Chapter 11 The Shopkeeper
"Autumn Moon!"
As soon as the words fell, I saw a fat girl in a beige gauze dress fly forward and kick over the steward and the group of small people one by one.
The two big brothers of the dark guard who just flew forward and wanted to step forward.
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If this continues, will we be dismissed by our masters?
Chang Yue bent forward, picked up the silver in the mud bowl, and threw it to the secret guard: "I took it to buy melon seeds and fruits, and distributed them to the villagers, how can I watch a play without these." ”
"Don't come unharmed!" The girl in a green shirt stood pretty, the openwork silver short stick in her hand tapped lightly on the palm of her hand, and the corner of her mouth smiled.
Everyone was shocked, it was the first time they had seen such a handsome girl.
"Lord Asaka!" Yuan Ping Wang Shizi's eyes flashed with amazement, but they were replaced by horror in an instant.
It seems that my cheeks are starting to hurt again!
"This son............ I! I'm so offended, county lord, you're busy first, I might as well retire first! Yuan Ping Wang Shizi said as he stepped back, and he was in a panic and insisted on the junior salute.
Qi Luo said in his heart, is this treating her as a grandmother? Isn't it that the prince of Yuanping was beaten stupid by Yuanping Wang?
"Stand down!" Qi Luoxu waved his hand.
If the prince of Yuanping was burdened, he ran away with the housekeeper in an instant.
The crowd was silent
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This is leaving?
What about the good play?
The two secret guards were sweating profusely and carried large baskets of melon seeds and fruits to distribute to a group of onlookers, and then they dismissed everyone.
The little lady in filial piety clothes bowed forward and bowed: "The little woman's surname is Xue, her name is Lily, and Lily has thanked the county lord of Chaoxia here!" ”
Qi Luo looked at the woman in front of him: "Xue Niangzi, please get up." ”
"Chang Yue!" Qi Luo called.
When Chang Yue heard this, she immediately took out two ingots of silver from her money bag and handed them to Xue Niangzi.
"This is twenty taels of silver, given by our county lord, you can take it to bury your husband and give it to your mother-in-law to make up for her body."
The crowd waited to turn around and leave.
Hearing only a plop, Xue Baihe knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"The lord of the county is above, please accept the slave and maid! The slave is already the county master's person. ”
Qi Luoshen helped him and said, "I don't need you to sell yourself to me." Once you sell yourself, you will be enslaved, and it will not do you much good! ”
"It's enough for the county lord to have us!" Chang Yue raised her little face, with a little vigilance on her face, this beautiful little lady, does she want to rob me of my job? After speaking, Changyue looked at Qiu Yue.
And Qiu Yue was sitting intently on the stone steps, knocking melon seeds and nibbling on apples.
I'm so tired! …………
"County Lord, Lily is by no means the ungrateful person, in the future, I will serve the county lord as the master, Lily is quite capable, and will not disappoint the county lord."
Qi Luo thought about it, so let's go!
Help others to the end, today she helped, if she lets go in the future, the prince of Yuanping may have to find trouble.
"Chang Yue, you take Jia Liang to help Xue Niangzi take care of her housework! When you're done, you take the lily back to your home and see how it's placed. ”
Jia Liang is the secret guard who paid the deposit last time and paid out the wealthy, and because of his neat daily work, he has to be reused.
The two of them accompanied Xue Niangzi to retire together, while Qi Luo and his entourage returned to the British Mansion.
Chang Yue and several people went together to buy coffins, shrouds, etc., and then went back to Shijia Hutong.
Shi Hu's family lives at the end of Shijia Hutong, and under the eaves in front of the house, there is a stove made of earth.
The stove was dark and damp, not even a spark, and there was an iron pot on the stove.
The happy words posted on the door can vaguely see the appearance of the past. Pushing open the dilapidated wooden door, there was a creak, and the room was very small, but only a few square meters, and the bottom could be seen at a glance.
There is a small window in the house, and in the small mud pot on the windowsill, there are a few green shallots, which are the only bright lights in the room.
The middle of the room is separated by wooden planks to separate the two areas, on one side is the bed of Old Lady Shi, and on the other side is the bed of Xue Niangzi and Shi Hu.
The so-called bed is nothing more than a few bricks and a wooden plank.
The bedding on the bed was all patched, but it was unusually clean.
In addition to the two beds, there was only an old wooden table, on which were placed a few clay bowls and a clay pot, presumably the thing for drinking water. There was only a worn-out wooden chair next to the table.
It's March and it's a bit hot. The corpse of the stone tiger had been at home for three days, emitting the smell of decay. Chang Yue only stood outside the house and did not dare to enter the house.
And Jia Liang accompanied Xue Niangzi into the house to help Shi Hu change his clothes, comb his hair and wipe his face.
The lame mother-in-law sat in the house and wept silently.
Xue Niangzi sat in front of the couch, although she was in tears, her expression was resolute and her movements were neat.
While gently helping Shi Hu change clothes and comb his hair, he kept chanting words in his mouth:
"Xianggong, don't worry, I will take care of my mother. I'll burn you more paper money, don't be like before, always reluctant to use it, leave it to us, and take good care of yourself on the road. ”
obviously didn't cry, but what he said was extremely sad, even a tough guy like Jia Liang looked at it and felt quite sour.
The funeral rites of the poor are always very simple. For most of the day, Xue Niangzi buried Shi Hu.
After burying Shihu, Xue Niangzi made a bowl of porridge with the japonica rice at home, sprinkled a little salt, and a little shallot. It was handed to the lame mother-in-law.
Said apologetically to Chang Yue and Jia Liang: "I'm sorry, the food at home is limited, and besides, I don't dare to recommend such food to the nobles."
After helping me for a long time, I can't entertain a sip of water, so I'll invite the two of you to drink tea on the way and eat a snack to cushion your stomach. ”
In this case, Xue Niangzi is still very proper inside and out.
Chang Yue looked at Xue Niangzi like this, and she was also quite sad in her heart, completely lost her desire to compete for favor, and said astringently: "Xue Niangzi, you don't have to entertain us, we are not nobles, you follow our county lord, and the county lord will treat you well." ”
Xue Niangzi nodded with tears in her eyes, turned around and grabbed the lame mother-in-law's hand and said:
"Mother, I will follow the nobles to the county lord's mansion. The lord bought me, and I will be a slave and maid there. But I'll come back every day to help you cook the food, and you can take care of yourself more often, mother, and I'll come when I go. ”
The group of three returned to the British Mansion.
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"Do you have a good craft?"
"Back to the county lord, I worked as a helper in a ready-to-wear shop when I was a child. My needlework skills are quite good, but the embroidery is the ordinary colors of ordinary people, too delicate although I have not learned, but as long as I give me the look, I believe I can also embroider! In addition, I am quite good at sales, and I am responsible for most of the clothing sales in ready-to-wear stores. ”
Qi Luo's eyes lit up: "Are you willing to be the shopkeeper of my business?" ”