Since returning home, Qin has been sullen and listless. She would often space out while cooking with Yu, looking preoccupied. Even when Yu called out that she had added enough firewood to the fire, Qin acted as if she hadn't heard her, causing the vegetables to burn.
Although Qin was not usually talkative, she would never make such a mistake. Sun squinted at her for a while and then said, "Second son's wife, come here for a moment."
Qin thought she was going to be scolded by her mother-in-law for doing something wrong, but when she got there, Sun asked, "Second son's wife, tell me honestly, has something happened?"
At first glance, Qin thought she had misheard, but when she realized that her mother-in-law was really asking her this, she felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.
"mother……"
She immediately knelt down before Madam Sun, but Madam Sun did not immediately help her up. Instead, she calmly asked, "What exactly happened?"
When Qin was anxious, she became particularly tongue-tied, so Lu Lao Er stepped in to speak for her: "Mother, we didn't run into my sister's family, but we did see Tao'er's family. They've also suffered a great deal..."
Lu Lao Er sighed, thinking about what he had seen, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin.
With her husband speaking up for her, Qin Shi also gained courage: "Mother, please save my niece! She's still young, not yet of marriageable age. She can't stay in a place like that and ruin her life!"
This was something she had always found difficult to talk about. She hadn't found her sister's family, but she had met her own niece from her maternal family. The rest of her family wasn't there. She saw her niece, who had just turned fourteen, being dragged off a carriage with her hands and feet tied, about to be sold into a brothel.
Upon seeing this, the couple immediately tried to snatch the person away, but there were several of them, and they were no match for them. Lu Lao Er was clever enough to spend some money to get those people to give them a chance to speak.
Only then did Qin realize that her family members had all been murdered on the way, and only this niece had escaped. She was then kidnapped on the way and brought to Ganzhou City to be sold into a brothel.
The madam of the brothel bought her for twenty taels of silver and kindly told them that if they wanted to buy her back, they would have to spend at least thirty taels of silver, otherwise it was out of the question.
The couple only had the twenty taels that He Jiuniang had given them in the bandit's den last time, along with some small copper coins. They simply couldn't come up with thirty taels. Moreover, if this person were rescued, he would become a burden to them.
Although the family received some money, this was, after all, her niece from her maternal family, and there was no reason for her to eat and drink with the Lu family. She was also worried about being scolded by Madam Sun, so she hesitated and didn't know how to bring it up.
But now that she's asked, we still need to try and win her over, since she's the last member of her family.
"Mother, Lianhua is a very capable child. She will help with the housework when she comes home. In a year or two, I will find her a husband and she will definitely not be a burden on the family. Please, Mother!"
Before they spoke, Mrs. Sun thought it was something shameful, but now that she heard what she said, she felt a headache coming on: "Second son's wife, are you confused!"
When Madam Qin heard her say this, she thought that Madam Sun was going to refuse, but Madam Sun's next words were: "Since she is your niece, then of course we have to find a way to rescue her. In the current situation, let alone just your niece, even if it's your whole family, we can't hesitate!"
Sun sighed. Life is hard for everyone these days. If it weren't for this extraordinary encounter, her family wouldn't be alive today.
If we really didn't have any money, there was nothing we could do, but now that we have money, there's no reason to just stand by and watch a child suffer like this.
Even the outsiders rescued from the bandit's den were given food and silver, and allowed to travel with them, let alone the child who was one of their own.
Upon hearing this, Qin's tense heart immediately settled down. She was about to kowtow to Sun when Sun grabbed her arm and said, "Get up. I know you are all good children. I am strict with you usually because I am afraid that you will make mistakes when you are confused. But I am not an unreasonable person."
"Thank you, Mother. I thank you on behalf of Lotus!"
Qin was in tears, her heart aching beyond words at the thought that her only remaining niece was left in her family.
Sun patted her hand, then secretly took thirty taels of silver and handed it to the couple. She also called the eldest son and Fugui to go with them, in case anything happened.
"Go quickly and come back in time for dinner."
Sun waved her hand, sat down, and sighed again, her feelings somewhat complicated.
Having witnessed countless deaths and near-death experiences along the way, it's still incredibly painful to know this now.
Seeing this, He Jiuniang deliberately came over with a smile to tease her: "Mother, you are simply the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva. You look more and more kind and benevolent to me!"
"Go away, you're such a smooth talker!"
Sun slapped her and scolded her for being annoying, but a smile was clearly on her lips.
“That’s right, you look so beautiful when you smile. Stop sighing all the time, you’re going to sigh away all your good fortune! You stay here and watch the kids, I’m going to help my sister-in-law.”
When Qin went to pick up her niece, Yu was left to work alone, as she was naturally overwhelmed with cooking for so many people.
In fact, Madam Yu wasn't in a much better mood either. At least Madam Qin knew about her family's situation, but Madam Yu didn't even know if her family was still alive.
Thinking about this also made her heart ache. He Jiuniang noticed her emotions and took the initiative to say, "Sister-in-law, don't be sad. We've been asking about your family along the way. If your family knows that someone is asking about them, they will definitely come looking for you."
Mrs. Yu was very pleased with her third sister-in-law's thoughtfulness and nodded with a smile: "Yes, not knowing the news is not necessarily a bad thing."
"It's wonderful that you think that way, sister-in-law!" He Jiuniang threw a piece of firewood into the fire and said, "Believe me, our family's life will definitely get better and better in the future!"
He Jiuniang came from another world. Apart from various training sessions, she had little contact with people. In her spare time, she would read novels to relieve boredom. She remembered reading a novel full of awful relatives. At that time, she was glad that she didn't have any family members, so naturally she didn't have any awful relatives causing trouble.
After transmigrating here, looking at this large family, she was actually quite afraid of encountering terrible relatives. Unexpectedly, everyone here was very kind, and even in such difficult circumstances, they were still willing to help and support each other.
She found herself growing to love the place more and more, and to love everyone there.
Madam Yu nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I believe you. Third sister-in-law, you are a blessed person. Our family will definitely get better and better!"
Hearing this, Madam Yu felt much better. Just then, Lu Guilan and Madam Shen came over to help, and the four of them worked together to quickly prepare a large pot of rice.
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