Chapter 15: Dealing with Mr. Zhao and Compensating Chen Xingyue
"Master..."
Suddenly, a maid screamed in surprise. Everyone looked over and found that Mr. Zhao was so frightened that his body went limp and he almost fell to the ground.
The maids and servants immediately helped him up. Mr. Zhao was breathing heavily, his fat cheeks were pale, and he was obviously very scared.
Butler Zhou even hid in a corner, no longer showing the arrogance and arrogance he had just shown. He didn't even dare to breathe.
These eight strong men are the Eight Vajras of the Zhao Mansion. Each of them can beat two or three ordinary people. If an ordinary person falls into their hands, he will be seriously injured if not killed.
Relying on these eight people, they acted tyrannically in the town and did countless things to oppress the people.
But he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he was all knocked to the ground by this woman and couldn't even get up.
Who is this woman? How can she be so powerful?
The casino owner and Zhang Sheng were also trembling, remembering that the gambling house's thugs came back yesterday to report and told them to be careful of this woman, but they didn't take it seriously at the time.
Now that I think about it, those thugs were probably taught a lesson by her.
Damn it, why didn’t they warn them in advance!
"Mom is really amazing."
In the corner, the Chen brothers and sisters all had shining eyes, filled with shock and admiration.
"You want to beat me to death with clubs?"
Xiao Ying walked towards Mr. Zhao step by step with a cold tone.
"No, no, no!" Mr. Zhao shook his head like a rattle and denied it immediately. "Madam, I want to treat you as a guest of honor and treat you well."
Xiao Ying sneered. This man changed his expression faster than turning the pages of a book. He really had no principles.
"Let me entertain you properly."
She kicked out suddenly, causing Mr. Zhao and several maids and servants behind him to fall to the ground, crying and shouting.
She stepped on Mr. Zhao's chest, and he screamed, and his pants got wet immediately.
Xiao Ying frowned in disdain and asked in a cold voice, "I want to redeem my daughter Chen Xingyue. What do you want to say?"
"No, no, absolutely not!"
Mr. Zhao was so scared that he kept shaking his head. He had no idea who Chen Xingyue was and was afraid that he would be beaten again if he answered slowly.
"How could there not be one?" Xiao Ying seemed very dissatisfied. "You bought her for five taels of silver. She worked as a maid in your house for six months. I don't know how much hardship and injuries she endured."
Chen Xingyue on the side bit her lower lip tightly. How could this woman know?
She tried hard not to cry, not wanting others to see her vulnerability.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"
Mr. Zhao was very willing to accept advice. He was also a smart man and immediately understood what Xiao Ying meant.
"It's my fault for not taking good care of Miss Xingyue, causing her to suffer. Come on, why don't you quickly offer compensation? Give Miss Xingyue whatever she wants."
"Yes, sir."
A woman who looked like the manager responded immediately and hurried out with two maids.
Chen Xingyue couldn't help but open her mouth, her eyes full of astonishment. Mr. Zhao actually apologized to her and wanted to compensate her?
The servants who usually bullied her also looked at her with awe, and even with flattery.
The world seemed to have suddenly become incomprehensible to her.
After a while, the old woman and two maids came in carrying several plates of gold, silver and jewelry, which were so bright that they almost dazzled everyone's eyes.
"Miss Xingyue, these are our master's favorite things. You can take your pick."
The old woman spoke politely and humbly with a smile, her head slightly lowered.
"I……"
Chen Xingyue was extremely confused. How could she dare to pick a fight? She immediately looked at Xiao Ying.
She was a little annoyed that she still regarded that woman as her backbone.
But that woman is really amazing.
"Choose it. They should compensate you for your medical expenses and the wages for the past six months." Xiao Ying said casually.
"Yes, yes, Miss Xingyue, please don't be polite. If these are not enough, I will ask someone to get more."
Mr. Zhao grinned, but the smile looked distorted no matter how you looked at it.
Chen Xingyue gritted her teeth. Yes, the Zhao family did owe her.
She didn't know how many beatings and bullying she had received. She didn't have enough to eat all day, couldn't wear warm clothes in the winter, and didn't get any wages.
Looking at the dazzling array of gold, silver, and jewelry before her eyes, she clenched her fists and finally picked out a ten-liang silver ingot.
This is compensation for her.
Xiao Ying was a little surprised. Those plates of gold, silver and jewelry were worth at least a thousand taels. Any one of them was more valuable than that ingot of silver. Was Chen Xingyue really not tempted?
"This is what you owe me."
Chen Xingyue said in a crisp voice that she really only wanted that ingot of silver.
This made the old woman hesitate, and she looked at Mr. Zhao for help, and Mr. Zhao looked at Xiao Ying cautiously.
"My daughter said she only wanted that ingot of silver." Xiao Ying said.
"Yes, yes, silver is good, silver is the best."
Mr. Zhao quickly apologized with a smile, secretly feeling relieved and secretly cursing that the man had never seen the world.
Humph, do you think Zhao Youcai's money is so easy to take? He will make these people pay back with interest!
The reason why he has been able to dominate Hongye Town for so many years is not only because of his strong family strength, but also because of his close relations with the mayor and even the county magistrate of Yun'an County.
This woman dared to beat him and the servants, so she dared to attack the yamen runners?
When the time comes, she will be made to pay for her crimes and thrown into jail with no chance of ever coming out.
He was thinking viciously in his heart, but his face became more humble and gentle.
"Ma'am, why don't you pick a few that you like?"
Xiao Ying didn't pick one, but threw him twenty taels of silver instead. Everyone was a little confused.
"Five taels is the money for my daughter's redemption, and eleven taels is the money owed to the gambling house. You will give me another four taels and return my daughter's indenture."
She doesn't like to suffer losses, nor does she like to take advantage of others.
Only when the mind is clear can the heart of Tao be firm. The most taboo thing in practice is to do things that go against one's will.
"My lady is courageous." Zhao Youcai was stunned. It was the first time he had seen such a person.
But he soon sneered, thinking that since he was already so poor, why was he still pretending to be with him?
But he urged: "Why don't you return Miss Xingyue's indenture contract quickly?!"
"Master, I have already taken them all here."
The old woman in charge spoke immediately, then took out a contract of sale from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Ying respectfully with both hands.
Xiao Ying took a quick glance and found that the characters here were similar to those in his previous life, with only less than one-third of them being different.
Based on this knowledge, it can be seen that it is indeed Chen Xingyue's indenture.
After getting the indenture, one still had to register with the government and have the household registration transferred back to the family before being considered free from slavery.
She put the indenture contract away casually. The three children were very excited, especially Chen Xingyue, who was excited but also unbelievable.
This woman actually redeemed her, and she no longer had to be a maid!
Even if the days of returning home are difficult, at least I still have my older brothers and sisters. Thinking of this, my eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Madam, are we now settled?"
Mr. Zhao asked cautiously, his eyes fixed on Xiao Ying's foot stepping on him, but he saw that the other party had no intention of relaxing at all.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "Why, are you planning to report to the police after we leave?"
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