Zhang Erzhen had a pretty face, the woman thought that the nobles didn't like to listen to these gossip, and she was busy apologizing, Zhang Erzhen signaled Mingyue to give the woman a piece of silver, and said with a smile: "Auntie pointed out to me, where does Grandma Hua's family live? The woman took the money and laughed with a trembling smile, and said, "The girl is so generous, I will take you there." To say that Grandma Hua is really a good person, a while ago, the dog baby in the village was sick and couldn't find Langzhong, so Grandma Hua went to help cure it. The village said that Grandma Hua deserved to be happy, but when she was old, she had such a nephew, and our village was also going to talk about it, but the nephew didn't want others to take care of it, and threatened to break his leg if anyone went to his house again. So, if the girl really wants to go, I'm afraid that just a few of us can't beat him......"

Zhang Erzhen felt that what her aunt said was reasonable, and she didn't dare to blindly rush into other people's houses to theorize, so she told Ah Chu to hurry back to the carriage and ask Uncle Zhang to come over with a few people. Ah Chu ran away with a cigarette, and Zhang Erzhen said again: "The old man I know looks very kind, about fifty years old, medium height, and a ...... from Shandong who came in October last year" The woman patted her thigh and said: "But isn't it, Grandma Hua looked really magnificent and rich when she first came, and no one in the village said that Da Zhuang was such a relative because of the green smoke from his ancestors." Grandma Hua wanted to ask Da Zhuang for a daughter-in-law to enjoy her old age, but it turned out to be so pitiful. ”

The nurse asked excitedly: "How is Mama Hua now, you just said that she is sick? Is the illness serious, did you invite Lang Zhong to take a look?"

The villager named Li Da also stepped forward and said: "I have been sick for about half a month, my family's field is next to Da Zhuang's house, and I haven't seen Grandma Hua work in the field for half a month." ”

Zhang Erzhen thought for a while, and begged Li Dadao: "My family will come in a while, please ask the uncle to invite the village chief of Lizheng to come over, we will leave with Mama Hua today, and ask the villagers to be a witness." Li Da said yes in a thick voice and left, Zhang Bozheng came over with a few strong guys, Zhang Erzhen said softly to Liwei: "Follow that uncle, and give them more silver when you see the village chief of Lizheng." Lixing ran quickly to keep up with Li Da, and talked to Li Dapan with him.

Here Zhang Erzhen briefly explained the situation, and Uncle Zhang said: "If it is really a girl's upbringing, it is natural to do your best to help a group." Zhang Erzhen said: "Uncle Zhang, we are going to take Mama Hua away today, just don't cause trouble." The nurse looked at her girl gratefully, and couldn't wait to go to Da Zhuang's house to have a look.

The group arrived at a dilapidated farmhouse yard, and there was indeed an extremely tall locust tree towering into the sky, with a thick trunk that was two feet wide, and the verdant green leaves shimmered and fluorescent, looking wealthy. The yard was littered with some tattered old shirts, and occasionally a few fat hens were "clucking" around. The fence door was easily opened, and Uncle Zhang had already stepped in and shouted: "Is there anyone in this house, let's find someone, can it be convenient?"

There was no movement in the grass hut for a long time, and it took a while to hear the sound of shoes hitting the ground, accompanied by the sound of coughing, Mama Hua's haggard and old face appeared, Mama Hua squinted her eyes and saw the people in the courtyard, and said in a hoarse voice in surprise: "Am I dizzy with old eyes, how did I see Zhilan coming." ”

The nurse had already pounced on and grabbed Mama Hua's rough pine bark-like hand, looked up and down, and asked anxiously: "Mama Hua, it's really you, why did you end up in such a field, I'm Zhilan, I'm really Zhilan!"

Another voice came out of the house, accompanied by a thick impatience and anger: "Auntie, where did you come from to call Hanako to send it out directly, just be kind-hearted, whoever comes will give alms, your nephew and I can't open the pot, if you have that spare money, it is better to help your own family!"

Zhang Erzhen motioned to march into the door, only to see a sloppy man walking out with messy hair, wearing a silk brocade robe that was extremely inconsistent with the image, and a pair of embroidered moire black-soled shoes under his feet, his face was extremely obscene. Come, ladies and gentlemen, come into the back room and sit down, and I'm just going to pick up some fine wine and delicacies for you to enjoy. Da Zhuang opened the door of the main house, the enthusiasm was excessive, Hua Mama looked at Zhang Erzhen in embarrassment, and then looked at her nephew's style, just wanted to speak, Zhang Erzhen had already spoken: "Don't bother, we are here to pick up Hua Mama, the nobles in Beijing miss Hua Mama, but it happened that we passed by, so we took it back together." Then he turned to Mama Hua and asked, "Mama, do you still have anything to pack, if not, let's say goodbye to him and set off." ”

Hua Mama is an old lady who has been in the palace for many years, she has come back to her senses, looked at Zhang Erzhen with emotion, and said that the girl of the Zhang family is very kind-hearted, but it is not good to trouble her, and she also wants to save face, and it is impossible to go to someone's house to disturb for no reason, although the nephew bastard does not understand, in the end he gave himself a place to stay, so he politely refused: "Thank you for the mercy of the nobles in Beijing, I have stayed well in this Zhuye Village, so I won't go back." ”

The nurse nervously pulled Mama Hua's cuffs before she could speak, and Da Zhuang had already shouted out: "What does my aunt say, the noble man wants someone to invite you to look up to you, what does my aunt refuse, if you offend the nobleman, we can't afford to offend." In the contemptuous eyes of everyone, Da Zhuang neatly entered the house and turned out a shabby bag and stuffed it into Mama Hua's hand and said: "Auntie, go and come back quickly, my nephew is fine these days, so let my nephew go with my aunt, I am also worried that my aunt will not go far when she is old, and she will not have to cause trouble to your nobles." Mama Hua lowered her face slightly embarrassed, isn't Da Zhuang so anxious that she is calculating her again, she always feels that holding her tightly on this big tree, life can always be worry-free, and she can enjoy endless gold, silver and beautiful maids. Zhang Erzhen didn't make a sound, the nurse held Mama Hua's rough hand and was sad, Mingyue was angry, Uncle Zhang has always been slick and sleek, and he already stepped forward with a smile: "You don't have to worry, Mama Hua is naturally safe to follow us, it's inconvenient for us to take you, so you don't have to go." ”

Da Zhuang's eyes glared angrily and said: "That's not good, my aunt is my only relative, how can I rest assured that I will be taken away by you like this, I don't care, if you don't let me follow, my aunt can't go with you." At this time, Li Dahe Liwei has brought the village chief of Lizheng over, Li Zheng arched his hand and greeted Uncle Zhang, Da Zhuang has already chirped and complained, Li Zheng accepted Liwei's silver, and he doesn't look down on Da Zhuang's style on weekdays, since he has this cheap aunt, who in the village can enter his big strong eyes, nostrils to the sky, this is planted! Isn't it ruined by you now? Someone took her away today, and we have no objections, Da Zhuang, be a man in moderation, don't be too greedy. ”

This year, Da Zhuang has been accustomed to the days of extravagance, as the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, Hua Mama is the only one he can rely on to embark on the road of wealth, Da Zhuang naturally does not follow, and shouted loudly: "I am my aunt's only nephew, this is pro." If you don't let me go with me, do you want to be rich and rich? Or can you give me a good day that my aunt gave me? If you can't, don't stop me, or I'll go to your house with a bowl every day to eat and drink. Da Zhuang has always been a scoundrel, and everyone in the village knows that no one wants to provoke such a plague god and keep it at home, Li Zheng sighed and looked at Uncle Zhang with embarrassment. Mama Hua gently patted the back of the nurse's hand and was about to speak, only to hear Zhang Erzhen's soft voice asking: "Family affection has been priceless since ancient times, but you can make a price, let's talk, how much, let's talk." ”

Da Zhuang was overjoyed, seemed to hesitate, and was still waiting to make a big profit, Zhang Erzhen said leisurely: "The sun is high, we are in a hurry, and there is not a lot of time to waste on you, if you are not good to ask for points, I will send a small servant to the yamen to ask, is Mama's household registration not here with you? Do you need to pay for the gold and silver brought by Mama before? Look at the situation of your family, it is a pot and iron seller, and you can't afford to pay one-tenth?"

The big and small eyes rolled, his chest straightened, and he shouted with a finger: "One thousand taels, take out one thousand taels, and my aunt will go with you." The onlookers of the villagers talked a lot, one thousand taels, it is the money that the villagers who dig the corpses in the soil can't earn in a few lifetimes, Li Da disdainfully said: "Is Da Zhuang crazy, is it worth selling Hua Nanniang, it's ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Zhang Erzhen chuckled and said, "It seems that you are not going to talk about it - may I ask Li Zheng, how long does it take to go back and forth from here to the Yamen, how long does it take to ride a horse, and an hour is enough?"

Li Zheng was stunned at first, and then repeatedly smiled with his beard: "It's only half an hour for the horse to come and go." Da Zhuang saw that there was no one to help him, and thought about it, "Five hundred taels!" Zhang Erzhen smiled again, shook his head and said loudly: "Liwei, go and prepare two chairs for me and the eldest prince, I'm a little tired, rest first." Uncle Zhang, send a small servant to the yamen to ask, go early and return early. ”

"Wait!" Da Zhuang gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Four hundred taels, no less! I took care of my aunt for a year, there is no merit and hard work, you can't rely on more people to bully the people in the village, if not, I will die with you." ”

Hua Mama looked at her nephew sadly, in a year, all the money she saved for the elderly was taken by him and lost, she had to take care of the land and take care of the family, and she would be sold when she was about to die, Hua Mama was sad and trembled: "Girl, don't listen to his nonsense, my household registration was not in Zhuye Village, where I live is just as I wish, now the girl wants me, I am willing to follow the girl even if I am a cow and a horse, as for the silver money, he has spent all my pension money, and no more copper plate will be given." ”

Da Zhuang was unhappy and shouted loudly: "Auntie, you are not right to say this, when you came to me, if I hadn't taken you in, you wouldn't know where to suffer now." As the old saying goes, don't forget to dig wells when you drink water, my aunt is so ruthless and unjust, don't blame me for breaking the jar!"