Chapter 197: Flexibility
When Zhang Yunniang and others heard this, they were immediately shocked and confused. She remembered to cover Niu Niu's ears at the first moment.
Niuniu opened her deer-like eyes and looked at Zhang Yuniang innocently: "Mom, I heard everything. Mammy forgot. I have very sharp ears."
Zhang Yuniang: ...
"Even if you hear it, forget it. Don't believe these scary words." Zhang Yunniang said hurriedly.
Niuniu said: "This sister didn't say who the eldest and second young masters are."
Zhang Yuniang immediately looked at the man who had brought the drugs to her.
Renyazi smiled awkwardly and said, "Please forgive me, madam, this is a secret matter that involves your name, so I cannot easily talk about it."
Zhang Yunniang had no intention of asking further questions and wanted to leave with her children.
But Niuniu suddenly grabbed her mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, can we take this sister in?"
Zhang Yunniang's face was full of confusion. Niuniu had always been well-behaved and sensible, and seldom made any extra requests, especially this time, the person was a maid who had obviously gotten involved in the inner house's secrets.
"Does Niuniu like this sister very much?" Zhang Yuniang asked softly.
Others were also watching Niu Niu from the side. They didn't understand why Niu Niu suddenly changed her temper.
Niuniu raised her little face and said, "I don't understand, but I always think this sister is very cute. I always think she is not a bad person..."
Hearing that Niuniu couldn't explain it clearly, Zhang Yunniang sighed softly and said, "Since Guaibao likes her very much, then I will give it a try for you."
Niu Niu's eyes lit up instantly.
After Zhang Yunniang touched her daughter's little head, she turned around and started negotiating with the human trafficker.
The human trafficker never expected that even after he explained it so clearly, Zhang Yunniang still insisted on buying a person, just because of what her six-year-old daughter said?
"Madam, the child is still young and doesn't know what is good or bad. If this matter gets to the ears of that nobleman, I'm afraid both you and I will be in trouble. Madam, please don't make things difficult for me." The human trafficker advised earnestly.
If this group of people had not done big business with him today, he would not have persuaded them so patiently. If it were someone else, he would probably have started scolding them directly.
Zhang Yunniang was not a person who liked to force others to do things. Seeing that the human trafficker was unwilling to sell, she could only look at Niu Niu with an apologetic look on her face.
Instead, Li asked Niuniu: "My dear, do you really want this girl?"
Niuniu saw that everyone seemed to be in a dilemma, so she didn't insist and said, "Since it's hard to buy, forget it."
The little girl ran to the man again, took out a handful of golden melon seeds from her purse, and said, "Uncle, I'll give you money, can you be nicer to this sister?"
It was difficult for the human tooth to accept the request, nor was it convenient for him to refuse it.
However, Li, noticing Niu Niu's liking for the girl, whispered a few words to the old nanny beside her.
The old maid immediately ran over and whispered a few words to the human trafficker, then gave him a silver ingot.
The human trafficker hesitated for a moment, then took the money and replied to the old lady.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Mrs. Li touched Niuniu's little head, blinked at her, and said, "My dear, go back and have a good sleep tonight. Maybe someone will come to accompany you tomorrow."
Although Niu Niu didn't quite understand what Li had done, she nodded obediently out of her instinctive trust in her family.
After getting on the carriage and no one was around, Zhang Yunniang immediately said, "Sister-in-law, you must tell me how much this girl spent."
Li touched Niuniu's head and said with a smile, "Niuniu is also my daughter, why do you have to fight with me?"
Zhang Yunniang used to live in the Gu family and watched her sisters-in-law Chen Chunhua and Liu Erni at that time. The two of them would fight to the death over a piece of tofu. But now that they are separated, they only compete to spend money but not to get benefits.
Seeing that Li was determined to do so, she did not try to persuade her, thinking that she could make it up to Changshou in the future, which would be considered a favor.
Zhang Yunniang asked again, "Sister-in-law, that man is very tight-lipped. How did you persuade him?"
Li smiled and said, "This matter looks complicated, but it's actually very simple. Your Excellency wants the child to go to a dirty place. It's not easy for the human traffickers to disobey openly, so they really have to send the girl to a dirty place, so that the Your Excellency won't hold a grudge against her."
"But as long as we find out where and when the person was sold, we can redeem her before she is abused. It is a convenient and humane thing, and the human trafficker will definitely do it if he gets paid."
Zhang Yunniang frowned slightly when she heard this and said, "But if this is the case, if the noble family sends someone to inquire about it in the future, wouldn't it be exposed?"
Li said, "The person I sent to redeem her was going to disguise himself as a passing merchant. This way, even if the noble family wanted to investigate, they would not be able to find any trace of him."
Zhang Yunniang nodded and said, "My sister-in-law, your consideration is quite appropriate, but once the person enters the building, will they be reluctant to let him go?"
Li patted her hands and said, "Sister-in-law, just put your mind at ease. For a brothel owner, buying a person is not a big deal. She can make a fortune right away. What's there to be unhappy about? Besides, this girl is crazy. I don't know how much effort it will take to train her. It's better to make a fortune right away."
"But now that she has returned to the Gu family, sister-in-law should also be more careful and don't let the girl run away. It's not a big deal if she runs away, but if she is discovered by the old master's family, it might cause trouble for the family."
Zhang Yunniang nodded and said, "Of course, don't worry, sister-in-law."
Liu Xiaoru looked at Li with admiration and said, "Sister Li, you have a sharp mind. We can't compare to you."
Li was not pleased when she heard this, instead a hint of bitterness appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She was originally a blank slate, but during her long stay with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law in the inner house of the Sun family, she learned the skills to deal with civil wars.
But even so, it still couldn't prevent his son's surroundings from being infiltrated by others.
Li thought to herself that it was a good thing that she had Niuniu. If she hadn't been her goddaughter, she would have brought the problematic wet nurse and maid to Beijing in a daze. If anything had happened to the child, she wouldn't know how she would have survived.
"I envy you more. Your sister-in-law has a harmonious family and well-behaved children. Xiaoru runs a business outside and makes her own decisions. She can see a different world." Li said.
Zhang Yunniang said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, now that we have arrived in the capital, you can spare a lot of time to do your own things. Although we are women, we must also try our best to make ourselves live comfortably."
Liu Xiaoru also echoed: "Yes, yes, Sister Li, I am still waiting to see the book you wrote. You should try to write in a more popular way. I am impatient to listen to those pedantic poems."
Niuniu threw herself into Li's arms and asked, "Godmother, my mother said before that many storybooks are not suitable for children to listen to. Can I listen to the one you wrote?"
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