wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 8-8. Refusing to Be a Concubine
Tian Erya struggled: "Father, I'm an unmarried woman. If I don't stay in Zheng's house and wait for them to clear my name, what kind of person will I be if this news gets out?"

The old man Tian was only thinking about taking the silver back home as a matchmaker for his son, and said impatiently: "Many servants in the Zheng family know that you and the young master of the Zheng family are in a daze. Go home and don't embarrass yourself here."

"Father, if I go back now, the neighbors in the neighborhood will definitely point me out. What will happen to my reputation in the future?"

"Oh, who will tell you? You are really full, so you just listen to your father. After you go home, if you are really afraid that others will talk about you, I will point you to a far-off marriage. People will bring it up again."

Tian Erya refused: "No, after I get married, if my husband's family hears about this and beats and scolds me, how will I live the rest of my life?"

Old man Tian was in a hurry: "Don't talk to me about those useless things, go home now, is the Zheng family provoked by us small family members?"

"No matter how difficult his family is to mess with, it's because of reason. Now, their family agrees that I stay here. After Miss Wu and the people around her come back, they will testify about what happened last night and return my innocence before I go home. "

"Miss Wu's family has already run away from marriage. Who knows when she will come back. Could it be that she won't come back for three or five years? Are you going to stay in the Zheng family for three or five years?"

Tian Erya lowered her head and said without flinching, "Even if I have to wait forever, I have to wait."

The old man Tian jumped up anxiously: "Don't compete with unreliable things, what you get is the truth. Let me tell you the truth! Mr. Zheng gave our family 20 taels of silver. With this money, Your brother can marry a wife. You have to think about your father and your brother."

"Father, it's good to have these silver coins, but don't think about it, why did they give us 20 taels of silver for nothing? This is to buy my clean reputation with silver. We want to take this silver to marry my brother, We will also be pointed behind our backs, should we still be human? Who would want to come to our house for iron in the future?"

Old Man Tian let out a long sigh, and crouched on the ground with his head in his arms.

Butler Lu, who had been observing the movement not far away, saw this situation, came over, and pulled Old Man Tian aside to mutter.

Tian Erya watched Steward Lu whispering instructions to her father, and was speechless.She knew that the Zheng family would definitely find a way to make her leave, and if she let her family come this time, what would happen in the future?In the future, life in Zheng's family may be difficult.However, she can't be discouraged, she must persevere, she encourages herself.

When Old Man Tian heard Steward Lu's words, he licked his mouth frequently in shock: "Really? Master Zheng really asked Fourth Young Master to accept my Erya as his concubine?"

Butler Lu nodded: "Of course it's true. Fourth Young Master Zheng has agreed. Look how big and rich the Zheng family is. Even if your daughter marries Fourth Young Master as a concubine, she won't be wronged."

The old man Tian waved his hands quickly: "Don't be wronged, don't be wronged, my daughter can step into the threshold of Zheng's family, that is her blessing."

"Since that's the case, you should persuade your daughter well, let her be down-to-earth, and share her duties with the fourth young master as a concubine. Master Zheng said that there will be no less dowry."

Old man Tian was even more excited when he heard that there was a betrothal gift, so he quickly turned around and persuaded Erya Tian: "Master Zheng is the master, let the fourth young master accept you as a concubine, this is a blessing from our ancestors, you quickly agree to it Right! You are the concubine of the fourth young master of the Zheng family, and you can also be called the half master of the Zheng family. You no longer have to work in blacksmithing at night, and you can wear gold and silver, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, and enjoy endless glory and wealth. You You can't miss this good thing!"

Tian Erya had expected her father's attitude a long time ago, so she explained to him calmly: "Father, my concubine is not the hostess, so I can't speak well in her husband's house. In the past, there were girls in our village who were favored by rich men because of their beauty. , became a concubine, and her parents received the ten acres of land from the rich man and showed it off happily. Later, the girl was tortured by the rich man's wife and almost died, and her parents took the land deed of ten acres of land Going to redeem someone again. After the woman came back, she became crazy, and the parents regretted it, have you forgotten it?"

"This……"

"Also, the most important thing about being a concubine is to win the favor and favor of your husband. Have you ever thought that with my appearance and this condition, being a concubine can win the heart of the fourth young master?"

Old man Tian looked his daughter up and down, and began to hesitate.

Tian Erya further persuaded: "Father, you should know what kind of husband and son-in-law you can find according to my appearance and conditions. The fourth young master of the Zheng family is very handsome and good-looking, and my appearance cannot match him. In this mansion, Master Zheng Si is used to seeing beauties. How can someone like me fall into his eyes? After a long time, I will be left out in the cold. At that time, people in the house will also bully me. I might live Not even a maid."

The old man Tian lowered his head: "I know it's difficult for you. But, your brother has to marry a wife, and our family has no money. If you don't seize this opportunity to get back some silver taels, your brother will be a bachelor for the rest of his life, and our old Tian family will be wiped out. "

Tian Erya knew that her weight in her father's heart was very low, so she changed her reason: "Even if I become a concubine, you marry my brother with the money from the Zheng family, others will say that you married me with the money from selling a girl." Daughter-in-law, talk about brother and wife behind your back. You will never be able to lift your heads up."

Old man Tian fell silent.

"Father, the most important thing for us to be a human being is our reputation. If our reputation stinks, it will be difficult for us to move forward. I am still a girl who has not left the court. If you accept their money in exchange for my innocence, you will kill me. I am out of the Zheng family's door. Straight into the river."

"You!" Old man Tian was angry and helpless.

Tian Erya's expression was calm: "Father, I will do what I say. In this life, I can't live with a stigma under the guidance of others. I am your child, and I owe you the kindness of giving birth. Use your own way to seek justice for yourself."

Old man Tian stared at his daughter with a stiff face, and saw her firm and cold eyes, knowing that he had done nothing just now, he sighed, bowed his back, and walked out stubbornly.

Steward Lu saw him walking over with his head drooping, and had a bad feeling: "Didn't you persuade your daughter?"

Old man Tian put two ingots of silver in front of him: "She has her own ideas, and she values ​​innocence and reputation more than her life. I can't be her master, so I will return this silver to you."

"Wait a moment, I'll report to the master." Steward Lu asked his servant to guard at the door, and ran to the front hall like Fei Ye.

After Zheng Zongde listened to his report, he thought for a while: "Bring him here, I will ask him personally."

Butler Lu hurried to summon Old Man Tian.

Old man Tian was very disturbed, so he could only arrange his clothes and follow him to see Master Zheng's family.

Tian Erya was worried and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)