What else can Yang rerecruit? I'm older, even if I sell it to others as a maid, I can't make a living.

But Lao Wuyang is brave and young, and he is young, if he offends the master's family, he can't even lose his life.

I had to grit my teeth and agree.

Waiting for Yang to agree again, this father Yang immediately inquired all over the village if there were any people who wanted to buy people.

I inquired about the price of selling people again, and almost recruited Yang to sell him to an unsightly place, but fortunately, the head of the Yang family spoke, and the family couldn't open the pot to sell his daughter, but he was not allowed to sell it to a dirty place, which stained the reputation of the Yang family.

Father Yang had no choice but to give up, and it happened that Mrs. Wang went to the countryside to buy people, and the price was fair.

The husband and wife of the Yang family were afraid of long nights and dreams, so they happily sold the person to Mrs. Wang, died the contract, took five taels of silver and left.

Yang Zaizhao was scared and panicked at first, but later saw that although Mrs. Wang was strict, she didn't abuse them girls.

He also taught them the rules, so that they were well fed and cleanly dressed.

I also heard that this Mrs. Wang has a conscience and never sells girls to dirty places, so Yang Zaizhao completely relieved himself.

She followed Mrs. Wang, and worked very hard to learn everything that Mrs. Wang taught, and she knew that if she learned more and remembered more, she would be able to live a longer life in the future.

In order to suppress them, Mrs. Wang began to tell them countless stories about being maids, not recognizing their position, and relying on a little color, they wanted to fly on the branches as a phoenix, but they ended up miserable.

Let them remember these girls firmly: obedient! Loyalty! This is the case!

in order to live a long time.

Mrs. Wang bought more than a dozen little girls in this batch, and these three or four are those who have a better learning attitude and are more outstanding on weekdays.

was singled out by Mrs. Wang, saying that she wanted to find a good family for them, as long as they served honestly, a better life was still ahead in the future.

Unexpectedly, this good family is actually Mei Xiuzhu's family.

Yang Zaizhao is still a little girl after all, although she was almost brainwashed by Mrs. Wang, but when she saw Mei Xiaotong, a familiar person, she had been together for a few days at the beginning, and she suddenly couldn't help it.

"Show talented lady! Please, buy me! I'm very capable now, I can cook, wash clothes, sweep the floor, I can do anything! I beg you to buy me and give me a bite to eat!" My life is yours! I'll do whatever you want me to do! ”

After speaking, he looked at Mei Xiaotong with tears in his eyes.

Mei Xiaotong had a good impression of Yang Zaizhao at the beginning, but now that she has fallen to this point, she is reasonable, and there is no reason to ignore it.

It's just a matter of a few taels of silver.

However, some things still need to be made clear in advance: "If you want me to buy it, you can!" I'll give you two options. You think about it carefully and then answer me, one, I will buy you, and then I don't want your deed, and send you and the deed to your third sister together. Second, I bought you, and you will be my person and body from now on

The life of the family is in my hands, and what fathers and brothers and sisters are behind our family, can you do it? ”

Yang opened her mouth to answer, but Mei Xiaotong stopped her: "Don't be in a hurry to answer first, think clearly." I'll give you a day, you've figured it out thoroughly, you've made a decision, and you can't regret it! ”

Yang Zaizhao looked at Mei Xiaotong with some puzzlement, looking at her serious face, and then he understood that Mei Xiaotong really asked her to think about it, not a joke.

Yang Zaizhao was a smart girl after all, and she seemed to have smacked something, nodded silently, and was no longer in a hurry to express her position.

Mei Xiaotong got up and came out, and pulled Mrs. Wang to the side to say a few words to you.

From the time Mrs. Wang heard that the girl knew the showy lady, she guessed that she was afraid that a showy lady would buy this girl today.

Sure enough, I didn't shout a high price at the moment, I bought it for five taels of silver, and these days I ate, drank and trained and changed hands for ten taels of silver.

Mei Xiaotong happily took out the silver and took the deed.

Mrs. Wang likes such a patron, and she is not inked.

Huan happily took the money and went back with the rest of the girls.

Mei Xiaotong then instructed Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding to boil water and let Yang Zaizhao take a bath, change into clean clothes, and don't want any of the previous things.

For the time being, I will live in a room with Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding.

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding listened to that voice before, and the newly bought little girl seemed to know her own lady, and she had a bottom in her heart.

didn't take it big, but took the opportunity to give Yang Zaizhao a bath and clothes, and chatted with Yang Zaizhao for a few words, and was trying to set the little girl's words, but I didn't expect Yang Zaizhao to have a tight mouth, just silent.

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding became more and more afraid to underestimate her.

When she washed up and changed into clean clothes, and when Mrs. Ding gave Yang a bath, she saw that she was pitifully thin, her hair was yellow, and her body was insufficient.

When asked, he said that he was twelve years old, but he looked less than ten years old.

But I moved a little soft-hearted, and cooked a pot of porridge for Yang Zaizhao, they are subordinates, although the master is filial, they are not forbidden to eat meat.

Therefore, he boiled a pot of meat porridge for Yang Zaizhao,

Yang Zaizhao has been so old since he was born, except for after Yang Zhao's younger brother married to Yingzigou, he occasionally went to taste the taste of meat, and he had never eaten meat in the Yang family.

Especially with such a delicious meat porridge, one person who was swept away killed a pot.

The sallow little face is a little bloody.

In the back room, Mrs. Li was asking about Yang Zaizhao, and Mei Xiaotong also said something roughly.

Mrs. Li hated so much that she only patted the kang: "These ruthless fathers and mothers-"

On the other hand, he said: "If this girl is a good one, she is just waiting for you!" ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled: "This can't be forced, it depends on her creation." ”

When An Huahao came back in the evening, he saw that there was an extra maid in the family, so he didn't ask much, just nodded and instructed: "Just serve the lady well."

！ ”

Yang Zaizhao lay in the warm futon at night, as if in a dream.

She couldn't sleep, and she always thought about Mei Xiaotong's words in her head, broke them, crumpled them, and chewed them word by word.

He didn't dare to turn over, for fear of waking up Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding.

finally stayed up until dawn, Yang Zaizhao listened to Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding wake up, and pretended to be asleep and closed his eyes.

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding didn't notice it, but whispered, "Let's be lighter, don't wake up that girl!" Let her sleep a little longer, poor thing—"

Although Yang Zaizhao didn't say anything, his skinny body, yellow hair, and sallow face said it all, and the two mothers-in-law looked at such a little girl, and they rarely had a trace of compassion.

Waiting for Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding to go out lightly to get busy, Yang Zaizhao turned over and got up, and finally made up his mind.

As he spoke, he pulled An Huahao and drilled into a small road next to him.

After a long time, the two finally arrived at the tea mother tree.

"You say, if I tell them the location of this tree, it will be a great gift!"

An Huahao looked at Mei Xiaotong stroking the hand of the tea mother tree: "Are you willing?" ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled: "This is originally a natural thing, and it is already my luck to be found by me." Besides, this time the incident in Yingzigou was caused by me, and there was so much trouble, even if Li Jiushao and Boss Zhang didn't blame me, I couldn't be cheeky and act as if nothing happened. ”

"I have to deal with it in the future, this matter is not small, but if it is not handled well, it is easy to feel guilty. This tea mother tree is in my hands, and I don't know how many years it will be silent, so it is better to hand it over to them, and it is worthy of it! ”

"In the future, if you want to drink tea mother tree tea, it will be a little difficult, it's a big deal that I'm cheeky and say first, every year this tea mother tree tea, I want a pound of it!"

Seeing that Mei Xiaotong understood everything, An Huahao only comforted: "Since there is a tea mother tree near here, it can't be said that there are other places, and if we are free in the future, let's go all over this neighborhood, and there will be such opportunities." ”

Mei Xiaotong slapped him: "Do you think this tea mother tree is a cabbage?" Such treasures are hard to come by. Alright, let's go down the mountain! ”

Back in Yingzigou, Zhang Quan's side had already dealt with the matter.

The people of Yingzigou also sobered up their brains this day and night, and honestly signed the deed, and all of them were like frosted eggplants, and they went into the cave to lie down.

Gu Yu was already waiting in the wooden house, and when he saw Mei Xiaotong coming back, he seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Mei Changgui sighed a few words: "Do you say that these people are cheap bones?" At the beginning, I saw that they had a hard time, but they gave them a good life in vain, but they had to toss so much that they didn't even have a place to live. ”

"It's just greed!" Mei Xiaotong didn't sympathize with them at all.

Zhang Quan just came in and heard this

sentence, and nodded: "No, how many people want such a good day can't be imagined!" The matter on the Yingzigou side has been dealt with, and the gambling house will also be dealt with in the next two days. It was a good thing, but because of them, it became like this, and it can't be cheapened! ”

Mei Xiaotong bowed: "You have experience in this matter, you can handle it!" I'll go back early tomorrow morning, and I'll leave it to you on this side of Yingzigou Tea Mountain!" If there is anything, you can report directly to Li Jiushao and Boss Zhang, so you don't have to go through me! ”

"Also, I'll write two letters in a while, and I'll trouble you to bring them to Li Jiushao and Boss Zhang. I'm sorry for the trouble with Yingzigou, thank you! He said a blessing.

Zhang Quan and Sun Qi hurriedly avoided it, they didn't dare to accept this gift, they only said that it should be, and hurriedly retreated.

After a night passed, Mei Xiaotong and the three of them took Gu Yu and drove the carriage again, and were sent out of the canyon by Zhang Quan and others.

When I got home, I was so tired that I couldn't do it, and I was haggard.

Mrs. Li didn't ask much, so she just asked them to go back to the house and rest.

Everyone didn't sleep well in Yingzigou, and they came home to completely relax, and it was the next day.

After Mei Xiaotong woke up, he first gave Mei Yonggui silver, asked him to drive a carriage to the town, ordered a bunch of chickens, ducks, fish and meat in the restaurant, and sent them to Zhang Quan and them in Yingzigou.

Here, Mrs. Li also knew about Yingzigou, and patted her legs and scolded a few words that she deserved.

The matter of Yingzigou has been dealt with, although Mei Xiaotong said that she should not ask her anything in the future, but in the end, news still reached her ears one after another.

I heard that the gang of people in the gambling house were completely taken out of the nest, and the men in Yingzigou searched for a suitable cave in the mountains day and night.

Later, I heard that I could barely find a place dozens of miles away, which could accommodate more than 100 people.

Although they were reluctant to leave the cave where they lived now, they didn't dare to delay, and slowly moved over.

As for Li Jiushao and Zhang Yinbao, the letter was finally heard back a month after it was sent.

Both of them were very surprised in the letter, and they didn't even believe it, but the tea sales in the capital were at a critical time, and both of them couldn't go away, so they only sent more people into Yingzigou to patrol near the tea mountain, and did not allow idle people to enter.

Now Yingzigou has completely left only the Li family and the Zhang family.

Time flies, and it is the end of July in a blink of an eye, and for more than a month, An Huahao has been immersed in hard study every day, occasionally walking around the village.

Mei Xiaotong also has homework, in a room, not disturbing each other, and seeing each other.

The days passed peacefully and rarely leisurely.

Jin Dou's marriage was finally decided, and it was the girl of the whole family, and it took a lot of thought to settle her.

When the girls of the whole family heard the conditions of the Mei family, they were naturally willing.

It's just that Jin Dou is still guarding filial piety, and he can't marry someone for a while, but the uncle of the whole family is watching from the side

Eye-catching.

forced it to no choice, and in the end, it was Mrs. Li who took people to the town, made a fuss, and ripped off the faces of the whole uncle and stepped on the ground, forcing the whole uncle to express his position in public, and he had absolutely no intention of interfering in the marriage of this niece.

The two exchanged Geng posts in public, and the dowry was also decent.

I don't know what Mrs. Li told people, saying that the father of the girl in the whole family was moved, and in the past three years, the girl of the whole family was fostered to the sister-in-law's mother's house, and after three years, she married from the sister-in-law's mother's house.

A note was also made.

The girls of the whole family are completely out of the fire pit, and they are very grateful to Mrs. Li.

After going to the foster home, embroidery earned money, in addition to saving up, it was to bring things from time to time to honor Mrs. Li.

Instead, he left Jin Dou behind.

At the end of July, even if An Huahao was reluctant, he had to leave for Qingzhou Mansion to participate in the Autumn Festival.

Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li had already packed An Huahao's bags and checked them over and over again.

Originally, Mei Xiaotong wanted to send An Huahao back to the county seat, but Imperial Doctor Du sent a letter and asked them not to go back for the time being, and to stay in the countryside.

Although the letter didn't say why, An Huahao categorically didn't dare to let Mei Xiaotong send him back to Jing County.

He is reluctant to Xiaotong, but in the end, Xiaotong's safety is the most important.

It was Yang Zongbao who came to pick up An Huahao, and when they were separated, Mrs. Li pulled Yang Zongbao and told him to take care of An Huahao.

Yang Zongbao nodded and patted his chest.

The night before An Huahao left, he hugged Mei Xiaotong and didn't sleep all night, and only said: "Wait for your father-in-law to give you a lifter and come back!" ”

Sending off An Huahao, Mei Xiaotong only felt empty in her heart.

You have to find something to do.

Once the time is calculated, the tea tree branches can be transplanted after the beginning of autumn.

Only then did he raise his spirits, first went to find a few people who An Huahao had left in the town, took them to his own tea mountain in the big black mountain to see the location, and then gave them silver, and asked them to find some people to build a few houses at the foot of the tea mountain.

An Huahao had already explained to them before leaving, and they naturally knew it in their hearts.

Without saying a word, he took the silver and went to run errands.

On the other hand, Mei Xiaotong asked Mei Changgui to go to Yingzigou to inquire about Lu Xiaoshan, where they are moving now, and then asked someone to bring a message to Lu Xiaoshan and them.

Let's say that the cave Lu Xiaoshan and they are looking for now is naturally not as good as the one in Yingzigou, and it is just barely sheltering.

After adding that incident, although everyone didn't say it on the surface, they didn't have no complaints, and they all felt that someone else was burdening them.

I was stuck in that cave every day, bumping and bumping, and my life was not happy.

There are already a few families, and I can't stand it, so I found out the relationship between my mother-in-law's family, and simply moved out.

After Lu Xiaoshan's mother-in-law saw it, she also blew the wind in Lu Xiaoshan's ears every day and wanted to move back

If you go to your mother's house, what you say is true, even if you go back to your mother's house and be gossiped a few words, it is better than nesting in this place.

Lu Xiaoshan was also moved.

Unexpectedly, at this time, someone sent a message, saying that they would hire a few families in Yingzigou to guard the forest, and the conditions were not bad.

In the mountains, but for a house to live in, every month to give a monthly money, and also to a certain amount of coarse grain.

It is to guard the mountains and forests, and every few days I have to go up the mountain to inspect it, and I have to dig pits and plant trees and other work.

The only requirement is to be honest, obedient, and responsible.

When Lu Xiaoshan heard it, he was suitable for this job, not to mention that he could leave this cave and have a house to live in, so he could not only get out of here, but also not go to his daughter-in-law's maiden house to listen to gossip, so he couldn't wait to agree immediately.

In the end, the matter of Yingzigou made him have a shadow in his heart, for fear that this good thing would become a bad thing, so he only said that he would go back and think about it.

The man was also easy to speak, not only agreed, but also said that he also took a fancy to several of the other people, and asked him to tell him to discuss it and see if he wanted to go?

If you agree to go, Ming'er will take them away if he comes.

Lu Xiaoshan was happy and worried at the same time, and after he went back, he shouted out a few people who were ordered by that person, and they were all happy!

Now the reputation of the hunters in Yingzigou has long been stinky, and outsiders laugh at them for being stupid, and the good days that fell from the sky were tossed away by themselves, and they didn't even keep the cave they lived in for half their lives.

If they hadn't lived in the mountains for a long time, I was afraid that those gossips would drown them.

There are still people who are willing to hire them to do their work, and that's a thousand willingness.

The next day, they packed up their things early in the morning, waited for the man to come, and then dragged the family with them.

When I arrived at the place, I saw that the place was a good place, with mountains and water, but the house had not yet been built, and only a few thatched huts had been built, barely able to live in people.

But they are not picky, as long as they can live in people, isn't the house being built? Sooner or later, we will be able to live in it.

There are also forty or fifty adults and children in these families, so they live here with peace of mind, help build a house, and are so busy that they are willing to keep their feet on the ground.

(End of chapter)