Hearing that Shen Qingyun was going to buy jewelry, the group went to West Street. When they arrived at West Street, the street extended to the east and west to the suburbs. There were teahouses, taverns, pawn shops, workshops, and some clothing stores and jewelry stores. There were open spaces on both sides. There are also many small vendors with big umbrellas. Many people come here to shop and buy, and it is very lively.

Shen Qingyun took off the veil and put it on, got off the carriage, and just walked around casually. Occasionally, she would enter a jewelry store and just glance at it, not going there without taking a closer look.

As she walked, she saw that she was going further and further off the track. Just as Yi Cui was about to remind her, a black shadow suddenly bumped into Shen Qingyun.

Yi Cui was startled and hurriedly supported Shen Qingyun who fell backward. The two guards behind also hurried to the front to be alert.

After taking a closer look, it turned out to be a dirty and skinny little girl. When she saw that she had bumped into a young lady, she was obviously confused. She sat on the ground and held her head helplessly, ready to be beaten at any time.

"Run, you damn girl, keep running!" A fierce voice came, and they saw a fat woman covered in flesh, holding a cane in her hand, panting, and the sweat on her cheeks was like oil. The same thing slipped down: "Oh, I'm so exhausted, let's see how I deal with you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she also saw the situation in front of her, so she stepped forward and grabbed the girl's ear, twisted it and lifted her up, trying to drag her back.

"Stop!" Shen Qingyun motioned to the guards to stop them. His eyes were somber that it was hard to tell what she was thinking: "You soiled my clothes and you just want to leave like this?"

When the woman took a look, she saw that there was a black stain on the hem of the emerald green veil.

"I'm so sorry, miss. This girl has no eyesight when she walks. I'll beat her to death right now!" As she said that, the fat on her face trembled with anger. She picked up the cane and started to push it towards the door. The girl's body was thrown away, and a blood stain instantly appeared on the thin and worn clothes.

They were all children from poor families, and Yi Cui couldn't help but feel a little unbearable.

Shen Qingyun turned cold and waved, and two guards stepped forward to stop the woman.

The little girl seemed to feel something, and quietly leaned towards Shen Qingyun tremblingly. She looked up at Shen Qingyun, and the misty sunlight hit the hem of her skirt, making her look as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.

This kind of movement quickly attracted onlookers. Some of them recognized the woman and advised her, "Auntie Niu, please stop fighting."

Everyone discussed in a few words, and soon everyone knew the general situation.

It turned out that the little girl's parents were dead. Her uncle and aunt heard that the girl's family had a small house on the outskirts of Kyoto, and they pretended to take care of her. In fact, they usurped her family property and beat the child every day, forcing her to take care of her. She does hard work.

"Hey, kind-hearted girl, if you can, why not buy the stone and use it as a maid? This girl is very hard-working."

"Yeah yeah."

"Stone often helps me carry food..."

"I heard that Aunt Niu is going to sell the stone to a wealthy businessman to be a concubine!"

"Hey, what a sin..."

People nearby were discussing in low voices. In fact, some familiar people couldn't stand it, but the Niu family was so vicious that most people didn't dare to offend them, so they could only sneak some food to support them occasionally.

Shen Qingyun listened silently, carelessly stroking her gauze skirt with her hand. She walked step by step in front of Aunt Niu. The veil covered her cheeks, revealing only her watery eyes, with murderous intent flashing through her deep, ink-like eyes.

When Aunt Niu was looked at like this, it was clear that she was just a teenage girl in front of her, but the pressure made her back feel cold and she had some cold sweat on her forehead, so she did not dare to speak casually.

After a long time, Shen Qingyun said slowly: "Since you soiled my skirt, I'll pay for it."

Yicui immediately helped: "Miss, this is Linglong Pavilion's new ready-to-wear this year. A piece of clothing costs at least 20 taels of silver."

"Twenty taels of silver! Why don't you go and grab it!" Aunt Niu screamed. Her rough voice sounded like a cow being kicked. It startled everyone else. The guard on the side pulled out his knife reflexively, and Aunt Niu screamed. She immediately fell silent and smiled flatteringly: "Miss, we poor people really don't have that kind of money."

20 taels of silver is equivalent to the expenses of an ordinary family for half a year.

"Oh, what are you going to do?" Shen Qingyun asked with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

Aunt Niu shrank in her heart, why is this little girl so bluffing?

The stone on the ground was sitting silently, but now he straightened his back and knelt in front of Shen Qingyun: "Miss, I will sell me to you as a maid, and you will have to pay for this dress."

For some reason, Shitou felt that this young lady was the one who could save her.

Aunt Niu stared, but when she saw the guard's gleaming blade, she still gave in: "Yes, yes, yes, let's use this bitch. She works very quickly. Miss, do you think it's okay? Just, can you add some more? Money, hehe..."

Shen Qingyun glanced over, and Aunt Niu quickly waved her hand: "No, no, Miss, I think it's okay, just take this damn girl away."

"Get lost." Shen Qingyun whispered.

"Eh, eh." Aunt Niu's legs became weak and she hurriedly ran away. She turned back and spat and cursed: "Bah, you lose money!"

Yi Cui frowned and cursed displeasedly: "What a wicked woman!"

Shen Qingyun didn't speak anymore, but just signaled to Yi Cui to lead Shitou, and the group of people got on the carriage and returned home.

On the way, Shen Qingyun thought of her previous life. On this day, Han took her out to buy jewelry on West Street. When she took a detour back home, she saw the stone. But at that time, the stone had been beaten to the point of dying. It was very pitiful, and she moved her compassion. Heart, Aunt Niu took advantage of the situation and actually spent 50 taels of silver to buy the stone.

It's a pity that she didn't protect her well in her previous life. If she died, Shitou would still be unable to escape the fate of marrying the housekeeper to fill a house.

Not in this life, never again.

...

After returning to the house, Shi Shi was taken down to be cleaned first.

When Mrs. Han heard that Shen Qingyun had bought a maid, she called Aunt Jiang to ask about the situation. When she learned about Shitou's family background, she was also sad.

"This little girl is only 10 years old, but she has a lot of injuries on her body, which are very hot and bruised. It really makes me, an old woman, feel pitiful." said Grandma Jiang.

Mrs. Han is also a soft-hearted person, so she doesn't care about adding a maid to her daughter's room. She just asks Aunt Jiang to pay attention to her character in the past few days.

The wounds on Shitou's body were smeared with medicine, and he put on the maid's clean clothes before being taken to Jianjiayuan.

Shen Qingyun couldn't help but ask: "Why is such a good girl called Shitou?"

"My parents said that a girl should be given a boy's name so that she can make a living." Shitou said sheepishly.

Shen Qingyun looked at Shitou's innocent and stubborn eyes, smiled, and said the same words he said in his previous life.
Chapter completed!