Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Beat to Death and Throw into the River to Feed the Fish
At that moment, fearing Xiao He... Xiao Lianlian would make a mistake, the situation was urgent. Without thinking, Second Master Liu put the person down and raised his hand to hit, but just as he touched them, they fainted, as if the energy in their body dissipated. He couldn’t afford to think too much at the time.
This waterway was a familiar path to Second Master Liu and Cui Sanniang, they could traverse it with their eyes closed.
At this moment, the wind on the Yangtze River was much weaker than in Dangtu Town, the waves on the river were small, and the boat journey was very stable. After adjusting the sail, Second Master Liu went to the cabin to check on the person, but found them still unconscious.
"Strange, strange, it shouldn’t be like this." Second Master Liu scratched his poisonous sore, wiping the sticky venomous blood and pus on himself, really unable to understand.
Cui Sanniang felt disgusted seeing this and quickly drove him out to continue steering the boat, to prevent his disease from infecting others.
She parted Xiao Lian Hua’s hair to check the back of the neck, to see if the hit was too hard and actually harmed them, but found no significant issue, the skin was red but not swollen, clearly as Second Master Liu said, not much force was exerted, just enough to knock the person out.
Even though her arm was bandaged, waves of pain kept coming, making her grit her teeth seeing Xiao Lian Hua again.
She cursed softly for a while, truly a debt collector, wanting to settle accounts but having nowhere to start, as the person was still unconscious, how to settle accounts? She had to hope the person was fine, definitely not damaged, what kind of karma was this!
Fretful and irritated, she laid the person down on the ground, seeing Xiao Lian Hua’s messy hair, lacking the heart to tidy it, if the person was truly damaged, they held no value to her, thus losing the capital to care.
Xiao Lian Hua had their eyes tightly shut, showing half a profile, and Cui Sanniang’s gaze landed involuntarily, under the lamp light, that small face appeared white like jade, truly a beauty figure, if damaged, how much of a pity.
Finally, she pouted, signaling with her eyes for one of the girls to tidy Xiao Lian Hua’s hair.
Remembering something, Cui Sanniang used her uninjured hand to uncover the mark she pinched on Xiao Lian Hua, indeed revealing a patch of bruises.
Damn karma, she continued to curse, resignedly taking out ointment for Xiao Cui to apply, dispersing the bruise, to prevent it from leaving a scar that might ruin the appearance.
Unwillingly, Xiao Cui applied the ointment on Xiao Lian Hua, becoming increasingly upset, she rubbed with all her might, as if trying to peel off the skin.
However, before she could rub a couple of times, she heard Cui Sanniang beside her laughing coldly, as if seeing through everything, scaring her almost to drop the ointment, obediently continuing to apply it on Xiao Lian Hua, not daring to cause more trouble.
Cui Sanniang said smilingly but not kindly, "Xiao Cui, it’s not that Mother doesn’t care for you, just that you need to have self-awareness. What is her background, and what is yours, hardly comparable? It’s best to recognize this early, don’t oppose her in the future, this is the only time, not again."
Xiao Cui shivered slightly, meekly replied, "Yes, yes, Mother, I understand." Feeling congested inside, she dared not disobey.
Cui Sanniang continued, "You did your part today, Mother naturally won’t treat you poorly, what was said earlier was merely a warning, same goes for the others, don’t play any tricks under Mother’s watch, lest you harm yourselves."
At the end of her words, she spoke with urgency and harshness, a pair of shaded eyes swept over each girl, forcing Xiao Cui and the other two girls to respond apprehensively.
The other two girls understood from those words what Cui Sanniang meant by fulfilling their duty, lowering their heads, saying nothing, but moved further away from Xiao Cui.
Cui Sanniang’s methods were typical of brothel practices, where the most crucial thing for the girls was to know their place, who could earn the Brothel the most Silver, that person was the gem in the eyes of the madam, others must take second place.
Her current warning was because she feared Xiao Cui bearing a grudge and hurting Xiao Lian Hua in the future.
The brothel was never short of jealousy and rivalry, the girls exerting all means to seize patrons was their own skill, these tricks the madam turned a blind eye to.
But they absolutely could not hurt anyone, especially not the face or the body, these were the means to make a living, absolutely intolerable in the brothel.
For disobedient and erring girls, the brothel had countless methods to punish, usually tormenting without harming the skin, like using fine needles to prick, causing unbearable pain without leaving scars.
Perhaps Xiao Cui’s forceful rubbing earlier had an effect, after a while, Xiao Lian Hua slowly woke up, this time waking up made her feel buzzing in the head, her body somewhat weak, quite different from the previous knockout.
She seemed to hear many noises, and even the song her mother hummed when she was sick...
"Mother Cui, she’s awake!" a voice exclaimed.
Cui Sanniang was invigorated, relieved while a long-suppressed anger surged.
Good, time to settle accounts, tonight, she would teach this little bastard to submit completely, dare not escape again!
She signaled Xiao Cui and the other three, called Second Master Liu, all arranged previously.
The long-awaited moment approached, Xiao Cui’s desire overcame fear, feeling eager.
Xiao Lian Hua opened blurred eyes, weakly climbing up, scanning the cabin, a wave of disappointment, no mother...
She sniffed, distastefully glanced aside, there was that shaded-eyes old hag again, and that village flower bully, all people she disliked.
Towards the other two girls, she had no feelings, but against Xiao Cui, she was utterly detestful, immediately gave a nickname, "Village Bully," coward who bullies the soft yet fears the tough, masterful at betrayal.
At this moment, the village bully and the other two surrounded her closely, facing her, blocking the stern direction firmly, Cui Sanniang sat steadily at the bow.
The cabin was small, four people encircling Lian Hua.
Xiao Lian Hua didn’t know what bad ideas they were plotting, nor did she want to care, she glanced around the cabin again, remembering something, immediately sat upright and yelled at Cui Sanniang, "Where’s Xiao Hua Mei?!"
She saw her just before fainting.
Cui Sanniang sneered coldly, truly a debt collector, waking only to care for that ill omen.
No matter, she kept the person exactly for this moment.
Cui Sanniang emitted a series of eerie laughs, casting a chilling gaze at Xiao Lian Hua, "Her? You only have yourself to blame!"
What does that mean?
Xiao Lian Hua glared with almond-shaped eyes wide open, a foreboding sense filled her heart.
Just then, a sound came from the bow, someone dragging something over.
Cui Sanniang suddenly shifted slightly, spoke to the outside, "Beat her for me, beat her to death and throw her into the river to feed the fish!"