When he returned to the hall, Xu Ping sat for a while, then waited obediently at the door. After all, for himself, this is a strange world. Be careful in everything and cannot be subject to his own temperament.

Xu Chang stood at the door and looked at Xu Ping curiously. In my impression, this person was lawless since childhood and did not know what etiquette was. He called friends and led the eagle every day. Why did he become so sensible all of a sudden? Could it be that the family had fallen into the middle and people grew up?

Not long after, Zhang Sannianniang and her party arrived outside the hall.

Xu Ping hurriedly went up to see the ceremony, sat down in the hall, and Xu Chang went to arrange tea.

Seeing Xu Ping's well-behaved face, Zhang Sanniang said to everyone, "The current situation at home is no better than before, and you should have heard of it. A few days ago, the official side offended the popular Ma Shiguan. He was a relative of the empress dowager and held up the treasurers in Beijing. There was no way, so the family sold the restaurant outside Wanshengmen and returned to the countryside. Our family had a great business and could not sit in the empty house. But although this farm is not small, it is a money-lossing item. This year, the drought has been severe since the spring, and there is no harvest. My official side and I thought about redeeming the restaurant in a few years, so we had to buy a restaurant in Baisha Town, and everything started from scratch. In previous years, we were all selling wine from the house in Tokyo, and from now on, we would buy the qu and brew it ourselves."

Zhang Sanniang sighed and continued, "All things are all intricate. Everyone is my own. If you can't take care of anything you can't take care of, please forgive me. I and the waiter and I don't have the energy to take care of this farm. From today on, Grandma Hong will come to the farm and follow her instructions on everything. Xu Chang, you are also an old man in the family. Stay with Dalang and don't cause trouble."

Xu Chang replied: "Young understanding, my wife can rest assured."

Turning his head to look at Grandma Hong, who was forced to be tense, sighed in her heart, and didn't tell anything.

Zhang Sanniang looked at Lin Wensi and said, "This year, Kaifeng Prefecture has a severe drought, and there are many refugees. If there are more refugees, there will be more trouble. In addition, this year is the year of the competition. Many failed candidates have lost money in Tokyo and cannot return to their hometowns for a while. They are wandering in Kaifeng Prefecture counties. Maybe something will happen. Dalang, in the past, I was in Tokyo, and I used your nature to make a fool of myself. Let's calm down in the future. Follow Lin Xiucai in the village and don't provoke those friends from the past. Xu Chang, please listen to him more."

Xu Ping hurriedly said, "The child understands, so he will definitely not let his mother worry."

Seeing that his son was well-behaved, Zhang Sanniang finally had a smile on her face and said to Lin Wensi sitting beside her: "In-laws, we are our own family. You and Su Niang will live in the village and supervise Dalang's studies and don't let him go to the evil path."

Lin Wensi smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I'll pay attention."

He is also a failed candidate, and what Zhang Sanniang said just now is really sad.

Xu Ping felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't expect him to read a name when he heard Zhang Sanniang's tone, but just asked him to do something and not cause trouble. This approach is similar to many parents in his previous life. Is it true that in the eyes of these people, he is really a gangster who is not promising?

After explaining the words, Zhang Sanniang said again: "How can you live without any traces or obstacles in life? Although the family is not in good condition now, as long as you are diligent, can you always be in a great position? I remember that when the official took a burden alone and went to Tokyo to make a living, wouldn't it be better to make a big business? Everyone can live a peaceful life."

Xu Ping curled his lips. Is my father really making a fortune because he married a family?

Speaking of this, Zhang Sanniang called the little girl from the previous one and said to Xu Ping: "This is Xiuxiu, the girl from the Ren An family who grazed sheep in the south of the village. She is eight years old this year. It's pitiful. The sheep he put out a few days ago was stolen by dozens of people and the fields were not harvested. She had to dig this girl in our house, selling it for ten years to avoid the suffering of abductors. You are short of personal orders by your side, so let her follow you."

Xu Ping looked at Xiuxiu, and she was raising her head and looking at her eyes.

Xiuxiu's eyes were timid, a little curious, but more of a panic, with a confused look on her face.

Xu Ping felt inexplicably pricked by a needle. When he came to this world, although he had not been rich in food and clothing in the past few days, he had no worries about food and clothing. In the visible future, he would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he did not feel that this world was too unbearable.

Now suddenly, a story of selling her children appeared in front of her. A little girl under ten years old, who didn't know anything, was sold to her own house. She was still young, and maybe she didn't know what this meant, and she didn't know that it had determined her life.

For slaves, the Song Dynasty may be the most humane in ancient China. From emperors to ministers, they all admitted that they were the country's household registration and the people, and they were also good people, and the discrimination in national laws was not serious.

But so what? Why do young women who are good-looking are also selling their bodies and are more expensive? Because at least during the period of sale, their owners have their bodies. One day in the future, even if they return to their freedom, they will never be able to marry into a slightly better family. Who would believe that you are still a poor girl?

There was no maid in the Song Dynasty that he could not be a concubine, and many even became a wife. Even the current empress dowager was a second marriage? But how many people could meet such an opportunity?

Xu Ping is not a person with a lot of sympathy, but a person's fate is easily labeled as an alternative, which makes him feel very uncomfortable.

Xiuxiu didn't know what Xu Ping was thinking. For her, the Xu family could be regarded as a benefactor. As a shepherd under the Cattle and Sheep Division, her father was the sheep from the court. He lost more than 30 people at once and was stabbed to the official position, which was enough to exile other states and destroy their families. Their family now urgently needed money to buy sheep to make up for it and handle some things from top to bottom.

Zhang Sanniang felt that her family was pitiful, and the other was that their family had just moved back and wanted to leave a good impression in front of the villagers. The price was very good, and it was 60 yuan in ten years, which was enough to solve the problem.

Moreover, the dentist also secretly told her that the family was very good, and even a maid could eat and wear warmth. It was just a ten-year sale, so that she would not delay her marriage.

What I am worried about now is the character of the owner, just don’t beat and scold him frequently.

Zhang Sanniang didn't think about what the two of them were thinking. Seeing that it was getting late, she arranged for dinner. After eating, she had to go back to the restaurant in the town to help her husband.

The sun had just set and it was still bright, so Xu Ping had dinner. This was the countryside, without the colorful nightlife in Tokyo, and he was bored.

This year's drought has not rained yet. Although it has just begun summer, the weather is so hot that it has not been windy. In this era, there is no air conditioning fan or something, Xu Ping's body is mushy and feels bored and wants to take a cold shower.

When I turned around, I saw Xiuxiu still following behind, looking at her with her eyes wide open, holding her little old flower bag tightly in my arms.

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment and said to her: "You go find Grandma Hong and ask her to arrange a place to rest. I want to take a shower, it's too hot this day."

Xiuxiu hurriedly said, "Oh, then I'll go boil water."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Why are you burning? It's as hot as a ghost! You're busy with yours, don't worry about me."

After saying that, he took a towel from the house and walked towards the well in the backyard.

Xiuxiu followed two steps, remembered something, and then shrank back.

When Xu Ping went to the well, he saw that there was no one around him, so he drew a bucket of water, went to the bottom of the poplar trees by the wall, and wiped his whole body with cold water, making his whole body feel comfortable.

After pouring the water, Xu Ping staggered back. At this time, the sun had set, and a cool breeze blew towards him, making him feel comfortable indescribable.

When I returned to my own courtyard in the east wing, I saw Xiuxiu sitting on the steps in front of the door, with her small bag on her knees, and her chin was pressed against the bags, staring at the ground in a daze.

Hearing the footsteps, Xiuxiu jumped up and looked at Xu Ping nervously.

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment and said to Xiuxiu: "Are you still here?"

Xiuxiu lowered her head, crushed her feet on the ground, stammering and not speaking.

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Okay, since it's okay, let's talk to me."

After saying that, he walked to the steps and blew it, without caring about whether it was blown clean, and sat down. Seeing Xiuxiu standing there, he said to her, "You sit too."

Xiuxiu dared not sit there, and it was difficult to stand there and face Xu Ping from a high place, so she squatted down next to him and looked at him timidly.

Xu Ping didn't care and asked her: "Who else is there in your family?"

Xiuxiu said: "My father, father and mother, and my younger brother Hu Zi, are five years old this year."

Xu Ping sighed: "You have a younger brother, which is more lively than my house."

He is the only son, and his parents are so busy that they don’t meet every day. He is already frightened when he travels through time, and he feels even more lonely even if he doesn’t speak.

Xu Ping's father Xu Zheng was originally from here. When he was young, he couldn't make it. He went to Tokyo alone and walked around the streets and alleys with a load. He saved money for decades and finally saved some money. When he was 38 years old, he was attracted by a shop because of his honesty and capableness, so he married his daughter Zhang Sanniang to him and inherited the industry. Zhang Sanniang was only eighteen years old that year, and was twenty years younger than her husband. He was an old man and a young wife. In addition, the industry belonged to his own, so he became stronger. Two years later, he gave birth to a son Xu Ping, and Xu Zheng was already forty years old. He was protected by Zhang Sanniang. Xu Ping was spoiled since childhood.

After inheriting his father-in-law's restaurant, Xu Zheng was in a smooth journey and gradually saved up a fortune from his family.

A few years ago, Chunze Superintendent in Mou was abolished, and the imperial court recruited people to buy the land here, but because the land was barren, it could not be sold at all. Because Xu Zheng was a local and had some money, he was forced to buy this land.

Since this incident, the Xu family has started to be lucky. Last year, somehow offended the Ma family. It is said that the Ma family has taken a fancy to the Xu family restaurant, which is located next to Jinmingchi, so they used methods. No one knows the inside story except Xu Zheng and Zhang Sanniang. Anyway, the Xu family sold the restaurant and moved the whole family back to Zhongmu.

At this time, the Central Plains were far from the previous life, and were far from that densely populated. It was not too much to say that the land was wide and sparsely populated. The two sides of the Yellow River were mostly sandy land, and grass could only grow, and the grain harvest was very poor, and the shepherd land was spread all over the court. The horse management of the Song Dynasty was poor, and many horse herders were abandoned in popularity and could not make ends meet. This Chunze Supervisory is an example. It was abandoned a few years ago and the land could not be sold. Now there are thousands of horses in the Qiji Courtyard here, but there is no establishment of the horse herders.

Seeing that Xu Ping didn't speak, Xiuxiu felt uneasy and looked at him with eyes.

Xu Ping came back to his senses and saw Xiuxiu's appearance, and couldn't help but smile and said, "You are sold to my house at a young age. Are you afraid?"

Xiuxiu lowered her head: "I don't know either."

The two of them stopped talking and remained silent for a while.

Xiuxiu had probably squatted for a long time, moved her feet, held the small bag in her hand, remembered something, and suddenly said to Xu Ping: "I have something delicious to bring from home, please treat you to eat."

After saying that, Xiuxiu opened the bag, which contained several clean old clothes, and wrapped them in a piece of floral cloth next to it.

When Xiuxiu opened the flower cloth, Xu Ping's head buzzed.
Chapter completed!