The palace, a chic courtyard.

After Wang Xue put Xiao Tuanzi to sleep, she called Zhao Xi and Qing'er outside.

After taking a seat, Qing'er poured a cup of tea for Wang Xue.

Picking up the teacup, Wang Xue said: "You will be my maid in the future, so the name Zhao Xi can no longer be used here for me." ”

"Please give the county lord a name." Zhao Xi hurriedly knelt on his knees and said loudly.

Wang Xue didn't rush to help her up, but thought about it and said, "Then I'll call you Xi'er in the future, how about it?" ”

"Thank you for the name, Xi'er likes the name."

Wang Xue nodded, bent down to help her up, and then said: "After dealing with your family's affairs later, I will ask Qing'er to take you to the official family to sign a deed of sale, and you will be the county lord's person in the future." ”

After a pause, she continued: "Since you are my maid, then I can manage your family affairs properly, so are you mentally prepared for what I am going to do next?" ”

Xi'er bit her lip and nodded heavily.

"Now that you've got it figured out, let's go."

Wang Xue is not the kind of person who inks, since she decided to do it, she will do it.

With a few subordinates, he got into a carriage and came to the northernmost part of East Street.

As far as the eye can see, there is a dilapidated brick house.

The house is not big, and the door has not been repaired all year round, resulting in the patent leather falling off, which is even more desolate.

got out of the carriage and came to the door, Wang Xue motioned for Xi'er to knock on the door.

Xi'er bit her lip and walked to the door and knocked on it.

"Who!" Soon, a woman's impatient voice came from the room.

"Mother, it's me." Xi'er whispered.

As the sound of shuffling footsteps came from far and near, the door was forcefully opened.

A middle-aged woman dressed in plain coarse cloth appeared at the door.

I saw that her hair was messy, her eyes were sleepy, and there was liquid at the corner of her mouth that had not been wiped dry.

"Stinky girl! You know it's back! Your dad and I have been looking for you for a long time and haven't found you! You said! Where did you die! So saying, the woman raised her hand and struck at Xi'er's body.

Xi'er just stood there motionless, letting the woman beat and scold.

"County Lord, do we want to..."Qing'er, who was not far away, couldn't stand it anymore, so he couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Wang Xue didn't say a word, just looked at it coldly.

Estimating that she was tired, the woman stopped, then took a few breaths, then stretched out her hand again, nodded Xi'er's head, and scolded: "Dead girl, let me tell you, if you dare to run again, I will ask your father to break your legs, anyway, people want you to marry just Chongxi!" It doesn't hurt to be lame or not. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xue, who was not far away, couldn't help frowning, but he still had no intention of making a move.

Because of this matter, she hopes that Xi'er will take the initiative to speak up by herself, and she will only come forward when she has to come forward.

"Mother! I'm not married! Xi'er bit her lip and finally whispered her thoughts for a long time.

The woman was stunned for a moment, and then scolded angrily: "What did you say? You say it again, try it! ”

"Mother! I said, I won't marry that dead man! I don't want to be a widow for the rest of my life! I don't want it! I don't want it! ”

Syllable!

The woman was furious, raised her hand and slapped Xi'er's face.

The voice was very loud, and it directly swollen the left half of Xi'er's face.

Xi'er had tears in her eyes, but she was still staring at the woman stubbornly, gritting her teeth and saying, "Mother! You can't force me to marry a dead man! Do you want to see your daughter die? ”

"Dead? Do you still want to die? Dead girl, if you don't get married, then you are forcing your father and mother to die! Do you know that your father has already received a dowry of one hundred taels of silver, if you don't get married, then you will wait to collect the body of your father! ”

Xi'er's body trembled, and hurriedly said, "Then return it to them!" ”

"Also? Hum! What else is there! This money has already been gambled by your gambler father! What do you want our family to take? Yes? ”

As she spoke, the woman grabbed Xi'er's arms again and said excitedly, "Mother's good daughter, do you know? As long as you are willing to marry, they will give our family another 500 taels of silver, which is 500 taels! Our family hasn't been able to make such money for decades! And at that time, our family can buy a small shop in the city, and then do some small business, and your brother will be able to have money to go to school and marry a daughter-in-law!" ”

Speaking of this, the woman grabbed Xi'er's arms even more excitedly, and said in a trembling voice: "So Xi'er, for your father and mother, for your poor brother, you will marry!" And maybe after you get married, his illness will be cured? And my mother heard that the kid was a good boy before he got sick, and you will definitely not suffer if you marry! Yes? Mother's good daughter, you should think that for our family to live a better life in the future, you will marry! ”

The woman's words blinded Xi'er's whole person.

It made Wang Xue's brows furrow even tighter when she heard it.

What kind of bullshit is this, what does it mean that you have to sacrifice yourself for your family?

What bullshit logic is this!

What a fucking fart!

Wang Xue stared at Xi'er's back, she just wanted to know how Xi'er would choose at this moment.

If she was told to be moved and chose to agree, then she would not make a move, she would turn around and leave.

If she said nothing, then Wang Xue would never let her jump into the fire pit.

Whether it is fall or redemption, it depends only on herself.

Fortunately, Xi'er didn't disappoint her.

After a short period of stunned, Xi'er broke free of the woman's hands with red eyes, and she also said in a trembling voice: "Mother! The daughter doesn't want to marry a dead man, the daughter has already inquired, the son of that family has an incurable disease, he will definitely die, and the daughter is destined to be a widow if she marries, so the daughter..."

"So what! Girl, let me tell you this, whether you agree to this marriage or not, your son is married! ”

Just as Xi'er was finishing her words, a man's cold voice suddenly came to everyone's ears from not far from the street.

Including Wang Xue, several people turned their heads to look at each other.

I saw more than a dozen people walking towards them, the first one was a middle-aged man in brocade clothes with a big belly, and he was the one who spoke.

And beside him, there was also a middle-aged man in a coarse cloth shirt, who was bending over at this time, carefully following the man.

Behind them, there were more than a dozen subordinates dressed as family members.

When the man passed by Wang Xue and the others, he glanced at Wang Xue a few times, but he didn't care, but led everyone straight to the mother and daughter.

"Daughter! What Master Sun means is what Dad means, how good this family business is, what are you not satisfied with, listen to Daddy's words, get married, when you come to the Sun family, how can you be a young grandmother, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, such a good thing is not begged by others. After speaking, the man smiled flatteringly at the man who was called Master Sun.

Sun Desheng nodded with satisfaction and was about to speak, but a woman's disdainful voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Is it good to marry a dead man? I can't ask for it, I bah, it's not uncommon for Miss Ben to give her land as fertilizer for nothing. ”