Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 71 - 69 Visitors from Other Counties

Chapter 71: Chapter 69: Visitors from Other Counties

Chapter 71 -69: Visitors from Other Counties

Before she went home, Xiao’er bought some baskets and sacks at the grocery store and put them in her space, allowing her to take things out of the space whenever she needed to.

She walked toward the deserted alley as Bai Tian had directed.

When she passed the junk shop, she noticed that the door was closed, and on it was a sign saying “Going Concern for Sale~Shunyi Broker”.

Seeing that the store was closed for good, Xiao’er was not surprised at all.

With the shopkeeper’s attitude towards business, she would have been surprised if it had stayed open!

She initially wanted to inquire at the broker about the sale of the shop, but considering that she is currently just a child, she decided to revisit with Shen Chengyao tomorrow.

The location of this shop is mediocre, but if the price is right, it might be worth taking over.

It could be turned into a mill or a blacksmith shop.

Her fourth uncle works in a blacksmith shop, so he could take care of it once it opens.

In this era, salt is a government monopoly but the iron industry has been liberalized, transitioning to a tax system.

If she could get Shangguan Xuanyi or Di Zhaowei to help with the licensing, they might be able to open an ironware shop.

Just as Xiao’er was about to pass an alley entrance, her sharp ears picked up a familiar voice.

“I don’t know you, if you don’t leave, I will call the authorities!”.

“She’s your niece.

How could you stand by and do nothing while she’s in danger?” A strange woman’s indignant voice rang out.

Xiao’er instinctively stopped, peering around the corner surreptitiously.

“What niece of mine?

My niece was kidnapped long ago!

Don’t spit slander here!”

“My older brother told me himself on his deathbed, you can’t deny it!” The woman grabbed Shen Chengguang’s sleeve, obstructing his escape.

“Where did this crazy woman come from? freewebnσvel.cѳm

I’ve never seen you before!

I don’t know your older brother!

If you don’t leave, I’ll call the authorities on you!” Shen Chengguang forcefully shook off the woman’s hand and quickly walked towards the end of the alley.

Seeing this, Xiao’er quickly slipped into the nearest shop, pretending to shop.

Shen Chengguang quickly sped away, as if being chased by a fierce beast.

The woman was flung to the ground, and she couldn’t help but burst into tears.

She was at the end of her rope.

Her older brother and sister-in-law had passed away early, leaving two children in a poor household.

The children’s grandmother was unwilling to raise them.

Although the two children are obedient and sensible, they are weak and often ill, and her own family didn’t have any silver to help them get medical treatment.

A while ago, a man came to her and told her that the children were not her older brother’s children, but were adopted.

The girl’s uncle ran a grocery store in town, and her biological parents lived in Lianxi Village.

After hearing this, her mother-in-law was even more eager to send the kids away, threatening to divorce her if she doesn’t comply.

With no other choices, she came to try her luck, despite knowing that it would mean severing ties with her birth family.

Her husband’s family was not only poor but also unwilling to support two unrelated individuals.

She didn’t know whether what the man had said was true or not.

As a result…

Was it not true after all?

Anyone who heard that their niece was on her deathbed would try to save her, wouldn’t they?

When Shen Chengguang returned home, he immediately pulled Mrs.

Lan aside and shared with her the interaction he’d had with the woman at the grocery store.

“Both of them are dead?

And now there’s no one to take care of Yun’er?” Mrs.

Lan furrowed her brow upon hearing this.

“It seems so, according to the woman.

Do you think we should bring Yun’er back?”

“No!” Mrs.

Lan promptly refused.

Shen Chengguang had been considering bringing Yun’er back.

He was aware that his third older brother occasionally went to the Government Office to check on her.

Seeing Shen Chengguang’s reluctance, Mrs.

Lan worriedly asked, “You didn’t agree, did you?”

“No, I haven’t.

I thought we should discuss it first.” Shen Chengguang shook his head.

He had instinctively felt that he should not admit to anything at that moment.

Mrs.

Lan sighed in relief,”Listen, it’s not that I don’t want to bring her back, but if what happened in the past comes to light, Wen’er will never be able to become an official.”

This was also why he was undecided.

“What if Yun’er remembers everything, and reveals the truth when she comes back?

Third uncle has already filed a case at the Government Office.

If Yun’er comes back and wants to close the case, what do you think third uncle would say?” Mrs.

Lan clasped Shen Chengguang’s hand.

The couple of the third oldest have the most upright and honest personalities!

Besides, in their anger, they would certainly say things without thinking about the repercussions.

No, she can’t be allowed to come back.

Shen Chengguang tightly held Mrs.

Lan’s hand, “We’ll listen to your advice, the most important thing for our Shen family is safeguarding the family’s reputation!” Everything else was trivial compared to this, this was what Mr.

Shen had taught him since childhood.

“What do we do about that lady?”

Mrs.

Lan pondered for a moment and said, “We’ll give her some silver to send her away.

We won’t admit anything, and she won’t be able to do anything about it either!”

“If she’s stubborn and unyielding, we can hire a few hooligans to intimidate her, she’ll definitely leave!” Mrs.

Lan paused before adding this point.

“Then I’ll go deal with it, so she won’t go around spreading false rumours!”

Each branch of a flower blooms in its own way,

“Auntie!” After Shen Chengguang was a distance away, Xiao’er approached the woman.

The woman heard the call, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and looked up, “Can I help you with something, young lady…”

The woman was stuck.

How did this young lady look so much like Wen Yue?

Looking more carefully, their features were not similar, but at first glance, they seemed quite alike.

Wen Yue was much darker and thinner than she was.

“The man who just left is my uncle.”

“You’re her niece?

No wonder you look so alike!” If she was a niece, and they looked so similar, then Wen Yue could be her younger sister.

A spark of hope lit up in the woman’s heart!

“Young lady, does your family have a sister who was sent to live with others when she was young?” As the woman married far away and was not clear about the inside story back then.

She didn’t even know that her brother was not the biological father of the two children, prompting her to ask this question.

In those days, many families with several girls would send one or two to others to raise.

Some cruel parents even discarded their new-born daughters like kittens or puppies and left them in deserted places!

She had also asked Wen Yue after hearing that man’s words, and Wen Yue had said, “My family was too poor to raise so many girls, so they sent me away.”

“My family did not send any girls to be raised by others.

My parents loved their children very much and would never bear to do that.”

The woman’s hopes were dashed!

Although Wen Yue felt very like the young lady, those familiar with them could tell that their features were not alike.

“However, my sister indeed disappeared a few years ago!

It’s said that she was taken away by human traffickers.”

“My older brother would never be a trafficker!

My brother and sister-in-law are both kind and honest people!” The woman was afraid her brother would be misunderstood, she immediately began to wave her hands and head while declaring this loudly.

Taken away by human traffickers?

Her brother and sister-in-law were definitely not traffickers.

So, how was Wen Yue brought to them?

Could it be that they bought her from the traffickers?

Who then was the person who told her about Wen Yue’s family?

How did he know about the child?

She was somewhat dazed.

What should she do now?

Was Wen Yue really a child of this family?

“Aunt, please calm down.

I know that your brother and sister-in-law are not traffickers.

Can we go somewhere else to talk?” This was not a good place for conversation.

Upon hearing this, the woman got up and walked behind Xiao’er.

“How does Aunt refer to herself?

Where are you from?” asked Xiao’er.

“My husband’s surname is Li, everyone calls me Mrs.

Fang and I am from Li Village, Shijing Town, Yundong County.” Mrs.

Fang, the man in the couple’s surname is Fang, as for Yundong County, she had never heard of it.

“Aunt Fang, why did you come to find my uncle?

And why did you ask if I had a sister who was fostered by others in my childhood?”

“My elder brother has a pair of boy and girl, Wenri and Wen Yue.

Some time ago, someone told me that both of them were not my elder brother’s offspring, and Wen Yue is the niece of the owner of Shenji Grocery Store in this town.

My elder brother and sister-in-law are now gone, and my family is too poor, we really can’t afford to raise so many children, so I thought of sending them back to their biological parents.

I also wanted to keep a descendant for my mother’s family, it’s really too difficult at home, If I continue to raise my maternal relatives’ child, my mother-in-law will divorce me!

I can only afford to feed my own child half a meal a day, I really have no ability to take care of them, will you take care of the two siblings?”

“Who told you this?” Xiao’er did not answer her question.

“A stranger, he just directed me to send the child back to Shen family of Lianxi Village or Shenji Grocery Store, these places are their parents’ homes.”

Who was helping her family?

If he was really helping, why didn’t he directly tell her about Yun’er’s whereabouts?

Xiao’er shook her head, they would naturally know when it was time, what was most important now was to deal with the current situation.