Graceful spring color

Chapter 39 Entering the Village
  Several people in the trees not far away were stunned for a moment, especially Songshan.

He had a weird expression, "Is this still the Black-Hearted Moon Girl?"

The other people also had different expressions, "Is this the moon girl you mentioned who has the skin of a fairy but a dark heart?"

Songshan is mute.

Several people said in unison, "Blind man."

Song Shan's face turned red. "This girl has four, five, six, seven or eight faces. How can I see so many faces?"

The sunset dyed half of the sky red, and the golden light was drunk into the floating clouds, drifting slowly to the west. The evening breeze was blowing, the twilight was dim, the setting sun was setting alone, and the sun's disk was half sunken in dark red ashes, getting deeper and deeper.

Xie Fengyue hung up the car curtains and stretched her hands out the window to feel the wind brought by the journey. She looked gentle, "Today's sunset seems to be congratulating me on my freedom."

Zhezhi was lying on her side on the bench. She rubbed her eyes and replied in a daze, "It's almost dark, haven't you arrived at the place to stay?"

Xie Fengyue originally wanted to recite a poem to express her joy, but after Zhezhi said this, she realized that she seemed to have forgotten the most important thing. She was in a hurry this time, and she only brought a little clothing and food to keep out the cold. , If you spend the night in the carriage, you will probably get cold.

"Don't worry, girl. You can reach the nearest village in two quarters of an hour's walk. We can stay there for the day." Li Xiaobao, who was driving the car, said.

Xie Fengyue and her group entered the village as it was getting dark. She heard dogs barking in the distance, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

This village can still afford to raise livestock, which means that at least it has food and no disasters. Although she heard about Li Xiaobao, it was all his one-sided words. Xie Fengyue still didn't dare to deal with him. trust it completely.

Li Xiaobao chose a relatively new-looking courtyard to park his car. He stepped forward and lightly knocked on the door knocker. Immediately, an old female voice came from inside the house, "Who is it?"

He coughed a few times and adjusted his voice, trying to sound gentler. "We are passers-by. Can we stay at your house for one night?"

The wooden door creaked open a crack, and an old woman in her sixties leaned out. She just glanced at Li Xiaobao and closed the door with a bang.

"You can go somewhere else. It's not convenient for my daughter and I to be alone at home today."

Li Xiaobao spread his hands and shrugged his neck awkwardly.

Xie Fengyue sighed, she shouldn't let Li Xiaobao do this kind of work, his behavior could stop the child from crying at night.

Dudududu, Xie Fengyue went up to knock on the door in person, her voice was sweet, "Grandma, how about we stay for one night and give you twenty cents?"

As soon as she heard that there was money, the closed door opened with a bang, and grandma asked, "Really only staying for one night? Do you still have twenty cents?"

Grandma looked at the woman in front of her, and saw that although she was dressed simply, the material was obviously valuable, and she was talking about twenty cents. Without even thinking about it, she must be a girl from a rich family who didn't know the world. Now twenty cents can buy two bushels of polished rice.

Xie Fengyue smiled and nodded, and the broken branch behind him quickly handed over the money.

Grandma took Xie Fengyue and the others to a guest room. As soon as they opened the door, a strong musty smell came out.

She went into the house in the dark and lit the oil lamp. "There have been no guests in the house for a long time. You guys should come in and rest for a while. I will ask my daughter to bring you two quilts later."

Xie Fengyue didn't mind it either. After taking off her curtain hat, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped the stool and sat down. After sitting in the donkey cart for a day, her back was sore and sore.

After grandma left, Li Xiaobao said, "Girls must remember not to show their wealth when they go out."

Xie Fengyue didn't know what his sudden admonition meant, and she looked at him doubtfully.

"You may not have any idea about twenty cents when you live in a clan, but now that you have come out, you have to know that twenty cents is enough to rent an acre of low-grade farmland for a year."

Zhizhi, who had always had rough lines, was the first to react. She exclaimed, "This is too much!" Xie Fengyue said belatedly, "Then you will make the decision about money from now on."

After Li Xiaobao nodded, he quickly started to help Zhe Zhi clean up the house.

"Guests, I'm here to give you a quilt." The voice of the girl outside the door was somewhat flattering.

She opened the door cautiously, her eyes widened when she saw Xie Feng Yueyue, and it took a long time before she opened her mouth, "There are only two quilts at home."

"It's okay, I'm sorry for bothering you tonight." Xie Fengyue replied.

The girl smiled shyly and said, "My name is Chunyue. Guests can call me if they need anything at night."

When Zhezhi heard this, he immediately frowned. In her eyes, the name Chunyue offended her girl. She replied with a straight face, "I won't call you if I have anything to do."

Chunyue pursed her lips and looked embarrassed, "Then I'll go out first, and you guys can rest early."

After Chunyue left the guest room, she immediately turned around and ran to grandma's room. As soon as she entered the door, she excitedly said, "Mom, that little lady is so beautiful, like a fairy at the Flower Festival!"

Grandma counted the coins in her hands without raising her head. "It doesn't matter to you if your parents are good-looking."

Chunyue lowered her voice, "If I sell her, I will definitely get a lot of money, so that my brother can have money to go to school."

Grandma looked solemn, "Quickly give up this idea. Didn't you see the man next to her? He is as fierce as a door god. You still want to sell her. Just dream."

"Haven't we sold other people before? Why can't we sell this one? She is just a servant and rides in a donkey cart. At most, she is just a young lady with some money. If she sells it, she will sell it. As for that man. If you take the sweat medicine at that time, you can knock him down even if he is a cow."

The ravine on Grandma's face seemed deeper under the light, and her voice was low, "It's a lie that you want to help your brother, but it's true that you want to save a dowry for yourself."

Chunyue didn't expect that her little thoughts would be revealed in a moment. She smiled even more to please her, "Mom, didn't you say that my brother is the most talented and learned? He is about to be recommended as a disciple. If this girl is sold this time, why don't you sell it for him?" Once Shu Xiu has put it all together, he might be able to achieve great success and become a glorious ancestor."

Grandma heard this and hesitated for a moment, "Is it more beautiful than the last one?"

Chunyue looked serious, "This can definitely be sold for a hundred taels! With the remaining money, we can renovate the yard."

Grandma thought for a while, then squeezed the copper in her hand and finally shook her head, "Not this time. It's too risky for her to bring her servants."

Chunyue gritted her teeth and stamped her feet, "Mom, I'm going to get married soon. You gave all your family money to your brother. I don't even have the money to live with you when I get married. My husband's family will look down on me."

"Go to bed quickly, there's no point in thinking about all this." Grandma waved her hand impatiently.

Chun Yue lowered her head, her eyes full of hatred, "She sells people just to raise money for her brother. It won't work when it's her turn."

"Mom, how much money do you plan to add to my dowry?" Chunyue asked.

Grandma said angrily, "You only think about your family's money. How can your brother study and marry for free? If you get married, you will belong to someone else's family. If I give you money, wouldn't I be giving money to their family?"

"I didn't crawl out of your belly?"

Grandma was very angry, "If I hadn't listened to Doctor Barefoot and said I was pregnant with a son, do you think I would have given birth to a money-losing loser like you? I would be robbing your brother all day long."

　Money is a private institution here. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the currency was very complicated and messy. There were countless things like Daquan worth one thousand, Daquan five hundred and so on.

　　
  　
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