The lines on her wrinkled face deepened as she put the child into the arms of the woman beside her.
That smile immediately made Chen Nianran think of the chrysanthemums that were blooming with great effort. Of course, it's old Flowers!
"Your daughter is not bad. I think she can be taken to the capital. Going to the capital was good fortune. "Grandma, my business is big, but people who can go to the capital are definitely the best."
Hearing this, Chen Ning was overjoyed. The capital was a place they would never dare to even dream of. They heard that the Son of Heaven was in the capital, and their daughter was going there. Once they had some good fortune, they could also go there to broaden their horizons.
However, the most important thing was that this place had a good price.
"There's nothing to pick on for a girl like me. However, there's something that I have to tell you." "Little girl, I just came out from a warm room some time ago …"
When the mother-in-law heard this, she was stunned for a moment before immediately feeling vexed. One must know that this woman with a broken body and that unbroken body were two completely different prices. The officials of the capital loved people. If he took this girl back and transferred her back, he would be able to earn a lot in the future.
Although she was upset, her mother-in-law had also fallen for Chen Nianran. She wanted to secretly discuss the price with the Chen Ning.
At this time, Chen Nianran unhurriedly said, "Mother, mother, my grandmother is already old, my daughter wants to serve her at home for a year. when you go back to work a year from now. "
As he said that, he walked towards the two, making it so that even Chen Ning couldn't discuss the price with that woman.
There was nothing for him to do, so he could only smile and say his goodbyes.
"I say, Chen family, as long as your daughter goes to work, I guarantee that your family will be able to earn twenty silver."
When Chen Zitong heard that it was twenty silver, his eyes lit up on the spot. 20 taels, how much was that?
When he sold Chen Nianran to the Zhou family, it was only worth ten taels of silver. But now, that old woman asked for twenty taels of silver in one go!
The couple looked at each other. If they weren't afraid of Chen Nianran's presence, they might have just pulled Chen Nianran away on the spot.
However, Chen Nianran said indifferently, "Father, mother, your daughter will not marry anyone in her life, and will not go to a rich family to work for you."
When she said those words, it was very indifferent, but her ice-cold eyes made Chen Ning want to curse, and she swallowed his words. Even if it was Chen Zitong, when she saw the expression in her daughter's eyes, her entire body turned ice-cold. He just felt that after this daughter of his came out from Zhou Mansion, that person had completely changed.
"That old woman! She'll come visit my home another day. I'll go home first."
Chen Ning quickly threw these words aside and decided that she had to force the four girls to agree to this matter no matter what when she returned home.
That old woman was also intelligent. Even though she was anxious to hire people, she knew that there were some girls that she couldn't force. Even if he forced them to agree on the spot, it would be a huge loss for him if this guy tried to wipe his neck afterwards.
She was just a middleman, buying and selling poor daughters all over the countryside and then turning around to sell them back to the city's teaching attendants. If it went smoothly, then the amount of oil would also be considerable. However, if he were to adopt a daughter that could cut his throat, then he would be at a huge disadvantage.
She had a small business and could not afford to mess around.
Therefore, when they were about to leave, she pulled Chen Ning to the side and advised him to rather say that the ability had passed than not. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to happily give him the money.
Chen Ning saw that the dim sum, with just a few poached bean cake, was worth twenty copper. She was so frightened that she was about to scold her with a straight face, but then she thought that this girl wanted to exchange it for twenty taels of silver.
In the end, for the sake of these twenty silver taels, Chen Ning made up her mind. "Alright, my daughter wants to eat it. Mother …" I bought it for you. "
When he came out of the shop again, the only money he had was gone just like that.
What he got in return was obviously a few bags of dim sum.
To be honest, Chen Nianran did not really care about these snacks. She just wanted to kill this woman who only knew how to sell girls.
How could these refreshments be compared with the Zhou Mansion's? However, it was better than nothing.
When the Chen Ning set foot on a small road in the countryside, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She looked at her fourth daughter and felt that her daughter had changed too much. Because it had already been a year since it was sold, she could only think that it was because her personality had greatly changed due to the life in Zhou Mansion. This also exempted her from guessing that Chen Nianran was possessed by ghosts.
When they arrived at the village, it was difficult for the Chen Ning to hide her daughter. Along the way, many familiar villagers greeted him, and all of their eyes fell on Chen Nianran's body.
"Yo, this is Little Four. I didn't expect him to change so much after just a year of work in the city. Tsk tsk, back then at home, I only thought of Little Four's elegance and charm. It's only been a year since he left, but he's grown up, and he's become a beauty. It's the same as the one in the painting. If I wasn't walking with the Chen family's younger sister, I wouldn't even dare to recognize her. "
A woman with a slightly black complexion laughed when she saw Chen Nianran. Chen Nianran laughed. She was forgiven for not knowing these people's names, so she could only call them "Aunt."
"When the woman heard her call her 'aunt', she was somewhat baffled." "Little Four, I'm your aunt."
This correction made Chen Nianran sweat profusely. However, this aunt seemed to be quite enthusiastic. Seeing her embarrassed look, she laughed and pulled her hand. "Come, let's go and chat at home. I'll go visit your grandmother whenever I want."
Chen Nianran thought for a long time. This was the aunt that phoenix lass mentioned before, who still had some human feelings for him.
I heard that the Zhou family, which was the oldest family, had quite a good family.
Even her grandmother treated her very well. However, her grandmother was weak and sickly, and had been following Zhou Zi for a long time. She didn't know how she came back like this, but her grandmother was at her uncle's house. It seemed that quite a few things had happened in the year since he left.
Since his aunt was kind to him, he must grasp this trump card. Therefore, Chen Nianran smiled and replied, then went home with Chen Guan.
When Lady Chen Guan saw him, she anxiously tried to stop him, "Little Girl, you finally made it here. The siblings in the room are all talking about you. "Aunty, you should come over another time."
Hearing that, everyone put their hands on their hips and laughed at her unhappily, "I say, sister-in-law, how much do your little ones miss Little Girl! That can't be compared to the fact that I haven't seen her in nearly two years. It's not your turn today. Little Girl, come over to my place and visit her. "
The mama was sick. This grandson and daughter who worked outside the family had to go visit the old man. No matter what, she couldn't find any sense in him.
Therefore, even if Chen Guan didn't want to, it would be extremely difficult to stop her.
Just like this, Chen Nianran was gently pulled back into her house by her aunt.
Speaking of which, this aunt rarely stayed at home. Even if it was the Chen family's mama, she had just brought her mother here to recuperate.
What Chen Nianran knew was that her Eldest Uncle and Madam were diligent and had been helping others work outside the sect a few years ago.
After that, Eldest Uncle went out to pick out goods and slowly saved some money to do some small work in a small shop in the city.
When Chen Nianran left, her uncle's shop had just opened.
He also came to take Mammy a few times and wanted to take her to the city. It was just that Mammy had always remembered the words of the old man who had passed away: Tell her to listen to her son when she dies.
As the saying goes, a husband at home is a servant; a husband is a servant when he dies. For women, the most important thing is to listen to the words of the male members of the family. And this grandma just so happened to be the person who had arrived at the end of the day.
She would do as the old man instructed. Even if it was a family that only had clear water and wild vegetable soup, she would still obediently follow them …
did not know what happened in there that was taken away by his uncle.
Her hand was being held by her aunt. Along the way, she kept muttering non-stop, asking about some of the things that had happened in the Chen Estate.
Chen Residence was one of the top families in the city. People like Auntie who did small businesses had only heard of their prosperity, but had never seen it before.
Chen Nianran picked up some interesting things to talk about, the two of them happily went home.
As soon as she entered the room, she was brought to the left. "Mother, the Little Girl you were talking about has returned."
She turned around and hurriedly pushed Chen Nianran forward again, "Go, go. Your mama was worried about you, and when she heard that you were sold, she angrily sent a message and told us to take her away."
Chen Nianran was stunned, she had never thought that the reason this mama left her home after all this commotion was because she had been sold. That was why the old lady was so angry and wanted the madam to come and fetch her. However, why did it take them more than a year to pick him up? It was probably because of this old fogey that things weren't going smoothly.
The woman on the bed had initially only half closed her eyes, but upon hearing Chen Nianran's return, her eyes suddenly opened.
She stared fixedly at Chen Nianran, her hands trembling, as she called out, "My poor Little Girl …"
Hearing this voice full of tender affection, Chen Nianran's heart ached. When she was bullied and talked about, she just laughed it off.
But at this moment, when the old lady called him, it made his heart go soft.
Tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes. She staggered a few steps and threw herself into the old woman's embrace. She hugged her neck and sobbed, "Grandmother …"
The old man's hands trembled as he hugged her tightly. Originally, a sick person didn't have much strength, but now, with her arms around him, he wished he could strangle her into his own flesh and blood.
"My poor child, Si'er, blames this mama for only hearing about that vile spawn later on." By the time I caught up, that evil creature had already sold you. Momo is useless. A good and good little girl was ruined by those two vile spawn just like that. "