Chapter 119 The First Servant
Chapter 119 The First Servant
Only then did Zhou Lingling realize that what the woman was holding in her arms was not a bag, but a child.
She frowned and looked at the woman in front of her.
Sang Lin also told Zhou Lingling what had just happened.
The latter frowned even more tightly.
Sure enough, she knew that something must have happened on the road, otherwise Uncle Sang and the others would not have been holding long swords in their hands.
"Give me the child."
After thinking for a while, Zhou Lingling said coldly to the woman.
The woman suddenly raised her head and stared at Zhou Lingling blankly for a long time.
Then she came over with the child in her arms and handed the child to Sang Lin reluctantly.
The skinny baby in front of me had a breathing so weak that it was almost inaudible.
Zhou Lingling looked at the woman who was looking at her eagerly and sighed.
"You follow."
Since this person was rescued by her parents, it was her good fortune.
The woman was so surprised that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Lingling several times.
"Thank you, miss! Thank you, miss!"
The carriage slowly headed towards Zhuangzi.
Zhou Lingling did not let the woman get on, so she could only stagger behind the carriage, but Tie Yuan drove the carriage very slowly.
She said nothing and got into the carriage with the child in her arms.
Zhou Lingling opened the cloth bag and found that the baby was not wearing any clothes.
A few ribs are clearly visible on the small chest, and there is only some slight movement in the chest.
"What a tenacious little fellow..."
"Fugui'er, do you think this child can still survive?"
Fuguier answered without even thinking:
"Of course!"
"It's a blessing for this kid to meet his master. This little thing is only breathing its last breath. Only the spiritual spring can save it."
Spirit spring?
Zhou Lingling also remembered it and quickly took out a bowl from the space, but she just stood there in a daze again.
"..."
Well, this is still a little baby!
"Fuguier, go over there and find me two bottles."
After a while, a bottle appeared next to Zhou Lingling, which was already half filled with spiritual spring water.
Seeing his master looking at the bottle, Fuguier quickly explained:
"That's enough. It'll keep him active and energetic. Any more will only do him harm."
It’s too late.
Zhou Lingling also understood this principle, so she held the bottle close to the baby's mouth.
Zhou Lingling was still thinking about how to get the baby to open his mouth, not knowing that drinking milk is a child's nature.
And this child, whose life is hanging by a thread, also wants to live.
He opened his little mouth, drank the spiritual spring water in small sips, and swallowed slowly.
Zhou Lingling also breathed a sigh of relief.
The carriage stopped outside the farm. Zhou Lingling handed the child to Sang Lin and jumped out of the carriage.
The woman hurried forward and wanted to take the child.
Sang Lin didn't give it to her, but looked at Zhou Lingling.
Zhou Lingling: "Give it to her."
Sang Lin then returned the child to the woman, and then heard a scream.
"child!"
"my child……"
The woman was crying and laughing, making everyone think that the child, who was hardly breathing, was completely dead.
Sang Lin frowned and subconsciously stood in front of Zhou Lingling.
Ling Yatou had just handled this child. What if the other party blamed her for the child's imminent death...
But to everyone's surprise, the woman knelt down heavily on the ground and began to kowtow again.
"Thank you, miss!"
"Thank you, Miss, for saving my life!"
"Thank you, Miss..."
Her forehead had just stopped bleeding, but now it was broken again.
Zhou Lingling felt sorry for her, but the spiritual spring water couldn't be given to anyone for free.
So she said, "Don't thank me. I saved your son's life, and you two will pay the debt with your lives!"
The woman was stunned, and when she realized what Zhou Lingling was saying, she was suddenly surprised.
"The young lady said that she is willing to take us mother and son in..."
"No!"
Zhou Lingling shook her head. "You're selling yourself to me. If you sign a contract, you'll be working like a slave for my family from now on."
After Zhou Lingling finished speaking, the woman was not dissatisfied. Instead, she kowtowed a few more times with even greater gratitude.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Seeing the blood on her head, Zhou Lingling quickly stopped her:
"Okay, it's getting dark, let's go in quickly."
After saying that, Zhou Lingling turned around and walked in. The woman followed closely, holding the child.
After passing through the entrance, Tie Yuan, Sang Lin and others stayed outside.
The woman hesitated and slowed down her steps.
Zhou Lingling turned around and called out to her: "Hurry up!"
The woman quickly apologized, "I'm sorry miss... I'll be right there!"
Walking through the small garden, you can hear the voices of people talking inside.
Zhou Lingling stopped and said, "Our family lives in the inner courtyard in front. There's a small kitchen behind the hanging flower gate on the left, but no one uses it on weekdays. The rooms next to it are also empty."
"You can find a room over there to stay in, and from now on you will cook and clean in the inner courtyard."
"By the way, you can cook, right?"
The woman was just wondering if this young lady was saying that a fairy from heaven had come down to earth, not only to save her child but also to give them a place to stay...
From now on, she will work like a slave to repay the young lady!
Hearing Zhou Lingling's question, she nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, yes. I cook all the meals at home! I just think they might not be very sophisticated..."
She heard that some wealthy families not only want their food to be delicious, but also to look good.
Zhou Lingling waved her hand. "It's okay. Our family is easy to feed. You just need to pay attention to the nutritional balance."
"We grow our own vegetables. Just go to the field in the back and pick them. My mother and I will help you on weekdays."
"There are many people living in the front yard, so don't be afraid. They are all my guards and hired workers."
The woman listened carefully. When she passed by just now, she did hear many people greeting the young lady.
Farmhands... not really, these people don't look like ordinary guards either.
But the woman pursed her lips and just nodded, asking nothing and saying nothing.
After Zhou Lingling finished speaking, she was also very satisfied with the woman's attitude.
"We don't have any other servants at home. I'll ask my mother to get you some clothes. Go and pack them yourself. We'll come to the main room later so we can introduce you and sign the indenture."
Sympathy is sympathy, but the indenture still has to be signed.
She was kind enough not to let the little girl sell herself.
"Yes, thank you Miss."
The woman followed Zhou Lingling into the yard, and the voices of everyone stopped abruptly.
"Daughter, why did you come back at this time?"
Aunt Chen also dropped the luggage she was packing and walked out of the room.
"Lingling, you're back?"
Zhou Lingling nodded and said:
"Mom, give this... By the way, what's your name?"
After talking for a long time, Zhou Lingling actually forgot to ask the other person's name.
Embarrassed.
The woman hurriedly said, "My dear Miss, I am Li Zhoushi."
"Li Zhou?"
Zhou Lingling frowned, "What's your name?"
"Your own name?" The woman was stunned.
In their village, how could women have their own names?
She remembered that when she was a child, her mother seemed to call her...Erya?
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