Chapter 42 Rescue
The maid hurriedly followed Wan Xingmo into the alley. As soon as she entered the alley, she saw the young woman unconscious with a pool of blood under her body.
"Young Madam!"
The maid screamed and rushed forward. Immediately, a maid also ran over, and the two of them helped the woman up from both sides.
"Ying'er, come and help. The young lady seems to be in premature labor. She must be sent to the hospital immediately."
Seeing that the woman was safe, Wan Xingmo was about to leave, but he didn't expect the woman to wake up at this time.
"Sir...please stay."
Ying'er shouted excitedly: "Madam, you're awake!"
Wan Xingmo stopped and looked at the woman.
The woman turned her head and said something to the old woman, who immediately took out a jade token from the woman in embarrassment.
"Sir, this is a little gift from my young mistress. I hope you will accept it. Thank you for saving my young mistress's life. Please leave your name. My master will reward you handsomely." The old woman was the woman's wet nurse. She walked up to Wan Xingmo with a jade plate and handed it to him.
Wan Xingmo took a look but didn't want it, so he declined, "No need, I saved your wife by chance, and men and women cannot give or take things privately, so I can't take this jade token."
As soon as Wan Xingmo finished his polite words, little Fubao bent down in Wan Xingmo's arms, and with his little paws he directly grasped the jade token from the old woman's hand and refused to let go.
"GuoGuo——Okay——"
The woman sitting on the ground's eyes immediately lit up at the little Fubao's baby voice. She looked at the baby in Wan Xingmo's arms and said weakly, "Sir, since you don't want to accept it, then consider it as a gift for the baby." The woman held on to her body and fainted again after she said this.
The scene became chaotic again. Three or four maids came up and lifted the woman up. They walked out of the alley very quickly, leaving Wan Xingmo standing at the entrance of the alley holding little Fubao.
Wan Xingmo then remembered that they were here to catch birds, but where was the bird?
"Fubaoer, the bird is gone. Can we go find daddy now?"
If Wan Xingmo's younger sister Wan Yirou saw his attitude and tone of voice towards Xiao Fubao, she would definitely cry. It turned out that her elder brother also had such a patient and gentle side.
Little Fubao quickly hugged Wan Xingmo's neck and said happily: "Daddy——"
"Oh, little Fubao can actually call daddy now? He's so smart."
Wan Xingmo was not exaggerating at all when he said this; it was pure admiration from the bottom of his heart. In just a few days, little Fubao had changed a lot every day, especially in his learning ability, he could be called a child prodigy.
In order to show off, little Fubao immediately grinned and imitated him, and at the same time patted his chest with his little fleshy hands and said: "Fubao - smart -"
Wan Xingmo couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips when seeing the cute look of little Fubao. He didn't even realize that he had laughed several times in this short period of time.
The two went to the street to find Wan Laoer.
Wan Laoer had just bought some coarse grains, a total of 50 kilograms of corn and 10 kilograms of rice. The rice was specially prepared for Xiao Fubao, and the corn was for everyone to cook into porridge, which was more flavorful than drinking plain water.
Wan Laoer told his clerk the delivery address and went straight to the cloth shop to buy cloth and cotton.
Wan Laoer took a look at his own clothes and felt that he was worse than a beggar. He was afraid that the store owner would throw him out, so he did not go to those big stores, but chose a small store in a remote location.
Unexpectedly, before Wan Laoer even entered the door, the proprietress who was leaning against the counter eating melon seeds quickly picked up a broom and ran out.
"Where did you come from, beggar? Get out of here and don't dirty my floor." The proprietress scolded loudly while picking up a broom and sweeping the ground randomly, deliberately throwing the dust on Wan Laoer.
Although Wan Laoer was sloppy, his face was still clean. After being tossed around by the boss lady, Wan Laoer suddenly became covered in dirt.
"I'm not a beggar, I'm here to buy things, don't hit me."
Wan Laoer was originally a farmer, so he was a little timid when he came to the county town. In addition, he was still an exile, so he had been feeling a little uneasy.
After sweeping away the dust, the lady boss used the broom to broom Wan Laoer, cursing as she did so: "How can a beggar like you afford this? Are you worthy of wearing the cloth I have here? If you don't have a mirror at home, you should at least have one to pee in, right? Take a piss and look at yourself, don't you see what a mess you look like? You just want to buy the cloth from me? Get out of here right now, or I'll break your legs."
Wan Laoer was so angry at the boss lady's words that his face turned red, but he didn't dare to do anything. After all, he was a prisoner and this opportunity to do business was hard-won. He must leave a good impression on the officials, otherwise it would be difficult for him to enter the city for purchasing next time.
Wan Laoer endured the humiliation and ran away with his head in his hands.
The proprietress panted heavily, leaned on the broom and cursed at Wan Laoer's back: "Bah, you stinky beggar, you are so unlucky today. I haven't even opened the shop yet and I've let the beggars have bad luck. It's really unlucky. It seems that I have to go to the temple to burn incense tomorrow to get rid of the bad luck."
The proprietress glanced sideways at Wan Laoer who was staggering away, and the anger in her heart was still lingering.
She picked up the broom and walked into the shop. She stumbled and fell on the threshold. Coincidentally, the plaque above the door fell down with a loud bang.
The plaque hit the proprietress right on her back, and the dust raised by the plaque made her face dirty.
The proprietress let out a shrill scream when the plaque hit her. The sound was loud enough to attract a crowd of onlookers, and even the neighbors came over to watch the fun.
"Hey, isn't this Qian Duoduo, the proprietress of Duoduo Cloth Shop? How come she was humiliated by her own signboard?"
"This is called retribution. Didn't you see her just now using a broom to chase away a poor beggar? She looked like she wanted to beat the beggar to death."
“Is this called retribution in this life?”
"I know this lady boss. She usually looks down on us country folks. Today, she was finally hit by her own sign. She really deserves it."
People on the street were talking about it, but no one stepped forward to help move the plaque. The plaque was not light, and it was estimated that the proprietress would spend the next life in bed.
After leaving Duoduo Cloth Shop, Wan Laoer didn't dare to enter the shop again. He wandered on the street for a while, with the shadow of what happened just now still lingering in his heart.
It was at this time that Wan Xingmo found Wan Laoer.
"Uncle Wan Er? Why are you still here? Didn't you say you wanted to buy some cloth? Why don't you go in?"
Wan Xingmo looked up and saw a large cloth shop behind Wan Laoer, and asked curiously.
Wan Laoer found it difficult to speak. He was too embarrassed to talk about his embarrassment just now. Although he was poor, he also had dignity.
"I was wondering what kind of cloth to buy, and you guys just happened to be here."
Wan Xingmo didn't know what happened to Wan Laoer just now, so he said, "Why don't we go in and take a look and find out what to buy? We can also let our little Fubao choose what she likes herself."
Only then did Wan Laoer notice the little Fubao in Wan Xingmo's arms, and quickly took the little Fubao over. Holding the little Fubao, Wan Laoer's mood instantly improved and his heart became much calmer.
"Thank you, Mr. Mo, for taking care of little Fubao for me. Is she not causing any trouble?"
Wan Xingmo felt his hands were empty and a little uncomfortable. The milky scent of little Fubao was still lingering on him.
"No, little sister is very good. It's getting late. Let's buy it and take it back."
Wan Laoer took a look at the largest cloth shop in the entire county and felt a little timid. He looked down at Xiao Fubao and saw that Xiao Fubao was looking into the cloth shop curiously. Then Xiao Fubao waved his little arms and pulled to get in.
"Daddy - flowers -"
When Wan Laoer first heard little Fubao calling him "Daddy" so clearly, he was a little bit unbelievable.
"Girl, what did you just shout? Say it again."
Wan Laoer looked expectant, fearing that he might have misheard and was having hallucinations.
"Daddy—Daddy—" Little Fubao called out twice with a smile.
Wan Laoer was so happy that he almost shed tears. He hugged little Fubao and kissed her smooth and pink little face several times.
Wan Laoer hadn't shaved for a long time. At this time, he kissed Xiao Fubao. Xiao Fubao felt itchy because of his beard. Xiao Fubao dodged while giggling like a silver bell, which attracted the shop assistants to look over here.
"Oh, what a pretty baby, he looks like the fortune-giving boy under the seat of Guanyin, uncle is so lucky."
The waiter had no customers to entertain at the moment, so he stood inside the store and praised it.
Wan Lao Er was not looked down upon by the young man, but was praised for his beautiful daughter. Wan Lao Er happily responded, "My daughter is the most beautiful girl in our village and even in our entire county. The young man really has good taste."
The two chatted for a while across half a street. Wan Laoer thought this guy was a good person. At this time, Xiao Fubao pointed at the colorful cloths in the store and shouted, "Daddy - flowers - flowers -"
When Wan Laoer took a look at the cloths in the store, he realized that his daughter wanted him to go in, because the cloths were indeed beautiful.
The waiter also took the opportunity to invite customers: "Uncle, your daughter is so beautiful, don't you plan to buy some beautiful clothes for the little girl?"
Seeing that the waiter didn't show any disdain for him, Wan Laoer quickly picked up Xia Fubao and took Wan Xingmo into the store.
"Young man, aren't you afraid that this uncle will get dirty and make your store dirty?"
"Well, uncle, our Hengtong Cloth Shop is open for business and we welcome customers from all over the world. Everyone has their own difficulties. From your accent, you don't sound like a local. It's normal for you to encounter difficulties. Who doesn't have difficulties when they are away from home?"
Wan Laoer felt very relieved. He really regretted why he didn't choose the big cloth shop directly, otherwise he would not have been humiliated by that crazy woman.
At this time, the shopkeeper was just sending a customer out. This customer was a big client and they had been negotiating with him for several months but failed to win him over. Unexpectedly, they had successfully negotiated with him just now.
The shopkeeper was in a very happy mood at this time. When he came back, he glanced at Wan Laoer, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the little Fubao in Wan Laoer's arms.
"Oh, this little girl is so pretty, she needs to be dressed up nicely."
When Wan Laoer heard the shopkeeper praising him, he felt a little elated and deliberately held little Fubao higher. Little Fubao was playing with the jade token he had just obtained.
The shopkeeper happened to see the jade token in Xiao Fubao's hand. His eyes changed and he froze in place. What was this?
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