"Dad thinks that they are a family, but they don't treat us as relatives. If my little sister is okay and if she makes a mistake, I will fight with them for my life! We have many daughters in our family, but Bai Ershu only has one daughter, Bai Mei.
I will drag Bai Mei to die together. Is dad satisfied now?" Bai Wei shouted with red eyes.
"Dad didn't mean that, dad..." Bai Sanshu was busy trying to explain, but didn't know what to say.
"It's too early to talk about this now. Dad should go and rest early. Whether grandma knows about this or not, dad will know after he rescues my little sister."
Bai Ling spoke coldly and said to Bai Sanshu, who was always wavering:
"We have given dad many opportunities, and he should see clearly what kind of people are there in the old house. No matter what the reason is, we let them go again and again, but they don't want to let us go. First it was me and
Bai Xing, who is next? Bai Wei? Xiaoshan? Does dad have to wait until all of us are gone before he is willing to draw a clear line with the old house?"
Bai Sanshu froze, but he didn't even have the strength to lift his lips.
Bai Ling took off his shoes, got into bed, and covered himself tightly to avoid being mad at Bai Sanshu.
Bai Wei snorted, went down to the ground, opened the door, and said in an impatient tone: "Dad, hurry up and leave. They might be counting money at the old house. If dad rushes over, he might still be able to get a few taels of silver."
Hush money.”
Bai Sanshu knew that he had said the wrong thing again, but he could not change the habits he had developed over the years.
When the door was slammed shut, Bai Sanshu leaned against the door panel and said, "Daughter, dad never thought of selling you. Xing'er can say anything if nothing happens. If it is true... even if dad puts his life on the line,
I will also seek justice for her."
No one in the room answered, so Bai Sanshu moved his swollen legs and slowly returned to the east room.
Before dawn the next day, Bai Hongyun drove the ox cart to Sanfang to pick Bai Ling up to go to town.
This was the village chief's wish. Bai Ling, who had an injured foot, would not refuse this kindness, so he and Bai Wei got on the bullock cart.
The people Bai Ling met in the town were Mr. Chen and his son, and Shopkeeper Shen.
At this time, Bai Ling could only be brave enough to ask for help. For the sake of his sister, it was worth taking the risk.
Fortunately, it was not difficult for Bai Ling to ask for help. Neither Mr. Chen nor Shopkeeper Shen refused. However, they still needed time to arrange manpower so that Bai Ling could go back first and gather at Dongliu Village before dark.
"Bai Ling, why didn't you sell fish today?" When Bai Ling was going to the county town, he heard Shaoyao shouting.
"Sister Shaoyao, something happened to my family..." Bai Ling was halfway through his words. After seeing the clothes on Shaoyao's body, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I'm injured. If I can't catch fish, I can't sell it. Sister Shaoyao, I'm
I'm going to see the old lady at Qian's Mansion. If you want to go back too, just come up."
"Hey, the relationship is better then." Shaoyao put the vegetable basket on the oxcart, then climbed onto the oxcart, chattering to Bai Ling along the way.
Bai Ling was worried about his sister's safety, and also wanted to give Bai Hongyun directions, so most of the time he just echoed a few words.
Bai Ling has not been to Qian's Mansion since he received the reward and left last time. Today, he asked to see Mr. Qian, feeling a little uneasy.
However, Mr. Qian was not embarrassed and asked Bai Ling to see him directly.
"Stinky girl, you still know that there is an old man like me!" Old Mrs. Qian shouted angrily. Seeing Bai Ling leaning on a branch, he realized that Bai Ling always walked on tiptoes, so he gave the walnut a
Slap, "Are you blind? Why don't you go help that stinky girl? Don't break your leg in my house and have to pay for it."
Mr. Qian turned his words of concern into curses, but Bai Ling felt much relieved.
Brushing away the hand that Walnut came to support, Bai Ling knelt on the ground and begged: "Old man, my sister was kidnapped and sold to the landlord's family in Dongliu Village to be buried with their dead young son. Bai Ling is just a
Peasant girl, please show mercy and save my sister’s life!”
"What?" Mr. Qian's face changed drastically. He didn't know what he thought of. Hatred flashed in his eyes, but he said with his usual venomous tongue: "Isn't it that you, girl, have offended someone? Are you kidnapping someone?"
Man, why did you kidnap your girl?"
"Ten recipes!" Bai Ling knew that Mr. Qian was not good at saying nice things, but he was not in the mood to bicker at this time, so he directly dismissed the conditions.
"Ten Dao is too few, I have to do it no matter what..." Mr. Qian waved his hand and looked at Bai Ling with an old fox's smile.
"Okay, then fifty." Bai Ling gritted his teeth and admitted.
The old man Qian, who originally planned to help, did not embarrass Bai Ling anymore. After saying a few words, he was not surprised when he learned that Bai Ling also asked for help.
Because Bai Ling's foot was injured, Mr. Qian asked Bai Ling to rest a little in Qian's Mansion and set off with the people from Qian's Mansion.
As for Bai Wei and Bai Hongyun, they can go back to the village to call for help.
After all, if such a big thing happens, the village chief and the Bai clan elders need to come forward to prove whose child Bai Xing is, and the villagers have to support the scene.
Not to mention that in these short two hours, Bai Ling's heart calmed down and he actually started to have a fever.
If Shaoyao hadn't come to deliver food to Bai Ling, she might have missed the time to rescue Bai Xing and had to stay in Qian's Mansion to recuperate.
Worried that Bai Ling would not be able to bear the bumps of the carriage, Mr. Qian specifically asked Shaoyao to take care of him, which moved Bai Ling deeply.
He was groggy along the way, but when Bai Ling woke up, he had already reached his destination.
Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not wake up Bai Ling. They were already negotiating with the landlord's house.
"Mr. Yu, you have read the family separation document. Bai Xing belongs to the third wife of the Bai family, and no one else has the right to sell her." Shopkeeper Shen returned the document to Bai Sanshu and said in a kind manner.
Although Shopkeeper Shen has his own connections, he is only working for his employer, so he cannot be relied upon.
"Humph, I don't care about that. The Yu family spent money to buy someone, and that person belongs to our Yu family. As for who sold it, the Yu family won't care. You can sue whoever you want!" Landlord Yu said with a stern face.
When he spoke, his eyes widened, and he knew at a glance that he was not easy to deal with.
"Master Yu is wrong." Shopkeeper Chen stepped forward and said: "If Master Yu bought it from the girl's parents, then she would be a slave in your house. After signing the death contract, her life and death will be the same.
Mr. Yu has the final say. But now that Mr. Yu knows the truth of the matter, he still insists on having the girl from the Bai family be buried with him, which is tantamount to murdering a girl from a good family, and it violates the law of the court."
"What? Are you going to sue the officials? I want to see who dares to punish me!" Landlord Yu said with a gloomy face, but his eyes were fixed on Bai Sanshu, and he threatened with words: "He is just a mud-legged person.
I’m still scared.”
The people on Bai Ling's side came a little later, so after Bai Ling got off the carriage, he heard what the landlord said.
Bai Ling was injured on his feet and had a high fever. Bai Ling was supported by peony as he walked this way.
"Of the two young masters in Mr. Yu's house, one unfortunately died young and the other is seriously ill now. Doesn't Mr. Yu want to accumulate blessings for the eldest son?" Bai Ling spoke from a distance, his tone was very calm.
Yu Landlord started out as a bandit, so if you play hardball with him, unless you can really kill him, it will not be easy to end it.
The reason why Bai Ling found so many people to help make peace was because he didn't want to make the matter a big deal, lest the landlord retaliate in the future.
"Where did you get this yellow-haired girl? Do you have a role to speak here?" Landlord Yu shouted angrily. (To be continued)