Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 326 Sent to the Government

"Little girl, how dare you..." The Rongdi man was knocked to the ground, and in his anger, he exposed Shen Li: "You little brat, how dare you be so arrogant? Do you know who we do business with?"

Shen Li naturally ignored what they were saying.

The mother and daughter seemed frightened. The woman said, "Sir, please take your child and leave. Get out of the city quickly. If they want revenge, I will pay with my life."

Shen Li shook her head slightly: "The crime of forcibly abducting women lies with them."

The woman was still somewhat uneasy, feeling that she had been drawn into a situation she shouldn't have been involved in.

Rong Di wanted to say a few more harsh words, but he was quickly overwhelmed by punches and kicks. After a few blows, all that was left were groans on the ground.

Even so, Peony didn't stop, specifically targeting those who talked a lot.

"Master, should we send the man to the authorities?" Ma Zheng asked as he walked over.

"You go and deliver it, we'll grab something to eat nearby first," Shen Li said, then led the mother and her two daughters, who were dressed in light clothing, into a nearby restaurant.

Some of the onlookers were still not satisfied. Based on their understanding of the caravan, they felt that things shouldn't end so simply, so a few of them simply followed them into the restaurant.

Just one door away from the restaurant, it was like two different worlds from the freezing cold outside. Inside, the charcoal fire was burning just right, and dozens of kettles of hot water were boiling in front of the counter. The wonton soup noodles in the diners' bowls were steaming hot, which warmed my heart just by looking at them.

"A private room on the second floor." Lian Qiao noticed the waiter's scrutiny of the mother and daughter, and tossed a silver ingot over before the waiter could speak.

Seeing that the silver no longer had any doubts, the waiter immediately said, "Please come upstairs, gentlemen. The hot water will be here shortly."

"Bring out the dishes as they come, start with a few bowls of wonton noodles, and some fresh goat milk," Shen Li said as she went upstairs.

She could hear the little girl beside her swallowing as soon as she came in. Although she had seen a lot of suffering, she still felt uneasy.

The mother and daughter in the private room were very reserved, while the baby in their arms cried unceremoniously.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed the important person. This child is too young, and I don't have any breast milk." The woman's face showed apology, but even more so, sorrow. She looked at the child in her arms and knew that if things continued like this, the child would starve to death in less than two days.

"Give the child some water first. The goat milk should arrive soon," Shen Li reassured him.

When the fresh, hot goat milk was delivered, the woman almost kowtowed to Shen Li again, but Shaoyao managed to stop her and let her feed the child first.

Before long, the wonton soup noodles arrived, and the timid little girl ate with great satisfaction and seriousness.

Peonies also satisfied her appetite. As she ate, she said, "I haven't had them for years, but they're still just as delicious."

Shen Li smiled indulgently as she listened to the woman recount her family's experiences.

“Our family was doing alright before, but this winter was too cold. My husband went up the mountain to chop firewood but fell and broke his leg. After we called the doctor, we had very little food left.”

“There was not much firewood left at home, and not much rice to cook, so I had to come out to find a way to survive for my child. I never thought I would run into these damned Rong and Di people. If my poor daughter falls into their hands, she will be abused to death.”

As Shen Li listened to these words, she thought that if even the prosperous Suzhou was in such a state, what must the situation be like for the border people who were constantly harassed?

"These Rong and Di people have a bad reputation here?" she asked.

"Yes, they are the largest Rongdi caravan in Suzhou, with several hundred people. They are arrogant, unreasonable, and domineering, and no one in the area dares to mess with them." The woman was still quite wary when she talked about this.

"You're being bullied, so you don't report it to the authorities?"

The woman sighed, "It's no use filing a complaint. The officials in the government office have all been fattened up by them. They're no longer there to stand up for the people."

Shen Li was not surprised by this; it was clear that it was impossible for a businessman to expand his business without bribing his superiors.

"They even do business with the Shen family. You know the Shen family, the nobles of Suzhou, right?"

The woman looked at Shen Li and continued, "They are a powerful and influential family, and they have officials in the court. Who would dare to provoke such people? We common people can only suffer in silence."