I was a housekeeper in ancient times

When she had almost finished eating, it was time for her to go back.

Before leaving, Chef Huang said, "Mom loves to eat these little things. I will ask someone to make them for her in the future."

She said hurriedly: "No, no, this is too much trouble for you."

"It's something that comes to me. When I have nothing to do, I like to study these things that are not presentable. I just hope that mom doesn't mind. It's good if I eat it alone. It won't taste as good as eating it with someone else. It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone."

"Then I won't be polite."

She thought that Chef Huang was a nice person with high emotional intelligence, and Mrs. Huang was even more beautiful and kind-hearted. How come the father and daughter ended up with Kang Ming, a sadist?

Couldn’t Mrs. Huang just get a divorce? Did she have to let Kang Ming torture her?

It’s not that she was meddling in other people’s business, but Kang Ming’s actions had already reached a point that was outrageous to both humans and gods.

Even if we take a step back, can't Kang Ming be struck by thunder?

Coming out of the front yard, she was about to follow Yu Muyan's instructions and take Fan Jie'er to the Qi family to thank Qi Motai. When she turned the corner, she heard someone crying.

She leaned over to look and saw Papaya hiding behind some banana leaves and sobbing, looking so pitiful.

She was so damn curious that she couldn't help but step forward and ask tentatively: "Papaya?"

Papaya hurriedly wiped her tears, stopped crying, and lowered her head, not wanting anyone to see her embarrassing appearance. "Mom, mom. I'm not lazy. I've finished my work."

"Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

"No."

"If you hadn't cried like this, I would have thought it was some little girl crying. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep it in your heart. If you can't solve it yourself, you should speak up and ask everyone for help."

"I……"

She asked a few more questions, and Mugua confessed honestly that it was his father who brought his younger brother to ask him for money.

Lin Weiqiao asked in disbelief: "So the man who was talking to you outside the side door just now was your father?"

Papaya nodded: "He somehow found out from someone and came here."

Lin Weiqiao was still shocked. She knew that Mugua came from a poor family, but she didn't expect it to be this hard. Wasn't Mugua's father too poor?

It's no exaggeration to say that I feel like I'm so poor that I'm just a shell of my former self.

Mugua said that his father said that the family was almost unable to survive and they came to him because they had no other way out, hoping that he could help the family out of blood ties.

If you don't even help him, then there's no point for the old and the young to live.

"Did your family meet with misfortune?"

"Alas, half of it is God's fault, and half of it is their own fault."

Mugua said that his father married a stepmother and gave birth to eight or nine children, five of whom survived. When his stepmother gave birth to the last child, it was in the cold winter, and the house was drafty and there was no decent bedding for the bed.

The mother caught a cold and couldn't eat anything, which caused her body to become too weak. She couldn't even get out of bed and has been lying in bed for two years.

To make matters worse, their hometown suffered from floods this year and crops could not be grown at all.

If the crops can't survive, people will have a hard time surviving either.

His father sold his two sisters, one to someone as a child bride, and the other to a trafficker. His older brother was also sold to someone as a domestic servant.

Even so, his family still couldn't afford to eat and they went hungry for nine meals out of three days.

"He cried to me about how difficult his family was, but it had nothing to do with me. When he decided to sell me, I had nothing to do with that family." Papaya said with a sob.

"I hate him. I hate him for marrying a stepmother right after my mother died. I hate him for selling me when I was so young. Seeing how hard he lives, I should be happy, but I can't be happy... I gave him some of the money I saved over the years. But I was afraid that he would ask me for more, and I couldn't bear to give it to him."

After all, she is still a teenager. Not to mention Papaya, even Yu Muyan couldn't bear to refuse Old Lady Yu.

Lin Weiqiao expressed her sympathy, but didn't know what to say. No matter what Mugua did, he would always be the saddest one.

Even if he is Papaya's father, couldn't he have fewer children as a way to accumulate merit? He gave birth to so many and couldn't feed them, and then sold them as livestock. It was really a sin.

"It's reasonable for you to give, but don't give it all. Your father is not pitiful, but you and your brothers and sisters are. Your family's situation is a bottomless pit. Help if you can, but don't force yourself. Their bad life has nothing to do with you."

This is the truth. If Papaya really wants to ignore it, it can't do it.

After comforting Mugua, she went to Shuangxiyuan, met Yu Muyan, and took Fan Jieer to Qi's house.

Also going with them were Sister Huan and Nanny Guo.

Unfortunately, I went there at an unfortunate time, Qi Motai was not at home, and the Lady of Huiyang County said that she had gone back to do her work a long time ago.

Fan Jie'er, nestled in the arms of Huiyang County Lord, asked, "Aunt grandmother, when will Uncle Tai come back? He promised to teach me how to ride a horse."

The Lady of Huiyang County smiled and said, "How can a girl ride a horse?"

"Why not? My uncle let me ride on the terrace. It was fun!"

"He just spoils you too much."

Unlike the lively and bustling Yu family, the Qi family seemed much quieter in comparison.

Madam Qi of the Qi family is living out her days in her hometown. Lady Huiyang's husband, Uncle Qi, is working in another place. Her eldest son lives alone outside after getting married. Qi Motai is also working outside and rarely comes back.

In such a large Qi family, there is only one Lady Huiyang, so it is inevitable that they will feel lonely.

When people get old, they all hope to have a house full of children and grandchildren and live a lively and bustling life.

Huiyang County Lady held Sister Fan in her arms and played with her for quite a while, then said to Lin Weiqiao, "Go back and tell your wife that when she has nothing to do on weekdays, let the sisters come over often. We are all family, so there is no need to be bound by those empty formalities. I am also old, and I just hope that my home will be lively and bustling."

At this moment, Lin Weiqiao realized that Huiyang County Lady and Old Lady Yu were of the same generation, and Old Lady Yu looked like an old lady. Huiyang County Lady might not have to worry about so many things, and she was good at taking care of herself. She had a capable and neat temperament, and had the demeanor of a noble lady from an aristocratic family.

After staying for two or three hours, the Lord of Huiyang County invited Wan Jie'er to have lunch, and Lin Weiqiao and Huan Jie'er ate a lot.

Nanny Guo also said with a smile: "No wonder you are mother and daughter, you even eat in the same way, look at how delicious your food is."

The mother and daughter smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed. What was going on?

When I got back home, it was so hot that I found a place to cool off.

Lin Weiqiao half-lying on a stone chair, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, yelling, "It's so hot..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of someone whispering was heard.

She squinted her eyes and saw Qiushi talking to a stranger. The two of them were quite close to each other and Qiushi looked a little shy.

She thought about it and thought that the man was most likely Song Zan, the one Huan Jieer mentioned who came to deliver the materials?

She observed secretly and saw that Song Zan was very proactive in trying to please her and seemed to be trying to please her.