Metaphysical Talisman Wife Fortune-telling Spirit: Orion eats chaff and I eat meat

Chapter 486 Xuantianmen buys a child
After a long silence, Sun Benyuan said: "Then let's go to Zhuangzi. How will you repay the debt, eldest sister?"

Sun Xueyao also said calmly: "I can only go to the Princess of the County and exchange all the clothing, jewelry and grain and oil stores in my hands to the Princess of the County, and beg her to lend us some money to repay our debts."

"As for what I owe to the princess, I will pay it back gradually through my work..."

"Of course, if you think there is still a chance, just give it a try. My abilities are limited and I can only do this."

After Sun Xueyao finished speaking, she turned around and left calmly.

Sun Yuanxu and Sun Benyuan looked at each other with shame on their faces: "..."

Mrs. Hu outside the door covered her mouth and watched her daughter leave the study and go to her yard, tears streaming down her face.

The next day, Sun Xueyao went to Xiao Luoyi and begged Xiao Luoyi to borrow money to repay the debt. She was willing to sell the Sun family's house and shop to Xiao Luoyi, and she would pay back the rest slowly.

Xiao Luoyi was not very interested in the house or shop, but he admired Sun Xueyao's sense of responsibility and responsibility and wanted to help her.

So she asked Sun Xueyao to find Chen Huaiyu.

Chen Huaiyu is economically savvy enough to know what assets can be used and what assets cannot be used.

Chen Huaiyu was very satisfied with Sun Xueyao's performance during these days, and immediately agreed to purchase the Sun family's shop and house at market prices.

After calculating and paying off the debt, the Sun family was left with a deficit of more than a thousand taels.

Chen Huaiyu was generous: "I will lend you this money, and I will deduct it from your future dividends."

Thank you Sun Xueyao!
At this point, her loyalty and gratitude to the Chen family have completely impressed her, and she has been working for the Chen family all her life, working conscientiously and never slacking off.

This is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.

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Xuantianmen has taken multiple measures, but it is still inevitable that some people will sell their sons and daughters.

Magistrate Xie was very embarrassed and came to see Taoist Priest Hongyuan and Xiao Luoyi: "Sect Master, Taoist Priest, there are so many people selling dolls, there is really nothing we can do about my Salesian Home..."

Many people sell their children not only to save money for their families, but also to get some money back home.

Some families want to use the money from selling their daughters to buy wives for their sons...

In this way, even if the Salesian Home wanted to take in those children, the parents would not agree.

After all, it is impossible for the Salesian Home to pay for children to feed them.

Regarding this situation, Taoist Priest Hongyuan, Xiao Luoyi and Chen Huaiyu had already discussed it.

Xiao Luoyi nodded and agreed: "Then Xuantianmen will come forward and buy those children."

Xuantianmen bought the child, gave it to Chen Huaiyu for some training, and then sent him to Chen Huaiyu's shop as an apprentice.

After they earn back the money from selling themselves, they will return it to Xuantianmen, and then let them support themselves. In the future, they will be able to start a family and start a business after saving money.

In just three days, hundreds of children were purchased from nearby state capitals!

Chen Huaiyu and Xiao Luoyi were both dumbfounded: There are so many children, many of whom are still young, what can they do?
At this moment, Uncle Da spoke: "Why don't you ask Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Fengchun has trained many dead soldiers over the years, some for His Majesty the Emperor, and some for the three brothers of the Chen family.

To raise dead soldiers, it is naturally best to voluntarily sell themselves, and orphans are also the best.

Bitterness is real suffering, it may guarantee that you will not die of hunger, and you will still have some skills. It can also be regarded as a way out for these children who have no way out.

Xiao Luoyi thought for a while and agreed: "Then please tell Uncle Da to tell Mr. Zhang."

So next, everyone who sold their children received a unified reply.

As long as the children are sold to Xuantianmen, they will have no relationship with the original family in the future, but Xuantianmen will find a way for them to survive... After all, it is the sect where the princess is the leader, so why not sell it to outsiders? Yazi felt much more at ease, so many families who wanted to sell their children sent their children to Xuantianmen.

After the children are sold, they must first be literate.

Zhao Mingtang and Zhao Zhenzu are responsible for basic literacy and arithmetic.

Zhao Zhenzu never knew that he could teach a large group of children to read and write even though he had only passed the scholar examination!
After the basic literacy is completed, the children's talents and temperaments are almost understood, and then they can be divided.

Chen Huaiyu first selected those who were willing to be assistants, shopkeepers, and cook apprentices.

Zhang Fengchun picked someone who could endure hardship and had strong willpower.

There were not many seeds for reading, and they were all left to Zhao Mingtang to teach him a deeper level of knowledge.

The rest is left to Xuantianmen to do hard work: half a day to build Xuantianmen, half a day to learn metaphysical knowledge and draw talismans to drive away ghosts.

Taoist Master Haiguang couldn't figure it out: "Uncle Master, why did you choose the remaining ones from the Xuantian Sect in the end?"

Taoist Master Hongyuan smiled broadly: "If you are not good at anything, you can only recite sutras to drive away evil spirits, accumulate blessings and virtues, and accumulate them for the next life."

Taoist Master Haiguang: "..." Can we still understand it this way? !
Xiao Luoyi didn't care: she was only responsible for the most basic logistical support, and they were responsible for the rest.

In such busy life, the Hungry Ghost Festival is ushered in in a blink of an eye.

On the Ghost Festival, the gate of hell opens.

Yongzhou Prefecture has the custom of worshiping ancestors during the Ghost Festival, which involves serving meals and drinks to deceased elders at home.

Xiao Luoyi was thinking about Chen Huaiyu's birthday.

Chen Huaiyu said that he never celebrated his birthday on his official day, so Xiao Luoyi discussed with Taoist Priest Hongyuan and Chen Huaiyu to celebrate his birthday one day earlier.

Although Chen Huaiyu repeatedly said that there was no need to go to such trouble, the smile on his face still betrayed him.

After all, he was still a seventeen-year-old boy. How could he not care at all when he was being remembered and cared about?

It is always a happy thing that someone cares about him.

On this day, Xiao Luoyi took out mushrooms, rabbits, catfish, goats... all kinds of good ingredients from the space early and gave them to Madam Ge, asking Madam Ge to make delicious ones.

Mrs. Ge agreed and cooked a table of sumptuous dishes.

Divine Doctor Lu gave his son-in-law a herbal sachet: "This sachet drives away evil spirits and avoids filth. Wear it on your body."

Lu Yingying shyly handed over the purse of herbs: "Husband, can you use this?"

Chen Huaiyu was greatly moved: Lu Yingying, who had never known how to needle and thread, actually embroidered a purse? !

He took it and looked at it carefully, then paused in his praise.

This should be a bird, like a duck, a goose, or a bit like a peacock... There are holes on the side that were exposed after the embroidery was unsatisfactory!
Xiao Luoyi looked at it from the side and couldn't explain it: he could see a mouth, a neck, and feathers, but he couldn't see the species... it was very abstract!
Chen Huaiyu thought for a while and finally thought of something: "Have you been embroidering this purse for a long time?"

Lu Yingying was also very nervous: "Yes, I asked Mrs. Ge to teach me, and she said this is my heart."

"Are you hurt?"

Lu Yingying stretched out her hands: "I had a lot of needles. Am I useless, sir?"

Chen Huaiyu was moved and took Lu Yingying's hand.

"My wife's hands are used to protect me, not to thread needles and threads. Please don't do this kind of thing in the future. I will feel bad for you."

Lu Yingying didn't realize that this was an admonishment, so she nodded excitedly: "My husband, I understand. I will practice hard every day, and I will definitely be able to protect you..."