Huang Daya twisted the corner of her clothes, suddenly knelt down, and kowtowed three times to the Huang family.
The voice was trembling but firm.
"I am thirteen years old this year. Since I was seven years old, I have been waking up earlier than chickens and sleeping later than dogs. I have been cooking and washing clothes for my family, growing vegetables and feeding chickens for eight years without interruption. This is my repayment of the favor. I hope my parents will let me go."
"impossible!"
Huang Daya's father spat fiercely, "Have you become hardened? Haven't you been beaten enough? Even if you die, you must be buried in the ancestral tomb of my Huang family! Get back here right now!"
Huang Lizheng suddenly reached out to stop him, "Let Daya go."
"Dad, those ten taels..."
After all, Huang Lizheng is the head of a village and he needs to have a long-term vision.
If Daya really makes a name for herself around this adult, can't they come and seek refuge with her and ask her to give them money?
What is ten taels of silver?
By then, I’m afraid there will be countless mountains of gold and silver.
After all, he knew his granddaughter well and knew she was a tough person.
Huang Lizheng felt so hot in his heart as he thought about it that he wanted to push Huang Daya out immediately.
"Go ahead, Daya. You'll have a bright future if you follow the adults. But don't forget your family when the time comes."
Xie Ling's eyes were cold, and she could see clearly what Huang Lizheng was thinking.
Huang Daya is not stupid, so she naturally saw it.
She was so anxious that her eyes turned red and sweat covered her forehead, fearing that Xie Ling would no longer want her.
Xie Ling patted her shoulder gently, telling her to be at ease.
Other villagers in Lijia Village and Huangjia Village also reacted one after another.
All of them wanted to give their daughters to Xie Ling. They kowtowed, cried, and pushed their daughters forward, begging Xie Ling to take them in.
"Sir, there are more than a dozen people in my family. Please accept my Chun'er. Without you, she will probably starve to death."
"Sir, my Hua'er can do everything and will definitely be able to serve you well!"
......
Xie Ling frowned.
What do these people think of her?
She took in Huang Daya simply because she admired the girl's courage to resist.
Xie Ling said coldly: "If you don't leave now, you will still be Sinan people, hurry down the mountain!"
After hearing what Xie Ling said, these people ran away in a hurry.
Huang Daya stood there biting her lip. Seeing the miners and soldiers digging holes, she rolled up her sleeves and wanted to help with her bare hands.
Xie Ling quickly stopped her.
"Little girl, why are you digging the dirt and gravel with your hands? Aren't you afraid of the pain?"
Huang Daya shook her head, revealing a pair of scarred hands.
"There's only a pair of iron farm tools at home. Dad wants to use them. I usually just turn the soil with my hands. It's okay. I have thick calluses on my hands. It doesn't hurt."
Xie Ling frowned and cursed him in her heart: "What a bastard."
"You don't have to help, just stand aside."
The soldiers on the side also heard what Huang Daya said, and they all wanted to bring Huang Lizheng's family back and beat them up.
Huang Daya's eyes sparkled and her face flushed. "Thank you, sir. Don't worry, I will never betray my family and help them!"
Xie Ling nodded, "I believe you. Big..."
After a pause, he continued, "Daya."
This name is too casual.
Xie Ling wanted to train her to be a female official by his side, and such a name would not be very elegant in the future.
"Daya, how old are you this year?"
"Thirteen."
Xie Ling opened her eyes wide.
The little girl in front of him was pale and skinny, as thin as a piece of paper, almost half a head shorter than him, and looked no more than ten years old.
She sighed deeply.
"You are thirteen years old and graceful, and in the prime of your youth. From now on, you will be called Doukou."
Daya, uh no, now it should be called Doukou.
Doukou's face broke into a huge smile, her eyes were full of surprise, and she bent her knees to kowtow to Xie Ling.
"Thank you, sir!"
Xie Ling quickly grabbed her.
"Don't kowtow so often. Just say thank you."
Doukou held back her tears for a long time.
She secretly swore in her heart that she would be good to adults for the rest of her life.
Even if the adults wanted her life, she would give it up without hesitation.
As the sun sets in the west, the entire forest is bathed in golden light.
The group went back home.
The Qilian Mountains are very vast and densely wooded, and it took half an hour to walk out of the forest.
Along the way, the soldiers also shot several wild rabbits.
It gets dark early in autumn, and it was already dark when everyone returned to Sinan.
Xie Ling went to the county government office first.
From afar, a woman in light red clothes was seen kneeling in front of the gate of the county government office. Not far away, there was an exquisite sedan chair hung with red silk.
Under a full moon, a car full of red silk ribbons fluttered in the wind, sad and melodious.
Xie Ling frowned slightly and walked to the woman.
"Are you here to seek justice? Why are you kneeling for so long?"
The woman seemed not to have heard anything. She lay flat on the cold ground with her forehead pressed against the floor. Her slender body shivered in the autumn wind.
The voice was so low that it could not be heard, and it sounded very pitiful.
"I beg the county magistrate to take me in."
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows high.
Mr. County Magistrate?
Take in a slave?
Gu Wei’s romantic debt?
Before Xie Ling could reply, a long sword as cold as frost suddenly flew out of the house and pierced into the floor beside the woman with a tremendous force.
The murderous intent is chilling.
The force was so great that even the tail of the sword was trembling.
From a distance, a man's cold voice was heard, with a hint of impatience.
"Get out the way you came. Don't make me say it a third time."
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