Chapter Fourteen: There Is a Girl Ming Xin
After Sanniang heard this, she immediately went to find the steward in the backyard. Not long after, a fat man with a fair face in his fifties came over. He walked up to Yicheng and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is Steward Cui who is in charge of chores in the backyard.
These children came through his hands and are under his care on a daily basis. If you have anything to say, just ask him." After saying this, he stepped aside and stood down.
The fat man came up and clasped his fists and said, "Young master Cui Quan has seen Mr. Xiao. I wonder what the young master wants to ask?"
Yicheng pondered for a moment and said to Jia Liu, "Ask me!"
After Jia Liu heard this, he responded in succession, and then asked the fat man, "Manager Cui, were you in charge of this place ten years ago?"
Cui Quanyou said: "Yes, I have been responsible for the chores in this backyard for fifteen years."
"Do you remember that a three-year-old girl came here ten years ago? Which one was it?" Jia Liu said and looked at the two older girls.
"Ten years ago, there were three girls of about three or four years old who came here. What are the characteristics of the one you mentioned?" Cui Quanyou asked.
"Master Xiao, do you have any distinguishing characteristics of your sister?" Jia Liu had no choice but to ask Yicheng.
"Please tell me their respective origins, and I will make my own decision." After all, ten years have passed and Yicheng doesn't know how to tell the difference. He can only check their origins.[
"This, this" Cui Quanyou hesitated for a long time but never said the reason. Seeing this, Yi Cheng's face darkened again.
When Jia Liu saw it next to him, he hurriedly scolded: "Just say what you say, this and that, don't make the young master angry, and make you walk around without food."
Sanniang was afraid of angering the evil star again, so she also said from the side: "Tell me, Mr. Xiao understands the ways of people here, so he will not argue with you."
The buying and selling of girls in this brothel is not a public matter. Now that Cui Quanyou heard what Jia Liu and Sanniang said, he just spoke out.
"These three girls were all bought secretly. One of them sold his wife and daughter to pay off the debt because I had a gambling debt. The other two came here as refugees and could not feed their children, so they were sold here.
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"Can you still tell the difference?" Yi Cheng looked at the two girls and asked Cui Quanyou.
"This is Qingyao. Back then, my father owed gambling debts, but the other two didn't know which one was which." Cui Quanyou pointed at the shy girl.
Upon hearing this, Yicheng looked at the tall girl, walked up to him and asked softly: "What's your name?"
The girl also understood at this moment that Mr. Xiao came here to find his sister. She had been sold here since she was a child and did not know her life experience, so she excitedly replied: "My name is Qiu Chan."
Yicheng looked a little disappointed, but still held a trace of hope and asked, "Have you been called by this name before?" Three or four-year-old children can probably know the name. Yi Cheng thought that maybe Qiu Chan got the name later.
"My name used to be Achan, but Sanniang said it was too tacky, so she changed my name to Qiuchan." Qiuchan explained after hearing this.
Yicheng suddenly felt disappointed, but he was afraid that he had made a mistake. After all, three or four years old could not understand many things, so he reached out and took off the jade plaque hanging around his neck, handed it to Qiu Chan and said, "Have you seen this jade plaque?
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Qiu Chan has lived here for ten years. In addition to playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the teachers taught them the ability to observe people's emotions. Seeing Yicheng like this, she knew that she was not the sister he was looking for. She was a little disappointed, but she still accepted it.
I looked at the jade sign carefully, but I didn't recognize it.
So he shook his head and said, "I don't recognize it. I have never seen this jade plaque before."
Although Yicheng already had the answer in his mind, he still couldn't help but feel depressed. However, he remembered that Cui Quanyou said just now that there were three children in total, but here there were only two of the same age. He was about to ask Cui Quanyou where the other child was.
But I heard Qing Yao next to me say: "Master, I recognize this jade plaque."[
When Yicheng heard this, he quickly looked at Qingyao and said, "You recognize this one, do you also have one?"
Yicheng thought that Cui Quanyou must have made a mistake. Several girls were together for a long time, and they couldn't tell who was who.
Qing Yao shook her head and said, "I don't have this. I've just seen it. I saw Ming Xin wearing a brand similar to this before. I took it out to look at it when no one was around. I saw it accidentally one time."
After hearing what Qing Yao said, Yi Cheng was pleasantly surprised. Cai Na Ming Xin was most likely his sister Xin'er, and asked quickly: "Where is Ming Xin now?"
Qingyao shook her head again and said, "I don't know where she is now. I haven't seen her since someone took her away from here two years ago."
After hearing this, Yicheng's expression changed drastically and he shouted angrily: "What's going on? Where is Mingxin now?"
The murderous intent in his body went straight towards Jia Liu and the others.
Jia Liu and the others were shocked, and Sanniang said quickly: "Master, please be patient, I am happy that everything is safe, but I don't know where you are now."
Yicheng asked again: "How come you don't know where she is? Tell me clearly!" The anger on his face did not disappear.
Sanniang immediately explained the reason.
It turns out that there was a popular Miss Ningshuang in Cuiyuexuan two years ago. Because she was short of a girl, she came to this backyard to choose her. Finally, she fell in love with Mingxin and went with her.
About half a year later, early that morning, a big man with blood on his body broke into Ningshuang's room. Ningshuang was shocked. Just when she was about to scream, the big man covered her mouth. The man only stared at Ningshuang's ears.
While saying: "I won't hurt you, don't shout!"
Then, he fainted due to excessive blood loss. Although Ningshuang was in the dust, he was very kind-hearted. Seeing that the big man was covered in blood, he didn't know what to do.
In the end, he didn't call anyone. He bandaged the big man's wound himself and bought some medicine to replenish blood and energy. After a few days, the big man's injury recovered and he told the whole story.
The big man's name was Yuan Hong. A few years ago, he encountered a group of bandits who were robbing a village. He was so angry that he killed them all. Unexpectedly, one of the men in the group just pretended to be dead after being seriously injured and fled back after he left.
into the bandit's den.
The bandits were looking for him everywhere to seek revenge. Because he was a ranger and his whereabouts were unpredictable, they had been at peace with each other for several years. Unexpectedly, when he passed by here this time, the bandits discovered his whereabouts and were besieged by dozens of people. Although he relied on his high martial arts skills
He broke out of the siege, but was seriously injured. He fled here in a panic. The bandits did not dare to search in the city, so he escaped.
Ningshuang felt a little affectionate in her heart when she saw that although he was rough-looking, his words were steady and he was also a brave and righteous man.
Yuan Hong took care of Ningshuang and saved his life. He also saw that she was not only beautiful but also kind-hearted. Although she was in the dust, she still had a hint of coolness, and he liked her very much.
This went on for more than ten days, Ningshuang claimed to be ill and did not see any visitors, so she took care of Yuan Hong. By the time Yuan Hong recovered from his injury, the two of them were inseparable.
So after recovering from the injury, Yuan Hong redeemed Ningshuang and went away with her. Mingxin was also loved by Ningshuang because of her well-behaved nature, and she and Ningshuang took care of Yuan Hong for a long time, so she was redeemed by Yuan Hong.
Since Yuan Hong was originally a knight-errant, the whereabouts of the three of them were naturally wandering.
After hearing what she said, Yicheng felt a little relieved, but he missed his sister and was in a bad mood!
A note to readers:
Chapter completed!