Selling Her Daughter for Glory, Utterly Depraved

The Old Ginkgo Tree clucked and clucked.

I never imagined I'd be here today, actually seeing the Dahai.

"It feels like a dream; I haven't left my house for thousands of years."

The Old Scholar Tree smiled and said, "I think that being able to travel and see the world is a kind of happiness for a tree."

The Old Ginkgo Tree said, "This is the Dahai! How are we going to get across?"

The Old Scholar Tree said, "Just swim there! We're trees, after all!"

The three trees moved very quickly; the Old Scholar Tree and the Old Ancestor rowed together and found an island in just one hour.

All the houses on this island are made of the finest hardwood.

Each household has a small courtyard with an exquisite wooden fence, and coconut trees and fragrant flowers are planted in the yard.

The cobblestone paths lead in all directions, an octagonal pavilion overlooking the sea stands on a high slope, and a wooden pavilion overlooks the water near the sea.

Isn't this a paradise on earth?

Zhou Wanwan looked at the road surface paved entirely with bluestone slabs and was filled with awe.

The Old Scholar Tree led Zhou Wanwan around the island a few times and said:

"What do we do now? There are too many, more than 100 houses. We definitely can't move them all by ourselves."

There's so much gold and silver jewelry, all hidden in that house over there.

That was the largest house on the entire island, but it was guarded by hundreds of people.

Zhou Wanwan asked curiously:

What's inside this house? I think this house is really nice.

If we could take back Yanmen Pass, we wouldn't need to go through the trouble of building our own houses Yanmen Pass.

Moreover, these houses are all made of wood, so you can move them back and sell them later.

I really didn't expect to see such a luxurious house on such a small island.

This is no less luxurious than a villa today.

Moreover, they all have the same style.

They continued strolling around when suddenly the Old Scholar Tree stopped and said, "There are so many slaves imprisoned on this island; they must have been captured."

Zhou Wanwan walked into the house over there. The house was very poor, dilapidated and run-down.

There must be tens of thousands of people living here.

They were all locked inside the house, guarded by hundreds of people outside; they were probably pirates.

The signs written outside the house read: carpenter, blacksmith, cook, embroiderer, tailor...

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched. The tens of thousands of people imprisoned here were there to serve the entire island.

It's not a good day to take action; the island is just too big, and we don't have enough manpower.

They did nothing today except stroll around the entire island.

The Old Scholar Tree took Zhou Wanwan home, and Zhou Wanwan fell asleep immediately, she was just too tired.

Early the next morning, Shen Tao was seen pacing anxiously outside. "Master, something terrible has happened! Shen Miaomiao has been locked up."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Don't rush, speak slowly, you haven't had breakfast yet!"

Shen Tao was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"It's too late! What if they kill her then?"

I don't know where they've locked her up now.

I originally planned to visit her in her courtyard, but I didn't expect the Jiang Family to have taken over the house.

I led a group of yamen runners, but we still couldn't defeat them.

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Don't be in such a hurry, let me eat some eel noodles first."

Today, the kitchen specially made eel noodles for Zhou Wanwan.

In addition to eel noodles, it is also served with crab roe xiaolongbao, pork buns, and shrimp roe siu mai.

Rows of small dishes were laid out: drunken shrimp, pickled razor clams, stir-fried shrimp, cold jellyfish head salad...

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Such a delicious breakfast, aren't you going to eat it?"

"How could I possibly be in the mood for breakfast? Master, I know you're the most capable, please, please help me save Shen Miaomiao."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "She's been rescued? Shen Miaomiao will definitely get married eventually. I'll make the decision for her then?"

Shen Tao lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "I will definitely help her find a good home and won't let her suffer any injustice."

Shen Tao suddenly spoke up:

"No, I... I married her, but we're 18 years apart in age."

"If someone tells others, they'll laugh at us."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said:

"Don't worry about being laughed at yet. You need to think carefully about what your feelings are for this girl."

If it's just ordinary father-daughter affection, then I think you don't need to make things difficult for yourself.

We may not have many other skills, but finding an honest and reliable family shouldn't be a problem.

Matters between men and women cannot be forced upon each other.

Shen Tao hung his head and said:

"I'm just afraid that others won't understand, after all, I raised this child from a young age."

Besides, she's still young, what does she know?

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"She's young, but she's brave! She really knows what she wants, and she relies on you a lot."

Moreover, given her situation, even if the engagement is called off, finding a suitable partner will still be quite difficult.

This wasn't meant to scare Shen Tao.

Ancient times were already harsh on women, and with what Qin Shuang did, it was impossible for an ordinary family to marry Shen Miaomiao.

Shen Tao was silent for a moment before saying, "I'll think about it some more."

"Oh! Then come find me again when you've thought it through! I'm not in a rush." Zhou Wanwan continued eating her eel noodles.

This eel noodle soup smells absolutely amazing!

After finishing her noodles, Zhou Wanwan planned to return to Yanmen Pass. She needed to go back and check on the things she had moved back the night before, right?

We need to take a proper inventory.

Seeing that Zhou Wanwan was about to leave, Shen Tao quickly asked, "Master, where are you going?"

"Are you going to Yanmen Pass? I'm going to inspect my territory."

Shen Tao almost burst into tears. "But Shen Miaomiao is gone."

"Then keep looking! I'm off!"

Zhou Wanwan left immediately, leaving Shen Tao frantic with worry.

He went to Qin Shuang's house, and Qin Shuang looked at him and said, "What do you want with me?"

Shen Tao looked at her and asked, "Qin Shuang, where did you hide Shen Miaomiao?"

Qin Shuang sneered, "What business is it of yours where I hide her? What do you mean by 'hide'? She's my own daughter; I can hide her wherever I want."

Shen Bin looked at Qin Shuang and said, "She's still my sister! What right do you have to hide her?"

Qin Shuang looked at Shen Bin and said, "Finding your sister is simple: bring the money to ransom her."

Shen Bin roared, "Qin Shuang, are you out of your mind? You'd even betray your own daughter!"

Qin Shuang sneered:

"What do you mean 'crazy'? I'm helping her, I want her to have a better life."

Do you even know how rich the Nie Family is? Nie Family's their only son; if not him, who else would they give all that inheritance to?

Once Miaomiao marries into the Nie Family and gives birth to a son, she will be the mistress of the Nie Family, enjoying endless Fugui.

"You're Miaomiao's biological brothers, so naturally you can benefit from this too."

Shen Bin looked at Qin Shuang and said, "You've really lost all shame! Selling your daughter for personal gain, you're utterly depraved! Are you even human?"

Qin Shuang laughed heartily:

"I had no choice; who told you to put me in this state?"

Now my reputation is ruined, I've lost everything, and I don't want to end up with nothing.

Qin Shuang didn't know why she had less and less stuff in her hands.

She was already looked down upon by those wealthy ladies, and now she didn't even have a decent piece of jewelry. It's hard to go from luxury to frugality, and she didn't want to live a life of hardship anymore.

Shen Yumei stepped forward and said, "Shen Tao, if you really care about Shen Miaomiao, then offer 500,000 taels of silver to redeem her. What do you think?"

This is outrageous!

Shen Tao glared at them and said, "One of you is Miaomiao's grandmother, and the other is Miaomiao's mother. How can you be so heartless?"

Shen Yumei said calmly:

"If you're willing to pay 500,000 taels, you can take Miaomiao away today. If you can't pay 500,000, what will happen?"

There's nothing we can do then. We'll go to the Nie Family first thing tomorrow morning.

When you want to find her, you'll have to go to the Nie Family!