"Oh! It turned out to be called the Ninth Sister! How did Little Nine Mei know me? Zhang Rui asked curiously

"The last time I went shopping with my parents, my eldest brother invited me to eat meat buns!"

"The meat buns are fragrant and very delicious, and the ninth sister has never eaten such a delicious thing. I told the other kids in the village that they all said I lied to them. I said no, and they didn't believe me. Saying that, the ninth sister seemed to be very annoyed.

Zhang Rui listened to the little girl's words, and understood why she could remember herself.

Looking at this little girl with a thin body and thin and shabby clothes, Zhang Rui was very emotional. If this is a child who grows up under the red flag, it is estimated that few people will care about meat buns!

"I see, does Little Ninth Sister still want to eat meat buns?" Zhang Rui helped the ninth sister who was kneeling on the ground up, took her little hand and asked.

I saw the little girl biting her finger and turning her head to look at her father. The ninth sister's father and mother didn't dare to speak here, just looked at her quietly.

"Is that okay?" The ninth sister saw that her father and mother did not object, so she said in a low voice.

"Of course." Zhang Rui said as he pulled out the straw that was inserted in the ninth sister's head.

"Stone, tell someone to buy some meat buns nearby." Zhang Rui said to Liu Shishi, who was following him, and then took out a piece of broken silver weighing two taels from his arms and handed it to Liu Shishi.

"Sixth brother, where can you pay for it? I'll be out of it! Liu Shishi pushed the silver handed by Zhang Rui with his hand.

"Take it, it's not easy for you to get that little money. Besides, where can I ask you to pay for my purchases? Don't forget, our team is disciplined, and I'm no exception. Zhang Rui continued to hand over the silver and said

"Since the sixth brother said so, then I'll take it." Liu Shishi took the silver as he spoke, and then went to the side and called two guards to buy buns.

At this time, Zhang Rui said to the ninth sister's father and mother who were still kneeling on the ground: "You two get up!" ”

"Yes, thank you, King."

The ninth sister's father replied, and then kowtowed and slowly got up. The expression is very restrained.

"I am not a king, nor am I called a king. My name is Zhang Rui, they all call me Sixth Brother, you can call me that. Zhang Rui said to the two who were still standing with their bows down

"Okay, got the king... Oh, Sixth Brother. The ninth sister's father replied

"Well, what's your name?" Zhang Rui asked

"Villain Chen Shantu, this is the cheap Chen Li family." Chen Shantu didn't dare to say more, but just answered according to Zhang Rui's question

"Why did you sell the ninth sister?" Zhang Rui touched Chen Jiumei's little head, and there was calm in her tone.

Chen Jiumei didn't know what the eldest brother was talking to her father, but listening to them talk very calmly, she thought that she could eat fragrant meat buns again in a while, and waved her little hand happily.

"There's really no way to do it, how can anyone want to sell their children. It's just that the landlord wants to increase the rent, and then the court has to come over to collect taxes. ”

"If they can't pay this rent, they want to rob my wife, and if they can't pay this tax, they want to put me in prison and cut off my head, which is no way."

"We also think that if the ninth sister can be sold to a good family, she may be able to have a full meal to eat in someone else's house in the future, and she doesn't have to starve with us." Chen Shantu whispered, but the lady next to him cried in a low voice.

In fact, where would they not know, this is just their own wishful thinking and self-deception. It's just that what else can they do but think about the good?

Zhang Rui listened to Chen Shantu's words and was silent for a while.

hand, continue to caress Chen Jiumei's little head.

Then, Zhang Rui took out nearly five taels of broken silver from his arms and handed it to Chen Shantu, and said to him: "This is five taels of silver, I don't know how much rent you owe, is it enough to pay your rent?" ”

"Enough, enough. I also owe four taels of silver. Chen Shantu replied happily in his heart

"Okay, here you go." Zhang Rui handed the silver over to Chen Shantu, and at the same time continued: "However, I have to say it before giving it to you. This money is not just given to you. ”

Chen Shantu just wanted to stretch out his hands to take the silver, but when he heard Zhang Rui say this, he couldn't help but feel nervous. So, he hurriedly asked, "It's better for the sixth brother to show it." ”

"This money is the money I paid for the sale of your daughter. I see that your daughter likes it very much, and I will buy her as a maid for five taels of silver! Zhang Rui looked at the ninth sister who was still waiting for the anxious meat buns, and said to Chen Shantu

"It's... Nature. Chen Shantu replied unnaturally

"Well, although the ninth sister is the one I bought. But I don't have time to take care of her, so she doesn't have to follow me, just let her stay with you. Leave you to take care of her for me, what do you think? Zhang Rui looked at Chen Shantu and his wife and said seriously

"Thank you, Sixth Brother. I'm kowtowing to you! As soon as Chen Li heard Zhang Rui's words, how could he not understand what he meant, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Rui crying.

Seeing this, Chen Shantu also knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Rui.

"Bah, this thief will only buy the hearts and minds of untouchables. What's the use? Liu Feifeng, who was escorted behind Zhang Rui and the others, scolded in a low voice.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you?" Looking at the ninth sister of her father and mother, she said with some fear. Then she shook Zhang Rui's hand again, raised her little head and said to Zhang Rui: "Big brother, what's wrong with my father?" ”

"It's fine." Zhang Rui touched her head and replied

"Get up! The little ones are here too, stop kneeling. ”

"Yes, thank you, Sixth Brother, thank you." Chen Tushan and his wife got up after thanking Zhang Rui again.

Zhang Rui also let go of Chen Jiumei's hand and let her return to Chen Li's arms.

"I'll tell you, and I'll stay with you. I also want to see you sell her again, or don't blame me for being unkind. Raise her up until she finds the one she wants to marry. Zhang Rui warned.

"Yes, not in the future." Chen Shantu replied to Zhang Rui tremblingly.

"Well, you can take the money back and pay off the rent! As for the tax, you don't have to worry about it. As long as I'm here, I'm exempt from taxes this year. Zhang Rui handed over the silver to Chen Shantu and said:

"After you pay back the rent, return the leased land! Two days later, when you go to Yamen to divide the fields, your family should be able to divide the fields into six acres! ”

"Divide the land? Six acres of their own fields? Chen Shantu asked in disbelief.

"Your own field, of course. Although you don't have to pay the rent in the future, you still have to pay the tax. The temporary tax is set at two buckets of grain per acre, can you pay this? Zhang Rui asked naturally