Village Flowers and Female Scholars

Mrs. Cao and the others still wanted to show some face, but Cao Bin didn't think so. The people in this family could sell whoever he wanted. Worrying villagers.

Anyway, since everyone knew about it, there was no need to hide it anymore, and said to the old bustard with a smile on her face, "The nine taels that Mother Qian said, you can add an extra tael to make a round number."

The old bustard gave him an angry look: "Cao Laosan, Cao Laosan, you really fell into the eyes of money. You must know that the current number one oiran in our Wanhualou, when I bought it, it was only a tael of silver. If it wasn't for the fact that our building was willing to spend money to cultivate her for several years, otherwise, how could there be such a worth?"

"Could it be that you think your niece is more brilliant than that top oiran?"

Cao Laosan hurriedly took over the conversation: "Our lowly girl can't compare with Miss Qiuyun at the moment, but fortunately, she has a good foundation. Mom will take her back to teach/teach for a few days. It won't take two months. The capital must be all I earned it back."

The old bustard gave him a light look: "It's easy for you to raise a person in our building. If I want to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I have to spend a lot of money to hire her husband to teach her, and you are too stingy, good girl." They don’t even give them food, they’re so skinny, their chest, back, and buttocks don’t have any meat, which man would like this kind of shriveled wooden board.”

Cao Laosan said with a sneer: "It's not that the family can't live on, otherwise why would you want to sell the child."

The old bustard turned his head and glanced at Cao Xiaotao and Cao Xiaoliu who were standing next to him. Although they were not round and round, compared to the thin and bony Cao E, mother and son, the food seemed to be much better, and he stared in disgust. Cao Laosan took a look.

When the bustard saw this, other people could see it too. Someone couldn't help but say, "A meal of half a bowl of porridge is worse than my dog."

If you listen carefully, you can tell that it was the Cao family’s neighbor, Mrs. Hua. This Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Hua on the village publicity trumpet are exactly a pair of cousin sisters. They married together from other villages to Shangyan Village. The lady’s family lived near the Cao’s house, and the distance between them was less than 100 meters. In the past, they would not get along with Cao’s family. They had a big fight for three days and a small fight for two days. On weekdays, Cao Ejia was tortured and treated her harshly. You can see it all.

Hearing someone lead the conversation, the people beside him also booed: "My grandchildren are full of greasy food, and the children of the married daughter have no food. Aren't they all grandchildren, and they have two faces."

Old man Cao didn't come out, and sharp-eyed people saw his gray back squatting at the back door of the hall, smoking a pipe.

I thought it was selling my daughter and grandchildren to a brothel. This guy also felt ashamed, but he was helpless and couldn't resist the temptation of money. In addition, his daughter was already married out, so it was all poured out, and it was like this again Being unknown, staying at home caused dissatisfaction among a group of people.

Seeing the fat woman in front of her pointing at her, Xie Yan felt better about it, prostitutes and the like were not the daughters of poor families who were sold into it, they were all unfortunate people, only those who were slaves to crimes. killer.

That was the destination of nowhere, and she would not let herself fall into such a hopeless situation.

And Cao E next to her was trembling all over at this moment. I don't know if it was because of fear, or because of the sadness and disappointment of being betrayed by her closest natal family. It was a sad look, holding his son's head and his eyes were ashen.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xie Yan didn't even look at the old bustard, and said coldly: "Cao Qing, the head of the Cao family, is here. My mother, Cao E, had nowhere to go because of her husband's death five years ago. The Cao family has been bothering me for a long time, and today I have found a place to go, so I am here to say goodbye."

The voice was transparent, neither humble nor overbearing, and it was clearly heard by everyone present.

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar.

"Xie Jinniang, a little girl, dares to call old man Cao by his name, which is too rebellious."

"Oh, if my own father sells me to a brothel, don't call me by my first name, I can kill my father."

"Shh, what did you say—"

"What the hell is going on, can you just leave like this?"

"It stands to reason that the Xie family didn't give an explanation when they were driven back, so who do Cao E and the pair of children belong to?"

"It is said that after the death of a husband, you can remarry if you are widowed for more than [-] days. At least the Cao family is considered free, and you can marry if you want. You can't thank the family."

"She doesn't belong to the Xie family, but the two sons and daughters are from the Xie family's blood. How should this be counted?"

"It's rare for us to remarry with children here. The Xie family kicked them out, and it's clear that they don't want mothers and three."

"But if it's not Xie's family, they will live with Cao's family after they come back, so they should be regarded as Cao's family, right?"

"I don't know wow, but Miss Jin is only 15 years old. She used to be reticent and timid, how did she become so bold in a few days?"

"This little girl used to look inconspicuous, but now she is slender, and the more she looks, the more intriguing she is. No wonder the bustard sees that her eyes are shining."

"This little girl is hardworking and capable, and she can still protect her mother and younger brother. She seems to have her own ideas. It's a pity. I really want to marry our family's A Liang back home."

"In the final analysis, are Cao E's mother and son considered the Cao family?"

People around were talking about it, but Xie Yan remained calm and repeated what he said just now.

The old bustard of Wanhualou didn't hug her when she went out, and that time she wasn't the focus of the crowd, but now she couldn't help being angry when she was ignored by the little girl in front of her. Such a little hoof is so rebellious, I'm going back, I'm afraid it will take more energy to go.

"Little girl, mom, can't you see that I am such a big living person here? The Cao family has already negotiated a price with me, and today they specially sent two carriages to pick up your mother and three. What are you struggling with? Wouldn't it be nice if I went to the city to eat delicious food and drink spicy food!"

Only then did Xie Yan turn her eyes to her and said: "Who are you? My mother and brother and I have nothing to do with the Cao family from now on. Now my mother is the head of the household. She is not like some wolf-hearted People usually sell their sons and daughters, so go to whomever you want to do business with, and ask him to sell you someone he can be the master of.”

The old bustard had never been bullied like this before, let alone a girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, so she was furious, and with a wave of her fat hand, several turtle slaves behind her came forward to arrest her.

At this moment, the crowd shouted violently: "What are you doing, are you going to the village to arrest people like bandits on the mountain? Is there any law for you!"

"Lizheng is coming—"

As soon as they heard the voice, everyone knew that Lizheng Cai Chu was coming, and they all made way to the two sides.

Cai Chu didn't want to go home so soon that there would be a lot of trouble here. What he didn't expect was that it was less than a day before the Fang family came to make trouble. She was sold to a brothel. Fortunately, the little girl Xie Jinniang was flexible, so she went to get the land deed first.

The old bustard looked at the burly man in front of him, but there was no fear in his eyes, and he said disdainfully: "It's just a small Lizheng, and it's not illegal for a poor family to prostitute their sons and daughters. Zhanli, why are you meddling with mice?"

"Why! Just because you haven't paid the money, and you haven't signed the deed of sale, just because their mother and son are going to be separated from the Cao family now. The Cao family has no right to dictate their affairs. You, you don't have a place to speak here."

Cai Chu is usually responsible for collecting taxes, implementing some laws of the imperial court, and conducting household registration checks and other matters. The people in a village and the folks in a big hometown are all in harmony. once.

Although Li Zheng was not an official of the imperial court, he still had some prestige in the village. Now that Cai Chu was so angry, the originally noisy scene became quiet in an instant.

The old bustard gave Cao Laosan a sharp look and said, "You can't even be the master, so you just invited me here to blow the cold wind in this small broken yard of your house, are you playing with us?"

Cao Laosan saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly invited him back to the main room, and said with a smile: "It has been five years since my sister was kicked out by her husband's family, and she spent these five years at our Cao's house, where she lived and boarded. They all belong to our old Cao’s family, how can they not be considered as members of our old Cao’s family. Please don’t be impatient, and I will finish it right away.”

After appeasing the bustard, Cao Laosan's face darkened, and he stepped out of the threshold in two steps in three steps, and rushed in front of Cai Chu, with a very displeased expression, which can be said to be fierce.

Although Cai Chu is young, only 40 years old, but in terms of seniority, he is of the same generation as old Cao Cao, and is five years older than Cao San San. Shen Yi said: "Cao Bin, are you going to turn against me?"

Cao Laosan had already been irritated by the current matter at this time, seeing the duck on his mouth was about to fly away, how could he not be so angry, yesterday he just agreed with the little widow who sells tofu in the west of the city, and today he will take After paying the money, he will marry her in tomorrow.

If there is no money, not only the little widow is gone, but also the one or two gambling debts I owed outside, I am afraid that I will not be able to repay it on time, and when the time comes to chase her home, what should I do.

Therefore, regardless of the seniority or status of Cai Chu in front of him, in his eyes, he is a nuisance who blocks people's money.

"Cai Chu, don't use your unrighteous status to oppress me. Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid. Cao E is my sister. Back then, the Xie family kicked her out of the house. All these years, she lived in the Cao family. Our Cao family, she and her children, our old Cao family can deal with it as they like, so what are you doing!"

"Cao Bin, you are not qualified enough to tell me what to do, tell me to come out." Cai Chu shouted rudely.

If the matter of Cao E and the others had been left to the past, he could have just turned a blind eye and closed his eyes, but the attitude of this bull-tempered third Cao made him even more angry. Looking at the three of them, mother and son, looking lonely, a cloud of anger could not help but push Cao Laosan a few steps away.