Chapter 109
The broker and Shu Tong were arguing, and they were both stunned when they heard the young lady's words.
The broker's eyes lit up, thinking, "Oh my God, I finally got rid of a freeloader."
Shu Tong: ...Second Madam, this man is so unlucky, do you dare to marry him?
Aunt Ding, who was described as an old woman, was also stunned. She was also a pitiful person. She felt sympathy for Li Xiuzhu, but after hearing what the broker said, she realized that this person was an ominous person! She wanted to persuade her granddaughter not to take over, but at this moment, they had to pretend that they didn't know each other and couldn't say anything.
Aunt Ding was so anxious!
Su Ruojin is not doing charity. On the one hand, just "buying" Ding will attract attention. On the other hand, as Li Xiuzhu grows up, she will have more and more opportunities to go out. Sister Mao will follow her all day long. The family needs a maid to cook. If Li Xiuzhu can seize the opportunity, the Su family will keep her. If not, she will not be kind and will sell her off anyway.
Shu Tong complained all the way, saying that she shouldn't have bought the person back. If he was really so stupid that he couldn't do anything, then he would be just feeding her mouth in vain.
Li Xiuzhu seemed not to hear Shu Tong's nagging. She was in a daze, like a blind idiot.
Su Ruojin: ...I didn't really buy a fool! She glanced at the old lady, and Mrs. Ding secretly said, "I've already bought it, just wait and see!"
The mule cart stopped and Cheng Yingzhen greeted them at the door.
Su Ruojin jumped off the mule cart first. Because she was carrying a stranger, she quickly whispered to her mother, "I bought a girl, and I don't know her background. Mother, you'd better not show any strangeness to avoid unnecessary trouble."
The tears that were already in her eyes were forced back by Cheng Yingzhen. "Why do you want to buy someone else, kid?"
"I didn't buy an old and a young one on purpose because I was afraid of attracting other people's attention." Su Ruojin lowered her voice and advised her mother not to show any emotion.
Mrs. Ding got off the mule cart and burst into tears when she saw her daughter. However, she had been told at the inn that if she wanted to be with her daughter for the rest of her life, she had to pretend not to know her in front of any outsiders. From then on, in the eyes of the world, she and her daughter were a servant and a master, and there could not be any mistakes.
So the scene of reunion finally became silent because of an outsider.
The Su family bought another servant, one old and one young. Within two days, all the neighbors knew about it. Yang Si Niang even came to see them out of curiosity. She shook her head and said, "Ah Jin, you have a bad eye for buying people. Look at the old one, you can tell at a glance that his body has been drained. And look at the young one, he's dumb and stupid and can't do any work. Why did you buy them?"
Su Ruojin: ...
Yang Si Niang looked disdainful and pushed her capable mother out, "Let my mother buy it for your family next time."
"Hehe... Madam is so busy, so... don't bother her."
"What's the problem? You should learn from my mother. Otherwise, when you grow up and get married, you won't be able to buy a maid and become the mistress of the house."
Su Ruojin: ...Yang Birong, Yang Birong, you are only seven years old. Are you preparing to be the mistress of the house so early?
In ancient large families, young ladies like Yang Si Niang did begin to learn how to be the mistress of the household.
After revealing that the family had bought a maid, Cheng Yingzhen took Ding to the side room on the pretext of asking her to make clothes for her, closed the door, and cried secretly.
Mao Ya brought the dazed Li Xiuzhu with her. Apart from making fire, it seemed that the girl could do nothing at the moment.
Su Ruojin said to Mao Ya, "Give her some time. If after the New Year, she can only make fire, I will sell her." She said this in front of Li Xiuzhu without any hesitation, but she didn't seem to react. She was still in a daze. When she was cooking, she sat behind the stove. When she was not cooking, she sat at the door of her room, her eyes were always looking forward, as if there was something in front of her. Most people would find it creepy.
Fortunately, the shed where she lived faced east and had sunlight, and there was a small patio in the east wing connected to the main house, with some radishes and spinach growing in it, full of life. Otherwise, it would have really made people feel eerie.
Mao Ya's experience is similar to Li Xiuzhu's. Both of them lost their fathers and were wiped out by their clansmen. Li Xiuzhu was at least a little better off than her. Her mother took her with her when she escaped, but her mother remarried and abandoned her only daughter as soon as her father died.
So no matter whether Li Xiuzhu listened or not, Mao Ya, who was not good at speaking, still told her experience again, and finally said, "Being able to come to the Su family is the greatest luck in my life. I hope you feel the same way."
The Su family not only became her second home that sheltered her from the wind and rain, but also hired a master to teach her martial arts, so that she would have the opportunity to seek revenge on the bandits when she grew up. Mrs. Su also taught her to read, write and do accounting. No matter what the future holds, she has the skills to survive safely in this world.
It has been ten days since Li Xiuzhu was bought by the Su family. During these ten days, no one has ever despised, beaten or scolded her. They also gave her good and thick clothes to wear, and the meals she ate were the same as those on the host family's table, with meat, vegetables and big white steamed buns.
It is visible to the naked eye that the skin covering the bones begins to become shiny and elastic, which means the body is growing flesh.
A girl who was about her age had been taking care of her, and Li Xiuzhu's lifeless, dead fish-like eyes gradually began to brighten.
Although the girl didn't say anything as usual, her eyes seemed to move. Mao Ya understood that she had taken her words to heart.
We are all in the same miserable situation, so we should help each other as much as we can. Mao Ya turned around and saw quilts drying in the small courtyard. She took them in and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for dinner. You can stay in the sun for a while. When the sun goes down, you can come over and light the fire."
Li Xiuzhu seemed to nod, but also seemed not to nod. She herself didn't know. But when the sun set, she got up and went to the east wing kitchen, sat behind the stove, and continued to make fire as usual.
The young lady who wore a small jacket and had a smile on her face all day walked into the kitchen hand in hand with her mother and asked cheerfully, "Sister Maoya, are you done?"
Mao Ya nodded, "Just waiting for Madam and Second Lady to come over and cook."
As usual, Su Ruojin habitually glanced into the stove, and this time, her eyes met Miss Li.
She was stunned at first, then she grinned and said, "Sister Xiuzhu's fire is burning very well, keep it up." She also gave a thumbs up.
Li Xiuzhu blinked, then slowly turned to the red stove, her mind still blank as usual.
No, it wasn't blank either, at least, she saw that the fire was red.
After ten days of raising her, not only did she grow meat, but she also showed signs of responsiveness. Can this girl still be saved?
Su Ruojin smiled at her mother, Cheng Yingzhen laughed, and started to cook and stew soup. Her aunt sat with her in the side room every day. Her complexion had improved in these ten days. It wouldn't be long before her aunt would be like a normal person. From now on, the mother and daughter would be together forever!
The last ray of sunset glow in the sky was swallowed up by the night, and the sky became completely dark. Shu Tong drove a mule cart to pick up his master.
The brother and sister Su Ruojin and Su Sanlang, who were waiting in the corridor, flew towards him like swallows, "Dad... Dad..."
"father……"
Su Sanlang grabbed his father's arms.
Su Ruojin curled her lips, "I let you, okay."
"Hmph!" Su Sanlang didn't believe it. He pouted his lips proudly, looking smug.
Oh, why do people have to grow up? After the New Year, she will be an eight-year-old girl, and she will not be in her father's arms anymore. Growing up is really bad!
(End of this chapter)
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