"I do." Chuncao said without hesitation.
"Aren't you afraid that I will harm you? You signed a death contract with me. From now on, even if I sell you or kill you, you won't have any room to resist."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not afraid." Chun Cao's eyes were stern, full of determination, "People like me will rot in the countryside if I don't risk my life."
"Okay." Liu Zhiheng stood up and said, "You have a good rest, I will convince your parents."
Liu Zhiheng went to the main room and told Chuncao's parents that she wanted to buy Chuncao to be a girl.
Seeing the reluctant look on Chuncao's parents' faces, Liu Zhiheng immediately assumed a condescending attitude.
"As you know, Xie Xiucai and I are engaged. Today I went to the county to find him and heard from the dean of their academy that I, the future husband-in-law, will definitely win the imperial examination next autumn. From now on, I After the husband takes office, he becomes the matron of the family, and there must be a few capable girls around him.
"I saw Chun Cao doing things quickly, and my Xie Xiucai was also satisfied with her, so I wanted to buy her. If she needs to be used in the future, I will definitely make the decision. I can lift her up and make her a concubine."
"Think about it, if Chuncao can be a concubine for the official, and have a son and a half daughter in the future, do you think your family will still be worried? I'm afraid your younger son will have a better marriage in the future. Okay, do you think so?"
Seeing that Chun Cao's parents looked a little relaxed, Liu Zhiheng added another element of anger.
"I know you are also a family that wants face. We can give you money first and take the deed. Chuncao will still stay in your house. When I go to the city with my husband, I will take Chuncao away. This will also be good for the village. No one knows that you sold your daughter, and no one will poke your spine, don’t you think so?”
The Fang family's parents-in-law were obviously convinced, and so, who was the daughter to be sold to? Moreover, until Xie Tinglan is admitted to the imperial examination, her daughter can still stay at home and work, so there will be no delay.
"Forget it if you don't want to. It's not like I don't have other candidates. I think Li Ya at the east end of the village is pretty good and her age is right."
Liu Zhiheng stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Chuncao's parents.
"Then how much do you plan to pay for it?"
"About fifteen taels."
"This is too little, we are from a good family."
"Oh, if I add more money, I can go to Ren Yazi in Pingzhou to buy a maid who knows everything. Do I need to buy it in the village? Besides, in the future, when I become an official, Chun Cao will You can also get the Moon Silver, so you can’t just look at what’s in front of you.”
Seeing that the Fang parents-in-law were still hesitating, Liu Zhiheng stood up impatiently: "If you don't like it, sell it or not. If my husband-in-law hadn't been so fond of spring grass, I wouldn't have bothered to buy her."
As soon as Liu Zhiheng stood up, he was stopped again.
"Add another five taels! We'll sell the twenty taels!"
Liu Zhiheng looked reluctant, frowned and said: "Okay, then tomorrow at noon, you and others will wait for me at the gate of the office. We will pay the money with one hand and sign the contract with the other. Remember, we won't wait if it's late."
Liu Zhiheng stood up and left.
When she returned home, Liu Zhiheng was already a little tired. She really didn't like these intrigues with others, but she had no choice but to avoid these things.
Returning to the Liu family's yard, Liu Zhiheng's heart sank when he saw that it was dark inside with no light at all.
Has Xue Lang not come back yet?
Last time he didn't come back because he was trying to catch chickens. What was he doing this time? According to legend, he shouldn't just disappear without saying anything...
The lights were lit in the room, and Liu Zhiheng sat alone at the table for a long time. Just like that, he waited until late at night, but did not wait for Duan Wujiu to come back.
Soon, Liu Zhiheng realized something.
Duan Wu Jiu disappeared in the morning.
The book says that one day he suddenly woke up and forgot everything. Could it be that when he got up this morning, he forgot everything and then left without saying goodbye?
Although the book says that Duan Wu Jiu will remember everything about him and forget the memories of these two months after two months, but didn't Chun Cao's fate also change when Liu Zhiheng came into this world?
Who said that Duan Wujiu's fate wouldn't also change? He might think of the past at any time and forget her at any time.
Could it be that this day has arrived early?
After realizing this, Liu Zhiheng suddenly felt an inexplicable dull pain.
She always thought she was ready, but when the day came, she realized that she was not ready at all.
Liu Zhiheng found all the things and clothes that Duan Wujiu had used, but when she smelled the clothes, she realized that Duan Wujiu had no smell, and she couldn't smell anything.
At this moment, Liu Zhiheng suddenly felt a sense of panic that Duan Wu Jiu had never experienced in her life.
Liu Zhiheng went to the cabinet and dug out the clothes he wore on the day he rescued Duan Wu Jiu.
The clothes and jade pendants are still there.
Liu Zhiheng picked up the jade pendant and held it in his hand before lying down with his clothes on.
After resting intermittently for a night, Liu Zhiheng opened his eyes. Although it was not yet dawn outside, the rooster was already crowing. She got up, ate something, washed herself, packed her things, and prepared to go into the city.
The village chief's son had been waiting early, but the village was a bit far away from the county seat. When Liu Zhiheng arrived at the county seat, all the shops were open.
Liu Zhiheng gave the village chief's son a dozen coins and invited him to have tea. She took her bamboo hat and went to the largest bookstore in Pingzhou City.
In the morning, there was no one in the shop. When the boss saw a girl wearing a bamboo hat coming in, he didn't think much and continued to pack the books in the shop.
"Boss, I have an orphan copy in my hand and would like to ask you for a price."
The boss asked casually: "What is this unique copy? Who is the author?"
Liu Zhiheng pretended to be ignorant and said: "I don't know, I can't read either. There are many paintings in this book. It should be quite valuable. Boss, why don't you take a look and give me an estimate?"
The boss didn't even want to talk to Liu Zhiheng. He didn't even know the words, and he still dared to sell books.
Liu Zhiheng handed the book to the boss. The boss frowned and saw that the book didn't even have a cover. When he opened it again, his expression immediately changed, but he didn't dare to let Liu Zhiheng rush out, so he turned back and forth pretending to be calm. Turning around, his hands were obviously shaking.
"Where did you get this book?" The boss pretended to be calm, his voice trembling.
"My father is an Orion and saved a layman in the mountains. The layman gave us a book to repay his kindness. What happened? Is this book fake?"
The bookstore owner cleared his throat and immediately asked Liu Zhiheng to take a seat.
"Girl, wait a minute, I have to take a closer look."
After saying that, he invited Liu Zhiheng to sit down in the back room, served tea, and began to carefully look through the map of the sad Laoshan Mountain.
