Chapter 202: Disappointment
Xu's question made Mrs. Kang's heart pwitch, and her eyes couldn't help but feel more pity.
Well, Mingxiu is also a miserable person, and she has encountered any sad things!
Mrs. Kang secretly scolded.
"Mingxiu, let some things pass, don't think about it anymore. You have to think about it right now, you look at how good these children are, all of them are sensible, obedient, capable and filial, which many people can't envy, you should be happy. Mrs. Kang took Xu's hand and comforted her gently.
She didn't know the main intention of Xu's question, so she persuaded her like this.
Xu gently wiped away his tears, "Sister Gui Rong, I know that you are for my good, all these years, I have also suppressed myself not to think about those sad things in the past, as if they had never happened."
It's just that...... It's just that yesterday I overheard that Xianshu may still be alive, I don't dare to believe it easily, I'm afraid that the hope is too great, and then I will be even more disappointed, so today I want to ask you about the past, and it's unlikely that Xianshu is still alive. ”
When Mrs. Kang heard her words, she was also very surprised, she did not expect that the child who had died a long time ago might still be alive......
no longer to persuade each other, but to talk about the past, "After you left the Yan family, I also took Jin'er to open shops with your brother-in-law, but the business did not go well in the first two years, so I didn't bother to go back to my hometown to take a look." After we came to the county seat and settled down, in the first month of the year, our husband and wife took Jin'er back to their hometown, and then we heard from the family that the virtuous book was gone.
We were very shocked and hurriedly inquired about what was going on, and we heard that Xianshu seemed to be suffering from some kind of sudden illness. After being sent to the county seat for treatment, he never came back. The Yan family said to the outside that the virtuous book was gone. As for what disease Xianshu has. No one knows Lu Dao, Mingxiu, what happened back then, I only know these things. ”
Xu bowed his head slightly, and the hope in his heart grew bigger and bigger.
In this way, no one saw Xianshu pass away with their own eyes back then, it was just a one-sided statement by the Yan family.
Then the child that Liuju and Qiduo said in their mouths is very likely to be Xianshu.
There was a look of excitement on her face.
Mrs. Kang asked again. "Mingxiu, where did you hear about Xianshu?"
Thinking about the way Yan Sihong and Tan Dejin met like that, Xu's heart was mixed.
Xu sighed lightly again and said, "Sister Guirong, you should also know that the Spring Breeze Proud Building is the property of the Xu family, but I have been hiding from the children that Qiduo has business dealings with the Xu family. Right now, it's my eldest brother's child Youxuan who is in charge of this, and Qiduo accidentally learned that Youxuan has a cousin surnamed Yan, and he inadvertently said it yesterday. I can't help but have more thoughts, alas! ”
She was embarrassed to talk about Yan Sihong's bastard behavior.
Mrs. Kang also sighed. "The Spring Breeze Proud Building was only opened in Tonglin County last year, when it was newly opened, I also went to inquire about your news, but I found nothing, I knew that the grievances and grievances between you have not been resolved. So the last time I saw you, I didn't dare to say it, for fear of making you sad.
However, since Qiduo said that he saw the child surnamed Yan in the Spring Breeze Proud Building, Mingxiu, why don't you go there and take a look, don't you know if Lu Dao is a virtuous book, save one person from guessing, if so, it will be a great joy for you to reunite. ”
Xu Shi bowed her head slightly, why didn't she want to go to the Spring Breeze Proud Building to have a look.
I didn't have the courage to step into the threshold of the Spring Breeze Triumph Building before, but now for the sake of my son, this threshold must be crossed.
Mrs. Kang comforted Xu again.
Xu's mood calmed down slightly.
Half an hour later, Xu couldn't help but be a little anxious when he saw that Tan Dejin and Qiduo hadn't come back yet.
Mrs. Kang comforted her not to worry, saying that Tan Dejin and Qi Duoxing had been delayed for a lot of things, maybe someone wanted to buy lotus root and was talking about business with someone.
Xu had no choice but to comfort himself like this.
After waiting for another half an hour, seeing that Tan Dejin and Qiduo had not yet come, Xu wanted to go to Mrs. Kang's side first.
"It's okay, let's go over first, and when my brother-in-law and Qiduo come back, I'll let the maids tell them." Mrs. Kang nodded in agreement.
Xu and Mrs. Kang walked out of the main room and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Before he reached the courtyard gate, he saw Tan Dejin and Qiduo walking over with a smile on their faces, followed by Kang Jin.
"Aunt Gui Rong, mother." Seven flowers are called from afar.
"Duo, why have you been there for so long, Aunt Gui Rong and I are worried." Xu saw that the father and daughter were safe and sound, and the heart that he was carrying finally let go.
Qiduo walked over a few steps quickly, and said with a smile, "Aunt Guirong, mother, we have already implemented the matter of the little girl." ”
"Ah, what's going on? Where did you buy it from, and is it reliable? Xu asked hurriedly.
Tan Dejin and Kang Jin walked over, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Kang Jin said, "Aunt Xiu, don't worry, it's a coincidence, a child sold his body to bury his mother on Xinghua Road, we passed by there, and went over to take a look." When the uncle and the seventh sister saw that the child's eyebrows were clear and his face was loyal, they felt compassion, gave ten taels of silver, and bought the child. ”
"Ah, there is such a strange thing." Xu was shocked.
"Alas, that kid is also a pitiful person when he thinks about it, but this also shows that this kid is a good boy with filial piety, and it's best to let him accompany Rokuro." Mrs. Kang said.
Qiduo nodded.
At that time, I saw that someone was selling his body to bury his mother, so I thought about buying it.
Later, when I squeezed into the crowd, I saw that the child was born with good facial features, and his face was loyal and honest, not like such treacherous people. Although her clothes were worn out and patched, they were cleanly washed, which made her feel good.
She asked the onlookers about the child's situation, and those who were enthusiastic about the child's situation said that the child lived in the suburbs of the county, was an only child, thirteen years old this year, and had a few acres of thin fields at home.
Three years ago, my father became seriously ill, and he spent all his family savings by seeking medical advice, and later sold his family's land.
My mother was hit hard and couldn't afford to get sick. In order to heal the mother. Two more old houses were sold. Mother and son live in a dilapidated shack. For a year, the child waited for decoction in front of the bed, and the mother's illness was good and bad, but there was no improvement.
The child did odd jobs everywhere, earning a few copper plates to barely survive, and some people wanted to buy him into the house as a small servant, but he was worried that his mother would have no one to take care of him, so he refused.
It's also a bitter fate. No matter how hard the child worked, he couldn't keep his mother after all, and he died a few days ago to accompany his father, leaving the lonely child alone, in order to bury his mother, the child could only sell himself.
After discussing with Tan Dejin and Kang Jin, Qiduo bought the child for ten taels of silver, which is relatively high. Generally, you can buy one for only five or six taels at Renyazi.
But. Think about it, the people there. Inevitably, some of them are of unknown origin.
The child who sold his mother to bury his mother is innocent, and he can rest assured after buying it.
Seeing that Qiduo was willing to pay such a high price, the child solemnly kowtowed three times to express his gratitude, with this silver, he could bury his mother well, and he could also repair his father's tomb, so that the second elder could rest in peace under Jiuquan.
Qiduo took the child to the yamen first, made a contract of sale, sent the child home, and asked him to handle his mother's funeral first, and then go to Kang Ji Grain Store to find Kang Jin.
In this way, the effort is delayed.
After listening to the child's life experience, Xu and Mrs. Kang both wiped the corners of their eyes and sighed, "This child is really miserable, at a young age, it is really difficult for him." ”
Qiduo and the three of them all nodded, who said it wasn't, it was really distressing to have to endure so much pain at such a young age.
The matter of the little girl was implemented, and Qiduo also said goodbye to Mrs. Kang and took the car home.
Sitting in the carriage, Xu looked at Qiduo and stopped talking.
"Mother, if you have something to say, just say it." Qiduo saw Xu's thoughts.
Xu pursed his lips, "Duo, the child surnamed Yan you said yesterday is still in the Spring Breeze Building." ”
Qiduo shook his head, "No, I haven't seen him these days." ”
"Oh." Xu Shi suddenly looked disappointed.
Qiduo originally wanted to ask about Yan Sihong, but knowing the character of the Xu family, if she didn't want to say something, no matter how much you asked, it would be useless, so she had to give up.
The next day, Kang Jin drove a carriage over, saying that the last 200 catties of lotus root were sold out, and handed over the silver from the sale of lotus root to Xu, and brought back another 200 catties.
This time, he had to come to fetch lotus root almost every other day, and gradually became familiar with Qiduo and Liutangerine.
Erxia may be because of her age, every time she sees Kang coming in, she deliberately hides in the house, and then leaves the house after he leaves.
In fact, Qiduo wanted to remind Kang Jin that he could bring more lotus root back to raise it every time, so that he didn't need to come over often to get the lotus root and save fatigue.
When she accidentally learned that Kang Jin had not yet decided to marry, she swallowed the words, and it was probably not a bad thing that he often came to the house.
At the same time, Kang Jin said that the child had already gone to Kang's house, and Mrs. Kang was asking people to teach him the rules, and he would send it over when Liulang entered the academy.
Xu was very grateful to Mrs. Kang for helping her so much, which saved her a lot of heart.
During this period, Shen Huairen introduced several merchants and sold almost 10,000 catties of lotus root.
The work of digging lotus root is almost finished, and Rokuro's entry into the academy to study has been finalized.
Tan Dejin went to Kang's house to pick up the child and got acquainted with Liulang.
When the child arrived at Qiduo's house, he knelt down in front of Tan Dejin and Xu, "Thank you for saving the old lady." ”
"Good boy, get up." Xu Shi hurriedly helped him up, "Child, what's your name?" ”
"The little one used to be called Changsheng, but now I ask Mrs. to give me a name." The child answered with a straight look.
"Good boy, the name of Changsheng was chosen by your parents, it is very good, and it will be called this name in the future." Xu said softly.
"Thank you, ma'am." Changsheng knelt down again to thank him.
Qiduo watched from the sidelines, seeing that he was humble and polite in his every move, knowing that he was a slave, it was really thanks to Mrs. Kang's teaching.
Xu summoned Liulang to familiarize him with the two immortals.
"I've seen the young master." Immortality is inevitably another gift.
Rokuro hadn't been through this kind of battle, and he looked at Qiduo a little at a loss.
Qiduo pursed his lips and smiled, pulled Rokuro, and said who Changsheng was, Rokuro nodded clearly, and walked over to take the initiative to talk to Changsheng.
Next, Xu told Changsheng about some trivial things such as Liulang's daily living habits, including how to boil medicine.
Changsheng listened carefully and remembered them one by one.
Two days later, Qiduo sent Liulang to study at Huairen Academy with Tan Dejin and his wife. (To be continued......)
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