Hu Ruan never thought about participating in the so-called patriarch's wife selection. For two or three days in a row, he only saw Lu Xinyi taking care of Yanyu wholeheartedly, sometimes looking out the window without saying a word, and sometimes pounding herbs with peace of mind.
Sometimes she also writes some poems, but after writing them, she puts them in the stove and watches with indifference as the poems burn to ashes, and the ashes twist and turn upwards in the wind, floating in the air. There was only a wisp of smoke left in it.
Hu Ruan placed the porridge and rice on the table in front of her. Even though there were thousands of words in his chest, they were eventually swallowed.
Suddenly, Lu Xinyi said: "Think of a way to add a name for me, and we will also participate in the wife selection."
Hu Ruan looked at her in disbelief. In his impression, even if people like Lu Xinyi were defeated and fell into decline, they would not be like withered yellow leaves floating on the ground, left to be trampled on and crushed into dust.
What's more, she clearly knew that the person she longed for at this time had betrayed her trust and married someone else. How could she put down her dignity and let others choose?
As if he had read his thoughts, Lu Xinyi turned around, looked at Hu Ruan, and said with a smile:
"It's okay, didn't you already say it that day? Although people will Although we have encountered some minor setbacks, I didn’t come here to recognize him or to renew our relationship with him! You still have to look at Yanyu’s illness! I still have to ask about my life experience. What's more, we agreed to Sister Chunhua's matter."
Hu Ruan wanted to say something more, but in the end he fell silent. He felt that he had no position to give something pertinent. Instead of doing this, it would be better to remain silent - out of his inherent respect for the elders, he would acquiesce that she is really strong and has really considered all the consequences.
He said oh twice in a daze, nodded, put down his things and walked out the door.
As soon as he went out, Hu Ruancai couldn't help but feel troubled. He looked at the people coming and going on the street. Although there were not many people in Qingqiu, during the day, the teahouses and restaurants on the street were full. People had their own thoughts, openly and secretly. Calculate the price and cost to get the maximum profit from each competition.
In this city, money is the best of everything.
As long as you have money, everything is easy. Everyone marvels at the beauty of all the foxes in Qingqiu, but in fact beauty is a very cheap thing in Qingqiu. They can be sold at will, and the money and sex trade has always been reasonable and legal.
Hu Ruan couldn't help but shake his head and marveled - what kind of social state is this? The entire society has values that laugh at the poor but not at prostitution.
He decided to try his luck.
After asking all the way to the registration office, all the policemen in Qingshui Yamen were yawning. A child who was leading the way said to Hu Ruan:
"Don't be surprised. You, a foreigner, don't know that those of us who work in the yamen here have rest time during the day. At night, their affairs are done." If it weren’t for the king’s orders, who would be willing to work in a place like this?”
Hu Ruan nodded, and the child ran away while eating the candy. Seeing Hu Ruan standing under the stage with an impatient look on his face, one of them put his head in one hand, yawned and squinted his eyes and asked:
"What are you doing here?"
Hu Ruan Xingli: "I'm here to sign up for my sister to choose the patriarch's wife. My sister really wanted to participate, but she was too shy to come, so she asked me to do it. May I ask the two officials, are there still places?"
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After hearing this, the two of them immediately became energetic. They turned their backs and muttered for a long time, and gestured back and forth in their sleeves for a long time. When they turned around again, the man just now didn't even yawn, but just raised his head. He raised his eyelids and said arrogantly:
< br>"You signed up too late. There are quotas. You can have this thing if you want it, or you can have it if you don't cherish it. It all depends on your attitude." He took out two gold leaves and handed them over.
The official looked at it for a while, then sat sideways, picking at his nails, and said: "As for the quota, I can eliminate one of those defective products, but I have to eliminate others, so it is inevitable I'll make some compensation to them." Hu Ruan didn't say anything. He just took out four more gold leaves from his purse and handed them over: "Then I'll have to worry about it."
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At this time, another person who had been silent for a long time spoke up: "What's the use of bothering? I work so hard every day and it's not enough to see a doctor!"
Hu Ruan understood in his heart that he After being cruel, he took out two more gold leaves from the money bag - now he didn't have any extra points! Why did he say:
"You two officials are very strapped for money. If my sister is lucky enough to be selected, I will definitely ask her to bring a lot of money to reward you two! But if you two officials still feel that it is not enough... ”
He I looked at the gold leaf on the table with some embarrassment, and was about to reach out to take it: "Then I can only go back and apologize to my sister, and let her comfort my brother for his incompetence in doing things!"
After that! , he made a show of taking back the gold leaves.
When the two officers saw this, they immediately put all the golden leaves into their arms. The first officer said:
"Forget it! It is our duty to serve the people. You can fill it in." Your sister's name, I will give you a wooden I’ll give you the card. Let your sister report it the day after tomorrow!”
After that, he seemed to be doing magic, more like he was prepared. He took out a wooden sign from under the table and casually said it. Throw it on the table. The wooden sign was crudely made, with a red ribbon tied to it. Only the red ribbon made it look less shabby.
Hu Ruan accepted it with a smile. After doing everything, he put his heart in his stomach and went back happily.
How did you know that the child hadn't left just now? He had been hiding behind the stone lion. When Hu Ruan came out, he jumped forward and said:
"What did I think you were going to do? It turned out that you were signing up for your sister! Do you hate your sister very much?"
Hu Ruan was a little confused: "How do you say this?"
The child licked the candy: "If you If you don’t hate her, why did you send her to the royal family? A woman is good at doing business and housekeeping if she is placed in a shop. But if you sell her to the palace, she can’t do anything and her freedom will be restricted. If you don't say you hate her very much, , how can you send her into the pit of fire? Do you know how many people try their best to delete their girls’ names in order to prevent them from being included in the list? Fortunately for you, these two people will not be able to beat you in eight lifetimes! A reverse bribe!"< br>
Hu Ruan then doubted himself, but he was still a little unbelievable in his heart. He said harshly:
"My sister is devoted to the patriarch, what's wrong with being the patriarch's wife?"
The child sneered and shook his head: "Love? Love is nothing! This thing will only make people dizzy and lose their rationality, which will greatly waste their lives and money!"
As soon as these words came out, it was actually Hu Ruan couldn't stand it anymore. He was stunned and didn't utter a word of rebuttal for a long time!
Seeing that he had nothing to say, the child became even more proud. While licking the candy, he continued:
"Think about it, a person could earn three hundred and sixty-six dollars a year. Fifteen dollars, but I’m asking for leave because I’m getting married. One day, there is a big banquet, which is a huge loss, not to mention the ten months of pregnancy, childbirth and recuperation. According to a rough calculation, I am afraid it will cost about 400 yuan, if you love this one! People are your peers, your customers, you Should I give it as a favor? What if you give it and others are dissatisfied? This is completely contrary to business theory! ..."
The child said a lot. Heap, what Hu Ruan heard was just one number after another, rolling around in front of his eyes and in his head. The numbers kept changing, and a huge abacus was beating back and forth. He finally couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed it with both hands. The child's shoulders commanded with a threat similar to pleading:
"Please stop calculating. Whether it's love or money, they are far away from me now! If you are so capable, please do it immediately. No matter what method you use, you can get my sister to sign up, and let my sister sign up." When I get my money back, I'll be convinced!"
The child blinked and stared at him for a while, then took out the candy from his mouth: "What's the difficulty?"