Just after noon, the scorching sun was in the sky outside, and there were few pedestrians on the street, but I saw a carriage heading to the west gate of the county under the scorching sun, as if it was in a hurry. The two Jia family members who were sitting in the tea shed on the side of the road took a look at the carriage and said, "How can there be a carriage at noon?" Hey, third child, should we go over and check? ”

"So what's there to look up? What we're looking for are a few little flowers, how could they possibly make this kind of carriage? ”

"That's not necessarily, if you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what if, let's go and have a look, right?"

"Hey, don't go, don't go! I know the carriage, it is the carriage of the old lady of the Ding family, and there must be no flowers in it. Brother, it's a hot day, don't toss, sit and drink tea! ”

"Old Lady Ding? Didn't you say a long time ago that you were seriously ill and would be dying? Still rushing out at noon? ”

"Leave him alone, maybe I'm going to find medicine for Mrs. Ding again!"

"That's right...... Well, it's really possible! ”

"Hey, you said that the old woman is so old that her teeth have fallen out, and she has said several times that she is going to die, and she can't die if she tosses and tosses, and the Ding family is willing to spend a lot of money to find doctors everywhere! I want to have that money, I might as well ......."

"Shhhh Be quiet, don't let the Ding family hear it! ”

"Humph! What about hearing? His Ding family is no longer the Ding family of the past, and the master of our family is not what it used to be, when our eldest lady enters the door of the Ning family, our Jia family is the maiden family of the prefect's wife, and I am afraid that his Ding family will catch a little head? ”

"Well, that's right! Our eldest lady is also a blessed ......."

The voices of the two gradually faded away, Ling'er lifted the curtain and looked back, the eldest lady of the Ding family is about to become the prefect's wife? No way? In this way, isn't that damn Young Master Jia the prefect's brother-in-law? In the past, when the rich man was a rich man, he bullied people everywhere unscrupulously, and it would be strange if he had this name and that kid would not become a little demon king in the future!

Also, he and Xiao Yuhua beat him like that, he is going to be ruthless, if you have to retaliate against us, you will be in trouble! Ling'er was annoyed when she thought about it, and her brows furrowed like an old man.

"Boss, we... Are we really not going to get caught? Ling'er looked up and saw that Ning Bazheng was looking at herself timidly, Daqiang next to him seemed to be very nervous, and the tenth sister looked at herself blankly with wide eyes. Ling'er paused, now these children regard themselves as the backbone, they are all very uneasy, right? Ling'er sorted out her emotions and pretended to smile lightly:

"Of course, you see, we are swaggering down the street, so many Jia family members are passing by, and no one dares to do anything to us! Don't worry, we will definitely be able to get out of the city smoothly, as long as we get out of the city, let's change our name and surname, and make sure that the Jia family can't find us! ”

Several children looked at each other, Da Qiang looked at Ling'er, his eyes were full of worry, he moved his lips hesitantly, as if he wanted to ask something, but he couldn't ask, the tenth sister blinked and said, "Big brother, other brothers?" When will we see them again? ”

"This ......" Ling'er hesitated for a moment, smiled and touched the tenth sister's head and said: "Tenth sister, didn't we inquire just now, the Jia family didn't catch any of them, which means that your other brothers are still safe now!" As long as they don't get caught, they'll be fine, and we have to take care of ourselves, and we'll see them again sooner or later, you know? ”

The tenth sister tilted her head and thought for a while, nodded as if she didn't understand, and said, "But do the other brothers know that we left here?" What if they can't find us? Big brother, shall we be back in a few days? ”

“…… When the villains in the city are scattered and don't look for us anymore, will we come back? ”

The tenth sister blinked her eyes and thought about it, as if she remembered something again, Ling'er hurriedly interrupted: "Da Qiang, Ning Ba, and Tenth Sister, I will take you to my house and let my father and mother take you in, and then tell the people outside that you are the children of my father's brother, and the family has suffered a disaster, and you have come to join my father, and you will be members of our family in the future, okay?" ”

Da Qiang, Ning Ba and Ten Sisters looked at each other, Da Qiang was a little hesitant, Ning Ba looked at Ling'er blankly, and Tenth Sister immediately became excited: "Family? Big brother, did you say I was going to have a family? ”

Ling'er smiled: "Yes, tenth sister, when I get home, my father and mother will be your father and mother!" ”

"Really? That... Will I be able to eat and wear new clothes without having to sleep in a hay nest? ”

Seeing this child so excited, Ling'er was a little sad, she took a deep breath, patted her chest and said: "Don't worry, other people's children have our ten sisters, I guarantee that you can not only eat enough, but also fish and meat; Not only can you wear new clothes, but you can also wear the most beautiful new clothes; You don't have to sleep in the grass nest in the future, will the tenth sister sleep with me in the future? ”

The tenth sister clapped happily: "Oh~~ Okay, okay!" We need to have food, clothing, and a place to live! ”

"Ten sisters!" Da Qiang stopped her a little seriously, and the tenth sister turned around, seeing that Da Qiang's face was not good, although he was a little dazed, he still lowered his head in recognition of his mistake, shrunk his hands and feet and sat in a proper manner, that well-behaved appearance was distressing!

Ling'er frowned slightly, "Daqiang, are you unwilling to go to my house?" ”

"It's not! It's just ......" Daqiang was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and looked up and said, "Boss, I... I voluntarily sold myself into slavery, not for money, but I have one thing to ask for, and I ask the boss...... Promise! ”

Ling'er didn't quite understand what he meant: "Daqiang, I said last time, you don't need to sell yourself into slavery, that's just ......"

"Please, Boss!" Da Qiang bracked himself up and wanted to kneel, but Ling'er hurriedly supported him: "Da Qiang, you have an injury, don't move!" ”

"Ask the boss to agree!" Da Qiang leaned sideways and slammed his head on the floor of the carriage, Ling'er didn't understand why he was so stubborn, he didn't know each other last time, he didn't know the details of the other party, the so-called selling his body and the like was just a joke, he really remembered! Seeing him so solemn, I don't know what to ask for, why don't you listen to it first?

So Ling'er helped him up and said, "Daqiang, you get up, I promised!" ”

Da Qiang's body shook, knocked on the bottom plate again, and then slowly raised his head by himself: "I... I hope you can take in Ten Mei and Ning Ba, feed and clothe them until they are adults, and then let them leave as free...... May I? ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, this... Do you still need to ask for this? When he decided to take them home, he made up his mind to treat them like brothers and sisters in the future, could it be that Daqiang still thought he had other plans? Why is this kid so unbelieving? He looks younger than him...... Could it be that he was worried that his father and mother had other thoughts?

Ling'er nodded and said: "Of course, Daqiang, don't worry, my father and mother are honest and kind-hearted people, I promise that they will never force you to sell yourself as slaves, otherwise you can leave at any time!" ”

Da Qiang's eyes flashed, he bowed his head and thanked him, Ling'er sighed softly, and said: "Da Qiang, Ning Ba, and Tenth Sisters, don't worry, I really want to take you home as brothers and sisters!" In our family, my parents love me very much, and they generally don't object to what I want to do.

Daqiang, you don't have to sell yourself as a slave at all, we will be good to Ning Ba and Tenth Sister; Ning Ba, don't you like to study and want to take the top prize? I told my father and mother to let them send you to school; Tenth sister, you will eat and live with me in the future, I must have a share of yours, when you grow up and have a sweetheart, I will buy you a rich dowry, how about it? ”

Daqiang was very surprised when he heard this, and Ning Ba's face was full of joy: "Boss, I... Can I really study? ”

"Of course! I promise! ”

"That's... Then can I also take the test for talent and rely on lifting? ”

"Of course, you not only have to take the test, but you must also come back with a top score!"

"Okay, I'm sure I can do it!" Ning Ba was full of confidence and smiling like a flower.

The tenth sister didn't seem to understand Ling'er's words, Da Qiang reacted, and said a little nervously: "Old... Boss, the tenth sister is a girl! ”

"Huh? I know! That's why I'm going to give her a dowry!" ”

"But... But you... Eat the same... That one... Isn't it a little inappropriate......" Daqiang's voice became lower and lower, Ling'er was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, by the way, he is still dressed as a boy now! She thought for a moment and smiled mysteriously: "I'll make a trick for you, see clearly!" ”

She grabbed a handful of left and right handfuls, then pulled off her hairband and bangs behind her back to them, and then turned around and smiled at them: "It's not inappropriate, I can also become a girl, hehe!" ”

Da Qiang and Ning Ba opened their mouths in surprise, and the tenth sister stared at Ling'er blankly for a long time, and suddenly threw herself into her arms happily: "Sister! Great, I finally have a sister! ”

Ning Ba was surprised: "Boss, you... Can you become a woman? Can you still become a man? ”

Ling'er smiled: "No, just kidding, in fact, I was originally a girl, but I just wore men's clothes!" ”

"Huh?!" Ning Ba once again opened his mouth unbelievably and stared at Ling'er, and after a long while, he leaned over to Da Qiang and whispered, "Brother Da Qiang, is the boss really a woman?" Didn't you say girls don't fight? ”

Da Qiang stiffened, as if he remembered something, his face was slightly red, and Ling'er smiled: "It's true that most girls don't know how to fight, but not all, if I don't fight, won't you be unlucky?" ”

Da Qiang coughed twice and said, "Old... Nun... Girl, you ......."

Ling'er blinked, "Hehe, I'm not an old girl, I'm still young!" Well~~~ It's really inappropriate to call me the boss in front of outsiders, so let's do it, you can call me by my name! My surname is Yang, my name is Ling'er, you can call me Ling'er! But you have to keep thinking of me as the boss in your hearts, don't think that I won't fight if I change into women's clothes! ”

Ning Ba immediately nodded like pounding garlic, Da Qiang couldn't say a word for a long time, the tenth sister happily chattered and turned around Ling'er, this girl had been following a bunch of boys for so long, and suddenly there was a similar kind of happy.

Ling'er looked around, thought for a while, and said: "You go to my house, those neighbors around you haven't seen you, they want to ask, we have to have a consistent statement, so as not to be wrong, let not be suspicious, if it reaches the Jia family, we will be in trouble!" ”

Daqiang nodded and said, "Okay, how do you say please old... Spirit... Miss Ling'er commanded! ”

"Hehe, Daqiang, you don't need to call me Miss, we will be cousins in the future, just call me Ling'er!"

"Spirit... Ling'er! ”

Ling'er smiled and nodded: "Well, let's still say as we said at the beginning, when others ask, they say that they are the children of my father's brothers, and their families are affected by the disaster and come to their relatives, as for your parents and relatives, just say... Separated or... Let's go! ”

Speaking of this, she paused, looking at the children, their expressions were really a little silent, Ling'er raised her voice and said: "That's it, your original name will definitely not be used, let's take a new name!" Since you are all the sons and daughters of my father's hometown brothers, let's be surnamed Yang to the outside world! Da Qiang, you are still called Da Qiang, how about changing your surname to Yang Daqiang? ”

Daqiang nodded: "Okay, old... Spirit... Miss Ling'er has the final say! ”

"Don't call it Miss, Ning Ba, if you like to study, just call... How about calling Yang Ningshu? ”

"Okay, I'll listen to the boss!"

Ling'er nodded, looked at the tenth sister again, and saw that her well-behaved and cute appearance was particularly flattering, so she said: "Tenth sister, you don't have a name, I'll give you a new one, called... How is Yang Qiaoer? Take the meaning of well-behaved and cute! ”

The tenth sister was very happy: "Okay, good, I finally have a name!" ”

Ling'er clapped her hands and said: "It's okay now, if others want to ask in the future, we will tell them the new name, remember it clearly, don't say it wrong!" ”

A few children were talking happily, listening to the two knocks on the carriage, Ling'er stretched out his head, and saw that the carriage was only a dozen meters away from the west gate of the county seat, and four or five Jia family members were sitting in the shade of the city gate and napping.

She hurriedly retracted and said: "We are at the gate of the city, don't talk, don't pay attention to them when someone lifts the curtain or asks anything, all the troubles Uncle Coachman will help us solve, as long as we pass this level, we will be safe!" ”

Several children were a little flustered, Daqiang pulled Ning Ba and Shi Mei to his side and made a move to protect them, in fact, he himself was the one who needed protection the most. Ling'er said: "Don't be nervous, what is the matter, or you will be exposed!" ”

A few people took a few deep breaths, and finally got ready, waiting for the conflict at the city gate, but the carriage kept going upside down, and it didn't stop for a while, Ling'er heard that there was no sound outside, and felt strange, and lifted the curtain to look, and found that the carriage had already left the city gate, and the tall and hard city wall had already been thrown far behind!

"Uncle Xing, why don't you say a word when you go out of the city gate!"

Xing Yi snorted lightly and did not answer, Ling'er shrugged his shoulders, simply lifted the curtain, a cool breeze poured in, several people's comfortable bodies shook, Ling'er happily announced loudly: "Da Qiang, Ning Ba, Ten Sisters, we are out of the city!" ”

Several people were stunned for a while, and suddenly cheered in unison excitedly. As the carriage entered the woods, the air was much cooler, and the cheerful cries of the birds in the woods made them feel like birds and full of hope.

Xingyi drove the carriage for two hours, and finally arrived at Yamaguchi Town in the evening. Along the way, several children chattered non-stop, and Ling'er had already told them about the situation in Shankou Town and Wangjia Village, and the rhetoric had already been corrected.

Seeing that the archway at the entrance of the town of Yamaguchi Town is getting closer and closer, she is very happy, this time she has been out for several days, her father and mother must be worried about the breakage, and I don't know how the food in the shop has been harvested? Did anyone from Liangjia Village come to transport grain?

Ling'er stood up excitedly, pointed to the archway and said: "Daqiang, Ning Ba, and Tenth Sister, that is Yamaguchi Town, our shop is at the other end of the town, and it will be there in a while!" When you meet the people in the town later, you must remember what we said before, don't say anything! ”

The carriage entered the town, and Ling'er greeted the acquaintances warmly all the way. Acquaintances were stunned when they saw her, and then responded with a smile, but the smile always felt a little strange. Ling'er hadn't paid attention at first, but Ning Ba reminded her: "Sister Ling'er, why are they pointing at us?" They won't recognize us, will they? ”

Ling'er looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that the women at the place where the carriage had just passed were really together muttering, pointing to this side from time to time, and when they saw Ling'er looking at them, they laughed awkwardly and dispersed!

Ling'er frowned and thought about it, those women were all old residents of the town, and it was difficult to get out of the door, and even less to go to the provincial capital, how could they recognize the ten sisters? Even if the ten sisters met by chance when they were begging for food in the past, they were in tatters and messy at that time, which was completely different from the neatly dressed, well-behaved and cute appearance now, and they would definitely not recognize them if they were not acquaintances.

So, it shouldn't be possible for them to recognize the ten sisters, so what are they muttering? Could it be that something new is happening in the town? Forget it, this group of women love to gossip, and they really have nothing to do when they are full! Ling'er shook her head and left them behind, still excitedly showing Xing Yi the way, and urging him to hurry up and catch the car, only after going out did he know that home was good, and he really wanted to get home soon!

They walked through the town and soon arrived at their shop, but why did the people run this way? I'm not going to go to the market today, it's afternoon! The tenth sister pointed to the front and said, "Sister Ling'er, there are a lot of people over there!" ”

Ling'er looked up and saw that there was a big circle of people over there, and the direction in which people were rushing was also there. Who's in trouble? Everyone came to see the fun! She stood up with the carriage, raised her eyes, and suddenly found that the center of everyone's onlookers was her own shop!

I saw that a vacant space was set aside at the entrance of my shop, no, it was not stayed, it was deliberately blocked by a human wall made by a group of middle-aged men! And that group of men are fierce and vicious, and they serve uniformly, and they look like the members of some family! But there are no big families in Yamaguchi Town, who can have so many families? The point is, what are they doing around their shop?

Ning Ba also stood up, stood on tiptoe and looked at it for a moment, pulling Ling'er's sleeve: "Sister Ling'er, what are they doing?" ”

Ling'er frowned and thought for a while, "You stay here, I'll go and see!" Uncle Xing, please pull over the carriage and take care of them by the way, I'll come when I go! She jumped out of the carriage and slipped into the crowd, squeezing through the gap to the front.

I saw three people standing in the middle of the clearing, two middle-aged men and a woman, and my father and mother were standing at the door of their shop with Yue'er, Xiaohuzi and Uncle Jiarong.

Daddy said, "Pavilion Master, we... We do serious business, never cheat people, you... Are you mistaken? ”

The woman said: "It must be true, your family collects grain, and the price is so high, which serious business person dares to give that price?" You obviously want to give everyone a little sweetness, and you tricked everyone into selling all the grain to your house, and then you started to make white slips, and the grain was collected, and the money was not given! What kind of serious business are you doing? ”

"I... It's not that I don't give money, our family Ling'er went to the big shopkeeper, and as soon as he got the money, he will give it to everyone, really! Didn't you give everything you owe the first few times, please believe us! Dad explained with a red face, his voice trembling a little.

"Believe? How can you believe it? At the beginning, it was clearly said that it would be given on the second day, the third day on the second day, and the fourth day on the third day, but it was the food squeezed out of everyone's teeth, so they wanted to sell it and exchange the silver for clothes, vegetables, meat, and firewood. ”

Someone in the crowd immediately chimed in: "Yes! I picked up all the food at home three days ago and sold it, and I haven't gotten the money yet! When are you going to give the money? That's a few months' rations for my brother and me! ”

"Yes, yes, I didn't get the ...... either" The discussion in the crowd became louder and louder, and some people even began to shout and scold Daddy's name, Daddy was so angry that his whole body trembled, explaining that he was yelling here and there, and the scene was very chaotic for a while! And the woman who made trouble before crossed her hands on her hips, looked at her father triumphantly, and whispered to the middle-aged man in the middle from time to time.

Ling'er looked at the woman carefully, and pulled the onlookers next to her to confirm, it turned out that the woman was running a grocery store in the north of the town, her mouth was very powerful, she loved to be cheap, and she was not authentic in business. As a result, she has a rather bad reputation in the town, and she is a well-known spicy person!

It's strange, she has only been in town for a few days, she doesn't know this woman at all, and the two families are so far apart, why did she come to her house to find trouble? Could it be that her father and mother have offended her in the past few days? How can a father and mother be such a kind person?

Seeing that the people around him were making more and more trouble, and there were even signs of rushing up to rob his shop, Ling'er pushed aside the crowd and wanted to go out to solve the siege, didn't he just want to owe money, just give it to them! But before she could speak, the middle-aged man had already walked up the steps and said to everyone: "Quiet, everyone be quiet, I am the pavilion chief of this town, everyone listen to me!" ”

The crowd gradually quieted down, and they all looked at him, and the man coughed twice: "I have heard about this Yang Ji grain shop, everyone can rest assured, I am in charge of this matter, and I will definitely give you an explanation!" ”

"Pavilion chief, don't eat and starve to death for three days, the Yang family's arrears have been delayed for four days, and if you don't give it, you will really starve to death, you can give an explanation now!"

"Yes, yes, the surname Yang looks honest on the surface, but he is actually a liar, he can't drag it out any longer, he's going to run away, who are we looking for? ……”

Listening to the people below pressing step by step, Father Yang was so angry that he covered his chest and coughed, the old lady helped him to wipe his tears, Ling'er was angry, he was kind when he first collected the food, he gave them such a high price, and those who wrote IOUs also gave more money, and when they received the money, they were all full of smiles and thanks, but now it has only dragged on for three more days to make such a fuss, this person's heart is really unpredictable!

The pavilion chief coughed a few times, and when everyone quieted down, he said: "Don't worry, I have sent someone to search, there are still hundreds of loads of grain in the backyard of this grain shop, if they can't pay the silver, this pavilion chief will pay you justice!" ”

Everyone was relieved when they heard this, and some people proposed to divide the grain, and they had to add interest, etc., but the pavilion chief raised his voice and turned around and asked Daddy Yang: "Yang Dazhu, let me ask you, who allowed you to open a grain shop?" Have you gone to the government for the record? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )