Chapter 37
As soon as the movement of the horse outside the door sounded, Zeng Rong ran out of the house first, and saw that a carriage was parked at the entrance of the alley, and the Xu family's family was helping Granny Ding get out of the carriage.
It turned out that after Zeng Rong left, Xu Jing pestered the old lady for a long time, he was afraid that the Xu family would not agree to let the sisters enter Beijing, or that he would put forward some harsh conditions to make it difficult for the sisters, so he wanted his grandmother to come forward to persuade the great-family members.
Coincidentally, after Zeng Rong left, Granny Ding told Mrs. Xu about what she learned from Granny Liu, which specifically mentioned the two thieves who didn't know the origin, and it didn't seem accurate to say that they didn't know the origin, because Zeng Rong hid this matter, except for the need to repair the door and had to talk to the mountain chief, he didn't mention half a word to the patriarch and his family, and he didn't let Granny Liu mention it.
I learned that this academy had not been robbed for so many years, and that it was still during the academy recess that day, Zeng Rong was the only one there, so without asking too much, Mrs. Xu could guess that these two thieves must have come to Zeng Rong, either related to Zeng Rong's stepmother or related to that tooth woman.
But Zeng Rong had to grit his teeth and endure it in order to stay in the academy.
Thinking of Zeng Rong's personality and situation, Mrs. Xu simply did a good job to the end, and ordered the two housekeepers and mothers around her to take the two little maids to Zeng's house.
Of course, the reason for this is not clear to Zeng Rong.
However, she saw that Granny Ding had changed into a gray silk dress, tied a black silk dress on her lower body, and the silver hairpin on her head was also replaced by a golden hairpin, and Granny Tang who came down later was also wearing a silk dress, and after the two got out of the car, the little guy who drove the car took out a few gift boxes from the car.
"Granny Ding, Granny Tang, there are two laborers, you are tired of running at noon, the little woman is ashamed, and please go back to thank the old lady for my good life."
"This kid is really good at talking, no wonder our old lady loves you." Granny Ding said as she swept down the group of people standing behind Zeng Rong.
Needless to say, the oldest gray-haired old woman must be Zeng Rong's grandmother, and Granny Ding didn't have much interest in her, and soon set her sights on this woman in her early thirties.
This woman has a long face, probably just finished confinement, her complexion is quite fair, and she is a little ruddy, even with her eyebrows and eyes, her hair is only in a simple bun, and a silver hairpin that has turned black is inserted on it, and the clothes she wears are pure cotton, and there are four or five percent new, without patches.
From this woman, Granny Ding set her eyes on Zeng Fuxiang again, from the age and facial features, she judged that this was Zeng Rong's eldest brother, this person is not tall, very thin, his face is also dark, and his facial features are not ugly, but people are restrained at a glance, they have never seen much of the world, they are wearing an indigo burlap blouse, and there are several large patches on it, and the pants on the lower body are rolled up in half, and he is barefoot, and there is a little dirty mud on his feet.
Seeing Granny Ding's eyes fall on his feet, Zeng Fuxiang rubbed the ground nervously, wanting to rub off the dirt on his feet, and the body that was originally next to Zeng Rong instantly moved a step, "That, that, you are nobles from the capital, right?" ”
Granny Ding smiled, and did not mean the slightest disdain, "This descendant is Ah Rong's eldest brother, we are from the capital, but we are not nobles, Ah Rong is the noble man of our little son." ”
Wang originally saw the other party's dress and was in awe, but when he heard that the other party's mouth was actually the accent of Anzhou, he hurriedly squeezed forward, "Where are the two girls' hometowns in Anzhou?" Speaking of fate, my granddaughter saved your grandson's life, you want to take my granddaughter into Beijing, and my granddaughter can live a good life with you in the future, but there is one point, my eldest son's family all points to my granddaughter, no, the eldest daughter-in-law just gave birth to a son, this family, inside and out, I can't do without my granddaughter, let me tell you... ”
"Grandma, let's let the two mothers-in-law into the house first, don't stand outside." Zeng Rong saw that his grandmother was getting more and more unbearable, so he hurriedly stopped her.
Moreover, the carriage entering the village also alarmed many people to come and see the excitement, Zeng Rong didn't want to stand outside and be gossiped.
Granny Ding and Granny Tang saw that Zeng Rong interrupted Wang's words, so they followed Zeng Rong into the house and explained to Wang that the two of them were not the masters of the Xu family, and Zeng Rong saved their masters, not their grandsons.
The people on Zeng Rong's side saw that the other party was wearing such a decent person, silk clothes and gold hairpins or something, and a pair of gold bracelets were also on their exposed wrists, and they couldn't help but cast a look of envy at Zeng Rong.
In other words, Zeng Rong went to the Xu family in the capital, and it would definitely not take long for him to put on silk clothes and wear a golden hairpin.
Isn't this much better than selling to a Goolan liquor store?
Isn't this much better than selling to a big family in Anzhou City?
So, Tian Shuilan eagerly asked how much Granny Ding and Granny Tang had a month's money, and how should Zeng Rong and Zeng Hua calculate the monthly money after they went?
"This little sister-in-law, Ah Rong and Ah Hua didn't sell themselves to our Xu family as subordinates, Miss Ah Rong wanted to ask our master to find a job in the capital, not to sell herself." Granny Tang helped explain, and never mentioned how much their monthly money was.
While talking, everyone stood in front of the gate of Zeng Rong's house, and when she first entered the village, Granny Ding found that the houses here basically had no yards, and the houses were next to each other, probably to save money, many families shared a wall, not only that, the front and rear rows were very close, and even a carriage could not pass at the door, so they could only get off at the intersection.
Zeng Rong's house is not small, but except for the foundation part is made of broken bricks or stones, the rest of the parts are adobe bricks, that is, bricks rammed with loess, this kind of brick does not need to spend money to buy, and it is generally made by selling some coolies yourself.
Thus, the family's embarrassment is palpable.
No, the furnishings in the room after entering the door are also very simple, there is a square table on the east wall of the hall house, the color of logs, there are several benches in the middle of the room, which are also the color of logs, and there is also an offering table on the north wall, but there is nothing on it except an incense burner and a rough seated statue of Guanyin, and there are several farm tools under the south wall.
"Two mothers-in-law, please sit down, I'm sorry, I don't have tea at home, so I can only ask you to drink some white water." Zeng Rong invited the two mothers-in-law to sit down, and when she was about to pour water, Granny Ding grabbed her and shook her head.
Zeng Rong also knew that even if she poured water, the two of them would not drink, so he didn't talk to them politely, and instead introduced the identities of the people present to the two of them.
Granny Ding guessed Zeng Rong's intentions when she saw this situation, and couldn't help but secretly admire this child again, and at the same time surprised that a twelve-year-old child had such a thoughtful way of doing things.
For this reason, she is a little looking forward to Zeng Rong's life after entering Beijing.