Chapter Fifty-Eight: Dozens of Taels of Silver
The woman was struck by lightning, and she raised her head and glared at Liu Jian angrily with her bloodshot eyes.
Liu Jian calmly enjoyed the service of several girls around him, and there was no pity or forbearance in his eyes except for a little pity in his eyes.
The woman suddenly lunged forward, kneeling on the ground and walking in embarrassment, trying to get close to the young man who was seated, but was blocked by two guards.
"You can't do this, that's my daughter!
Her shout was a little sad, which made Liu Jian frown, turned his head to look at the window on the second floor, and saw that the big and small jade people had a slightly strange face, obviously a little dissatisfied with his approach.
But what about dissatisfaction? He has his considerations and insistence, and he knows who this woman is coming to, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have rejected it outright.
Waving his hand a little impatiently, the two nurses motioned to directly erect the woman, letting her scream miserably and struggle weakly, and with a cold face to carry her out of Fengmanlou.
"You can't do this! I'll die in Fengmanlou! That's my daughter! I beg you to give it back! Give me back my daughter!"
Liu Jian's handsome two sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, giving a color to Jin Duan, who was standing on the side, who rolled up his sleeves and went up to help, preparing to slap the woman until he couldn't speak.
Looking at the woman's miserable face and desperate gaze, Jin Duan couldn't do anything, so he could only reach out and try to cover her struggling mouth. After all, it's the first time I've done this, and I'm not very good at how the 'minions' behave.
Why do you feel more and more that you are becoming a complete villain?
Liu Jian sighed a little depressedly, sitting in the circle chair and holding the chair, but the woman who was fanning the wind on the side also sighed softly, with some sadness.
"Brother Chun, if you do this, will it damage our reputation of Fengmanlou. ”
Liu Jian shook his head and smiled at the girl he had served recently, this smile was a little ashamed and self-deprecating. "If I don't do that, I'm doing them a disservice. ”
This Chunfang girl frowned and pondered, it is good for people to come to find the original mother, how could they harm this little girl? Brother Chun is a little strong, who can compare to his father's love for women? Yes, Brother Chun has grown up in Qinglou since he was a child, and he is only twelve years old this year, but he is also thinking too much.
Liu Jian said: "Since you sold your daughter back then, why do you want to look for her back at this time?"
The woman finally cried out before being carried out of the courtyard, and it was so terrible that it was unbearable to look at it directly. Her hands clenched tightly, clutching dozens of taels of silver, that was her only hope. But some of this hope fell out, and no one picked it up when it fell to the ground.
"Zi'er...... Zi'er! Zi'er, where are you! My mother is here! My mother is coming to you!"
"Mother?" Shu Ge's body trembled by the window, his little face was full of astonishment, but his eyes were suddenly moist, and he stood by the window and shouted: "Mother!
Chen Yuanyuan lightly held Shu Ge's shoulder, but the latter took a few steps back, turned around and ran out the door.
"Let's take a look. ”
In fact, without her orders, the little girl on the side also ran out after Shu Ge. Yuan Yuan looked at the back of the young man sitting on the chair, and also sighed softly. Today, it seems to be somewhat helpless, and the sighs are always continuous.
How can you be so hard-hearted......
"Mother!" Shu Ge rushed out of the attic, and the two girls didn't have time to give way and were knocked out of the way by her, but they didn't have the heart to blame.
But after a few steps, a nurse stood aside and grabbed her, and let her kick and beat her. These nursing homes do this kind of errand, although there is a bit of 'aiding and abusive', but in order not to ruin their jobs, they have to act like this.
Several girls looked at Brother Chun, who was still calm, and there was more fear and grief in their eyes. How hard can his heart be? Naturally, he can't agree to redeem himself, but he also wants the mother and daughter to meet.
"Brother Chun!"
Shu Ge's cry finally made Liu Jian's face no longer indifferent, but a little helpless. He got up and took two steps forward, beckoned outside, and Jin Duan, who had been watching Liu Jian's actions, hurriedly beckoned the two guards to stop.
The girls around breathed a sigh of relief, even if they were used to seeing the heat and coldness of the world, they couldn't bear to see such a scene.
"Brother Chun. Shu Ge threw himself into Liu Jian's arms and cried.
Holding her back, the cry of the girl who could only reach her chest always upset him. Why is the world always so helpless, but his sigh contains a lot of chaotic thoughts. "If you see her, why should you see her? ”
Shu Ge's sadness in crying made Liu Jian upset. "She is my mother, Brother Chun, brother, didn't you promise Shu Ge to take Shu Ge to see her mother, you promised!"
"See, see, let your mother and daughter reunite and enjoy the joy of family!" Liu Jian patted her on the shoulder and shouted outside: "Bring her back!"
Jin Duan breathed a sigh of relief, he was not used to doing this kind of thing for the first time, and he and the two guards carried the woman into the small courtyard of Ningxiang Building. The girls around whispered one after another, thinking that this matter might take a turn for the better, just like those folk tales, there are always some happy endings.
The woman sat on the ground, Shu Ge threw herself into her arms, the mother and daughter cried together, and Liu Jian stood by and watched, and didn't say much.
After half a pillar of incense and a cup of tea, the woman was tired of crying with her daughter, and took Shu Ge to kneel down in front of Liu Jian, and stretched out two white fists that had already been clenched at Liu Jian. Unfolded, it's still those dozens of taels of silver.
"Well, if you want to take her away, I can't say anything more. Mother Luo!" Liu Jian shouted to the old mother who was wiping her tears in the corner, "Go to Mother Wang and get Shu Ge's deed of sale, don't tell her more." ”
"Hey, I see. Luo's mother answered, understood what Liu Jian's words meant, and walked quickly outside the hospital.
"Madame, get up first. Liu Jian stood with his hands in his hands, and the woman hurriedly stood up when she heard this, her hair was messy, her back was bent, and her original charm still seemed to be ten years old, and gradually glowed with new glory.
"Thank you, Childe, thank you, Brother Chun, thank you!"
"You don't have to thank me," Liu Jian was calm as usual from beginning to end, except for showing a little helplessness, but he was mostly smiling, and this calm was already cold.
"Shu Ge has been with me since he was sold here by you, but I grew up. She was by my side for four years and eight months, and I regarded her as my sister and never let her suffer the slightest grievance. ”
"Again, this time. ”
Liu Jian stretched out his left hand to Shu Ge, Shu Ge bit his lip lightly, but finally handed his little hand to him and was pulled behind him by him.
The woman was suddenly a little anxious, and this regain and loss made her nearly collapse. But Shu Ge just looked at her, the tears on her pink face had not dried, she was just an eight-year-old child.
"I'll just ask you two questions. ”
Liu Jian waved his hand at the woman, signaling her to be calm. "If you can answer me, not only will I not stop you from taking Shu Ge away, but I will also buy you a house and a field, and consider her a sworn brother and sister. ”
"Brother Chun, you ask, Brother Chun, you ask!"
The woman replied anxiously, but the girls around her were talking.
"Brother Chun, what's wrong? Suddenly he let go, and he was so attentive to this Shu Ge. ”
"Shu Ge is the same as Butterfly Dance, and he has been close to Brother Chun since he was a child. Butterfly Dance has just left, if Shu Ge is also redeemed, if it is me, I can't agree. ”
"I can't say that, she didn't bring silver taels, and she relied on her own death to redeem her daughter, how could Brother Chun let her be happy. ”
Liu Jian listened to the words of the girls around him, couldn't help but smile, and said to the woman: "Let me ask you, how did you get these taels of silver? Not to mention anything else, where does the silver taels used for burial come from?"
The woman's face turned pale, she looked at Liu Jian with a slight tremble, and her body unconsciously staggered back two steps. His lips trembled, but two lines of tears remained. "I sold the house, and I just scraped together enough for my deceased husband to bury a few hundred wen, these silver taels ......"
A few hundred wen is not even enough for a tael of silver.
Don't look at the high rollers in Fengmanlou are ten taels or one hundred taels of rewards, this is the largest green building in Yuecheng, a place for wealthy businessmen and officials in Yuecheng to find pleasure, how can ordinary people afford it.
The annual tax silver of the imperial court in the state treasury is only nearly 10 million taels, which is still a peaceful and prosperous era and a high degree of gold and silver. The common people said that silver can only be judged in terms of a few coins, ten dollars and one tael, and one hundred cents.
If there is an income of three or five taels of silver every year, it is a solid family, and what this woman holds in her hands is a huge amount of money for ordinary people.
Liu Jian shook his head, and Shu Ge behind him pulled his left hand tightly, making the wound in his palm ach faintly. He added, "If you don't say it, I can guess some." There are many hidden diseases in your body, and I have not stayed in this Fengmanlou for so many years, and there are some things that I can still see. ”
What do you see?
The two old mothers at the gate of the courtyard carefully looked at the lady's waist when they heard this, and when they saw the neck, they suddenly made a sudden realization, as if they had just discovered something new, and pointed to the woman and whispered.
The surrounding girls gradually heard the old mother's words, and looked at the woman with some astonishment, and after a while, the whole courtyard became a little chaotic.
The words around her fell on her ears, and the disdainful gaze hit her, and the woman's face was as dead as ashes, and her eyes were full of fear when she looked up at Shu Ge.
"Second question. Liu Jian said to himself, making the courtyard quiet, "What do you want to rely on to support Shu Ge when you take Shu Ge away? Or do you rely on this business to make a living, so that Shu Ge will suffer disasters again when he grows up?" What have you done in the past few years...... Hmph, it's better to stay in my Fengmanlou. ”
The woman sat on the ground with a pale face, her eyes were empty, but she was drained of all her strength by Liu Jian's words.
Liu Jian shook his head and hugged Shu Ge's trembling body to his side, but his helplessness at this time was to blame himself for not being ruthless enough.
Never let yourself say this...... Liu Jian also knew in his heart that he still didn't want to be that wicked person after all. Shu Ge's mind has matured, how can he not know what prostitution is and what is low and low. These words will definitely hurt her, but they can only be remedied slowly in the future.
Prostitutes are all women with a little red lips, and some girls are young. He was a prostitute in his old age, scolded all his life, and after his death, he could only abandon his body in a mass grave outside the city.
Liu Jian squatted beside Shu Ge and reached out to dry her tears.
"She is your mother, and she has done all this for you. Anyone can hate her and scold her, but you can't. ”
"Mother...... Mother!"
Shu Ge pounced on the woman again and hugged her, but the woman sat upright and didn't hold her. After a while, she suddenly pushed Shu Ge away in front of her, and finally couldn't help crying out loud.
The surrounding girls also wiped their tears again, if Butterfly Dance left was a relief and envy for the family reunion, then what should I say at this time?
"No, I'm not your mother, I'm not, I'm not...... You're not my Zi'er, don't recognize me!"
Liu Jian turned around and stopped looking at the mother and daughter, and saw Chen Yuanyuan who was sighing to himself upstairs, and raised his head and took a light breath.
"It is the hardest to accept the grace of the beauty, and the hardest to repay the kindness of the mother. ”
Liu Jian stretched out his hand to take a piece of paper handed by Luo's mother, and slowly tore it into confetti, "From now on, Shu Ge is my sister I recognize." If you want to, madam, do a chore in the backyard, and get five cents a month. ”
"Alright, let's all disperse, let the front yard prepare to open the door to pick up customers. ”
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