A short while later, Xiuxiu's mother was summoned by the squeals of pigs:
"Da Bao, Er Bao, what's wrong with you two?"
Xiuxiu's mother rushed to the bedside.
Hu Xiao grabbed the cassava peels from the bedside and threw them at Xiuxiu's mother's face: "We don't want to get married! We don't want to take a wife!"
Xiuxiu's mother was startled: "What's wrong?"
Hu Xiaoer: "Getting married means bringing the bride back, having to go through the wedding ceremony, kneeling down, and returning to the bride's parents' home... I won't do it!"
Xiuxiu's mother suddenly remembered that, indeed, they still needed to hold a banquet.
Xiuxiu's mother hurriedly said, "No need, no need, you don't need to pick up the bride, you don't need to go out..."
As she was speaking, she choked up.
If we don't need to hold a banquet at all, why not skip it? If we don't hold a banquet and don't go back to our parents' home, wouldn't that just make us a joke?
Xiuxiu's mother's face turned pale. She thought it would be better to marry a maid instead!
Buying a young maidservant costs only a dozen taels of silver, which is much cheaper than marrying a wife.
Xiuxiu's mother said anxiously, "Don't worry, Dabao and Erbao, Mom won't let you suffer."
"real?"
"Of course, when has your mother ever lied to you? Once you have a wife, someone will always be there to watch over you at your bedside."
When Hu Xiaoyi and his brother heard this, they thought, "That's great!" Before, they only had their mother. Whenever she was away for a long time, she would run out of food by their bedside and start crying from hunger.
With a wife, you won't go hungry.
The two brothers nodded eagerly: "We want wives! We want wives!"
"Then Mother will go out and make arrangements now."
With that, Xiuxiu's mother turned and went out.
Since we can't hold a banquet anyway, and we don't need to follow any formalities, we might as well just buy a maid.
The next morning, Xiuxiu's mother went out.
Before noon, he led two plain-looking maids home.
As soon as I entered, I saw Hu Xiaosan and Xiao Si sitting in the courtyard chatting.
Xiuxiu's mother felt a pang of guilt and coughed lightly, "I thought that since our family is doing better and better, I bought two maids to serve your eldest brother. After all, I'm getting old and can't serve him anymore."
Hu Xiaosan took a deep breath and realized why his mother didn't marry a wife but instead bought maids. It was to save on etiquette and also to ensure that they could continue the family line.
Hu Xiaosi nodded with a smile: "Mother is right, it's time to buy people."
Xiuxiu's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "Come with me, I'll take you to see the eldest young master and the second young master."
After saying that, he turned and left with his two maids.
A surge of secret joy welled up inside me.
Buying a maid was such a wise move. First, it avoided arguing with the fourth prince; second, it saved money and avoided formalities; and third, it ensured the continuation of the family line.
After the two maids became pregnant, she said, "Since they're already pregnant, we can't just abort them." Then she could rightfully marry the two maids into her family.
She killed three birds with one stone; she's incredibly clever!
Seeing Xiuxiu's mother's smug back, Hu Xiaosan said worriedly, "What if Mother really gives birth to a child if she does this?"
Hu Xiaosi said, "Don't worry! I asked Doctor Zhao a few years ago, and they're no good. Just wait, we'll see more of the show."
Years ago, when two pigs fell ill, Xiuxiu's mother found a doctor to treat them.
Later, he secretly asked Dr. Zhao whether the two pigs would be able to get married and have children in the future.
Dr. Zhao said it would be very difficult unless they exercised properly and combined it with acupuncture and various herbal medicines. Moreover, given their physical condition, they probably wouldn't even be able to function as men.
......
Xiuxiu's mother entered the room with two maids.
When the two maids entered, they saw a fat man weighing over 500 pounds slumped on the bed, gnawing on a large roast chicken. He looked greasy, like two big fat pigs.
The maids' faces immediately turned ashen, because when they arrived, Xiuxiu's mother had made it clear that she wanted to buy wives for her two sons.
The two sons are lazy and don't like to move around, so they don't want to marry daughters from respectable families. Instead, they want to buy a maid who can both serve them and be their wife.
They were secretly delighted when they were chosen.
Once you're married into the family, you'll be a perfectly healthy housewife after you get pregnant and have a baby.
Who would have thought...standing...no, lying opposite them were two big fat pigs!
Moreover, a faint, musty odor emanated from the room.
Xiuxiu's mother said, "Dabao and Erbao, these are your wives now. This one is called Chunhua, and this one is called Dongmei."
The Hu brothers chuckled happily, "Thank you, Mother."
"I like this wife."
Xiuxiu's mother then turned to Chunhua and Chunmei and said, "Chunhua will serve the eldest young master from now on. Dongmei will serve the second young master. Once you are pregnant with their children, you will be the young mistresses of our family!"
Chunhua and Dongmei looked terrified. Who wants to be your young mistress?
Are they going to marry two pigs?
Oh my god!
How disgusting!
Xiuxiu's mother said, "Now, you should clean their chamber pots first, and then wipe their bodies down."
Chunhua: "Poop...potty?"
Dongmei: "Where...where are you?"
Xiuxiu's mother frowned: "Where else could it be? Under the bed, of course! Quickly pull it out, empty it, then wash it clean and put it back. Also, we can't waste what we dump out; we need to compost it!"
Spring flowers and winter plums: "..."
Could they be hired as maids to do menial tasks like moving things and cleaning the livestock sheds?
Obviously not!
"Alright, they're all yours now."
After saying that, Xiuxiu's mother turned and left gracefully.
Once outside, Xiuxiu's mother was so happy she wanted to burst into laughter three times.
Awesome! So awesome!
So this is what it feels like to have maids! No wonder wealthy families buy maids and servants whenever they have the money.
She won't have to do such heavy work anymore! She really regrets it! She regrets not buying a maid sooner, because she's suffered for so many years for nothing!
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