Chapter 485 Picking up a child
After a morning of observation, Lu Qiniang had discovered the composition of these exiles.
Some of them are like Xiao Yan, who were powerful and influential before.
So even though he was exiled, his family followed him.
The ones who suffered the most were not them, nor their accompanying family members, but the servants brought by their family members.
They had no carriages to ride in, so they could only walk, and they had to serve their masters at all times, running errands for them.
When Lu Qiniang was in the car, she said to Erya, "Actually, weren't we servants in the past? It's just that we didn't sell ourselves, so if the master's family had problems, we wouldn't be implicated."
But it is inevitable that there is still a feeling of grief for the rabbit's death.
Erya nodded. "This kind of thing depends on whether the owner has a conscience. If he does, he might give the worker a little more wages for their hard work. But I'm afraid of those who want the horse to run without giving it any grass to eat."
Lu Qiniang finally found the source of the crying.
Not far away, a young woman, who looked like a servant judging by her attire, was holding a crying baby in her arms.
Next to him was an equally young man, who also looked like a servant. He had a handsome appearance, a slightly dark complexion, and was also very anxious.
They look like a family of three.
Lu Qiniang walked over quickly and asked, "What's going on?"
The woman was startled, then she held the child and bowed, saying, "I have disturbed the lady. I deserve death."
"Why are you saying that? What's wrong with the child? Is he feeling unwell?" Lu Qiniang asked.
Looking closely at the child, he was older than Si Ya, but looked only about three or four months old, skinny and small, and looked very pitiful.
"Madam, I'm not feeling unwell. I'm just hungry."
"Hungry? You don't have milk?"
The young woman nodded helplessly. "I used to have some, but then something happened at home, and I got so anxious in prison that I didn't have enough milk."
"Then you can make some rice porridge for the child." Lu Qin's mother said, "No? What about your master's family?"
She secretly complained in her heart, wondering whose family it was that was so outrageous.
Even a woman who is breastfeeding a child has to go out and serve.
The woman blushed slightly, looking a little embarrassed. "We, we don't have a master family. This is a long story."
"Okay, then stop talking." Lu Qiniang stretched out her hand, "Come, give me the child, I'll feed him for you."
The woman didn't even hesitate. An expression of great joy immediately appeared on her face. She handed the child to Lu Qinniang and her knees softened as she was about to kneel down.
"Okay, it's no big deal. As long as you're not afraid that I'll kidnap your child, that's all."
"Madam, you're joking. If you're willing to take her in, it would be her blessing."
Lu Qinniang carried the child to the carriage and fed her.
The child was obviously very hungry. He refused to eat and his nose was covered with sweat.
"Poor thing," Lu Qi's mother's heart softened, and she reached out and touched her forehead, "You've suffered so much with your parents."
Erya had already gone to talk to the couple. After a while, she found out everything about them and came back to tell Lu Qiniang.
"Her name is Shi Niu, her mother is Ate, and her father is Shi Tou." Erya was speechless when she said this. "A family of three, pure unlucky ones."
These two people were originally servants of an official in the Ministry of Personnel.
A'tai is a maid. She is gentle and clever, so she is very much liked by the mistress of the house. She is kept by her side to do needlework, which makes her a very honorable presence in front of the mistress.
Shitou is the gardener who takes care of the flowers and plants at home. He is an honest man and a fellow villager of A'tai.
When they reached the age of marriage, the lady asked A Tai what he thought.
Atai plucked up his courage and told his wife that he wanted to be paired with Shitou.
The lady was unwilling and advised her to think about it again.
Because there are only two options for the maids who are successful.
One way is to get married out of legal status, and the host family will give a dowry. Although the living conditions will be worse in the future, at least she will be the legal wife.
Another option is to be assigned to a steward and become his wife.
Stone is really not very good.
But Atai only likes stones.
The lady really couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice, so she released her and Shitou from slavery and adopted A'tai as her goddaughter.
No one else would be treated so well.
But A'tai is different, she once saved the lady's life.
The lady said to her, this way, when you have a child in the future, you won’t have to be a servant anymore.
What a wonderful two-way journey between master and servant.
But unfortunately, the palace was involved in the affairs of King Yue.
"Then it will implicate her?" Lu Qiniang was shocked.
"My goddaughter has been implicated." Erya was also speechless. "The master of their family will be exiled to Qiongzhou. But -"
"Where is she? Why didn't anyone take care of her?"
"They committed suicide by taking poison together, a family of fourteen." Erya said in a heavy voice.
Lu Qiniang's eyes opened wide.
"Why?! They all died and were exiled, leaving only this unfortunate family of three?"
Lu Qiniang really didn't understand.
Xiao Yan's sentence was changed from death penalty to exile, and she was so happy that she wanted to go and pay her respects.
Erya nodded. "Because they say that in Qiongzhou, 'Once you go ten thousand miles, you'll never return.' And even after death, it's difficult for your soul to return to your homeland."
Therefore, many people, who do not want to become lonely ghosts on a deserted island, commit suicide so that at least their bodies can be left intact.
After hearing this, Erya felt a little scared.
Is it true that they underestimated the difficulties in the future?
Seeing her pale face, Lu Qiniang guessed what she was thinking and comforted her, "Don't overthink it. You're just frightening yourself to death. There's always a way out when you reach the mountain. Whatever difficulties you encounter, just solve them."
Erya was a little confused.
"Mom, Atai and Shitou worked very hard and were lucky enough to meet a good master. But in the end—"
"Didn't your father say before that when an old man loses his horse, no one knows whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, and no one runs to the front to check. You think they're unlucky now, but who knows if they'll have any great fortune after going to Qiongzhou?"
"Mother, it's a blessing in disguise."
"Why bother with the old man?" Lu Qiniang said, "We can only look forward to the future."
After feeding Shi Niu, the little one fell asleep.
Lu Qiniang put her on the carriage to rest, then went down and whispered to A'tai, "Don't tell anyone. Let her follow me all the way. If you miss the child, come and see her. You won't have to hold the child yourself."
A Tai and his wife were so moved that they burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow to Lu Qiniang.
"No need, it's just a matter of helping out." Lu Qiniang said, "You two are hardworking people. Hardworking people can always make a living anywhere. Relax, there will be plenty of good days ahead."
In this way, Lu Qiniang "picked up" a child on the way.
Unexpectedly, this is not the end.
A few days later, another child was sent here.
But this time the situation is different.
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