In the soft morning light, Ye Zhenzhen woke up in a daze, not knowing where she was for a moment.
"Are you awake? Get up."
A clear voice sounded above her head, and Ye Zhenzhen realized that she was lying on Brother Zhen's body. No wonder he couldn't get up even when he woke up.
She pretended to be confused and nuzzled into his arms, making sure that the oil on her face was wiped clean, then she raised her head and smiled brightly, "Brother Zhen, good morning."
Cui Weizhen's eyes fell on the wrinkled middle coat on the chest, and his face froze slightly, "...Morning."
Ye Zhenzhen looked around guiltily, she didn't mean it, her face would inevitably be oily when she woke up early in the morning, so in order not to ruin her image, she had no choice but to wear brother Zhen's clothes.
As for mysophobia, I didn't wipe him, so I'll just wash him later.
Her dark eyes were darting around, and she could tell she was restless. Cui Weizhen sighed helplessly, "If you don't get up, my hands and feet will become useless."
After being pressed for a whole night, wouldn't it make me stiff?
Ye Zhenzhen hurriedly got up and said stiffly, "You deserve it. Who told you to sleep with me in your arms?"
Cui Weizhen moved his hands and feet slowly and raised his eyebrows at her when he heard this. His eyes seemed to have other meanings. Ye Zhenzhen was immediately defeated and ran out with a red face.
Just looking at your eyes can release hormones. This is a foul!
When she came back from fetching water slowly, Brother Zhen had already changed into her inner clothes. Looking at the pile of inner clothes that had been thrown aside, she coughed uncomfortably and was about to take it out for washing.
He was stopped.
"let it go."
Cui Weizhen looked at Ye Zhenzhen, who was startled, and shook his head helplessly, "I'm going to buy a bookboy, and by the way, I'll buy some servants for my family. You don't have to do these menial jobs in the future."
Ye Zhenzhen was not a hard-working person to begin with, so naturally she was happy to not have to do housework in the future. After breakfast, she happily went to buy someone with Cui Weizhen.
There is a special market for human teeth in the county, and it is noisy with the sound of hawking. As soon as the two people showed up, they were surrounded by middlemen who rushed forward, introducing the resources in their hands with eloquent words.
Ye Zhenzhen never used any servants, nor did she express any random opinions. She directly left it to Brother Zhen to choose.
I saw him walking around the dental market, and then he stopped in front of a boy about ten years old, and said in a affirmative voice, "Are you literate?"
When the boy saw Cui Weizhen, his eyes quickly burst out with hope, "As for Langjun, I have studied in a private school for several years, and I can read "The Thousand-Character Essay", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "The Book of Songs".
Yes, he is much more educated than someone else.
Ye Zhenzhen, who didn't know that he was secretly complained about, continued to watch silently.
Cui Weizhen asked again, "Why did you sell yourself?"
Before the boy could say anything, the man who had been following them said, "This gentleman, his name is Hong Zhiyuan. He has been studying for several years. Because my wife was ill at home, I thought of selling myself to treat her."
He also has a sister who requires the owner to buy the family of three, so it hasn’t been sold yet.”
"Mr. Lang, please buy us. As long as my mother's illness can be cured, I'm willing to work hard to repay you."
Hong Zhiyuan knelt down and knocked his head several times. Ye Zhenzhen couldn't bear to see it and quickly helped him up, "You kid, stop knocking. If you break your head, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Don’t worry, we’ve bought it for all three of your family.”
After living together for such a long time, Ye Zhenzhen knew Brother Zhen very well, but she knew him well enough.
Hong Yuan is a handsome and fair boy, with neither a humble nor arrogant expression, and a generous demeanor. He is in sharp contrast to the other miserable people who sold themselves into slavery. It is obvious at a glance that he knows etiquette. Such a book boy will not lose any points when he is brought out.
Putting all this aside, Cui Weizhen would not abandon him based on his filial piety.
Hong Zhiyuan glanced at Cui Weizhen, and when he saw that he didn't refute, he immediately became ecstatic and said, "Thank you sir, madam. My mother and sister are both capable of working, so I won't let you spend your money in vain."
Cui Weizhen spent fifteen taels of silver to make a deal with the middleman. After getting the deeds of sale of three people from the Hong family, he took out another fifteen taels of silver and handed it to Hong Zhiyuan, "Take this silver and take your mother to get medicine first. After reading this
Just come back if you are sick."
He told me the address.
Hong Zhiyuan held the heavy amount of money, and his eyes were filled with tears. Although he had suffered hardships and hardships, there were still many good people in the world, such as the husband and his wife, who were the best people he met.
He knelt down and kowtowed again, gave an explanation, and went back to the inn with the money - his mother was ill and couldn't come out, so his sister stayed in the inn to take care of her.
Because they were holding on to their bond of sale, Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen were not afraid of them running away. After solving the servant problem at once, they went to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
——There is no way, Ye Zhenzhen wants to practice calligraphy, and the cost of paper and ink is too much.
When they came back from shopping, they happened to meet Hong Zhiyuan, mother and son, who came to the door.
Hong Zhiyuan's maiden name was Song, her given name was Guilan, and she was known as Aunt Guilan. She was about thirty years old, younger than Aunt Cui, but her face looked older, and her sallow and pale complexion made her look haggard and weak.
She seemed to be an honest person at first glance. When she saw Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen, she had to drag her children to kneel down. Ye Zhenzhen couldn't bear to let the patient suffer so much, so she quickly pulled them up and arranged the three of them in the front yard.
He fell into the room.
"I had this house cleaned just the day before yesterday. You can live here with peace of mind. If there is anything missing, just tell me and I will add more."
"There is nothing missing. I don't dare bother Madam to worry about it anymore."
Aunt Guilan said no, then pushed out her daughter Hong Yuxiu, "Madam, I am sick and can't serve you. Let Yuxiu handle the household chores. She is good at everything from beauties to catering."
Yu Xiucai is only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a delicate appearance and a somewhat restrained temperament. In the past, she would definitely not have hired child labor, but times have changed now. She is an adult at the age of fifteen, so there is nothing difficult for her to work.
Ye Zhenzhen was only sixteen years old. After marrying into the Cui family, didn't she also take care of the patients and keep busy?
Even so, Ye Zhenzhen is not too harsh. She still does three meals a day by herself, and leaves the clothes and scrubbing to Yuxiu. When she is done, she doesn't have to wait around, and can go back to the front yard to take care of Aunt Guilan.
Aunt Cui also met the three members of the Hong family and felt that they had good intentions. Yuxiu and Hong Zhiyuan were both good at work and praised them for their ability to pick people.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't dare to take credit, it was Brother Zhen who knew how to pick people.
The chores at home were almost settled, and it was time for Cui Weizhen to go to county school.