The weather is getting cooler, and the ground is full of dead leaves.

Yuxi was tired of reading and reading, and walked to the yard, just as a leaf was falling. Yuxi reached out to catch the withered yellow leaves, and said softly, "Another year has passed." "It's the end of October, and in two months, the year will be gone.

Just as I was sighing, I heard a cry outside. Yuxi's place of residence is not far from the farmer in Zhuangzi, which is also for safety reasons, it is too remote, and if something happens, she can't find anyone, so occasionally she will hear the cry of children. Yuxi heard the crying for the first time and asked deliberately, knowing that it was the child who was naughty and being beaten by his parents, and he thought it was very fresh at the time, but later he became accustomed to it after hearing more. But the cry that will be heard is different from the past, the cry is particularly miserable, and it keeps calling her brother, which makes Yuxi feel very uncomfortable when she hears it.

Yuxi called Han Ji and said, "Go and see what's going on outside?"

It didn't take long for Shiso to come back, his eyes were red, and the expression on his face was ugly. Just look at it and know it's wrong.

Yuxi asked, "What's the matter with that kid?" Crying so miserably, and keeping calling his brother, it didn't sound right.

It's not complicated, the child's father and stepmother want to give her to someone else as a child daughter-in-law. She was frightened and frightened, so she cried out for help, hoping that her brother would come to her rescue. Shisu said, "Girl, that child is so pitiful. Otherwise, let's help her!" it was the first time that Shiso had seen such a poor child. Seeing that Yuxi was unmoved, Zi Su said: "Girl, you didn't see it, that kid is really pitiful." ”

Yuxi nodded and said, "Bring her in." ”

Soon, Shiso led the people in. Looking at the little girl kneeling on the ground, the expression on Yuxi's face also changed and changed. The little girl was dressed in clothes similar to those of a beggar, her face was sallow, and she probably had no meat on her body, only a handful of bones.

Yuxi looked at the daughter-in-law of Steward Chen, who came in with the little girl, and asked, "You said that her father and mother want to give her to someone else's family as a child daughter-in-law?"

Steward Chen's daughter-in-law listened to Yuxi's words and explained: "Don't look at her thin, the girl is not very old, but she can do laundry, cooking, raising pigs and chickens and other household work." ”

Yuxi looked at such a big child, such a child still has to do laundry, cooking and a bunch of housework, which shows how he is treated harshly at home. Yuxi was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it given for free?"

Before the Chen steward came, he inquired about the matter clearly, and said, "Her father asked for a hundred catties of grain from someone else's family. This year's market is good, and some people can take out 100 catties of grain. When I brought it home, I could not only help with the work, but also save a lot of money for the bride price. ”

Yuxi understands it, not so much as giving it away, but selling it. It's just that this child is too bad to have teeth, so he sold it to people as a child daughter-in-law. But is it so easy to be a child daughter-in-law? Yuxi had seen a child daughter-in-law when he was in Zhuangzi before, and it was really not ordinary and pitiful. Sleeping later than the dog, waking up earlier than the chicken, working from morning to night, not only not enough to eat and wear, but also beaten and scolded by the people of that family every day.

Han Ji walked in and said, "Girl, this little girl's brother is here, just outside. Girl look at ......"

Yuxi came back to his senses and said expressionlessly, "Let him in!"

Han Ji also led a child in. Yuxi looked up and saw that the child was about six or seven years old, as skinny as a little girl kneeling on the ground. Also, it's October days, and I'm wearing only a patched shirt and bare feet.

When the little girl saw someone coming, she changed her silence just now, crawled over and cried and shouted, "Brother, brother, you are finally here, I almost can't see you." ”

The boy hugged his sister and said, "Thank you girl for saving my sister." ”

Yuxi nodded secretly in his heart, his words were clear, and he didn't panic when he saw them, but it was good: "I can save it for a while, but I can't save a lifetime." ”

The young man gritted his teeth, knelt on the ground with his sister in his arms, lowered his head and said, "Ask the girl to buy our brother and sister and give us a way to live." "Since the poisonous woman has made up her mind to send away the chrysanthemum, she will send it away next time if she doesn't succeed this time. Next time, maybe not so lucky.

Yuxi smiled and asked, "It's okay for me to buy you, but what can you do for me?"

The young man whispered, "I went to school for a year and knew a few words. "It's the only thing he can handle.

The little girl put her arms around the young man's neck and said to Yuxi: "Boss, please buy me and my brother! I will do laundry, cook, feed pigs and chickens, and my brother can go to the mountains to pick mushrooms, pheasants, rabbits and other prey." Boss, we can do everything, and we don't eat much, please buy our brother and sister!" If the owner buys their brother and sister, they don't have to be separated in the future.

Yuxi looked at the little girl, who was timid, and her right hand was tightly grasping the young man's clothes. Yuxi asked, "I sent you away just now, why didn't you agree?"

The little girl only grabbed the boy and said, "If you are sent away, you will never see your brother again." "No matter how hard it is, with her brother here, she is not afraid.

Yuxi looked at this pair of sisters and brothers who depended on each other, and felt a little envious in her heart, no matter how difficult the life was, there was still someone who could be cared for and relied on. And she has been fighting alone. Yuxi stabilized his mind and said, "Have you thought about it? You have to know that once you sign the deed of sale, there is no room for reversal." "When you sign the deed of sale, you go from being a good citizen to a slave.

Han Ji wanted to roll his eyes, the girl's words were really redundant, Zhuangzi didn't know how many people wanted to sell their daughters! After entering the Guogong Mansion, not to mention anything else, at least I don't have to worry about food and clothing.

The boy nodded and said, "No regrets." "It is better to be a person today than to starve to death and separate brothers and sisters.

Yuxi nodded slightly, looked at Han Ji on the side and said, "You can do this!" If you want to buy them, you have to sign a deed of sale with their parents.

The young man said, "Boss, let me go with you!"

Yuxi thought that he was going to make a decision, so he didn't refuse, and said to Han Ji: "Go and go with their brother and sister!"

In less than half an hour, Han Ji returned. After handing over the two identity deeds to Yuxi, he said, "Girl, that kid is a talent. ”

Yuxi was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Han Ji smiled: "The girl doesn't know, his stepmother knows that we want to buy someone, and she dares to ask for thirty taels." That kid is still worth a little silver, and no one wants that little girl to give it away for nothing. Before I could speak, the boy said that their brother and sister were only worth eight taels of silver. The look on his stepmother's face at that time was not to mention how wonderful it was. In the end, I only paid eight taels. "Actually, even if the kid didn't speak, he would have paid ten taels of silver at most.

The girl is generous, but she is also not allowed to be bullied by the people. provoked him, so he drove the family out of the Zhuangzi to see what kind of life they had. I really don't know how thick the sky is.

Yuxi thought about himself, his mood was a little heavy, and said: "I remember that it is about twelve taels to buy a small maid in the capital, and it is about seven or eight taels to buy a little maid, and the two of them together should be worth twenty taels." And thou shalt give the other twelve taels to the boy, and leave him at his own disposal. ”

Han Ji's eyes widened and asked, "Girl, you are ......" Seeing Yuxi looking at him expressionlessly, Han Ji hurriedly said, "Cheng, I'll give him the silver later." ”

Ok-hee didn't explain why she did this, but turned around and went into the study. If this young man is really talented, then it will be a good help for her to train her well. It's not that the people in the mansion can't be used, but it's a layer apart, and the chain will fall at a critical moment. For example, Kufu, although it looks the same as before, Yuxi knows very well that Kufu's mind is floating. Now the eldest aunt and eldest brother are still taking care of her, otherwise Kufu will definitely not stay.

In the evening, Han Ji came over and said to Yuxi, "Girl, I gave the other twelve taels of silver to that kid." The boy took the money and went back to the village and paid the debt. "It's not right to say that the debt is repaid, it's to repay the kindness, the brother and sister had a very hard time before, and they didn't squat after the last meal. There are kind-hearted people in the village who will help one or two, otherwise the brother and sister would have starved to death. Tian Yang, now it's time to repay the kindness of these people.

Yuxi appreciated Tian Yang's move and said, "The grievances are clear, it's very good. "Putting aside the ability for the time being, this sex is very much to Yuxi's appetite.

Han Ji also thinks it's very good.

Yuxi remembered a question he asked yesterday: "Tian Yang can read and write, and his family background should not be bad." We can also see that this is a smart child, no matter how vicious the stepmother is, he is also the eldest son in the family, how can his father let it go?"

How could Han Ji not know what Yuxi thought: "Girl, Tian Yang's family background is not bad, but his father married a widow with wrists, the widow is beautiful, and at the end of last year, she gave birth to a son, and she held the man in the palm of her hand, where is there a place for their brothers and sisters at home." also relied on the help of the people in the village, otherwise the brother and sister would have starved to death. ”

Yuxi said in a low voice: "Motherless children, it's all grass." Yuxi wondered, why are there so many stepmothers!

When Han Ji heard this, he lowered his head and stopped talking. The fourth girl also died early from her biological mother, and her stepmother did not tolerate it, and her father also hated it, otherwise she would not have been kicked out of the mansion. The situation is somewhat similar to that of these two children. The only difference is that the girl has a big lady to take care of the prince, and others don't dare to bully her.

Yuxi did not leave the two siblings by his side, but asked them to be sent back to the Gongfu to learn the rules the next day. Whether it can be used or not, you have to observe one or two things.

Han Ji came in and said, "Girl, that kid said he was going to kowtow to the girl before leaving." "The girl has a good eye this time, this kid is trained well, and he will be a talent.

The young man walked in with his sister in his arms and kowtowed to Yuxi three times. It's too hypocritical to say thank you, after all, their brother and sister have already sold themselves to the owner, and even their lives belong to the owner. Kowtowing to these three heads is to show his gratitude. The reason why Tian Yang sold himself into slavery was also because he knew that the owner was a generous and kind-hearted person. If he sells himself, the brother and sister have a way to live, and they don't have to separate, and the result is as he thinks.

Yuxi didn't answer this sentence, but asked: "Tian Yang, when you get to the Guogong Mansion, learn the rules well." For the rest, wait until you learn the rules. "Yuxi has to see what the boy is good at, and then focus on training. The people you have cultivated yourself are better than the people in the mansion.