Chapter 703: I will write to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow and apologize

Seeing her son unhappy, Zou Wan was also very unhappy:

"Don't you have anything interesting to see here?"

The broker smiled and said, "All ten of them are very pretty." Seeing that Zou Wanshi and Zou Minglei looked very dissatisfied, she hesitated and said, "There are a few pretty ones, but the price is this..."

Zou Minglei glared at him: "What? Are you worried that we don't have money?! Hurry up!"

The broker was delighted and hurried out to bring people back.

Finally, she brought three girls over. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and said with a smile, "You guys have really good taste. These three are the most beautiful girls we have."

Zou Wan looked at them critically. The three girls brought over from behind were indeed much prettier than the ten before them.

Zou Minglei's eyes fell on the little girl on the right, and he squinted and looked at her for a long time: "What's your name?"

The little girl lowered her head and said timidly: "My name is Cuihua..."

Zou Minglei frowned in disdain: "What a crappy name!"

He took it with some reluctance and said to Zou Wanshi, "Mom, let's take this."

Zou Wanshi agreed immediately and asked the broker, "How much silver do you want for this?"

The brothel owner smiled so hard that his teeth could not be seen: "Thank you, thirty taels of silver."

Zou Wan took a deep breath and said, "Thirty taels of silver? Why don't you just go and rob it!"

The broker cried out, "Madam, you have misunderstood. Look at this little girl, she is so pretty, how can she be compared with an ordinary maid? Even her grandfather was educated and was a student! What a clean family background! It can be called a family of scholars! If her mother had not been ill, she would not have sold herself to us. We felt sorry for this little girl at that time and gave her family 20 taels of silver! ... This little girl came to us, eating and drinking, and our nanny had to teach her manners and how to serve people. You see, we asked you for 30 taels of silver, which is not too much at all!"

When Zou Wanshi heard this, she was surprised that this girl named Cuihua actually had some literary talent. It would not be a disgrace to Minglei if she bought a maid like this to serve him.

What's more...

Zou Wan looked at Cuihua's waist critically.

Although this little girl has a slim waist, her butt is quite big. You can tell at first glance that she is a well-fed girl.

When she finds a wife for Minglei, she will let this little girl give birth to a few big fat boys for Minglei. Then she can just enjoy the grandchildren!

Zou Wan thought of this, gritted her teeth, and confirmed with Zou Minglei: "Is this the one you want?"

Zou Minglei nodded randomly.

Although the little girl in front of him was quite different from the rich girl he had caught a glimpse of before under the moonlight, he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his lower abdomen when the little girl raised her head and looked at him timidly. With the two taels of meat under his crotch, Zou Minglei didn't care whether the girl was ten or thirty taels.

When Zou Wan saw that her son was so determined to buy this maid, she was shocked.

Zou Wan gritted her teeth, shook her hands and took out the purse from her arms.

Of course she had thirty taels of silver, but this was the money she had saved.

She had originally thought of using the money to help her son smooth out the relationship with the academy.

But Zou Wanshi changed her mind and thought again. She had already met the biological daughter of the Duke of Xin. The Duke of Xin was so wealthy. If their biological daughter could give them even a little bit of her breasts, their lives would be much more comfortable. Why would they need to worry about money anymore?

Thinking of this, Zou Wanshi finally handed over the money bag.

The broker was overjoyed and said to Cuihua, "Cuihua, the owner you are going to is a generous one. You must serve the young master well and not be lazy, understand? Otherwise, the owner will sell you to the kiln, and your life will be over, understand?"

Cuihua responded timidly with tears in her eyes.

Zou Minglei liked Cuihua's timidity. He wished he could drag Cuihua into the room right now to verify the images in the "banned book" he had read before!

"Cuihua, Cuihua... this name is too ugly." Zou Minglei suppressed his restless anger and said, "From now on, you can call me Yanshou."

Zou Wanshi praised: "Huan Fei Yan Shou, Yan Shou, not bad, it is a good name. He is worthy of being my son, he is cultured and talented."

Zou Minglei raised his head somewhat proudly.

Zou Pingping let out a "tsk" in her heart.

What's with the Huanfei Yanshou names? How can such straightforward names show culture and sophistication?

Zou Pingping felt a little sour as she watched the broker hand Yan Shou's indenture to Zou Minglei. When she thought that this was thirty taels of silver, she felt sour that she just kept bubbling out.

"Mom, with so much money going out now, does our family have any money left?" Zou Pingping couldn't help but ask.

Zou Minglei rolled his eyes at Zou Pingping and said, "Poor!"

Zou Wanshi was also not very happy when Zou Pingping said something like her family "had no money" outside, and she curled her lips again: "What are you talking about! How can our family be short of money? Your sister..."

Zou Wanshi almost said "your sister is rich", she quickly stopped herself and stuttered for a while before continuing, "Have you ever thought about how much dowry that Mr. Ge will give to our family? It won't make you poor!"

Zou Pingping felt even worse!

What dowry!

That's how much she earned from selling herself!

Think about it this way, what's the difference between her and this Yan Shou!

Zou Pingping felt extremely upset and distraught. When Zou Wanshi and Zou Minglei were about to return home, she just made the excuse that she wanted to take a walk outside and did not go back with them.

Zou Minglei wanted to go home and quickly drag Yan Shou to bed, not caring about Zou Pingping at all. Seeing this, Zou Wanshi just hurriedly told Zou Pingping to go home early and didn't care about Zou Pingping anymore.

Zou Pingping was walking on the street. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Just as she was feeling uncomfortable, she turned the corner and bumped into someone.

"Who is it! How can you walk without watching your eyes?" Zou Pingping was the first to speak angrily.

However, after Zou Pingping finished cursing, she looked up and saw the other person's face and was stunned.

It’s nothing, the man she bumped into opposite her was really handsome.

What attracted Zou Pingping the most was that this man had a stern look between his jade-like brows, which added a sense of strange story and mystery to him.

Furthermore, judging by the way this man was dressed, it was obvious that he came from a wealthy family!

Zou Pingping blushed instantly and said shyly, "Sir, I was careless just now. Are you okay?"

Yu Chongjie pinched the bridge of his nose.

He drank a little too much today and was not paying attention, so he let the other person bump into him.

His voice was slightly hoarse, and he said coldly, "Nothing."

Just as he was about to leave, Zou Pingping didn't want to miss him. She quickly grabbed his sleeve and said anxiously, "Sir, I accidentally stained your clothes with my facial powder and soiled them. If you don't let me take responsibility, I will feel guilty..."

Only then did Yu Chongjie look at Zou Pingping seriously.

It was just that Yu Chongjie was drunk, and his vision of people was a little blurry. At this glance, he mistook Zou Pingping, who was wearing lavender clothes, for Mao Fuqi, who was also wearing lavender clothes and dressed very simply when he first met her a few years ago...

Yu Chongjie was stunned.

When Zou Pingping saw that the man opposite her who made her heart beat fast was actually looking at her, she lowered her head shyly. Her heart was pounding wildly and she was so sweet that she almost fainted.

Could it be that this young man also fell in love with her at first sight?

Yu Chongjie was stunned for a long time.

Zou Pingping said in a sweet voice: "Sir, since I accidentally stained your clothes, I will wash them for you and return them to you. Is that okay with you?"

Yu Chongjie was silent for a moment, then took off his coat and handed it to Zou Pingping.

Zou Pingping was shaking with excitement all over.

Does this mean that this gentleman is really interested in her and wants to meet her a second time? !

She just felt that the coat in her hand was extremely hot!

How can this be a piece of clothing? It is clearly a token of love!

Yu Chongjie pressed his brow, now feeling somewhat regretful. Why had he handed the coat away for some unknown reason?

Zou Pingping continued to ask: "...Sir, how can I return the clothes to you then?"

Yu Chongjie was about to leave, and said gloomily, "When the time comes, just give the clothes to the gatekeeper of the Xin Guo Mansion. Just say they are the eldest young master's clothes."

After saying this, Yu Chongjie regretted it again. It was just a piece of clothing, he could just throw it away. Why did he say so much to the little girl in front of him?

Yu Chongjie felt a little regretful and turned around and left.

Zou Pingping held the clothes in her arms, but stood there in a daze!

She could vaguely guess that the young man in front of her was of noble status, but she didn't expect that his status was so high!

Even though she came from another place, she knew how powerful the Xinguo Mansion was in the capital!

The eldest son of the Xinguo Mansion...

When Zou Pingping returned home with the dress in her arms, she felt as if she was walking on clouds and was floating in the air.

…

As soon as Zou Minglei returned home, he took Yan Shou to the house. Zou Wanshi was in a very complicated mood. She felt that her son was growing up, which was a good thing, but she also felt uncomfortable in her heart.

In short, my mood is very complicated.

Zou Wan was sitting in a chair in the lobby in a daze. She saw her third daughter, Zou Pingping, coming in holding a piece of clothing as if she had lost her soul. Zou Wan said unhappily, "She always looks so dead day after day..."

Before Zou Wanshi finished scolding, her daughter suddenly came back to life and rushed in with clothes in her arms: "Mom, look what this is!"

Zou Wan looked at the strange men's clothes in her daughter's arms with some confusion.

Zou Wanshi had also been wealthy, so she could naturally tell at a glance that the men's coat in her daughter's arms was made of very expensive material.

Zou Wan took a deep breath and asked, "Where did you come from?"

A shy blush appeared on Zou Pingping's face, and she told Zou Wanshi what had just happened.

Zou Wan's expression changed several times.

She sat back in her chair, and said in disbelief: "...Is he really the eldest son of the Xinguo Mansion?"

She had previously gone to the Xinguo Mansion to look for Yu Mingzhu, and it was Yu Chongjie who brought her in.

Zou Wanshi immediately described Yu Chongjie's appearance to Zou Pingping, "...Is it really him?"

Zou Pingping's eyes widened in surprise: "Mom, do you really know him? ...Yes, that young man looks like what you described."

Zou Wanshi was in a very complicated mood, and her facial expression kept changing.

She never thought that her three daughters would be in such a situation!

She had previously asked someone to inquire about the situation in the Xin Guo Mansion and learned that the eldest son of the Xin Guo Mansion had just divorced his wife a few years ago and had not remarried yet.

Zou Wanshi couldn't help but look at her daughter in front of her.

Unlike Yu Mingzhu, who tried her best to maximize the advantages of her parents' looks, Zou Wanshi's third daughter, Zou Pingping, could only be described as above-average in appearance.

However, Zou Wanshi's heart moved. The third daughter was young and beautiful. Maybe the eldest son of the Duke of Xin's Mansion fell in love with her at first sight?

She didn't dare to hope that her third daughter could marry the eldest son of the Duke of Xin's Mansion as his second wife, but she heard that the eldest son of the Duke of Xin's Mansion only had a few concubines and no proper concubines. It would be great if her daughter Pingping could marry in as a concubine!

In this way, wouldn't the connection between the Zou family and the Xin Guogong Mansion be further deepened? !

Thinking of this, Zou Wanshi was shaking with excitement.

She looked at Zou Pingping with an unprecedented kindness in her eyes: "...You said, the eldest master of the Xinguo Mansion asked you to wash the clothes and send them over. Is it true?"

Zou Pingping said shyly: "Mom, why would I lie to you? That young master has been staring at his daughter's face in a daze. I am so embarrassed!"

Zou Wan said "OK" three times in a row, smiling: "Then you quickly wash the clothes for the young master, and after they are dried, I will take you to the Xin Guogong Mansion to deliver the clothes!"

Zou Pingping agreed with a blushing face.

But at this moment, a servant came to report that the matchmaker hired by Lord Ge had arrived and was here to propose a marriage for the third young lady.

Zou Pingping's expression changed instantly: "Mom! I am the woman chosen by the eldest son of the Xin Guo Mansion. I cannot marry that Ge guy!"

Zou Wanshi was a little hesitant. Wait, the story with the young master of the Duke of Xin's Mansion, couldn't it be that her daughter made it up in order to avoid marrying Lord Ge?

But...if it was true, she couldn't let her daughter give up such a great place as the Duke of Xin's Mansion to marry an eighth-rank official, right?

Zou Wanshi hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and said, "...I'll go talk to the matchmaker first. It's better to discuss this marriage later."

Although Zou Pingping was somewhat dissatisfied, her heart was now entirely on the eldest son of the Duke of Xin's Mansion. She felt that she would marry that handsome young man soon. Would her parents still force her to marry an eighth-rank official instead of a top-rank noble?

Thinking of this, Zou Pingping smiled and said, "Okay, mother, you take care of it. I'm going to go wash clothes for that young man."

Zou Wan looked at Zou Pingping lovingly and said, "Go."

Zou Pingping had washed clothes for her family many times since she was a child, but this time, she washed the clothes most willingly. She applied soap nuts on the clothes five times.

But because of this, the outer shirt, which was made of the finest satin and was of expensive material, was actually torn after being washed by Zou Pingping.

Zou Pingping was a little panicked at first, but then she thought, since the young master liked her so much, it was just a piece of clothing, and she would just apologize to the young master when the time came!

Thinking of this, Zou Pingping couldn't help but cover her face and smile shyly again.

She decided to go to the Duke of Xin's Mansion tomorrow to apologize in person!