Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 325 Rescue

The Rongdi man stumbled as Peony lashed him with her whip, then turned and glared angrily at her: "Little girl, are you looking for a beating? What do we have to do with you if we're just doing normal business?"

Shen Li gave Lian Qiao a look, and Lian Qiao went back to the car to get a heater and blankets and went over to cover the mother and her two daughters, temporarily shielding them from the winter chill.

The mother wrapped her two children up tightly, her grateful yet pleading eyes looking at Shen Li, who was wearing a crown in the crowd.

Shen Li noticed the grass stuck in the girl's hair, which indeed indicated that she was going to sell it, but it seemed that the mother did not trust these Rongdi people.

At the same time, Peony spoke up: "Didn't you see they weren't selling to you? You're robbing them."

Seeing that Shen Li seemed to be of some extraordinary status, the Rongdi people gathered in groups of three or five. The one who spoke the most fluent Chinese said, "Young man, we are a merchant caravan from Rongdi, legitimate traders. But you look unfamiliar and don't seem to be a local."

"I am a traveling merchant from out of town, here to discuss business." Hearing their fluent Mandarin, Shen Li took them even more seriously and asked, "What kind of business are you doing?"

The onlookers initially thought Shen Li was acting out of a sense of justice and were all waiting to save the mother and her two daughters from their predicament. However, when they heard that Shen Li said it was a business transaction, their hearts sank.

Businessmen don't have much power, and even if they are well-intentioned, it's difficult for them to save people from these Rong and Di merchants.

After all, which of these outside businessmen doesn't need to maintain good relations with their superiors? The local authorities inevitably have to protect them to some extent, especially since this is a group of wealthy merchants.

"A merchant?" The Rongdi man looked Shen Li up and down with his cunning eyes, and after a while he laughed, "I thought someone in your family was an official."

Before Shen Li could reply, the mother on the ground, as if making a firm decision, shoved the baby into the girl's arms, then threw off the covers and crawled to Shen Li on her knees, weeping uncontrollably.

"Honorable sir, please have mercy and take my daughter away. We don't want money, we just beg you to give her some food and a way to survive."

Those around him who heard this couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Winter is too hard for the poor; for many times, simply surviving is a luxury.

Shen Li reached out to help her up: "Don't worry, Auntie, I won't abandon you. Please get up and talk."

A glimmer of hope appeared in the woman's eyes. She not only refused to get up but also wanted to kowtow to Shen Li. However, Shen Li grabbed her arm and pulled her up, and she couldn't even break free.

Shen Li took off her cloak and draped it over her shoulders, asking, "Auntie, what's going on with them?"

“I wanted to find a way for Ni’er to survive, but they came over, threw down some silver, and tried to snatch my child. I didn’t want their money or sell my child, but they still tried to take her,” the woman said.

Shen Li understood and said to Lian Qiao, "Take the aunt's family to eat something hot first, and take good care of the child."

Lianqiao responded, but was blocked by the Rongdi people as soon as she stepped forward.

Ma Zheng couldn't stand it anymore and led several soldiers up, but they didn't move until they received orders.

"Young man, we took a liking to her first, so please don't meddle in other people's business." The Rongdi man, who spoke fluent Chinese, stared at Shen Li with a cunning and sinister gaze.

Upon hearing that Shen Li was a businessman, he immediately felt less apprehensive. His manager had the most dealings with the Shen family and was also very familiar with the local government. Why would he be afraid of a businessman from out of town?

Whether or not I want this little girl in front of me is no longer important; what matters is that I can't lose face.

"Hit." Shen Li said calmly.

Ma Zheng was still somewhat incredulous when he heard this, as his elders didn't seem like such reckless people.

Peony was the first to strike. With a single whip, she wrapped it around the neck of the Rongdi man and then flung him away.

Ma Zheng led his soldiers forward and swarmed in; the four opponents were subdued almost instantly.

Those watching thought that if the young master insisted on saving the person, there might be a stalemate, but the stalemate only lasted for a moment.

The way these people looked at Shen Li changed. Some were surprised, and some were worried for her. Although the solution was quick and easy, she had undoubtedly gotten herself into trouble.