The maid replied: "These are all aunts in our house."
"Auntie?" Tao Meiyu whispered.
She knew that her aunt meant that she was a concubine, but she didn't expect that the concubines of the He family were so beautiful. They were all dressed in gold and silver, even more expensive than Shopkeeper Du of the Zhou family.
She became more and more convinced that the things she heard about Mr. He were rumors.
After the maid took her to the backyard, she got her a pink brocade dress. Such clothes could only be worn by official ladies.
Tao Meiyu couldn't put it down when she held it in her hand.
After changing her clothes, the maid exclaimed: "Miss, these clothes suit you very well."
Tao Meiyu felt happy after hearing this, and looked again and again in front of the mirror.
The maid helped her pull up the skirt and said with a smile: "Miss, you are so good-looking, your future husband will definitely be rich or noble." ?.?????.???
Tao Meiyu slowly stopped smiling and said, "I am just from a peasant family, and I am afraid I will just marry a peasant in the future."
The maid quickly said: "That would be a pity."
She rolled her eyes as she said, "Miss, what do you think of our master?"
Tao Meiyu paused, "Mr. He looks pretty good, not as old as the rumors say."
The maid smiled and said: "Of course the rumors are just rumors. It is because the masters of other families are jealous of our master."
Tao Meiyu lowered her head and smiled, "So that's it."
The maid lowered her voice and said: "Miss, you look so beautiful. It's a pity to marry a peasant. Why not, just marry our master as a concubine."
"Being a concubine in the He Mansion, wearing gold and silver every day, and not having to worry about food and clothing, is better than farming in the scorching sun outside."
Tao Meiyu raised her eyes, obviously a little tempted.
Although her mother said she would find a good family for her, in Cheng'an County, no matter how good the family was, they would not be as wealthy as the He family.
She was slightly absent-minded and said: "Mr. He may not be able to like me."
The maid looked outside the house and said with a smile: "Miss, look, this is your chance."
"What opportunity?" Tao Meiyu asked.
The maid continued: "Look, doesn't your family owe our master thirty taels of silver now? Why don't we refund the money? If you enter the house in your sister's place, I don't think our master will be reluctant."
Tao Meiyu said happily: "Is this really okay?"
The maid nodded, "Of course, the master also knows that you don't know how many years and months it will take to repay the thirty taels of silver. It's better to let you enter the house, so that he won't lose money."
The more Tao Meiyu listened, the more excited she became.
The maid then took out a small white jade hairpin and pinned it on her head, "Miss, you look really good wearing this."
Tao Meiyu reached out and touched the white jade hairpin, looking at herself in the mirror with a smile on her face.
Today, Mr. He did not embarrass them and asked Aunt Tao and Tao Meiyu to go back first.
After arriving at home, Aunt Tao was still melancholy, "Where are we going to get these thirty taels of silver?"
Tao Meiyu lowered her head, clasped the handkerchief with both hands and said, "Mom, I want to go to the He family."
Aunt Tao didn't understand, "Meiyu, didn't we just come back from the He family?"
Tao Meiyu hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and replied: "Mom, since we can't pay back the thirty taels of silver, let me be your sister's concubine."
Aunt Tao was shocked and quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, my child, even if I steal or rob, I will return the thirty taels of silver. You don't have to be a concubine."
"Mother...I..." Tao Meiyu was a little anxious, and the words in her mouth were trembling for a long time without coming out.
Aunt Tao held her hand and said, "Meiyu, don't be afraid, mother will not let you be wronged."
Tao Meiyu couldn't hold it in any longer, so she pushed Aunt Tao away and said seriously: "Mother, what I mean is that I want to go to the He Mansion to be my concubine."
After hearing this, Aunt Tao froze on the spot.
"You...what did you say?"
Tao Meiyu raised her voice and said, "Mom, I said I want to go to He Mansion to be my concubine."
"Snapped!"
Aunt Tao raised her hand and slapped her in the face. She scolded her with trembling hands: "Why are you so mean? You want to be someone's concubine!"
Tao Meiyu was stunned, her eyes were red, and she cried: "Mom, what's wrong with being a concubine to the He family? It's good to eat and live in, and you don't have to work in the fields. It's better than marrying the Zhou family."
"Okay? What's good? Haven't you heard that the He family often carries out dead concubines?" Aunt Tao said while poking her head hard.
Tao Meiyu said unconvinced: "Mom, that's just a rumor, it's completely false!"
Aunt Tao was so angry that she turned blue, "False? There is no smoke without fire. Mr. He has never done anything, so why are there rumors! Did you have your head kicked by a donkey, you damn girl!"
