Chapter 46 Results Announced
Although Su Wanwan didn’t know why everyone was so confident in Pei Changfeng and was sure that he would pass the exam, Su Wanwan also thought so!
The next day, Su Wanwan slept until she woke up naturally. After waking up, she found Pei Changfeng more and more handsome. She kissed him on the face and then got out of bed quietly.
Pei Changfeng was obviously tired and was sleeping soundly.
Su Wanwan made breakfast first, kept it warm in the pot and waited for Hu Qi and Pei Changfeng to wake up and eat it, then she took a ox cart to the town and met Widow Liu at the town gate.
Widow Liu had been waiting for her. When she saw her coming, she pulled her to a noodle stall without saying anything and said, "Boss, give me two bowls of zhaozi noodles and a bowl of wontons."
"You damned girl, you're starving your mother to death."
Su Chaochao seconded, "Your brother will also starve to death."
"I accidentally overslept," Su Wanwan asked Widow Liu, "How much does it cost to buy a servant? I don't know if I have enough money."
"If you want to buy a strong man, in his twenties or thirties, it will cost about eight or ten taels. If it's a woman in her twenties or thirties, it's cheaper, only seven taels. If she can read, it will cost three taels more. If she has a craft, it will cost a little more. If it's a child of a few years old, four or five taels will be enough. Which one do you want to buy?"
Su Wanwan and Pei Changfeng are both young, so they can’t buy something too small, as that would be like raising a child. They can’t buy something too old, as that would be embarrassing to order around. “Just buy something that’s about the same.”
"Then we'll see when we get to the dental clinic."
When they arrived at the pawnshop, they heard that they wanted to buy a servant, and the people there took them straight to a room in the back.
The door opened and there were about five or six men inside.
Su Wanwan was a young girl after all, so she was a little afraid to look at him. Widow Liu stepped forward and pointed, "How old is this person? Thirty? Sold because of gambling? This is not okay."
"How old is this guy? Twenty-three, sold by the previous owner for stealing? That won't work either."
After much selection, only an 11 or 12-year-old child was left. Widow Liu was a little disgusted, "Too young, eats a lot but does little."
Ren Yazi wiped the sweat off his forehead and thought he had met his match.
Su Wanwan didn't dare to use the others because they either had bad habits or were too old and fierce. As a result, there was only this one child left.
Widow Liu knew that this was the only pawnshop in the town that had some conscience. The other pawnshops would not tell you the true information about the goods. They would rather you buy the harmful goods as soon as possible. The people she had worked for before had been cheated several times.
“Why was this child sold?”
"His mother died, so his father sold him. He is really pitiful."
Widow Liu asked the child, "What's your name? Can you read? What kind of work can you do?"
"My name is Li Xingzhou. I can recognize some words, fetch water, chop wood, and cook." Li Xingzhou pursed his lips, as if he could see that Su Wanwan was the real buyer. "Girl, I can do anything."
It's really hard to bear the fact that he does this; after all, he's just a child.
"How does he sell it?" Su Wanwan asked.
Ren Yazi smiled and said, "Seven taels, no bargaining."
"Why are you selling such a child for so much?" Widow Liu frowned. "Don't bully me because I don't understand. He is so thin and looks sick. He must be worth at least five taels."
"He can read," the trafficker thought for a moment, "He really can't be missing. Nowadays, everyone wants to buy a literate servant to serve them."
"Five taels. If you don't sell it to me, I'll go look somewhere else." Widow Liu pulled Su Wanwan and was about to leave.
After taking two steps, the human trafficker called out to them, "Six taels, any less won't do."
Su Wanwan asked Widow Liu with her eyes, and Widow Liu nodded.
"Okay, then six taels."
After buying the person and handing over the deed at the government office, Su Wanwan asked Li Xingzhou, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything?"
Widow Liu pulled her.
Li Xingzhou didn't seem to expect Su Wanwan to care about what he ate. He felt a little embarrassed and said, "Can you buy me a coarse flour bun? The cheapest one will do. I'm really hungry."
"Okay, wait, I'll go buy it."
Su Wanwan went to buy buns, and Widow Liu took the opportunity to tell Li Xingzhou the rules. When Su Wanwan came back, Li Xingzhou thanked her and started to eat voraciously.
"It's pitiful. The food in the dental clinic is not enough for a child of this age to eat."
Su Wanwan also sighed. It must be uncomfortable to be sold to such a place by your own father.
On the ox cart on the way back to the village, when someone asked her about it, Su Wanwan only said that he was a distant cousin and never mentioned the fact that she had bought a servant, so as to avoid the villagers asking about it.
After returning home, Widow Liu asked Pei Changfeng to give Li Xingzhou a name.
Pei Changfeng thought for a moment, "Who gave you your name?"
"She's my mother," Li Xingzhou's eyes suddenly turned red, "Please give me a name, sir."
"Since your mother gave you the name, you can be called Xingzhou. It's a good name. We don't have so many rules in our family. You can just help the lady with some chores in the future. You can eat three meals a day with us, and you can only sleep in the kitchen for the time being. I'll get you some bedding later, and you can live in a room of your own when we move in a while."
Xingzhou kowtowed twice to Pei Changfeng and Su Wanwan, and was officially appointed as a servant of the family.
He was busy during the boat trip. After returning, he started to fetch water and chop wood. However, there was not much for the Pei family to do. After a while, he felt a little awkward and felt it was not good to just stand there.
"Take a break," Su Wanwan called him, "We are just an ordinary family. If there is work, we work. If there is no work, you can rest. There is no need to keep yourself busy all the time. Do you want some shortbread?"
Xingzhou hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head, fearing that this was Su Wanwan's test of him.
After all, it was his first day at home, so Su Wanwan didn't force him to adapt quickly and went into the house to find Pei Changfeng.
Pei Changfeng was sorting out his things. He didn't have much stuff, and it seemed even less after he finished sorting it out.
Su Wanwan covered his eyes from behind and asked, "Guess who I am?"
"I don't know, it's hard to guess," Pei Changfeng said with a smile on his face, "Is it Chao Chao?"
"No," Su Wanwan let go angrily, "There are so many people at home, you did it on purpose."
"It was intentional." Pei Changfeng used scissors to cut the thread of her sleeves and noticed a red dot on the back of her hand. "What's wrong with your hand?"
"Oil splashed when I was cooking," Su Wanwan leaned on his shoulder coquettishly, "It hurts."
"I'll apply some ointment on you and it will be fine."
Su Wanwan didn't let him move, "No, just blow it for me."
Hearing this, Pei Changfeng grabbed her hand and blew gently, "Is this better?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore," Su Wanwan hugged his waist, "Husband, you are so good!"
Pei Changfeng supported her and kissed the top of her head.
"Eh~" Su Chaochao appeared again and made a sound, "Shame on you."
Su Wanwan, with a blushing face, separated from Pei Changfeng, who was also blushing.
"Husband, if we have money in the future, we must buy a bigger house."
"Yes," Pei Changfeng touched his nose, feeling a little ashamed of being caught by Su Chaochao several times, "I'll be more careful next time."
"But..." Su Wanwan quickly kissed him on the cheek, "I want to hug and kiss!"
Pei Changfeng tapped her nose and smiled indulgently.
A month later, on the tenth day of September.
"Why do I see so many people coming towards us?" Aunt Li asked Pei Tieniu, "What's going on?"
"I don't know. Why are there still people carrying firecrackers? Is there anyone getting married in our village today? Who is it?"
"No, what's going on?"
The villagers were puzzled and came out one after another.
County Magistrate Chen, who came to report the good news, decided to keep it a secret and walked towards Pei Changfeng's house with a smile on his face.
"Why is the man in the front wearing an official robe? Has someone in our village committed a crime?"
"Do we need to bring firecrackers when arresting criminals? Is this a new rule issued by the government?"
Hearing the noise, Xingzhou opened the door and looked, only to see a large group of people coming towards him. He was frightened for a moment, and tried to run forward with his tongue out, but was pulled back by him.
"Master, Madam! So many people are coming to us!"
Hearing the sound, Su Wanwan ran out of the house. She took a look and immediately laughed, "Husband, husband, County Magistrate Chen is here with firecrackers!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Changfeng quickly changed into a decent set of new clothes, pinned a few hairpins on Su Wanwan's head, and tidied her clothes before walking out.
"Mr. Pei, no, Mr. Pei, congratulations!"
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