Take the hospital back to ancient times

Chapter 40 The Father and Daughter by the Wuzhang River

For the Han people, eating is the best way to get closer to each other.

No, the five masters and servants had lunch together, and the relationship between them has eased a lot. At least Chen Buer's decent conversation, and from time to time he made a joke to coax Pan Mingyue, so that everyone's relationship became more harmonious.

After he was full of wine and food, the shop waiter took the initiative to run over.

"Seventh Young Master, how are you eating?"

"Well, well, Fenglelou's craftsmanship is always trustworthy."

The waiter in the store was delighted when he heard it, and thanked him again and again, and then reported today's bill: "Seventh Young Master, you spent a total of ten taels and fifty dollars, do you think this is on the account or in cash?"

Chen Bu'er has money in his pocket now, and credit is not humiliating "rich people" like him: "Fatty, go to the counter to pay."

Pan Mingyue was secretly surprised when she heard that the meal cost was 15 taels. You must know that for a young lady like her, the monthly bill is only [-] taels, which is only enough for one meal.

And just now when Fatty Chen took out the silver from a wooden box that he was carrying, there was obviously a lot of silver in it.

Where did he get so much money?
Pan Mingyue still couldn't figure it out, so she pretended to close the sentence casually: "Seventh Brother, I heard from my brother that the medicinal materials of Jingshitang have been robbed by gangsters recently, and the Chen family's capital turnover is difficult?"

Seeing that he was not an outsider, Chen Buer whispered:
"Who said it wasn't? Just this month, another batch of medicinal materials from the southwest was robbed. My father said that the loss was at least ten thousand taels. Now my family's expenses have been reduced."

Pan Mingyue pretended to be an idiot, and continued to ask ignorantly:

"Then, if we eat Seventh Brother's ten taels of silver for a meal, won't it cost Seventh Brother a lot of money? Or, there are some taels of silver here, little sister..."

When Chen Buer heard this, his heart was still warm. Those who are willing to borrow money these days are definitely true friends.

Before he could answer, the thin man next to him took the initiative to answer for him:
"Young lady, don't worry, my young master has his own way to make money. No, we made more than 100 taels of silver in one morning."

In fact, it's not that the skinny man is not strict with his mouth. It's really the woman in front of him, but the future mistress has an extraordinary identity.

Everyone said that they wanted to lend money to their young master. If they were misunderstood that their young master was bankrupt and the family was so poor, then their young master would be looked down upon.

If there is a woman with a bad conscience who dislikes the poor and loves the rich again, and she directly withdraws the engagement, then the face of the seventh young master of her family will be completely thrown to the ground, and it will become a big joke in Bianliang City.

It has to be said that the thin man has watched too many operas in Washe. In the plays, the men's family is in trouble and the woman's family is in trouble, so he is very worried about his young master's reputation and face.

The problem is, the thin man really did something bad this time with good intentions.

When Pan Mingyue heard it, she suddenly realized what she was thinking:

"Well, it turns out that this guy can earn extra money. He can earn more than 100 taels in one morning. This income-generating ability is quite strong. It seems that we must inquire carefully in the future to force out all his money."

Chen Bu'er didn't think so much, his servant explained it to him, and he saved himself from quarreling.

"By the way, Mingyue, what are your plans for this afternoon? If it's okay, Brother Wei will take you to the Washe on Nanxie Street. Today is Cao Baoyi's shadow puppet show. It's a rare opportunity."

When Pan Mingyue and Zhi'er heard that they could watch shadow puppetry, the girl's mind became alive again.

Anyway, they were going to treat Chen Buer as a "tool man" for a day, so they all smiled and agreed to go together.

When Chen Buer got up, he looked at the guests at the table next to him, and found that the pair of glasses had left, so he smiled, thinking that the great Zhou Dynasty was so big that there was nothing strange about it.

After coming out of Fengle Building, Chen Buer and others walked eastward along the Wuzhang River, passed through Caomen and headed for Nanxie Street.

At this time, they found a large group of people surrounded by the river, and there seemed to be a quarrel inside.

As an excellent Bianliang person, how can I miss this excitement?So under the squeeze of the fat and thin people, they found a seat in the front for Chen Buer and Pan Mingyue.

The quarrel seems to be a pair of father and daughter.

In fact, it shouldn't be a quarrel, it should be the father scolding his daughter.

"You money-loser, now I have lost all my money and owed a whole lot of debts outside, but people said that if I don't pay back the money today, my legs will be broken and I will fall into this Wuzhang River.

If the father has no legs, how can he work?How to make money?How to feed your family?Now that you are in trouble for your father, you are even unwilling to sell yourself to save your father, why are you so cruel?Push your dad into the fire pit? "

The little girl who was squatting on the ground and crying, looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, although she hadn't grown up, she was quite beautiful, she looked like a beauty.

It's just that they are wearing coarse linen shirts, and the pair of broken shoes have holes in their feet. Looking at the clothes of the father and daughter, you can tell that they are from poor families.

I saw the girl crying while explaining softly:

"Father, please don't sell me out, my daughter will definitely go out to work hard, and all the wages I earn will be handed over to you. Father, my daughter doesn't want to go to the brothel, and my daughter doesn't want to leave her parents and brother, woo woo woo~~~~"

"What's wrong with the brothel? Look at those women in the brothel on the other side, all of them are wearing silk and satin, eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and don't have to work every day. Isn't it just for laughing and singing? Aren't you good at singing at home? Is it a ditty?

If you go today, you can go, or if you don’t go, you have to go. Your father and I have raised you so much. If you marry you, you won’t get a few dowry money. If you sell you to a brothel, you can get 50 taels of silver, 50 taels Ah, enough for your father to pay off his debts and make some nice clothes for your mother and younger brother. "

As soon as the father finished speaking, he dragged his daughter to the brothel.

The Bianliang people next to him heard this, and all of them were pointing, angry.

But what about getting angry?If it was forced by gangsters, this Bianliang person could still stand up and fight the injustice.

But in front of him is a father and daughter. According to the unspoken social rules of Dazhou, the father has the right to dispose of his daughter, whether to marry or sell, and outsiders can't get in their mouths.

Could it be that you paid 50 taels to buy this girl?
Help, 50 taels of silver is a lot of money for ordinary Bianliang people, okay?Can't afford it.

After hearing this, Pan Mingyue became angry and cursed in a low voice: "There is such a cruel father in this world, isn't this just pushing my daughter into the fire pit?"

Zhi'er also nodded fiercely: "This old man is too bad. He sold his daughter just to pay off his gambling debts. His gambling quality is so poor, he is far worse than our young master."

When Pan Mingyue heard this, she gave her maid a blank look.

Chen Bu'er listened to it, and felt quite upset. Just now he had a meal at Fengle Building, and he spent about fifteen pennies, which was equivalent to half the life of this girl.

Thinking of this, I felt even more ashamed.

(End of this chapter)