Chapter 514 Recognize
The woman can repay the money for medical treatment and saving lives later when she is able to; the most important thing right now is to recover her health.
There was one thing Lin Yuesha couldn't believe: the woman had previously been afraid of being divorced by her husband, so she had scraped together money to buy perfume. She was pale and thin, and had injuries all over her body, which showed that she had been abused for a long time. Why had she suddenly changed her mind now?
Lin Yuesha could be a good person, but she didn't want her husband to change his mind and forgive her husband after she did good deeds, so that they would be in the same boat and she would have wasted her time being a good person.
"Consider it a loan for your medicine. You can repay it without selling yourself into slavery, but once you sign the contract, you can't go back on your word."
Lin Yuesha, a servant with a death contract, had signed a contract of servitude, meaning her life would belong to her master from then on. Not only the woman, but also her two children were subject to this. She wanted the woman to understand, so she asked, "Are you willing to let your children become servants?"
"Miss, I do."
The woman leaned against the wall, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, and gave a mocking smile.
Yes, she was afraid of being divorced by her husband and then being homeless, without even a place to stay. She could endure hardship and work, but what about her two children, who had lost their father at such a young age?
Now, she suddenly realized how ridiculous her previous concerns were.
Dazhu is not human, he is a beast. He can be ruthless to his own flesh and blood, let alone his wife who is not related to him by blood.
The children had parents at home, but they always had endless chores to do. Da Zhu was reluctant to spend money on firewood, so he made his children walk for an hour to the surrounding villages to collect firewood, but he didn't let them eat their fill. He would take his concubine out to eat whenever he earned money.
Now that his concubine is pregnant, Dazhu cares even less about the lives of the mother and her three children. Everyone has seen what he is doing.
She was wrong; she shouldn't have had hope. But she didn't hate the liar. It was all her own choice. She was just too stupid to still hold onto hope.
What does it matter if we are slaves? At least our children will have a decent set of clothes to wear, and they won't have to endure things they shouldn't have to at such a young age.
"Miss, would you hit or scold your servants?"
The woman weakly wiped away her sweat, her face a mixture of sweat and blood, a truly pitiful sight. Despite all that she had endured, there was a light in her eyes, as if she had found her direction, having died once and come back to life, now living a completely different life.
"Probably not."
Lin Yuesha tried hard to recall, but she didn't seem to have ever beaten or scolded any servants. She had a fairly good temper, and was generally easy to talk to unless her bottom line was crossed.
"Of course not, our young lady is very kind."
Bai Cha decided to stand up for her mistress. Everyone in the mansion ate the same food as their mistress, with meat and vegetables at every meal, as well as cakes, pastries, and tea. As long as they worked hard, their mistress never mistreated them. Now that they were moving to a new mansion, their mistress even allowed her to choose the decorations.
"My young lady is exceptionally good."
Bai Cha said this with great pride. Thinking back to before she was sold in the North, she was filled with anxiety, fearing she would encounter a bad master. Who knew she would be so lucky? Countless times at night, she would bow three times towards the west to thank God.
In terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, Miss never skimped on her. Bai Cha followed Lin Yuesha and ate delicacies she had never tasted before.
Besides, it's not just the young lady who's good; the master, the madam, and the young master are all good-natured people. The madam is approachable and kind, the master is refined, and the young master is knowledgeable and reasonable. Sometimes he does things himself and feels sorry for the servants who are busy. Bai Cha can say that there is no better family in the capital than this!
"Alright, white tea, stop exaggerating. Is it really that good?"
Lin Yuesha smiled broadly, but Bai Cha was right; the family was indeed harmonious and rarely had any friction.
In other households, servants worry about putting their masters in a difficult position, but she was worried that the servants would become too powerful and bully their masters, because her stepbrother was really too easy to bully.
"Miss, please take me and my two children in."
The woman asked her two children for their opinions, saying that if they became servants, they would no longer be able to study and take the imperial examinations.
“Mother, I like Fairy Sister. So what if I’m a servant? I’ll get food if I do chores, and you won’t get beaten.”
The little boy sniffed; if he could leave this house, he really wouldn't want to stay for even a moment longer.
The girl, being the eldest, had her own ideas, and the two siblings decided to listen to their mother.
"Bullshit! If you don't return the twenty taels, do you expect me to pay for it? You borrowed the money, you stupid woman, why don't you get beaten to death!"
Dazhu jumped up and down, verbally abusing the woman and cursing his own children as bastards.
If his children are bastards, what is he?
Lin Yuesha was too lazy to pay attention to such people. She asked the old lady and was somewhat disappointed to learn that the constables would not interfere in family matters.
It won't work if they don't get greedy and come in. Right now, someone has to help them. Otherwise, this big guy might not bother them much. If he sees any benefits, he'll be as disgusting as a fly in a stinking ditch.
"Miss, please take me in. I can do all the chores, from chopping wood and boiling water to needlework and cooking. I can even make face powder."
The woman's family used to own a perfume shop, but her father gambled it all away and that's why they changed careers.
"Are you sure you've thought this through? If your man divorces his concubine, are you willing to continue living with him?"
Lin Yuesha asked her last question.
The concubine beside her was furious. Covering the slap mark on her face, she cursed, "You little hussy, what are you saying?"
"White Tea, keep slapping her."
Considering that the concubine was pregnant, Lin Yuesha did not go to extremes. She felt that she had to slap the scoundrels who spoke rudely, which was something Madam Xu had taught her.
"Won't."
The woman was completely disheartened. If she hadn't met a benefactor today who had arranged for a doctor to treat her, she would surely be dead.
In a daze, she seemed to see Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and just as she was heading to the King of Hell's palace, she was pulled back and her life was saved.
Her children are her bottom line. If that man had even a little bit of a fatherly attitude, things wouldn't have come to this.
"good."
Lin Yuesha readily agreed, offering to pay the price for people in the capital: twenty taels of silver for a woman and ten taels each for the two children. A contract was to be signed, and in addition, there would be a monthly allowance, as well as clothes and red envelopes for festivals. As long as she worked diligently, she would not be shortchanged.
"Miss, you can just call me Song Shi."
The woman introduced herself, saying that her maiden name was Song, and that her two children would also change their surname to Song, with their names to be given by their daughter.
"Song, you stupid woman, do you think I'm dead? I haven't divorced you yet!"
He could be divorced if he wanted, but he could buy him out with a hundred taels of silver, so that the three of them would never have anything to do with each other again. As for the two little brats, he didn't want to keep them as unpleasant burdens.
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