The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Jin and Tang Dahai were still hesitating, Tang Dajiang and Liu could not help it, they stepped forward and whispered: "Brother, sister-in-law, don't be too greedy, twelve taels is enough, enough to marry a few wives! If we offend the county lady, our family will be driven away, and we will become refugees, and die on the road sooner or later!"

Jin and Tang Dahai looked at each other and finally nodded: "Okay, twelve taels is twelve taels!"

Gu Qinghuai turned around and said to Cui Shishi, "Sister Shishi, go get the four treasures of the study. I'll write the indenture."

Cui Shishi did as she was told immediately.

Gu Qinghuai wrote a contract for Tangyuan to sell herself. From then on, Tangyuan had no relationship with the Tang family anymore. The Tang family members were not allowed to harass Tangyuan for any reason, otherwise Gu Qinghuai would drive them out of Tuniu Village.

Gu Qinghuai also asked several villagers to put their fingerprints on the case as witnesses.

Jin and Tang Dahai were so excited when they received the twelve taels of silver that their cheeks turned red.

They had never seen so much money in their lives!

The two men glanced at their seven-year-old daughter and began to think about their next deal.

Jin's sons had greedy eyes, and their gazes were all on the silver. They didn't even pay attention to their sister Tangyuan.

This year, most of the villagers in Tuniu Village followed Gu Qinghuai and became rich. They built spacious and bright houses made of blue bricks and tiles. The village looked even more magnificent than Zhoujia Village. Only the Tang family, the old Gu family, the Ding Honglian family, the Li family, the Yuan family... those who had bullied Gu Qinghuai's family were still poor.

So Jin couldn't wait to sell her daughter to make life better for her family. She was extremely greedy when she smelled the meat from her neighbors' homes every day.

Tang Yuan wanted to go back to his room to pack his things, but Ku Hua Nai pulled him back and said, "Why are you going back? We don't want those broken things anymore! Come on, follow grandma. I'll prepare new clothes and new shoes for you. From now on, you'll have meat for every meal!"

Tangyuan said "hmm" with red eyes. After walking to the door, she suddenly let go of Kuhuanai's hand, turned around and ran to her seven-year-old sister, hugged her, leaned close to her ear, and whispered: "Xiaocao, live well and save some money for yourself secretly. This family doesn't treat you as a human being."

The seven-year-old girl was thin and small, and her clothes were tattered. After hearing Tangyuan's words, her eyes suddenly brightened up, and then filled with tears again.

The other girls in the Tang family looked at Kuhua Nai taking the glutinous rice balls away, and there was envy in their eyes.

They also wanted to be bought by the county lady, but unfortunately, they didn't care about their grandmother when she was being bullied by their aunt and mother. Their grandmother would definitely not let Gu Qinghuai buy them.

After returning to Gu's house, Gu Qinghuai returned the indenture contract and the money that Tangyuan had deposited with her to her.

Tangyuan has investments in both a brick and tile factory and a charcoal factory, and has now saved up sixty taels of silver.

Gu Qinghuai took back twelve taels and returned the remaining forty-eight taels to her.

Tang Yuan knelt down in front of Gu Qinghuai and begged, "Sister Xiaohuai, oh no, Lord County Master, since you bought me, I am your maid, please don't drive me away, I will work hard and never be lazy!"

She was a weak girl of twelve or thirteen years old. Even if she got back the indenture, she would be bullied without anyone to protect her, and the money she earned would not be enough to protect her.

As long as she can have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, no one beats or scolds her, and she can live a peaceful life, what's wrong with being a slave?

Freedom without a sense of security is another kind of hell, far worse than being a servant in a comfortable life.

Seeing her firm attitude, Gu Qinghuai asked tentatively: "Have you really thought it through? Don't you regret it?"

Tang Yuan nodded repeatedly, "I think it through very clearly. It is Tang Yuan's honor to be the servant of the county lady. I will never regret it!"

"Okay, then I will fulfill your wish. My sister-in-law's Nanny Qi and Nanny Wei will teach you the rules," Gu Qinghuai said gently.

It won’t be too late to sell Tangyuan’s indenture after Uncle Dahe leaves the palace.

Tangyuan was very grateful and kowtowed to Gu Qinghuai several times.

The school in the village has been built. Gu Qinghuai asked the illiterate servants in his family to spend half a day every day going to the school to learn to read and study arithmetic until they mastered it.

When Tangyuan arrived at Gu's house, he naturally had to learn.

Gu Qinghuai admired this little girl very much. She was very clear-headed at a young age, knew how to plan for her life, and stood up for herself early.

Even if she didn't buy her, she believed that Tangyuan would use the money he had saved to redeem her from the matchmaker.

Of course, she has to cultivate such a little girl well.

In the blink of an eye, it was Xiao Huhu’s one-year-old birthday party.

Gu Qinghuai held a three-day banquet in the village, and all the important figures in Qinghe County came, including the magistrate of Shu County.

Upon learning that his eldest daughter was already seven months pregnant, County Magistrate Shu felt extremely guilty.

In the imperial capital, the Shu family was robbed. The old man wrote to him and asked him for money bluntly, and he asked for 20,000 taels of silver.

He didn't have much private property, and Xiao Gao was unwilling to use her own money to help him. These days, he was racking his brains over money.

Shu Mingzong snorted at him, "You deserve it! Who made you so foolishly filial? You're still being sucked dry by those two old guys in the capital! You asked for it!"

After all, he is their biological father. Although he doesn't care enough about them, he is still somewhat sincere. Shu Mingzheng couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she advised him to quickly leave the big family in the capital and stop having any expectations for them.

County Magistrate Shu smiled bitterly, "It's not that Dad hasn't thought about it, but if Dad resists a little, Old Gao will instigate your grandfather to sue me for being unfilial. I'm afraid my position as a seventh-rank official will be in jeopardy."

Shu Mingzheng sighed and could do nothing about his business.

It was impossible for her to use the money to subsidize her father, because once the money was in her father's hands, she would not be able to keep it.

Just as Xiao Huhu’s birthday party was over, another good news came from Tuniu Village. He Lizheng’s eldest son, He Jinyou, passed the provincial examination, and the whole family was going to move to the imperial capital.

In the past, even if He Jinyou passed the imperial examination, the He family would not be able to move to the imperial capital. But ever since Gu Qinghuai gave them the tofu recipe, they have earned a lot of money this year, which is enough to buy a small house after moving to the imperial capital. Moreover, they can continue to run the tofu workshop in the imperial capital, which can solve the family's livelihood.

He Lizheng brought gifts, Luo Shi and He Jinrou to the Gu family to say goodbye, and also planned to hand over Tuniu Village to Gu Qinghuai for management.

Gu Qinghuai naturally had no time to manage the affairs of the village, so he planned to let Uncle Fangkuai and Uncle Gunzi be the chief and deputy village chief, in charge of village affairs.

Gu Heng and Zhao Ying invited He Lizheng's family to dinner as a farewell banquet, and He Lizheng did not refuse.

Of course, Luo and He Jinrou had no objections.

They will soon be residents of the imperial capital, and will be the wives of officials in the future. Today, they came to the Gu family just to see the envious and jealous faces of the Gu family. He Jinrou approached Gu Qinghuai and said proudly, "My Lord, my mother said that when we arrive in the imperial capital, she will find me a husband who is a high-ranking official, and I will be the wife of a high-ranking official in the future."

Gu Qinghuai smiled faintly: "Congratulations."