"My name is Jixiang and my sister is Ruyi. We are twins, but strangely, we don't look alike." The little girl slowly began to tell her story.
Jixiang and Ruyi are twin sisters, but one looks like their father and the other looks like their mother. Jixiang looks more like their father, while Ruyi looks more like their mother. She is not only beautiful but also gentle.
The family was poor and their parents fell ill one after another. The two sisters had no choice but to find jobs. Ruyi was clever and skillful, so she worked as an assistant in an embroidery studio and even apprenticed to a master. The master liked Ruyi very much and planned to keep her by his side to inherit his craft.
Jixiang loves to eat, so she found a job as a kitchen helper in a pub. Jixiang has a lively and sweet personality, and the chef in the pub teaches her a few cooking tricks from time to time. She learns very hard, and soon she can start to cook some home-cooked dishes. The chef sees that she has talent and wants to teach her more.
Although the two sisters did not earn much money, it was enough to pay for their parents' medical treatment and daily life at home. Their parents were also hardworking, so the family finally had hope. In addition, Jixiang worked as a helper in the restaurant and would bring home leftovers from time to time. After their parents recovered from their illness, life became better and better.
"Our family doesn't seek to become rich. My sister and I have both learned some skills, so we can have a nice place to live when we get married in the future. I originally thought that our family could live a stable and happy life like this." Jixiang was immersed in those happy days, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
But then, Jixiang's expression turned terrifying. "Two years ago, my sister and I had just celebrated our birthdays, and the ladies of the Zhou Mansion wanted to make new clothes. Ruyi's embroidery workshop happened to be the largest in Guangwu Town, and her master wanted to train her and take her out to see the world."
"But who would have thought that Ruyi would be targeted by that bastard son of the Zhou family, who wanted to force her to be his concubine. But Ruyi was so young at the time, and my mother told us that even though we were poor, we would never become anyone's concubine. As long as we worked hard, we wouldn't starve to death. If we did, that would be our fate. Later, Ruyi's master took Ruyi in."
"I didn't expect that her master had both his hands chopped off that night. It was a cruel act to force an embroiderer to death without her hands. Three days later, that bastard from the Zhou family brought people to my house and snatched Ruyi away from me."
"My parents and I went to the police to report it, but that corrupt official said we had no evidence to prove that the Zhou family took Ruyi away. The three of us saw it with our own eyes, but he actually refused to help us find Ruyi because he had no evidence."
"My mother beat the drum to complain, but that dog official actually made her sleep on a nail board and finally threw my mother out. My mother died the next day after she returned home. My father was so angry that he took a knife to the county government office and never came back. I was at home taking care of my parents' funeral when our neighbor came to tell me that Ruyi had been stripped naked and thrown on the street. When I arrived, Ruyi was still alive. She told me that the beast from the Zhou family not only raped her but also... He also let his followers bully her together. She hadn't even reached the age of marriage yet. I swore at that time that I would take revenge. If I didn't, I would not be a human being." Jixiang gritted his teeth and finished these words, tears already streaming down his face.
"Later, I hid my identity and sold myself to the Zhou family. I worked as a cook there. I originally wanted to poison their well, but the well water was not only drunk by the Zhou family, but other people also drank it. I didn't want to get other people's blood on my hands, so I kept looking for an opportunity. This time they went out and they took me with them. When they came back, I found out that there was so much kerosene on the boat, so I burned the boat. I thought no one would notice in the middle of the night, but it didn't work out." At this time, Jixiang glared at Chen Qiu fiercely. Chen Qiu had no doubt that if looks could kill, this little girl would have stared holes into her.
After saying these words, Jixiang stood there with her eyes closed. She never knelt. In her opinion, these officials were not worthy of her kneeling, and Ye Chen did not make things difficult for her.
Not only Ruyi, but Ye Chen and the others were also silent, digesting this sad story. This sad story was man-made. It was truly like hell was empty and the devil was on earth.
"First, tell me why there is so much kerosene on the Zhou family's ship?" Ye Chen took a long sigh and calmed down. Even though he had lived two lives, the girl's experience made him unable to calm down for a long time. He would help her avenge this grudge, but he had to find out what was going on with the kerosene on that ship first. If he hadn't recognized that the head of the Zhou family was Fu Xia's man, it would have been fine, but now that Ye Chen recognized him, he always felt that the kerosene was related to Fu Xia.
In the previous life, Fuxia had blown up Fuze Cave with gunpowder. Could it be that in this life, Fuxia was going to blow up Fuze Cave again? So, was this kerosene prepared for Fuxia to blow up Fuze Cave?
Seeing that Jixiang didn't say anything, Ye Chen continued, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you avenge your hatred. Whether it's the Zhou family or that dog official, I won't let any of them go. Tell me, do they have anything else besides this kerosene?"
Jixiang thought she had misheard and stood there for a long time without moving. "Don't worry, my husband always keeps his word. If he says he will help you get revenge, he will definitely help you get revenge, really." Chen Qiu was afraid that Jixiang would not believe it, so she emphasized her tone and assured her.
"Okay, I'll tell you." Jixiang closed his eyes and calmed himself down. "If you lie to me, I won't let you go even if I turn into a ghost."
"Zhou Bingchang is heading to Yujin County this time. He's transporting three ships of kerosene. This is the last one. His good-for-nothing son has already taken the first two ships back to Guangwu. He left a day earlier than us, so they should have arrived in Guangwu by now."
Jixiang then added, "I don't know what they're going to do with it. I only know there's a mysterious woman living in the Zhou family. Zhou Bingchang has been following her lead for a while now, and she's the one who asked him to buy the kerosene."
"Are you the cook in their small kitchen?" Chen Qiu asked without thinking.
"No, if it were the cook in their small kitchen, she wouldn't have waited until today to start."
"You are just a cook, how do you know these things?" Chen Qiu didn't know what the Zhou family was like. In Kyoto City, except for the cook in the small kitchen in the main courtyard, the cook in the big kitchen was not allowed to enter the main courtyard. How did Jixiang know these things when he was not a cook in the small kitchen?
Jixiang looked at Chen Qiu as if she was an idiot. "I followed them all the way, so naturally I heard a lot of things that I had never heard before. Besides, Zhou Bingchang's wife had quarreled with Zhou Bingchang several times because of that woman, and Zhou Bingchang even locked her up in the woodshed several times. The Zhou family members are gossipy, so they must know about it! Why are you so stupid?" Chen Qiu was scolded by this little girl, and her guilt for interrupting her plan disappeared in an instant.
"Husband, I won't help her get revenge!" Chen Qiu said angrily with a pout. Ye Chen had never seen Chen Qiu like this before. He raised the corner of his mouth and took Chen Qiu's hand, "Okay, listen to Qiu'er."
Jixiang was now anxious and immediately said, "You corrupt official, you don't keep your word."
"It's very difficult to coax my wife when she's angry. You made her angry, and I can't coax her. If you can coax my wife, I will help you get revenge." Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu with a smile in his eyes. How could his Qiu'er not avenge this little girl? I guess after listening to the story told by the little girl, he wanted to pull those people out and beat them up.
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