Chapter 156 Tian Yang

The weather is getting cooler and the ground is covered with dead leaves.

Yuxi was tired from reading, and when she walked into the yard, a leaf fell down. Yuxi reached out to catch the withered yellow leaves, and said softly: "Another year has passed." It's the end of October, and in two more months, this year will be gone.

Just as he was feeling emotional, he heard a burst of crying outside. The place where Yuxi lives is not far from the farmers on the village. This is also for safety reasons. It is too remote, and if something happens, she will not be able to find someone, so occasionally she will hear the cry of a child. The first time Yuxi heard the crying, she asked specifically, knowing that it was the child who was being mischievous and being beaten by her parents. At that time, she thought it was very new, but after listening to it a lot, she got used to it. But the crying heard this time was different from the past, the crying was particularly miserable, and she kept calling her brother, which made Yuxi feel very uncomfortable.

Yu Xi called Han Ji and said, "Go and see what's going on outside?"

Not long after, Zisu came back with red eye circles and an ugly expression on her face. You can tell it's wrong just by looking at it.

Yuxi asked: "What's the matter with that child?" She cried so miserably, and kept calling her brother, which didn't sound right.

The matter is not complicated, the child's father and stepmother will give her to someone else as a child bride. She was startled and frightened, so she cried out for help, hoping that her brother would come to save her. Zisu said: "Girl, that child is so pitiful. How about we help her!" It was the first time Zisu saw such a poor child. Seeing that Yuxi was unmoved, Zisu said: "Girl, you didn't see, that child is really pitiful."

Yuxi nodded and said, "Bring her in."

Soon, Zisu led the person in. Looking at the little girl kneeling on the ground, the expression on Yu Xi's face also changed again and again. The little girl was dressed in clothes similar to those of a beggar, her complexion was sallow, and there was probably no flesh in her whole body, only a handful of bones.

Yuxi looked at Guanshi Chen's daughter-in-law who came in with the little girl, and asked, "You said her parents want to give her to someone else's family as a child bride?" With this appearance, who would want it? Looking at it, I was worried that I would not be able to support myself.

After listening to Yuxi's words, Chen Guanshi's wife explained: "Girl, don't think she is thin, she is not very old, but she can do laundry, cooking, raising pigs and chickens and other household tasks."

Yuxi looked at such a small child, who had to wash, cook and do a lot of housework, which showed how harshly he was treated at home. Yuxi was silent for a while, and asked: "Is it a free gift? Or do you have to collect money?"

Chen Guanshi's family had inquired about the matter clearly before he came, and said: "Her father asked for a hundred catties of grain from someone else's house. This year's market is good, and someone can get a hundred catties of grain. Bringing it home, not only can By helping with the work, you can also save a lot of gift money."

Yu Xi understood it, and it was better to sell it than to give it away. It's just that the child was too poor-grown to be used as a child, so he was sold to someone as a child bride. But is it easy to be a child bride? Yuxi had seen a child bride-in-law when she was in Zhuangzi before, she was really pitiful. She sleeps later than the dog, wakes up earlier than the chicken, and works tirelessly from morning to night. Not only does she not have enough food and clothing, but she is also beaten and scolded by the family members every day.

Han Ji came in and said, "Girl, this little girl's elder brother is here, just outside. Girl, look..."

Yu Xi came back to her senses, and said expressionlessly: "Let him in!"

Han Ji also led a child in. Yu Xi looked up, and saw that the child was about six or seven years old, as skinny as the little girl kneeling on the ground. Also, it's already October, and I'm only wearing a piece of patched clothes, and my feet are barefoot.

Seeing the person coming, the little girl changed her silence just now, crawled over and cried, "Brother, brother, you are finally here, I almost lost sight of you."

The boy hugged his sister,

Said: "Thank you girl for saving my sister."

Yuxi nodded secretly in her heart, she articulated clearly, and she didn't panic when she saw them, which is not bad: "I can save it for a while, but I can't save it forever."

The young man gritted his teeth, knelt on the ground with his sister in his arms, lowered his head and said, "I beg the girl to buy our siblings and give us a way to survive." Since the poisonous woman had made up her mind to send Chrysanthemum away, it didn't work out next time. Will send it away. Next time, maybe not so lucky.

Yuxi smiled and asked: "It's no problem for me to buy you, but what can you do for me?"

The boy said in a low voice: "I have been in school for a year, and I can read a few words." This is the only thing he can do.

The little girl put her arms around the young man's neck and said to Yuxi, "Boss, please buy me and my brother! I can wash clothes, cook, feed pigs and chickens, and my brother can go to the mountains to pick mushrooms, hunt pheasants, rabbits, etc. Prey. Boss, we can do anything, and we don’t eat much, please buy our brother and sister!” If the Boss buys their siblings, they won’t have to separate them in the future.

Yu Xi looked at the little girl, who had a timid face, and her right hand tightly grasped the boy's clothes. Yuxi asked: "I sent you away just now, why didn't you agree?

The little girl just grabbed the boy and said: "If you are sent away, you will never see your brother again." No matter how hard it is, with her brother around, she will not be afraid.

Looking at the pair of siblings who are dependent on each other, Yuxi feels a little envious in her heart, no matter how difficult the life is, there is still someone she can care about and rely on. But she has been fighting alone. Yu Xi calmed down, and said: "Think it over? You have to be clear, once you sign the contract of sale, there is no room for repentance." After signing the contract of sale, you have changed from a good citizen to a slave.

Han Ji wanted to roll his eyes, the girl's words were really unnecessary, how many people in Zhuangzi wanted to sell their daughters! It's just that he rejected them all, and this kid was also lucky to meet him. After entering the Duke's Mansion, not to mention other things, at least food and clothing are not worrying about.

The young man nodded and said, "I don't regret it." It's better to be a person now than to starve to death and separate brothers and sisters.

Yuxi nodded slightly, looked at Han Ji on the side and said, "You can do this!" To buy them, they have to sign a deed of sale with their parents.

The boy said: "Master, let me go with you!"

Yuxi thought it was going to make a deal, so she didn't refuse, and said to Han Ji: "Go and go with their brothers and sisters!" Such a father, don't mind.

In less than half an hour, Han Ji came back. After handing over the two body deeds to Yuxi, he said, "Girl, that kid is a talent."

Yuxi asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Han Ji smiled and said: "The girl doesn't know, his stepmother knew we wanted to buy someone, so she dared to ask for thirty taels. That kid is worth some money, and no one wanted the little girl to give it away for free. I didn't say anything at that time." Speaking, the boy said that their brother and sister were only worth eight taels of silver. The look on his stepmother’s face at that time was amazing. In the end, I only paid eight taels.” In fact, even if the boy didn’t say anything, he would at most Just pay ten taels of silver.

It's true that the girl is generous, but she can't be bullied by others. If he provoked him, he would drive the family out of Zhuangzi and see what they would do for a living. I really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.

Thinking about herself, Yuxi felt a little heavy, and said, "I remember that buying a servant in the capital costs about twelve taels, and buying a maid is about seven or eight taels. The two together should be worth twenty taels. You will buy the other Give the child twelve taels of silver and let him handle it himself."

Han Ji widened his eyes and asked, "Girl, you..." Seeing Yu Xi looking at him expressionlessly, Han Ji quickly said, "Success, I'll give him the money later."

Yuxi did not explain the reason for doing so, but turned around and entered the study. If this young man is really talented, then it will be a good help for her in the future. It's not that the people in the mansion cannot be used, but they are separated by a floor, and they will lose the chain at critical moments. For example, Kufu, although she looked the same as before, Yuxi knew very well that Kufu's thoughts were floating. Even now, the eldest aunt and elder brother still take care of her, otherwise Kufu would definitely not stay.

In the evening, Han Ji came over and said to Yuxi: "Girl, I gave the other twelve taels of silver to that boy. The boy took the money and went back to the village to pay off the debt." To return the favor, the brother and sister had a very hard time before, and they didn't squat down after eating the last meal. Kind-hearted people in the village will help one or two, otherwise the brother and sister would have starved to death long ago. Tian Yang, now it's time to repay the kindness of these people.

Yu Xi admired Tian Yang's move very much, and said: "It's very good to have a clear distinction between grievances and grievances." Leaving aside the ability, this is very much to Yu Xi's appetite.

Han Ji also thought it was very good.

Yuxi remembered a question she forgot to ask yesterday: "Tian Yang can read, so his family background should be not bad. We can all see that this is a smart child. No matter how vicious his stepmother is, he is also the eldest son in the family. How can his father let him go?" It is true that there is a stepmother and there is a stepfather, but for the eldest son who can support the family, it is somewhat different.

How could Han Ji not know what Yu Xi was thinking: "Girl, Tian Yang's family is not bad, but his father married a widow with a wrist, and the widow was beautiful, and she gave birth to a son at the end of last year, and she has a man in her palm , there is no room for their brothers and sisters at home. They have to rely on the help of the people in the village, otherwise the brothers and sisters would have starved to death."

Yuxi said in a low voice: "Motherless children are all grass." Yuxi wondered why there are so many stepmothers!

After hearing this, Han Ji lowered his head and remained silent. The fourth girl also had a biological mother who died young, her stepmother wouldn't allow her, and her own father hated her, otherwise she wouldn't have been kicked out of the mansion. This situation is somewhat similar to the two children. The only difference is that the girl is taken care of by the eldest wife and the son, and no one dares to bully her.

Yu Xi did not keep the siblings by her side, but sent them back to the Duke's Mansion the next day to learn the rules. Whether it can be used or not depends on observation.

Han Ji came in and said: "Girl, that kid said he would kowtow to the girl before leaving." The girl has a good eye this time, and this kid will be a talent if he is trained well.

The boy walked in with his sister in his arms, and kowtowed three times to Yuxi. It's too hypocritical to say thank you, after all, their brother and sister have already sold themselves to the boss, and even their lives belong to the boss. Kowtowing these three heads is to express his gratitude. The reason why Tian Yang sold himself as a slave was also because he knew that his master was a generous and kind-hearted person. If they sell their bodies, the brother and sister will have a way to survive, and they don't need to be separated, the result is as he thought.

Yu Xi did not answer this sentence, but asked: "Tian Yang, when you arrive at the Duke's Mansion, learn the rules well. For the rest, wait until you learn the rules." Yu Xi has to see what the young man is good at, and then focus on training . The people cultivated by oneself are easier to use than the people in the mansion. (to be continued)