209 Saving Wang Aibao
Little Ah Yu had an additional follower now, Tang Yuan. She announced to the public that she was Little Ah Yu’s attendant.
Tang Yuan liked her new position very much. Early in the morning, she prepared clothes for Little Ah Yu to change into and placed them neatly by the bed.
As soon as Little Ah Yu woke up, she wanted to help her change her clothes.
Little Ah Yu, who had just woken up, was so frightened that she shrank into the bed.
Seeing that this unfamiliar person was Big Sister Tang Yuan, Little Ah Yu heaved a sigh of relief.
“Big Sister Tang Yuan, why are you here?”
Although Tang Yuan did not ask for a place to stay, the Wang Family would not be so harsh on her. They arranged a small side room for her to stay in for the time being.
“Little Master, I’ll help you dress,” Tang Yuan said to Little Ah Yu with a smile.
Actually, Tang Yuan had already woken up before dawn. She hurriedly got up and was about to start preparing.
Usually, at this time, she would follow her uncles out to prepare for the street performance that day. She also had to bring all kinds of heavy props.
Although she was only ten years old this year, she could already carry things that weighed 40 to 50 catties. She could also cook, wash, and sew.
After getting up, she realized that she was now a servant of the Wang Family and did not need to perform on the streets anymore.
Thus, she ran into the kitchen to cook.
She was chased away by Madam Ma, who had just woken up.
“There’s no need to make breakfast. The shop will send it over.”
The first batch of buns made by the bun shop in the morning would be sent over to the Wang Family to eat.
Other bun shops would only take the leftover buns home for the family for dinner.
The Wang family would usually clear their stock by the end of the day. Once they sold all the buns, they would close the shop and would not make more.
Therefore, every morning, they had fresh buns to eat.
Later on, Old Madam Wang also woke up. When she saw Tang Yuan sweeping the courtyard again, she said to her, “There’s no special arrangement for you to do anything extra in the future. You job is just to take good care of Ah Yu, understand?”
Tang Yuan nodded repeatedly. “Servant… servant understands.”
She had heard rich people’s servants call themselves that before, but she was not used to calling herself that.
Old Madam Wang glanced at her. “Our family is not an official’s family. There’s no such thing as a servant. You can also address Ah Yu by her name directly.”
“I’ll take note.”
However, although Tang Yuan did not call herself a servant anymore, she still insisted on addressing Little Ah Yu as Little Master.
In her heart, from the moment Little Ah Yu gave her the fruit, she had wanted to be her servant.
She had never eaten such delicious fruits before.
“I can do it myself.” Little Ah Yu was a little embarrassed.
Actually, Little Ah Yu had long known how to dress herself and wear her own socks. It was just that Liu Shi was worried that she would not do it well and hoped to take care of Little Ah Yu more.
Therefore, every morning, Little Ah Yu would deliberately wheedle and ask Liu Shi to help her put on her clothes.
Liu Shi would be very happy. She would help Little Ah Yu dress and braid her hair.
“This is what I should do.” Tang Yuan was about to help Little Ah Yu put on her clothes when Liu Shi came in with hot water.
“Tang Yuan, go to the main hall first and see if the buns have been sent over,” Liu Shi said.
Tang Yuan hurriedly agreed and turned to leave.
She was still very discerning.
Liu Shi used a handkerchief from the hot water to wipe Little Ah Yu’s face and hands.
Then, she saw Little Ah Yu’s two feet dangling by the bed.
It was a little funny. “Now that you have Big Sister Tang Yuan, do you not need Mother to help you put on your clothes anymore?”
Before Liu Shi could finish speaking, her neck was suddenly hugged. Little Ah Yu’s warm voice sounded in her ear.
“No, I only want Mother to help me put on clothes! The clothes Mother puts on me are so warm!”
Liu Shi’s heart softened and she felt a sweet sensation in her chest.
Her daughter’s hug was even sweeter than her husband’s kiss.
“Achoo!” At this moment, Wang Chuanman, who was sitting on the ship, suddenly sneezed.
The young woman sitting beside him was dressed in cloth clothes and looked a little reserved.
She asked carefully, “…Um, are you alright?”
Wang Chuanman rubbed his nose casually and grinned at the woman. “I’m fine! The family must be missing me. I’ve been out for so long, so it’s normal for them to miss me.”
At the mention of the Wang Family, the young woman’s eyes turned red. Her expression was uneasy and blank.
This young woman was Wang Aibao, who had been lost back then.
It was also Wang Chuanman who had found her after much effort.
Originally, Wang Chuanman was with the two brothers of the Qin Family. He thought that it would take a long time to find Wang Aibao.
Unexpectedly, more than 20 days after they set off, they met Wang Aibao and the others at a pier.
It was a coincidence. Perhaps it was because Wang Chuanman and Wang Aibao were twins, but the two of them had a special connection.
At that time, Wang Chuanman did not want to stop at the pier, but he suddenly felt very sad and decided to stop and rest at the pier.
Then, he saw a young woman being beaten up and thrown into a cage. It turned out that was about to be dumped into the sea and drown!
As soon as Wang Chuanman saw the young woman’s face, he immediately determined that this was his sister, who had been lost for 17 years.
This was because her face was almost identical to his mother when she was young. However, at that time, his mother’s face was filled with endless gentleness, and the young woman’s eyes were filled with endless despair.
She roared and shouted, but the people around her only looked at her with hatred.
“Shameless woman!”
“Hurry up and throw her into the river to feed the fish. Don’t pollute the air here!”
“How unlucky!”
Wang Chuanman couldn’t care less. Seeing that the young woman was about to be drowned in a pig cage, he brought the two people along and quickly went ashore to negotiate.
However, things were not as simple as he thought. Wang Aibao was the nanny of a landlord family here. It was said that she used to be an aunt. Later on, because she made a mistake, they stripped her of her “honor” and she became the nanny who raised the Young Master.
Now that she had been discovered to have committed adultery, the main family directly sent someone to drown her in the river.
Everyone in the town came to watch the commotion and said dirty words. No one was willing to speak up for her.
Wang Chuanman originally wanted to reason with them nicely and save Wang Aibao, but the other party refused to let her off and insisted on killing her.
Fortunately, the two people introduced by the Qin Family were really good at martial arts. The two of them beat more than 30 people into the ground, before they were finally willing to sit down and talk openly.
If Wang Chuanman wanted to save Wang Aibao, he had to give them 200 taels of silver.
Wang Chuanman finally managed to slash the price to 120 taels before escaping with Wang Aibao.
They were delayed for seven to eight days before everything was finally settled.
Those two people were especially reliable. Not only did they intimidate the locals, but they also found out a little about Wang Aibao’s situation here.
“Little Sister, don’t be anxious. Let Mother think of a way when we get home. Perhaps we can even help you reunite with your son.” Wang Chuanman saw that Wang Aibao had been unhappy and knew that she must be thinking about that child.
Wang Aibao’s child was the little fatty that Little Ah Yu had seen at the beginning. However, the little fatty did not know that Wang Aibao was his biological mother.
Wang Chuanman did not have the ability to take the little fatty away.