After reading my mind, my mother and my sisters went crazy

"Wow..." A faint crying sound was heard.

But Cuicui hugged Xiaoxue and they were crying together.

"Cry, cry, cry! What are you crying for?"

"You stupid girl, I'm not dead yet, why are you crying? You're such a jinx!"

"And you, where did you come from, you crazy woman?!"

The woman endured the pain, changed her hand to hold the stick, and hit Cuicui on the back of the head.

Hu Qiuxiang is a person who never suffers any loss. How could she bear such a big loss today?

But the man was quick enough to stop him.

Although he was a bit of a scumbag, he was worried and didn't want anyone to die.

"You bastard, why are you stopping me?"

Hu Qiuxiang glanced at the man with resentment, and her harsh eyes moved between him and the woman.

"Oh~ I see. Could this crazy woman be the missing woman you saw earlier?"

"I heard early this morning that the government cracked down on a human trafficking organization and rescued many people."

"Could it be... that she is one of them?"

Hu Qiuxiang asked with a gossipy look in her eyes.

"Yeah." The man heard, "I think so."

He heard early in the morning that many people who had never returned home had returned.

"Tsk tsk tsk... My cousin works for Jingzhao Yin, and he told me that none of the women who go in there are clean."

"Er Gouzi, look, now that your wife is back, you can choose between her and me."

"After all, I, Hu Qiuxiang, don't want to share a husband with other women!"

Hu Qiuxiang stood proudly aside, looking at Cuicui and the other two with a sneer.

"Look at you, wife. You're talking nonsense again."

Seeing that Hu Qiuxiang was in a bad mood, the man hurried forward to comfort her.

"You are my wife, so I will naturally choose you. Besides, our Wangwang is only three years old. Even if you want to leave me, I will not agree!"

Hearing this, the man couldn't help but smirk.

Hu Qiuxiang grinned when she heard this, and her expression was very proud.

"Don't worry, I won't argue with you."

"I came here this time just to take my Xiaoxue away."

"Since you already have your child, please return my Xiaoxue to me..."

As Cuicui spoke, she couldn't help but choke up with sobs.

She just took a quick look and found dozens of wounds on Xiaoxue's thin body.

The wounds vary in depth, and some are obviously old wounds from time to time.

She hugged the skinny child with heartache, tears falling down her face.

"My dear daughter, I'm back. I will never leave you."

"Don't worry, Mom will never let anyone bully you again."

Cuicui hugged Xiaoxue with heartache.

“Yeah, but…” The man looked conflicted upon hearing that and was about to nod.

But he was immediately slapped on the head by Hu Qiuxiang.

"Why are you talking to this crazy woman?"

"Xiaoxue is a child that you and I raised like a treasure. How can anyone take her away at will? Even her own mother cannot allow it!"

Hu Qiuxiang curled her lips and refused disdainfully.

Nonsense, if this damn girl leaves.

Wouldn't it be her responsibility to chop wood, water, wash clothes, cook, and do housework in the future?

Her slender fingers are so soft and beautiful, how could they be contaminated by water?

Although Xiaoxue is a bit of an eyesore, keeping her is like keeping a slave.

It’s the kind that doesn’t require any money to pay, just a bite of food is enough.

When she grows up, he will sell her and save money for his son to get married.

This deal is such a bargain!

Hu Qiuxiang stared at Xiaoxue with shining eyes.

"You...you guys." Cuicui was stunned by the shamelessness of the person in front of her.

"Wang Ergou, look at the scars on Xiaoxue's body!"

Cuicui took Xiaoxue's arm with heartache, revealing her intricate scars of varying degrees of new and old.

"You call this raising you like a treasure? Do you want me to raise you like this?" Cuicui broke down and cried.

When the man named Wang Ergou saw the scars on his daughter's body, his facial muscles twitched violently.

He knew that his new wife loved to beat people.

However, no one expected that she would be so harsh on Xiaoxue, who was only five or six years old.

"Haha... If you really want your daughter back, you can take out a hundred taels and take her away."

Hu Qiuxiang looked Cuicui up and down.

"You are quite handsome. Your patrons will probably give you some money while you are in there."

"After a few years, I want a hundred taels. That's reasonable, right?"

"After all, the daughter you gave birth to is very naughty. During the years you disappeared, I spent a lot of effort to educate her."

Hu Qiuxiang looked at Cuicui with calculating eyes.

"You, you..."

Cuicui was really angry at the shameless behavior of the two people in front of her.

She felt angry and sick, and her body was shaking as she held her daughter.

"The imperial decree has arrived!"

As the atmosphere was tense, a eunuch came in breathlessly to announce the imperial decree.

"In compliance with the Empress's decree, may I ask if this is Liu Cuicui's home?" The young eunuch who announced the decree wiped the sweat from his head and asked.

"I, I... just, may I ask what you want from me, sir?"

Liu Cuicui held her daughter in her arms, looking nervous.

Upon hearing this, the eunuch who announced the decree immediately recited Zuo Yexuan's order.

The general meaning is that one should feel grateful and sympathize with Liu Cuicui's experience, as we are both women.

The queen expressed deep sympathy for their plight.

Therefore, they planned to build shelter for them in addition to the pensions issued by the court.

The Queen Mother planned to recruit a group of women to run factories and also planned to open a girls' school, and sincerely invited Liu Cuicui to join.

The mother of a country ordered the invitation, which gave Liu Cuicui enough face.

Liu Cuicui looked stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"Eunuch, you are mistaken. She is illiterate. How could the Queen invite such a vulgar person like her?" The speaker was Wang Ergou, and his face was also full of shock.

"Why, you dare to question the Queen's order?"

"We think you are tired of living!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch who announced the decree glanced at Wang Ergou and others with displeasure.

Hu Qiuxiang, who was standing by, brightened up her eyes, and hurried forward, stuffing a silver ingot into her father-in-law's arms.

"Eunuch, he is a reckless man who speaks without measure. Eunuch, please don't bother with him. How could we question the Queen's order?"

"Even if you gave us dozens of courage, we wouldn't dare to do that." Hu Qiuxiang apologized quickly.

Then, she quietly leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Eunuch, does the court still provide pensions? Do you know how much in silver it is?" Hu Qiuxiang said with shining eyes.

"I heard that each of them has tens of thousands of taels!" The father-in-law's eyes lit up when he heard this. They came here with a mission.

It is said that these men or boys who return home to visit their families are welcomed with joy and burst into tears by their family members.

But once a girl or a woman returns home, she faces endless abuse and contempt.

Some women could not withstand the blow from their loved ones. Countless of them jumped into the river or hanged themselves. Fortunately, they were rescued in time and their lives were not in danger.

When their queen learned that the victim had returned home, she immediately issued an order, and countless eunuchs quickly left the palace to convey the order.

The Queen Mother said that these women were victims and they did nothing wrong.

The misfortune they encountered was the fault of the imperial court.

It was the court that failed to protect them.

Their task, besides announcing the decree, is to create momentum.

Let these poor homeless women feel valued, feel warm and find the meaning of life again.