Chapter 248: Repatriation
"Enough, enough." Xia Jin said continuously.
Xia Zhengqian and Shu's character, she couldn't be clearer. If you leave someone else's family, no matter how much money your daughter makes, as long as she is not married, the money should be in the family, and the parents will take it as if they have it for you to buy a dowry in the future, and use it to buy land and real estate, and pass it on to their son later. When the daughter is married, the dowry is more abundant, and she is already a conscientious parent.
This was the case in ancient times. When a person makes money, a family comes to fight local tyrants, and the family is supported by rich clansmen, and he doesn't feel anything wrong.
But Xia Zhengqian and Shu never had such an idea.
Xia Zhengqian has always felt that it is his business to support his family, save money for his son, and give his daughter a dowry. When he used the money earned by Xia Jin to rent a house and use it for expenses, he felt very ashamed. Later, even if he knew that Xia Jin's restaurant and dim sum shop had made money, neither he nor Shu Shi had ever had the idea of making money. Xia Jin gave it to them, and they also made up their minds to help Xia Jin save, and when she got married in the future, she would give her a dowry or press the bottom of the box.
Now the 5,000 taels of silver are the money she earned from her restaurant, dim sum shop and the renovation of the old city. And Shu's is the money made by Xia Zhengqian's medical center. At the beginning, I bought a house in Linjiang, and now I am tossing to go to the capital, and the money in the hands of the two must not be much, at most two or three hundred taels.
That's it, it's not enough for her to ask Shu Shi.
No matter when he stays with his parents, Xia Jin feels a warm feeling in his heart that he wants to melt.
After chatting with his parents for a few words, Xia Jin went back to his yard.
She now lives in this courtyard, the area is very spacious, and the courtyard she lived in Linjiang at the beginning cannot be compared with this at all.
With the two maids, Calamus and Mint, her quality of life suddenly improved rapidly. As soon as you enter, there is tea at a moderate temperature. What is needed, before she can speak, the calamus can be held in front of her at the right time.
She bathed, then lay comfortably on the newly bought soft couch, and sat on the edge of the bed with mint with her eyes closed to wipe her hair.
"I'll do it." Calamus made tea, put it in a place where Xia Jin could reach it, and took the cloth towel in Mint's hand.
Mint knew that she had something to say to Xia Jin. I quickly packed up the laundry to be washed. Lifted the curtain and walked out.
"What's the matter, you want to get married?" Xia Jin asked with his eyes closed.
Calamus was stunned for a moment, and then blushed: "Girl." What nonsense are you talking about. ”
Xia Jin opened his eyes, glanced at her, smiled and did not speak.
"The slave maid, the slave maid wanted to ask you, and today I rejected Mrs. Luo's proposal. Have you made up your mind to marry Su Gongzi? Calamus hurriedly threw out the topic to relieve herself of embarrassment.
Xia Jin was stunned. The eyes that were going to be closed again quickly opened, and he glanced at the calamus steadily, before he said, "Young Master Su? How do you know Su Gongzi? ”
The matter between her and Su Muxian has been underground in Linjiang. Arrived in the capital. Although there are many things to do, except for the Cen family, no one else knows.
It is Xia Zhengqian and Shu's. None of them know. This kind of thing, Xia Qi would not chew the root of her tongue with her parents behind her back.
"It was Dong Fang who said it." Calamus's face is not very good.
Xia Jin glanced at her again. Blinking his eyes, he was silent and did not speak.
Calamus was very uncomfortable by her attitude, and said writhingly: "Girl, isn't the slave afraid that she will talk nonsense everywhere and damage the girl's reputation?" The slave ......" she bit her lip, "the slave and the maid are not good at training her directly." And I have to let you know about this after all. ”
Xia Jin laughed, reached out and pinched her face, and said, "Okay, I don't blame you." Can you tell me, instead of taking out my sister-in-law's money, quietly disciplining her, and not letting me know, that is, you are a loyal person, and I can still blame you? ”
"Girl......" Calamus blushed again.
Xia Jin smiled and sighed: "Alas, I originally came to see her brother's face, and I wanted to keep her for a while, which can be regarded as letting her settle her temperament, find a suitable person in the future, and live a good life." But this girl ......," she shook her head, straightening up, "you let her come over." ”
"Yes." Calamus quickly put down the cloth towel, walked out, and after a while, brought Dong Fang in.
"Girl, are you looking for me?" Dong Fang was probably in a very good mood because his brother came to the capital.
"Calamus, go and get Cistanche's deed of sale." Xia Jin said.
Dong Fang was stunned.
When Xia Jin first came to the capital, he took some clothes. The rest of the things were brought together by the Xia family and his wife when they came this time. Her jewelry and various contracts, calamus are all in a box, staring at Shangjing all the way. Where to put it, she naturally knows.
Without waiting for Dong Fang to ask, she put a thin piece of paper in front of Xia Jin.
Xia Jin took it and handed it to Dong Fang: "Now that your family's revenge has been avenged, your brother has also come to the capital, and he now has some savings, it is not a problem to buy a small courtyard in the capital." You are not young anymore, go back and prepare a dowry, and ask your brother to choose a good family for you, and live in peace. ”
As she spoke, she added: "According to the agreement of the year, I will ask people to go to the Linjiang Yamen to erase your slave archive." From now on, no one will know that you have ever been a slave. ”
"No, no......" Dong Fang finally came back to his senses and shook his head like a rattle, "I don't redeem myself, I want to follow the girl all the time." Girl, don't drive me away. ”
Dong Fang's performance made Calamus stunned.
After two years of getting along day and night, she couldn't be clearer about what kind of temperament Dong Fang is. That is, even if she is reduced to begging and stealing, as soon as she arrives at the Xia family, her full sense of superiority will return. is not only superior in front of these maids, but even in the face of her master Xia Jin, she can't suppress her sense of superiority that she was once a middle-class lady. It wasn't until she found that Xia Jin was too weird and didn't act like an ordinary girl from a small family that she took back that sense of superiority and didn't dare to show it in front of Xia Jin.
Becoming a slave seemed to her probably a lifetime of shame. Now that she can be free, and Xia Jin has promised to erase her archives, this should be a great joy for her. Why was her reaction so incredible?
"Oh? Why? Why wouldn't you want to redeem yourself? Xia Jin seemed to have expected Dong Fang's reaction a long time ago, so he was not surprised at all, and asked with a flat expression.
"I, I'm ......" Dong Fang squeaked twice, as if he had found a way to say, and said very smoothly, "If it weren't for the girl, my brother and I would have died of illness and starvation; Without the girl, we would not be able to find the culprit, so that the father could avenge his grievances and avenge him. When I saw my brother today, my brother also told me to serve the girl well, saying that the girl's great kindness could not be repaid, and our brother and sister would repay the girl as cattle and horses in this life. ”
Hmph, I finally have a little conscience. Calamus said in her heart, believing Dong Fang's remarks for eight or nine points.
Xia Jin didn't believe it, looked at Dong Fang with suspicious eyes, and said with a smile: "You really don't want to redeem yourself?" ”
"The girl is willing to serve the girl for the rest of her life." Dong Fang knelt down, and he almost swore a curse.
"Even if I won't marry Su Gongzi, you don't want to redeem yourself?"
"Girl?" Dong Fang raised his head, his eyes widening.
Xia Jin nodded, affirming what he had just said.
"I, I'm ......" Dong Fang swallowed his saliva hard, "I don't understand, Su Gongzi is such a good person, why is the girl unwilling to marry him?" Does the girl want to serve someone like Mrs. Law? ”
"Presumptuous!" Calamus sank her face, "Who does the girl want to marry, what decision does she make, can you put your beak in it?" ”
According to her temperament, she will not interject when Xia Jin speaks. No matter how bad Dong Fang is, it will not be her turn to reprimand. But since she sees Dong Yan right, Dong Fang may become her sister-in-law. No matter what, you have to take care of her, and you can't let her make an unforgivable mistake in front of Xia Jin.
Xia Jin waved his hand at Calamus, stared at Dong Fang and said, "I can tell you now, no matter who I marry, I will not allow my husband to take a concubine or take a housemaid." If you want to become husband and wife with Su Gongzi through me, you can rest, it's impossible. ”
Dong Fang's face turned pale, his whole body was paralyzed, and he still wanted to argue weakly: "Girl, I'm not ...... That was not what I meant. ”
"Then I'll ask you now, do you still want to serve me for the rest of your life?"
Dong Fang raised her eyes to look at Xia Jin, and when she saw Xia Jin's indifferent but firm expression, her eyes gradually became gray.
She took out the deed of sale from Xia Jin's hand and kowtowed: "Slave, thank you for the girl's great kindness." ”
"Alright, get up. It doesn't hurt if you stay here for a few more days, wait for your brother to buy a small courtyard and then move out." ”
"Yes." Dong Fang didn't stand up, but said to Xia Jin in a hesitant manner, "Girl, girl, can you not tell my brother about this?" ”
"Yes." Xia Jin agreed very simply.
Dong Fang didn't know that Calamus had a secret affection for her brother along the way. She only knew that Calamus was not a mouthy person, as long as Xia Jin promised not to spread it, Calamus would never chew the root of her tongue more.
So when she heard this, she kowtowed to Xia Jin again with confidence, stood up and retreated.
"Something without conscience dares to fight such an idea." Calamus stared at her figure and took a sip.
"Alright, come over and help me dry my hair."
Calamus walked over and continued to wipe her hair, full of curiosity about that Su Gongzi. But seeing that Xia Jin closed her eyes again, she had no interest in speaking at all, so she had to suppress her curiosity.
Xia Jin didn't give Dong Fang a chance to repent, and after breakfast the next morning, he summoned Dong Yan in, told him about the situation of opening a restaurant and a dim sum shop in the capital, and said: "If you have revenge and have some savings, I will hand over Dong Fang's deed of sale to her last night." Look at it, buy or rent a yard, and bring her back. (To be continued)