Li Qiaoer still lives in the broken yard that leaks on all sides.

It was next door to the original Mu Tianming Broken Courtyard.

The weather was cold, and Li Qiaoer was chopping firewood in the courtyard. Due to the high price of charcoal, the price has risen to 800 yuan and 100 catties, and she can't afford it, so she can only chop wood to burn the kang for heating.

Seeing Mu Tianming coming, she happily stood up to greet her.

Because Mu Tianming greeted the Maying County Jail, she didn't have any grievances in just two days in prison, and even had a full stomach.

But now that she has been released, she is worried about her livelihood in the future, but when she saw ten catties of beef, she exclaimed again and asked, "Uncle, where did you get the money to buy meat?" ”

Mu Tianming still talked nonsense last time, saying that he had picked up golden beans in the fox hole in the mountains.

Regarding Li Qiaoer's arrangement, Mu Tianming also thought about it, that is, to hire him as a maid in his own house. But it's not a "maid", at most it's a "part-time job".

Li Qiao'er can needlework and make beautiful clothes, so she can do some chores in the yard, help Qiu Fu do chores in the kitchen, and make some clothes and needlework on weekdays.

If she hadn't been helped in this way, she might have frozen to death by starvation when the super cold wave hit two months later.

But the problem is that she is a sister-in-law, and she is asked to go to the house to be a "subordinate", but she doesn't want to go.

Mu Tianming said: "Sister-in-law, I will buy a small courtyard, and you will live in it first." Your yard is broken, the room is leaking wind and snow, and you can't bear the cold. ”

Li Qiaoer said: "Spring will start soon, the weather will be warm, there is no need to resist frost, and when I make money as a female celebrity, I will repair the roof." ”

Mu Tianming said: "This yard is in a low-lying area, it will accumulate water, and the repair cost is also a lot, so it is better to buy a new one." Wait for me to get one for you. ”

"My uncle got the golden beans, but he didn't have to buy his own real estate and land, marry a wife, and study, so he didn't have to spend money for his sister-in-law. Sister-in-law can support herself. Li Qiao'er said, "Wang Ganniang said that she wanted to introduce me to a new job, and I could earn 60 wen a day of needlework." ”

"I have a lot of gold beans, and I don't need much silver taels to buy a small courtyard...... You don't have to do the work on Wang Ganniang's side, wait for me to give you a few jobs. Mu Tianming said.

"No more talk. Sister-in-law doesn't want you to spend money, as long as you are good. ”

Li Qiao'er wrapped a big white meat bun on Mu Tianming's mouth, blocking his words.

It doesn't cost much to enter a small courtyard now, and now there is a war outside Qingshan City, and housing prices are falling again, so it is a good time to buy the bottom.

In the rich area in the south of the city, a one-entry courtyard house, 200 square meters, requires 100 taels of silver. And two into the yard, 600 square meters, need 300 taels.

Mu Tianming went to the tooth store to inquire, bought a two-entry yard, and spent 300 taels. This is the cloth merchant Liu Yong built for the outer room concubine to live, some time ago, the family went to Jiangnan, the yard was hung out and sold. The courtyard is fully equipped with mahogany furniture.

The 600-square-meter two-entry yard is a proper mansion for ordinary people.

When the deed and other formalities were completed, Mu Tianming went to bring Li Qiaoer here.

Li Qiaoer has never seen this, and when she heard that the house had been bought and let her live here, she cried excitedly on the spot.

"Uncle, I don't know how to thank you. It's just that I, a woman from a poor background, dare to live in such a big mansion alone. Li Qiaoer said.

The 600-square-meter two-entry courtyard is not big or small.

Mu Tianming let her live with peace of mind, and she didn't have to go to other people's homes to be a female celebrity in the future. For some needlework, Mu Tianming will find Li Qiao'er to do it, and give her some silver taels when he is finished.

"Don't leave at noon, I'll chop the beef you bought into thin dumplings for you to eat." Li Qiaoer said, "This is my sister-in-law's specialty." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Mu Tianming didn't leave, and helped scrub the furniture in this courtyard and clean it up.

……

Day 2.

Mu Tianming was eating at a southern-style restaurant, ordered a table of dishes, didn't finish it by himself, and was packing it back and bringing it to Qiu Fu and Shangguan Rou to eat.

A mother and daughter perform in a restaurant. Mother and daughter cried and cried, crying and singing.

Inquired, the mother and daughter came from Yunzhou, their father fell ill and died in the inn, owed the owner a debt, was collected by the owner, and was driven out of the inn, helplessly lived on the street, to the restaurant to sing.

The mother and daughter were unkempt and had not been groomed for many days.

But the two of them play, play and sing, but the timbre is tight and pleasant, and their speech is also polite and kind.

Mu Tianming walked out of the restaurant with the packaged food, but heard someone behind him calling lightly, "The official stays".

Looking back, it was the mother and daughter.

The woman stepped forward and said, "Official, my daughter is young but hard. Our family of three escaped from Yunzhou, all the way to this side by boat, encountered wind and waves on the way, my father and I accidentally fell into the water, this day is cold, the water is cold and biting, even if you are lucky to climb on the boat, it is also a serious illness. Her father died soon, and her old age was short. I was willing to sell the little girl to the officials, begged for a few dollars, and buried her father. ”

"There are so many people in the restaurant, why are you looking for me?" Mu Tianming asked.

The woman said: "I can't hide it, our ancestors have passed down the technique of looking at qi hexagrams, and I know one or two, but I see that the official's face is ruddy and vigorous, and it is the luck of the atmosphere." The little girl was sold to officials, and she was called to do so, just to have a backer in the future and not suffer from being exiled. I hope that the officials are pitiful, so let's buy it, just buy a kitten and a puppy. ”

Mu Tianming said: "Do you know how to tell hexagrams?" Okay, then I'll ask you a hexagram, and if you can figure it out, I'll buy you both. By the way, I will give you money to heal you. ”

"Official, please speak." Woman.

Mu Tianming said: "A murderer, he was beheaded a few days ago, but the corpse was missing, what is missing?" And where? ”

"I can't count the old body." The woman said, "The old body is good at calculating marriage. ”

"......" Mu Tianming turned his head and left.

The woman caught up and said: "The official occupies the double peach blossom every day, the heavenly stem is combined, the official takes the peach blossom, and the person meets the peach blossom lover, not only is he undefeated, but he becomes rich and strong because of it." ”

"Double peach blossoms? What do you mean? Mu Tianming turned around and asked.

"The official has two wives and concubines, but one of them is the official star peach blossom, which is of great benefit to the official." The woman said, "Is the old body accurate?" ”

At this moment, a group of soap-clothed servants with short knives at their waists passed by, and the leader shouted: "Shepherd Bo, don't come unharmed!" ”

Mu Tianming saw that it was Li Yuanhao, the prisoner of the six gates, and asked, "Where is Brother Li?" ”

"Go and investigate the case, and there is another murder." Li Yuanhao said, "Pastor, what are these two women doing?" ”

Mu Tianming said: "The restaurant sells songs, finds me, and asks me to buy it." ”

Li Yuanhao and the other six door servants surrounded the mother and daughter, interrogated them for a good time, and asked all the details before saying: "There is no problem with the identity, this little lady is Peugeot, you can buy it." ”

After speaking, Li Yuanhao leaned in and whispered, "Anyway, I also bought a little lady the day before yesterday, which is very good." But my tigress was too fierce to let the little lady live at home and drove her out. I'm looking for a small courtyard to settle her in. ”

"Afraid of my wife?" Mu Tianming looked at him.

Li Yuanhao cried and said: "I'm not afraid of her, I'm afraid of my father-in-law." The shepherd Bo Ke has money to spare, so lend me some first, I want to buy a small courtyard, and there is still a gap of sixty taels, and I will pay you back. ”

Mu Tianming took out two ingots of silver, the big one was fifty taels, and the small one was ten taels.

Li Yuanhao accepted it, hugged his fists and thanked him, and said: "Brother Mu is righteous, and the younger brother has no teeth and never forgets." In the future, if there is anything, the younger brother will come. When I settle my little lady, please come and have a drink. ”

Mu Tianming exchanged a few words with him.

Li Yuanhao left with a group of six door brothers.

Next to it, the mother and daughter still looked at each other.

Mu Tianming saw that their clothes were thin, but they were shivering in the biting cold, so he paid for it, and the two of them spent a total of twenty-five taels of silver. The small ones are twenty taels, and the large ones are five taels.

went to the government to register together, and the mother and daughter pressed their handprints on the deed of sale, and they will be Mu Tianming's people in the future, which is protected by the laws of the Dali Dynasty.

As for the return of the two, Mu Tianming did not collect it at home, but bought a street shop in the market and let the two live in it.

Because the woman said that she knew how to "make tofu", Mu Tianming bought a stone mill for making tofu, and let the two of them make tofu here and sell it, so that they could also support themselves.

"The lord is kind-hearted, and this shop will be the lord's industry in the future. Our mother and daughter take care of the business here, and the monthly profits will be handed over to you. You can come and eat tofu at your leisure. The old tofu is extremely tender. The woman said.

The little daughter also bowed and said, "Thank you lord for buying our mother and daughter, lord is kind, Xianglian can't repay it in her heart." The tofu made by the little girl is also tender. ”

Mu Tianming said: "This commercial street is prosperous, mixed with fish and dragons, three religions and nine streams. If someone comes to find fault, you will report the name of Li Yuanhao of the six doors. He'll cover here. ”

"Yes."

Mother and daughter bowed back together.

Mu Tianming left a few taels of silver and asked the woman to see Langzhong.

The mother and daughter thanked them again, knelt down and kowtowed.