The woman was crying her eyes out, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Young master, please save Xiaoqin. Xiaoqin is willing to be your slave."
Su Yan didn't want to get involved in this matter, but in the blink of an eye, it had come right up to her.
She crouched down and reached out to pull the woman's hand away.
He pulled her off him.
Then he said
"Save you what?"
The woman sobbed
"I, a mere woman, have sold myself to bury my father, hoping to provide him with a decent funeral. But a man is trying to forcibly take me away, saying he wants to make me his concubine. I refuse. If that's the case, I'd rather die!"
As she spoke, the sound of sobbing began again.
Su Yan looked up at the man with a lecherous expression.
The man naturally recognized Su Yan.
He immediately begged for mercy and slunk away.
Su Yan spoke
"Twenty taels, for Father's funeral?"
The woman nodded
"yes"
As she spoke, the woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Su Yan.
"I am deeply grateful to you, young master, for saving me. I am truly thankful."
Su Yan shook her head
"It's nothing."
As she spoke, she glanced at the corpse again.
Lividity has already appeared.
They must have been dead for several days.
When did your father pass away?
The woman wiped away her tears and said softly.
“Yesterday, my father fell asleep and never woke up again. He was frail and sickly, and I never expected him to pass away so soon.”
She started to cry again as she spoke.
Su Yan rubbed her ears and stood up.
"I'll buy you, are you willing?"
The woman looked up, a hint of surprise on her face, and then asked...
"Can you afford twenty taels, young master?"
Su Yan nodded.
"I can afford it."
The woman lowered her head, appearing somewhat shy for some reason.
"Once I have settled things with my father, I will belong to you, young master."
Su Yan looked at the person lying on the ground, and after a long while, said...
Laneige
"Young Master Marquis?"
"Find two people to tie her up and bury the old woman."
"yes."
After saying that, Su Yan stood up.
"I spent twenty taels to buy you. Now that you've entered my household, what can you do?"
The person kneeling on the ground still had tears on their face, head bowed, and spoke timidly.
“Even if I were to serve you like a cow or a horse, I would still be unable to repay your great kindness. From now on, I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly.”
Su Yan shook her head
"There's no need to work like a beast of burden."
After thinking for a while, he said
“There’s a hill in my backyard that no one’s taking care of. You can plant trees there from now on.”
Xiaoqin was stunned and incredulous when she heard this.
"Young master wants me to plant trees?"
His voice trembled as he said this.
Su Yan nodded
“We have plenty of servants at home, but if we take you back, there’s nowhere to put you.”
Xiaoqin reached out and tightly gripped Su Yan's hem.
"Xiaoqin can serve you well, young master, and I guarantee she will do it better than anyone else."
His eyes were filled with panic.
Su Yan blinked
"Your life is mine now, isn't it?"
"······yes"
"I can make you do whatever I want. Isn't that right?"
"······yes"
The woman's hand gradually loosened, and she lowered her head, her face pale and ashen.
Su Yandao
"Go after you've settled your father."
Then he turned back to Lanzhi and said
"Lanzhi".
"Young Master Marquis?"
"When the time comes, watch her sign the indenture, give her twenty taels. Once she's planted trees all over the mountain, let her find a good family to marry into."
"Yes, young lord."
Lan Zhi agreed.
Those who had been watching the whole thing from beginning to end were somewhat moved.
Planting trees?
It's fortunate that the young marquis came up with this idea.
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