Chapter 5, forcibly persecuting relatives in danger, and carefully calculating every step of the way
Thinking that Li Youzhu and Cui Ping would not be able to come back for a while, they wrote a letter to Wu Jin, the eldest brother of the original owner. Cui Ping said that this Situ family is a scholarly family, the original owner's mother Situ Wan was enlightened at the age of four, and although the original owner has a weak personality, he is smart and clever, and he began to read and learn words at the age of three. It's just that Situ Yan didn't carry the memory of the original owner when she was reborn in Wu Yan's body, so I don't know if there will be any difference between the words of the two, and I can only pray that the eldest brother of the original owner can't see it.
After much deliberation, the letter was finally written, and the rest of the time, she took out a copy of the "Famous Cases" (the Law of the Wei Kingdom) from her suitcase, sat in the room, and read it in detail before choosing what was useful to her at the moment. It wasn't until the sky was a little dark that Youzhu and Cuiping came back, thinking that the two met outside, and Youzhu helped Cuiping carry things.
Entered the room, first put things on the table outside, Youzhu handed a dart sheet to Situ Yan, "Miss, this is a dart list, there will be a dart board at the end of the day to pick you up at the inn, help you move the salute, you can show this to the person who comes, the dart silver is only paid half, the other half has to wait until the ground, you will give the total dart head, this time the dart is the 'Weiyuan dart game' of the total dart head, this road can also be safer." Here are the remaining forty taels of silver. Youzhu took out forty taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Situ Yan.
Situ Yan nodded, glanced at the dart slip and the silver together, and put them into her arms without any problems, and then raised her eyes to look at Cui Ping.
Cui Ping knew that Miss would wait for her to reply, "Miss, the shops in the market are almost closed, and it took a long time to buy all the things, you can take a look." What's missing? The slave family will buy it sooner. Here is the rest of the money. ”
Situ Yan glanced at it, and everything was almost ready. I picked up the three clothes and looked through them, they were indeed old clothes of burlap, and there were also two patches, which were clean, but not enough to be broken, and if she went to buy them, she might have to buy more shabby ones. I looked through the quilt again, although it was patched cheesecloth, but when I touched it, the cotton inside seemed to be new, and there were no lumps and hardens. That's it, let's deal with it first, it's much stronger than the satin one, and I took out the dagger and looked at it, waved it and tried it twice, and I took advantage of it.
Situ Yan didn't notice that when she swung the knife, Youzhu and Cui Ping took a step back in fright, when will the young lady make the knife, the two glanced at each other, and the doubts in their hearts were even worse.
There wasn't much medicine, she bought it right, put everything in the back basket, and left only a set of jackets for autumn wear, she took it and went directly into the room, Cui Ping was busy following up to help.
"Cuiping, I don't need your help here, you go to the kitchen of the inn to help me get some pot bottom ashes."
"Yes." Cui Ping's heart was full of thoughts, but she still obeyed orders.
Youzhu stood by the door, not knowing what to do for a while, Situ Yan asked him to sit on the chair and wait, she still had something to say in a while. Then he turned around and went into the inner room.
took off the women's clothes, leaving only ** (underwear), short pleats (trousers), and then put on the men's clothes, this dress is the kind of placket tie, which is far from the clothes she wears with buckles, and it is not troublesome to wear. Then open the bag and tie the hair back up. was just a young lady, and suddenly became a poor boy.
As soon as I was dressed and looking in the mirror, I heard Cui Ping's knock on the door, "Come in!" ”
"Miss, where are you?" Cui Ping held a bowl with ashes at the bottom of the pot, and when she came into the house, she looked up and saw the young lady she had brought up, and she became a poor boy at this time, and she was also a wolf, and she was speechless for a while, and she didn't know what to say.
"Why, I don't know you when I change my clothes." Situ Yan teased Cuiping while taking the stoneware bowl, mixing it with a little water, gently mixing it with her fingers, and seeing that the color of the water had changed, she smeared the water on her face, neck and hands.
When Situ Yan appeared in front of Youzhu again, he didn't even recognize Youzhu, who was the young lady he knew, this was a little similar to his boy. This is also her purpose, in order to reassure Youzhu and them, she dresses herself like this.
"Miss, what do you want?"
"I've been dressed like this since tomorrow, so that I can be safe on this road. Sit down, and I'll tell you what I'm thinking, and you'll understand. She first found a chair to sit down, and only then did Youzhu and Cui Ping dare to sit.
Situ Yan first took out a silver ticket worth 1,000 taels from her arms and handed it to Cui Ping, which she found when she was changing her clothes. "Cui Ping, you take this thousand taels of silver tickets, there are some things I want you to do, first, you will set off as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow, you just have to go first, I don't have to worry here, anyway, the people from the dart bureau will come to help me transport things over." Second, ensure the safety of the eldest young master. You escort him back to the old house in Lu'an County, be more vigilant along the way, don't be too economical in food and housing, don't get tired and sick, you will be the way. Third, when you arrive in Lu'an, don't stay in the old house, put two shops in the name of pillars in the neighboring county, not too big, two shops should not exceed two hundred taels, and then put a small courtyard with two entrances, don't exceed one hundred taels, and spend another hundred taels to inquire about who else is alive in the mother's family, although these people have been enslaved, but there are always some good characters, buy what can be bought, redeem what can be redeemed, place those people in the yard, and the daily expenses will come out of the rent of the shop. When no one in the county town mentions the matter of Situ Mansion anymore, they will find some livelihood for them to do. It can also be regarded as a part of the mother's heart. Situ Yan paused, took a sip of the teacup, and then continued.
"Fourth, you find a village between the two county seats, spend 500 taels in the name of your brother to buy a 30-acre garden house, build a two-entry house, this land must choose fertile land, so that you can grow some vegetables and grain every year, in addition to what you eat, you can also save some private houses for your brother if you sell the more, and my brother is already a showman, and he does not have to pay taxes to buy land in his name. It turns out that if you have familiar with the servants in Situ's mansion, you will save them together and place them in the house to help take care of them. The two of you are the stewards of the inner and outer courtyards of the house, and the rest of you keep a hundred taels for yourself to live. I heard Cui Ping say, you also have a son, named Bolt, who is now working as a scholar by my brother's side, this time let my brother take it with him, and go back to Lu'an, and then your family can be reunited. It's just that Youzhu can't go back to his hometown this time, I'm afraid I'm a little reluctant in my heart, right? ”
"Miss, it's okay for the little one, as long as Cui Ping is by the little one's side, it's home wherever she goes. It's just that you're alone, and you don't even have anyone around to wait, so the little one is not at ease! And the two shops mentioned by the young lady, the small one thinks it is better to buy it in the name of the eldest young master, and he doesn't dare to ,,," Situ Yan didn't wait for Youzhu to finish speaking, so he intercepted the conversation first.
"There is a pillar, this has a shop to get the government registration, included in the "city register", it has become a "business register", brother can not enter the court as an official in the future, this is not good, even if it is not known, in the future into the court as an official, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be dug out and criticized. (From the "Famous Examples", it is understood that the officials of the Northern Wei State adopted the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, mainly for inspection and recommendation, and the local officials were responsible for recommending and then passing the imperial court examination before they could become officials.) This also caused the phenomenon of "there is no poor family in the upper grade, and there is no scholar in the lower grade")" Situ Yan just learned about this knowledge in the book, and it happened to be used at this time.
"Youzhu, you have a heart, as long as you regard the eldest young master as the master behind the shop." Before Situ Yan could finish speaking, Cui Ping began to cry again.
"Miss, the slave family can't let you go! What kind of life do you have to live in Lijia Village alone? Cui Ping cried and knelt at Situ Yan's feet, her young lady thinks about others everywhere, why don't she think about herself, Miss is only 6 years old! Without her, Miss is afraid that she will not be able to survive for a day.
"Cui Ping, do you know how I woke up, and what was that father gave me to drink? DID YOU KNOW? Situ Yan knew that she had to take advantage of this time to give them another dose of fierce medicine, otherwise it would be difficult to do so.
Cui Ping shook her head, looked at Youzhu, and shook her head when she saw Youzhu, looking at Situ Yan puzzled.
"I was able to wake up because of my mother's blessing in heaven, and the father gave me poison, he wanted to poison my daughter into a fool and an idiot, and wanted me to be unable to wake up for the rest of my life, and even die slowly like this. Such a father, if his brother still stays by his side, he can't say that his life will be gone tomorrow. My mother told me in a dream that she would bless me. I have the care of my mother here, how can there be anything. On the contrary, it is the elder brother, and the flawless mother is the most dangerous. This arrangement is exactly what she meant, do you even have to oppose your mother's decision? Although you can rest assured here, as long as you take care of the eldest brother, you are loyal, and you can be regarded as leaving an incense stick for the Situ family. ”
"Is this really what the first mother meant?" Cui Ping's question was obviously tempting. And Youzhu still shook his head, obviously still not fully convinced.
"My mother told me in a dream when I was in a coma. If it wasn't for my mother to help me come up with ideas, how would I have thought so much, how could I have understood so much, do you think this is the reason? Situ Yan really has no choice, if she wants these two people to believe in her, she can only ask the ghosts and gods for help, she feels a little guilty about Situ Wan in her heart, and she is in a hurry, if Situ Wan lives, for the safety of her son, she should not be blamed. And fortunately, the ancients believed in ghosts and gods.
Cui Ping couldn't cry at this time, she only knew that she was crying. Youzhu also knelt down, "Miss, the little one understands, but the little one still doesn't worry, Ming'er and Cui Ping will go to save the eldest young master early in the morning, but if you have a good one along the way, the little one will give you your life." ”
"Youzhu, there are many kinds of death, if you really do this, I won't thank you, you are not loyal, if you really want to be loyal to the first mother, take good care of her son, help my brother survive safely, and leave this incense for the Situ family, this is your loyalty to the Situ family." Situ Yan was a little angry, why was this person so dead-eyed.
"I have a letter here, which I wrote when I was just waiting for you, and you bring it to your eldest brother, and he will know what to do. Remember that as long as you live, there is hope, as long as you are dedicated, even if my brother really can't escape this catastrophe, I won't blame you, as long as you bring me a letter, this revenge for me Situ Yan, I must revenge. ”
"Also, from this moment on, I will no longer be called Wu Yan, the Situ family will not fall if there is me, my name is Situ Yan, you have to remember." Situ Yan's words were not only for them, but also for herself. She, Situ Yan, wants to live with Wu Yan's share at this moment.
"Also, Youzhu, tell the eldest young master, just say that you happened to meet a fellow villager here, and hired someone from the dart bureau to escort you along the way, and bought me maids and servants to serve, all of whom signed a death contract, so that he could relax. I know it's mine to lie to my brother like this, but now that my mother has gone, if my brother is gone, then what's the point of my life, my daughter's family, even if I want to avenge the Situ family in the future, whether I can have that opportunity is unknown, only if my brother lives, can the Situ family have hope, right? ”
Youzhu knew that the young lady was determined this time, so she had to take the letter, put it in her arms properly, and pressed it with her hand. In fact, he was also worried, not only worried about the young master, but also worried about his son, if something happened to the young master, his son was afraid that it would be difficult to save his life, but his loyalty made him unable to let go of this weak young lady.
Cui Ping cried for a while, but also eased up, and opened her mouth as if she had something to say. Situ Yan hurriedly raised her hand and motioned to her, letting herself finish her speech first. Cui Ping saw that Miss insisted on her attitude, and she didn't dare to speak again, and listened with her head down.
"There is a pillar, people have to make trade-offs in this life, you and Cuiping's loyalty, I am grateful on behalf of the Situ family." , said and got up and helped the two of them.
"Miss, you can't help it, aren't you killing the little one?" Youzhu fell to his knees with a thud.
"Cui Ping, go and help the pillar up, this salute is what you deserve. Out of this door, the hope of the Situ family depends on you. Situ Yan did this, in fact, it was a little bit of a duck to the shelf, it was a small means she used, and she also took advantage of Youzhu and Cuiping's loyalty. But she can't help it, who let her only be 6 years old now, if she is 16 years old now, she would dare to rush to the capital and kill those who killed the original owner, but she is too young now, the toxins in her body have only been removed, and she is still very weak, she can only endure it first.
Situ Yan said silently in her heart, "I'm sorry! "It's also an apology, so that you feel better.
Cui Ping helped Youzhu to stand up, and Situ Yancai continued, "You remember, the current situation of the Situ family, without our Situ family, there will be nothing less, but if there is no brother, I am afraid that the Situ family will not turn over again, I won't say much, you two will add it up by yourself!" She knew that she had said all that, and now it was only up to the two of them.
Youzhu glanced at Cui Ping, and the two didn't speak again, but knelt in front of Situ Yan together, "Miss, the little ones understand, Miss don't worry, the little ones will definitely rescue the eldest young master, protect the safety of the eldest young master, and then let the little one kowtow to you!" ”
"Knock, knock, knock" The two really kowtowed to Situ Yan three times.
Situ Yan got up and helped the two of them up, her eyes were also a little red, in her previous life, she could be described as cold-blooded, calm, cold, and three "cold", because only such people can survive adversity, but just one day after coming here, she had an intersection with two people who had nothing to do with her, she was angry at her weakness, but she was also glad that her heart was still hot.
"It's not early, you've all worked hard all day, wash and sleep! I'll have to wake up early tomorrow morning! Situ Yan saw that the two of them had been persuaded and the matter had settled, after all, this body was still small, and she really felt a little tired, so she washed and went to bed first.
Cui Ping waited until Situ Yan's breathing was stable before she retreated from the inner room and sat on a chair in the outer room to wipe her tears.
"Cuiping, don't cry, Miss will be even more sad when she hears it."
"Brother Youzhu, you said that we left like this, right or wrong, if the young lady really has a case, how do we explain to the eldest young master to the first master!"
"Miss is right, since we have decided to help the eldest young master, it means that we are loyal to the Situ family, if Miss really has a case, Cui Ping, you take good care of the bolt, I will give Miss a fate."
"Brother Youzhu, what are you talking about, I will marry you and be your person, haven't we all said it, when you are born differently, you must die in the same hole."
"Let's not think about it, Miss woke up this time, I feel that I really have the bearing and demeanor of the first master when she was alive, I'm afraid that the first master really helped Miss in the sky, and then we saved the eldest young master, and the young lady is safe, that is a happy thing."
"If you can really do that, it's good feelings! If not, I'll give Miss my life. ”
"Why doesn't this good person have a good reward, Mrs. is so kind, but married such a person, the eldest young master and young lady have always been polite to their subordinates, but they let the second aunt leave her hometown and have a home and can't go back, Miss is an official girl, I'm afraid this life will be ruined, if the eldest young master comes out in the future, Miss may be able to promise a good family, if not, I'm afraid it's difficult to even find a mother-in-law!"
"Woo~~~, you, what you said makes me feel even more uncomfortable." Cui Ping threw herself into Youzhu's arms and couldn't cry. The two discussed for another half night, and then they went to bed to rest.