C2211 The Truth(1)
Miss Red Sleeve has been looking down at her own lute on the floor for a long time without any reaction.0
Faang Cheng and Lee Zhaowen were not in a hurry to urge her. They just sat in their seats and waited. From time to time, they would even take a sip of wine.
After a while, Hong Xiu finally raised her head slowly and looked at the wine pot on the table.
"This servant... Can this servant drink a mouthful of wine?"
She spoke softly and weakly, and her voice seemed to have suffered a tremendous injury and sorrow, and it carried a trace of a hoarse and full of sorrow!
"Of course!"
Faang Cheng casually placed the wine pot in front of Hong Xiu, who stared at the wine pot. After that, she raised her hand, raised the wine pot, and downed it in one gulp! After that, she slowly lowered her head, and placed the wine jug on the table, neither light nor heavy. Only then did she set her gaze on Faang Cheng and Lee Zhaowen, who were opposite her.
"This servant and Cao Nuo... are childhood sweethearts! Both of our families are very poor. It is already very good that the money we earn in a year is enough to maintain a basic livelihood. We do not dare to get sick or encounter trouble. We can only live in fear and trepidation! Until seven years ago, a case appeared at the place where we lived! It was our neighbor's daughter who was raped to death, and that day... I and Cao Nuo saw the son of a rich family in our city bringing a few hooligans and hooligans to the neighbor's house! So... we stepped out of the court to testify against the son of that rich family, and in the end... the hooligan was indeed locked up. But the punishment after the New Year, while this servant and the Cao family... were all burned up by a huge fire that night! My parents and Cao Nuo's father were burned to death in that fire, leaving behind only the severely burned Madam Cao! As for that night... Cao Nuo and I secretly sneaked out with our companions to see the meteor and didn't encounter any danger! After that, we found the authorities and reported to them, requesting to investigate the cause of the fire. However, everyone said that it was just an accidental fire case, and there was no evidence pointing to the rich family who did it. However, Madam Cao, who had been burned all over, had clearly told Cao Nuo before she fainted that she saw a black shadow in the yard. Just as she was about to go out and ask who it was, she smelled a strong smell of fire oil. After that... the fire started... Someone must have set the fire on purpose! "
At this point, Miss Hong Xiu was already sobbing silently!
" We can't stay in our hometown anymore! Every day, we're on tenterhooks, afraid that someone will come and harm us, and that rich man indeed always sends people to harass us. He also put pressure on the workplace, making them not allow us to work anymore. We... We really can't live there anymore. That's why we brought Madam Cao, who can only lie on the sickbed and can't move, to Sea City!"
When Hong Xiu said this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, as if she was thinking of a rather blissful past!
"The reason why we chose Sea City was because Lady Cao said that Cao Nuo's father had a distant cousin in Sea City. It is said that she married well and wanted to see if she could help us in Sea City! In the end... when we came to Sea City to find Cao Nuo's distant cousin, she really gave us some money when we first met. Therefore... She helped us settle down in Sea City. Later... she also helped us find a small courtyard in Sea City City to settle down Madam Cao. She even found a teacher in her residence to teach Cao Nuo! At that time, we would know that Cao Nuo had the talent to cultivate the spirit. And very high. In just seven short years, he has already advanced to Tier 7!"
At this point, Hong Xiu seemed to be very excited. The feeling of being happy for Cao Nuo was very real!
"But... at the same time that Cao Nuo succeeded in cultivating spirit, the problem also followed right after! That distant aunt of Cao Nuo, started to make him do some... do some things that go against morals, and even things that are not allowed to be seen in the light!"
At this point, Hong Xiu's mood clearly sank. After that... it was as if she didn't want to think about it!
"At first, I didn't know, but later on, I realized that he was getting more and more money from home. It was only then that I realized that something was wrong. Under my interrogation, he finally told me the truth! At that time... I was really shocked! Because I still remember clearly that Cao Nuo was a good person who sacrificed his own home for justice. He had always been full of righteousness. He would say a few words if he encountered any unbiased things on the way. I don't believe... I don't believe that a person like him would actually do so many heinous things! We started arguing very normally. Cao Nuo said, I was so righteous before, but what did I get in return for! What he did now were all unjust things, but... he really got a good life back. This world... is so unfair. The strong prey on the weak!"
As she recalled this, Hong Xiu appeared to be in great pain!
"I'm angry. I can understand why he became like this. But I can't accept it. So... I left Cao Nuo's home. I lived alone! Perhaps Cao Nuo was young and aggressive, or perhaps he thought that he could find better girls with money. So he didn't come out to find me! I am a woman. I am not familiar with the place. What can I do to feed myself? Thus... I walked into this Red Jade Restaurant! Fortunately, my mother here is a reasonable person. I promised her that I would transfer a certain amount of money to her every month. Then, she wouldn't force me to sell myself! I walked to the agreed amount of money and even exceeded a lot. Mom also kept her promise. Not only did she not force me to sell myself, but she also didn't force me to sell myself. She even protected me very well! "
When Hong Xiu said this, she took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes. She seemed to be distressed about herself. It was also good that she was glad that she met a good brothels' mom.
"Then he came to find you later on..."
Lee Zhaowen did not understand why Hong Xiu still wanted him when such a man turned around.
"Maybe he needed comfort, or maybe he thought I was better after he went around. Anyway, he came back to me again. And I... I really can't bear to part with my childhood friend. I also feel sorry for him for doing so many harmful things. He can't sleep well in the middle of the night, and he wakes up from nightmares every day, so... he became the only person who can enter my tent! "
When Hong Xiu said this, she let out a long sigh!
"But... Logically speaking, with Cao Nuo's current income, he should be able to ransom you out of this Red Jade Restaurant. Why is he still keeping you here to receive... sing songs for people every day?"
Lee Zhaowen thought about how to phrase it. He felt that "receiving guests" was not too pleasant, so he changed the word.
- The content came from Miegu Reading.
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