Chapter 166: The Greedy Trap
In the next three days, the news that Mrs. Xie wanted to buy a maid spread all over Houshan Village, and many people talked about it.
By the river, the laundry woman chatted about it.
"I heard that we can pay a lot of money, it seems to be a dozen taels of silver, but no matter how poor we are, we don't have to sell our daughter. Said a woman with a charitable face.
"Then if the family is really poor, you still can't sell your children and daughters? And maybe you can still enjoy the happiness of selling the past, I heard that no matter how much work the big families have, they are not as tired as the housework of our villagers. The other mother-in-law said.
"How can you enjoy the blessings again? That is a slave, and in the future, if you give birth to a baby, you will also be a slave and a slave, and the baby will suffer and have no freedom. The woman in front of her said again.
The people who were still talking about it suddenly quieted down, yes, future generations have to be slaves and maids to others, and they will always be inferior.
"Isn't Mrs. Xie everyone's daughter-in-law? What kind of maid do you want? Why did you think of coming to us to buy a maid?"
So, everyone gossiped and gossiped, and they didn't say why, and when they were arguing, someone saw Lin Ping'er coming to the river with a laundry tub, and immediately her eyes lit up, and she shouted: "Zehao, let's wash clothes here!" Then she turned to the others and said, "I'll ask Zehao later, won't her mother know?"
Everyone nodded, so when Lin Ping'er walked over with a smile, she was asked why Mrs. Xie wanted to buy a maid here. Lin Ping'er was stared at and asked by so many people, and she couldn't help but feel a little numb in her scalp, but fortunately, Ruozhu explained what she should say in advance, and she really couldn't come up with a suitable statement in a hurry.
"Mrs. Xie was married from Jiangnan, and the maids around her are all excellent, but they can't do heavy work, and Mr. Xie doesn't like extravagance, and Mrs. Xie doesn't want to bring too many maids, so she wants to pick an honest and capable maid with great strength. Of course, the Xie family is upright, and they are very interested in the character of the subordinates. Lin Ping'er said unhurriedly.
Someone patted his head, "Isn't it, we are the most honest girls from the village, and we have a lot of strength to work, no wonder we will ask from near us." ”
"The main thing is that people are familiar with your family, so don't worry that you can help each other. Someone moved his mind and said with a smile to the flattering Chong Lin Ping'er.
Lin Ping'er said a few words modestly, and talked about the elegance of Mrs. Xie when she came to the house, and many people listened very energetically, after all, they didn't see a few women all year round.
"Didn't the spring girl from the next village be sold to a big family to be a maid? I heard that her master was charitable, and she still sent silver to her family from time to time. Lin Ping'er pretended to be mysterious and said, "Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie are both good people who are charitable, and they can't suffer much when they go to Xie's house." ”
This was confessed by Bai Ruozhu, in fact, Bai Ruozhu didn't want Fang Guizhi's mother to find her in the future, but in order to make Fang Zhou's family more tempted, she could only make a fierce announcement. As for later, let's talk about it later.
After Fang Guizhi was rescued, she had to face new problems, such as where she was going and where she would end up in the future, since Bai Ruozhu saved her, she would definitely have to be a good person to the end. At this time, it was difficult for the woman to walk an inch outside alone, even if Fang Guizhi was embarrassed to go with her family, she would not agree to Fang Guizhi taking the risk alone.
So she had already thought about it, and she would say to Fang Guizhi: I helped you advance a dozen taels of silver, so you have to pay off your debts in order to work!
Hehe, with Fang Guizhi's honest character, are you embarrassed to go?
Lin Ping'er quickly finished washing her clothes and walked back, and soon saw a figure hiding behind the big tree, eavesdropping on her brain. Lin Ping'er took a quick look, it was Gui Zhi's mother. In order not to reveal her flaws, Lin Ping'er suppressed her excitement and pretended not to see Gui Zhiniang.
No one in Gui Zhi's family knew about it in the mountain village, but after all, some people in Linjiang Village knew, so Gui Zhiniang didn't dare to show it too obviously, she was afraid that it would reach the ears of the Yang family in Linjiang Village, but the money was not earned here, and the chickens and eggs were beaten there.
Watching Lin Ping'er go home, Gui Zhiniang quietly followed, then saw that there was no one left and right, and gently knocked on the courtyard door of the Bai family.
"Is Ruozhu here? Gui Zhiniang's attitude at the moment is better than a few days ago, it is simply a big reversal.
Bai Ruozhu glanced at the family, then went to open the door with his pedals, and asked anxiously, "Auntie, how is Guizhi's illness?"
"It's nothing, it's just a cold, it's almost fine. She asked me to bring you a message, so that you would not be worried, and said that she would come to play with you when she was better in two days, so as not to give your baby a sick day. Gui Zhiniang smiled flatteringly as she spoke, how disgusting it would be.
Bai Ruozhu held back the contempt that kept rising in his heart, and said with a smile: "That's good, I'm really worried about me." Oh, I just talked to my aunt, but I forgot to invite you to sit in the room, I was really negligent, and my aunt came in for a cup of tea, right?"
"Ruozhu is so polite, and my aunt really thinks that you know how to be polite and are a good boy. Gui Zhiniang's smiling old face was about to crack into a chrysanthemum.
Bai Ruozhu secretly complained, didn't you hate me very much before? Now I can still say that my eyes don't blink and my heart doesn't beat, and I'm also drunk.
welcomed Gui Zhiniang into the house, and Lin Ping'er also came over to say hello, but her attitude was average, after all, she thought that she rarely had contact with Gui Zhiniang.
Gui Zhiniang drank the tea handed over by Bai Ruozhu with osmanthus nectar, and praised it for being delicious, Bai Ruozhu poured her another cup with a very eye-catching face, and said: "This tea was sent by my second brother and sister, I heard that it was brought from the south, and we can't buy it in the town." Otherwise, for the relationship between me and Guizhi, I will also buy some for my aunt. ”
Gui Zhiniang's eyes lit up when she heard this, so what kind of Mrs. Xie looks very rich?
Thinking that she took the initiative to take the topic away, she talked about Mrs. Xie's purchase of a maid in a few words.
"Ruozhu, do you know how much silver Mrs. Xie can pay for buying a maid?" Gui Zhiniang asked.
"Why does my aunt have relatives recommending you?" Bai Ruozhu asked.
Gui Zhiniang hummed twice, her eyes were full of eagerness, and her eyes kept staring at Bai Ruozhu's mouth, as if Bai Ruozhu was about to spit out words that would turn into silver.
"All I know is that it won't be less than fifteen taels. Bai Ruozhu secretly observed Gui Zhiniang's expression, and saw that she seemed to be surprised when she heard it, but she was not too excited.
"But Madame told me privately that if she was a particularly capable and well-behaved girl, she would be able to get twenty taels more. After speaking, she smiled again, "Of course, the details will have to be determined by Mrs. after seeing the person." ”
Sure enough, as soon as Gui Zhiniang heard twenty taels, her eyes turned green. "Reminder: Please keep in mind the domain name of this site