The head of the Mu family

Chapter 130 Strange Names

After Huaisheng finished his meal, he let Qingtian and the three children eat as well.

Then, together with Wu the madam, they went to give the head steward a final pulse check.

After instructing the two people on medication and daily precautions, the other three people came over after their meal.

Mu Huaisheng then led them back to the inn. The three of them wanted to come up and serve him again, but Qingtian quickly stopped them.

"We've prepared another room for you. Please go and rest. You'll be leaving this place with the young master tomorrow."

Wait a minute~

"Come here, everyone, let me take your pulse!"

Huai Sheng took the pulses of the three people in turn.

Fortunately, there were no internal injuries. It's just that the abuse left her body depleted, but she'll recover after some rest.

"Sunny day, get some wound medicine~"

The three of you should wash up tonight, apply your medicine to each other, and get some rest so as not to delay tomorrow's schedule!

"Yes, young master!"

“You don’t need to call me Young Master like Qingtian does; you should call me Master of the Family.”

"Yes! Patriarch!"

All three of them were unable to contain their joy.

The next morning, Qingtian drove a carriage, with Huaisheng and the three children inside, and left Yingtian Prefecture.

Three miles outside the city gate, the carriage stopped on a sunny day.

Arui and Xuanjin waited ahead. When the weather cleared, they changed horses, and Xuanjin drove the carriage.

At noon, they found a roadside teahouse and got off the carriage to have lunch.

The three children were startled to see two more people.

Aqi and Aza immediately knelt down, and the other child, not understanding why, also knelt down:

"Thank you, Master, for coming to our rescue!"

We've already decided that if we can't take it anymore, we won't live.

Thinking back to when I met the patriarch on the battlefield, I realized how much the patriarch had sacrificed to save so many lives.

We also felt unwilling to die.

The other child was stunned when he heard this.

"Why are you kneeling! Get up!"

No wonder you guys looked like you knew me; turns out we'd met before!

"Yes, we were helping out in the wounded soldiers' camp at that time. The head of the family was so busy every day that he didn't pay attention."

We thought at the time:

Dr. Mu worked so hard to keep those who could live alive, so it's good that we can do our part.

Unexpectedly, the Marshal later assigned us to you and Doctor Lan, and we were secretly overjoyed.

Later, when you came to arrange for people to be placed, you chose uncles and grandfathers who were no longer able to work.

We all wished we could be with you.

When the Lan family came to settle people for the last time, they told us that the remaining few should wait a little longer, and that you might come to pick us up later.

We were genuinely happy, finally having the chance to get what we wanted, but then...

We never expected you to come and save us; we never imagined that anyone in this world would care about us!

"You've all suffered, not just me~"

The Lan family also spent a lot of money and sent ten experts.

I'm not sure I have that ability on my own. They were already waiting in Yangzhou Prefecture after they finished their business.

When you get there, you'll see it~

Stop standing there, hurry up and eat!

After eating and resting for a while, we continued our journey.

Several people sat down to eat, and another child still needed to be served. Huai Sheng noticed that he was in low spirits and thought for a moment.

The child probably realized that these people were there to rescue the other two children, and that he was just incidentally helping out, so he became even more cautious.

Huaisheng pulled him to sit beside him and asked with a smile:

"Sit down and eat."

None of us know your name yet.

"This servant is called Sikong~"

No, Master, this servant has no name. Please bestow a name upon me, Master.

Stop talking and eat!

You have such a beautiful name, why would you need another name?

Where is your hometown? Do you still have family there?

Don't worry, you're safe now.

"That's all~ I was sold to a wealthy family in Yingtian when I was five years old."

It was past the fourteenth of the lunar year. I was usually very diligent, but later I was transferred to serve the second young master of that household with his writing materials.

At first I was very happy, and I learned a lot of words along the way.

Last year, the second young master suddenly started groping me. When I struggled, the second madam came in.

Later, the second wife beat me up and locked me in the woodshed, starving me for several days.

Then they transferred me to empty the chamber pots, and often didn't give me any food.

Later, a few months ago, the second young master bumped into me and glanced at me several times, and the second madam starved me for several days.

Last month, the second young master went to the capital, and the second madam sold me off to a penniless man.

I've been beaten for a few more days, and I'm thinking of just accepting my fate.

Anyway, I'm just a worthless life, who knows how long I'll live~

That day, Wu the madam picked out a few pretty and obedient girls to serve you.

I noticed that Madam Wu respects you very much, calling you a "miracle doctor" repeatedly.

Although you glanced at me several times that day, your gaze was different from those of the others.

When we served you, Madam Wu was present, and you seemed to enjoy our service.

Since Madam Wu is not here, your attendants are serving you.

I knew then that you were different.

Later that day, he called us over and said that we should choose a few people to take away and serve.

I remembered that you glanced at me a few more times, and I thought I should have a chance.

I never imagined you wouldn't remember me at all, so I have no choice but to fight for myself.

I never expected that I would actually win!

I just heard them kneeling and thanking you, and now I finally understand. You weren't looking at me that day at all; you were just putting on a show for Wu the brothel owner.

Now that you've bought me, please don't abandon me!

I'm very diligent and learn things quickly!

"I'm just asking about your situation. Since you have no family members and everyone calls me 'Head of the Family,' you must be a member of the Mu family."

Eat with peace of mind~ Take a rest after you finish~

"As long as you don't betray your master, you'll always belong to the Mu family."

Sikong breathed a sigh of relief and finished his meal with peace of mind. Everyone felt a little sorry for the child's arduous journey.

Mu Huaisheng: No matter how bad a situation a person is in, they should never give up the chance to survive.

As long as you're alive, there might be another chance!

The next day, as darkness fell, the group arrived in Yangzhou. Uncle Mo was overjoyed to see the two children again.

Huai Sheng received a letter from Qian Yan, which contained only a few words:

You, wait for me in Yangzhou!

A few days ago, when he learned that the matter had been resolved, Huaisheng wrote a letter to Qianyan:

In short, things here will be settled in three or four days, and I will send them to Yangzhou.

I'll meet up with the experts from the Lan family and Uncle Mo and the others. I'll let them go back first, and then I'll go check on you.

Upon receiving the letter, Huai Sheng discussed it with everyone:

"It's too late to go back now, it's already the Little New Year."

If you're not in a rush, you can go back after the New Year. If you have something to do, you can go back first.

With everyone having nothing else to do, they enjoyed a lively and festive celebration of the Lunar New Year.

The next day, Huaisheng summoned Aqi and Aza and asked:

Do you still have any relatives?

The two men immediately knelt down upon hearing this, which startled Huaisheng.

"Get up right now!"

I'm just asking about your situation. Just tell me the truth. Also, who came up with your name?

“We have no relatives left. Our names, Aza’s and my names, were given to us by our respective mothers.”

"Named by your own mother?"

Why would someone choose such a name?

"Our mothers were two famous courtesans who encountered turmoil while out on the street."

She was abducted by the Xihu army along with many other daughters from ordinary families.

The leader of the Xihu army came to select women to serve, and our mother, unable to bear seeing those women being abused, stepped forward.

However, those women also did not escape the tragedy.

Later, our mother and those women were rescued by the border troops of Da Hao.

The women were all escorted home, and our mother voluntarily stayed in the wounded soldiers' camp to take care of them.

Unexpectedly, they discovered they were pregnant. Unable to bear the thought of aborting the child, they gave birth to it and gave us this name.

Because they don't know who our father is, and they don't want to know!