son-in-law

Chapter 85
Xuzheng, the crescent moon hangs obliquely on the branches, and the night birds are chirping.

At this time, Su Yu brought Li Xun to Xianbo's mansion, which seemed a bit abrupt.In order to relieve the embarrassment, Su Yu sprayed some wine on his body, pretending to be drunk to cover his face.

Reeking of alcohol, he came to the gate of Xianbo's mansion, and said to the two guards: "I am Su Yu, the son-in-law of the princess' mansion, please send a word to come in, brother, and say that I want to see Qiu Gu."

"Master Jun Ma, please rest in the porter's room. The young ones will come as soon as they go." The doormen of Xianbo's mansion did not know Su Yu, but they had heard of the name of Young Master of Dong's mansion, so they did not dare to be negligent, and immediately went in to spread the word.

Another servant led Su Yu into the concierge, warmly entertained him, and started chatting.

It is said that Aunt Qiu didn't go out of the house all day, which sounds new.Usually this is the time when Qiugu is having the most fun.Qiugu has a lot of friends, drinks a lot, knows a lot of things to play, and is very popular among the upper class in Luoyang.Her friends can be said to be from all walks of life, from the royal family to the local hooligans, as long as there is anyone who is famous, there is no one she doesn't know.When talking about these words, Mending boy looked complacent.

Mending who reported the letter ran out: "If you go back to the county matriarch, Aunt Qiu asked if there is anything urgent. If it is not urgent, please come back another day."

Su Yu chuckled, and stood up: "Of course there is something urgent, otherwise why would you visit at night? Since Qiugu is at home, there's no need to report, I'll just go in."

"Ah!" The servant was a little nervous: "Master Jun, you...you can't go in."

"Why?" Su Yula's face darkened: "What's the matter, is it because I don't have enough status?"

"No, no, how can the county horse master not be worthy of status, but..." The young man hesitated, his eyes drifted away, Su Yu felt that something was wrong.Sure enough, the young servant shook his sleeves, clasped his fists and said, "Master Ma, the family is teaching the ignorant maid at this time, and Aunt Qiu is in a rage and doesn't want to see anyone. I hope I don't offend Master Ma when I speak like this." .”

Su Yu snorted softly: "It's just a lesson to a maid, what a big deal? How can it be compared with what I want to say!"

After finishing speaking, Su Yu took the road and left.The young servant stretched out his arms, blocked the way, and said: "Jun Ma Ye, if you really have something important, you might as well tell the little one, and the little one will surely reach Qiu Gu's ears verbatim."

Su Yu raised his hand and pushed, and pushed the boy back two steps, pointing: "Well, you slave, don't you distinguish between superior and inferior?"

"My uncle is very angry today."

A woman's voice mellowed out, and a figure swayed under the moon gate, followed by a plump middle-aged woman who was Tang Qiu.

Tang Qiu appeared, followed by three people, a maid in brocade clothes and two maids in plain clothes.Among them, the servant girl in brocade clothes was holding a lantern in her hand, and it was Tang Lian.

Seeing that Tang Lian was safe and sound, Su Yu felt relieved.

Tang Qiu stretched out his silk handkerchief, walked slowly, and turned his head to look at Su Yu: "Little uncle, why are you looking for me in the middle of the night?"

Su Yu saluted and said, "Su Yu has met Qiugu."

"Stop doing this." Qiu Gu shook her handkerchief, put her hand on Su Yu's shoulder, and said, "Do you miss your aunt?"

"Well, I figured it out. So come and have a look."

"How did you become able to talk today?" Qiugu asked coldly, "Tell me, do you have something to ask me?"

"Exactly." Su Yu raised his hand, pointed at Li Xun, and said, "This friend is named Li Xun, and he is the head and shopkeeper of the Li Family Warehouse in the East Mansion. She is a maid, but because she doesn't know anyone in Xianbo's mansion, it's not easy to come and bother her. I just want to find a matchmaker to ask. I said I am familiar with Qiugu, why don't I be a matchmaker, just ask Qiugu Are you willing to sell this maid to him?"

Qiu Gu said: "Oh, it turns out that it is the nobleman of the Li family's warehouse, so tell me, which maid do you have a crush on?"

Li Xun pointed: "The maid who carried the lantern."

Qiugu squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Li is really good at picking people. Don't look at this maid who is lame, but she is a clever ghost. I use it just right. I am not willing to sell it."

Li Xun said ashamedly: "I saw a clever girl in Jixiang Street before, but I didn't know her name, and I didn't know that she was Qiugu's beloved servant girl. Now that I know, how dare I bother you. I'll apologize to Qiugu."

Su Yu walked over drunk, grabbed the servant girl by the wrist, and said to Qiu Gu: "Qiu Gu, don't say you don't want to. My friend is rich. Qiu Gu sells me to save face. I must sell the maid to him today. As long as Qiu Gu I am willing to tell you the number."

Seeing that Su Yu was drunk, Qiugu stretched out her hand to pat her, and abruptly opened Su Yu's hand, and put Tang Lian behind her: "You little heartless, drink some horse urine and come to Auntie's place to play wild. Get out, if it is true If you have the heart, come back another day after sobering up. Let me tell you, I won’t sell this maid for 500 million less.”

In the Liang Dynasty, the contract of sale was divided into two types: "permanent contract of sale" and "deed of sale for a limited time".Unlike other dynasties, poor families in the Liang Dynasty preferred to let their children sign a permanent contract of sale, even if it was a little cheaper.

Because the "Daliang Law" provides legal protection for the permanent contract of sale, unless the maid or servant breaks the law, the head of the family is not allowed to abandon her.Including the birth, old age, sickness and death of maids and servants, there are clear regulations to protect them.For example, if a maid gave birth unexpectedly, she would also have to confine herself to confinement.If the head of the family does not provide confinement protection and forces the maid to work, the maid can go to the county government to file a complaint.Of course, no maid really dared to do this in reality.

However, the majesty of "Daliang Law" still exists.The servant girl who signed the permanent contract of selling herself can indeed get some corresponding protection.There are also many old women and old servants in many families.When they die, a thin-skinned coffin may be prepared according to the family situation.However, most of them were wrapped in straw mats and buried after digging a hole.

For a miserable person, one suffering is a lifetime.

If it is a maid who has signed a "limited-time contract of sale", she is usually around 30 years old when it is about to expire.If someone comes to buy (or marry) at this time, the price is generally not expensive, basically 20 to [-] a piece.If it is a beautiful maid, the maximum is [-].Of course, there are also those who are left by the owner, and they will continue to sign again, and they will also ask for the maid's opinion.In Su Yu's view, this is equivalent to a labor contract.

Tang Lian signed a 20-year contract of sale in Xianbo Mansion, and he was a little lame. When he bought Tang Lian, he only spent 2000 yuan.From the age of 12 to the age of 16, it didn't cost a lot of money.It stands to reason that selling 20 is a sky-high price.But Qiugu asked for 500 million yuan when she opened her mouth, which is obviously not in the mood to sell.

Then Li Xun apologized and dragged Su Yu out.

Qiugu stood at the door, laughed and cursed, and scolded Su Yu away.

"Su Tang, it seems that Tang Lian has not been exposed."

"Well, it does."

Seeing that Tang Lian was fine, Su Yu was relieved, and ran away pretending to be disheartened.

I thought nothing happened, but at dawn the next day, I received the news that three corpses, male and female, were carried out from the back door of Xianbo's mansion last night.

(End of this chapter)