Chapter 1: Extremely Unlucky

March was a chilly spring day.

It had just rained, and the air was chilly enough to chill the bones.

Su Yujin wrapped her coat tightly around her body and uttered a sound...

A sigh like a death.

The maid Ai Cao felt a little sorry for her and added some hot tea to the cup in Su Yujin's hand. "Don't be sad, young lady. The Second Master may be busy with official duties and can't come to see you. The Second Master must have you in his heart."

"In my opinion, let alone the fact that the Second Master has no wife yet, even if he gets married, he will definitely bring the girl into the mansion to be his concubine. The girl's good fortune is still to come..."

Su Yujin's mouth twitched slightly when she heard this.

This blessing...

No need!

The second master that Ai Cao mentioned is the second son of the He family, the current Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue, He Yanxiu.

He Yanxiu's father used to be the Minister of Works. Although he has resigned from his official position due to illness, his prestige and favor are still there. His aunt is the imperial concubine of the current dynasty, and his grandfather is a mighty general who fought in the battlefield and is famous and renowned. He is now the Duke of Dingguo.

He Yanxiu himself is a young and promising man with a rapid career advancement. Now, in his twenties, he has already held a fifth-rank official position. In addition, he is handsome and has not yet been married, so he has attracted much attention.

Su Yujin was born into a merchant family. When she was young, she moved south with her family. They got separated along the way and ended up in Wanhua Tower in Yong'an City. The owner of Wanhua Tower saw that Su Yujin was beautiful at a young age, had outstanding temperament, and had certain attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, cooking, and medicine. So he worked hard to train her in the hope that she would become a cash cow for Wanhua Tower in the future.

Just as the owner of Wanhua Tower had hoped, Su Yujin indeed made a lot of money for her.

When this rare and valuable courtesan performed on stage for the first time, she attracted countless wealthy young men to come and support her. He Yanxiu from the capital even spent a huge sum of money to redeem Su Yujin on the spot and took her away from Yong'an City that night.

However, He Yanxiu did not bring Su Yujin directly back to the capital, but placed her in a house in Qinghe County, which was closest to the capital.

It has been half a year since Su Yujin was settled here and He Yanxiu returned to Beijing. Su Yujin has never seen He Yanxiu again, and has not even received half a letter from him.

Because she missed He Yanxiu and was worried about being forgotten and abandoned, and because of the unpredictable spring weather, Su Yujin caught a cold and was bedridden. She died of a sudden high fever in the middle of the night.

She was Su Yujin, a recent graduate who was interning at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. She had been living a carefree life with a promising future, but she was hit by falling objects from a high altitude and lost consciousness on the spot.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become He Yanxiu's mistress, Su Yujin.

It’s just... extremely unlucky!

Although the concubine did not have to serve by the side every day, and did not have to be busy like the mistress of this era, managing the household, serving the parents-in-law, having children, or even taking concubines for He Yanxiu, she only had to take care of this little piece of land and occasionally deal with He Yanxiu when he came.

But the identity of a mistress is indeed extremely embarrassing and is looked down upon by the world.

If she wanted to live a normal life, she could only wait for an opportunity to regain her slave status in the future and then say goodbye to He Yanxiu.

And now...

When He Yanxiu left, he left five hundred taels of silver for Su Yujin for her daily expenses.

According to the prices in Qinghe County, these five hundred taels of silver would be enough to support Su Yujin and his two servants in terms of food, clothing and shelter, even if they lived a frugal life.

But the original owner, Su Yujin, probably felt that He Yanxiu was very generous and the He family was wealthy. She was bought back by He Yanxiu at a great price. In addition, she had lived a hard life in Wanhua Tower before, so she lived a very extravagant life and had very little money left.

The medical expenses for this cold treatment were all paid by secretly pawning her jewelry.

so……

She is now a poor concubine.

The kind that could run out of food at any time.

I have to make money to fill my stomach now! Su Yujin sighed, holding the only two coins left in his hand.

Ai Cao couldn't help but said, "If the girl really misses you, why don't you write a letter to you and ask you to come and see her?"

As a man, it is possible that he cannot remember something at the moment, but once he is reminded, he will know it.

Before coming to serve Su Yujin, Ai Cao was a second-class maid in the courtyard of a wealthy family's concubine. Because her master was corrupt, she was thrown into prison. She was sold by the government as a slave and moved to Qinghe County. She was later bought by Xing'an, who was by the second master's side.

Ai Cao had seen and heard a lot about how to curry favor with men, so she knew a thing or two about it.

"It's better not to do so." Su Yujin said, "Since the Second Master didn't come, he must be busy with official business and has no time to take care of me. Besides, I am a concubine after all, so I should behave myself. If I write a letter, not only will it make the Second Master run back and forth for nothing, but if others know that the Second Master has such an affair before getting married, it will not benefit the Second Master either, and he might even be angry with me because of it."

He Yanxiu never brought Su Yujin back to the capital, but settled her here. He didn't even have any intimate relationship with her. It can be seen that the so-called spending a lot of money on a beauty and keeping a beauty in a golden house are just for a reason.

Who knows, this behavior that is fascinated by the prostitutes in the brothel is just for show.

The reason why he was so generous and gave her five hundred taels of silver before leaving was simply to provide her with food and drink and prevent her from starving to death.

If she wrote a letter to show her presence, wouldn't that be making things difficult for herself?

After hearing what Su Yujin said, Ai Cao nodded in agreement, "Miss, you are absolutely right."

But if the Second Master doesn't come, the family expenses...

After breakfast, Mother Liu mentioned that the rice jar was almost empty, so they would have to go buy rice tomorrow at the latest. The vegetables had been eaten up, and the girl had just recovered from a serious illness and was weak, so they would have to buy some more meat or eggs to replenish her body.

Because the family was in financial difficulty and worried about not having enough food to eat in the future, Mother Liu even discussed with Ai Cao whether she should take a job washing dishes in a restaurant.

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Ai Cao was distracted here. Su Yujin gathered her coat, walked out of the main hall and into the yard.

This house is neither big nor small.

It is a simple version of a courtyard structure, with a main house without ear rooms, east and west wing rooms, and a kitchen, totaling seven rooms. The yard is flat and spacious, with various flowers and plants planted.

Osmanthus, rose, peony...

Su Yujin set her eyes on the two peonies.

Su Yujin bought this last year and paid a high price for it.

It was not because this peony was so valuable, but because Su Yujin was arguing with others and raised the price of this peony by more than fifty times.

Now that I think about it carefully, why did the passerby want to fight with a girl like her when he was fine? It was obvious that he could see that she was a concubine abandoned here by someone else, and he had enough money, so he set up this trap to lure her into the trap, and used the peony, which was not valuable in the first place, to make her willingly pay fifty taels of silver.

What a sin.

Su Yujin couldn't help but hold his forehead.

Ai Cao saw Su Yujin looking at the peony and smiled, "Miss, you have taken good care of this peony. This year, it is the first one in the flowerbed to sprout and grow leaves. The stem is also growing strong. It is about to grow buds. When the weather warms up next month, the flowers will definitely bloom beautifully."

Su Yujin took a closer look.

Perhaps because Su Yujin took good care of the peony after buying it, the peony is growing very well.

"Find a flowerpot and move these two peonies into it." Su Yujin said.

Ai Cao went to find a suitable flowerpot, "Miss, are you going to move this peony to the porch?"

"No need. After you move them into pots, you can take these two peonies to the street to sell."

Ai Cao's eyes widened. ——A new book is opening. Reading instructions: You must read it, you must read it, you must read it! 1. It is still a farming article. This one focuses on food and medical skills. The author has collected a lot of information and will also describe some local customs and local characteristics. If there are any mistakes, please correct them. However, customs vary from place to place. The author will explain what you don't understand.

2. Regarding the male and female protagonists, it is a 1V1 story with both of them being clean. The male protagonist has no legal wife and the female protagonist is not a mistress. They fall in love over time and get married first and then fall in love. Overall, the female protagonist has an online career and a part-time job while having a love life.

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5. Regarding prices, the author has basically explained it in every book, so I won’t go into details here. Basically, it is formulated based on ancient materials and plot requirements.

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7. Finally, I hope everyone can continue to support the author, thank you~ (End of this chapter)