Chapter 5: Selling Yourself into Slavery

"As for the Tang family, A-Niang still don't think about it. If I marry someone else's family, how can I take care of my mother's family? And usually chatting with Aunt Tang, people can expect to marry a daughter-in-law to take care of the family, what will you do with your brother when the time comes? Even if the Tang family's uncles and aunts have good hearts, don't you know what is going on in their family? ”

In her previous life, the Tang family and her husband hated how much she didn't have a rich and powerful mother's family, and she still remembers it clearly.

Lin was silent for a while, "I'm just afraid that you will be wronged, be a maid to others, and scold people every day, what's the point." ”

"Since it is the personal maid of the official eunuch's young lady, people also have to take care of face, where can you go to follow the young lady in the play?"

"Sister, don't go, let's not separate, okay?"

Lin Yingsleeve stood up, walked to Lin and Lin Xiaofeng's side, touched Lin Xiaofeng's head, and said softly: "If you want A-Niang and your sister to have a good life, just study hard, and when you meet in high school, it's time to meet." ”

Lin Xiaofeng didn't know if he really understood, and nodded cautiously.

Lin hugged Lin Yingsleeve and cried loudly, "Son, A-Niang can't bear you." ”

The family hugged their heads and cried until late at night, and sent Lin Xiucai out of the funeral early the next morning, and the second uncle Lin and his wife also came to see Lin Xiucai on his last journey, and returned home, in front of the Lin family, Lin Yingsleeve knelt down for the second uncle and his wife.

"Last night, Ah Niang told me that the second uncle was kind, and the younger generation didn't dare to refuse, but after I left, there was no one to take care of me at home. My father is already the one who went, and when he offended the second uncle, I am here to accompany you for my father, and the second uncle does not look at it, but for the sake of the Lin family, he takes special care of my aunt and brothers. ”

This was said sincerely, Second Uncle Lin couldn't help but burst into tears, but the corners of Lin Erniang's mouth twitched, and the handkerchief wiped the sweat, "It's natural to take care of it, and you don't need to say it as a child, I have a house in the west of the city, and I will give it to your mother and son for the time being, although there are only three houses, it is ten times better than you here, and the people who live there are more decent than here." It will be easy for my sister-in-law to find a job in the future, as for Xiaofeng, there is an old Xiucai who will teach again by relying on Yongfu Temple, and more than 20 students will make up 20 taels of silver a year and send them to school, which is as good as here. ”

"With the aunt's words, Yingsleeve will rest assured, in the end, the aunt is good-hearted, willing to carry it like this, if Yingsleeve is out of breath in the future, he will not forget the great kindness of his aunt and uncle."

Lin Erniang and Lin said a few words of gossip, seeing that it was hot, the two of them didn't stay here for long, and after a long while, Uncle Lin's house came to four or five people and a car.

The family followed, the house was very spacious, the guy in it was complete, the inside was a bedroom, a small kitchen next to it, and the middle was used as a living room.

Seeing that the house was so spacious and the kitchen didn't have to be crowded with others, Lin was happy and sad at the same time.

Later, Second Uncle Lin sent someone to pick up people, and sent a lot of old clothes for the Lin family to wear, although the old ones were ten times better than the Lin family's usual ones.

With the winter clothes, the Lin family took the money to buy some food, and the remaining silver was ready to send Lin Xiaofeng to school. Later, someone from Second Uncle Lin's family came to pick up Lin Yingsleeve and said that he was coming to see each other tomorrow.

The family couldn't help crying again, Lin Yingsleeve only brought the jade pendant given by Engong, and didn't bring the rest. She got into the carriage and followed, and there was a set of clothes on the carriage, and asked her to change into it, so that she would not be embarrassed by entering the door.

The hall is brightly lit, with Uncle Lin and his wife sitting at the top, and cousin Lin Yunyu sitting at the bottom. is obviously two years younger than Lin Yingsleeve, half a child taller than Lin Yingsleeve, and is seven or eight points similar to the second aunt, and she looks like a fairy daughter.

She saw that Lin Yingsleeve didn't speak, but looked up and down, shouting affectionately, "Sister is here." But he didn't even look at Lin Yingsleeve.

Lin Yingsleeve didn't care about this, and gave the second uncle and aunt a blessing first, "The second uncle and the second aunt know my character, and I always say whatever I have, I don't know how much silver the eunuch gave the second uncle, but only a little, enough for my aunt and sister to live, the house aunt said that it was borrowed, and I had to move out and buy another house to live in, and I won't say much about the rest." If it doesn't work, what happens to me in that family will be counted on the second uncle. ”

She said that the second uncle pinched his fingers and counted a sum of money, pawning two or three houses is only ten or three taels of silver, and the two of them bought some clothes for two or three taels of silver, plus expenses, studying, etc., and sixty-seven taels of silver is enough.

Second Uncle Lin and Second Aunt glanced at each other, and Second Aunt snorted coldly, "You can listen carefully, in our business, it costs only one or twenty taels of silver to buy a big girl, but it is no more than one hundred to sell it in the kiln." You are asking for a lot of money from me, is it true that I am wronged? ”

Second Uncle Lin was afraid that things would be yellow, so he hurriedly gave Lin Yunyu a look, Lin Yunyu understood, got up and walked to the second aunt's side, and laughed: "Auntie, Uncle is gone, Uncle Niang's family is really sad, although we are poor, we can't help much, give them a few more money, I'd rather wronged us, than treat their orphans and widows, right?" ”

Second Uncle Lin echoed, even if they added some more silver from that family, they would definitely not lose, and it was only fifty taels of silver to make two clothes for Lin Yingsleeve, and he also earned hundreds of taels of silver, enough, and it couldn't be too much, if this girl made trouble in that mansion, how many heads would he dare to offend such an official eunuch?

"That's it, that's it, your father and daughter are good people, am I a bad person?" The second aunt glanced at Lin Yingsleeve with disgust, and instructed the servant, "Take her out to wash and clean, and take your sister's clothes for her to put on today." I didn't let people see it, thinking that we got Hanako to come to the house, bad luck! ”

The servants took Lin Yingsleeve to the guest room, Lin Yingsleeve saw the dignity of the rich and noble, the house was like a snow cave, the bed was hung with light gauze curtains, the windows were pasted with snow-white window paper, although the furnishings in the house were not exquisite, compared to the house where the family was crowded together, it was simply a heaven and an underground.

After resting overnight, she changed Lin Yunyu's clothes the next day, and her mother-in-law led her to the room, saying that the person who looked at her came over and asked her not to talk nonsense.

When I got to the door of the main hall, I saw the second aunt talking with a middle-aged woman who was dressed decently, and the second aunt was talking with twelve points of caution, presumably the housekeeper of the eunuch's house.

"Why don't you come in!"