Chapter 137 The Servant Greenie

Ye Wan asked Hui Gu to take Ye Hua back first, while she went to town to buy things.

Wangjia Village is very close to the town; it doesn't take long to get there.

"Madam Ye, Madam Ye."

Hearing someone call out softly, Ye Wan turned around and saw Chef Peng waving at her furtively.

Ye Wan walked over, and Chef Peng found a secluded spot and took out a letter from his pocket. "Madam Ye, Young Master Liu has sent a letter."

Ye Wan's lips twitched. "Chef Peng, it's just delivering a message. You're acting like a thief, sneaking around like this."

She had just thought Chef Peng was about to do something bad and was about to kick him.

Chef Peng whispered, "Our master's mother doesn't allow the young master to get involved in these things. Our young master is being considerate; he's just afraid of causing you trouble."

Ye Wan saw in the letter that Liu Wenshu had arrived in the capital and was now staying at his relative's house, so he burned the letter.

I casually mentioned this when I got home after buying the things.

Hui Gu frowned. "Madam, if we want to do business in the long term, we need to think of another way. This old lady Liu may be a hidden danger."

From just a few words on the paper, one can guess that Old Madam Liu probably wouldn't allow her grandson to get involved with money, and Ye Wan is a young woman...

"Mom, aren't we living a good life now? Why are we in such a hurry to make money?"

Er Ya touched the flower in her hair and thought she looked really pretty.

Ye Wan found her red and green outfit an eyesore and said, "It's strange that someone as money-loving as you can say such things."

However, he still explained, "Your father will need money a lot in the future, so we should earn more just in case."

Lin Anyuan has now joined the rebels. With his abilities, he shouldn't be stuck as a lowly soldier forever. She needs to plan for the future.

Upon hearing this, Er Ya fell silent.

Sanya ran over, holding a large insect in her hand. "Mom, when do you think Dad will come back?"

She misses her father; he's been gone for so long.

"I don't know, Sanya, throw away that bug in your hand right now! Immediately!"

Ye Wan's lips twitched. San Ya and the bugs still couldn't break this habit.

"Mom, are you afraid of bugs? This is my little black beetle." Sanya lovingly touched the shiny black beetle in her palm.

Er Ya saw it and took two steps back in disgust. "San Ya, aren't you disgusting? We're about to eat, and you're eating with your hands that have been touched by bugs. It's disgusting."

Sanya said, "Second Sister, you still have to eat after you wipe your butt. Aren't you disgusted?"

"Sanya, you're asking for it!"

Ye Wan's face turned green. "You two... go fertilize the land behind the house, and then each of you write two pieces of calligraphy. If you can't finish, I'll hit your palms."

She's about to eat, she's doing this on purpose, isn't she?

Sanya was alright, but Erya immediately made a face when she heard about fertilizing.

That's manure, it stinks horribly.

However, she still went with Sanya. If she hadn't gone, her mother definitely wouldn't have let her eat.

"Second sister, it's all your fault for dragging me down!" Sanya said as she poured manure.

Er Ya, who was pinching her nose, widened her eyes upon hearing this, "You're still blaming me? It's clearly you who disgusted your mother with bugs!"

Da Ya came over to help, saying, "Neither of you should say anything to the other, you both deserve it."

Ye Wan nodded in satisfaction when she saw that the three sisters had gone to work.

In the countryside, she didn't want to raise some pampered young lady who never lifted a finger; one-sided devotion would only breed ungrateful wretches.

It's fine as it is now.

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Meanwhile, in Beijing.

In the back garden of the Liu family, a well-dressed old woman stood under a pine tree, her expression obsequious to the garden manager.

"Stop doing anything, just stand here."

The garden manager called out, and a dozen or so maids who were working immediately came over and stood in a row in an orderly fashion.

"Granny Li, all the maids with decent faces and crew cuts are here."

Li Mama, who was being fawned over by the steward, cleared her throat. "A guest has moved into the side courtyard today. Our mistress said that servants should go and serve him. You've all been trained enough, so who's willing to go?"

These maids were bought from outside, and a few of them were sent here for making minor mistakes. They could only do rough work in the garden on weekdays, and they couldn't even enter the outer courtyard, let alone the inner courtyard.

As soon as Granny Li finished speaking, a maid of about seventeen or eighteen years old stepped forward. "Granny, let me go."

The old woman glanced at the girl who had spoken; she was dark-skinned, meek, and looked alright.

"Alright, you're the one. Pack your things and head to the side courtyard."

Granny Li gave the steward a few instructions and then left.

"Greenie, you're so silly. The side courtyard is just for guests who come to stay at the mansion. If you serve them well, you won't get any credit. If you don't serve them well, you might even get punished. It's better for us to stay in the courtyard and tend to the flowers and plants."

The maid who was speaking was named Hong'er, who was close to Lü'er. She couldn't understand why Lü'er would go for such a thankless task.

Greenie lowered her head. "I am a maid bought from outside. My master would not let someone like me serve him personally. Although tending to flowers and plants is good, I can't save any money all year round. It's better to serve people. Maybe there will be a reward."

Greenie thought that the guests who could stay at the Liu residence might not be much to the Liu family, but they were also unattainable figures to them, the maids.

"Greenie, are you saving up money to send back to your parents?"

Greenie didn't reply, but packed her only set of clothes and went to the side courtyard to serve.

"Young master, this place truly lives up to its reputation as the capital. Even just one courtyard of the Liu residence is this big. I wonder how large the entire Liu residence must be."

Yantai looked at the side courtyard and sighed; even a side courtyard was exquisitely decorated.

Liu Wenshu remained silent.

He came to the Liu family to ask for a place to stay with his grandmother's letter, but he didn't even see a single master of the Liu family. The steward read the letter and arranged for him to stay in a side courtyard.

The person my grandmother was talking about was clearly...

"Who are you?"

Yantai looked at the person standing at the door.

"This servant, Lü'er, greets Young Master." Lü'er stood outside the door and bowed to Liu Wenshu.

Liu Wenshu frowned. "I don't need maids to serve me here."

Seeing this, Yantai whispered a reminder, "Young master, we are guests."

He knew that the young master was not used to using maids, so he decided to follow the master's arrangements.

Liu Wenshu pondered for a moment, then said, "Keep it, inkstone, as a reward."

Yantai was rewarded with a silver ingot.

Greenie's eyes lit up when she saw the plump silver ingot. "Thank you, young master."

This money-grubbing attitude reminded Liu Wenshu of someone.

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