Liu Juan smiled, "I still want to go. If I can't go to the eldest lady, I will follow the maidservant next to her. Sister Fudong said that I am dexterous and can learn things quickly. I can learn to cook from her first. Brother, you don't know how delicious Sister Fudong's cooking is. I will cook for the eldest lady in the future."
Looking at his stubborn sister, Liu Jiang didn't know how to pull her back. "Juan'er, I will repay the kindness of the elder girl for saving you. You don't have to sacrifice your whole life for it."
"At first, it was for the life-saving grace, but later it wasn't like that anymore. It's like, it's like..." Liu Juan paused, and used her limited vocabulary to describe it as accurately as possible, "It's like when a person is cold and sees a fire in front of him, he wants to throw himself into it, even if he might get burned to death. To me, the girl is that fire."
Liu Juan felt sad when she saw her brother worrying about her. Her eyes became wet in the blink of an eye. "Brother, I still have nightmares every day. But every time when I am most scared, the elder girl will appear in my dream with a knife and blood all over her body. I am not afraid at that time. I know she will protect me, just like that day and that night. I am not afraid of dreams these two days. Even in dreams, I know that the elder girl will come."
Tears fell down her cheeks as Liu Juan knelt down in front of her brother. "I have seen many things with Sister Fudong these past few days. I dare not hope to be like the eldest girl. I am not even as good as Sister Fudong. But I still want to work hard to be like my sisters. Although they are maids, they can read and count. They can easily solve things that seem very difficult to me. I want to be like them, not like Sister Liu next door, who is always around men and children and gets punched by men. Brother, that scares me more than the nightmares I have had."
"Silly girl." Liu Jiang's eyes also turned red, and he dragged the girl up. They had depended on each other for many years, and their relationship was far beyond that of ordinary siblings. How could he hold on after hearing her say that
"Brother, you are stupid. You are afraid of finding a sister-in-law who is not good to me. You don't even allow the matchmaker to come to the house. I have money from selling my body. Clean up the house and then hire a matchmaker to find a sister-in-law. Don't delay any longer. Brother Erniu is one year younger than you and will be a father by the end of the year."
"How can I use your money?" Liu Jiang rubbed his face vigorously. "I know, I know. This is the first time you have such a strong opinion since you were born. I won't stop you. You are right. The eldest girl is a good person. When you are old enough, she will naturally arrange a marriage for you. She will never let you become an old maid. No matter who you are promised to in the mansion, it is better than facing the earth and back to the sky. Yes, I won't stop you, I won't stop you."
Liu Jiang, who had figured it out, took his sister's package, put it on his back, and walked out the door first.
Liu Juan watched from behind, wiped her tears with a smile. What did it matter whether she was allowed or not? What did it matter if she was a slave? She felt at ease as long as she was with the young lady.
Hua Zhi was a little surprised when she saw Liu Juan kneeling in front of her. She didn't expect Liu Juan to be so determined.
"Does your brother agree?"
Liu Juan bit her lip and said, "He disagreed at first, but I convinced him."
Hua Zhi propped up her head and thought for a moment, "No need to sign a death contract, just sign a three-year living contract."
"I want to sign a death contract. Please accept me as a slave, young lady."
This is a slave. Hua Zhi looked at her in confusion, "Why do you have to sign a death contract? What's the point of signing a contract to serve others for the rest of your life?"
"I think it's a good idea, and the young lady only wants people who have signed a death contract. I want to serve the young lady forever."
"Isn't this an impulsive decision?"
"No, I have been thinking about it for several days."
Hua Zhi looked at her steadily for a moment and nodded, "Bao Xia, go and do this, and give her another twenty taels of silver."
"yes."
"Thank you, Miss."
"I heard from Fudong that you are skillful, so you should follow her from now on."
"yes."
Seeing Liu Juan running away with a happy face, Hua Zhi couldn't help but laugh, "She obviously took in a servant, but it seems like she did something good."
"I think you have done a good deed. Which family would spend twenty taels to buy a maid?" Nian Qiu smiled and brought ginseng tea to the young lady's mouth.
Hua Zhi didn't like the taste, so she drank two sips reluctantly before pushing it away. "She's here to repay me. If I don't accept her, I'm afraid she'll always remember this. It's better to accept her and then find a reason to release her after a few years. Please remember this for me. If I forget and delay her for the rest of her life, then I'll be guilty."
"Yes, I'll remember it."
Yingchun, who was in charge of all matters, was not here, and Baoxia was careless, so Nianqiu had to take care of everything. Even though he had tried his best to handle everything he could, there were still many things that needed the young lady's instructions.
But looking at the young lady like this, she couldn't help thinking, those things are not as important as the young lady's health, it's better to go slower, anyway, no one will starve to death now, if the young lady's health is not taken care of, it will be a lifelong problem.
"Nian Qiu."
Nian Qiu came back to his senses and responded in a low voice.
"Do you know what I was thinking that night when my life was hanging by a thread?"
Nian Qiu was stunned, bit her lip and knelt down.
Hua Zhi didn't cry out. It had been several days since the incident happened. She thought they would have figured it out, but now it seems that she overestimated their ability to bear it.
"At that time, I thought that I would be at peace even if I died. I had already killed half of the enemy. If you all attacked together, that person would definitely not survive. You are all people who want to protect your master. With my life-saving grace, you will definitely do your best to be good to Berlin in the future. You see, in the end, I was only thinking about Berlin."
Hua Zhi smiled and said, "After following me for so many years, you should have understood clearly that I am not a kind-hearted person. I took over the Hua family only because I didn't want to disappoint my grandfather and let Bolin know the taste of hardship too early. He is the eldest son of the eldest house. Once the Hua family is completely ruined, the responsibility and suffering will fall on his shoulders. I can't bear to let him bear all this at such a young age."
Looking at Nianqiu, Hua Zhi softened her tone, "But the Hua family will eventually be handed over to him. I don't know when the men of the Hua family will be able to come back. When the brothers like Berlin grow up, get married and have children, even if I am willing to be an old maid at home, they may not be able to accommodate me, let alone let me be the head of the family all the time. I don't want to be the head of this family either, but when I hand this family over to Berlin, I hope it won't be so poor. Nianqiu, do you understand what I mean?"
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