si-mexico Chapter 257 House Thief
Chapter 257 House Thief
"Sir, you have a good eye. The two signed a death contract, so you can use it with confidence. We originally sold Zhang Cheng for two taels of silver and Da Meng for three taels of silver. If you buy them together, I will charge you four and a half taels."
The dentist is very good at doing business.
He raised the value of each of the two men by half a tael, then pretended to be a good person and erased the other half tael.
In the end, he actually earned an extra half tael of silver.
Unfortunately, Zhang Jinlan, who had never bought a servant before, had no experience at all.
She thought she had gotten a great deal and didn't even bargain.
Just nodded.
When returning home.
There were two more people on the ox cart.
It’s Dameng and Zhang Cheng.
Because it took some time to go through the Ming Road with the dental clinic.
The death contract has been obtained, and Zhang Jinlan hid it carefully.
She stuffed them into her shoes, one for each foot. No one could find them, and no one wanted to look for them.
At this moment, the sun in the west was about to set, and I was afraid that it would be dark by the time the ox cart was halfway there.
Jiang Fubao sat in his mother's arms.
She looked across from time to time.
The two seemed a little reserved.
"Your name is Da Meng? What's your last name?" On the way, Zhang Jinlan was very bored and took the initiative to ask.
"I have no surname." Dameng didn't want to be a slave with a surname, so he simply gave up on having a surname.
When he spoke, he did not dare to raise his head. The servants had taught them that as servants they should not look their masters directly in the eyes.
So he buried his head very low.
"No surname? Then let's just use the surname Jiang. From now on, you will be called Jiang Meng. Our village is also called Jiangjia Village, and most people have the surname Jiang. When you return to the village, you can temporarily live in the empty room in my house. When the wooden house next to it is built, you can move in."
Zhang Jinlan casually gave him a surname and arranged their accommodation.
It is an honor to be given a surname by the master.
Jiang Meng's face was full of surprise and he quickly knelt on the ox cart.
I wanted to kowtow, but the ox cart was too small.
All I could see were feet.
You can't just knock on the master's foot.
He didn't mind the smell, but if his head hit his master's foot, he would be doomed.
He could only kneel down to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, Madam, for the surname—"
Zhang Cheng, who was standing aside, had some envy in his eyes.
Jiang Fubao saw it clearly, and seeing that he looked lonely, he took the initiative to remind grandma: "Grandma, you only give a surname to one person? Why don't you give it to him as well?" After saying this, he pointed to the constitution.
"Yes, yes, yes, our Fubao is right. If you want to give me a gift, then I will give it all. From now on... you will be called Jiang Cheng."
As Zhang Jinlan finished speaking, Jiang Cheng also knelt on the ground to express his gratitude, just like Jiang Meng did.
The two of them were kneeling face to face, and if you didn't know better you would think they were a couple bowing to each other.
Jiang Fubao sucked the soft flesh in his mouth tightly and managed to hold back his laughter.
On the narrow road that was neither wide nor narrow, Niu Niu was pulling the wooden cart forward with a grunt.
Because it was full of people, the wooden cart, unable to bear the weight, made a creaking sound that blended in with the chirping of cicadas in the woods on the left.
The town at that time.
Wan Zhen was busy for the whole afternoon and visited seven or eight shops, but was not satisfied with any of them.
Her legs were shaking with exhaustion.
Those shops are either too remote or too expensive.
She didn't like any of them.
back home.
I discussed it with Bai Qianshan for a long time.
Only then did I decide to buy the shop on Wanlu Street.
"We still have eighty taels. If we spend sixty taels to buy it, we will still have twenty taels left. We will not touch these twenty taels, in case something unexpected happens in the future and we need money, we will not be able to take it out. The rent of the shop on Wanlu Street is very low. I asked the broker, and the rent of the shop we bought is only half a tael a month.
It would be hard to make a living just by relying on half an ounce of grain. So, you and Ji Zu should find some work to do in your spare time. I don't expect you to carry grain bags. See if you can start a small business with no capital and earn enough to eat and drink. "
In the bedroom.
Bai Qianshan sat on the edge of the bed and Wanzhen lay on the ground.
As she spoke, she took out the wooden box.
however.
Just as she picked up the wooden box.
She was completely stunned.
"Why is it so light? Not good!"
Wan Zhen quickly placed the wooden box on the bed and opened it, finding nothing inside.
Not to mention silver, there wasn't even a single mouse hair.
"Where's the silver? Where's my silver? Oh no, there's a thief, there's a thief! Quick, quick, call the police, there's a thief in our house! Quick, call the police!!"
Wan Zhen's face turned pale, and the red bloodshot in her eyes seemed to appear in an instant. When she spoke, her lips and hands trembled violently.
"Don't worry, don't report it to the police. Wait for Ji Zu to come back and ask him first. If it's not him, it won't be too late for us to report it to the police."
Knowing son Moruo father.
The first person Bai Qianshan suspected was his own son.
If you report it to the police immediately, the police will definitely come to investigate.
If they find out that he is really his son, it will be a joke. Even if they don't pursue the matter, the officials will not let Ji Zu go.
Countless children died before the age of seven, before their grandchildren grew up.
Bai Qianshan didn't dare to take the risk because he only had this one son.
If something happens, the Bai family will be extinct.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could it be possible that Jizu stole it? No matter how erratic he is, he can't possibly steal money."
Wan Zhen glared at Bai Qianshan fiercely.
She protected Bai Jizu as if she was possessed by a loving mother.
"Humph, isn't that enough that he has stolen? How many times have we cleaned up his mess? Have you forgotten? If it weren't for him, would our family be living like this now? We have sold all the shops and all the land, and now we only have this house. What are we going to do in the future?"
Bai Qianshan held his head in his hands, his face full of worry.
"No, it can't be. It can't be Jizu. Although he stole my jewelry and took my purse, this is eighty taels, a full eighty taels. This is our last silver. How could he have the heart to steal all the money we have saved? No, it can't be him. It's absolutely impossible."
Although Wan Zhen said he didn't believe it.
But when she thought back to what her son had done in the past, she had to believe it.
The couple sat in the room, ignoring each other.
There was a look of despair on their faces.
At this time, Bai Jizu was drinking wine, hugging Mei'er and listening to her singing.
It was so much fun.
As for his parents, wife and children at home, he had long forgotten them.
"Husband, don't leave tomorrow, okay? Mei'er wants to cling to you for another day, so please don't leave. Are you willing to abandon Mei'er and give her to someone else?"
Mei'er had tears in her eyes as she spoke. She pouted her lips slightly and stroked Bai Jizu's cheek with her index finger.
After a day and a night of getting along, she had already seen it clearly.
Bai Jizu had exactly twenty taels of silver left.
The brothel business has been bad recently.
She doesn't even dislike this kind of small shrimp.
If she could earn more money, she could redeem herself earlier and leave here.
"No, I have something to do tomorrow. Don't worry, I will come to see you often. If I'm lucky, I might come again tomorrow night."