Chapter 468: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey (2)
Chapter 468: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey (2)
But after all, they were blood relatives, so he walked inside subconsciously.
This section of the road is very bad and the thatched houses are very dilapidated.
In a house like this, you won’t be able to shelter from the rain, let alone the winter!
Before I got close, I heard a familiar voice...
"Baoyong, I'm still a little scared."
"Sister, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that mother will sell you to a brothel again?" Chen Baoyong replied softly.
Yes, he called her sister, not eldest sister.
This name was given to him by his father when he was still alive.
Because he said that he was the eldest sister.
From then on, Chen Baoyong called Chen Baoyu "sister".
Sometimes he would call me "Second Sister", it was all up to him.
In the past, Chen Wanruo would not react when she heard such a name.
But now it’s different, her heart is full of emotions.
Also, what did this brother and sister just say?
What brothel?
Ma Meizi wants to sell Chen Baoyu to a brothel?
Thinking of this, Chen Wanruo probably understood.
He turned his head and glanced at Xiaochun who was following him.
I just happened to see her sympathetic eyes, and it was obvious that she had the same idea as me.
"Miss......"
"Shh!" Chen Wanruo stretched out her index finger and put it to her mouth, meaning that she should shut up.
"Well, I originally wanted to go to the dock with my father today, but I have to rush to finish the embroidery work I have. If I go, I won't be able to hand it in tomorrow, and I might even be deducted money by then. Wouldn't that be a loss?"
"Sister, then tell me, I will help you..."
The conversation between the siblings is very heartwarming, just like that between her and Chen Wanming.
Chen Wanruo walked up subconsciously.
Her movements were so light that they made no sound.
The brother and sister in the room did not notice that their heads were very close to each other at this time, and they were both studying the embroidered handkerchief.
Looking at the furnishings in the room, there wasn't even a single decent piece of furniture.
As for food, there were only two broken bowls placed on the ground.
Half a clay pot in the stove...
There was only one bed in the entire thatched hut.
No, to be exact, this is not a bed. It's just a few wooden boards on top, a place to lie down.
Looking at the thatched roof, it is neither thick nor thin, but if it rains, you will definitely get wet.
The brother and sister were wearing tattered clothes.
The two men's faces have long lost their previous rosy complexion, and now they look malnourished.
However, in just a few months, their figures had long lost their previous plumpness.
They are all skinny and bony.
Especially Chen Baoyong, he used to be chubby, but what about now?
There is no extra fat on the body at all.
Seeing this, Chen Wanruo subconsciously wanted to step back.
He just accidentally stepped on the brick behind him, making a loud noise.
"It should be Dad who is back. I'll go see him!" Chen Baoyong said excitedly.
They were so happy because their dad had told them when he went out in the morning that he would bring them steamed buns when he came back.
After hearing what Chen Baoyong said, Chen Wanruo had no intention of leaving. She just stood at the door, waiting for Chen Baoyong to come out.
After a while, Chen Baoyong, whose face was so thin that only a pair of big eyes were left, came out.
But when he saw the woman in front of him, there was no excitement in his eyes. On the contrary, his eyes were full of fear.
Chen Wanruo didn't say anything either. She had already suppressed the strange emotion in her heart.
"Baoyong, is dad back?" Chen Baoyu asked with a smile.
Then, there was another sound of footsteps.
But when Chen Baoyu saw the person in front of him, he showed the same look as Chen Baoyong.
"Big...Big sister, you...are not right, Your Majesty..."
"Baoyong, stop shouting. It's the emperor. We should call him the emperor!" Chen Baoyu said, gently bumping Chen Baoyong's arm.
After saying that, he pulled Chen Baoyong and prepared to kowtow to Chen Wanruo.
"Okay, I just came here to take a look." Chen Wanruo interrupted the two and said.
The little movements of the brother and sister naturally did not escape her eyes.
"Your Majesty, I wonder why you came here today..." Chen Baoyu asked tremblingly.
Now they have nothing but a few worthless lives.
She really couldn't understand what else Chen Wanruo could want from them given her identity.
"I was just passing by here and came in to take a look." Chen Wanruo said lightly.
But as soon as she said this, the brother and sister's faces turned pale.
Chen Wanruo said the same thing last time, and as a result, the family of four was severely punished.
Thinking of this, Chen Baoyu knelt down in front of Chen Wanruo without thinking and begged:
"Your Majesty, please forgive us! We were ignorant in the past and offended you many times. Look at us now, we are already living such a hard life. We don't have any other extravagant hopes, we just hope that you can spare our lives."
After saying that, he prepared to kowtow to Chen Wanruo.
However, before she could bow her head, Chen Wanruo had already roughly pulled her up.
Then, she slowly walked into the thatched hut.
"You guys are living here all this time?"
After casually looking around the room a few times, Chen Wanruo asked indifferently.
"Well, our family of four all live here."
"A family of four?" Chen Wanruo asked with a frown.
"Yes, what...what's the matter?" Chen Baoyu raised his head and looked at Chen Wanruo in confusion.
There are four people in her family. Isn't it natural for them to live here?
"Ma Meizi also lives here?" Seeing that Chen Baoyu didn't understand, Chen Wanruo asked directly.
"My mother? Yes, doesn't she have to live here? What else? Can I let her sleep on the streets?" Chen Baoyong said angrily.
Hearing this, Chen Wanruo was not angry, because she also got the answer she wanted.
"But my mother didn't come back last night. If you are looking for her, then you came at an inopportune time today." Chen Baoyong said in a trembling voice.
His tone was not nice, but Chen Wanruo could also tell that he disliked her.
But Chen Wanruo was not angry. She came here with no intention of making things difficult for them.
As long as they didn't do anything to let her down, she would let bygones be bygones.
"Didn't I give you ten taels of silver before? Why do you live like this now?"
After thinking about it, Chen Wanruo couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Chen Baoyu and his sister immediately raised their heads and looked at Chen Wanruo in a daze.
Obviously they didn't expect that she would ask them this question out of the blue.
It was also at this time that the brother and sister realized that Chen Wanruo might not have come here today to cause trouble for them.
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