Shengjing Noble

Chapter 625 Can You Cook?

Su Lanyin stood outside the door, not knowing for a moment whether she should go.

Su Shengming said: "Go ahead, no matter what, we need a cook."

"We can have enough meals to eat, and the prince can study by our side. This seems... not bad." Song Huaizhi comforted herself.

"Okay, I'll go find it."

After saying that, Su Lanyin turned around and walked out.

……

After asking around, she actually found the residence of a human trafficker.

Just as I was about to go in, I heard a noise coming from not far away.

With the mentality that it would be a waste not to see the excitement, she walked over towards the sound.

I saw a large group of people gathered outside a corner.

Su Lanyin squeezed in with all her strength, and only then did she understand what had happened.

It turned out to be a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old who was kneeling on the ground selling herself to bury her father.

She had a piece of grass stuck in her head, her hair was dry and yellow, and her clothes were tattered. Only her little face looked pure and lovely.

Although her cheeks were a little dirty, she looked even more fragile, pitiful and charming.

Several men nearby were talking condescendingly. The leading man was wearing gold and silver and looked like a nouveau riche, exuding a tycoon temperament.

He stretched out his hand, and his five short, thick fingers were covered with rings full of emerald jewels.

"How about this, I'll give you five taels of silver, and you can go home with me?"

The girl cried until her eyes turned red. She huddled up in fear and tried to hide backwards. She said tremblingly, "I... I will sell myself to bury my mother and only be a slave... I will never sell my body..."

"I want to buy you as my slave, hehehe... come on, raise your head and let me see what you look like."

As he said that, the man stretched out his dirty hands and touched the girl's chin.

Su Lanyin couldn't stand seeing a vulgar man bullying a woman, so she immediately rushed forward and grabbed the man's wrist. With a little force, the man cried out in pain.

"Ouch, it hurts, let me go, please let me go quickly!"

The man struggled and shouted, and several people behind him rushed over waving their fists.

Su Lanyin still didn't let go, and used one hand and one foot to beat the group of people until they rolled on the ground.

Seeing her great skills, the wretched man no longer dared to be arrogant and started begging with a sad face.

"Please spare my life, sir. I was wrong. I will never do it again..."

"Heh~ You were wrong? Then tell me, where did you go wrong?" Su Lanyin asked with narrowed eyes.

"It's wrong to tease a common girl..."

"So you knew that too!" She was so angry that she kicked the man away.

"Ouch..."

"Big brother!"

Several people went up and helped him up.

The man held his waist in pain. After he stood up, he showed an unconvinced look on his face. He glared at Su Lanyin and cursed: "Just wait for me, you...you will not have a good ending!"

Su Lanyin waved her fists, and those people were frightened and turned around and fled.

Seeing that the bad guys didn't get the upper hand, the people around applauded.

"You are so powerful, sir! This guy is a famous villain here!"

"I usually bully men and women a lot, but today I am so grateful to you!"

"What's your name, hero? You are so amazing. I'm afraid no one can match your skills."

……

Facing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Su Lanyin smiled and said, "You are too polite. I am Su Lan. I only helped others today because I saw injustice. I am not a hero."

After saying that, she turned to look at the frightened girl and bent down to help her up.

"Don't cry. Selling yourself to bury your father like this will easily attract bad guys' attention."

The girl sobbed aggrievedly: "But...but I can't help it...I want my father to die in a dignified way."

Su Lanyin comforted him, "Your father is dead, but the living have to continue living. What's the point of selling yourself just to give him a gorgeous funeral? Can he survive? Or do you think he wants to see his daughter sell herself to bad people for his coffin and suffer torture and humiliation?"

The girl bit her lip and just cried without saying a word.

Seeing her like this, Su Lanyin finally softened her heart, so she took out three taels of silver and said, "Bury your father, then live a good life, and don't sell yourself out again."

The girl was stunned for a moment, looked at her in disbelief, and then quickly shook her head to refuse: "No! I can't accept salary without merit."

"This is a gift for you, just take it."

Su Lanyin didn't want to get entangled with her any longer, so she pushed the silver to her and turned to leave.

The girl suddenly knelt on the ground, grabbed the corner of her clothes, and cried bitterly.

"In that case, from now on I belong to you, sir. Here is a contract of sale. I have already put my fingerprints on it. Please accept it."

As she said that, she took out a piece of paper and tried to hand it to Su Lanyin.

"Ah? No, I won't buy you... I... I'll give you this silver for free..."

Su Lanyin quickly refused, but the girl held on to her and refused to let go.

“Sir, if you don’t buy me, then I can’t take your money, I can only continue to sell myself to bury my husband and wife!”

"But you...why bother?"

"My father is dead, my mother ran away with someone, and my house and land have been occupied by my uncles. I have no place to stay now. If you don't want me, I will still be homeless and will be dead on the street sooner or later."

She looked so heartbroken, it was really pitiful.

Su Lanyin sighed, feeling helpless.

She thought for a moment, then asked, "Can you cook?"

The girl looked at her with tears in her eyes and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I can cook since I was six years old, and the taste is also very good, young master..."

Su Lanyin thought, since we have to find a cook anyway, we might as well hire her.

"How about this, I don't want your indenture contract anymore, but I can take you in for a while. When you find another place to go, you can leave at any time."

"Really?" A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in the girl's eyes.

"Yeah, really, get up."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you!"

"Come on, I'll go with you to bury your father."

"Ok!"

Su Lanyin hired two men to carry the girl's father onto a cart, then went to a coffin shop to buy a coffin, and finally hastily buried him in a remote corner outside the city.

After finishing all this, it was almost dark.

Su Lanyin took the girl back to her residence. On the way, she asked, "I don't know your name yet."

The girl lowered her head shyly: "Your servant..."

She interrupted: "I didn't accept your indenture, so you don't have to call yourself a slave."

She was in a hurry to go out today, so she didn't wear a beard or draw wrinkles, but just disguised herself to look like an ordinary young man.

But she did not forget that her character is an ordinary businessman.

Therefore, it was too abrupt for a girl with such outstanding appearance to follow her and call herself a servant, which would easily arouse other people's suspicion.

What's more, when she returns to Quanzhou, she will have Cuizhu and the others to serve her, so there is no need to add a new person.