"mother……"
Niu Niu's little face turned pale as she clung to Mei Can Niang's leg with all her might.
"They are bad people, they want to harm Princess Sister..." The child's cries trembled.
The beautiful silkworm mother hugged her daughter tightly, wiping away her tears with her rough sleeves, her voice hoarse.
"Don't be afraid, Niu Niu!"
"Princess is the best person in the world. Even if it means selling everything we own, I will rescue her!"
She went berserk, rushing behind the counter and violently rummaging through all the drawers.
The treasure bowl was overturned, and copper coins clattered and rolled all over the ground.
Those few pieces of silver were all the cash she had.
In total, it amounted to no more than ten taels.
She rushed back to her cramped little room, lifted the cold bed board, and took out all the wages she had saved up over the past few months, penny by penny.
Without hesitation, she took the heavy silver lock that He Yishang had put on her neck.
She then removed the pair of finest silver earrings from her ears.
She piled all the things she could exchange for money on the table, her eyes red, and counted them over and over again.
One hundred and twenty taels.
One hundred and eighty taels are still short.
Just then, a sarcastic voice drifted in from the doorway, its gloating undisguised.
"Oh, isn't this our Zhiweitang's great heroine, the beautiful silkworm girl?"
"What, are you planning to pack up and run away?"
Lin swayed her hips like a victorious hen as she strolled in.
Her gaze swept greedily over the empty shelves of Zhiweitang, and the gloating smile on her face almost reached her ears.
"Tsk tsk, what a pity to waste such a good shop."
"This is what happens when you follow the wrong master."
The beautiful silkworm girl slowly raised her head.
Those bloodshot eyes shot out a cold, dagger-like glint.
"Get out!"
"Oh dear, she has quite a temper."
Instead of leaving, Lin moved even closer. She deliberately lowered her voice and whispered in Meicanniang's ear, her words like the tongue of a venomous snake, cold and sticky.
“Beautiful silkworm girl, let me give you a piece of advice: a wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on.”
"That Zheng Heyi is a jinx. She can't even take care of herself now, why are you still working for her?"
"With your excellent skills in making pastries, why would you want to be buried with her?"
Lin said, "How about... you come to my Zhengtian Incense Shop? I'll pay you double the wages!"
Lin saw the anger in Meicanniang's eyes, but only found it laughable.
Far from being afraid, she stepped forward, a venomous sneer curling at the corners of her meticulously drawn lips.
"Funeral sacrifice?"
"What a loyal and devoted silkworm girl you are! You really think you're someone important?"
Lin's voice became sharp and sarcastic, like a dull knife scraping back and forth on people's hearts.
"Open your dog eyes and look! What is Zheng Heyi now? She's a murderer! A prisoner! Her life is over!"
"You're just a country bumpkin. Without her backing you up, what are you?"
"You want to raise money for her? What a joke!"
She leaned closer to the beautiful silkworm girl again, lowering her voice, which was filled with barely suppressed pleasure.
“I’m showing you the right path because I’m doing you a favor.”
"Come to my Zhengtianxiangfang, and I'll increase your wages by 30%! I can make sure your precious daughter can eat meat every day!"
"It's better than you being like this now, like a stray dog, wagging your tail and begging for mercy everywhere, only to end up dying in the mud with your good princess!"
The Lin family is truly ruthless and opportunistic; they have the despicable nature of petty people.
[Pah! Who cares about your stinking money.]
[Don't mind her, Meican Niang, the important thing is to quickly find a way to raise the money!]
The beautiful silkworm girl looked at her coldly, her usually gentle eyes now filled only with icy hatred and deep-seated contempt.
"Your shop's name is stolen, your skills are fraudulent. How long do you think you can last?"
"you!"
Lin was struck where it hurt most, and she stomped her feet in anger.
"You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting!"
The contempt in the beautiful silkworm girl's eyes was like a red-hot steel needle, piercing Lin's heart.
She knew that even if Zhiweitang really collapsed, the woman in front of her would never bow down to her.
The beautiful silkworm girl was too lazy to waste another word on her.
Rescuing the princess is the most urgent task.
She took a deep breath, her voice not loud, but each word carried immense weight, striking Lin's face.
"I appreciate Manager Lin's kindness."
"Although I am a peasant, I still know how to write the four words 'gratitude and repaying kindness'!"
"The princess is the savior of me and Niu Niu. Without her, my daughter and I would have frozen and starved to death on the streets long ago!"
"Now that the princess is in trouble, I will sell everything I own and risk my life to save her!"
"How could I possibly betray my promise at this time and go to a scoundrel like you?!"
The beautiful silkworm girl suddenly straightened her spine, and the tenacity that emanated from her very bones made Lin's face turn pale and then red in an instant.
"roll!"
Another angry shout rang out, showing no mercy whatsoever.
Lin was so angry that she trembled all over. She pointed at the beautiful silkworm girl's nose and her voice was so sharp that it seemed to pierce people's eardrums.
"Fine! Fine, you beautiful silkworm girl! Just you wait!"
"Today I'm begging you, tomorrow you'll be kneeling down and begging me!"
She cursed and stormed off in a disheveled manner, her back view resembling a defeated black-eyed rooster.
After driving Lin away, Meican Niang immediately wrapped up all the valuables in the shop.
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