"Xiu'er, haven't you come here yet, have you seen this uncle?"

Du Shi pointed to the steward standing in front of him, for fear that the two girls in the family would not look down on him, so he found a few more and staggered the days to pick people. She thinks that Xiu'er and Jinniang's appearance is not bad, there should always be someone who wants it, and now she is negotiating the price with the steward, so coincidentally, she caught Xiu'er.

Xiu'er's body trembled, she was stunned there, and only after a while did she dare to turn around slowly, lowered her head, and did not squeak, for fear of being nervous and saying the wrong thing, she held the bowl tightly in her hand and stood far away.

"What are you doing there? Don't come over quickly, you see, this stupid girl, it's good anywhere, but sometimes it's not neat enough! At this time, Du Shi looked like a good wife and mother in front of outsiders, where was the usual fierce woman, beckoned to Xiu'er with a smile, and called her over softly.

Xiu'er moved closer to Du Shi, the broken hair on her head fell out and covered her face, there were several traces of sewing on her jacket, and the soles of her shoes were also dilapidated, "I've seen the master." "Du Shi has long taught Xiu'er that everyone who comes from the city must be called Master in order to please others.

"...... this?" Steward Li looked at Xiu'er, frowned, she was really a poor girl, I was afraid that if I brought it back, this sick look would not be able to enter the eyes of my master.

Du Shi hurriedly pushed Xiu'er out, "This is Xiu'er, my brother's daughter, it's not even fifteen, come, Xiu'er, raise your head." Du Shi pinched Xiu'er's neck from behind, and insisted that she raise her head, "Master, look, this looks like a water spirit!" ”

Xiu'er raised her head reluctantly, but she was afraid of Du Shi in her heart, so she could only bite her lip and be silent, Steward Li cast a disgusted gaze to her, but thinking of Jin Niang's words, she could only endure it.

"What about the bigger one?" Steward Li asked again.

A hint of ridicule flashed on Du's face, "The older one was sick a few days ago and was lying in the back room." Thinking that Jin Niang looked like she was about to cough to death in the morning, Du Shi didn't plan to let Jin Niang show her face now, or wait for her to get better, otherwise she would scare these people, these two girls, maybe none of them could be sold!

"Sick? What kind of disease is it? "After all, it's a girl who wants to bring it back to the house, and when she hears that she is sick, she has to ask clearly.

Glancing into Jin Niang's house, Du Shi soothed, "Master, you can put ten thousand hearts, it's just an ordinary wind cold, it's probably better in the first two days, it's not in the way, just lie down for two more days, if it really doesn't work, you can bring Xiu'er back first......" Du Shi was afraid that he would end up empty, thinking that he could sell one of them.

It's no wonder that Du Shi held Jin Niang too high before, Xiu'er looked thin and thin, and the fact that he came from the city couldn't look down on it, but he couldn't run in vain, and he wanted to see Jin Niang, if it was really cold, it didn't matter, just take it back and take some medicine, I'm afraid that it was a terrible strange disease, so I hid it and didn't let me see people.

How can this Li steward say that he is also a capable person in the foreign house, this little calculation will still be played, a maid is only a few taels of silver, but no matter how small the fly is, it is meat, and if you go to this rural place, the silver will be worth spent.

"Aunt Du, you have made a package ticket with me before, saying that these two girls are fine, it is not easy for me to come here, you let me see the older one, if I am not very sick, I will take it back today, so as not to run again in a few days, there are many things in the house, and I don't have the leisure time to run to this rural place all day long." Steward Li is determined to see Jin Niang, and he probably has the intention of giving up the deal if he can't see Jin Niang.

Du Shi knew that there was no room for maneuver on Steward Li's side, so he gave Xiu'er a look, "You go and talk to Jin Niang, the master wants to see her, let her tidy up!" ”

Xiu'er hurriedly went to Jinniang's house, Fang Jin just closed his eyes, but heard the sound of pushing the door, and saw that it was Xiu'er, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiu'er? Why are you back again? Seeing that Xiu'er was still holding the bowl in her hand, "Why is the bowl still in your hand?" ”

Xiu'er didn't care about explaining, and gasped, "Auntie, auntie, she came with Steward Li!" Holding the door frame with one hand, my heart was already beating a drum, and I had no confidence.

Fang Jin didn't expect Du Shi to come so quickly, could it be that he hadn't scared her in the morning? "Xiu'er, don't worry, I'll figure out a way to do this, don't worry, I can't take any of that Li in charge today." She rolled over from the bed and heard the conversation between Du Shi and Steward Li outside.

"How long have you been sick?"

"In a few days."

"Just the wind chill?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Du Shi responded repeatedly, for fear of arousing the suspicion of Steward Li.

After a while, Steward Li was led into the house by Du Shi, and as soon as he entered the house, the musty smell hit his face, and Steward Li's face was not good-looking, but he just covered his mouth and nose and stood far away.

Seeing that Fang Jin was still lying on the bed, Du Shi was in no mood and pulled his face, "Jin Niang, why don't you come to say hello to the master?" "I saw it in the morning, this girl is quite energetic, why did she wilt again in a few hours?

Fang Jin closed his eyes and didn't move, pretending not to hear anything.

"What's going on?" Seeing that this was not right, it was inconvenient for Steward Li to rush forward, but he retreated in his heart, looking at it, he was really sick.

Du Shi was stunned and pushed Xiu'er, "It's time to fall asleep, go, Xiu'er, wake her up!" "Outsiders don't know what disease Jin Niang has, but her Du Shi is very clear in her heart, tuberculosis, and she is infected with something that will kill her, of course she has to let Xiu'er go.

Xiu'er stepped forward and pushed Jin Niang, Fang Jin lay down like this, and there was no reaction, "Auntie ......" Xiu'er turned her head and stared at Du Shi in horror.

Du Shi was really panicked now, dragged Xiu'er away, and didn't care about any tuberculosis or not, and rushed forward directly to Fang Jin is sway, "It's okay in the morning, what's the matter, girl, you wake up!" Hey, don't scare your mother! ”

Fang Jin closed his eyes tightly and coughed, "Cough cough cough!! The sound of coughing filled the room, and the north wind peeked through the cracks in the bricks, and the violent coughing sound was particularly eerie.

Steward Li was so frightened that he took a few steps back, pretending to be calm, and said, "This! Wind chill can make people cough like this, it's the first time I've seen it in a flat voice! Sister-in-law Du, you tell me the truth, is this girl getting a cold or not! "Steward Li has heard of this terrible illness, he doesn't want to come by himself, and he is infected with this thing, and he loses his little life!

"Sister-in-law of the Fang family, what's going on?" Steward Li felt more and more that something was wrong, and he couldn't wake up even after shouting, I'm afraid it was not just as simple as falling asleep. "If it weren't for your father's friendship with me, I would tell you what I wanted, you country girls, we don't want it in the house, the small one is thin like this, and it can only be said that the big one is so sick that he is dying, you can't, let me bring a dead man back, right?"

When Fang Jin heard Steward Li's words, she knew that she had frightened him by pretending to be sick, of course, this was far from enough, she opened her eyes slightly, rolled her eyes, and muttered, "Mother...... I have this disease, you still don't treat it, it's useless to call the doctor, let's let the doctor go back......" looked unconscious, and acted like a real one.

This is all nonsense, and Steward Li didn't dare to stay in the house for a long time, so he hurriedly retreated outside the house, "Sister-in-law of the Fang family, you come out to talk to me." When he called Du Shi out, he was frightened by that scene, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Du Shi didn't expect Jin Niang to give her such a play, thinking that she was calculated by this girl, "Steward Li, listen to my explanation, this girl is really just a cold, you come back in a few days, I guarantee that she is all right!" Du Shi rubbed his hands and tried his best to turn around, just wanting to keep Steward Li again.

"Sister-in-law, I also do things for my master, if I bring a sick man back, can I still stay in this foreign house?" Steward Li hurriedly waved his hand, no matter what, he won't accept this Jin Niang, and it will be bad luck to bring it back, broom star!

Seeing that Steward Li was determined to leave, how could Du Shi be willing to give up easily, pulled out the handkerchief from his cuffs, wiped his tears, and didn't eat the hard ones, couldn't he be soft ones? "Brother Li, I'm ......" and whimpered, his eyes reddened, "You and my father had a deep friendship back then, so I asked someone to write to you, and you also saw the situation of the Fang family...... My poor Ping'er drowned in the river last year, and his father left early, I really didn't have a way, so I planned to go to the two girls, you can do it, help me, Brother Li......"

Although Du Shi is old now, he still has a bit of a posture when he was young, crying like this, Steward Li looked a little distressed, turned around, stood there, and held back a sentence for a while, "That's it, I have some silver here, you take it, I think the little one is not bad, but it's too thin, you stay at home and take care of it, I'll come back next month, you think it's good?" ”

Steward Li handed the money bag to Du Shi, Du Shi took the money bag, and secretly weighed it, sure enough, it was a little weighty, and his heart blossomed, and he put on a look of tens of millions of resignations on his face, "Manager Li, I can't collect this money, I can't accept it!" ”

"You take it, it's also my friendship with your father, I think the big one is running out, this money for the girl to deal with the aftermath, for the little one to buy some food to make up for the body."

Du Shi collected the money, sent Li Steward to the entrance of the village, when he went back, he was in the school hall and scattered, Shun led Fang Yong back, since Fang Ping was gone, Du Shi occupied Fang Yong, and snatched it from Chen's, Fang Lao Er and his wife did not dare to say anything to this sister-in-law, after all, Fang Lao Er now lives in a house that is still built by Du's dowry, plus Fang Lao Er is a coward, the Fang family used to be the master of Mrs. Fang, but after Mrs. Fang was sick, it was the Du family in charge.