Huaxi Chronicle

A group of people walked down the mountain road, and saw a group of people at the foot of the mountain in the distance.Some of them whispered, some pointed, it was very lively.

A few people went down the mountain to check the treasure box first, then folded it up and said to the two of them: "Third Lady, Sixth Lady, there is a girl in front who is selling her body to bury her father. But the price is a bit higher, asking for five pennies, so the next door Surrounded by a group of spectators."

Although Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, there are many people who cannot afford food.It is not uncommon to sell one's body to bury one's father. Most of the maids and servants in the family, except for some children born in the family, are from poor families and sold themselves into slavery.

This five pennies is indeed a bit high, even if you buy a fourteen or fifteen year old maidservant from Ren Yazi who can work directly, it will not exceed three pennies at most.

After several people reached the foot of the mountain, the treasure box protected them and walked past the crowd.Not far away, there was a white figure running towards this direction in a hurry.

This person was Xun Feibai, she pushed aside the crowd, stood in front of the girl, first put her hand into the front of her front, paused for a moment, then pulled it out.Fu raised his eyes and glanced at the girl kneeling on the ground. Although the girl was wearing sackcloth and white flowers on her head, there was no body to be buried beside her.

Xun Feibai turned around and wanted to leave, but still hesitated. Just now when she came down the mountain, she saw the girl kneeling here, and her heart moved slightly, but she hesitated for a moment, but didn't stop, and walked home with the paper in her arms.But halfway through the walk, the kneeling figure of the girl couldn't get rid of it in her mind.

When her mother was ill, the family savings had been spent as early as when she was treating her illness. Tables, chairs, benches, and the camphor wood box that her mother brought as a dowry, all valuables had long been pawned and exchanged for soup and medicine.When her mother died of illness, she was penniless and did not know how to bury her mother.

In the end, the third uncle in the family came forward and asked the relatives of the same family to pool the money, so that the mother was swept up in a straw mat and buried hastily.In the second year after his mother passed away, the moment Xun Fei saved all his money, he went from door to door to thank him and paid off all the debts he owed.

Just now she saw that she was going home soon, but she really felt uneasy, so she ran back in a hurry.

Standing in front of the girl again at this time, Xun Feibai still hesitated. Thinking of the past again, she became ruthless, took out the money she had just obtained at Guangji Temple from her bosom, and slowly put it on the girl. in front of.

The girl who was kneeling with her head down looked up at Xun Feibai with an indifferent expression when she saw the penny.

Xun Feibai was a little embarrassed by her, and said aloud: "I don't have five pennies, but this one penny should be enough for you to go back and bury your father."

The girl just looked at her indifferently, with some resistance in her eyes, she still pursed her lips and did not speak.

Xun Fei knew that she had misunderstood what he meant, and explained again: "I didn't give you this money to buy you, this money was given to you by me, and you took it home to buy a coffin and a coffin for your father." The joss stick paper money should be enough, so there is no need to sell yourself to bury your father."

With such a straightforward explanation, the girl naturally understood what she meant, her icy face softened a bit, and she looked at Xun Feibai in a daze.

Seeing that she understood, Xun Feibai didn't say any more and wanted to turn around and leave.But before he could take any steps, he was grabbed by the corner of his clothes.

Xun Feibai turned around and looked suspiciously at the girl who was tugging at the corner of her clothes.Although the girl is not a beauty, she is also considered pretty, her delicate face is slightly flushed, and two lines of tears are rolling down the corners of her eyes, she looks very pitiful.

Seeing Xun Feibai turning around to look at her, the girl raised her sleeves to wipe away the tears on her face, lowered her head slightly, and said in a shy voice, "I, I would like to follow you."

When the people around saw that someone had just given the money and left, they began to discuss in low voices.

The girl's voice was really low, Xun Feibai didn't hear what the girl said clearly.

Seeing that she was still puzzled, the girl raised her voice: "You gave Tongguan money to buy me, and I will be yours from now on."

After hearing what she said, Xun Feibai also understood what she meant, blushed instantly, and quickly explained: "Girl, you misunderstood me, I didn't give you this money to buy you to go back and do that, that, that... …”

She stumbled and said for a long time but couldn't say the following words. She was just helping out with kindness, and she had no other intentions.Xun Feibai sighed deeply, calmed down, and explained: "I really don't have any other intentions, I just help the girl when I see her in trouble."

Seeing her firm expression, the girl's expression darkened, she thought for a while, and then said: "If you can't follow you, it's okay to be a maid."

Xun Feibai waved his hands again and again after hearing the words: "I am the only one in my family, where is the need for a maid, the girl should go home early and bury her father."

The people in the crowd watched the excitement for a long time, and when they heard this, they only sighed that Xun Fei was so beautiful and blessed, and that he could buy a big girl as beautiful as a flower with only a penny.Someone said loudly: "Since there is only one person in the family, it is also possible to marry this girl home. You look like a scholar. If you marry this girl, it will be beautiful."

"That's right, they want five pennies, but you only give them one penny, and all the girls are willing to follow you. They don't take such a big advantage, and we don't even want them if we want them." Someone echoed.

"This stupid scholar is really a stupid man who is blessed with stupidity."

When Yan Cong'an saw Xun Feibai rushing over, he also stopped and did not leave.Everything that happened just now was clearly seen. Hearing the booing from the crowd at this time, she couldn't help frowning. She stared at the two people in the middle of the crowd. She wanted to see how Xun Feibai would end up, but she had to take it seriously. Take this girl home to be your wife?

After everyone coaxed, Xun Feibai was even more embarrassed. She waved her hands again and again and said: "No, girl, to be honest, my family's conditions are not good, and I can barely support myself. Girl, follow me You will only suffer, girl, take the money and go home quickly, I have something to do so I won’t stay any longer.”

After speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Xun Feibai pushed aside the crowd and walked towards the house quickly.

Seeing this, the girl also left behind her.

Xun Feibai and the others left, and the audience also dispersed.Some people were not satisfied, but felt that Xun Feibai's brain was ruined by reading and reading. He has always been rich in a beautiful girl. He didn't know how to take such a big pie. He was really stupid.

Someone else retorted, saying that the girl followed her without looking at her, and maybe something good would happen in a few days.

Yan Cong'an looked at the backs of those who left one after the other, raised his eyebrows, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After they got down the mountain, they took a carriage and walked to the Baiwei restaurant. After driving for less than half an hour, they heard Yan Congle who was beside him gasp in surprise.

Yan Congle lifted the curtain on the side of the carriage upwards, and said gloatingly to the outside of the carriage: "Isn't that the scholar and the girl just now? I think this girl has identified the scholar. As the saying goes, a strong girl is afraid of pestering her husband. Doomed."

Yan Cong'an looked in the direction she said, to the west of the carriage, there were two people walking far away, one in front of the other, the one walking in front was Xun Feibai, and the one behind him was five or six feet away. A girl who sold herself to bury her father.The girl followed behind Xun Feibai, not approaching, just following from a distance.

Yan Cong'an first reached out and patted Yan Congle's hand that lifted the car curtain, Yan Congle let go of the car curtain in his hand, and the car curtain fell slowly.

Yan Cong'an smiled and reprimanded her, "Where did you learn nonsense." Then she lifted the curtain and whispered a few words in Bao He's ear, and Bao He stopped the carriage, handed it to Yuzhu, and then got off and left.

Yan Congle was in the car the whole time, and didn't know what happened just now. She didn't know that the treasure box got out of the car until they arrived at Baiwei Restaurant and she didn't see the treasure box.

Yan Congle rolled her eyes, leaned close to her, and said with great interest, "Third Sister, where did you send the treasure box? But follow the two people just now, and see if this happy event can come true in the end?"

Yan Cong'an pointed at her forehead with his finger, pushed her away, and didn't answer her directly, but teased: "You are as fond of watching the show as you are, what else do you want to eat besides osmanthus cake?"

Yan Congle knew that her third sister had always been indifferent, so she would not be as curious about the final result as she was.He also only thought that he was supercilious, thinking that the treasure box might really have something to deal with.Without thinking about it, she called the servant and started to order the food she wanted.

At this time, the treasure box, which was dealing with business, was standing at the entrance of a small alley, staring at the person outside the wooden door with the word "Fu" pasted in the alley.The man stood in front of the wooden door for a while, turned his head to look carefully at the empty alleyway, and then turned and left towards the other side of the alleyway entrance.

Seeing the man walking out of the alley, Bao He followed.

Accompanying Yan Cong'an to Guangji Temple, and eating osmanthus cake from Baiwei Restaurant, Yan Congle sighed contentedly: "It's really great that the third sister is back."

Seeing this, Yan Cong'an joked, "I don't think it's better for the third sister to come back, but for the third sister who can buy you sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

Yan Congle leaned on Yan Cong'an and said coquettishly, "Even if the third sister doesn't buy osmanthus cake for Congle, she is the best third sister in the world."

After lunch, the two went back home, pestered Yan Cong'an for half a day, Yan Congle did not follow to the East Garden, but obediently went back to the West Garden to find Aunt Su.

Yan Cong'an tidied up a bit, then lay down on the concubine's couch in the study and closed his eyes to rest.Although her illness has been cured, she is not as good as ordinary people. She has walked a lot of mountain roads today, and she is already a little tired.

When Yan Cong'an woke up again, it was already dark outside.Yuzhu heard the movement in the house, opened the door and came in.She put the teapot in her hand on the table, and lit the lamp in the house with a torch.

Yan Cong'an looked at the sky outside, turned around and asked, "Is the treasure box back?"

Yuzhu poured a cup of hot tea for Yan Cong'an, and replied: "I came back an hour ago. Seeing that the third lady was resting, she didn't come in to disturb her. Now she is on the porch outside the door. I will go and call her in."

Seeing her drink the tea in one gulp, Yuzhu added more tea before going out and calling the treasure box in.

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