The horse carriage ran fast, while the ox cart took two hours to travel slowly, but it only took half an hour to get home by driving the horse carriage. It was not yet dark when they got home. The Han family was returning from the fields and saw two spacious horse-drawn carriages parked in front of their house, constantly moving things into the house.
Han Yu was just thinking about how to tell his parents about Xiaoxi so that they wouldn't be suspicious, but Xiaoxi had already arrived in front of Old Man Han and Madam Yang, and knelt on the ground with a thump, which gave Old Man Han and Madam Yang a big shock.
"What's wrong with this girl? Why is she kneeling down in front of us? Get up quickly." Old Man Han said at a loss. He raised his hand, but it was not easy for him to help a grown girl. He could only look at Yang.
Yang was also a little slow to react and wanted to pull up Xiaoxi who was kneeling on the ground: "Yes, girl, why are you kneeling in front of us? Hurry up and get up. There are so many mud and stones on the ground. Your knees must be hurt. Look, your fine clothes are also dirty."
However, Yang felt a little sorry for Xiaoxi's clothes. They were made of fine fabrics. It would be a pity if they got dirty and damaged. Although Xiaoxi was a maid in the Su family, the Su family treated their servants well and provided them with good food, clothing and other necessities. Xiaoxi served Su Wenyue and was treated even better. In the eyes of the Han family, she was like a lady from the city. However, seeing that Xiaoxi came back with Han Yu and Su Wenyue, they were all guessing Xiaoxi's identity.
"Master and Madam, please accept Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi has been with the young lady since she was eight years old and has been serving her. She has long been accustomed to such a life and really doesn't want to be separated from her. I beg you to be kind and let Xiaoxi stay. Xiaoxi just wants to be with the young lady. Don't worry, Xiaoxi will use her own money for all her food and clothing, and will not use a single cent from the Han family. Xiaoxi has been in the Su family for so many years and has saved a lot of money, so she can support herself."
After Xiaoxi's crying, Old Man Han and Yang finally understood that this well-dressed girl was actually a maid of the Su family. My goodness, the Su family treated their servants too well. But did this maid want to stay in the Han family? Old Man Han and Yang cast their questioning eyes on their daughter-in-law.
Xiaoxi was taught to do this by An. Although An was doing it for her daughter's own good and wanted to support her, she still thought too much and didn't want her daughter to have an unhappy relationship with her husband's family because of this matter, so she taught Xiaoxi to do this. Xiaoxi was smart and made this performance
Because there was no prior communication, Su Wenyue had no idea this would happen. She was a little dazed when she saw Xiaoxi rushing to her parents-in-law. However, due to the tacit understanding between the master and servant over the years, Su Wenyue quickly understood what was going on. Seeing her father-in-law and mother-in-law looking at her, she also put on top-notch acting skills, with a look of embarrassment and helplessness on her face.
"Dad, Mom, this is Xiaoxi, a maid who has served me since she was a child. She wanted to stay with me, but I didn't agree. After all, I am now the daughter-in-law of the Han family. Marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog. I know the situation of the Han family after I got married for a few days. How can I have the spare money to raise another maid!"
"But this girl is stubborn and just wants to follow me. No matter what I say, she won't listen. She redeemed herself and said that if I don't take her in, she will have nowhere to go. She also said that she doesn't want the Han family to support her and that she can support herself. She begged me not to drive her away for the sake of our relationship as master and servant. I really have no choice, but my mother is the boss at home, so I can't make a decision on my own. So I brought the girl here and let her decide what to do."
Su Wenyue bowed to Yang and said, "Please forgive me for bringing her back on my own initiative. This girl has been with me since she was a child. Seeing her begging like this, I can't bear it. If mother-in-law agrees, this maid will stay with me. I am willing to take out some money from my dowry. If my parents don't agree, I will let her leave."
"My dear father-in-law, my dear mother-in-law, please let me stay. I am nimble and can help with the housework." After Xiaoxi said this, she kept kowtowed to Old Man Han and Yang without caring whether the ground was dirty or hard.
Old Man Han and Miss Yang were just ordinary farmers and had never seen such a scene. They were originally worried that having one more person in the family would be a burden and they couldn't afford to support him. Now that the other party could support themselves and their daughter-in-law was willing to give some of her money, it was just a matter of freeing up one more room, which was nothing wrong.
Besides, the Su family was willing to let her go, probably because they were worried about their daughter. What's wrong with them selling her well? Otherwise, how could it be so easy to redeem a maid who had been sold to death? Anyway, the in-laws had done all the etiquette and even considered the face of the Han family. They were all parents, so how could they not understand the heart for their children?
"Alright, alright, my girl, hurry up and get up. We've agreed to this! Look at you, you're so pitiful. Your head is all broken. Fourth son's wife, quickly take someone in to clean the wound. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The skin is broken. If it gets inflamed, it will be bad."
"Okay, my daughter-in-law will take her to clean it right away." Su Wenyue responded quickly, and took Xiaoxi to salute Old Man Han and Yang again.
"Thank you for your understanding and letting Xiaoxi stay. I will definitely not let her cause trouble to everyone."
"Oh, why are you waiting? Go and clean the wound. The fourth son's wife is tired after a day of hard work. She can rest in the room and come out for dinner. Children from wealthy families are so polite. Why do they have to kneel and kowtow so much?"
Although Yang said this, she actually benefited from Su Wenyue's words. She knew what was right for her and had good manners. She would not make decisions on her own and knew how to maintain her status as a mother-in-law in the family.
After the play was over, Han Yu felt ashamed, he also had times when he made mistakes, before he thought that the maid Xiaoxi was as stupid as her master, but it turned out that she was a very capable person. Look at the play, the master and the servant sang in unison, if he hadn't known it in advance, he would have really thought that was the case, and he had fooled his parents around, saving him the trouble of trying to save them.
Despite this, Han Yu was not dissatisfied. After all, the Su family and his wife did not hide anything from him. They probably did this because they were afraid that he would be caught in the middle and get into trouble.
"Mom and Dad, I brought back a lot of things from Yue's house. Let me sort them out first." Han Yu saw Su Wenyue and her servant return to their room, so he went to get busy too.
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"Is this, is this the end?" Liu saw that her mother-in-law just kept the maid dressed as a young lady. Would there be one more person in their family in the future?