CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 226 MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

Gu Dashan and Li Anzi felt as if they had been brought back to life upon hearing those words.

"No worries, Daya and her daughter are all right..." Gu Dashan was so overjoyed that he wept.

Upon hearing Ms. Jin’s words, Master Qi also let out a sigh of relief and smilingly said to Qin San Lang, "Qin family’s young man, did you hear that? They are fine, just busy working in the backyard."

Qin San Lang glanced at Master Qi, then said to Jiang Jiao, "Second Uncle Jiang, let Ms. Jin lead us in first to find them."

Although they were doing menial labor, entering a place like Yingxian Square had already ruined their reputations.

Daya might still be manageable, but Xiao Yu’s cousin will probably have a hard time finding someone to marry.

"San Lang is right, let’s not talk any more and hurry to meet them," urged Jiang Jiao.

"Alright, gentlemen, please follow me," Ms. Jin, being very tactful and knowing that Master Qi personally coming here meant the mother and daughter must have some backing, did not stop them and led them towards the backyard.

Meanwhile, she signaled a young man wearing a green cap, who bowed his body and quietly took a shortcut to the backyard.

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In the backyard of Yingxian Square, a mother and daughter covered in bruises were fetching water from the well and washing clothes.

These were clothes belonging to the girls of Yingxian Square as well as those of guests, made of fine fabrics, but many stained with dirt. The inebriated guests, drenched in vomit, would take off their clothes and leave them for the servants at Yingxian Square to wash.

The mother and daughter had been doing menial tasks since yesterday afternoon, working non-stop without a chance to sleep or even eat, yet still hadn’t finished all the menial tasks of Yingxian Square.

After washing these clothes, they had to dry the urgently needed clothes by the fire before they could drink some saltwater and rest. In the afternoon, they would be driven to continue working.

"You two, be more nimble with your hands and feet, how can you work so slowly on so few clothes!" An obese old woman with a whip snapped it against their bodies and pointed at the young girl, scolding, "You little wench, realizing how tough it is now? You were told to obediently attend to guests, but you refused and even scratched up your own face. Now that you’ve become a freak, just wait and suffer for life!"

The girl’s limbs were ice-cold, and she had been beaten numb, trembling as she washed the clothes.

With another snap, the old woman ferociously whipped her again, scolding, "What are you doing? These are brocade clothes, worth more than ten taels each; you’re using too much force. If you ruin these clothes, can you afford to compensate?"

The girl was nearly at her limit and close to fainting; her head buzzed, and she couldn’t make out what the old woman was saying, just mechanically repeating the washing motion.

The elderly woman beside her was in a slightly better condition. Seeing the girl getting beaten, she felt heartbroken but didn’t dare plead for her, knowing the more she begged, the harsher the old woman would beat.

"Granny Gong, please stop," said the young man with a green cap, hurrying over to the well where Granny Gong was hitting the mother and daughter. He rushed over, grabbed the whip in her hand, and pulled her aside.

Granny Gong stumbled, almost falling, and grumbled at the young man, "Luzi, what are you doing? Let go, that stubborn girl needs a good beating or she won’t listen."

She continued complaining, "It’s only because Ms. Jin has a kind heart. In my opinion, a disobedient girl like her should be thrown into the woodshed and let Elder Ge and his men have their way with her. Once her body is ruined, she’ll learn her lesson. As long as her body is intact, she stubbornly dreams of escaping from here."

Granny Gong said to the girl, "What’s the point of running away! Once you’ve entered a place like this, do you think you can still lead a pure life if you get out? Dream on."

Even if this wretched girl’s body is still pure, who would believe her? Who would dare marry her?

"Granny Gong, just shut your mouth," Luzi pulled Granny Gong aside and whispered a few words in her ear, startling Granny Gong.

"Luzi, you wouldn’t be lying to an old woman, would you? These two doomed souls, they still have esteemed relatives?" Granny Gong was incredulous.

Moreover, Yingxian Square had its own backing, even if these mother and daughter had esteemed relatives looking for them, Yingxian Square was not afraid.

Luzi said, "This is Ms. Jin’s command. Go quickly to the kitchen, get some food for them, let the two of them eat a bit. Don’t make it look too bad, hurry."

Luzi pushed Granny Gong, almost toppling her. Cursing under her breath, Granny Gong trotted to the kitchen to fetch some food.

After pushing Granny Gong away, Luzi took a quilt hanging on the bamboo pole in the backyard and handed it to the old woman, "Aunt Li, please stop washing. Your hands are freezing, quickly wrap this quilt around you, warm up."

He took out a packet of antiseptic medicine from a cloth bag hanging at his waist and handed it to the old woman, "Aunt Li, this is premium antiseptic medicine, quickly apply it to your daughter’s face."

Li Shuangxi was a desperate one. When she first came to Yingxian Square, Ms. Jin ordered the nannies to teach her about servicing men. Initially, she agreed nicely, but before she was taken into a room for her training, she had used a glass shard to slash her own face.

Tsk, she was ruthless. If it wasn’t for the quick intervention of the nanny teaching her, her face would have been beyond saving, and the other nannies were also very upset.

When Ms. Jin heard about this, she personally met with her. But the girl smiled and said, "If you want me to serve clients, only over my dead body! You cannot watch me forever, at some point, I will be able to end my life!"

Stubborn and ruthless, Ms. Jin was furious.

However, seeing that she truly feared nothing, Ms. Jin had no choice but to let them do menial work first, hoping to grind down her sharpness. Then consider her facial injury to see if it could heal. If it healed, she would serve customers, otherwise, she would be sold to a bachelor as a bride.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, relatives had come looking for her, led by Master Qi himself.

Seeing the old woman staring blankly, not taking the antiseptic medicine, Luzi was so anxious that he had to apply it himself to Li Shuangxi.

Seeing this, the woman suddenly screamed and charged at him, "Get away, don’t touch my daughter!"

Bang, Luzi was knocked to the ground, hitting his chin against the blue stone by the well, bleeding from his chin.

He moaned, clutching his bleeding chin, and said to the old woman, "Aunt Li, what are you doing? I just wanted to apply medicine to Shuangxi; her face is injured."

The old woman, clearly shaken, held Li Shuangxi tightly, her eyes wide as she yelled at Luzi, "Bastard, get away from me, if you dare touch my daughter, I’ll burn down your damned brothel! If you won’t let us live, you won’t live either!"

Hearing this, Luzi cursed under his breath. Damn it, this mother and daughter were one more ruthless than the other; one wanted to commit suicide, and the other threatening to set fire to their Yingxian Square.

Such people, it’s better to sell them off quickly, lest one day they really set fire to Yingxian Square.