NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 16 Chen wants to sell his grandson
The yamen servant walked up to Ling Quanzhong and captured them directly. He found the silver hairpin from Ling Daniu's belt in a few moments. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted loudly to several yamen servants not far away.
"Come here, we just caught a thief, come here quickly."
At this time, Ling Quanzhong and Ling Daniu were still confused. When did they have a silver hairpin around their waists? You must know that their family has been here in Ningyuan County for a while, and they have always relied on the government's porridge. I can live in water, but now I have a silver hairpin around my waist.
"Dad, when did you stuff a silver hairpin into my waist?"
Hearing his son's words, Ling Quanzhong's eyes suddenly flashed. What had he realized at this time? But this stupid son of mine actually asked such a question. How should I answer it? Could it be that it was my own? The yamen officials were obviously framed! This means that you and your son will be put in jail!
"Bastard, this doesn't belong to us. We still need help from the government. This should be this gentleman's silver hairpin."
The yamen servant glanced at Ling Quanzhong in surprise, and said to himself: This damn old man is quite smart, but since I have received the benefits today, how can I allow you to escape? He quickly greeted the yamen servants who came near and said,
"Take them to the county government office, put them in jail and imprison them first, waiting for the adults to deal with them."
After saying that, he waved his hands and asked those people to leave with Ling Quanzhong and Ling Daniu. After they all left, Ling Xiaoxiao walked out not far away.
"Your Majesty, this silver hairpin belongs to you. The common people will take their leave now."
After speaking, Ling Xiaoxiao left the area immediately without waiting for what the yamen servant said. The yamen servant looked at Ling Xiaoxiao's back and smiled.
"He is a sensible boy."
Because Ling Xiaoxiao didn't want to be recognized by Ling Quanzhong and others, she put on makeup and looked like a teenager.
It was not until dark that Ling Xiaoxiao sorted out the things she had bought and took them back to the restaurant. It was lucky. She and her mother hid in the restaurant in the morning and discovered that this restaurant also had an inn. , so she opened a room directly here, and the couple planned to stay here tonight.
Seeing the things that Ling Xiaoxiao brought in, Zhou Yunniang was also shocked, "Erya, why did you buy so many things? There are only five of us. How can we eat everything? Didn't you say that we would go south after the New Year?" Come on, I bought a lot of things, won’t they be wasted by then?”
Ling Xiaoxiao hurriedly said, "Mom, don't worry. There are some things here. We will eat them during this period to keep our bodies healthy. After the New Year, we will go south. It's a long journey. If we don't keep our bodies in good shape, No, there’s also the fact that you and my dad have been severely depleted over the years, so we still need to take good supplements. There really isn’t much here, so don’t worry, we can all finish it.”
Hearing what Ling Xiaoxiao said, Zhou Yunniang said no more, "Well, well, you haven't eaten yet! Mom went out and asked them to cook you a bowl of noodles."
Ling Xiaoxiao did not stop her mother's movements. In her opinion, this was good. If mother and daughter were too polite, it would be really too tiring. In fact, Ling Xiaoxiao bought only a small part of the things today, and most of them were stored in the space. After the Chinese New Year, the whole family will go to the land of Jiangnan. It is a long way, so it is better to prepare more food. Anyway, the space is limited. Keep it fresh and don’t worry about it going bad.
Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, Ling Xiaoxiao and Zhou Yunniang left the restaurant and walked towards the city gate. When they arrived at the city gate, they did not see Ling Quanzhong's grandchildren. Yesterday, Ling Quanzhong and Ling Daniu After being taken into prison, if they could still guard the city gate, it would be because they were arrogant.
Indeed, Ling Quanzhong's grandchildren were sitting at home and worrying. Yesterday afternoon, they were guarding the city gate when they heard news from home that their father and grandfather were accused of stealing by the government officials. , took them into prison, and hurriedly returned home. Later, after asking around, I found out that my father had picked up a silver hairpin from nowhere. Caught him right.
Now I heard that Ling Daniu couldn't explain where the silver hairpin on his waist came from. The county magistrate had already put his father and grandfather in prison and asked the Ling family to take out twenty taels. The money came to redeem people, which now troubled the Ling family, asking them where to find twenty taels of silver.
If the Ling family had twenty taels of silver, they would not have lingered in Ningyuan County for so long. Ling Quanzhong's old wife, Mrs. Chen, also had tears in her eyes at this time, staring at the woman in front of her with a pair of red eyes.
"I don't care, you guys hurry up and find a way to find twenty taels of silver, otherwise your father and Daniel will really be doomed. Where is the place for people in that prison?"
Ling Quanzhong's eldest grandson, Ling Dashuan, looked at Mr. Chen helplessly.
"Grandma, you're talking lightly. Where can I get money? Your three sisters have been sold by you a long time ago. Do you want our grandchildren to sell themselves too?"
Mrs. Chen's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she looked at Ling Dashuan with hope: "Grandson, you are right, why don't the four of you see who sells himself and can get seven or eight taels of silver in return? , there is still a grandson left.”
Chen's words made the four brothers present shiver. They looked at each other in confusion, and then quickly averted their eyes.
It goes without saying what the four of them were thinking. No one wanted to sell themselves into slavery. Of course, they didn’t want to sell themselves to redeem their father and grandfather.
Mrs. Chen's heart sank when she saw the four brothers who were all bowing their heads and saying nothing. She had just been happy, but she had forgotten that these four grandchildren did not want to sell themselves. Thinking of this, she felt even more aggrieved. , and then I thought back to the kick I received from that dead girl Ling Erya at the market yesterday morning, and my lower abdomen still hurts a little. At that time, these four brats were all in front of me, but none of them stepped forward. Arguing with that dead girl, let alone avenging yourself.
Thinking of this, Chen said directly.
"Boss, wife, you go find Ren Yazi now. Don't even think about escaping or anything like that. Save your grandfather and father. You are willing to sell yourself as slaves just to save your father and grandfather. I miss your father." Grandpa and I will also be very happy."
The four brothers did not speak after hearing this. As for what they were thinking in their hearts, only they knew.