Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 761 Selling Children and Sisters

Since Qiniang helped Xiuning speak, this girl should be a pretty good person.Liu Ya waved to her, signaling her to come here to talk, and asked Qiniang, "Since Qiniang thinks she's pretty good, let's stay as a servant girl. After all, my place is in the countryside, so it might not be better than here , this is the city."

Seeing Xiuning approaching, Qiniang sighed and said, "Girl Ya'er, you said my place is a brothel after all. Even if it's the girls, no matter how they are held in their hands, when they are taken outside, they are all serving. For a man, this doesn't sound very nice. Besides, Xiuning is already fourteen, if she spends her time here, she probably won't be able to marry a good man in this life, so why should she be stuck here and end up as a nanny in a brothel?"

What Qiniang said was pertinent, and she was sincerely thinking of Xiuning.Girls who go out from this place don't sound good even if they are innocent.If Xiuning doesn't leave now, there is really no way out in the future.

Liu Ya nodded and said, "Then let me ask her."

Turning to look at Xiu Ning, who was already standing beside her, she saw that she had a round face, she was not tall, but not too thin, she was a well-proportioned, slightly plump girl.Her eyebrows and eyes are not distinctive, her appearance can only be regarded as cute, but judging by her face and figure, she is indeed a very real girl.

Liu Ya asked her: "Both Qiniang and Xiaonan recommended you to work at my place, but my place is in a valley, and I have to do odd jobs in the restaurant. Would you like to?"

Xiu Ning nodded, and said: "Yes. I would rather work outside than go home. My mother spent a lot of money on her death, and my elder brother had to give a bride price when he married a wife. , my father sold me. Who knows that these five years have passed, and my father has passed away. The eldest brother and the second brother have married wives, but no one is willing to take me. The house, land, I didn’t see any money. My sister-in-law also said that I will find a rich family to be a concubine for me when I go home. The family can’t support me. If this is the case, let them sell me again. Why don't I go back by myself, and find a job outside, with food and housing, and some wages, so that I can support myself and earn money for the next pension."

After hearing this, Liu Ya raised her thumbs up and said to Xiu Ning: "Well said. I have hands and feet, as long as I work hard, I can live no matter what. It's better than when you go home and let others manipulate you. It's much better to be sold by relatives. But I want to ask, if you come with me when the contract is over, do you want to tell your family? I'm afraid I will take you away, and your family will not let you go. This is a troublesome thing .If there is really trouble, how dare I take you in."

After hearing this, Xiuning raised her head to look at Qiniang, and said, "Qiniang, I have been with you for five years, can you be a guarantor for me? Miss Liu and I will sign another ten-year contract, and all the money we signed will be paid. Give me the eldest brother and the second brother, and then it will be regarded as having nothing to do with them."

After hearing this, Qiniang sighed and said, "Ten years, are you willing to give all the money for these ten years to your two brothers who have no conscience? You know, after these ten years pass by, you will not be so young." Yes. At that time, you will have no family and no job, and the rest of your life will still be difficult."

Xiu Ning said: "Sign it too, otherwise I'm afraid they will really grab me and plan to sell me in the end. Give them enough money this time, and I will go far. I don’t have any thoughts. After ten years, I’ll be old, and even if they come to me again, they probably won’t be able to fetch a good price for me, so let’s forget it. I can also be free.”

After hearing Xiuning's words, Liu Ya couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, so she interjected and asked, "Why can they just sell you off? Ten years later, you will be in your twenties, can't you make up your own mind? These parents , Brother sells children, siblings, don’t the government care about it?”

After Liu Ya finished speaking, Qiniang, Xiuning, Miss Ming and Miss Ziruo all looked at Liu Ya in surprise.

Liu Ya knew that she was wrong, but she still said: "I really don't understand, can't you explain it to me?"

Miss Ming explained: "Follow the father at home, obey the husband when married, and obey the son when the husband loses; and when the parents at home are no longer alive, the elder brother is the father. This is the life of our women. If she can't be free, anyone can decide. However, maybe Xiuning has married in the past ten years, and her husband's family treats her well, so she doesn't have to worry about being sold by her brother. But if her husband's family wants to sell Get rid of her, as long as her husband signs and pledges, there is nothing she can do about it. Unless, she can redeem herself."

After hearing this rule, Liu Ya couldn't help but gritted her teeth secretly.Is this a national law, or a family rule?If it is really the law of the country, the emperor is stupid enough.

However, she also knows that she doesn't have the ability to change the national laws and family rules.Just because she knew about it, she was on guard not to be sold out.

Xiu Ning said to Liu Ya: "Miss Liu, my ten-year contract may cost a lot of money. However, as long as you are willing to take me in, I am willing to follow you wholeheartedly. Moreover, if my brother's asking price is too high, If it is high, I am willing to pay a little money to compensate for your loss."

It seems that Xiuning also saved some money in the past five years in Hongxiufang.It's just that it's not enough to redeem himself, so he can only find another host to take him in.

Liu Ya frowned, and asked her: "Then have your two elder brothers said how much money they want to buy you? If it's too much, I'm afraid I really have no choice. I just bought the land, and The 50 taels of silver was borrowed from Tongli Yinzhuang. Within half a year, the 50 taels of silver will be repaid with interest.”

Hearing Liu Ya say that she borrowed 50 taels from Tongli Yinzhuang and had to pay it back in half a year, everyone present took a deep breath.

This amount of silver is not a small amount in the eyes of Qiniang, Miss Ming, and Miss Ziruo, let alone Liu Ya is still a little girl.I really don't know whether to be envied or worried about this courage.

Xiu Ning was also very surprised when she heard this, and a bit of worry flashed in her eyes.He bowed his head and thought for a while, "I haven't asked my brother yet, but I guess, there will be no loss of ten taels of silver. I signed a five-year contract of selling myself before, and it was five taels of silver. Now that I have grown up, The more work you do, the more money you will be worth."

After finishing speaking, Xiu Ning quickly added: "However, I have saved two or three taels of silver myself. Miss Liu, you can add a little more, you will pay 12 taels, and I will pay three taels, okay? Give it all to my brother 15 taels of silver, he should agree."

(End of this chapter)