boyutpedia Chapter 188 Not Worth It for Someone Like That
Chapter 188 Not Worth It for Someone Like That
Lan Cai sighed, looking resentful. "Yan'er doesn't cling to me anymore."
Ye Nanqiao chuckled; she had thought it was something serious.
These days, the little guy keeps talking about his future daughter-in-law's name; it seems he really likes that girl.
The little girl is quite proud; even when she was in the Duke's mansion, she didn't seem to get close to those noble ladies. It seems that Luo Zhi has really won this little girl's heart.
Even his own icy-faced son's expression softened when he mentioned Luo Zhi.
This is a great relief for her as a mother.
After pulling up a couple of handfuls of grass, she finally had time to comfort Lan Cai, "Yan'er is smart; she can tell who is truly sincere towards her. You're her mother; you can't be so jealous over something like this."
"Isn't this a good thing? It means that girl is really nice."
She looked happily at the vegetables that had already sprouted several leaves in the ground, thinking to herself that she never thought that one day she, who had never lifted a finger to do housework, would be able to grow vegetables by herself.
It has to be said that Luo Zhi was a very thoughtful girl. When she first met the girl in the village that day, she felt that the girl had a clever and quick-witted spirit.
The land here was all reclaimed by themselves. Most of those exiled were former princes and nobles, how many of them knew how to do manual labor?
This benefited them, and they started doing exactly what the book said.
I originally just wanted to give it a try, but the seed was incredibly resilient and managed to take root and sprout even in such barren soil.
Once they grow up, they won't need to spend money to buy them anymore. The thought that an ounce of silver could only buy a few rotten vegetable stalks made her heart ache.
Lan Cai nodded gently in agreement with her sister-in-law's words and said softly, "I had almost forgotten what that girl looked like. I should have taken a closer look at her that day."
That girl saved her youngest daughter twice, each time in extremely dangerous situations. Now, she can't even remember the face of her savior.
Now she has to trouble her to take care of her youngest daughter. She'll never be able to repay this kindness, even if she were to repay it in her next life. People avoid them when they find out about their current situation.
"There will always be a chance to see things clearly in the future," Ye Nanqiao thought to herself as she diligently pulled weeds.
At the time, she was afraid that Xiao Yan would get hurt, so she kept staring at the girl named Luo Zhi. She only remembered that when Luo Zhi smiled, she had two shallow dimples on her lips, which were extremely cute.
The two sisters-in-law worked with increasing enthusiasm, and several of the household slaves who had been exiled with them were also cultivating the land.
"What are you doing?! Don't you know it's time to cook? Go to the mine and cook!"
A fierce-looking man came over, brandishing a whip, his face full of impatience.
He really didn't understand why these rich people, who are now in such a state, still have the time and inclination to cultivate their minds by planting things here instead of working properly.
Shouldn't we be more concerned about having enough to eat?
Although these people had spent a lot of money to bribe officials, they still had to go to the mine to work on time.
Ye Nanqiao stepped forward, said a few kind words, and stuffed a piece of silver into his hand. He took it, bit it at the corner of his mouth, then relaxed his face and smiled, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go!"
He can chase the people over there and then take the money to drink!
The prisoners in this Duke's mansion are different; they're much more lenient than those exiled elsewhere. He's made quite a bit of money here!
Walking behind, Lan Cai touched the purse in her sleeve and murmured softly, "No matter how much silver I have, it won't last long if I'm penniless every day."
Ye Nanqiao shook her head at her. These are things they should keep to themselves and never say aloud. That's the unspoken rule here. They are the weaker party now, so they have to know the rules.
If the person in front hears this, it will be difficult to appease him, and then my father-in-law and younger brother will have a hard time at the mine.
They'll probably have to work themselves to the bone in the mine every day.
Today, the miners are just like always, their faces ashen, doing their work like puppets.
There were people guarding the area, occasionally waving their whips to strike the people as if disciplining disobedient livestock.
"Hurry up! When are you going to finish this? If you don't finish, you won't get lunch!"
Upon hearing this, the prisoner quickly sped up, leaving bloody welts on both shoulders from the ropes.
Several women had already set up a pot to cook, but what they called cooking was nothing more than boiling a large pot of water and simmering a large pot of clear rice porridge.
How could the people who worked every day endure this? As a result, they all became pale and emaciated.
Lan Cai saw this and felt a little sorry for herself, so she tried to secretly add a couple more handfuls of rice, but Ye Nanqiao stopped her:
"Are you crazy?! It's not worth it for these people!" she whispered to Lan Cai.
She knew some of these people, and Helian Yu told her about the others she didn't.
None of these people are innocent; when they were from noble families, they all had blood on their hands to some extent.
Being exiled here is not unjust, and they don't deserve their sympathy.
Given their current situation, they have no right to sympathize with others; they are barely able to protect themselves!
Lan Cai quickly pulled her hand back and put the handful of rice she was holding back into the bag. Just as she put it back, a supervisor looked over.
Seemingly noticing that Lan Cai's expression was off, he came over and glanced at the pot, only leaving when he saw that the amount was the same as usual.
Lan Cai glanced at Ye Nanqiao with lingering fear. Luckily, she stopped in time, otherwise they would have been the ones suffering today!
Several prisoners carrying stones looked over. They had just seen Lan Cai seemingly about to put rice into the pot, but she was discovered and put it back.
The man who had just been hit glared at Lan Cai as if he were looking at an enemy. He had been exhausted for most of the day and had been hoping to have a bowl of thicker rice porridge.
What's that damn woman hesitating for? Just throw the rice into the pot!
Ye Nanqiao stood in front of Lan Cai, completely blocking her view, pretending not to see the murderous look in his eyes.
"It's you again?! What are you looking at?!"
The overseer's whip fell on him again, and only then did he grip the rope tightly and pull the cart with a numb expression.
"See? It's not worth risking your life for someone like that."
Ye Nanqiao was stirring the pot with her head down, seemingly talking to herself, and every word she said reached Lan Cai's ears.
Lan Cai silently chopped up the old, yellowed wild vegetables and threw them into the pot, staring into deep thought as she looked at the pot of porridge.
If it weren't for their nephew and Qianqian secretly giving them money, the whip would be falling on them now.
And the look in that man's eyes just now clearly showed that he was blaming and resenting her for not throwing that handful of rice into the pot.
Hehe, if he really throws it in, his porridge today will be thicker, but she'll be the one suffering.
Fortunately, her sister-in-law stopped her in time, otherwise she would have caused a lot of trouble.
Some people really don't deserve sympathy; she almost got caught up in it because she hadn't been whipped before.
"I won't do that again, sister-in-law."
She took a stack of bowls and started serving the porridge, unlike before when she would secretly add an extra half spoonful.
As instructed by the foreman, only one level spoonful was used in each bowl, and no more.