Huang Xinyu pulled Yu Luo along, ready to plunge into the team and fight her way out with her agile skills.
"Make way! Make way!"
The crowded people actually parted, automatically making way for each other.
A tall woman dressed in a simple gray outfit led several workers and pushed several carts piled high with goods straight toward them.
Huang Xinyu's face instantly turned fervent.
She instinctively straightened her back, nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes, and her voice trembled slightly.
"It's Madam An!"
"That's Lin Anniang! The An-jie who could single-handedly repel thousands of rebel soldiers!"
Yu Luo's grandmother and mother also heard the commotion and poked their heads out of the carriage, their eyes filled with curiosity and awe.
Lin Anniang quickly walked up to her.
Her gaze swept over Huang Xinyu, who was so excited she was almost moving her hands and feet together, and finally landed on Yu Luo's calm face.
Suddenly, a storm raged in Lin Anniang's usually calm eyes.
She felt as if an invisible hand had suddenly gripped her heart.
There seemed to be an indescribable rhythm stirring within me, a feeling that made me want to kneel down willingly.
"These are the goods you ordered."
Lin Anniang's voice was much hoarse than usual, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
She didn't even dare to look Yu Luo in the eye anymore, but instead lowered her gaze to the ground in front of Yu Luo.
"Where do you live? We'll deliver it to you."
Huang Xinyu was so excited she almost fainted.
Good heavens! This is Madam An! She's the idol of all the women in this desolate mountain! And she's actually going to personally deliver goods to them!
Who would believe this treatment if I told them?
"No, no, no, we wouldn't dare trouble you, Madam An! We can do it ourselves! We can do it ourselves!" Huang Xinyu waved her hands repeatedly, her words trembling and incoherent.
Yu Luo sensed the intense, almost overflowing emotion emanating from Lin Anniang.
She looked over calmly, a hint of inquiry in her clear eyes.
This woman is looking at me.
Moreover, her reaction was strange.
Lin Anniang felt her legs go weak again when that gaze swept over her, and she almost knelt down.
She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at it again.
…
Even after the workers from the barren mountain enthusiastically helped to move all the goods away, Lin Anniang remained standing in the same spot, her heart still pounding uncontrollably.
A figure landed silently beside her.
Watching Yu Luo's departing figure, Wang Wan asked softly, "Does this feeling feel familiar?"
Lin Anniang nodded heavily, her expression extremely excited, her voice trembling.
"Familiar! So familiar! It feels exactly the same as when I kneel before a statue of a god!!"
A knowing smile appeared on Wang Wan's lips.
"Some things are secrets that cannot be revealed."
She patted Lin Anniang on the shoulder, her tone solemn.
“Anniang, keep this feeling, this secret, firmly in your heart.”
Lin Anniang took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with unwavering determination.
"I understand."
…
On the other side, in the courtyard where Yu Luo and the others rented.
As soon as Yu Luo entered the door, he saw his grandmother and mother chatting warmly around a plump, well-dressed middle-aged woman.
That woman was the landlady of this courtyard.
The landlady slapped her thigh, her face full of pride.
"Oh my, older sister, younger sister, you have no idea! I also came from out of town and worked in a textile factory, working day and night!"
She showed off the gleaming gold bracelet on her wrist.
"See? With the wages and bonuses from the factory, I saved up enough money to buy this first yard! Later I bought a second, a third... Now, half the yards on this street are mine!"
Grandmother and mother's eyes widened in surprise.
They glanced at each other, their eyes filled with shock and envy.
How could a woman, relying solely on herself, build such a large fortune?
This was something they would never have dared to imagine in their past lives!
The landlady noticed their interest and enthusiastically recommended the property.
“I think both of you sisters are still in good health! Our textile factory here is hiring all year round, with free meals and accommodation, and the benefits are excellent! We get four days off every month, and our wages are paid on time, never late!”
She then pointed to her three little nieces who were curiously looking around in the yard.
"These little girls are perfect for attending the Mountain God's School! The children of our factory workers don't have to spend a single penny on schooling! It's completely free!"
"Free?!" The mother's voice suddenly rose.
Grandmother's heart was pounding, and her eyes were shining brightly.
This barren mountain is simply a paradise they never dared to dream of!
But soon, the excitement on the mother's face was replaced by worry.
She held Yu Luo's hand, her eyes filled with reluctance.
"No, An'er will go to the capital alone, without anyone to care for her. How will she settle down?"
“I still have to go with An’er to take care of her daily life.”
The eldest sister-in-law nodded repeatedly, hugging her three daughters tightly: "Yes, we have to go help their second uncle sell his things and watch his stall!"
The three little nieces nodded vigorously and said in unison, "We want to help our second uncle!"
Looking at her family's concerned faces, Yu Luo felt a warmth in her heart.
She reached out and touched the hair of each of her three nieces, her voice gentle yet firm.
"Your most important task is to go to school and study."
“Grandmother, Mother, you can also try working in the factory, have your own job, and earn your own money.”
She looked at them, a hint of encouraging smile on her lips.
"In the future, women will also have to rely on themselves. I hope that you can be like me, relying on your own abilities, step by step, to create your own place in the world."
The people in the courtyard listened thoughtfully.
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