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Seeing that it was the twelfth lunar month, Fang's dowry for He Hua was already half-assed. In the shops in the city, Zhi'er and Qiaoran were already stirring up trouble. She was so happy that she returned to Qijia Village ahead of schedule. , talking to Sister Zhu while doing needlework every day.
When the dowry was brought up that day, Sister Zhu said, "Have you thought about buying some land for He Hua?"
"Daddy Hehua and I are also thinking about this, but we don't know where it will end up in the future. We don't know whether to give her money or buy it nearby."
Sister Zhu hurriedly said: "He has no brains, why don't you think about it? Even if he follows the Qi family brothers to take office in the future, the roots will still be here. Besides, their officials are moving around, so where can they find the right place?" If you live in the property and you can take care of it for the purchasing girl in Chapter 338, wouldn't it be better than leaving it outside and leaving it to some outsider to take care of?"
"That's right. Eldest sister has a long-term view. I will discuss it with your brother when I get back. We will take advantage of the opportunity to look around before spring starts and pick out some good ones and buy a few bucks." Mrs. Fang nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Sister Zhu asked again: "Do you think we can buy two girls for Hehua to marry together?"
"Girl?" Mrs. Fang has never had such a concept, and she has never used servants in her family. Although she knew that Bo Rong hired a girl, she didn't take it too seriously. When Sister Zhu asked about it, she thought for a moment. After thinking about it, he said, "That's right. I bought it at home and took it with me. The deed of sale is held in the palm of my hand. It will be easy to use in the future. Thanks to the eldest sister for reminding me, I have never experienced a wealthy life. I would never have thought of this."
"Look at what I said, as if I have experienced some good times. Your days of wealth are behind you. In the future, you will inevitably have gold slaves and silver maids to serve you." Sister Zhu joked first, and then said seriously, "Actually, I didn't expect it at first, but a few days before you came back, I heard your brother-in-law say that the frost fell earlier this year than us in the north, killing all the crops that had not yet been filled with grout. I had no money to celebrate the New Year, so I started selling my sons and daughters. Chapter 338: Buying girls. A few taels of silver can buy a girl from a good family. I came up with this idea. Once I bought it, I didn’t need a few. Qian'er, and the daughters of farmers like this are accustomed to doing work at home, and they are honest and responsible, and they can be used by Lotus easily. Secondly, it can be regarded as giving them a way to survive, so I came to discuss with you."
"This is indeed good. When Jasmine got married, I never thought that if I could bring a girl to her, I wouldn't have no one to send me a message when I picked up the treasure." Mrs. Fang thought of this. This old thing made me more determined to buy a girl for Lotus, so I naturally brought it up when I went home for lunch at noon.
Hehua raised her eyebrows after hearing this and said, "How come you have to pay so much attention to marrying someone, yet you can't even become your grandma? You even get married to a girl, and people say that our family is frivolous just after making a little money."
Xiao Xiu helped Fang speak: "Sister, you are young and don't understand. The people you get married in the future will naturally be different from you now. What's more, the Qi family has slaves and maids. Mom wants to buy two for you. , Firstly, it is to give you and our family dignity, and secondly, it is so that the people I brought can use it smoothly, and no matter how good the people in his family are, they are still separated by one layer."
Bo Rong also nodded and said yes, and said: "If you want to buy, just buy it in these few days. I will use it first next year. If it is not good, you can sell it and then buy a good one. If you use it well, keep it." After a few months of training, you will be able to use it well when you get married."
Seeing that everyone in the family said this, Hehua no longer objected, but only said that she would choose someone by herself.
"That's natural. Of course you have to like it yourself." Mrs. Fang went to the village to find someone in the afternoon. Sure enough, there were many girls from the north selling girls. She called someone and said she wanted to pick two girls. , and asked her to bring people to her home to watch.
There were few families in Qijia Village who could afford to buy a girl. Word soon spread, and more people came to watch the fun than the girl the man had brought.
It was hard to push Fang out because they were all fellow villagers, so Hehua argued that she couldn't go out to meet people since she was engaged, and asked a servant girl to take her to the west wing to choose.
Most of them were girls of thirteen or fourteen years old, and there were also a few younger ones around ten years old. All of them were wearing coarse cloth clothes. Hehua called one of them to reach out and pinch them. Unexpectedly, they were not even made of cotton. They were all made of coarse cloth. They were all in jackets and shrank from the cold, and their appearance was even more cramped. They all looked at the lotus with timid eyes. But there was also a person who looked good. Looking at the lotus house, his face only showed some disdain.
Hehua noticed all these expressions and ignored them. He just listened to the man's greetings: "Miss Zhu, if you want to choose someone, you can find me, Mrs. Liu, but you've found the right one. I'm ten miles away from us." The people in Patxiang have been doing this business for at least twenty years. My men never sell unscrupulous girls, let alone those who were kidnapped and cheated. They are all little girls from poor families. My father-in-law My mother is dead, and she sold her to find a way for the family and the girl to survive. Old lady, I can also be considered as a virtuous person. It is my destiny to find a good home for these children. "
He Hua naturally didn't believe her words, but she responded with a smile on her face: "That's very true. It's just that our small family only needs two men to do rough work. I'm not lying. If If you want to pick something flying from a high branch, just stand back as early as possible. Don’t pick it if you feel uncomfortable and I won’t, or you will have to fight another lawsuit in the future.”
After saying this, a few of them with good looks began to move back in small steps. Lotus just smiled and said nothing.
But the man wanted to please and said: "Miss Zhu, what you said is true. Your eldest son is the master of civil affairs, and now he has become a member of the official family. What's more, the family you are married to, if Mr. Qi can get it this time, In high school, you are a serious official's wife, with so much dignity and wealth waiting for you, and you still say such self-effacing words."
After saying this, the girls were all moved. Not to mention anything else, they just saw the ordinary lotus flowers, and they felt inferior to themselves. If the girl went there as a dowry girl, and then followed her uncle in front of her, it would be better than selling it to that gangster. It would be better for the old man to be a concubine.
However, He Hua had already remembered those people, so he was not willing to pick them again. He raised his hand and nodded first, saying, "Let these people go out first. I don't like them."
Renyazi had also been mentally prepared for a long time. No matter whether it was a big or small family, those who chose a dowry girl would never choose a girl who was better than the new daughter-in-law, so they hurriedly waved to those few people to wait outside.
Those girls were aggrieved, but there was nothing they could do. In the first few days when they came, anyone with a hairy head was beaten into submission. This time, they didn’t dare to show their face in front of them, but they got together for a good time when they went out. He suddenly said that he was afraid that the girl would overshadow the master, and that he would be wary of keeping people in the room before he walked through the door.
Among the people who came to watch the excitement, there were several talkative women in the village. One of them was somewhat distantly related to a rough woman from the Qi family. Afterwards, the words were passed on, and after several rounds, they reached Mrs. Qi's ears. Made him angry again.
These are things for later. Hehua took a closer look at the hands of the girls and asked what they could do. Some said they were good at needlework, a few said they knew how to cook, and only one said she could read a little.
Hehua took the needlework basket and sent those who said they were good at needlework to make whatever they wanted. He also found an enlightening book and gave it to the girl. Seeing that she read in an orderly manner, he laid out paper and pen for her to write a few words. Take a look.
Although the writing was not very powerful, it still had some momentum. Hehua asked a few more questions. It turned out that when she was a child, she worked as a maid for a scholarly family and accompanied the young lady in the family to learn some skills. However, that family later moved on. She went to the south, and because she felt sorry for her to leave her hometown, she simply returned it to her family without asking for any money. Now her family had no money to eat, so she was inevitably sold out again.
Hehua saw that she knew some rules, could read and write, and had a somewhat pitiful experience. He asked her name and said her name was Miao'er, and said that this was about to happen. Then I went to look at the needleworkers. Two of them were doing pretty well. Hehua didn’t like the color of the best one, but Xiaozhen was a little bit worse. The colors were sober and elegant, so I decided to keep this one as well. , and took the rest out.
These two girls, Miao'er is fifteen, two years older than Hehua, and Xiaozhen is only thirteen, the same age as Hehua, two months younger. They are both well-born, but at home they seem to have neither enough to eat nor clothing to keep warm. Yes, pitifully thin.
The rich ones didn't ask for a lot of money. The big one asked for five taels of silver, while the small one only asked for three taels. Fang gave her another fifty taels of silver as a reward, and then left happily.
Hehua turned over some old clothes and gave them to wear, but Miao'er was older. Her own clothes were too short for her, but the ones Fang took out were too big.
Xiao Zhen was a well-behaved person and said timidly: "If the madam doesn't dislike it, I can take it out tonight and let Sister Miaoer wear it tomorrow."
"If you are not in a hurry, you will stay at home and not go out. Why bother to change it too late." Hehua said and then remembered, "I think Miao'er can wear the clothes that eldest sister wore before she got married. I will look for them." Sure enough, I found them. He brought out two pieces of Jasmine's old clothes, both of which were washed, and gave them to Miao'er to wear. He also took out two pieces of ruler and gave them to Xiao Zhen to make two pieces of clothes for the two of them to celebrate the New Year. He took Miao'er with him to teach her how to practice calligraphy and teach her to keep accounts. Although she didn't learn quickly, she knew how to use her heart.
Mrs. Fang felt very relieved when she saw that these two people were very hard-working and not troublesome. They didn't even talk much. They were never asked to do other people's work at home, and they were just left in the lotus house to do the work of the three of them. Get along and let them only listen to He Hua's instructions.
On the contrary, the two people felt embarrassed themselves, saying that they were well fed and well clothed but still not working. There was no such reason in the world. They often helped Fang and Xiaoxiu, and they got along harmoniously for a while. ro! ! !
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