When we got off the carriage, it was the hottest time of the day. Even in a dark place like Yunyong Lane, it was unbearably hot.
At this time, only the entrance to the alley could still feel a hint of wind.
Some people were sitting at the entrance of the alley, blowing in the wind, and talking about the shortcomings of the east and west.
"Oh, do you know that Mrs. Liu bought the Chen family's daughter-in-law today?"
"How could you not know? Speaking of which, Mrs. Chen is really not a human being. Her daughter-in-law is very hardworking and never complains, but she is not satisfied with this. She beats and scolds her own daughter-in-law whenever she is unhappy."
"What are these? If you ask me, she was really cruel today. Her daughter-in-law's lower body was already red and she fell to the ground in such pain. When she came back, she didn't even think about sending her daughter-in-law to the doctor. Look, she was so forced that her daughter-in-law almost died of pain. If Madam Liu hadn't found out earlier, what might have happened to the child in her belly and Qiuniang."
"Damn it, this woman is too shrewd. At that time, she still had to bargain with Madam Liu and forcefully sold her daughter-in-law for five taels of silver. This is nothing. If Madam Liu hadn't been kind-hearted, If those five taels of silver are really spent, their wife will really die."
Not wanting to talk about this, one of them suddenly smiled and said, "No matter how smart Mrs. Chen is, she just shot herself in the foot this time. I heard someone said that Qiuniang gave birth to a baby in the hospital in the afternoon." , Qiu Niang is lucky, mother and child are safe, and Qiu Niang gave birth to a boy."
"How rare men are in Mrs. Chen's family. I'm afraid Mrs. Chen is just patting her thighs at home and regretting it."
"Do you regret slapping your thigh?" Another person suddenly laughed.
"I guess Mrs. Chen won't be able to pat her thighs now. I live next door to his house. I really heard her man scolding her after she woke up. Then I went out in the afternoon and heard that my daughter-in-law was in the hospital. A big fat boy was born in the pavilion, and the man took five taels of silver to go to Mrs. Liu to ask for his daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu would not accept this trick at all, so the couple drove them back. Then. The man had suppressed himself at Madam Liu's place and lost his child. Now he is taking out Mrs. Chen to vent his anger. The man scolded and hit Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen screamed terribly. I disliked the noise, so I came to this alley with you. Blow the wind from your mouth."
At this point, everyone just laughed.
Jixiang happened to be passing by here and heard others mention her own affairs, although she no longer regarded those people as her relatives.
However, after hearing the mention of her sister-in-law in their conversation, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Therefore, when passing by, she could not help but strain her ears to listen to what the other party said.
It's just that she doesn't want to be recognized at this moment. Therefore, although she was eavesdropping on the other party's remarks, she did not go over to inquire about them.
And when she passed by the crowd, the people who were originally discussing the excitement of the Chen and Liu families suddenly fell silent.
Only when the auspiciousness passed did someone among them say, "Look at the figure of the woman who just passed by, does it look like auspiciousness?"
"It looks like it, but isn't that Jixiang girl being chased by her mother today? She probably won't dare to go back now."
"Well, speaking of it, this girl has a hard life. The girl suffered a lot from the hardships that Qiu Niang suffered back then. Even the two taels of silver that Qiu Niang got into the house back then were all her mother sold Jixiang to Yabozi. I just got it back in my hand."
Mentioning these two people, everyone just sighed again.
Jixiang naturally didn't know what everyone was lamenting, because at this moment she had already arrived at the door of the head of the house.
What she had in mind was simple. She had applied for the certificate at the head of the village earlier, but she still wanted to see her sister-in-law. Especially after she heard that her sister-in-law was at Mrs. Liu's place, she wanted to see her even more.
Madam Liu is a good person, and with her sister-in-law, I can feel more at ease.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but knock on the door of the mayor's house.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
There was a knock on the door, and a woman walked out of the room tremblingly after a moment.
The woman looked up
She glanced at Ji Xiang, but because Ji Xiang was covered with a veil, the woman couldn't see Ji Xiang's face.
So the woman just asked slowly, "Who is it?"
After hearing what the woman said, Jixiang looked around and saw that there were no busy people around. She took the initiative and said to the woman, "Mother-in-law, it's me, Jixiang."
When she heard that it was auspicious, the woman was surprised.
Ji Xiang then asked, "Mother-in-law, is Uncle Guozhen in the house?"
Hearing Ji Xiang's question, the old woman seemed to have just realized something. She nodded heavily, "Yes."
After saying that, she opened her voice to call her man, but without thinking about Ji Xiang, she quickly took the old woman's hand and said, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, let's go in and talk."
Seeing that Ji Xiang had said this, the other party naturally chose to cooperate, and then the two of them entered their house one after the other.
Mrs. Qiu only led Ji Xiang into her house.
Although this is the village chief's house, it is obvious that there is no surplus food in the village chief's house. In the dilapidated house, there is a living scene that is no different from other residents of Yunyong Lane.
"Girl Jixiang? Why did you come to see me?" The chief looked up at Jixiang and whispered.
Because she had already taken off her hat when Jixiang entered the house, so the middle-aged man who was lighting a fire in the house and preparing to cook saw Jixiang at a glance, so he only took the initiative to whisper to Jixiang.
When Ji Xiang heard this, he smiled sweetly and said, "Uncle Chief, don't I have something to ask you?"
The head of the village was obviously aware of Jixiang's situation, so when he saw Jixiang coming to his door, he was still a little confused as a monk.
However, although he didn't know the reason why Jixiang came to the door, the headman still put down the tongs and said, "Jixiang, tell me, what do you want to see me for?"
After hearing what the director said, Jixiang couldn't help but said, "Uncle, I came here to ask you to write a road guide for me. I want to go to Tanzhou."
Upon hearing Ji Xiang's words, the director couldn't help but said, "Then do your parents know the situation?"
Although he sympathizes with Jixiang, after all, Jixiang is still the daughter of the Chen family. If he secretly helps this girl to guide the road without the consent of their parents, and causes trouble, I am afraid that not only will he not benefit, but he will also be punished. implicated.
Therefore, at the moment, he couldn't help but take the initiative to ask about Ji Xiang.
However, when Ji Xiang heard this, he whispered, "Uncle Qiu, I'm not from their family anymore, why should I tell them."
"They sold me to Wang Yapo for two taels of silver back then, and Wang Yapo sold me to the Zhu family for three taels of silver."
"From the moment I was sold to the Zhu family, I was no longer the Chen family. What you said I would do has nothing to do with them."
Hearing Ji Xiang's words, the chief felt that what Ji Xiang said was somewhat reasonable. So he only said, "Girl, what you said makes some sense. Let's do this. As long as you can produce your own separate household registration certificate and the Zhu family's release certificate, then my uncle will handle this for you."
Since Jixiang decided to provide guidance, how could she not prepare all these things.
She was almost waiting for the other party to speak. Now that Uncle Qiu has said this, Jixiang is naturally very happy to hand over her household registration certificate, the release certificate that Shen Fanghui gave to her, and even her sale deed. She just honestly took it. out.
After seeing this and knowing that Ji Xiang was released in an upright manner, what else could Uncle Qiu say?
After he only confirmed the authenticity of these documents, he couldn't help but take the initiative to say to Jixiang, "Girl Jixiang, your uncle has done this for you."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiang happily said to Uncle Qiu, "Thank you, Uncle Qiu."
Then the director there went to get a road guide certificate, and then he just asked Jixiang to fill in the road guide content.
After doing this, he put his seal on it. After Jixiang got the certificate, he naturally just thanked the village chief again.
However, while thanking her, she did not forget to put her hand
A pack of halva was handed to the director.
When Li Chang saw it, he naturally refused.
"Uncle Qiu, this is for your child, just take it. It's not valuable." Jixiang explained.
Although the chief had never thought that Jixiang would give him anything, he was not surprised by the gift, so he still had a better impression of Jixiang.
This child is so sensible, it’s a pity that he has entered such a family.
After the two collected their things, Ji Xiang was ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a sudden shout from the door, "Qiu Guozhen, are you at home?"
Although Qiu Guozhen was only a small village leader, he was still not happy when he heard someone calling him like this.
And listening to that voice, the person here should be Ji Xiang's father.
Hearing his father's voice, Ji Xiang couldn't help but panic.
At this time, Qiu's mother suddenly said to Ji Xiang, "Girl, don't be afraid, just slip out of the back door of our house."
Hearing this, Jixiang naturally thanked Qiu's mother quickly, and then Jixiang led the other two people away from the back door of Qiu's house.
After watching Jixiang leave, Qiu Lichang went over and opened the door for Jixiang's father, who had been shouting at the door for a long time.
Seeing Ji Xiang's father come in, Qiu Lichang said coldly, "Why are you here? If you are here because of your wife's affairs, I can't make the decision. You sold people to the Liu family, and they are The Liu family is gone. If the Liu family is unwilling to let him go, you can’t pick him up. So it’s useless for you to look for me.”
Unexpectedly, he was rejected as soon as he came to the door. Father Jixiang only smiled awkwardly, and then as he spoke, his eyes suddenly fell on the halva on the table.
Seeing the other party's eyes falling on the candy, Qiu Lichang couldn't help but feel a little wary.
But when Father Jixiang saw the candy, he said, "This candy looks exactly like the box of candy my girl bought for us."
