One hundred and sixty-third section: both hard and soft
"I'm telling you, stop dreaming about your mother! When you get to the courtyard, don't even think about pretending to be a virgin. Clean it up early and go out to receive the guests! If you are obedient, I will find a rich man.
I will comb it for you; otherwise, ask a few bachelors to light big candles for you first! Then get some well-dressed porters and boat people to serve you every day - to make you feel comfortable!"
"No, no, no... Please forgive me, I will never forget your great kindness..." He Xiaoyue had been frightened for a long time, and now she heard that she was going to be so harmed, and she was in agony.
Begging.√
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Mrs. Yao persuaded her with soft words: "Girl, you are a widow and you are sent to that ghost place of Qingjie Hall to observe the festival. I don't think your mother-in-law will take you seriously, so why should you?"
Are you trying so hard to observe the festival and suffer all these hardships in vain? Let me just say this, even if the aunt of this hospital allows your family to redeem someone, won’t she still send you to live in Qingjietang?”
These words shocked He Xiaoyue's heart: She didn't want to fall into the world of prostitution, but when she returned to Qingjie Hall, she could only see spinning and weaving in the square Kaaba, not having enough to eat, and being scolded and punished at every turn.
She absolutely did not want to live in a coffin until she died. Otherwise, she would not have risked running out in the first place.
Seeing He Xiaoyue lowering her head and saying nothing, she knew that her words had hit the nail on the head, and persuaded her: "Although we are not doing a glorious business here, the girls are also well-fed, dressed in silk and satin, and have a good daily life.
Waiting by maids. What is not better than Qingjietang? If you don’t like to hear it, girl, the food, clothing and enjoyment in our yard may not even be enjoyed by your mother-in-law! A few years later, there was a young master from a wealthy merchant in Jin gentry.
When a young man falls in love with a girl, he naturally becomes a good man. Why should he ruin himself for the sake of temporary fame?"
He Xiaoyue remained silent, already having the idea of compromise. The suffering in her heart was revealed on her face unconsciously. When Mrs. Yao saw that the heat was almost done, she turned her face again and said sternly: "Miss He, I see you are a sensible person.
Sister-in-law, I think you are a lovely person, so I will give you some leeway, otherwise I won’t be able to enjoy your good harvest!"
After that, she went out. The maid locked the door. Mrs. Yao whispered: "Go to the accounting room and get some sore medicine for her to apply. Then tell the kitchen to cook some good food for her in the evening."
The servant woman understood and responded, "Yes, I understand." She flattered her, "Sister-in-law is very resourceful."
Sister-in-law Yao said proudly: "Humph, let alone a little lady who watches over the widows, she is a chaste woman who has set up a memorial arch in the court. As long as she falls into my hands, I will still ask her to beg to receive guests!"
She went back to the front and reported the situation to Sister Han Qiao in detail, saying that in a few days, He Xiaoyue would accept it. After a few more days of recuperation, she asked her to come out to sing and drink with her, and slowly selected the ones she wanted to comb.
The high roller.
"Let Mu Yun teach her pipa for a few days first." Sister Han Qiao thought for a while, "Let's see if she is smart or stupid."
"Yes." Mrs. Yao responded, and added, "It's just a matter of registration..."
"It's not urgent. Let's wait and see if the elixir in Old Man Fang's gourd works." Sister Han Qiao muttered, "There is no time to delay the household registration matter. In this case, you can apply for a temporary household registration and wait until she has completely complied with it before you go and start a new one. Report to live permanently."
There is no need to be present in person to apply for a temporary household registration, but the residence time cannot exceed 15 days. What Sister Han Qiao is most worried about now is that when He Xiaoyue said "unwilling" when receiving the "yellow ticket", that was a big deal - in full view of everyone in the police station, Australia People are known for their unwillingness to be accommodating.
"In my opinion, we need to use more gentle methods. Don't pressure her too much." Sister-in-law Yao said, "This little lady must have suffered a lot in Qingjietang. She comes from a rich family and can't stand that kind of hardship. Desolate. As long as we give her good food and drink and make her feel that life is better than Qingjietang, we will be 99% sure that things will be fine."
Sister Han Qiao nodded: "This is easy. Just do it."
"Yes." Sister Yao responded, and just as she was about to retreat, Sister Han Qiao stopped her again and asked: "Just now, someone brought a child to me and asked me if I wanted it. This was nothing at first, but now it is. I'm a little hesitant, can you help me make an idea?"
Sister-in-law Yao said: "How did you get the child? It would be better if a kidnapper got it - the roots are clean - but I am afraid that the relatives and parents came to sell it. Now there is a regulation, if they get it by relying on their status as parents and relatives I'm afraid it will be difficult for the hospital to deal with this approach."
Brothels are very happy to buy more children, but the behavior of Australians is still unclear, and neither Sister Han Qiao nor Sister Yao dare to engage in it rashly.
But Sister Han Qiao really couldn't bear to part with this potential "cash cow". She had already "fallen in love" with this girl just now. She was good-looking, a local, and she seemed to be quite smart.
She hesitated and said: "You are right. I just think this child has good bones and only costs fifteen taels of silver. It would be a pity if you don't."
Mrs. Yao's original intention was not to buy it, but looking at the look on the old madam's face, she knew she couldn't let it go, so she said: "If you want to buy it, you might as well follow Father Fang's method and count it as an adopted daughter - anyway, there are a few girls in the courtyard now. You also have to have an identity, and one more of her is not enough."
Sister Han Qiao nodded: "Okay, let me think about it again."
Li Ziyu has been feeling quite proud in recent days. She ranked among the top 10 for the first time in the police station's business examination the day before yesterday. Because of Li Ziyu's insistence on reporting the case of the headless corpse and her subsequent performance in assisting the investigation, although the case was It hasn't been broken yet, but Chief Pan and the others have shown that they value him. Not only did they talk to him specifically to ask if he was interested in criminal investigation, they also transferred him from the most basic position of patrolman at the police station to the city bureau. He was transferred to the Public Security Department. Agui also followed the chicken and dog to heaven, and he was regarded as a "hard worker" and was promoted together.
Now, Li Ziyu is no longer a mere grassroots policeman, but a "team leader". Of course, all he can lead is Agui.
All this fully shows that the president wants to reuse himself... Therefore, when Li Ziyu eats in the cafeteria, he can eat two more bowls of rice every time than before.
Li Ziyu comes from a small bureaucratic family, and his ambition for fame and wealth is much stronger than that of ordinary people. So he has been very motivated at work recently. He even puts off eating until the last group of people.
The food in the city bureau is no different from that in the police station, but there is a canteen, which also doubles as an auditorium, and there are many people in it. As soon as Li Ziyu entered the canteen, Zhao Gui was already greeting him.
"Brother Yu, here!"
It turned out that he had come over in advance to prepare a meal and was waiting for him at his seat.
Since he was transferred to the Municipal Bureau, Zhao Gui has become even more attentive to Li Ziyu, almost becoming his follower.
"Brother Yu, thank you very much. Without you, I would have been dead in this exam! Come on, eat more meat." As he said this, Zhao Gui was about to give Li Ziyu the only chicken leg in his lunch box.
"Well, don't stop." Li Ziyu hurriedly raised the lunch box to escape the chicken legs handed over by Zhao Gui. "That's the achievements that you work hard. Besides, we are a group of brothers.
It’s time to see the outside world.”
"Hehe, yes, yes." Agui said a few more words of compliments before munching on the chicken legs.
When Li Ziyu wanted to say a few words, he was attracted by a woman at the table. Sitting on a table three tables away from them was a female police officer, who also had slim short hair.
The white oval face is very beautiful, but unlike other female police officers working in the Guangzhou Police Station who gather together and chatter during meals, this female police officer sat at a table and ate quietly, her face
He also looked full of worries.
"Hey, Agui, who is that woman over there? How come I haven't seen her before?"
Agui raised his face with a few rice grains in the corner of his mouth and followed Li Ziyu's gaze.
"She's still a pretty girl, but I don't know her... Such a pretty girl wouldn't talk to me, hehe."
At this time, a person sitting opposite Li Ziyu said: "That person, she is the household registration police officer Nishang who was sent from Lingao a few days ago. She was assigned to work in the household registration section of the municipal bureau, but..." Opposite the other side
The person lowered his voice a little and continued, "They say it's an old comrade who is here to guide us in our work, but I heard that he was actually transferred to Guangzhou because he made mistakes in Lingao..."
"Oh...that's it...that's it..." Li Ziyu had a look of sudden realization.
"Brother Yu, why is this so?" Agui asked with a confused look on his face.
"Nothing, nothing, just eat, eat."
After dinner, Li Ziyu had a rare half-day break, so he was going to find his good brother Zeng Juan Zhang Yu to see how they were doing. Li Ziyu went home first, took off his uniform and put on an Australian style suit.
I put on my shorts and went out to Zhang Yu's walnut store.
In the past six months, patrolling the streets and alleys of Guangzhou has greatly improved Li Ziyu's leg strength, and he soon arrived at Zhang Yu's house. He saw many workers moving things around in Zhang Yu's walnut store.
"Hey, Brother Zhang is busy?"
"Brother Ziyu, you are a rare visitor." Zhang Yu greeted the workers in the store to continue working and came out to receive Li Ziyu.
"Brother Zhang, what are you doing in your store?"
"It's like this. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry notified our family to create a demonstration store for production environment renovation. After all, they are our designated food suppliers in the big world. You also know that the parents have high requirements on hygiene, so we hired workers.
Come and make some rectifications in our family according to the parents’ requirements.”
"This is how we should clean the place where we eat and drink."
Originally, Li Ziyu used to love eating tea and snacks from Zhang Yu's family, but after seeing how clean the police station cafeteria was, she started to criticize Zhang Yu's family's sanitary conditions.
"Hey, I was so busy that I forgot to ask Brother Li to come in for a sip of tea. I'm sorry, please come in quickly." (To be continued.) 8