The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 168

On the third day after the celebration banquet, the marriage between He Youzhi and Chen Funiang was confirmed.Because He Youzhi was in a hurry to go to the capital, the wedding date was set at the end of June, and there were only less than 20 days left.

While the He family in the ancestral home was preparing for the wedding in full swing, He Tao also began to choose servants who would accompany Nian Zong to Beijing.It was the first time for He Tao to engage in human trafficking, even though she planned to live a life of a landowner full of servants a long time ago, she was also uncomfortable in various ways.

He Tao stared at the lambs to be selected in front of him. The first row was young boys in their teens, six of them in total, and the first row were young daughters-in-law in their early twenties, 13 of them. These were all recruited by Luo Baocheng for her. selected.These people are still free now, and they all came to the door by themselves or were sent by their family members for various reasons after hearing the news from Luo Baocheng.

Picking people, especially children, is really a test of her morality!

"Nian Zong..." She coughed slightly in embarrassment, took Nian Zong's little hand standing beside her, bent down and whispered to him: "We want to pick two boys from here to accompany you to the capital, you Let's see, which one do you like?"

Nian Zong said with some distress: "Shall I choose? But I don't know how to choose!"

"Well, they want to stay with you all the time, you can choose whoever you like."

Nian Zong nodded when he heard the words, he let go of He Tao's hand, and walked to the row of boys.These people were all older than him. He looked up from the beginning to the end with his little head up, and then looked back at He Tao. He Tao gave him an encouraging look and signaled him to continue.

Nianzong remembered that the first purpose of selecting a candidate was to "accompany him to study", so he asked the first question: "Is there anyone among you who can read?"

None of the six boys nodded or made a sound.

Nian Zong bit his lips and asked the second question: "Then what do you usually do? Well...start with the first one on the left."

He had watched Fu Shi train Jushiwei, and it was always the same rules, so he said one by one if he had something to say.

The first boy was the oldest of all boys, estimated to be 13 years old, and lanky.He said: "When the farming is busy, I go to the fields to work, and when I am not working, I go up the mountain to cut firewood and sell it..."

The six boys talked about their daily life next to each other. They are all children from poor families, and generally speaking, there is not much difference.

Nian Zong asked again: "Then why do you want to sell yourself? Let's start from the left."

The first boy said: "Father and mother left early, there are many brothers and sisters in the family, and my brother can't support so many of us by himself..."

"Are you willing?" Nian Zong asked again.

"Yes, I came here by myself just after hearing about Uncle Luo."

"Then does your brother know?"

"Brother... I don't know..." The boy first lowered his head guiltily, then raised his head suddenly and begged: "Young master, you can choose me! I am very capable, I eat very little, and the money I want is not much." Much, just, just ten or not eight taels of silver."

Nian Zong asked him again: "Then what are you going to use the money from selling yourself for?"

The boy said firmly: "Buy land and open up wasteland! There is not much land in the family, so the family can't eat enough. I will buy ten acres of wasteland for my family when I have money. My brother is very capable. He will definitely be able to open up all the wasteland. , Plant food, and everyone will have enough to eat in the future!"

He nodded while talking about Nian Zong, and after he finished speaking, Nian Zong said: "Okay, I understand, the second one...why do you want to sell yourself?"

The second boy stared stubbornly and said, "My uncle wants to betray me!"

The third boy said obsequiously: "Father gambled, the land in the family is gone, mother is going to remarry, don't care about me, I can't eat..."

The fourth boy was younger, five or six years old. Before Nian Zong could speak, he started crying with a "wow" and kept saying, "Mother, don't betray me, I want mother..."

Nian Zong turned his head and ran back to He Tao, holding her hand tightly.He Tao turned to look at Luo Baocheng, Luo Baocheng stepped forward and said, "This child's mother died early, and his father got married this year, so he cannot be tolerated..."

He Tao felt that he couldn't choose anymore!
Every child's life experience is very pitiful. She simply came to see the tear-jerking tragedy. It seems that whichever one she chooses is sorry for the remaining ones.

She pinched her palms to wake herself up, don't be such a holy mother, raising orphans is the responsibility of the state, a little peasant woman, what are you so crazy about!However, when she met the innocent or stubborn eyes of those children, in an instant, the line of defense that had been built with great difficulty collapsed.

She began to think wildly, if she didn't buy these children, maybe the second child would be tortured by uncles and aunts all day long, the third child might starve to death, and the fourth child might die. The stepmother was killed...

She couldn't help but took a step back, afraid that she would open her mouth and leave all the children behind.

Luo Baocheng could see that her heart was softening, coughed and said: "Fu Shi's family, if you don't buy these children, I can take them to other places..."

"I know..." He Tao has always been prejudiced against the so-called big families. He always feels that the bigger the door, the more evil people hide inside. Buyers, what might happen to them!

However, Nian Zong whispered next to him: "Auntie, can you buy them all?"

He Tao looked at Nianzong with some embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.

It's true that she can afford just six children, even if she buys them back and raises them as sons, she can afford to raise them, but... She really doesn't want the Holy Mother, the family has already bought three!
When buying Nianzu and Nianzong, she had a good idea at the beginning, giving them a bite to eat and not letting them go hungry is considered a merit.But after raising them for a long time and having feelings, she will involuntarily plan for their future, otherwise she wouldn't be standing here today!
However, a person's sincerity is limited, and she really doesn't have the ability to accommodate more "sons"!

He Tao gritted his teeth and said firmly, "We only need two people!"

Nian Zong nodded in disappointment and said, "Yes, I see."

Luo Baocheng smiled, and said to the remaining two children: "You two also talk about it, why did you sell yourself?"

The fifth boy said: "My father said that he would sell me for the time being and use the money to treat grandma's illness. After a few years, when he has saved enough money, he will redeem me and go home."

The sixth boy said, "It's my uncle who wants to sell me and give my cousin a wife for money."

He Tao forced a smile, and said to Nian Zong, "Nian Zong, choose two!"

Nian Zong hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind and chose the first boy and the third boy. After the selection, he stuck into He Tao's arms and couldn't get out. He Tao patted him on the back and whispered: "It's all right, all right." , they can still work in other people's houses..."

Nian Zong nodded slightly.

The two selected boys, one named Liu Jiang, was 13 years old, and the other was 11 years old, named Wang Cang. He Tao gave them ten taels of silver each, and then asked Luo Baocheng to write a deed on the spot, and the other four boys received ten taels of silver each. Wen Qian let them go home by themselves.

He Tao had to choose the servant girl herself, but she asked Nian Zong if there was anything she didn't like, and Nian Zong shook his head and said it was pretty much the same.

He Tao looked at the faces first, and secretly eliminated two unlovable looks in his mind. The word "phase by heart" still makes sense.The second item is dressing and dressing. First, remove the loose buns, unclean fingers, face and neck, wrinkled or unclean clothes, and then look at the stitches of the clothes, and remove two loose stitches.

After He Tao looked around, there were only five candidates left, and then she started a one-on-one "interview". It is "Have you ever brought a six- or seven-year-old child?"

One of the five did not sell himself voluntarily, and three of the remaining four had children, but only one had raised a boy of the same age as Nian Zong.

He Tao and Luo Baocheng borrowed the kitchen at the back of the shop, and asked the three people who had taken care of the children to fry a plate of eggs in turn, and then let Nian Zong eat them. Finally, the woman who Nian Zong thought tasted the most suitable was selected, and the rest were not selected. It's the same, and one person gave them ten pennies to let them go away by themselves.

The chosen woman is Luo Qiniang, who is 22 years old now.

He Tao chatted with her for a while, and listened to her talk about her experience.She was married at the age of 15 and had not conceived a child for four years. When she was 20, she was abandoned by her husband's family in the name of childlessness.After she returned to her natal home, she helped her brothers and sisters-in-law take care of their children, do housework, and do farm work... all the dirty and rough work was rushed to do, but the sisters-in-law still couldn't tolerate her. She felt that she couldn't stay at home anymore, so she planned to sell herself Find a way out for yourself.

She spoke in an orderly manner and had a calm personality. He Tao felt very satisfied, and gave her 12 taels of silver as money for selling herself. After signing the contract, she took her and Wang Cang back to Rongshu Village. Yes, He Tao gave him three days to go home to say goodbye to his family, and then report to the Great Wasteland by himself—the person was introduced by Luo Baocheng.

When walking to the town, Nian Zong suddenly said: "Auntie, can you take me to the school? I haven't told Master and Yaonan yet..."

After He Youzhiying came down and brought Nianzong with her, He Tao decided to let Nianzong take a vacation. She only thought that going to the capital to study would be stressful and wanted him to take the opportunity to relax, but she forgot to give Nianzong a chance to let him go. Farewell to my wife and friends.

"Okay, I'll take you there now." He Tao touched his head and asked, "Are you very reluctant to part with Yaonan?"

Nian Zong nodded: "I'm worried that Yao Nan won't go to the school after I leave. There is no one to play with him in the school, and he doesn't want to go if he is not happy."

"Then tell him well, let him go to school seriously, and you can play together when you come back next year."

"Ok!"

The master of the private school also knew about He Youzhi, and when he heard that Nian Zong was going to the capital with him, he kept nodding his head, saying that it was a rare opportunity, and encouraged Nian Zong.

Huang Yaonan lost his temper.

"You are so disrespectful! I thought you were a friend in vain, but you just came to tell me now!" Huang Yaonan stomped his feet angrily, then turned around and left, saying harshly as he walked: "I will never Ignore you!"

"Yaonan!" Nianzong ran over to hold him back: "Don't be angry!"

Huang Yaonan ignored him, and kept running out, Nian Zong chased after him and muttered to explain, Huang Yaonan finally stopped being so angry after a long time of trouble.

When he returned to Huang's house, he complained about going to live in the wasteland for a month. Huang Yaozu was so angry that he couldn't read well, and he wanted to play all day long, so he almost beat him with a feather duster.Huang Yaonan was very arrogant, he gritted his teeth, if you beat me up, I will go too!Huang Yaozu had no choice but to agree - he really wanted to beat him up, but Huang Dahu disagreed!
The next day, Huang Yaonan moved to the Great Wasteland with his luggage, and spent twelve hours a day with Nian Zong together, writing, reading, and having fun. Even Nian Zu, the real brother, could squeeze in the gaps to get along with Nian Zong.

Huang Yaonan was very worried that this hard-won friend would forget him, and would repeat "Nian Zong, you must remember me" many times a day, while Nian Zong was worried that Huang Yaonan would not go to school after he left, and would repeat "Yao Zong" many times a day. Nan, you must study hard."

He Tao gets goosebumps every day watching it.

However, she was not idle, and took Luo Qiniang to teach her how to take care of Nianzong every day, while Liu Jiang and Wang Cang were thrown to Fu Shi for training.

Amidst everyone's long-winded chatter, more than 20 days passed in a flash, and soon came the auspicious day of He Youzhi and Chen Funiang.The wedding ceremony was very lively. Thirty tables were set up and the tables were turned over twice before all the guests who came to congratulate were greeted.

On the second day after Sanchao returned home, He Youzhi was about to leave for the capital.The Chen family sent him and Chen Funiang a carriage, and He Tao also rented a carriage for Nian Zong and the others. The drivers were Luo Shoucheng, Luo Pengju and his son.

He Tao solemnly handed Nian Zong, who was crying so hard that he couldn't breathe, into the hands of He Youzhi: "Brother You Zhi, Nian Zong will ask you to take care of him!"

He Youzhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of him."

"You take this! Nianzong's expenses and room fees are all paid from here." He Tao took out a bank note and handed it to He Youzhi with both hands.

He Youzhi took it over to have a look, 1000 taels!

"A Tao, you are really good..."

"Didn't I say it, it's not easy to live in the capital... Don't save me money, kid, you should eat and drink, this is the first time he goes out by himself..." He Tao himself Tears streamed down her face as she said that, Nian Zong was actually no different from her own son, this was the first time she sent the child away, and the pain in her heart was unspeakable and suffocated.

"Don't worry, I won't treat Nianzong badly!" He Youzhi raised his banknote and joked, "Just for the sake of money..."

"Stop talking, the more you talk about me, the more you will go!" He Tao wiped away tears.

He Youzhi pulled Nian Zong into the carriage, and Nian Zong kept lying on the side of the car window, stretching out his upper body, waving his hands non-stop, and crying "Woooooooooooooooooooo" all the time.

The carriage went further and further away, only Huang Yaonan was left in the world shouting: "Nian Zong, don't forget me! I'll wait for you to come back!"

(End of this chapter)