At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 9 The Mother
Gao Bufan went back to his small courtyard sullenly, took off his clothes and took a cold shower on the well platform. Since there was no maidservant here, he didn't have so many scruples.The reason why there is no maid is not because they can’t afford it, but because Gao Bufan requested it himself. Since he was six years old, he didn’t need a maid to serve him, because he felt too uncomfortable to be stared at when eating and drinking, so he still did it himself. With enough food and clothing, you can do whatever you want.

At first, my old lady, Mrs. Chen, was not at ease. After all, my baby son was only six years old, so how could he do without anyone around him, so he forced two maidservants to come over to serve him, but Gao Bufan chased him away as soon as he entered the yard. Parents had nothing to do with him, so in the end they had to let him go.

Fortunately, although Gao Bufan is young, his ability to take care of himself is extremely strong. He has lived alone for more than half a month, and he has not had any problems, nor has he gotten sick or caught a cold. , the work and rest time is more regular than that of adults, which amazed the whole family.

Seeing that their son was so self-reliant at such a young age, Gao Kaishan and his wife were both surprised and relieved, and they were completely relieved to let him live alone. They no longer sent maids to serve him, and only let Gao Shou and Gao Ren serve as servants.

After Gao Bufan took a shower, he changed into a clean Hu suit. He didn't like to wear long gowns with wide robes and long sleeves, because he thought it was troublesome, but the Hu suit was okay and wouldn't hinder horseback riding and archery.

After grooming and dressing, Gao Bufan went to pay his respects to his mother, Mrs. Chen in high spirits. As soon as he walked to the corridor in the backyard, he met Ming Cui, a personal maid serving his mother, who was holding a delicate wooden box in his arms. , Gao Bufan recognized at a glance that it was his mother's jewelry box, and couldn't help but feel moved, he jumped out and stretched out his hand to stop it, and shouted: "Stop!"

Ming Cui was startled, and when he saw who was blocking the way, he patted his bulging chest and said angrily, "The young master is too bad, I made this servant jump."

Ming Cui is two years older than Gao Bufan, her appearance and figure are the most outstanding among all the maids, and she is also smart in doing things. Back then, the Chen family had sent Ming Cui to serve Gao Bufan. Unexpectedly, she was kicked out by Gao Bufan as soon as she entered the yard. In the end, Chen had no choice but to leave Ming Cui to serve her. Over the years, this girl has become more and more agile, and she has a flexible mind, prudent and considerate handling, and has become Chen's daughter. Indispensable left and right hand.

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be surprised if you knock on the door in the middle of the night. Did you do something wrong?"

"You...you are the one who did something wrong!" Ming Cui subconsciously protected the jewelry box in her arms with her sleeve.

Gao Bufan teased: "You don't need to cover it up, I'm not blind, why did you take out mother's jewelry? Could it be that you are guarding yourself and stealing it?"

Ming Cui's pretty face was flushed, her pretty eyes were wide open, as if she had been greatly insulted, seeing this, Gao Bufan knew that the joke was too big, and quickly bowed and said: "It's just a joke, sister Ming Cui, don't be angry, Shrimp tofu, sin, sin!"

Ming Cui held back for three seconds with a pretty face, but couldn't hold it back after all, burst out laughing, and said angrily: "The young master will make trouble, what scare rice tofu, make a mess, if madam hears you talking to Buddha Disrespect, see if she forgives you?"

It is said that at the age of [-], the Chen family had not yet had a son and a half daughter. Later, he went to Yongfu Temple to pray to God and worship Buddha, and enshrined the Guanyin Empress at home. Only then did he give birth to the only seedling Gao Bufan. After worshiping the Buddha, you must recite the scriptures a hundred times in front of the Buddha every morning and evening.

"Mother, how could she know, unless someone made a small report." Gao Bufan said with a smile: "However, how could a beautiful, kind, gentle and lovely girl like Sister Mingcui do such a thing as a small report?"

Ming Cui was happy in her heart, but she said unrelentingly: "It's useless to please, the servant girl is a loyal servant of the madam, if the madam asks about something, the maidservant will definitely not hide it."

Gao Bufan gave a thumbs up, and said solemnly: "Sister Ming Cui is really the model of Gao Shou and Gao Ren, I would urge them to learn from you, by the way, mother asked you to take these jewelry What are you doing?"

When it came to business, Ming Cui's pretty face immediately dimmed, and she said a little angrily: "Didn't that Bi Ma Wen Yuwen come to our racecourse today to play the autumn wind? It's really annoying to ask for 3000 taels."

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing. He once told the story of "Journey to the West" to the servants of the Gao family, so everyone knows that Bi Mawen is the horse official in charge of raising horses for the Jade Emperor. Isn't the Shaoqing of Taipusi just a horse? official?

However, Yu Wenhua and this horse official are not sesame mung bean officials, they are ranked in the fourth rank, not to mention that there is an old man with power in the government, if he really wants to kill the Gao family, it is as easy as killing a group of ants.

"Our family was blackmailed by corrupt officials, young master, are you still laughing?" Ming Cui was annoyed.

Gao Bufan spread his hands: "When you say Bi Mawen, can I not laugh?"

Ming Cui burst out laughing when he heard the words, but immediately put on a pretty face again, and said bitterly: "Yu Wenhuaji is even more lawless than the stinky monkey that the young master said, in order to collect the 3000 taels of silver, Madam is going to spend these The jewelry was sold off."

Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat, he had vaguely expected this possibility just now, but it turned out to be what he expected, frowned and said: "Ming Cui, our family is so poor that we can't even afford 3000 taels of silver?"

Ming Cui sighed: "That's not the case, it's just that this year the imperial court requested an additional supply of 3000 war horses, which is not a small amount, a full increase of [-]% compared to before, to expand the horse farm and stables, increase manpower and purchase beans, etc. They all need money, and the master invested most of the family’s money in it, and now that the horses haven’t been slaughtered, I really can’t come up with [-] taels.”

In fact, 3000 taels may not sound like much, but in fact it is a huge sum of money. An ordinary family of five spends only 60 taels a year, and 3000 taels is enough for them to spend 60 years. In other words, The vast majority of ordinary people will never be able to save 100 taels of silver in their lifetime.

Although the Gao family runs a racecourse, the horses are exclusively for the imperial court. It is definitely impossible to make huge profits for you, and sometimes you can only keep your capital. What you really earn is the remaining horses after completing the quota, so the Gao family’s annual profit is only a few thousand dollars. One hundred taels, after excluding all kinds of family expenses, it would be good to have 500 taels of silver left. Therefore, it is not easy for the Gao family to take out 3000 taels of silver at once.

Gao Bufan pondered for a moment, then suddenly reached out and snatched the jewelry box from Ming Cui's arms, and walked straight to the backyard, the latter exclaimed: "Master, what are you doing? Madame asked the maid to give it to Steward Xia to sell it. "

"These jewelry are mother's dowry and gifts from father, so they must not be sold!" Gao Bufan said firmly.

"Then what else can we do? Yu Wenhua and this dog official can't get the money, maybe it will harm our family, young master stop making trouble, and return the box to the servant girl." Ming Cui wanted to hold Gao Bufan back, but he couldn't do anything His strength was far behind, and he was so anxious that tears rolled down his face.

Gao Bufan had no choice but to stop, turned around to look at Ming Cui, and said solemnly: "Ming Cui, you and your mother don't have to worry about money, my father and I will naturally find a way to solve it, who made us the men of the family, God When it collapsed, we should carry it first, besides, our family has not yet reached the point where we want our female relatives to sell their jewelry, let’s go, let’s return the jewelry to mother.” After speaking, he took Ming Cui’s hand and walked to the backyard.

In fact, Ming Cui was also reluctant to sell these jewellery, and upon hearing this, she no longer insisted on it. She glanced at the heroic young man who was already half a head taller than her, feeling both happy and worried, and her heart was beating wildly like hitting a deer. By the way, it was the first time that Master Bufan held her hand so intimately!
Obviously, at this moment, the pretty servant girl has become so infatuated that she can't find her way. She opened her legs like flying through the clouds, and unknowingly followed Gao Bufan into Mrs. Chen's room.

Mrs. Gao, Mrs. Chen, looks about 40 years old, and she is well maintained. It can be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young, and she was a very kind person. She was copying Buddhist scriptures at this time, and saw her son holding Ming Cui He stepped in with his hand, and couldn't help being slightly stunned.

"Greetings, baby!" Gao Bufan let go of Ming Cui's hand as soon as he entered the room, and bowed to salute.

Mrs. Chen glanced at the shy Ming Cui, and couldn't help but secretly wonder, could it be that my precious son suddenly became enlightened?He smiled and said, "Where did you go today, monkey, and you just came back, have you eaten yet?"

"I'm going out for a walk on my mount, I haven't eaten yet!" Gao Bufan laughed.

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, she quickly ordered someone to pass the meal, and then poked her forehead to reprimand her son. Gao Bufan sat beside Mrs. Chen with a smile and did not refute. Although his body contained a soul from another world, this body The body was given by Mrs. Chen. For this kind mother who gave him a second life and selfless maternal love, Gao Bufan is grateful from the bottom of his heart. Moreover, he knows how to cherish this family affection because of his two lives. , The old mother's nagging may be annoying to others, but it is a kind of enjoyment to Gao Bufan.

There was food left in the kitchen, just reheat it, so it was brought out quickly, and it was Gao Bufan's favorite food. Sure enough, a child with a mother is happiness!

Gao Bufan happily chops up big pieces!

It was only then that Mrs. Chen noticed that Ming Cui was still holding the jewelry box in her arms, and she couldn't help but gave a questioning look, Gao Bufan said with a smile: "Mother, don't be sneaky, the child already knows, these jewelry are mine. Let sister Mingcui take it back, and you won't be able to sell it."

Chen's face was slightly embarrassed, and she said angrily: "What are you talking about, child? When did your mother sneak around? Anyway, my mother doesn't usually wear these jewelry. Now the family is in urgent need of money, so I sold it as soon as I sold it. You are busy!"

"Mother sells jewelry, does father agree?" Gao Bufan asked back.

Mrs. Chen snorted, "I sell my jewelry, why should he agree to it?"

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "You can't say that, it is said that a woman is a man's face, and whether a man is doing well or not is directly reflected on a woman. If mother sells the jewelry, it will make my father lose face." Where? Mother doesn't want Dad to be ridiculed outside, does she?"

Mrs. Chen was silent when she heard the words, Gao Bufan winked at Cuihuan, motioned her to put the jewelry box back in the inner room, and continued: "Mother, don't worry, the child and father will find a way to solve the problem of money, the worst thing is to borrow it from a friend." Well, there's no need for your mother to sell your jewelry."

"Little poor boy, just like your old man, you can talk big!" Chen said so, but there was a smile in his eyes, and he didn't mention selling jewelry anymore.

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