Chapter 520: The Kidnapped Daughter

After a while, Pei'er led the woman in: "This is my young lady."

She was wearing a patched dress, with a bundle slung over her shoulder and a boy of one or two years old in her arms.

She didn't dare to look at Wen Yan. She bent her knees and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Wen Yan.

She was so fast that by the time Wen Yan reacted, she had already kowtowed three times.

Wen Yan stood up at once: "What are you doing!"

The woman raised her head and looked at Wen Yan intently: "Thank you for saving my life, Miss.

The glass bead lamp is priceless. When I hold it in my hand, it is like a child holding gold in a busy market. Anyone can come and snatch it away, and even kill me.

Thanks to Miss Pearl, my mother and I are still alive today."

Thinking about what happened last night, she is still frightened.

Last night, after she received the reward, she had the urge to pawn it for money so that she wouldn't have to sleep on street corners and in abandoned houses with her children.

She can buy millet and make porridge for her son.

Unexpectedly, just after she ran out for a while, several men stopped her.

Not only did he try to steal her glass lamp, he also beat her up and even tried to take her son away.

Fortunately, Miss Pearl appeared in time and saved them and their son.

She spoke sincerely, her eyes full of gratitude.

The woman looked to be in her thirties and was skinny, but she still had an outstanding appearance.

If she takes good care of herself and grows some flesh on her face, she will definitely be a beauty.

The child in her arms was also pitifully thin. He was at the age when he was lively and active, but now he was nestling listlessly in his mother's arms.

"It's just a small favor." Wen Yan asked Pei'er to help her up and then let her sit aside.

The woman was very embarrassed and initially refused to sit down.

Jianwen Yan insisted sincerely, and then he leaned his butt against the corner of the chair.

She placed the glass bead lamp on the table and pushed it towards Wen Yan: "If I hold it, it will only bring disaster upon myself. It would be better to give it to you, young lady, as a token of my gratitude for saving me."

Wen Yan took a look at the glass bead lamp and neither said yes nor no.

She gave the child a piece of candy.

The child took one look at the malt candy and buried his face in his mother's arms.

"We can't accept such precious candy."

Wen Yan stuffed it into the woman's hand and said, "No matter how precious it is, it is for people to eat. Give it to the child to sweeten his mouth."

The woman thanked him again and again, then peeled the malt candy and fed it to the child.

The child put the candy to the woman's mouth: "Mom, eat first."

The woman's eyes instantly turned red. She took a light bite of the candy and let the child eat it.

Wen Yan watched the interaction between mother and son and knew that they had good upbringing and their character should not be too bad.

Wen Yan chatted with her like a neighbor and friend: "Sister, have you had breakfast?"

"I've...eaten." The woman replied with her head down, but her stomach was rumbling.

Wen Yan asked Pei'er to go to the breakfast stall outside and buy ten buns.

"Sister, please fill your stomach first, and we'll talk while we eat." Wen Yan always had a smile on her face and her attitude was friendly.

In addition, the aroma of the buns was so tempting that she swallowed her saliva and couldn't help it. She tentatively took a bun and took a bite.

Seeing Yan's expression normal, she took one and stuffed it into the child in her arms, then she boldly began to eat.

Wen Yan asked Pei'er to serve her a cup of tea and chat with her first.

By the time she had eaten the three buns, Wen Yan had learned most of her life story.

Her home was in a small village two hundred miles away from the capital.

My husband went to serve in the military three years ago and there has been no news since.

She lived a hard life at home with a son and a daughter.

Unexpectedly, half a year ago, her twelve-year-old daughter went to the town to sell eggs in exchange for salt and never came back.

After asking around, she learned that her daughter might have been sold to the capital by human traffickers.

In order to find her daughter, she sold her property and followed him all the way.

Hearing her daughter's age, Wen Yan couldn't help but have another guess.

Wait until she finishes her meal.

Wen Yancai mentioned the glass bead lamp: “I can’t possibly want your lamp for nothing.

Since you are in a hurry to exchange it for money, I have two options.

If you put it on consignment in our store, we will take a 20% commission.

Or if you sell it directly to me, it has nothing to do with you how much I sell it for afterwards."

Without even thinking, the woman said, "I want to sell it to the shop."

"So how much do you want to sell it for?"

"Two hundred taels, is that okay?" the woman asked cautiously.

She still has to continue looking for her daughter and raising her son.

Money is spent like water in the capital. I don’t know if I can last until I find my daughter with two hundred taels.

Wen Yan sighed and said directly: "I'll give you one thousand taels."

The woman didn't expect that Wen Yan would give her five times the money.

She needed the money so badly that she didn't refuse in a pretentious way. Instead, she knelt down in front of Wen Yan and kowtowed to her repeatedly: "Thank you, Miss! When I find my daughter, I will work like a cow or a horse to repay you."

Wen Yan asked her again, what are your next plans?

The woman said she wanted to rent a small house and then slowly find out about her daughter.

Wen Yan had a hunch that her daughter's disappearance was related to the major case in Beijing, so she asked her to work at "Yidianmo".

Food and accommodation are provided, and the monthly salary is 300 wen.

The woman agreed without hesitation and immediately kowtowed to Wen Yan.

Wen Yan was so amused by her constant kowtowing that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly asked Pei'er to take her away.

Wen Yan rearranged the items in the store according to their prices.

The first floor displays glassware worth less than one thousand taels of silver; the second floor is filled with glassware starting from one thousand taels; and the third floor still only has two glass chandeliers and a Guanyin.

The store will definitely be full today. Wen Yan asked "Yidian Mo" to close down and called all the shop assistants to "Jingminglou" to help.

The first floor was guarded by Pei'er, Suhe and their men.

Wen Yan and Aunt Shuang are in charge of the second floor.

There were only two pieces of glassware on the third floor. Not just anyone could buy them of that quality, so Wen Yan did not open the third floor to the public.

But she still asked Brother Chen Qi to be a strong man and guard the place temporarily to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.

It’s opening time soon.

After a burst of firecrackers, the shop opened: "The number of glassware in our shop is limited, and each person can only buy one of each style.

The first floor has ample supply of glassware, while the second floor only has three to ten pieces of each style.”

The customers in the queue were the first to enter the store.

The customers who visited last night didn't even bother to look at the items carefully, and went straight to buy the items they liked.

I was afraid that if I was a little late, it would be bought by someone else.

The first things to be sold out were the glassware on the second floor.

The most popular one is the glass necklace.

The workmanship is extremely complex and exquisite, and because it is unique, many people want to get it.

However, after Wen Yan quoted the price: "Twenty thousand taels."

Most people are deterred.

Only three or four more wanted.

Unable to tell first come first served, they had no choice but to bid.

The highest bidder wins.

Finally, it was taken away by the imperial merchant family Zhong for 25,000 taels.

Then comes the first floor.

In just half an hour, even the simplest cups and plates were sold out.

There were even many people who quarreled and argued with each other over a piece of glass.

Wen Yan rushed over to mediate and calmed the situation down.

As soon as she finished, someone tapped her shoulder.

She turned around and saw Princess Tai Su and Ning Tan, who were dressed in a low-key manner, standing behind her.

Wen Yan was delighted and greeted him softly, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Princess Taisu personally helped her up and took her hand. "Let's not bother with these empty formalities between us. Let's go upstairs. I'll go take that glass Guanyin statue home now."

"Okay." Wen Yan turned sideways and invited the two of them to go upstairs.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the door: "Princess Jinghe is here."

Everyone turned around.

Then Princess Jinghe, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked in with her maid.

Princess Taisu frowned: "Why is she here!"