The maid's road to success

Wen Niang had no idea that someone was thinking about her and she was still busy with her own life every day.

She tried for a few days but felt that she couldn't stay at home all the time, so she made a veil and wore it on her face when she went out.

It was almost the New Year, and Wen Niang and Bi He were busy buying some things, keeping some for themselves and giving some to Chun Yuan.

Bihe has never been to a busy market.

In the past, the Marquis' Mansion was very busy before and after the New Year, and they had never been to a market like this one specifically for buying New Year's goods.

Later, Bihe was taken to the Jiaofangsi. Except for the powerful officials who took her away to drink and play, the rest were not allowed to even leave the courtyard.

The women taken away by officials would be skinned alive if not dead, so how could they be allowed to go out and walk on the streets?

Wen Niang accompanied Chen Luoxi all the way to the imperial examination.

But every time the New Year is approaching, I feel no mood to think about my family members who died unjustly and the women who were exiled to the northwest.

Basically, it was An Huang and An Lan who helped to buy some.

Now I am free, completely free.

Bihe didn't want to stay in the yard every day, so she liked to work in the shop and go out for a walk.

"Mrs. Wen, look how cute this New Year picture doll is."

"Mrs. Wen, let's go buy some barbecue."

"Auntie, come here, there are lots of candies."

"Auntie, can I buy a red string?"

Wen Niang was stuck in the middle and felt her ears hurt a little.

An Ze was sensible. He took out some copper coins from his pocket and gave four or five to each child.

"We have our own monthly allowance. If you really like it, you can buy it. Just don't get separated from Auntie and Auntie."

Wen Niang was dragged by Bihe to look here and there, with her hands full of things.

When they came to a stall selling carved objects, Wen Niang saw some novel items and accompanied Bihe to see them.

I didn't expect that as soon as I touched an ornament, it broke into two halves.

"You broke my stuff, pay me."

Wen Niang and Bi He were immediately surprised by the vendor's rogue appearance.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's broken as soon as we touched it. You are bad in the first place. You are blackmailing people by putting it here."

The vendor acted like a rogue and grabbed Wen Niang's clothes to prevent her from leaving.

"Come and see, these two women broke my things and refused to pay."

The people around didn't know what was going on, but they all gathered around him after he yelled. Bihe argued with him, but he just wouldn't give in.

"You two deliberately destroyed other people's things. A good person is wearing a veil and dares not show his true face. What else can you do but feel guilty? Pay the money, pay the money."

Wen Niang saw An Ning was about to take action and stopped her with her eyes.

This kind of person is a hooligan. If you understand him, he might lie on the ground and say that you beat him half to death and he needs to see a doctor.

Wen Niang really didn't want to delay any longer, so she decided to leave some money to settle the matter, and then find an opportunity to deal with the vendor later.

As a result, the vendor immediately started to remove Wen Niang's veil.

"Let me see what you look like. You broke someone's things and you don't want to pay for it."

The vendor grabbed Wen Niang's arm and felt that she was very slender and had a graceful figure. Even the thick cotton coat could not hide her good figure.

I thought of lifting the veil to see what she looks like. If she is beautiful, I would take the opportunity to take advantage of her.

Before her hand touched the veil, a very strong hand grabbed her arm.

"It hurts, it hurts, who's holding my hand?"

Chen Luoxi had been following Wen Niang since she left the house, watching her happily buying things along the way.

I was also attracted by the wooden doll.

As soon as I bought it, I found that a group of people were gathered in the direction where Wen Niang originally came from.

When I walked over, I heard a man inside shouting that he didn't want to pay for the broken things.

After finally squeezing in, I saw the man with a smirk on his face. He grabbed Wen Niang's hand and was about to lift her veil.

Chen Luoxi rushed forward and grabbed the man's hand with a little force.

"Let go of your dirty hands."

The vendor's face was twisted with pain and he stammered.

“They broke my stuff.”

Chen Luoxi glanced at his vendor and kicked him, causing everything to fall to the ground with a clatter.

In addition to the ornament that Wen Niang had just touched, there were three or four other ornaments that broke apart the moment they fell to the ground.

"You broke this thing very cleverly. Everything cracked at the same angle, and the cracks were neat. Even a knife couldn't cut it so neatly."

Only then did the people around him realize that there was something wrong with this man's things and he was deliberately blackmailing the two women.

The vendor refused to admit it.

"Who said that? Are you guys in the same group? You broke my things and don't want to pay for them, but you're still using these tricks."

Chen Luoxi stood in front of Wen Niang and looked at him gloomily.

"The government has people who specialize in identifying what caused the cracks on objects. If you think we broke it, why not report it to the government and ask them to identify it. If it is really us who broke it, I will compensate you according to the price."

"But if you blackmail someone, the government will not forgive you. You will have to spend this New Year in jail."

Since this person is so familiar with this, I'm afraid he has done this trick countless times.

There are people surrounding here, and probably there are helpers helping to create momentum.

"Come on, follow me to the government office."

The vendor saw that this man understood all these tricks and knew that he had offended an expert. He didn't care about the pain and quickly broke free and rushed out through the crowd to escape.

Chen Luoxi didn't really intend to keep him here. He watched the man run out and winked at Zhushan who was in disguise outside the crowd.

He won't report to the police and will be released after being detained for a month at most.

This man dared to have any sexual thoughts towards Wen Niang, so he cannot be forgiven.

Wen Niang breathed a sigh of relief as she saw that the crisis was resolved. Her true identity was almost exposed.

"Thank you for your help, sir."

Chen Luoxi shook his head.

"You're welcome. We live next door to each other. It's fate. I've seen this kind of trick before when I was in school. I know a little bit about it."

Wen Niang nodded, not expecting that this person was her neighbor.

"You and I are neighbors?"

Chen Luoxi, transformed into Bai Yi, explained.

"We moved next door to you a while ago, earlier than you did, and we saw the girl next to you."

Bihe thought of the aunt and nephew next door and nodded.

"It's the family that lives next door to my aunt. Their surname seems to be Bai?"

"Bai Yi, my name."

Only then did Wen Niang take a closer look at the man in front of her, and her eyes lit up involuntarily. He was the type of man she had liked in the past.

He is tall, with an honest but handsome look.

"Are you guys buying New Year's goods too? We just moved here and don't know what to buy yet. Why don't we buy together?"

Bai Yi spoke directly. He had just helped Wen Niang once, so he thought she would not refuse.

Wen Niang and Bi He agreed readily.

A group of people walk together, and when they see something suitable, they discuss whether to buy it or not.

Chen Luoxi followed behind, feeling satisfied when seeing Wen Niang and Bi He showing great interest.

He had imagined this scene many times before, where Wen Niang would walk around in front, buying things she liked, and he would follow behind, responsible for paying for and carrying the things.

When they were tired of shopping, they went to a restaurant to have some delicious food, and then returned to the house to show off what they had bought that day.

It's a pity that he can't accompany Wen Niang openly now, but it doesn't matter, he will do it little by little.

When Wen Niang and the others had almost finished shopping, they realized that they had bought too many things. Bai Yi was carrying and hanging a lot of things.

Some of them were his own, and some belonged to Wen Niang and her friends.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bai, we were too rash."

Bai Yi shook his head and said.

"It's okay. You guys helped me pick up a lot of things. You guys are not strong enough to carry them. But since we are on the way, why don't you go back together?"

Wen Niang and Bi He embarrassedly took down some of their things, hugged them, and walked back home together.

"Do you two girls know where to buy fried rice candy, melon seeds, and other fried foods? I just got here and I don't know where to buy the best ones."

Bihe said carelessly.

"We haven't found a place that sells delicious roasted nuts, so we plan to make them ourselves this year. If you don't mind, we'll make them and give you some. There are not many of you, so you won't need too much."

Bai Yi was embarrassed and showed a shy smile

"Excuse me, young lady. My aunt and I are not from the capital city, and we don't know how to make these things. We will pay you whatever you make."

Bihe still had one hand free to wave.

"No need to pay. Neighbors, there's no need to be so polite. If it weren't for your help today, we wouldn't be able to get away so easily."

Bai Yi didn't mention the payment and started chatting with them about the tricks of these unscrupulous vendors.

"Some people take advantage of crowds like this to put out bad things. If you touch them, they will break and they will blackmail you. I let them go today because I saw their accomplices in the crowd. If the situation gets serious, I'm afraid it will be hard to get away."

Wen Niang was very satisfied with the way he handled the matter. She definitely couldn't report the matter to the government. Once she did, she wouldn't know how long she could hide.

"It's not just the ornaments. There are also jade sellers. And those jugglers are all fake. The monkeys they raise can steal your purse in the chaos. And those beggars are not real beggars."

Seeing that he knew so much, Bihe couldn't help but be curious about his identity.

"My aunt and uncle used to be businessmen, traveling around a lot. They didn't have any children of their own, so they brought me with them. I saw a lot."

In fact, Chen Luoxi had come into contact with many weapons, and he could tell at a glance that the ornament was not broken in an ordinary way, but was cut open with a very thin sharp blade and put together.

He just waits for someone to take the bait and then blackmails them for a high price.

They chatted all the way home. Bihe felt embarrassed to ask someone to stand at the door with so many things, so she welcomed him in and sit down.

"No, everyone is tired today, and it's not suitable for me, a foreign man, to go in. I'll bring my aunt to visit when there's a chance."

Wen Niang also admired his tact and courtesy, and her liking for him increased.

An Yun lay on the door and listened to their conversation outside. He was angry at Chen Luoxi for not being ambitious enough and wanted to rush out right now to say that it was convenient for him to be the guest.

Chen Luoxi had already put down their things and walked next door carrying her own.

"Bihe asked you to come in and sit down, why don't you go?"

Chen Luoxi closed the door and threw the things to An Yun.

"We can't rush to contact them now. If we do, Wen Niang will back off. Today is enough. We can go to their place for tea later and that's it."

An Yun didn't understand. After Zhushan dealt with the two vendors, he came back first and told him what happened in the market today.

"But didn't you help them today? Logically, they just had an impression of you, so you should quickly deepen it."

Chen Luoxi sat in the main seat, drinking tea.

"Mrs. Wen is a careful person. She doesn't trust strangers who suddenly appear around her. It would be bad if I were too impatient. Besides, she doesn't like people who repay favors. A man who is sensible and polite is the ideal son-in-law in her mind."

"They told others that they already had a husband, but I rushed to get close to him. What's the difference between me and those lecherous scoundrels?"

Only then did An Yun suddenly realize.

"Zhushan said he broke the vendor's hand. He was a habitual offender who extorted money from people at the New Year's market every year. Today, he wanted to extort some money from Wen Niang and take advantage of her. He thought that there were only two young ladies and they were not afraid of anything. But you came out."

When Chen Luoxi thought of the vendor, a vicious look flashed in his eyes.

The girl he held in his hands was actually coveted by this kind of bastard.

How many people? Taking advantage, what do they want to do?

"Zhushan said they were planning to secretly follow Wenniang and Bihe and kidnap them."

Chen Luoxi placed the teacup heavily on the table and asked An Yun to continue.

"Those people seem to kidnap children and women and sell them to traffickers from other places."

Chen Luoxi looked at An Yun, a trafficker, that was the most despicable type of human trafficker.

They don't care about life or death at all. Sometimes they will beat young children to a pulp and force them to beg. Those women will not be in good condition if they fall into their hands.

When they get tired of playing, they go to the most cruel brothel and allow themselves to be bullied by those brutal clients with special fetishes. They can't even last a month.

This group of people is so bad.

"When Zhushan comes back, let Zhuhai follow them to their lair. I'm afraid they will gather people to retaliate. I gave Zhuhai the bone-rotting powder so that he can take the opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop."

Chen Luoxi closed his eyes and nodded. No wonder those people looked at Wen Niang Bihe's good clothes and dared to blackmail her and have sexual intentions.

They are clearly a group of desperate people.

"People like them are so cruel and ruthless that they shouldn't be short of money. Why would they set up stalls at the market to extort money?"

An Yun said with disgust.

"It's good for observing prey, and since you all gather together to see what's going on there, few people will pay attention to what's happening in the remote corners."

Chen Luoxi understood that there must be a smart person among this group of people who could teach them how to do things.

"Tell them not to let those people die too easily. Ask Zhushan to arrange people to help Zhuhai."

An Yun nodded and went downstairs to make arrangements.

When she heard about these people, she hated them so much that she almost gritted her teeth.

Others may have only heard about how vicious tooth brokers are, but she has seen with her own eyes people being harmed by tooth brokers.

They were people who were exiled to work in coal mines, working day and night just to survive.

The coal mine also has its own entertainment areas, which are all for serving those in charge and leaders.

You can't afford those beautiful women who sell their bodies properly.

They contacted the brokers and had them send over a number of kidnapped women, many of whom were daughters from good families.

He was tortured to a pulp by the tooth-mover until his body was completely bruised and battered. Before he could recover, he was sold at a low price to a brothel in the mine.

Those people have been in the mine for a long time and are full of hostility.

He just likes to torture people. He tortures the miners during the day and the women at night.

Whipping and biting are child's play. The most perverted thing is that a group of people use all kinds of torture tools to bully a woman.

The butcher's iron hook for buying meat hooked his arms and a barbed stick was inserted into his lower body.

The hammer will break all the nails and pull out the teeth, and when the person is done, he will be left with only a breath of air.

A sack was thrown into the muddy and watery mine.

An Yun and the others remembered Chen Luoxi's life-saving grace. It was because of his arrival that An Yun and An Rui were spared the same tragic fate as those women.

God knows how many times she has felt that she is so lucky to be able to live with a clear conscience until now.

When she met Chen Luoxi, she bought a few people from the manager. It was not only about letting them escape from that place. If the girl's body was exposed, she would be a virgin.

She and her sister are even more miserable than those people.

This group of brokers made her think of the past again. She didn't know how many people had lost their families and died miserably because of them.

These people cannot live.