Everyone in the courtyard depended on Jiangse Valley for their livelihood, so naturally they were very concerned about their master's whereabouts.

No sooner had Jiang Segu gone to see Luo Xiaohua than the servants, who were eating zongzi in the small kitchen, started making a fuss, all discussing whether Luo Xiaohua would become Jiang Segu's new favorite.

While they were discussing it, they all glanced at Madam Hou.

Even bolder ones asked their mothers, "Does Mother know who that person is?"

Madam Hou glanced at them and said, "Even zongzi can't shut you up! We're all servants, and the only thing we need to do is serve the young lady well!"

Don't think about anything else, don't ask anything else, and don't say anything else!

Alright, it's late, go to sleep!

Madam Hou was always strict and extremely authoritative in the courtyard, so everyone shrank back and went back to their own rooms.

Meanwhile, Jiang Segu was listening to Luo Xiaohua's tirade of wanting to serve her like a slave.

Jiang Segu picked at his ear, finding nothing new.

It was the same old clichés from her previous life, but she had to listen and appreciate how Luo Xiaohua now practically groveled on the ground.

In her previous life, Liang Shaojie gave her a letter of divorce and kicked her out of the house, but Luo Xiaohua secretly locked her up.

After Song Yuhui married Liang Shaojie, Luo Xiaohua used her, who had been tortured beyond recognition, as a token of her sincerity in surrendering.

Luo Xiaohua hates her, and she can guess a thing or two about it.

It's nothing more than jealousy of one's good fortune, being born into a noble family as a pampered daughter, the granddaughter of the wealthy merchant Yin family, and being extremely doted on by her grandmother.

But she was born lowly and could only crawl on the ground.

To put it bluntly, she's just as greedy as her mother!

However, Song Yuhui, who had always looked down on her and treated her like an ant, actually accepted her and tormented her even more than Luo Xiaohua. Every time she saw her, her eyes were filled with intense hatred.

That's how she learned that the sachet Song Yuhui always carried never contained any spices, but rather embroidery needles!

She never understood why Song Yuhui hated her!

Is it because Liang Shaojie once married her?

But the old woman who looked after her said in casual conversation that Song Yuhui and Liang Shaojie didn't have a good relationship, so she hated him because of love, which seemed a bit illogical.

Luo Xiaohua, who had been in the sun all day and hadn't had a drop of water, was almost too tired to speak, but still didn't get a single response from Jiang Segu.

Just as Jiang Segu was inwardly cursing the old hag for giving false information, he spoke softly.

"Since you so want to stay by my side to repay my kindness, then stay..."

Luo Xiaohua was overjoyed and wanted to open her mouth to say thank you, but the next moment her lips hurt slightly and blood flowed into her mouth.

"You've always said you'd serve me like a slave, so you can't use that dog-and-cat-like name anymore..."

The joy that had not yet faded from Luo Xiaohua's face froze on its face.

She seemed to have a bad feeling!

"The number of servants serving in each courtyard of the manor is fixed. Not long ago, one of my servants named Caiju passed away. Once you recover from your injuries, you can take her place!"

Chrysanthemums?

That old hag seemed to have said that she died because she failed in her duties, and used this incident to warn herself that if she failed to accomplish anything, Caiju would suffer the same fate!

Caiju is a second-class maid!

Just as Luo Xiaohua was overjoyed, Jiang Segu's voice continued in her ear: "Then you shall be called Cai Niu!"

Well!

"Rainbow...cow?"

"How about calling it... Rainbow Horse?"

As he spoke, he covered his nose with a handkerchief.

Luo Xiaohua felt a tightness in her chest, as if a stone was pressing down on her heart. With tears in her eyes, she said, "What do you think of the name Cailuo, young lady?"

Jiang Segu retorted calmly, "Didn't you say you'd be my slave? What, you're not even willing to change your name? How can I expect you to be loyal to me in the future?"

Luo Xiaohua could only reluctantly accept Cai Niu's new name.

She still smells of horse manure, and if she were called Cai Ma, she's afraid that smell would follow her for the rest of her life!

She could only console herself that at least Jiang Segu hadn't called her "Colorful Dung."

Qiaolian, who was standing to the side, couldn't hold back any longer and quickly lowered her head to hide her uncontrollable laughter.

"You're still injured, so take care of yourself first. But as the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts. You haven't done any work since you came to the manor, so I have to find a doctor for you. Therefore, I have to settle this score with you, and I'll make it up to you when you're better!"

Luo Xiaohua paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Doctor Zhang is supported by our household with ten taels of silver per month, but he usually only treats the master. If the servants in the household want to hire him, they need to give him some money as a token of respect."

You'll have to serve me from now on, and Dr. Zhang will be kind enough not to ask for any bribes out of respect for me. But you can't expect others to be polite; don't take it personally! Once you're better, you'll still have to find a way to repay Dr. Zhang's favor!

As for the medicine, one dose costs two ounces. I know it's a bit expensive, but you injured your head, so it's alright, a little more is fine! What do you say?

Before Luo Xiaohua could speak, Jiang Segu continued calculating rapidly.

"Now Qiaolian is taking care of you. She is my head maid and receives a monthly allowance of one tael and eight mace. I assigned her to take care of you, but you have to make up for the allowance yourself!"

Taking care of you means decocting medicine, feeding you medicine, giving you water, feeding you food, and enduring the smell of horse manure on you while watching over you. So, let's say it costs one hundred coins a day!

In addition, the main kitchen will need to cook extra meals for you, so let's say fifty coins a day for your food..."

Listening to the numbers, Luo Xiaohua said she had a terrible headache.

She felt that it wasn't Jiang Segu who had fallen into her carefully woven trap, but rather that she had fallen into a mud pit that Jiang Segu had dug long ago!

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