Chapter 42
"It's strange," Luo Wendi said with great interest, "your Valley Master is just like his father, a two-faced, smiling tiger, and a stingy sugar rooster. My people were prepared to be ripped off by him once, but he only asked for six taels of silver, saying it was a lucky number. He sold you without hesitation. But from what I know, you're not the best among your fellow medicine slaves, but you're in the middle. Why doesn't he care so much?"
Yes, what is the reason?
I hadn't even said I disliked his madness, but he was already in a hurry to get me out.
Hahahaha, this is really wonderful.
Shen Jiao took a deep breath, then laughed in anger, saying, "I am such a good servant. He feels ashamed of himself and unworthy of me, so he doesn't want to stop me from finding another wise master."
Luo Wendi: ...
She seemed to know why. Just based on these words, anyone would sell her out at a low price.
"Didn't the fortune teller tell you that you have a rebellious mind?"
Shen Jiao touched her head and said, "No, my head is very round."
It's also very strong.
A fortune teller said that she had a miserable life but had noble people to help her. However, she was cold-hearted and would only hurt and kill people. Whoever abandoned her would be blessed. If she had good intentions, she should give up worldly ties, enter the Taoist sect early, go to a quiet place, ignore worldly affairs, and wholeheartedly seek immortality. Who knows, she might have some great fortune.
The old man kept talking a lot, but she didn't like what he was saying. So she knocked his teeth out with her head, snatched his steamed bun and ran away.
As he ran, he bumped into the Valley Master, or to be more precise, the old Valley Master...
It’s better not to mention this matter. She has been sold anyway, and the Valley Master and the Old Valley Master have nothing to do with her anymore.
I originally planned to stay for three years and then go back to wait for the next master, but I didn't expect that I would never be able to go back after I came out.
So... that's fine.
It may not be a bad thing to go with the flow.
Luo Wendi looked at her, waved his hand and ordered someone to deliver another document, which stated the year and month she was sold and the transaction price.
About half a month after she left the valley, they changed their minds and sent someone to buy her. The difference was that the previous document was stamped with the seal of Tongcai Villa, while this one was stamped with Luo Wendi's private seal, with some other text attached, saying that Tongcai Villa transferred her voluntarily, and the hundred gold would not be recovered.
"What do you mean, ma'am?"
Shen Jiao was a little confused holding the indenture.
Luo Wendi said calmly, "I'm just giving you a chance. I know you seem to be submissive, but even if I hold your indentures, I won't necessarily make you submit willingly. In that case, I'd rather let you hold them yourself as a guarantee. Take good care of the child for the next three years. After three years, whether he's good or bad, I'll let you stay or go as you please. How do you do that?"
Shen Jiao kowtowed, then raised his body and said sternly, "That is what I wish for, but I dare not ask for it."
Who doesn't yearn for freedom? This has always been Shen Jiao's wish, but she just didn't dare to ask for it. Now that someone has brought it up, how could she not agree?
"That's great," Luo Wendi said with a faint smile, "Aren't you afraid that I'll ask you to do something bad? You know, I'm not his biological mother. To be honest, I don't really care."
"You don't need me to harm him." Shen Jiao did not deny her words, nor did he agree with her. He simply stated the fact.
Luo Wendi said thoughtfully: "Perhaps I want to take them by surprise, kill them all and give them all a fatal blow?"
Shen Jiao: ...
"Medicine slaves will obey their masters' orders."
"Don't care about right or wrong?"
“There is no right or wrong in this world.”
"It's so boring," Luo Wendi said angrily, "Go ahead and take good care of him."
"yes."
Shen Jiao stepped back a few steps and walked out the door. Aunt Zhang handed her a lamp and said, "Do you remember the way?"
"Remember."
"Then go back by yourself."
"Thank you, Mammy."
Shen Jiao thanked him and walked out briskly. Before he even turned through the hanging flower gate, a girl called out from behind him, "Wait a minute!"
She hurried over, thrust something into his hand, and said, "This is something your master gave you. He asked someone to pass it on to you. Madam asked me to give it to you."
Shen Jiao glanced at the not-so-pretty cloth bag and said, "Thank you, Madam, for me."
"knew.
Also, Madam asked you to tell the Sixth Young Master to come back."
"……yes."
Shen Jiao responded, and when she turned back, he opened the bundle and looked inside. Inside was the money box she had hidden in the valley, a few clothes she usually wore, a pile of bottles and jars, and a letter that said concisely:
Take care and don’t come back. I’ve made up the total amount for you.
The signature is - your father.
Shen Jiao: ...When will he get over this habit of wanting to be someone else's father? It's been said that it's impossible for a person to have two fathers in their lifetime, whether they like one or not.
After stuffing the letter back in, Shen Jiao took the bundle and walked towards Liao'e Courtyard...
When Xue Shun opened his eyes again, it was still dark outside. It was very quiet around him, and it didn't seem like anyone was around. He was drowsy, and his vision was flickering. He felt sore all over from lying there, and it was difficult for him to move. He also felt anxious and uncomfortable. He sat up with his eyes closed, grabbing the bed frame with his hands, and wanted to drink some water.
At this moment, a familiar medicinal fragrance wafted over. Shen Jiao, holding a cup of warm water, whispered softly beside him, "Master, are you awake? How are you feeling?"
He opened his eyes dazedly, and the water was already at his lips. Her expression was extremely gentle and concerned, and he didn't know if it was an illusion.
Then I heard her say:
"Drink some, you'll feel better."
Xue Shun lowered his head, the warm cup rim against his lips. Perhaps something had been added to the water. He was extremely thirsty, so he couldn't quite taste it. He took her hand, held the bottom of the cup, and drank it all in big gulps. He wiped the water droplets from his lips and said, "Another cup."
Shen Jiao only poured a little: "Doctor Sun said you can't drink too much water, you'd better wait a while."
Xue Shun drank the entire cup without forcing himself to drink. He sat for a while with his eyes closed before asking, "Where's the person?"
"The Sixth Young Master has been called back by the Madam. The maids in the courtyard have been kneeling for a long time and are weak. I have told them to go back and rest. Yinhua may have contracted the plague, so for her safety, she has been taken away. Jinyu and Qiongzhi are still being held in the woodshed, awaiting the Young Master's disposal. I have taken the initiative to bring them some food. As for Lingnu...she is currently decocting medicine in the kitchen."
"How are you okay?"
"It was Madam who let me out and told me to take good care of the young master."
"Humph," Xue Shun lowered his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, "So you must be madly in love with her and hate me right now, right? And they too, after being dragged into this situation by me, they all wish I were dead, right?"
"If the young master died, we might be buried with him. We all just hope you get better soon," Shen Jiao said, then asked caringly, "Do you need to relieve yourself? I've put the toilet behind the screen. Can you help me over there?"
Xue Shun: ...
"No need, I'll just go to the toilet."
"But it's a bit windy outside, and you're weak. It would be bad if your illness gets worse."
Shen Jiao treated him like a big treasure at this moment, and was afraid that the plan of setting her free would fail, so she was particularly attentive and considerate, which was not like her.
However, to Xue Shun, these words sounded like a mockery and sarcasm filled with resentment, as if they were afraid that something might happen to him and implicate them.
Xue Shun pursed his lips and said, "I understand. Go and release Jin Yu and the others, and give all the money to the maids in the courtyard. I was wrong in this matter, and you are right to be resentful. If you want to leave, tell me. When I feel better, I will ask mother to send you all to work elsewhere. I don't need to keep so many people here."
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