Chapter 17: Selling His Father to Bury His Father
The proprietress hurriedly agreed: "What the girl said in this future life is very true, if the girl doesn't know where to buy cloth again, she will pay a deposit of five cents today, and wait for someone to come to this small shop to get it in three or two days, I promise that it will be these two pieces of fabric, and how about giving you one more?" ”
Xu Tiantian was naturally willing in her heart, but she only sighed that such a pie was born to come to her, "That's it, since this is the case, you can't make the boss lady embarrassed." It's just that it is said that it has changed others, and people may not be willing. ”
Xu Tiantian smiled and returned the two pieces of cloth in the basket to the proprietress with a smile.
got twenty taels of silver for nothing, and Xu Tiantian was in a good mood. When I went back, I generously bought a piece of fat meat the size of a palm, a piece of tofu, and a pound of winter pears. Prepare to improve the food.
Xu Zehan was very excited with a pear in his hand.
Xihe Village is poor, this child has never had any snacks to eat, the most is a few wild dates from the mountains, but Xu Zehan is still young, and he has always only stared at others to eat, but now he has this fruit, and he is always reluctant to take a bite in his hand.
Xu Tiantian showed her skills this time, showing her cooking skills to the fullest, Xuan Ye didn't wait for Xu Tiantian to speak, and consciously took a small bench and put it next to the stove to burn the fire.
A few people ate, packed up the dishes and chopsticks, and dispersed.
Xu Tiantian originally wanted to drive out the cotton clothes earlier after buying the cloth, but now that the cotton has been bought, the cloth has been asked to go back, so she has to delay it for a few more days about making cotton clothes.
At night, Shen Qi hid in the quilt and looked at Xuan Ye warmly, "Lord Wang, what should I do with those cloths after they are bought in the palace?" ”
Xuan Ye turned around, "Let's make cotton clothes for the people in the house." ”
It's just that he knows in his heart that although the subordinates in the palace are indeed not as delicate as the palace maids, they have never been dressed in such coarse and rotten cloth. But now these cloths have been bought back to the palace, and it would be a waste if they were kept like this.
Xu Tiantian calculated, and on the third day, he called Xuan Ye up early and went to the dock together.
Xu Zehan slept a little late at night, and he didn't wake up early in the morning, the weather outside was a little cold, Xu Tiantian was reluctant to ask him to be cold with him, and repeatedly told Shen Qi to take care of him at home.
The dock is much more deserted than in summer, and in winter. The seafood sellers have long since disappeared, and most of the stalls that still have stalls are hawkers selling knick-knacks.
Maybe there are a few times when two people come and go on this part of the road, so they don't feel how far away, but there are a lot of people in one place, Xu Tiantian has always been a person who likes to watch the excitement, and pulled Xuan Ye into the crowd.
A girl who looks good-eyed is dressed up, crying pear blossoms with rain, wiping her tears with a handkerchief from time to time, and a row of words hanging around her neck, on which are written "Sell yourself and bury your father" The four big characters are particularly conspicuous.
There was a kind of grass swept by the man beside him, with his feet exposed,
"Kind-hearted people, gentlemen, have mercy on me, even if you give a penny."
Xu Tiantian frowned, felt pity for a while, and took out a few pennies from her pocket, which she originally wanted to put in the broken bowl on the ground, but when she just bent down, the straw mat seemed to float up and down.
Xu Tiantian looked at it again, it turned out that this person was breathing, but he was wrapped in a straw mat, if he didn't look carefully, it really made people can't see it, and he put the copper coin into his sleeve and felt indignant, it turned out that this kind of deception has existed since ancient times.
There were still people on the side who regretted it, shook their heads, and took out a few pennies from their cuffs, "This girl is really pitiful, her father died at a young age, and now this father has not left a penny, and he has to sell himself to bury his father." ”
Seeing that most of these deceived people are also some civilians, the really rich lord will not care about the suffering of these people.
Xu Tiantian glanced at Xuan Ye next to him, then dragged him over and stood on his toes, and carefully whispered in his ear, "Xuan Ye, the corpse lying on the ground is fake......
Xuan Ye's face gradually burned with anger, such a thing could happen in the realm under his jurisdiction, "Such a liar should be punished by God, leave this matter to me." ”
After putting down the basket, he gently pushed away the crowd and walked over, "Girl, this is what my daughter-in-law gave you when she saw that you were pitiful, you can take it to your father and bury it first." ”
Xuan Ye took a piece of silver, and just wanted to put it down, but the girl's eyes lit up when she saw the silver.
It's just that what happened in the next moment was far beyond everyone's expectations, Xuan Ye walked over gently, and then only heard a sound of "oops-", and Xuan Ye tripped over something and fell to the ground.