[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-abandoned-woman-busy-farming":3,"chapter-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-374":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Abandoned Woman Busy Farming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},537539,790,"Chapter 374 - 374 374 Find a Man to Shelter from Wind and Rain","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Find a Man to Shelter from Wind and Rain Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Find a Man to Shelter from Wind and Rain “Uncle Zhang, please get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you keep kneeling, I won’t dare to agree.” Bai Ruozhu said as she helped him up to his feet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zhang Liliang finally stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please do not hesitate to order me around from now on,” Zhang Liliang politely remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Bai Ruozhu’s face fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed heavily and said, “Our families have always been close, like relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still remember how, during the busy farming season, you and my aunt dropped everything to help out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even little Rongrong helps out with chores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If now you wish to revert to formality and distance yourself from us, wouldn’t it damage the bond between our families?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to join me in business, I am agreeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remember, you are just an employee, receiving your monthly salary and share of the profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t owe me anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this relationship causes you to treat me as a superior, more distant than a relative, we can put an end to this now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn’t want the relationship between our families to grow cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Liliang was deeply moved by Bai Ruozhu’s words, even feeling a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sniffled and nodded, saying, “Ruozhu, you’re right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t treat you as such from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remember, as your employee, I have to do my job properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You shouldn’t hesitate to give me orders just because we’re friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu laughed and replied, “Don’t worry, I have always been good at separating personal feelings from business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your primary task now is to discuss this with Aunt Zhang and Rongrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a significant change, you no longer run your own business but work for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you worry they’ll fret about the money for medication, don’t mention it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just say you lost money in your business and don’t want to take that risk anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Liliang nodded, saying, “I will discuss it with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think they’ll be willing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu said no more, took Dengdeng and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else would be handled by Zhang Liliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zhang Liliang’s help, she could expand her business to other cities and earn more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t she ask Zhang Liliang for a partnership earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She worried that if something went wrong, it might damage their family relations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Zhang Liliang is her employee and acted under her directions, and the capital is all hers, there was no worry of his family being affected if she suffered a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Dengdeng in her arms, Bai Ruozhu headed to the West Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to take the child home to rest and think about how to make more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided not to go to the stall to avoid being asked for pulse readings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swiftly looked behind and saw a figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision and hearing had improved after drinking the pond water regularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one glance, she recognized the man who claimed there were bugs in the soup at her stall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu’s heart raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was muscular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she knew some self-defence, she was just a woman, and she was holding Dengdeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t easy to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Dengdeng got hurt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts, she suddenly started running towards the crowded streets where the man would not dare to openly attack her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu was running as fast as she could without looking back to avoid losing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she could hear the man getting closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t run fast enough while carrying Dengdeng and was about to be caught by the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a calculated risk, gritted her teeth, and suddenly stopped and turned to kick the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t expecting this and couldn’t stop in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled and fell flat on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him fall, Bai Ruozhu felt a surge of joy despite the pain in her own leg from the kick, probably resulting in a bruise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t hesitate and kept running forward, but her speed was slower because of the pain in her leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wretch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swear I’ll kill you!” The man spat out the dirt that got into his mouth when he fell, then started chasing Bai Ruozhu again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted, Ruozhu was carrying a now awake and crying Dengdeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear gripped her heart, and she silently called out, “Yichun, where are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please come and rescue me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure if she began to rely on Yichun or if her hopes were unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was busy with official duties, and might not even be in Anyuan Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he come to her rescue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she knew was that she needed a man to protect her and her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought filled her mind more powerfully than ever, leaving her tired and worn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain in her leg grew worse, and her legs felt heavier with each step she took…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a stern voice called out from behind, “It’s broad daylight, and yet you dare to harm others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She widened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it Brother Minglu’s voice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excitement surged in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Wan Minglu was an officer responsible for capturing bad people, wasn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Minglu shouted, he charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was patrolling the nearby alley when he heard a child’s cry, which he thought was eerily similar to Dengdeng’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the cries, he discovered Bai Ruozhu being chased by the muscular man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognising Bai Ruozhu’s figure despite the distance, he chased after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What excited him more was the brutish man pursuing Bai Ruozhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted and dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu, too tired to move, finally stopped and sat down on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was panting heavily and tried to calm a sobbing Dengdeng, saying, “Sweetie, don’t cry, it’s okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Minglu will save us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is an official who catches bad guys.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly because Bai Ruozhu had stopped running and Dengdeng felt less jostled, he quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minglu attempted to catch the man but was outmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man slipped away and ran deeper into the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minglu chased after him but soon returned, defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ruozhu, I’m sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got away,” Minglu confessed guiltily, his face red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vigorously shaking her head, Bai Ruozhu replied, “Brother Minglu, don’t say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saved 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