Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 195
On one side of the market, a young girl with shabby Gebu clothes and long straight black hair was kneeling on the ground and crying.

Said she was a girl, but in fact she was only a half-grown girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a melon-seeded face, willow-leaf eyebrows, crystal tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, wiping them from time to time, accompanied by the sound of sobbing, she looked pitiful, It is truly lovable.

In front of the girl lay a corpse that had been cold for a long time, but grass swept over the corpse, covering its original appearance.

There is also a wooden sign with the inscription "Sold one's body to bury one's father" on the side!
Apparently, a poor girl decided to sell herself in order to bury her father or earn a living...

Such things were not uncommon in Wu State in the past, but they were not uncommon either.

However, after Qing Ji implemented the new law, the people's livelihood in the state of Wu developed. If ordinary people were diligent in farming, they could barely have food and clothing. Why did they fall into the end of selling their bodies to bury their fathers?
Qing Ji felt quite curious, so he squeezed into the crowd with Fan Li, wanting to see this rare commotion.

"What a poor girl. Fatherless at such a young age."

"Maybe it's the death of both parents, and he has become a lonely person?"

"Little girl, tell me! How much is it? I am willing to buy you!"

After all, she is a more beautiful girl, a beauty embryo, and some men with richer families can still look up to her.

The girl just raised her eyes, then wiped her tears and said, "Five hundred dollars is enough."

Five hundred dollars, say more or less.

But just to buy a good-looking nun, it seems not worth it-compared to a wealthy family.

The real nobles are without these little scruples!
If this is put before, the girl should go to the dental shop to sell herself.

As for now, there are almost no high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the market, so according to common sense, the girl should sell herself at the gate of a certain doctor's house to bury her father.

The man gritted his teeth and said: "Little girl, five hundred dollars is a bit expensive, but I can still afford it. Just wait here, I will go back and get the money!"

"No need."

The girl choked with sobs and said, "Thank you for your kindness, strong man. If you want to come to strong man, your family is not very rich, so you don't have to spend money to buy me."

What a kind girl!

When the onlookers saw how pitiful and sensible the girl was, they couldn't help but sigh.

They really wanted to buy the girl, but they had no choice but to suffer from their financial constraints.

"Uncle Shao, do you have enough money?"

Qingji asked Fan Li in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Fan Li knew that Qingji didn't have any money with him, and wanted to buy the poor girl.

So Fan Li eagerly took out a money bag from his bosom, and said, "It's exactly five hundred coins. Great... Your lord, this subordinate only has this little property, what do you think?"

"I will pay you back later."

Qingji couldn't help but cast a blank glance at Fan Li, and took the money bag casually.

Fan Li, as the official historian of the state of Wu and one of the ministers of the Nine Ministers, his annual salary is not low.

But every time Fan Li cried poor, one can imagine where he spends his money on weekdays!
Is this still Tao Zhugong Fan Li who is equivalent to the God of Wealth in history?

Qingji is quite skeptical.

It's only five hundred yuan, which is a drop in the bucket for Qingji, but he is used to going out of the palace for private visits without taking any money with him.

Anyway, there are people around who can help him pay.

Not to mention Fan Li, Qingji was surrounded by old guard generals like Gongsun Xiong and Xu Menchao all the time, but they had disguised themselves to be inconspicuous among the crowd.

Qingji can ask them to pay in advance, and it is also feasible to pay back later.

After receiving the money bag, Qingji immediately stepped forward, looked at the girl kneeling on the ground, and said, "Little girl, here are five hundred dollars for you, use it to bury your father Haosheng!"

"Thank you, noble... No, it's the master!"

The girl hurriedly knocked her head on the ground, and said gratefully to Qingji: "This servant thanked the master on behalf of the deceased father. The master's great kindness, the servant has nothing to repay in this life, and I am willing to be a cow or a horse to repay the master!"

Hearing this, Qing Ji just waved his hand and said, "You don't need to call me master. I gave you the five hundred coins! Take it, so that you can bury your father, and you can spend the rest of the money. "

"Owner……"

"Human life has no distinction between high and low. Girl, you shouldn't despise your body like this. Being a servant is only for a momentary need, to relieve urgent needs, but you must not be willing to degenerate!"

Putting the money bag in his hand into the girl's hands, Qingji still didn't forget to teach him a sincere lesson.

Qingji is mourning for his misfortune, angry for not fighting!

Everyone's wealth and life cannot be measured by money.

But in ancient times, when people were desperate, they could only sell their sons and daughters, or sell themselves, to get a way out and get what they needed.

Qingji is not in that class, so naturally he doesn't know the suffering of the poor, but this does not hinder Qingji's original intention of understanding righteousness and being kind to others!

"The servant has been taught."

The girl leaned forward, tears still in the corners of her eyes.

"Master, please tell me the location of Mingyu's mansion. After the servants buried their deceased father, they can agree to the contract. Or let the servants accompany the master, and first sign the contract of selling themselves!"

Hearing this, Qingji said with some irony: "Girl, I am not your master, nor are you my slave. I gave you money to bury my father, just out of kindness, and I don't ask for anything in return!"

"No."

The girl was still obsessed and said: "The master gave the slave money to bury his father, how can the slave not repay? Please take in the slave, and the slave will serve the master for the rest of his life without any ambiguity."

"..."

Qingji was speechless.

It seems that this is a stubborn girl!
The girl didn't listen to what he said just now!
Qingji ignored this, turned around and was about to leave, but the girl threw herself on the ground again, hugged his thigh, her voice choked up, and Lihua said rainingly: "If the master doesn't take in the slaves, let the slaves serve the master, How can the servant feel at ease?"

"The little girl is really different!"

"A gentleman is poor, but he still has integrity. Although a little girl is a daughter, her integrity is comparable to that of a gentleman!"

"Your nobleman, although you have shown kindness to help other girls, you have left behind your kindness. Why don't you take her in and serve her as a slave?"

The onlookers, Li Shu, saw that scene, and they all felt that the girl has a noble integrity, how many men in the world are so far away?
Therefore, they all thought that Qingji should accept girls as slaves, with the integrity of all girls!

Seeing this, Qingji also felt helpless in his heart.

"Forget it! Little girl, you go and bury your father, and report to Zhisu Neishi Fanli's residence later, he will properly arrange for you."

"promise."

The girl finally stopped pestering Qingji.

Fan Li, who was watching from the side, couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth.

Qingji did good deeds, but reported his name, Fan Li, what was his intention?
(End of this chapter)