Chapter 380 Something Happened to Gu Yuanniang
As the woman spoke, she immediately took out the rag next to her and wiped the stool on the ground, motioned for Xu Miaomiao to sit down, and then immediately took the teapot and poured Xu Miaomiao a cup of tea.
Xu Miaomiao smiled at her gently and said, "Mrs. Bai, there is no need to go through so much trouble. I came here to ask you something."
"Madam Xu, please feel free to speak."
When the woman heard Xu Miaomiao's serious words, she stopped and walked towards Xu Miaomiao. She sat down beside her and listened to Xu Miaomiao start to say: "Today I went to the department store and found a stranger inside. I am still a little confused about the person in charge of the department store. Have you heard any news?"
Hearing Xu Miaomiao's words, the woman shook her head slightly, then raised her head, looked at her and said, "No, they came up to get my goods, and every time they came with a few small Si, and then they gave us the money. But there is one thing I don't understand."
At this point, the woman hesitated. Xu Miaomiao looked at him, her face almost flushed by what she said. She couldn't hold it back any longer, so she immediately said, "What's the matter, Lady Bai, just say it."
Hearing this, the woman sighed and said from the bottom of her heart, "I just don't know why, the silver was still fine before, Madam Xu, you also agreed on the price with me at that time, but later, the price was reduced by half."
After the woman said this, she immediately changed into a panic expression, because she was afraid that Xu Miaomiao would definitely not know what was good for them, so she immediately said: "Of course, we don't mean that. Even if Madam Xu only gives us half, it is enough for our family to live for a long time. We just..."
"Of course I understand what you're thinking." Xu Miaomiao interrupted her and continued, "But Lady Bai, you just need to remember that I have never told anyone that I will withhold your money, nor have I told anyone that I will cut your money in half. I'm afraid there may be some misunderstandings at first. Once I have investigated it thoroughly, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
After hearing this, the woman nodded and said, "It's okay, it's okay. If Madam Xu is really in trouble, we will be very happy even if you only give us half. But Madam Xu needs to give us more so that we can have a living. Otherwise, my mother and I will have to sell cakes on the street, which is not easy."
Xu Miaomiao smiled upon hearing this, shook her head and said, "It's nothing. This is what I should do. Besides, your family's pastry craftsmanship is beyond my reach. If it weren't for you, the people in the department store would be even more pitiful."
After saying this, Xu Miaomiao chatted with Bai Niangzi for a few more words, always talking about random things, and then left.
Sitting in the carriage, as the carriage swayed, Xu Miaomiao's mind drifted to who knows where. She lifted the curtain and saw that the scene outside was very different from when she left. Today's Bai County is indeed more prosperous than before, but the prices of goods in Bai County have doubled. It is said that the former County Magistrate Hu did not manage Bai County well, and many grievances were piled up. Coupled with the high taxes, the people were even more miserable.
Xu Miaomiao couldn't help but break into a sweat when she heard this. Song Wushao was demoted, but he was living under the command of Magistrate Hu. She didn't know if Magistrate Hu would make things difficult for Song Wushao because of her. When Xu Miaomiao thought of this, she sighed again.
The most important thing offline was to solve the matter of the department store first. Now it was getting late, and Xu Miaomiao drove the carriage back home. As soon as she got home, she heard Erbao crying. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao hurriedly wanted to go up and coax him. Seeing her crying alone in the yard, Xu Miaomiao was still a little puzzled, and hurriedly hugged her in his arms: "Erbao, don't cry. What's wrong? You are such a big child? Why are you still so distressed?"
I thought it was just a bump or a collision, but even though Erbao was held in Xu Miaomiao's arms, he still sobbed. Looking at Xu Miaomiao, he sobbed and spoke incoherently: "Mom, mom, Erbao is angry. Erbao is sorry to Aunt Gu."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Xu Miaomiao was a little confused by Erbao's words. She immediately hugged her tightly in her arms and spoke to her softly, coaxing her.
But Erbao was so excited at this moment that he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. The next moment, the curtain at the door was lifted, and Song Weiwei came out with a basin of water. When she saw Xu Miaomiao frowning, she relaxed her brows and said quickly, "You're finally back. I went to the department store before, but was kicked out by the shopkeeper before I could find you. If it wasn't really urgent, I would have had a good quarrel with him."
After Song Weiwei said this, she immediately put down the basin in her hand. Only then did Xu Miaomiao see that the basin was full of blood.
"What's going on? What happened?" Xu Miaomiao asked anxiously. Song Weiwei immediately took Erbao back from Xu Miaomiao's arms and said to Xu Miaomiao, "Sixth Mother, something happened. Go in and check on her."
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she rushed into the house without stopping. As soon as she entered the house, she saw that Gu Yuanniang's head was covered with beads of sweat, and the mattress below her body had long been eroded by blood. Perhaps because of the excessive pain, Gu Yuanniang's brows were tightly furrowed, and her tightly closed eyes made Xu Miaomiao unable to tell whether she was in a coma or not.
Xu Qingshan was also unconscious. He had been sitting in front of the bed, holding Gu Yuanniang's hand tightly. When he saw Xu Miaomiao coming, he immediately got up and pulled him and said, "Madam Xu, you are finally here. It's good that you are here. Please save Liu Niang."
Xu Qingshan became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost knelt down to Xu Miaomiao. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately helped him up and said, "You all go out first."
Since Xu Miaomiao had spoken, no one dared to wait and went out immediately, leaving the house to them.
Xu Miaomiao immediately checked on the weak Gu Yuanniang, but her weak pulse was suddenly heavy, which obviously meant that she had suffered a serious collision, and the baby in her belly was showing signs of miscarriage. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately took out a silver needle from the space and began to give him acupuncture.
Perhaps because of the pain brought by the silver needle, Gu Yuanniang frowned slightly and closed her eyes tightly without opening them. Seeing this scene, Xu Miaomiao felt distressed. She searched in the space and found the blood-replenishing grass she had picked. Now there was not much time, so she immediately squeezed out the thing and poured the juice to Gu Yuanniang.
(End of this chapter)
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