There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 159 Give money first, then talk (one more)
"Brother Haohan, you, you, you... put down the hatchet first, let's talk about something." As he spoke, he took out a handful of copper coins from his back pocket and handed them to Luo Cheng.

This handful of copper coins has more than 50 coins.

The boy found out that Butler Li was right, poor people would tell the truth if they were given some money.

They looked for where the five small beads came from, but they couldn't find them.

Later, Steward Li asked him to send some money to the pawn shop, and then go to ask the truth.

For a small pawn shop, the business for a year is only twenty or thirty pennies, and sending them a few hundred cash can cover half a month's income.

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop immediately became happy, and said that he remembered the origin of the five pearls, which were pawned by a man from Jinshan Village.

It's just that he couldn't find the pawnbroker stub of his family, and he forgot who it was.

As long as you know the specific place, it will be easy, and you can spend some money and inquire about it, isn't it?
Sure enough, after they entered the village, a woman said that someone in the village had indeed picked up a young girl.

Moreover, the age and time coincided just right.

When I came to this family, this man greeted me with a hatchet. Could it be that there was a ghost in his heart?

In the hearts of the servant and Butler Li, it was further confirmed that their inquiries were correct.

Luo Cheng didn't even look at the money in the boy's hand, let alone put down the hatchet in his hand, but continued to ask coldly, "What's the matter? Where did it come from?"

The boy had no choice but to step back a few steps, away from the hatchet, and he said with a smile, "That's right, we are from Chuzhou. Not long ago, our old lady and her family passed by here, in the barren hill behind the village. While resting on the side of the road, a big girl ran out quietly. She is the big girl next to Miss Fifth of our family. Miss Fifth missed her very much and asked us to come out and look for it. I heard that your family has taken in a girl? We want to see Look, is it a girl lost by our family, but don't worry, if it is really a girl from our family, you must have spent a lot of money taking her in for so many days, and we will compensate you."

As the boy said, he handed a handful of copper coins to Luo Cheng, "Let us meet her first?"

"There is no one you are looking for here!" Luo Cheng said, and went to close the courtyard door.

But who knows, Li Jiaoniang, who was busy in the backyard, came over and said loudly, "Brother Luo Cheng, get out of the way, I'll come!"

Luo Cheng stood in the front yard the whole time, holding a machete in his hand, and there were voices outside, and it was likely that the quarrel was unwinnable.

Could it be that Mrs. Luo came back with someone?

When a man quarrels with a woman, he can't let go.

To face a shrew, she has to come!

The old men scolded a village woman, and they did not lose their value.

Her shout shocked Steward Li and the servant outside the door together.

They recognized Li Jiaoniang's voice.

Fifth Miss is indeed still alive!

The servant immediately said happily, "Butler Li, he's here."

"Don't let us in? The person is here! We heard the voice! She is exactly the person we are looking for!" Li Butler said coldly.

Butler Li is a half-master in the Li family. He has his own small house in Chuzhou City, and he has accumulated hundreds of family fortunes. Facing Luo Cheng who is wearing tattered clothes and straw sandals, he is full of disdain.

Li Jiaoniang has the memory of the original owner, and she also recognized Butler Li's voice.

This is the second housekeeper of the Li family.

He is cunning, and he is used to flattering when the wind blows, but because of his low qualifications, he only became a second housekeeper.

Right now, he came to look for her under the sun on a hot day, did he want to make meritorious deeds and become the housekeeper?
"Who is this?" She asked Luo Cheng pretending not to know her.

"You two men, you don't need to see each other as a woman." Luo Cheng said.

"Hey, we country people, where do we have so many broken rules? It's not a big family in the city, so many rules! Get out of the way and let me see who it is." Li Jiaoniang opened her mouth and said foul words.

They are all coming to your door, and you can't hide from them, so it's better to meet each other calmly and see the tricks.

Butler Li outside was slightly taken aback.

The voice belonged to Miss Wu, but why did the tone of her voice not sound like that at all?

Fifth Miss is naturally timid, always thinks for a long time before speaking, and dare not say a word wrong.

Li Jiaoniang pushed Luo Cheng away, rolled up her sleeves and walked out of the courtyard.

Seeing the person coming, she didn't show the slightest surprise, but raised her eyebrows, crossed her hips, glanced at the servant, then looked at Butler Li, with a puzzled look on her face, "You guys? Where did you come from? What's up?"

"Five..." The boy's legs trembled in fright, and he opened his mouth.

But Butler Li coughed lightly, scaring him back from what he said later.

Butler Li climbed down from the mule and cupped his hands at Li Jiaoniang, "Excuse me, can I talk in the courtyard?"

This girl has the same stature, appearance and voice as Miss Fifth, but her expression is completely different.

She was wearing an old blue cloth skirt that was washed white and patched, it was still coarse cloth, only a green ribbon was tied on her head, and she didn't have any jewelry, and her shoes were also coarse green thin-soled shoes.

Her face was not as pale as before, her eyes were sharper, and she was as aggressive and rude as an ordinary village girl.

Could it be that she lost her memory?

"No!" Luo Cheng would not let them into the courtyard.

Li Jiaoniang tilted her head and thought for a while, "What benefits will it give us?"

Butler Li was startled: "..., what?"

Li Jiaoniang stretched out her right hand and smiled, "Wouldn't it be nice to give money to passers-by who come in to rest their feet? Are all the big families in the city acting shamelessly like this?"

Butler Li's face was burning with scolding, and his heart was burning with anger.

In the past, he would have snapped back at Fifth Miss.

He is the son of the family, and was the former servant of Mrs. Li. When the younger generations of the Li family saw him, they would respectfully call him Second Uncle Li.

So what if she is Miss Fifth?

Without her parents, except for an empty status, she could not live as well as his daughter's life.

Butler Li was ordered to come here to find someone. If the job is not done well and the person can't be found, he will be punished.

In addition, next to Li Jiaoniang, a man with a knife was staring at him coldly. He didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he could only hold back his anger and said, "That's natural, Ah Fu?"

The servant Ah Fu stepped forward, "Second Butler?"

"Bring the usual money."

"Yes."

Always money?

Li Jiaoniang thought about it, it's okay, it's equivalent to the monthly income of the villagers.

Now she is bending over three buckets of rice, so she will accept it reluctantly.

She was not humble either, and stretched out her hand generously.

The boy Afu took the money from his back pocket and handed it over with both hands, "You take it."

Li Jiaoniang took it in her hand and roughly counted it, and there were indeed a thousand strings.

She stepped aside with the money, "Brother Luo Cheng, let them in."

Only then did Luo Cheng get out of the way, but the hatchet still hadn't been put down.

The little servant looked at it, feeling displeased in his heart.

Butler Li frowned displeased.

Everyone entered the courtyard.

Luo Cheng closed the courtyard door, but he did not lead them to the main hall, because they are not guests, and they are not worthy of entering the main hall.

There were several old tree stumps polished brightly in the courtyard. Li Jiaoniang sat down on the upper one, and Luo Cheng sat down next to her, carrying a hatchet.

"Sit down, my family is poor and there are no stools, I feel sorry for you two." Li Jiaoniang pointed to the other two tree stump stools and smiled.

Butler Li sat down, but the servant didn't dare to sit down and stood behind him.

Li Jiaoniang said at this time, "I just vaguely heard you say, come here to find someone? Who are you looking for?"

Steward Li glanced at Luo Cheng and said, "Tell him to go away first, we will talk alone."

Luo Cheng's eyes turned cold.

Li Jiaoniang shook her head, "No, he is my man, we are husband and wife, there is no secret between us, he can listen to everything he says to me."

man?couple?
Steward Li glanced at Luo Cheng, feeling contemptuous in his heart, is this poor man worthy to marry the Fifth Miss of their family?

But he was afraid that Li Jiaoniang would get annoyed and would not go with him, so he could only say, "Okay, let him stay and listen."

"Let's continue." Li Jiaoniang counted the money again, and put it in her pocket with confidence.

Butler Li looked at Li Jiaoniang, "Fifth Miss, do you really not remember us? We are looking for you."

Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and immediately looked at Li Jiaoniang.

Li Jiaoniang blinked and looked at Steward Li in surprise, "Fifth Miss? Hey, this old man, did you recognize the wrong person? I'm not a lady, I'm a countryman."

She waved her hands again and again.

Butler Li shook his head, "We won't admit it wrong, you are the Fifth Miss of our family. Alas, it's all Aunt Zhang's fault. This wicked woman is the one who serves you. She didn't take good care of you and made your condition worse. She was afraid If you take the responsibility, you will leave the critically ill you in this village, and lie that you have run away. Where can you run away, a girl? The old lady and the second lady both punished her and drove her to the village to farm. The old lady cared about Fifth Miss in her heart, so she sent me to look for you. However, we didn’t say we were looking for you, but the girl Qiuju, so it won’t affect Fifth Miss’s reputation in the future.”

(End of this chapter)