Tao Meiyu always thought that Mr. He was an old man with white hair, but who knew that Mr. He was actually a middle-aged man with an impressive appearance.
Not only is he not old, but he still looks very upright.
She began to suspect that the rumors she had heard were unfounded.
Mr. He noticed her gaze and said with an arched eyebrow, "Mrs. Tao, who is this?"
Aunt Tao quickly pulled her daughter back and said, "This is my little daughter."
Mr. He said very politely: "It turns out to be Miss Tao. Nice to meet you."
After he finished speaking, he put down the cup in his hand and continued to ask Aunt Tao: "Why did Mrs. Tao come to my house to see me today?"
Aunt Tao hesitated and couldn't speak, "Mr. He, the fifty taels of silver you gave me..." ?.?????.???
Mr. He interrupted her and said with a smile: "By the way, I sent people to your home several times to pick you up, but they didn't get picked up. Why?"
Aunt Tao lowered her head and said, "Mr. He, my eldest daughter had already arranged a marriage with the Zhou family before you gave her the money, so the Zhou family is unwilling to let her go."
Mr. He knew that the Zhou family was protected in the capital, so he would not offend the Zhou family. He glanced at Tao Meiyu and deliberately said with a straight face: "What's the matter? If you accept my money, you should send the person over. "
Aunt Tao lowered her head, her face pale, "Mr. He, we want to return the fifty taels of silver to you, just as..."
Mr. He took over and said, "So you just pretend that this didn't happen?"
Aunt Tao nodded.
Mr. He calmed down and said, "In that case, I have nothing to say. Please return the fifty taels of silver to me."
Aunt Tao lowered her head and did not speak for a long time, and finally handed him the silver in her hand timidly.
The servant took the silver and gave it to Master He.
Mr. He opened the cloth wrapped with silver and took a look. He frowned and said, "There doesn't seem to be fifty taels here."
Aunt Tao knelt down with a plop and said: "Mr. He, the fifty taels of silver were used by my third son. It was collected by our whole family. Can you give us some more time and we can return the remaining silver to you."
Mr. He slowly put down the money in his hand and said, "Mrs. Tao, I am not a person who robs women of the people. I was given the right attitude to take concubines. But you, the Tao family, do not keep your word and take concubines." No one can hand over my money."
Aunt Tao knew she was in the wrong, lowered her head and hesitated: "It's the Zhou family..."
Mr. He interrupted sharply: "Don't mention the Zhou family. The Zhou family didn't sue you for selling their unmarried woman to me as a concubine. Just be grateful!"
As he spoke, he stood up and said, "Mrs. Tao, you are so greedy. Your daughter is already proposing marriage to the Zhou family, yet you still come over and sell your daughter to me! In the end, it's all your fault."
Aunt Tao knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him: "Mr. He, please forgive us this time. We will collect the money and return it to you in a while."
Mr. He turned his back to them and said coldly: "How are you going to get thirty taels of silver together? Is it possible that you have to sell your daughter?"
After he finished speaking, he turned slightly and cast his gaze on Tao Meiyu.
Tao Meiyu was startled, took two steps back, and accidentally knocked over the tea cup on the table.
The water in the cup spilled and fell on her dress.
She quickly wiped it with a handkerchief.
Aunt Tao got up from the ground, strode to her side, and helped her wipe it together, "Meiyu, have you been burned?"
Tao Meiyu shook her head and said, "No, it's just that the clothes are wet."
Mr. He on the side softened his expression and said, "Miss Tao, why don't you let my servants take you to change your clothes?"
The woman's clothes were wet. It was really not good to go out.
Tao Meiyu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. He."
Mr. He hurriedly ordered the maid beside him: "Go, take Miss Tao down to change clothes."
"Yes, sir."
The maid bowed and was about to leave, when Master He whispered a few words in her ear.
The maid lowered her head and responded.
Later, Tao Meiyu was led by the maid to the backyard of the He family.
The flowers in He's backyard are all blooming, and the fragrance is fragrant when you walk in.
There were also several beautifully dressed women sitting in the garden.
Tao Meiyu looked at her with doubts in her heart, and asked the maid who was leading the way: "Sister, who are these women in this garden?"
