Under Zeng Rong's introduction, Granny Ding glanced at the men of the Zeng family again, and found that they were all bitter, with dry and yellow hair, not much stronger than straw, and wrapped in an old blue linen cloth indiscriminately; The complexion is dark and rough, and at first glance it looks like it comes and goes in the wind and rain all year round; The body is also thin and small, and the waist is not very straight; The clothes on his body were mended and mended, and he wore straw sandals on his feet, or no shoes at all.

In addition, these people also have a common characteristic, they all have a kind of humble flattery and enthusiasm on their faces, especially the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who even pulled Tang's sister-in-law not to let go, either to inquire how much silver taels the Xu family sent to Zeng Rong and Zeng Hua, or to inquire about what the old lady found for Zeng Rong to do, how much money he can earn in a year, how Zeng Rong will bring this money back in the future, and so on.

Except, of course, the patriarch.

Seeing this, Granny Ding still doesn't know what these people are thinking?

"You're all Ah Rong's relatives, right? What about me, let's talk about the identity of our main family, our main family is also the name of Anzhou Mansion, surnamed Xu, is the current cabinet of university scholars, this time back to visit relatives passing by Qingshan Temple, our little son was accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake, fortunately met two little girls in the house on the mountain to collect medicine, our little son was able to escape. Therefore, today our old lady specially sent the two of us to the door, one is to thank the two little girls in the house for saving our little son; Second, our old lady fell in love with the intelligence and kindness of the two little girls, and couldn't bear to let the two of them nest in this small mountain village for the rest of their lives, so I want to take them to the capital to see the world, if there is a better future in the future, it will be beneficial to all of you, I don't know what you think? ”

Although it was everyone who asked, Granny Ding looked at Zeng Chengchun, because she knew that if Zeng Chengchun agreed, the matter would basically be decided.

"This, this is naturally a good thing, it's just, it's just the situation in my family, we... Zeng Chengchun stammered, because of awe, but also because of greed.

What he was in awe of was not a cabinet scholar, because he didn't know how big an official this was, what he was in awe of was the oppressive wealth of Granny Ding, a subordinate was actually more decent than the richest master he had ever seen, could he not be in awe?

Awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring, he still has a little greed and sophistication and treachery in his bones, to put it bluntly, he just wants to get more benefits, but he is afraid that he will mess things up if he can't grasp this degree, so he will stammer.

After all, the capital is thousands of miles away, and how can there be immediate benefits, which can be seen and touched.

"Dad, what are you talking about, I have already given you twenty taels of silver, and you still want to do it again..." Zeng Rong couldn't see it.

The most important thing is that she knows one thing that at this time, the things that Granny Ding gave her can only cheapen Tian Shuilan, and Tian Shuilan is the person Zeng Rong hates the most, to be honest, if she wasn't afraid that she would get in the way, she wouldn't even want to give her the five taels of silver.

"Ah Rong, you step aside." Granny Ding pulled Zeng Rong to her side, and then looked at the two little guys at the door, and the two little guys put a few gift boxes in their hands on the table.

Granny Ding opened these gift boxes in front of everyone, one box is all kinds of snacks, one box is all kinds of dried fruits, one box is two cotton, one is light blue and one is indigo, one box is two silk, one is red and one is pink, one box is a baby's silver collar, and the last box is four silver ingots.

Seeing these things, everyone's eyes lit up again, just like people who had been hungry for a long time suddenly saw food, especially Tian Shuilan and Wang, who couldn't wait to lie on these things.

"I heard that there is a little boy in the house who has just completed the moon, this is a little caution from our old lady." Granny Ding smiled, simply put the box with the silver collar in front of Tian Shuilan, and then pointed to the two red silks and said to Zeng Fuxiang: "This is for the eldest son, I heard that you are going to get married, keep it for the bride to make a wedding dress." ”

Zeng Rong was afraid that Granny Ding would hand over the twenty taels of silver to Tian Shuilan, so she hurriedly pulled her hand, but who knew that Granny Ding shook her head at her, and Granny Tang on the side also glanced at her, Zeng Rong had to shut up.

"These twenty taels of silver are our old lady's extra kindness, and the small one was sent to settle down in the house, plus the twenty taels of silver that Ah Rong took out just now, it is enough for you to buy a few acres of land to live, agree, we will sign a contract under the witness of the patriarch, if you don't agree, we will take away the twenty taels of silver, and Ah Rong Ahua will also stay." After Granny Ding finished speaking, she took out a piece of paper from her arms.

She didn't hand Zeng Rong this paper, but handed it to the patriarch, who took it and glanced at it first, and then read it, "Set up the book." Anzhou Prefecture Anshui County Qinghu Town Zengjia Village father Zeng Chengchun, because of the family poverty, no way to make a living, the eldest daughter of the general Zeng Rong, 12 years old, the youngest daughter Zeng Hua, 6 years old, voluntarily surrendered to the Beijing Cabinet University scholar Xu Fushan Mansion for five years, both sides are willing, let the lesson, if the landscape is unpredictable, each from the destiny of heaven. Today, I paid twenty taels of silver. I'm afraid that there will be no evidence in the future, so I will take this and take it. ”

"What do you mean?" Zeng Chengchun didn't understand, he only knew that the other party gave twenty silver, which seemed to be sold to the Xu family as a slave for five years, but Zeng Rong clearly said that he was going to the capital to find work.

Not only Zeng Chengchun, but several other people present were also a little confused, and even Zeng Rong was quite puzzled, she clearly said that she would not sell herself, how could she come out with a contract and state it for five years?

"Two mothers-in-law...

As soon as Zeng Rong spoke, Granny Ding glanced at her and interrupted her, "Ah Rong, this is what the old lady meant, because she is afraid that your father and mother will make trouble for the Xu family and your sisters in the future." ”

In this way, Zeng Rong also understood, if there was no such contract, I was afraid that in the future, the family would keep asking her for money to support the family, and the reason why the Xu family had a five-year period must be because she should marry after five years, and then her husband's family should protect her.

"Dad, you have also seen it, the Xu family took out forty taels of silver at once, it is impossible for me to get paid in five years, don't think about beating my idea, live a good life by yourself, use this silver to buy a few acres of land, the eldest brother can endure hardships, and life can always get better slowly."

Zeng Rong didn't want to take care of the superfluous things, she had done enough for this family, and now she could only hope that her eldest brother could marry a more powerful sister-in-law to suppress this stepmother.

"Yes, Da Chun, forty taels of silver is a lot, and the Xu family is kind, rest assured, Ah Rong and Ah Hua will definitely be able to live a good life in the future." Don't worry about anything else, just press your handprint. The patriarch handed this contract to Zeng Chengchun.

Zeng Chengchun held the piece of paper, and his hands trembled involuntarily.