Chapter 533 Xiaolan's Thoughts
"Last time I complained, you scolded her, and as soon as you left, she slapped Master Lan. Master Lan was afraid that you would worry, so she asked me to apply medicine to her every day until the slap marks on her face faded. Master Lan is very sad, Master, please punish Master Tao."
Cai'er knelt on the ground, looked at Xiaolan, and then looked away.
Her tears fell to the ground in big drops.
The bluestone bricks in front of my knees were all wet.
It looks really pitiful.
Originally Gao Caijin didn't believe that Sun Xiaotao could be so hateful, but when he saw the red marks on Cai'er's arm and her expression, he immediately believed it 100%.
"Cai'er, you shouldn't say that. My sister..." Xiaolan sighed and stopped talking.
"Xiao Lan, stop talking. I know you have always been kind-hearted. You couldn't bear to see me scold her, so you kept these things to yourself. You have been wronged, and I will give you justice."
Gao Caijin touched Xiaolan's cheek with his rough palm, then untied the purse from his waist, took out two taels of silver and threw it in front of Cai'er.
"You helped the master, you deserve a reward, two taels of silver for you, serve your master Lan well in the future. As for this vicious woman, come, throw her out! Don't give her a single copper coin, let alone clothes. Take off all the valuable jewelry on her body. She dared to harm my son, I want her to live a life worse than death!"
Gao Caijin gave stern orders to the two servants who came with him.
Sun Xiaotao has no household registration and is penniless. Although she is a little older, she is pretty. If such a person has no place to go, her fate will be miserable.
Even if Sun Xiaotao could serve others again, Gao Caijin would not tolerate her being a hen that did not lay eggs and dared to harm his son.
If Sun Xiaotao heard these words, she would probably be sad.
Fortunately, she had already passed out.
The servants stripped off her clothes, the gold bracelets on her wrists, the jade earrings on her ears, and the gilded hairpin on her head that was about to fall off.
Sun Xiaotao was only wearing a thin undershirt.
If you throw it outside like this, it's like you're naked.
At Xiaolan's pleading, Gao Caijin allowed the servant to put a piece of rotten linen dress on her. Then she was carried into the carriage by the servant and sent out of the city.
The carriage drove for half an hour and came to a deserted road.
This place is surrounded by mountains on both sides.
Normally, no one would take this road, unless they were villagers living nearby who wanted to take a shortcut.
The two servants looked around for a long time before carefully throwing her under a big tree.
"These shoes." One of them became greedy because the shoes on Sun Xiaotao's feet were satin and inlaid with jade. They were the birthday gift that Gao Caijin gave her on her birthday.
Although the old shoes are worthless, the jade buckles on them can be sold for at least two taels of silver.
One or two ounces of silver was enough to cover a month's wages for many shopkeepers.
Not to mention the servants.
"How about we each have one?"
The other person's eyes also brightened a lot.
"Okay." The two quickly reached a consensus and wanted to keep the jade.
The jade inlay was so tightly inlaid that it was impossible to remove it with bare hands. They didn't know where to get tools in the wilderness, so they simply stuffed the shoes into the carriage.
Before leaving, the two of them took the opportunity to wipe the grease off their hands.
Sun Xiaotao is the old man's concubine, and the two of them have to bow and nod whenever they see each other.
Now that the concubine is in trouble, her previous arrogance has deeply hurt the servants' hearts.
If they were not so timid, I'm afraid they would do something else.
"Tsk tsk, Sun's body is quite plump, but the master prefers that maid with no flesh on her breasts. He really doesn't understand beauty."
One of them joked.
"Well, if the master hears us, we'll both be in trouble. Don't watch anymore. It's getting late. The master has to go back home tonight. If we delay any longer, he'll scold us. You know the master's temper."
"Okay, let's go."
The two left with lewd smiles.
Sun Xiaotao lay on the ground with her eyes closed, not knowing what she would face when she woke up.
"Xiao Lan, we finally defeated her."
After Gao Caijin left, Xiaolan and Cai'er stood in the yard for a long time without moving.
"Yes, we have finally come to this happy place after all the hardships. If I hadn't asked the old man for help, I'm afraid we would never see each other again in our lifetime."
Xiaolan held Cai'er's hand, and they looked at each other, tears welling up in their eyes.
They had known each other several years ago. Xiaolan was bought by Gao Caijin first and came to serve Sun Xiaotao. Whenever she went out shopping, she would go to the dental clinic to see Cai'er.
Cai'er had a scar on her face, which looked scary, so she was never sold. She has been working as a maid in a pimp's shop for the past few years.
Not enough to eat and not enough to wear.
Both sisters lived a miserable life.
There was no shortage of maids in the pawnshop. Upon learning that Cai'er was about to be sold to a kiln, Xiaolan plucked up her courage and climbed onto the bed.
The two of them had a deep relationship, so the first thing Xiaolan did after climbing into bed was to take her little sister out of the dental clinic.
As for Sun Xiaotao plotting to harm her.
This was a pure frame-up. Cai'er bought the medicine when she was out, and the two of them agreed to pin the blame on Sun Xiaotao.
Xiaolan didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
Sun Xiaotao was driven away, and they were the only two left in the house.
Before leaving, the old man gave her a silver note of 100 taels and told her to spend it as she pleased on food, drink and clothes.
Xiaolan knew that this was compensation.
Suddenly they were living a good life and they were both a little overwhelmed.
"I only hope that you can give birth safely. Then the old man will definitely take you back to the Gao Mansion. You will no longer be a concubine. Xiaolan, concubines are shameful. Although a concubine is a concubine, she can be buried in the Gao family's ancestral tomb after death. If you remain a concubine, where will you be buried in the future?"
Both of them are orphans, and are like duckweed in this world, with nowhere to take root.
Cai'er's wish is to have a home, and naturally, she also hopes that someone will worship her little sisters after they die.
"No, I don't want to go back. After the baby is born, I will ask the master to let me continue to live outside. What's the good of being a concubine? If it weren't for my life, I wouldn't climb into bed. The master only comes once every few days, but he never lacks money. It doesn't matter whether I go to the Gao Mansion or not, as long as the child is born.
Whether he is a boy or a girl, he is the eldest lady's child, a legitimate son or daughter! As for me, I am just his aunt. In this case, I might as well live outside and be a concubine forever, without any worries. The old man will not abandon me because of my contribution in giving birth to a son. Even if he abandons me, I am not afraid, because the house that the old man renovated has already been given to me."
When talking about the house, Xiaolan's eyes lit up.
"He also said that he would take me to buy some land next month, and when the baby is born, I would persuade my father to give me a shop, and we would use it to do some small business. As long as I can stand on my own, why would I have to worry about being hungry in the future?
Cai'er, when the baby is born, I will ask the master to release you from slavery. From now on, we will call each other sisters. I am your elder sister and you are my younger sister. Well, I know you like to cook, so let's open a small restaurant, okay? As for where to be buried, we will be buried together and never separated. "