Upon entering the village, Zhao Ruyun and Yan Chuan were still searching for them.
Su Luo asked Zhao Ruyun to tell the villagers that Yi Huan had been found and to let them go home.
Back at the kiln, Su Luo placed Yi Huan on her bed and used hot water to wipe the dirt off her face.
"Huanhuan, it's all Grandma's fault for not taking good care of you."
Seeing her granddaughter like this, Zhao Ruyun was overwhelmed with self-reproach, and her eyes were filled with tears.
“Mother-in-law, this has nothing to do with you. If someone is determined, no matter how well you see them, they will find a chance to make a move.”
Yan Chuan also took his sister's hand and said, "Mother, Yan Chuan was also at fault for not protecting my sister."
"Luo Luo, where did you and Young Master Nangong find Huan Huan?"
Zhao Ruyun saw that it was Nangong Qing who brought them back, so she asked.
“In the county, Huanhuan was abducted by human traffickers, and it was Huahua who found Yihuan by following her scent.”
Su Luo didn't want anyone to know that Yi Huan had been bought into the Red Mansion; in this place, reputation was too important for a girl.
"Luo Luo, should we report this to the authorities? These human traffickers are so hateful."
"No need, I have my own ways of dealing with them."
Su Luo stood up and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Zhao Ruyun shook her head: "We can't possibly eat that much."
"Let's go get something to eat first."
Su Luo led Yan Chuan out; Nangong Qing and A Xu had already gone back, and tonight's reunion dinner tasted bland.
The three of them ate a couple of bites and then stopped eating. Su Luo tidied up and lay down on the bed.
Yi Huan didn't know what she was dreaming about; her body would occasionally twitch with fright, and her brows were furrowed.
She gently patted Yi Huan's body to comfort her, but Su Luo's eyes were more terrifying than poison.
Chen Xique, right?
She wasn't going to use force this time, since Chen Xique wanted her Huanhuan to suffer in that shameful place.
Then she would make Chen Xique suffer for the rest of her life, giving him a taste of his own medicine, otherwise she would not be able to quell the hatred in her heart.
...
The next day, Chen Xique heard Luo Mei return from outside and her face lit up with joy.
"Mother, you found some silver, why are you so happy?"
"Mother, do you have money now?"
Chen Mengqing couldn't hear clearly, so he immediately asked, as he was now particularly sensitive to the word "money".
"No, no, I heard something even happier than finding silver, so my mood naturally improved."
Chen Xique asked curiously, "What is it? Tell me about it."
Luo Mei looked at Chen Xique and Chen Mengqing and shared, "Zhao Ruyun's granddaughter was kidnapped by human traffickers, hahaha..."
'Bang!' Chen Xique's water bowl suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.
"Oh dear, you're about to get married, why are you still breaking bowls?"
"There are only a few bowls at home," Luo Mei said with heartache.
"Mother, what did you just say?"
The two didn't notice the change in Chen Xique's expression, from initial fear to current tension.
"What can I say? Chen Yihuan was kidnapped. That girl is really lucky. It's a pity that Su Luo found her. But as long as her family suffers, I'll be happy all day."
"Found it?"
Chen Xique's mind was filled with Luo Mei's words, "Found her!" How could she have found her? Su Luo, a woman, actually went to the Red Chamber to look for her? Wouldn't she be beaten to death?
Almost a morning has passed. Given Su Luo's personality, why hasn't she come to deal with her yet? Or did she not see Chen Yihuan after she fainted?
Even so, when Su Luo went to the Red Mansion to rescue Chen Yihuan and redeemed her, she should have seen that the contract of sale had Chen Yihuan's name on it.
Su Luo always settles scores on the spot, but Chen Xique never expected that Su Luo would be able to find Chen Yihuan after selling her to such a place.
"Magpie, magpie!"
Chen Mengqing nudged Chen Xique, who was startled and only then came to her senses.
"What are you thinking about? You didn't even answer your mother's calls."
"I...I...what did Mother call me?"
Chen Xique was preoccupied with how Su Luo would take revenge on her and didn't listen to what Luo Mei was saying at all.
"What's wrong with you today, child?" Luo Mei asked.
"I'm fine. What were you guys talking about?"
Chen Mengqing sat up straight and said, "Little sister, what I mean is, I want Mother to find you a husband first, and then lend me the betrothal gifts for emergencies. Once I get my wages, I will definitely pay you back three times the amount."
"Whatever you want."
Chen Xique had no time to think about marriage. She was certain that Su Luo couldn't find Chen Yihuan, which was why she dared to sell herself to the Red Chamber.
Luo Mei thought for a moment and said, "It's not good to look now. If we wait until after the autumn harvest, the dowry will be higher, and a few more loads of rice would be good too. What do you say, Magpie?"
Chen Xique felt flustered and got up to go back to her room, saying, "I'm not feeling well, I'm going back to my room first."
Watching Chen Xique's retreating figure, Luo Mei said, "Meng Qing, why does Mother feel that Xique is acting a little strange?"
Chen Mengqing had her own things to do and couldn't care less about Chen Xique's affairs.
He went to see the manager of Hechunlou again yesterday morning. The manager told him that many people wanted to be the accountant, but the owner had not yet decided on a candidate.
The meaning was clear: as long as Chen Mengqing gave the shopkeeper some benefits, the shopkeeper would speak on his behalf to the owner; otherwise, the opportunity would go to someone else.
Chen Xique returned to her room and took out ten taels of silver from under the box.
She received twenty taels of silver from selling Chen Yihuan, which she split equally with the people in the back courtyard of the Red Mansion. That person had helped her sell Chen Yihuan there.
She threw the silver onto the bed. She had originally intended to use the silver to buy a new set of jewelry, which was why she didn't want Chen Mengqing to use it to make connections. But now, she suddenly felt that the silver was burning her hand.
Chen Xique sat on the bed, clutching her pillow in fear. It was noon, why hadn't Su Luo come to beat her yet?
That night, Chen Xique couldn't sleep at all.
By the next morning, Chen Xique was so tired that she could barely keep going, and she finally managed to doze off for a bit.
In her dream, Chen Xique saw herself lying in bed when Su Luo, taking advantage of the dark and windy night, entered through the window, holding a dagger, like a demon from hell demanding her life.
The violent, murderous look in her eyes paralyzed Chen Xique until she saw Su Luo plunge the dagger into her heart, at which point she screamed and snapped back to reality.
"Ah...help me..."
He sat bolt upright on the bed, drenched in sweat, panting heavily, still reeling from the terror of his dream.
Luo Mei heard the noise and rushed in to check. She was relieved to find that Chen Xique was unharmed.
"What do you mean, 'help'? Are you having a nightmare?"
After swallowing hard, Chen Xique said in a trembling voice, "It's Su Luo, Su Luo wants to kill me... Mother, Su Luo wants to kill me..."
Luo Mei touched Chen Xique's forehead; he didn't have a fever, he was just talking nonsense.
“Su Luo wouldn’t dare. If she dares to kill you, your mother will be the first to fight her to the death.”
Seeing this, Luo Mei knew that Chen Xique was dreaming, and that she dreamed that Su Luo wanted to kill her.
"Mother, did Su Luo come to our house today?"
Chen Xique had been suffering from insomnia and had no energy at all.
"No, why would she come to our house? Looking for a fight?"
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