flstandardbreds Chapter 138: On the verge of death
Chapter 138: On the verge of death
At this critical moment, the lady appeared. She was passing by here on her way back from worshipping at the temple. Upon seeing this, the lady immediately asked her followers to rescue us.
But at this time, my wife suddenly showed symptoms of labor due to the shock. It was in the wilderness and there was no doctor to be found.
The people traveling with the lady said that it was unlucky to see a woman giving birth, and they would not let the lady get off the carriage to check. The lady got anxious and scolded the servants harshly.
The lady ignored the advice of others and resolutely got off the carriage to check on my wife. Seeing the cold weather in the twelfth month of winter, she felt sorry for my wife's body and asked her to go to the carriage to wait for the birth.
Later, with the help of the lady, my mother-in-law successfully gave birth to a baby. Finally, the lady saw that we had nowhere to go, so she took us back to the Shen Mansion and gave us a place to live.
Miss, how could our family forget such a great kindness?
Since then, our family vowed to repay the lady for saving our lives in this life.
Over the years, we have worked hard for the Shen family and have never slacked off. Madam's kindness and mercy are like the warm sun in winter, warming the hearts of our family."
At this point, the tears in Li Bo's eyes could no longer be held back, and burst out like a flood.
He choked up and said, "God is blind. He passed away when my wife gave birth to our eldest daughter..."
After Shen Yiran heard this, she felt a sudden pain in her heart. The pain was so strong and deep that she could hardly tell whether the pain came from the depths of her soul or the remaining emotions of the original owner.
At this point, she finally understood why Shen Huaiyan loved their mother so deeply. Who could not be attracted to such a beautiful woman?
Shen Yunyu, who was standing by, also felt particularly heavy-hearted after hearing this. He slowly took out a handkerchief from his arms, handed it to Uncle Li, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Li, don't be sad. Mother must want you all to live a good life."
Uncle Li nodded, unable to utter a word.
At this time, Shen Yiran recalled what Uncle Li had just said, that he had sent a maid to visit her in the countryside, but why did she have no memory of this?
Especially in recent years, she often felt drowsy. It should be because the toxins in her body increased and was on the verge of death.
This kind of chronic poison needs to be administered frequently, so who would Aunt Lan let poison her? Her adoptive mother certainly wouldn't do that. She had been very kind to her since she was a child.
Brother Guo Kun couldn't be the one either, as he taught her to read and write since she was a child and was very caring towards her. The most likely person was her adoptive father Li Shu.
He had often beaten and scolded the original owner since she was a child, and once said that if it weren't for the large amount of money given by Madam Lan, he would not have been willing to raise such an ugly girl.
That's right, it must be him, he must be Aunt Lan's accomplice. She must avenge those who hurt the original owner.
Thinking of this, her eyes were filled with a bone-chilling coldness.
This scene happened to be seen by Shen Yunyu who was walking towards her. He couldn't help but shudder and thought to himself: "My sister's eyes are so cold! This is definitely not the look a girl should have."
He asked softly, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" However, Shen Yiran did not respond. He raised his voice a little, "Sister!"
"Hmm... Big Brother, what's wrong?" Gradually, Shen Yiran came back to her senses. She restrained her previous anger and her expression returned to calm.
Shen Yiran sorted out his thoughts and said, "This is the bank left by my mother, we can't let Aunt Lan occupy it so rudely.
Uncle Li, please clean up here first and close the door. We will notify you when we have made all the arrangements."
Shen Yunyu continued, "Sister, you are right. Uncle Li, where do you live now? Leave me your address so that we can contact each other in the future."
"Yes, young master." Uncle Li replied, and then stood up and walked towards the counter. After a while, Uncle Li came back and handed Shen Yunyu a piece of paper with the address on it.
Shen Yunyu took it and nodded slightly.
Shen Yiran looked outside. It was already noon. She thought, time is running out. She needs to visit more shops today. So Shen Yiran said, "Brother, time is running out. Let's go to the next shop!"
Shen Yunyu said "hmm", took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Shen Yiran, and said: "This is the list I asked Butler Chen to make. Sister, take a look. Which shop should we go to next?"
Shen Yiran took the list, glanced at it roughly, and was shocked. His mother had too many shops, probably more than fifty shops and more than a dozen farms.
Shen Yiran thought to himself that it would take at least three to five months to visit all these shops and farms and tidy them up.
It was indeed a bit tiring to have so much property! But she had to help the original owner keep the property.
"Brother, let's go check out some of the surrounding shops first!"
"Then let's go to the clothing store!"
Immediately afterwards, Shen Yiran and Shen Yunyu stood up and walked outside.
"Master, Miss, take care." Uncle Li's voice came from behind, and the voice was full of vicissitudes.
Shen Yiran turned around and said, "Uncle Li, you should pack up and go back, lest the group of people just now come to trouble you again."
"Yes, Miss." Uncle Li looked at the two people who were gradually going away, with a myriad of extremely complicated thoughts in his mind.
Shen Yiran and Shen Yunyu walked quickly towards the clothing store. Soon, they arrived in front of the clothing store.
This clothing store is located on a relatively busy street, but at this moment, the shop is deserted and almost no customers are found.
The two of them walked slowly into the shop, looked up, and saw three women inside.
A woman in her forties was sitting behind the counter. She looked tired and was fiddling with an abacus absentmindedly. She looked like the owner of the shop.
The other two young women were leaning against a shelf nearby, chatting, seemingly unaware of their arrival.
Shen Yiran frowned and coughed. The two guys looked over lazily, their eyes full of indifference.
Shen Yiran asked patiently, "Do you have any new styles here?" One of the guys raised his eyelids and said indifferently, "Just look for yourself!"
Shen Yiran was angry and said, "Aren't you afraid that your boss will fire you with this attitude?"
When the clerk heard this, he sneered and said nonchalantly, "Boss? Humph, Madam Lan is my cousin, what should I be afraid of? Besides, I don't think my attitude is bad."
Shen Yiran looked around. The environment of this shop was very simple. The walls were a bit mottled, and the clothes on the shelves were placed in a mess.
There were some untidy cloths piled up in the corner, covered with dust. The sunlight came in through the shabby windows, but it couldn't dispel the dull atmosphere in the shop.
Shen Yiran thought to himself: No wonder the business of this shop is so bad, with a guy like this, even the best shop will be ruined.
She turned to look at Shen Yunyu, who also had a serious expression on his face. Shen Yiran decided that she must take good care of these shops and not let Aunt Lan's people continue to do whatever they want.
Shen Yiran took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to the clerk: "Do you know who the real owner of this shop is?"
The shopkeeper curled his lips and said, "She is just my cousin."