Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Wenxi, who was almost as tall as her, and felt a little complicated. Although Wenxi was good at martial arts, she was still a girl and had been separated from her since childhood. She must have suffered a lot.
But every letter Jiang Wenxi sent only contained good news and never bad news.
"How old are you to still be crying like this! You weren't like this when you went up the mountain with your senior brother to fight bandits!" Ye Feng teased Jiang Wenxi with a smile.
Feeling a little embarrassed by Ye Feng's words, Jiang Wenxi quickly wiped away her tears and said coquettishly, "Master! You're just making fun of me!"
Ye Feng smiled but didn't say anything.
Jiang Ling came here this time to have Jiang Wenxi stay with her for a few days. Ye Feng naturally had no objections. After the three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Jiang Ling took Jiang Wenxi's hand and left the Six Doors.
"Mom, let me tell you, there are so many delicious foods in Shengjing! My master and senior brother often buy me meat buns and candied hawthorns! Mom, that meat bun shop is so good! Do you want to try some?" As soon as she stepped out of the Six Doors, Jiang Wenxi started listing the delicious foods on her fingers as if they were her most treasured possessions!
Jiang Ling had just eaten and wasn't particularly interested in this food, but seeing Jiang Wenxi swallowing her saliva, she figured the little girl was probably craving it.
"Wenxi, do you want to eat meat buns? Mom will buy them for you! Tell me which stall it is?" With food in mind, Jiang Wenxi nodded repeatedly and pulled Jiang Ling to walk quickly towards the meat bun stall.
Jiang Wenxi had just taken a bite of the soft, white, and steaming hot meat bun when the scream from the woman next to her immediately interrupted her actions.
Jiang Ling and Jiang Wenxi looked over together and saw a woman dressed in plain clothes with straw in her hair being dragged towards their carriage by a man who looked to be about forty years old, who was holding her wrist tightly.
Although there were many people around, they all seemed to be afraid of him, pretending not to see him, and even hurriedly leaving.
"This is outrageous! Mother! Hold this bun for me!" Before Jiang Ling could react, Jiang Wenxi made a feint and rushed out. Suddenly, she felt a warmth in her hand, and the bun that Jiang Wenxi had taken a bite out of was now in Jiang Ling's hand.
"Oh dear, this child!" Jiang Ling was worried that something had happened to Jiang Wenxi, so she quickly ran towards Jiang Wenxi's direction.
Judging from the man's clothes and the reactions of the surrounding people, it was clear that this man was not someone to be trifled with. However, Jiang Wenxi was just a little girl in her teens, and she had no idea what was going on.
"Let go!" Before long, Jiang Wenxi had darted between the man and the woman.
The man was taken aback at first, then shook off the woman's wrist, touched his chin, and looked Jiang Wenxi up and down with ill intent.
"You brat, are you talking to me?" The man's unfriendly words made Jiang Ling, who had rushed over, inwardly cry out in alarm.
"Sir, the child is ignorant and I hope you will forgive him!" Jiang Ling stuffed the meat bun in her hand into Jiang Wenxi's mouth, bowed her head and apologized profusely.
The man was taken aback for a moment, then stroked his chin and licked his lips as he began to scrutinize Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling was very unhappy with the man's lecherous gaze, but for Jiang Wenxi's sake, she dared not say anything.
"Tsk, this little woman is quite pretty. Your daughter ruined my plans earlier, so come with me to vent your frustrations!" With that, the man reached out and grabbed Jiang Ling's arm, preparing to drag her toward the carriage.
Just as Jiang Ling was about to struggle, Jiang Wenxi threw a punch. The man hadn't expected that the child in front of him, who was only a little over ten years old, would be so strong.
The man felt that everything went black before his eyes, and he kept seeing stars.
Taking advantage of the man's momentary panic, Jiang Wenxi pulled Jiang Ling and the woman in plain clothes who was standing there dumbfounded, and ran into a small alley.
"Chase them! Chase them now!" The man's furious voice faded into the distance.
Jiang Ling's wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
"Mother! Don't worry, they'll never find this place, no matter what! Senior Brother Jinfeng and I hide here whenever we have free time!" Jiang Wenxi glanced at the road ahead and whispered to Jiang Ling.
"Wenxi! You were too impulsive! This isn't our Lu Family Village. Aren't you afraid of offending those powerful people?" Jiang Ling reprimanded Jiang Wenxi angrily, recalling her earlier behavior.
Jiang Wenxi, however, puffed out her chest and said to Jiang Ling, "Mother, I'm not afraid at all. My master is the famous head maid of the Six Doors! These people who break the law should be arrested! Those who make mistakes should be punished!"
Looking at Jiang Wenxi's current state, Jiang Ling felt somewhat helpless. This little girl had never suffered a loss before; if she had, she naturally wouldn't have said such things.
"Gentlemen, judging from your accents, you're not from around here, are you?" The woman in plain clothes, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
Jiang Ling and Jiang Wenxi's gazes simultaneously fell on the woman in plain clothes. The woman lowered her head in fear, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes as she hesitated and said, "You...you should leave quickly! You can't afford to offend that person! Thank you for your help, I'm truly grateful!"
After saying that, the woman turned to leave.
Jiang Ling quickly stood up and stopped the woman, saying, "Judging from the straw in your hair and your plain clothes, something terrible must have happened at home, right?"
The woman seemed to have been reminded of a painful memory, and her eyes immediately reddened. She sighed heavily and said, "Alright, alright, since you saved me, I won't hide it anymore. My surname is Jiang. I originally had a happy family, but who knew... who knew... that guy accidentally saw my beauty and suddenly became lustful, wanting to possess me. My husband naturally refused, and fought with that guy. That guy had someone beat my husband to death and then falsely accused my husband of hitting him, demanding twenty taels of silver in compensation!"
"I scraped together twenty taels of silver with great difficulty, but my husband can't even afford a decent coffin. I had no choice but to resort to this! But that guy saw me again! He's got lustful thoughts and wants to take me for himself!"
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