"I wonder if this is not a good thing. Do you want to put this aside? You are tired and tired and you can't quit midway, right?" Bai Banxia knitted his brows together, "If Mr. Du treats everyone as coolies, I'm afraid.
It’s hard to say anything. I have an imperial edict and I’m rushing to work for the emperor’s biological mother, so there’s really nothing I can complain about.”
Thinking of this, Bai Banxia couldn't sit still, stood up and said, "I'll go to my grandpa's house and persuade them to find an excuse to turn it down."
"I'll go with you." Qi Zhen said.
The two of them walked out. Bai Banxia didn't have time to explain, so he said to his parents in the room: "Mom, dad, let's go to grandpa's house and talk about it when we come back."
"Ban Xia, a guest at home is looking for you, why are you running around?" Bai Tian chased him out and said with a look of disapproval.
"Dad, aren't you going to let me stay here? Why don't you just entertain me, and let's wait until I come back to talk about anything else. We are really in a hurry." After Bai Banxia said this, he pulled Qi Zhen and left quickly.
But she didn't see Qi Zhen's face darken again. When the two of them left the village, she muttered: "My father is getting more and more verbose."
"Your father asked Chen Rufeng to live here?" Qi Zhen asked with a dark face.
"Yes, my father said that he had no family to celebrate the New Year, and it was deserted when he went back, so he was asked to stay and celebrate the New Year, and even said he would live in your house." Bai Banxia laughed dryly, "I also said that my father should at least ask you first.
He said he was measured."
This time she saw that Qi Zhen was unhappy and asked cautiously: "You don't want Chen Rufeng to live in your house?"
Qi Zhen said with a dark face: "I don't want to."
"Uh..." Bai Banxia thought for a moment, "Then I'll go back and talk to my father about finding a new place for Chen Rufeng to live. The house is yours, so I can't wrong you anymore."
Hearing what she said, Qi Zhen felt a little better. Then he thought about how she cared about his mood the most, and his mood became a little better.
And she didn't agree to this. No matter how unhappy he was, he couldn't be cold-faced to her, lest he make her angry.
"I'll tell uncle, I don't want you to be embarrassed." Qi Zhen smiled at her.
Bai Banxia smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "You are still interesting. I don't know what happened to my father. He is inexplicably enthusiastic about staying as a guest. It may be that the Chinese New Year is coming, and he said he doesn't want my aunt and her family to come back to live."
Qi Zhen didn't say anything. He probably guessed what Bai Tian was thinking.
Although he was a little angry, he didn't blame Bai Tian. After all, Chen Rufeng's identity was clear and his family background was simple. And since he had an unknown background and was hunted down before, he might be a hidden danger. It is understandable that someone who loves his daughter would be worried.
Thinking of this, his heart sank. If the Bai family knew his identity, they would be even more repelled, right?
The two of them used Qinggong all the way and soon arrived at Fengshu Village and rushed to the Zhang family.
"Grandpa, how did you discuss the matter of hiring workers for the imperial court?" Bai Banxia asked directly as soon as he entered the door.
Mr. Zhang was quite surprised, "You are so well-informed. We just discussed it and you came here."
Bai Banxia didn't mention the letter from Qi Town. He nodded and said, "Then do you still want to do it?"
"We discussed it and decided to let your uncle and Dalang work instead. Erlang just got married. You have to go to your in-law's house to help during the Chinese New Year. Even though we live in the same village, here are the rules." Grandpa said.
The uncle also smiled and said: "We will go to my aunt's parents' house on the second day of the Lunar New Year, come back on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and start work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year without delay."
"I think it's better to decline this matter politely." Bai Banxia immediately expressed his worries.
Everyone can see what she does these days, and grandpa also feels that his granddaughter is unusually knowledgeable now, so it is not unreasonable to have such worries.
"Although making money is important, it is more important for the family to be reunited. Moreover, if you work too hard and get sick over there, the money you earn will not be enough for medical treatment. It is not worth it." Bai Banxia shook his head, "What's more, this matter is
Those who have received the imperial edict will have nothing to say if they really have something to say."
"What you said makes sense, but our family has been given two places. If we refuse, will it appear disrespectful?" Grandpa asked worriedly.
Bai Banxia thought for a while and said: "Just say that you agreed to help build a house for your in-laws last month, and you can't break your promise to your in-laws. Why don't you give the opportunity to people in the village who are free and capable."
"That's fine, but does your family really have a house?" Grandpa was a little worried. "Although it's just an excuse, if someone with intentions says that we deceived the high officials of the court, I'm afraid it might be a bit troublesome."
"Come on, let's really build a house." Bai Banxia insisted, "Now that there are more little fishes in the house, Brother Da Lang's child will be born in the next year, and the house is really not enough."
"It would be too expensive for you to build a house for grandpa's family." Grandpa said embarrassedly.
Bai Banxia laughed, took her grandfather's arm and said, "My family does have this need, that is, I want my uncle, brother Dalang, and brother Erlang to do free coolies for me."
"I will also help you when the time comes." Luo Xiuer said with a smile, "I will help you with cooking and washing vegetables."
Although the family had just discussed that Erlang would not be allowed to work as a court employee, she felt a little sorry. How could she let her father-in-law and eldest brother work hard?
Now this decision is very good. Although I have lost an amount of income, I feel a lot more at ease.
"Okay, but I have to go back to my parents' home with my second cousin for a few days, otherwise Luo Ping will come and make trouble with me." Bai Banxia joked with a smile.
"Okay." Luo Xiuer responded with a smile.
The matter was settled like this, and Bai Banxia breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that there were still many things to do at home, so she said she would leave first and come back to see her grandpa and grandma in a few days.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Niu chased her out and took the money and returned it to her.
"Ban Xia, this is the money you lent us before, please keep it."
Bai Banxia was surprised, "Auntie, where did you get the money?"
After she asked, she felt that she was too straightforward, as if her grandpa's family couldn't make money.
But now is not the time for harvest, and my grandfather’s family has little income. My aunt has some money from selling her hair, but she cannot collect ten taels of silver so quickly.
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, why are you so anxious to pay me back?" she quickly made amends.
My aunt laughed and said, "Your second cousin brought it."
She turned back and glanced into the room, her eyes full of gratitude and relief.
"Your second cousin-in-law said that before she got married, her mother gave her money and asked her to give it to me. She said that our family spent everything for Xiuer's reputation, and they didn't want our family to have a difficult life, so they let you
Second cousin sister-in-law returned ten taels of silver."
Niu smiled sheepishly and continued: "I said at the time that this must be counted as your second cousin's dowry. There is no reason for the husband's family to take a daughter-in-law's dowry. But your second cousin said that her mother had promised to give it to us, otherwise she would give it to us in the future.
Don't let her enter the house."
Bai Banxia was also moved after hearing this, "The Luo family is really a good family, and the second cousin is also a good girl. I have to say that although the second cousin is boring, he has really good taste."
"No, you made me cry at the time." Mrs. Niu laughed, "When the family has money in the future, I can make up for the dowry for your second cousin."
