Chapter 571 A Dream of Youth 103
The next day, Deng Yin went home, only to find her father and mother fighting.
"You shrew!"
There were three bloody marks on Deng's father's face, clearly scratched by Deng's mother. Deng Sanyuan, who was standing next to him, frowned and said, "Mother, Father is just taking a concubine. Why are you making such a fuss? Now the neighbors all know about it, and Father can't hold his head up anymore."
His mother was so fierce and domineering that even he felt ashamed to face anyone.
Deng's mother felt as if she had choked on a mouthful of blood. She looked at her son, whom she had taken such good care of, in disbelief. He was still wearing the clothes she had carefully tailored, yet he could utter such heartless words.
"Sanyuan, you think I'm wrong?!"
Deng's mother was speechless, tears welling in her eyes. "That was the money I saved to redeem your sister Yin'er from her servitude! A full fifty taels of silver! Your father used it all to redeem that prostitute!"
Only after she redeemed herself and became a free man could he take her as a concubine.
"Yin'er owes a full five hundred taels! How are we going to pay it back?"
Mr. Deng was furious. “She can be released after working as a maid in that household for ten years. Besides, you said yourself that the Xie family will not mistreat their servants. Once she’s released, I’ll find her a good marriage!”
"But that's the lowest social class!"
"A lowly status? Didn't you also have a lowly status?" The old lady of the Deng family's words made Deng's mother turn pale.
Yes, they were sold into slavery and were considered lowly. If it weren't for an accident on the road that led them to Quanzhou with other refugees, they would still be servants now.
"Madam, Madam didn't mean it, it's all my fault, I..." As she spoke, tears streamed down the woman's beautiful face, which made Deng's father feel heartbroken.
“Mrs. Yu, Qingyu is already pregnant with my child. It is only right and proper for me to take her into the family. Please stop making unreasonable demands.”
Deng Sanyuan also advised, "Mother, she's just a concubine, why bother with such a fuss? Even if she gives birth to a child, it will be born out of wedlock, and she can't possibly surpass you."
Was Yu concerned about Deng's father taking a concubine?
She was angry because Deng's father had taken the private savings she had worked so hard to accumulate!
Although she resented her eldest daughter for accidentally ruining the Xie family's treasure and forcing her to sell herself into slavery, she could not allow her daughter to live with the status of a lowly person for ten years.
By then, Deng Yin would be over twenty years old, so how could she possibly find a good match?
If one is considered to be of low social status when seeking marriage, then it is even less likely that one will marry into a good family!
Deng Yin watched the farce unfolding inside the house with utter calm in her heart, then turned and went into her mother's room.
Deng Yue'er was learning embroidery when she saw Deng Yin come in. She handed over the purse she had made, saying, "Sister, this is for you. It has your favorite five-colored tassels."
She didn't care about the farce happening in the main room. The time she spent with Deng's father was enough for her to distinguish who was the one who was good to her. Her mother used to always say how good her father was, but she couldn't feel it at all. Her father only liked her older brother.
Grandmother only liked my older brother.
Deng Yue'er tilted her head and looked at Deng Yin, "Sister, why do you like the five-colored sage? It's not very pretty, the leaves are red and the flowers are small."
It's just roadside weeds.
"Because it grows very fast, it can thrive even in the harshest and most difficult environments." She imagined it to be like the colorful Su.
Deng Yin gave Deng Yue'er some copper coins, saying, "Keep this money safe. Buy whatever you want to eat or buy yourself, but don't tell your mother."
"Sister, I don't want to."
Deng Yue'er's nose was red, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Mother said you need to save money to redeem yourself. I can't take your money. Besides, I can embroider purses now. I'll put them in the shop to sell and save money for my sister's redemption."
Deng Yin opened her mouth, but then closed it, leaving only half a coin. She wouldn't tell the truth, because she couldn't guarantee that her younger sister wouldn't tell their mother.
When Deng Yin reached the alley entrance, she saw Qing Yu waiting to the side.
There weren't many people around. Qingyu just watched Deng Yin smile, and in the blink of an eye, she took a bulging purse.
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