CHAPTER 319: CHAPTER 319: HELPING OTHERS, EVERYONE WINS

There are brothers, and these debt collectors have found their way here too, now this is going to be interesting!

"Auntie, what do you have to say?"

Yuan Bao looked at the woman sitting on the ground crying silently, "If there’s any grievance, tell me. Maybe I can help you!"

As the saying goes, helping others brings joy, it’s good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.

However, in response to Yuan Bao’s question, the woman only sobbed without replying.

"Girl, my young lady is the Jiafu Village Chief appointed by His Majesty. If you have any injustice, even if our village chief can’t help you solve it, when we go to the Capital, we can ask the Eldest Princess to seek justice for you."

Nanny Xue stepped forward, squatted in front of the woman, and spoke softly.

Upon hearing Nanny Xue’s words, the woman finally responded.

She looked up at Nanny Xue, hope sparkling in her eyes.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"What good would it do me to deceive you in such matters?"

Nanny Xue was at a loss for words.

What has this world come to?

Trying to do a good deed and not being trusted, this feeling is really frustrating.

"Please, my dear lady, help me achieve justice!"

After confirming that Nanny Xue was not deceiving her, the woman suddenly rushed to Yuan Bao’s side, about to kneel in gratitude.

"Auntie, please don’t kneel!"

Yuan Bao hurriedly stepped aside.

A two-year-old toddler like her, if she received such a grand gesture from this auntie, wouldn’t it shorten her lifespan?

"Girl, if there’s anything, just speak up, don’t act like this. Our village chief is still young and can’t bear this!"

Nanny Xue followed up, reaching out to stop the auntie.

Seeing this, the woman finally refrained from kneeling to Yuan Bao.

Then, she tearfully explained the situation.

The story wasn’t particularly unusual, it boiled down to having extremely patriarchal parents. More absurdly, despite having six brothers at her parents’ house and being the only daughter, her family showed her little affection and instead, treated her like a servant girl.

When she got married, her parents accepted a bride price, but didn’t prepare any decent dowry for her. She got married with nothing but the clothes she wore, and a bundle containing two patched-up old outfits, not even a quilt.

Because of this, she couldn’t hold her head up at her in-law’s house.

If it weren’t for her somewhat considerate husband, she might not have survived.

Now, her family borrowed money, clearly having the means to repay it but refused to. Her family made her shoulder this debt, blaming her for bringing too paltry a gift for her father’s fiftieth birthday.

This gang found the young woman, partly because her family wasn’t easy to deal with, and partly because they knew her household couldn’t afford to pay, and they were eyeing her family’s land.

"My dear lady, I’m not unfilial!"

"But, life is tough for me, it’s hard enough to survive, otherwise, for my dad’s birthday, I wouldn’t have just brought back a few longevity peaches!"

"But given my family’s situation, even a few longevity peaches were a great burden!"

"Where is your family from?"

Yuan Bao was now very angry.

The preference for sons over daughters was the norm in this era, and Yuan Bao had also suffered from Mrs. Li’s harsh treatment. She couldn’t change the tides of the times, but she could at least help those she saw.

"My dear lady, my family is in Qingping Town!"

The woman answered cautiously.

Yuan Bao immediately waved her chubby hand and said, "Let’s go, to Qingping Town!"