Chapter 138: Chapter 138: Indenture Contract
They stuffed Su Xiaofu into the sedan chair right before my eyes.
“Granny, save me, save me. Aren’t you always the one who loves Xiaofu the most? Hurry, hurry up and save me!” The voice of Su Xiaofu was trembling as she spoke, devoid of her usual arrogance and insolence.
Mrs. Tao looked at her granddaughter. By this time, Su Xiaofu had been completely stuffed into the sedan chair amid her cries of protest, and now only the constant rocking of the sedan chair could be seen, surely due to Xiaofu’s fierce struggling inside.
The sedan chair still had to be carried all the way to the Huang Residence.
If Su Xiaofu continued to struggle and curse , it was definitely not going to be acceptable.
The Huang Residence’s butler frowned and then instructed the servants next to him, “Go, you two go tie up the woman inside the sedan chair, and also stuff a cloth in her mouth to stop her from yelling.”
“Understood, Butler Huang.” The servant, upon receiving the order, took some hemp rope into the sedan chair, and soon, the shouts from inside the sedan ceased, followed by a decrease in the commotion.
It seemed that Su Xiaofu had been tied up and had a cloth stuffed in her mouth.
Coming out of the sedan chair, with the noise inside having stopped, Butler Huang immediately gave a satisfied command, “Let’s go! Carry the sedan chair back to the residence!” Su Mingfu and Mrs. He were beside themselves with anxiety, “Mother, Mother, Xiaofu has already been stuffed into the sedan chair. If you don’t save Xiaofu now, you will truly be pushing her into a pit of fire.”
Su Yunjin walked over.
“Auntie, you’re not being fair with what you’re saying. Didn’t Granny always say that marrying Master Huang was a stroke of luck for my elder sister? Now that cousin Xiaofu can marry Master Huang, that’s also a stroke of luck for her. Auntie, cousin Xiaofu is going to the Huang Residence to enjoy her good fortune. You should be happy for her, so how can you say that the Huang Residence is a pit of fire? Aren’t you slapping Granny’s face by saying that?”
When Su Yunjin spoke, she deliberately directed her gaze towards Mrs. Tao, who, along with her daughter-in-law Mrs. He, was infuriated beyond measure. However, at this moment, the matter of her precious granddaughter Su Xiaofu was more important. As for this little wretch Su Yunjin, there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with her in the future; she was not in a hurry at this very moment.
Ignoring Su Yunjin, Mrs. Tao rushed toward the sedan chair, which was about to leave, crying out, “Xiaofu, Granny’s precious granddaughter, don’t be afraid, Granny is coming to save you.”
Mrs. He clenched her teeth and glared at Su Yunjin. Yunjin chuckled silently to herself; she enjoyed seeing Mrs. He desperately itching to get at her but being powerless to do anything about it.
Su Ningxiu stood aside, also feeling quite vindicated.
Mrs. Tao caught up and blocked the path of the sedan chair. Su Xiaofu, who had already lost all hope inside, suddenly felt a surge of hope upon hearing her granny’s voice. Xiaofu wanted to speak, but her mouth had been gagged with cloth, preventing her from making a sound other than muffled cries.
The butler’s face showed displeasure as he looked at Mrs. Tao, and he pulled an indenture contract from his bosom, “Mrs. Tao, look carefully, here’s the contract in my hand! The information is clearly written in black and white. For twenty pieces of silver, you sold your granddaughter to our master as a concubine. If you continue to make an uproar and act unruly, believe me, I could have you tied up.”
“Contract? Didn’t Mrs. Tao deny wanting to sell her granddaughter Ningxiu? Now that the indenture contract has come out, it seems the matter is indeed beyond doubt.”
“This heartless Mrs. Tao wanted to sell her daughter. Now see, her scheming has backfired, and instead of harming others, she has harmed her own beloved granddaughter?”
The onlookers discussed the incident, and Mrs. Tao’s face couldn’t help but show embarrassment, anger mixed with annoyance. Su Mingfu and his wife approached Mrs. Tao, pleading, “Mother, for Xiaofu’s sake, just give the silver back to Master Huang!”