The angry maid scolded the little girl and left angrily.
The little girl sobbed and sobbed, not daring to cry loudly, yet unable to stop. Xia Daohua couldn't help feeling a little upset.
She was still worried about the whereabouts of her people and had no time to take care of these trivial matters, but this little girl happened to bump into her, and she felt a little reluctant to ignore her.
The little girl cried for a while, then suddenly stopped. She raised her sleeve to wipe her tears, then walked inside with her head down, occasionally hiccuping or sniffling.
Xia Daohua didn't know what was wrong with her, but she followed him as if possessed by some unknown force.
Following the little girl through the huge courtyard, wandering east and west, after several months of dawn, we arrived at the entrance of a locked garden. The little girl cried out to the old woman guarding the gate, "Second Aunt..."
The gatekeeper hurriedly made a "hush" sound, looked around, and when she saw that no one was following, she took the little girl's hand, took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her face:
"Sanniu, what happened to you? Why are you crying so hard? Didn't your second sister help you?"
The little girl sniffed twice and said:
"Sister Yuzhan, the head maidservant beside our Third Madam, just lectured me, saying that I couldn't tell the difference between inside and outside, and didn't know who was the master... But I'm not our Third Madam's maidservant! Sister Yuzhan also said that she was best friends with my Second Sister, so she gave me this advice... I just can't understand..."
"Yuzhan and your second sister have been inseparable since they were little. Although she has a bad temper and speaks harshly, she doesn't really have any bad intentions.
If you don't listen, go back and ask your second sister and see what she says.
Don't cry in front of people like this!
If someone saw this and told you something in front of the Third Madam, not only would you be in trouble, but even your Second Sister and Sister Yuzhan would suffer the consequences!"
Xia Daohua saw that the little girl obviously had a lot of relatives and friends, and it was not a big deal if she made a mistake and was scolded a few times. She let it go and planned to leave.
However, before she could turn around, she heard the conversation between the gatekeeper and the little girl, which suddenly tripped her legs and made it impossible for her to move.
The gatekeeper said, "This garden has been abandoned for a long time. Normally, we didn't need to take care of it. The Third Madam suddenly said she wanted to use it and sent me to guard it. You'd better not wander in here casually. If you are seen by the Third Madam's people, it will be of no use to you."
The little girl said, "The Third Madam is too overbearing! In order to punish the cousin's people, she even wants to interfere with other people's good deeds. Isn't she afraid of retribution?"
The gatekeeper was startled and looked around hurriedly several times. She raised her hand and slapped the little girl twice on the back before saying to her:
"You've really been spoiled by the young lady! How can you say such things?
Are you willing to die just to satisfy your anger?
From now on, you must keep your mouth shut, otherwise you will suffer!
If it's just a matter of suffering, it's fine, but I'm afraid that because of this worthless thing, not only will I lose my life, but I'll also bring trouble to my entire family!"
The little girl's big eyes were filled with tears, and she stubbornly stiffened her neck.
“I wasn’t wrong!
In order to pray for the young master, the steward of the cousin's family did good deeds every day and took in many homeless women and children! But the third wife tricked them into coming here and locked them up in this garden...
With so many eyes watching from the whole family, who wouldn’t know?
I heard from the young lady that the Third Madam has contacted people outside and wants to sell them to that shameful place! Isn't this just wicked and wicked?
The gatekeeper was anxious and hurriedly raised her hand to cover the little girl's mouth:
"Hey, my little ancestor!
Is this what you said?
The same thing, if the lady says it and tells you, can it be the same?
No matter what the young lady says, the master and the old lady are standing behind her. Even if she makes up some nonsense out of nothing, it will not matter.
And you?
You are a slave, why can't you learn to shut up?
Oh my god, I’m so worried!
I should have known that I shouldn't have given you this task and let you enter this mansion to broaden your horizons!
You should be allowed to run wild outside!
Have fun and laugh for a few years, and when you're old enough and married, you'll be someone else's. You won't have to talk too much and bring trouble to the family every day!
The conversation between the gatekeeper and the little girl completely stumped Xia Daohua.
She never dreamed that her vague suspicion would actually come true!
But, with so many people in his village, how could he deceive them so cleanly just by deceiving them?
Xia Daohua was too lazy to guess any further.
She manipulated the space and passed directly through the garden gate.
This garden has probably not been tended for a long time. The vegetation is too lush and looks very desolate.
The Murong family was a wealthy family in Jixiang County, and their house naturally occupied a vast area. However, this desolate, seemingly abandoned garden was somewhat out of place.
Xia Daohua frowned and walked along the path covered with weeds. She found that there were a few houses inside. They were built in the style of bamboo huts and were barely habitable. But she didn't know whether they were designed that way on purpose or because they had been in disrepair for a long time. The roofs and walls were damaged.
Xia Daohua went in and took a look, and immediately understood.
There were many people lying in a mess inside, on the kang and on the floor. They were all tied up with ropes and their mouths were stuffed. Regardless of whether they were adults or children, they were all treated the same.
Each room was guarded by two beggar-looking men.
It seems that the third wife of the Murong family has probably joined forces with the Beggar Gang in Jixiang County.
This is also why the old beggar got the news in the middle of the night and ran to the slum to knock on the door to inform himself.
The third wife of the Murong family chose the right time.
If the old beggar had not informed me, given my casual nature, it would have taken at least half a month for me to remember to come to the farm.
By then, even if there were witnesses telling me that these people were taken away by the Murong family, I probably wouldn't have a chance to get them back.
Xia Daohua's heart was more than half filled with joy.
If I hadn't been soft-hearted for a moment, fearing that the little girl would be upset, and had followed her all the way with a heavy heart, I really wouldn't have been able to find this garden so quickly.
Xia Daohua took all these people into the space. As soon as she finished cleaning the first room, she felt a throbbing sensation all over her body, as if she had been electrocuted, a bit like the experience of hypoglycemia.
She hurriedly drank several bottles of sports drinks and ate a lot of chocolate and braised beef, which made her feel a little nauseous. She stopped eating when she couldn't swallow anymore, which relieved some of the dizziness.
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