The gentleman is knocking on the door

Chapter 406 The surprise came too suddenly

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"Wife and concubine?" Mi Congcong looked at Qiaomei Niang in confusion.

When did she say that Brother Zi Ang had other wives and concubines?
"Congcong, you just say it, my aunt can bear it." Seeing Mi Congcong like this, Qiao Meiniang thought there was something else hidden, otherwise how could a young and promising shopkeeper fall in love with her daughter who is a slave?

Hearing this, Mi Congcong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Auntie, are you trying to mess up something? That man hasn't married yet, and Qiaomei was married to be his wife. Where did he get a concubine?"

Qiao Mei Niang paused while wiping her tears, opened her mouth a few times before making a sound: "Is your wife?"

Yes, that’s right, what Cong Cong said just now seemed to mean “marry”. Only the regular wife of a wealthy family would use the word “marry”.

"Auntie, the other party is not the young master of a rich family. He has no plans to take concubines at the moment, and there are only two of them in their family. Qiaomei can be the master of the house after marrying her. You really don't have to worry about it."

Gu Ziang had promised Mi Congcong before that he would not let Gu Ziang take a concubine, but would let him treat Qiaomei well. Mi Congcong believed that Gu Yu would keep his promises. At present, Gu Ziang is also a committed person, but people will always change. Yes, Mi Congcong still has reservations about whether Gu Ziang will take concubines in the future.

"This...is this true?" The surprise came so suddenly, Qiaomei Niang couldn't believe it was true for a moment.

The daughter is a slave, how could she find such a good marriage?

"Auntie, of course it's true, otherwise why would Qiaomei let you go to watch the ceremony?" Looking at Qiaomei's appearance, Mi Congcong also guessed that Qiaoying didn't tell her that Qiaomei was free.

Just thinking about Qiaoying, I heard several anxious voices from Qiaoying sisters outside the courtyard: "Grandma Ye, is my mother at your house?"

Qiaomei's mother was kicked out of the house by Qiaomei's father several times and she was taken in by Ye Shi, so the sisters who were busy in the field immediately came to find her when they heard that her father had beaten her mother again.

"Here, go in quickly."

Seeing that her mother was fine, Qiaoying and the others were relieved. When they heard that their elder sister was getting married, the sisters were very happy. The youngest Qiaoxiang asked happily: "Sister Congcong, what does our brother-in-law do to elder sister?" Okay, what does he do?"

Mi Congcong told the situation of Gu Ziang to his sisters again, but Qiaomei Niang still looked skeptical. In the end, it was Qiaoying who told her that Qiaomei had been ex-slaved, and Qiaomei Niang believed it. of.

"Congcong, how can you ask your aunt to thank you?" Qiaomei Niang wept with joy and held Mi Congcong's hand, thanking Mi Congcong constantly, because she knew that if it wasn't for Mi Congcong, her daughter would have been married, let alone married. Don't even know if you can save your life?
"Auntie, this is a good thing, don't cry." Mi Congcong has a mission to find Qiaomei Niang this time: "In addition to the matter of slavery, Qiaomei also hopes that Auntie can keep it a secret, don't let uncle know, and, Qiaomei I want you to take Qiaoying and the others to watch the ceremony, auntie, please think about it carefully, and it is best to give me an answer within a few days, so that I can make arrangements."

Taizhou is far away, and they have to get there before Qiaomei gets married, so time is tight.

"Don't think about it, let's go!" My daughter has paid so much for this family. Now that she has gone through so much hardship and found such a good husband's family, how can she not go?
"Auntie, Qiaomei would be very happy if she knew that you and Qiaoying could go, but Uncle and Qiaoming are there." Watch out for Qiaomei's father, so that he and Qiaoming won't cause trouble when the time comes.

Qiaomei Niang's face was firm like never before: "Congcong, don't worry, no matter what, I won't let them embarrass Qiaomei!"

The father and son must not be allowed to know about this, otherwise Qiaomei will never think about living a peaceful life in the future, Qiaomei has suffered enough grievances, she will not let the father and son harm Qiaomei again!
Hearing this, Mi Congcong smiled: "Since my aunt has already made a decision, I will wait for you at the entrance of the town at noon tomorrow."

Mi Congcong took out a bag of silver from his pocket and handed it to Qiaomei's mother: "Qiaomei's father-in-law asked me to hand it over to my aunt, saying that it was for my aunt and Qiaoying sisters to buy new clothes."

Qiaomei Niang's complexion changed, she pushed the money back, and said with a gloomy expression: "I can't take this money, our family is poor, and we can't prepare a dowry for Qiaomei. silver?"

If she took the money, what would the in-laws think of them?How will Qiaomei gain a foothold in her husband's house in the future?
Mi Congcong was only responsible for passing it on for Gu Yu. Seeing that Qiaomei Niang insisted on not accepting it, and she also felt that it was right to do so in Qiaomei Niang's position, she put away the money: "Okay, then I will take the money." Just return the silver."

"Mother, I have money, we can make some dowry for eldest sister." Qiaoying on the side said with a smile: "Before, my sister would ask someone to send some money every month for Grandma Ye to pass it to me, and I kept all the money. Uncle Zhiqing is here, and when Uncle Zhiqing comes back, we will take the money to make a dowry for the eldest sister."

In the first few months, the eldest sister sent some copper coins, but later she sent more and more. In the past six months, she has two taels of silver every month. She didn't dare to spend the money. Several times when her mother was sick and asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, she also lied that she borrowed money from Grandma Ye.

Hearing Qiaoying say that Mi Zhiqing had saved a full dozen or twenty taels of silver, Qiaomei’s jaw almost dropped in shock: “Ten dozen and twenty taels? Where did Qiaomei get so much money?”

She has never seen so much money in her life, and her daughter can't get so much by selling herself?
Seeing Qiaomei's frightened look, fearing that Qiaomei had done something bad, Mi Congcong had no choice but to tell her about Qiaomei being hired as a cook. Of course, it is impossible to tell who this hired Qiaomei. Let Qiaomei Niang know.

After hearing this, Qiaomei's mother was both relieved and stunned: "No wonder Qiaomei was attracted by the shopkeeper of a teahouse. It turns out that Qiaomei is also working in a teahouse."

At noon the next day, Qiaomei Niang brought Qiaoying and the others to the entrance of the town at the appointed time. Seeing that several carriages were already waiting there, she couldn't help but looked back nervously, and was relieved when she saw no one was chasing her. .

This time I went to Taizhou, in addition to two carriages with carriages that could accommodate people, there were also two carriages behind. The furniture is beautiful."

Mi Congcong smiled: "Isn't it pretty? These are all dowry for your sister."

Afraid of being seen by others, Qiao Mei Niang, who was anxious to get into the carriage, was shocked when she heard this, and her eyes turned red: "Congcong, you, what can you tell my aunt to say?"

(End of this chapter)