After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 324 Why did this person come to Suzhou?

Xiu'er knelt on her knees and banged her forehead hard on the bluestone slab, making a dull "bang" sound. When she looked up again, her forehead was already red.

However, even after several kowtows, no one came forward.

The man in the gambling house swung the deed impatiently and said, "Just give up on this idea and come back with us."

As he said this, he signaled his men to arrest the man.

"Wait a minute."

A young man dressed as a scholar walked out of the crowd.

"Could you tell me how much money this girl's family owes?"

The man in the gambling house looked the scholar up and down for a moment, then sneered, "Thirty-five taels of silver? What? You want to buy this girl? Can you afford it?"

Thirty-five taels?

The scholar's expression froze, and his neck instantly turned red. He glanced at Xiu'er with a hint of apology, and said with a cupped hand, "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."

After saying that, he retreated back into the crowd.

A complex look flashed across Xiu'er's eyes, and then she lowered her head and wiped away her tears.

When the others heard that it would cost thirty-five taels of silver to buy this girl, they all showed shock on their faces and took a half step back at the same time. Their previous indignation instantly disappeared without a trace.

At this time, a young man wearing silk clothes and waving a fan, dressed like a rich young man, squeezed into the crowd.

After learning the reason, he narrowed his narrow eyes and looked at Xiu'er from head to toe. Suddenly, he unfolded his fan and said loudly: "It's only thirty-five taels. I want this girl."

"Is this true?"

The man in the gambling house looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously.

The rich young man snorted and didn't respond to him. Instead, he took a step forward, squatted in front of Xiu'er, and lifted Xiu'er's chin with his fan.

"Will you come with me, young lady?"

Xiu'er shrank back, looked up at him once, then quickly lowered her head, and said timidly, "Xiu'er is just a peasant girl, not ambitious, and has no intention of becoming a concubine of a rich family."

"Tsk, he's quite ambitious."

The wealthy young man sighed softly, curled his lips in disinterest, and muttered quietly, "Forget it, I'll just return the favor today."

Just as he was about to stand up, he saw the girl in front of him looking at him with tears in her eyes, and her voice suddenly became shrill: "Sir, why do you have to force Xiu'er like this..."

The rich young man was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to explain, he heard the people around him pointing and talking, all of them accusing him of being unkind by forcing someone to become a concubine.

But the girl was still crying.

"If God doesn't leave Xiu'er a way to live, she might as well die!"

Before he could finish his words, he stood up and staggered to hit the wall.

Xiu'er's mother hugged her tightly, crying, "Xiu'er, I was wrong. If you want to die, I will die with you."

"mother..."

Mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

This miserable appearance made everyone feel sad, except Lin Shuyue and his servant who looked at the mother and daughter with complicated expressions.

Suddenly, an impatient voice sounded above everyone's heads, interrupting the crying of the mother and daughter.

"Isn't it just thirty-five taels of silver? I paid for them, took the money and left quickly."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes leaning against the window of a private room facing the street in the restaurant opposite.

He was dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, with a jade belt around his waist, looking very noble. He was looking down at the farce on the street from a high position.

Lin Shuyue, watching the excitement, also looked up. Was it him? Su Jinxiao, the young master of the Jingyuan Marquisate in the capital.

Why did this person come to Suzhou?

The onlookers saw that the young man had an extraordinary demeanor and knew that he was not an ordinary person. They only dared to take a quick glance and then hurriedly lowered their heads for fear of offending him.

Only Lin Shuyue, Qingzhi and Qinghe, the master and servant, noticed keenly that the mother and daughter, who had just been crying and hugging each other, now had a hint of joy in their eyes.

By the window, a hint of impatience flashed across Su Jinxiao's handsome face, and his handsome brows were slightly furrowed.

He just felt a little sleepy after lunch and wanted to take a nap on the small couch in the private room, but he didn't expect there to be a constant noise downstairs.

"Asheng, go give them the money and tell them to leave quickly. They're making so much noise." Su Jinxiao yawned and waved his hand impatiently.

Ah Sheng, who had been listening to the noise upstairs for a while, grinned and turned around quickly, saying, "Okay, I'll be right there."

Ah Sheng walked quickly down the stairs and out of the restaurant, heading towards the crowd.

The crowd tacitly stepped back to make way for him.

Ah Sheng walked up to the man in the gambling house and threw a bag of silver to him. "Here, thirty-five taels. My master said, take the money and get out of here."

The man in the gambling house hurriedly took the purse, opened it eagerly to examine it, and then put on a flattering smile: "Hey, hey, I'll get out of here right away. Here's the deed, keep it."

As he said this, he presented the deed with both hands.

Ah Sheng glanced at the deed in the man's hand and waved his hand, saying, "Give it to the girl. My young master is a kind-hearted man and cannot stand the selling of children. Today is my young master's first act of kindness."

Regardless of how others reacted, Su Jinxiao, who was sitting by the window on the second floor, was impressed by his servant's ability to lie with open eyes. He rolled his eyes speechlessly and turned around to lie back on the couch.

"this..."

The man in the gambling house looked at the deed in his hand, then glanced at Ah Sheng's expression, and finally stuffed the deed into Xiu'er's hand.

"You're lucky to have met a kindhearted nobleman. Take the deed, and we'll be even from now on."

Xiu'er clutched the deed tightly, looked up at the empty window on the second floor of the restaurant, then walked up to Ah Sheng, bit her lip, and asked softly, "Young man, would it be convenient for Xiu'er to thank your master in person?"

"No, no, my master said you don't need to thank me. You should go home early, young lady."

Ah Sheng waved his hands repeatedly. He grew up with the young master. Didn’t he know what the young master’s temper was like?

If he really brings this girl to see the young master, he will skin him alive.

Thinking of this, he raised his foot to leave.

"Please stay, little brother."

When Xiu'er saw Ah Sheng was about to leave, she called him in a hurry, then bit her lip and knelt down with a thud.

"If your young master hadn't helped me today, Xiu'er would have been in the pickling field long ago."

She took a deep breath, her slender fingers tightly grasping the edge of the contract, and continued: "So, I beg you to help pass on a message to your master. I will never be able to repay your kindness in this lifetime. I only hope that you can stay by my side, even if it means working like a slave for me..."

"Hey, hey, hey, you are such a... girl, please get up quickly. My young master doesn't need your repayment." Ah Sheng was helpless and had to emphasize it again.

It has come to this, how could Xiu'er give up? She knelt there motionless, as if she would not get up until Ah Sheng agreed.

Xiu'er's mother rolled her eyes and helped to speak up: "Your young master has been very kind to Xiu'er, so let Xiu'er stay with him and serve him. Xiu'er is a careful person and will definitely take good care of your young master."