Upon hearing this, the sister-in-law of the Liu family subconsciously glanced at the Princess of Anping who was not far away.
She secretly thought in her heart, since Princess Anping treated this child so well, wouldn't she have to raise him up as a sacrifice if she bought him home?
Isn't that... buying yourself a living ancestor to serve?
Thinking of this, she shuddered and quickly waved her hand and said:
"No, no, I just remembered that my family doesn't have any extra money to buy someone. I...I'll leave first."
After she finished speaking, she bowed in the direction of Si Jinxing, turned around and ran into the crowd.
Ren Zhaozhuang shouted from behind, "Nine copper coins will do! If not, eight! Don't leave!"
But the more he shouted, the faster Liu's sister-in-law ran!
Zhao Zhuang was about to feel upset when he saw that the deal he was about to make fell through, but then he saw his daughter talking affectionately with the county lady.
He turned his eyes slightly, rubbed his hands, stepped forward and said:
"County Lady, you and this child are destined to be together. Could you please do me a favor?"
Si Jinxing raised her head slightly and looked at Zhao Zhuang, thinking that he wanted her to buy Zhao Dani.
She was about to agree, but she heard the man suddenly whisper:
"You must be hoping that she will have a good life, right?
You also know that in our Tongshan County, the best days are in the magistrate's back house!
But I wonder if you can have a say in front of the magistrate?
The adults are now in their prime, and if you raise this child in the backyard for a few years, he will naturally grow up well...”
When these words were spoken, Si Jinxing and the others were stunned. What did Zhao Zhuang mean?
Zi Su, who was always calm, couldn't help herself anymore. She blurted out, "Are you going to sell this child to the magistrate?"
Zhao Zhuang waved his hand and said:
"Miss, please don't say such harsh words. How can you sell something for the magistrate? That's called giving it away!"
Of course, if the magistrate can return the favor, I would be happy to accept it!"
Qing Chan glanced at the man, then looked away and asked in a cold voice:
"Aren't you still waiting for the money to bury your wife?"
Zhao Zhuang said, "Compared to the magistrate, what is that bitch? Of course there's no need to rush!"
County Master, this child has been following me around and can't even get enough to eat. Please help her!"
Si Jinxing reached out and tidied up Zhao Dani's messy hair, then asked:
"Will you come with me?"
When Zhao Dani heard this, she looked at Zhao Zhuang. Seeing his urging look, she nodded heavily and said:
"Yes, I'd like to follow the fairy sister. The fairy sister can make a lot of sweet candy balls for me to eat."
Si Jinxing patted her head and said to Qingchan, "Buy this child."
Zhao Zhuang was startled when he saw this, and he quickly shouted:
"My Lady, that's not what I meant. I meant the Magistrate..."
Before he finished speaking, a white-bearded old man suddenly came over and asked:
"How is the County Magistrate?
Are you asking me, an old man half buried in the earth, to buy a five-year-old child as a child bride?
I am an upright person and never have such dirty thoughts!
I wonder where you got the guts to throw dirty water on me?!"
Zhao Zhuang didn't react for a moment when he heard this, until the people around him shouted:
"I bow to the magistrate!"
His legs suddenly went weak and he knelt on the ground!
It is said that officials in their seventies and eighties all like girls, but this county magistrate doesn't like them?
He raised his head slightly and explained:
"Don't blame me, sir. This matter was handled improperly by me.
I will go back now and bring my children to visit you in two days."
Unexpectedly, it would have been better if he hadn't said this ambiguous statement. Once he said it, Li Kunzheng was so angry that he blew his beard!
He flung his sleeves and cursed without paying attention to the onlookers:
"Don't you understand what people are saying?
I am old enough to be that girl's grandfather, but you actually sent the child here. You are worse than an animal!
Your actions are truly a disregard for our laws, bribery, and slander of court officials!"
When Zhao Zhuang heard this, it seemed that Lord Li's tone was not fake?
He immediately broke out in a cold sweat. How could he be accused of a crime?
Why is the magistrate different from the officials in the rumors?
He kowtowed heavily and said:
"I was wrong. I spoke nonsense. Please forgive me, sir!"
Qing Chan handed the written sales document to the man, threw ten copper coins on the ground, and said:
"Sign it."
Zhao Zhuang's father used to be the head of Zhaojiazhuang. He went to school for a while when he was young and could read a few words.
He glanced at the document, then looked up at Zhao Dani.
He knew that if today's incident became known, no one would dare to buy this girl anymore!
He wrote his name on the two documents with hatred and picked up the ten copper coins.
Just as Zhao Zhuang was about to say goodbye and leave, he heard the county magistrate shout:
"This man has defied the laws of our dynasty and attempted to bribe me. Come, give him ten heavy blows!"
Zhao Dani was held hand by Song Xiner and walked out of the crowd.
Hearing the wailing sounds coming from behind her, two lines of tears flowed down her thin face unconsciously, but she never looked back.
Si Jinxing handed her the handkerchief and said:
"Don't be afraid, every day in the future will be better than your previous life."
The lollipop in Zhao Dani's mouth slowly melted, and the tears in her eyes finally stopped falling.
Although she didn't quite understand what the fairy sister said, she tried hard to remember it in her heart!
It was this sentence that allowed her to live life towards the sun without fear of difficulties in the days to come!
In the next two days, Si Jinxing and He Wenqin went to other counties in Xuzhou Prefecture, while Qi Nancheng had to stay here.
He asked someone to bring some corn seeds from the north, saying that they were very cold-resistant.
He wanted to make some attempts in Tongshan County. If successful, two harvests a year would become three harvests, and the people would have a guaranteed annual food supply. This would be a major development in Longyin's agricultural work!
At this time, Jianzhou City far to the south was extremely bustling.
Especially the Zhenyuan General’s Mansion and the Si family.
First, the eldest son became the eldest son of a concubine for no reason, and then the old lady in the mansion fainted from anger at General Si.
No one knew how these things got out, but for a time, they caused an uproar in the capital.
Prince Rui’s Mansion, Ju Ran Hall.
The secret guard behind the door whispered:
"Master, Concubine Liu's food these days has all been arranged by the princess, which is why there's a food incompatibility issue.
I just don’t know whether this was intentional or not.”
Qi Nanyue slammed the desk hard, his face looking frighteningly dark!
How dare she attack the pregnant concubine?
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