CHAPTER XXXVII

A child without a mother is not as good as an orphan. After Youlu was bought by Shumin's pastries, he often reported Hui'er's affairs to her from time to time.

"Today, my grandmother beat my sister again, and my sister didn't eat lunch."

"Today, my sister's new jacket was torn by my grandmother, and my sister cried and no one paid attention to her!"

"Today, my sister accidentally broke a bowl and was punished by my grandmother for starving"

Every time Lu reported these abuses of Hui'er in the Zhang family, Shumin was in pain. Feng An was angry when he heard this, and he secretly swore that when his sister came back, he would be doubly good to her.

"Auntie, let's quickly find a way to get Sister Hui'er over. The Zhang family is too bullying. ”

"Hui'er is a child of the Zhang family, and if the Zhang family doesn't let go, I can't do anything." Shumin was a little discouraged. She's thought of many things these days, but almost none of them worked.

On this day, Shumin had eaten, carried a basket and prepared to go into the city, and on the way back, he met a woman dressed in fancy clothes. The woman claimed to be surnamed Luo, and she was going to visit relatives in Baili Village, and wanted to have a companion with Shumin.

"Everyone else calls me Luo, and I specialize in helping big families pick out maids and boys. If you want to send your child to be a maid boy, you can find me, I have many ways! Roche had a hearty temperament, and pulled Shumin to chat.

Luo is worthy of being an old man in this industry, there is nothing she doesn't know about those families in the town who need to hire people, which families need to buy people, and which stores to rent.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, this time the heavenly members in the town want to buy two maids, Tian Yuanwai is a well-known good person, and he is tolerant of the maids and slaves at home, and he has a lot of moonsilver. I'm just going to my relatives to see if there are any poor people in the clan, and introduce them to the fields, so that the fertilizer and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders. After a brief chat, Roche seemed to be in his heart and lungs, and told Shumin his purpose. Shumin smiled, and suddenly thought about it.

"Aunt Luo, I also want to buy someone back, if it is successful, it will be indispensable for Aunt Luo's benefits!" Shumin said.

"Oh, what kind of person do you want to buy, I'm the right one!" Seeing that a business took the initiative to come to the door, Roche smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Shu Min simply told her what happened to her, and she added oil and vinegar to the place where she should have added oil and vinegar, and after listening to Shu Min's words, Aunt Luo frowned slightly, and she was full of sympathy for Shu Min.

"It's not a good idea, but it's also a no-brainer. If Aunt Luo can really persuade the Zhang family to let go and let us mother and daughter members of the group, I will not forget Aunt Luo's kindness! After speaking, Shu Min scooped up a tael of silver and put it in Luo's hand and pleaded

"Okay, I also see that Zhang's family is not pleasing to the eye, and it is too inauthentic to do things. I've got you covered! Roche held the kowtow silver in his hand, but he didn't feel kowtowed at all, and stuffed it into his sleeve with a smile.

"But it's not okay to go directly to Zhang's house to buy people, we have to think of a way to get a cover. Ah I remembered, before the Fucheng Qian Mansion said that I wanted a young girl to recognize her relatives, train her well, and send her to Beijing to enjoy happiness in the future, we can use this as a disguise. ”

Roche is worthy of being a leader in this industry, and immediately made up a very tempting disguise.

After all, selling yourself to be a maid, no matter how good it is, it is still a maid. This one is considered a daughter, and she will be superior to others when she goes. It's really to enjoy it!

Shumin nodded, thinking it was good. In the future, the Zhang family found out that Hui'er had come to Shumin, and Shumin could also confidently say that he bought it back from Renyazi later. As for where Renyazi went, it is estimated that the Zhang family is out of line.

In order to avoid trouble, after the discussion was settled, Shumin and this fancy man went their separate ways.

Roche entered the village after Shumin returned home. As soon as you enter the village, it attracts a lot of attention. She is a relative of Zhang Hongxing's family at the end of the village, and she has lived in Baili Village for several days.

In the past few days, Roche has been wandering around the village, and he has actually negotiated a few more deals. They are all rich families in the town looking for maids, and the ones who negotiated are all from poor families in the village. The family's surname is Li, and the eldest daughter is 12 years old, and she is sold to a young lady in the town as a maid. He signed a living deed, and he could return home when his daughter was 15 years old. Another family surnamed Huang, but a dozen people in the family only have a few acres of land, and they had to sell a daughter, which is a death deed. In this life, unless the buyer is gracious, the child will always be a slave. Life and death are in the hands of the master.

After Luo talked about these two businesses, she was in a happy mood, when she passed by Zhang's house, she remembered Shumin's entrustment, so she came in to say hello.

"Yo, this is Sister-in-law Li, right? I am a distant relative of Zhang Hong's family. Roche greeted heartily. The gold ornaments on her head and ears were bright, and they blinded Zhang Li's eyes.

"Oh. Sister-in-law Luo. Come in and sit down. Zhang Li hurriedly greeted him.

"Hey, you're welcome." Luo Shi unceremoniously entered the Zhang family, the conditions of the Zhang family are good in the village, a spacious courtyard, the main house sits north to south, and the houses in the west and east chambers are quite spacious.

"Sister-in-law Li is so blessed. This house is better than many families in the village. Roche opened his mouth and boasted.

"Hehe, how can you compare with your sister-in-law, look at you who wear gold and silver, I have lived in this Baili Village for so long, but I haven't seen anyone wearing it." Zhang Li looked at the gold ornaments on Luo's body and said enviously.

"Hey, don't look at me so beautifully, it's precarious to be in our industry, and you can earn a little bit if you break your leg." Luo Che pretended to sigh and said, "Just like this time, people with a discerning eye thought that I was going back to the village to save my relatives, but secretly I also came to see the richest man in Fucheng, the Qian family." Roche began to say bitter water.

"This Qian family has been in business for many years, and the wealth of the family is piled up, but after all, the businessman's identity is underground, and Master Qian wants to enter the official career. But the children in the family are not reading material. wants to ask for the daughter of the eunuch's family, how can the eunuch's family be willing to marry their daughter to the Shangjia family. After thinking about it, Mr. Qian is like looking for a young, beautiful girl to recognize his relatives, and in the future, he will promise to give his official family a look and raise his identity. This is hard for me, sister-in-law, you don't know, I broke my leg for this and didn't meet a suitable one. Roche poured bitter water. Zhang Li was stunned when he heard it

"There should be many people who want such a good thing, after all, that child is really going to enjoy it."

"Isn't it? It's just that Master Qian has a high vision, and those ordinary ones can't get into his eyes. I'm not running around, just to get him a daughter! Roche said.

"Yo, I don't know which child is so blessed to be able to go to the Qian Mansion to be a young lady!" Zhang Li was envious.

"No, Qian Fu said that he was willing to give fifty taels. In the future, the children will get married, and the marriage will all be paid by the Qian family, tsk, but she is not a real daughter. Roche continued.

Zhang Li didn't react. Fifty taels, I deduct my own left and right provinces, and only save three or five taels of silver a year, and I have to spend some from time to time. So far, the total amount of money in his hand is only a dozen. Fifty taels, how nice it would be if I had a daughter!

I don't have a daughter, but I have a granddaughter? Hui'er's girl has nothing to say, and her age is also young, doesn't she just meet the requirements of the Qian Mansion? But the Zhang family has never done anything to sell their children and daughters, and they can't give the backbone of the villagers if they do it?

"Sister-in-law Li? What do you think? Seeing that Li was tempted by fifty taels, Luo was secretly happy in his heart

"Oh, nothing." Zhang Li was pulled back to his senses by Luo, and felt that the old man would not allow him to do this, so he said in frustration, "I have a granddaughter who is very good, if it doesn't affect face, I really want to try it." Huh"

"What a face. It's not about selling sons and daughters, it's really about sending blessings! It's too late for others to boast. If your granddaughter knows that you missed such a great opportunity, she may blame you in the future! Roche continued to add oil and vinegar.

Zhang Li still looked embarrassed.

"Hey, forget it, I'll run errands, I'll run a few more places!" Roche sighed and prepared to leave. The sun was shining in the yard, and the gold ornaments on Roche's head were shining brightly in the sun. Zhang Li was envious and didn't dare to take a second look, for fear that if he looked at it more, envy would turn into jealousy.

"Are you leaving?" Zhang Li got up and said.

"Well, it's not early, sister-in-law, I'll visit you another day." Roche was about to go out, and Hui'er came back with a basket of pigweed. The pigweed was very heavy, and she couldn't carry it, so she had to walk back half-dragging and half-carrying. In winter, sweat oozes from his forehead.

"Yo, it's this girl. It's really good! Luo looked at Hui'er and sighed in his heart, "It's really pitiful, you have to go up the mountain and down the ground to tear up pigweed at such a young age." The maids of the landlord's family are better than her! ”

Roche is gone, she has said everything she wants to say, and she will come back in two days to work hard, maybe it will be done.

"It's about accumulating virtue. I'll just make a few more trips, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it! Roche said in his heart.

That night, Zhang Li had been absent-minded. My mind was full of thinking about the fifty taels of silver. Tossing.

"Where's your pancake?" Old man Zhang was very dissatisfied with Zhang Li's tossing and turning, and he couldn't sleep well.

"Old man, tell you something" Zhang Li still couldn't hold back, and said Luo's words to the old man again during the day today. The old man didn't move for a long time after hearing this.

"Old woman, don't think about the fifty taels of silver! Our old Zhang family will never buy children. Is that what people do? It's not that I can't get by! ”

"Got it!" The old man spoke, and the fifty taels of silver really had nothing to do with him. Zhang Li said angrily. He turned over and went to sleep.