Chapter 259 He is so smart!
"Liar, even if my father wanted to sell me out, my mother wouldn't!"
The snotty kid beat the old woman desperately. The old woman explained to the onlookers, and turned around with a fierce look in her eyes.
She took out her handkerchief, and with a smile on her wrinkled face, she said, "How can you talk like that? Look at your snotty nose. Come and wipe it!"
The old woman put the handkerchief over the baby's mouth and nose, apparently wiping his nose.
As soon as the handkerchief was covered over the kid, he stopped struggling and his eyes became blank.
There were many people at the market, and the old woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that he is tired of crying. I will take him away now."
"Alas, things are unpredictable. It's pitiful to have a father who is addicted to gambling and sells his children!"
"That's right. She's only a few years old. What can she do if she's sold to a wealthy family?"
It was just a small episode, and the people were soon attracted by the hawking sounds in the market.
Jiang Yuzhu was watching the whole process not far away and said to Hong Jin, "Go follow that woman and see who she is meeting with."
If the guess is correct and the little boy is more trustworthy, then the old woman must be a human trafficking woman.
After the war in the northern border town, the people coming and going became mixed, and among them mixed in were the criminals who kidnapped and sold women and children.
Normal transactions cost money, but if you swindle people, there is probably no cost.
"The snot-nosed kid is good-looking, with fair skin. If you keep him for a few years and sell him in a brothel, you can earn a lot of money."
Since returning from Sishui City, Jiang Yuzhu has become even more disgusted with human trafficking.
She was originally skeptical, but when she saw the handkerchief the old woman took out, she immediately concluded that there was something wrong with her.
"That handkerchief is stained with medicine, it's from the beggar!"
The old woman cannot accomplish anything by herself, there must be a hideout behind her.
Hong Jin followed and caught the whole nest if he wanted to.
When the servants in the house saw this scene, they became even more devoted to Jiang Yuzhu.
Although they haven't seen the master yet, does it matter? They just need to listen to the lady!
There was a cloth shop ahead. Jiang Yuzhu greeted the shopkeeper in advance and said to the servants behind her, "Let's go to the cloth shop to pick out fabrics and buy some new clothes before the New Year."
Servants always have to work, so their coats are bound to get covered in dust.
Cotton jackets cannot be washed, so you have to make a few more coats.
Jiang Yuzhu was a generous person. Seeing Huang Dali and Huang Xiaomei standing at the door, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you go in?"
"Madam, my brother and I are both very strong, and it would take too much fabric."
Before being bought by Jiang Yuzhu, the brother and sister had never worn new clothes and always wore old clothes.
In this way, the clothes were patched repeatedly, but they were still too short.
Huang Xiaomei finally got a new coat, but she was reluctant to wear it and even slept with it in her arms at night.
The brother and sister are simple-minded and don't want to cause trouble for their lady.
Besides, since they arrived at the mansion, they have been eating and drinking, and there is not much work to do every day. Everyone is harmonious and friendly, and no one has ever complained about their love of food. They would not change their life even if they were a god.
"It's just a few pieces of cloth, why are you so timid?"
Jiang Yuzhu waved her hand and urged the brother and sister, "You also have to learn to see the world slowly, otherwise if you go to the capital city in a timid way, wouldn't it be embarrassing for this lady?"
Jiang Yuzhu is a powerful figure in the capital because he is rich.
She often buys the entire shop because she likes something.
"Madam, can we still go to the capital?"
Huang Dali stuttered, looking incredulous.
The capital city is under the feet of the emperor, and he has a sense of inferiority that he will dirty the capital city if he steps on its soil.
On this side, Gong Huai also came out of the shop.
As a steward, he has to take good care of every servant.
Hearing what his wife said, Gong Huai was slightly shocked, but then he felt that it should be so.
The lady's every move and gesture exuded the nobility of being born into a powerful family. Even if the lady didn't mention it, Gong Huai had already guessed it.
I really don’t know what good things I did in my previous life to have such good fortune even though I was exiled to the north.
In the cloth shop, the servants were afraid to touch the fine cotton material. Jiang Yuzhu waved her hand and said to the shopkeeper, "You don't have to open a business. I will buy all the cloth."
No matter what kind of cloth, fine cotton, silk, or leather, buy them all and choose from them when you get back home.
"You can choose first, and don't worry about leftovers. If there are any patterns you don't like, send them to the charity hall."
Next, every time Jiang Yuzhu arrived at a shop, she would empty it out directly according to the model she had done at the cloth shop.
Happiness came too suddenly. The shopkeepers on the street ran around to tell each other, their mouths grinning from ear to ear.
After the big purchase, Jiang Yuzhu still felt a little unsatisfied.
By noon, when the market was over, Hong Jin still hadn't returned.
The servants returned home and joined in receiving the goods and organizing the warehouse.
As the New Year approaches, the north is filled with the festive atmosphere.
Every household hangs big red lanterns and pastes red window decorations.
As soon as it gets dark, walking on the small road, the houses on both sides of the road, under the background of red lights, have a bright and peaceful and warm look.
After eating several barbecue meals in a row, Jiang Yuzhu started to cook mutton hotpot.
The mutton soup is made from the best mutton offal. The bottom of the pot is a double-flavored one, with a milky white mutton offal soup on one side and a strong spicy flavor on the other. Bubbles gurgle out of the pot after it opens, and the hot and spicy taste is choking.
Eating something spicy on a cold day will warm you up all over.
Mo Yan prepared a sesame sauce dish and dipped the lamb slices into the clear soup. The meat slices changed color and were dipped in sesame sauce, which she savored over and over again.
"Thank you... Why hasn't my brother-in-law come back yet?"
The New Year is approaching, but the atmosphere at home has not changed at all.
In fact, when Xie Zhao was not around, Mo Yan was very relaxed.
Otherwise, Xie Zhao's aura was too strong. As long as he sat there without saying anything, everyone except Jiang Yuzhu would become cautious.
"Yan'er, don't spoil the fun."
Shen Zhilan was eating happily. She paused while holding the bowl and sighed, "Cherish the present."
"My cousin is back, do you and I still have the nerve to stay?"
Even though Shen Zhilan was thick-skinned, she was still a little afraid of her cousin Xie Zhao.
As the most successful man in her previous life, Xie Zhao was a high-ranking official, and all wealth and glory were ahead of him.
Such a calculating person will certainly be fine.
Since Xie Zhao was definitely safe, why did he come back so early?
During these two days with Jiang Yuzhu, Shen Zhilan had forgotten all her worries and was eating well and sleeping well.
Mo Yan nodded quickly and smiled, "That's right, sister-in-law."
Liang An ambushed in the crowd and silently lit candles for the master.
The master said it was important, but now it seems that it is not that important.
If the master comes back and sees his wife like this, will he be heartbroken?
no!
As a servant who received two wages, the most important thing was not to destroy the harmony between the couple, and he had to find a reason to defend his wife.
Liang An glanced at his wife's hand holding the wine glass, and an idea suddenly came to his mind: I got it!
When the master came back, Liang An went to report: "Since you were away from home, there has been no news. Madam appears to be normal on the surface, organizing parties and inviting friends to join her, but in fact she is using this as a cover-up to hide her inner anxiety!"
"Madam is strong-willed and doesn't want me to see through it!"
Jiang Yuzhu had deep feelings for Xie Zhao and was worried about him, so she had to distract herself by drinking and eating meat. Otherwise, she couldn't sleep well and felt extremely empty.
Liang An rubbed his face, he was really smart!
With this said, the master will only be more moved, and the relationship between the couple will be further improved.
In this way, the servants in the mansion don't have to endure the master's resentful look like a nagging wife. The master is in a good mood and the servants benefit from it.
Win-win!
Liang An had kept a piece of meat next to his mouth for a long time, remaining in the same petrified position.
Jiang Yuzhu retracted her gaze, poured a glass of pear juice for Shen Zhilan, and was about to speak when Hong Jin opened the curtain at the door and came in.
"Hongjin, warm your hands first!"
Hongli hurriedly handed over a baked potato wrapped in oil paper and put it in Hongjin's hand.
Hong Jin immediately understood the sincerity of the call and pointed to her throat, saying, "I'm thirsty."
“Here it comes!”
Liang An reacted and found that the wound on his hand had already scabbed over. He poured Hong Jin a glass of wine and waited to hear what happened next.
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