After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 41 Selling oneself
  Since leaving Beijing, Lu Xingzhou has never had a full night's sleep.

In my dreams, there are always my mother’s warm tears and my father’s last sigh.

The Lu family has been protecting the country for thirty years, but in the end they ended up like this because of a moment of greed.

Out of the entire Lu family of one hundred and twenty-three, only myself and Aunt Cai were left alive in this world.

Before a trace of hazy white appeared on the horizon, Lu Xingzhou woke up from his dream again.

Looking at the faint moonlight falling into the room through the window, the sadness in the young man's heart surged into his heart again.

The howling autumn wind blew the bed curtains around, which was an eyesore, but now that his legs were disabled, it was actually very difficult for him to even get up and move.

My legs were numb, and those days of galloping on the horse were like a scene in a dream.

Maybe this is what the master said about destiny.

Aunt Cai also woke up leisurely, stood up and sat on the bedside, looking at the candlelight swaying in the autumn wind, she relaxed her mind.

She dreamed of Madame again.

The lady said, autumn is here, and we need to make some osmanthus wine.

The master and the young master love to drink.

But there are no sweet-scented osmanthus trees in Qingfeng Town, and I have never seen one.

The cool breeze blowing outside the house woke her up from her dream.

The madam and the master are gone, and now she still has to take care of the young master.

After groping her way out of bed and carefully putting on her clothes, Grandma Cai walked out of the room holding an oil lamp.

This yard has been vacant for a long time, and she has worked hard to clean it up in the past few days, but after all, she is old, so no matter how she takes care of it, it seems a bit messy.

There were also rice, flour, grains and oil sent by Magistrate Qi in the kitchen, but she was a little uncomfortable with the large earthen stove.

She had followed the old lady since she was a child. Later, when the old lady got married, she became her personal maid. When the old lady died in childbirth, she took care of her little by little as she grew up.

Now that the madam is gone, she must take better care of the young master.

The thick smoke that rises when firewood burns is a bit choking.

Aunt Cai fanned her hands, but her mouth and nose were inevitably smoked.

Lu Xingzhou felt uncomfortable when he heard her coughing intermittently.

Aunt Cai herself can leave.

When he was alienated and ostracized by all his relatives and friends, only Grandma Cai stood up and led him all the way here.

She should have had a comfortable life.

The smoky days are not easy to bear. Aunt Cai is already old and her health is gradually losing its original health. These days, she has also thought about buying a maid back, but she is worried that Lu Xingzhou will not be able to accept it. He has never spoken about this matter.

Looking at the dots of blood stains on the handkerchief, Grandma Cai was silent for a long time, and finally put the handkerchief away.

Maybe it's time. Her days are short, and she can't just leave the young master alone.

Looking at the mottled moonlight on the ground, the young man's eyes were heavy and his thoughts had wandered to nowhere.

"Sir, it's time to take medicine."

Grandma Cai's face was a little pale, and she carefully entered the door with a bowl of dark soup in her hand.

"Mother Cai, leave it there, I'll drink it in a moment."

Although Grandma Cai was a little surprised to see him so happy, she was also happy that he was willing to drink the medicine.

"Okay, then I'll put it here."

After putting the medicine bowl away, Grandma Cai hesitated for a while, then tentatively asked, "Sir, I want to buy a maid back. What do you think?"

The young man nodded slightly, and then whispered, "Mommy, I will listen to you."

"Okay, sir, I'll go to the tooth shop in a moment and have a look. You should drink the medicine early."

"Thank you for your hard work, mama."

"This is what I should do." Aunt Cai looked at him with eyes full of love.

Although she shouldn't be, she is just a servant.

But the old lady was so kind, and she was worried that she would be bullied in the house, so she kept her with her. Later, the old lady left, and she watched her grow up little by little, and she grew into the eyebrows and eyes of the old lady. A somewhat similar older girl.

Later, my wife married to the General's Mansion, and she became the steward of the General's Mansion. She also watched the young master grow up little by little.

Qingshui Town is just a small town, and the people in Yaxing can only provide three slave girls.

The oldest of them is nineteen, and the youngest is only seven years old.

But no matter how she looked at it, Grandma Cai only felt dissatisfied.

It can't be said that she is too picky. She really wants to buy it back to take care of the young master. The seven-year-old girl is afraid that she can't even carry a basin of water.

Although the nineteen-year-old has a lot of strength, he is still too old.

The young master now has a disease in his legs. If he doesn't know when he will die, I'm afraid that the young master will be bullied if the girl has other thoughts.

The girl in the middle has just turned fifteen this year, and her appearance is pretty good, but at first glance, Grandma Cai ignored her.

This little girl is a soft-tempered person at first glance. If she wants to find someone who can take good care of her husband in the future, she can't buy another soft bun.

Seeing that Nanny Cai was dissatisfied, Yaren was a little confused.

"Mom, if you want to buy a maid to take home and serve others, she is already nineteen years old, which is the time to work efficiently."

Yaren pointed at the oldest one and said hard.

Nowadays, the government is strictly investigating the buying and selling of people, and it is not easy for them to do this.

Now I have bought these three with great difficulty.

Seeing Grandma Cai shake her head, he pointed at the girl in the middle and said.

"What about this? This girl is beautiful, she is just about to have haircuts, and she has a soft temper. There is no need to worry about her having other thoughts."

"I want someone with a more aggressive personality."

Aunt Cai frowned and looked around the three of them again, and finally waved her hands in disappointment.

"Spicy?"

It was the first time that Yaren heard that he wanted someone with a fierce temper when buying a maid!
  Everyone else is thinking of buying a gentle and sensible maid back, but what is the purpose of buying a shrewd one?
  Could it be that he spends all day at home cursing and singing?
  "Yes, when will new people come here?"

"Mom, if you don't like this, the next time will probably take another half a month. If you are willing to wait, will you come over then?"

Yaren scratched his head and said helplessly.

"I'm sorry to trouble you today."

Although Aunt Cai was a little disappointed, she still didn't pick anyone back at random.

She could still wait half a month.

After giving Yaren twenty coppers, Grandma Cai turned around and left Yahang.

I could only hear the Yaren inside muttering.

It's just that I can't understand why there are still people who want to buy a hot-tempered maid back.

Su Yueyue left the village early in the morning and went straight to the town.

In order to get people to buy it quickly, she even freshened up a lot today.

Nowadays, the government does not allow people to be bought and sold at will. People like her who sell themselves have to go to a dental shop to find a dentist to act as a guarantee.

After asking about the process, Su Yueyue hurried to Yaxing again.

As I was walking in, I saw an old woman coming out, and she almost fell down accidentally.

Su Yueyue hurriedly supported the person, and then prepared to go to the tooth shop again.

Just as Grandma Cai was about to say thank you, she recognized her as the girl who had sued her elders in the Yamen a few days ago.

And there was a straw stuck in her black braid.

Aunt Cai was a little surprised and stretched out her hand to grab Su Yueyue.

"Mother-in-law, what can you do?"

Su Yueyue asked with some vigilance.

He didn't hit the old woman just now, he just kindly gave her a hand.

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