Chapter 6 Repayment of Debts (3)
Lu Yingfang helped her stand up, and said earnestly: "It's a long night, and the days of widowhood are not comfortable. While there is no curfew yet, you hurry up and let the companion go back to your parents' house tonight, if your mother's family can take you in, you don't have to follow me all the way. If you are worried about being criticized, you can go out of the city with me first, and let your father and brother pick you up outside the city. Lu Yingfang saw that her expression was wrong, and remembered that it was not easy for women to survive in ancient times, so she hurriedly added, "I asked you to take Ling'er away, it's not that I dislike you, although Rong Cheng is a concubine, but he also grew up safely, I am not a vicious woman." ”
"Mother, I don't know what I mean, it's just ......" Qian shook his head, still looking at a loss.
For her, Houfu is her heaven, and she was widowed not long after she got married, and she has been living a depressed life. Beiding Hou is a hereditary title, how can such a noble family let her remarry? Her father and brother are just petty officials, how can they stand out for her?
Lu Yingfang thought about her tragic ending in the book, but still felt that she should be let live, and it was better to rely on her father and brother to send someone under the fence than to die in the future.
"You can give the dowry to your father and brother, and if you remarry, you can take it away. If you follow us to Youzhou, the dowry will not be taken away, and it will be left to your father and brother to take care of, and it will be left to Ling'er in the future. Lu Yingfang knew that her dowry was not much, and the extra 10,000 taels was a cup of salary, but it was a woman's foothold.
Lv Yingfang: System, I have said so many things, why hasn't Qian's merit value increased at all?
- Her mind is in a mess now, and when she figures it out and is grateful to you, she will have merit points.
Lu Yingfang: Wouldn't it be good to remarry? There are also many women who have remarried in this dynasty! What is she hesitating about?
- The remarriage is basically the people at the bottom, who have survived in order to pass on the ancestry. No matter how bad it is, the princess remarries, and no one says anything. It is really rare for ordinary nobles to remarry.
Waiting for Qian to leave in a trance, Lu Yingfang immediately recruited Tian's mother and her personal maids Biling and Bijiao to experiment with the three of them.
Lu Yingfang let out a long sigh: "You have also seen the current situation in the mansion. Leaving Beijing the day after tomorrow, do you plan to go to Youzhou with you, or go out of the house? ”
There was already a whole day's time for them to think, so the three of them should already have the answer in their hearts.
Tian's mother was the first to speak: "The old slave has served you all your life, so naturally I want to follow you all the time." It's just that Dacheng is unconscious, and I'm afraid that I will get into trouble if I follow it. ”
Tian's mother's son, Wang Dacheng, relied on Houfu's fox and fake tiger power, and there were murder cases, all of which Houfu helped him settle them.
Tian's mother showed her loyalty in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, she talked about her troublesome son. Lu Yingfang and his entourage are already ordinary people, and it is impossible to help Wang Dacheng anymore, if Wang Dacheng does not have a master in his heart, he is afraid that it will be difficult to handle. When the time comes, make trouble for them, and that's the trouble.
Tian's mother's husband died of illness five years ago, and only Wang Dacheng has one son, and Wang Dacheng's daughter-in-law has already given birth to two children. It is impossible for Lu Yingfang to let their mother and son separate.
Therefore, Tian's mother made it clear that she was unwilling to leave the capital with them.
Lu Yingfang nodded, and did not say anything superfluous, but looked directly at the two young girls.
Biling is fifteen years old, and Bijiao is sixteen years old, and this age should have been prepared to match people.
Biling knelt down directly: "Old lady, Biling is willing to serve you, please take the slave and maid away!" ”
Bijiao didn't want to stay, her mother had already kissed her, and when the old lady was in a good mood, she begged her to let her go. Generally speaking, a personal big girl like her may not even have to give a ransom, and the old lady will have a reward. Now that the reward is gone, and she has to leave thousands of miles away, she is naturally unwilling.
Bijiao also knelt down: "Old lady, the slave's mother is not in good health, and the slave wants to send her to the end." ”
If it was in the past, how could the slave dare to talk about filial piety? They are all people who sell to the main family, and they can only think about the main family in their hearts, and they only think about their own parents, which is two-hearted.
Lu Yingfang nodded: "Okay, I agree with what you said." ”
- Beep, merit value rises by eight.
Lu Yingfang: "No, the three of them have increased their merit by eight points?" I can set them free, I might as well say a word to the Qian family. By the way, the Qian side hasn't recovered yet? Why don't you give me a merit increase?
- Tian's mother did not increase the merit value, Biling increased the merit value by seven, and Bijiao increased the merit value by one. Qian's mind is in a mess now, and he hasn't recovered yet.
Lu Yingfang was almost furious, Tian's mother didn't have any merit value at all? Could it be that she thinks that being free is a matter of course?
Biling's merit is worth seven points, but Lu Yingfang can guess that her parents are greedy for money, and if she goes back, she will be packed up and given to others as concubines.
Bijiao has also followed her for two years, but it only increased by one merit point?
Lv Yingfang: System, how much deposit do they have?
- Tian's mother has 68,000 taels, Biling is still in debt for two taels of silver, and Bijiao has three taels of silver.
Lu Yingfang gasped, Tian's mother is a slave who has so many savings?
- Mother Tian has been with you for 30 years, and she has a lot of filial piety under her hands! Back then, you wanted to kill Aunt Ma, but Tian's mother accepted Aunt Ma's benefits before she helped to intercede. Tian's mother's husband, Steward Wang, also made a lot of oil and water.
Isn't this equivalent to Lai Da in Jiafu? This Tian's mother's family actually collected money like this, it seems that they can't let her go without cutting off her skin.
Lu Yingfang pretended to ponder, and then slowly spoke: "I know what you mean, you have helped me do things in the past two days, and everything is easy to say." ”
Lu Yingfang wrote on the desk for three quarters of an hour, and then explained the few pieces of paper she had written to the three of them separately before letting them leave.
A hundred merit points can buy things in the mall, she doesn't believe it, she can't open the mall tonight.
The news that Lu Yingfang wanted to go to Youzhou had been deliberately spread throughout the Hou Mansion at this time.
Zhao stared at Lan Rongqi with wide eyes: "Is mother crazy?" Are you going to go to Youzhou to find the fourth child? Is that Youzhou a place for people? ”
In the past, the Hou Mansion was honored, and the fourth child was a fifth-grade official, but now the fourth child is affected by the Hou Mansion and has been demoted to the third class. To put it mildly, there have been many people who have worshiped high and low since ancient times, and the fourth child can't take care of himself, and they still go to him as a family?
Lan Rongqi frowned, ignoring the bitterness in Zhao's words, and he couldn't figure out why his mother didn't go back to the ancestral house?
That is the ancestral home of the Lan family, isn't it natural to go back? Moreover, there are ready-made houses, with a slight thin field. It's better than going to the fourth brother with nothing!
"I don't care, who knows when Youzhou will ......" Zhao endured the word "slaughter the city", and was so angry that he circled around the house, "That place is bitterly cold, how can the children adapt to it?" ”
Lan Rongqi was about to speak, when Zhao's sharp voice sounded again: "Where can I find a good master?" Dinglang is ten years old, what kind of girl from a good family can there be? The body is weak before the set, and it must be raised with good soup and medicine, where is there such a complete range of medicinal materials in Youzhou? And even if there were, how much money would it cost? Could it be that Wanting will find a martial artist there in the future? Husband, you have to think about the children! As he spoke, Zhao began to cry again.
Lan Rongqi was in a trance all day today, and he had no appetite, so he ate very little. Being noisy like this by the Zhao family, he only felt dizzy, and wanted to say that he went to discuss with his mother, but he had already fainted.
Zhao's voice suddenly sounded: "Husband, husband, what's wrong with you?" Chunyu go and call the doctor! ”
In the third room, the maid Qiuyu came in with a curtain and saluted to the Sun family: "The eldest man fainted, and he is calling someone to ask for a doctor!" ”
Sun was packing up his things, and sneered when he heard this: "I have already fainted once when I announced the decree in the morning, and I will faint again." ”
Lan Rongzhuan was still thinking about the news he heard just now: "Mother didn't say anything about going to Youzhou in the hall just now, why did we just leave with the front foot, and the back foot passed out of Youzhou?" What's going on? ”
Sun Shi was unimpressed: "Mother just saw the second wife, do you think that Qian's death can change your mother's mind?" It is estimated that my mother suddenly figured out something, so she decided to take the family to Youzhou, she is really not afraid of death! ”
Lan Rong was not happy when he heard it, saying that he couldn't die, this was his mother. He said unhappily: "Seventy thousand taels, can you make it up?" ”
Originally, it was 60,000 taels, but according to his understanding of the Sun family, it would be good to be able to give 40,000 or 50,000 taels in the end. When the time comes, the matter of the separation of the family is yellow, and there is a mustard.
Sun's eyes rolled, and he stepped forward to show weakness: "Husband, this big head should have been taken by the eldest brother, and my mother's willingness to divide the family is actually to put three rooms and one horse...... It will also cost money in the future. ”
Lan Rong turned frightened more than surprised: "You have it?" Why is it ...... at this time?"
Sun was so angry that he pinched his arm: "What's the matter at this time?" The house is so chaotic, our children can still follow us to Qianzhou to join our uncle in peace! Blessed is it! ”
Lan Rong sighed and hurriedly said to forgiveness: "Okay, okay, I know." You hurry up for the money! And with that, the man ran out.
Sun was so angry that he wanted to smash the teacup, but as soon as he picked it up, he suddenly remembered that this set of teacups cost more than a hundred taels of silver, and one less was worthless. She put down the teacup angrily, I am afraid that this will be the case in the future!
Lan Rong turned this thing, and he actually asked himself to make up money, and he didn't mention anything in his study!
"Autumn equinox, autumn rain, follow me to the third master's study and help him 'tidy up'." Sun knew that her husband had already put his things in the box. She's going to cut off her beard.
Isn't it 70,000 taels of silver? She doesn't sell things anymore, so she directly carries the third master's things to the old lady's house, and if she wants money, just accept your son's things!