Chapter 176 Choose one of the two

Bai Ruozhu was stunned. In the memory of her previous life, including her contact with Xiao Si after time travel, Xiao Si had never smiled. His expression was always dull, and his eyes seemed to have no focus, so the people in the village and even the people in the old house were not able to smile. I think there's something wrong with Xiaosi's head.

But just now, Xiaosi smiled. Although the smile was very weak and stiff, he did smile.

"Oh, did Xiaosi laugh just now?" Lin Ping'er asked in disbelief.

"It's a smile. This child can laugh, which is great!" Bai Yihong said excitedly.

Bai Zepei looked at Xiao Si and then at Bai Ruozhu. There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, but he hid it immediately.

"At least Saburo can't play mistress for a while, which is a good thing." He said.

When Bai Zepei mentioned it, Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but she quickly covered it up. Everyone named Jiang was doing it without even realizing it, so who could have anything to do with her?

Early the next morning, Lin Ping'er and Bai Yihong went to visit the doctor in their old home. Not only did they bring a basket of eggs, they also wrapped a gift envelope worth one hundred copper coins, which was already a high amount in Houshan Village.

But you can imagine how ugly the old lady's face was. Even if there were other people coming to visit the patient, the old lady's face would be angry. She even asked in public: "Why is it only one hundred yuan? Your nephew has such a severe disease." Are you just going to give me a hundred coins?"

It's not that Bai Ruozhu can't afford the two taels of silver at this time, but no one is willing to give the money to someone like Sanlang, and it's not like the old man really has no money for medical treatment or food. The old lady is used to pulling money.

Besides, you must not let go of this kind of person. Once you give him two taels of silver, he may ask for another four taels of silver in two days. Maybe everyone will fall ill.

When other families in the village came to visit the patient, they also received some visiting gifts, but they were all worth ten or fifteen cents. But I heard that the old lady didn’t even look down on a hundred cents, so she looked down on them even less. A change? Many people felt a little embarrassed and left without staying much after putting their things away.

Sanlang suffered a lot in setting the bones, mainly because he repeatedly fell on his injured leg. Fortunately, the bone was not broken, and the injury was not at the joint. He did not know that he was disabled, but Doctor Li said that if he did not take good care of his injury, he might suffer from the root cause of the disease in the future. .

Sanlang didn't know how to cherish himself. As soon as he heard this, he lay on the bed and never moved again. However, he screamed so loudly that one night, even the neighbors heard it.

Lin Ping'er and Bai Yihong neither argued with the old lady because there were many people, and the old man didn't allow the old lady to say too much, so they sat down and left quickly, but both of them knew that the old lady would definitely have to ask for money. In fact, they had never asked for money. From the day Erlang was admitted as the head of the case, and Mr. Li personally sent him a reward, the old lady had been thinking about their family's money, and now she finally found a good opportunity.

Bai Zepei went to town again early in the morning to study with Mr. Xie. Bai Zehao continued to work in the fields, while Bai Ruozhu took care of the children at home. In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. Mrs. Xie took a maid and took a carriage into Houshan Village. .

Without Bai Ruozhu's notice, both families came to the door with their daughters in a hurry. Bai Ruozhu sighed silently. No matter how anxious he was, he pretended not to know and waited for her to be invited. This also seemed like he was too eager to sell the child. Some, right?

So many people in the village started talking quietly, saying that Mrs. Wang was fine, since she was buying a poor girl from a distant relative, but Guizhi Niang was selling her own daughter, which was really unacceptable, not to mention the Guizhi family. It’s not like you’re too poor to uncover the pot.

As soon as Bai Ruozhu introduced them, Mrs. Xie knew which one was Xi Ya and which one was Guizhi, which was similar to what she had guessed when she saw them.

Fang Guizhi was in a bad mood today, with tears still in her eyes. She knew that this was Bai Ruozhu's way to save her, and she also knew that this was the only way she would not have to marry the widower who beat his wife to death, but she couldn't be happy at all. , thinking that her mother wanted to sell her too much, just like selling a pig that had been fattened.

Also, her mother dug out her old clothes early in the morning and deliberately punched some holes in them. Even though her sleeves and trouser legs were too short, her mother still had to force her to put them on, saying: "Look at this. Mrs. Wang's family is very good at showing off. When the time comes, you can learn to be smarter. Since you don't want to marry Yang San, just follow Mrs. Xie and enjoy the blessings. Maybe in the future, you can be Mr. Are you ready?"

Guizhi's face turned red with anger. She didn't want to be a baby for others. Whoever wanted to do it could do it, but she wasn't going anyway! Guizhi yelled in her heart, but did not argue with her mother. On the one hand, she was used to this, and she would be beaten if she dared to talk back. On the other hand, she was exhausted physically and mentally and no longer wanted to say another word to her mother.

Bai Ruozhu felt a faint pain in her heart when she saw Guizhi pulling her cuffs nervously at this moment. She knew it was Guizhi's mother who had done this trick again, but it made Guizhi really embarrassed. However, such days were over soon. , she had already discussed it with Yu Hongxiu. After buying Guizhi, Guizhi would live temporarily in Xie's Mansion and work as a helper. She would tell others that she was a maid of Xie's Mansion, so as not to let Guizhi's mother know and go there again. Twisted with cinnamon branches.

After Bai Ruozhu's family started doing business, she planned to persuade her family members to go to Fucheng with her second brother, who would go to the Academy to study, so that they could do some small business nearby so they could have someone to take care of them. Guizhi will definitely live with them by then, just as Bai Ruozhu planned to tell her, she will have to work to pay back the money.

Xi Ya on the other side was also very nervous, her head almost hanging to her chest. She was even more scared than when she saw Bai Ruozhu yesterday. It took her a long time to muster up the courage to look at Yu Hongxiu, her eyes full of prayer.

"These two girls are both honest people at first glance. Ruozhu, the person you recommended is good." Yu Hongxiu took a few sips of tea in a leisurely manner, whetting the appetites of Mrs. Wang and Ms. Guizhi, and then said slowly .

Bai Ruozhu smiled and agreed: "Yes, I know the basics, otherwise I wouldn't dare to recommend it casually."

"But I only need one maid." Yu Hongxiu said, paused, and then asked with a smile what they could do, whether they were literate, and what their hobbies were.

Both of them answered one by one, but Xi Ya was obviously not as grand as Guizhi. She shrank her neck and spoke with a vibrato. The angry Mrs. Wang glared at her several times, but the more she kicked her, the more frightened she became, and the last words were difficult to say. .

Yu Hongxiu thought for a while and said, "Let's choose Guizhi. It's rare that she can read. My master is a scholar, so everyone in the family can also read."

Guizhi Niang's face lit up when she heard this, and her smile almost turned into a chrysanthemum. She kept thanking Hongxiu and said, "Thank you, Madam, for the compliment. My Guizhi is obedient and sensible, and will definitely serve Madam well." "

"Serve" twice stung Fang Guizhi deeply. If she hadn't known that she was not really being sold, she would have fainted at this moment.

Mrs. Wang became anxious, and knelt down on the ground. She cried and said, "Madam, please have mercy on us, Xi Ya. If you don't buy her, this child will starve to death when you go back..."