This was an anti-theft badge.
The purchase ratio was less than 50%, and the anti-theft time was 24 hours.
No one knew what the couple was thinking.
They didn't want to find a new place to live in Gusu, but they sold all their land and took all their assets and two maids to his father-in-law, Feng Su.
Although the Zhen family suffered a fire and lost more than half of their assets,
A centipede died but did not fall down,
They still had more capital than the Feng family, who was a farmer. Unfortunately, Zhen Shiyin didn't know how to judge people. He actually gave all the family's assets to his father-in-law, who only cared about money.
In the end, one could imagine.
The shining silver could only be exchanged for some poor land and broken houses.
It was a pity that Zhen Shiyin only watched flowers and bamboo, drank wine and recited poems in the past, and was not good at farming.
Now that he had to do everything himself, he suddenly became flustered. He couldn't figure it out in one or two years, and his life only became poorer and poorer. Later, for some reason, he ran away with a limping Daoist priest.
The most pitiful one was Madam Zhen Feng. First, she lost her daughter.
Then, her family also suffered. Her biological father was a person who even cheated her daughter and son-in-law. This caused the husband and wife, who were originally very close, to fall out.
Later, even her husband went missing.
In just three years, they encountered these great changes.
Madam Zhen Feng was already strong enough not to jump into a well immediately. But this was not the end.
After Zhen Shiyin left,
Feng Su took back all the poor land and broken houses.
Madam Zhen Feng had no choice.
She could only go to the Feng family with her two maids. The three of them worked day and night to exchange some needlework for some silver, which could be considered their use in the Feng family. Even so, they were still complained about by the Feng family every day.
Not long after, a maid by her side called Jiaoxing was asked by the new county magistrate, Jia Yucun, to be the second wife. Speaking of which, Jia Yucun used to be a poor scholar next door to them when they lived in Gusu. He only had the money to go to the capital to take the exam because of Zhen Shiyin's help. Now that he had become the county magistrate, not only did he help take care of Madam Zhen Feng because of Zhen Shiyin's kindness, he also colluded with Feng Su to take Jiaoxing away from Madam Zhen Feng. Feng Su, on the other hand, gained the favor of Jia Yucun. Unfortunately, Madam Zhen Feng only got four bolts of brocade, which were all taken away by her sisters-in-law.
Soon after, Madam Zhen Feng's brother followed her example and took her other servant girl as his concubine. All of a sudden, Madam Zhen Feng became a thorn in her sister-in-law's side. She wished she could drive Madam Zhen Feng and her maid out with a broom. Her elder brother was also happy that she could divert his wife's anger. He was very happy to have two women in his arms.
As for Madam Zhen Feng, because she had been crying all year round, her eyesight was not good. Feng Su complained that she did less needlework every day, and the money she earned was not as much as before. Therefore, he allowed his daughter-in-law to do whatever she wanted.
Before long, apart from doing some needlework every day, Madam Zhenfeng's daily necessities were no different from those of the Feng Family's servants. The ten taels of silver for the fortune-telling was exchanged with the needle and thread that she secretly made. No one in the Feng Family knew about it. Otherwise, they would have already plundered it.
Shuijing's fortune-telling stall had been open for several days, but Madam Zhen Feng was the first one to spend money on a fortune-telling. Therefore, even though no one knew what they talked about, the news that she spent ten taels of silver for a fortune-telling quickly spread throughout the county in less than the time it took for an incense stick to burn. Naturally, the Feng Family also knew about it.
Madam Zhen Feng looked at the room that looked like a swarm of locusts. Her face was calm, without any sadness or anger. She stood in the corner like a block of wood, motionless.
Her father, Feng Su, was sitting on a bench by the door, smoking a pipe. His two sons and two daughters-in-law were rummaging through chests and boxes. They took out their clothes one by one and shook them twice, afraid that they would miss a copper coin.
After an unknown amount of time, the four of them finally stopped. They walked to Feng Su, panting. When they passed by Madam Zhen Feng, they glared at her fiercely. The eldest son of the Feng Family lowered his head and said, "Father, we've searched three times, but we haven't found a single copper coin."
Feng Su knocked his pipe on the ground, looked at Madam Zhen Feng, and said earnestly, "My dear daughter, our family has been in a bit of trouble recently, and we can barely feed ourselves. Why don't you take out all the money you have stashed away and help us get through this difficult time? Think about it carefully. You don't have any children. You have to rely on your brothers and nephews for your old age. Although our family isn't as rich as your former husband's family, we can still provide you with food and shelter. If you leave here, not to mention whether you can survive, you won't even have someone to send you off when you die. "
The eldest daughter of the Feng Family said in a strange tone, "I don't think sister-in-law cares about these things. She wants to spend ten taels of silver for a fortune-telling, but she doesn't want to give us a single copper coin. Sure enough, a married daughter is like spilled water. How can she be of the same mind as us? "
The second daughter of the Feng Family said, "Big sister, I don't want to scold you, but how many fortune-tellers have you seen over the years? The news of you bringing misfortune to your husband and daughter has been spread far and wide. We wanted to find a man for you to marry so that you could have a stepson to send you off when you die. Who would have thought that when the man heard it was you, he was 100% unwilling? Later on, Lai Tou Zhang from the west of the city was willing to marry you, but you didn't want to. We didn't force you to marry, did we? We worshipped you wholeheartedly, but you turned around and gave the fortune-teller ten taels of silver. Our hearts are cold … "
Madam Zhen Feng finally made some moves. She lowered her head and bit her lips so hard that blood almost oozed out.
Lai Tou Zhang from the east of the city was a famous old scoundrel. He ate, drank, whored, and gambled. He had beaten three women to death. He wanted to marry her only because he wanted someone who could cook for him and be beaten by him. Three taels of silver. For only three taels of silver, she was almost sold by her maiden family. If she didn't threaten them with death, how could they give up three taels of silver? It was also from then on that she began to secretly save money so that she wouldn't be sold by her family.
Feng Su saw her lowering her head and thought she was regretful. He said, "My dear daughter, what you did this time was really wrong. Father can't help you. Quickly take out all the remaining taels of silver and apologize to your brothers and sisters-in-law. They can continue to take care of you. Our family can continue to live in harmony like before. "
Madam Zhen Feng raised her head and glanced at them with a bone-chilling gaze. "Only the ten taels of silver. They are all spent."
Her hoarse voice sounded particularly harsh, which made the eldest daughter of the Feng Family angry. She pointed at Madam Zhen Feng's nose and scolded, "Bullshit! Who is crazy enough to give all their money to a stupid fortune-teller? I'm telling you today, hurry up and take out the rest of your money. Otherwise, you can get out of here. Our family can't afford to raise a person like you who spends money recklessly. "
The eldest son of the Feng Family quickly pulled her sleeve and said, "What are you talking about? Father is still here watching! "
The eldest daughter of the Feng Family panicked and looked at Feng Su. Seeing that he was only smoking and didn't react to what she just said, she couldn't help but become more arrogant.
"What? Did I say something wrong? You're speaking for her. Didn't she just give you a little goblin? You've been bewitched by that little goblin, haven't you? I'm really unlucky ~ "She sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh and wailed," I raised your children and did the housework, but you gave me a little goblin to break my heart ~ How can you do this to me? My sister-in-law is also not a human. She doesn't care about her own man and meddles in her brother's backyard! I'm so unlucky, but I still have to smile and take out money to raise her. Why is my life so unlucky … "
The second son of the Feng Family, who had been silent all this time, also frowned and said, "Sister, hurry up and give the money to father. Look at you, you don't want to live a good life. You have to make a mess of the family. "
The second daughter of the Feng Family said coldly, "Sister, you've already caused your husband's family to go bankrupt. Do you want your maternal family to be broken up with your wife and children? You're really vicious."
Although she already knew what kind of people her father and brother were, when she saw her sister-in-law tell her to get out and Feng Su didn't do anything, her heart was torn and bleeding.
"I don't have any money." Madam Zhen Feng clenched her hands. For the first time, she summoned the courage to talk back to them. "Not to mention that I really don't have any money, even if I did, you won't get a single copper coin from me!"
The people of the Feng Family were stunned by her words. They didn't expect that the sheep that had been obediently slaughtered by them would rebel one day.
The eldest son of the Feng Family was angry and scolded, "What are you talking about? Is this how you talk to your father? How did we have such an unfilial daughter like you? You're a disgrace to our family. Think about it. Brother-in-law didn't want you. If father didn't pity you and took you in, you would have starved to death on the streets. "
"Pity me?" Madam Zhen Feng thought of what had happened since she came to her maternal family. She could no longer control the resentment and grievances that had been accumulated for a long time and vented them all out, "Haven't you taken enough money from me over the years? Do you think I don't know that the 300 mu of land you bought in the west of the city was with the Zhen family's money? Father, feel your conscience. How much money did Shiyin give you? It should be more than enough to buy a house and a few hundred mu of land. But what about you? What did you do? It's all your fault that I became like this! "
"Rebel! Rebel! " Feng Su stood up and trembled with anger, "Put this unfilial girl in the woodshed. Without my permission, don't let her out and don't give her anything to eat."
Hearing this, the eldest son and the second son of the Feng Family were about to grab Madam Zhen Feng. Seeing this, Madam Zhen Feng took out the scissors from the basket and held them tightly with both hands. She pointed the sharp point at them and shouted, "If you want to kill me, then do it! If you dare to touch me, I'll fight you to the death! "
Greedy people were usually afraid of those who didn't care about their lives. Seeing her crazy appearance, the Feng Family's people were nervous and didn't dare to take another step forward.
At this time, someone suddenly shouted outside, "Oh no! Fire! Fire!"
The Feng Family's people were stunned and hurriedly ran outside. As expected, they saw the woodshed in the southwest corner of the city was on fire. It was very conspicuous in the dark night.
The memory of his son-in-law's property being burned down was still fresh in his mind. Feng Su hurriedly shouted, "Help! Quick! Put out the fire! Put out the fire! "
Hearing the noise outside, Madam Zhen Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Her legs gave way and she fell to the ground. Her hand holding the scissors trembled slightly.
She didn't want this to happen. But she had been wronged for so many years that she couldn't control her emotions. She couldn't die now. It wasn't easy to find her daughter's whereabouts. She had to save her life.
Madam Zhen Feng quickly wiped her tears. Even though her legs were still weak, she gritted her teeth and stood up. She hurriedly packed some clothes and ran out.
While the Feng Family's people were putting out the fire, she had to leave quickly. Her daughter was still waiting for her in Jinling.
The Feng Family was in a mess. Men and women of all ages were busy putting out the fire. Madam Zhen Feng smoothly arrived at the back door. But she didn't expect to see her sister-in-law and sister-in-law fainted on the ground. Beside them, there was a half-opened small cloth bag. The corner of the money was exposed.
Madam Zhen Feng hesitated for a moment. She stepped forward and opened the small cloth bag. There were five notes of one hundred taels of silver and fifty taels of silver.
She didn't know why they fainted here with such a large amount of money.
She didn't have a single penny on her. Although she could beg for food all the way to Jinling, she couldn't let her daughter beg for food with her after she found her. Besides, she had brought a few thousand taels of silver with her when she first came to Ruzhou. Now, these few hundred taels of silver were her compensation.
Madam Zhen Feng thought so. She steeled her heart and stuffed the small cloth bag into her bag. Then, she lowered her head and quickly left.
Zhang Ruzhi was in his forties. He had been the prefectural magistrate of Jinling for seven or eight years. Because of the many noble officials in Jinling, he had always been cautious. He didn't want to be meritorious, but he didn't want to make any mistakes. He relied on this "Protective Talisman" to live peacefully until now. Because of the daily pressure, even though he had many wives and concubines, he only had one son and one daughter. His only son was born of his first wife. He was seven years old. He was smart and could read since he was a child. He was quite fond of him.
In the previous years, Zhang Ruzhi would change into casual clothes and take his son to the temple fair accompanied by a group of servants and maids. At the same time, he would order a group of yamen runners to disguise themselves and patrol the area to prevent people from disturbing them.
Under such strict precautions, his seven-year-old son inexplicably disappeared in front of everyone. How could Zhang Ruzhi not fly into a rage?
After searching for four hours, there was still no trace of his son. By this time, the people in the backyard had already heard the news of his son's disappearance. His mother and wife had both fainted. Zhang Ruzhi was burning with anxiety. He was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling.
For the whole night, yamen runners and servants held torches and searched everywhere. Many people were disturbed and couldn't sleep at night. It wasn't until noon the next day that they finally found a clue. Someone came to the county government with the young master's jade pendant.
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