Chapter 700: Chivalrous and Righteous (2)

It turned out that not long after Caiwei left, Gao Sanchun was captured by her adoptive father Gao Jia and taken back. On the night she returned, she was married to Li Jingui, the son of County Magistrate Li, as a concubine.

Yin couldn't stand the blow and fell ill. She couldn't do anything and had to take medicine every day. The money was spent like water. The ten taels of silver that Caiwei had left for them were spent in a few months.

Now, the family had no food and the mother had no medicine. Zhaodi had no choice but to secretly ask Gao Jia for money behind her mother Yin's back. Gao Jia was ruthless and ignored the daughter of his ex-wife. When the new wife Bai saw that Zhaodi dared to come to the door to ask for money, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and took out the posture of the mistress of the house and slapped Zhaodi out.

Zhaodi didn't get the money and was beaten. She didn't dare to go home, fearing that her mother would be upset when she saw the palm prints on her face, so she kept wandering outside, wanting to wait until it was dark before going home...

Looking at the pitiful face of the little girl, Caiwei felt sad. She bent down, touched the top of Zhaodi's head, and said with a smile: "Can you take me to your house?"

"Yes!"

Zhaodi nodded and walked in front obediently.

When passing by a pastry shop, Caiwei stopped and bought a few kilograms of cakes, including soft osmanthus cakes, colorful preserved fruits, fried winter melon seeds, and winter melon strips with icing sugar...

After buying, she carried the things and walked into a narrow alley with Zhaodi, walked to a small courtyard with one foot deep and one foot shallow, pushed open the door, and invited Caiwei in.

This small courtyard is divided into two parts, the front and back. The main house in the backyard is occupied by the landlord; the three rooms in the front are separated by a narrow corridor. The two large rooms in the east are rented by a couple who sell pancakes and cooked food, with a monthly rent of 500 wen; the small room in the west is rented to Yin and Zhaodi, mother and daughter, with a monthly rent of 150 wen!

"Mother, are you asleep? I'm back?"

Zhaodi pushed open the door of the west room, called Caiwei in, and called softly.

The room was dark, with a strong smell of Chinese medicine, and no lights were on.

In the darkness, a dull coughing sound came, "Zhao Di'er, where have you been? You haven't been seen all day. Do you know that mother is worried about you?"

"Mother, I'm back now."

Zhao Di said as she took off her shoes and climbed onto the kang. She took out a candlestick covered with thick wax from the cabinet at the head of the kang and lit a short candle on it.

"Look, who's here?"

The dim candlelight illuminated the small room. Yin, with a haggard face, leaned weakly on the kang. When she saw Cai Wei, she was immediately shocked.

"Miss Caiwei! Is that you? Is it really you?"

Caiwei smiled and nodded: "Aunt Yin, long time no see, you don't look well!"

When Yin saw Caiwei, she was excited and burst into tears: "Hey, you can see it all. Our home is no longer like a home now. My Sanchun was also taken away. Originally, we planned to wait until I recovered from my injury before going to the capital, and then find you, but... Hey!"

Yin sighed for a long time, and her tears fell even harder!

Caiwei sat on the edge of the kang, put the snacks she bought on the kang table, took out a letter and opened it.

"I have heard about Sanchun's affairs, aunt, don't just feel bad. You haven't eaten dinner yet, eat a snack first to make up for it!"

Yin took the soft osmanthus cake and couldn't help looking at Zhaodi. Zhaodi saw her mother looking at her, and hurriedly picked up the rusty kettle, turned her back to her, and went to the stove temporarily built in the middle of the ground to boil water.