Chapter 406: Will You Marry Me or Not?
Qin Shi was stunned, she really didn't expect this layer.
In this era, whether it is a business name or a large family, the first choice for employing people is the subordinates who sell themselves into slavery. Because the lives of these people are in the hands of the Lord's family, if they have anything dishonest, they will be pinched to death. A slave is like a household object in the eyes of his master.
As pitiful as it may sound, there are a lot of big families that not everyone can get anywhere. Because after becoming a slave of a large family, he has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he can eat and drink spicy food if he mixes well.
Xiao Nuan can't use the modern concept of equality and contracts to restrain and enlighten the ancients, even if she tells Cui Qiao that she can still stay with her mother and do the same thing as before after redeeming herself and getting married, Qiao Cui will feel uneasy.
"So what should I do?" Qin asked his daughter.
"Leave this matter to your daughter." Xiao Nuan held her small chin. Not counting Qin Rizhan's subordinates, her Chen Xiaonuan's subordinates, except for Cui Qiao, Feng Lu, Green Butterfly, Zhang Bing, and Qin San are all thugs.
Well......
Fenglu is the only one who can write and martial arts, but her writing can only be used for sacrifices or drawing talismans, and is otherwise inferior to the green butterfly. Unlike a few of them, Cui Qiao is a first-class maid trained by a serious 800 family. High loyalty, good professional quality, the key is to be beautiful, and you have face wherever you go.
Let's put it this way, Cui Qiao put it at home, and Xiao Nuan felt that the quality of life at home had improved by three grades.
Early the next morning, Xiao Nuan looked at the radish pickles that were cut out of the flowers on the dinner table, and felt that Cui Qiao was a talent, not only capable, but also interesting in life.
Xiao Nuan is a cheerful temper and never procrastinate when there is something. After eating, she took Cui Qiao into the study and instructed, "There are still fewer people working in the house, you go around the village and find two clean women to come back to clean the courtyard, wash and scrub, and you don't have to do these chores in the future." ”
"Yes!" Cui Qiao bowed her knees and responded, "When the slave and maid are selected, they will be brought to the girl to see." ”
Xiao Nuan nodded and got to the point, "You are sixteen this year, and you are old enough to get married." I discussed with my mother last night, return your deed of sale to you, and ask your mother to help you choose a good family......"
Before Xiao Nuan could finish speaking, Cui Qiao had already knelt on the ground with both knees, with a resolute expression, "Girl, the slave doesn't want to redeem herself." Before the old lady died, the slave promised the old lady that she would serve the lady and the girl in this life, and she would never have two hearts. Second, the girl is deeply grateful to the slave and maid, and the slave is sorry for her conscience when she leaves, so please don't drive the slave away. ”
It's not to drive her away, it's to let her redeem herself and marry.
Xiao Nuan asked her to get up first and comforted, "You can also understand the current situation at home, there are me and Green Butterfly in the things outside, and everything at home depends on you and my mother to support you, even if you get married, I am reluctant to let you go, and you can rest assured." ”
"That's different. Girl, if the slave and maid are redeemed, they are outsiders, and there are many things that the slave and maid can't meddle in and can't speak. If so, if the person who marries a slave dislikes the slave because of the household registration, the slave or the maid would rather not marry. Cui Qiao continued, "In another three years, when the slave and maid reach the age where they must marry, the girl will point out to the slave and maid that someone who does not dislike the slave and maid will marry, and the girl's vision is better than that of the slave and maid." ”
Her expression was wrong, Xiao Nuan asked tentatively, "You and Wang Hanhao?" ”
"Brother Wang treats slaves and maids well, and treats slaves and maids' families well, if he doesn't dislike slaves and maids, slaves and maids should be able to live a good life for a few years if they marry him." Cui Qiao said honestly, "But if the slave and maid redeem themselves and follow him, what will they do in the future, rely on him to live, give birth to children, sew clothes and cook at home every day?" If he changes his mind and looks down on the slave, how will the slave and the slave live in the future? ”
When she was in Zhan's house, Cui Qiao saw a lot of maids who redeemed themselves and married, and when they got married, they were beautiful and happy, but their lives after marrying were not as comfortable as when they were in the house.
After the defeat of the Zhan family, those maids lost face in their in-laws' house, and the errand that her husband got because he married the Zhan family maid was also yellow, and they were not as good as before. Last month, Cui Qiao's former good sister cried to her, saying that her husband scolded her for being a cheap thing, just a thing to serve people, and she was afraid that she would crawl over the master's bed before, and she was a cheap thing left over by others.
Was she clean when she got married, this man doesn't know?
Xiao Nuan saw Cui Qiao's sad face, thinking that she didn't like Wang Hanhao, so she said, "If you don't know Wang Hanhao's heart, let's just not marry, pick slowly, and find a better one." ”
"Girl, in addition to having no food and clothing, what man will guard a woman for the rest of his life?" Cui Qiao saw a lot of negative Han, there is no infatuated one, she has no confidence in men at all, "Slaves and maids have no other skills except to serve people." If there is such a day, the slave maid will never have the courage of a lady to dare to take you and the second girl away from home alone, and stand up for the door. The slave maid does not want to tie her whole life to a man's changing mind, and the slave maid wants to rely on her own ability to live decently. ”
"The slave maid is also a little useful here for the girl, and it can make people look up to it. Leaving the girl, the slave maid had no capital except for a troublesome face. "Cui Qiao has already seen things through, Mrs. Qin is really kind-hearted, the girl has the means but only for outsiders, such a good master, where can she find it?
Redeeming oneself and marrying someone is a dead end!
Cui Qiao said her philosophy of survival as a maid, Xiao Nuan was shocked when she heard it, she still looked down on Cui Qiao. Cui Qiao saw that she thought more deeply and understood than Xiao Nuan.
Indeed, in Cuiqiao's position, it is better to follow them to eat by their ability than to marry someone by face or by a man to eat, and their home is the widest road she can take.
Xiao Nuan didn't persuade her, and said very seriously, "Cui Qiao, this girl promises you two things today: first, as long as you are loyal to me and my mother, no matter who you marry in the future, your children will not be enslaved." Second, as long as your children have the ability to do a good job, I will reserve a place for their workshops, shops, and granges. If there are people who are willing to study, from the time they enter school at the age of eight to the time they have gained fame or do not want to study, no matter how many years, no matter how much money they spend, this girl will come out for you. ”
After Cui Qiao listened, the bean-sized tears rolled down like broken threads, and she knelt down, kowtowing and crying. This sound frightened the Qin family and Xiaocao outside the house, and Wang Hanhao, who worked in the outer courtyard, was also so frightened that he dropped his broom and looked at Riba nervously.
After a while, Cui Qiao came out of the study with red eyes and a red nose, and Xiaocao looked at her worriedly, not knowing what was going on.
Cui Qiao knelt on the ground without saying a word and kowtowed to Qin and Xiaocao three times, then stood up and strode out of the inner courtyard and stood in front of Wang Hanhao.
"Why are you crying, did you do something wrong and was punished by the girl?" Wang Hanhao asked in a low voice, it is said that with Cuiqiao's cleverness, he will not be punished.
Cui Qiao twitched her nose and asked with a crying voice, "Brother Wang, if I don't get rid of my slave status, will you still marry me?" ”
This sentence made Wang Hanhao's face red, and in front of everyone, Wang Hanhao nodded vigorously without hesitation, "Marry!" ”
"Let's put the ugly words in front of you: if you don't treat me well in the future, marry a young person or fool around outside, I will be separated from you. At that time, no matter how many children we have, all of them will belong to me, and if you agree to these two points, I will marry you! ”