Three hundred taels! And that's only half there! Jin Xiaotao's legs seemed to be nailed to the spot, and she couldn't move a single bit.

Can? Is it that mediocre canned potato beef?

That can of food was sold for six hundred taels?

Jin Xiaotao was speechless, handed the gargle in her hand to the maid, leaned against the flower pillar next to the hall, and listened to the movement in the hall.

"Urgent? What happened to Miss Xiaolou? Seeing that Jin Xiaolou was so solemn, He Zhengyi hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked with concern.

Jin Xiaolou saw that He Zhengyi really cared about him, shook his head and replied: "Xiaolou is fine, nothing happened, but I am optimistic about a two-story shop on Xiangshui Street, and now there is a shortage of silver." ”

"I see." He Zhengyi nodded, "Then tomorrow, how about we give the money with one hand and pick up the goods with the other?" ”

"Really?" Jin Xiaolou is very happy, this is really a refreshing person with Zhixian.

He Zhengyi laughed: "Originally, I should have paid for your canned food first, but it was only because we had agreed on the rules in advance." Now that we are short of money, we will each step back and pay you half of it, and then if anything goes wrong with your can, the money will have to be returned to me. ”

Although Hezheng is not a rich party, three hundred taels of silver is still a small amount for him.

The reason why I want to say this more is because he and justice have always talked about rules, especially the rules that have been set. Doing business is about integrity, he is willing to believe in Jin Xiaolou once, and he also hopes that his belief will not be wrong.

"Thank you, Xiaolou, and my lord, I will prepare the goods early tomorrow morning and wait for the adults to send someone to pick them up."

Jin Xiaolou stood up and thanked He Zhengyi.

Outside the hall, Jin Xiaotao took a long breath, held down the pounding heart with one hand, walked to the corridor with a dress in the other, and said to the maid who followed her: "Qiu Li, quickly call Jin Xiang to come to my house, and say that I have something important to look for her." ”

……

Jin Xiaolou pushed open the door of the thatched hut with lotus root flour and osmanthus sugar cake.

The stove was burning in the house, and it was hot, and as soon as I entered, the whole person warmed up, and the coolness of the autumn frost that had just been stained from the outside dissipated in an instant.

The Ye family has been back for a long time, Gao Lang squatted in front of the stove in the backyard to boil hot water, and Huang Guizhi in the thatched hut was nestled on the green bamboo bed in Jin Xiaolou, holding Lin'er and patting him, teaching him to speak one after another.

Lin'er grinned when she looked at Gui Zhi, babbling in her mouth, but instead of saying anything, she spit out a bunch of bubbles.

Gui Zhi picked up the handkerchief to clean Lin'er's face, nestled the little person into the quilt, stretched out two fingers, and scratched Lin'er's itch with a clucking gesture.

Before I scratched it, Lin'er giggled and laughed, and the two people, one big and one small, suddenly made a mess.

Seeing that Jin Xiaolou was back, Gui Zhi hurriedly got up, picked up Lin'er with one hand, knocked on the window with the other, and shouted at Gao Lang in the backyard: "Xiaolou is back." ”

Then he sent Lin'er to Jin Xiaolou's arms: "Lin'er, look, whose mother is back?" ”

Lin'er turned her little face sideways, looked left and right, and saw Jin Xiaolou next to her, her eyebrows and eyes suddenly opened, like a crescent moon that had just revealed her cloud, and her heart was so bright and soft that she stretched out two little arms like lotus roots, and stretched out her two little arms like lotus roots, and stretched out towards Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou hurriedly caught it, took Lin'er in his arms and kissed it, and handed the butter paper bag in his hand to Guizhi: "I deliberately went around the back street to buy it, everyone in Xinning County said that this sugar cake is the best." ”

Gao Lang happened to come in with hot water, poured a cup of steaming, hot tea to Jin Xiaolou: "Drink it quickly, lady, it's cold and cold outside, drink a cup of hot tea and be careful of getting cold." ”

Jin Xiaolou took it and wanted to blow it, but when he sent it to his mouth, he found that the temperature of the tea was not hot or cold, so he smiled and said to Gao Lang: "Oh, lotus root powder osmanthus sugar cake, you must love to eat it, try it." ”

Jin Xiaolou looked at Gao Lang, who was elated, opening a paper bag and waiting for candy to eat like a child, and his eyes blinked: "While you are eating sugar, I will tell you a good news!" ”

Gao Lang took the lead in taking out a piece of sugar cake, the sugar cake was white, like a piece of snow gelatin, and there were some yellow osmanthus flowers on the surface.

He broke it in half and sent it to Jin Xiaolou's mouth.

Jin Xiaolou opened his mouth with a smile, and the sweet smell of osmanthus and lotus root juice poured into his mouth, this Gao Lang seemed to have been brewed into a sugar cake for a whole autumn.

Gui Zhi also broke a small piece, and instantly sweetened from his mouth into his heart, and he didn't know if this sugar cake was really so delicious, or because they were around, it naturally became sweet.

Gui Zhi looked at the three people in front of him, Jin Xiaolou hugged Lin'er, Gao Lang stood beside their mother and daughter, lowered his head to feed Xiaolou sugar cakes, Lin'er waved his little hand, trying to grab the fragrant pastries flying in front of his eyes, and the three of them all smiled.

This Gao Lang, although he is stupid, really loves Xiaolou.

Compared to yourself...... Gui Zhi sighed softly, it is better to be with a fool who cares about himself wholeheartedly than to live a difficult life with a normal person who does not love him.

I don't know where the wind came from, blowing the hair on Guizhi's forehead, disturbing her eyes, just wanted to rub it, then heard Jin Xiaolou say: "Tomorrow and the magistrate will come to get the canned, and at the same time will give us three hundred taels of silver, and as soon as I get the money, I will go to the two-story building on Xiangshui Street." ”

As soon as the words fell, Jin Xiaolou's moist eyes looked at Gui Zhi: "Gui Zhi, when the time comes, we will move and move to the county seat, you don't have to live with Jin Dacheng anymore!" ”

Gui Zhi's eyes itched even more, and a tear fell with a slight blink: "Xiaolou...... You ......"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a bang, and the wooden door of the hut was kicked open from the outside.

The cold wind mixed with the man's indignant words came to his face.

"Lord Lizheng, I'm not talking nonsense! This is Jin Xiaolou said it word by word, can you hear it clearly? ”

Outside the house, Jin Dacheng and Jin Lei are standing next to Li Zheng on the left and right.

Before Jin Xiaolou could discern Jin Dacheng's intentions, he heard him continue: "This Jin Xiaolou, since he separated from our Jin family, has held a grudge and thought about Fa'er's scourge to our family. This time, she started my daughter-in-law's idea, and did everything possible to instigate Guizhi to leave home and not return, Lord Lizheng, you have to call the shots for me! ”

Li Zheng shook his long clothes, went into the hut, and after glancing around, his eyes fell on Jin Xiaolou, and he slowly spoke: "Xiaolou, do you want to defend?" ”

Jin Xiaolou stuffed Lin'er into Gao Lang's arms, and arched his hand to Li Zheng: "Li Zheng, you came just in time, I just wanted to find you, Gui Zhi intends to reconcile with Jin Dacheng, and please call the shots." ”

"Listen to Lady Rissho!" Jin Dae set up a horse and shouted, "And leave? Has there been a precedent for reconciliation and separation in our village? This Jin Xiaolou is determined not to let our Jin family live in peace, and Cheng is determined to embarrass my Jin Dacheng! ”

Jin Lei also said: "Lord Lizheng, Dacheng is the only seedling of our Jin family, he is Guizhi's daughter-in-law, what Xiaolou did is not something that makes our Jin family cut off children and grandchildren!" ”

Li Zheng raised his eyebrows, and his voice immediately became stern: "Jin Xiaolou, are you guilty?" Whoever instigates a woman not to keep the way of a woman will receive a rod of moss! ”

Moss cane, Jin Xiaolou knew about this criminal law, pulled the woman to the public, stripped her pants and beat her buttocks with a stick.

In ancient times, the death of the rod was small, and the loss of moderation was big, and it was already a great shame to show the butt in front of everyone, and it could be said that innocence was not guaranteed, and if an ordinary woman received the moss rod, she would commit suicide the next day to prove her innocence.

As soon as Gui Zhi heard the word moss cane, his face immediately turned white, and he hurriedly ran over: "No one instigated it, Xiaolou didn't instigate it, it's all my own idea, I want to leave Jin Dacheng, it's not Xiaolou's business." ”

Jin Dacheng's vicious eyes suddenly stared at Huang Guizhi, Guizhi didn't dare to look at Jin Dacheng's eyes, lowered his head, and just stared at the tips of his shoes.

Jin Xiaolou took Gui Zhi's hand and raised his head: "Li Zheng, Jin Dacheng has always beaten Huang Guizhi, he was in a bad mood, he was drunk, and Gui Zhi was bruised all over his body. ”

Jin Xiaolou took a step forward, his eyes scorching: "Li Zheng, even if you lose Guizhi's life, won't you let them leave?" ”

Li Zheng frowned, he looked at Guizhi, moving from her pale face to her neck, the collar covered with a faint bruise, such a scar on the back of the hand.

Li Zheng knew that Jin Dacheng was going to beat his daughter-in-law, not only Jin Dacheng, but there were also several men in this Jingkou village who did not beat their women.

It is difficult for a Qing official to interrupt family affairs, husband and wife, fighting at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, where have you heard of someone taking the initiative to reconcile and leave because they were beaten?

"You can get divorced, but you have to agree to the husband and wife, and the man signs a letter to release his wife, Jin Dacheng, are you willing?" Li Zheng knew that Jin Dacheng would definitely not be willing.

Sure enough, Jin Dacheng waved his hand: "If you don't want to, you will never leave, Huang Guizhi, you have to follow me Jin Dacheng for the rest of your life!" ”