When Xianglan went back, Jun Xiyue had already fallen asleep, she lightly picked up the candle, took a needle and thread to do it, went to bed once, and closed her eyes until the middle of the night. In the early morning of the second day, he brought hot water with the maids and went in to serve. Song Ke had already put on his clothes, Yuexi went to fold the quilt, and Junxi went to open the window. Song Ke washed with water, wiped his teeth with green salt, took another sip of warm tea, looked at Xianglan's face, and asked, "You have blue under your eyes, didn't you sleep well last night?" ”

Xianglan smiled and said, "It's just a worm crawling in through the screen window, it's just a little annoying." ”

Song Ke hurriedly said: "I remember that there is still incense to repel insects at home, and you can light one and put it in the Ding furnace tomorrow night." ”

Xianglan smiled and responded. For a while, Junxi brought breakfast, but Song Ke still left Xianglan to eat with him. Xianglan ate two mouthfuls of porridge, looked at Song Ke's face, and said carefully: "There is a matter that I have been thinking about for a long time in my heart, and I have always wanted to mention it, but I am afraid that it will not be good." ”

When Song Ke heard this, he put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "You just have to say." ”

Xianglan said: "A few days ago, I was beaten and sold by the Zhao family, and now I think about it like a nightmare, but also my life is not good, as a slave, naturally not free, nor can I be the master, everything depends on the face of the master, if I don't be a slave, ......"

Before Xianglan finished speaking, Song Ke frowned and said, "You just have to rest assured, there will never be such a thing in the future." You stay with me, and no one can bully you. ”

Xianglan's heart sank, and Song Ke didn't want to let herself get out of the country, Rao was she smart, so she shook her head and said: "I don't have anything, but I just think that if my father and mother are affected because of me, I am really broken and I can't escape the blame, so I have been thinking about it for a long time these days, and I come to beg you with a cheeky face today, my family also has some savings, and I want to redeem my father and mother." ”

Xianglan was halfway through his words, Song Ke knew what he meant, he was still worried about it, for fear that Xianglan would propose to redeem himself, which he would never agree, he felt that Xianglan was a wisp of light smoke, if it was close or far away, he wanted to catch it, but it slipped away from the palm of his hand, if he let her go again, he was afraid that he would not be able to cage half a point. Now when I heard her say that she wanted to redeem her father's mother, my heart relaxed. He originally intended to give Xianglan's parents another support, and in the future, Xianglan will be with him, her mother's family is a good family, and it is decent to say it.

After thinking about it, he said, "You redeem your parents, will they have a living in the future?" ”

Xianglan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she knew that this could be done, so she hurriedly said: "My father can find an antique shop or a pawnshop to sit in the hall in the future, and my mother can also do ideas and needlework, so she can always make a living." ”

Song Ke saw that her eyes were shining, her expression was sincere, and she was a little nervous, but she only felt cute, she couldn't help laughing, and gave her a green dish with chopsticks, and said softly: "It's not difficult to redeem your father and mother, why do you use the word 'begging' between you and me?" ”

Xianglan's eyes widened in surprise, and she hurriedly said, "How much silver should it be?" ”

Song Ke said with a smile: "At the beginning, your father and mother were asked by Yan Hong to find Mrs. Lin, and he didn't have much money, so he gave me a favor, and I just let them go." ”

Xianglan was overjoyed, but she felt that her heart brightened up in an instant, and she was so happy that she couldn't speak, only to hear Song Ke say again: "Since your father has the ability to identify antiques, it is better to go to my pawnshop after getting rid of his nationality. Fifty taels of silver every year, and there are rewards on the New Year's Day, which is a good place. ”

Xianglan was stunned, she let her parents out of the country, her original intention was to no longer rely on the Song family, but now that Song Ke proposed such a generous reward, she hesitated a little, and thought about it: "My father eats by his ability, why should I be narrow-minded and admit death to the poor?" Besides, the family's savings are not much, and they can't afford to open any decent business, so it's better to plan another plan in the Song family's pawnshop now. Then he got up to kneel and bow, and said in his mouth: "The great kindness of the master, I can't repay the grass title ring." ”

Song Ke helped her arm, saw Xianglan have a smile, and was also happy in his heart, and said: "Let's not talk about those false courtesies between us, and let the steward go to the yamen to change the documents for the release of the book." ”

The pandan chick nodded again and again as if pecking rice, and looked at him gratefully with a pair of beautiful eyes.

Song Ke laughed again, only to feel as if he had poured honey in his heart, and put several snacks and dishes into Xianglan's bowl, and said with a smile: "Eat quickly." ”

Xianglan hurriedly served vegetables for Song Ke, and went to serve soup, and the four treasures of the study that she was going to bring to the academy were all ready, and Song Ke told her a few more words, and then left with a smile.

Xianglan stood at the door of the house, opened the door curtain and watched Song Ke walk away, a long breath grew in her mouth, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. Even though she is still a slave, it is always a great thing to let her father and mother release first.

At noon, the steward beside Song Ke really took the slave release paperwork, Xianglan was so happy to look at it again and again, carefully packed the paperwork, and said to Yuexi: "I'll go home, and I'll come back in a while, and I won't delay preparing dinner for the uncle." So she packed up a few things, walked out of the Song Mansion through the small corner gate in the backyard, and went straight to the back street where her father and mother lived.

When they returned home, they saw that Chen Wanquan and his wife were at home, and the two of them were naturally happy, and they couldn't help but ask for warmth. Seeing their daughter being sold by the Lin family and beaten to a miserable appearance, they couldn't help but sigh with fear, but there was nothing they could do. Fortunately, they came to the Song family together, although they were not as decent as the Lin family, but the food and accommodation were not bad, so they had some peace of mind.

The Xue family also quietly talked to Chen Wanquan: "I see that Uncle Song is a kind person, why don't we save some silver to redeem my daughter." If she is beaten and scolded every day, she might as well strangle me with a rope. "The reason is that the family is poor, and the Xue family doesn't think about anything else, but now that Xianglan has come back with a lot of silver, the Xue family has moved to redeem herself for Xianglan.

Chen Wanquan's eyelids were shallow, and after listening to Xue's words, he said: "My daughter has just changed to a kind-hearted family, she wears silk and satin every day, and eats delicacies from the mountains and seas, can she enjoy this blessing when she comes out?" Besides, you didn't see what Uncle Song meant? He has taken a fancy to our pandan, if pandan is a blessed one, and has been living my grandmother's life with Uncle Song for a long time since then, I can rest assured even if I close my eyes. ”

Xue Shi said worriedly: "It would be good if this was the case, I am afraid that Uncle Song will marry a wife like a dominatrix in the future, just like the one in the Lin Mansion, and our Xianglan will suffer the guilt." ”

Chen Wanquan thought about it carefully and felt that Xue's words were reasonable, but he was not born with a clear mind, and he had to live a good life. Therefore, Xue mentioned it again, Chen Wanquan became angry, he came back from an errand in the shop every day, bought a few taels of wine, drank it and fell asleep on the bed with his head covered, and then talked with the guys in the shop, and did not take this matter to heart at all.

Only the Xue family was secretly worried, every time Chen Wanquan was not there, she quietly took out the gold, silver and various jewelry stuffed by Xianglan to her, and counted them, thinking that when her daughter came back, she and Xianglan would make an idea together.

Now that Xianglan is back, Chen Wanquan is naturally happy, and ordered Xue's to fry a few dishes, and the family of three sat around the table, Xianglan Tete poured herself a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Today is a big happy event, I mentioned it to Uncle Song this morning, begging him to release his father's slavery, but I didn't expect that as soon as I mentioned it, Uncle Song would approve it." As he spoke, he took the paper out of his baggage.

Xue Shixi said: "Really? Carefully holding the paper in his hand.

Xianglan smiled: "This is natural. ”

Chen Wanquan's face sank, and he said angrily: "Confused, what are you going to ask for!" Without a master's family, where do you let your father beg for a living! Besides, as soon as you ask for this, the Song family thinks that you have an outside heart, and what if you want to drive you out? He babbled and cursed.

Xianglan was stunned, knowing that her father was a short-sighted person, she sighed silently in her heart, and said: "Uncle Song said, in the future, please go to his pawnshop to be the shopkeeper, every year in fifty months, and there will be a reward at the end of the year." He said lightly, "Could it be that Daddy is still in a hurry to be a slave?" In the future, if I am stupid, and I anger my master's family again in the future, I will be sold, and I will still beg my family, but this time, I will almost be sold to the kiln, not to mention, and my family will suffer with me. ”

Xue also nodded and sighed: "Who said no, let's all see how Aunt Lu's family dragged and sold it, the family is torn apart, and I don't know if we can see each other in the future." ”

Chen Wanquan listened to "sitting in the hall shopkeeper", "fifty taels of silver" and so on, and said with a smile on his face, and said in his heart, isn't it because Song Ke looks at Xianglan to give him such dignity, if Xianglan fights for anger and follows Song Ke to give birth to a man and a woman, he will be the father-in-law of the Song family from now on, where can people not look up to him? Thinking about it, my heart was relieved, a smile appeared on my face, I drank several glasses of wine, and fell asleep on the bed.

Xue quietly pulled Xianglan aside and said, "Silly boy, why didn't you mention it to Uncle Song and redeem yourself?" ”

Xianglan smiled: "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to get out for a while, and I'll take one step at a time." ”

Xue Shi said again: "Uncle Song is really kind to you...... Did he mean that? ”

Xianglan thought for a while, and said categorically: "Since my mother asks me, I won't hide it, he has this meaning, but I am unwilling to be a concubine." Originally, I was thinking about mentioning to him about my father's divorce in a while, but now I feel that I can't wait. If he didn't agree today, I was going to cry and beg again, but whoever thought he would be happy to come down, it would be easy to do. In the Song family, I painted a few paintings, and asked my father to sell them to people he knew well, and save up the silver he earned, so that my father could work harder and watch more antique transactions. If Song Ke really wants to, he will marry me as a wife, if he wants to take a concubine, he has miscalculated, and I will go to find someone else to marry as a husband and wife. ”

When Xue Shi heard this, he felt that he was full of strength, but he hesitated a little and said, "This ...... Will this work? I'm afraid it's not that easy, right? ”

Xianglan said: "If it works, you have to try it to know, and my mother also persuaded my father to eat less wine and do more serious things." ”

Xue nodded again and again, and the mother and daughter summed up in a low voice.

At this time, I heard a knock on the door, and someone said, "Is Uncle Chen there?" I'm Xia Yun, and I'm sending something. ”

Xue hurriedly opened the door, Xianglan took a look, and saw a tall eighteen or nineteen-year-old scholar standing outside, born white and upright, with bright eyes, a straight nose, slightly thicker lips, elegant temperament, politeness, and an old shirt, but the pulp was very clean. RS