"In the fifteenth year of Qing'an, Qingfeng Prefecture was reborn, and there were countless people selling their sons and daughters in Qingmu County."
"Six years ago, the Li family gave me a bite to eat and kept me alive. I have always remembered this kindness."
When Wei Tu heard this, he looked surprised and his head was lower than before he came in. He thought about it for a moment and said this.
What he said was also true.
During the famine, Li Zhai gave him a bite to eat as a favor to him.
The grace of life!
Compared with surviving, becoming a slave is secondary.
Canglin is practical and knows etiquette.
If you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace.
Selling oneself to a wealthy family is not a humiliating thing for country people.
Hearing this, Li Tongshi nodded, with a trace of satisfaction in her eyes.
Although Wei Tu didn't say anything broad about his loyalty to the Li family, she could still hear the gratitude in his words.
And this is enough.
"Xinghua entered the Li family two years earlier than you, and is three years older than you. I watched her grow up..."
As Chunlan said, Li Tongshi began to talk about the marriage between Wei Tu and Xinghua.
"As the saying goes, a female freshman holds a golden rooster, a sophomore female holds a golden slam, and a female junior holds a golden brick."
"Xinghua's parents died young, and I am considered half of Xinghua's natal family, so I approved your marriage to her..."
Li Tongshi said slowly.
After the words fell, the maidservants standing behind Li Tongshi suddenly burst into smiles and stretched out their hands to ask for wedding money from Wei Tu.
"Caixia, go to my room, take out the red silk from under the dowry, and send it to Xinghua's room as a gift from me, the head of the family."
"Also, clean up a room and use it as the wedding room for Wei Tu and Xinghua."
"Yes, grandma." Chunlan bowed slightly and left the living room.
…
The next day.
A main room in the outer courtyard of Li's house.
Wei Tu, who was slightly drunk, stood under the eaves of the corridor, rubbing his brows to wake himself up a little.
then.
He glanced at the red silk flowers nailed to the edge of the door, straightened up, and pushed open the unlatched wooden door in front of him.
With a crunching sound.
When Wei Tu entered the room, he immediately noticed the bride half-sitting beside the couch.
Through the half-covered red hijab, Wei Tu felt that Xinghua's appearance was more refined than usual, from ordinary to beautiful.
Wei Tu turned his head and looked at other parts of the main room. This new house had changed from the dilapidated state he remembered to a much tidier one.
Tic Tac Toe Window.
Freshly applied window paper.
On the wooden table supported by two long benches, there is a small bronze mirror and a woman's sewing box.
At the corner of the main room, there are two more solid wood boxes.
Less than half of the paint on the box has peeled off.
Wei Tu guessed that the solid wood box should contain bedding and clothes.
"Brother Wei..." Xinghua couldn't help but feel a little proud when she saw Wei Tu stunned in the new house. She had cleaned and redecorated this house.
She called out to Wei Tu, but when she saw that Wei Tu didn't come back to his senses, she was too nervous to speak again.
She secretly complained that Wei Tu always "teased" her so much, but when it came time to actually get married, he was so abiding by etiquette.
…
A night of silence.
The morning light shines into the main room through the window paper, and Wei Tu is lying on the bed with Xinghua in his arms.
It stands to reason that since they, a newlywed couple, had just gotten married yesterday, they could suspend their errands at Li's house for a day and sleep until dawn.
But Wei Tu and Xinghua have long been accustomed to getting up early, and even if they are lazy at this moment, it is difficult to fall asleep.
"Brother Wei, in a few days, we will take a few days off from grandma and go back to your house. If we get married, we should also notify our father..."
Xinghua said in a low voice.
After selling themselves into the Li family, the two of them naturally don't have to worry about the matchmaker's words or the orders of their parents when they get married. The Li family's master and grandma can make this idea, and no one can find fault.
But no matter what, I still have to inform Weibao about the good news.
"Yeah." Wei Tu nodded.
His hometown is some distance away from the county seat of Qingmu County, and it takes a day or two to walk, which is why he did not notify Wei Bao in advance.
In addition to distance, there was another reason why he didn't notify Wei Bao about his marriage.
That is, the marriage was hosted by Li Zhai, and Wei Bao was an outsider, so it would not be good for him to come to Li Zhai.
Li Zhai couldn't spare a room for Wei Bao to stay temporarily.
"In addition to visiting dad, there is also..."
While talking, Xinghua got out of bed, took out the sewing box on the desk, and began to patiently help Wei Tu mend the old worn-out coat.
While she was busy, she chatted with Wei Tu and discussed the complicated matters after marriage.
Ask for leave.
Meet relatives and friends.
Rent land to grow grain.
Wait for a series of things.
The Li family took pity on the two servants and lent them the main room temporarily. Although the Li family did not say a date for its return, I would inevitably feel it was inappropriate to stay there for a long time.
It would be better to save money to buy a house near Li's house.
In addition, it was enough for the two of them to become slaves, but they could not let their children follow in their footsteps and be groveling to others since childhood.
And these all cost money.
at the moment.
The way to make money is to rent the land of Li's house and work as a stablekeeper and tenant at the same time.
In this way, you can accumulate some money every year.
"Listen to you."
Wei Tu nodded and agreed with Xinghua, the bride's plan for their family.
"In this way, after five or six years, it will not be difficult to buy a house..."
"When you have a child, let him go to a private school to study. Once he's done studying, help him take the exams for merit and honor. Generally, let him be a bookkeeper..."
Xinghua smiled.
With a generous master and a down-to-earth and capable man, she felt that this life was enough.
"Studying in a private school..."
When Wei Tu heard these four words, he was silent for a moment, picked up the dry tobacco pole at his waist, lit it, and took a few puffs.
read,
change destiny!
This is a memory engraved in his bones.
With the health-preserving skills and the fate of "Late Bloomer", although Wei Tu is not sure that he will definitely embark on the path of immortality, become an immortal and become an ancestor, and live happily forever, Wei Tu is convinced that his generation will definitely be able to stand out.
"Continue to practice health-preserving skills."
Wei Tu no longer wasted time in bed. After quickly getting dressed, he raised his hands and practiced the "Turtle Breath Nourishing Qigong".
again and again.
After marriage.
He seemed to have more ambition in his heart.
Xinghua on the side was surprised when she saw this scene, but she didn't ask any more questions.
The martial arts in Qingfeng Prefecture is not weak. Because of their poor families, many men from farmers become bandits and then work for the people as swordsmen to support themselves.
It's not an anecdote that her man knows a few tricks.
Xinghua withdrew her gaze and continued the sewing in front of her. However, she thought for a moment and changed Wei Tu's clothes to make them looser.