The mother and daughter were sent to the backyard, the young woman was already unconscious, and Aunt Zhang pinched her hard before she breathed a sigh of relief.

Without waiting for everyone to figure out what was going on, Ershan turned back and said, "The shopkeeper, there are four or five people here, I don't know if it's those from yesterday." ”

When the group of people came yesterday, Ershan hadn't come back yet, but he had also heard about such a thing, and at this moment, Ling Chaofeng followed him out, and it was really good, it was still the group of people who claimed to be from the high-ranking officials in the capital.

"Shopkeeper, we chased the two mothers-in-law here, and the people are gone, and there are only people in your place within a radius of ten miles." The leader pulled out his saber and rested it on the table, snorting, "Yesterday, I made it clear, don't blame us for being polite." ”

Xiaowan secretly ran to hide under the stairs to look, and the eyes of those people were rolling around, as if they wanted to find out something, they were all fierce and vicious, and they were not good people when they looked at them.

"Just because there is only one place for a small shop to settle in within a radius of ten miles, why should I bother myself and leave irrelevant people in the store, waiting for you to come and find it?" Ling Chaofeng's expression was indifferent, "There is no one you are looking for here. ”

How could they believe it, and threatened: "If we are asked to turn people out, you won't be able to eat and walk around, I don't know who my master is, if you know, I won't be able to scare you to death." ”

When they had said that, they rolled up their sleeves, pushed the table and smashed the stool, and made a gesture to turn the inn upside down.

The man at the head commanded, "Go upstairs and look for it, you go to the back, dig three feet into the ground, and find people for me." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to push Ling Chaofeng away, not wanting him to be as steady as Mount Tai and not moving at all, the man's eyes widened, he was very surprised, and if he wanted to use his strength, Ling Chaofeng pushed it backhanded, and directly blasted a strong man out of the inn door.

A few people on the side panicked, ran out to help, the man's chest pain was indescribable, his pale face, holding the last bit of anger, stretched out a finger, trembling and pointing at the people in the store, as if Ling Chaofeng was waiting to see.

However, they are not stupid, since they are sure that there are people hiding here, they leave two people to guard the front door and the back door, and the others help the injured one, they must be trying to move the rescuers.

Xiaowan returned, Uncle Biao boiled water in the kitchen, saying that he wanted to take a bath for the mother and daughter, Xiaowan ran to get her own clothes, and Aunt Zhang gave her clothes to the eldest mother to wear, tossing for an hour, the mother and daughter washed up, ate something, and recovered a little spirit.

"Auntie, the person chasing you is not so tall and strong, wearing a brown robe......" Xiaowan gestured, but the more she said, the mother and daughter looked frightened, and they crawled and knelt on the ground, and the eldest mother begged bitterly, "The girl is good, don't let them arrest my daughter back, if she catches her back, she will die." ”

Under Aunt Zhang's comfort, the mother and daughter gradually calmed down and slowly talked about their origins.

The young woman was the concubine of a large family in the capital, only two years older than Xiaowan, and was sold by her brother for fifty taels of silver two years ago to marry in the capital.

A month ago, the mother of Shangjing wanted to take a look at her daughter, but the people in front of the main gate were not allowed to see her, and the eldest mother spent a lot of silver at the back door to find out that her daughter was tortured in the house to the point that life was worse than death.

"I exchanged everything for money, and then I asked the people at the back door to bring my daughter out for me to see, she was covered with injuries, her face was swollen, and her mouth was crooked, and she couldn't recognize it......" The eldest mother said, trembling all over, and hugged her daughter in her arms, "I put my heart sideways, pulled her and ran, but before I left the capital, the people in the house came to arrest her." This month, we hid in Tibet, and we asked for food all the way, but they kept chasing ......."

The mother and daughter burst into tears, and Xiaowan couldn't cry when she heard it, Aunt Zhang made a face and asked hatefully: "Who beat you like this?" ”

The little lady sobbed and said, "I was favored when I entered the door, but the eldest lady was not happy, and she seized the opportunity to beat me." And the lord likes to be tyrannical, and likes to hear us cry, saying that I shout the best sound, and ...... night and night," she hid her face and wept, and she was in pain.

Aunt Zhang said angrily: "What are they coming from, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, they should also behave so nonsense?" ”

The eldest lady said tremblingly: "The master is the brother-in-law of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and I heard that he is rampant and domineering in the capital. ”

Xiaowan wiped away her tears and asked, "Auntie, is the Shangshu of the Criminal Department a big official?" ”

Aunt Zhang snorted: "It's just a third-grade official, not to mention that he's just an uncle." ”

Xiaowan doesn't understand the big and small officials, but she really pities this lady, she knows what it is like to be tortured and abused every day, if it was in the past, she couldn't protect herself, but now she is the proprietress of Ling Xiao Inn, she believes in Ling Chaofeng.

"My father-in-law will definitely save you." Xiaowan said, "You can live in peace for two days and take care of your body first." ”

Aunt Zhang sighed: "I'm afraid that they will find your son, and your son will be waiting at home to arrest you when he sees the money, and you can't go back if you have a home." Auntie, don't blame me for being too talkative, how did you give birth to such a son, this is his own sister. ”

The eldest mother stroked her daughter and said softly: "When I stopped him and begged him not to sell his sister, he made a big fuss, saying that I was not their own mother, and he was the master of the family when my father died, and it was not my turn to care." ”

Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan were stunned for a moment, and the little lady said weakly: "My mother is gone early in the morning, and my mother was married by my father later." ”

Stepmother? This eldest lady turned out to be the stepmother of the little lady?

Xiaowan's tears fell in a pour, it turned out that in the world, there is really a stepmother who regards her stepson and stepdaughter as her own, but why, she is so miserable.

"Late, you can't cry." Aunt Zhang whispered to reassure, "Let's save people now, aren't we?" ”

Xiaowan hurriedly lifted her spirits and wiped away her tears: "I don't cry." ”

At this time, Uncle Biao brought chicken soup in, and said with a serious expression: "They left people at the front and back doors, you should be careful." And there was no one in the store, so it looked weird, and Aunt Zhang went out.

After that, the tired mother and daughter both fell asleep, and Xiaowan found a plaster and wanted to apply it to the little lady. But she woke up from her dream in horror, trembling all over, this kind of fear from the heart, Xiaowan knew very well, she had been woken up from her dream by her stepmother countless times, and every time she closed her eyes and opened her eyes, she was desperate.

"Don't be afraid, my father-in-law is very powerful, he will help you." Xiaowan said, comforted her, applied a plaster for her, and let her sleep peacefully.

Exiting the house, I saw Aunt Zhang coming from the lobby and said with a cold face: "They are here again, don't go over, I'll go find your uncle." ”

But Xiaowan was both curious and worried about Ling Chaofeng, so she quietly ran out and hid under the stairs to look.

It's still that group of people, but they were still fierce in the morning, but now they have changed their faces, I don't know if they heard the name of Ling Xiao Inn somewhere, and they became very polite to Ling Chaofeng.

Xiao Wan even saw the man at the head, holding a small wooden box, and the box was opened by Ling Chaofeng, and the gold and silver were swaying inside, full of gold and silver.

"Shopkeeper Ling, please bear with me if you are presumptuous, a little thing is not a respect." The man smiled flatteringly, and said, "But that little lady is a very important person for the master of the family, and she must be brought back." Shopkeeper Ling, if you see someone, hand them over to us, and then ten times and a hundred times, it's no problem. ”

Ling Chaofeng picked up a piece of gold and shook it, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say." ”

Xiao Wan was shocked, what does it mean, how can Xianggong collect their money, does he want to hand over the mother and daughter, how can he ...... She believed in Ling Chaofeng so much.

Xiaowan ran back to the house, her heart was pounding, the mother and daughter were still asleep, they must have been exhausted.

"What should I do?"

was so confused, thinking of Xianggong's previous style of acting, thinking of his repeated words not to meddle in things, Xiao Wan realized that he didn't know Ling Chaofeng after all.

Unconsciously, her hands clenched into fists, Xiao Wan felt a thrill in her heart, raised her right hand, looked at the smooth jade ring, closed her eyes, and read silently......

At this time, Aunt Zhang came to her, pushed the door in, and said, "Wan'er, you ......" But the room was empty, and the mother and daughter who were lying on the kang just now were gone, and Xiaowan was not there.

Aunt Zhang looked around, and when she came forward, those people had already left, and she ran to the door of the store in a panic to find Ling Chaofeng: "The shopkeeper, the evening is gone, and the mother and daughter are also gone." ”

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