Chapter 332: Memories of the Past
Lu Qin was originally a fisherman's daughter.
Since I was a child, I have gone fishing at sea with my parents. Although life is hard, at least we can be self-sufficient.
If nothing unexpected happens, she will marry the right person at the right age and spend the rest of her life raising her husband and children.
But unfortunately, when I was sixteen years old, my hometown was suddenly hit by a flood, and in an instant, the whole home was submerged.
Before Lu Qin could react, she had already become a lonely person.
After a flood, she couldn't even find the bodies of her parents.
She didn't know how she managed to beg all the way north.
On her way north, she was almost bullied several times. Fortunately, she was ruthless and not only did she not let those people succeed, but she also killed them one by one.
When they arrived at the city gate, Lu Qin and the others wanted to enter the city.
But he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.
Lu Qin knelt on the ground with some other victims, begging the officials to show mercy and let them in.
Unfortunately, all he got was the cold shoulder and expulsion from the soldiers guarding the city.
"stop."
Just at this moment, a complex and ambiguous voice sounded. Lu Qin subconsciously raised her head and bumped into a good-looking face and a pair of deep and complex eyes.
How to describe those eyes?
It looks beautiful, like peach blossoms blooming in spring.
It was just that when these eyes looked at her, there were too many emotions mixed in for her to distinguish.
It was so devastating that Lu Qin was speechless.
But Lu Qin knew that the person in front of her was a noble person. If he was willing to speak, she might have an extra way out.
She immediately kowtowed to the young master, "Young Master!"
"Please save us!"
"Our hometown was hit by a flood, and we had no other options to escape. Please have mercy on us!"
No matter what era, as long as the upper class is willing to give a little wiggle between their fingers, the lower class can live a decent and stable life.
Lu Qin had seen this before: people would fight over the dog food in rich families.
Because this dog food can save lives.
But Lu Qin in the past never imagined that such a thing would happen to her one day.
The young master looked at her with an indescribable expression. He paused for a long moment before slowly saying, "Follow me in."
Lu Qin was stunned. She didn't expect it to be so easy, but this was the only chance she could seize.
She immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him, "Thank you so much, sir!"
"Then they..."
Lu Qin spoke tentatively, wanting to fight for the rest of the victims.
But then she heard the nobleman sneer and glanced at her expressionlessly, "Bringing you in is already a great favor, do you still want them all to go in?"
"What do you think this place is?"
“This isn’t some refugee camp.”
"You guys can just set up camp outside the gate. The imperial court won't ignore you after all. I believe that in a few days, the imperial court's disaster relief food will arrive."
Lu Qin lowered her head.
Will the disaster relief food from the court arrive in a few days?
She smiled bitterly in her heart, fearing that by the time the imperial court's disaster relief food reached the hands of the people, there would only be a few grains left.
But the fact that the nobleman in front of her was willing to let her in was the only way for her to save her own life, and she had also fought hard for the other victims.
Since the other party was unwilling, she didn't want to say anything unpleasant and offend the other party.
He just knelt on the ground and bowed to her three times vigorously.
"Thank you, sir."
The nobleman glanced at her with a cold expression, but when his gaze fell on her face, it inevitably became a little gentler. "Let's go."
Lu Qin entered the city with the young man.
On the way, Lu Qin tugged at the corner of her clothes, lowered her head and asked awkwardly, "I don't know your name, sir."
"My lord, you have done me a favor. In my next life, I will repay you with a gift of grass and a ring."
"My last name is Xu, you can just call me Xu Zhou."
Xu Zhou shook his head, his eyes fell on Lu Qin, and after a pause, he said, "I have a cousin who is about the same age as you."
"Seeing you, her age, begging outside, makes me feel uncomfortable. That's why I rescued you. Don't think too much about it."
Lu Qin didn't understand what he said.
"Young Master saved me, so I should treat you like my second parent."
She didn't know what she meant by not thinking too much, but her parents had taught her that one must be grateful and repay kindness.
At that time, Lu Qin had no idea what kind of entanglement she would have with him in the future, but now she only felt gratitude towards Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou glanced at her, frowned, and asked, "What are you going to do after we enter the city?"
"I plan to find a job first. I can be a maid or a long-term worker in someone else's shop."
After all, as long as she can survive, Lu Qin is willing to do anything.
In this troubled time, the nobles in the rich and powerful houses may not know the sufferings of the world, but people at the bottom of society like them have to exhaust all their energy just to survive.
Xu Zhou frowned, his eyes fixed on him and he thought for a while before he said, "If that's the case, why don't you go to my house?"
"After all, my study has been in need of a maid for cleaning the messes lately. I think you're quite clever, so I'll give you two taels of silver a month, but I don't know if you'd be up to the task."
Lu Qin suddenly raised her head, her eyes trembling violently, two taels of silver?
She immediately knelt on the ground and bowed solemnly three times to Xu Zhou.
"Young Master, your kindness is so great, Lu Qin will never forget it!"
Xu Zhou just asked where the word "Qin" in her name came from.
She didn't know why the other party asked this question, so she just honestly answered that it was the "Qin" in "Shuiqin".
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