The girl Shanshan sat in front of the bronze mirror with tears rippling, she was not happy in red makeup, and the dazzling red was more sad than poison.

Old Madam Xie stood beside the bronze mirror, personally pinned a red flower to the girl's hair, and said while looking at her, "Shanshan, when you get married, your aunt's mind is gone." When I die, I will have the face to go to my ancestors and ancestors. ”

"Auntie......" As soon as Shanshan opened her mouth, she was choked and couldn't say anything.

"That family is a little poor, but he is a talented person who has read books, and maybe he can make a name for himself in the future. Even if you don't have a fame, you can talk to you. Mrs. Xie took the hosta from Miaomiao's hand, slowly put it into her black hair, and was still chattering, for fear that if she didn't say it now, she wouldn't have to say it in the future, "My aunt here bought you some dowry, you can keep it well, add a cotton coat in winter, and buy some melon seeds in spring." When I have a child in the future, I will send my child to study. It's a good day. ”

"Auntie......"

The old lady turned sideways, took the child's jade hand, looked at it again and again, and sighed, "It's a pity that there are a pair of white jade hands, I'm afraid it won't look so good in the future." ”

Shanshan was silent with tears, and the handkerchief in her hand was already wet.

She has also fantasized about her marriage scene like countless girls, and I don't know whose blessed son will marry her.

But who would have thought that those sweet dreams would be as disillusioned as foam, and that they would be so desolate when they woke up. How could this make her not cry bitterly on the wedding day?

"Shanshan, no matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, don't be afraid, this hurdle has passed, and there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. Don't look for short-sightedness. The old lady cried as she spoke.

An old servant outside reminded, "Madam, the hour has come." ”

The old lady took the red hijab from Miaomiao's hand again, looked at the child again and again, "Shanshan, ......" before she shouted, tears dripping down, "Look, the flowers outside are blooming, and spring is coming......"

Shanshan held Old Madam Xie's hand, she coiled her long hair and painted her willow eyebrows, as if she had grown a lot in an instant, "Auntie, don't worry, Shanshan will live well." ”

The old lady looked at it, and finally nodded, and agreed fiercely, "Hey......"

turned to grab Miao Miao, "Sister Miao, I'm leaving." ”

Miao Miao wanted to say a word of relief, but as soon as she opened her mouth, tears fell, and in the end, she only nodded and said nothing.

Mrs. Xie put the hijab on the top of the bride's hair, and the bride was carried out by a young man.

Miao Miao was sent to the side door of Xie Mansion, and saw that the groom outside the door was as thin as a monkey, with a smile on his face, and his clothes could be seen to be freshly washed, but the patches on the corners of his skirt were particularly dazzling. Even if you have read a book, I am afraid that it is a family with no background, and I don't know what the parents of that family are.

This kind of daughter is married......

Miao Miao pinched the handkerchief and instantly burst into tears - it was really worse than death.

Think about it just a few years ago, Xie Fu married a woman from a side branch, and the red makeup she carried could fill a long street.

But now......

Outside Jiankang City, a large caravan was robbed.

The bandits wielded knives and guns with great ferocity, and just when the merchant was anxious, a traveler wearing a mask arrived in time to drive the group away.

Seeing this, the merchant hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, "Thank you for the hero's rescue."

The traveler wearing the mask was not someone else, it was Tang Qi.

Tang Qi simply returned the salute, "You don't have to be polite." ”

"It should." Shang Tou took out a money bag from his bosom, handed it over, and said, "This is some silver taels, which can be regarded as a reward for the hero." ”

"No need." Tang Qi refused, and asked casually, "Are you going to enter Jiankang City?" ”

The merchant nodded again and again, "Of course you have to enter, winter is coming, I'm afraid there will be a lot of things in the city." I bought some goods and went to Jiankang City to sell them, and then I bought some rare things from the city that were not available elsewhere and dragged them back to sell. ”

This is a very simple and common way of doing business, reselling goods and earning the difference.

"Do you only go back and forth twice a year?" Tang Qi slowly chatted with the head of the business.

Shang Tou didn't think much about it, and replied, "No, it takes four trips back and forth, and the journey is only about two months." ”

"And when will you go back?" Tang Qi asked again as he walked.

Shang Tou also followed, "Soon, about half a month." I've been in business for some years, and it's all booked by old customers, so it won't take long. ”

Tang Qi paused, and the goods on the carriage that had been slashed by the bandits said, "At this time, it is a troubled time, and it is inevitable to suffer from doing business." ”

"There is no way to do it, not only do I have to support the family, but I also look forward to having food for the work under my hands. What's more, they have promised customers, doing business, and the most important thing is to have integrity. The merchant sighed, but when he said the word integrity, his face was quite proud.

Tang Qi looked at Shang Tou and praised, "The old man really has the demeanor of everyone. ”

"How dare you, it's just a small business." The old man was praised, and he also laughed.

In fact, how did he know that these bandits were not encountered by accident, but intentionally arranged. He was not an unlucky trader that the bandits happened to encounter, but a merchant of some quality who had been deliberately selected.

Tang Qi looked around at the caravan and said, "Now the world is uneasy, either official wars or bandits, I'm afraid you don't have enough manpower." ”

"There's no way around it, now the world is chaotic outside, and those who can eat don't want to come out." It's not that the business owner doesn't know about this problem, it's just that it's difficult to solve.

Tang Qi thought for a moment, and began to say, "Otherwise, there are more than a dozen brothers on my side, all of whom are capable of writing and martial arts. Now the family is in the middle of the road, there is no place to go, and I hope that the old man will take it in. ”

"This ......" Shangtou is a smart man after all, although this ben gong is quite reliable, but more than a dozen brothers come at once, and it is inevitable that he will be a little unbearable.

Tang Qi noticed it and hurriedly said, "Oh, they just want to have a place to stay, no need to pay another payment, and go out of the city to guarantee to escort you home safely." ”

When the merchant heard that there was such a good thing, he hurriedly laughed, "How dare you, it's just that our business is all about small quantities and low prices, and we don't make much money." There will be remuneration, but I'm afraid it's not much. ”

"Thank you so much, old man. If you need to do something, just ask me and they will help you do it. ”

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

The north wind was blowing, and the merchant didn't know that he had promised a lot of things. If he had known about it much later, he would have been terrified and honored.

The children in the family are like weeds sent out cheaply, under the arrangement of Mrs. Xie, although these girls did not marry into rich and noble families, they finally have a place to stay.

Mrs. Xie was originally a well-behaved aristocratic woman, and when the family was in trouble, she did not abandon the Xie family and return to her mother's house, but settled the children of the Xie family, which is indeed respectable.