Qiu Rucheng saw that there was a way, so he said again: "I must buy this person, and I also borrowed silver from a few friends, but I am afraid that someone will maliciously raise the price at that time, so I should make more preparations just in case." ”

Qiu Rucheng's words were all said to this, and Qiu Ruyi couldn't be silent, so he said to Qiu Ruhai: "Since Brother Cheng is so thoughtful, I think I won't implicate our family, then let's help Miss Fang's family, and let her understand that our surname Qiu is not all unkind people." ”

Qiu Ruhai looked at his sister, shook his head and sighed: "You are bad at this mouth, what you said in front is obviously very good, and others also remember your feelings, this plus the words in the back, how can you be thankless." ”

Qiu Rucheng had already blushed with shame, and said: "It's true that our family doesn't do things authentically, but it has affected the Qiu clan." ”

Guarding the dwarf to say a short word, Qiu Ruyi also felt embarrassed, and hurriedly pulled Qiu Ruhai over and asked him how much silver he could give.

In the end, Qiu Ruhai lent one hundred taels, and Qiu Ruyi took out three hundred taels of silver because of his mother's love and generous hands.

Qiu Rucheng was naturally grateful, and said: "As soon as you have the silver, you will return it immediately." ”

Qiu Ruhai said: "We eat and live at home, and we don't need silver, but we just reward people, and that's limited." You just have to use it, you don't have to rush to return it. ”

Qiu Rucheng repeatedly asked Qiu Ruyi not to reveal his whereabouts in front of his mother and sister. Then he took his leave.

After the Qiu Ruhai siblings saw Qiu Rucheng leave, they began to discuss whether to sue their mother, Yu.

Qiu Ruhai advocated that there was no need to sue her mother: "If you come in and talk back by pretending to be a little servant from another family, your mother won't know, and if you sue her, we will definitely be punished." ”

Qiu Ruyi didn't think there was any need to hide it, it was their mother, not an outsider, anyway, she couldn't hide it from her mother.

Qiu Ruhai couldn't explain his sister, so he had to go to his mother with his sister to confess.

Yu Shi listened to the whole story, and said with a smile: "You have really grown up and hardened your wings, but you have learned to cut first and then play, raw rice to cook mature rice, what can I say as a mother." ”

Qiu Ruyi explained: "Brother Cheng's matter came suddenly, and he didn't dare to let the adults know, so he couldn't discuss it with his mother in time, but the daughter thought about it, Brother Cheng didn't come forward in person, who bought the slave and maid didn't buy it, or really traced the Qiu family, and it was just the affection of the children, that is, we borrowed silver, and it was just the affection of brothers and sisters, and it was not considered a family instruction, and it should not be implicated in the Qiu family." ”

Yu couldn't help but look at his daughter with a smile, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be a brainy person at this time, it won't be what your second brother taught you now." ”

Qiu Ruyi was immediately unconvinced: "What the second brother can teach his daughter at that level, this is what the daughter herself thought of." ”

Yu comforted his daughter and said, "Okay, okay, it's the mother who said the wrong thing." There is some truth in what you said, but it is against your father's words, so you still have to be punished. Since you are rich men, and you do not care about the taels of silver in your month, let you be punished for a year's monthly money. ”

Qiu Ruhai's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this, and he made a grimace at his sister, Qiu Ruyi pouted and glared at his brother, then turned his head, and pulled Yu's sleeve to sprinkle coquettishly, trying to make his mother cancel the punishment.

Yu Shi smiled and said: "It's not that the two of you have violated your father's words, but you also have to make a show for outsiders, in case of trouble in the future, it is better to make it clear: it is indeed the family who did not know in advance and did not approve of it." ”

Qiu Ruhai said with a smile: "The money was taken by Brother Cheng, and he hid it from his family, and he didn't know that he could pay it back in the Year of the Monkey, and he really couldn't bear it for a year. ”

Qiu Ruyi also nodded hurriedly, but Yu Shi said with a straight face: "You are a smart person in the world? To be punished is to be punished, trying to cover people's ears and eyes, and in the end it is only you who are covered." ”

Qiu Ruhai's brother and sister couldn't, so they had to comfort each other: "As long as people are rescued, it's fine!"

Because of this matter, Qiu Ruyi paid special attention to the affairs of the other party's family.

Sure enough, a few days later, news came: Fang Jin and the men in his family were sent to the border gates, and the female dependents and slaves in the family had to be sold to pay off their debts.

At this time, there were rumors in the court: the queen mother cared about Fang Jin's past merits, so she wanted to make up for the deficit with silver from her own private treasury, so that the daughters of the Fang family would not be sold, but Fang Jin sternly refused.

Qiu Ruyi couldn't help but scold Fang Jin: "I have been an official for so many years, and I have everything in my head, how can I let go of this good opportunity to rescue my family in vain." ”

Mama Su said: "If he accepts the 'kindness' of the Queen Mother, he will admit all the charges, and when he will not clear his grievances in the future, he will also make the world laugh." Anyone with integrity would not choose to accept it. ”

Qiu Ruyi snorted coldly: "He offended the queen mother, where is there a chance to clear the charge, it is better to be soft, and get the benefits first." Could it be that his name is more important than the freedom of his wife and daughter? ”

Seeing that she couldn't make sense with Qiu Ruyi, Mama Su had to smile and talk about something else.

After a few days, Fang Jin was escorted to the border pass, and the queen mother was kind, and said: Mrs. Fang is the wife of the imperial court, if she is sold as a slave, it will damage the face of the court, so she will be treated as a criminal minister, and she will be escorted to the border with Fang Jin, and let him and his wife take care of each other.

Although Fang Jin did not appreciate it, the Queen Mother's mother was the world, and she was an ordinary woman with an unusual heart, and she did not have the same knowledge as him, so she pitied Mrs. Fang's separation of flesh and blood, and was specially allowed to wait for their family to reunite before sending the seller's family to others.

Along with these messages, there was also news: part of the Fang family's property was given to the Lu Guo Mansion.

When the Qiu family heard the news, Yu was sitting in their daughter's courtyard, watching Mama Su instruct Qiu Ruyi to embroider.

Hearing the words "Lu Guogong's Mansion", Yu couldn't help but look up into the distance and said, "It turned out to be his family." ”

Qiu Ru saw his mother's expression, so he became curious, and asked excitedly: "Mother knows their family? ”

Although Fenglin County is a territory of the capital, it is the first time that it has been given to the royal family in this dynasty, so it is no wonder that Qiu Ruyi is so excited.

Yu Shi had already retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Since his family is so rich, what kind of family are we and what kind of friendship we can have, it is just a one-sided friendship." Gather up your spirit to embroider your flowers, how long has it been, and the stitches are still so disorganized. ”

Qiu Ruyi hurriedly dismantled the stitches and reembroidered, but she didn't notice that there was a faint trace of worry on her mother's calm face.