Chapter 251 Hungry (Two Chapters in One)
When Wen Qing arrived, he saw a man walking back from the back of the house crying.
He walked to the wall and saw a pool of blood on the ground, and cried even more sadly.
Wen Qing also saw the pool of blood. She was shocked. Seeing the man crying sadly, she thought to herself, could the blood be from his relatives? Was his relative injured?
She boldly asked, "Do you need me to help you find a doctor?"
The man cried even more sadly: "No, really, no, wuwuwu, if my wife finds out, she will beat me, wuwuwu."
Wen Qing looked at the courtyard in front of him, then at the man: "Is this your home?"
The man nodded while crying, and Wen Qing hurriedly asked, "Does Sister Jiandeng live here?"
The man sobbed: "You are looking for my wife, she, she is not at home, you, you must not tell her, wuwuwu, I didn't mean it."
Wen Qing was confused. Is this Sister Jiandeng’s man?
Wei Ren let her into the yard, then sat in front of the big basin and continued washing clothes. While he was washing, the child in the house woke up. Wei Ren wiped his hands on his apron and went into the house to coax the child.
It was the first time that Wen Qing saw a man who was so skilled at housework. No, she had never heard of a man who could wash clothes and take care of children. Oh, and this man also loved to cry.
There is no such thing as a live-in son-in-law.
Could this man be bought by Sister Jiandeng?
Wen Qing's eyes lit up. She was disfigured, and it would be extremely difficult for her to marry into a good family.
Rather than being picked on by others with a look of disgust, it is better to spend money to buy a man like Sister Jiandeng.
The man you buy can not only give birth to babies but also take care of the babies and do housework. It’s great to have a man and children to live in a warm home!
Wen Qing suddenly had a goal. Ever since she was disfigured, she had been living one day at a time. She thought that this would be her life. At the age of fifteen, she was already hopeless.
But at this moment, seeing Wei Ren, Wen Qing saw hope.
She wants to make money, a lot of money, and buy a man to live with!
At this moment, a voice was heard outside the door: "Why don't you close the door? Aren't you afraid of thieves coming in?"
As the conversation progressed, a guest arrived. Jian Deng came in from outside and saw Wen Qing. She immediately understood: "So there is a guest. I was wondering why the door was not closed. Wen Qing, I was thinking of you when I was on the road just now."
Wen Qing looked at Jian Deng with admiration. In the past, she just thought that Sister Jian Deng was quick-witted and energetic, but now she realized that Sister Jian Deng was also the head of the family and had the skills to train her husband.
This was the first time Wen Qing had seen a woman who could be the head of a family.
After she was burned that day, Wei Yaer had someone beat her again. Her front teeth were knocked out and she was thrown into the woodshed like garbage.
In the middle of the night, she developed a high fever and thought she was going to die. A man in black took her out of the woodshed, showed her a doctor, and bought her food. She lay with the doctor for two whole days. On the third night, the man in black came again and sent her back to the woodshed of the Wei Mansion.
No one came to the woodshed to see her for two days and two nights. If it weren't for the man in black, she might have died.
The man in black is the light cutter.
When she first arrived in the capital, Wen Qing asked a blind man on the street to tell her fortune. The blind man said that she would have a noble person in her life.
Wen Qing was just calculating for fun and didn't take it seriously.
But now, Wen Qing believed it. If she saw the blind man again one day, she would definitely thank him.
Cutting the lights means asking about the noble person in Qing's life.
Jian Deng was also very happy to see Wen Qing coming. Just as she was about to speak, Wei Ren took out a bag of silver from her bosom, about a dozen taels. He held the silver in front of Jian Deng with both hands and said, "Wife, this is the silver I earned today."
Jian Deng took the silver and asked, "Is that all?"
Wei Ren wanted to cry again. He knew that the lantern cutter would definitely think the money was too little, but he had no choice. He had done housework all day and had not gone anywhere. Now someone finally came to his door, but he was poor and had only a dozen taels of silver on him.
Seeing Wei Ren's aggrieved look, Jian Deng's heart softened. He picked out a small silver ingot of one or two taels from the bag of silver and said, "Take it. Spend it sparingly."
Wei Ren smiled through his tears, took the silver, and was as happy as a child: "Thank you, my wife, you are so kind!"
Jian Deng also smiled and waved his hand: "We have guests today, you go cook and make a few more dishes."
Wei Ren went to cook happily, and Wen Qing was stunned. She also wanted to buy a man who could not only do housework but also make money.
More than ten taels a day, that’s three or four hundred taels a month. She also wants to buy a man who can earn three or four hundred taels.
"Sister Jiandeng, how much did you spend on this man?"
Jian Deng: "He didn't want money, but he kept asking for it. He couldn't refuse it, and he cried his heart out. Alas!"
Wen Qing...Sister Jiandeng is so awesome!
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Wen Qing explained his intention: "The Princess of Changling County asked the Chief Secretary of the Liang Palace to go to the Wei family to ask for her and bring her to the Liang Palace."
Jian Deng sneered: "She has such a beautiful idea in her mind. She is so shameless that she thinks the Prince Liang's Mansion is just a garbage collector."
The Liang Palace in the capital and Liangdi each has a chief secretary. The chief secretary of the Liang Palace in the capital is a man of Emperor Yongjia. Since Zhao Tinghan left the capital, all interactions between Liangdi and the Liang Palace have avoided this chief secretary.
Jian Deng thought for a moment and said to Wen Qing, "Go back and tell Wei Ya'er that you've delivered the message. As for whether the Chief Secretary will go or not, that's not your business."
Wen Qing nodded and stood up to leave, but Jian Deng asked her to stay and insisted that she eat before leaving.
Wei Ren prepared four dishes and a soup. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, they were very delicious. When Wen Qing left, Jian Deng packed a few buns for her to take with her.
After sending Wen Qing away, Jian Deng also wanted to go out. Wei Ren was worried: "I'll go with you."
Cut the lamp: "I'm going to see the second young lady. You stay at home to take care of the child. Wash the clothes I just changed and give the child a bath."
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Zhao Shiqing was very happy when she saw Jiandeng: "Sister Jiandeng, you have been in the capital for so long, and you didn't come to see me!"
Jian Deng went forward and hugged her: "You've grown taller and gained some weight."
Zhao Shiqing smiled broadly: "Where are Brother Wei Ren and your little one?"
"Leave them at home. Bring them here another day. I came here for something..."
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Originally, Jiandeng didn't want to disturb Zhao Shiqing, but now she needed someone who could make the decision. The eldest princess was far away in Liangdi. Although there were messengers, it would take several days to go back and forth. Zhao Shiqing was in the capital, and the second lady was also involved in this matter, so Jiandeng came.
Zhao Shiqing became excited when she heard this. She was going to Tongzhou with Xiao Zhen next month. Why not do something before leaving?
What Miss Zhao hates most is having nothing to do. This is the case these past two days, and she is very idle.
Wen Qing returned to the dungeon and Wei Yaer was waiting for her eagerly.
Seeing her return, Wei Yaer asked, "When will the chief official from Prince Liang's mansion come to pick me up?"
Wen Qing thought to himself that this guy was really shameless.
Who do you think you are?
But she still repeated what Jian Deng had taught her. Wei Yaer scolded her, "What a useless slave! You got the county lady's golden hairpin for nothing, but you didn't even get a single accurate word from her. What a useless piece of trash!"
Wen Qing rolled his eyes: "At least I can still go out, what about you? Who of us is the loser?"
Wei Yaer raised her hand to hit her, but Wen Qing dodged. Wei Yaer was furious: "Bitch, you still dare to hide?"
Wen Qing spat, turned around and walked out, ignoring her.
Wei Yaer cursed for a while, and her stomach growled with hunger. She was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she had not eaten anything since she woke up until now, and she had not even been able to drink a sip of water.
"Wenqing, you bitch, go get some food for this county lady!"
But Wei Yaer waited for a long time, and not only did no one bring her food, even Wen Qing did not show up.
She tried to open the door, but it was locked from the outside, so she could only sit on the bed in vain.
Suddenly I remembered that Wei Wubing, that sick guy, was fooling around with those men and women on this bed.
She suddenly felt nauseous and jumped out of bed. At this moment, she suddenly missed the Ministry of Justice prison.
At least there is food and drink there.
The next day, Wen Qing still did not show up. Wei Yaer's curses echoed in the dungeon until she had no strength to curse anymore.
She was very hungry. Her last meal was at the Ministry of Justice. It was stir-fried cabbage and brown rice without oil or water. It tasted terrible, but it was enough to satisfy her hunger.
On the third day, Wei Yaer was so hungry that she couldn't stand up. Although she disliked this bed, she still endured the nausea and lay on it. Since Wen Qing left that day, the door had never been opened again. Wen Qing didn't come, and no one else came either.
Wei Yaer was very worried. She was worried that Wen Qing would escape like everyone else. She was even more worried that the Wei family had forgotten that she was still in the dungeon.
Will she starve to death?
Compared to hunger, the darkness frightened her more. The small yellow lamp that had originally been lit had used up the last bit of lamp oil.
The dungeon in the darkness was like hell. Although there was deathly silence all around, Wei Yaer could hear countless voices, a woman's pleading, a boy's crying, and even Wei Wubing's laughter.
She saw the sister from Porcelain Street again. This time, the girl did not cry and beg her, but looked at her and smiled.
After Wei Yaer woke up from a nightmare, she never dared to close her eyes again.
She kept her eyes open until they ached and she had to close them.
But as soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Wei Wubing again.
Wei Wubing was also smiling at her, and that smile was as strange as that girl's.
She wanted to say that I was not the one who killed her, but Wei Wubing did not give her a chance and grabbed her neck.
Wei Yaer woke up from suffocation and found that her hand had been pressed on her chest at some point.
After waking up, Wei Yaer finally stopped making noises and cursing. She had no strength and no energy left.
On the fourth day, just when Wei Yaer thought she was going to starve to death, the door finally opened.
Wen Qing held a lantern in his hand and spoke in a cold voice, "People from Prince Liang's Mansion are here, but the Master won't let them take you away."
Wei Yaer was stunned: "Why?"
Wen Qing sneered: "Why so many whys? You killed the eldest young master, so of course you must be punished. The eldest young master will not let you have an easy life. Your life is over!"
Wei Yaer was struck by lightning, but she knew that what Wen Qing said was true and her father would do this.
"Wenqing... your indentures... are in my hands... Before you came to the capital... your family... your family gave all of your indentures... to me..."
Wen Qing certainly knew that their lives were worthless. The difference between them and stray dogs on the street was that they had indentures, while dogs did not.
"I know." Wen Qing said lightly.
"You, do you want your indenture contract back?" Wei Yaer asked weakly.
"I want it. Can you give it to me? What are the conditions?" Wen Qing was very understanding.
"Help...help me get out of here." Wei Yaer said.
Wen Qing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but I need to get the indenture first. Otherwise, what if you don't acknowledge it?"
Wei Yaer cursed the bitch in her heart, but at this moment, this bitch was the only one she could use.
She could only suppress her anger, just like the golden hairpin, she had to let this bitch have a taste of sweetness.
"Okay, I'll give you a contract to sell your body first... and then... I'll give you a pair of gold ingots."
Wen Qing finally perked up: "Two pairs of gold ingots. I know you have a lot of gold ingots."
"Okay, deal!" Not to mention two pairs of gold ingots, Wei Yaer would agree even if it was two more pairs. As long as she left here, there would be a way to turn the danger into safety, and then she would cut that bitch Wen Qing into pieces!
Two pairs of gold ingots, just consider them as paper money for this bitch.
Like last time, Wei Yaer wrote a note to Nanny Guan.
Master Wei is dealing with Wei Wubing's funeral. Although he wants to kill Wei Yaer, Wei Yaer has the title of County Lord. All he can do now is to lock her up in the dungeon and let her fend for herself. If she can't hold on and dies, everyone will be happy.
Wei Yaer didn't want to die. She knew that as long as she was alive and as long as she still had the title of County Princess, Master Wei would not touch her things. Her gold, silver, jewelry and these indentures were previously managed by Nanny Guan and Meng Qing. There were two keys. After Meng Qing's death, the two keys were in Nanny Guan's hands.
Fortunately, Nanny Guan broke her leg and was not taken to the Ministry of Justice.
When Nanny Guan saw Wen Qing again, she was surprised to learn that she was going to sell her body. She asked, "What does the county lord want to do?"
She couldn't get out of bed these days, and all the information she knew about the outside world came from two little girls who were seven or eight years old. The two little girls knew very little, and Nanny Guan only knew that Wei Yaer was under house arrest. As for where she was held, the two little girls didn't know, so she thought it was somewhere in the mansion and never thought of the dungeon at all.
Wen Qing said, "The county lady was imprisoned in the dungeon. Someone from Prince Liang's Mansion came to pick her up, but the eldest master disagreed. He said that even if the county lady had to die, she could only die in the Wei family."
Nanny Guan's face changed drastically. She looked at Wen Qing, as if she had thought of something. She sighed and asked the two little girls to find Wen Qing's indenture contract and hand it to her.
After Wen Qing left, Nanny Guan asked the two little maids to take out a box from the small storeroom. She packed the box and thought about how to send it out of the house.
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The Wei Mansion was in mourning and the lights were still on at night, but the gatekeeper at the corner gate was in a good mood.
This corner door is rarely used, so he is usually very idle. Some lazy people in the mansion often hide here to play cards, and he also likes to play a few hands.
He was lucky today and won a tael of silver. He was about to go to the kitchen to add a dish for himself. As soon as he went out, he saw something on the ground. He looked down and found that it was a bead the size of a longan!
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