Chapter 105 I will definitely take good care of her...
With Ma Dalang and others accompanying her, the brokers treated her very politely, showing her around almost everyone in the brokerage, but Zhou Mujiao shook her head at them all.
"To be honest, I'm not looking for maids or servants. I'm looking for someone with martial arts skills who can pull me out of trouble if I need to," Zhou Mujiao said honestly. "Young man, don't you have any women like that in the brokerage?"
The young man initially shook his head, then thought for a moment and nodded: "There are such people, but... never mind, I'll take you to see them, and after you've seen them, we can talk about other things, okay?"
The young man then led her to a small courtyard, where one of the rooms contained a hidden secret.
The room was surrounded on all four sides by thick iron bars, so tightly that it looked like a cage from a distance.
There was a woman locked in the cage. She sat quietly on the edge of the bed and looked to be about the same age as Sister Liu. She had a pretty face, but her complexion was very pale because she had never seen the sun.
She looks gentle and clean.
"I'm talking about her."
The young man said, "She has been in our brokerage for many years. Some clients have bought her, but she returned after less than two hours. They said that this woman was too aggressive. She looks gentle and kind, but she would cut down a whole family with a knife if she disagreed with someone. Our boss was really afraid of her, but for some reason, he didn't just release her. Instead, he had these iron bars made to fence her in."
The middle-aged woman slowly raised her head, her empty eyes unfocused.
Zhou Mujiao's gaze was fixed on the woman's face as she asked the young man who this woman was.
"Only our master knows the truth about this. Although he has kept her locked up all these years, he has not mistreated her. She has three meals a day, is cleaned every other day in the summer and four times a month in the winter. Her clothes are always clean, and she is treated by a doctor when she is sick."
The young man lowered his voice: "The brokers originally thought she was the boss's lover, but because she disobeyed him, they angered him and locked her up here to temper her temper. But the boss also said that if anyone wants to buy her, they can still sell her."
What's her name?
"Zhu Yan." The woman in the room suddenly spoke, her pale face flushed with emotion. "My name is Zhu Yan. Girl, do you want to buy me? I promise I won't kill your whole family."
There is no greater threat in the world than this.
The broker was so frightened that he took three steps back. Ma Dalang was such a strong man, and he had been in quite a few gang fights. But when he met the woman's calm eyes, he suddenly felt as if he were being strangled by a venomous snake, and he couldn't move at all.
Zhu Yan had arrived at the door, separated from Zhou Mujiao only by a single iron fence. Zhu Yan could easily grab Mujiao's neck with a single reach.
Zhu Yan stared at Zhou Mujiao and stretched out her hand: "Are you the one who wants to buy me?"
Zhou Mujiao didn't retreat; instead, she stepped forward and grasped Zhu Yan's hand: "Yes. Are you willing to come with me?"
"I do."
Zhou Mujiao covered the woman's entire hand with her other hand, turned her head and nodded to the young man: "She's the one, open the door."
With money in one hand and a contract in the other, the broker, holding the money, said, "Miss Zhou, her situation is rather special. Our boss said that once she's out of this door, even if you regret it, you can't take her back."
"Open the door."
The iron gate opened, and Zhou Mujiao led the woman into the courtyard.
A ray of sunlight suddenly pierced through the clouds, filling the entire courtyard and enveloping Zhu Yan. Her eyes were slightly red as she turned to look at Zhou Mujiao: "I really won't kill your whole family."
“I know you won’t,” Zhou Mujiao said, still holding her hand. “Can I call you Sister Zhu Zhu?”
Zhu Yan hesitated for a moment before nodding.
As she walked out of the brokerage, she looked back at the house that had confined her for over a decade and asked once more, "You really won't send me back?"
"Won't."
Zhou Mujiao couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt an instant connection with Zhu Yan the moment she saw her.
In the months since she arrived here, this was the first time Zhou Mujiao had felt close to a stranger, which she called her destiny with Zhu Yan.
"I definitely won't kill your whole family," Zhu Yan emphasized again, then nodded emphatically.
Zhou Mujiao wanted to laugh, but her nose felt a little sore. She nodded and squeezed her hand: "Sister Zhu Zhu, let's go home!"
As soon as the word 'home' was uttered, Zhu Yan could no longer hold back her tears, which fell down her cheeks.
Zhou Mujiao had mentioned that she would be going to the brokerage today. Everyone thought she would buy two strong women, but unexpectedly, she brought back a woman who looked gentle and frail, and seemed to be in poor health.
However, Zhou Mujiao naturally had her own methods for doing things, and the Zhao couple had no doubt about them.
Uncle Zhao nodded to Zhu Yan: "Once you're here, you're family. From now on, you can eat whatever we eat. As long as we have food to eat, we'll never let you go hungry!"
Aunt Zhao then pulled Zhu Yan aside: "Sister, the house is a bit cramped, and since you're Ajiao's person, why don't you share a room with Ajiao? Old Zhao, while there's still time, hurry up and chop some wood to make a bed!"
"I'll just sleep on the floor."
"Women are already prone to feeling cold, and if they were to experience the cold of the ground, they might suffer a lot as they get older!" Aunt Zhao said with a smile. "But this bed can't be made just like that. Tonight, you'll have to squeeze in with Ajiao."
Before Zhu Yan could speak, Shi Ba came running over, saying, "It's not crowded, it's not crowded! Shi Ba will sleep with Mom tonight! That way, Sister Zhu Zhu and Sister Jiao Jiao can sleep comfortably!"
As the little girl spoke, she pushed her mother aside and hugged Zhu Yan's leg: "Sister Zhu Zhu, you're so pretty! But you're still not as pretty as Sister Jiao Jiao! My sister is the prettiest in the world!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
After Zhu Yan had met all the family members, Zhou Mujiao told her to go to her room to rest, as she and Ma Dalang still had things to discuss.
By the time they finished talking, the embroidery workshop had closed, and the aroma of food wafted from the room. Zhou Mujiao wanted Ma Dalang to stay for dinner, but Ma Dalang, preoccupied with his promise to his sweetheart, naturally declined and left in a hurry after taking his things.
After sleeping for more than half an hour, Zhu Yan's complexion visibly improved. Aunt Zhao brought her a bowl of soup: "Zhu Zhu, drink a bowl of soup before eating."
Zhu Yan was stunned for a moment: "Madam—"
“You’re not much younger than me, just call me sister-in-law. You and Ajiao can be your own people, there’s no conflict. You were brought back by Ajiao, so you’re family now. It’s just that there are a lot of trivial things to do at home, so you’ll have to take good care of Ajiao and the children in the future.”
Zhu Yan subconsciously looked at Zhou Mujiao. Upon seeing her, she felt that Zhou Mujiao was beautiful and gave off a very friendly and familiar feeling, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
Zhou Mujiao smiled gently: "Sister Zhu, please take care of your health first. I will let you know when I need your help. If you feel bored, you can play with Shiba and the others, teach them some martial arts, or do some work at the embroidery shop..."
Zhou Mujiao bought Zhu Yan back based solely on her intuition. She had no idea that Zhu Yan and she had such a deep connection, and she certainly didn't expect to be drawn into such a dangerous conspiracy.
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