lcionline Chapter 173 Madam Cao and her daughter are so pitiful!
Chapter 173 Madam Cao and her daughter are so pitiful!
Shen Ruyi was hit, and Wei Chuang immediately became furious: "Asshole, don't you have eyes, young lady?"
The woman was holding a child of five or six years old, and her bag fell to the ground. She quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, sir. I'm really sorry! I deserve to die, please forgive me..."
Shen Ruyi saw that the woman had a pretty face, and the little girl she was holding was also pretty, but the little girl was so thin that only her big head was left, and her body was very small.
For some reason, she felt sorry for him and quickly stopped Wei Chuang: "Uncle Wei Chuang, stop talking. This woman probably didn't do it on purpose!"
The little girl was so scared that she started crying, "Wa ...
Shen Ruyi felt a little distressed as she looked at the woman holding the little girl. She suddenly remembered that when she was a child, she was also the same age and was driven out of the Chen family along with her mother.
"What's wrong with this lady? Have you and your daughter been wronged? Why are you so miserable?"
The woman looked up at Shen Ruyi in horror, and said embarrassedly: "My dear, I am so sorry. Our child was frightened. I am sorry for disturbing you!
I used to be an embroiderer in this cloth shop. I worked here for the past few years, but...but now the business is bad, and the boss doesn't want me to work anymore.
My child and I were kicked out by my husband’s family half a year ago, and now we have no means of livelihood, so the boss yelled at us a few times just now, scaring the child, and I was so flustered that I bumped into you, my noble lord…”
Suddenly, a woman in the room shouted sarcastically, "What an unlucky thing! Madam Cao is blocking the guests at the door, get out of here!"
You, an abandoned woman, will affect our business, so take your child and get out of here..."
Shen Ruyi got angry, she yelled: "What are you yelling for? You are the abandoned woman! Judging from your sarcastic voice, your shop business will not be good!
Uncle Wei Chuang, help Madam Cao pick up the bag on the ground, let's go!"
Wei Chuang was confused. He said he was coming to buy clothes for himself and Da Zhuang. Why did he just pick up a young lady with a child and leave?
Wei Chuang was not as talkative as Wei Dazhuang. He picked up the small bag left by the woman on the ground and followed Shen Ruyi and the woman holding the child.
Shen Ruyi asked about Madam Cao's residence and learned that it was a family's firewood room. She then took Madam Cao, who was holding the child, directly to her shop.
The carpenters on the first and second floors of the shop were still working, so Shen Ruyi took them to the backyard.
The woman named Madam Cao looked at Shen Ruyi with some horror. She didn't understand what was going on, but she knew that this pretty girl came from a family background. She was so beautiful, so young, and dressed so gorgeously. She was definitely not an ordinary person!
Shen Ruyi entered the backyard and asked Wei Chuang to open all the doors to let in air. She looked at the woman and said, "Mrs. Cao, you are young and beautiful, but it is not a good idea to always live with your children under someone else's roof! You should work in my clothing shop in the future!"
The woman trembled and said, "My surname is Cao. They all call me Madam Cao. My daughter is Xiu'er, who is six years old this year. My husband Song Qiang married a classmate's sister as a concubine at the beginning of last year. She gave birth to a son, and my husband no longer wanted me and my daughter.
Because that concubine said that we, mother and daughter, had affected the fortune of the family. My husband did not do well in the exams in the past two years, and she said it was because of us, mother and daughter.
My husband failed the imperial examination last fall, and he got so angry that he kicked us out..."
Shen Ruyi rolled her eyes and said, "Madam Cao, Song Qiang kicked you out. Do you have the divorce papers?"
Mrs. Cao said in horror, "There is no divorce letter, only a divorce letter. My father married me to the Song family because he owed them fifty taels of silver. Later, my father passed away and I had no dowry. The Song family gave me a divorce letter, and I left alone with Xiu'er!"
Shen Ruyi sighed and said, "A divorce letter will do. Show me your divorce letter!"
Mrs. Cao put the crying and aggrieved little girl on the ground, and rummaged in her pocket. After two tries, she finally took out a letter of divorce. The paper was already a little yellowed, which showed that she had read it many times.
Shen Ruyi sighed. All the men of this era are fucking crazy!
"Okay, Madam Cao, if you can trust me, I will ask my uncle Wei Chuang to take this divorce letter to the government office to have it stamped with an official seal!
This is to prevent them from going back on their word or asking you for custody of the child!
From now on, don’t go back to the woodshed you rented. Just take your child and work in my Ruyi Clothing Shop.
Since you used to be a worker in an embroidery workshop, you must be good at embroidery. My workshop is being renovated and will open in half a month!"
Madam Cao knelt on the ground with a plop, and pulled her daughter to kneel on the ground as well: "Sir, will you take me and my daughter in?
That's great... We, mother and daughter, just want a place to stay and someone to protect us!"
Shen Ruyi sighed and helped the little girl up. She also took out a big meat bun from her arms, or actually from the space.
"Xiu'er, eat this bun. I couldn't finish it at noon. I wanted to eat it to fill my stomach in the afternoon, but when I saw how cute you are, I wanted to give it to you!"
little girl...
Madam Cao burst into tears: "Your Excellency, please don't do this...you can't do this!"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said: "Madam Cao, I think you are a pitiful person, why don't you just follow me from now on!
Manage the clothing shop for me. I am the daughter of a county magistrate in the Duke’s Mansion in the capital. My name is Shen Ruyi. I will return to the capital in the future. You stay here to look after the business and make money for me!
Of course, I promise that you will not let me down. You and your daughter will be someone the Song family cannot afford to marry in the future!
Haha! My mother also divorced my scumbag father, and she lived alone with me, but she was lucky to meet my father, Wei Zhendong, the Duke of Fuguo. So I sympathize with your situation and want to help you turn your life around!
From now on, you will follow me, follow me, Shen Ruyi! I believe that no one in the capital or Shunjing will dare to bully you and your daughter again!"
Madam Cao was dumbfounded. They had also heard about it in Shunjing City. The Duke of Fuguo in the capital was a duke of the imperial court. He married Princess Fulu, who also had a little girl. They had made huge contributions to the Qin court!
It is said that the little county princess was favored by the royal family, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally rewarded her with a shop called Ruyi Clothing Shop. The little county princess was a golden baby who made a fortune every day!
I am so lucky that my daughter and I can meet the young county lady Shen Ruyi!
Madam Cao kowtowed excitedly: "Thank you, little county lady, thank you, little county lady... Cao Fangcao and Xiu'er have been slaves to you all their lives!"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Hahaha, Madam Cao, don't be sad. You and your daughter can stay here. In a few days, some embroiderers will come to our house and you will be in charge of them then.
If you just follow my instructions, you will definitely be able to get on the right track!"
The little girl named Xiu'er ate a big meat bun and shouted with a smile: "Little County Master Sister, thank you...Xiu'er likes you!"
Shen Ruyi looked at the dimples on the little girl's face when she smiled and thought that she was very cute. She unconsciously wanted her to live a good life.
"Madam Cao, what is Xiu'er's name?"
Madam Cao smiled bitterly: "Originally, the child had the same surname as her father, Song, and was called Song Xiu'er, but my daughter and I were kicked out, and the child has no surname...
Little county lady, I have a request. Can our Xiu'er take your surname Shen and become your servant?
We, mother and daughter, are both the young county lady's servants. We will serve you for our whole lives. Both of us, mother and daughter, will serve you!
We just want a place to live and not be bullied by outsiders. Xiu'er is so pretty at such a young age. If she grows up and is spotted by some ruffian, I won't be able to protect her!"
Shen Ruyi nodded: "That's fine, then Xiu'er will be called Shen Xiu'er!
From now on, I will spread the word that I have taken a fancy to this little girl. Her name is Shen Xiu'er and she will be protected by me, Shen Ruyi, from now on. If anyone dares to bully her, I will beat his head off.
Suddenly, I heard someone talking outside the courtyard door: "Is the young county lady here? I'm Chen Guangji, and I've sent a few embroiderers here today!"
Shen Ruyi looked up and saw that it was Chen Guangji, who had brought five or six women into the yard. The women were not very old, probably within twenty years old. They were generally average looking, and two of them were even a little ugly. They were also dressed rather simply, and one could tell at a glance that they were all from poor families, sold to be embroiderers!
Shen Ruyi was very satisfied: "Uncle Guangji, please come in. Let me introduce you. This is Madam Cao and her little girl. I named her Shen Xiuer!"
After Chen Guangji came in, he smiled from ear to ear: "Hey! Hello, young county lady! Hello, Madam Cao!"
Chen Guangji looked up and saw a young woman. Although the woman was wearing shabby clothes, she was very clean and pretty. The little girl was also very likable.