In the days that followed, Zhong Yuqi would send Jin Tiannan to the mountains and forests to learn about the progress, and by the way, he would send some things to eat and drink.

At the end of the month, Feng Miaoshou conveyed to Zhong Yuqi the meaning that the moon dance can go out of the mountain.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhong Yuqi sent Jin Tiannan to the mountains and forests again, and asked him to bring a letter to Yuewu and a jar of good wine. At the same time, Zhong Yuqi instructed Yuewu to prepare her for the next move.

On the morning of the first day of the fifth lunar month, Zhong Yuqi took the people from the North Courtyard to the street to play. Everyone walked around and suddenly noticed a strange woman in front of them.

The woman was dressed in filial piety clothes and wore a filial piety hat on her head, and her appearance could only be seen in a general way. Her complexion was a little bad, and the area around her eyes was a little red and blue.

The woman was holding a thin green bamboo pole in her arms, and as she walked, she looked around, not knowing what she was looking for.

When she saw Zhong Yuqi and the others, the woman lowered her eyes and suddenly knelt down in the open space next to her. Then he took out a white cloth from his bosom and put it on the ground, with something written on it. The woman erected a bamboo pole again, and the white banner on it read, "Sell yourself to bury your father."

In this case, the people of the capital are not surprised. But I still like to watch the excitement, and they all gather around.

Chunhua said: "Huh? What are you looking at ahead? Let's check it out, too! ”

As she spoke, Chunhua took the lead and walked towards the crowd.

Yu Huizhi and the guards were afraid that there would be too many people to make a mistake, so they all protected Zhong Yuqi and prevented her from going into the crowd.

Not long after, Chunhua came back and said to Zhong Yuqi: "Princess, there is a woman who is selling herself to bury her father. Princess, the slave and maid saw what happened to the woman, and they were very pitiful! ”

Qiu Shi echoed: "Let's go and see!" ”

Zhong Yuqi did not object, and led everyone there.

When everyone saw that it was the wives of large families who had come, they thought to themselves that perhaps they would be kind and take them in, so they would automatically give way out.

The woman hung her head and wept so hard that she didn't pity her.

The white cloth in front of the woman reads: "Because of my poor family, my family married me to an ordinary family in my early years, and the husband and wife were in love." Unexpectedly, he was jealous of his husband and sisters-in-law, and was drugged, so that the fetus in the womb died, and he could not have children for the rest of his life. I spent a few years in my husband's house, but my husband was reprimanded by my mother and kicked me out of the house. ”

"When my father learned about this, he was so angry that he couldn't afford to get sick. There were no other siblings in the family, and I was kicked out of the house penniless, unable to save my father, who delayed his death after a long time. As a daughter, she knows that she is not filial, and I hope that my father can be buried in the ground, and I beg you to have pity and pity on my fathers and fellow villagers! ”

Everyone pointed at the woman, all sympathetic to her experience, and also moved by her filial piety.

Some people say that this is the case when there is no male in the family, and the mother's family is bullied by the husband's family when there is no one.

Some people also say that the woman has no children, and she has committed seven crimes, and her husband's family has not done anything wrong in divorcing his wife.

Some people also say that the woman was framed, and she is not to blame for this. When her husband's family drove her out of the house, he didn't send her a little money, and he didn't even return the dowry, which was too much.

Some people say that a woman's family is poor, what kind of dowry can she have? Even if she sends the dowry, she still can't live, and she can't save her old father.

Everyone said everything I said, but no one said they wanted to buy her. After all, in their eyes, such a woman Kezi, Kefu, and Kefu are ominous people.

Chunhua said to Zhong Yuqi: "Master, look at this woman, it's really pitiful! Otherwise, let's send her a little money so that she can bury her old father!" ”

Akimi also said: "Yes! It's just a little silver, but it can fulfill her filial piety and accumulate good fortune for her master. ”

Zhong Yuqi didn't speak, only raised his hand.

Chunhua happily took out a silver ingot of ten taels from his sleeve and placed it on the white cloth in front of the woman.

"Wow!"

When everyone saw Zhong Yuqi so bold, they couldn't help but let out a cry.

Such an ominous woman, even if she is bought for a few taels of silver, it is not unreasonable to give one tael of silver. This big family is a big family, and it is so generous.

Zhong Yuqi didn't say a word, turned around and left.

The others followed.

Someone in the crowd said, "Hey! Madame, you haven't taken this man yet! ”

A woman said to her, "That lady has bought you, and you will not hurry with you and listen to your orders?" ”

When the woman heard this, she quickly grabbed the white cloth in front of her, and chased after Zhong Yuqi with a green bamboo pole.

Everyone pointed at the woman's back again, while still asking each other whose lady this is.

The woman chased after Zhong Yuqi, knelt down and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, Madame!" Now that I have received my wife's money, I will henceforth be my wife's person. Madame wants me to be a slave and a maid, and I will never dare to say half a word! ”

Zhong Yuqi said: "There is no shortage of people in my house, but I see that you are pitiful and filial, which is all your filial piety." Let's go! ”

The woman knelt down and said, "It is clearly written in black and white, Madame bought me, and I am Madame's person." If Madame dislikes me for being stupid, I do laundry, cooking, sprinkling and picking all these things, I do everything! As long as my wife gives me a bite to eat and a place to live, I will be content! ”

Chunhua said to Zhong Yuqi: "Master, there is no one else in this person's house, and there is nowhere else to go, so it is okay for the master to leave her to do some rough work in the house." It's just that she cares about coarse cloth and clothes, and she doesn't have to give silver, which is still worth it. ”

Qiu Shi frowned and said, "Previously, we had already taken in Wu Ya'er and Yanyue's mother and son, and now we are going to take in another one, so won't our mansion become a shelter?" In the future, if others want to come into the house, don't they just find some excuse and then they can come in? ”

Chunhua frowned and nodded, and said, "It's too!" Anyway, we have already given her the silver, and we don't have to buy her, so we can be considered benevolent. ”

When the woman heard this, she kept kowtowing to Zhong Yuqi and said, "Please take me in!" I can do anything! If my wife thinks that I am wearing the clothes of the house and living in the land of the house, I can live under the eaves. If the clothes are torn, I will sew them myself. Whoever has old clothes that he doesn't wear can bring them to me to wear. ”

The woman: "There is only one, I can't get this scraps, but as long as there is one in the house, I can fill my stomach!" I've ...... I haven't eaten in three days...... Please be good to Madame, and save my life! ”

In this way, Chunhua and Qiushi were embarrassed, and then looked at Zhong Yuqi.

Zhong Yuqi said to Yu Huizhi: "Mama Yu, what do you think? ”