Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 45 Encounter on the street
Liu Xi was waiting for everyone in the sun under the wall opposite the inn. Ever since Qin Xiang asked him to find someone to track down the group named Qin yesterday, he had been very excited.

The 18 years before Liu Xi were frustrated and boring. He yearned for a broader world but had to stay in Xiaojia Village, in a home filled with abuse and insults every day.

In just a few days, he started a new life. He went to the county to do business face to face with the shopkeeper of such a big incense shop. They were very polite to him and even served him tea. This was something he had never imagined. Respect.

When Qin Xiang entered the inn today, he felt panicked. His lack of knowledge was still his shortcoming, but he had Xiao Chenyu as his backbone, so he went to find Xiao Chenyu without thinking. Fortunately, Xiao Chenyu came out.

Seeing everyone coming out, he hurriedly stood up to greet them.But seeing everyone's solemn expressions, Liu Xi felt uneasy: Was it his own initiative that ruined things, or did things not go well today?

He hurriedly looked at Xiao Chenyu, with questioning and anxiety in his eyes; Xiao Chenyu understood what he meant, shook his head at him, and asked: "Where do you live? Let's go and have a rest first."

Liu Xi hurriedly reached out and pointed towards the inn not far away: "It's right there."

Qin Xiang held Su's arm and lowered her head in silence. After settling her father's matter, her guilt for her mother took over.

She thought Su didn't understand anything, so she deliberately concealed it, causing Su to guess and make a decision. This shows that she was also responsible for this matter.

If she could carefully tell Su that Qin Xiongfei would come, that Qin Xiongfei would blackmail her with Su, and that she had a way to fight Qin Xiongfei, could Su be able to wait for her with peace of mind?

In the final analysis, it was all caused by her not trusting anyone. When Su saw that she had not spoken, she felt very uneasy. She took her hand and asked, "Did I do something wrong again?"

Qin Xiang came back to her senses, turned to look at her panic-stricken mother, smiled lightly, and suppressed the unpleasant emotions in her heart: "Mom, don't think so much, this hair can grow. You are now free. I will go to the Yamen to cancel the contract of sale of my body in a moment, and my mother will have no worries anymore."

Before Su could speak, she suddenly heard the sound of a government official banging a gong to clear the way from the end of the street, followed by noise and curious looks from everyone.

Qin Xian's family also stopped and soon saw a group of people coming to the street. They were led by two government servants, one of whom was playing a gong and the other was walking beside them.

Behind these two people was a long list of panicked people. There were about ten men and women. Except for a few old people, the rest were young and good-looking. It was obvious that the chief clerk was a lustful person. Beautiful people; everyone has ropes tied to their hands, and their eyes are full of fear.

Qin Xiang's ears rang for a moment, as if she had seen herself suffer the same fate in her previous life. She took off her coat, had her hair disheveled, had her hands tied, and walked from the street to the end of the street to be paraded in front of the public, while the government officials shouted out their crimes.

Later, Qin Xiang was sent to the Zuihong Mansion amidst constant scoldings. She used the old man's private treasure address and her excellent piano skills in exchange for the old man's promise that "you are allowed to perform your art but not your body." She survived for three years, until one day she jumped out of the window
This scene was something she often dreamed about when she was first reborn. After waking up, her vest and clothes were soaked in cold sweat. Strangely enough, she stopped dreaming about it after marrying Xiao Chenyu.

People watching the excitement on the street avoided standing on both sides to watch the excitement. The streets that were not crowded just now were filled with people at some point.

Someone nearby knew something about the situation, and excitedly pointed and told others: "Our county magistrate was punished by the new county magistrate because of corruption."

Others praised: "It seems that our new county magistrate is a good official!" "We ordinary people don't know whether he is good or not!" The man pursed his lips and lowered his voice: "Don't think this battle is big, it's just a matter of fact. It seems to be a bustling place, but in fact, the county magistrate and his family left in the morning, leaving these servants here to suffer and show off to everyone."

Although he lowered his voice, the people around him actually listened attentively. Some people exclaimed: "The master ran away?"

This person knows some inside information, but he is also a person who can't keep his mouth shut. When someone is interested, he can't wait to break down what he knows and say: "I ran away. He said he was sent back to his place of origin. Oops, the people above him are fighting , we can’t understand it.”

"Oh, when gods fight, mortals suffer. It's just pity for these servants. They don't enjoy much blessing on weekdays, but if something goes wrong, they will be the unlucky ones."

Qin Xiang also heard clearly, and looked at the group of people passing by with a bit of pity like a rabbit dying or a fox pitiful. She didn't know whether she was pitying the people in front of her or pitying herself in the previous life.

A young woman holding a two or three-year-old child in her arms inadvertently turned around and happened to look at Qin Xiang. In the flash of lightning, she understood Qin Xiang's eyes. She was startled for a moment and then her steps slowed down a little. Then she was given a strong blow by the government servant beside her. Pushing, the man staggered forward, and the child in his arms almost flew out.

The woman hurriedly hugged the child tightly and stood firm before continuing to walk forward. The next moment, she suddenly looked back at Qin Xiang, and Qin Xiang also understood the pleading in her eyes.

It was an indescribable silent prayer, but it went straight to the bottom of Qin Xiang's heart. It was very shocking. She raised her hand and grabbed the clothes around her heart to relieve the inexplicable grief she felt.

After going through so much, she was not a kind-hearted woman, but at this moment, she felt inexplicably distressed.

Xiao Chenyu next to her immediately felt something strange about her and asked her what was wrong?
Qin Xiang shook her head, shaking off the inexplicable heart palpitations, calmly adjusted her breathing, turned around and asked Xiao Chenyu calmly: "What will be done with these people? Where will they be sent?"

Xiao Chenyu lowered his head and looked into Qin Xiang's eyes, and said solemnly: "They are all servants who signed a contract of sale. They should be paraded through the streets and sent to the West Market for sale."

"Well!" Qin Xiang didn't say anything more, and turned to look at the crowd that was gradually walking away and the people who were following to watch the excitement.

Xiao Chenyu added: "Everyone is afraid that the owners of these people have committed crimes, so the people who come to buy them will not be good people."

"What do you mean?" She did not continue, but both husband and wife understood: it was either bought by a man with some eccentricities to satisfy his own desires, or bought by a brothel. In short, it would not be good. place.

The woman's desperate eyes flashed in front of Qin Xiang's eyes, as if she wanted to grab the last glimmer of hope in despair.Qin Xiang understood that feeling, just like when she saw Xiao Hanyang in Zuihong Mansion, she also had expectations and ecstasy. Unfortunately, Xiao Hanyang looked away indifferently, like a stranger.

The group of people, who were already in a low mood, became even more silent at this time. They did not want to follow and watch the excitement. They turned around and entered the inn, and asked for two upper rooms to renovate.

(End of this chapter)