Chapter 227

The weather is getting colder and the ground is covered with dead leaves.

Yuxi was tired of reading. When he came to the yard, a leaf just fell down. Yuxi reached out his hand to catch the withered and yellow leaves and said softly, "another year has passed." It's all at the end of October. In another two months, the year will be gone.

Just as he was feeling, he heard a burst of crying outside. Yuxi lives not far from the farmers in Zhuangzi. It's also for safety. It's too remote. If she has something to do, she can't find anyone. So occasionally, she can hear children crying. The first time Yuxi heard the cry, he asked specially. He knew that the child was mischievous and was beaten by his parents. At that time, he thought it was very new. Later, when he heard more, he got used to it. But this will hear the cry is not the same as before, the cry is particularly sad, but also has been calling brother, hear Yuxi heart is very uncomfortable.

Yuxi called Han Ji and said, "go and see what happened outside?"

Before long, perilla came back with red eyes and ugly face. You'll see it's wrong.

Yuxi asked, "what's the matter with that child?" It's not right to cry so miserably and call my brother all the time.

It's not complicated. The child's father and stepmother want to give her to others as a child's daughter-in-law. She was frightened and afraid, so she called out for help, hoping her brother would come to save her. The purple perilla said: "girl, that child is really pitiful. Otherwise, let's help her! " It's the first time zisu has seen such a poor child. Seeing that Yuxi was not moved, zisu said, "girl, you didn't see that child. It's really poor."

Yuxi nodded and said, "bring her in."

Soon, the Perilla brought people in. Looking at the little girl kneeling on the ground, the expression on Yuxi's face also changed and changed. The little girl was dressed in the same clothes as a beggar, her face was sallow, and she had no meat on her whole body, only a bone.

Looking at Chen's daughter-in-law who came in with the little girl, Yuxi asked, "do you think her parents want to give her to someone else's house as a child bride?" Who would want this? I'm worried that I can't support it.

Chen Guanshi's daughter-in-law listened to Yuxi's words and explained: "girl, although she is thin and young, she can do laundry, cooking, raising pigs and chickens."

Yuxi looks at such a small child, who has to do laundry, cooking and a lot of housework. It can be seen how hard he is treated at home. Yuxi was silent for a moment and asked, "is it free? Or is there a charge? "

Before Chen's family came, they made it clear and said, "her father asked for 100 Jin of food from other people's families. This year's market is good, and some people can take out 100 Jin of grain. When you bring it home, you can not only help with your work, but also save money on the betrothal gifts. "

Yuxi understood, not so much to send as to sell. It's just that the child's growth is so bad that people don't want teeth, so they sell him to be a child's daughter-in-law. But is it so easy to be a child bride? Yuxi had seen a child's daughter-in-law when he was in Zhuangzi before. It's not so pathetic. He sleeps later than a dog, gets up earlier than a chicken, and works hard from morning to night. He is not only short of food and clothing, but also beaten and scolded by the family every day.

Han Ji came in and said, "girl, the little girl's brother is here, just outside. Girl, look... "

Yuxi returned to his senses and said without expression: "let him in!"

Han Ji also led a child in. Yuxi looked up and saw that the child was about six or seven years old, as skinny as the little girl kneeling on the ground. Besides, it's all October now, and I'm only wearing a patched dress with barefoot on my feet.

When the little girl saw the visitor, she changed her silence, climbed over and cried, "brother, you've come at last. I almost can't see you."

The boy held his sister and said, "thank you for saving my sister."

Yuxi secretly nodded in his heart and spoke clearly. He didn't panic when he saw them, but it was good: "I can save for a while, but I can't save for a lifetime."

The boy gritted his teeth, knelt down with his sister in his arms, lowered his head and said, "please buy our brother and sister and give us a way to live." Now that the poisonous woman has made up her mind to send off the chrysanthemum, she won't do it this time, and she will send it away next time. Next time, maybe not so lucky.

Yuxi smiles and asks, "it's OK for me to buy you, but what can you do for me?"

"I've been in school for a year and I can read a few words," he said in a low voice It's the only thing he can do.

The little girl put her arms around the boy's neck and said to Yuxi, "master, please buy me and my brother! I can wash clothes, cook, feed pigs and raise chickens. My brother can go to the mountains to pick up mushrooms, hunt pheasants, rabbits and other prey. Master, we can do anything and we don't eat much. Please buy our brother and sister! " If the owners buy their brother and sister, they won't have to separate any more.

Yuxi looked at the little girl, who was timid, holding the boy's clothes tightly in her right hand. Yuxi asked: "just sent you away, why don't you agree?

The little girl just grabbed the boy and said, "if you are sent away, you will never see your brother again." No matter how hard it is, she will not be afraid if her brother is there.

Yuxi looked at the two brothers and sisters who were dependent on each other. He was envious that no matter how hard life was, there was a person who could care about and rely on. But she has been fighting alone all the time. Yuxi steady steady God, said: "think about it? You have to be clear that once you sign the deed of sale, there is no room for you to go back If you sign the deed of sale, you will become a slave from a good citizen.

Han Ji wants to roll his eyes. It's unnecessary for the girl to say that. I don't know how many people want to sell their daughter in Chuang Tzu! But they were all rejected by him. This boy was also lucky. If you enter the government, at least you don't have to worry about food and clothing.

The boy nodded and said, "I don't regret it." Nowadays, it's better than starvation and separation of brother and sister.

Yuxi nodded slightly, looking at Han Ji on one side and said, "you can do it!" If you want to buy them, you have to sign a deed of sale with their parents.

The boy said, "master, let me go with you."

Yuxi thought that he was going to make an end, so he didn't refuse. He said to Hanji, "let's go with their brother and sister." Don't be such a father.

Less than half an hour later, Han Ji came back. After giving the two deeds to Yuxi, he said, "girl, that boy is a talent."

Yuxi was surprised and asked, "what's the matter?"

Han Ji said with a smile: "the girl doesn't know. His stepmother knows that we want to buy people, but she dare to ask for thirty Liang. The boy is also worth some money. The little girl is not wanted for free. Before I spoke at that time, the boy said that their brother and sister were only worth eight liang of silver. The look on his stepmother's face at that time, let alone how wonderful. In the end, I only paid eight Liang. " In fact, even if the boy didn't speak, he would pay ten Liang silver at most.

The girl is generous, but she can't cheat the people. If they offended him, they drove the family out of Chuang Tzu to see what they would do for their lives. I really don't know the sky is high and the earth is thick.

Yuxi thought about himself, with a heavy heart, and said: "I remember that the capital bought a little boy about twelve Liang, and a little maid about seven or eight Liang. Together, they should be worth twenty Liang. Give the child the other twelve taels of silver at his disposal. "

Han Ji stares big eyes and asks: "girl, you..." seeing that Yuxi looks at him without expression, Han Ji says quickly: "yes, I'll give him the silver later."

Yuxi did not explain the reason for doing so, but turned into the study. If this teenager is really talented, it will be a good help for her after a good training. The people in the mansion can't be used, but they are separated by one floor, and they will be lost at the critical moment. For example, although kufu looks the same as before, Yuxi knows that kufu's mind is floating. Even now the eldest aunt and elder brother still take care of her, otherwise kufu would not stay.

In the evening, Han Ji came to Yuxi and said, "girl, I gave the boy another twelve liang of silver. The boy took the money and went back to the village to pay his debts. " In fact, it's not right to say that it's debt repayment. It's kindness repayment. Before, brother and sister had a very hard time, and they didn't squat down after a meal. The kind-hearted people in the village would help, otherwise the brothers and sisters would have starved to death. Tian Yang, now I'm going to repay the kindness of these people.

Yuxi appreciated Tian Yang's move and said, "it's very good to distinguish between gratitude and resentment." How about the ability? Let's not say for a moment, it's very right for Yuxi's appetite.

Han Ji also thinks it's very good.

Yuxi remembered a question he forgot to ask yesterday: "Tian Yang can read, so his family should be in good condition. We all see that this is a smart child. No matter how vicious his stepmother is, he is also the eldest son in the family. How can his father let it go? " It's true that a stepmother has a stepfather, but it's different for the eldest son who can hold up the door.

Han Ji didn't know what Yuxi thought: "girl, Tian Yang's family is not bad. It's just that his father married a widow with a wrist. The widow is beautiful. At the end of last year, she gave birth to a son and tied the man in her hand. Where can they find shelter for their brothers and sisters. It depends on the people in the village, otherwise the brother and sister would have starved to death. "

Yuxi said in a low voice: "children without mother are all grass." Yuxi wondered how there were so many stepmothers!

After hearing this, Han Ji lowered his head and stopped talking. The fourth girl's mother died early, but her stepmother didn't allow her, and her father hated her. Otherwise, she would not be driven out of the mansion. The situation is similar to the two children. The only difference is that the girl has a big wife to take care of her, and no one dares to bully her.

Yuxi did not leave the brothers and sisters around, but the next day they were sent back to the government to learn the rules. Whether it can be used or not needs to be observed.

Han Ji came in and said, "girl, the boy said he would kowtow to the girl before he left." The girl has a good eye this time. This boy will be a talent if he is trained well.

The boy came in with his sister and kowtowed Yuxi three times. It's too affectable to say thanks. After all, their brothers and sisters have sold themselves to their owners, and even their lives are theirs. Kowtow these three heads is to show his gratitude. Tian Yang sold himself as a slave because he knew that his master was a kind-hearted man. If you sell yourself, brother and sister have a way to live, and they don't have to separate. The result is as he thought.

Yuxi didn't answer this sentence, but asked: "Tian Yang, when you come to the government, learn the rules. The rest, when you learn the rules. " Yuxi has to see what aspect of the youth is good at, and then focus on training. People cultivated by themselves are more useful than those in the mansion.