46. Deed of sale
Xiao Qingmei sobbed and looked at the person in front of her, the face of this life is like a crown of jade, and her skin is white and tender. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test She asked, "How do you know?" When she spoke, her voice was soft and glutinous, and Dou Yanzhang only felt soft in her heart. He smiled dumbly: he had been thinking about her for a long time, and her words and deeds were firmly in his mind that day, how could he not know?
He pulled her to sit beside him, Xiao Qingmei was very restrained, her steps were very small, and the shackles dragged on the ground and made a small sound. Dou Yanzhang asked, "How long have you been here?" "Shackles are generally used to deal with disobedient new prostitutes, and the girl in front of her looks extremely cowardly, why should she be shackled?
Lin Qingmei wrung her fingers uneasily, lowered her head and said weakly: "Today." She didn't know why she woke up with Sister Lan. Sister Lan met an old woman in a farmer's house, and the old woman said that she was looking for a beautiful girl, so Sister Lan gave her to the old woman. The old woman took her on a boat, and it didn't take long for her to come to this place.
During the banquet, several people asked, "How can Brother Dou recognize such a stunning color?" “
"To be honest, this is the night market beauty I mentioned to everyone."
Everyone understood, and the bearded man said righteously: "That is, Brother Dou's sweetheart." Then I will scrape together the money and ransom the girl. “
Everyone then called the old bustard, and the old bustard thought that Lin Qingmei had made the nobleman unhappy, and his heart was full of thoughts: "What do the big officials order?" When he looked at it, the silly girl he brought back sat next to the nobleman, lowered her head as if she had been trained, and stepped forward and scolded: "The sky has a good look." I can't even serve people! Stretching out his hand to fight, Dou Yanzhang stopped: "Mom is so rude, I didn't call you because the girl made a mistake, but because I wanted to redeem her." “
The old bustard smiled awkwardly: Redemption? This cash cow has just been planted, and before the money has fallen, it is about to be poached?
"Oops!" She set up a shelf, found a chair to sit down, and leisurely crossed Erlang's legs, "This girl has cost me a lot of silver, which one of the best ones is not the best?" Look at the material on her body, it is the silk used in the court, and then look at the jewelry on her head, which is a valuable piece of craftsmanship. If you look at her appearance, you should know that Mom, I spent a lot of money. Want to redeem? Don't be delusional. “
"Not really!" Xiao Qingmei heard her lying, fiddling with the clothes and jewelry on her body and arguing: "These are all given by Brother Ling, not you bought them." You didn't give Sister Lan any money, but Sister Lan gave you a lot of gold jewelry. “
The old bustard's face changed: "Idiot! What do you know? “
She often beat and scolded Xiao Qingmei these days, and Xiao Qingmei saw her face down, so frightened, she shrank her head and didn't dare to speak.
"Heh, forcing Liang to become a prostitute?" Dou Yanzhang raised his eyebrows, "Interesting." “
The old bustard hurriedly said: "Don't you dare to do such a lack of virtue!" This girl was obviously sold to me by her sister who was short of money to spend, and it cost hundreds of taels! She raised a finger as she spoke: "If a big official wants to redeem such a fairy-like beauty, he must get a thousand gold, and he won't let anyone." “
Several people gasped: A thousand taels of silver? It doesn't make it up!
"If she can't redeem her, then I'll take her back and pay you the price every day." Dou Yanzhang was not at ease to leave the beauty in Baihualou, and not to mention the old bustard's attitude made him frightened, that is, she was born so beautiful, there must be a gentry who spent a lot of money to buy her.
The old bustard lion opened his mouth: "Thirty taels of silver a day." “
The bearded man said sharply: "She only came to Baihualou today, and she must not have been naturalized yet." Bring her deed of sale, I can't use a thousand taels of silver to redeem a maid who sells herself! “
When the old bustard heard this, her heart was very empty: she did not buy Lin Qingmei with a deed of sale, Lin Yulan gave Lin Qingmei to her with money, and there was no way to make a deed to give it to her.
She didn't speak for a long time, and the bearded man urged again and again, and she confessed: "This girl didn't have a deed of sale." “
Everyone has been strong for the bearded man: "That's a good family, we can snatch it away at any time!" With you two hundred taels, the shackles will be unshackled quickly! Otherwise, I'll see you in court and sue you for forcing you to be a prostitute, so that you can't eat and walk around! “
According to the laws of the Wei State, girls who have no father, no mother, and no husband can be snatched away at any time. As long as the girl who was robbed has not yet arrived at the man's house. It can also be robbed halfway.
When the old bustard heard "see you in court", he quickly stood up and smiled: "Two hundred taels is two hundred taels, why do you want to make trouble in the court?" "These are all people in the government, so how can the county officials help her? It's better to send this stupid girl away and get some silver taels for nothing.
Several people went home one after another to get the silver taels, and the old bustard held Xiao Qingmei until the two hundred taels were gathered and the key was taken to untie the shackles. Dou Yanzhang helped Lin Qingmei to get on the horse, and led the horse to sneak by himself, in the cold spring, he couldn't stop the joy in his heart, and kept looking for topics to chat with her.
"Where is the girl? Jingzhou? “
Xiao Qingmei thinks he is so stupid, she clearly remembers the two minks, how can she say that she is from Jingzhou?
"Oh no! Mei'er is a native of Beijing. “
Dou Yanzhang saw that her tone was soft as if she was coaxing a child when she spoke, and his heart was very ironing. He asked again: "Why is the girl in Baihualou?" “
How stupid! She obviously said that Sister Lan gave her to the old woman!
"It's Sister Lan! She gave the old woman a lot of money and asked the old woman to bring Mei'er to Jingzhou. “
After several questions, Dou Yanzhang noticed that something was wrong: how could this girl be like a child, calling herself "Mei'er", and her tone when she spoke was also like a child.
"What's the girl's last name? What is your name? “
"Hmm. Mei'er's surname is Lin, and her name is Lin Qingmei. It's that sweet and sour appetizing green plum. Xiao Qingmei has no heart, and answers whatever she asks. This man made her feel no fear, and she was happy to talk to him.
"Has Miss Lin been married?" There's nothing wrong with being like a child, he just likes it. It's just that if you have already promised to marry someone, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket for water?
"Nope!" Xiao Qingmei shook her head.
Dou Yanzhang smiled silently: Find a time to take her back to Beijing to find relatives, and by the way, find a matchmaker to propose marriage, the best of both worlds.
He seemed to have foreseen a happy life after getting married, and the ghost sent a god to call her: "Qingqing." When he spoke, his face was full of spring breeze, and the word "Qingqing" was full of affectionate love, and his eyes were serious.
Xiao Qingmei corrected him seriously: "My name is not Qingqing, my name is Mei'er." “
She spoke with big eyes that were very serious. It was also very clear, the light of the flower building was reflected in her eyes, she looked down at him slightly, and the light flickered in her eyes, like a Kong Ming lantern in the sky. He only felt that these beautiful eyes were like a whirlpool in the lake, attracting him to sink and sink again.
He really liked this girl so much.
He smiled and didn't answer, Qingqing, Qingqing, you are my own Qingqing.
He served as a staff member in Jingzhou and rented a small courtyard at his expense, which was very clean and had two tiled rooms, one was used as a bedroom and study, and the other was a guest and a cook, and the cooking and living were in it.
He made the bed and asked, "Is the girl tired?" Rest fast! As he spoke, he took a lamp and candle to write a letter.
Xiao Qingmei climbed onto the couch and asked seriously, "Do you want to sleep with Mei'er?" “
Dou Yanzhang was surprised for a moment, and there was a little joy in his heart: "Is it okay?" “
"Yes!" Xiao Qingmei gave him half of the bed, "Mei'er likes you very much." “
Dou Yanzhang faced such a sincere invitation, and was almost charmed by the demons in his heart. Fortunately, he is rational enough, and what he wants in his heart is to marry her, not to be Meng Langzi and fight with her.
He said, "I have my own place to sleep." “
"Oh??" Xiao Qingmei was coy, "Don't you like Mei'er?" The eldest aunt and Sister Lan don't sleep with Mei'er, they don't like Mei'er. “
Her clear eyes were very innocent, and she looked at him with a pitiful look. He had to climb into bed next to her, and she giggled in triumph with a pair of cold feet in his arms.
When he saw her smiling innocently, he jokingly caught her feet, and she suddenly panicked and retreated into the corner, her eyes terrified: "Don't come! Stay back! “
Lin Qingmei remembered Xie Cheng, when he wanted to eat people in the Daxiangguo Temple, he touched her ankles one after another.
Dou Yanzhang didn't know where he had frightened her, so he asked kindly, "What is Qingqing afraid of?" “
Xiao Qingmei only shrank into the corner, looking at him with extremely frightened eyes. She shrunk her feet tightly, hid them in the quilt, and wrapped them tightly: "Mei'er's meat is not delicious!" It's not delicious! “
"I don't eat people." He said patiently.
But Xiao Qingmei still looked at him resistantly, so he had to climb out of bed and still go to the bookcase to write letters.
When Xiao Qingmei saw him leaving, she quickly put down the curtain and pressed it to the bottom of the quilt, thinking that it would be safe. Dou Yanzhang was very puzzled in his heart.
He picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Ji Shenxiu: "Brother remembers the beauty of the night market? I met Jingzhou. He recounted his encounter with Xiao Qingmei completely, and said that he planned to go back to Beijing to ask her family, and his pen and ink were full of warmth and joy. In the end, he borrowed two taels of silver from Ji Shenxiu, saying that he had spent two hundred taels to redeem the beauty, and he was shy and needed help.
As soon as he sealed the envelope, he found that there was an extra letter from Beijing on the bookcase, which was from Ji Shenxiu, and the beginning was: Brother Yanzhang: Seeing the letter is like meeting. Recently, my cousin was taken captive, and the two ancestors cried very much, and I don't know where they went.
When he read the letter, he sighed, and wanted to comfort him, but found that the letter had been sealed with wax, so he had to give up. Looking back at the vague figure in the curtain, he sighed again in his heart that the emperor had lived up to his wishes.
Xiao Qingmei was very tired, wrapped in the quilt and fell asleep quickly. Dou Yanzhang quietly lifted the curtain, and the more he looked at it in his heart, the more he loved it, and he looked at it stupidly for a long time. In the end, I couldn't help tiptoeing into the mattress and slept with her.
That's how husbands and wives in the world share the same bed, he thought.
At this time, Zhao Ling was already tired after a whole day of running. He hadn't slept well in days. He lay down on the cold and hard bed, thinking to himself that without him, what should Xiao Qingmei do if he is afraid of the cold at night? She loves to huddle up in a ball and burrow into his arms to keep warm.
He fell asleep in a daze, but he dreamed that Mei Lingshuang was jumping in front of his eyes and constantly playing, but it was not at all as amusing as before, but looked at him pitifully while arching his hands. The look in his eyes seemed to be pleading, begging.
His throat was sour, and he grabbed it and asked, "Is there something wrong with Mei'er?" But it just kept playing, and its eyes were pitiful.
Zhao Ling suddenly woke up from a dream, this dream made him feel very distressed, he actually cried and choked in the dream, and his throat was still astringent after waking up. He leaned against the head of the bed. Thinking of the ups and downs that Xiao Qingmei may endure, he couldn't help himself.
He regretted very much that he had asked her to wait for him, his little Qingmei, in his previous life, he had let her stay alone in the empty house for so many years, and in this life he said that he wanted to repay her, but he still chose to let her wait!
The next day, the warm spring sun spilled in through the window beams, Xiao Qingmei opened her worried eyes, and saw a person lying next to her, thinking that it was Zhao Ling in a daze, and hugged him and kissed: Brother Ling is very weak, and he has to kiss him every morning, so that he will not get sick.
After kissing for a while, Brother Ling didn't react, she blinked her eyes: Huh? It doesn't seem to be Brother Ling!
She looked up and saw that she was kissing the man she had kissed last night. Come to think of it, well, it doesn't hurt in your shoulder! Doesn't he eat people?
At this moment, Dou Yanzhang had woken up. The soft feeling on his lips remained, and he stretched out his index finger to touch it carefully, and his eyes were full of eagerness when he looked at Xiao Qingmei.
Xiao Qingmei asked him timidly: "Don't you eat people?" “
He shook his head, Xiao Qingmei reached out and touched the position of his shoulder, and smiled happily. Dou Yanzhang asked, "Are you still close?" “
Xiao Qingmei shook her head: "No! Don't kiss anyone else. "Brother Ling said that he could only kiss him!
Dou Yanzhang was extremely disappointed: he had been pretending to be asleep when he knew it.
After the two got up, Xiao Qingmei followed him like a tail. He smiled dumbly: this inseparable appearance really looks like a newlywed.
He asked, "Do you know how to cook?" “
Xiao Qingmei nodded, and kept staring at him after putting the rice in the pot, and he asked, "What's wrong?" “
"Where's the stove maid who made the fire?" She asked innocently.
You can't cook without a stove maid, Xiao Qingmei remembers it very well.
Dou Yanzhang was overjoyed: "I live alone, I don't have a stove maid, and I rely on myself for everything." Saying that, he folded firewood to make a fire, and Xiao Qingmei saw that the stove was warm, so she huddled with him to keep warm.
He looked back at her from time to time, she was extremely beautiful, her bones were upright, she looked sideways, the high bridge of her nose was very exquisite, and her eyes were especially beautiful, big and watery, like an innocent deer who did not know the world. Heaven is a miraculous workman, and it can create such a beautiful woman from the past and the present.
He asked, "How many servants do you have in your household?" "There are even stove maids who specialize in lighting fires, presumably everyone.
Dou Yanzhang's family conditions are also good, but he is not so extravagant.
Xiao Qingmei snapped her fingers in distress: It's too much! I can't count them! The palace people in the East Palace came and went, and she couldn't remember them all after living for months.
Dou Yanzhang saw that she kept counting her fingers, and the more she counted, the more her heart sank: This posture has to be at the level of the county lord, right?
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