If you don't sell it, if you don't sell it, will the old lady have to feed her for nothing, and then paste the dowry again? The old money of the dead ghost didn't leave a few dollars for her mother and son, just this shabby shop, how much money does it earn in a month? Her son will ask to learn to marry a daughter-in-law in the future, how can this dead girl be dragged down in vain? Besides, now that there are no eye-catching dowries, who wants to marry? Could it be that she raised this dead girl for nothing, and she still has to give her a good dowry, or she can't marry someone in the future, and she will raise her for a lifetime? It's beautiful.

The more Qian Niangzi thinks about it, the more angry she becomes, the more persuaded by everyone becomes, the more angry she becomes, dare to love these people who don't have oil bottles in their own homes? But because these people around are also old customers, it's not easy to offend, so I have to put the fire on the dead girl Ah Lan, I'm tired of fighting at this time, and I'm thinking about finding a step to go down, and someone wants to buy something.

Therefore, Qian Niangzi quickly withdrew her hand, and her face was full of meat: "Ouch, the eighth lady of the Zeng family, you want to buy oil, please come in quickly." ”

As he spoke, he kicked Ah Lan: "What are you doing here?" Why don't you help Banniang get oil? Then he shouted to the people outside the shop, "What's there to see?" Don't affect my family's business, you have to watch the liveliness and look at your own home. ”

Everyone was scolded by her, and it was not good to stand anymore, so they only glanced at Ah Lan sympathetically a few times, and slowly dispersed.

Ah Lan stood up from the ground, raised his sleeve to wipe his tears, and asked Banniang in a choked voice: "Sister Banniang, how much oil do you want to beat?" ”

When the money lady saw that everyone was gone, she remembered that when she beat her daughter for a long time, her son was still asleep in bed, if she accidentally fell out of bed, how could she get it, and scolded Ah Lan a few words, and went straight to the courtyard behind the shop.

Banniang counted the number, Ah Lan took a measuring spoon, helped to make good oil, and weighed salt for Banniang, Banniang saw that she was pitiful, so she asked in a low voice: "Your mother wants to sell you?" ”

Ah Lan nodded: "Lan said that there is no food at home, and Li Yuanwai's family in Chengdong Village wants to buy a few maids for his father-in-law, and my mother heard about it somewhere, so she wants to sell me." The son of the Li family does all kinds of evil, who of us in Nanfeng City doesn't know, if he is really sold to her house, Ah Lan is afraid that there will be no way to live, so he begged to cry and beg his mother, Ah Lan is not unable to fight for money to subsidize the family, who knows that the Li family is willing to spend fifteen yuan to buy me, my mother is moved. ”

As he spoke, he showed a resolute look on his face: "I beg again, if she is determined to sell me, I am willing to die, and I will not go to the Li family, but if it doesn't work, I will escape, at the end of the world, I will see where she looks for me." ”

She is an eight or nine-year-old girl, where can she escape? Besides, if you are deceived by that man's teeth, wouldn't it be even worse?

Banniang persuaded: "Ah Lan, don't talk nonsense, where is it so easy to go outside, what if someone cheats and sells it?" You beg your mother again. ”

Ah Lan knew that it was useless to talk to Banniang about this, so he nodded when he heard the words, packed the things, and handed them to Banniang: "One pound of oil, one pound of salt, one hundred and ten pieces of oil, sixty-five pieces of salt, a total of one hundred and seventy-five words." ”

Looking at the pitiful and cute appearance of the little girl, such a good girl, if the Lord sells it like this, if it is a good person who sells it, it will be repaid, but it is such a family, I don't know what kind of fate is waiting for her in the future, compared to it, I am really lucky, I have my father and sister brothers and sisters to love and spoil, free at home, and I don't have to worry about where I am sold, the only worry is what kind of family I want to marry in the future.

Banniang sighed, although she pitied Ah Lan, she couldn't do anything. took out 200 wen and handed it to Ah Lan: "Take all the 200 wen here, except for the money from Dongyou Salt, you can keep the rest yourself, maybe you can use it one day." ”

Qian Niangzi is stingy and shrewd, and in this Ah Lan's hands, she doesn't have a penny of private money.

Ah Lan hurriedly pushed: "This can't be done, there are still twenty-five dollars left, how can Ah Lan collect Sister Banniang's money, your family is not rich, put it away." Besides, Ah Lan just accepted it, and when she turned around, she could ask my mother to take it away, so why let my sister spend money in vain. ”

Banniang felt that she was hypocritical for the first time, obviously she couldn't help anyone, but she couldn't bear it in her heart, so she wanted to spend a mere twenty-five wen to buy peace of mind, but she really didn't want to get this money back, so she forced Ah Lan to stuff the twenty-five wen money that Ah Lan counted into Ah Lan's hand, turned around and ran away.

Returning home dejectedly, Wu, who was busy in the kitchen, saw that her face was not good, so she hurriedly put down the work in her hand and asked worriedly: "Eighth sister, but you are not feeling well?" Or is there something going on? Why is your face so ugly? ”

Banniang felt very uncomfortable in her heart, and looking at Wu Le's concern, it was even more uncomfortable.

In her previous life, she had fine clothes and food, although she had experienced a few days of poverty in this life, but everyone in the family loved her very much, the matter of selling children and daughters, not to mention how far away she was, at least she had never thought of it before, and now she saw such a cute little girl about to be sold into the wolf's den, how could she not feel uncomfortable?

But what can she do about other people's family affairs?

And think about it again, this kind of thing, not only Ah Lan will encounter, but also the daughters of those poor families, there are many people who have such a fate.

What's more, Qiliang also told her that some poor families, as soon as their daughters were born, they were drowned or thrown away, and they also abounded, not only Ah Lan was unlucky.

It's one thing to say it, but now familiar people are watching it be sold, and it's another feeling.

In the final analysis, it is only the reason why women have no social status.

Banniang shook her head: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine, I just went to the grocery store, and I heard that the money lady said that she was going to sell Ah Lan to Li Yuanwai's house, and I heard it for a while, and I was a little uncomfortable." ”

The son of the Li family, but he is a well-known male bully who does all kinds of evil, and because someone in the Li family is an official in Beijing, few people dare to offend his family on weekdays. Alan is a cute little girl, and she is only eight years old now, if she is really sold to such a person......

Wu couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it, and comforted Banniang: "Eighth sister, don't be sad, maybe that girl is clever, and the main family treats her well?" Besides, this is also everyone's life, and he can't complain. ”

Banniang also knew that it was useless to think too much, so she had to throw it away, and said with a smile: "I'm just worried in vain, sister-in-law, I'm fine, I'll go to the backyard to follow the seventh sister to learn embroidery, and I'll make lunch in a while, and I'll come over to help my sister-in-law." ”

Seeing her talking with a smiling face, Wu also relieved herself, and followed behind her and instructed: "Mother is heavy, don't be tired, you can take the little tenth sister to the backyard to play." ”

Xiao Shi Niang has been walking more and more neatly recently, and she loves to run around the ground, Zhu Shi felt a little difficult, and Banniang responded: "Hey, I know." So he went to the east chamber and hugged Shi Niang from Zhu's side, but went to the backyard.

In this era, any woman has to be able to do some needlework, Banniang is really not proficient in this way, but seeing that her age is getting older day by day, Zhu urged her to follow Qi Niang well, if she can't do it at all, it will be a joke when she arrives at her in-law's house in the future. Seeing that she had studied for a few days and had not grown at all, Zhu no longer insisted on it, hoping that she would at least be able to do simple thread work such as sewing, and she would be considered to have a full face.

This Xiang Banniang followed Qi Niang to do some needlework, embroidery she can't succeed, but after all she has learned for a few days, mending clothes, trivial side feet, can be regarded as passable.

entered the backyard and took the rag doll for Shi Niang to play with, because Qi Niang was in a hurry to embroider the four seasons dowry dress prepared for Liu Niang, and Banniang didn't want to disturb her, and she had nothing to do, so she simply took the literacy card she drew a few days ago to teach Xiao Shi Niang to read and write.

Xiao Shi is really smart and amazing, Banniang taught her, but just to have fun, and did not teach for many days, Xiao Shi has already known fifty or sixty words, and the words are not very complete, the poem can be memorized a few poems, but because the words are not clear, the poem is also funny, let her come to a song before the meal, can always make a big family laugh, all as an appetizer.

Now I find that Xiao Shi recognizes words and reads something, it is really some talent, Banniang will teach with heart, teach a poem in two or three days, recognize two words a day, although Xiao Shi is usually bad, learn to recognize the word is true.

Qi Niang looked at the two little sisters, one was interesting to teach, the other was serious in learning, and while flying needles and threads, she smiled and said: "Eighth sister, look at your strength, is it possible that you still want to teach a female champion?" ”

Banniang pouted: "If our Great Song Kingdom allows women's scientific examinations, maybe our family's Shi Niang is really a female champion." ”

When Qi Niang heard this, she only laughed at her boasting: "It's okay for you to be a female gentleman, let's joke about this behind closed doors, don't talk about it like that when you go out." ”

Banniang responded disappreciably: "I know, I know." ”

Xiao Shi Niang followed with a childish voice: "Shi Niang is a female champion." ”