The blind man was right in front of her.
Jiang Huaixu took a deep breath and said, "How about this, I'll give you fifty taels of silver."
Originally, she had priced the mirror at at least a hundred taels of silver. After all, this common item in modern times was first seen in ancient times, so it deserved to be called "unique".
But she felt heartbroken. She felt heartbroken just when she said "fifty taels of silver", let alone a hundred taels.
Jiang Huaixu thought expressionlessly, if she had to make a fortune by selling mirrors in the future, the first mirror she sold would have to fetch several times the price.
"Five..." The young man was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. The girl in front of him didn't seem like such a heroic person.
Jiang Huaixu very considerately took out the silver ingots and some small change from the small cloth bag, added up the fifty taels, placed them on the ground and signaled the young man with his eyes to put the silver away.
The young man knelt on the ground with a plop, his voice choked with sobs, "Chen Wu thanks the young lady for her kindness. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."
Whether she was rewarded or not, Jiang Huaixu had no requirements. She just wanted to drill the hole quickly.
"Get up and quickly put the silver away. If your brother recovers from his illness, you should leave Jin Zhao Mansion as soon as possible."
"Yes, thank you for the reminder, Miss."
Seeing Chen Wu about to kowtow again, Jiang Huaixu hurriedly stopped him, "You should leave quickly. It would be bad if someone finds out."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wu immediately got up from the ground, quickly put the silver away, and after watching Jiang Huaixu go into the cave, he left, looking back every few steps.
Carefully blocking the entrance with wooden boards, Jiang Huaixu stood up with a dusty face. Fu Tuan had already shown her the layout of the backyard of Cangchunlou. Not only that, Fu Tuan also found his aunt Jiang Tao working in the backyard.
After she saw it, she felt that the woman was not the same person as the one in Boss Jiang's memory. She looked much older.
This place was not far from Jiang Tao, and there were not many people in the backyard at this time. Jiang Huaixu easily avoided the busy servants and came to the place where Jiang Tao was washing clothes.
Hiding behind the water tank, she called out softly, "Aunt, Aunt... Jiang Tao."
She called out "Auntie Jiang Tao" several times but she didn't notice her presence. The last time she called her name, Jiang Tao was so startled that she suddenly sat up straight.
Seeing her looking around, Jiang Huaixu immediately waved at her.
When Jiang Tao saw the little girl behind the water tank, she could hardly believe her eyes. She had seen the little girl adopted by her eldest brother's family several times with her own eyes, so she could still recognize her even though she looked a little older now.
She picked up the bucket and limped towards the water tank. The closer she got, the more excited she became. When they were face to face, she whispered, "Mute sister?"
Jiang Huaixu nodded. "Aunt, I'm a mute sister. To save time, can you tell me why you ended up in Cangchunlou? Are you a good citizen or a lowly person now? Where are your children now?"
Jiang Tao's tears flowed before she spoke, and the corners of her eyes, which were covered with fine lines, could not hide the redness. She quickly wiped the tears from her face, looked at the woman washing clothes with her back to them not far away, and whispered, "Come with me."
Jiang Huaixu followed Jiang Tao to a room that looked like a woodshed. A simple layer of bedding was laid out in a corner of the room, but the clothes and personal belongings were all kept clean and tidy.
After closing the door, Jiang Tao couldn't wait to ask, "How did you get in? Are your parents okay? Where are they now?"
"I sneaked in. My parents are fine and are just outside the city." Jiang Huaixu said quickly, "Aunt, you are the most important thing now. I came here to take you out."
Hearing this, Jiang Tao was stunned, then covered her face and sobbed softly: "I, I can't get out..."
Through Jiang Tao's intermittent narration, Jiang Huaixu learned why Jiang Tao had fallen into this state.
Jiang Tao's husband's surname was Liu. The Liu family had four sons, and Jiang Tao's husband was the third, Liu Sanrong. When she first married into the Liu family, Jiang Tao felt that it was just as her stepmother had said: the Liu family was well-off, and without a mother-in-law, she lived a comfortable life.
But the good times didn't last long. Jiang Tao discovered that her husband loved to drink during the week. Every time he drank, he became extremely irritable and often threw things around.
Although Jiang Tao felt bad, she didn't want to worry her brother and sister-in-law, so she didn't tell them about it.
Who would have thought that Liu Sanrong would become even worse? Not long after she gave birth to her eldest son, he actually beat her up. Since the first month, there had always been one or two such incidents. After sobering up, Liu Sanrong would admit his mistakes to her with tears on his face, and promise that he would never do it again, and then the next time, the next time, and the next time...
This kind of life continued until Jiang Tao had a miscarriage when she was beaten while pregnant with her second child. Liu Sanrong finally lived in peace for more than a year.
Things did not go as planned. Liu Sanrong returned to his old ways. After being beaten, Jiang Tao escaped in the middle of the night and wanted to return to Shili Village to let his brother and sister-in-law take charge. Liu Sanrong chased her out with the child, and finally Jiang Tao accepted her fate amid the child's crying.
A year ago, Liu Sanrong had an affair with a widow outside and rarely stayed at home. Until the flood a few days ago, he hurried home and discussed with his father-in-law to move to Yaozhou City for refuge. Because time was too tight, Jiang Tao didn't even have time to deliver a letter to Shili Village before he set off.
On the way, Jiang Tao found out that Liu Sanrong had brought the widow with him as well. The widow was holding a child, Liu Sanrong's.
When Liu Sanrong and Jiang Tao arrived in Yaozhou City, they discussed making the widow a co-wife, but to no avail. The couple quarreled for a while. One day, the widow's child was poisoned. After narrowly saving the child, Liu Sanrong accused Jiang Tao of poisoning the child, handed her a divorce letter, and kicked her out of the Liu family.
Jiang Tao's daughter Liu Ye'er followed Jiang Tao and left the Liu family in anger. Before the mother and daughter left Yaozhou City, they were hit by a club. When they woke up again, they were already in Cangchun Tower.
After entering Cangchunlou, the mother asked Jiang Tao and Liu Ye'er to entertain customers. When they refused, the mother had them beaten to death. Jiang Tao broke a leg to protect her daughter, and Liu Ye'er scratched her face with a stone on the ground. Only then did the mother let the mother and daughter go. After that, one of them washed clothes in the backyard, and the other served the girls in the front.
Jiang Huaixu's fists hardened when she heard Jiang Tao talk about these things. She closed her eyes and asked, "Aunt, did you and your cousin sign a contract to sell your bodies?"
"Never..." Jiang Tao wiped the tears from her chin and said blankly: "But the mother once took out a book saying that it was a deed of sale that your cousin and I had signed with our fingerprints. I couldn't understand it either..."
A moment later, Jiang Huaixu walked out of the woodshed and strolled through the backyard. A maid saw her and raised her eyebrows, about to yell at her, but she said, "Looking for your mother? Can you please call her?"
The polite words obviously didn't work. After Jiang Huaixu knocked down the sixth big man, Zang Chunlou's mother finally came over gracefully.
The moment she saw Jiang Huaixu clearly, the charming middle-aged woman's face was obviously overwhelmed. She looked around suspiciously, and finally nodded at Jiang Huaixu with the round fan in her hand, and asked doubtfully, "It's you who messed up the place?"
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