The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

After Zi Ri and Peng Ruo left Fugui City, they headed towards Jicheng, the capital of Yan State.

Along the way, the two looked at the desolate scenery outside and couldn't help but sigh.

Fugui City is still the best. The whole city is lush and full of vitality.

Alas, what's the point of managing it? Now that wealthy city has no place for me.

Let's just make the best of it. Thinking of this, Zi Ri pulled the corner of the quilt for Peng Ruo who was sleeping in his arms.

Oh, my beloved Ruoer, it’s really hard for you to follow me and endure all this hardship.

Two days later, the group arrived in Yuyang County. Seeing that it was getting late, Zi Ri found an inn to stay in.

He ordered a table full of good wine and delicious food, and they all began to eat voraciously.

They hadn't seen any restaurants or bars all day, so they had a belly full of dry food and were finally able to have a comfortable meal of dumplings in the evening.

Just when everyone was enjoying their meal, a young woman in tattered clothes suddenly rushed in from outside.

As soon as he entered the door, he rushed to their dining table, grabbed the food with his two little black hands and stuffed it into his mouth.

Then several men rushed in, each of them holding a whip in his hand and beating the woman hard.

While beating him, he cursed: "You bastard! I told you to run! I told you to run!"

The woman didn't seem to feel any pain and continued to swallow her food. It seemed that she hadn't eaten for a long time.

Seeing this, Peng Xi's heart immediately burst out with compassion. She immediately shouted, "Stop! Stop hitting her! If you want to hit her, wait until she finishes her meal!"

When the big men saw that Zi Ri and his group were dressed in unusual clothes, they immediately stopped.

One of them bowed and said, "This girl is a poor and humble person. She is not worthy to sit at the same table with you."

"I'm afraid I'll soil your food, so let us take her away."

Peng Ruo waved his hand: "It's okay! I see that this person hasn't eaten for a long time, let her eat her fill before leaving!"

Good! Seeing that the girl was determined to eat, the big men didn't say much and just stood aside and waited.

Zi Ri was very pleased to see Peng Ruo being so kind, and he handed a chicken leg in front of him to the girl.

She took it and without raising her head, she started eating with a grunt.

Zi Ri looked at the woman curiously. Although he couldn't see her face clearly because she was looking down, she had a very good figure.

He asked the men, "Brothers, can you tell me why you are chasing this girl?"

Seeing Zi Ri's elegant attire and distinguished bearing, the men bowed and said, "Sir, we are clerks from the Yuyang County City Yahang."

"Yesterday, the owner bought her from a human trafficker, and today the master has taken a fancy to her and plans to buy her back to be a maid."

"But as soon as we left the house, the bastard ran away, and now we've chased you here."

Peng Ruo looked at the girl with pity and felt that she was so pitiful.

She was sold to a pawnbroker by human traffickers, and then sold to someone else as a maid by the pawnbroker. Looking at her miserable situation, I felt how lucky I was.

Since she is not very old, it would be better to buy her and have her serve me, rather than having her sold here and there.

So she asked the waiter, "Excuse me, big brother, how much is this person?"

The clerk was stunned: "Why are you asking this, girl? Are you going to buy it?"

Peng Ruo nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."

The clerk thought for a moment and immediately held up ten fingers: "Girl, if you want to buy this man, you need ten knife coins."

Peng Ruo thought it was not expensive, so he asked Zi Ri for his opinion: "Brother Ri, should we buy this girl?"

Zi Ri smiled and said, "As long as Ruo'er likes it, it's up to you."

Peng Ruo nodded happily, and ordered the guard to bring ten knife coins and hand them to the waiter.

The guy was delighted when he saw this. The boss only spent one knife coin to buy this bitch. If he sold it for ten knife coins, wouldn’t he make a fortune?

He quickly took the coin and said with a big smile: "Thank you, young lady. She will be yours from now on."

"Young lady, please keep an eye on her and don't let her get away. I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

After saying that, he waved his hand and the few people left immediately.

When they got outside, the clerk called them together and whispered, "Hey guys, let's divide the coins."

"Two each, and the rest will be given to the host. What do you think?"

Several people were delighted and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, we'll listen to you!"

Peng Ruo found it funny when he saw the woman eating.

He wiped the rice grains off her face and asked softly, "Girl, what's your name?"

The woman shook her head: "I don't know."

Peng Ruo smiled and thought, how could there be people in this world who don’t know their own names?

"How come you don't know your name? Do you not have one, or can't remember it?"

The woman scratched her head and thought for a moment: "It should have had a name before, but I can't remember it."

"Oh, is that so? How about I give you a name so it will be convenient for you to call me in the future."

The woman thought about it again and nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Peng Ruo thought about it and decided that this woman was a pitiful person, so he decided to take his surname and call her Peng Lian.

She patted the girl's small black hand and said, "From now on, you will take my surname, Peng, and be called Peng Lian."

Zi Ri nodded after hearing this: "Ruo'er, this is a good name, it sounds nice!"

Peng Lian? I'll be called Peng Lian from now on? The woman touched her head and muttered softly to herself.

Two maids also came over excitedly and took her hands: "Peng Lian, we are sisters from now on. Come on, I will take you to bathe and change clothes!"

Zi Ri waved to Peng Lian and said, "Go!"

It's time to wash and change clothes. They are so dirty, like a beggar.

When Peng Lian came closer to them again, everyone was surprised. Is this the same Huazi from before?

What a pretty girl! Peng Lian has big eyes, a small mouth, a perky butt, fair skin, beautiful face and long legs.

Everyone was stunned. How could such a beautiful girl fall into the hands of human traffickers?

What had she been through? Zi Ri intuitively guessed that judging from her appearance and temperament, Peng Lian must not be a child from an ordinary family.