Village Flowers and Female Scholars

After solving the important matter on his mind, in order not to make the Cao family suspicious, Xie Yan took his mother to work in another field.

Cao E said to her daughter worriedly: "Jin'er, you have gone up the mountain to collect wild goods and sell them, can you really sell them for so much money?"

"Mother, when did I coax you, the homestead must be taken down. Although Uncle Cai said he would help out, what I am worried about is that the land is owned by the Zhuang family, and the death of Fang Wenbo has nothing to do with Zhuang Xiucai. Qing, I'm afraid that their grandparents and grandchildren will know that we bought the land, and they won't sell it to us—no, I have to find them."

Originally, when she specifically asked Cai Chu to ask, she would not tell Granny Yu who the buyer was, but now that she thinks about it, both parties must be present when the contract is actually signed, and the dealer will know who bought it no matter what. The land, if you go back on your word at that time, not only will you not be able to buy the land, but if the Cao family hears about it, you may even pursue the money on the mountain.

In this way, the dealer must go this trip.

Thinking back to the day when I met the female scholar, that person came forward to help out, I really couldn't figure out why she eloped with Fang Wenbo, and what secret was hidden behind this matter.

Rolling his eyes, he turned around and whispered something to his mother, then threw the hoe on the ground, rolled up his sleeves and walked aggressively in the direction of the dealer.

There were many people working in the nearby fields at this time, and seeing Xie Yan's appearance, they couldn't help but ask, "What is Lady Jin trying to do with such a desperate look?"

Xie Yan was so angry that her chest was heaving, and she cursed: "The farmer's scholar is too deceitful, she knows that Fang Sanlang has already been engaged to me, but she keeps in touch with me in private, now it's my fault that she has come to this stage , I can't swallow this breath no matter what, and now I'm going to ask her for an explanation."

The few people nearby had different expressions and whispered to each other. Some people shunned for fear of being contaminated by the bad luck on her body, while others laughed at her overthinking her own abilities. Go to someone else's scholar theory, and you can talk about everything for a while.

Some well-meaning people also reminded: "Miss Jin, I'm afraid you don't know. After what happened yesterday, many people did not send their children to private schools today, saying that Zhuang Xiucai has lost his morals and is not worthy of being a teacher. See Zhuang Xiucai." There are few people in class, so let the children come back, if you want to find her now, you have to go to their house."

Xie Yan didn't expect the incident to become such a big mess, and couldn't help being a little worried. Zhuang Xiucai lost his job in the private school, and whether his own land purchase would be ruined because of this.

It's okay not to go, she hurriedly said: "Thank you sisters-in-law for reminding me, I will go to their house right now."

Seeing Xie Yan's figure gradually go away, the women behind were still discussing.

"This Fang Wenbo doesn't know what kind of shit luck he had during his lifetime to be favored by two such beautiful ladies."

"It is said that Zhuang Xiucai's eyes are above the top, but he has a private relationship with this dead ghost surnamed Fang. I don't really believe it. I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding."

"There is no misunderstanding. Several people in the village saw them walking in the direction of Tongshan together in pairs. How could they wrong her?"

"Hey, don't tell me, some people look deserted on the surface, but they don't know how coquettish they are in their bones—"

"Tsk tsk-"

"But Mrs. Jin is really unlucky. She can blame all of this. If it were me, I would never admit it."

"The three of their mother and son are really evil. If the first two are a coincidence, the latter one is too coincidental. I'm afraid it's not a true hit."

"It's a pity, this little girl looks so fresh and diligent, if it weren't for this, I would have wanted to tell my family A Liang that she is close."

"No, no matter how nice she is, she is also the granddaughter of the Cao family. At that time, the whole family will come to your house every three days like blood-sucking leeches. You don't want even the best daughter-in-law."

"It's true what you said"

……

Xie Yan followed the original owner's memory and came to the outside of the farmer's yard. The countryside is not happy to close the courtyard door in broad daylight, but Xie Yan is also not good at breaking into other people's territory directly.

She stood by the door, and the cool and elegant appearance of that person appeared in her mind again. She hesitated for a moment, paused for two or three seconds, and then knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

After a while, with the sound of shallow footsteps coming from behind the door, a jade-like face appeared in front of my eyes.

Seeing that it was Xie Jinniang, a look of astonishment flashed across Zhuang Wan's face, she didn't ask anything, but staggered her body to let her in.

Xie Yan looked around the courtyard, there were about four or five houses in the courtyard, a hall in the middle, and two or three houses on each side.

The door of the house on the right is closed, and even some green moss grows on the steps, it seems that no one has lived in it for a long time.

It was only then that Xie Yan remembered what the villagers said, that Zhuang Wan also has an uncle who lives in the county, and it seems that the house on the right belongs to her uncle.

After Zhuang Wan let Xie Yan into the courtyard, she stood tall and tall, looking at her with obsidian-like eyes, as if asking her what she wanted to do when she came to the dealer.

Being stared at by such a pair of bright black eyes, Xie Yan couldn't help being a little lost.

I didn't look carefully before, but now I realize that the ancients could have such beautiful eyes.

After a while, I remembered my purpose of coming here, because the anger of being disrupted also came to my heart. This scholar is beautiful, but he is not doing human affairs, so his tone is a bit unfriendly: "Yesterday The Fang family came to settle accounts with me, saying that I killed my fiancé."

When Zhuang Wan heard this, her eyelashes drooped slightly and she didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she raised her head and asked, "How are you doing?"

Xie Yan was stunned when she heard her answer. Before coming here, she had imagined several ways for a female scholar to respond, but she didn't expect this guy to admit it so kindly, and couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said: "My fiancé I died because of you, but now the blame is placed on me, how will you compensate me?"

Of course, she didn't care about Fang Wenbo's affairs at all. The only thing she cared about was the homestead. At this time, Zhuang Wan's attitude made her feel ecstatic. Homestead initiative.

Zhuang Wan asked, "What do you want?"

Xie Yan didn't show her trump card right away, her face changed, her eyes turned red, and a look of misery floated on her face: "People in the village attribute my uncle's death to my mother, My father's death was attributed to my younger brother, and now Fang Wenbo was lured out by you and beaten to death by bandits, but this crime is blamed on me, do you think this is fair?"

Zhuang Wan frowned and said, "It's not fair."

"Now that I have become an ominous person, ordinary innocent people will definitely not want to marry me. What kind of consequences do you think me, my mother and my brother will face next?"

"What consequences?" Zhuang Wan thought for a while, "They will drive you out."

"If it's really just to drive out the door, it will be fine." Xie Yan smiled sadly.

Her smile caused a trace of incomprehensible emotion to flash in the eyes of the female scholar beside her.

Looking at the black and white pupils of the female scholar in front of her, Xie Yan immediately squeezed out two more tears and said: "You don't know the temperament of the Cao family, who beat and scolded the three of us all these years. It is the hardest and most tiring work, but the least food is eaten. The reason why I can endure this step is because the marriage of the Fang family is hanging, but now that you are here, the marriage is gone. Seeing that I am useless and greedy for money, I will definitely sell the three of us, mother and child, to Goulan Yuan for money."

Zhuang Wan showed surprise on her face, it seemed that she had never thought of such a consequence.

"Then what do you want from me?"

Zhuang Wan's face in front of her was a little restless, Xie Yan couldn't help being distracted, were all the scholars in ancient times like this, the hesitant look is also so beautiful, the raised eyebrows... the eyes move down, even the fingers The slender white knuckles are distinct.

Bah, of course not, Fang Wenbo is also a scholar, so he is not as good-looking as a female scholar.

"You...why did I snatch him from me?" Xie Yan asked tentatively.

When Zhuang Wan heard this, the expression on her face was very subtle, and it took her a long time to ask back: "Do you like him that much?"

Xie Yan was taken aback, did the female scholar really like that Fang?Otherwise, why did I ask this question, and I felt a little uncomfortable, but I had to do the whole play.

She bit the bullet and said: "The only thing I have left in these years is him. He is my hope to escape the cage of the Fang family, but now it is gone!"

Zhuang Wan's face turned pale in an instant, and she said with some difficulty: "What should I do?"

"You... are you willing to take responsibility for this matter?"

Zhuang Wan nodded.

Xie Yan was surprised when she heard this, others were afraid to avoid such a thing, how could this female scholar look like she was in a hurry, she coughed lightly and said rather aggressively: "Could it be that you can still support the three of us? "

The female scholar lowered her head, as if she was thinking seriously. After a while, she raised her head and said, "I can support you, but I'm afraid the private school will not be able to continue, and Shuxiu will not be able to collect it. There is only ten acres of land at home. Now I rent it out to others, because I don’t have to pay taxes, and the land rent can be collected, but my grandmother is sick, which is also a big expense. On weekdays, I help the bookstore to copy books and scripts, which can subsidize some and save food. You might be able to survive with frugality."

Xie Yan didn't expect that Zhuang Wan would seriously consider this suggestion when she mentioned it casually.

In fact, Fang Wenbo's pretext, if other people may not necessarily recognize this matter, who would have thought that Zhuang Wan not only recognized it, but also wanted to take responsibility, which was a bit beyond her expectation.

But no matter what, she is willing to raise her, but she dare not raise her. The matter between herself and her mother and younger brother is after all a grievance between them and the Cao family, and it is not appropriate to involve other innocent people. Even if Fang Wenbo is still there, she She would never marry, if it wasn't because of her current difficult situation, she would also like to thank Zhuang Wan for helping her solve such a big trouble.

Xie Yan immediately said with a wry smile: "It's too serious to let you raise us. We just want to separate from the Cao family and form an independent household. In this way, the Cao family can't dictate our life, let alone talk about business. I heard that your family has a piece of land to sell, and Uncle Cai said that he would come over to talk to your grandmother at night, so I will come over to find out beforehand. If you really feel guilty in your heart, or if you really feel sorry for us, then sell that piece of land Give it to us."

After hearing Xie Yan's words, Zhuang Wan stared at her blankly for a while, as if she didn't expect that the little girl who was several years younger than her would actually make such a decision, and finally said: "I never Don’t ask, but since my grandmother mentioned selling it earlier, I won’t obstruct it, so don’t worry, as for the silver—”

Xie Yan thought that she was afraid that they would not be able to give the money, so she hurriedly said: "Since the money is not less than a copper coin, I will give it in full."

But I heard the female scholar say: "No, I mean, if you don't have enough money, don't rush to pay it for a while, you can pay it later and talk about it later."