Chapter 74 Ke Yunyun's Request
Originally, he had not thought about Xu Ke Yunyun's status as a concubine, but after meeting her today, he immediately changed his mind.
Ke Yunyun looked at Zhu Yixuan charmingly, her lips moving, "Yunyun thanks Mr. Zhu for his kindness, but my body is really a burden. The doctor said that I can't worry too much and can only take good care of myself for the rest of my life. Even if I marry you as your concubine, I won't live long. It would be unlucky if Yunyun died in your house."
Zhu Yixuan's heart tightened, and his brows knitted tightly together. "Miss Ke, please don't say such discouraging words. My Zhu family is not the best in Zhaohua County, but it is far better than ordinary families. Even the county magistrate has to be polite to us. If you marry me, you will definitely enjoy endless wealth and glory. I can also find a famous doctor for you to cure your stubborn illness."
"But with your original wife here, I'm afraid Yunyun won't be able to live such a comfortable life!" Ke Yunyun pretended to be pitiful, and then changed the subject, saying, "But it's a great honor for Yunyun to have you as my mistress, so I naturally dare not refuse. Can you please think of a compromise?"
Zhu Yixuan thought Ke Yunyun was going to reject him, and was thinking of other ways, but she actually agreed. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked like he was ready to discuss something. "Miss Ke, please let me know if you have any requests. I will do my best to fulfill them."
Ke Yunyun smiled, and Zhu Yixuan's mind was shaken for a moment before he slowly said, "Young Master also knows that Yunyun has a poor family background. If she follows you into the mansion, she will have to learn the rules, but I am really powerless. I am afraid that Madam will find a reason to punish me lightly, and I will not be able to bear it.
Yunyun does not seek status, but only hopes to live a peaceful and quiet life, so I hope that you can buy a yard for me outside the mansion, quietly, without disturbing other people in the mansion, and then buy a servant for Yunyun. "
"Just like that?" Zhu Yixuan was surprised and also felt curious.
It is really surprising that there are still girls these days who would rather be a concubine than a noble concubine with a legitimate status.
But this way he would be relieved of a lot of worries, and he had never kept a mistress before, so he might as well give it a try.
Ke Yunyun nodded heavily, "Yunyun doesn't ask for much, that's all."
"Okay! I can still do what Miss Ke requested. Just wait, I will go back and arrange everything. I can pick you up the day after tomorrow at the latest." Zhu Yixuan left the things and left quickly with his men.
Ke Yunyun watched the carriage leave, then turned around and asked Su Nizi and the others to move their things in.
Han was very confused about her behavior, and looked very disappointed with her. "Since you have to marry him, why don't you agree to his request? After all, a concubine is better than a concubine!"
Ke Yunyun smiled bitterly, "Second Aunt, I made this decision after careful consideration. Although being a concubine is not nice and people will point fingers at me, I don't have to be bound by the Zhu family. Even if Mr. Zhu's wife knows about my existence, she can't deal with me openly. After all, I am a good citizen. When the time comes, I will just leave. What can they do to me? I am still free."
She has been locked up at home for more than ten years, and she doesn't want to continue to be locked up in the inner courtyard of the mansion and unable to go out for the rest of her life.
"But if this happens, your life will be ruined! How will you get married then?" Han still couldn't figure it out.
Ke Yunyun didn't care. "Second Aunt, do you think I can have children or take care of the house and the outside world like you do?"
Han choked and was speechless.
Ke Yunyun continued, "You also know that I can't do anything. People marry a wife to support their ancestors, and even if they bring a generous dowry, they will be despised by their husband's family. What's more, I don't have a generous dowry. If I don't become Mr. Zhu's concubine, I won't be able to get married. Now someone is willing to support me and let me live a good life. It's actually not as bad as you think, right!"
It took a while for the elders to come to their senses.
Su Tai felt that Ke Yunyun was very insightful. She silently gave her a thumbs up and turned to look at the betrothal gift brought by Zhu Yixuan.
"Huh? Is this ginseng?" Su Tai picked up something that looked like a carrot and sniffed it hard. After confirming that it was ginseng, she hurriedly and carefully put the thing on the table and continued to look through it.
Han and Su Nizi also came to help, and soon all the betrothal gifts were opened.
There were ginseng, deer antlers, bird's nests, shark's fins, as well as gold, silver, jade, gems, four sets of head ornaments, two pieces of brocade, one hundred taels of silver, and a bright red wedding dress.
Looking at these things, everyone was silent.
Ke Yunyun was very happy, "You see, Master Zhu is very generous to me. My life won't be too hard if I follow him."
After repeated persuasion from Ke Yunyun, the entire Ke family finally agreed to this matter.
Two days later, Zhu Yixuan came in person to pick her up. This time, Ke Yunyun only took a small bag and followed him without looking back. She did not take any of the betrothal gifts given by Zhu Yixuan.
The Ke family felt uncomfortable for two days before they accepted the fact. It was about to snow, and it would be too late if they didn't go back. So they had to pack up their things, call the Ye sisters, and leave Dongmen Village.
When Su Tai and Shen Yi returned to the Su family with the cotton cloth, Su Nizi and her family were no longer there.
Han gave a brief explanation and went to call Huang and Tao to get the cloth.
As a result, many women from the village followed along. They all loved the cotton cloth and couldn't let it go. Even after knowing the price, some of them still insisted on buying it.
Su Tai had anticipated this situation, and immediately set up a table at her mother's house and asked Huang and Tao to notify anyone in the village who wanted to buy cotton cloth to come over.
There are blue, red, black and white in total.
It happened that many families were getting married at the end of the year, and when they heard that there was good material, red in color, many girls came. One family wanted four-foot pieces, and another wanted five-foot pieces. In just half a day, all the cloth that Su Tai brought was gone.
Han was afraid that the villagers would come to buy cloth again, so she quickly closed the gate.
In the main room.
Shen Yi helped Su Tai count the money, and after a careful count, there were actually fifty taels.
She picked out all the copper coins and exchanged them for small change with Han, and then went back with Shen Yi.
She sold fifty taels of silver to the automatic trading cabinet and got 12,500 coins. This time, her virtual currency balance broke five figures again. There were still three or four hundred kilograms of cotton left at the transfer station, and she could make a few more quilts and clothes.
While it hasn't snowed yet, the couple continues to work in the backyard. When Chen Yi has time, he will go into the mountains to set up traps or something, so you can occasionally see some meat at home.
At this time, the house of Shen Yi's second uncle was completed, and the whole family returned the fishing boat.
As soon as Chen Zhuang entered the room, he hurriedly took the wooden barrel in his hand to the kitchen. "I fished it up from the Daxun River when we were collecting the boats today. It's not too big, but it can be used to make fish soup."
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