Tofu Xishi: General Mo ran

Chapter 41

"Hey, Aunt Li, have you heard?"

On the city streets where people come and go, people come and go, but they are whispering.

"What did you hear? Are you talking about the fire in the Miao Mansion last night?"

"Yeah, yeah, you heard about it. Tsk tsk, it's a pity if you say it's a pity. Yesterday was the wedding day for Ms. Miao. In the first half of the night, everyone was bustling with wedding wine. In the second half of the night, suddenly When the fire caught fire, it burned down such a big Miao Mansion all at once!"

The two women were talking in low voices as they walked with their baskets on their shoulders.

"Who said no! But I heard that the arsonist was caught on the spot. It turned out to be a member of Aunt Zhao's family who was kicked out two days ago! Tsk tsk, that Aunt Zhao is really a wicked woman. She has a bad character and was kicked out. The Miao family actually harbored revenge."

"That's not right! I heard that at noon today, our county magistrate is going to have a court trial for her Zhao family!"

The woman who heard this was surprised: "It's so fast?"

"Of course, you don't look at the relationship between our county magistrate and Mr. Miao. Now that the Miao family is burned, our county magistrate is holding his breath and waiting for the outcome of the trial." , punish them for their sins!"

"Hey, I have to go and have a look. I'll go home and make lunch for the old and young men in my family. After eating, I will go to watch the county magistrate judge the case when I have time."

"Yeah, that's what I planned too, let's go together."

At the same time, on the former site of the Miao Mansion that had been burned down, the family members of the original Miao Mansion lined up one by one, listening to Miao Douer's speech.

Miao Douer held the family population booklet in her hand, looked around at the crowd, then sat on the chair that Xiao Jiaozi brought out from the main house, and spoke.

"Everyone is an old man who has worked in my Miao Mansion for many years. My Miao Douer can see it. Those who are active have already tried to leave the Miao Mansion after Dad left. In the end, the rest of you are all loyal."

"But now that the Miao Mansion is in a great crisis, it is still unknown whether they can get through it, and it is even more powerless to invite everyone..."

As soon as Miao Douer finished speaking, there was a sudden discussion among the crowd.Some looked incredible, while others nodded with a bitter face.

Miao Douer was not annoyed, and only waited for the noise in the crowd to die down before continuing.

"In a big fire, it is not only our Miao Mansion that suffers losses, but also the belongings that you have accumulated for several years. The fire has also been completely burned. I, Miao Douer, made a public promise last night, and I will do my best for everyone's loss." Take responsibility. Now, I invite everyone to come and collect the money."

As Miao Douer said, she patted on the dozens of banknotes with a denomination of 20 taels that she went to the cash drawer to change early this morning.Those banknotes were packed in a small box, held by the little dumpling, and stood aside.

"My Miao Mansion doesn't have much silver taels now, but I still have to do my best for all the loyal old servants. Those who were on the family book of my Miao Mansion, those who were caught in the fire yesterday, 20 taels per person, and the contract of sale will be returned, and you will be free. .”

If it is said that when Miao Douer said that he was going to dismiss the servants before, there were whispers in the crowd, but now that Miao Douer said this, the crowd seemed to be poured into a boiling oil pan and completely exploded up.

How much is 20 taels?As servants, some people sold themselves for only one-fifth of the 20 taels!

What's more, the contract of sale will be returned and the body will be restored to freedom!
(End of this chapter)