Chapter 61: He pulled her over and kissed her!
"My aunt sold me! She sold me for a full ten taels of silver." Xiao Wu's voice was clear and crisp.
Aunt Zhou wailed, "You wicked Li! You actually sold Xiao Wu behind my back! Where's the money? Hand it over!"
"Mother! Mother, please listen to me! I have my reasons!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were pulling and tugging at each other when Zhou Mujiao finally lost her temper and rushed over to beat up Zhou Da Niang and her daughter-in-law.
Some onlookers tried to break up the fight: "Liu Ya, Liu Ya, stop fighting! One of them is your grandmother, and the other is your aunt. They are your elders. Disrespecting your elders will be punished by heaven!"
"I'm bound to the Zhao family, I belong to the Zhao family. Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao are my masters. The Zhou family is nothing but a fart to me! The sixth and ninth of the month, the 58th of the month, little girl, grab your weapons! Let's go!"
Her bloodthirsty appearance startled Uncle Lin, who quietly took a few steps back. Turning his head, he saw that Young Master Lin was still infatuated. Uncle Lin thought Zhou Mujiao was a vixen. Otherwise, why would his nephew be so devoted to her at this point?
Aunt Zhou and her daughter-in-law cried out in pain and begged for help. The onlookers wanted to go up and pull them away, but Zhao Yunjing and Uncle Zhao stood there and didn't dare to. Besides, many of these people had daughters working in the embroidery workshop. How could they ruin their employer's good business?
Young Master Chen directed his servants to easily deal with Young Master Lin, his nephew, and Butcher Zhang.
After giving the Zhou family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law a good beating, Zhou Mujiao felt she had vented her anger enough, so she pulled Xiao Wu into the house.
Xiao Wu felt like crying.
"Don't cry." Zhou Mujiao gritted her teeth. "We're no longer part of the Zhou family. The Zhou family will only get worse and worse. They've done so many wicked things, and it'll definitely bring disaster on their descendants! Heaven won't let them get away with this!"
"Yes! They'll definitely suffer a terrible death!"
"...When did the Zhou family sell you? Your indenture—"
“It wasn’t the Zhou family who wanted to sell me; I bought myself with my own money,” Xiao Wu whispered. “My indenture is in my own hands; please keep it safe for me, Sister.”
Zhou Mujiao breathed a sigh of relief. This child is a person with his own opinions. Even if he doesn't become a great general in the future, he will definitely not be bad.
As for the Zhou family, they can only wait for their demise!
The noise outside subsided after a while. Yang Xiaoya led the people from the embroidery workshop into the house. When she saw Zhou Mujiao and her brother sitting on the steps, she wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she didn't know how to start. Even Deng Sanya and Tian Erya felt sorry for Zhou Mujiao.
Aunt Feng spoke up: "Hey, if you're not going to work, do you not want to work anymore? If you don't want to work, then register with Xiao Ya. There are plenty of people who want to take your place!"
The embroiderers shrank back, but getting to work was the priority. Besides, Zhou Mujiao might be pitiful, but she was capable. Although she was currently indebted to the Zhao family, given their care and attention towards her, they might not treat her like a servant.
Aunt Zhao's attitude was quite clear: Zhou Mujiao is either a daughter-in-law or a daughter in the Zhao family, and is definitely better off than them.
Aunt Zhao went inside and, together with Uncle Zhao, comforted the Zhou siblings. Young Master Chen had the servants stand guard outside, and then he came in as well.
Zhao Yunjing looked gloomy. He went into the room for a moment, and when he came out, he took Zhou Mujiao's hand and said, "I have something to tell you."
Just then, Zhou Mujiao also had something to ask, so the two went to the backyard.
A group of chickens, ducks, and rabbits that hadn't yet been sold were playing happily in the backyard, which was spotless and clean, without a single dropping. It seemed these creatures were quite well-behaved.
Zhao Yunjing ignored the animals' bewilderment, took something out of his pocket, and stuffed it into Zhou Mujiao's hand: "Take this."
Upon unfolding it, it turned out to be her contract of indenture!
Zhou Mujiao raised an eyebrow: "You're going to give me the indenture?"
“I gave Zhang the butcher money not to buy your freedom, but to set you free,” Zhao Yunjing said in a low voice. “Ajiao, I, I truly love you.”
"What do you mean by 'sincere' towards me?" Zhou Mujiao asked knowingly. "Oh, by the way, I was just about to ask you, you said you're my fiancé, what makes you say that?"
Zhao Yunjing lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry. I've been in a dead end lately. I felt that I wasn't good enough for you and couldn't give you a good life. I became hesitant and made things difficult for you. But Ah Jiao, I've thought it through. I have feelings for you. I don't want to see you go to someone else, and I can't hand you over to someone else."
If, if you also have feelings for me, then let's... get engaged first. In a couple of years, when you're a bit older, we'll get married.
“I do have feelings for you, but I’m not sure if you’ve come to your senses today, or if you’ll change your mind tomorrow and become cold and distant again. That would make me furious.” Zhou Mujiao curled her lips. “The contract is in my own hands. If I leave, I will never come back.”
Zhao Yunjing tightened his grip on her waist, pulled her close, and kissed her.
Her lips were as soft and sweet as he had imagined, sweet enough to reach his heart, making him feel that even the bitter water that had been steeping him for eighteen years had become sweet.
Zhou Mujiao was stunned for a moment when she was suddenly kissed, but she immediately took the initiative and pressed Zhao Yunjing against the wall and kissed him hard. However, it was their first kiss, and neither of them knew how to do it. Before long, their lips went numb.
A scream came from the other side of the moon gate: "Zhao Yun Jing! Let go of my sister!"
After taking more than a dozen punches from Xiao Wu, Zhao Yunjing finally grasped his small fist and said earnestly, "Xiao Wu, I kissed your sister, and I will be good to her for the rest of my life and protect her. If I ever break this promise, even if you become a great general, you can lead 100,000 soldiers to beat me."
Xiao Wu's eyes were bloodshot: "Then swear! If you don't protect my sister, if you don't treat my sister well, may you be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
"I swear, if I, Zhao Yunjing, ever break this promise, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Xiao Wu turned his head away: "I'll take your words with a grain of salt. But if you really treat my sister badly, even if I don't become a great general and can't beat you, I'll still fight you to the death! Sister, even if I'm not a great general, I won't let you suffer!"
Eighteen poked her head out from behind him: "Sister Jiaojiao, if my older brother bullies you, I'll beat him up!"
Chu Liu and Chu Jiu also poked their heads out: "Sister Jiao Jiao, we're all on your side! If my older brother doesn't cherish you, then you're our own sister. We'll find a really, really, really good man to be your brother-in-law, so you can live a worry-free life for the rest of your days!"
"Ah Jiao, why don't you start calling me Dad right now? Daughter-in-law or daughter-in-law, it's fine!" Uncle Zhao chimed in.
Aunt Zhao slapped him and took Zhou Mujiao's hand: "Ajiao, their attitude on the sixth day is my attitude. Whether you are my daughter-in-law or my daughter, I will never let that brat let you down."
Young Master Chen hesitated for a moment before entering as well: "Miss Zhou, please reconsider. Zhao Yunjing is really not as good as me! His only advantage is that he met you first. If you had met me first, you would definitely have liked me!"
Young Master Chen was almost kicked out on the sixth day of the lunar month.
Zhao Yunjing smiled at him: "Young Master Chen, you don't need to worry about my affairs with Ajiao. However, I will show you that I am better than you and make you admit defeat."
What's the meaning?
Young Master Chen couldn't tell, but Zhou Mujiao could: Zhao Yunjing's fighting spirit had been ignited!
After that, things went smoothly. Sales at the garment workshop were stable, and Liang An and Ma Dalang's team was formed very smoothly. When Boss Zhu intervened in the dyeing workshop, Zhou Mujiao made a decisive move and ordered Zhao Yunjing to take away the core workers of the dyeing workshop immediately. The initiative in the weaving workshop and the cotton field was also immediately in her hands.
The integrated clothing industry plan of the Great Liang Kingdom has officially been put on track, Uncle Zhao's brick-making business has also quietly begun, and at the same time, Zhao Yunjing has plowed all the fields.
He planned to grow rice, but almost everyone was skeptical.
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