Chapter 4
The sky was bright. Jiang Yun Zhu and others had already arrived in the neighboring Lincang County.
They didn't have a guide, so they didn't dare to enter the county town. They just passed through the villages and towns.
The morning sun shone on everyone.
Jiang Cheng was pushing the cart with their belongings on it. Jiang Wu was sitting among the pile of bundles. His little face was full of excitement. He kept urging Jiang Cheng to hurry up.
Mrs. Chen supported old Mister Chen on the left side.
Jiang Yun Zhu held hands with Jiang Lin and Jiang Yun Xue to the right.
When the family was together, it seemed that the road under their feet wasn't so difficult.
At this moment, Jiang Yun Xiu didn’t have it so easy. That woman, Mrs. Zhang, was taking her around like she was a peddler selling goods.
Yes, goods! Not like a person at all. Just like cattles, horses and sheeps.
"Look at this face, this figure." Spitting saliva, Mrs. Zhang introduced Jiang Yun Xiu to the rich businessman opposite them.
Jiang Yun Xiu felt disgusted in her heart. This man could almost be her father. Besides, how can a small wealthy businessman compare with Marquis Anping Manor.
"Ah!" She let out a startled call like the first cry of a new oriole. It turned out that Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied with Jiang Yun Xiu's expression which looked as if someone owed her money and pinched her waist.
Jiang Yun Xiu sent an shocked fury gaze at Mrs. Zhang.
Suddenly, she felt something on her feet. When she turned her head, she saw that the rich businessman was lifting her skirt and pinching her feet.
In ancient times, areas like feet were private parts. Even when Jiang Yun Xiu had married someone in her dream, she had never been treated so frivolously. Feeling ashamed and angry, she backed away in panic.
"The feet are a bit big!" The rich businessman remarked in dissatisfaction as he supported his stomach. From time to time, his eyes glanced at Jiang Yun Xiu.
Her frightened look just now was quite alluring.
Jiang Yun Xiu's eyes turned red immediately, feeling wronged and infuriated at the same time. He, he actually disdained her feet for being big.
Mrs. Zhang quickly whispered to the rich businessman. As they discussed, they looked at Jiang Yun Xiu.
Jiang Yun Xiu was exasperated and anxious. Shouldn't she be sold to Marquis Anping Manor? What was going on?
In the end, the deal wasn’t successfully negotiated because of the price.
After leaving the rich businessman's house, Jiang Yun Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. However, Mrs. Zhang berated her, calling her a money-wasting thing. Reaching this point, she still acted like this. Just now, he just touched her feet. And she made a mountain out of a mole hole. After being made comfortable by a man, she might rush to be touched if he doesn't touch her.
Mrs. Zhang was used to hanging out in low-class places. When she started to curse at people, she specially referred below the abdomen. The foul words were quite unpleasant to hear.
How could Jiang Yun Xiu ever experience this? Her tears couldn't stop streaming down. She wanted to kill herself and never suffer this humiliation again.
But when she thought of Marquis Anping Manor and the man who was like a bright moon, she told herself that she had to persevere.
Squeezing a smile, she said to Mrs. Zhang, "Auntie, Changfeng is hit hard by drought and everyone has no money. Why don't we go to Luzhou, which has always been prosperous."
Luzhou. Marquis Anping's Manor was in Luzhou. She can't wait to go there.
"Go to Luzhou? Going to Luzhou doesn’t need money? Little wasteful hoof, as soon as you roll your eyes, I know what you're up to. Don't try to fool me." Mrs. Zhang put her hands on her hips and scolded Jiang Yun Xiu again.
After scolding enough, she continued to take her everywhere.
There were brothels, wealthy households, and officials.
Those buyers would wantonly comment on Jiang Yun Xiu's appearance, figure, and any minor flaws on her body. She felt as if she had been stripped naked, allowing others to pick and choose. Completely no dignity at all.
A few times, she almost collapsed.
Fortunately, she had always had a belief in her heart that supported her through. Just wait, when she becomes the Young Madam of the Marquis Manor, she must make everyone who made things difficult for her sorry! She silently swears.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to eat crispy outside and tender inside sesame seed cakes. Also, boiled fish, beer duck, sweet and sour pork ribs, cashew nut shrimp... She remembered that she had dinner with her friends before transmigrating and these were the ones on the table.
At that time, she was losing weight and put down her chopsticks after eating very little.
If she was given another chance, she swears, she will never let them down again.
In the past two days, Jiang Yun Zhu's memories of modern times have become clearer, as if it was just yesterday.
"Robbery! Help! Someone come. Someone is robbing things." Jiang Yun Zhu was thinking about all kinds of delicacies when she heard someone shouting in front.
She looked up and found that they were passing a village. On the road ahead, there was a donkey cart and beside the donkey cart, two men were pulling a bag.
One was an old man who looked about forty or fifty years old. He was the one who shouted.
Opposite him was a tanned man in his thirties.
The old man was obviously not as strong as the man opposite him. The bag in his hand was about to be taken away.
Jiang Cheng also saw this scene. He was enthusiastic to help and immediately shouted, "Let go!"
Seeing someone coming, the tanned man panicked but didn't let go of the bag in his hand.
The two of them used too much force. The cloth bag was torn and a pile of coarse pancakes fell to the ground.
The tanned man grabbed a pancake and stuffed it into his mouth.
At this time, Jiang Cheng had already run over.
The tanned man quickly picked up a few pancakes, ran into the village in a hurry, and disappeared.
Jiang Cheng wants to chase.
The sky was bright. Jiang Yun Zhu and others had already arrived in the neighboring Lincang County.
They didn't have a guide, so they didn't dare to enter the county town. They just passed through the villages and towns.
The morning sun shone on everyone.
Jiang Cheng was pushing the cart with their belongings on it. Jiang Wu was sitting among the pile of bundles. His little face was full of excitement. He kept urging Jiang Cheng to hurry up.
Mrs. Chen supported old Mister Chen on the left side.
Jiang Yun Zhu held hands with Jiang Lin and Jiang Yun Xue to the right.
When the family was together, it seemed that the road under their feet wasn't so difficult.
At this moment, Jiang Yun Xiu didn’t have it so easy. That woman, Mrs. Zhang, was taking her around like she was a peddler selling goods.
Yes, goods! Not like a person at all. Just like cattles, horses and sheeps.
"Look at this face, this figure." Spitting saliva, Mrs. Zhang introduced Jiang Yun Xiu to the rich businessman opposite them.
Jiang Yun Xiu felt disgusted in her heart. This man could almost be her father. Besides, how can a small wealthy businessman compare with Marquis Anping Manor.
"Ah!" She let out a startled call like the first cry of a new oriole. It turned out that Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied with Jiang Yun Xiu's expression which looked as if someone owed her money and pinched her waist.
Jiang Yun Xiu sent an shocked fury gaze at Mrs. Zhang.
Suddenly, she felt something on her feet. When she turned her head, she saw that the rich businessman was lifting her skirt and pinching her feet.
In ancient times, areas like feet were private parts. Even when Jiang Yun Xiu had married someone in her dream, she had never been treated so frivolously. Feeling ashamed and angry, she backed away in panic.
"The feet are a bit big!" The rich businessman remarked in dissatisfaction as he supported his stomach. From time to time, his eyes glanced at Jiang Yun Xiu.
Her frightened look just now was quite alluring.
Jiang Yun Xiu's eyes turned red immediately, feeling wronged and infuriated at the same time. He, he actually disdained her feet for being big.
Mrs. Zhang quickly whispered to the rich businessman. As they discussed, they looked at Jiang Yun Xiu.
Jiang Yun Xiu was exasperated and anxious. Shouldn't she be sold to Marquis Anping Manor? What was going on?
In the end, the deal wasn’t successfully negotiated because of the price.
After leaving the rich businessman's house, Jiang Yun Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. However, Mrs. Zhang berated her, calling her a money-wasting thing. Reaching this point, she still acted like this. Just now, he just touched her feet. And she made a mountain out of a mole hole. After being made comfortable by a man, she might rush to be touched if he doesn't touch her.
Mrs. Zhang was used to hanging out in low-class places. When she started to curse at people, she specially referred below the abdomen. The foul words were quite unpleasant to hear.
How could Jiang Yun Xiu ever experience this? Her tears couldn't stop streaming down. She wanted to kill herself and never suffer this humiliation again.
But when she thought of Marquis Anping Manor and the man who was like a bright moon, she told herself that she had to persevere.
Squeezing a smile, she said to Mrs. Zhang, "Auntie, Changfeng is hit hard by drought and everyone has no money. Why don't we go to Luzhou, which has always been prosperous."
Luzhou. Marquis Anping's Manor was in Luzhou. She can't wait to go there.
"Go to Luzhou? Going to Luzhou doesn’t need money? Little wasteful hoof, as soon as you roll your eyes, I know what you're up to. Don't try to fool me." Mrs. Zhang put her hands on her hips and scolded Jiang Yun Xiu again.
After scolding enough, she continued to take her everywhere.
There were brothels, wealthy households, and officials.
Those buyers would wantonly comment on Jiang Yun Xiu's appearance, figure, and any minor flaws on her body. She felt as if she had been stripped naked, allowing others to pick and choose. Completely no dignity at all.
A few times, she almost collapsed.
Fortunately, she had always had a belief in her heart that supported her through. Just wait, when she becomes the Young Madam of the Marquis Manor, she must make everyone who made things difficult for her sorry! She silently swears.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to eat crispy outside and tender inside sesame seed cakes. Also, boiled fish, beer duck, sweet and sour pork ribs, cashew nut shrimp... She remembered that she had dinner with her friends before transmigrating and these were the ones on the table.
At that time, she was losing weight and put down her chopsticks after eating very little.
If she was given another chance, she swears, she will never let them down again.
In the past two days, Jiang Yun Zhu's memories of modern times have become clearer, as if it was just yesterday.
"Robbery! Help! Someone come. Someone is robbing things." Jiang Yun Zhu was thinking about all kinds of delicacies when she heard someone shouting in front.
She looked up and found that they were passing a village. On the road ahead, there was a donkey cart and beside the donkey cart, two men were pulling a bag.
One was an old man who looked about forty or fifty years old. He was the one who shouted.
Opposite him was a tanned man in his thirties.
The old man was obviously not as strong as the man opposite him. The bag in his hand was about to be taken away.
Jiang Cheng also saw this scene. He was enthusiastic to help and immediately shouted, "Let go!"
Seeing someone coming, the tanned man panicked but didn't let go of the bag in his hand.
The two of them used too much force. The cloth bag was torn and a pile of coarse pancakes fell to the ground.
The tanned man grabbed a pancake and stuffed it into his mouth.
At this time, Jiang Cheng had already run over.
The tanned man quickly picked up a few pancakes, ran into the village in a hurry, and disappeared.
Jiang Cheng wants to chase.
My poor man is only 40-50 and she call him old 🥹
ReplyDeleteSo she sold her daughter and yet insisted on bringing her old father with her as if they have this much money
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