Dressed as cannon fodder, fake daughter, she worked hard

Chapter 247
After Jiang Sheng came out from Lizheng, she planned to walk around, but Mei Xiaomian followed her all the time.

Jiang Sheng asked, "Where did my sister live before?"

Mei Xiaomian snorted: "Why should I tell you?"

She looked critically at Jiang Sheng a lot: "Are you the younger sister who took Sister Jiang's position?"

He looks good, but he is not a good person at first glance.

"Well, are you familiar with my sister?"

Hearing the phrase "familiar", Mei Xiaomian raised the corners of her mouth and reluctantly told Jiang Sheng: "Sister Jiang and I are the best in the whole Zhuji Village."

Her eyeballs rolled around: "You accompany me home, and I will take you to sister Jiang's house later."

"No need." Jiang Sheng looked around, "Just show me the direction, and I'll go by myself."

Mei Xiaomian pulled Jiang Sheng up, and with uncharacteristic enthusiasm, she was about to walk in the direction of her home: "I'll take you there, you're welcome."

So Jiang Sheng was dragged to Mei's house in the west.

As soon as she entered, there was a yellow and white dog barking at her.

The cry was urgent and fierce, Jiang Sheng was caught off guard, startled, subconsciously backed away.

Mei Xiaomian hurriedly pushed Jiang Sheng into the yard: "That's Wangcai, don't bite, just wait here for me."

While asking Jiang Sheng to enter the courtyard to wait for her, Mei Xiaomian closed the door naturally and went inside.

Inside, Second Brother Mei was cleaning up the dishes, and he was a little surprised to see Mei Xiaomian: "You're the one who came back."

Wangcai kept calling, and he thought it was his mother who came back.

Second Brother Mei looked outside the main room: "What happened to Wangcai outside?"

"It's nothing." Mei Xiaomian rolled her eyes, "I'll go back to the house to get something."

Second Brother Mei didn't understand, so he scratched his head and was about to walk towards the yard.

Mei Xiaomian took a few steps back and grabbed the second brother Mei who was about to go out: "Why are you going out, don't ruin my business."

Hearing the dog barking next to his ears, Second Brother Mei felt that his sister was a little puzzled: "What's going on?"

"Oh brother, don't worry about it."

After pulling Mei Erge back and admonishing her, Mei Xiaomian went back to her room and stayed for a while, listening to the rising prosperity outside, then her voice gradually became quieter, and finally there was no movement at all.

Mei Xiaomian leaned against the wall and listened for a while, wondering... Strange, why didn't she hear a girl's scream?

But she didn't think much about it, maybe she was too scared to make a sound.

Sure enough, the girls from the capital are timid.

Mei Xiaomian estimated that it was almost time, so she got up again and went out to the yard.

But the expected scene of Jiang Sheng being chased into a mess did not appear.

The girl on the opposite side was smiling, squatting down and patting Wangcai's head once and for all, and Wangcai was full of grievances, and he howled a few times as if he was complaining when he saw her.

Mei Xiaomian was taken aback.

Wangcai has never been very friendly to strangers, why is it so uncharacteristic today?
Jiang Sheng patted Wangcai, raised his eyebrows at Mei Xiaomian and smiled, "Going away?"

Mei Xiaomian looked at her and frowned, but Jiang Sheng's expression was natural and there was nothing special about it.

Mei Xiaomian could only curl her lips: "Then let's go."

Jiang Sheng got up.

Jiang Sheng could probably guess what Mei Xiaomian was thinking, but he didn't care, as long as he brought her to his sister's house.

Jiang Xian's house in Zhuji Village was not far from Mei's house, and Mei Xiaomian did not do anything unnecessary, and the two arrived at their destination half a quarter of an hour later.

It was a small brick house, and it could be seen that no one had lived in it for a long time. Jiang Sheng pushed the door, but did not push it.

She leaned against the door and said suddenly, "Tell me about my sister."

Mei Xiaomian raised her eyebrows: "Why should I tell you?"

Jiang Sheng knocked on the doorknob: "Forget it."

Mei Xiaomian: ...

Can't hold on anymore? !Just ask a few more questions and she will tell her!

Mei Xiaomian snorted, and reluctantly said: "But you have found the right person. There is absolutely no one in the whole village who knows Sister Jiang better than me."

"Actually, I didn't know Sister Jiang very well. I just felt that she was very pitiful. She lost her parents so long ago. As a result, uncle and aunt are not good people."

"The uncle and aunt of the Cao family treated her like that, but she still obeyed the words of the uncle and aunt of the Cao family... I tried to persuade her several times but it didn't work... But! Then one day she seemed to suddenly become enlightened, and she seemed to be a different person."

"after that……"

Mei Xiaomian recalled a few years ago, and slowly talked to Jiang Sheng.

Although the things Mei Xiaomian said were almost all mentioned in Jiang Sheng's novel before she came... But she used to read this story from the perspective of a reader.

What is described in the novel is someone else's story.

Mei Xiaomian told the story of her sister.

But in fact, from the perspective of a third party, Mei Xiaomian's knowledge is still somewhat incomplete...

more than five years ago.

Jiang Congwen passed the hospital examination, and the entire Jiang family was extremely happy. Cao even walked with his head held high, like a proud bird.

But problems soon followed.

The subsidy issued by the imperial court was only enough to barely maintain Jiang Congwen's daily livelihood, and it was not enough for repairs, pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

The Cao family was not a wealthy family at all, so the Cao family set their minds on Jiang Xian, the orphan girl left behind by her eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Although this niece is still young and looks darker and thinner, she can't compare with her daughter... But compared to the rest of Zhuji Village, she is still a beauty.

If they get married, they may get a lot of money as a dowry, and they can save a mouthful of food and drink.

After several times of deliberation, Mrs. Cao released the news, and sure enough, a matchmaker soon came to her door.

But after some conversation, Mrs. Cao was not very satisfied with this marriage.
——Matchmaker Wu came here on behalf of Yuan Zhang from the town.

Marrying my niece to make me happy... If this word gets out, the Cao family will be drowned in many rumors.

Mrs. Cao just wanted to get a dowry from this niece, and didn't want to get the reputation of selling her niece.

Matchmaker Wu saw Cao's hesitation, but she didn't show any impatience, and opened the box in her hand.Fifteen silver ingots, shining brightly and reflecting light for an instant, came into Cao's eyes.

"Yuanwai's wife also knows that it is not easy to raise a girl, if you are willing to let go of the dowry, the dowry will definitely be indispensable."

Mrs. Wu's tone was meaningful: "Besides, didn't your family just have a talented man? In the future, you will need money to manage your business..."

These words hit Cao's weakness.

As long as her son successfully won the election and settled down in the capital, who would dare to say anything bad!

Hearing Matchmaker Wu continue to flatter and analyze pros and cons, Cao's concerns dissipated even more, with a smile on his face, but he pretended to be reserved and declined: "However, such an important matter still needs to be discussed with my master. .”

"Well, you wait for me for a few more days, and I will personally come to the town to give you an answer in a few days."

Although Mrs. Cao didn't agree, Matchmaker Wu also knew that the matter should be settled.

She said with a smile all over her face that she was waiting for Mrs. Cao's reply, and deliberately left the 15 taels of silver in the box.

Mrs. Cao accepted after some refusal.

After Matchmaker Wu left, Mrs. Cao touched the silver, her eyes shining.

Cao originally thought that this matter would be done smoothly. After all, the marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker-my niece has no parents, and there is no grandparent above, so she can let herself decide?

Anyway, Jiang Zisheng, as his uncle, would definitely not object.

Jiang Zisheng did not object.But what Cao didn't expect was that her niece, who had always been timid and dumb, was extremely determined this time—she would rather commit suicide on a hunger strike than marry into Song Yuanwai's family.

On the sixth day of the other party's hunger strike, Cao finally couldn't help it, fearing that she would die like this.

Mrs. Cao packed some food and prepared to go to the firewood room, grabbed her by the chin and forced her to eat.

When the other party choked a few times and spit out all the food he had fed, Mrs. Cao sternly reprimanded: "You little bastard, don't be shameless, people want money and money, what can't be worthy of you?" ?”

Seeing that the other party still didn't speak, Cao Shi shook her a few times: "Get up, don't pretend to be dead for me!"

Seeing that she still didn't move, Cao Shi was about to slap her, but her wrist was firmly clamped by a slender hand.

The force wasn't too strong, but Cao Shi was taken aback.

The dying girl had opened her eyes, and her dark amber pupils were filled with coldness.

(End of this chapter)