It was the busy autumn season for farmers, but at this time the people of Qinghe Village were all looking towards the Jiang family in the north of the village.
First, several slaves riding tall horses led the way, and then a carriage slowly came in. The carriage had a jade canopy, pearl curtains, and even the horses pulling the carriage had golden bridles and silver reins, which was extremely luxurious and gorgeous.
Some who didn't know the situation asked, "Who is this? Does the Jiang family have such a relative?"
"That's the daughter of the Jiang family. Her name seems to be Jiang Yunzhu. I heard that she was sold in her early years. I haven't seen her for a few years. Who would have thought that she would become the young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. She is truly a superior person and extremely wealthy." Someone said with sigh, not knowing whether he was sighing for Jiang Yunzhu's fate or lamenting why he didn't have such a good daughter.
The carriage stopped in front of the Jiang family's gate. Five or six maids and old women immediately came forward, escorting a young man and a beautiful lady into the yard.
With a quick glance, everyone saw the appearance of the young man and the beautiful woman.
"That must be the young master of the Marquis's Mansion. He is so handsome!"
"I think the girl from the Jiang family is prettier. Tsk tsk, she looks like a fairy lady. No wonder she can be the young lady of the Marquis's mansion."
"How did the Jiang family give birth to such a daughter?"
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Everyone was envious and jealous, talking about it. In the crowd, Jiang Yunxiu gritted her teeth, almost biting them until they bled. This carriage, this wealth, and even that handsome man, she could have had them too, if only...
"Mother has let you down. You just have to choose one. Stay or go. It's fate." Chen stretched out her hands with tears in her eyes. In each of her hands, she held a dry branch with only a little exposed. The two branches were of different lengths. Whoever chose the longer branch would stay, and whoever chose the shorter one would go with the trafficker.
Feeling dizzy, Jiang Yunzhu calmed herself down and saw clearly what was in front of her.
Three mud-brick houses and a small courtyard, both real and a little strange. This seemed to be the courtyard where she lived when she first came to this world. What happened? Wasn't she married and became the young lady of the Anping Marquis's mansion
"Yunzhu, your illness is not cured yet, you choose first." Chen said.
The Jiang family has two daughters, the eldest daughter Jiang Yunzhu, who is sixteen years old this year, and the second daughter Jiang Yunxiu, who is fifteen years old this year. Chen loves both daughters, but now she has no choice but to sell one.
In fact, Chen preferred to let Jiang Yunzhu stay because she had just suffered a serious illness a few days ago and was delirious with fever. If she was sold again, it would be difficult for her to survive.
But when she thought that if she stayed, Jiang Yunxiu would have to leave, Chen wished she could take back what she had just said. She couldn't bear to let either of them go.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at the two branches in Chen's hand, and finally confirmed that this was indeed the time when she had just traveled to this world.
She remembered clearly that the two branches were short on the left and long on the right. She chose the left one and was then sold to the Anping Marquis' Mansion as a maid.
It had been seven years since she left, and everything was still vivid in her mind, but somehow, she was back here again.
A dream
Jiang Yunzhu was a little hesitant.
Someone nearby was getting impatient, "Hurry up, it's already so late, I'm still waiting to go back." A woman with makeup on first urged Jiang Yunzhu, and then said to Chen, "Sister, don't cry anymore, six taels of silver is really not a small amount, you can ask around, now you can buy a grown girl for two taels of silver, how many people want to sell but can't!
I just think your two daughters are pleasing to my eye, otherwise how could I give you such a high price?" At this point, the woman's eyes rolled, and she took Chen's hand and said eagerly, "Sister, if it were you, there's no point in drawing lots. You might as well sell both of them to me. They will have a good life ahead of them if they follow me. Isn't it better than going hungry and freezing with you
Thirteen taels, sell both to me. They will have a way to make a living, and you will be able to live a more relaxed life." The woman became more and more excited. The two daughters of the Jiang family were so lovely. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, they were like dewdrops on peach blossoms in the morning. If she bought them, she could make a fortune by reselling them.
Chen quickly shook her head vigorously. If she sold one, she had no choice, but if she sold two, she would have lost her conscience.
The woman's hopes were dashed, and she cursed inwardly. She was stubborn and only urged, "Hurry up, then. Which one do you want to sell to me?"
Chen looked at Jiang Yunzhu and motioned for her to choose.
At this time, Jiang Yunzhu had come back to her senses. No matter whether it was a dream or something else, life had to go on.
After hesitating for a moment, she reached out to Chen's left hand. She was not from this world. The original owner was dead, and she had used someone else's body, so she should repay the other person's parents. Besides, if everything was really like in the dream, she had already experienced it once, so it should be easier this time.
Beside her, Jiang Yunxiu's expression changed drastically. Just now, she had experienced a transformation from great sorrow to great joy in her life. She couldn't believe that God really gave her a chance to start over. This time, she would never stay in the mountain village as a peasant woman!
She wants wealth and glory, she wants fine clothes and delicious food.
As long as she gets the branch on the left, she will be sold to the Anping Marquis Mansion and then have everything that Jiang Yunzhu had before.
She had dreamed about it more than once, and now it was finally coming true!
Thinking of this, she took a step ahead of Jiang Yunzhu and grabbed Chen's left hand, "Mom, I choose this branch." She said with suppressed excitement.
"Yunxiu." Chen was surprised. She didn't know which branch in her hand was longer and which was shorter, but now Jiang Yunzhu was choosing, and she had already chosen the branch in her left hand, so what was Jiang Yunxiu trying to grab
She actually meant no harm, but Jiang Yunxiu seemed to be provoked, and suddenly complained loudly, "Mom, why did you let my sister choose first? Can't I choose first?"
Yes, Jiang Yunxiu hated Chen. In her previous life, she stayed with Chen and Jiang Cheng, was filial to them, took care of her younger siblings, and even listened to them and married Xu Qingshan, that loser. But what about them? They always missed Jiang Yunzhu.
I wonder what she is doing and whether she has enough food and clothes.
In fact, other people eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day in the Anping Marquis’ Mansion, but they eat coarse food every day in the village.
So what is she, and what are her contributions
When Jiang Yunzhu came back and became a noble lady, they ignored her even less.
She's also their daughter, and they treat her like this
This time she must replace Jiang Yunzhu and live a rich life. No one can stop her, otherwise she will fight her to the death!
The more Jiang Yunxiu thought about it, the more angry she felt. She simply pinched Chen's hand and pulled the branch out of her hand.
Chen's hand was pinched so hard that it hurt, and she looked at Jiang Yunxiu in disbelief.
Jiang Yunxiu ignored her and just looked at the branch in her hand. It was a short branch, a really short branch. Everything was true and she was about to become the young lady of the Marquis's Mansion.
Jiang Yunxiu's eyes were red, but she was smiling, which looked strange and distorted.
Chen felt that Jiang Yunxiu in front of her was very strange, as if she was not her daughter at all.
Jiang Yunzhu also noticed Jiang Yunxiu's abnormality. In everyone's general perception, being sold means suffering. The better ones are sold to wealthy families as maids, where they are often beaten and scolded, and their life and death are at the mercy of others. The lower-class ones with bad luck are directly sold to brothels, where their lives are ruined.
In her dream, she was sold to the Anping Marquis Mansion, and the bitterness of it was beyond the understanding of outsiders.
That's why she thought she should just choose the short branch.
What about now? Jiang Yunxiu was not afraid of being sold before, so why did she suddenly try to grab the branch in Chen's left hand? She was so happy when she found that there was a short branch inside.
Thinking of the experience in the dream, Jiang Yunzhu raised her eyebrows. Could it be that Jiang Yunxiu had also had a similar dream
She remembered that Jiang Yunxiu was very dissatisfied with her in her dream, and once said in front of her that if she had been allowed to choose first, she might have been the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion now.
She even seemed to have seduced Lin Ting'an, but her face was weathered and her youthful days were long gone, so how could Lin Ting'an fall for her
Interesting, Jiang Yunzhu didn't move and continued watching.
"Mom, I chose the short branch." At this moment, Jiang Yunxiu also calmed down and said to Chen as if declaring.
"Yunxiu." Chen was very worried about her.
"Jiang Yunzhu, I chose the short branch." Jiang Yunxiu said to Jiang Yunzhu again. When she said this, she raised her chin slightly, feeling very proud. God was blessing her, and this time she would finally be able to enjoy the glory and let Jiang Yunzhu roll in the mud.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Yunzhu finally confirmed her previous guess. It seemed that she had indeed had a similar dream.
Thinking of everything in Anping Marquis Mansion, she smiled. Did Jiang Yunxiu really want the life in her dreams
Then she would give it to her, and she just hoped that she wouldn't regret it then!
The matter was settled. The two parties signed a contract, exchanged silver, and Jiang Yunxiu packed up his things and left with the woman.
Jiang Yunxiu didn't bring anything except the clothes she was wearing. In her opinion, all these things at home seemed shabby and if she brought them with her, people would look down on her.
Before leaving, she said to Jiang Yunzhu, "Sister, if you can't make ends meet in the future, come and ask me for help." If she was in a good mood, she might reward her with a few taels of silver, just like the silk she had given her before.
Beg her? Jiang Yunzhu raised the corners of her lips. Did she think it was so easy for a maid to become the young lady of the Marquis's mansion
Besides, why should she ask her? Her good days are just beginning!
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