Chapter 539 Sir, Please Stay (1)
Chapter 539 Sir, Please Stay (1)
Decades later…
"Feeling sleepy again recently?"
The gray-haired man helped his wife who was sleeping on the sofa, but she said, "Jin Chao, I seem to be too sleepy and can't open my eyes. Can you take me to the garden outside to see the sunflowers?"
"it is good."
The ninety-seven-year-old Gu Yuxi was pushed away by a servant. Perhaps her promise to live a hundred years with Mo Jinchao could not be fulfilled. Her body had slowly weakened after only half a month of delaying her departure from the mission world.
After the servants left, Gu Yuxi snuggled into Mo Jinchao's arms and said, "Jinchao, maybe I'm going to say something wrong. I'm so tired."
"Yuxi, don't be like this. Tell me if you feel unwell and I'll call a doctor."
"No need, Jin Zhao, we have been together for more than 70 years. I am very happy when I am with you. Thank you, thank you very much."
"We are husband and wife, what's there to thank." Mo Jinchao guessed something vaguely and hugged his wife tightly in his arms. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the norm, but when the moment really came, he panicked.
"The sunflowers you planted are blooming again. They are very beautiful. Perhaps this is the last time we are alone together. I don't want to be disturbed by my little great-grandchildren."
"I'll watch it with you." Mo Jinzhao secretly wiped away a tear and helped up his wife who had been with him for many years.
The two people looked at the sunflowers quietly. When Mo Jinzhao saw the other person close her eyes, the corners of his mouth raised, but his body slowly lost temperature. A few tears rolled down his eyes and he kissed the woman's forehead.
"Yuxi, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely find you again."
After holding Gu Yuxi for half an hour, Mo Jinchao began to notify her children to come and arrange Gu Yuxi's funeral. Perhaps he would be gone soon, and she was still waiting for him...
After completing the mission and returning to the rest space, Gu Yuxi did not expect that there were so many porcelains in the space. Then he looked at Xiao Ke wearing an apron and picking up mud, which seemed to indicate that he could not get along with mud.
"Sister Xi, look at my work. I've been training for decades. It looks good, doesn't it?"
"It looks great. I didn't expect you to be a master."
"Hey, hey, no, no, you...I'll move this flower pot, you sit there."
Gu Yuxi smiled, and then went to review the task, worried that he would not be able to control the keywords of the next world and make a fool of himself...
"What are you looking at? This isn't a death indenture. She can redeem herself in thirty years. She doesn't need money now."
"Mother, my cousin is still young. This is unfair to her."
"Yeah, we can eat less."
"Her parents are all dead, we can't keep her here. I found her a place with food and shelter, am I treating her unfairly?"
"No, after Dad comes back..."
"Shut up! Don't tell anyone about this. We are moving to another place to make a living. Gu Dalang is missing now. We have been supporting him for half a year and we can't continue to support him. Sister, please watch over these talkative guys."
"Eh!"
The woman carried the unconscious little girl to the gate of a human trafficking market and observed the rich people who were buying people there.
"Madam, do you want to buy a slave? How about this one? She is a slave of a wealthy family." The boss said, pointing to a slave in the cage.
"Mom, this girl is so mean and sarcastic. What should I do if she hits me later?" the little girl next to the woman said seriously.
"It would be nice if someone could read and cook, preferably around ten years old."
"It's too small. Such a small one can't do the work. Only a big one can do it."
"Mother, I don't want it anymore. I want to go home. The people here are all dirty."
Mrs. Wang also didn't want to hang out in such a bloody and chaotic place. She came here out of curiosity today, but she didn't want such a place to be so dirty, so she decided to arrange for servants to come.
"Okay, mother will take you back home."
A lady in gorgeous clothes came over with her servants, holding a baby girl in her hands. A peasant woman hurried over and knelt on the ground.
"My lady is well."
"You are……"
"I see Madam is walking around here, but she is looking for a maid to accompany the young lady. I don't want to sell my daughter, but now there is a shortage of money. Madam, please be kind and give the child a place to eat."
The little girl next to the lady suddenly shook her mother's arm and said, "Mother, this one is clean. Buy this one! I want this one."
The lady looked at the little girl in front of her. Her hair was a little dry and yellow, but she looked good. She was different from the pale and skinny children she had just seen. It was obvious that this woman had no choice but to sell her daughter.
She motioned to the servant next to her, who began to ask, "Are you killing the indenture or making a living one? Does this girl have any special skills?"
Knowing that there was hope, the woman looked at a maid holding a Buddhist scripture in her hands and immediately knew what to say.
"Madam, you are a kind and compassionate living Bodhisattva. I only have one daughter, but the current situation is difficult, so I have no choice but to do something, so of course it is a living contract.
My daughter is eight years old this year. She is smart and well-behaved. She can read and write, paint and do some work. She also knows a little bit about herbal medicine. By the way, she is very strong and can protect the young lady from being bullied. "
Gu's father was a barefoot doctor and his sister used to be a famous embroiderer. This girl should know these things, right?
The lady raised her left eyebrow. This was not a vicious mother selling a death contract. She even knew to leave a way for her daughter to live. It seemed like a good deal, but the servant next to her reminded her, "Madam, ordinary families don't raise daughters like this. This woman must be lying."
"Brother, how could I lie? Let's sign a working contract. Two taels of silver will be enough."
"lady……"
The lady made the final decision: "Since it's two taels of silver, then it's settled. Sign for twenty years. What do you think?"
"Okay, thank you ma'am."
Seeing that the peasant woman could write, the lady was even more certain that the girl was worth buying. After all, it would cost more than ten or even dozens of taels of silver to buy such a literate girl in the market.
"Okay, everything is ready. I'll tidy up the child's clothes."
The woman took the two taels of silver, folded the signed contract, and quietly put it into the girl's underwear pocket. Her reasons were understandable. I hope the girl can live well and find her own way out in the future.
"My child, I have no choice but to come back to you when I make money."
The lady was even more moved by these words, and, holding the child's identification, she indicated to the servant that she was leaving.
Before leaving, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the woman kneeling on the ground, which greatly touched her heart as a mother.
"Mother, she clearly didn't want to sell her daughter, why did she sell her anyway?"
"My Cici has grown up and will pay attention to these details."
"Mom, tell me." Deng Moci asked, holding her mother's hand.
Mrs. Deng stroked her daughter's bun, hugged her and said, "Ci Ci, there are too many things in this world that we can't help. Just grow up happily. I will protect you well."
"Mother, you still don't say anything."
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