Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 532: Poor Si Si

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

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Madam Lu talked for a long time and saw that Lian Ze and Li San didn’t respond.
Furious, she grabbed Si Si’s arm and pushed her out forcefully, ordering her to speak.
Clearly, she wanted her daughter to ask Lian Ze for money.

Si Si cried out in embarrassment and shame, begging her mother to let her leave and promising to work harder in the future.

But where would Madam Lu be willing to listen? Seeing that the money was about to slip through her fingers, she was unwilling to let this trip be made for nothing!

Seeing Si Si being so disappointing, Madam Lu raised her hand and gave her two crisp slaps, cursing: “Dead girl! Can’t you see how rich they are? How dare you not obey your mother? They don’t need so much money, why are you feeling sorry for them? Even if you save them money, you’ll still be just a poor, lowly girl! What’s the point in hesitating? Say it! Say it quickly!”

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Si Si was often beaten and scolded at home.
Her parents only had her younger brother in their eyes and never looked at her directly.
Even though she was still young, Madam Lu’s words made her so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into a hole and cry.

“Cry! Cry! What else can you do but cry! Worthless!” Seeing that Si Si dared to disobey, Madam Lu became even more angry.
Scolding her, she beat her on the arms and shoulders.

Even as she cried, Si Si did not dare to dodge very much.
She only turned her body to avoid the punches a little, but this made her mother beat her more vigorously!

Lian Ze and Li San were stunned.
They had seen a lot but they had never seen such a cruel mother before.

“Stop! Stop hitting her!” Lian Ze couldn’t help but shout, glaring at Madam Lu coldly.
“Fine, how much do you want?”

Hearing this, Madam Lu immediately stopped.
Beaming, she said: “You’re a rich man, you can definitely afford to give ten taels!”

Si Si turned pale, giving Lian Ze a guilty look.

Even Lian Ze paused, ten taels was a lot!

Disgusted, Li San shook his head.
“How can you not be embarrassed to open your mouth? Taking someone’s money for granted!”

Lian Ze stopped Li San and said: “I will give you ten taels but this is your own daughter! Why are you beating and scolding her at every turn? Take your daughter home and don’t act like this in the future!”

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Madam Lu sniffed dismissively.
“It’s not up to others to take care of our family’s affairs.” Seeing Lian Ze’s expression darken, she hurriedly smiled and added: “Thank you, young master! Thank you very much! Oh, young master, you’ve misunderstood! If it wasn’t for this girl’s stupidity and my temper, why would I beat and scold her? It’s because our family is poor! Young master, how can you understand this? What rich person could understand the difficulties of the poor? Poor children were worth nothing, which of them was not beaten and scolded.
I am doing this for her own good!”

Obviously, she didn’t care at all! But in the end, what she said was correct.
This was her family’s affairs and not related to them at all, so how could he care about it?

But Lian Ze wanted to laugh and cry.
Rich? Just a year ago, his family was no better than hers! But he didn’t say this.
Even if he explained it to such a person, she would never listen to him.

Lian Ze stopped arguing and turned to tell Li San to give the woman twenty taels of silver.

Seeing Madam Lu’s eyes brighten with undisguised greed, he was even more disgusted.
Straight faced, she said: “A good word is fine, right? You can take these twenty taels of silver but in return, you must treat her well.
Don’t beat and scold her when you teach her.
She is your daughter, how could she not listen to you?”

After hearing his words, Si Si’s small body trembled.
It was like a warm current flowed from the bottom of her heart and her nose was so sore, she almost shed tears.

No one had ever spoken up for her like this, ever!

These words left a deep imprint on her heart.
Until the day she died, they would still echo clearly in her ears.

Seeing that she had gained twenty taels of silver for nothing, Madam Lu was so happy that she couldn’t stop smiling.
She didn’t care what Lian Ze ordered at all, just nodded repeatedly and agreed without saying a word.

She was so obvious, Lian Ze and Li San could both see it.

Li San glanced at Si Si sympathetically and Lian Ze sighed, but what could they do? They had already said what could be said.
Everyone had their own fate, it was beyond the control of others.

He didn’t saying anything else, just winked at Li San.

Taking out the silver ticket, Li San shook it and said to the woman coldly: “Take the silver and go.
Remember this matter is settled! Don’t come to the door again in the future or you will be thrown out!”

Madam Lu had asked for ten taels and gained twenty, so she was really careful.
Startled by Li San’s cold words, she looked a little frightened.
Smiling quickly, she said: “I don’t dare! How could I dare? Hehe!”

Li San snored softly and handed her the ticket.

Madam Lu was so happy, it was like her body was light as air.
Taking the bank note, she thanked them over and over.

She gave her daughter a sideways glance and was about to tell her to leave when she noticed her staring at Lian Ze with a dazed look on her face.
She rolled her eyes but suddenly, she had an idea.
Smiling at Lian Ze, she said: “I don’t know if there is a shortage of servants in the young master’s house? This girl is very strong despite her small stature! She is also very diligent and never lazy.
Hehe, how about the young master accept her as a maid?”

Si Si’s eyes lit up sharply.
Raising her head, she looked at Lian Ze and prayed desperately.

Lian Ze wanted to refuse but seeing Si Si’s expression, his heart softened and he couldn’t bear to say no.

Seeing that he didn’t refuse immediately, Madam Lu sensed an opportunity.
Pushing Si Si and giving her a hard look, she gritted her teeth and said: “Damn girl, why can’t you learn to be smarter! Who wants a fool? Quickly kneel down and beg the young master!”

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Si Si immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Lian Ze, begging: “Please, young master! Please accept Si Si! Si Si can do anything! Please, young master!”

“You get up first!” Lian Ze hurriedly took two steps back, startled.
He had never encountered such a thing.

Madam Lu was delighted.
“Young master, you can accept my daughter! You definitely won’t lose money, this girl is really capable! Ah, if only my family wasn’t so poor, otherwise why would I scold her all day? There is nothing I can do!”

“What are you saying? If a family is poor, they must beat their daughters?” Li San couldn’t help but scoff.

“Yes, yes! Of course not, as you say!” Madam Lu wanted money, so of course she wouldn’t disagree.
But she clearly felt that he didn’t understand the difficulties of poor families.

She was very open-minded, and would agree with anything they said, but as for what she thought in her heart, that was her business.