Jinghong Tower

Chapter 5 Red moles on feet
Seeing that the old lady had given her a greeting gift, the eldest wife Yan and the second wife Lin also took out the gifts they had prepared long ago, one was a hairpin and the other was a pearl flower. Grandma Shi also gave Mrs. Wu Anhou a pair of extremely fine ones. White jade bracelet.

Seeing the pair of bracelets, the old lady's expression turned a little ugly. Mother Shi did it on purpose. She must have done it on purpose. Not only did she guess that she would also give the bracelets, but she also waited until the end to take out the gift.

How could a girl who grew up in a theater troupe deserve such a good bracelet?

Of course, this is not what makes the He family most angry.

The last time Mrs. Wu Anhou came, she almost asked He Shuyuan to take off her shoes and socks in public. Although she was later accompanied by Yan, He Shuyuan was asked to take off her shoes and socks behind the screen for Mrs. Wu Anhou to inspect, but this incident made her The He family was very humiliated, and He Shuyuan was crying to death.

But this time, Grandma Shi didn't even mention asking He Ran to take off her shoes for inspection.

Why not let He Ran take off her shoes?

Why are you forcing He Shuyuan to take off her shoes?
Isn't this bullying?
The He family all thought so, but they all refrained from saying anything.

The He family is a scholarly family, and we don't want to compete here.

There was no separate courtyard in the mansion, so He Ran was arranged to live in the courtyard of the third lady He Shuyun. Yan smiled and wanted to take He Ran there, but He Ran stood there without moving, with an innocent look on her face and no money in her heart: "The black girl's money." I haven’t given it yet, they are still waiting at the gate.”

This was said to the old lady.

"Black girl, what black girl?" The old lady was puzzled.

Mother Liu's expression changed, and when she was about to explain, He Ran's voice sounded again: "Black girl is my savior!
Mother Liu offered a reward of 500 taels for someone in the most prosperous area of ​​Wanchun County. The entire Wanchun County knew about this.

Many people came to look for me, but only the black girl found me. She rescued me from the rough Yellow River regardless of her own safety.

Mother Liu said she didn’t bring so much money and asked the black girl to come to Zhending Mansion to ask for the money.

The black girl took her family and all her belongings and came with us. "

"How much did you say the reward was?" The old lady thought she heard wrongly.

"Mother Liu offered a reward of one thousand, five hundred taels." He Ran raised her voice.

The old lady was startled. She heard it right. Is Mrs. Liu crazy or stupid? Didn't she know the situation of the He family? Who gave her the courage to offer a reward of 500 taels?
Who else could it be? Of course it would be Yan. Mother Liu was Yan’s confidant.

The old lady was angry, but He Ran was afraid that the old lady was not angry enough: "The reward notice said that we are looking for the eldest lady of the He family of Zhending Mansion who has a red mole on her feet. The entire Wanchun County also knows about this.

The black girl found me and found a red mole on my foot. She showed it to Yan'er, and then she confirmed my identity. "

When He Ran said there was a red mole on her foot, she emphasized her tone. Not only the old lady, but also the second wife Lin and Grandma Shi from the Wu'an Marquis Mansion also changed their expressions.

The old lady looked stern and glared at Liu's mother: "Did you really do this?"

Apart from the closest female elders in the family, only her future husband would know about the mark on a woman. However, Liu’s mother wished that everyone in the world would know that it was not just He Ran who was being laughed at, but everyone in the He family. Women, not to mention, He Ran is not the only unmarried girl in the He family.

Mother Liu didn't dare to look at Mrs. Yan. She knelt on the ground with a bang and kept kowtowing: "Old lady, calm down, it's this slave who deserves to die. I just saw the eldest lady falling into the water and got panicked. I really don't have any bad intentions." ah."

The old lady closed her eyes. This woman was so courageous that she didn't dare to do this. No need to ask, it was Yan's instigation.The old lady opened her eyes again and said to Mr. Yan, "This is your person. Take it back and discipline him. I can't control him anymore."

Yan quickly laughed and said, "Don't get angry, mother, it's not worth it. My daughter-in-law will take this ignorant slave back to be punished."

Yan glared at Mother Liu fiercely, and was about to retreat when she heard Mother Shi sighing quietly and saying in a crying voice: "Oh, if my wife knew that my benefactor had gone through so much trouble to give birth to a daughter, How sad it must be for her to be so insulted, this is our unmarried prince’s wife, who can make the decision for her?”

Well, the old lady no longer wanted to hand Mother Liu over to the Yan family. She looked at Mr. He and said, "Oh, I'm old, Dalang. I can't control the affairs of this house!"

Mr. He couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore. He shouted angrily: "Someone, call someone Yazi and sell this evil slave who deceives his master. The farther away the better!"

Mother Liu was so frightened that she couldn't help but wonder how things had gotten to this point. She quickly looked at Yan for help. Yan's face was also livid. Mother Liu knew too many things, how could she just sell it so casually?

Two strong women came over and dragged Mother Liu out. Yan looked at Mr. He, who gave her a meaningful look. Women are just soft-hearted. A mere servant girl doesn't matter.

As for the 500 taels owed to the black girl, although the incident in Wanchun County will not be reported to Zhending Mansion for a while, Mr. He has an official status and he does not want to be known as a debtor who cannot repay, let alone that The creditor is still a lowly corpse collector.

Although Mother Liu was sold, she was the owner of Dafang, so the 500 taels would still fall into Dafang’s own account. The second master and second wife looked at her with a look of fear, saying that if you dare to say that you are taking public accounts, then With your desperate stance, there is no need to count on the old lady. In this way, Mr. He and Mr. Yan can only lose their teeth and swallow blood.

That's not 150 taels, but 500 taels!
Even if I sell Mother Liu a hundred times, I still won’t be able to get 500 taels.

Yan didn't have the heart to send He Ran away. Not only did she want Ren Yazi to buy Mama Liu, but she also arranged for someone to go to Ren Yazi to buy Mama Liu back.

It's just that you can't keep it in the house after you buy it. Yan still lacks a confidant.

It's annoying just thinking about it.

It was Mother Zhao who was beside the old lady who sent He Ran to He Shuyun's yard.

He Shuyun is three years younger than He Ran. She has thin arms and legs, but a round face with baby fat.

After Zhao's mother left, He Shuyun looked at He Ran up and down and asked curiously: "I heard that you grew up in an opera troupe. Can you sing?"

"Ours is a grass-roots team. We don't follow the rules and don't pay much attention to it. I'm a swordsman. I can't sing, I can only fight."

He Shuyun's eyes lit up: "Really? Then you must be able to do somersaults, how about you do somersaults and show me?"

"Okay, let's make a bet. If I lose, I will do eighteen somersaults in a row. If you lose, you will..."

He Shuyun was startled and said quickly: "I can't do somersaults, I can't sing, I don't know anything!"

"Then you can always talk. Just let me ask you questions and answer them. Don't worry, I won't ask questions that shouldn't be asked." He Ran smiled.

He Shuyun nodded: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)