Beloved Concubine

Chapter 73

When the little girl heard that her mother was about to be sold, she hugged the old woman's thigh and cried, begging:
"Grandma, don't betray my mother! Let them find my father."

"Your father is dead!"

The old woman was angry and furious, and grabbed the little girl's hair and pulled it violently a few times.

The shopkeeper and Xiaoshitou wanted to stop it, but grandma taught her granddaughter that it was not easy for outsiders to intervene.

——In this society, even if parents beat their children to death, it is still their family's business.

Little Stone walked into the inn.The old woman and the little girl wanted to follow in, but were stopped by the shopkeeper.

The Xinglong Inn is a relatively good inn in the county, and ragged people like old women and little girls are not allowed to enter.

Although the old woman was cruel to her granddaughter, this is the county seat, and they came from the village on the mountain, so they dare not make trouble here.Seeing that the other party was not interested in buying, he dragged his granddaughter back.

Xiao Shitou came to Fang Yu's room and knocked on the door.

"Brother Fang, the clothes are back."

In the room, Fang Yu was hugging Chen Xiao to comfort him.With such a handsome man, Chen Xiao couldn't stand it.She felt that there were multiple personalities in Fang Yu's body, some were mature and stable, some were naive and clingy, and some were evil and domineering.Of course, it's mainly because he has Zhang Junmei's face, otherwise Chen Xiao wouldn't accept it.

Hearing the knock on the door, Chen Xiao pushed Fang Yu away, got up and straightened his clothes.

Fang Yu was a little disappointed, and she almost touched it.But even if he touches it, he can't do anything. This is an inn, so he still has some cleanliness.

Chen Xiao went to open the door.

"Sister." Xiao Shitou was not surprised that Sister Chen was in Brother Fang's room.Before leaving, she was helping Brother Fang clean up the wound.It's just that the cleaning time is too long.

"Brother Fang, the clothes are back."

He put the clothes beside the bed, and said:

"I just met two people from Mutang Village at the entrance of the inn."

Little Stone told the story of the little girl's house.

"Sister, why don't you buy their mother and daughter! Her mother only needs 40 taels of silver, and she can do the work. In the future, we will also need manpower in the restaurant. And there is no need to pay her." Xiao Shitou added.

Chen Xiao was puzzled: "She can earn 40 taels of silver by helping others, why would her mother-in-law sell her?"

Xiao Shitou curled his lips: "Sister, do you think that every store is like us, paying the staff such high wages!"

"Ruyi Building and Sheng'an, don't they also pay wages in the same way?" Chen Xiao said.

"Sister, do you know how difficult it is to get into Ruyilou and Sheng'an as a buddy! Old people are not accepted, those who are too young are not accepted, those who are not smart enough are not accepted, and those who are not good-looking are not accepted, and they cannot read. Those who are too poor will not accept it, nor will they accept it.”

The corner of Chen Xiao's mouth twitched: "According to what you said, I paid you too much? Why don't you change it when you go back?"

"Don't!" Xiao Shitou smiled obsequiously: "People like me can enter the Sheng'an of Ruyi Building."

"But your salary is too high." Chen Xiao teased him.

"You get what you pay for!" Xiao Shitou laughed, and then said seriously: "Sister, you may not know much about the people in the mountains. They earn very little a year. Don't say anything else, go to Chunhong's house. She Before I told you, I’m afraid I’ve never even seen the whole silver.” The so-called whole silver refers to silver ingots of twelve taels.

Chen Xiao remembered that the first time he stayed at Sister Pu's house, they couldn't even find a piece of silver.

Little Shitou said: "Actually, I'm a poor little girl. It's just that it's useless to buy a seven or eight-year-old girl, so... Sis, why don't you buy their mother and daughter?"

Chen Xiao frowned: "You can change the recruited buddy if it is not suitable. If the bought buddy is not suitable, should you sell it?"

Little Stone: "Sure, if it doesn't fit, sell it."

Chen Xiao shook his head disapprovingly.

Little Shitou said: "Why don't you lend me money, sister, and I'll buy it."

Chen Xiao looked at him strangely.

Little Shitou said: "Stupid people have the usefulness of stupid people, and smart people have the usefulness of smart people. Although I have never met her mother, it should be okay to let her do some rough work. The little girl is still young and can be taught. .”

Chen Xiao examined the little stone.Knowing how to buy someone at a young age?But think about it, his family used to be richer.If his family hadn't closed down, he would be a young master now.

"But where do you take them back to live?" Chen Xiao asked.

Fang Yu interjected, "If we live in the same room, we can free up a room."

Chen Xiao gave him a white look.

Fang Yu said: "We should also buy some people. The people we buy should be more loyal."

Little Shitou hurriedly said, "I'm also loyal!"

"I didn't mention you." Fang Yu said to Chen Xiao: "Saving people in danger is the easiest way to gain loyalty. Not to mention it's only a few dozen taels of silver."

Chen Xiao: "But she is not in danger!"

"The child is dead, the husband is dead, and the mother-in-law wants to sell her, is she still in danger?"

"But we haven't even met anyone. What if she isn't a nice person?"

"Then bring me to meet you."

Chen Xiao respects human rights, and she doesn't really want to buy people.Just want to recruit people.

She thought about it, and said to Xiaoshitou, "Go and have a look. If you think it's okay, buy it. It counts as your purchase."

Seeing that she agreed, Xiao Shitou smiled and said, "Okay. I'll go and have a look."

Xiaoshi went out and closed the door.

Fang Yu asked, "Why didn't we buy it ourselves?"

Chen Xiao shook his head thoughtfully, but said nothing.

She won't be here forever, maybe change places in a few years.Why buy some people?It will be time to arrange them.

After thinking about it, she looked at Fang Yu.asked:
"What will happen to you if I leave in the future?"

"Where are you going, where am I going, anyway, I will follow you."

In fact, Chen Xiao only wanted Fang Yu to go with her. As for the others, she was not the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who could save all living beings.

……

In the evening, Chen Xiao, Fang Yu, Cao Yong, and Xiao Shitou had dinner in the inn.

Xiao Shitou went to see it, and the woman who was to be sold was named Liu Qiao, she was okay, and she seemed to be doing her job.Her daughter is Zhang Zhaodi, seven years old.Her mother-in-law only wanted to sell her daughter-in-law, not her granddaughter.

After some persuasion, Xiao Shitou offered 60 taels of silver to buy the mother and daughter. If it was just Liu Qiao, he would not buy it.

The old woman was a little moved and said let her think about it.

Little Stone said, if you want to sell it, you can bring it to the inn tonight.They could be gone tomorrow.

Cao Yong teased Xiao Shitou: "You want to buy a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law."

Xiao Shitou slapped him: "What nonsense! How would I like such a small girl? I think they are pitiful."

The two laughed and laughed.Cao Yong is two years older than Xiao Shitou, and he feels that Xiao Shitou seems to be older than him.Xiao Shitou is only young, but his mind is very mature.

Several people were chatting while eating, and the innkeeper brought three people over.

"Master Fang, Master Feng is looking for you."

Fang Yu turned his head and saw County Captain Feng in uniform.

The two people who followed him, Fang Yu had seen in the yamen, were two official servants.But at this time they also took off their official uniforms and put on their usual clothes.

(End of this chapter)