[Comprehensive] The number one cannon fodder

Chapter 386 Autumn Moon of the Four Great Talents

The two brothers and sisters went back after buying all the things they needed. It was getting dark, Zhu Xiaolian kept urging the carriage to hurry up, but when they reached the intersection, a woman suddenly appeared, and Chen Xiaosheng pulled the carriage quickly with sharp eyesight. The woman was so frightened that she fell to the ground, clutching her ankle and showing pain.

Zhu Xiaolian quickly ran over to help her, and asked, "Madam, are you okay? Did you get hurt?"

The woman tried to stand up by herself, but fell back weakly, and said embarrassingly: "My foot seems to be sprained, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I was in a hurry to go home and didn't see the way clearly." The woman raised her head Come on, I was stunned when I saw Chen Xiaosheng, and murmured, "Zhishan?"

Chen Xiaosheng saw the woman's face clearly this time, and in a flash, he retrieved the woman's memory from his mind. It turned out that she was the woman Zhu Zhishan had loved for ten years, Liang Suju!Chen Xiaosheng keenly realized that she was the woman who stared at him before, that is to say, he did not meet by chance. Thinking of what Su Xueyun said about this woman as a liar, he had a clue in his mind, and said, "Madam Ma? The sprain can be big or small, Xiao Lian, quickly help Mrs. Ma to the medical clinic."

Liang Suju's face changed when she heard Chen Xiaosheng's address, she glanced at Chen Xiaosheng in disbelief, lowered her head in embarrassment, and said, "I overstepped the rules." She forced herself to stand up, enduring the pain and moving forward After taking a step, he said distantly, "Young Master Zhu, don't bother you, I'm fine, just go back and apply some medicine."

Liang Suju nodded politely to them, walked forward slowly, when she passed by Chen Xiaosheng, she suddenly wobbled, and she was about to faint when she closed her eyes.Chen Xiaosheng took a big step back in an instant, and the space next to Liang Suju was vacant, half regretted that it was too late, and he was thrown down abruptly. With a "bang", even Zhu Xiaolian felt pain for her.

Now Zhu Xiaolian has fully understood that only Liang Suju is involved with her brother and her husband's surname is Ma. She suddenly mentioned in her heart that she knew how infatuated her brother was with Liang Suju in the past. She met Liang Suju before the marriage proposal What can I do? !She hurriedly looked at Chen Xiaosheng, but seeing Chen Xiaosheng's expressionless face, she couldn't help being a little puzzled.But she subconsciously didn't want them to get in touch, so she stepped forward to block Chen Xiaosheng, helped Liang Suju up and said with concern: "Mrs. Ma, it seems that you are seriously injured, why don't I show you first? Don't worry, my master is a miracle doctor." , My medical skills are not bad, and it’s okay to see minor ailments.”

Zhu Xiaolian said that she was about to examine Liang Suju, but Liang Suju pushed her away. She looked at Liang Suju with some confusion.Liang Suju said with some embarrassment: "No need, I...Maybe it's because I haven't had a good rest these days, so I'm fine."

Liang Suju really hurt from the fall this time, she could only use Zhu Xiaolian's strength to stand up, she looked at Chen Xiaosheng, her face turned blue and white, her body covered in dust made her look very embarrassed, she turned around and wanted to leave.But when she saw the carriage that was almost too full, she showed an embarrassed expression again, and said, "I really can't walk, I wonder if I could trouble you to give me a ride?"

Zhu Xiaolian nodded and said, "Okay, Mrs. Ma, please sit beside the carriage, we will take you back first."

Liang Suju blessed her body and said softly, "Thank you."

Chen Xiaosheng didn't speak all the time, and he walked behind the carriage to keep a distance from Liang Suju. In fact, he wanted to go directly, but he was worried about letting his sister see Liang Suju off by himself, so he could only stay as far away as possible.Zhu Xiaolian had been quietly observing the two of them along the way, and found that her brother had no intention of getting close at all, so she was finally relieved, and her attitude towards Liang Suju improved a lot, and she even chatted with her and asked her about her recent situation.

When the carriage arrived at the entrance of a small alley, Liang Suju said that her home was in the alley.Zhu Xiaolian helped her in, and was very surprised to see the environment here, and looked carefully at Liang Suju's attire, and found that she was not as good as her.She is simple enough, she really doesn't know how hard Liang Suju's life is, she remembers her brother said that Liang Suju is a young lady, and she married into a rich family, at the beginning, Master Liang still looked down on Zhu Jiaqiong, so he was good at fighting mandarin ducks , why are you so down and out now?

They had just walked to the door when a maid came out to pour water. Seeing Liang Suju being supported by someone, she put down the basin and ran over to help her. She said anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Why are you injured?"

Liang Suju shook her head and sighed, Zhu Xiaolian said apologetically, "Just now Mrs. Ma almost collided with our carriage. She seems to have sprained her foot. We wanted to send her to the doctor's clinic, but Mrs. Ma said that she should just come back and rest. We Help Madam Ma in first, if it still hurts tomorrow, you must call a doctor."

The servant girl nodded, and helped Liang Suju into the room to sit with her, and then went to pour water, "Young master, miss, you sit down, thank you for sending our lady back, I will pour you some water to drink." A cup of hot water was placed in front of Chen Xiaosheng and Zhu Xiaolian, and said embarrassedly, "There is no tea at home, I hope you two don't feel disgusted."

When speaking, the servant girl raised her head and glanced at them, but suddenly stopped, "Master Zhu?"

Chen Xiaosheng nodded lightly, didn't touch the glass of water, and said politely: "Xiaojuan, it's getting late, we still have something to do, so don't bother me, take my leave."

Zhu Xiaolian said with a smile: "Yes, it's getting dark, so let's go first, and you guys should go to bed earlier." She glanced at the furnishings in the room, feeling as if everything was missing, saying that farmers in the countryside also It's not an exaggeration, some people can't understand why such a poor family still keeps a dowry maid.

Liang Suju never thought that Chen Xiaosheng would leave as soon as he said it, and her brows were wrinkled. She pinched Xiaojuan and winked at her.Xiaojuan suddenly burst into tears, rushed to Chen Xiaosheng, knelt down and begged: "Master Zhu! Master Zhu, please save our young lady, Young Master Zhu! If you don't save Miss, Miss will have no way out. I beg you! Son..."

Zhu Xiaolian was taken aback, grabbed Chen Xiaosheng's clothes and said, "Xiaojuan, what are you doing? You, you have something to say."

"Xiaojuan! Shut up!" Liang Suju tried to stand up, but her foot was sprained, so she got up a little and fell back.

Xiaojuan cried and shook her head, and said: "Miss, let's not hide Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu is a good man, and he will help you. Mr. Zhu, for the sake of your acquaintance with Miss, I beg you to save her." Right. Our uncle is addicted to gambling, not only ruined all the family wealth, but also owed a large amount of debts. As a result, he ran away and left the young lady alone to face those debt collectors. Those people said that if the young lady did not pay back the money , I’m going to sell us to a brothel. I come from a humble background, so I can do anything, but the young lady... I wish you well, my son, and please help the young lady.”

Zhu Xiaolian was surprised and said, "Your uncle is actually a gambler? Is he still a human being when he owed a debt and ran away?"

"Xiaojuan, don't talk about it... This is my fate. Who told me that my fate is not good. I have been married to the Ma family for so many years and have not given birth to a son and a half daughter. The Ma family has lost again. My husband said I am a broom You're right, everything is my fault." Liang Suju lay on the table, covered half of her face with a veil, and cried like a pear blossom and rain.

Zhu Xiaolian felt that she was a bit pitiful, looked up at Chen Xiaosheng, and whispered: "Brother, what should we do? They won't really be sold to brothels, right?"

Chen Xiaosheng actually didn't know what was going on with them, but he could tell that the two were playing fairy dance, trying to lure him into the game to cheat him of money.Then he said: "I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in Suzhou. Although it is natural to owe debts and pay back money, it is against the law to sell you. I still have some friendship with the county magistrate. Why don't I report this matter to you?" Lord magistrate, don’t worry, he will make decisions for you.”

Xiaojuan hurriedly went to see Liang Suju, and said in panic, "No, you can't report to the government!"

Chen Xiaosheng raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Why? The county magistrate is always fair, and will definitely uphold justice for you."

Xiaojuan shook her head again and again, and said: "No way, we have no money and no power, and we are two weak girls. They are hard to guard against if they want to deal with us, and even the county magistrate can't control us."

Zhu Xiaolian frowned and said, "Then what should I do? Is there nothing I can do?"

Liang Suju cried: "Xiaojuan, don't talk about it. Zhishan, you go, just pretend that you have never seen me, and all this is my own fate." She wiped her tears and looked at Chen Xiaosheng affectionately Said, "Zhishan, after ten years of separation, I can see you again and know that you are living well, and I am already satisfied. I was the one who was sorry for you back then, but now I don't have the face to ask you for help. From now on... you will forget It's me."

After Liang Suju finished speaking, she turned her back, covered her face and wept silently.Xiaojuan grabbed Chen Xiaosheng's clothes and cried: "Master Zhu, I know that I am difficult for others, but I really don't know who else to ask. Mr. Zhu, in view of the love between you and Miss back then, can you borrow some money?" Shall we order money? Miss and I will work hard to pay back the money.”

"Ah? Borrowing money?" Zhu Xiaolian was reluctant, but seeing their pitiful appearance, she still asked, "How much do you want?"

Xiaojuan said, "5000 taels."

Zhu Xiaolian's eyes widened instantly, "5000 taels?! Why are there so many?"

Xiaojuan cried even harder, almost lying on the ground, "If I didn't have too many debts, I wouldn't beg like this, Mr. Zhu, Miss Zhu, please show kindness..."

Zhu Xiaolian has not yet recovered from the shock, "5000 taels! It's not 50 taels or 500 taels, it's 5000 taels! Even if we are willing to borrow, it's not that much. You can tell by the clothes my brother and I are wearing. I'm not rich anymore. I think it's better to report to the officials, at least my brother and adults know each other, so I can protect you from being sold out."

Xiaojuan shook her head, "What's the difference between not selling and selling? Those people won't let us go, and we don't have the money to live in a house in a good location, so we can only live in such a remote place. When did we get ruined by others?" I don’t know, maybe no one will collect the body for us after death... Mr. Zhu, Ms. Zhu, I just saw that you bought a carload of things. I heard that Mr. Zhu also opened a study. You must have a family background. I beg you to lend it to the lady first, and we will definitely pay it back."

Zhu Xiaolian said in shock: "The whole car is a dowry gift for my sister-in-law who has never been married, and the money used to open the study has not been earned back. We have no family at all. We can't sell everything at home to help you, right?" ?”

Chen Xiaosheng tapped his palm with a fan, took a look at Liang Suju, and said, "I see that Mrs. Ma has no calluses on her hands, and her shoes are very new, which means that Mrs. Ma never works on weekdays, and that Mrs. Ma's complexion is not bad, which means she is not Troubled to sleepless nights, and never hungry, life should be much better than we imagined, not to the extent of suffering. Presumably you are not desperate, why don't you go to find Mr. Ma, maybe he is going to What about raising money to pay off the debt? Since you feel that reporting to the government may not be able to control the ruffians, why not ask the government to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Ma, and if you find him, you don’t have to pay the debt.”

Zhu Xiaolian's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Brother, you are so powerful, you can think of everything! Xiaojuan, Mrs. Ma, we will report to the police to find Mr. Ma. As long as his portrait is pasted all over Suzhou, we will definitely find him , when the time comes, you don't have to worry about it. Let me tell you, this kind of man should divorce him, Madam Ma, don't be soft-hearted when you get him back."

Chen Xiaosheng reprimanded in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about!" He cupped his hands to Liang Suju and Xiaojuan, and said indifferently, "It's getting late, I'm inconvenient here, so I'll take my leave first. Don't worry, I'll look for it tomorrow The county magistrate explained the reason clearly, and asked him to help find Mr. Ma, and leave."

Chen Xiaosheng lifted his legs and left, Liang Suju and Xiaojuan froze, Xiaojuan was anxious and didn't know what to do, but Liang Suju suddenly ran to Chen Xiaosheng, and fell down because of her sprained foot, she yelled anxiously regardless of the pain : "Zhishan! Zhishan doesn't want it, don't report it to officials, don't look for my husband."

Xiaojuan quickly supported her, "Miss, how are you doing, miss? Does it hurt?"

Zhu Xiaolian turned her head and saw their master and servant falling on the ground to support each other, she felt that they were so pitiful, and she was very puzzled: "Mrs. Ma, what do you mean? Don't you want to find your husband? But Xiaojuan just said that she would not pay the debt again Are you in danger?"

Liang Suju said with a face full of self-reproach: "My husband-in-law is actually very kind to me. He only hates that I am a broom star. Not long after entering the door, the business of Ke Defu's family failed, and soon the family broke up. The husband-in-law just started to gamble just because he wanted Let's live a better life. I don't want me to suffer. I didn't expect to lose all the time. It's all my fault. It's okay to be unlucky, and my husband's family is ruined. My husband is right to blame me. All of this is mine. Wrong. Later, Xianggong was addicted to gambling when he was in a bad mood. He was not like this before. He is a good man. I beg you not to report to the police. I am already very sorry for him. I don’t blame him for leaving me behind. I hope he can live well after he leaves me. Since everything started because of me, then... even if he is going to be sold to a brothel, I will admit it..."

Liang Suju turned her face to the side and wept softly, Zhu Xiaolian was already stunned, and said rather resentfully, "Mrs. Ma, why do you think so? What can't be done? It's obvious that your husband-in-law is sorry for you, that kind of irresponsible Your man is not worthy of your protection at all, don't be an idiot!"

Xiaojuan also persuaded: "Miss, you just listen to them, don't be dragged down by my uncle anymore. My uncle not only gambles excessively, but also beats you when he is drunk. Why do you still think about him? Miss, you are too hard-hearted. Only then will you be bullied!"

Liang Suju shook her head, wiped away her tears, she was very pitiful, "Xiaojuan, don't talk about it, you can only blame my bad luck, I should bear all this, as long as my husband lives well in the future." She looked at Chen Xiaosheng sadly, her eyes were full of affection, and it seemed like she was saying goodbye, "Zhishan, I didn't expect to meet again after ten years of separation. Don't go into this muddy water, I can't hurt you. Just now I heard from Ms. Zhu that... you are getting married, and I am happy for you, I wish you... wish you and your wife... a happy marriage for a hundred years, and an early baby."

"Thank you." Chen Xiaosheng nodded lightly, and said to Zhu Xiaolian, "Since Mrs. Ma has made her own decision, we outsiders should not interfere, let's go."