Even though Shen Jingshu had that fleeting doubt in her heart, there was no way to prove it. Now that Kong Xinhe's matter has been resolved, Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan are very happy, now they are just waiting for Kong Xinhe to "cure" and then they can be as usual again.
However, Kong Xinhe's illness didn't get better so quickly. When Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan went to see Kong Xinhe again, they were not rejected.
"Hehe, Ms. Shen, Ms. Yang, are you here? I've been bothering you so many times, I'm so embarrassed." Mrs. Kong's face was a bit haggard, and these days the incident has indeed been a bit of a hassle. , Mrs. Kong felt uncomfortable.
"Mrs. Kong, is Xinhe's illness better?" Pretending to be ignorant, Mrs. Kong breathed a sigh of relief, "Xinhe's illness is much better. I sent a letter to you so that you don't have to worry about it. I thought you came early."
"Then can we meet Xinhe?"
"Of course it's possible!" Madam Kong didn't refuse this time, and even accompanied Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan to Kong Xinhe's yard in person. She said a lot of apologetic words along the way, and mentioned Kong Xinhe's body. She also didn't want the two of them to misunderstand anything, "Xinhe must be very happy to know that you are here, she was still talking about you yesterday, you really have a good understanding!"
"We are just worried about Xinhe. We should have taken a look at such a big incident, but we are afraid of inconvenience."
"Hey, our hearts are filled with bitterness!" Thinking of what happened to her daughter these days, Madam Kong's eyes suddenly turned red as a mother. After such a thing, my daughter's reputation must have been affected, what should I do in the future
"Don't worry Madam Kong, she will be fine in the future, Xinhe is still young!" Seeing Madam Kong so sad, Yang Huilan couldn't say anything more. It's just that she and Mrs. Kong have different ideas. It's a good thing that Kong Xinhe can take this opportunity to get away from the young master of the Zhang family. Otherwise, with the behavior of the young master of the Zhang family, I don't know how much Kong Xinhe will suffer in the future!
"Hey, now I can only hope like this. I hope that this matter will be over in two years, let's talk about it!" I just hope that everyone will not keep worrying about this matter, otherwise how will my daughter find her husband's family
Which family would be willing to find a woman who retired? Even though it's like this, it's still not good-looking, isn't it
"Mrs. Kong, don't worry." Yang Huilan didn't care about Mrs. Kong's worries at all. Anyway, Kong Xinhe was so kind. Yang Huilan believed that God would not treat such a kind woman so cruelly.
"En!" Bringing a few people to Kong Xinhe's yard, Mrs. Kong withdrew the worry on her face, "Xinhe is here, I'll take you there!"
"Thank you, Mrs. Kong!" Following a few people into the room, there was a faint fragrance of medicine in the room. Kong Xinhe was a little worried because of her marriage these days, and she was naturally a little uncomfortable. She was lying to Mrs. Kong like this .
"Xinhe, Miss Shen and Miss Yang are here to see you!"
"Really? They're really here?" Kong Xinhe's tone was quite excited. She had been locked in the room for the past few days, and she couldn't see anyone except the people in the room. Kong Xinhe was really worried. Now that Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan are here, she is naturally happy.
"Well, here they are, they came to see you on purpose!"
"Jingshu, Huilan, come in quickly!" Kong Xinhe's tone was filled with excitement after not seeing her friends for a long time, it could be seen that she really missed her two friends.
"Okay, let's come in!" Smiling, Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan went in, seeing that Kong Xinhe's complexion was not good, the smile on his face stopped immediately, "Xinhe, what's wrong with you? Why are you so haggard?"
"Yeah, didn't you say you're much better? Why are you still so haggard?" When things like that were reported before, the two thought that Kong Xinhe was just being forced to pretend to be sick, but seeing Kong Xinhe's face now, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.
This is not pretending to be sick, it is obviously really sick!
"It's all right, just blowing some wind and resting for a few days. Please come to see me. I've been too sick these days. It's hard to see you. Don't be angry."
"How could it be? Your body is the most important thing. It's good that you're fine now."
"Thanks!"
"Fool, let's take care of yourself, we'll talk about it later!" Mrs. Kong was worried about what Kong Xinhe would say, so she stayed there all the time, and the girls didn't want to say it blatantly, but just casually said some common things, There is no need to say anything.
"Okay, I'll go back to the academy when I'm better!" After exchanging glances, Kong Xinhe knew her friend's worry, but this is not the time to talk about it. They exchanged what happened in the past few days. Very happy, Mrs. Kong is also relieved. In the end, Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan saw that Kong Xinhe was tired, and this was their farewell. As soon as they left, Mrs. Kong came back, "Xinhe, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, mother, I'm fine!"
"Well, then you have a good rest, mother is leaving first, if you need anything, just let me know, you know?"
"knew."
"Okay, then I'll go first." Seeing Kong Xinhe like this, Madam Kong felt relieved. She had explained these things before and could not tell Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan. Now that Kong Xinhe was obedient, Madam Kong naturally would not continue to watch.
"Mother still has a whole family to deal with, so don't worry about me, go!"
"Okay!" Ordering the servants to take good care of Kong Xinhe, Mrs. Kong left satisfied, leaving Kong Xinhe with dim eyes. Thinking of her parents' actions these days, Kong Xinhe said that she was not chilled, that was impossible.
If such a thing hadn't happened, wouldn't it be doomed to be miserable if she married herself? Dad, why are you so cruel? What happened this time did make Kong Xinhe grow up a lot, and she also knew that her parents were unreliable after all, so in the future, she worked hard to strengthen her own strength, and she just didn't want to have such a day of letting others bully her!
…
Kong Xinhe's illness also recovered quickly, and after five or six days, she was almost cured. This day, the girls were finally able to get together, and Yang Huilan didn't shy away from it, and asked directly, "Xinhe, how many days have passed? What's going on? Your family is forcing you?"
"I guess you all guessed it. Daddy wanted to make a deal with me, but I refused, so he grounded my feet. I really thank you for this incident." The Zhang family suddenly broke out such a thing, and this The marriage also had to be called off, but Kong Xinhe didn't think it was a coincidence. Thinking of her parents' attitude towards her these days, and thinking of the attitude of her two friends, Kong Xinhe was really moved.
"Xinhe, hehe, we actually didn't help much, but we just pushed the boat along the way. You said that, we are a little embarrassed, and we didn't help much!" Seeing Kong Xinhe's words were so solemn, Yang Huilan felt embarrassed. Although they They wanted to help, but they were not strong enough, so they really didn't help. Everything is just luck.
"I know that you must have done a lot for me. Jingshu, Huilan, I am very happy to have friends like you two in this life. If you need my help in the future, I will definitely not refuse!"
"Hehe, these are what we should do! But this time it's your luck, something like that happened suddenly in the Zhang family, otherwise we really don't know where to start."
"Didn't you guys figure out what happened to the Zhang family?" I thought it was the two people in front of me who made it up, didn't they
"Where do the two of us have this ability? It's just luck. After the Zhang family's incident came out, Jingshu and I worked together to find a way to spread the incident, and even did some tricks secretly."
"Yeah?"
"This is natural, otherwise where would we have such a great ability?"
"Indeed, we are indeed too weak now." Knowing that the two friends must have helped, but they are still young and have no power of their own. These days, Kong Xinhe has been thinking about how to expand his power , not to let herself become a fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others, now, she also thought of a way, but for this way, she needs someone to help!
"We don't know anything, and we don't know anything, that's why we are being manipulated like this. Jingshu, Huilan, I have an idea, I wonder if you can support me?" Don't look at Kong Xinhe's silence on weekdays, look She looked very obedient, but after this incident, how could Kong Xinhe sit still and wait for death
Her father would sell her once, and then twice or three times. This time she was lucky, but the next time might not be so. Therefore, she must have the capital to compete with her father, otherwise everyone will control her in the future? A lifetime of happiness is ruined!
That was definitely not the ending she wanted. With the fear and despair these days, she never wanted to touch it again!
"What do you think?" Looking at Kong Xinhe, Shen Jingshu felt that Kong Xinhe seemed to have changed, but she didn't know if it was a good thing for her.
"I want to make myself stronger, and I don't want to continue to be at the mercy of my parents!" This time it was also because she was too weak to resist, so she could let her father arrange her. But if she becomes stronger, who can do nothing to win her
Kong Xinhe knew that her thoughts were a bit shocking, but she believed in her friends, and even more believed that the person in front of her would not let her down!
"Then what are you going to do?" Sure enough, although Shen Jingshu was surprised for a while, she still agreed. But Yang Huilan thought about it, and finally expressed her support, "Xinhe, no matter what you do, as long as you need us, we will definitely help you do it!"
"Okay!" I roughly said my plan. After all, Kong Xinhe just came up with this idea, and the specific implementation plan is not comprehensive. No matter how seriously Shen Jingshu and Yang Huilan listened, the more they listened, the more their eyes became clearer. Bright. It's just that they have scruples after all, "Xinhe, although your plan is excellent, but we are women, how can we really show our faces?" Indeed, their identities are very inappropriate, otherwise they will be known by the family Yes, it is definitely not allowed.
Although you will get married in the future, you will have your own dowry, and you can manage it yourself. But now that they are girls in the boudoir, how can they really sit on these public affairs
"It's natural, even if we want to come forward in person, I'm afraid it won't work. So I think we need to find some reliable people to help us manage it!" People who know it will definitely not agree. Maybe she will take back her achievements. Wouldn't it be worth the loss for her
"Well, Xinhe, your idea is very good, but we still need to improve it. This business is not a trivial matter. We need funds and a certain amount of manpower to help us. We have to think about it in the long run."
"I understand. I just have this idea now. Are you two willing to fight for me?" If she really has her own strength and no longer relies on her family, who will be able to force her
"Of course I am willing. It's not bad for women to have more means of self-defense." Kong Xinhe almost coincided with her own thoughts. Shen Jingshu has always wanted to strengthen her own strength, so as not to be vulnerable in the future. Now that Kong Xinhe provided her with this opportunity, how could she not agree
"Okay, what about you, Whelan?"
"Of course I think about it too, but I don't know anything, so don't dislike me!"
"At that time, you can just invest money directly. As for the others, someone will naturally manage them!"
"Then of course I want to share a piece of the pie. It doesn't make sense that you two will be rich in the future, but I will be poor!"
"Haha, good, I wish our cooperation success!"
"The cooperation was successful!"
…
I have to say that this time Kong Xinhe was a blessing in disguise. Because of this determination to be strong, the three of them rose rapidly in the south of the Yangtze River, and vaguely became a force, unstoppable, adding a lot of support to the three girls!
Of course, this is something for later. Now that there is a plan, several people have to plan how to do it.
Manpower, this is easier to solve, just go to Renyazi to have a look, the most important thing at the moment is funds, and how to hide it from the family.
Both Kong Xinhe and Shen Jingshu are medical students. After discussing for a long time, they finally plan to open a restaurant, but this restaurant must also have its own characteristics. They can use the knowledge they have learned to create a different taste. When the time comes, Afraid of no guests
Nervously preparing, it just so happened that there was a slave trade activity in the past few days. This time, there were many slaves. Shen Jingshu and her group made an appointment to go out early, disguised themselves and went to the slave trading market.
"Ahem, Jingshu, is it true that no one can tell that we are like this?" Several people were wearing men's clothes today, in order to avoid problems in the crowded place.
"Probably not, I deliberately darkened our skin tone, and also wore a high collar, so no one should be able to see it. Let's talk as little as possible for a while!" After all, it was a woman with a very high-pitched voice , it is easy for people to see the flaws.
"Okay, if you talk, I'll say it like this, ahem, what do you think." Lowering her voice a lot, Yang Huilan also felt that this matter was fresh and tight, and she was quite excited.
"Fortunately, let's go, I have to take the opportunity to buy more today!"
"good!"
…
When we arrived at the slave market, the clothes of the few people were not very gorgeous, and everything was kept low-key, which did not attract many people's attention.
Finding a suitable place to sit down, the three of them looked at the stage, and sure enough, they saw the sound of iron chains in the crowd.
Some of these slaves are family members of criminals, some are purely disaster victims, and some may have been taken captive. There are men and women, old and young, all of them are chained and have no dignity. Yan Yan, who is a little ragged, can see that these days are not good.
"I got a lot of good slaves today, all of them have been trained. Which one do you like, the bidding is right!" This human trafficker is also good at business, he brought up slaves one by one, let people bid, and sold them for a good price. When it was the last few, the trafficker seemed to be very excited, "This time the harvest is good, I got a beautiful girl, everyone, look at this, it is very good, the price is ten taels of silver!"
This girl is indeed good-looking, she is fifteen or sixteen years old, she is stubborn, her eyes are full of unwillingness and hatred, she wants to struggle, but she never thought that the trafficker would give her a whip. After all, the woman was weak and soon lost her strength. She could only helplessly watch everyone bidding, feeling hopeless in her heart.
Was her life really ruined like this
"Twenty taels!"
"Thirty two!"
"Forty-two!"
"One hundred taels!"
…
Xu Shi took a fancy to the girl's appearance, and many people began to bid, and they climbed higher and higher. The trafficker was very happy, but the girl's eyes became more and more desperate.
Is that really the only way? She is not reconciled!
Seeing a procuress-like figure bid for the highest price, the woman's eyes were filled with ashes, thinking that she would fight to the death, even if she died, it would be better than being humiliated, but at the moment she acted, there was a deep voice, Although she was still immature, it made her heart once again ignite the light of hope, "Five hundred taels!"
"Six hundred taels!" The bustard didn't expect someone to bid on her at this moment, she was really not reconciled!
Such a good seedling cannot be lost!
"Seven hundred taels!"
"Eight hundred taels!"
"One thousand taels!" The person who called for the price was very heroic. The old bustard wanted to continue bidding, but no matter how much he raised the price, the other party would increase the price without hesitation. can give up.
"One thousand two times, one thousand two times, is there any more price? Haha, if not, it will belong to this young man!" Looking at Shen Jingshu's ordinary clothes, but her demeanor is extraordinary, The human trafficker was a little bit in awe, "Young master, after paying the money, it will be yours, but this girl has a stubborn temper and refuses to accept her, so you can just beat her when you go back, and she will be obedient!"
"Well, I got it!" Asking Chunmei to pay, Chunmei didn't agree at first, but seeing Shen Jingshu's eyes, she finally had to agree, but Yang Huilan and Kong Xinhe looked puzzled, they came to buy someone today , but not just to buy one, but Shen Jingshu's move is one thousand taels, or she bought a girl who doesn't know what to do, so what should I buy next
"I have my own opinion, let's go back and talk about it!" What they need is just someone to help them manage the business on the surface, and it doesn't matter if this person is male or female, old or young. The key is that this person is sincere and smart enough, otherwise how can he support the scene
Yang Huilan and Kong Xinhe looked at Shen Jingshu's serious expression, and said nothing in the end. Then Shen Jingshu bought another boy. The boy was about sixteen or seventeen years old. He looked skinny, but his eyes were full of tears. Unyielding, no matter how he was beaten by the traffickers, he never said a word.
A slave man will be richer than a woman at that time, and this slave will not obey discipline and is dying, and I don't know how much, Shen Jingshu bought it for ten taels of silver. The trafficker saw that Shen Jingshu was generous, and was happy to get the money. He didn't want to lose this big customer, so he kindly reminded, "My lord, this is the key. These two slaves are not very obedient, especially this man. You are so stubborn, you have to be careful!"
"good!"
"This male slave won't live long, but the young master insists on buying it, and I have no choice. In the future, if you need anything, you can just find me. The slaves in this street, I have always been the best!"
"Thank you!" With the two of them leaving, Shen Jingshu and the others quickly got into the carriage and left, and they didn't stop until they reached a secluded yard.
"Take them to freshen up and come see us again!"
"My lord, do you want to unlock them?"
"I'll explain it later!" Shen Jingshu didn't have such good sympathy, and she spent so much money to buy two people, so she naturally wanted to make the best use of it.
"Yes!" Several people took the male slave and the female slave away, and at this moment Yang Huilan finally asked the question in her heart, "Jingshu, why did you buy these two slaves? I don't think they are easy. Submit to the Lord, we are afraid we will be in trouble." They needed a sincere person to help them manage their business on the surface, how could they ask for such stubborn two? Isn't this causing trouble for yourself
"Jingshu, that woman does have a bit of backbone, but that man looks like he's dying, wouldn't it be useless to buy it like this?" Although Kong Xinhe believed in Shen Jingshu, she was still a little confused.
"I know that, but did you see their eyes just now?"
"Of course I saw it. Both of them were unconvinced and struggling desperately!" Among so many slaves, these two were the most seriously injured.
"Indeed, they have been struggling all the time, which shows that they have always been unwilling to rest assured of their dignity, and refused to accept the fate of being bought. Such people are exactly what we need!"
"How to say?"
"Such people are determined. Once they are used by us, they will definitely do their best and do things very well. We are kind to them. If we don't treat them badly, I believe they will be loyal to us!" Stubborn People with high self-esteem are often more important than anyone else, and sometimes they even value their own name more than others. That's why Shen Jingshu chose them, just to get two loyal subordinates in the future!
"But even if you say that, how can you make them listen to us? You have seen the traffickers treat them just now, and they never gave in. Thinking about it, they are not willing to be slaves!"
"Did I say that I would make them slaves?"
"Jing Shu, who is this?" Yang Huilan and Kong Xinhe looked at Shen Jingshu differently these days because of the opening of the store. I always feel that this ten-year-old child really knows too much!
"You'll know in a while." Seeing Shen Jingshu's confident look, the two didn't say much, they just waited for Chunmei and the others to clean up the two of them. , and also changed into clean clothes. Although there are still handcuffs on the hands and feet, compared to the previous appearance, it is indeed much better.
"This..." In the situation just now, they just thought that the girl was good-looking, but looking at it now, she is extremely beautiful. It is not difficult to imagine what will happen to her if she is sold to a brothel.
And that man, his face was already pale at the moment, but he stubbornly refused to bow his head, and he refused to snort. It can be seen that he is indeed tough, and he is not a person who gives in easily!
Although the man was injured, his facial features were delicate, and there was a sense of fortitude. At this moment, he just looked at Shen Jingshu and the others vigilantly, without saying a word, but the look in his eyes made people feel a little scared.
…
No one spoke for a while, Shen Jingshu looked at the two people, not in a hurry, quietly watched the two people from the initial resistance to the current anxiety, so that they doubted, and took the initiative to speak, "You buy my What is the purpose!" It was the woman who spoke first, and the reason why she didn't resist just now was because the people who bought her didn't seem to come from those places. It's just that after coming here, she just freshened up and changed clothes, but the handcuffs and anklets on her body have not been removed, and she is really worried.
"Bought you, naturally to do things for me!"
"What are you doing?" She looked at Shen Jingshu vigilantly. The woman was really puzzled that Shen Jingshu spent so much money to buy herself.
"Naturally do what is needed, don't worry, we bought you not to make you slaves, on the contrary, we will give you the right to let you go and do things, and even let you do your own things. Things! But I only have one premise, you must be completely loyal to us, otherwise, you should know what will happen!" Shen Jingshu obviously noticed that when the two mentioned letting each other do their own things, the eyes of the two It was a flash of light. She knew that these two people must have a story, so she used this skillfully.
"Is what you said true?" After all, they were a little moved, they had no choice but to serve as slaves, how could they really be reconciled? It's just the few people in front of me, who look so weak, even so young, can they really help them
"Whether what I said is true depends on how you behave. If you don't believe me, you can refuse, and I will let you go immediately!" Shen Jingshu said, not only the man and woman, but also Yang Huilan Both Kong Xinhe and Kong Xinhe were surprised.
Jingshu, what are you doing here
"Really let us go?"
"Of course, but I bought you, and you have to return the silver to me!" As soon as Shen Jingshu said this, the faces of the men and women changed immediately, "You!" They knew that they didn't have any silver, wasn't it intentional
"I have never met you before. I have helped you a lot by buying you. Otherwise, do you think that you have just sold to someone else, and you still have such a good life? If you don't believe that I can leave, it's just that You have to pay back the money, and if you pay back the money, everything about you in the future has nothing to do with me!"
"But where did we get the money?" Isn't this deliberately teasing them
"I can give you a chance to earn money, and if you earn money, you can pay me back and leave at any time. What do you think?"
"This..." Seeing Shen Jingshu like this, the two of them really couldn't make up their minds.
"Do you think that you still have the capital to think? If you don't agree, I will have to sell you to Yihong Courtyard. You will know where it is. Maybe I can make more money by then." Pen, it’s not a loss!" The smile was treacherous, Shen Jingshu was like this, the two of them were still afraid after all, "What do you want us to do?"
"I won't tell you what to do specifically. I will have someone teach you some things in the next few days to see if you are competent. If you are not competent, I will still sell you to Yihong Court. I don’t have this spare money to support idlers!”
"you!"
"Okay, I still have something to do, you just stay here, don't even think about running away, your deed of prostitution is with me, even if it's the ends of the earth, you can't escape!" The person who signaled them to unlock the two, quietly Shu and Yang Huilan Kong Xinhe left, leaving the man and woman with thoughtful expressions, as if they were very puzzled by Shen Jingshu's behavior, but they were also worried.
If they went to Yihong Courtyard, their life would be ruined. Instead of this, it's better to trust this young master first, and wait until you earn money and get the deed of sale!
Thinking about it this way, the two of them have settled down for the time being, and will continue to study hard. The two of them have some foundation, and they are not bad. Now they study hard and quickly, which makes Shen Jingshu very satisfied. It's just that Yang Huilan was a little worried after all, "Jingshu, are these two people really reliable?"
"Don't worry, their deed of sale is in our hands, we can't escape!"
"But you let them make money. If they really make money, do we really want to let these two people go?" Kong Xinhe also saw the difference between the two just now, and she also understood Shen Jingshu's plan in her heart, but like that The two of them, can they stay
"It's not easy for them to earn money for selling themselves. If they really earn money and want to leave, it's because we don't have the ability, so I will let them go!" But, she won't let them go so easily. up.
Although Shen Jingshu said so, Kong Xinhe always felt that it didn't seem to be the case, but Shen Jingshu had her own opinion on this matter, so it was not easy for her to ask too much, "You just have to know in your heart."