Chapter 16 Finding an errand
Ling'er left Linxian Town for a long distance, found a secret place to rest, and took advantage of the dry food to take stock of the belongings on her body. The belongings, gold and silver devices, etc., all the goods collected from the baggage of the traffickers were given to the young boy and girl:
First, I am illiterate, and I don't know how much those gold and silver devices are worth; Second, I can't use that thing when I take it back, and my father and mother will definitely have to ask about it when they know it, and they can't explain it at that time; There is also a very important point, Ling'er is afraid of human traffickers and accomplices, if she finds Wangjia Village with those things, it will be over!
The brother and sister, no matter who they are, don't look like people who have settled nearby anyway, they are working as things as they go, and the traffickers may not be able to find them! May they find their families before they are caught, Amitabha!
Ling'er bowed to the sky in a sinful manner, so he poured out all the copper coins in the money bag, and the traffickers searched for them and got them from the black pawnshop, a total of 600 copper coins.
Originally, there were five taels of broken silver, but when I was in the hospital, I could pay for the medicine, the room and board of the man and the woman, and the foster care fee for the carriage, which was three taels at once, so I only had two taels left.
Then she was kind-hearted for a while, and secretly stuffed one or two into the little girl's arms, originally there was only one or two left, Ling'er was still in pain, but she didn't expect the black pawnshop to send three taels to herself immediately, so now she has four taels of silver and six hundred copper coins on her body! Great, sure enough, good deeds are rewarded, Ling'er really wants to look up to the sky and laugh!
She was glad enough, so she hid the money, leaving only twenty or thirty cents outside, waiting for the passing car to come. She didn't dare to ask about the carriage, so she could only wait for the ox cart, and when she saw the ox cart, she shouted: "Uncle, do you want to go to Yamaguchi Town?" ”
After asking three or four cars in a row, I finally found a middle-aged man who went to Yamaguchi Town. Ling'er negotiated the price with the other party, climbed into the ox cart, and got on the way home.
This middle-aged man is the shopkeeper of a grocery store in Yamaguchi Town, surnamed Jiang, Ling'er calls him Uncle Jiang, who came back from the county seat to buy goods, and went to Linxian Town to go to a relative. Seeing that his car was full of things, Ling'er became interested and inspected the things in the car, "Uncle Jiang, why did you enter so many barrels and tubs?" Isn't there a carpenter in Yamaguchi? ”
"Huh? Barrels and tubs? Yes, there is, but there is a carpenter's shop in the town, and their wood is expensive, and the things they make are naturally expensive, and it is better to go there to do it than to go into the city to get the goods, which is much cheaper! ”
"Oh! That's it! Then why don't you go into the bamboo basket dustpan or something? ”
"Oh, that thing is usually made up by people, and if you want to buy it, you can buy it on the market day, don't you know that the bamboo goods of Wang Yuan's family are still transported to the city?"
"Outside the king? Is it the rich man in Wangjia Village? ”
"Hey, my little ancestor, don't say that, it's terrible to be heard by the Wang family!"
"How so? There are so many people surnamed Wang in the world, and not all of them are towards his family, and his family is unkind, which does not mean that all the Wang family members are unjust! ”
Uncle Jiang thought about it: "Yes, you have a point!" Alas, in fact, the old outsider is good, he is kind in business, and he is good to the big guys, but unfortunately his son can't do it, alas! I don't think his family will be rich for a few days! ”
Ling'er laughed, and Uncle Jiang said, "Girl, what are you laughing at?" ”
"Hehe, Uncle Jiang, I heard that Wang Yuanwai's grandson is called Wang Fugui!"
"Huh? Is it? Hehe, it's also true, who doesn't want to be rich for generations? Hey, girl, you are young, and your father and mother are relieved that you are going out to visit relatives alone? If you run into human traffickers, you have to be careful, don't ask for any car, get on any car, you know? ”
Ling'er smiled sweetly: "I know, thank you Uncle Jiang, I see that Uncle Jiang is a good person!" ”
"Hehe, you girl, your mouth is quite sweet!"
Ling'er's eyes rolled: "By the way, Uncle Jiang, do you shop to sell firewood?" ”
"Chai He? Don't sell! The woodcutters carry so many burdens to the town every day, and we have everything in the store, what do people eat? You have to leave someone alive, don't you? ”
"Uncle Jiang, you are really a good person, they all say that businessmen are profitable, I think you have a good conscience!"
"Hahaha, I love to hear that!"
"Uncle Jiang, you think I'm quite able to speak, right? It's not worse than the guys in the shop, is it? ”
"Hahaha, yes, yes, you're much better than the guys!"
"That'...... Uncle Jiang has acquaintances in the shop who want to recruit guys? ”
Uncle Jiang looked at Ling'er suspiciously: "Girl, you don't want to be a buddy, do you?" That's not good, you're so small, when you meet an unreasonable guest or a trafficker or something, one of them is picked up and slipped away without paying attention, how can we explain to your father and mother at that time? No, no, no! ”
Ling'er stuck out her tongue, originally thought that this was a good way, but it didn't seem to work! So what other job is suitable for my small body?
Ling'er racked her brains and thought about it, Uncle Jiang said: "Girl, if you really want to find a job to do, I heard that Miss Gao at the entrance of the town is looking for two little maids, who are between five and ten years old, I think you are suitable!" ”
"Really? How much does the Gao family pay a month? ”
"The Gao family is also a rich and noble family, the salary is not bad, it seems that it is 300 Wen just entered, if you perform well, it will naturally rise, and you usually give a lot of rewards! However, in the past, the Gao family must have signed a deed of sale, and the living deed is about to be signed until the age of fifteen, and it is just right to marry when the time comes! Girl, if you have many brothers and sisters and your family is poor, you can try it! ”
As soon as Ling'er heard the deed of sale, she retreated, selling her body to the deed, that kind of thing, forget it, no matter who the main family is, the next person is the next person, I think my vast hero has to grovel to people, so I don't dare, it's better to go into the mountains to chop firewood and sell it!
They chatted all the way back, Ling'er inquired about all the shops in the town, and screened the places where they could go to work and the types of jobs they might be engaged in, but except for the errand of the Gao family's maid, there was really no suitable one!
There was no way, Ling'er had to die of looking for a job in the town, and had to find another way!
When she arrived in Shankou Town, Ling'er paid Uncle Jiang ten cents for the journey, and after saying goodbye to him, she went to her home in the direction of her memory! When he came, he was sitting in Wang Jiarong's ox cart, and at night, looking at the country roads leading in all directions at the entrance of the town, Ling'er was worried when he suddenly heard someone call his name: "Silly girl? Silly girl! ”
Ling'er looked back and saw that it was Xiaohuzi, and she was immediately overjoyed: "Xiaohuzi, what are you doing in town?" ”
"Silly girl, it's really you! Where have you been these days? We come out looking for you every day! ”
"You guys?"
"Yes, me, uncle, and your mother! By the way, your father is sick, we will take him to the hospital, but he can't live or die, you can go back and have a look! ”