Chapter 49 Feeling distressed
Seeing the little girl bringing another pancake over, Shen Yiyi waved at her.
"No need, we still have dry food in our bags, enough to eat!"
Just when I was about to take a bite of the pancake to taste what it tasted like, I saw the old man and the little girl in front of me staring at me.
He looked at the dilapidated house behind them again, hesitated for a moment, and then reached into the big bag again.
He fished out a small purse and poured out a handful of silver coins and a dozen copper coins.
After hesitating for a moment, he reluctantly handed it to the old man.
"Grandpa, I'll give you this money. Use it to rebuild two sturdier houses!"
After saying that, he stuffed the purse into the old man's hand. Although the twenty or so taels of silver were not much, it should be enough to build two adobe houses.
Otherwise, just look at their house, it might collapse one day.
If I didn't take the blame myself, I would have been buried alive. It would have been painful to take the money.
But if this money can save two lives, it’s worth it.
Looking at the purse in his hand, the old man quickly pushed it back with trembling hands.
"You can't do that, girl. You've already given us so much. You should take the money back!"
This person, who doesn't even know me, not only gave me livestock, but also money. Now I'm asked to give him so much more. I feel really bad about it.
Seeing that the old man was about to start nagging again, Shen Yiyi's brows suddenly frowned.
"Just keep it for you. Do you think I'm doing this just for you? I'm afraid that if you're buried in there, no one will take care of my cows and calves."
She stuffed the purse into the old man's hand again and sat down on the cart.
I didn't really want to give it to you in the first place, and I'm still hesitating about it. It's strange that I can be in a good mood.
Seeing the woman pouting her lips, it seemed that she was also worried about spending the twenty or so taels of silver. Shang Zhanchen tried to hold back the smile on his face.
He quickly winked at Jiang Zuo in front of him, and then the few of them walked out of the yard.
Seeing that the old man's legs were about to bend, Shen Yiyi immediately glared at him.
"Don't kneel! Otherwise my life span will be shortened!" After saying this, he turned his head away in dissatisfaction.
I hate people kneeling down at every turn.
“……………………”The old man’s eyes were filled with tears.
He tightly clutched the purse in his hand and looked at the people walking out of the yard with gratitude.
How can there be such kind-hearted people in the world? They will definitely be rewarded.
"Grandpa, my sister and the others are so nice!" The little girl also had red eyes as she watched Shen Yiyi and the others leave.
My sisters and brothers are not only good-looking, but also very kind. They must be the reincarnations of living Bodhisattvas.
At this moment, the living Buddha was pouting on the cart. The price he paid for last night was really too high.
Not only did he give away two animals and more than twenty taels of silver, he also almost lost his life.
Seeing that the woman was still pouting, Shang Zhanchen looked at her with amusement.
"If you can't bear to give it away, why give it?"
It's obvious that she's worried about the money. If she cares so much about it, why would she give it to others?
"How can you not give it to me? The house is about to collapse!"
Shen Yiyi glared at Shang Zhanchen with dissatisfaction. She didn't want to give it either.
But looking at those houses, they are all tilted. Even if they don’t collapse now, it is only a matter of time.
Who knows, one day the old man and his little granddaughter will be buried there, and then I may not be as lucky as you.
Only then did he think of giving them the silver. At least they could build a few thatched houses. Even if they were not very good, they would be much sturdier than his shabby house.
Otherwise, if the house collapsed one day, the grandparents and grandchildren would die, and the two cows that he gave to them would become orphans.
More than twenty taels of silver can save two lives, so it's quite valuable. I just feel a little sad. Now my pockets are cleaner than my face.
"Don't you have any money?" Shang Zhanchen couldn't help but asked.
Just looking at the painful look on the woman's face, he realized that he valued the twenty or so taels of silver very much.
After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister's family. Logically, she should not care about this little money.
I looked at her jet-black hair again, and then I remembered that when I first saw her, she was still wearing women's clothes and didn't seem to be wearing any jewelry.
Could it be that she really had no money? If not, why would she care so much about that little bit of money?
As he was thinking about it, Shen Yiyi glared at him with dissatisfaction again.
"No way! Aren't all those medicines you take money?" She glared at the man again.
Back then, in order to buy medicinal herbs to make elixirs at the Zuo Xiang Mansion, she not only spent all her family's savings, but also sold even her jewelry.
As a result, I only produced a few pitiful bottles, and now they have been eaten by this guy.
Now hearing him say it so nonchalantly, I felt really angry. It seemed like I was serving him.
"Oh." Shang Zhanchen touched his nose.
She hid the corners of her mouth that were curled up. No wonder this woman was so distressed about that little bit of money. It turned out that she really had no money left.
Thinking of the jade pendant, she looked up at him again.
"If you have no money, you can pawn the jade pendant. It should be worth some silver."
It's not a good time to take out money right now, so I can only say this.
"Oh, right." Shen Yiyi's eyes lit up.
After hearing this reminder, he remembered that he still had some assets at home, so he turned around and reached into his bag again.
After rummaging around for a long time, he took out a small cloth bag and grinned before he even opened it.
"I still have this!"
Opening the brocade box in the cloth bag, there was a set of crystal clear glass tea cups, a teapot, and two small cups.
At this moment, under the sunlight, it was shining brightly, which made Shang Zhanchen frown.
"……………………"
This is a tribute! He remembered that this was given to the left prime minister by his father.
Even if she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, the Left Prime Minister would not give her such a thing.
As I was thinking about it, I heard Shen Yiyi's happy voice.
"How much silver would this be worth if it were pawned?"
She waved the brocade box in her hand in front of the two of them. Seeing that her father treasured it and wanted to put it on display, she guessed that this thing should be worth a lot of silver.
It would be great if I could exchange it for a large sum of silver.
It was worth it that I racked my brains and spent so many days searching in my dad's yard.
But when I think of how furious my dad was when he found out this thing was lost, I feel pretty good.
Who made him listen to Mrs. Wan in everything and ignore his own daughter? He was just taking a little revenge on the original owner.
"This... should be worth a lot of money." Shang Zhanchen curled the corner of his mouth.
The rewards given by my father are always priceless treasures, and they cannot be measured by money, but I can't tell this to this woman.
But after Shen Yiyi heard it, she was really happy.
"Really? Then we'll sell it when we get to the town ahead."
Even this guy said so, this thing should be very valuable in the future.
My pockets are empty now, so I have to find a place to sell it and get some cash, otherwise I won’t be able to make ends meet.