Su Xubai had the land deed delivered to Cheng Chun early the next morning, along with the land deed and the housekeeper's key. Not only Cheng Chun, but also Hong Dou had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Madam, is this, is this the land deed and the house deed?" Hongdou took out two deeds from the mahogany box, with a surprised look on his face.
Chengchun couldn't read much, but he could vaguely understand it. The two deeds in front of him were indeed the land deed and house deed of the other courtyard.
"I thought the Fifth Master was just joking with me!" Cheng Chun looked at the deed in front of him with a bit of disbelief in his eyes.
The housekeeper's key, the house deed, and the land deed were all things that could only be obtained by the housekeeper's wife, but now they were all given to Chengchun, let alone Chengchun himself.
It's unreasonable. After all, Su Xubai broke the rules like this.
"Madam, the Fifth Master really puts you at the forefront of his heart!" Hongdou helped Chengchun clean up and said as he did so, with a bit of joy shining in his eyes.
Chengchun, however, remained silent, just lowered his head and tidied up silently.
Perhaps for many people, the favor of their master determines their lives and is very important, but for Chengchun, she has never expected Su Xubai's favor and affection. She even looked forward to being loved by herself.
If she gives up, she can return to the home where she has little money but lives comfortably.
At that time, she will no longer be a woman whose reputation has been ruined, but a poor woman who has been abandoned. The world is always ridiculous. They cannot tolerate an unmarried woman whose reputation has been ruined, but they will sympathize with a poor woman who has been abandoned by a man.
people.
Therefore, the deed that made everyone ecstatic, for Chengchun, was more like two shackles on her body, making her escape even more difficult.
Except Chengchun herself, no one knows her thoughts.
Only Hongdou could tell that she was a little unhappy: "Madam, you look at it, you don't seem very happy?"
"There's nothing to be happy about!" Cheng Chun put down the things in his hands, walked to the side and sat down, "Fifth Master gave me these, he just felt that he owed me and gave me compensation!"
"Isn't this good?" Hongdou was puzzled, "This huge house is yours, my wife. This house is not big, but it is worth four to five hundred taels!"
"That can't be exchanged for money. Even if this yard belongs to me, the master is still the Fifth Master, and we all have to live on the Fifth Master's breath!" Cheng Chun smiled, "It's quite boring, and there are a lot of burdens.
tired!"
Hongdou thought about it carefully and suddenly understood: "Mrs., do you feel that you don't have enough money? My family has a monthly amount of silver. My wife's monthly amount of silver is fifty taels, which is more than the official ladies in the town."
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"Ah?" Cheng Chun was a little surprised, "Fifty taels of silver?"
"Yes, Grandma Zhang was in charge of it before. I saw that Madam didn't have anything to pay for, so she never went to collect it. Before Madam came, Master Wu sent a letter and everything was arranged. According to the rules, Madam
My regular silver is only fifteen taels per month. The fifth master said that if the wife has a young brother at home, she will inevitably have more expenses, so she specially gave her fifty taels!" Hongdou nodded.
"How come there are so many?" Chengchun's face was full of surprise.
"That's why Nanny Zhang bullies girls like this!" Hongdou walked to Chengchun, "You know, Nanny Zhang is in charge of things, and with the subsidies from the ladies in the capital, she only has two dollars a month.
Twelve pieces of silver, she is naturally unconvinced!"
Chengchun didn't say anything, but became more and more depressed.
For her, the more Su Xubai gave her, the harder it would be for her to escape.
Hongdou didn't understand why Chengchun was getting more and more unhappy, and his face was about to drop. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to ask: "Why is the lady unhappy? It's better to talk to Hongdou. It's better to be alone."
People feel depressed!"
Chengchun looked at Hongdou for a long time before he said: "Pampering is the most unreliable thing. When I was working in a drug store, I saw many of them. One day they were happily buying miscarriage pills, but the next day
I was aborted by the hostess’s wife and sold directly, Hongdou, I’m afraid!”
"Madam..." Hongdou was stunned. She had never thought that she had been taking care of Madam, but she never thought that Chengchun, who was smiling gently and gently every day, would actually be thinking about these things.
"Of course I know that the fifth master treats me well, but the fifth master has not married yet. Who knows whether the future eldest wife can tolerate me as a concubine who has robbed her husband?" Cheng Chun sighed slightly, "Aunt Zhang.
Although the words are unpleasant, they are all truthful. My current favor is not only due to the Fifth Master's apology for me, but also because of my looks. Serving people with sex will not last long!"
Hongdou didn't know how to comfort Chengchun for a moment, so she could only say lightly: "Fifth Master is a very emotional person, I don't need to think too much... Besides, when the time comes, I have a child,
Just because a mother is precious to her son, you don’t have to worry about whether she loves you or not!”
Chengchun looked at Hongdou for a long time and opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't speak.
When the atmosphere between the two of them gradually became dull, Jian Lan entered the yard. As soon as he saw Cheng Chun, he said: "Madam, the fifth master had too much wine and asked me to come back to get some clothes. Please help me prepare a clean change of clothes."
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Cheng Chun subconsciously looked at the sky. It was still noon. How could he have had too much wine in broad daylight? He asked aloud, "How could Mr. Wu have had too much wine in such noon?"
"The county magistrate got a few dancers from somewhere, singing and dancing, and kept drinking. The fifth master drank a little too much, and when he was about to leave, the maid poured wine all over him.
Ask me to come back and get the clothes!" Woad said helplessly.
Cheng Chun nodded, then went back to find a suit of clothes that was similar to what Su Xubai was wearing today, wrapped it up and handed it to Shi Lan: "Will the Fifth Master be back soon? If so, I will make some sobering soup and wait for Wu.
I’ll use it when I get back!”
"I'm just back. The county magistrate is a fun-loving person, and the fifth master doesn't like it very much. He will be back after a while!" After Isatis finished speaking, she took the clothes and went back.
Hongdou on the side couldn't help but muttered: "Here's the county magistrate. A county magistrate who doesn't know the office in broad daylight is actually there drinking and watching dancers. It sounds like he is not a serious person!"
"Of the officials, how many are honest officials!" Cheng Chun smiled helplessly, then turned and returned to the yard, "Clean up this house. The fifth master will be back in a while. After cleaning up, go and cook some
Sobering up soup, just drink alcohol when the sun is clear. If you don’t drink some sobering up soup, you might wake up in the middle of the night, and you might be in a lot of trouble!”