Chapter 6 Three, three years old lost his father

The heart-piercing cries of his mother throwing himself on his father's coffin shocked the three-year-old little Kongqiu's heart. In his little heart, he felt the suffering of life from then on... … Little Kongqiu is one year old, and he looks smart and cute.The Kong family held a birthday party for him. Friends and relatives are here. During the banquet, a grasping week was held for little Confucius.On the table are qin, ritual vessel, tripod, bottle, sword, letter, pen, inkstone, beans, brocade, rouge box, seal... Mother Zhengzai put little Kongqiu on the table. Little Kongqiu first grabbed a ritual vessel, tripod, and then threw himself at a qin.

Everyone laughed and said that Confucius would be a man of ritual and music in the future.After catching Zhou, Zhengzai wanted to put down the tripod in his little hand, but little Kongqiu held onto it tightly. Everyone laughed again and said: "This child will definitely be the most respectful person in the future." Zhengzai was also very happy, she remembered that when she was playing the piano, little Kongqiu was listening, very interested, so she kissed little Kongqiu's face again. After Kong He was happy to have a son, he hugged the little Kong Qiu on his lap as soon as he returned home, and taught him how to babble and walk.Zheng Zai was making clothes for little Kong Qiu under the oil lamp. She said to her husband, "Qiu'er grows up too fast, and his clothes are bigger than other children."

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Qiuer was three years old, lively and cute, and could recite poems. The couple regarded little Kong Qiu as their lifeblood. One day, when Kong He came home from work, he felt a little tired, but he hugged little Kong Qiu to his knees, leaned over and kissed his little face, and the fatigue disappeared immediately. "It's three years old, isn't it? It's growing so fast. It's a head taller than the other kids." Zheng Zai walked over and said, "Qiu'er, recite to father the poem that mother taught you yesterday." Xiao Qiu'er immediately opened his mouth and began to recite:

Hearing this, Kong He was overjoyed, picked up little Kong Qiu, lifted it to the top of his head, put it on his chest, kissed and kissed, kissed and kissed, and shouted: "My Kong family has a successor!" Yes, my Kong family has a successor." Suddenly, he felt a headache, so he sat down, put little Kongqiu down, put his head on his hand, frowned, Zheng Zai saw him and asked, "Husband, what's the matter with you?" "Oh, nothing, nothing, just a little headache." "Then don't go tomorrow, rest at home!" "What can I do if I don't go, a big family, it's too expensive for a few daughters to marry now, can I do it if I don't go?"

Yan Zheng looked at him worriedly. "It's okay, it's okay, let's have dinner!" After dinner, Kong He hugged his son to enjoy the shade in the back garden, and Yan Zhengzai took a piece of clothing to put on little Kong Qiu. Kong He said: "This child is very talented. We must teach him well and make him a great talent." Yan Zheng nodded. After dinner that day, Zheng Zai took Xiao Qiuer for a walk in the courtyard while waiting for Kong He to come back. "Qiu Er, recite the poem you taught yesterday." Little Confucius opened his mouth and was about to recite the poem when suddenly there was an urgent knock on the door.

"Open the door! It's not good! Open the door." The family quickly opened the door, and Kong He was carried in. "Ah!" Zheng Zai was shocked when he saw it. "What's the matter with him?" "The general fainted." Kong He was carried into the house and put on the bed, already unconscious. The whole family gathered around, circling around anxiously, and the children cried, "Father, father..." Shi said with a crying voice, "Oh my God, what can I do about this!" Wang said sarcastically: "I knew this day would come. I am so old and marry such a young wife. How can I stand it!"

Everyone looked at Zhengzai after hearing this, and Zhengzai turned his head away, hugged Qiu'er in his arms, and said nothing. Before midnight, Kong He passed away. Such a sudden disaster made Kong He's family so sad that they could not cry out.For Zheng Zai, it was even more like falling into a catastrophe, Shi and Wang threw themselves on Kong He and cried unceasingly. "Husband! Why are you so cruel!" Zheng Zai didn't rush to cry, she just hugged little Kongqiu tightly, buried her head on his face, and let the silent tears roll down like spring water... Husband!You left too hastily, too suddenly...you didn't leave a word...but I know that your greatest wish is to let me bring up Qiu'er and raise Qiu'er into an adult, don't worry!

On the day of the funeral, Zheng Zai was about to go to the funeral with Qiu'er in his arms, but was stopped by Mrs. Shi, who said: "Zhengzai, don't go, take Qiu'er at home!" Taking advantage of the situation, Wang said: "Sangmenxing, Kefuxing, they are so handsome, I don't know how to avoid them, really!" Zheng Zai couldn't bear it anymore, she threw herself on Kong He's coffin and cried loudly, she really wanted to touch the coffin and die, but she didn't, poor Qiu Er lay beside her and wept. "Mother... Mother..." Does she have the heart to leave him?

"Oh my God! My poor child!" Zheng called Xiao Qiu'er after crying out loudly: "Qiu'er, hurry up and kowtow three times to father's spirit in heaven." After Qiu'er kowtowed three times, Zheng Zai picked him up, and Shi Shi said loudly: "Funeral!" The funeral procession began to walk. They put Kong He's coffin on the carriage, and they themselves got into the carriage. The carriage drove slowly to the suburbs. Zheng Zai led Xiao Qiu'er and stood outside the house to watch him until he could no longer see him. before returning. Back in the room, it was empty, and she felt lonely like never before. Zheng Zai looked at the half of the bed where Kong He was sleeping, thinking that he would never see him again, so she threw herself on the bed and cried bitterly, Three-year-old Xiao Qiuer also started crying.

"I want my father... I want my father..." The neighbor's aunt, Xiao Manfu's mother, came over and advised: "Qiu Erniang, don't be too sad. When the lamp goes out, it's useless to cry anymore. Your body is important. If something happens to you, what will Qiu Er do?" Zheng Zai was even more sad when he heard this, and he hugged the little Kong Qiu tightly and began to cry. "Auntie, my life is so miserable..." "Young and widowed with a young child, it's very tragic, but what can I do? It happened, alas, this is fate!" Mrs. Mann took out the food in the basket, put it on the table, and persuaded:

"Come on, eat something, don't break your body, Qiu'er is still young." "Auntie, thank you, I don't want to eat." "If you don't want to eat, you have to eat some." Mrs. Man said, scooping up a small bowl of rice for Xiao Qiuer. Little Kongqiu was very hungry, so he took the bowl and ate it with big mouthfuls. Mrs. Man looked at little Kong Qiu lovingly: "This child has such a big forehead and is tall. He will definitely have a bright future." Little Kongqiu asked, "Ma'am, where's Brother Manfu?" "I went to drive with his father. When you grow up, let Brother Manfu teach you how to drive." "Hey. My father said that driving a chariot is called imperial driving. It's the same as archery. Everyone should learn it." "Qiu Erniang, look at how smart your child is, the future will be great." "Okay, thank you very much." "You have to take care, I will often come to sit with you in the future." "Okay, thank you, auntie." After Kong He's death, Zheng Zai's mother and son fell into a very difficult situation.One day, Mrs. Shi called everyone together and said: "There is no inheritance in the family. I am the main wife, and my nine daughters are descendants, so the house should belong to his nine daughters. Kong He is just a doctor in Zouyi, and his children have no official inheritance or food. Therefore, from now on, I can only fend for myself.” Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang immediately quarreled with her, saying: "What is the birth of a concubine? The house should be inherited by the son. Mengpi is the eldest son, so it should belong to Mengpi. The daughter will marry off sooner or later. Of course, the house should be inherited by Mengpi." After hearing this, Mrs. Shi said in a loud voice: "Son's inheritance is always inherited from the first son, and there is no inheritance from the concubine. Besides, my daughters are all grown up, and it seems that they have to prepare dowry for them. If there is no house, what do we use for dowry. " "Then I don't care, the house should belong to Mengpi anyway." The two of them couldn't stop arguing, and even fought violently. Zhengzai couldn't stand it any longer, so he led Qiu'er back to the house.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang scolded the street again in a high-pitched voice across from her room: "It's all caused by this broom star. She's a good person. She'll be killed as soon as she comes. If she stays here, I'm afraid even we will be killed. What a bad luck!" Zhengzai turned pale with anger, she held Qiu'er tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her face. I can't live anymore, I have to find a way to get out of here, but where do I go?She felt so helpless.There are no brothers in the family, two older sisters married far away, and my uncle died at the border. Although there are several distant relatives in Qufu, they seldom communicate with each other. It is impossible to join them. What should I do? Zheng Zai and Qiu'er struggled bitterly in this courtyard, as if suffering in dire straits. At dusk, Yan Zheng was picking mulberries under a mulberry tree, while little Kongqiu and eleven or twelve-year-old Manfu were playing beside him. "Man'er, go home for dinner." "Hey, here we come." Mrs. Man came over and said to Yan Zhengzai, "Qiu Erniang, my family will move to Qufu soon." "Ah, is that so?" Zheng Zai straightened up and rested for a while. "Yes. You really can't live here, so just leave here and go to Qufu. I will definitely help you find a way." "Thank you, auntie." "Thank you, when I first moved here two years ago, you always helped us, and I haven't repaid you yet!" "What's the reward? Neighbors help each other." "Qiu Erniang, you and Qiu Er will also move to Qufu in the future, and I will definitely help you think about it." "Thank you so much." "It's time to go back to eat, don't exhaust your body." "Okay, I'll go back when the basket is full." "You, it's really not easy... Oh, woman!" One day, little Confucius ran in, crying and saying: "Mother, what is propriety? They say I was born out of propriety." Zheng was startled, Li?It is necessary to take Qiu'er to a polite place, this place is really unbearable. So, she thought of Qufu, that bustling hometown of etiquette... On the one hand, get rid of this ghostly place, on the other hand, it's time for Qiu'er to study.So she endured the insults and worked desperately. She wanted to save some money to prepare for the relocation to Qufu.