Yutai Bi

Chapter 5 The Loyal Baicao 2
Baicao's almond eyes widened, full of surprises: "I knew San Niangzi would have a good idea."

Cen Sanniang sneered, and poured a pot of cold water over: "What can I do? What's wrong with being a concubine? Look at the concubine's room in the yard next door. They eat delicious food and drink spicy food. Aunt Sitang is famous for being generous and virtuous. My four The uncle took in the sixth house and never saw her frowning. Besides, you can help me and the nanny every month as a concubine to make our lives better. Just hanging on such a rope, I didn’t earn a dollar or two Yin Zi, tell me to pay for the straw mat and hire someone to drag you to the mass grave, am I losing money?"

Baicao was stunned for a long while, and then began to think: "If the servant girl becomes a concubine, the monthly rule is four taels of silver. If the servant girl dies, the third lady needs to buy a straw mat and hire someone to throw it in a mass grave... It is better to be a concubine if the servant girl wants to die. The monthly bills can be saved for San Niangzi."

Cen Sanniang choked.In an instant, a sour emotion welled up in her chest.

When Baicao was five years old, her family suffered a flood and sold to Ren Yazi, who was bought by Cen's family to be a girl.Several years have passed, Baicao has long forgotten the situation of her own family, and regards Cen's family as her own, and has no idea of ​​redeeming herself as a free citizen at all.

Xu is the dowry girl of Cen Sanniang's mother, Li.She married a servant of the family before, and the child died only three days after birth, so she became her nanny.After her husband died, she stayed with Cen Sanniang wholeheartedly.

The Xu family and Baicao, like everyone else in this era, have a deep-rooted and loyal concept of master and servant.

Cen Sanniang doesn't need them, but as long as they stay by her side for a day, they will be loyal to her and take good care of her.Cen Sanniang had no doubts that if she had no money, nurse Xu and Baicao would feed her first even if they went to beg for food.

This kind of loyalty makes Cen Sanniang remind herself that she has a bowl of rice, even if she can eat more than half of it, she must set aside half of it.Give a share to the nanny Xu, and a share to Baicao.

Cen Sanniang's eyes were slightly red, she stared at Baicao and cursed: "You signed the death contract. I won't let you die, how dare you seek death on your own? It's up to me whether to send you as a concubine or not. What are you thinking about?"

Baicao was ashamed, and lowered her head to admit her mistake: "Your maidservant made a mistake. The third lady's training is justified. From now on, my maidservant will never make her own decisions, and the third lady is in charge of everything."

Seeing her like this, Cen Sanniang was speechless.If she held Baicao's hand and said that all beings are equal, and we are good sisters, Baicao would probably think she was bewitched.Cen Sanniang could only sigh and said: "Get up. Just don't screw up your temper in the future. Fortunately, it is the fourth cousin. If the fourth cousin sees it, you will be indispensable to the family!"

"I think of Qiu Yun in the yard next door..." Baicao stood up and said in a low voice.

The fourth master wants to accept Qiuyun, the fourth wife's dowry girl.Unexpectedly, it was a fierce one, and he yelled not to embarrass his wife, and slammed his head against the pillar to death.

Hearing the movement, Cen Sanniang and Baicao huddled together at the door and peered through the crack of the door.A reed mat was wrapped and carried out from the back door, only to see a messy black hair and half of a bloody face.When Mrs. Xu came over, the two of them turned around, their faces were as white as paper.

Cen Sanniang also felt a little palpitating when she thought of that scene, it was the first time she saw her as a human being in two lives.She no longer frightened Baicao with a straight face, and curled her lips and said: "Uncle Sitang is only thinking about his thrush, and he doesn't care about getting his clothes dirty by you. Don't worry, even if he has that kind of thought, he will never ask his niece to be a concubine." For the reason, the cousin still needs face. You, restrain your temper in the future, and don't cause trouble for me!"

"Yes." A stone fell from Baicao's heart, and a smile could not help but rise on his face.

(End of this chapter)