusis special, hasshows due respect for the feelingsvery much, there ismaidservantnot to spare a glance, butLittle ChanfollowsinSu Tan'ernearby, the educationis excellent, naturallycannotbe the latter, butis anxiousYoung Ladyis beingas for the Su Familyprestige, does not know that roused the bigcourageto sayinthisto have the words of rebuttalmeaningto come, both handsgrasped the smallfistbefore the body, nervous.
小丫头神情紧张,认真得一塌糊涂。她从小在苏檀儿的身边长大,情同姐妹,这时候不见得能听出老人说话背后的深意,只是大概知道老人家是在议论苏家的不是。一般的家庭主人跟外人交谈是小丫鬟大抵没有说话插嘴的余地,但赘婿身份特殊,有很给面子的,也有丫鬟都不屑一顾的,但小婵跟在苏檀儿身边,教养极好,自然不会是后者,只是紧张着小姐乃至于苏家的声誉,也不知鼓了多大勇气才说出这中带着反驳意思的话来,双手在身前握起小拳头,紧张兮兮。In the pastLittle Chanalwaysstaysinsidepeacefully, clever (child)was sensible, Old Qinactuallyalreadywas used toexistence of thislittle maidservant, at this timefaintgawkedstaring, the Ning Yithat sidelooked atLittle Chanseveral, actuallyalreadysmiled, raised handto dropone.
以往小婵总是安安静静地呆在旁边,乖巧懂事,秦老倒也已经习惯了这小丫鬟的存在,这时候微微愣了愣,宁毅那边望了小婵几眼,却已经笑了出来,举手落下一子。„Haha, your Old Man, eats the radishto worrysaltypale, thenhoweveroffendedLittle Chan. If your sayingpasses on Su Family, suffering a lossmaybeI.”
“哈哈,你这老头,咸吃萝卜淡操心,这下可是得罪小婵了吧。你这话要是在苏家传出去,吃亏的可就是我了。”old personalsosmiled: „Haha, made an indiscreet remarkmade an indiscreet remark, was goodto teachYoung Lady Little Chanto know, Old Obsoletethisword, has not accused the meaning of Su Familyto be one of them, butdiscussed others family affairsabsurdly, indeedwasOld Obsoletemade an indiscreet remark, was sorry......”老人也笑了起来:“哈哈,失言了失言了,好教小婵姑娘知晓,老朽此言,并没有指责苏家的意思在其中,不过妄论他人家事,的确是老朽失言了,抱歉抱歉……”HeapologizedtoLittle Chanopen-minded, Little Chanactuallyis not necessarily angry, was onlyearnest, thatintenseearnestexpressionuntilleftwithNing Yihas not removed, evenprobablywas thickerseveralpoints, lowered the headto followall the wayinNing Yibehind, originallypetitebodybecauseas ifthatsilentbecamesmaller, Ning Yicurls the lipreluctantly, turn headcomfort: „HowAh?was also angry.”
他豁达地向小婵道歉一番,小婵倒也不见得生气,只是认真,那紧张认真的表情直到与宁毅离开都没有褪去,甚至像是更浓了几分,一路上低着头跟在宁毅身后,本就娇小的身体似乎因为那沉默变得更小了一些,宁毅无奈地撇了撇嘴,回头安慰:“怎么了啊?还生气呢。”
The wordshave not said,thensees the Little Chanshoulderto shrink, smallmouthoneflat, the tearssuch as the broken linepearltumbledgenerallyfrom the eye.
话还没说完,便见小婵肩膀一缩,小嘴一扁,眼泪如断线珍珠一般自眼中滚落出来了。Matteras if was very serious...... Ning Yito starestaring, soon afterputgently the sound: „actuallyhow?”
事情似乎挺严重……宁毅愣了愣,随后放柔和了声音:“到底怎么了?”„Little Chan......”thatsmall girlchoked, looked uphim, „Little Chan, althoughwaslittle maidservant that anything did not understand, butwill not takethismatterchaoticgossiping(arguing) unnecessarily, Young Masteryou said that if the wordswill spread, thatreferred toLittle Chan, referring toLittle Chan not seriously............”
“小婵……”那小丫头哽咽一声,抬起头望着他,“小婵虽然是个什么事都不懂的小丫鬟,可也不会拿这种事情乱嚼舌根的,姑爷你说要是话会传开,那就是指小婵、指小婵……不本分……”Little Chanshrugs the shoulder, choked, Ning Yilooked atherlong time, thoughtthissmall girlall the wayforspeech of thatOld Manindepressed, whoknows that feltforownthatjokesuffering, soon aftercould not bearlaugh in spite of trying not to make noise.小婵耸动肩膀,哽咽更甚,宁毅望她半晌,原本以为这小丫头一路上都为了那老头的说话在闷闷不乐,谁知道是为了自己的那句玩笑而感到委屈,随后也是忍不住失笑出声。„Young Master...... youalso...... gu——”
“姑爷……你还……咕——”
The words that the small girlchokedhad not said that thenleaked the wind, neverthelessNing Yiextendedboth handssuddenly, seizedhertwo sidescheeksto draw a pieherface, right nowis one's turn the small girl there, botheyesstared the circle, was ordinarylike the lantern, winkstwo, Ning Yilet looseherface, pattedhershouldergently: „Walked.”turned aroundleaves.
小丫头哽咽的话还没说完便漏了风,却是宁毅忽然伸出双手,掐住她的两边脸颊将她的脸拉成了一张大饼,这下子轮到小丫头愣在那儿了,两只眼睛都瞪得圆了,如同灯笼一般,眨了两下,宁毅放开她的脸,轻轻拍了拍她的肩膀:“走了。”转身离开。Passes the moment, the small girlwith, a facereceived the startledEhappearance, is the Tongred of whole face: „Young MasterandYoung Master, you......”shewantto denounceNing Yijust nowbehavior. In factthismattercan be serious or trivial, beforeseveralmonths, two peoplecan beare constantly together, occasionallyLittle Chanhelpshimmeasure the clothes, whatare moreiswears the clothes, the contact of bodyactuallyhas, butthatcan betouching of accidentally.
过得片刻,小丫头跟了上来,一脸受到惊吓的样子,同时也是满脸的彤红色:“姑爷、姑爷,你……”她想要声讨宁毅方才的行为。事实上这事可大可小,之前几个月的时间里,两人算得上是朝夕相处,偶尔小婵帮忙他量衣服,更多的是穿衣服,身体的接触其实是有的,但那都算得上是无意间的触碰。Thehistoricalbasicalready that Ning Yicomestook the wrong road the road, butWu DynastyandSong Dynastyare actually similar, appearance that althoughjourneyvermilionLixuehas not been not the least bit off, howevertothis time, male and femalebigagainstalsoalreadyquite a lotart. Little Chanismaidservant, musttake care of the nearbyperson, not possiblesuchto requestwith the commonfemale, ifSu Tan'ermarriesNing Yi, sheas one of the threemaidservant, lateris the matter that the Ning Yiwaiting onbedroomconcubinealmostcandetermine, thathas no issue, butNing Yiismarries into the wife's householdnowSu Family, all are actually Su Tan'erdecide.宁毅来的这段历史基本已经走岔了路,但武朝与宋朝其实非常类似,虽然程朱理学没有丝毫不差的出现,然而到这时候,男女大防也已经颇多讲究了。小婵是个丫鬟,要服侍身边的人,不可能跟一般女子那样要求,若苏檀儿是嫁给宁毅,她作为三个丫鬟之一,以后是宁毅的侍寝小妾几乎是可以确定的事情,那就没什么问题,但现在宁毅是入赘到苏家,一切其实是苏檀儿说了算。
The live-in son-in-lawafter allpositionis low, on the folk, generallythinks that will have the men who the strength of spiritorwill haveto insistnot to marry into the wife's householdslightly, this will also bebecauseinmanyfamilieslive-in son-in-lawpositionactuallywithslavenotdifferent, the family members of mostfemalesregardingman of marrying into the wife's householdwhenonlywill raise a long-term labor. Naturally, the situation of each householdhas the differencemuch, if the husband and wifesentimentis good, orsomelive-in son-in-lawactuallyskills, naturally can also have the ownspaceinhome, thisby no meansis also extraordinary.赘婿毕竟身份地位低下,就民间来说,普遍认为稍稍有骨气或有坚持的男子都不会入赘,这也是因为许许多多的家庭中赘婿的地位其实与奴隶无异,多数女子的家人对于入赘的男子只当养个长工。当然,各家各户的情况多有不同,夫妻感情若好的,或是赘婿其实有些本事的,在家里自然也能有自己的一席之地,这也并不出奇。InSu Family, Old gentleman Suis keeping thinking about the firstseveralgenerations of friendship, actuallylooks aftertoNing Yi, the homepersonwill not despisehimvisibly. AlthoughSu Tan'erhad expressed the resistancetothismarriage, buttreated the Ning Yiattitudealso to be at this timegentle. Buteven so, or , their relationshave the developmentagain, becamerealhusband and wife, shewill allowNing Yito have the possibility of intimate relationwithChan'er is not highin the future. Althoughthreemaidservantfollowsince childhoodSu Tan'er, Su Tan'erwill workin the future, perhapswill not let loosethesethreedomesticsmall girlfor a lifetime, perhapsbut the matter that mayhavebetrothsthemtocertainloyalalsoquitepromisingservants, keepsSu Familythemfor a lifetime.
在苏家,苏老太公惦记着前几辈的交情,对宁毅其实蛮照顾,家里人也就不会明着鄙视他。苏檀儿虽然曾经对这亲事表示过反抗,不过这时对待宁毅的态度也算得上平和。但即便是这样,或者以后两人的关系再有发展,成了真的夫妻,她日后会允许宁毅跟婵儿有亲密关系的可能性也不高。虽然三个丫鬟都是从小跟着苏檀儿,苏檀儿日后做事,恐怕一辈子都不会放开这三个家养的小丫头,但更有可能发生的事情或许是将她们许配给某些忠心也比较有前途的下人,同时将她们一辈子留在苏家。Naturallythisis onlypractical jokeconveniently, Ning Yiis not necessarily ableto thinkso many, the small girlnaturallycannot thinktoocomplex, even if sheis not angry, after allissomewhatshy, at this timeis red in the faceto clashangrily, inducesdiligentlywas describingsufficiently the words of Ning Yithislecheract, stillsaidfinally: „Young Masteryouandyoubully the person!”
当然这只是个随手的恶作剧,宁毅未必会想这么多,小丫头自然也想不到太复杂,但就算她不生气,毕竟还是有几分害羞,此时面红耳赤又气鼓鼓地冲上来,努力归纳着足以形容宁毅这登徒子行径的话语,最后也只是说道:“姑爷你、你欺负人!”„Um.”Ning Yinods, shrugs, „bulliedyou, how did youdrop?”
“嗯。”宁毅点点头,耸了耸肩,“就欺负你了,你怎么滴吧?”„Drop......”Chan'erblinks, soon afteris angry, „alsosaidwords that Chan'ercannot understand......”
“滴吧……”婵儿眨了眨眼睛,随后又生起气来,“又说婵儿听不懂的话……”„Haha.”Near the street, Ning Yisomewhatsmiledhappily.
“哈哈。”街道边,宁毅有些开心地笑了起来。Just when arrived here, the mood is actually gloomy, butwas boredrecentlyso long, the gloomymoodalsodispersedgradually, felt that the ancient timesbullied the personto come, bullied the old pedantwithGo, nowbullies the small girlagain, was actually interesting.
刚刚到这里时,心情其实还是蛮阴郁的,不过最近无聊了这么久,阴郁的心情也就渐渐散开,感觉到古代就是欺负人来了,拿围棋欺负一下老学究,现在再欺负一下小丫头,其实蛮有趣的。Sowalksin the going homedirection, Little Chanis followingto speakbehindvivaciously, at firstalso has somewas shy, then readbrokenreadsbrokencame upspeaking of the trivial matters in otheraspects, when arrivedwas away from the Su Family not farrelativelyprosperousstreet, unexpectedlyhas a personsuddenlyto walkto greet, blockedtwo people.
如此一路朝回家的方向走去,小婵在身后蹦蹦跳跳地跟着说话,起先还有些害羞,然后便碎碎念碎碎念地说到其它方面的琐事上去了,一路走到距离苏家不远的相对繁荣的街道时,倒是有一个人陡然走过来打招呼,将两人拦住了。
The Su Familyfamily memberis numerous, every daycomes backfromhere, will meetsomeSu Familypeoplefrequently, havingis willingto greetwithNing Yi, there areto disdainwithhimto speak, minoritytimes will also meetSu Tan'erto go backfromhere, becauseby the streethasSu Textiles. At this timethatmaleindeedcomes outfromSu Familytextile line, the age is also 20over, takes a folding fan, the gallant young scholarappearance, distantHahacups one hand in the other across the chest: „Brother Ning, really skillful.”soon afterledtwoyoung male servantsto walk.苏家家人众多,每日从这边回来,也常常会遇上一些苏家人,有愿意跟宁毅打招呼的,也有不屑跟他说话的,少数的时候还会遇上苏檀儿从这边回去,因为街道旁就有一家苏氏布行。此时那男子正是从苏家的布行出来,年纪也是二十出头,拿着一柄折扇,风流才子的模样,远远的哈哈一拱手:“宁兄,真巧。”随后带着两名小厮走过来了。It is estimated thatisbeforehandthisbody the person of Lordunderstanding, at this timeNing Yiactuallycould not recognize. In the doubts the visionsweeps, actuallysees the Su Tan'ercarriagealsoto stopby the say/way of not far away, in the middle oftextile linehad a smallheadto shakeshaking, looked atonetowardhere, at once in runs up towent, naturallyfollowedSu Tan'erXing'er, sawNing YiandChan'er, thereforeranto callSu Tan'erto come out.
估计是以前这身体的主人认识的人,这时候宁毅却认不出来。疑惑中目光一扫,却见苏檀儿的马车也停在不远处的道旁,布行当中有一颗小脑袋晃了晃,朝这边看一眼,旋即又跑到里面去了,那是跟着苏檀儿的杏儿,看见了宁毅与婵儿,于是跑去叫苏檀儿出来。
The mangraduallyapproacheswith a smile, althoughNing Yidoes not knowhisname, butdeals withthismatterverysimple, is preparingto greetwith a smile, Chan'erdrewhislower hem corner: „Young Master, naturallyDachuan TextilesYoung Master Xue.”In the spoken language, faintsomewhatrestlesses.
那男子笑着逐渐走近,宁毅虽然不知道他的名字,但应付这种事情非常简单,正准备笑着打招呼,身后的婵儿拉了拉他的衣角:“姑爷,那是大川布行的薛公子。”言语之中,微微有些心神不宁。Ning Yiresponded, although the personhas not seen, butthisperson of indeed has listenedbut actually.宁毅反应过来,人虽然没见过,但这人倒的确是听过了。
After arriving atthistime, pretendsto loserecalled,regarding the beforehandownidentity issue, has inquiredsome, after all is a simplelife, but the Su Familypersonfor exampleChan'erXing'ersaid the time, always the places of sometaboos, for exampleget married the matter that nightSu Tan'erran away, hiswas knocked a matter of brick.
来到这个时代之后装作失忆,对于之前自己的身份问题,打听过一些,总归是一段简单的人生,但苏家人例如婵儿杏儿说起来的时候,总有些避讳的地方,例如成亲那天晚上苏檀儿跑掉的事情,他被人敲了一板砖的事情。
The thing that buteven if the taboo, severalmonthslater, Ning Yitoshouldknow is still alreadyknows,initiallysneakyknockedthiswith the brick, shouldbethisDachuan TextilesXue Jinat present, Little Chanrestlessesat this time, it is estimated that is also afraid the Ning Yivitality/angry, makes anything insteadto suffer a loss.
但就算避讳,几个月下来,宁毅对该知道的东西也是已经知道,当初偷偷摸摸拿板砖敲这一下的,应该就是眼前这大川布行的薛进吧,小婵此时心神不宁,估计也是害怕宁毅生气,做出什么事情来反而吃了亏。HoweverNing Yiwhere any complexexpressionswayedto the faceon, the matter of this timewill nodwith a smile: „Oh, Young Master Xue, hello/you good.”
不过宁毅哪里会把什么复杂的表情摆到脸上,这时候之事笑着点了点头:“哦,薛公子吗,你好。”Hissmilenature, the attitudeis gentle, oppositeXue Jinunexpectedlyfaintgawkedstaring, visits the nearbytwopersonal servants, soon aftersmiles: „Heard that Brother Ningis getting marriedthatday injured carelessly, somewhatlosesunexpectedlyrecalled. Little Brotherthatdayoriginallyalso, becausethere is a matterto leaveahead of time, afterwardcould not find time, unexpectedlyhas not goneto visit, how...... really to loserecalls the matter? Is it possible that couldn't Brother NingreallyrecallLittle Brother?”
他笑容自然,态度平和,对面的薛进倒是微微愣了愣,望望身边的两名跟班,随后又笑起来:“听说宁兄在成亲那日不慎受伤,竟然有些失忆。小弟那日原本也在,因为有事提前离开,后来抽不出空,倒是未曾前去探望,怎么……真有失忆之事?宁兄莫非真的记不起小弟了?”Opposite, Ning Yias ifsomewhatis embarrassed, bringssincerely, the apology, reveals the smile of apologizing: „The beforehandmatter, is really...... Heh, Brother Xueexcuses meandexcuses me......”
对面,宁毅似乎有些不好意思,带着诚恳的、浓浓的歉意,露出赔罪的笑容:“以前的事情,真是……呵,薛兄见谅、见谅……”Xue Jinhas the complexvisiondoubtto starehim, at this time, oppositeshopentrance, Su Tan'eralreadywas also frowningto catch up.薛进带着复杂的目光狐疑地瞪他,这时候,对面的店门口,苏檀儿也已经皱着眉头赶出来了。
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