Chapter 3 Buying a Minister
An ordinary girl, five taels of silver can be taken home, and ten taels is already enviable, and the people of the whole village are ridiculing the Bai family's whimsy.
This girl is really good-looking, and her temper is really fierce, this is not to marry a little wife, but to bring back an ancestor.
But Lin Dazhu drilled the tip of the horns and was bent on marrying Bai Sansan.
The only drawback is that Lin Dazhu is poor, very poor.
All the money in the family, in order to let him get an official position in the county, was used as a gift, Lin Dazhu is not ugly, and the Lin family's parents are counting on marrying a daughter-in-law in the city, so that they can use the dowry to subsidize the family.
Lang is affectionate, the concubine is intentional, and he is planted on poverty.
Su Qinghuan was even more happy, things were going so smoothly.
immediately spoke according to the pre-expected rhetoric: "Brother Lin, I am willing to pay for it, so please do me a small favor." ”
Su Qinghuan coughed, if it wasn't for the lack of a solution, he really didn't want to expose his hole cards: "I'll give you 100 taels of silver, after you help me do this, all the rest of the money will be yours." ”
Hearing one hundred taels, Lin Dazhu's eyes were a little straight, but he didn't expect Su Qinghuan to really hide the money on his body, thinking that it was the old lady Lin who spread rumors.
"It's okay, big girl, but you have to hide it."
"I have all this money in my hand, if I don't do this properly, I won't have a long time in the future, so it's better to tide over the difficulties first." Su Qinghuan waved his hand, his face ugly.
"We are all neighbors, and if I can help you with this, I will take less of your money."
Lin Dazhu wanted to let out his ambitions, but he was really short of money.
Su Qinghuan smiled skillfully: "This matter is still troublesome for Brother Lin to worry a lot, I want you to help me ......"
It has been too long since the era of peace and prosperity, although the current emperor is not mediocre, but he is not a person who has made great achievements, and he is blinded by the officials of the capital, and he cannot see the suffering of the people at the bottom.
Nowadays, although the capital is still singing and dancing, these small counties below are in chaos, and corrupt officials are rampant.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lin Dazhu to have an official errand after giving some silver.
Su Qinghuan had already inquired about the news, and after making this decision, he felt that he was foolproof.
After saying the whole plan earnestly, Su Qinghuan was full of apologies: "I know that this matter is risky and makes you embarrassed, so I am willing to take out all the money, I hope Brother Lin will not let me down." ”
Seeing the rabbit and not scattering the eagle, Su Qinghuan immediately took out a silver ticket from his body and sent it to Lin Dazhu.
Lin Dazhu knew in his heart that once this matter was revealed, the consequences would be unimaginable, and at the same time, it would also be a great harm to Su Qinghuan, and he would definitely not agree.
But looking at the silver ticket in front of him, the words of refusal were never spoken, if this thing can be done well, marrying Sansan will not be an embarrassing thing.
simply gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, Lin Dazhu still accepted the fifty taels of silver given by Su Qinghuan, and his mood was also a lot happier: "Aren't you afraid that I will collect money and not do anything?" ”
"Since you ask Brother Lin, you must trust you, and besides, the person you like is definitely not much worse in character."
Su Qinghuan didn't twist, it was very crisp.
The previous words were only polite, and when he heard Sansan, Lin Dazhu was suddenly excited, and simply agreed to it.
"Big sister, don't worry, just go back and wait for the news."
Su Qinghuan relieved himself at this time, and his voice was a little brisk: "Thank you, Brother Lin." ”
Seeing Su Qinghuan leave, Lin Dazhu sat on the little donkey for a while, regretting why he agreed so happily, but the silver ticket in his hand was hot, making his heart rejoice.
Bai Sansan's delicate face, crisp laughter, and shyness between a smile all made Lin Dazhu firm in his determination.
Although he looked relaxed and cheerful on the surface, Su Qinghuan knew how uneasy he was in his heart, and he handed over most of his savings at once, if the news of this matter leaked.
The consequences were unimaginable.
There was no news even in the past two or three days, and Su Qinghuan couldn't even sleep properly at night, only thinking that she had a brain pump at that time to come up with this idea.
It was late at night again, and Su Qinghuan had just laid down in the thatched hut where the wind was leaking, when he heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and there were still many people listening to this posture.
Su Qinghuan reacted suddenly, it should be done.
Sure enough, as Su Qinghuan guessed, Lin Dazhu lowered his voice and knocked on the door: "Big sister, I brought you here." ”
Not even bothering to put on shoes, Su Qinghuan polished the oil lamp with one hand and hurriedly opened the door.
Outside the door stood Lin Dazhu and another man, who should have been officials of the yamen, and there was a stretcher on the ground, on which a person was lying.
In short, he is tall, and it is too late to see clearly.
Helping Su Qinghuan carry people into the house, Lin Dazhu took out a few pieces of paper and put them on Su Qinghuan's table.
"This is the paperwork, and the people brought it to you."
The efficiency of work is so high, it really shocked Su Qinghuan, and even made Su Qinghuan a little dazed and stood in place.
In this small dilapidated house where the wind leaks everywhere and you can still see the sky, there is an extra "little minister" that she bought with a huge amount of money.
Su Qinghuan picked up the paper from the table, and before he could take a closer look, he heard Lin Dazhu speak: "Big sister, you can't repay the money you promised before, this is Brother Li of our yamen, and he helped in this matter." ”
In an official tone, Lin Dazhu blinked desperately at Su Qinghuan, and Su Qinghuan immediately understood.
"Thank you, two big brothers, that's all the silver in my hand, and I'll give it to the two of you."
Lin Dazhu obviously wanted to eat kickbacks, and Su Qinghuan didn't break it, this matter is so risky, Lin Dazhu is willing to agree is a surprise.
She didn't have much money left and right, but it was better to be a favor.
Su Qinghuan rummaged under the bed for a long time, and finally took out a jar, turned the jar over, and shook it several times, before slowly and leisurely falling out of a few potatoes, mixed with a flying silver ticket.
Before Su Qinghuan could pick up the money, Lin Dazhu directly stepped forward and snatched the money, and said in a rough voice: "Then let's go first, you can feed him something casually, and he won't live for two days." ”
Su Qinghuan's request was to ask for a dying person.
The village is at the very edge, which can be regarded as a frontier, and there is a coal mine behind the mountain, which is used by the imperial court to hold prisoners and serve hard labor.
Because of the poor food and the work day and night, there are not many people who can survive for a long time.
And because they are all some vicious criminals, the bodies are disposed of on the spot after they die, and the management is very loose.