Chapter Six: Can Be Hated

  "Our Jiangzhou City is famous for its fish, in the past when the water was abundant, we could catch them right outside our doorstep." The host smiled and enthusiastically pointed at the freshly served fragrant fish on the table.

  The girl squeezed out a faint smile.

  "Is your wife having dinner?" asked the host.

  "Yes, I'm eating now." The maid said, while trying to lift her foot, "If Master Guan is fine, I should go back and attend to my duties."

  "Ah, since she can eat on her own, let her eat by herself. Come, sit down and have a meal here with me," said the host with a smile, handing over chopsticks, "It's always pitiful to be eating other people's leftovers."

  "It can't be done," said the girl, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Guan."

  The two were tugging at each other when the sound of children's voices came from outside the door.

  "Sister, where is Chai?"

  "Didn't Uncle go get it?"

  "Oh, really? I saw Uncle going to Half Cabbage Sister's place..."

  "Let's send it to Half Cabbage Sister's side first, wait and see."

  When this remark was transmitted, the people in the house were stunned for a moment, and then their faces changed greatly.

  The girl rushed out first, flustered and frightened, her footsteps stumbling as if she was about to fall. Before reaching the door, tears were already streaming down her face, and all she could feel was a buzzing in her head.

  The master also followed out and slapped a small child standing in the yard with a raised hand.

  "Little hoof, why didn't you stop him!"

  She scolded and rushed out in a hurry.

  This scoundrel is determined to be the death of her!

  "Little girl... I... I'll take you out to play, okay?... Catch... catch butterflies?" The man walked step by step towards the hall.

  From here, you can see a girl sitting and eating, wearing simple plain-colored robes, with her hair hanging down behind her back, quietly holding chopsticks and looking over.

  The fool is just like that mindless little kid, he's also seen that foolish child in the village, who doesn't understand anything, only knows how to eat, play and smile foolishly, if you give him a rock, he'll gnaw on it until his teeth are worn out.

  "...Brother gives you candy to eat, do you want to eat candy?" He said in a trembling voice, finally walking closer under the corridor, and the more he saw the girl's appearance, the more he couldn't help himself. He leaned against the wooden corridor and sat down crookedly, randomly picking up a stone from the ground and holding it up.

  The girl in front of her curved the corners of her mouth, as if she had smiled.

  Did you laugh? Did you laugh? It really works!

  The man only felt his throat dry, such a white and clean girl, not like other idiots who made him want to vomit, just looking at her was unbearable, if...

  The man licked his lips.

  "Little girl, brother has some good candy here, want to eat it?" He said with a trembling voice, and could no longer hold back, feeling like he was about to burst. He simply used one hand to scratch the stairs, and the other hand supported himself on the step as if he was going to jump up.

  In the hall, Jingniang slowly put down the chopsticks she had placed at her mouth and grasped them in her hand, quietly looking at him.

  There were chaotic footsteps outside the door, but the man didn't hear them until the door was suddenly kicked open.

  The girl saw the man climbing up to the corridor, let out a sharp cry, grabbed the door bolt beside her and rushed over, without saying a word, only one shrill cry after another, hitting the man's head and face.

  The man suddenly came to his senses, took two blows, although the woman had no strength, but in her madness she was also frightening.

  The man hastily dodged.

  "Sorry, sorry, I'm here to deliver firewood... It was this fool who called me... I just came in to see if there were any instructions..." He said hastily.

  The girl is still crazy and can't hear anything, only one thought, want to beat this thief to death, the bold thief.

  The man also got angry, a little girl, sooner or later is still one's own plaything, what's the point of being arrogant!

  He dodged the doorstop with his hand.

  "Little hoof, you want Grandpa to spank you..." he scolded.

  Before the words were finished, a woman's shrill voice shouted from the doorway again.

  "Huang Er Lang, what are you doing?" she shouted, while gesturing to the little boy, "Quickly go tell Old Man Cheng that someone is causing trouble at the Cheng's house!"

  The man suddenly woke up.

  Yes, this is the Cheng family! This is the daughter of the Cheng family! Not some casual servant or lowly person! But a flesh and blood member of the main house of the Cheng family!

  If this gets out, he'll be killed immediately.

  " Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I've said it before. I passed by here and was called in by this person. I'm worried that something's wrong, so I came in to take a look!" The man flung the door bolt he had snatched over to the ground, shouting with feigned grievance.

  The girl had her door bolt taken away, thrown to the ground, and cried out as she got up and rushed at the man.

  The host quickly walked over and blocked her way.

  "Huang Er Lang, from now on we don't want your firewood here, get out!" she shouted, while comforting the little girl, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here."

  It's all because of you! The girl struggled and scratched at the woman.

  The host was startled and didn't mention letting go of his face and hair being grabbed.

  "She's gone mad, come and hold her down," she cried.

  That man had already run away, the children were too scared to come in, and the master was temporarily held back by the servant girl. After a lot of effort, he finally broke free, looking at the servant girl who was now out of her mind and didn't want to stay any longer.

  "You watch her and comfort her, I'll go see if that thief has run away, I'll go call someone." she said.

  She ran away, and those two little ones didn't dare stay behind, so they also ran away immediately.

  The girl wanted to chase after him, but she had already used up all her strength and ran only a few steps before falling to the ground, bursting into loud sobs.

  Jiang Nang ignored him when he got excited and continued eating slowly.

  She is a picky eater and won't eat what she doesn't like, but if her favorite food is placed in front of her, she will finish it completely.

  When she picked up the last grain of rice, the girl came over crying and stumbling.

  "Miss, miss, are you alright?" she sobbed. What did it mean to be "alright" or not? For a lady in confinement to be treated like this was already the greatest shame, must she really be... before it counted as being "not alright"?

  The girl retreated several steps and knocked her head loudly.

  "I'm going to die, I'm going to die." She wailed.

  "Half celery." Jingniang shouted.

  Ya Tou's tears streamed down her face as she lifted her head and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.

  "Daughter, daughter wants...to say something?" She wept.

  "Add rice." said Cheng Jiaoniang, putting down her chopsticks.

  The bowl was empty, and the girl stretched out her hand and took it down, replacing it with a bowl of soup.

  "Girl, pear syrup." She said in a hoarse voice.

  Jiang Niang stretched out her hand and slowly scooped up some food with a spoon.

  The girl began to sob again on one side.

  "Daughter, let's go back," she sobbed. "Let's go back and tell Master and Mistress, they won't stop us from going back."

  "Nonsense," said Cheng Jiaoniang.

  It's finally out, what to do when going back.

  "That scoundrel and his wife are too hateful!" The maid cried, "Too hateful!"

  Looking at the tear-stained little girl, Cheng Jiaoniang's expression remained unchanged. The pear juice made from stone grinding was clear and fragrant, with a half-face reflection visible when she lowered her head, and her long eyebrows like ink appeared under her hair curtain, making her eyes even more dimly lit.

  "What's done is done, it can't be undone." she said.

  After finishing speaking, he raised his head and looked at Ya Tou.

  "Half Cabbage, I want you to do something for me, dare you?" she asked.

  The girl nodded with tears in her eyes.

  "My daughter, I'd rather die myself than let you go." she said.

  Jiang Yao pursed her lips and smiled slightly.

  "Why must you go to your death?" she said, "It's not you who should die."

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