Xiao Jinhan raised his eyes and watched the girl approach step by step. He habitually reached out and took the basket off her back and put it in his arms. He then looked her up and down for a long time.

Seeing that only her clothes were covered in mud, she breathed a sigh of relief and then gently instructed, "If you need to do this kind of strenuous work in the future, Hua'er can call me to help, so you don't tire yourself out."

Su Hua waved her hand dismissively, "Zichen, have you forgotten? I'm very strong. This basket of sweet potatoes is nothing to me. I won't feel tired at all..."

Halfway through her sentence, seeing the man's fixed gaze, she hesitated, the words she was about to say lingering on her tongue. "Okay! I'll listen to Zichen. From now on, if there's any dirty or tiring work, I'll definitely call you first, okay?"

"Hmm, that's more like it." Xiao Jinhan nodded, his lips slightly pursed. "If I'm not around, Hua'er can call Danfeng and Qingdai. These two have high monthly salaries and good appetites. When you need people, don't be lenient."

Su Hua was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

Danfeng and Qingdai received a monthly salary of ten taels of silver at the Yu family. She wasn't sure if this was high or low for a guard who knew martial arts, but their treatment remained the same after they arrived at the Su family.

As for their eating habits... breakfast consisted of hand-pulled noodles made by Su Baishi, topped with braised wild beef. When Danfeng and Qingdai returned, one of them ate four bowls and the other ate three bowls.

Actually, it wasn't that much. When the person in front of me first came to my house for a meal, they ate more than three or four bowls.

Thinking of this, a hint of a smile appeared in her almond-shaped eyes. "Zichen waited for me here just to say this?"

The man lowered his eyes slightly, and his fingers gripping the basket on his back curled uncomfortably a couple of times. "It's not just about that. Yu Feng just returned and reported that the Wei family master and servant have now entered the bandit's den in Wuxi Prefecture."

Su Hua paused, stunned.

In fact, when she learned that Wei Jianjia was the mastermind behind it all, she really wanted to take her life.

Given Wei Jianjia's personality and cunning, as long as she lives, she is tantamount to leaving a hidden danger for herself and the Su family.

But as Xiao Jinhan said, if Wei Jianjia were to die like this, the Wei family and the Third Prince, the Consort Shu behind her, would definitely avenge her, after all, there are no secrets in this world.

Sending her to the bandits' den was actually Xiao Jinhan using the Yu family's influence to help her, thereby diverting the Wei family's attention.

Ultimately, it's because the Su family is too weak right now.

The girl looked up at the sweet potatoes in the basket on her back. Her eyes flickered. Perhaps it was time to take the sweet potatoes out.

"Da da da—"

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves rang out from the path at the end of the village.

The two turned around and saw Su Sanhu driving his carriage towards them.

"Hua'er, Brother Jinhan are back!" The young man smiled broadly, revealing his white teeth, upon seeing the two people in front of the courtyard.

Before the words were even finished, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Su Bai nimbly climbed out of the carriage, plopped down on the carriage shaft, and looked at the two of them with a smile, "Hua'er and Jinhan are back? Have you had breakfast? Are you hungry...?"

Su Hua shook her head and smiled, "Mom, we ate as soon as we got home."

In the courtyard, Danfeng and Qingdai came out upon hearing the sound of horses' hooves. Seeing the carriage come to a stop, they walked to the door and waited respectfully. "Madam, please be careful."

Su Baishi had one foot on the wooden railing under the carriage shaft and the other foot on the ground. Upon hearing this, she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Danfeng and Qingdai caught her, but she was still a little confused. "Madam...? Is this 'Madam' calling me?"

Behind them, Su Dahu, Zhao Shi, and Su Dalang and Su Erlang were also somewhat confused.

Seeing this, Su Hua smiled and gave a brief introduction, "Mother, sister-in-law, third brother... This one on the left is Danfeng, and this one on the right is Qingdai. They are female guards that I asked Zichen to help me hire. From now on, they will be a member of our Su family."

After she finished her introduction, Danfeng and Qingdai bowed in unison, saying, "Greetings, Madam! Greetings, Eldest Young Master! Greetings, Third Young Master! Greetings, Eldest Young Master Sun! Greetings, Second Young Master Sun!"

The Su family was getting annoyed by the repeated calls of "Young Master" and "Madam".

Su Bai was the first to react, nodding with a smile, "Yes! Hello, everyone!"

Then, he found an excuse to pull Su Hua to the main house. After closing the door, he glanced out the window and, seeing that no one was looking their way, lowered his voice and said:

“Hua’er, your mother’s old arms and legs can still do things, and your brothers and sister-in-law are all very capable. Even the little ones like Da Lang are all very sensible. Why waste money to buy these two weak and frail little maids?”

Speaking of this, I can't help but think of the second brother's return last night, with the carriage overflowing with goods, and my heart aches with pain.

But once the items are bought, they can't be returned. However, the maid's items can be returned; otherwise, her monthly salary would become a huge expense.

Hua'er doesn't earn money easily, so how can she just spend it all like that?

Su Hua glanced at her mother's expression and knew at a glance that she was worried about the money. She immediately turned around and took out two boxes from behind the bed, or rather, from her spatial storage.

He smiled and opened the box in front of her, "Mother, this is the money I earned yesterday in the jade gambling street, a total of 500,000 taels."

"It's just supporting two people. Even if we support twenty or more, our Su family can still afford it. Mother doesn't need to worry about money anymore."

"What?! Five, five... five hundred thousand taels!!!" Su Bai stared at the thick stack of silver coins in the box, her tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and it took her a long time to utter a coherent sentence.

In the past, she wouldn't even know the face value of the silver note, but now, after learning from Su Dahu, she immediately recognized the 1,000 taels written on it.

A box full of one thousand taels?!

If this were replaced with pure silver, it would fill the entire house!

After her initial shock, Madam Su quickly slammed the box shut. "Hua'er, there's so much money! You must keep it safe. Don't let anyone else know. Put it away right away..."

Yesterday, Su Dalang and Erlang, the two boys, came back and mentioned to them that they had found some red and purple jade. She thought it would only sell for a few hundred or a thousand taels at most, but she never expected it to be worth a full 500,000 taels.

Seeing this, Su Hua smiled and brought the topic back, "Let's not talk about the money for now. Danfeng and Qingdai are not ordinary maids. They are very skilled, even more so than Yu Feng and Yu Yu. With them around, they can protect our family's safety."

"They know kung fu?" Upon hearing this, Su Bai couldn't help but glance at the two people standing in the courtyard again, a hint of surprise flashing in her slanted eyes.

These two girls looked a few years younger than Sui'er, and their frames weren't very big, yet they were surprisingly skilled martial artists.

Thinking back to the time when Hua'er was kidnapped to the bandits' den, his attitude changed instantly. "Hua'er is right. Our Su family must have these two girls!"

Seeing that she agreed, Su Hua opened another wooden box, took out the jewelry box on top, and handed it to her. "Mother, this is what I bought for you yesterday at Tian Shi Fang in Tangshan Prefecture. Try it on and see if you like it."

Su Bai looked down and saw a set of exquisitely crafted gold jewelry neatly arranged in the box: a gold hairpin, a gold bracelet, and gold earrings, all engraved with a wisp of auspicious cloud, their golden color dazzlingly bright.