Chapter 13 It is not easy for the poor to make a living
This sound, not only Xiangxue was stunned, but even Jiannan was surprised, his father had always been very restrained in front of outsiders, but at this moment he was a little abnormal. Xiangxue got out of the car, lowered her head, and returned to the team, Huizhi looked at her and snorted coldly.
Xiangxue was in the emotional haze just now, she couldn't get out, she was even thinking, at the next fork in the road, she took the initiative to go out to another road, but the further she went, the more people there were, and they even passed through a place like a market, and walked for another three hours to reach Bai's house.
Xiangxue, who has grown so big, has only been to the county seat once in my memory, it is a place much larger than the town, with several streets and shops on both sides, and the Bai family is obviously in a place that is more prosperous than the county seat, with many streets and shops. After they turned three streets, they came to a place with a high gate compound, and there were two lions at the door, as if they had the ability to recognize people, Xiangxue, she always felt that they seemed to be laughing at their ignorance of the sky.
It was Steward Chen who opened the door, and just as they were about to follow in, Shixiong turned around and said politely:
"There are no extra beds in the courtyard, that's the case, you wait here first, and later, I will ask Steward Chen to send you to another courtyard of the Bai family."
Jian Nanchong said to his father:
"Why? Why? ”
Shixiong stared at his son and went in first, although Nuo Nuo was reluctant and was pulled by his grandmother, he could only go in first.
A few minutes ago, they were still thinking, what the world is like in the courtyard of the high gate, and now with the closure of the Zhu Gate, everything is far away, after walking for a day, to the destination, but there is the treatment of sleeping on the streets, Huishan and Huiren are fat, impatient, and even more impatient with hunger, at this moment they are sitting on the stone bench, like two homeless and decadent women, if it were not for the two robes, it would be more similar.
Hui Zhi said to the crowd:
"The Bai family's intention is obviously to pick up guests, how can they enter the door, but leave the host who leaves guests waiting outside, this is to let us disperse by ourselves."
Hui Shan advised:
"Well, let's wait for an hour, if the door doesn't open, let's find a place to live by ourselves, after tonight, we will find things to do, I don't believe that such a big city can starve us to death."
As he was talking, the door opened, it was Jian Nan who drove the carriage out, he had a black face, or guiltily ordered them to get in the car, stopped next to a night market stall, and each person ate a bowl of noodle soup, he didn't eat, and then he drove the car to a place called "Ruyi Inn".
The warmth that rose in everyone's hearts sank again, and the other courtyard that was said to be good was replaced by an inn at this moment, what it means is obvious, in the eyes of the Bai family, they are a burden, and they don't even have the qualifications to be servants, but they are still kind and kind, so they didn't make it clear.
"Young Master, thank you for your kindness, we don't have to live in such a good place, the streets and alleys, then a shelter from the wind and rain can be made for one night, tomorrow we will go to find something, and we won't trouble you again."
Xiangxue was very useless, the first time, she spoke well to Jiannan, and she cried when she said it. In the past half day, she has been immersed in a negative emotion and can't extricate herself, she is reflecting on whether she doesn't understand the rules and has affected several senior sisters.
"It's okay, you can live in peace, the Bai family promised the abbot, naturally speaking, no matter how bad it is, there is still me!"
He squeezed out a wry smile at everyone, and everyone responded with a wry smile.
Although everyone was still worried in their hearts, but after a few words from the eldest young master of the Bai family, they were temporarily happy, and Huixian teased Xiangxue and said:
"The reason why Young Master Bai came out to be responsible for us is that will have feelings for Xiangxue play a role? I had been in the guest room for so long, and he hadn't said a word to me. ”
Huishan said: It doesn't matter if there are such factors or not, the most important thing is that the eldest young master is a cold-faced and kind-hearted person, if he is really interested in Xiangxue, it will be a good marriage for them to be together in the future. ”
Xiangxue blushed and begged the senior sisters not to talk nonsense, and Hui Zhi said:
"People like the Bai family, they must be beautiful to please the young grandmother, but Xiangxue can be a concubine, and the concubine room can please men, and she can also enter the house."
Everyone sniffed out the unkindness in her words, Hui Shan, she was in the heart of uniting all the junior sisters, and said some far-fetched round words, Xiangxue didn't plan to endure it anymore, she faced Hui Zhi and said seriously:
"Senior sister, I remember your wish, and when I see the eldest young master tomorrow, I must try my best to spread the word."
After speaking, he didn't wait for her to react, and went directly into his room.
Xiangxue, Huishan, Huixian, Huizhi and Huiren, a day of fatigue, all had seizures after washing, Huixian fell asleep early, but Xiangxue and Huishan, the two tossed and turned, each with their own thoughts. Huishan thought that the current situation was difficult, and the team was not united, and the abbot explained her about raising food, and now it was even more difficult. Xiangxue walked all the way through the streets and alleys today, looking for her own capable livelihood, all industries on both sides, whether it was a stall selling chaos, or a cart selling children's toys, or picking up a burden to sell vegetables, it was not difficult to get started, the problem was to invest in silver at the beginning, but the valuable objects given by the family, one was taken away by Huijing, and the other few copper plates were somehow lost, and now the only way to do the assigned livelihood, the restaurant to make a tea and pour water, welcome the second shopkeeper who sent it, but she is a woman, there are so many livelihoods in the world, and she can't do the same.
The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't sleep, so she got up and turned over her baggage, thinking about whether her new shirt and new shoes could be exchanged for a few copper plates to make a start-up capital for her new business.
"It's a sad day to go down the mountain, you are ready, take the burden and live by yourself, I won't stop you."
Hui Shan said lightly. Xiangxue stopped her movements, so angry that she went to bed, Huizhi likes to be smart, and she is just quick to talk for a while, but Huishan, how can she speculate about her so casually, which makes her not only disappointed but also sad, and she really gives people the impression of being unkind?
"We have been out of touch with the world for too long, unlike you, with a bright brain and strong ability to live, I am afraid to talk to people now, thinking that my sentence of 'donor' will completely expose myself, and it is not good to stay in the temple, is it to come out to turn fate?"
"Everything will be fine, believe me, senior sister, I was just estimating how much my clothes are worth, and I want to use the money to make money."
Xiangxue came back from outside, Bai Jiannan had left, she was uneasy to eat the food he sent, and today she still didn't mean to arrange a few of them, she went to the pawnshop by herself, and the matter was not done, a few pennies, she wanted to blacken her new clothes and shoes, saying that the style was old and the fabric was rough, and the heart of the shopkeeper was too treacherous. Investigating the operation of the roadside shop, there was a street bully in the chaos shop, and the small boss and his wife were not only beaten, but also overturned. She saw the carriage flying away, the uncle and aunt who were selling vegetables, their stall car was knocked over, the fruits and vegetables rolled to the ground, and the unscrupulous people on the road were looking for opportunities to rob them like crazy, she looked at the aunt, stamping her feet, and crying.
It's not easy to make a living, even if she has money in her hands, she doesn't have the courage to start, if she encounters these two scenes today, it will be a waste of the only money to survive, and the poor can't afford any risk. She thought, pay attention to an errand with a fixed pay, is to be a maid for the young lady in the courtyard of the high gate, she doesn't mind looking at other people's faces at the moment, as long as she can eat and live every day, even if the master scolds like the white master every day, it can be tolerated, just thinking about it, there was a beating and scolding in front of the clothing store in front of her:
"You are clumsy, what do I want you to do, help me try on a dress, it can hurt me, you, you eat rice, let the master sell you to the 'Huahong Mansion' another day, and serve the man!"