half life slave

Chapter 21

The young man looked at the jade pendant in his hand with tears in his eyes, his head was downcast, and he didn't take a step forward as if his feet were nailed.

Seeing him so sad, Rong Yu said with relief, "Maybe it can be repaired by finding a skilled craftsman. Our horse surprised you just now. If you trust me, how about I try to repair it for you?"

The young man shook his head again and again, his eyes full of despair, "It can't be repaired, even if it is repaired, it won't be the same as before. Where can I find the same quality now. I don't know if pawnshops still accept such defective products." The last sentence The voice was extremely low, already muttering to himself.

It turned out that he wanted to pawn the jade pendant. Seeing that he was wearing common clothes and only a square scarf on his head, he didn't look like a son of an official. He presumably wanted to pawn the jade pendant because of family livelihood or emergency.

Heartbroken, Rong Yu said to him, "Since the incident happened to me, why don't I compensate you for the loss."

The young man stroked the jade pendant, but shook his head, "It's my fault, how can I let my husband bear the loss. Don't worry, sir, I am not such a rascal in the market, and I will never blackmail you."

What he said had a bit of backbone, which made Rong Yu feel good about him, and wanted to help him even more.

"If you are willing to give up, I really want to buy this jade pendant, what do you think?"

The boy looked up and looked at him in surprise, "But it, it's already broken. What do you want a broken jade pendant for?"

Rong Yu smiled, "I can try to mend it. It doesn't matter if I can't, just treat it as destined for me. Since the damage is caused by me, can you please give me a chance to make up for my mistake?"

Thinking that this young man was going to sell his beloved thing was already sad, so he simply took all the faults on himself and bought the jade pendant out of guilt, which might make it easier for the other party to accept.

The young man was dumbfounded for a while, and then suddenly bent down and bowed down, "It was obvious that I rushed out and almost bumped into you just now, which caused the jade pendant to be broken. You still help me like this, I, I really met a good person, and I haven't told you yet." You thank you for saving my life, thank you sir for saving my life..." After speaking, I was a little choked up.

Rong Yu hurriedly pulled him up, "It's good that you know that you are reckless, and you can't do this again in the future." Seeing that he was in a difficult situation for a while and his mobility was limited, he asked him where he lived and planned to send him back.

The young man pointed back, "It's in that alley, sir, if you don't think your family is poor, come and sit with me. I'll invite my mother to come and thank you, sir."

Rong Yu nodded with a smile, let Lin Sheng lead the horse, and supported the young man to walk slowly towards his house.

The boy's home was a small courtyard, and the old man who opened the door saw him being helped back, his face was full of anxiety, "Second Master, what's wrong?"

The boy shook his head nonchalantly, "Go and ask your wife to come out, these two are my saviors."

The old man glanced at Rong Yu first, then said yes repeatedly, and hurriedly ran to the main room.

After a while, a middle-aged lady came out to greet her, her eyes fell on her son first, although she was worried but fleeting, she turned to look at Rong and the master and servant calmly and calmly.

Although her clothes are not luxurious, she has a graceful and dignified demeanor. Although she looked at the young man with concern just now, she did not rush to catch up with him and cry, and she was still able to remain calm and undisturbed. .

The woman smiled and welcomed Rong Rong and the master and servant into the main hall, and greeted each other.

Only then did Rong Yu know that the young man's name was Yang Nan, his father died of illness this spring, and there was only Mrs. Yang and an old servant who had served him for many years at home.Yang Nan had just turned fifteen, and the orphans and widows in his family lacked a source of income, so he reluctantly pawned a jade pendant passed down from his ancestors.

Looking casually at the decorations in the hall, each piece is quite impressive. You can guess that when Yang Nan's father was around, the family's life should be quite good.

Looking at this pair of mother and son who are worrying about their livelihood, Rong Yu recalled the past life with his sister struggling to make ends meet, feeling sympathetic in his heart, thinking about his words, and said to Mrs. Yang, "Mr. Lin just asked you to sell me the jade pendant." , he has already agreed, and Lin is sincere, so please ask Madam to negotiate a price."

Yang Nan was a little embarrassed, and just about to speak, she heard Mrs. Yang say, "Mr. Lin's kind intentions, I understand very well. Although I am a widow and unemployed, I can't make a living by selling things. Please forgive Mr. Lin for your nonsense. Don't take it seriously."

Rong Yu knew that she didn't want to be favored for nothing, so he nodded and smiled, "Then please listen to me, Mrs. Yang, Mr. Lin is from the capital city and has been doing business abroad all year round. One of the transactions he does is gold, stone and jade. I just looked carefully, The fineness and workmanship of the white bird jade pendant is not like that of this dynasty, and it must be some years old. As far as I know, most of the jade wares before Tang Dynasty were flower patterns, and few of them were bird shapes. Addicted and very good at painting flowers and birds, the flower and bird shaped jades of the Song Dynasty flourished for a while. If Lin’s guess is correct, the white bird pendant of Mr. Ling should be Song Yu. Lin is a businessman, and he naturally pays attention to good things, so I hope his wife can Perfect. Mrs. Lin thanked Madam in advance."

Mrs. Yang looked at him calmly, probably weighing the truth in her heart, and was about to speak, when there was a loud noise outside, the old servant ran in in a hurry, panting, "Mrs. , Uncle Cong is here."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yang Nan stood up from his chair.

"Yo, my aunt happens to be at home today, and my nephew greets you." A young man came in from the outside, stood in the hall, first looked around, and only nodded slightly when he saw a foreigner, then He gave a casual gift to Madam Yang.

This person was in his early twenties, with a frivolous expression and a disdainful face. Thinking of Yang Nan's reaction just now, he thought that this young man named Yang Cong should be someone that Yang Nan's mother and son did not want to see very much.

Madam Yang sat upright and said calmly, "Brother Cong is here today, what's the matter?"

"Tomorrow, my father will entertain the masters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and send me here to borrow some decent decorations from my aunt. My nephew remembers that my aunt has peonies and Jinbao brocade and enamel flower and bird pattern vases here. I will borrow them for a while, and I will send them later. Send it back to my aunt."

Yang Nan frowned when he heard this, with a look of contempt on his face, he turned his head aside for a long while not to look at Yang Cong.

Mrs. Yang calmed down and said, "It's nothing important, it's not difficult to borrow from you, but those things are my dowry, not your Yang family's property, since you want to borrow, ask your father to give me an IOU, we have Borrowing and repaying, it is not difficult to borrow again.”

Yang Cong rolled his eyes, "Auntie, what are you talking about? What kind of IOU is needed to borrow something from relatives? If this gets out, the Yang family will be lost. We can't write two Yang characters in one stroke. Could it be you Can't trust my father?"

Mrs. Yang smiled faintly, "Now you told me that we are a family, why did you separate the family in such a hurry that day, and sent our mother and child away like a plague god? How is my life now, your father I know it in my heart. There are only a few things in total, so I have to be more careful. Don’t mention the gossip, just go and write an IOU before you come back.”

Yang Cong's face was reddish, and he said in a loud voice, "Auntie's words are strange, it's as if your father drove you out of the house, we separated, but there is no violation of the laws and regulations, and the lottery is clearly written, My father did it fair and honestly. Do you have any doubts? Besides, even if the family is separated, he still came from the Yang family. Brother Nan is not my brother? I can rely on him? Auntie, hurry up I found it and asked me to take it back. If I can’t borrow it, my father will come to the door in person later, and it’s not worth it for everyone to hurt the friendship because of something.”

What you said was outrageous, as if you were going to grab it if you couldn’t borrow it today. Rong Yu listened displeased. Sure enough, Yang Nan couldn’t help it, and angrily said, "So what if uncle is here? You still want to grab it? Bully the orphan." But the widowed mother still talks about a family! If you don’t have ghosts in your heart, why can’t you make an IOU? I don’t know what your abacus is. What is a loan? Did you return it once? If you really want to borrow it, it’s not difficult , just send back what was taken away a few times before.”

"Hey, you brat." Yang Cong became furious immediately, and stepped forward to tease Yang Nan, "Do you still have an elder brother in your eyes? How dare you talk to me like that! I have to teach you a lesson today, you unruly boy." .”

Seeing that Yang Cong was about to act fiercely, the old servant of the Yang family rushed forward and hugged him, "Master, you can't help it, please calm down. Just listen to the second master and bring back the one you borrowed earlier, and the villain will leave immediately." The cabinet will bring you what you want..."

Yang Cong wanted to break free from him, but he hugged him tightly, and shouted angrily, "The master is talking here, why are you a servant getting in the way? Is this how my aunt disciplines the servants?" Seeing that he couldn't break free, he simply Turning around vigorously, he raised his hand to hit the old servant.

"Qin Zhong!" "Uncle Zhong!" Mrs. Yang and Yang Nan shouted almost at the same time.Look at Yang Cong's raised hand, but it can't fall down, because Rong Yu has grabbed it from behind.

"Master Cong, don't be rude in front of your elders!" Rong Yu looked at him steadily, his face sinking like water.

Yang Cong was stunned, his eyes were full of suspicion, he looked him up and down, as if trying to figure out who he was, "I said, my lord, what kind of business are you meddling with? You can't be a slave, right?"

Rong Yu put down his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Even a servant should not beat and scold at will, besides, he is not from your Young Master Cong. Since the family is separated, he will be disciplined by his master. Young Master Cong should know. In front of the elders, you can't go beyond the rules."

"Hey, where did you come from, how dare you teach me! Tell me how to be polite? Don't you know that this family is the least polite?" Yang Cong smiled and pointed at Yang Nan. The emperor sent him to prison for having no courtiers, and now his son inherits his father's practice and disrespects his elder brother, as expected, like a father, like a son!"

Rong Yu's heart shuddered, and he looked at Yang Nan, seeing that his face was full of shame and indignation, he bowed his head and said nothing, as if he had acquiesced to this statement.For a moment, he thought of Yang Cunzhou, the Minister of Dali Temple who was questioned for persuading Shen Hui to become Zen. It turned out that Yang Nan was his son.

What happened in Cuiyun Pavilion that day is vivid in my memory.He once begged Shen Hui for Yang Cunzhou, but in the end, he chose to give up Yang Cunzhou because he wanted to preserve Shen Che so that Shen Hui would not have to be charged with murdering his brother.

Of course, this matter could not be recovered by his own efforts, but after all, he had participated in it, and seeing Yang Cunzhou's family members being bullied and insulted, Rong Yu couldn't help feeling sad for a while.