Ma Yun shouted angrily: "You are so brave that you dare to openly abduct children!"
The two tooth wives looked at each other, not knowing why she made such a big fire, and said tremblingly: "Mrs. Hui, these people are definitely not kidnapped by small people. They are all children of poor people. The family can't make ends meet, so they have to sell their children and sell their daughters. All of them were voluntary. The little people knew that the prefects wanted to buy slaves and maids, so we deliberately picked up some honest duties."
Ma Yun found out that she was in the wrong time again, thinking she was in the police station, but it is pitiful to see the dozen or so children. The oldest is only twelve or three years old, and the youngest is only seven or eight. year old. She had only planned to buy three or four servants, but her heart softened and she actually bought all these children. The tooth wives did not dare to ask for random prices. There were eight women, four boys and twelve children, each of whom only needed 500 coins. Ma Yun counted out six thousand dollars, sent her tooth-wife away, and took the children directly to Liu Xin's study.
Liu Xin couldn't help but smile when he looked at the child Ma Yun bought back: "My wife, you just look at it. This is the man you picked back. I think they are all half-old children. Can you do things?"
Ma Yun said unconvincedly: "The only children brought by the toothmother are these children. I looked at them as pitiful, so I bought them all. Anyway, you are not bad for money."
At this time, a little girl said: "Master, we can do laundry and cooking. You can leave us. If no one buys us in another month, we will be sold to brothels. Prostitute, sir, please show mercy and save us."
Liu Xin looked at the little girl carefully, she was about twelve or three years old, she was born beautiful, but she was thinner, and her complexion was not bloody. It is estimated that she is not very well-nourished, so she said, "Small mouth is pretty good. , What's your name? How old are you this year?"
"My name is Erya, and I am fourteen years old this year."
"Okay, then you can all stay. Since you can wash and cook, you can make this lunch today." Liu Xin turned to Ma Yun again, "My wife, you can take them down and settle down first. You don’t have any firewood, rice, oil, or salt yet. Give them some money and let them go to the streets to buy them. Let’s make lunch first. You will come over later and I have something to tell you."
Ma Yun took the group of children out for only a moment, then turned back, and sat beside Liu Xin angrily, without speaking.
Liu Xin put down the volume in her hand and asked strangely: "Why? I'm still angry. Arranged so soon?"
Ma Yun whitened him and said, "I'm not angry anymore, you should be the one who is angry. You are the prefect of Hejian, the parent official here, look at how old these children are, you can only sell them as slaves. Are you really going to let them be slaves at home?"
Liu Xin stroked Ma Yun's fragrant shoulders, handed her a teacup, and said, "Good wife, you have been working hard with me during this period. I will toast you with a cup of tea instead of wine. You will calm down first."
Ma Yun was not welcome, took the teacup and drank it, and said, "I told Dian Wei to take the children to the street to buy groceries."
Liu Xincha has just drunk half of the tea. Hearing Ma Yun’s words, imagine a strong man two meters tall, carrying a vegetable basket, and taking a group of children around the vegetable market. He couldn’t help but "puff" and a mouthful of water came out. Ma Yun's face was splashed.
Ma Yun said unhappily, "Why are you like this? What's so funny." After speaking, she grabbed Liu Xin's robe as a towel and wiped the tea from her face.
"Okay, I don't laugh, I don't laugh." Liu Xin gently hugged Ma Yun and said, "Come on, let's say business. It turned out that my intention was to take the cover of my foster father and find Liu Zhong to get some money back. Then find a peaceful place to buy a piece of land, build a house, and live in peace and stability. Who knows that there is no money, but a prefect, and the future will not be peaceful."
Ma Yun wiped her face clean and said, "No matter what you do, I will just follow you."
Liu Xin said, "Listen to me. I started thinking about Changshan County. I wanted to find Zhao Yun to be a helper. Now that Dianwei is by my side, I don't have to worry. But I still made a mistake. It's 182, 184. The Yellow Turban Uprising will occur in the spring of the next year. The leader of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Jiao, is a native of Julu County, Jizhou. It should not be too far away. Jizhou is also a central area of the Yellow Turban Uprising. It seems that we only have one year. It’s been a peaceful life."
Liu Xin took a sip of water and continued: "Even this year, I am afraid that life will not be stable. Have you noticed Li Cheng and Zhang Jun today? They are the second and third in command of Hejian. Hejian has been in charge for the past six months. Li Cheng has always acted as the prefect. Today, Li Cheng said a lot of flattery, but Zhang Jun said nothing. Besides, as the prefect, only two sergeants were arranged at the gate, and this prefect. The mansion doesn’t even prepare for a servant. And I don’t believe that the only children the toothwoman has to sell are these few children. Based on these circumstances, I analyzed that in Hejian, Li Cheng covered the sky with one hand, and he wanted to give me a prestige. Of course he I dare not blatantly kill me as a superior, but he will definitely find ways to vacate me."
Ma Yun thought for a while and said, "Husband, your analysis makes sense. Since he wants to disarm us, we will let him go! In addition, I think Li Cheng and Zhang Jun are not in harmony, so you can use it. a bit."
"Well, we have to consider this matter long-term. I don't want to be a puppet in Hejian. You have to adapt as soon as possible. It's not in the 21st century, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty." Liu Xin nodded and said.
The two sat down again, looking through a pile of slips sent by Li Cheng, and discussing countermeasures. Even lunch was settled in the study. The meals made by these children are not bad, but they are not delicious either.
The two spent an entire afternoon in the study. Neither of them had any official experience. After discussing for an afternoon, only one conclusion was reached. To regain control of Hejian from Li Cheng, it is necessary They have their own forces, and at present they can only work with Li Chengxu, and they can secretly recruit some talents for their own use. As for what kind of talents are needed, because Dianwei is here, Liu Xin is not a weak scholar. Both think that a few advisers are urgently needed. Liu Xin made up his mind, ready to find a chance to talk to Zhang Jun first. After the discussion, Liu Xin ordered an early dinner and a good rest in the evening. Tomorrow, he will meet with Li Cheng, Zhang Jun and all the officials.
After dinner, Liu Xin went to the backyard and started practicing. When he got down with a punch, he found that Erya was standing next to him. Ma Yun did not watch him punch as usual. Liu Xin asked strangely: "Where is the madam?"
Er Ya replied: "The madam is a little tired, and I want to rest early, and go back to the room to take a shower. Has the master finished training? The slave servant will wait for the master to take a shower.
Although Liu Xin said to let Ma Yun adapt earlier, but she couldn't adapt herself to the bath time, let a little girl wait there, and waved and said, "You don't need you here. You can take care of the madam. I just rush for it myself."
When Liu Xin returned to the back house, seeing the light still on in the room, he walked in lightly. When Erya sitting in the outer room saw Liu Xin coming in, she was about to stand up and salute. Liu Xin stopped her and walked into the inner room quietly. Ma Yun was sitting on the edge of the bed with her head down.
"Isn't you tired? Why don't you go to bed earlier?" Liu Xin walked over, wrapped her in her arms, and asked with concern.
"I'm not tired, I'm waiting for you. These kids finally had a full meal today, and they seem to have a very happy time here." Ma Yun continued, biting her lip, "We have been together for more than a month. Yeah. I want to have a baby too."
For more than a month, even though they called each other as husband and wife, they actually just hugged and kissed each other, and did not take any further action. Through the candlelight, Liu Xin saw Ma Yun's face fly with a red glow, and a faintly orchid-like musky fragrance came. He knew that Ma Yun was moving.
Liu Xin didn't answer her words, but like a trick, he didn't know where to take out a small box and handed it to Ma Yun: "It's for you."
"Give it to me?" Ma Yun took the box, a little strange.
Liu Xin encouraged: "Well, you can open it and take a look."
Ma Yun opened it gently, but inside was a pair of gold rings.
"How about it, do you like it?" Liu Xin took out a ring, pulled Ma Yun's left hand, put it on her ring finger, and asked softly.
"I like it." Ma Yun asked, stroking the ring with tears in her eyes, "When did you buy it, why don't I know."
Liu Xin picked up another one and put it on her left ring finger and looked at Ma Yun affectionately and said, "I didn't buy it, I made it myself. I have learned jewelry processing for a while, and haven't done it for a long time. , And there is no suitable tool, it looks a little ugly, so I will wear it, and I will definitely buy you a better one in the future."
Ma Yun suddenly rushed into Liu Xin's arms, tears streaming down: "No! This is the most beautiful ring I have ever seen."
Liu Xin gently wiped her tears and said, "That's good, why are you crying?"
"I didn't cry, I was so happy." Ma Yun nestled tightly in Liu Xin's arms.
"My wife, our situation is special. I can't give you a grand wedding. But I promise that I will never lose you in this life and this life. Let us have a host, no relatives and friends group, no witnesses, only you. Let’s have a wedding for the two of me!" Liu Xin clasped Ma Yun’s hands tightly and said, "I would like to promise you that from today onwards, whether it is good times or bad times, rich or poor, health or disease, I will Love you and cherish you till the earth is gone."
Ma Yun was speechless for a while with excitement. When she was rescued by Liu Xin five years ago, she began to have a crush on this tall and handsome boy; when she discovered that Liu Xin turned out to be a thief, she was disappointed; when she learned that she and Liu Xin had traveled to the Eastern Han Dynasty together, she knew She definitely can’t adapt to this society where men are inferior to women. When marrying other men, she doesn’t know if she has the courage to survive. Being with Liu Xin who also comes from the 21st century can only be a helpless choice; and when she knows Liu Xin’s In the past, after knowing what Liu Xin did, especially when Liu Xin pushed her away from the tiger, she knew that she really fell in love with him and couldn't help herself. But the bad guy kept saying that he was looking for Diaochan and Erqiao, and he didn't know if it was true or not, and he didn't know if he had himself in his heart. I didn't expect Liu Xin to produce such a romantic show. Happiness always came so quickly that she couldn't adapt to it for a while.