Chapter 22: Change
"Wu Lei?" Zhang Rui asked at the man
Wu Lei looked at Zhang Rui, his face was confused, he couldn't remember the young man in front of him, and asked, "Little brother knows me?" “
"I don't know you, I listen to what others say. How much is your daughter going to sell? Zhang Rui replied
"Oh, it turned out to be a buyer, my daughter sells for five taels of silver, I don't know what the little brother did to buy my daughter? I only sell my daughter as a child bride or a maid, and I don't sell it anywhere else. Wu Lei said helplessly with a look of shame.
"Five taels, it's not a lot of money. Why sell her? Zhang Rui looked at Wu Lei, a numb and hungry man, and said
When Wu Lei heard this, he was instantly angry, but he had no way to vent it, so he could only say sadly: "Look at what you said, it's really a full man who doesn't know how hungry a man is hungry." This damn world, if there is a way, who wants not to sell it? It's really forcing people to have no choice! ”
"Now give you a chance to change, will you change?" Zhang Rui guided Wu Lei as if he was luring a guinea pig
"Opportunity? What kind of opportunities. Wu Lei asked with some curiosity. The originally numb eyes flashed a little.
"Changing the opportunity for you and your family, are you willing to change?"
Although Wu Lei didn't know what Zhang Rui's purpose was in saying these words, it was estimated that Zhang Rui would definitely not say these things because he was full of food and had nothing to do. What is he asking for? His whole family is estimated to be poor and white, and this is the cheapest life.
Looking at the child crying with hunger, the skinny wife. Wu Lei's already numb heart suddenly felt pain.
If the price is worth it, at most it is nothing more than throwing away your own life, and such days are really enough. At this time, Wu Lei's godless eyes showed a little anger.
"Please tell me what kind of opportunity it is, as long as I give the price, I am willing to do anything."
"Afraid of killing?"
Hearing Zhang Rui's words, Wu Lei's wife nervously pulled Wu Lei's hand. Just as she was about to persuade her, Xiaobao in her arms pushed her and shouted that she was hungry.
There was also a rumbling hunger sound in the little girl's stomach.
Hearing Zhang Rui say that he might kill someone, Wu Lei, who had been obedient to the people for too long, subconsciously wanted to refuse. But when he looked at his wife, he decided to make the biggest decision of his life.
This woman has given too much for herself, and no matter how depressed she is now, she has never thought of leaving herself. It used to be able to give her a good life, but now it is such a field. Looking at her hunger and still holding the child's body.
If this world is so unfair, why should I ...... If there's hell, let me go to hell!
"Even if it's murder, as long as it can give them a good life."
Wu Lei said very resolutely
"Okay, as long as I can seize the opportunity to change, you are qualified, take them with me to eat. As for the rest, you'll find out later. ”
After speaking, Zhang Rui ignored them, turned around and walked to the tea chat. The moment he turned around, he smiled happily.
I am also afraid that if these people are forced to such an extent and are unwilling to change, they still have to be obedient to the people with peace of mind, Zhang Ruizhen doesn't know how to succeed in the rebellion.
Seeing Zhang Rui leave, Wu Lei wanted to take his daughter with him. At this time, his wife Wu Li took Wu Lei's hand. I begged him not to go, once he had eaten, he couldn't turn back, just be a good obedient citizen in peace, so that the family could still live.
Wu Lei looked at his wife, son, and daughter. Can you still live? Can you really live, just live like this for the rest of your life?
At the beginning, my father thought that our family would be able to live well with the land, but the land was gone, and my father was gone. The man who robbed my field and killed my father lived a good life every day. I was displaced to survive.
"Now give you a chance to change, are you willing to change?" Zhang Rui's words echoed in the man's mind again.
"I do." The twenty-six-year-old man let out a cry of desire in his heart. Although he had only met Zhang Rui for the first time, he didn't know why he wanted to believe this young boy.
Wu Lei ignored Wu Li's family, directly pulled out the straw inserted in his daughter's hair, and took her daughter and said, "Go, Dad will take you to eat"
Then he pulled up Wu Li and said: "Don't worry about men's affairs, come with me to eat." ”
When Wu Lei's family followed Zhang Rui into the tea chat, the owner of the tea chat said to Wu Lei who was about to come in
"Are you rich?"
"Shopkeeper, we're talking to the guy over there... Dude. Wu Lei pointed to Zhang Rui, who was sitting on the side, and thought for a while
The boss of the tea chat looked at Zhang Rui, only to see Zhang Rui nodding.
"It's really strange, wearing like this to return to the son, so I am still a master." The tea chat boss muttered.
The tea chat led Wu Lei's family to Zhang Rui's side, and Zhang Rui asked them to sit at the table next to them, after all, sitting at the same table would make them uncomfortable and restrained. There's really no need.
I saw Zhang Rui take out a piece of broken silver weighing about five taels from his arms and put it on the table, and said to the boss of the tea chat
"Bring them two pots of tea first, and then sixty meat buns."
Seeing the silver tea chat, the boss immediately smiled happily.
"Okay, but there aren't so many meat buns anymore, there are only about thirty of them."
"Then there are as many as there are, not enough vegetarian buns and cakes."
"Okay, this is it."
"Childe, I can't eat so much. Twenty steamed buns are fine. Wu Lei said very movingly.
Sure enough, the people who followed the master's family were much better.
"It's okay, you can eat as much as you want, and if you can't finish eating, you can eat it at home. Still, I hope you'll finish it. This thing doesn't taste so good after a long time," Zhang Rui shook his hand at Wu Lei and said
In fact, where can you eat it all, in the Qing Dynasty, villagers like them did not have much meat to eat most of the time, and even less oil and water came. So don't look at people who are hungry and thin, but eat a lot. Sixty buns is a lot to modern people, but they may not be able to eat enough.
Zhang Rui's words touched Wu Lei very much, since his father's death, it has been a long time since outsiders have cared so much about him. His relatives didn't dare to have too much contact with him because they were afraid of those Manchurians and the government, and some of them just secretly dried a few copper plates. It's no wonder that they have to protect themselves, after all.
Suddenly he wanted to cry, but he held back.
The movement here caused the chatters in the tea chat to look at this side and whisper.
"Wu family man, you are blessed. With such a good son-in-law, he served well, so don't do anything like stealing and cheating. Listening to Zhang Rui's words, the boss of the tea chat said to Wu Lei with some envy.
I don't know why, the boss of the tea chat suddenly felt that this little brother who was drinking tea here in shabby clothes exuded a sense of nobility, which he couldn't send out if he had a letter and seen the old man Wenqu Xing in the county.
"It's definitely a delusion."
The boss of the tea chat thought, and then went to serve things for Wu Lei's family.
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When Wu Lei's family was about to eat, someone came to Zhang Rui. It is said that Master Li Decai of the Li Mansion has something to ask Zhang Rui to discuss, and ask Zhang Rui to come over.
"Brother Niu, keep this silver here, you see what else you need to eat, don't be polite to eat, and then slowly wait here for them to finish eating. Then wait for me at the blacksmith. Don't worry, I don't think it will be so soon. Zhang Rui pointed to the silver on the table and said to Li Niushi next to him
"Okay, Childe."
"What's the matter, call me the sixth brother." Zhang Rui was speechless for a while
"No, I think the sixth brother is more suitable for the name of Childe." Li Niu Shi argued
In order to prevent the workers of the Li Mansion from waiting here, Zhang Rui didn't bother to argue with Li Niushi. went out with the workers of the Li Mansion