Mo Xiaomei was quite pretty, and her younger sister looked very much like her; she was also a little beauty.

Sister Wang is a well-known gossip in the village and also a private matchmaker. Unlike official matchmakers, private matchmakers specialize in arranging concubines and wives.

Most of what they do is human trafficking.

This Sister Wang had visited Niu's family a few times before, mainly to persuade Niu to rent out Shen Shi to someone else to have children. She said that Shen Shi was only good at giving birth to daughters, so it would be better to rent her out to make money.

He was almost beaten to death by Niu Da.

Therefore, none of the Niu family members liked this Sister Wang. Niu Da didn't like her, and neither did Xiao Fubao.

Originally, Sister Wang and Sister Mo wouldn't have even had a chance to get in, but they happened to run into the female workers who were on holiday and came back to work, so they squeezed in with the dozen or so other female workers.

They say matchmakers are smooth talkers, licking the boots of one family and gossiping about another. Their only aim is to make money; their silver tongues are used to manipulate others.

Sister Wang held Chen Yu's hand and said, "When the time comes, once the concubine enters the house and gives birth to a son, she will regard you as her legal mother and respect you as her master. If you say one thing, she won't dare to say another."

"It can also carry on the Niu family line, so that when we meet our ancestors in the future, we can hold our heads high and be worthy of them, right?" "As the saying goes, there are adopted sons but no adopted grandsons. This son who was adopted halfway through life, is he not really one's own flesh and blood?"

"Even if a concubine enters the household, she's just another bowl and chopsticks. But if she could give your daughters a family member, they'd have someone to rely on after they get married, wouldn't they?"

"Young lady, young man, I'm thinking of you. If the girls are looking for husbands in the future and they know that their mothers are such virtuous and kind, they won't be looked down upon by their husbands, right?"

Chen Yu frowned slightly.

I felt a little uncomfortable.

Little Fu Bao squinted slightly: "Grandma, my dad doesn't plan to take a concubine! Aunt Mo, are you really in such a hurry to put your sister in as a concubine?"

"If you're not going to be a concubine, what are you going to be? Are you going to be the first wife openly and legitimately?" Niu Cuihua mocked.

Mo Xiaomei's cheeks were slightly red, but she was angry. She was a new bride who had just married into Niushan Village last year and was only seventeen years old. How could she be so old as to call this little girl "auntie"?

Moreover, calling her "little wife" so rudely! She glanced around the ten rooms. If Niu Da hadn't ignored her numerous subtle hints, she would have thought he disliked her because she was already married, which was why he wouldn't let her sister marry in as a concubine!

As long as she can get her own sister into the family, and she gives birth to a son, she'll be able to control Madam Shen. She's not afraid she won't be able to deal with these few good-for-nothings.

"It's not about being a concubine, no, that's not right, it can't be called a concubine, it's about giving you a family member!"

"Finished talking?" Niu Da took a sip of tea and said, "If you're done talking, then get lost. Don't delay our work!"

Mo Xiaomei was startled by the shout.

A female worker nearby couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mo, you've been married to Niu Er for almost a year, and you haven't even laid a single egg. Why don't you ask your own sister to become your husband's concubine?"

Mo Xiaomei was so angry that she glared at someone and was about to curse when a male voice suddenly roared, "Get out!"

This shout startled Sister Wang. Looking at Niu Da's face, which looked like he wanted to devour someone, she rolled her eyes and said:

"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" "Young Master Niu, if your family wants to find a son-in-law, you can come to me! Let's not talk about this today, let's not talk about it!"

As she spoke, Sister Wang quickly pulled Mo Xiaomei out.

After being pulled out the door, Mo Xiaomei forcefully pulled her hand away from Sister Wang's grasp, rubbed it, and said, "Why did you pull me!"

"Young lady, didn't you see how frightening that old man Niu's face was! Did I not pull you out, or was I supposed to just watch you get beaten? Don't mention this matter of taking a concubine for them again! Don't mention it again!" "If the man isn't happy, even if you brought him a goddess, you couldn't force her in."

"If a man is willing, he doesn't need to be forced to eat. He can find even a clam from the field and bring it into the house himself!"

Mo Xiaomei was unconvinced.

In the past, she was the most beautiful girl in her village, and everyone said she would definitely marry into a rich family. However, she ended up marrying a landlord, and things that shouldn't have happened happened. She got pregnant, but then the landlord didn't want her anymore, so she had to find a sucker.

Niu Er's family were farmers. While she was working, she miscarried.

Which woman doesn't need three gold pieces, one tael of gold, four taels of silver, and gold thread and colorful silk for her wedding?

She only exchanged two bushels of rice.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

Wang County Magistrate's cousin—no, not his cousin, but Chunniang's "cousin"—Liu Quan was a handsome man. Because Chunniang had given birth to a son, this only relative of his also lived in the west courtyard of the County Magistrate's mansion.

County Magistrate Wang also supported him by paying him ten strings of cash a month.

This Liu Quan is usually extravagant and dissolute, and he has a particular fondness for married women. He does nothing but pick up some pretty young women on the street and take them home.

Perhaps the women of Niushan County had grown tired of catching them.

He came to the countryside for a stroll with his servants.

The servant said, "Sir, the beautiful lady and her husband you saw at the iced drink stall the other day seem to live in Niushan Village."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Liu Quan tapped the servant on the head and said.

"I only heard it from someone else," the servant said, rubbing his head. "Sir, it's alright if you hit my head, but be careful not to hurt your hands!"

He had glanced at the young woman and her daughters a few times; they were all very pretty. However, there were too many people buying iced drinks, and he was pushed out as soon as he squeezed in to pay.

Those who can buy entire jars are all sons of wealthy families and officials; even he, the Little Tyrant, wouldn't dare to provoke them easily.

Mo Xiaomei was carrying a sickle, heading to the field, but she didn't want to go and harvest rice. She grumbled all the way.

"I'm so unlucky to have married such a jerk, always running around in the fields!" "Oh dear, what if he gets tanned?"

Mo Xiaomei, although somewhat attractive, is not considered a stunning beauty.

But Liu Quan thought that Mo Xiaomei was truly a celestial being. "Sister, sister, excuse me, how do I get to Niushan Village?"

Mo Xiaomei then stopped and looked Liu Quan up and down as he stood under the banyan tree. Seeing that he was quite handsome and dressed in very elegant brocade robes, she said softly with a smile, "Sir, this is Niushan Village!"

"Is this girl from Niushan Village, or is she a wife?" Liu Quan asked, sizing up Mo Xiaomei.

Mo Xiaomei rolled her eyes and said, "I married into this family. My husband lives on this road, at the very end of Niu Er." As she spoke, she sighed softly.