Chapter 46: Dominoes Chart Zhang Tian Family

On the second day, Xu Nian was the only one left at home with her two children.

Old Man Xu and Xu Weian went to the dental clinic, the three sisters-in-law of the Wang family went to the medical clinic, and the two brothers Xu Fugui took the potted plants to the county town, and even the three boys of Xu Ji returned to the county school.

It was a completely unfamiliar environment, and after the novelty wore off, the two little ones lost interest.

Xu Nian thought about the activities that could be done during the New Year's Day, so she took the two little ones and started drawing together.

"Sister, why are you drawing circles again and again?"

"Sister, do you think my handwriting is correct?"

Sure enough, Xu Nian aroused the curiosity of both of them.

"This is the blueprint for the dominoes. Once I have a craftsman make them, I'll let your parents play with the guests during New Year's Day. If someone asks you who came up with the idea, you can show off in front of others and maybe even receive a lot of gifts."

When they heard that they would receive gifts, they painted even more enthusiastically. Although a lot of paper was wasted, seeing how happy the two were, Xu Nian felt that his work was not in vain.

At noon, just as Xu Nian had finished cooking, Old Man Xu and Wang and his party arrived home together.

Old Man Xu and Xu Weian brought back five people. Xu Nian heard from his uncle that these five people were still a family.

It turned out that when Old Man Xu and Xu Weian arrived at the pawnbroker, they happened to see this family being beaten by the pawnbroker's thugs. The reason was that their young daughter Zhang Xiu'er was going to be sold to Manchunlou by the pawnbroker, and the family refused to agree, which led to the scene that the father and son saw.

After asking around, Old Man Xu found out the reason. He had been out wandering with a caravan in his early years, so he naturally knew what kind of place this Manyunlou was. Unless the parents were heartless, no one would be willing to let their daughter go to that hell.

Old Man Xu got excited and bought the family without asking any questions about the family's background.

Wang had been blaming him for this all the way, and he knew that he had been inconsiderate this time and did not retort. The family of five who were bought back heard the quarrel of the owner's family and felt uneasy.

After listening to the whole thing, Xu Nian patted Wang soothingly.

"Grandma, don't worry. We have all the indentures of these people. Even if there is anything wrong, you can just deal with it."

"Oh my, how dare I, old lady? Even when I kill a chicken, I have to be very courageous to do so."

Xu Nian twitched her lips. She had quite a wild imagination.

"Grandma, what are you thinking? I mean if you don't like it, just sell it. Alas, poor Xiu'er will probably be sent to that building by the human traffickers."

Wang grumbled, "I didn't say I wouldn't keep them."

Xu Nian then turned to the family of five and asked, "Please tell us your names and where you come from. Have you ever made any mistakes? If you have lied, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The family of five met the girl opposite them. Although she was young, she was very powerful in every move, so they dared not lie.

"I am Zhang Tian, ​​a servant. My family was originally tenants of Mr. Liu's family in the county. But Mr. Liu took a fancy to my daughter and wanted to take her away by force. Naturally, I refused.

Unexpectedly, they tampered with the documents and insisted that we had not paid the rent last year and wanted to use our daughter to pay off the debt. We had no choice but to sell our own house to pay off the debt.

I never thought that the young master of the Liu family would say that we were ignorant of our conduct and wanted to have the pawnbroker sell our daughter to Manchunlou. Fortunately, we met the old lady today, and she helped us escape from danger."

The Xu family was filled with righteous indignation, especially Wang, who cursed loudly: "That damn young master is also a black-hearted person. He is not afraid that his child will be born without anus. What a conscienceless little beast..."

Xiao Wang, who had just been confirmed to be pregnant, was so sad that she shed tears.

Xu Nian was puzzled and asked, "Why didn't you report it to the authorities? Do you know that you and your family have become prey to be slaughtered by selling yourselves as slaves?"

Zhang Tian, ​​a man with red eyes, said sadly, "Miss, you don't know that Master Liu's sister is the favorite concubine of the prefectural governor. Even the county magistrate's wife has sent gifts to the Liu family. We dare not tell anyone."

Xu Nian nodded in understanding, and then instructed: "You can stay here with peace of mind from now on. Although my father is just a small clerk, he is not afraid of a young master of the Liu family."

Zhang Tian's family knelt on the ground excitedly and kowtowed several times.

"Thank you, Miss, thank you, old lady, thank you, old lady, thank you, old man, madam, we will definitely work hard and not be lazy."

In this way, Zhang Tian's family was settled down.

Zhang Tian is about the same age as Xu Yaozu, only 32 years old, but he looks very old because he works in the fields all year round.

The same goes for his wife Li Dongmei, who is only 30 years old and not as young as Wang.

The couple has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Zhang Da, is fifteen years old this year. The second son, Zhang Er, and the youngest daughter, Zhang Xiuer, are twins, both thirteen years old this year.

Zhang Tian was assigned by Xu Nian to be responsible for picking up and dropping off Xiao Liuzi to the private school in the county town every day and feeding the five cows on their own farm.

Li was in charge of household chores such as washing and cooking, while the two young men were assigned to do odd jobs beside Xu Fugui and Xu Youliang.

The thirteen-year-old Zhang Xiu'er was brought by Xu Nian's side, mainly because Zhang Xiu'er did not look like a tenant's daughter and was very pretty. She felt it was safest for her to stay by her side.

Three days had passed since Xu Nian sorted out all the matters and got them on the right track. Only then did he remember to write back to Luo Jinan.

In the letter, she mainly expressed her concern for the health of Luo Jin'an and his mother, and wrote down all the trivial things that had happened to her in the past few days. At the end, she still did not forget about the jade pendant, and agreed to return it to him the next time they met.

Before she knew it, Xu Nian had filled five pages with writing. She was surprised at herself. When did she become so eager to share?

Xu Nian calculated that New Year's Day was only ten days away. Luo Jin'an was so far away that she couldn't send him a gift. After thinking about it, she drew a set of dominoes and wrote down all the ways to play.

After doing all this, she put away the letter with satisfaction and planned to ask Zhang Bo to deliver it to the post station later.

Everyone in my family has been very busy recently, preparing New Year's gifts for everyone.

At first, Xu Nian was very curious why the New Year was called New Year's Day. Later, he found out that there was no modern New Year's Day holiday in the prosperous dynasty.

Yuan means beginning, and Dan means the sun rising from the horizon, so in the prosperous dynasty, Yuandan meant the first day of the new year, which is the modern New Year.

Xu Nian went out and handed the letter to Uncle Zhang. After explaining things, he went to the main hall and watched Wang and the others busy themselves.

"Big girl, you're here just in time. Please help grandma find out who left the holiday gifts behind."

"Grandma, you just need to prepare the festival gifts for Wanying Village and Master Xiaoliuzi. My mother will take care of the relationships in the county town and the county school."

Wang pounded her waist and sighed, "It's not easy to be an official's wife. I have a headache preparing for it, and I don't know how busy your mother will be."

Xu Nian went over and pinched Wang's shoulders, flattering her, "I would say you are a good mother-in-law, but you just love your daughter-in-law."