Peony snorted lightly, showing that he must be in his heart Pucao is standing and talking without backache. Pu Cao didn't argue with her, her eyes rolled and she clapped her hands and said, "Today is a big day, and I won't kill you guys." Well, I happen to have a small shop to open, and I am short of manpower to do the rough work, so you will give me three years of work, and I will set you free. ”

Without waiting for Peony to respond, Fang Jie was already frowning and objecting, "Why do you always accept these impure-minded people as slaves, it will be easy to get into trouble if you bother to regulate in the future." It's better to kill it cleanly, or sell it to the Western Xinjiang and Ice Fields. ”

Peony originally saw that Fang Jie didn't speak for a long time, and thought that he was moved to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and thought in his heart to cry a few more words about the pain of being trafficked since childhood, hoping that today's matter can be easily revealed.

No, Pu Cao just wanted her to be a slave and a maid, but Fang Jie, the lover she thought about day and night, insisted on killing and selling far away, and her heart was completely cold. Is this the nature of men, if you like you, even if you are a grass, in his eyes you are the most beautiful flower in the world. If you don't like it, then you are an ant and a reptile, and you won't frown when you lift your foot and step on it...

"Why did you win her favor and I didn't?" Peony was desperate in her heart, and looked at Pucao in a daze to ask, "Obviously I am much more beautiful than you, and I can dance, play the piano, chant poetry and paint, why doesn't he like me?" ”

Fang Jie's face sank, and he was about to scold when he opened his mouth, but Pu Cao replied with a serious face, "Because you are a vine that wants to climb to him in every possible way, and I am a red pine standing side by side with him on the top of the mountain. Can you count on how respectful and loving a red pine is to the vines?

No! Only by standing at the same height as him, looking down on the same landscape, and working together to resist the wind and rain, can the love won last longer and be stronger. ”

"Red pine? This is a strange statement," Peony laughed miserably and muttered, "but I am already a vine, and I am afraid that I will not be able to make a red pine in the next life." ”

"It doesn't have to be! You just have to support yourself and earn money on your own. If you don't look at other people's faces, you don't look up to people anymore, and you're no longer a vine. ”

"Is it that simple?"

"Of course."

"Okay, I'll sign this deed of sale! I always have to live to see the difference between making vines and red pine. ”

Peony struggled to kneel on her knees, "Slave Peony has given a salute to Madame." ”

Pu Cao raised her hand to help her up, and smiled faintly, "You are also a smart woman, you know the times and know how to be flexible, and when you completely figure it out one day, a better day will come." ”

"Mrs. Xie's auspicious words!"

Pu Cao waved his hand and called Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang over, and instructed, "Auntie will first smear some wound medicine for them, and then wait for them to sign the deed of sale, and then bother Uncle Jiang to send them to the magpie in the west of the city." I knew that I had found two helpers for her so soon, so I asked her to wait at home for half a day before going out, saving Uncle Jiang two trips. ”

Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang nodded in response, one stepped forward to help the peony, and the other stretched out his foot to kick the little maid who had been pretending to be dizzy, and pulled them into the wing room.

Pu Cao looked up at the sun and took a deep breath, then let out a long exhale, and said with a smile, "Today is really busy, but it has been fruitful." not only solved our matter, but also rescued a stumbling woman by the way, giving her a chance to be a new person. What a great merit! ”

"Oh, really?" Fang Jie shrugged his shoulders with a smile and said to the bottom of the matter, "I think you deceived two desperate laborers in a few words, this deal is really cost-effective." ”

Pucao stuck out her tongue and whispered in disgust, "This is the best way, are you really going to kill them?" God has the virtue of a good life, and if someone investigates it, wouldn't we be affected, it's better to watch it under our noses, and we can... Make the most of it! ”

"Hey, you have any weird ideas, let's hear about them."

"Hmph, I won't tell you, you'll know later." Pu Cao took a step, held Fang Jie's arm, and limped towards Liu's house.

The Li family, young and old, was sitting in the hall, drinking tea and listening to Chunni talk about the previous events, and everyone gritted their teeth when they listened. If it weren't for the people in the village who were counting on Pucao to make a fortune, even if the misunderstanding could be clarified this time, she would definitely be guided by those three aunts and six mothers-in-law for the rest of her life in the future. For a woman, chastity is much more important than life.

Pu Cao and Fang Jie entered the house together, and everyone hurriedly gathered around to ask how to deal with the peony master and servant, and heard that as long as they worked for three years, they would be punished. Chunnier was the first to jump to object, "Such a prostitute should have pulled out her tongue, and the work is too cheap for her." ”

Li's sister-in-law and sister-in-law also nodded in agreement with an annoyed face, and the Li family's father and son felt that it was not easy to mix, so they pulled Fang Jie to the side to drink tea.

Mrs. Li was old, and she knew Pu Cao's temper well, so she smiled and said, "Pu Cao Xu has his own reason, so don't follow the blind ideas." ”

Pu Cao hugged Mrs. Li's arm and said coquettishly, "It's still the eldest lady who loves me the most, in fact, I can't wait to kill them, but the peony master and servant are also poor people, and they are not guilty of death." A few days ago, I bought a small shop in the city, planning to sell some refreshing pickles with porridge. I don't know how to make a name, if I accept this Hualou head card and go in to be a young man, I am afraid that the whole city will know it in less than three days. When the business is prosperous, she will make more money for me. It's a lot more affordable than killing her. ”

"Well, that's true." Mrs. Li nodded when she heard this, and finally turned to her two daughters-in-law and daughter-in-law, and said with a smile, "You guys, you will learn more from Pucao in the future, and you will know how to use a knife when you have something to do." ”

Sister-in-law Li, sister-in-law and sister-in-law Chun Nier were all red-faced, and Pu Cao hurriedly smiled, "Auntie, don't say that, I was so scared that my legs were weak, and then I saw my sister-in-law and sister-in-law running with a hoe, and immediately her waist straightened." Hmph, who dares to bully me, see if my sister-in-law and sister-in-law don't beat them all over the ground to find teeth. We are also people with the support of our mother's family! ”

"Yes, we are all your mother's family, and none of us are afraid!" Seeing her lively appearance, Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed, and felt closer and closer.

It is said that adversity sees the truth, and today's turmoil has set off, and the Li family has come directly from the fields when they get the news, and they even protect her at the expense of being enemies in Nangou Village. This really made Pu Cao very grateful, and finally eliminated the last trace of hesitation in his heart.

She turned her head to look at the blazing sunlight outside the door, and whispered a silent prayer to her mother on another plane. Finally, he slowly got up and knelt down at Mrs. Li's feet.

Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know why she was like this, so they were all so frightened that they hurriedly went to help, "Pucao, what are you doing?" There's something to say! ”

"Yes, what's the hard thing to do at home, just open your mouth and kneel down to do something?"

Pu Cao stretched out her hand and gently pushed away the support of Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li, insisted on kneeling down and looked at Aunt Li and said, "Auntie, you also know that I was sold to Nangou Village since I was a child and suffered a lot of hardship. If it weren't for Chunni to help two cakes from time to time, I would have starved to death, and speaking of which, I grew up eating food from my aunt's family.

Even now, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, but when I have something at home, my brothers and sisters-in-law often come to help, and my aunt treats me as much as Chunni.

Today, I cheekily begged my aunt not to dislike me as an abandoned woman, and I always suffer from disasters, so my aunt will accept me as a goddaughter. I will definitely honor my aunt in the future..."

Pu Cao said a few words very slowly, she thought of her parents and family who would never see her again in another time and space, thinking of the Li family's love in this life, she had mixed feelings for a while, her throat choked, and tears fell.

Mrs. Li suddenly heard these words, and was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to do. When she saw Pu Cao's tears, she immediately fell down from the chair, hugged Pu Cao tightly in her arms and coaxed, "You girl, how can your aunt dislike you, why don't you agree?" Don't cry, you will be the eldest mother's daughter in the future, closer than Chunnier..."

The old lady was so excited and incoherent that she also shed tears, and the old and the young sat on the ground and cried.

Sister-in-law Li, sister-in-law and sister-in-law Chun Nier hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up, and happily persuaded together, "Mother, this is a great thing, our family will have many good daughters in the future." ”

"That's right, Pucao decided to marry and recognize her mother today, it's really a double happiness, let's not shed tears."

Over there, the father and son of the Li family, Liu Housheng and Fang Jie also came over at this time, all of them helping and comforting with a happy face.

Pu Cao wiped her tears and asked a little shyly, "Auntie promised me?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Mrs. Li held Pucao's hand tightly and responded in a loud voice, "Such a good girl, others can't find it if they want to accept it!" If I don't agree, I'll be kicked in the head by a donkey when I go out. ”

Chunni pretended to be jealous and said strangely, "Mother, you will have a good girl like Pucao in the future, but you can't throw away my daughter." ”

"Hmph, that's not for sure, let's see later." Mrs. Li pretended to look disgusted, causing Chunni to stomp her feet, and everyone laughed.

The peasant family is particular about recognizing their relatives, and there are many rules and etiquette, and it is not just a matter of kneeling and kowtowing.

After the two families agreed for five days, Pucao came to the door to recognize their relatives, and after making lunch happily, the Li family went back to their home.

Uncle Jiang took the peony master and servant to the door and specially asked Pucao what else he had to ask him about. Pu Cao thought about it, so she packed some edible food and asked him to help bring it to the magpie.

Speaking of opening this small pickle shop, it was also an accidental idea. One night, she and the magpie couldn't sleep, and when they were quietly gossiping, they said that the magpie's hometown was famous for pickles, and the magpie had really learned a few things before leaving home, and Pucao's hometown in his previous life was close to the Korean settlement, and he was even better at making pickles. The two hit it off and both felt that opening a pickle shop was a good deal.

Now the family's vegetable field is quite rich, and Pucao can also afford the capital. A few days ago, when the restaurant was not busy, she took Dongzi to lead the way to the east of the city to find a two-room shop, and paid a year's rent of ten taels of silver.

The small shop is not spacious, but it is very clean, and the backyard has a cave, with wings, warehouses, stoves, and even a cellar, which is built specifically for opening a pickle shop.