six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 247
In the 22nd year of Jiahe, the war between Qi and Beiguo became tense. If the battle in 21st year was a small fight, then after the spring of 22nd year, a real war broke out. There are even refugees stealing food and belongings everywhere.However, in order to collect grain and grass, the price of grain has risen a lot compared with 20 years.

Gyeongju also had a lot of refugees, sallow and emaciated, begging everywhere. The prefect of Gyeongju asked the counties to set up temporary shelters for the refugees to live in, and the prefect's wife took the lead in setting up porridge sheds to distribute porridge and spread good fortune.

In Changping County, with the magistrate's wife as an example, the magistrate's wife also organized some officials' wives to discuss with merchants about giving porridge. The Cao family even set up a porridge shed early on. not go down.

The porridge shed of the Cao family is with Su Liu and the others, and the two families have produced some food, besides the porridge, there are also steamed buns. Although it is rough noodles, it is already very grateful.Naturally, this move made people feel grateful. Some refugees who hated the rich and merchants who complained about their lack of money simply smashed and robbed them. However, the Cao family and Su Liu's family were not affected in the slightest.

Because the matter between Cao Kui and the Chen family has been settled, when the two families set up a porridge shed together, the Cao family resolutely refused to let Su Liu and the others provide food, but Su Liu naturally refused. If you give up, you will break the relationship, and then let it go.

As early as last year, Su Liu and the Cao family had secretly stockpiled a lot of grain, which came in handy, because there was grain in stock, and the price of grain had no effect on them.

The wedding date of Cao Mingzhu and Song Fei was finally set on the second day of August. Because they wanted to get married with both parents, Cao Kui and Chen Shi got married, and their date was set on the sixth day of May.

The Cao family has two marriages within a year, so it is very busy. Cao Mingzhu has to be busy preparing the dowry, and presiding over the family affairs and Cao Kui's marriage. She wished that the Chen family would marry over immediately, so she asked Su Liu for help.

Ordinarily speaking, it is inconvenient for Su Liu to intervene in the affairs of the Cao family. Chen's marriage has some ideas.Even Su Xiao has to free up his hands to help the family with labor, and the two families are very busy.

The spring rains are continuous, and after the winter snow melts, the weather is extremely cold. Su Liu appeared in the Cao's porridge shed with two servant girls, Xueluoshuangning. frowned.

"Let them divide the porridge faster." Su Liu tilted her head slightly, and asked Xueluo to call the lady in charge of the porridge shed to speak.

"Miss." The woman in charge of the porridge shed is surnamed Kong. She is in charge of the kitchen in Cao's mansion. She knows that her young lady has a good relationship with Miss Su, and her master's new wife is her mother. Moreover, she is also the fiancée of the general, so she is naturally respectful.

"Mrs. Kong, is this porridge enough?" Su Liu asked.

"Enough, enough, it's still going on." Concubine said with a bow, "It seems that there are more refugees today. If the war is not peaceful, then..."

Su Liu naturally knew her concerns. If the war is not peaceful, the refugees will not be able to return to their hometowns. No matter how much food there is, it will not be enough.

"The official government has already signed up, and if you want to come to the court, you can make your own arrangements." Su Liu smiled slightly, then glanced at the drizzle sky, and said: "It is the spring rain period now, and I have been looking at it for a few days. It won't be sunny, and the cold spring will be terrible. Madam Kong, there is enough ginger in the house, boil a few barrels, let them go to the cold, if not enough, just go buy it."

Lady Kong was taken aback, and hurriedly complimented: "Miss Zhai has a kind heart, these people are blessed."

"It's nothing more than what you can do. If you can do something, do it. If someone asks, you can say that it's your lady and the master. In this way, in the future, when your lady marries to the magistrate's house, no one will think that she is I look down upon him because of his background as a merchant." Su Liu said with a faint smile.

She is an ordinary person with a good reputation, and she can make some money, especially Cao Mingzhu. She was born as a merchant. If she has such a reputation for benevolence, she may have a better life in the Song family and in the Anqinghou Mansion in the future.

Madam Kong was really grateful at this time, she thought to herself that it is no wonder that Miss Su and Miss Su are on good terms, she has affection in her heart.Immediately, he said a few more compliments and went down to prepare.

When the news reached Cao Mingzhu's ears, she was taken aback, moved and relieved, and said, "This girl is just hard to hate."

In life, it is enough to have a confidant. With a sister like Su Liu, she, Cao Mingzhu, is blessed.

The ginger soup was cooked quickly, and brown sugar was added to it, but Lady Kong didn’t just say it was the Cao family’s intention, but also hooked up with Su Liu’s family. She also used a very ingenious excuse, saying that the Cao family and the Su family were going to marry each other. Getting married also made everyone feel happy, and the crowd burst out with voices of gratitude and congratulations, and they started talking about it.

After hearing this, Su Liu showed a smile, this lady Kong is also a wonderful person!
"Girl, look at that person, is it Uncle Su?" Shuang Ning suddenly tugged at Su Liu's sleeve.

Su Liu looked along her fingertips, among the crowded crowd, there was a ragged man with dirty hair looking at her side, holding a steamed bun in his hand, seeing her look, he quickly lowered his head, Get lost in the crowd.

Although it was just a glance, Su Liu still recognized that it was indeed Su Changsheng, her eyes narrowed.

Have you actually been reduced to being a beggar?

Su Changsheng hurriedly ran out from the stinking group of refugees, his heart filled with fear, Chen Shi was going to marry that Cao Kui?How dare she marry another man again?

Thinking of his downfall all the way, in order to avoid the people in the gambling houses and the government, he hid here and there, like a beggar, but they are going to get married, rich and powerful, Su Changsheng only needs to think about it , I feel pain everywhere.

"Su Changsheng, your mother, I finally found you son of a bitch, where are you going to escape this time?"

Just when Su Changsheng was thinking about something, he was suddenly awakened by a voice. When he looked up, he almost lost his mind. The steamed bun in his hand rolled down, and he subconsciously ran forward.

Oh my god, what do you really want? Who are these thugs in the casino?Damn, he can be recognized in this way, is he still human?

What was even more desperate was that he ran in a panic, but ran into a dead end. Looking at the high alley wall in front of him, and hearing footsteps behind him, Su Changsheng's legs gave way and he knelt on the ground.

God will kill me!

"Run, why don't you run away?" The three burly men in gray clothes said while wringing their fingers and twisting their necks, approaching him with a grinning smile.

Su Changsheng showed a smile uglier than crying, and smiled embarrassingly: "Master Hong, Master Zhou, hehe."

Before he could finish breathing, his body suddenly ached, his waist was kicked and rolled to the ground with an ouch, and before he begged for mercy, the fists on his body fell like raindrops.

"Tell you to run, tell you to run, let me suffer for nothing." The three men punched and kicked.

Su Changsheng repeatedly begged for mercy: "Don't hit me, I beg you, don't hit me. Oh, I have money to pay back, I have."

A man waved his hand when he heard this, and the other two immediately stopped. The man grabbed his shirt with a grim face: "Where is the silver?" When the copper plate came, he immediately became angry: "Fuck me, you dare to lie to me, brothers, keep fighting."

Fists and kicks greeted each other again, and Su Changsheng rolled on the ground with a headache in his arms, and said, "I'm serious, but I'm not here. I know the Cao family, the Cao family, and the porridge is my daughter, she has money." ,Really."

Men are dubious, they have heard that the Cao family who gave porridge is a big businessman, and the daughter of the family is the most beautiful woman. Recently, they also heard that the Cao family married the prefect's family of Song Dynasty, and the beauty Cao was going to marry the son of the prefect's family.

With someone like Su Changsheng, how could he know such a character?

Seeing their doubts, Su Changsheng said again: "I didn't lie to you, my daughter. My daughter is the fiancée of the great general. She has a lot of money. As long as you let me go, I will definitely get the money to pay you back."

Several people looked at each other, the general's fiancée?
"Brother, it seems that there is such a thing. Hasn't General Zhenwei been in the town of Baise for many years? I heard that he is engaged, is it true?" a younger man said.

"I swear, what I said is true. If it is false, there will be a thunderbolt, and there will be no dead bodies, no children and grandchildren." In order to win their trust, Su Changsheng quickly raised two fingers to swear.

The ancients still had some faith in gambling oaths. Seeing this, the oldest man said: "Humph! Let me believe you for a while. If you really tell lies, hehe, let's see if it's your mouth or the master's fist." .Walk!"

Su Changsheng was dragged up by him, groaning secretly in his heart, he saw Su Liu there just now, but whether she will save him or not is still the same thing!
Su Liu went back to Cao's mansion after inspecting the porridge shed. As soon as she returned to the mansion, Cao Mingzhu called her over.

Cao Mingzhu first took her to blame for a while, saying that all the merits and virtues were pushed to their father and daughter, and so on, then took out a long list and said: "These are the betrothal gifts prepared by father, see what else is missing ? Add it."

Su Liu rolled her eyes and said, "I'm from a girl's family, don't you want me to make things difficult? My mother also said that this marriage is not a big deal, and the betrothal gifts are troublesome to move around. It's done, there are two families on the left and right, and I invite you to a few tables of banquets."

"In general, the mistress of our Cao family will have the proper etiquette." Tang Shi, Cao Mingzhu's nanny, said with a smile.

Su Liu had no choice but to take it over and take a look. They were all very complete, and said, "So, I have to write the dowry list again."

Cao Mingzhu hurriedly said: "As long as someone gets married, it will be fine."

Everyone laughed, and at this moment, a little maid came in in a panic, looked at Su Liu carefully, and said: "Miss, girl, outside, there is someone outside who says he is Miss Su's father, and he is looking for Miss Su." !"

(End of this chapter)