Concubine's plan

"Don't think too much, Lu Zhenwei has been promoted and will go to Qingshui County to become a Zhenwei. Seeing her daughter's sudden loss, Mrs. Bai suddenly felt distressed and hurriedly explained the matter.

Sure enough, after hearing the news, Xun Yingju immediately came back to life with full blood. The smile on her face became even brighter and she said with a smile:"When will Brother Lu leave?" I'll give you a banquet to see you off."Originally, she wanted to call Lu Shaoyuan, but since there were elders around, she was too embarrassed to speak, so she had to call her"Brother Lu"’

"You'll leave after the entrance banquet is held at your house."Lu Shaoyuan still looked cold, as if he was talking about other people's affairs.

Xun Yingju was only happy about this, and it only took two hours to reach Qingshui County from Hongshan Village. If she wanted Lu Shaoyuan, she could just drive the ox cart. Just go and visit. But she felt a sense of loss from Lu Shaoyuan, and she spoke in a gentle voice. After careful observation, there was a little more hope in her eyes.

Hearing that Lu Shaoyuan was leaving in such a hurry, Xun Yingju smiled and asked:"Brother Lu, are you in the yamen?" Is there a lot going on? If not, stay at home for a few days. I'll cook you some delicious meals and spend more time with your family."I originally wanted to reunite with my family for a few days, but when I thought that the two parties were not family members, I changed my mind temporarily.

Hearing this, Lu Shaoyuan was surprised at first, and then a smile appeared on his face. He said,"Thank you, girl."

The man's smile is so beautiful. He usually has a straight face, is cool and good-looking, and looks handsome no matter what expression he shows. It would be great if he could marry a handsome man when he grows up. He usually interacts with Lu Shaoyuan Many times, I have long known that his family members are all in the capital, and he is aloneAnqing Mansion makes a living, and feels sorry for this man, but has no way to express it, so he can only take care of it within his ability. Thinking in her heart, Xun Yingju said:"Brother Lu, you're welcome. If the curtain is closed, you can come and stay at home. I will be popular in the future." The Xun family in Shancun is your home"

"Yes, I will prepare some clothes for you these days. Things outside are not clean. You should pay more attention to your health when you are out alone and don't get sick."Ms. Bai was also nagging on the side, as if she was giving instructions to her relatives who were traveling far away.

Lu Shaoyuan nodded, with a bit of admiration in his eyes, and he already expressed his gratitude on his lips:"Thank you Aunt Bai."

In the next few days, there will be more people in the house. Xun Yingju immediately arranged for Chun Mian and Yu Sheng to prepare a place for the new arrival.

"Girl, this servant will stay in your room at night and take care of Master Heng at night." Without waiting for Xun Yingju to arrange a place to live, Qiu Xue offered to help take care of the children.

Seeing that Qiu Xue knew the rules and was doing this just to take care of her little master, Xun Yingju thought about it, nodded and said,"That's fine, you and Li Dashan will live in the south today. In the west room of the opposite room, I will make a bed in my room tomorrow and sleep there, and help me take care of Hengdi at night.

Then he looked at Lu Shaoyuan and said with a smile:"Brother Lu, please feel sorry for me. I will sleep in the south room of the west wing, and my two cousins ​​will sleep in the north room.""

"You're welcome, Sixth Sister, I can sleep wherever I want."Lu Shaoyuan didn't care about these little things. He only struggled with how to call Xun Yingju. If he called her 'Miss Xun', it would be too harsh. If he called her 'Ju Yatou', it would be inappropriate. Thinking that Xun Yingju was doing sex at home, it would be better to call her 'Liu'.""Sister".

As expected, everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing this title, but smiled knowingly, but did not object.

Chun Mian and Yu Sheng listened to the instructions, and immediately took out new bedding and spread them for the three of them, and prepared them again. Some supplies, because people in the village are not as particular as people in the city, everything is mainly practical.

"Uncle, it’s too late today. Why don’t you stay at home for one night and go back tomorrow morning?"Xun Yingju said with a smile

"If you don't come, your aunt will get up early tomorrow morning to go to town to sell goods. If it's late, there will be fewer people. By the way, give me some of your preserved eggs, and I'll let your aunt take them and try selling them!"Boss Bai was a little embarrassed. His niece helped the Bai family a lot, and now she took the initiative to ask for something to sell.

Xun Yingju didn't feel anything special, but smiled and said:"Uncle, this is the right thing to do. We support the family with our hands, what do others say? Let them speak."With that said, Xun Yingju was about to go to the warehouse to move the preserved eggs.

"I will go with you."Lu Shaoyuan raised his legs to follow and took a torch.

The two of them moved out two porcelain jars, took out the preserved eggs, counted thirty, and took out another twenty. After all, there is always a meal at home.. Xun Yingju also taught Mr. Bai how to remove the lime on it, wash it, and cook it in a pot. Since it is going to be sold, it is better to cook it, so that it can still be sold at a high price.

Xun Yingju has already calculated the price, if she just wants to make a profit With some money, it’s enough to buy three or four cents each. But these preserved eggs are only a small portion of Dazhou. It is difficult for outsiders to learn how to make them. Even if they learn, it will take three to five years. During this period, they can make them. It would be better to earn more money. After thinking about it in her mind, she said:"Uncle, the preserved eggs sell for eight cents each, I will give you five cents each.""

"So expensive? Can it be sold?"Boss Bai was surprised. He thought that his niece was too dark-hearted. She could earn seven cents from the eggs and duck eggs she bought for less than a penny. This money is enough for ordinary people to eat rice for more than ten days. Who would give it up? Want to buy these? A salted duck egg only costs three cents, and you can sell forty or fifty pieces a day. How many preserved eggs can you sell at such a high price?

Seeing the hesitation on Boss Bai's face, Xun Yingju guessed what her uncle was thinking and said with a smile:" Uncle, we are not selling to poor families. Those who can afford it are not short of the money. Besides, in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty from now on, apart from Youranju, the only one who can sell preserved eggs is the Bai family. Do you think, if they are sold cheaply, those Can people still be considered good?"

That's okay. Boss Bai nodded and gave him the money for yesterday's braised meat, bean sprouts and salted duck eggs. Xun Yingju gave Boss Bai the money for the eggs and duck eggs she just collected. The braised food and bean sprouts had already been weighed. , the salted duck eggs have been counted, now only the preserved eggs are added, and they are loaded directly onto the donkey cart. When leaving, Bai packed the new dishes she made today in small clay pots, and can just heat them up and eat them when she gets home.

A busy job In the evening, everyone was tired, so they washed themselves with hot water and went to bed.

Early the next morning, Xun Yingju got up early, sent Bai Yujiang and Yusheng to the town to sell braised food, and after leaving, she was about to pick some peppers in the vegetable field, when she heard Something happened at Aunt Cai's house next door.

I heard Erya's sharp cry, with endless sadness and sadness.

"Mom, why did you leave us alone?"

"They all bully us, what should we do?"

"Broken, something happened!"Xun Yingju's first reaction was that something really happened to the Cai family. She didn't have time to run back to the yard, so she opened the door and ran directly to Cai's house. She found that three or five neighbors were already standing in the yard. Aunt Zhao on the other side of the Xun family was also standing in the yard. Secretly wiping tears.

Looking inside, Cai Erzhu was kneeling on the ground in a daze. Erya, Xiaohe and Xiaoshitou threw themselves on the door panel of the main room and cried loudly.

Chapter 75 The family had no money to see such a scene in the yard, Xun Yingju I had a bad feeling, and I hesitated to go in and take a look. I saw Aunt Zhao standing there with a grimace on her face, as if she knew something.

"Body, what's going on at Aunt Cai's house?"After hesitating for a while, Xun Yingju decided to find out what happened first.

"Hey, Sister-in-law Cai is gone?"Aunt Zhao glanced at the room and said in a low voice.

There was sadness in her voice, as if she was sad for what happened to Aunt Cai, and she also seemed to be lamenting her own fate.

"ah!"This time Xun Yingju was shocked. Yesterday, Aunt Cai was still at home helping wash pigs, kill chickens and ducks. Why was there no one there early today? She thought about it and immediately asked:"Aunt, Aunt Cai was fine yesterday. Why is it gone today? Did something happen at home?"

"Hey, I can’t help but be busy with this matter, so it’s okay to tell you."Aunt Zhao glanced around the courtyard, found nothing, and slowly told the story.

It turned out that when the Zuo Tu Cai family came home after work, they found that Granny Cai was already waiting at home. Granny Cai came here to ask for money, because When Mr. Cai and his children were studying, they asked Cai Erzhu to pay for it. Aunt Cai did not agree. Mrs. Cai started to cry and beat Cai Erzhu and Aunt Cai. Finally, Mr. Cai and his family saw that their mother could not get the money, so the couple went to the battle in person. Cai Erzhu searched the house and snatched away the money, a total of ten taels of silver.

He didn't leave a penny to Cai Erzhu's family. Aunt Cai originally planned to use the money to renovate the house, but she didn't expect that all the money was taken away by Cai Erzhu's family. , I couldn't think about it at once, so I hung a beam at the door of Mr. Cai's house. It was not discovered until the morning, and the body was stiff.

Hearing this, Xun Yingju cursed secretly:"Mr. Cai's family is really nothing.""Then I think about it again, Aunt Cai is too stupid. She lost her life for ten taels of silver. The child has no one to take care of her. She might even starve and freeze. She is already dead. Everything is in vain. Between everyone and Mr. Cai The matter was a family matter of the Cai family, and others could not interfere, so he asked again:"Auntie, what does Uncle Cai mean?"

Aunt Zhao was stunned at first and didn't understand what Ju Yatou meant. After thinking about it, she understood the connection and sighed:"Now I finally understand that you must marry a real man when you marry, so that women will not suffer. Cai Erzhu is useless. The mother-in-law died without saying a word."

It's not that I didn't say it, it's just that in Cai Erzhu's heart, his brother is more important than his mother-in-law.

Xun Yingju went directly into the hall and saw Aunt Cai's body placed on the door panel. The body was covered with a white cloth, and the deceased could not be seen. However, the person who was hanged was not in good shape. The most important thing now was how to arrange Aunt Cai's funeral.

Looking at Cai Erzhu kneeling in front of Aunt Cai's body, his face was pale, but he had no clue. Xun Yingju pulled Erya, who had been crying, up and said:"Sister Erya, I know you are very sad, but the most important thing now is to deal with my aunt's death. I need to hire someone to help my aunt buy a coffin and a long life. Invite your aunt's natal family and your maternal grandparents' family to come over so that someone in the family can make decisions for your siblings."

At this time, Erya's tears also stopped. After listening to Xun Yingju's analysis, she nodded quickly and said:"Good sister Ju, thank you for being here. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid my mother would be beaten by those ungrateful things. Rolled up and buried. I'm going to invite someone to my grandpa's house right now."

"Sister Erya, don't worry, we still have to decorate the mourning hall at home, and there are still a lot of things to do. I'll ask my cousin to come over and help you later."Xun Yingju knew that what happened today might leave a shadow in the hearts of the three children. Erya, who usually looked weak, also spoke with a bit of cruelty. At this time, Bai Shi brought Chun Mian over to see the people in the courtyard. Not much. He was pulled to talk by the mother-in-law on the side. Her expression was not very good. I guess she already knew about the Cai family’s statement.

"Chun Mian, go back and invite your second cousin and Li Dashan over."Although the family is very busy, the Cai family's affairs are more important. Aunt Cai's funeral must be properly handled to prevent the Erya siblings from becoming more miserable in the future.

"Girl, I'm going right now."Chun Mian nodded and turned around to go.

"etc."Xun Yingju caught up with Chun Mian and underestimated the little girl for a while before letting her go. As the day gradually dawned, as the news of Aunt Cai's death spread in the village, more and more villagers came to Cai's house. Everyone who knows what happened has scolded Mrs. Cai for not being a thing. So far, none of Mr. Cai’s family has come here, and they are even more disdainful of the Cai family. After Cai Lizheng learned about what happened to Cai

Erzhu’s family, as a fellow clan member, he immediately When I came to help, I saw Cai Erzhu just kneeling on the ground and doing nothing. I felt depressed and felt that this Cai Erzhu was too useless. However, after death, things have to be taken care of, so I thought about sending a few people to buy supplies and also ask for help. Find a few people to dig a grave pit at the ancestral grave.

Thinking about it, Li Zheng found Cai Erzhu, but Cai Erzhu didn't speak at all, as if he was stupid. He had to find Erya, who was still awake, and wanted to talk about what to prepare for next. Son

"Girl, Master Bai has gone to town, and Li Dashan is here."Chun Mian came back soon, holding a small wooden box in her hand. When she saw Xun Yingju, she immediately ran forward to say hello. Seeing that Chun Mian came over quickly, Xun Yingju praised the little girl's nimbleness in doing things. Li Dashan was behind her, and she took the After passing the wooden box sent by Chun Mian, I cursed in my heart that I was too busy and confused, so I could only wait for Bai Yujiang to come back before coming over, and said to the two of them:"Something happened to Aunt Cai's family today, let's stay and help them. Cousin, later you will take the villagers to the village to buy coffins and funeral supplies. Li Dashan can just listen to Li Zheng's arrangements."

After hearing this, the two of them nodded, saying that they would not care if they could contribute something like this.

After explaining, Xun Yingju led the three of them to Erya and Cai Lizheng, who were talking about something in the back room. They only heard Li Zheng say:"Erya. , things have happened, and everyone feels uncomfortable. The most important thing now is how to deal with your mother’s funeral."

"Please ask Uncle Li Zheng to make the decision for us!"Erya immediately knelt on the ground, crying and asking Li Zheng to make the decision.

"Get up quickly. I'm going to arrange for someone to go to your grandpa's house to report the news. Is there any money at home? It also costs money to buy funeral supplies."Cai Lizheng saw that the little girl was pitiful, so he had to take care of the funeral arrangements.

"Uncle Li Zheng, all my family's money was robbed by my grandma and uncle. There is no penny left in the family."Erya cried heartbrokenly. Thinking about the family members, her heart felt like it was falling into an ice cellar.

Hearing this, Cai Lizheng was also speechless for a while. The conduct of Mr. Cai's family had long been spread in the village, and no one knew about the family members. He was a wolf-hearted person who exploited Cai Erzhu's family, but he didn't expect to be so cruel. However, he couldn't do the funeral without money. Suddenly, he became sad.

"Uncle Li Zheng, please help us. I am working at Sister Ju's house and I will definitely give you the money in exchange."Erya knows this is her family's last hope.

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