Xie's face was stern and she was very unhappy. "You are sisters, how can you say that about your own sister? Don't you understand the principle of sisterly love?
I usually ask you to study and learn, but seeing you act like this, you seem to be turning a deaf ear to all my words."
Gu Yue felt extremely aggrieved and was about to cry, "Mother, I..."
Xie showed no mercy and said, "Apologize to your second sister first."
Gu Yue looked at Gu Jiu with a vicious look.
Gu Jiu looked so heartbroken that he could not stand up anymore. He leaned against the back of the chair, his face pale and bloodless.
Gu Yue, on the other hand, had a rosy complexion. Although she was six months younger than Gu Jiu, she was actually quite a bit taller than him.
Anyone who saw this scene would naturally think that Gu Yue bullied Gu Jiu, causing Gu Jiu to fall ill.
What's wrong with Gu Jiu?
Of course it’s a problem of physical weakness!
What are the characteristics of this problem?
Of course, I can't stand the slightest bit of anger. When I get angry, I feel very uncomfortable, my body is so weak that I can't stand up and I have to lie down for several days.
It is not clear whether Gu Jiu had this problem before.
Anyway, Gu Jiu now definitely, definitely, has developed a problem where she can't stand being bullied. She's very delicate.
"Second sister, did someone bully you?"
Gu Ting rushed in anxiously.
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat. Why did his brother come? He came at the wrong time.
Gu Ting looked at Gu Yue fiercely, "Third sister, did you bully the second sister?"
Gu Yue burst into tears and took the opportunity to escape from the embarrassing situation.
"presumptuous!"
Xie took the opportunity to attack, slamming the table and angrily scolding Gu Ting, "Sanlang, are you behaving properly? You rushed in without announcing anything. Do you have any rules?"
Gu Ting has a stubborn temper and only listens to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu quickly winked at him, telling him to stop making trouble.
Even though Gu Ting was dissatisfied in his heart, he lowered his head and said, "Greetings to the Madam. I was also too worried about my second sister, so I was a little anxious."
Mrs. Xie was furious. "Ridiculous! How dare anyone bully the second girl here? I think you have no manners. The master must discipline you."
Gu Ting lowered his head and said nothing. He secretly looked at Gu Jiu with great concern.
Gu Jiu felt a warm feeling in her heart. Although her brother was reckless, it was all because he was worried about her.
"Madam, my brother knows he's wrong."
Gu Jiu sighed secretly and decided to let Gu Yue go for now. Otherwise, she would strip Gu Yue of her true self and dignity.
Xie stared at Gu Jiu with a half-smile, "Second girl, aren't you feeling uncomfortable?"
Gu Jiu said weakly, "I still feel bad. But seeing my brother makes me happy, and I don't feel so bad anymore."
"I see. You two have a very close brother-sister relationship."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Just like my third sister, sixth brother, and eighth brother. Brothers and sisters naturally have a deep bond."
Upon hearing this, Xie raised her eyebrows and smiled. Gu Jiu understood the difference clearly.
"Since Sanlang is here, please take a seat. The mansion is short of staff, so we are planning to hire a few smart and sensible maids. Second girl, do you have any that you like?"
Gu Jiu looked at the new faces and said, "Please allow me to take my time choosing."
Xie smiled and said, "Don't worry."
Gu Jiu was not in a hurry to make a decision. She wanted to see what Xie's plan was first.
There were more than twenty girls of varying sizes, but the most stunning was the slender girl standing in the front row. She was truly a natural beauty, naturally charming.
Why would someone so beautiful sell herself into slavery? With her looks, she could easily become a concubine to a wealthy master. Why would she become a slave?
Could it be that this girl has some background?
Gu Jiu couldn't help but be more careful about the girl.
Jiang Yan lowered her head and didn't dare to look around.
The previous verbal battle between the girls had already opened her eyes and made her realize that the words of advice given by the nanny were not aimless.
It is indeed not easy to work in a wealthy family.
Jiang Yan has been beautiful since she was a child, and she is also good at using her beauty to benefit herself.
Her parents were both honest farmers, not good-looking, but they gave birth to such a beautiful daughter.
Everyone said that a golden phoenix had flown out of the chicken coop and the Jiang family was going to become prosperous.
Because of her beauty, the whole family treated her like a baby and never let her go to work in the fields.
Everything was fine originally, but since last spring, my hometown has suffered a disaster.
By the beginning of this spring, the family could no longer afford to eat.
Mr. Li, a wealthy man in the town, wanted to marry her as a concubine and promised to give her a betrothal gift of 100 taels.
With this hundred taels, the Jiang family can survive. They can also buy land and houses, and marry off the eldest and second brothers.
But Jiang Yan did not agree, because she thought Mr. Li was old and ugly.
Even if she really wanted to be the old man's concubine, she would rather be the concubine of a wealthy family, a high-ranking official or a nobleman.
A mere wealthy man wants to marry her? You're dreaming.
Jiang Yan is very opinionated and her family can't persuade her at all.
Seeing that the whole family was about to run out of food and flee from famine, Mr. Li pressed them harder and harder.
Jiang Yan simply gritted her teeth and took the initiative to find a human trafficker, signed a five-year working contract, and exchanged herself for ten taels of silver, solving the livelihood of her family.
After traveling to the city and receiving training from a nanny for three months, he was finally going to work for a wealthy family.
Jiang Yan cherished this opportunity very much. She was also smart and had already figured out that the second girl everyone was talking about was not the wife's daughter.
But the second girl is very brave and resourceful.
Jiang Yan couldn't help but look at Gu Jiuduo twice, and her eyes met his.
Jiang Yan was a little flustered and quickly lowered her head.
Standing next to Jiang Yan is her fellow villager Guo Taohua.
Guo Taohua is of average appearance, short in stature, very thin, with yellow hair, and looks malnourished.
There are still calluses on his hands, which are left by years of heavy and tiring work.
Guo Taohua's family was very poor, so poor that they had to sell their children.
Guo's parents originally wanted to sell their two little daughters, but Guo Taohua couldn't bear to see her younger sisters become slaves at such a young age, so she sold herself, signed a death contract, and entered the city.
She didn't think much, just wanted a wealthy man to buy her, give her work, feed her, and pay her a monthly salary. Then she could save the money and send it back to her family.
Xie took a quick look and had a rough idea of the twenty or so girls.
The trafficker waited in front of Mrs. Xie, "Madam, are there any that you like? If not, I'll get another batch tomorrow."
Xie asked calmly, "Have they all been trained?"
"Don't worry, ma'am. They're all trained. You can use them right away."
"Um!"
Xie took a sip of tea and said, "Stretch out your hand."
About twenty girls stretched out their hands.
Their nails were trimmed and their hands were washed. Several pairs of white and tender hands caught the eye, including Jiang Yan's.
There are also several pairs of cracked and calloused hands that are equally eye-catching.
Xie raised her hand slightly and pointed casually, "This, this... leave these behind."
The trafficker was overjoyed and said, "Madam, you have good taste. You guys, why don't you hurry up and thank Madam?"
"Kowtow to the madam."
Guo Taohua was chosen. She was confused and knelt down and kowtowed mechanically.
Jiang Yan looked calm, somewhat disappointed at not being chosen, but if this one didn't work out, there were always other options.
Xie added, "I remember Sanlang still has maids in his room. Why not pick two and take them home to serve him personally?"
Then, Xie pointed at Jiang Yan and said, "Sanlang, do you like this maid? She's very pretty."
Gu Jiu looked at Jiang Yan. Her face was naturally charming. She immediately understood Xie's purpose in this stunt.
Xie bought the maid not for her, but for her brother.
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