Scumbag Chapter 157 The Reformed White-Eyed Wolf General (23)

Xiao Huan supported Shi Jing and limped to the mine with difficulty. Clutching a wild vegetable bun, Shi Jing sat in a coal basket and was l

Xiao Huan supported Shi Jing and limped to the mine with difficulty.

Clutching a wild vegetable bun, Shi Jing sat in a coal basket and was lowered into the pit.

For some reason, Xiao Huan felt a little happy to see her male master so miserable.

When she returned to the hut, Jin Yuping had already restrung the prayer beads and knelt on the ground to chant sutras. The overseer was sitting next to her, eating melon seeds while staring at her.

With him there, Jin Yuping had no choice but to kneel obediently, not even daring to doze off.

Earlier, Jin Yuping had left Xiao Huan alone in the mining area, where she endured many beatings and curses from Shi Jing, who even threatened to sell her off.

Now, seeing Jin Yuping in such a miserable state, Xiao Huan felt an indescribable satisfaction.

After kneeling all day, Jin Yuping’s legs were nearly crippled.

Seeing her obedient attitude, the overseer finally relented, saying she only needed to kneel for two hours a day. However, Jin Yuping had to work and pick up coal with the prisoners' families, or she wouldn’t be given food.

Originally, the prisoners' families weren’t subject to forced labor. They voluntarily picked coal pieces, exchanging them for clean water or food based on weight.

But who told Jin Yuping to offend the Count of Dingyuan?

This time, with the overseer watching her closely, Jin Yuping couldn’t escape.

Moreover, she had no money left, so even if she ran away, she would not have the money to spend on food, clothing and shelter.

‘I will have my revenge. I will have my revenge.’

Jin Yuping lay on the wooden plank and clenched her fists.

‘That little overseer looked down on me so much. I’ll definitely break his legs later to let him know how powerful I am!’

After kneeling until her legs nearly gave out on the first day, Jin Yuping spent the next morning kneeling again before being sent to pick coal in the afternoon.

Because of her injured legs, she couldn’t move fast, and even the children collected more coal than she did.

By the time she returned to the hut at night, Jin Yuping was seething with anger.

Xiao Huan had gathered more coal during the day and exchanged some for river water to wash her face, leaving it clean and fresh, which only made Jin Yuping even angrier.

"Come here, you wretch!"

Jin Yuping grabbed Xiao Huan’s hair and slapped her more than a dozen times.

After beating her, she even discussed with Shi Jing that they had no money left, so it would be better to sell Xiao Huan.

Such a beautiful girl like her could fetch dozens of taels of silver if sold to the regular mining area.

No matter how much Xiao Huan begged, Jin Yuping insisted she had to be sold. It was only when Shi Jing pointed out that he couldn’t walk with his injured leg and Xiao Huan was still needed for now that she reluctantly dropped the matter.

After the two of them fell asleep, Xiao Huan stared at the two sleeping people with red eyes, her eyes full of hatred.

She endured the whole night. When morning came and it was time to take Shi Jing to the mining area, Xiao Huan pretended to have a stomachache.

"That damn girl, she must be doing this on purpose."

Jin Yuping had no choice but to support Shi Jing herself, grumbling the whole way.

Once the basket was lowered and Shi Jing was in the mine pit, Jin Yuping prepared to return to the hut, only for Xiao Huan to show up.

"What are you doing here now? Go pick coal! Whatever you gather today is mine!"

Jin Yuping ordered arrogantly.

"Miss, do you know what this is?"

Xiao Huan took out the prayer bead and waved it in front of Jin Yuping.

"So you stole it?! You wretched girl!" Jin Yuping was both shocked and furious, and immediately lunged towards Xiao Huan, "Give it to me! Give me the bead!"

Xiao Huan took two steps back and threw the bead into the mine pit, "Don't you want the bead? Then go fetch it yourself!"

Watching the bead fall deep into the pit, Jin Yuping didn’t even care about safety. She grabbed the rope used to lower the basket and jumped down.

‘That must be the Spiritual Spring Space!’ Jin Yuping's eyes lit up, ‘As long as I had the Spiritual Spring space, I would have everything!’

As soon as Jin Yuping jumped, Xiao Huan turned and ran.

She already knew where Jin Yuping hid her deed of sale.

Since they treated her like less than human, don't blame her for taking her deed of sale and escape.

She didn't want to serve this couple anymore. She wanted to leave the mining area, so that no one would ever be able to sell her off so casually again.

Shi Jing had just settled in the mine pit when a living person fell from above, landing right on top of him.

Crack…

His already injured leg was crushed again, and the pain was so intense that Shi Jing passed out on the spot.

Jin Yuping frantically searched for the prayer bead, completely ignoring Shi Jing.

Meanwhile, Xiao Huan retrieved her deed of sale and hid it, then kept her head low as she walked out of the mining area. For some reason, the overseer didn’t stop her.

Before Xiao Huan could figure out why, someone outside called to her, "Miss Xiao Huan, the Count prepared this identity for you."

As it turned out, when Fengtian saw Xiao Huan hiding the prayer bead, he told Mingting about it.

Recalling what happened in the original timeline, Mingting remembered that Xiao Huan hadn’t done anything particularly wrong.

Not long after she came to Ning’an, she had been married off by the Female Lead to one of original owner’s squad leaders. But the squad leader died at the hands of Eastern Sea pirates, and Xiao Huan, heartbroken, passed away from depression. She was also a pitiful soul.

Guessing that Xiao Huan would sooner or later be unable to bear the oppression of Shi Jing and Jin Yuping, Mingting decided to be a good person.

"The Count?"

Holding the commoner’s identity document, Xiao Huan thought she was dreaming.

She had never expected Mingting would help her. From today onward, with this document, she was no longer a slave!

"Thank you, my lord! Xiao Huan kowtows to you!" Xiao Huan dropped to her knees, crying as she knocked her head against the ground.

Mingting went the extra mile, giving her some silver pieces and clothes, which were packed in a small bundle.

He even asked someone to tell her that he was going to open a kindergarten to take care of the children of the soldiers. If Xiao Huan was willing, she could apply to work there. Her job was to take care of the children and teach them to read.

Xiao Huan had followed Jin Yuping since young, and as a maid in a wealthy family, she knew a little bit about management and literacy, making her a good candidate for a kindergarten teacher.

Although Xiao Huan didn't know what a ‘kindergarten’ was, she trusted that Mingting was a good man.

Besides, even with her new identity, being alone wasn’t safe.

Working at the kindergarten would not only let her earn a living, but also ensure her safety since she’d be taking care of the soldiers’ children. It was the best possible outcome.

Xiao Huan immediately agreed, especially when she heard that kindergarten staff were provided with food and lodging. She was even happier and felt that Mingting was truly a great man.