Traveling through ancient times

Chapter 139 Selling Myself to Bury My Mother

Wang Yingying was heartbroken as her entire house was burned down by a fire and her mother was seriously injured and died!

Now, I can’t even raise the money for a thin coffin for burial, and no one dares to sell myself to bury my mother.

I was thinking that if there was really no other way, I would just hang myself with a rope and follow my mother!

I heard a pleasant voice asking, and when I looked up, I saw that it was just a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old. I felt disappointed!

Gu Dalian saw the kneeling woman looking miserable and with a dead look in her eyes, and said hurriedly:

"Are you selling yourself to bury your mother?"

Wang Yingying kowtowed quickly:

"The house was burned down in a fire, and my mother was killed. Yingying is selling herself to bury her mother!"

"Then what would you do?" Although Gu Dalian has some money now, he doesn't want to just be a good person. Who knows what kind of trouble he will get into in this situation!

"Yingying is an embroiderer, and her embroidery is quite famous in Shannan County!"

"Oh! Then how much taels of silver do you want?"

"Ten taels of silver. Yingying wants to buy some decent clothes for her mother!"

"Okay! I'll give you fifteen taels to bury your mother first!"

Gu Dalian didn't want to meddle in other people's business. If this woman had a skill, since they were really in need of all kinds of talents, she might as well recruit her to work for her first!

"Girl, listen to my advice and don't get yourself into trouble. This is the person Young Master Wu likes!"

A woman in her thirties quickly reminded Gu Dalian!

Everyone followed up:

"That's right, girl. You are from another place, right? Hurry up and leave, or you will end up in trouble..."

"Go quickly, don't get yourself into trouble..."

When Gu Dalian heard this, she thought that this Young Master Wu couldn't be the same Young Master Wu that her brother and sister had taught a lesson. If that was the case, she was even less afraid.

You have offended someone anyway. It’s an offense once or ten times. We have become enemies anyway!

After giving the silver directly, Gu Wenzhi went to the coffin shop to pick out a coffin and asked the people in the shop to bring it over!

Gu Dalian went to the funeral clothing store and bought a set of funeral clothes for the deceased.

He hired two more people to dig a hole and bury the coffin next to Wang Yingying's father's grave.

After burying the person, they went to the county government to get the deed.

This time, without meeting Wu Shi, everything was settled. Then he took him to his home in the county town and bought two sets of clothes for Wang Yingying to change.

"Your name is pretty nice, so I won't change it. We'll have a hot pot at home in a couple of days, and it's not appropriate for you to show up. You can stay here for a few days, and I'll take you back after the hot pot is warmed up!"

"Also, there's food and drinks for breakfast, you can make it yourself for the next two days!"

Wang Yingying thought she had reached a dead end, but unexpectedly there was a ray of hope. She was so grateful that she fell to her knees. The sound was so loud that even Gu Dalian felt pain in her legs!

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Miss. Yingying is willing to swear on her life that she will be loyal to you forever and will never have two minds!"

As he said this, he kowtowed three times to the ground. When Gu Dalian helped him up, his head was red and swollen, which looked so uncomfortable!

Leaving someone behind, the brother and sister took a carriage to Baishun Yahang. When Lu Ya saw the brother and sister coming again, he hurried forward to greet them:

"Young man from the Gu family, may I ask, what kind of show do you want to watch today?"

"Have you ever worked as an accountant or a housekeeper?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go call it over for you!"

After a while, Lu Ya brought four families and pointed to two families next to each other and said:

"The three of them and the five of them were originally in Hebei County. Later, when there was a disaster there, they followed their master to Henan County to seek refuge with their relatives!"

"As a result, I encountered robbers on the road and a lot of money was stolen!"

"By the time we arrived in Hebei County, we had spent all our money and our relatives disliked us, so we had no choice but to sell all our slaves!"

After a pause, he continued, "We have the housekeeper and accountant you want!"

He pointed to a girl who was about thirteen or fourteen years old and said:

"This girl is called He Xiaojie. She is lively, lively, and honest. She is perfect to be Miss Gu's personal maid!"

"His father is He Laikun, he is only thirty-one or thirty-two years old, he used to be an accountant, he is honest and kind, he is trustworthy!"

"And Xiaojie's mother, Pei, is thirty years old this year. She was a cook in her former home and she cooks delicious dishes!"

The brother and sister looked at them one by one and found that the family looked quite nice and the people looked honest and decent.

Moreover, Gu Dalian paid attention to the girl named Xiaojie from the beginning and she was very well behaved.

As soon as he looked at his second brother at the beginning, he lowered his head obediently. This is what Gu Dalian values ​​most!

The two didn't say anything and waited for Lu Yaren to introduce the second one!

The second couple is younger, with a son and a daughter. They worked as housekeepers in the original owner's household, and both of them have good children!

Gu Dalian observed their two children carefully. Although they seemed to be standing there obediently, the daughter would secretly glance at Gu Wenzhi from time to time!

Gu Dalian immediately rejected this one!

"Uncle Lu, continue!"

"The third couple are somewhat educated. They have three sons and one daughter who can read and write. They also fled from Hebei County!"

"Xu Wenhua is 38 years old this year. He used to be a housekeeper. There were more than 20 people in the master's family who were killed on the road, and there were more than 10 people. We didn't need so many people, so we sent them to the pawnshop!"

Xu Wenhua's family listened to Lu Ya's story, probably thinking of the tragic death of their master's family. They all looked sad. The two little ones had tears in their eyes, which showed that they had a special relationship!

The other family is a father and daughter!

"Uncle Lu, no need to introduce, how much are the first and third ones?"

Gu Wenzhi was surprised: The little girl has her own ideas!

Gu Dalian: As soon as I saw that girl flirting with my second brother, no matter how talented his father is, he can't stop himself from dealing with this time bomb!

Lu Yaren: "For the first family, they are all trained, twenty taels each, a total of sixty taels. For the second family, one hundred and ten taels will be given to you!"

"Deal!" Gu Dalian made the decision!

“…Ah…Oh, oh,…Okay!”

Lu Yaren was stunned for a moment. He thought that the brother and sister would bargain with him. This action caught him off guard!

Gu Dalian: This second family is full of talented people. With a few more taels of silver, we can save a lot of trouble!

Now that this is settled, Gu Dalian wants to buy another horse!

The family business is getting bigger and bigger. In the future, we will have to send Xiaolian to town and deliver various goods. One carriage is simply not enough!

"Uncle Lu, are there any more horses from the battlefield?"

Don't ask why I have a special liking for war horses. The answer is that generally the horses on the battlefield are of good breeds!

"Yes, yes... Two horses have returned from the battlefield, follow me!"

This time, the horse was completely black, with only a circle of white hair on its four hooves. Its front legs were a little lame, so it must have been injured on the battlefield and had not recovered well!

The other horse was chestnut in color, with a few patches of white hair outside its neck, and it looked listless, and it was obvious that it was sick!

Gu Dalian's eyes turned slightly and said:

"Uncle Lu, these two horses are both sick. One is lame and the other is dying. We can only kill them and eat their meat when we get home!"

Lu Yaren smiled awkwardly:

"After all, he has been on the battlefield and has contributed to our Great Banyan Kingdom. How can we kill him and eat his meat?"

Gu Dalian was just saying that. She was not afraid of any injuries. As long as it was in her hands, a sick horse could be turned into a BMW!

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