The next day, Li Dalang took San Lang to drive the mule cart into the county seat, and the two returned after noon, not only drove back the three official cattle, but also brought back a piece of good news to Situ Yan.

Wu promulgated a new policy, "emphasizing agriculture and accommodating merchants", not only could good people buy shops and do business, but also allowed the sons of merchants to participate in the imperial examination. This also made her think of going to the city to buy a hospital and a shop.

It's just that this matter can't be discussed with Li Dalang and a few people, Situ Yan took advantage of these days that the villagers are busy helping them build houses and farm land, she has time to drive the mule cart by herself, and took the snow wolf into Henan County, spent six hundred taels to find a tooth shop, bought three shops in the East Market, and spent one hundred and fifty taels to buy a small courtyard in Dongfang District. It's just that she didn't think of what to do at the moment, so she rented out the tooth shop first. Each shop collects five taels of rent per month, and buys a family with the tooth shop as a slave to take care of the second courtyard in Dongfang District.

This is the first time to buy a slave Situ Yan, although she is good at choosing people, but she is still a little awkward in her heart, after all, she is not a complete ancient, and she is still a little resistant to human trafficking. But she couldn't tell Li Dalang about buying a hospital and a shop, so she had no choice but to listen to the advice of Yaxing, this buy slave is generally to set up a "voucher", because Situ Yan bought less, less than 10,000 yuan, so there was no "voucher", only 4% of the price of the "loose assessment" fee. The tooth shop helped to take the land deeds of the shop and the courtyard, and the deed of sale of the three people to the county government to register the "nationality account". That's the end of the matter.

Situ Yan had three shops, a yard, and even a slave at once. And this family has also become a complete slave, and even if they escape in the future, they will be wanted by the government. And once he is caught, he can't even save his life.

Situ Yan chose this family, firstly, because they also fled from Youzhou, because they met Xiangma on the edge of the Yellow River, so they lost their household registers, and they had no identity certificates, so they were not allowed to sell themselves as slaves, otherwise they could only starve, or they were arrested by the government as military households.

The second is because there is only one couple in this family with an eight-year-old son, the population is simple, and they are not familiar with the place here, and they are not related to each other. And just these three people can escape from Youzhou all the way to this point, if there are not some clever ones, they can't live until this time. And the three of them would rather sell themselves into slavery than separate, and this family affection also makes her feel that at least these three people are still good people. And he doesn't admit death, and knows how to be flexible in order to survive. And the most important thing is that this family is still literate, which is also the most rare.

The family's male surname is Ding, full of name, nearly 40 years old, the ancestors of the family once had a showman, blessed by the ancestors, and the days are still counted and saved a little money, if it is not for the Turkic soldiers to attack, it will not fall to this, the family originally planned to enter Beijing to find a way out, but did not want to fall into trouble halfway.

Before taking the three of them to the new yard, they first took out some things for daily life from the ring and put them on the mule cart, and then drove the car to take the snow wolf and the three of them to the newly bought second courtyard, and pointed out the three shops to Ding Man on the way.

When they entered the courtyard, they led the three of them to turn the yard around, the yard was a little dilapidated, if it wasn't for the disrepair, it wouldn't have been sold so cheaply.

"The three of you will live here in the future, this is Situ Mansion, it is the mansion of me and my brother, and there are only two masters in the mansion, and my brother is not in Henan County, and I don't come here often, so for now, you just need to take care of the courtyard and take care of the house. After Ding Man, you will be the administrator of the outer court of this Situ Mansion, and the monthly case is 800 Wen. And Ding Man's family is the manager of the inner court, and the monthly case is 500 Wen. As for Ding Wang, you can just help Ding manage things, and I will give you 200 Wen per month, and when you are older, I will arrange for you to work in the shop. As for the usual dishes, you can just come according to the ordinary people's life. There are also four seasons all year round, 2 sets of cheesecloth clothes, I don't know if Aunt Ding can do needlework? ”

"Yes, yes!" Ding Man's family never thought that when they met a talkative master like Situ Yan, they were the only ones who lived in such a big yard, and they didn't have to serve the master, not to mention, there were clothes and monthly money, and even their eight-year-old son had a share, but this good thing couldn't be found with a lantern. Let the family of three be a little more respectful to Situ Yan from the bottom of their hearts.

"Here is a hundred taels of silver, steward Ding is looking for someone to repair this house these days, and then make a plaque and hang it on the courtyard gate. Except for the rest of your monthly routine, you will give it to me the next time I enter the city. There are also rice, flour, cloth and some small household goods to be used in the mule cart, all for you, and then the general manager will go to unload the things, I still have something to do, come back in a few days! ”

"By the way, there is another thing, I don't go into the city often, and when the Yaxing rents out three shops, Steward Ding collects the rent at the beginning of each month. A shop is five taels of silver a month. If you can't afford it, let them leave. ”

"If I am in a hurry and leave suddenly, I will deduct your monthly allowance from this rent, purchase the amount, and make a good account, and then store the rest in the silver building, and come back to get it when I have time."

"Little master, I will definitely do things properly, you just have to rest assured!"

"Manager Ding, I'm not a young master, but your young lady!"

Where has Ding Man's family seen a young lady who is so bold in disguise as a man, the three of them were so shocked that they couldn't even make a sound when they opened their mouths.

Situ Yan didn't explain to the three of them, and seeing that there was nothing wrong, she asked Ding Man to unload the things on the mule cart, and told the three to take care of the door guard, be careful of the candles, and drive the mule cart back to Fuxiang Village. She has settled down here, but Wu Jin in Luoyang is miserable.

Emperor Wu moved the capital to Luoyang, and exiled all the officials of the Wei State who were imprisoned in the heavenly prison in the capital, and did not even let go of their families.

Wu Jin was thus convicted. Due to the large number of left-behind officials and their families, of course, this place of military service is also good and bad. And this Wu De was a miser, who was already in prison, and refused to confess to the presiding official, and finally together with the other four officials and their families, they were scheduled to be sent to Yumen Pass, Dunhuang County, the farthest place in the northwest of Wu, to be used as a border military household.

After Wu Jin was sentenced, he was transferred from the prison to the prison of the yamen of the capital. Li Youzhu spent nearly fifty taels of silver before he was able to meet Wu Jin.

"Young master, the slave is incompetent, there is no way to rescue you, now you have been sentenced to the army, you can finally save your life, the slave has been found before coming, now the city defense ban has been lifted, early tomorrow morning, the slave will let Wu Guo according to the letter written by the eldest lady, looking for the mark to the north, it will not take many days, you and the eldest lady will be able to meet." You must take care of yourself, this is left in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of running out of firewood! Li Youzhu wanted to persuade Wu Jin a few more words, but the more he spoke, the more sad he became, and his voice couldn't help but tremble.

"Manager Li, life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, I don't complain, I just ask you to find the eldest lady, treat me to take care of her, at least I can ensure that she has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, and I will have nothing to worry about!"

"Don't say these frustrating words, the slave believes that the eldest lady must have a way to save you, even if the eldest lady can't have a way, the first master must have a way, and then she will give her dream to the eldest lady!" Li Youzhu would rather believe at this time that the ancestor mother Situ Wan really has a spirit in the sky and can help the eldest young master escape this catastrophe.

"I am already like this, how dare I have any more extravagant hopes, but I will suffer with me!"

"Young Master, the slave has long said that life and death go hand in hand. It's just a father, please forgive your son for not being filial, and if you have an afterlife, your son will repay you and your mother for your kindness! The bolt knocked Li Youzhu three times directly in the cell.

At this moment, Li Youzhu couldn't bear it, covered his face with his sleeves, and the sound of choking went straight to the outside of the cell. Finally met with Wu Jin, Li Youzhu returned to the courtyard in the lotus, only found Cui Ping and Wu Guo, and told the two of them about the prison.

Cui Ping saw her son suffering, and she was so sad that she only knew how to cry, but although Wu Guo was in a hurry, she was not panicked, "Manager Li, are you planning to let the little one go north to find the eldest lady?" ”

"Exactly, now that the city gate has been lifted, you can finally get out of the city, I will go to Yamen to help you buy a road guide tomorrow, you take the letter of the eldest lady all the way to the north to find the marker, I estimate, if everything goes well, the eldest lady should have crossed the Yellow River at this time, entered the county seat of Henan, if it is not for the closure of the city these days, maybe the eldest lady has rushed back at this time. You also have a little more heart along the way, and you must follow the mark to find it. Now there is not much money left in this house, and I have to leave some for the eldest young master, this time I can only bring you 50 taels, you can be careful, you can save it, I will find someone to inquire about it here, see if you can rescue the eldest young master first? ”

"Mr. Li, just rest assured, the little one will definitely get the eldest lady back!" Wu Guo said resolutely, but he didn't have any bottom in his heart, others were in the capital, and the Turkic soldiers were slaughtering and fighting, he had already heard about it, and how could the eldest lady who was less than ten years old walk to Henan County alive alone. Even if there are people to protect each other along the way, I am afraid that these countless victims and more than 10,000 refugees will also make this road of escape extremely bumpy. Moreover, when the raiders invaded the border, it was just in time for the coldest time of winter, and even if they were not starved to death, they were afraid that they would get frostbite or get sick. So I never thought that Situ Yan would still be alive.

The next day, Wu Guo carried the road guide and silver grain, and drove the donkey cart to Henan County first, this is the place where Situ Yan wrote to settle down, if the eldest lady is really as written in the letter, then the person should already be here at this time. And where would Situ Yan in Fuxiang Village, Henan County, think that Luoyang City has been lifted, and Wu Jin has been imprisoned, otherwise she would have rushed to Luoyang early in the morning to save her only blood relative. Maybe then she and Wu Jin can suffer less. But it was precisely because she couldn't rush to Luoyang in time to rescue Wu Jin that her life intersected with a person, and she had a lifetime of bonds.