The hut was leaking, and even though the weather was hot, Diewu, who was wearing thin clothes, couldn't help sneezing in the night wind. After she asked that important question, she subconsciously tightened her clothes, pursed her lips and looked at Su Yao, wanting to know what this noble lady, who was dressed luxuriously and looked like she was of extraordinary status, wanted to do for her.
The image of those ferocious wolfhounds in the kennel rushing towards her is still engraved in her mind. She couldn't help but shiver, and her throat was blocked for a moment. Thinking of the people she met on the way from Hunan, her eyes became red, and her eyes full of bloodshot looked frighteningly red.
Seeing that she was shivering, Su Yao untied his thin silk cloak and handed it to her.
When Die Wu saw her making a move, she was startled and subconsciously raised her hands to block herself. When she realized that Su Yao was handing her her cloak, she became a little unbelievable and stared at Su Yao in a daze, without moving for a while.
"Put it on. It's raining outside and you're wet. It's very cold. I'll ask them to find you a set of clothes later." Su Yao raised his eyebrows and pushed the cloak towards her again. When he saw her take it, he nodded at her.
The expression on her face was very natural, and her attitude towards giving the clothes was also natural, as if she was just doing a very easy thing, but Diewu couldn't help but feel a surge of shock in her heart.
She was the extra one in the family since she was young. The others who came with her were all kidnapped, but she was sold by her parents because there were too many children in the family. She was used to seeing people's faces and had never worn a good piece of clothing since she was young. The best clothes she had were only available after she became a prostitute in Juhai Village.
The sentence her parents said to her most often was, why don’t you just die
At one point she thought she was redundant. She had been accustomed to being submissive since she was a child. Even after being sold and Shen Yaoniang was beaten and made a fuss every time, she was always the most submissive and obedient one. She did whatever the man who bought her asked her to do. She originally thought that she could finally have a meal. As a prostitute, people had to make a fuss, but she didn't even dare to make a fuss. She just smiled and learned kung fu and how to serve people.
Even the girls who came with her disliked her for being dirty and were unwilling to touch any girl she had touched.
The horse-drawn carriage that took her to the dog park ended up being disgusted by the fact that it made the carriage dirty.
But she didn't expect that the girl in front of her, who was dressed so beautifully, would take off her clothes and give them to her without any hesitation.
She took the clothes in her hand in a daze and asked again in a hoarse voice: "What do you want me to do for you?"
"Miss Diewu is a smart person. You should know that if I hadn't saved you, you would have been buried in the dog's belly by now. I only ask you one question: do you want revenge?"
Die Wu blinked her eyes. She was a little hesitant, but for some reason, Su Yao's gaze made her feel relaxed unconsciously. She pursed her lips, a little dazed: "I... thought about it."
She said she wanted to, but she still lacked the confidence.
Su Yao rubbed his brows, then looked at the bowl of fried rice on the table that had completely turned cold, and said calmly, "Xiu Niang is dead."
Die Wu's hand, which was tying the belt, trembled suddenly. She looked up at Su Yao in disbelief. This time, she was no longer trembling with fear like before. Instead, she was so excited that she rushed towards Su Yao and grabbed his hand: "What did you say? How did you know?!"
Yan Cao was startled and hurried over to pull her away, but Su Yao signaled her not to move. She then stared at Die Wu nervously, fearing that she would accidentally hurt Su Yao.
Su Yao was not afraid. She stared into Die Wu's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Not long after you left, Xiu Niang fell ill. She was not in good health to begin with. At first, your family bought her some medicine, but as her illness got worse, their patience ran out, so they just left her to fend for herself. A few days later, Xiu Niang died."
Diewu's hands were shaking violently, the light in her eyes dimmed little by little, and she burst into tears like a wounded beast.
The embroiderer is her sister.
Her mother became pregnant with her after giving birth to four daughters in a row. She originally thought she was a son, but who would have thought that the baby was actually a girl. The family didn't want the baby at the time and planned to drown her in the urine bucket. It was she who heard her sister's pitiful cry and endured the beatings and scolding to save her sister.
The embroiderer was born in poor health and didn't like to eat. She asked the village lady to bring her goat's milk and raised her younger sister little by little.
Later, my mother and father finally had a son, but they felt that it was too much trouble to raise so many children, so they started to think about these sisters.
The eldest sister was sold to a butcher at the east end of the village, and the second sister was married to a widower who beat his wife to death.
Then, it was her turn.
Because she had been beautiful since she was a child, she was sold at the highest price, and the person who took her away gave her parents ten taels of silver.
Ten taels of silver are enough to live on for several years in the countryside.
Before leaving, she gave all the small change she had saved to her parents, just to make them promise not to sell her embroidery in the future.
At that time, only the embroiderer and my younger brother were left at home.
She originally thought that at least her sister could live a good and clean life.
The pain was so severe that Die Wu couldn't cry anymore. Her fingers left several deep marks on the ground, which looked horrifying.
Yan Cao couldn't bear to see this, so she secretly went to see Su Yao. It turned out that this was the matter that Su Yao had asked his subordinates and Chen Dong to investigate in recent days.
Su Yao kept staring at Die Wu: "If you die in the kennel, you and your sisters will be a joke for the rest of your lives, and not even a trace will be left. But life is not just like this. It's too late for Xiu Niang, but you still have time. You still have time to live another life. Think about it carefully."
Die Wu stopped crying. She raised her hand and wiped her eyes fiercely, not caring at all that her hands were covered in blood and mud. She looked at Su Yao with a firm gaze and spoke word by word: "Don't think about it anymore. No matter what you want me to do, I am willing to agree. As long as you can help me get revenge, I am not afraid of death!"
"I won't let you die." Su Yao laughed softly, squatted down and helped her up: "Life is so important, no matter what, you should cherish it. But, what I ask you to do is indeed risky, do you dare to go to Huizhou?"
Huizhou
Diewu was puzzled: "That's too far..."
"Don't be afraid, someone will pick you up." Su Yao pointed his finger at the table and said softly, "I want you to meet a very important person and talk to him. After that, you will be free."