Bab 59: 59. Dying person
He shrugged. ''You are just an orphan. I set my eyes anyway at the window from the next village. She has no children and her clan is strong. She will bring in enough money and servants as well. Why living miserable lives with you? Not crazy. And after all, you have to think about our sons. Having you as mother and choice of having her as a stepmom is a big difference when we chose wives for them.''
She looked at him in disbelief. ''You really... I gave you so many children and we build a house together. Isn't that worth anything?''
He shook his head. ''Mother urged me already for a while to send you away. But as I had a bit weak heart on you I couldn't just kick you out. This way is good. You will be with your daughters and will have a place to stay. What do you want more?''
After that, he turned his head towards Shu Ya. ''Miss, ten silvers for three of them.''
Shu Ya nodded and Louli brought contracts. ''This is a contract that you sold your family members to me and have nothing else to do with them. Your duty will be to sign them out of the family registry. Mingli will go with you to the main office and finish work. After that is done, you will get money from him directly there in the office.''
He shrugged and accepted. ''So be it. As long I get my silver, I don't care.'' He signed the papers and left together with Mingli while Shu Ya calmly looked at the woman.
''I bought you. But I still am giving you one last choice. Death contract or walk out and do what you want. The girls are staying with me. But, the moment you sign the contract, you will really be my person. I can treat you bad, beat you, kill you or sell you. It's all my decision. And you have to accept it. Your younger daughter wants it and looking at the older daughter she probably will accept that as well. Now let me hear your decision?'' She wanted to give her one more chance.
The woman rose her eyes to look at her and shook at completely cold and empty eyes that stared at her. Then looked at a girl that was in her arms unconscious and shook her head. ''I need to stay by their sides at least a couple more years. I won't be able to work hard as I am dying. But I give you my word I will work hard until the end of my days.''
Shu Ya knew already that she was quite sick but was a bit startled to hear she was dying. In a calm voice, she asked further. ''Have you been by the physician?''
She nodded. ''One day I fainted and couldn't wake up. The husband saw that I was completely out and chose for the first time since we are married to take me to a physician. From that man's words, I found out that I was too long in cold water and caught coldness of the bones that caused at the same time for me to harm my lungs, spleen, stomach and kidneys. He told my husband I could live a few years longer if I don't work anymore hard and if I stop touching cold water. That was a few years ago. But lately, I started coughing blood. I do not think my health will be better from now on.''
Shu Ya sighed as she saw a small girl silently crying and the other girl slowly hugging her mother's waste. ''Then so be it. At least they can be around you for a bit longer. But I have to tell you something. If you have something that can be transferred to all of us I will make you stay inside the building, until your death. I can't have people getting sick because I am too soft-hearted. Sorry.''
The woman nodded. ''I understand.''
The girl in her arms slowly opened one of her eyes as the other was swollen by a hit and with much pain, she stood up and shakingly bowed deeply. ''Thank you miss. Thank you, miss...''
Shu Ya stood up and took out prepared death contacts. ''Your names?''
The little girl was Luli, the bigger girl Lumei and their mother's name was Daiyu. They thanked her greatly as they slowly printed their fingerprints. She told them about the same thing she told everyone else. They will have to learn how to read and write as well so they were completely astonished by such order.
Shu Ya sighed and waved a hand to one of the servants that just passed by her. ''Xin, bring them to the small servant yard in the northern corner. Bring the heater there. The tree of them will sleep for now thee until the physician doesn't check on them. Tell Hualing to cook some food for them and let one of the boys bring it to their room.''
The little girl shook her head. ''Miss I ate enough. Just sister and mother...''
Shu Ya rose her eyebrows. ''I saw your 'eating'. You need to eat to be able to serve me. From now on don't dare to speak before you are told or I will punish you. Understood? Your job from now on is to listen to absolutely every one of my orders wordlessly.''
The little girl put a hand on her mouth and nodded.
When they left Shu Ya pointed at the nearby stool and sighed. '' Louli. sit. You are making me anxious as well. And the same rule works for you form now on. I don't accept talking back.'' She lowered her eyes to continue reading the book while Louli slowly sat down on the chair and waited.
She just now understood one more thing. Shu Ya is good and will do anything to help anyone but will not accept people that go against her orders. Mingli and Mingyu are an exception. She accepts such behaviour only form them two, so she thought...
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