I went home by myself early yesterday morning and told my family about it. I immediately noticed that my parents and my brother and sister-in-law looked strange. I thought they were upset that I had been kidnapped by bandits. After eating, I went inside to rest.
To my surprise, when I went out to get a glass of water that night, I heard my parents and my brother and sister-in-law talking in the main room.
They thought I was asleep and spoke without thinking. I then learned that they had already contacted the bandits and had sold me to them for twenty taels of silver. That's why on the day I went to sell vegetables, my mother used the excuse that it was closer to send me through that alley to buy pastries for my sister-in-law.
"Ah...this..."
Xiao Yunying didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only say, "Get up first, the ground is cold, don't hurt your knees."
The girl remained unmoved: "My benefactor, my parents are still discussing it. They say it's good that I'm back, so I can sell myself again."
They say that the wealthy Song family in the city takes in concubines, and those with good looks can fetch fifty taels of silver. But that wealthy Song is nearly sixty years old; he could be my grandfather.
My benefactor, I know this request is presumptuous, but I have no other choice but to come to you for help. I know I am not worthy of you, my benefactor. I only ask to stay by your side and serve you tea and water, even if it is just as a maidservant.
"My benefactor, please accept me as your disciple."
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing to Xiao Yunying.
"Huh? Hey? What are you saying, young lady?!"
The girl seemed a little pitiful at first, but the more I listened, the more something seemed off.
How could she possibly think of a maidservant? She's a woman herself, and she doesn't need one.
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