Soon, Xu Jiamin's mother found out about this.

Madam Xu had also heard about Xia Chunmei's situation. She was originally going to entertain Xia Chunmei today, but something came up and she couldn't go.

That afternoon, I heard that my daughter had offended someone, and the two almost got into a fight.

"You know exactly what happened!" Madam Xu said sternly. "If you don't tell the truth, see how your father deals with you when he gets back!"

Xu Jiamin dared not hide it, so she told Madam Xu about it.

"I didn't do anything to her originally, I just didn't want her to appear in front of Xiaoyuan, but who knew she would say such awful things later." Xu Jiamin felt that she was not wrong, and that Xia Chunmei was the one who was wrong.

"You're not wrong?" Madam Xu said, "Miss Xia is a peasant girl with no parents, yet she can thrive in the village, ruin her unscrupulous former fiancé's family, and drive their former clan chief's family out of the village. It's clear that she is smart, capable, and has a strong will."

You blatantly told her you look down on her, and then tried to have someone use a sparring match as an opportunity to teach her a lesson. Do you think she's stupid?

The things Xia Chunmei said later were indeed unpleasant to hear, and Madam Xu was also unhappy to hear them now. However, she had to admit that Xia Chunmei was very sharp and knew exactly what to do. Her daughter was not as smart as Xia Chunmei, so it was not unfair that she lost.

Madam Xu sighed softly and said earnestly, "Jiamin, Miss Xia is the young master's savior, and Master Jin also values ​​Miss Xia highly. It is really wrong of you to target her."

Although Miss Xia's words were harsh, they made sense. Our surname is Xu, not Jin. Your father is just the master's subordinate. Even though you are taking care of the young master, you have no right to be the master of the Jin family, let alone the young master.

The most important thing for us as people is to recognize our own place, understand?

In fact, Madam Xu knew what Xu Jiamin was thinking, and these words were already a reminder.

“Come with me tomorrow to apologize to Miss Xia,” Madam Xu said.

Xu Jiamin didn't really want to go because she felt ashamed.

But this was not something she could decide.

***

After leaving the Jin residence, Xia Chunmei went directly to the human trafficking market.

"I want to buy a few servants." When she arrived at the brokerage, Xia Chunmei stated her purpose directly: "Ages between fifteen and twenty-five or twenty-six, clean, honest, and with simple backgrounds."

"You want to buy a servant?" The matchmaker looked Xia Chunmei up and down, not quite believing it.

After all, Xia Chunmei's attire and appearance didn't seem like that of someone who could afford to employ servants.

"Afraid I'll make fun of you?" Xia Chunmei laughed. "Even if I were to make fun of you, I wouldn't come here to do so."

This is not a good place. Although the matchmakers have no social status, ordinary people dare not offend them easily, because all sorts of people from all walks of life deal with the matchmakers.

"I doubt you'd dare."

The matchmaker quickly summoned more than a dozen young men, who lined up respectfully before Xia Chunmei, ready to be chosen by her.

At this moment, Xia Chunmei felt just like the older sister who went to the club to choose male models.

"Young lady, these are all the best new arrivals from our brokerage," the matchmaker introduced.

"Raise your heads, everyone."

Xia Chunmei looked at their faces one by one, and none of them seemed suitable.

Either their family situation is too complicated, they are not honest enough, or they lack integrity.

Xia Chunmei is looking for someone to act as her husband. This person must have a simple background, be able to keep secrets, and keep promises.

Because the father will die of illness after the child is born, and if the secret cannot be kept and the promise is not kept, it will cause trouble later.

"Are there any other people? Money is not an issue."

Hearing this, the matchmaker became much more polite to Xia Chunmei: "Miss, it's not that I don't want to do business with you, but all the men who meet your age requirements are here, including some under ten years old. Would you like to take a look?"

Actually, it would be more suitable for you to buy a younger one. Younger children are still developing their character, and with a little effort in training them, they will be more loyal to their owner.

"That's too small, I don't need it for now. If you don't have it, then forget it. I'll come back in a few days. Thank you for your help today. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please take it with you for your tea, ma'am."

Xia Chunmei gave the matchmaker a dozen or so copper coins.

People who work in the brokerage business usually have connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles. Xia Chunmei also wanted to curry favor, so she wasn't stingy with her money.

The matchmaker was surprised that Xia Chunmei, despite her modest attire, was quite adept at handling people. She immediately smiled and said, "Then thank you very much, young lady."

As Xia Chunmei left the brokerage, she was filled with worry. What if she couldn't find a suitable man at the brokerage?

If the brokerage firm can't find a suitable match, then I'll have to find an excuse to temporarily leave Yijia Village, or even Zhaoling County, to hide somewhere where no one knows me, give birth to the child, and then come back after a year or two.

However, in that case, he can only be described as an adopted son to outsiders.

And we can't bring Qiu Mei and Dong Mei along; they're too young, and if they know the truth, they might easily let it slip.

It's not very safe for a pregnant woman like her to go out alone. If all else fails, Xia Chunmei will have no choice but to ask Jin Yuntian for help. Borrowing a couple of reliable old women from him shouldn't be a problem, right?

At worst, we can show him a way to make a fortune...

She's not showing yet, and she's quite thin, wearing loose clothing, and hasn't had any other symptoms, so it's not obvious that she's pregnant. But it will be harder to hide it when she's five or six months along.

Therefore, she needs to resolve these matters as soon as possible!

"You bitch, I'll fight you to the death!" Just as she was lost in thought, Fan Baoyun charged at her with a kitchen knife in hand.

Just as the cleaver was about to fall on Xia Chunmei's shoulder, Xia Chunmei felt an extra hand around her waist and was pulled back several steps. Then came Fan Baoyun's scream.

It's him!

What kind of bullshit fate is this?

However, this man is truly handsome, exuding captivating hormones from head to toe.

"Xia Chunmei, you bitch, you'll die a horrible death! You've ruined me so badly, you'll die a horrible death!"

"In broad daylight, you were hugging and cuddling with another man. You are unfaithful to your wife, and you even framed my brother, causing my mother to go to jail and me to end up like this. You will die a horrible death, and God will take you away sooner or later!"

"You bitch, you gave birth to a son without a penis, you son of a bitch, I curse you..."

Fan Baoyun kept cursing.

"Holding a knife and committing violence, spewing foul language and slandering others, Erbing, gag her, hand her over to the authorities for investigation and severe punishment!" With just a few words, Fan Baoyun's fate was decided.

Now that Fan Baoyun's family has abandoned her and her husband's family has divorced her, she has nowhere to go. Going to jail is a good place for her.

Xia Chunmei wanted to refuse to send her to the authorities, not wanting to let her off easily, but then she thought that having such a ticking time bomb outside wasn't safe either, especially since there were several young children at home, and she herself was currently pregnant.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine, thank you for saving me. It's getting late, I'll be going now. See you again sometime."

Xia Chunmei now has his child, so she doesn't want to see him.

This man is handsome, but he's clearly not an ordinary person, even though he's dressed very plainly.

Xia Chunmei didn't want him to know she was pregnant, fearing he would try to take the child away.

Baili Xiao could tell that Xia Chunmei was avoiding him, but he didn't think much of it, assuming that Xia Chunmei was probably just embarrassed.

Actually, he felt ashamed when he thought about it.

After what happened, the girl was ultimately the one who suffered. He had also had someone investigate Xia Chunmei these past few days and learned about her hardships.

He should be held responsible.

"Miss Xia, I will come to propose marriage tomorrow."