Chapter 404: Sacrifice
Buckle sat down in front of the dresser, mechanically applied fat powder to decorate herself, and inserted those jewelry that she was reluctant to wear on her head, and her brain went blank. I don't remember what the young lady promised, or what she said. I only remember that the young lady was crying, kneeling down and kowtowing, and that was the case in the end.
The women who are maids are all miserable. In comparison, I am one of the more lucky, I have followed this strong young lady since I was a child, and she is very domineering at home, and her things are not allowed to be touched by others, otherwise she will make a big noise. It is precisely because of this that he is well protected, even if he is beautiful and lovely, no one dares to touch him.
After passing the door, as a dowry maid, she already had the consciousness of being taken to bed by her uncle to take the room, especially since her aunt himself is not a fuel-efficient lamp. But because of the domineering of the young lady, the two husbands and wives often fight famine because of the man's troubles, and the uncle does not dare to touch him. At most, occasionally ask for some cheapness, and dare not do anything else. Several times borrowed wine to cover his face and wanted to possess his behavior, but he was also destroyed by the young lady, so he had to be safe.
Gu'er is not a girl who loves to dream, she has seen a lot, her mind has already matured, and she has no illusions. She knew that her body did not belong to her, but to Miss, and the reason why she was preserved was nothing more than that Miss was waiting for a suitable opportunity to sacrifice herself in exchange for the greatest benefit, and that was it.
It was because she accepted her fate early, she never thought that she could marry a man who loved herself or herself, she just wanted not to be jealous of the young lady after becoming a concubine in the future. Her own young lady's methods are clear to herself, and offending her will not end well. Now it is time for oneself to sacrifice.
She admitted that Master Fan was a better man than Yang Shida. But to her, it didn't make sense. Because whether it is Yang Shida or Master Fan, there is only a young lady in his eyes, and there is no maid of himself. In their eyes, they can only be regarded as an object, not a person.
They will come to possess themselves, but they will not really fall in love with themselves, let alone have any affection. Even if she is pregnant with a child, it is impossible to enter the Fan family to be an aunt as Miss said, at most it is the life of a girl in the room.
But she doesn't think it's a bad arrangement. I heard last night that the big girl Rouge, who was the key next to the old lady, was pointed out to Luo Wu as his wife. I will get married in a few days, saying that I am using this to give the old lady joy. Does Rouge like Luo Wu? Probably never liked it, Sister Rouge said privately that she wanted Yajiao not to marry for the rest of her life. Some good sisters said in private that Sister Rouge liked a Mr. Xixi at home, and she always secretly sent him delicious food.
But that gentleman went to be an official after the imperial examination, and he didn't remember such a girl at all. Since then, Sister Rouge has resigned herself to her fate, just thinking about not marrying and living her own life. But if you are a maid for others, it is up to you whether you marry or not. For the sake of the old lady, how can she not marry this reason? Luo Wu is black and ugly, he is still a martial artist, far worse than Master Fan, so it can be seen that the young lady is still towards herself. And those who were dragged into the room by several male hosts, jumped into the well after a few days, or were beaten by the housewife and sold to the Qing Mansion and sold outside the house, they should be considered lucky. Compared to Sister Rouge, she is smart, at least she is not stupid enough to like anyone, who she likes when she is a maid, she can only suffer in the end, this is what Miss taught herself when she was very young, and she never forgot it.
She didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and in the end she found that she didn't have either emotion. Maybe I've been with Miss for too long, and when I cry and laugh, I have to look at Miss's eyes. When you are the only one left, you don't dare to make your own decisions.
Even on a day like today, what clothes to wear and what jewelry to wear are all arranged by the young lady, and you can't make a mistake. This is a major matter related to the life and death of the Yang family, if it is messed up, Miss will not let go of herself.
She was worried, but not about how to change from a girl to a woman, but because she was worried that she was not good enough to complete the tasks assigned by the young lady. If you annoy the big man, it's not fun. Looking at yourself in the mirror, is it beautiful?
Compared with Miss, it must not be compared, but think about the few little maids who always like to dangle in front of her eyes on weekdays, and the long-term workers who save a few months of wages and buy gifts for themselves...... Maybe you're pretty good-looking, right? Maybe the eldest man will like himself, and then help the family through the difficulties, and he will still be the most effective helper of the young lady, which is enough.
At the bottom of the jewelry case, a bead that has long lost its luster rolls out, which is ...... Mother's relics. The only thing left to her by her beautiful and hard-working mother was this pearl, which had long since become worthless. It is not shiny, it is small, and it can't be exchanged for money in the pawnshop, but this is still the most precious treasure of the buckle, and there is no one.
Holding the beads, the buckle muttered in a low voice: "Mother...... My daughter is going to leave the cabinet today and marry a big official, and that person is very young and handsome, and he is a good husband. You are in the spirit of heaven, you don't have to worry about your daughter, your daughter eats and lives well, everything is fine. ”
She muttered to herself, as if she were talking to her mother, and perhaps only at this moment did she feel like she was alone.
"Buckle, remember to bring the account book!" The voice of the young lady sounded outside the door, and the buckle knew that this was not a reminder but an urge, telling him that it was time to leave. She put the beads back in the jewelry box and whispered, "Mother, my daughter is going to get on the sedan chair." Then a smile automatically rose on his face, and he answered, and went to clean up the account book and get up in the sedan chair.
To save face for her today, it is a small sedan chair carried by two people, and the sedan chair is carried from the courtyard, and it has to be carried all the way to the county yamen. Gently lifted the sedan curtain and looked out, some maids were pointing to the sedan chair and talking about something, and some were looking curiously. There are no secrets in this mansion, and it won't take half a day to know about the affairs of the county magistrate. But what about knowing? Go with envy!
The sedan chair came to the street, looking at the bustling pedestrians, and Kou'er found that what he was thinking about was how many of these people were wearing the silk and satin cloth sold by the Yang family, and how many of them had borrowed money from their own families. What he was going to do for a while, he didn't have any fear or expectation.
"Sister Gu'er! Stop, I have something to say! Someone seemed to be calling her in the distance, she followed the sound and looked over, and saw a young man in a green coat and a small hat chasing the sedan chair desperately, but before he could catch up, he was grabbed by several Yang family members and dragged back. It was a very capable companion by my uncle's side, because he was clever and capable, he talked to him a few times, and bought him fruit to eat. He also gave himself a few small gifts, but he couldn't remember what they were. This stupid boy, what are you shouting at this time, what can't you say when you get home? Not a spark of decency.
She shook her head, gently lowered the sedan curtain, spread the account book on her legs with her legs, and began to think about where there was a deficit in the family, and if she was comfortable serving the eldest man, what benefits should he seek for the family.
The sedan chair was entered from the back corner door, Zheng Chan did not show hostility when she saw the button, but pulled her into the room to look up and down, and sighed in admiration: "What a handsome girl, why didn't I find out before, you are so smart." In the future, I will tell my sister to do something, how will you and me? ”
Idiot! A cook lady who wants me to be a maid, and she doesn't look at her identity? I'm Miss's personal girl, where can I give the rough girl a person. Kou'er muttered in her heart, and said with a smile on her face: "Everything is up to Miss, and I naturally can't ask for it." Aunt Zheng, where is the eldest master? The young lady sent me to show the lord the account, and asked some ......."
"I know what you're doing when you're dressed like this." Zheng Chan had a thorough attitude, and muttered in a low voice: "The head of the house is working in front, your aunt has just left, and the old man is angry enough." Although he joined forces with the government, he was only willing to pay 300 taels of principal, and he was willing to give 500 taels to honor his family. This is really not good, is it the person who is in charge of the house who covets that little profit? Your aunt is really not good at being a person. But it doesn't matter, with you as a little beauty, how angry it is. From now on, you will listen to me, and no one else will listen to anyone, especially those two sluts! ”
The cheap goods in Zheng Chan's mouth, one is Sister Gui, and the other is three slow beads. Fan Jin never thought that these two women would actually go to the yamen last night to join him.
Sister Gui's father-in-law never returned to Jiangning, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Her family property was taken away by Yang Shida again, and her survival became a problem. Before, it was all up to Xue Wu to take care of it, doing some laundry and cooking work in the dart bureau, but this time Xue Wu went to protect Zhang Juzheng's family, and she couldn't accompany her. There are some female dart masters in the dart game, but those women are basically female men, and the meat words of married people are more slippery than men, and they can't get along with women like Sister Gui. Moreover, Xue Wu will definitely enter Fan's house when she comes back this time, so she was sent by Feng Mingqi to be a subordinate, and she also stood for Xue Wu.
As for the three slow sounds, the reason why she came to the county yamen was simpler, to avoid harassment.
She originally belonged to the kind of woman who didn't rely on talent and only relied on skills to eat, and among the benefactors she befriended, there were not many literati students, and her quality was relatively low. The first time she ransomed her ashore, it was in the name of Zhang Maoxiu's pet, but no one dared to take the initiative to tease her. She herself closed the door and thanked the guests, and she didn't step out of the door, as if she had changed her mind and changed her face to be a new person, but she was also safe.
But after so long, Zhang Maoxiu didn't take her to Beijing, and some people were suspicious of her relationship with Zhang Maoxiu, thinking that it was just a wishful thinking of herself. Some people miss her tall and bright skills, and if they want to relive their old dreams, they want to be friendly with her again.
Sansheng was not a pure woman who was not a showman, and her attitude towards this kind of thing was also very good. But since she decided to marry into Zhang's mansion, she has changed her old style and scolded these old friends, not giving people the slightest opportunity.
Jiangning is a place where there is a king's law, and those who dare not use it strongly, but a few of them have dealings with Jiangning's Tiger Splash. colluded with Splashy to go to her door to make trouble, and life went by very non-stop. Now I heard that Feng Bangning released her words, if she wants to meet her ability to slow down three times, the only person she can go to is Fan Jin here.
Zheng Chan is full of vigilance against these two women, even if she is slow three times, she thinks that this woman is not safe. Especially her haggard appearance that I saw pity, it is said that she missed the third son and became ill, and she became ill...... That's a lie. Where can a woman in this line have a sense of truth, she must be a fox trick to rob a man with herself.
Therefore, she was not resistant to the arrival of Gu'er, but thought that her good sister was interesting enough and came to reinforcements. Besides, before Kou'er, the Song family had already sent a mother-in-law brought from her mother's house to send a message here, telling Zheng Chan that the children that Kou'er would give birth to in the future would all be under Zheng Chan's name, and would not let the mother and son meet, and that Kou'er would stay in the Yang family in the future and would not come to Fan's house to compete for favor, so she naturally had no opinion.
Kou'er didn't know the situation here, and when she was talking to Zheng Chan, she was still dutifully talking and asking about the situation in front of her.
"I don't know the details, I haven't asked in detail, but I heard that there is a Huizhou man surnamed Wang, who is a villager from your Yang family, and always comes to the county yamen, saying that he wants to lend money with the yamen. He has a lot of hands than your family, and he is willing to take 2,000 taels to make a book for the yamen, and he can also transfer another 1,000 taels to add it. There are also several other merchants...... It's okay, I'll tell you, it's best for a girl to be in charge, as long as you beg him, he will definitely take care of your business. ”
"What is he doing now...... It's nothing, he went to arrest a few people from the Xu family today, and he was waiting for a reply. ”
"Which Xu family? Which one else, the Xu family of Wei Guogong. This big family has a lot of houses, and the little grandfather lives in Dagongfang, but there are a few houses where the younger brother lives in Shangyuan. They are very bad, donkeys rolling, printing money, there are many tricks, and they always change the law to harm people. The purpose is to take away people's ancestral property, houses, and wives and daughters. The most critical thing is that there are human lives on the hands. Originally, this kind of noble family is not easy to deal with, but fortunately, those who come out to lend money are all housekeepers in the family, and those people are subordinates, so they are always easy to deal with. The head of the house has already issued a signed ticket to arrest these wicked housekeepers and servants and bring them to justice! ”
Kou'er is actually a veteran of money lendering, so he naturally knows the competitors in this industry. She frowned and said, "The people of Xu Qiansui's family are tigers, how dare Master Fan catch them?" ”
"What would you not dare? I told the little grandfather that I just had to arrest him, and the Wei Mansion would not only not interfere, but would also send someone to help arrest him. The little grandfather and the master are good friends, the sixth lady...... Forget it, just see. ”
Kou'er doesn't know much about Fan Jin, only that he is a scholar, he reads very well, and he is very good at painting, but he doesn't know anything else. The Yu Xu family knew that it was a behemoth that could not be provoked, even when his family was at its most prosperous, he did not dare to fight with the Xu family, how could this Master Fan be so bold, how could anyone dare to provoke? Also, didn't my uncle say that he had prepared two thousand taels of silver to talk about cooperation, why didn't the amount of money match? This is very suspicious, should I go home and tell Miss first?
It was getting late, and with Zheng Chan's warm greeting, Gu'er knew that Fan Jin had returned to the back house, and it was time for him to go up to the altar to please the gods.