Mrs. Li was anxious to redeem the betrothal gift, so she sent her subordinates there at dawn, thinking that she would have the things redeemed as soon as the pawn shop opened.
It was just pawned yesterday, but the people at the pawn shop would definitely not take it out today. Mrs. Li was cautious and always worried about getting into trouble, so she still gave the order early.
But I never expected that the things had already been sold by the owner of the pawn shop.
"How is this possible?" An Hongshao frowned and said the unbelievable words without thinking.
Mrs. Li did not go to see An Hongshao, but the eldest girl took out the pawn tickets.
She held it in her hand and looked at it carefully, for fear of missing a word, An Hongshao also turned her head.
An Hongshao also knew that it was always shameful to pawn the betrothal gifts. She was thinking that now that she was the legitimate daughter, her monthly money had also increased, and she was waiting for Pan Zeyu to find a way to copy documents and earn some money. , I can always redeem things, so I signed the living deed right now.
According to what is written above, as long as the money is returned within three months, the items will still be retained.
"The shopkeeper said that he is willing to pay us twice the price." The eldest girl was sobbing. She didn't get the job done and was afraid of being punished by her boss.
Li took the pawn ticket and looked up at An Hongshao intently, her eyes getting colder and colder.
An Hongshao's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly realized what he was doing.
The pawn shop sells the things privately. If the family is short of money, they can settle the matter with money. However, if the other party is a hard-nosed person and just goes to the Yamen with a piece of paper, the pawn shop owner will not be able to take advantage of it.
If they were not completely sure, the pawn shop would never take this risk.
An Hongshao pursed her lips tightly. She thought about the worst possibility, that is, she was discovered by the Lian family when she was pawning the things. If the Lian family bought back the betrothal gifts, the An family would not be able to have the dignity to sell them. This is going to court.
In her last life, An Hongshao only wanted to get angry and force her mother to step in to treat Pan's mother, so she didn't know that such a thing would happen.
The daughter is careless and puts all the blame on her mother, which is really unfilial.
An Hongshao, who was standing, knelt down again, "My daughter is unfilial."
Mrs. Li lowered her head and looked at An Hongshao, as if she wanted to see some clues. After a long time, she waved her hand and asked the girl to go down, "Invite a doctor over in a while and say that I am sick."
Aunt Zhao instantly understood what Li meant, touched the corners of her eyes and whispered in response.
Seeing that Li's face was a little tired, Nanny Zhao pulled An Hongshao up and said, "Madam, I'm tired. Miss, please go back first."
An Hongshao opened her mouth, but when she met Li's disappointed expression, she felt a little pale when she wanted to explain. An Hongshao nodded slowly, it doesn't matter, she will always let her mother see it, the future is long, and she has no hope for Pan Zeyu. That emotion.
As for the pawn shop matter, since the man redeemed it, he will probably show his face soon.
Aunt Zhao sent An Hongshao out in person. Walking at the door, Aunt Zhao thought for a moment and finally pulled An Hongshao's sleeve, "There are some words that I shouldn't say, but girl, it's not that Mrs. I want to be your master, but the current marriage is the best for the girl."
Mrs. Li can trust Mrs. Lian's character. As long as An Hongshao lives a good life after her passing, Mrs. Lian will definitely not treat An Hongshao harshly.
And An Hongshao is not a legitimate daughter. If there is no Tian family to act as a matchmaker, the wealthy people will definitely look down on An Hongshao. Those people are very smart. When couples get married, they pay attention to being well-matched, and a woman only has face. It won’t work.
But if you marry at a low price, why do you still marry? To endure hardship?
After a pause, Mammy Zhao said again, "The girl has known Master Pan since he was young. If he really cares about the girl, Master Pan can start another family when he wins the imperial examination. But Master Pan chose to stay in the An family, originally for the sake of his future. Yes, but since we have chosen to go our separate ways, we should have some backbone instead of pretending to be pitiful and teasing the girl into doing something wrong."
Aunt Zhao was quite restrained when speaking, otherwise she would have scolded her directly.
And that piece of window paper was simply pierced, and the thoughts of everyone who saw it were simply stated openly.
The words of those brothers and sisters are too hypocritical and there is no need to use them as excuses.
In fact, An Hongshao has not thought about it, but Pan Zeyu said that if a man wants to support his family, he must be able to support his appearance. At that time, he only thought that he had great ambitions, but now it seems that what does it mean to establish a career? There are tens of thousands of people who have won the imperial examination. Who can guarantee that all of them will be able to take a step forward and become a Jinshi?
To put it bluntly, it’s all about trying to climb high.
He was a young man with no backing, so in the capital city where there were so many capable people, he was naturally not as decent as the young cousin of the Baron.
But Aunt Zhao also said that it's your right to climb high, but if you don't want to marry someone, don't mess with her. To put it bluntly, it means both debauchery and chastity.
She claims to be a scholar, but she only sees scum.
"This is what the old slave said on his own initiative. If the girl gets angry and beats the old slave, as long as the girl can understand, the old slave is willing to die." Aunt Zhao said this from the bottom of her heart, her tone even pleading.
However, it was also because An Hongshao today gave her hope.
If she still wanted to be as stubborn as before and always thinking about Pan Zeyu's good things, she would not waste her time.
The fact that An Hongshao was able to arrange the betrothal gift had something to do with Pan Zeyu. The Li family would never tolerate him again. Keeping Pan Zeyu would sooner or later harm An Hongshao for the rest of his life.
But he was afraid that An Hongshao would protect Pan Zeyu wholeheartedly, and the Li family would be in trouble, and he would just hold his breath and torture himself.
"Mommy is dedicated to me. I know it in my heart. Don't worry, Mama, I will never let my mother down again." An Hongshao held Mammy Zhao's hand instead. This move made Mammy Zhao's eyes turn red again. red.
Before the two of them said a few words, someone came to the old lady's house, saying that the old lady wanted Li to come over.
Seeing the other party's face darken, I thought it was not good.
Aunt Zhao went in to report. An Hongshao was worried that her mother would suffer a loss, so she simply refused to leave.
When Mrs. Li went out, she saw An Hongshao standing respectfully beside her. She unnaturally gathered her clothes, but she didn't say anything and led An Hongshao towards the old lady.
The An family was not an aristocratic family. Apart from the main house, which was neatly arranged by the Li family, the courtyard next to it was also quite regular, with nothing to see. After walking through two arches, you arrived at the old lady's yard.
Listening to Zhang's mother's laughter coming from her aunt in the room, An Hongshao became more and more sure of her guess that her aunt was here, and nothing bad was going to happen.
The old lady was getting older, so the heavy curtains lifted up the room to light up the room for a moment. When people came in and the curtains were lowered, the room became a little dark again.
