Li Zhaodi felt embarrassed and tried to put her hands into the patched sleeves, but the clothes were too small and the sleeves were too short, so she really couldn't do it.
With an awkward smile, he quickly stood up, shrank his body, and lowered his head, not daring to look at An Shi.
There were two reasons why she was so embarrassed. One was that physical contact was not allowed between men and women, and the other was that her hands were too rough, dark, thin and ugly, just like a chicken claw.
An Shi felt upset and didn't know what to say, so he had to lead the way and lead Li Zhaodi to kowtow to the master and the lady to express their gratitude.
When Leng Yue saw Li Zhaodi's pale and thin face, she felt that she could be blown down by a gust of wind.
Listen to her name, Zhaodi, and you can tell that her parents are typical of those who favor boys over girls.
It's not their fault that they don't want to go back. If it were her, not only would she not go back, she would also burn down their house in the middle of the night. I would be homeless and no one would have a good life.
But I still have to ask her the reason symbolically. I can't just rely on her conjecture. The more she speculates, the angrier she gets.
After listening to it, I became even angrier!
Because Li Zhaodi said: "Those girls were kidnapped to the mountains by bandits, so they miss home and their mothers.
But I was different. I was sold here by my family. When they saw that my second and third sisters were able to work, they disliked me for eating too much and being an eyesore.
Originally, he planned to sell me to an old widower in his forties as a wife to earn betrothal money, but he disliked that I was too thin and said that he was worried that I would have difficulty giving birth, so the money was wasted.
Later, they tried several other places without success. Then they sold me to a legitimate human trafficker, but they thought I was too old and not good-looking enough.
Finally, those beasts decided to sell me to the bandits. The people nearby all knew that this bandit den was affiliated with the brothel in the county, so they transferred me to the brothel.
This way they can get the money and their reputation won’t be damaged. They can tell others that I was kidnapped by bandits. Many girls in the village were sold under this name.”
Although Li Zhaodi expressed it very easily, as if she was telling someone else's story, the tears in her eyes still betrayed her.
If she wasn't so tanned that it couldn't be seen, her eyes would probably be red by now.
"It's so hateful!" Leng Yue was so angry that she slammed the table on the spot.
Li Zhaodi was frightened and immediately held her head and curled up into a ball, shouting, "Don't hit me, don't hit me, I will be obedient, eat less, work more, and don't talk too much or meddle in other people's business."
It's obvious that he's often beaten and has a stress reaction.
And when she covered her head, her already short sleeves became even shorter, revealing the new and old scars on her arms.
Some were caused by being beaten with sticks, some were caused by being burned with fire, and most were caused by twisting the skin, so densely packed that they covered almost the entire arm.
And the position is very well controlled. Usually, you can cover it with the sleeve, and no one can see it as long as it is not lifted up.
It's obvious that this is not the work of bandits. Bandits beat people without any rules. They hit people wherever they can. They don't care whether you are exposed or not. They don't care about their reputation either.
Leng Yue's heart ached when she saw this. She wanted to pull Li Zhaodi up, but she didn't dare to touch her, for fear of touching her wound.
"Hurry up and get up. The wounds on your arms are all from those beasts, right?"
Li Zhaodi heard Leng Yue's voice, which was soft and not the usual harsh curses. She slowly regained consciousness and realized that she was not at home and no one would hit her.
The first thing she did was to pull up her sleeves, trying to cover the new and old scars on her arms, which was what she usually did.
Because if you accidentally show your injuries outside, you won’t be able to run back home, as you will be beaten and cursed.
Leng Yue looked at her actions and sighed helplessly. Take it slow. After a while, she will get used to it.
He took out a box of ointment from the space and handed it to Li Zhaodi, "Apply it yourself when you have time. It will be healed in two or three times and it won't leave scars."
Li Zhaodi subconsciously waved her hand to refuse. Just looking at the packaging, it was a good product and must be very expensive. She felt that she was not worthy of using such an expensive thing.
“Ma’am, I’m used to it, and I don’t feel any pain anymore. I’ll be fine soon.
This thing looks very expensive, I can’t afford it.”
Leng Yue forcefully stuffed it into her hand, "I made this for your wife myself, it didn't cost you a penny, feel free to use it, I don't even feel bad for you, why should you feel bad, take it quickly, or I'll be angry!"
When Li Zhaodi came to her senses, the box of beautifully packaged, obviously expensive ointment was already in her hands.
It was the first time for her to receive such a good, beautiful and valuable thing. She was so nervous that she didn't know what to do. Her other hand kept tugging at the corner of her clothes, and her eyes were panicked and helpless.
An Shi saw her embarrassment and rushed to help her out.
"Just take this gift from the Madam, and thank her quickly."
Li Zhaodi is now especially grateful to An Shi and thinks that this big brother is a very nice person!
He smiled gratefully at An Shi and was about to kowtow to Leng Yue again. However, before he could kneel, he was stopped by Leng Yue.
"I don't like kneeling all the time, it's too troublesome. I understand what you mean, just have the intention.
If you have time, you'd better think about how to deal with your family of terrible relatives.
Even if you really don't want to go back and plan to follow us, you have to go back and make them sign a contract of sale with me!
Otherwise, you can’t go anywhere without an identity card. If those beasts report us to the police and accuse us of human trafficking, it will be very troublesome to deal with it, and it will take too much time.”
Li Zhaodi was terrified at the thought of going back to that wolf's den and dealing with those beasts again.
But she also knew that she had to not go back, because if her family found out that she was not sold to a brothel and the bandit’s den was destroyed, they might really report to the police and say that she had been abducted.
If for no other reason, it's simply to extort money, or to get her back and sell her again to make extra money.
After taking a closer look at Leng Yue's face, and listening to their conversation just now, as well as the fact that they gave her such precious medicine, she felt that it would be a good idea to follow this group of people.
As for the male master, she didn't dare to look at him at all. She still knew what to look at and what not to look at.
The most important thing for a servant is to do his duty, otherwise the master, especially the mistress, will be annoyed.
After figuring this out, Li Zhaodi knelt down in front of Leng Yue again with a plop.
"Madam, you are obviously a good person, and you have a heart as kind as a bodhisattva. Can I dare to ask you for a favor?
When I go back this time, can I bring my second and third sisters with me?
But don't worry, the three of us will do any job, no matter how dirty or tiring it is. We don't ask for any wages, just give us some food, and we will never eat too much.
After I was sold, all the housework had to be done by them. I was not afraid of working, because all farm children had to work.
However, they still have to be beaten and scolded for no reason, and when they reach age, they have to be exchanged for betrothal gifts to their younger brothers, or even be sold to low-class places like brothels.
Whenever I think of this, I feel very sad. "
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