"boom"!
There was a heavy door opening, and a room was kicked open. Then a sack was thrown into the room and turned around several times. A thug stepped forward to open the sack and poured out the small bamboos inside. .
Xiao Zhuzi was thrown motionless and seemed to be dead on the ground. The thug looked suspicious. After he stepped forward and touched her breath with his hand, his face relaxed slightly.
He cursed fiercely and said: "Mother, you are pretending to be dead!" After saying that, he raised his foot to kick.
"Stop!" Xu Niang's scolding sound came from outside the door.
The thug's raised foot then moved back. He turned around and smiled, then bowed his head and retreated under Madam Xu's fierce gaze.
This is an ordinary back room, with scattered weeds piled on the ground, firewood stacked in the corner, the window paper on the windows is torn, and the cold wind outside is blowing inside.
Xu Niang walked in, she stared at Xiao Zhuzi coldly, and said coldly: "Don't pretend to be dead! When you get to my place, you give up your intention to leave! You are my person now, and you will be my ghost after you die! If Be obedient, hum, and you will still have a good life. If you are disobedient, the sewers in Southwest City can lead directly to the canal. Throwing a person into it will be like throwing a bed bug, and even you, the king of heaven, will not be able to find it."
Xu Niang didn't care about the little bamboo lying on the ground. She was talking to herself: "Here, I will give you good food, drink, clothing, and useful things to serve you. As long as you are obedient, you will be prosperous in the future." The days of wealth are long, so you should calm down here tonight and think about whether you still want to see your mother in the future."
Hearing this, Xiaozhuzi rolled over and got up. She endured the pain all over her body, looked at Xu Niang with a calm face, raised her head and said: "What you said is true, I can really see it." My mother?"
When Xu Niang saw Xiao Zhuzi like this, she couldn't help being happy: "You are really a ghost. If you are a smart person, it will be easy to talk about. If you are obedient, I will let you see your mother in three days. If you don't Be obedient, huh, you will never see your mother again in this life!"
Xiao Zhuzi nodded obediently and said, "Little Zhuzi must obey my aunt!"
Xu Niang showed a soft look on her face and said: "You are an obedient little man. Very good. If you follow me, I will not treat you badly. You know, those bad people outside want you to die. Thank you It’s only after I got you that I saved you!”
Xiao Zhuzi pursed his lips tightly and said, "Then why did the aunt want to save Xiao Zhuzi?"
Madam Xu bent down, looked down at the little bamboo, and said with a smile: "Because the little bamboo will be my money-spinner in the future!"
With that said, she patted Xiao Zhuzi's head gently, and then went out with a smile.
After leaving the door, Mrs. Xu walked straight towards a courtyard separated by three courtyard walls. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard a sad voice coming from inside: "Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!! I want it." Looking for Mr. Yan, I am Mr. Yan’s man! Where did you take my daughter?! She knows the monk, she knows Li Chengfeng, who is the consort of the current princess, please return my daughter to me quickly. , if you offend Master Li, none of you will survive!!"
The thugs guarding the door laughed and pointed at the sound. When they saw Mrs. Xu, their expressions changed and they bowed their heads respectfully.
Xu Niang opened the door and glanced coldly inside. She was not tall, but standing against the light at the door, she looked very scary. She was so shocked that the landlady did not dare to speak.
There was still blood in the mouth of the landlady. She quickly came to her senses and wanted to pounce on her, but she didn't dare. She just curled up in the corner and stared at Madam Xu, gritting her teeth and said: "Let us go quickly. , otherwise, none of you can escape, and you will all die!"
Xu Niang smiled slightly. She did not argue with the person in front of her. She just turned to look at the janitor next to her and said: "Watch her. If she runs away, you can kill it yourself, so that I don't have to do anything."
The thugs at the door looked stern and nodded immediately.
After Xu Niang finished her instructions, she turned around and walked out of the side courtyard and walked straight towards the backyard. When she came to a lonely small building, she saw four guards guarding the door of the courtyard. When she walked in, they also passed by After some inspection by the guards, he was let in.
When Xu Niang entered the pavilion, she opened the door and saw an official wearing a purple official robe looking at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back. Standing next to him was a maid, who was Yinping.
After Xu Niang came in, she immediately bowed down and said, "The folk girl Xu Funiang has met Lord Chu."
Master Chu didn't even turn his head, as if he hadn't heard these words. The screen on the side immediately said coldly: "Master Chu? Madam Xu, are you blind? Where did Master Chu come from here?"
Xu Niang hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, the common girl's eyesight is dim and she saw something wrong. She saw something wrong."
Mr. Chu then looked back slightly. He had a three-inch short beard that was standard for literati, and a look of contempt that could not be concealed on his quiet and delicate face.
The screen on the side said: "You must do what I tell you to do!"
Xu Niang, who was still fierce and arrogant just now, is now as well-behaved as a pet. She quickly said: "Yes, yes! Naturally, a civilian girl will remember it, and she will definitely not ruin things for adults."
Yinping said: "Then you can tell me more about how you want to deal with them?"
Xu Niang said hurriedly: "According to your instructions, the folk girls will naturally sell the older ones to the south, and the smaller ones will be sold to the southwest after a while. There are still folk girls' properties there. I guarantee that they will be enslaved by then." Be obedient and determined not to let them be discovered."
Yinping nodded and said: "Well, remember what you said, you haven't seen me or Mr. Chu today, do you understand?"
Madam Xu's head was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, the folk girl will definitely handle this matter beautifully!"
Lord Chu seemed to have had enough appreciation at this time. He turned around and walked out with his sleeves fluttered, without even looking at Madam Xu. Madam Xu seemed to be hesitating about something. Only when Lord Chu came to the door did she take the courage to do so. Said: "Sir, what about the civilian girl..."
Yinping immediately turned around and said angrily: "Is it possible that your Excellency will break your promise?"
Xu Niang quickly apologized and said with a smile: "No, no, of course no."
Yinping snorted coldly, and followed Mr. Chu away in a pretentious manner, leaving Mrs. Xu in the room with a changing expression, uncertain.
After a while, a man quietly came out of the door, with a sinister look on his face. He was none other than Mr. Turtle in the courtyard.
Although he was only a turtle man with a low status, he was a close person to Xu Niang. This turtle man came to Xu Niang's side and whispered: "Something is not right."
Xu Niang glanced at him sideways and said, "What did you see again?"
The turtle man whispered: "If they really want to deal with these two people, why don't they just..." As he said that, he made a knife-cutting motion with his hand.
Xu Niang snorted coldly and said, "How can we guess what the big shot is thinking?"
The turtle man lowered his head and thought. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was not right. He kept shaking his head: "No, no, it's really weird!" As he said that, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Could it be a scam?"
Xu Niang sneered and said: "We are just broken bones, what is there to deceive? Do you think those officials are so idle that it hurts?"
The turtle man thought for a while, but he really couldn't think of a reason. He said helplessly: "You must pay more attention and ask more about it. This matter is very fishy!"
Xu Niang waved her hand indifferently: "Just keep an eye on this mansion. This is the most important thing at the moment."
She was driven by greed, and all she wanted was to achieve success, but she still had a little bit of her usual shrewdness and sense.
Just as the turtle man said, if the big shot wants to deal with this mother and daughter, then why not just kill them and go through so much trouble to send them here