Jinghong Tower

Chapter 311: Belated concern is worthless than grass (two chapters in one)

The next day, He Shuming came here again. Although he did not see He Shuqiao passing by, he heard a piece of news.

There lived a martial arts master who retired from the army nearby, and the children all learned martial arts here.

A kind-hearted aunt told him: "Young man, you also want to learn martial arts? Then you have to ask an acquaintance to recommend you. That master does not accept apprentices."

Don’t accept disciples from outside?
Recommended by someone?

He Shuming felt even more sad.

It doesn't matter what He Shuqiao wants, who will recommend him?

Isn’t it because of He Ran?

At this moment, He Shuming felt that something had been taken away.

He must find He Shuqiao!

"Second sister, eldest brother is looking for you. Don't go out these days. I think he has no good intentions."

He Shuqiao shook his head: "If you don't tell me the reason, I won't take you there."

He Shuqiao had a strange feeling in his heart, but he still told the truth: "Second sister usually does needlework."

He doesn't like his elder brother.

He Shuming sneered: "I have inquired, this martial arts master is not an ordinary person, why would he teach you?"

He Shuqiao frowned, he saw disgust in his eldest brother's eyes.

He Shuming obviously did not expect that He Shuqiao would dare to ask him back.

"I want you to take me to see her, stop talking nonsense!"

He remembered one thing. Their life in the He family was too difficult, and the second sister went to the Yan family for help. However, Uncle Yan and Aunt Yan wanted to sell the second sister, who was only fourteen years old, to an old man. He fled back to He's house and told his eldest brother about the incident, but his eldest brother continued to read his book as if he hadn't heard.

He Shuqiao went around a big circle and returned to Shantang. He found He Shuting and told her about his encounter with He Shuming.

He Shuming was stunned, and his anger could no longer be suppressed: "He Shuqiao, you dare to talk to me like this?"

"Brother?" He Shuqiao was surprised.

He did not forget that even though his parents were missing, their eldest son still had money and things.

He Shuming frowned and said angrily: "You lied!"

He Shuting wiped the sweat off He Shuqiao's face with pity and said in a calm voice: "From the day we left Zhending, we no longer have a big brother."

He Shuming was panting. He held the wall with his hands and gasped. He Shuqiao, you better not let me find you, He Shuqiao, this white-eyed wolf, otherwise see how I deal with you!
And He Shuting, He Shuqiao must have been taught this by He Shuqiao.

He Shuqiao: "No reason, just because I live in the charity hall."

He also remembered that when he and his second sister were beaten black and blue by their second aunt and ran back to the long house, the eldest brother looked at them with cold, unwarm eyes, and only glanced at them once.

Knowing the residence of the martial arts master, He Shuming went there and happened to meet the children after school. This time, he called He Shuqiao.

Since coming to Jinyang, it has been a long time since anyone looked at him with this look or ordered him with this tone.

"What are you doing with the second sister?"

Although He Shuqiao is young, he was already eight years old when he left Zhending. He remembers everything that happened after his parents disappeared.

He Shuqiao didn't know why: "Brother, what do you mean? I didn't lie."

He Shuming forced a smile: "Where do you live?"

"Shantang, my second sister and I are both in Shantang." He Shuqiao said.

He Shuqiao took two steps back: "Brother, you didn't even ask if my second sister and I were doing well. Brother, do you really care about us? Brother, did you look for us after my second sister and I left?"

The second sister was sold, but the elder brother didn't care. He and the second sister were beaten black and blue, but the elder brother also didn't care, but now he suddenly cares about them. It's really interesting.

These young disciples are all from the charity hall.

He suppressed his anger and said patiently: "We are brothers and sisters from the same mother. In this world, we are the only three closest to each other. Now that I have come to Jinyang, isn't it normal for me to care about you?"

Although He Shuming was angry, he was also a little surprised. He Shuqiao had never dared to talk to him like this before.

It was the eldest brother He Shuming who personally handed all those things to the second uncle and the second aunt. The second sister refused to give them to him, so the eldest brother forcibly pulled out the hairpin from the second sister's head.

What else does she deserve to feel wronged about?
If she had not run away that time but agreed to the marriage, Uncle Yan might have paid off the debt, and the creditor would not have chased her to the capital, nor would he have come to Jinyang like a bereaved dog.

Uncle Yan didn't chase her to the He family?

Didn't He Shuting escape back to the He family?

"Take me to see her!" He Shuming said in a stern tone.

It must be that time when the Yan family wanted to exchange He Shuting for the bride price, He Shuting asked him, the eldest brother, to stand up for her, but he didn't care, and He Shuting started to hate him.

But He Shuming didn't believe it. He asked coldly: "Where is He Shuting, what is she doing?"

He Shuting is the person least qualified to hate him.

He Shuqiao backed away again: "I don't dare, so don't come to us either."

He is the eldest son in the family. Before anything happened at home, he always told the truth in front of his younger brothers and sisters.

After saying that, he turned around and ran. When He Shuming reacted, He Shuqiao had already ducked into an alley. When He Shuming caught up with him, he was no longer in the alley.

He Shuqiao nodded solemnly: "Well, we are fine as we are now, we don't need a big brother."

"Xiaoqiao, let's do our homework together." A child shouted to him.

"Okay."

He Shuqiao jumped up and down to find his friends.

Looking at He Shuqiao's back, He Shuting was thoughtful.

He Shuqiao was too easily satisfied, and only he would think that this was fine.

What's better?

He lives in a charity house and works at the lowest level. Even the clothes he wears are old clothes discarded by others.

Their current situation is only slightly better than that of beggars.

He Ran went to the capital and would never come back again.

But they still have to stay here day after day.

He Shuting thought of Lu Zhen, that young man who shone like a star, so dazzling and yet so out of reach.

He Shuting smiled bitterly, she was not even worthy of such a young man.

She lowered her head and continued sewing. She could never finish sewing, and she didn't want to finish it. If one day there was no sewing to do, she would have no money to make. As for He Shuming, I hope he will never find this place. It is the best outcome for them and him to become strangers in this life.

As for what He Shuming said about caring about them, haha, belated concern is worse than grass.

After seeing He Shuqiao that day, He Shuming inquired about this shrine.

This is the most famous charity house in Jinyang. Even Lu Zhen has been here. Many people in Jinyang city know about it.

He only used a sugar man to find out from a child that He Shuqiao and his sister did live in this charity.

He Shuming found out the address of a matchmaker and went to find her.

Matchmaker Wang did not have a good reputation in this industry. In her early years, she was fined money by the government because of her cooperation with Ren Yazi.

She has become much more honest on the surface in the past few years, but in fact she has become more sophisticated and has transferred all her shady activities to private life.

He Shuming found Matchmaker Wang. He said that he was a scholar, but his family was in ruins. He sold his property in exchange for money and went to the capital to take the official examination, but unfortunately he failed.

He brought his sister to Jinyang to visit relatives, but his relatives did not take them in.

He didn't want to drag his sister down, so he wanted to find a marriage for her.

He has no other requirements, he just wants his sister to live a prosperous life without having to suffer hardships with him.

He does it all for his sister's good.

Matchmaker Wang knew what was going on as soon as she heard it.

It's all for your sister's sake. Not to mention that you can't survive in Jinyang City. Do you want to trade your sister for some money?

She understands, she understands everything!
She has seen many such people, and she has dealt with many such things.

Matchmaker Wang asked: "How old is your sister and what does she look like? Is she Hina?"

He Shuming was just about to say that it must be Chu, but he changed his words again. After so many years, who knows whether He Shuting is still Chu?
It was a long way from Zhending to Jinyang. How did she, a young girl with a child, get here?
In all likelihood, it's just a matter of exchanging one's body for a lot of trouble!
He Shuming said hurriedly: "My sister and I are twins. We are 67% similar. My sister is a famous beauty. She knows everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Matchmaker Wang glanced at him a few more times. Although she was a little thinner and poorer, her facial features were still good. If she was really a twin, she would be considered a beauty.

Matchmaker Wang snorted and said to He Shuming: "If your sister is really good-looking, I have a good marriage on hand, but I don't know if you are willing to let her go."

He Shuming said hurriedly: "Tell me about it."

Matchmaker Wang said: "It's the son of Gou Dahu's family in Liuxi Street. Alas, that's just a seedling in a thousand hectares of land. Gou Dahu has only that one son. He has been in poor health since he was a child, so he delayed the marriage. The rich man asked me to find a girl with a clean family background and good looks.”

He Shuming thought to himself, it turned out to be a sick man.

Isn't this much better than the old man Uncle Yan found?
"Where's the betrothal gift? How much are the Gou family willing to pay?" He Shuming asked impatiently. He was short of money, very short.

Matchmaker Wang looked like I knew you would ask this, smiled, and stretched out three fat white fingers: "This is the number."

He Shuming was overjoyed: "Three thousand taels?"

Matchmaker Wang sighed: "You want to eat shit? Do you think your sister is a fairy? Three hundred taels!"

He Shuming was greatly disappointed, only three hundred taels?
He Shuting is too worthless.

He heard Uncle Yan say that the old man they were looking for for He Shuting still had two thousand taels of promised betrothal gift.

Why do you only have three hundred taels now?

In fact, what He Shuming didn't know was that the silver offered by Gou Dahu was 500 taels, and Matchmaker Wang took 200 taels from it.

Seeing that He Shuming was too young, Matchmaker Wang said: "Don't look at your current situation. Do you still want a girl to become an official's wife?
Things are different now than they were in previous years. It's not easy for a poor man like you to find a good marriage.

You may not know yet, but the former Miss Sun was from an official family. She married into a small family and was only given fifty taels as a betrothal gift.

That is to say, Mr. Gou is in poor health, otherwise this good marriage would not be possible for you.

If you think this marriage is not good, I have another one here, but it is not as good as the Gou family. That one is a fill-in house with four sons and two daughters. You can become a grandmother when you enter the house. The betrothal gift is two hundred taels.

I don’t know, but this one from the Gou family is probably the most suitable.

By the way, this marriage is not something we can just talk about. You have to bring your sister and show it to the wealthy family. You will only get it if you like her. If you don't, you won't even get the three hundred taels. "

He Shuming's mind was spinning fast. Three hundred taels was enough for him for a while. He could use the money to buy a new outfit, go to those literary and poetry gatherings to show off his skills, make new friends, and then let these new friends Introduce him to the new rich in Jinyang City.

Anyway, this is Jinyang, and there are many people named He here.

Seeing his name, no one knew that he was from the Zhending He family. At most, they would think that he was the same as He Dazhuang, who changed his surname to He because of He Ran.

He Shuming seems to have seen his future. With his talents, his conversation, and his appearance, he can not only become a Qingke staff member in the mansion of a prominent family in Shanxi, but also use their resources to continue studying, even if he no longer participates in the imperial examination. It can also become famous among scholars.

Who is Matchmaker Wang? She eats more salt than He Shuming eats rice.

With just one glance, she knew that the poor person in front of her had probably even thought about how to spend the money from selling the girl.

If He Shuming was a local, Matchmaker Wang would never dare to mention the Gou family's marriage to him.

A wealthy family is always looking for a daughter-in-law.

She is said to be a daughter-in-law, but in fact she is just looking for a woman for the wealthy family.

His son was paralyzed on the bed, unable to continue the family line.

Matchmaker Wang encouraged her a little more, and He Shuming agreed to bring He Shuting over to the Gou family as soon as possible.

He Shuting never expected that He Shuming would appear in front of her just two days later.

"How did you come?"

If they hadn't grown up together, He Shuting would almost not recognize the person in front of her.

The He Shuming in her memory was as handsome as a bamboo, but the He Shuming in front of her was stubble, slovenly and decadent. What was even more frightening was the gloomy air coming from his bones. He looked at her like he wanted to eat someone.

He Shuming is also looking at He Shuting, this is his twin sister.

The sarong of He Shuting and Jingchai in front of her could not conceal her beauty. She was much prettier than He Shuyuan. No wonder Uncle Yan had already set his sights on her before she even had hair extensions.

Just with this face, He Shuting can sell it for a good price.

"Second sister, don't you want to see me?"

His voice made He Shuting shiver. Shuqiao was right. He Shuming had really changed, and he had become terrifying.

"Brother, where do you live now?" He Shuting tried to stabilize her emotions.

"I have no place to stay, so I came to you."

He Shuming looked around with disdain on his face: "Why Ran just let you live here? She doesn't treat you as human beings at all, you are so mean!"

This is the Shantang. He Shuming's voice is not quiet. When the word "He Ran" comes out, someone looks over here.

He Shuting secretly screamed something bad and said quickly: "Brother, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's go out for a walk and talk while walking?"