Until the boatman decocted the medicine, this ginseng tea had not been fed to the girl Xun. The boat family thought that this medicine must be drunk, so he said: "Second Master Jia, do you want to hug that girl and let Mo Yan feed her." Anyway, there are only three of us here, when the girl wakes up, if she doesn't mind, she can't defend herself, if you don't mind, you will take it, anyway, you hugged it just now, and besides, listen to the other people on the boat, Jia Erye's family is very rich, and it is nothing to have one more girl. ”

Jia Zheng couldn't, so he had to do what the boatman said, but he didn't notice the smug look on the boatman's face and the sinister smile on his lips.

After the three of them finished feeding the medicine, the boat of tea left, Mo Yan looked at his master's body just now, if he was allowed to keep vigil here, it would be unbearable, Gu persuaded: "Second master, your body has only improved, or go to rest first, and the slaves here will be guarded." ”

"Nonsense, if you are the only one left, how can this lonely man and widow be clear in the future. Jia Zheng only then remembered that something was wrong.

Mo Yan bowed his head and responded: "It's the slave who thinks simply." "But I thought to myself, the second master is really, you have even hugged other girls, and you haven't seen anything wrong. He is just guarding here, but he can't tell which one is strict. He secretly looked at Jia Zheng, saw him staring straight at the girl on the bed, and remembered what the boat family said, and was shocked, this, this second master will not fall in love with that girl.

But if you really let the second master take the girl back to the house, don't say that it is the wife, it will not be able to pass, even the old man and the old lady will not give him good fruits to eat, and before leaving, the old man will tell him to take a good look at the second master, just follow the husband to study, and he is not allowed to learn badly with people who are not careful. It's just that the second master looked at the last girl whether it was good or bad, and he was very confused.

The sky outside was slightly bright, and Mo Yan saw the girl's eyelashes fluttering, and her mouth made a 'woo' □□ sound. I just couldn't hear what was being said. Seeing this, Mo Yan happily pushed Jia Zheng, who was napping on the side, "Second master, that girl is awake." ”

Jia Zhengyin couldn't stay up, so he fell asleep slowly, but because he was also worried about the woman in the bed, he didn't really fall asleep. As soon as the inkstone touched him, he woke up. "Really?" Jia Zheng hurriedly approached the bed, seeing that the girl was very uneasy, still thinking something in her mouth, and she was not really awake yet.

Jia Zheng leaned down and got closer to hear clearly.

"Please let me go. ”

"I don't want it, I don't want it, go away, go away. ”

"Father, father,"

There were some intermittent words of help, which made Jia Zhengzhi very distressed, he didn't know what happened to the girl, which made her so desperate that she didn't care about her life and jumped directly into the river to avoid chasing.

"Girl, wake up, girl, wake up. Jia Zheng shook the woman's body slightly, trying to make her sober up.

The girl opened her eyes with difficulty, and was greeted by two strange men, startled, hurriedly sat up, held the brocade quilt tightly, hurriedly moved to the bed, looked at Jia Zheng and them defensively, and asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Jia Zheng wanted to step forward and explain clearly, so that she should not be afraid, but as soon as he left, the girl was even more frightened: "You, don't come over, don't come over." She quickly held the pillow in her hand and threatened, "I'm not welcome to come over again." ”

Jia Zheng looked at her frightened appearance, and didn't dare to make any moves. As long as he froze over there, Mo Yan on the side couldn't look at it, and mocked: "Girl, it's so rude, if it wasn't for my second master who saved you yesterday, I'm afraid that the girl will survive or not, but now he treats the second master as a bad person, and I knew that it would be better not to save it at the beginning." Kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. ”

"Mo Yan, you don't talk about it. Jia Zheng listened to Mo Yan's merciless words, afraid that the girl would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly stopped.

Mo Yan listened to Jia Zheng's words, stood aside, bowed his head and said nothing, but he was very unhappy in his heart.

After listening to Mo Yan's words, the girl slowly remembered what happened yesterday, and thought that she had just regarded her benefactor as a bad person, and she blushed in embarrassment. hurriedly put down her enthusiasm and got up to thank her, but as soon as she wanted to get up, she fell weakly.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said with concern: "I see that the girl has not recovered yet, so it is better to lie down and rest." ”

When the girl saw the strange man supporting her, she was very shy, and she was even more moved when she heard the words of surprise and concern. With tears in his eyes, he said: "Thank you, Childe cares, please forgive me for the rude just now." The little woman has not thanked her son for saving her life, but I have no long things now, and my family is suddenly in trouble, so I am afraid that there will be no retribution. ”

"The girl is too polite, yesterday's incident was just a coincidence for me, how can I stand by and watch when it comes to human life. Jia Zheng let Changchen go and let him lie down. Then he asked, "I don't know what is going on with the girl, but if I can help, I will help." ”

She looked at Jia Zheng, although his appearance was not handsome, but he also had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips. He is also dressed in brocade clothes, and the furnishings in the room are simple and fine. I knew that his family background was extraordinary, but after thinking about those scoundrels, he always shook his head and said: "Childe, I am grateful for saving the little girl's life, how can I make more trouble for my son? ”

Mo Yan heard that Jia Zheng still wanted to help the girl out, and he was very anxious, this is the most taboo thing to cause trouble when he goes out, and the second master is still asking for trouble, really. Later, when I heard the girl's refusal, I was also relieved, and I looked at the girl a lot more pleasing to the eye. I was afraid that Jia Zheng would ask again, so I hurriedly said: "Second master, the ginseng tea has been brewed overnight, and the slave has been warm, is it that the girl has drunk it now." ”

Jia Zhenggang wanted to continue to investigate, but he was interrupted by Mo Yan like this, and he didn't say anything, "Then you don't bring ginseng tea." There was some unhappiness in his tone. After speaking, he took the celadon bowl with his own hands, handed it to the girl, and said with a smile: "My little guy usually spoils me, and I don't know the rules, and I hope the girl won't blame me." Or ask the girl's surname. In fact, he wanted to ask his name, but he thought that it would be too rude, so he asked his surname.

"Thank you, Childe, the little woman's surname is He. Miss He took the porcelain bowl, and when she saw Jia Zheng looking at her stupidly, she looked away embarrassedly and said softly.

Jia Zheng saw that she had finished drinking and her face was still pale, so he asked her to rest. As for what happened to her, there will be time to ask in the future anyway.

The gentleman thought that Na Jia Zheng was alone on the ship, although there were a few servants and the boatman who accompanied him, he was still not at ease. This is because he is the son of Rong Guogong, and the second is the entrustment of Factor Yi. Therefore, I bid farewell to my master early in the morning and returned to the ferry.

When he returned to the ship, he sent a servant to see if Jia Zheng was better. Unexpectedly, the servant went to a cup of tea, and when he came back, he looked strange. Mr. was stunned in his heart, could it be that Jia Zheng is not good. If so, he can't afford it. But after a few whispers from the servant, the gentleman's face turned red and white, and finally he showed shamelessness, and hurriedly asked, "What you said is true." ”

The servant nodded silently, and the gentleman said angrily: "This Jia Zheng really doesn't know how to do it, and he actually does such a degrading thing, how can I face Rong Guogong in the future, and call Jia Zheng here." ”

Jia Zheng himself slept in his small house, and heard that Mr. had come back and called him over. After taking care of himself, he walked out of Mr.'s room and entered the door: "The student pleases Mr. Hello, I don't know that Mr. is back, and it is the student's fault that he failed to greet him." ”

Seeing that Jia Zheng's face was no different, the gentleman thought that there was a reason for this, so he said gently: "When the teacher came back, he didn't report it to you, so why blame." I called you because I didn't know something, so I asked you. I don't know where the woman in your room came from and what does it have to do with her?"

"How did Mr. know?" Jia Zheng didn't expect him to ask about this, and he still told the truth about yesterday's events in the face of Mr., "If Mr. doesn't believe it, you can ask the student's little maid and the boatman, they were all present yesterday." ”

"That's it, that's it, your temperament is the most loyal, how can you not believe it as a teacher. It's a good thing that you saved her, but what happened to that girl, and why she was forced to jump into the river to survive, do you know?" the gentleman asked, after a moment's thought.

The student also asked the girl, but she didn't want to talk about it, so the student didn't know what had happened to her. It's just that the students don't look like a traitorous person, and they also see him being chased down the river with their own eyes. Jia Zhengzheng said.

"Alas, you are still young and have too little experience in the world, but you were born in Rongguo Mansion, so it is better to be cautious in everything. The gentleman instructed.

Jia Zheng was shocked when he heard this, he never thought much about it. I just think that yesterday's incident was also a coincidence, but it was really intentional by someone with a heart, and that was not good," Mr. Xie, a student, reminded. ”

"What is there to thank for, you worship me as a teacher, and you have the responsibility to teach you. Mr. didn't care, although Jia Zheng said that his talent was limited, but his temperament was upright, so he liked it very much, looking at Jia Zheng's face was not good, I was afraid that he didn't sleep well yesterday, and he also thought that he couldn't believe it, and he was very guilty, so he said: "For the teacher to see that your face is not good, you should go back to rest first, after lunch, for the teacher and you to go to see the girl." ”

"Yes, sir. The student got it. Jia Zheng replied.

After Jia Zheng left, he asked other students on the boat to summon, "Now, there is a girl on the ship, waiting to study in the house, don't walk around the boat at will, if you encounter too much rudeness." ”

"Girl, how can a gentleman be a girl?" asked a young man in a blue robe.

The gentleman didn't want them to misunderstand Jia Zheng, so he told him about yesterday's incident, "That girl is weak and needs to rest on the boat for a few days, so you should obey the rules." ”

"Yes, the student listened to the teacher's teachings. Everyone said in unison.

In the house, Chu Muyan was reading a book, and Li Haoyu, who was in the same room, approached and said with bad intentions: "Brother Chu, do you say that this girl was really rescued by Jia Zheng? But it's really strange, it happened when Mr. and we were away, which is too much of a coincidence." Li Haoyu looked down on Jia Zheng who relied on his family strength in his heart. Just because he was born well, he can be given by the saint himself, and he can also go to the Hongru Academy that can only be attended, and these children of the poor family study hard day and night in order to get ahead, and finally become a lifter, and have entered the Hongru Academy. This study tour Jia Zheng occupied two upper rooms, but they wanted the two of them to share a room, which was worse than those who followed Jia Zheng.

Chu Muyan didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "Although I don't like Jia Zheng either, but after two years of getting along, I still know a little bit about his temperament, and this matter is true." ”

"This is not necessarily, the uncle of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Yu, is famous, and Jia Zheng is the same brother as him, who knows if he will usually pretend to be a hypocrisy, who knows in private?" Li Haoyu retorted.

Chu Muyan glanced at Li Haoyu with pity, although he had been away for two years, he could often exchange letters with Beijing, and he knew a little bit about the affairs in Beijing. And Jia Yu has long since changed from what it used to be, and has become a popular saint. Alas, although Li Haoyu is a good learner, his temperament is too cynical, and I don't know if it is because he was born poor, and he is even more dissatisfied with the meritorious family. I don't know that in this world, whether it is a poor feat, as long as a talented person is a person who can be friends, as the saying goes, 'heroes don't ask where they come from'.

After lunch, Mr. Jia Zheng came to visit Miss He in his house. Unexpectedly, when I entered the house, I saw that it was all cleaned up, "Miss He, Mr. heard about you and came to visit you." ”

"The son came just in time, and the little woman felt that she had already done a lot, and was about to leave her leave. Miss He said with a smile.

"I see that the girl is still a little weak, why not rest for a few more days. He was in a hurry to hear that he was leaving, why even he didn't understand.

The gentleman saw that the girl was delicate and decent, and he also saw that she was also a literate person, so he said: "If the girl is not in a hurry, she should recuperate for a few more days." ”

Miss He saw that she was in her forties, and when she heard that her son called her husband, she hurriedly saluted and said: "Mr. is kind to the little girl, but there is no way to repay the rescue of the child, if she is nagging the little girl, she is even more unhappy, and the little woman is still worried about her father, and she can't stay here." ”

At this point, Mr. Jia Zheng and Mr. Jia are not easy to say. had to let him leave, and Jia Zheng asked Mo Yan to give her two silver taels, but she swore to death.

After Miss He left, Jia Zheng's heart was always empty, and he couldn't do anything. It's just that Mo Yan and Mr. know Jia Zheng because of that He girl. On this day, the boat sailed to a ferry port again, and Mo Yan thought about letting Jia Zheng go ashore for a walk, maybe he would be in a good mood. Jia Zheng was annoyed and had no choice but to go ashore with him, but he didn't expect that the town was the day of "catching the market", and it was very lively. All kinds of cloth, livestock, and miscellaneous goods were all available, and the vendors were shouting and selling. There are all kinds of candy gourds, clay kneaders, wontons, pancakes, and so on.

Mo Yan was very happy to see it, before he entered the Rongguo Mansion, he often rushed to the market with his mother, but the good times did not last long, his father and mother died of illness one after another, he was sold to the Rongguo Mansion by the cluster, fortunately, he was motivated, and he came to the side of the second master who was separated.

Suddenly, Mo Yan saw a lot of people watching something together, thinking that there was something fun, and he also went to join in the fun. Don't expect that a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was quite vegan and quite marked, knelt in front of the corpse, and it seemed that it was father and daughter. Mo Yan was taken aback when he saw the girl's appearance, this was not Miss He who was rescued in Baoding. How did she end up here, it's too much of a coincidence. Thinking about the strange appearance of the second master in the past few days, he hurriedly ran to Jia Zheng and gasped: "Second master, do you know who the slave saw? ”

"Nonsense, Miss He is so good in Baoding, how can she appear in this place. Jia Zheng thought that Mo Yan was making him happy.

"Really, how dare a slave lie to the second master. Seeing that he still didn't believe it, as soon as he stomped his feet, he pulled Jia Zheng towards the people. Jia Zheng was skeptical. But I didn't expect to take a closer look at it, it was really that Miss He. In front of him was an old man in his forties and fifties, who looked like he had been dead for many days, and there was already a peculiar smell. There is also a piece of paper next to it that reads "Sell your body to bury your father".

The little woman's surname is He, fifteen years old, and she went to Beijing with her father to find relatives and passed by here, but her father was seriously ill, and all the entanglements were exhausted. The little woman was unaccompanied and penniless, so she had to sell herself to bury her father. If a benevolent gentleman generously buries her father, the little woman is willing to be a slave for life as a reward!"

When Jia Zheng saw it, he was very pitiful, and saw that Miss He had only been separated for more than ten days, but she had lost a lot of weight. I just wanted to step forward but I didn't expect a few people with flesh to come over, and the leading bully asked Miss He why the person who took the money was Lao Tzu and sold herself to bury her father again, and said that she was going to pull her away; ”

The bully "snapped" and slapped Miss He, saying that what Lao Tzu said was to give, this old man could throw it wherever he wanted, and he still needed to be buried, and the people who followed him also clamored to drag her away, you are welcome, the scene was a mess, and Miss He was forcibly pulled, her clothes were messy, and it was really miserable.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng was full of anger and just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Mo Yan, "Second master, there are only two of us, and there are many of them, I am afraid that if I go up now, I will suffer." ”

"However, you can't look at that girl He and be bullied. Jia Zheng also knew that he was not the opponent of those people, but it was not good for him to watch it.

"Second master, when you go out of Beijing, the master didn't give you a letter, let you keep it close to you, and when you encounter a crisis, take it to the local yamen. Mo Yan said.

"yes, I didn't think so. Then he took out the letter from his bosom and handed it to Mo Yan to ask for help.

The ink inkstone goes fast, and it comes quickly. In a few moments, he brought a group of yacha over, and when someone arrived, he called the person who took the lead.

The bully was furious: "Where did you come from, bastard! Dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head!" he waved his hand and struck.

As soon as the other bullies saw that they were all gathered, they were about to fight with their fists and kicks. I didn't expect that it was a group of yacha who beat them, although they were the head snakes of the land, they were not afraid of the sky, they were not afraid of the earth, but they still had to give three points to the yamen, and even the county officials came, so they stopped one after another.

"Boldly Diao the people, he actually committed murder and beat people in broad daylight, and there is no royal law in his eyes, and he has not suppressed it all. The county magistrate said that he gave the leader a look. Later, he walked to Jia Zheng's side and stammered: "Second Master Jia, coming to Xiaodi, it is really brilliant." The official prepared wine and food in the yamen and hoped that the second master would appreciate the face. ”

Jia Zheng had never had a relationship with such a deal, and said politely: "Thank you for the kindness of the county official, but Jia Zheng came to your place with Mr. ”

"In that case, the official is not reluctant. The county magistrate seemed to know that he would answer the same way, and he didn't care. After that, they collected the team and returned to the yamen.

The onlookers dispersed when the yacha came, and Jia Zheng walked towards Miss He, "Miss He, who are you?" Jia Zheng didn't know what to say.

"Childe didn't expect us to meet again, and he made you smile just now. Miss He straightened her clothes, although she was a little wolf, she was still polite. After saying that, he knelt down beside the corpse.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng was very helpless, and stepped forward and said, "Why should Miss He be like this, if you need silver to bury your father, I am willing to help." ”

"As the saying goes: 'No merit is not punished', the son has already helped the little girl once, how dare he suffer the second time. Miss He said stubbornly.

No matter what Jia Zheng said, she resolutely refused to accept it, Mo Yan felt that Miss He didn't know what to do, so she hurriedly said: "Miss He, since you sold yourself to bury your father, then you will be our second master to pay for you." ”

When Miss He heard this, her eyes lit up and she looked up at Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng saw that he had finally loosened, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, I will pay for you." ”

Miss He took the silver ingot and burst into tears, kowtowed to Jia Zheng, and wrote down the deed of sale to Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng refused to accept it, and Miss He hurriedly said: "If the son doesn't accept the deed, the little woman can't accept your money." After speaking, he returned the silver to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng saw that she was serious, and he had no choice but to accept the deed of sale. Later, he bought a coffin and helped her bury her father. Jia Zheng asked, "Miss He, what are your plans for the future?"

"The little woman, who sold herself to her son, became a slave and a maid by the side of her son. The little woman, whose surname is Rou. In the future, the son should not be called a slave or a girl. ”