On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chen Erlang sighed: "The Wu family is timid. They wanted to run away when they were besieged."

At that time, his father and elder brother led the troops to defend the city gate, and he also fled to the countryside with his family. The Wu family wanted to seek refuge with them, but found that they could not be relied on, so they also fled quickly.

"But we were unlucky. After we ran out, we encountered bandits and the Wu family fled in all directions."

"Wu Huier was still young at the time, and she ran away with her mother. Later, her mother remarried a widower."

"I heard that her mother died of illness last year, and her stepfather sold her to a brothel."

"She looks like my mother. My third brother asked out of curiosity and found out that she is really my cousin. I can't just ignore it."

It had been seven or eight years since they last saw each other. Wu Huier could no longer recognize Chen Sanlang, but she still remembered that she had an aunt who was carried into the county magistrate's mansion.

Before, Chen Erlang didn’t know the whereabouts of Aunt Wu’s family, and he wouldn’t go out of his way to look for them.

But now that he knew, he didn't want his cousin to stay there.

The value of prostitutes in brothels is not low, and the madam asks for an exorbitant amount of money, so he cannot use his family background to pressure others.

Besides, anyone who can open a brothel in the imperial city must have a lot of connections behind it.

Their family background is not good enough.

After hearing this, Xiao Lian not only did not feel relieved, but felt even more annoyed.

From what he said, it seemed that his aunt was already dead, so even if he rescued this cousin Wu who suddenly showed up, she would have nowhere to go.

I have to help her find a husband and prepare her dowry.

It just takes a little thought and money.

I’m afraid that cousin Wu is thinking too much and it will be troublesome if she wants to sell the products domestically.

Mr. Chen's family background is crooked. He not only has a wife, but also three concubines.

But now the three brothers of the Chen family have no concubines. If cousin Wu comes in and relies on someone, it will disrupt the peace in the backyard.

Xiao Lian asked tentatively: "Does Aunt know?"

Her stepmother was very kind to her, but Aunt Wu was a little nagging. She would often advise her to do more needlework and told her that she shouldn't go out all the time because it would make her look undignified.

There was also talk of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and of not showing one's teeth when smiling, which really made her feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this mother-in-law has no legitimate reason to speak so she can just ignore it.

But because I didn't take her seriously, she felt very resentful.

Xiao Lian was afraid that she would force her cousin Wu to marry her man, which would cause trouble for her.

"I don't know yet." Chen Erlang sighed: "I don't know how to tell her."

Although my father has three aunts, he respects his first wife the most.

Especially in recent years, he spent most of his time with his wife. Whenever his aunt saw him, she would cry and complain that her husband didn't visit her, that her daughter-in-law despised her, or that there was a rift between the aunts.

He was very glad that he grew up with his wife.

If he knew about the Wu family, he would definitely pull me down and cry a few more times.

She couldn't object, otherwise Aunt Wu would hate her to death.

"Should I tell my mother about this first?" Xiao Lian was not only older, but also more shrewd. "I can't keep this secret any longer. If my mother is the last to know, she will definitely be unhappy."

This was all thanks to her elder sister-in-law, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Zhou, who often chatted with her about the gossips of noble families. She heard a lot and knew a lot more.

If it wasn't already late, Xiao Lian would have wanted to go find Xiao Xiao right away, and visit Xiao Zhou at the same time to ask for some good advice.

Chen Erlang sighed with a bitter face: "You are right, I must tell my mother."

He smiled bitterly again: "I really don't want to upset my mother about this, but our son is sick again. Can you come with me later?" He smiled at her flatteringly: "Second Aunt, you have to help me this time. It's best to bring our daughter with you."

Most families value sons over daughters, but Xiao Lian was the only one who gave birth to a daughter among the three brothers who had four sons.

So much so that the stepmother doted on her granddaughter as if she were the apple of her eye.

He is only three years old now, but his little mouth is very talkative.

Especially in the Chen family, the little girl is not afraid of anyone.

Anyway, this treatment makes Chen Erlang, the biological father, extremely envious.

He also knew that his stepmother would definitely not be happy to hear about the Wu family. If his daughter, this little smart girl, was here, she could make her mother laugh.

Xiao Lian advised him, "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Think carefully about what to say first, and then we can go and talk to mother tomorrow."

The main reason was that she wanted to find someone to discuss countermeasures with.

Chen Erlang didn't know what was going on in her mind, and he really thought she was thinking about him: "You are very thoughtful. I will go and see if our son is feeling better."

The next morning, Xiao Lian came to find Xiao Xiao.

Although she didn't have a visiting card, Xiao Xiao told her when she came back yesterday that if she had anything, she could just come and see her in the morning.

Therefore, Xiao Lian arrived at Sangyuyuan where her sister lived smoothly.

Meng Hui asked her to sit down first and served her tea and snacks: "Second Aunt, please wait a moment. Grandma has something to do and will come over soon."

Xiao Lian twitched her lips and said, "Don't flatter her. It's very likely that she hasn't gotten up yet, right?"

Even though Xiao Lian felt that her mother-in-law was sensible and kind, and that the Chen family didn't have any troubles, she still couldn't help but envy her sister.

Which young wife can sleep till noon and not get up?

She doesn't have to set rules in front of her mother-in-law, which makes her better than most people.

Meng Hui: You see it all but don’t say it out loud. This leaves me speechless.

After nearly a cup of tea, Xiao Xiao, wearing a light yellow dress and a simple bun, came over and sat down: "Second sister, you are here."

After saying hello, he took the red date tea handed to him by the maid and took a few sips.

"Sigh." Xiao Lian looked at her with a half-smile: "You got up really early."

Xiao Xiao refused to admit it: "I woke up a long time ago. The little girl was making a fuss and I went to comfort her."

She also gave birth to two daughters. The older one was five years old and was named Li Wanyi, nicknamed Yiyi.

The second daughter was only two years old. Her name was Li Wanda and her nickname was Lingdang.

But the eldest daughter no longer needed her to coax her to wake up. She would practice martial arts with the nanny early in the morning, and then after breakfast, she would go to learn from the female teacher.

The youngest daughter liked to stick to her, but unfortunately she got up late and was coaxed by the maids to go to the garden.

Anyway, Xiao Xiao is used to letting her youngest daughter take the blame.

Xiao Lian was too lazy to expose her, so she told her what she knew first and asked her for advice: "What do you think I should do?"

"Second sister," Xiao Xiao shook her head, "Just go and ask your mother-in-law for help."

"Even if cousin Wu wants to marry into a rich family, how could Mrs. Chen allow her sons to marry girls from prostitution areas?"

Xiao Lian slapped her head, feeling very annoyed: "I was really so anxious that I lost my mind. How could I have forgotten about this?"

He asked again, "But if we bring them in, what if Cousin Wu gets close to them? I'm afraid it's easier to invite a deity than to send her away."

After saying that, seeing that Xiao Xiao didn't say anything, he encouraged her: "Why don't you ask your sister-in-law to come over and ask her to help you come up with some ideas?" (End of this chapter)