"I ......" Dong Fang bit his lip, "Don't think about it anymore, just sign it now." ”

"That's fine." Xia Jin put down the book and called Calamus, "Bring a pen and paper." After Calamus brought the four treasures of the study, she took the pen and wrote a deed of sale, and then handed the pen to Dong Fang, "You sign it, and by the way, press a handprint." ”

This time, Dong Fang no longer hesitated, walked over and signed his name, and then pressed his handprint.

But after pressing the handprint, her eyes turned red, and she held back her tears and blessed Xia Jin, and hurriedly walked outside.

Xia Jin and Calamus glanced at each other, shook their heads, and sighed secretly.

She can understand Dong Fang's feelings. Surrendering one's fate to others is unacceptable for those who are accustomed to freedom. Not to mention Dong Fang, even Calamus, if she has the opportunity to become a civilian, she will do her best to fight for it.

And why Dong Fang agreed to sign this deed of sale, Xia Jin can guess a few points if he thinks about it.

Dong Yan went out to investigate his father's case last time and found out some clues. The man who bought the silk didn't seem to be dead, and someone had seen him. However, after that incident, his wife said that she was depressed and sold her family's house and land, and moved to where she and her children were.

Dong Yan wanted to investigate, firstly, he sold himself to Xia Jin, he didn't have so much time for himself, and at the same time, he didn't have the money to track it down for a long time outside, and secondly, the world was so big, it was really not easy to find someone, so he had to go back to Linjiang City.

Dong Yan is a smart and sober-minded person, and he knows that he can rely on his own strength. Even if something is found, it will be difficult to overturn the case. And if Xia Jin helped him, it would be different. She cured Luo Qian's illness. This is known to all the people of the city. As long as she asks Luo Qian to intercede in front of Luo Tuiguan, as long as there is evidence, it will be easy for the Dong family to overturn the case.

In addition, now that Dong Yan knows that the "Young Master Xia" who saved him at the beginning and now opened a store is a woman, Dong Fang follows her, what else is he worried about? What's more, this deed of sale is only signed for three years, which does not affect Dong Fang's marriage at all. And staying in the Xia family like this is justified. Don't worry about gossiping anymore.

"These days, you teach Dong Fang some rules at home." Xia Jin confessed to the calamus.

"Yes." Calamus answered. Then he asked, "Would you like to give her a name?" ”

became a subordinate, even if he had a name and surname before selling, after signing the deed of sale. The main family will also give another name. The maids of the Xia family are all named after the names of medicines, calamus, mint, poria, and dogwood, which are the names of the four maids in Qingzhi Pavilion.

Xia Jin thought for a while and said, "Then let's call it Cistanche, you go and tell her the name in a while, and by the way, talk to the mint people, and then divide some small things for her." ”

"Yes." Calamus agreed, seeing that it was okay. So he retreated and went to the courtyard over there to find Dong Fang.

Dong Fang went back to the room and shed tears for a while, and sat silently for a while. Then she heard the iris calling her outside, and she hurriedly wiped her face and let the iris into the house.

Calamus is a child of the family, so naturally he can't understand Dong Fang's mood. At this time, seeing Dong Fang's eyes red, it was obvious that he had just cried, and he was suddenly unhappy in his heart. said lightly: "The girl just gave you a name, called Cistanche." You remember. Also, the girl's side brings tea and water, and you can't do it if you want to. It just so happens that the weather is warm, and the shoes and socks that the girl wears in the summer are not ready, so if you are good at needlework, I will share it with you. ”

As he spoke, he put the cloth needle and thread in his arms on Dong Fang's bed, and turned around to go out.

"Sister Calamus, please stay." Dong Fang saw that Calamus was unhappy, and immediately became anxious, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab her arm.

She has now signed the deed of sale, and her status is different from that of the morning. In the morning, she was still a guest of the Xia family, and it was nothing to throw some face at the calamus. But now, like calamus, she has become a subordinate of the Xia family. offended Calamus, and her life in Qingzhi Pavilion was not easy.

Holding Calamus, she said earnestly: "Sister Calamus, I just signed the deed of sale, so I'm not in a good mood." I think you understand this, right? From a young lady who is served by others to someone who serves others, as long as you think about it, I will ......" At this point, she choked up, her eyes filled with tears.

"Are you the eldest lady?" Calamus shook off her hand, turned around and asked, "When my girl met you, didn't you almost lose your food?" In order to treat your brother's illness, you also ran to steal money, were chased and beaten, and became a thief. If it weren't for my girl to save you, you would have been sent to the yamen. Your brother's life seems to have been saved by my girl, right? Why is it that after two days of full meals, I remember my identity as the eldest lady? Why don't you want to think about who you are as a little beggar and thief? Crying and wiping tears here, as if I have been wronged by the sky, what is going on? If you don't want to, let's go, go and talk to the girl now, and tear up the deed of sale. Don't worry, my girl won't hold you back, the most important thing in our family is the next person. ”

As she spoke, she grabbed Dong Fang's wrist and was about to walk out.

"No, no, it's not." Dong Fang panicked.

Dong Yan has analyzed all the pros and cons with her. Signing the deed of sale is definitely more beneficial than disadvantageous for her. Just now, she was just sad about the change in her identity, and she just wanted to hide and lick her wounds, and she had no intention of repenting.

"I know that the girl has been very kind to me, and I am not unwilling, I am just a little sad......," she said, pulling her hand back vigorously, as she kept explaining.

Calamus was angry, and she couldn't see her behavior, so she just wanted to beat it.

Seeing that Dong Fang was in a hurry to explain, she sighed, pulled Dong Fang back to the house and sat down, and said in a slow tone: "I know you are sad, and I can understand your feelings." But there are many people whose family backgrounds are up and down, such as Mama Gao in the wife's room, who was a young lady in the official eunuch family in Beijing when she was young, and later her family committed an accident and was sold as an official maid. She didn't always think about her former status like you. Sometimes she chatted with people and said that she was lucky to have such a good master with his wife. She had a cousin who was bought back as a concubine, and was killed by her mother in two or three years. She was pregnant when she died. In contrast, she felt that her life was much better. ”

Dong Fang listened and thought thoughtfully.

"So, people, don't always think about the past. Recognize the reality and look forward to everything. Compare what you encountered some time ago, and then think about the days after you met the girl, don't you feel lucky? If it weren't for the girl, where would your brother be? Where are you? ”

Dong Fang lowered his head and whispered, "It's not that I'm ungrateful, it's just that I don't want to be overly energetic all of a sudden." ”

"It's good to know how to be grateful." Calamus also knew that Dong Fang needed time to slowly adjust her mentality, so she didn't persuade much and stood up, "There are some things, I won't say much, just open your eyes and take a good look." We girls are not ordinary people. I feel like it's a blessing for me to be by her side. This kind of opportunity, others can't ask for it. You've got three years to stay here, and it's up to you how you want to do it. ”

As she spoke, she stopped looking at Dong Fang and walked out quickly.

Dong Fang sat there, looking stunned, and his body did not move for a long time.

In the next few days, Xia Jin has been busy with the affairs of Zhiwei Zhai. The business of this dim sum shop is really as prosperous as she imagined. Yesterday, Zhiwei Zhai was opened, but in the future, but only two or three hours, all the pastries made on the first day were sold short, and they had to close early, so that the people who came to buy pastries after hearing the news shouted "pity".

Ten kinds of delicious and novel pastries and snacks, novel publicity methods, and quite high-grade decoration style have caused a certain sensation in the small Linjiang City. Those who live in the eastern part of the city are rich and powerful; Although the people living here in the south of the city are not powerful, they are also rich people, plus the five-fold reward within three days, the price of dim sum is not expensive, after watching a group of neatly dressed children shouting, these people can't help but send people to buy some back and taste them.

After this taste, I can't stop it. The soft taste, sweet taste, and exquisite shape made the ladies and ladies in the deep house completely resistant, and they captured their hearts at once.

Therefore, after three days of discounts, the sales of Zhiwei Zhai did not decrease but increased. The two couples who were making dim sum were completely busy. Xia Jin had no choice, so he had to buy a few more people, and added some to each of the two courtyards.

At the beginning, the small courtyard that Lu Liang rented only made core secret things, such as cream, processed fairy grass rice, Cheng rice for making bowl cakes, and so on. Every evening, Lu Liang used a carriage to quietly pull these things to the small courtyard in the south of the city. In addition, from Dong Yan in the small courtyard in the south of the city, to the guys in the store, to the people who make pastries, the deed of sale is in her hands, and Xia Jin has made some competition mechanisms between these people to let them supervise each other. It can be said that Xia Jin has also done enough confidentiality precautions.

After half a month of busy work, all aspects of Zhiwei Zhai are running benignly, and the turnover has stabilized, so Xia Jin has to take time to start the site selection and decoration of the new store.

Xia Jin's business is booming, and the reputation of Xinglintang on Xia Zhengqian's side is getting louder and louder day by day. His medical skills are already good, plus he is humble and polite, and he is not such a calculating character, so people nearby are willing to see him if they have a headache and brain fever. If there is a medical consultation on weekdays, Xing Qingsheng will sit in the infirmary, the master and apprentice cooperate, there is no contradiction, and everyone does not trouble them in the face of Luo Tui, and the infirmary is opening extremely smoothly.

In the summer house, Xia Qi buried himself in reading, and the Shu housekeeper did not have to worry about money, and his life was very comfortable.

The only fly in the ointment is the old lady's end. Since the last time she pretended to be sick, she said that she was not feeling well for three days, and she wanted to send someone to Xinglin Hall and ask Xia Zhengqian to go over to see her. (To be continued)