I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 598 The stubborn little girl.

Zhang Hanrui pinched Xiao Zhao's chubby little face and squinted her eyes and said,

"is it?"

"Who held Xiaofang down the day before yesterday and tried to feed her water? She cried in the yard for the whole afternoon."

"Xiaofang, Xiaofang said she was thirsty." Xiaozhao's big eyes rolled around and then fell on the old nanny who was feeding Li Mu medicine, with indescribable envy in his eyes.

"You little devil, don't you want to chop wood? I'll send you to the woodshed tomorrow!"

Zhang Hanrui frowned, then seemed to remember something, leaned close to Xiao Zhao's ear and said seductively,

"Or, I'll take you to the capital to find Ling'er. I'll tell you, the capital is a lot of fun."

"Master..." Xiao Zhao pursed her lips, her eyes reddened, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"Hmm?" Zhang Hanrui snorted.

Xiao Zhao immediately changed her words and said, "Sister, sister, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhao is very strong, she is very good at carrying water and chopping wood, please don't chase Xiao Zhao away."

Zhang Hanrui was stunned, a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes, she rubbed Xiao Zhao's head and explained softly,

"You are still too young. That sickly little thing will break if touched. Only Mammy knows how to take care of you."

Zhang Hanrui didn't know what to explain. Xiao Zhao didn't understand or not. He was full of bad intentions and was at a loss when facing the little girl.

At this time, there was a burst of shouting and cursing from outside the carriage, and the carriage stopped.

"You dare to run away when you lose money? I think you are itching for trouble again!"

On the street, a middle-aged woman was pulling the hair of a little girl of seven or eight years old and scolding her.

The little girl was covered in mud and had a dirty face. It was already late autumn, but she was only wearing a gray linen dress.

Faced with the beating and scolding from the middle-aged woman, the little girl did not cry or make a fuss, but just stared at the middle-aged woman stubbornly.

The people around were pointing and talking, all blaming the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman glared at everyone, looking at them like a tantrum.

"What are you looking at? I give her food and drink. What does it have to do with you? If anyone feels sorry for her, take some money and buy her away!"

The woman seemed to have just hit a wall and was in a very bad mood.

At this time, a heavily made-up woman walked out of the crowd, followed by two burly men.

"Oh, this old lady is obviously not from here."

The middle-aged woman looked at the woman warily, took two steps back unconsciously, and said in panic,

"You, who are you?"

The charming woman was obviously a smart person. She raised her hand to signal the two big men to step back a little, and then she spoke,

"Old sister, you just came out of the Listening Pavilion, right? That's a big business. They won't accept someone as disobedient as you. Old sister, why don't you give her to me?"

As she spoke, the charming woman looked at the little girl for a moment, stretched out two fingers and said,

"How about it, elder sister, please consider it?"

The middle-aged woman was stunned. She looked at the two fingers in front of her and asked tentatively,

"Two taels?"

Then, he quickly shook his head and said,

"No, no, even if we can't sell it to Lingyin Pavilion, selling it to a wealthy family as a maid will at least earn five taels."

The charming woman smiled charmingly and shook her head.

"Look at what my elder sister said. How can I let you down? We are all miserable people... I'm talking about twenty taels!"

"Twenty taels!"

The middle-aged woman's eyes widened, thinking she had heard it wrong.

At that time, a girl under the age of thirteen could be sold as a maid for at most three or five taels.

Those between fourteen and twenty years old would no more than twenty taels, and not only did they have to look good, they also had to have some physical fitness skills, otherwise they would not be able to do any physical work.

"That must be the madam of Hongxiuzhai, why is she here?"

"She would never accept a little girl like this, why did she change her mind today?"

"What are you thinking? She is such a good person, and you really think she is a good person."

Someone in the crowd recognized the charming woman as the madam of a brothel in the outer city. She was powerful and not someone to be trifled with.

The middle-aged woman was obviously moved when she heard the crowd's discussion, and asked tentatively,

"Really? Are you really going to give me twenty taels?"

Seeing that the matter had been made clear, the charming old procuress no longer hid it and lifted the little girl's chin through the embroidered handkerchief to take another look at her.

With her sharp eyes, she could tell at first glance that this was a rare beauty.

The little girl glared at the madam fiercely and turned her head away stubbornly.

The charming old procuress withdrew her hand and said with a giggle,

"He's a man of character."

Then he looked at the middle-aged woman and said in a calm tone,

"Don't be afraid, elder sister. Although I am in the flesh trade, I value my promises. Whatever price we agree on, it will be that price."

"Unlike those stinky men, who charge one price before taking off their pants and another price after putting them up."

"Transparent!"

In the carriage, Li Mu, who was leaning against the window watching the show, uttered a compliment.

"What a little pervert!" Zhang Hanrui leaned against the car wall, teasing Xiao Zhao in her hands, and spat listlessly.

Then, she shouted outside the carriage, "Go and ask those people to move aside, so that we don't get back too late and my sister won't nag us again!"

At this time, the little girl in the crowd took advantage of the two people's inattention, grabbed the middle-aged woman's hand and bit it.

The woman screamed in pain and let go of the little girl's hair.

Seeing this, the little girl dived into the crowd and ran away.

The middle-aged woman suddenly became very anxious, her eyes turned red. This was twenty taels of silver, how could she let her run away.

He wiped the blood off his body and tried to chase after him.

The charming woman raised her hand to stop her, and then a twenty-liang silver ingot fell into the woman's hand.

"The money and the woman are cleared, she is mine!"

As soon as the words fell, the charming woman's figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

The little girl rushed out of the crowd and ran towards the carriage.

When passing by the carriage, his eyes happened to meet Li Mu, who was leaning against the window watching the show.

The next moment, a charming woman appeared beside the carriage, grabbed the little girl by the back of the neck and lifted her up.

Then he looked at Li Mu who was standing at the window, bowed and apologized,

"I didn't mean to offend you, I hope you will forgive me, young master."

In front of the carriage, the driver had already pulled out half of the sword that he had placed under his buttocks. He stopped only when he heard the words of the charming woman.

Li Mu didn't say anything, just stared at the little girl.

The little girl turned her head, fluttered her hands and feet, and then looked at Li Mu.

Seeing that Li Mu had no intention of blaming her, the charming woman hurriedly bowed again, picked up the little girl and turned around and left.

Li Mu looked at the little girl's eyes, which clearly wanted to ask for help but was stubborn and refused to speak, and suddenly said,

"Wait a moment!"

The charming woman paused, frowned slightly, turned around and smiled apologetically,

"I wonder what else the young master wants?"

"You go, and the others stay!" Li Mu didn't say anything else and didn't even look at the charming woman.

Hearing this, the charming woman's face instantly turned gloomy. Although she could see that the people in the carriage were either rich or noble, she was not someone to be trifled with. She sneered and said,

"Isn't this a bit overbearing, young master?"

Li Mu didn't look at her, his eyes were still fixed on the little girl, and he asked,

"Want to live?"

The little girl pursed her lips, then nodded vigorously and said, "I want to!"

Li Mu nodded, completely ignoring the extremely gloomy expression of the charming woman, and asked,

"Can you have a name?"

The little girl looked at Li Mu, tears dripping down the pale blue teardrop mole at the corner of her eyes, and said,

"Yes, Youzhi, Xu Youzhi."

……

"Youzhi!"

Li Mu woke up suddenly. His clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, making him feel uncomfortable.

In front of me is a crescent moon hanging high in the sky.

Just as Li Mu was about to stand up, his brows suddenly furrowed, his eyes slowly moved downward, and the muscles on his face twitched, "Hiss----what are you doing!"

Song Manman raised her head, licked her lips with the tip of her tongue, and said with a pursed mouth,

"Uncle is leaving without telling Manman. Doesn't uncle plan to keep Manman?"