Mrs. Liu came out of Su Liang's room with a wooden basin and turned into the kitchen. Her eyes were red and she sighed repeatedly, "What a sin!"
Su Liang stopped chopping vegetables, "Has she spoken?"
Ms. Liu wiped her tears and nodded, "Xiaoyue just said one thing and caused me trouble again... That silly girl, she has been strong since she was a child, and she didn't cry even when she was beaten or scolded. If it had happened to another person, she would have survived this time.
I can’t go down anymore!”
Su Liang sighed, "Yes."
Mrs. Liu washed the wooden basin and the handkerchief inside, and said to Su Liang, "She drank some chicken soup and couldn't eat anything else, so she fell asleep. She is lucky to be able to follow you in the future. If you hadn't taken her with you
If she leaves that home, she will definitely be tortured to death by the evil-hearted members of that family!"
"Let's talk about the future after she gets better." Su Liang said.
Mrs. Liu nodded, "My brother-in-law is not married yet and is afraid that people will gossip, otherwise I will take her over and take care of her. You are busy and now you have to take care of her, ugh!"
Speaking of Baihe, Mr. Liu mentioned one more thing.
"My uncle likes Hui Lan. I have nothing to say. She is also my mother-in-law's sister. She knows everything about her. It would be great to be a sister-in-law with her, but my mother-in-law would not be happy with it. After all, the part before Hui Lan is...
At Mrs. Niu’s house, I wouldn’t be happy if something like this happened to my son, so I didn’t advise him.”
"But my uncle never gave up. Xiaohu's father persuaded my parents-in-law several times, but my mother-in-law said nothing. My father-in-law asked me to go find out what the Huilan family means."
"I think this matter is very close. My uncle only needs to propose marriage to Hui Lan, and the Hui Lan family will be appointed."
"On the day I went to the market, I happened to meet Hui Lan in the town. I didn't mention my brother-in-law, so I asked her what they planned about Hui Lan."
"Guess what? The butcher Hui Lan who beat my daughter-in-law to death was unwilling. The next day someone came to propose marriage! He was a carpenter from the same village. I knew him. He was honest and capable. My daughter-in-law gave birth to a child.
The child died in childbirth, and there was only one father and a four-year-old son, and he fell in love with Hui Lan!"
When Su Liang heard this, she remembered that she took a car to Liujiacun today and saw a man carrying something with a child. It must be Liu Huilan's house.
Ms. Liu sighed, "When I heard it, I couldn't go on. It seems that my brother-in-law has never been married before and is better than the carpenter, but we think it is of no use. Maybe Huilan doesn't want to marry again and comes to Sujia Village.
Woolen cloth?"
"I told my family when I got back and let them make up their minds. My uncle insisted on finding a matchmaker to propose marriage. My father-in-law asked me to go back to my parents' house and see Huilan by the way. I asked her what she meant alone without letting anyone else know."
"I went. Hui Lan was surprised to know that her uncle fell in love with her, but she said that she was not worthy of her. It would be good to marry a carpenter from the same village as a second wife. The family was small and simple, and she was not afraid of being cheated by others.
Stepmother, I am not afraid of hardship and hardship, but I just don’t want to be angered anymore.”
Mrs. Liu shook her head and smiled, "I originally thought that we were the only ones who would choose her, and our family argued back and forth over this matter behind closed doors. But what happened in the end? She had another good marriage!"
Su Liang was a little surprised by this result, but thinking about it, even if the Bai family went to propose marriage early in the morning, Liu Huilan would not be willing to marry Bai He given her temperament.
It's not that Bai He's own conditions are not good, but that compared to the carpenter, the latter is more suitable for Liu Huilan. If she marries into the Bai family, she will have to bear a lot of pressure.
Mrs. Liu sighed, "Huilan said that she was so bullied by Mrs. Niu's family that she couldn't survive anymore. She hung herself that night. The rope broke somehow, and she seemed to hear someone talking to her, asking her to live. The next day
She was driven away, and I was so happy at the time! Now the pain is finally over, God still has eyes for it!"
Su Liang smiled and said nothing. It was she and Ning Jing who saved Liu Huilan. Now Mrs. Niu was knocked unconscious by Ning Jing with a stick. Su Xingzhe, who almost raped Liu Huilan, died. Liu Huilan got the destination she wanted. Everything was fine.
As for Bai He, before fate comes, he will always find a girl he likes and is suitable for.
After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she saw that it was completely dark outside and quickly stood up, "I have to go back."
The dumplings made for lunch were not finished and there were still a lot left. Su Liang asked Mrs. Liu to take half of them back and tell her how to cook them.
As soon as Mrs. Liu left, Ningjing came back.
The five hundred taels of silver notes were returned as they were.
Ning Jing was washing up, and Su Liang started making fried dumplings. After making them in advance, they wouldn't taste good after a while, so she waited until he came back to make them.
When Ning Jing heard Su Liang mention Bai He and Liu Huilan, she said calmly, "It is impossible for them to get married, just like you and Xing Yusheng, they are not suitable."
Su Liang wanted to pick up a golden and hot dumpling and throw it on Ning Jing's face, and said angrily, "I don't want to marry Xing Yusheng, what are you giving me?"
Ning Jing watched as the dumplings were almost cooked, poured out the chicken soup and prepared to eat.
…
Mu Luo put down his chopsticks, frowned and said, "None of them are delicious."
Chang An suggested, "How about asking Miss Su to write a recipe book of the dishes she knows how to cook, and the master can buy it?"
Mu Luo hummed, "Sell me a small bun for one hundred taels. Do you think I want to buy her recipe, what price will she offer?"
Chang'an coughed lightly, "My subordinate is being hasty. The master shouldn't be able to afford Miss Su's recipe. I bought Miss Liu the five hundred taels today, and I have to give it back to Miss Su next time I see her."
Mu Luo looked at Chang An with cold eyes, "Su Liang wants to buy Liu Xiaoyue as a maid, why do you want me to pay for it?"
Chang An's neck shrank, "Didn't the master say that if we ask her to treat Miss Liu, all the expenses will be borne by the government?"
"I'm talking about medical treatment, not about buying a maid." Mu Luo said, his eyes flashing slightly, "But five hundred taels, which is the price of five buns, is not worth anything. You can give it to her later."
Send it over."
Chang'an didn't understand why Mu Luo suddenly changed his mind, so he heard Mu Luo say, "If Liu Xiaoyue works for her as a maid, she will definitely learn all her cooking skills. After a while, she can ask Liu Xiaoyue to come over and be the cook. After all, it's money."
It’s from me, so people should be mine. What do you think?”
Chang An gave a thumbs up, "Master is so smart!"
"You go there tomorrow and tell me that I asked Su Liang and Ning Jing to help go to the Wu family to find the account book. If I can find it, I will report it to my father and record a great contribution to Ning Jing." Mu Luo said.
The Wu family was sealed. The people sent by Mu Luo never found the account book. He thought that Su Liang and Ning Jing could try it. Those two people's thinking was different from ordinary people, and they might make discoveries.
…
After dinner, Ningjing moved everything in the woodshed to the backyard, cleaned and tidied it up, and found a clean room.
Xing Yusheng gave them a lot of new furniture, and all the previously useless furniture was placed in the empty room.
Su Liang was reading a book when she heard Ningjing knocking on the door.
"Let her live in the woodshed." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang went over and took a look. Although it was simple, it had everything it needed. Just bring the bedding and you could live in it.
"That's fine." Su Liang nodded, "I'll get her over here." Otherwise, she would have to lay on the floor tonight.
Liu Xiaoyue drank the tranquilizer and fell into a deep sleep. Su Liang carried her over, spread the bedding, and closed the doors and windows.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Liu came again.
Seeing that Liu Xiaoyue was placed in the original firewood shed, she was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly, "This is great! She is a maid, how can she live in your house?"
Su Liang smiled and said, "Let's wait until she gets better."
After a long while, Ms. Liu helped Liu Xiaoyue out of the room.
Liu Xiaoyue was locked in a dark secret room and had not seen the sun for a long time. Her face was almost translucent and she was very thin, but her facial features could still be seen to be delicate and beautiful. Otherwise, Huang Yuanwai would not have wanted to marry her as a child.
The concubine was kidnapped by the Wu family father and son again.
"Xiaoyue, this is Su Liang, your savior." Mrs. Liu said to Liu Xiaoyue.
Su Liang came over, Liu Xiaoyue pushed Liu away gently, almost unsteady, and slowly knelt down, her voice was weak, but with a firmness, "Thank you, Miss Su, for saving my life. If it weren't for my benefactor, I would still be here now."
In that damn place."
This statement shows that Liu Xiaoyue knew that the Wu family's scandal was exposed because of Su Liang, otherwise she would not even have a chance to see the light of day alive.
Ms. Liu's eyes turned red again and she didn't pull Liu Xiaoyue up.
Su Liang looked at Liu Xiaoyue and asked, "Why didn't Wu Huaian kill you alone?"
When Liu Xiaoyue heard that name again, she trembled, but her back straightened up even more, "After he was arrested, he said he liked me. He was just too lonely and wanted me to accompany him. He would give me a status in the future. I
I didn’t believe it at all. I didn’t know how long I stayed in the secret room, even if I wanted to die. One day, he asked me to say that I was his and I was willing to die for him. As long as I said so, he would let me go home. But
I know that he is lying to me, and no matter what I say, he can't leave. All the nice things he said are false, and I can't believe a word! I can't say that I am willing to die for him, I just want him not to
What a death!"
Mrs. Liu looked horrified.
Su Liang's eyes turned cold. She knew Wu Huaian's routine because she had experienced the previous episode personally. Because of his disability and psychopathy, it was not enough to play with women's bodies, he also had to play with their emotions, seducing, torturing, humiliating, and deceiving.
Use every possible means.
Liu Xiaoyue said she had been in the secret room for an unknown amount of time, but Su Liang thought it was probably about half a year.
The other girls who died in Wu Huaian's hands were seduced by him and tortured. They said what he wanted to hear, thinking that they would be freed, but they didn't know that it was a sign that Wu Huaian was tired and wanted them to complete their lives according to his fantasy.
Rituals before death.
And Liu Xiaoyue is alive because she never believed in Wu Huaian's false promises and never refused to compromise. This affected Wu Huaian's aloofness in manipulating people and inspired him to continue to suppress her and destroy her.
, let her be the last one alive.
"My benefactor not only saved me, but also sought justice for the sisters who died. From now on, no matter what my benefactor asks me to do, I will not hesitate." Liu Xiaoyue said with a vow.
Su Liang's expression was indifferent, "I want you to do something that is harmful to nature, will you go too?"
Liu Xiaoyue shook her head, "No, you are a good person."
"Actually, I don't want you to be a maid, and I don't need a maid. You can stay here until your body recovers, and you can leave after you figure out where to go and what to do in the future." Su Liang said.
Mrs. Liu was stunned, "She...where can she go?"
Liu Xiaoyue looked at Su Liang with tears in her eyes, "I can cook and wash clothes. If I can't, I can learn. If my benefactor doesn't want me, I will have to become a nun!"
"Being a monk is also a quiet place." Su Liang said.
"But if I become a monk, how can I repay my benefactor?" Liu Xiaoyue shook her head.
Su Liang originally wanted to say that she didn't need to repay him, but then he changed his mind.
Liu Xiaoyue is very strong, has backbone, can distinguish between good and evil, and has a clear mind, which is rare.
Su Liang didn't need a maid, but hearing Liu Xiaoyue call her a benefactor made her suddenly think of Yan Yu. Even if Yan Yu takes back the family property, it will be very hard for him in the future and he will need trustworthy helpers. Liu Xiaoyue is a malleable talent, and when she comes to Yan Yu's side
, she can also learn skills and become independent on her own.
"Get up." Su Liang helped Liu Xiaoyue up, "I will arrange a place for you in a few days."
Liu Xiaoyue persuaded Ms. Liu to go back, saying that she was fine and did not need to be taken care of. When she first came home after being rescued, her family made her feel so downhearted that she was a little frustrated. She could not support herself even after leaving home. Now it is different, she has a new home.
, and there are things to do.
After Mrs. Liu left, Liu Xiaoyue was going to wash clothes for Su Liang. Su Liang ordered her to rest for another three days, and there would be plenty of work for her to do in the future.
When Chang'an came back, he first offered 500 taels to buy Liu Xiaoyue, but Su Liang refused to accept it.
"At the time at Liu's house, I was too lazy to pay attention to them and wanted to leave quickly, so I didn't make it clear. I want the person and I should pay for it. I asked you to negotiate, not pay," Su Liang said.
Chang'an was dumbfounded when he heard this, "How can this be done? My master invited Miss Su to go, how can I let Miss Su spend money?"
"He asked me to treat Liu Xiaoyue. If this is the medical fee, I can accept it and buy some tonics for her. If it is money from selling myself, there is no need." Su Liang said sternly.
Now Chang'an didn't want to give it, and it didn't matter if he didn't. His hand froze in mid-air.
Yesterday I said I wanted to return the five hundred taels to Ning Jing, but I was just impulsive. When I went back, I was scolded by Mu Luo, saying that he had become a habit of being blackmailed by Su Liang.
As a result, Mu Luo changed his mind and wanted to give money, and he also had plans for Liu Xiaoyue, but Su Liang refused to accept it.
"Take the money back. She is fine and she is already mine. I will pay for the medicine. Please take it back." Su Liang was about to close the door after saying this.
Chang'an said quickly, "Forgot about business! Master wants to ask Miss Su and Mr. Ning for a favor!"
"No time." Su Liang refused without asking.
Chang'an explained, "There is no danger. I just ask you two to go to Wu's house and help find things."
"If you haven't found it until now, maybe the thing isn't in Wu's house at all." After Su Liang finished speaking, he closed the door and bolted the door from the inside.
Chang'an turned around and left with the five hundred taels, almost crying but without tears. He accomplished nothing during this trip, it was such a failure.
Ning Jing was building a new carpentry workshop in the backyard. Su Liang walked over and hummed, "Mu Luo is so stingy and reluctant to give money every time. The five hundred taels he offered this time must be fraudulent."
If Chang'an were here, he would definitely vomit blood if he heard Su Liang complain about Mu Luo's stinginess. In just over half a month, Su Liang raided Mu Luo again and again, and he gave away every penny he had!
"Give him money and give him people." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang stepped forward to help, "You can't give it to him. Didn't you say that? Stay away from people in the royal family. Maybe he takes a fancy to Xiaoyue's temperament and plans to use her for something."
Su Liang really guessed this.
Although Mu Luo told Chang'an that he would take Liu Xiaoyue away to be a cook in the future. But what he really wanted was that Liu Xiaoyue would survive to the end in Wu Huaian's hands and that Su Liang would like to take her home.
If you have something that is superior to others, it is better to take it for your own use.
"What do you want to do again?" Ning Jing asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "Let her follow Yan Yu."
Ning Jing looked up at Su Liang, nodded slightly, "Not bad."
Liu Xiaoyue heard Su Liang's words in the room. She didn't know who Yan Yu was, but she knew very well that Su Liang really didn't intend to keep her as a maid.
When Chang'an returned to the county town and took out the five hundred taels, Mu Luo's face darkened, "Damn it! I gave it to you on my own initiative, and that girl doesn't want it anymore?"
Chang An nodded, "It seems that Miss Su really wants to keep Miss Liu. She didn't agree to find the account book. She said that if we can't find it, maybe the account book is not in the Wu family."
Mu Luo stared, "Look for three more days. Remove everything on the ground of Wu's house and dig all the places!"
…
Three days later, Su Liang met the person sent by Yan Yu to deliver a letter to report that he was safe.
The person who came was called Zhou Yuan. He was a middle-aged man with a sturdy back and a beard. Judging from his appearance, he was very fierce, but his behavior and conversation were quite cultivated. He was probably someone Yan Yu trusted.
Yan Yu said in the letter that she knew there was no possibility of reconciliation with Yan Wu and that she would be killed if she went back, so she found a way to hire a killer from Yanyun Tower on the way to kill Yan Wu before she got home.
Su Liang was a little sad. Yan Yu's brother Yan Feng was killed by Yan Shiba, and he didn't expect that Yan Yu would take the initiative to find Yan Yunlou. The simple and kind girl when they first met has been forced by reality to become ruthless.
But this is a very sensible approach.
Although Yan Wu is Yan Yu's half-brother, the relationship between them is destined to be life-or-death. The one who really killed Yan Feng was Yan Wu. It was Su Liang's intervention that allowed Yan Feng to live a few more days. Yan Yu
If she is merciful and soft-hearted, she will be the one who dies.
And the cousin who sold Yan Yu was treated tit for tat by her.
Yan Yu said that many people in the family were dissatisfied with her, not because of anything else, but because she was a woman. Her parents were gone, and a group of outsiders actually took the lead in adopting a clan nephew as a son to her parents to pass on the incense and inherit the family.
Industry.
"My father built up such a big family fortune from scratch. The so-called relatives have always lived a good life with Zhan Guang. They have no ability and have never contributed. If you leave the Yan family to them, it won't take long for them to be ruined. What's more,
Why should I give away what belongs to me?"
"Don't worry, I won't let those people bully me. I'll go see you after I finish my work at home."
Su Liang put the letter away, and Zhou Yuan gave her a jade plaque with the word "Yan" engraved on it. With this plaque, you can go to any Yan family bank to withdraw money.
After Su Liang accepted it, she invited Zhou Yuan to have tea and something to eat, and wrote a reply to Yan Yu, informing Yan Yu of her current situation with Ning Jing, and introduced Liu Xiaoyue's situation in the letter, asking Yan Yu to find something for her to do.
.
Liu Xiaoyue knew that Su Liang was going to send her away, but she didn't expect that she would not even have a chance to cook a meal or wash clothes for Su Liang so soon.
The only thing Su Liang asked Liu Xiaoyue to do in the past three days was to tell what she knew Wu Huaian had done. Su Liang recorded it and Liu Xiaoyue pressed her fingerprints. It was to be sent to Mu Luo as a testimony.
Su Liang briefly told Liu Xiaoyue about Yan Yu's situation. When Liu Xiaoyue learned that it was a woman, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and accepted Su Liang's arrangement.
"Go ahead. You can live to this day, what else do you have to be afraid of?" Su Liang patted Liu Xiaoyue's shoulder lightly, "I hope you will be smiling when I see you next time."
Liu Xiaoyue held back her tears and nodded heavily, "Benefactor, take care! I won't let you down!"