Wisteria hummed a song, holding a small cloth bag and Cai'er parting hands at the Hanging Flower Gate in Graceland, walking briskly around the shadow wall, thinking in his heart how to return the remaining five taels of silver to Yue Zhen. The cash in his hand is not enough, and he has to trouble Ruoxiang and his brother to exchange the reward from last year's autumn banquet for some silver, so it is not good to give the eldest young master a handful of broken silver slots.

When he stepped up and wanted to walk to the west wing, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, Qiu Xiang and Yuan Yue stood motionless on both sides of the door of the upper room, and what shocked Wisteria even more was that Jiao Hong actually knelt on the stone steps of the verandah, her face was red from the sun, and the sweat on her forehead was dripping down. Wisteria didn't dare to look at it anymore, hurriedly went back to her room, put down her baggage, changed into her third-class girl's clothes and walked out. A curtain was raised to see Ying'er coming out of the opposite room,

"When will you be back?" Ying'er first took Qiu Xiang to work, Qiu Xiang passed her and rose to the second class, and Ying'er's unhappiness was visible to everyone. Especially the last time Shui Cress whispered to her and was caught by Liu's mother, although she only said a few words to her, Ying'er hated Shui Cress and was no longer as close to Qiu Xiang and Shui Cress as before, but she got along well with Wisteria.

"Well, just came back." Wisteria walked over to the long table in the middle hall and took a sip of tea from his cup. Since she was framed by Shuangqiao and Qiu Xiang last time, she has forced herself to drink tea with everyone, and she has gotten used to it after a long time.

When Wisteria was thinking about asking if Ying'er had anything to do, she only heard Ying'er say: "Mother Liu sent someone to come and sell Sister Jiaohong." ”

"What?" The cup in Wisteria's hand almost flew out. Jiao Hong is now first-class, in charge of Xie Fang's money box, which is Zirui's previous work. Such a first-class girl next to Miss Guogong Mansion, when she is old, as long as she lets go out, not to mention the head-to-face stewards in the mansion, even the wealthier ordinary people in Beijing are also rushing to marry.

What a mistake this has to make, Jiao Hong is sixteen years old this year, because it was bought outside and signed a death deed, there is no family to marry Zhang Luo, but Liu's mother is concerned, I heard that there are already a few families who have asked for Liu's mother, just waiting for the spring next year.

Wisteria looked at Ying'er with a look of astonishment. Ying'er glanced out, and pulled Wisteria into her room.

"I was going to take a nap, just lay down and heard the sound of many people entering the yard, I hurriedly walked out, and saw the eldest grandmother walking in front with an angry face, the second lady was covered with a green shirt from top to bottom and was supported by Liu's mother, and Sister Jiao Xing followed behind with the clothes that the second lady went to change today. Sister Jiaohong was supported by two mothers-in-law, and she almost didn't use her own two feet to walk. I was so frightened that I fell to my knees with everyone. The grandmother went to the door of the main house and said, 'Tell her to kneel outside,' and I had never heard the grandmother speak to someone like that. ”

"Do you know what's going on?" Wisteria nervously held Ying'er's hand.

"I don't know, I just know that after the eldest grandmother entered the house, the second lady's cry came. After a while, Liu's mother came out in person and instructed Qiu Xiang to serve water, and the water was all red. Ying'er seemed to be a little scared and said, "Later, Mother Liu asked us all to go back to our own house, and we were not allowed to go out without calling." ”

Wisteria sat heavily on the stool, and the crimson was brought up by Zirui. Zirui once said that Jiao Hong was the first year old when the family was flooded, and the family was gone, so she had to beg with a few villagers to go to the capital, and then she really couldn't, and was sold by the villagers to the Zhongguo Mansion as a rough girl. Daddy is a showman, very famous in the local area, and is an enlightenment teacher for a large family. Therefore, Jiao Hong pee and follow her father to learn words, which can be said to be the girl with the highest cultural Cheng around the second lady. Because of the regulations of the Great Xia Kingdom, Xiucai's children cannot be slaves and maids, so no one knows Jiaohong's identity, and this is what Zirui told when she got married.

Jiao Hong is quick with her hands and feet on weekdays, she doesn't say much, and she has taken a lot of care of Wisteria since Zirui got married, especially the few unreasonable troubles of the cress and the occasional cold arrow released by Qiu Xiang, although she no longer cares, but there is someone who is willing to stand up for you, and Wisteria is very grateful.

"When you come back, stay honestly, don't go back to Mother Liu, listen to the instructions for a while." Ying'er patted Wisteria on the shoulder.

Wisteria nodded mechanically, and through the open window, he saw Jiao Hong, kneeling in the scorching sun, so thin and helpless. asked the human tooth to sell, even if the wisteria knows little about this world, but it is also said in the novel, this kind of girl who made a mistake called the human tooth will not be a good place to go.

Wisteria shuddered when he thought about it, what kind of prostitute in a brothel, the little wife of a village kun with a fat head and big ears, and a village woman who still did physical work in the field with her children on her back...... These scenes all came to Wisteria's mind.

"Don't, grandma, the second lady begs you, don't, it's really not about the slave." A sharp cry woke Wisteria up, and she and Ying'er both leaned over the window to look. I saw two mothers-in-law carrying Jiao Hong and about to drag them out, followed by a short and fat woman in a red silk shirt.

Mother Liu lifted the curtain and walked out, and said to the mother-in-law on both sides, "Don't block her mouth and disturb the peace of the eldest grandmother and the second lady." ”

"Mother Liu, Liu ...... Hmm...... "Jiao Hong tried hard to get rid of the mouth covered by her mother-in-law, her face was covered with tears, and the new clothes she wore when she went out in the morning were no longer colored.

Mother Liu didn't look at Jiaohong, but said to the fat woman, "The fourth family, take this out and find a good one as much as possible, don't sell it to that kind of dirty land, it's good to serve the second lady." After speaking, without waiting for the woman of the fourth family to reply, she lowered her head and said to Jiao Hong

"You know what you did wrong, it's already the master's kindness to be able to tell you out like this instead of being beaten to death by the board, I have asked Qiu Xiang to clean up the things you get on weekdays, you can take them all away, and you can do it yourself in the future."

Qiu Xiang handed over a small flower baggage, Jiao Hong's hands were cut backwards, and she just shook her head vigorously. The mother-in-law next to her took the small flower cloth bag and dragged Jiao Hong out.

After reading it, Ying'er sighed and said, "Qian'er went to Sister Jiaohong's house to joke about her, it's time to embroider the dowry, but I didn't expect it to be ...... in just two days."

Wisteria suddenly lifted the curtain and walked out quickly, got on the road that people often walked, and went straight to the corner gate at the back. Later, she simply ran away, and as she ran, tears flew to the back of her head as if they were being blown up.

Go to him to find a good one, who would want to find a good family for you in the hands of human teeth, and Jiao Hong is still very beautiful. That small flower cloth bag, wisteria can be guaranteed with his life, and he will be divided by those rough envoys without going out. Jiao Hong's walk is either to become what she just imagined, or a rope to end herself.

Wisteria ran to the back door, Lu Pozi, who was the gatekeeper, was basking in the sun under the shade of the tree, and his little grandson was called a dog, squatting on the side and digging an ant hole to play.

"Sister Wisteria" Wisteria always brings good food to the dog every time she walks back and forth from here, and brings daily necessities to Mrs. Lu. Because Mrs. Lu's son and daughter-in-law have gone, leaving only such a grandson by her side, and her health is not good, she can only look at the corner door, the few months are pitiful, and the grandson can't do any heavy work, so the life is tight, Wisteria pity their grandchildren, and they never go out and come in empty-handed.

"Oh, Wisteria girl, what's wrong, why is it in such a hurry?" Lu Pozi was woken up by her grandson's sister Wisteria, and she saw Wisteria bending over and gasping for breath.

"Dog, you go, go to Sister Ruoxiang's house, do you know?" The dog doesn't look small, but he is very clever, looking at Wisteria with a anxious look, he put down the stick in his hand and stood up and nodded vigorously.

"You go to find Sister Ruoxiang, sue her, and ask her brother to go to Lin Qing's house to find Zirui, saying that Jiaohong had an accident and was taken away by a person called Lao Si's family, and it will be too late if you don't go. Do you understand? ”

"Understood."

"I understand why don't you go quickly, look at your sister Wisteria is in a hurry." Lu Pozi slapped her grandson's head hard, and the little dog ran out with a smoke.

"Don't worry, don't worry, you can learn to understand the dog's work, sit down and rest for a while." Lu Pozi brought over the small stool she was sitting on just now, and Wisteria sat on it without being polite, panting heavily. Today, Ruoxiang went home on leave like herself, but her family lived in the house where the stewards lived in the backyard, so she was not in a hurry to rush back. I believe that if I can listen to my own words, I will be able to come back in a while, and it is better to wait here for a while.

Ruoxiang's brother will definitely help with this, because Ruoxiang told him that his brother has been looking at Jiaohong for a long time, just because he is just a little guy in charge of the stable, and he feels that he is not worthy of the big girl next to Miss, so he has not dared to speak.

Sure enough, after a while, Wakaka hurriedly came in through the corner gate to go forward, but was stopped by Wisteria. Wakaka hurriedly turned around and grabbed her hand, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

"Has Brother Li gone?"

"As soon as my brother heard what the dog said, he ran out, and while calling my brother to bring a message to Sister Zirui, he rode his horse to find the fourth family."

"Brother Li knows where the fourth family lives?"

"I know, the people who have made mistakes in the house are generally looking for this one called the fourth family, and they got such an errand because they had some distant relatives with the chief steward."

"That's good, that's good......"

Seeing Ruoxiang's puzzled look, Wisteria stood up, turned around and took out two handkerchiefs from his arms, which were still given to her by the Qin family when she left, and handed them to Lu Pozi, who took them with a smile.

"Ming'er asked the dog to go to the north kitchen to find Cai'er and get him something delicious when he was growing up." Wisteria replied again.

"Hey, that's a good idea, thank you Wisteria girl. You look at my grandson, I don't know where to run when I miss my eyes, and I don't know where to run, and I don't obey! ”

This is a smart one, Wisteria put his mind at ease, he didn't have to worry that Lu Pozi would tell him about today, so he took Ruoxiang's hand and said as he walked.