Li sent the He family away, and was busy entertaining this group of brocade guards to drink tea in the living room, Pang Shangpeng invited Huang Bingwen into the study.

The two sat down separately, and without waiting for Pang Shangpeng to speak, Huang Bingwen asked straight to the point: "Huge people, I don't need to be polite with you, I came to exchange cash, you can give a happy word, can these Zhuang tickets be exchanged today?" As he spoke, he slapped the Zhuang ticket of Cuihualou on the table.

Pang Shangpeng smiled slightly, and replied politely: "Lord Huang, please don't call me any 'huge person', the old man has been dismissed by the imperial court, and now he is just a grass people, and if you call me a 'huge person', you can kill the old man." Lord Huang, why didn't you remember when you saved money in the bank? It seems to be really old and confused. ”

Huang Bingwen naturally understands the weight of Pang Shangpeng, although he is now dismissed, his influence in the court is still not to be underestimated, so he does not dare to be presumptuous, so he said with a smile: "Hehe, the huge man is too modest, and the lower officials heard that the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Gao, is asking for your life, and I hope you can go to the next level when you are old." Today, the lower officials came to exchange cash with the tickets of the expensive bank, I don't know if you can appreciate your face. ”

Pang Shangpeng looked at the Zhuang ticket and asked, "In this way, Lord Huang is here to exchange the silver of Cuihualou?" ”

Huang Bingwen raised his head, his eyes were aggressive, and he replied: "Yes, there was a murder in Cuihualou, and now the old bustard and others have been punished." ”

Pang Shangpeng took a sip of water and said slowly: "Please drink tea, forgive me for not being polite and inconsiderate, this little thing is really a sin and a sin for Lord Huang to run in person." ”

Huang Bingwen took a sip of the cup and said reservedly: "Please also ask for forgiveness from the huge people, the subordinate is under the order, please don't hinder the handling of the case." ”

"Now that the old bustard has been prostrated to the law, dare to ask Lord Huang if he has a verdict from the Criminal Department, or if he has a court testimony from the Yamen according to the inspection of the heavens?" Pang Shangpeng asked.

Knowing that the dismissed Sanpin Minister, Dali Siqing, and Youdu Yushi were not easy to deal with, Huang Bingwen hurriedly took out the confession drawn by the old bustard, and replied: "Xiaguan was ordered to become the old prince of the country, came to Jinling to handle the case, and when he came to Nanjing, he communicated with Lord Hai, the governor of Yingtian, and quickly cracked this case of disobedience. ”

Pang Shangpeng is now a grass citizen, and he didn't want to look at the evidence, so he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said: "Lord Huang, the silver in Cuihualou is not a small amount, of course, the interest I give is also high, in this case, the silver of Cuihualou should be confiscated, you write me a voucher, and I will pay the old prince of Chengguo in the future, so that I can exchange it for you in cash." ”

When Huang Bingwen heard it, what credentials did he have to write? At that time, he lowered his face and said unceremoniously: "Huge man, if you hinder Jinyiwei's case, do you know what the consequences are!" ”

Pang Shangpeng was not soft, and immediately replied: "In this case, I have to ask the old prince of Chengguo first, and then I will do it for you." ”

Huang Bingwen knew Pang Shangpeng's energy very well, and immediately changed his words after hearing this, began to plead, and said softly: "Huge people, as the saying goes: people die for money, birds die for food; Thousands of miles to be an official to make a fortune. What's more, you have been dismissed now, I know that you are good at managing money, which is famous all over the world! See if that works? I only took 300,000 taels of silver, and the rest is still stored in the bank, and there is no need to pay interest in the future. ”

So, Pang Shangpeng laughed out loud and replied, "Okay! According to Lord Huang's words. However, I have 100,000 taels of silver to pay tomorrow, and I am adjusting my position, so you have to wait a few days, and 300,000 taels of silver can be given to you. ”

Huang Bingwen was very satisfied, got up and made a gesture, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the huge man!" ”

The next day, Mrs. He accepted the silver sent by Qian Zhuang and hurriedly sent Tang Qiong to find Wanxi and Qingyang.

The Lan sisters have their own mission, and as soon as they saw He, Wanxi asked: "Auntie, now that my uncle is not at home, why have you been avoiding the two of us these days, and where did you go yesterday?" ”

"Two nieces, don't you see? This morning, Qian Zhuang sent 100,000 taels of silver, hehe, the lord also said that he would sell 60,000 taels that month, hum! but I sold it for a hundred thousand taels. Ho replied.

"It's still Madame who has the ability." Qing Yang preached coldly.

Mrs. He smiled, motioned for them to sit down, and said: "I didn't want to hear you praise me, I know that you have signed a deed of sale since you were a child, and you are loyal to the Tang family, and you are desperate, alas, now, I don't know if your uncle can come back......

Without waiting for He Shi to finish speaking, Wanxi sneered and said, "Auntie, no matter if my uncle can come back or not, you are born as a member of the Tang family and died as a ghost of the Tang family, please don't play tricks with our sisters!" ”

He Shi suddenly straightened his face and said unceremoniously: "Two nieces, it seems that you really don't understand the world, let alone what it means to live, do you know?" A few years ago, Tang Jing had an accident at sea, our family owed tens of thousands of taels of silver outside, and those who asked for debts broke the threshold every day. What will happen to me and your two sisters? As he spoke, tears fell straight down.

Wanxi was also moved, and hurriedly persuaded: "Auntie, forget about the past, we will not mention it again in the future." ”

He stood up wiping his tears, took out a brocade box from his body, put it in front of the two, and said: "Two nieces, although I was almost forced to be a slave, I really don't know what it is like to be a slave, to be honest, in the years when your uncle had an accident, I was really ready to be a slave. ”

Qingyang took the brocade box from He's hand, took out two pieces of yellow paper from it, and the two took a closer look, what was written on it was that Lan Wanxi and Lan Qingyang had been Tang's house slaves since the day they were born.

"As soon as every child of the Lan family is born, he will sign a deed of sale with our Tang family, this is for the two of you, maybe you haven't seen it yet?" Ho asked.

Although Wanxi and Qingyang both know their family background, to be honest, the two of them are so old, they really don't feel that they are slaves, and no one restricts their freedom, and loyalty to the Tang family from the bottom of their hearts seems to be an innate responsibility, but they don't know at all: their fate is completely in the hands of the Tang family.

After looking at this deed of sale, the Lan sisters were stunned for a moment, and they didn't know what to do for a while?

He took these two deeds of sale, shook them in front of their sisters, walked to the candlestick, and said, "Now, I have burned these two pieces of paper, and in the future, you will no longer be the servants of the Tang family." ”

Hearing He say this, Wanxi's eyes widened in surprise, and she hurriedly asked, "Auntie, do you want to kick us out of the house?" ”

"Wanxi, what are you talking about?" He lit the two deeds of sale and replied unhurriedly: "It seems that you really don't understand. Two virtuous nephews, please don't think about it. In the future, you, like Tang Qiong and Tang Yao, will be my daughters. You know? How many people in this world, in order to get rid of this deed of sale, have spent a lifetime of scheming, and even risked their lives, they may not be able to do it! ”

The corners of the graceful and clear eyes moistened, and they finally understood He's intentions, but they were suddenly unacceptable, and their hearts were pounding, and suddenly, their souls were like a kite with a broken string, feeling light and fluttering, floating into the distance, drifting farther and farther......

What freedom means, Wanxi and Qingyang had never thought about it before, and now, they began to think about it......

What would happen if he was forced into slavery, He had thought clearly......

As the two deeds of sale turned into wisps of green smoke, He broke down and wept bitterly......

Qing Yang wiped his tears and persuaded: "Please aunt don't be sad, when my uncle had an accident, we were still young, and at that time, no one in my hometown could help you, and now, if anyone dares to bully my aunt and two sisters, the two of us will never agree!" ”

So, Mrs. He wiped away her tears, grabbed the Lan sisters with both hands, and said: "The sage said: Wealth and nobility are what people want, and if they don't get it by their way, they can't get it anywhere; Poverty and cheapness are the evils of people, and if they don't get it by their way, they don't go; The gentleman goes to benevolence, evil becomes famous, the gentleman has no end of food between the violation of benevolence, the time must be so, and the turbulence must be ......"

"Auntie, we have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and we can't understand the words of the saint." Gracefully preached.

"The saint is saying, who in the world does not want glory and wealth? But it must not be obtained by improper means, and if it is obtained by improper means, it cannot be truly enjoyed; Poverty and lowliness must be hated by the world, but it cannot be extricated by improper means, if there is no benevolence, how can you be called a gentleman? A gentleman cannot deviate from benevolence, even if he is displaced, in the most dangerous moment, he must act according to benevolence. ”

Although Wanxi and Qingyang seemed to understand whether they understood or not, they were impressed by Mrs. He's knowledge, and couldn't help nodding their heads, and at this time, they suddenly heard Mrs. He continue to speak: "The sage just said it nicely, but have the two virtuous nephews ever thought about it? What is the meaning of 'a penny is hard to beat a hero'! ”

The Lan sisters grew up so big, no one had ever told them such a thing, and of course, they didn't have such an experience, so the two shook their heads stupidly.

"You're free! But you are still very young, there is still a long way to go, and the tribulations of this world have only just begun. ”

Qing Yang's face suddenly flushed, she immediately remembered Zhu Hui, and lowered her head shyly......

Wanxi also began to ripple in spring, looking forward to the future after freedom......

It can be imagined that their current state of mind, after a moment of silence, He Shi continued: "The old house has been sold, and there are still a lot of things in our family there, and they have to be shipped back quickly." ”

As if awakened from a dream, the two stood up in a daze, and were about to carry out the mission.

At this time, Mrs. He smiled and said, "The two virtuous nephews don't need to be in a hurry. ”

The Lan sisters sat down again and continued to listen to her.

"Those things in the old mansion, although they are all your uncle's unwanted, but it's a pity to throw them away, I've already found a good place, you move those things back, lock the door, you two take the key, don't let that Yue'er get half a step closer, understand?"

Wanxi and Qingyang both nodded seriously.

So, He took out twenty taels of silver and said, "In the future, the two of you will be the same as Yue'er, each with ten taels of silver per month." ”

The two hurriedly waved their hands and said gently: "Auntie, the two of us don't have to pay monthly money." ”

"Hehe, silly boy, you really don't understand anything, in the future, there will be more places to spend money, there is no money, it is difficult to move an inch, if it is not enough, feel free to find me to withdraw it."

Wanxi and Qingyang glanced at each other, then took the silver, and said in unison: "Thank you, auntie!" With that, the two got up and went out and went to the old mansion to carry things.

After sending the Lan sisters away, Mrs. He held the tassel and said indignantly: "Good for you, fight with me!" ”