"Pah!" Mercedes spat and said:

"What a shameless thing!"

Liu Quan wiped the drool from his cheek, his face dark, but he didn't get angry. He still said gently, "Auntie, there's no need to be angry!"

Niu Aiguo said with a stern face, "Please go back, sir. There is no one you are looking for in our house!"

The people of Niushan Village were stunned. They had never heard of anyone coming to someone's door to take their wife as a concubine.

This is truly a rare occurrence!

"That depends on whether the young lady is willing or not!" Liu Quan said.

Inside the house, Mo Xiaomei sat by the tent, thinking about the unbearable things she had dreamt about yesterday, and her cheeks couldn't help but turn red.

If she still had any hesitation, her eyes widened when she saw that box of gleaming silver.

Shen Yu could see the commotion inside the house, but she felt it was none of her business. Mo Xiaomei had been eyeing Niu Da for a long time and was never a well-behaved person.

Seeing that she couldn't even think about Niu Da, but was instead thinking about sending concubines to her family, she was truly hateful. If she could really be taken away by Liu Quan, she would be happy to have some peace and quiet.

Seeing so many people around, Mo Xiaomei didn't know what to say, and didn't even dare to come out. She could only tug at her clothes, intentionally or unintentionally revealing a patch of fair skin, and secretly stick out three fingers from the hand that was pulling at her collar.

It just so happens to be a spot where Liuquan can be seen.

Niu Er, who was working at home firing kilns, came out after hearing what the people outside were saying and said, "Sir, my wife will not go with you!"

Liu Quan did not argue with them.

He ordered someone to put down a box of copper coins.

"I'll leave the gift money here for now!" Just as Liu Quan was about to leave, Mo Xiaomei walked seductively to the wooden window, her eyes smiling and her demeanor full of charm as she looked at Liu Quan.

Then, close the wooden window at just the right moment.

It made Liu Quan feel itchy all over.

No one else saw any of this.

Shen Yu and the others went back together. Huang said, "This is really strange. I've seen people buy concubines, take concubines, and buy wives, but those were all young women! This is the first time I've seen someone take another man's wife as a concubine!"

"I wonder which wealthy young master is so generous, spending two hundred taels of silver! Do you think that Mo Xiaomei might really follow that gentleman?" said Madam Tan.

Xiang Jinlan said, "Look at how she always treats Niu Er like she's made no sense, and with all the schemes she devises, you never know what might happen!" "Madam Shen, don't you think so? When she sees a man who's dressed even slightly better and is even slightly handsome, her eyes practically glued to him. She's so lewd!"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Let her be. We'll just live our own lives well!"

If she really goes, how she lives her life afterward is her own choice, and Chen Yu is happy to have some peace and quiet.

After Chen Yu returned home, she told Niu Da and the children in the family about it. Niu Da frowned and said:

"Why did he suddenly take a liking to the Niu family?"

However, no matter whose family he fancys, as long as it's not his family, it has nothing to do with him. Although Shen Yu is still young and beautiful, she has given birth to several children and has worked hard in the past due to poverty.

Compared to Mo Xiaomei, a young wife who is seventeen or eighteen years old, she is still a bit older.

Little Fu Bao said with a smile, "Daddy, who cares whose family he likes? It's none of our business!" Little Fu Bao was quite the little adult.

Niu Cuihua took a few lychees from the ice chest and said, "Father, Mother, it's still a bit hot today. Let's eat some lychees to cool down."

"Cuihua, I noticed you haven't been studying at all during your long holiday. Has the school not assigned any homework?" Chenyu asked.

Niu Cuihua laughed and said, "The teacher only assigned homework to the male students; we female students don't have to. I'd much rather learn how to do business with my father than do homework."

In the past, women didn't need to take exams or find work, so most girls didn't study and were illiterate.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were relatively enlightened. The court encouraged girls to study and advocated that women should not be blind. Therefore, girls' schools were established for the children of noble families.

Initially, it was rare among the common people.

The main reason was that people didn't want to waste the money on girls' education. However, with the increasing trend of sons-in-law marrying into their wives' families and the requirement that women also support their parents, many people began to like girls and even raise them.

The number of female students in their school grew from five at the beginning to more than fifty girls over three years.

Although there are fewer men than women.

At first there were some mocking voices, but now no one dares to mock anymore, because to do so would offend the parents of fifty girls.

The parents of those girls were relatively wealthy and also loved their daughters.

Niu Da laughed and said, "Then you should learn to make pickled vegetables from your mother, so you won't have to make this and that all the time!"

Niu Cuihua smiled: "Father, I was just about to say that!" She took out a golden abacus and said: "Father, this is what I bought this morning when I went to the market to sell pickles. I used my pocket money and the money I made from selling pickles yesterday. It cost a total of... one hundred and twenty taels of silver. Father, you won't blame me, will you?"

“It’s rare that you have something you like, why would I blame you?” Niu Dadao said.

A twelve-ounce gold abacus.

Little Fu Bao snuggled closer to Shen Yu, adjusting himself into a comfortable position, and fell asleep sweetly.

Chen Yu said to Niu Dadao, "Her dad, look at this little one."

Shen Yu smiled, gently placed the sleeping Xiao Fubao on the bed, and fanned herself to dispel the damp heat.

We only started working after she fell into a deep sleep.

“Honey, my second brother, Heng’er, and I have gone to the fields!” Niu Dadao said.

"Hey, keep your voice down!" Chen Yu said.

After Niu Da and Niu Yong left, Niu Baozhu and Niu Baolan, two little rascals, climbed up to both ends and gently fanned Xiao Fubao with fans.

"Don't fan yourself too hard, or you'll catch a cold," Chen Yu cautioned.

Niu Baozhu whispered, "Mom, be careful, we'll take good care of our little sister! Sanya's all grown up now!"

Niu Baozhu is five years old.

Eight-year-old Niu Meihua also learned to make sauces with Chen Yu.

"Sangyu, the task of making this iced juice is all yours!" Chenyu said. "Speaking of which, it's almost payday." "I heard you mention before that your family is preparing to build a new house. Do your younger siblings have a place to live? Are you short of money?" "If they don't have a place, I was thinking of having them stay at my house so they can keep my children company."

As Chen Yu spoke, she turned around and took out a few strings of cash from the box and gave them to Sang Yu. She had been observing Sang Yu for more than half a year and felt that she was a very grateful child.

I couldn't help but feel a little fond of it.