Feng Mou Tianxia: General Yuhua is very enchanting

Chapter 2 Selling as a Slave
"Taohua, have you washed all your clothes today?"

"Wash it, Mama Wu." Taohua brushed the broken hair from her temples, smiling like a peach blossom.

Wu Ma shook her head, this girl is too handsome, staying in her own home is too eye-catching.

"Mother Wu, you have a sad look on your face, but that prince has come to make trouble again?" The brows of the peach blossoms were slightly clustered. Three months ago, I was caught when the old man Wu was fishing. After taking care of him for a few days, I was Woke up, but I have no memory of what happened before, thanks to the family for taking me in.It's just that the Wu family is also destitute and heavily in debt. The prince is the creditor of the Wu family, and he has been coveting the Wu family's granddaughter Osmanthus fragrans for a long time.She has always wanted to marry her by force, but Osmanthus loves A Niu in the village, so naturally she refuses.After all, I am dependent on others, and I can't ignore the benefactor's difficulties.

Taohua sighed: "Mother Wu, Taohua can't repay the Wu family's great kindness to Taohua. I heard yesterday that the lord of Izumo City is recruiting slaves. Taohua thinks that if she can sell herself to the lord's house, the price should be repaid. On this debt."

This village was about five miles away from Izumo City, and there were people traveling between the city and the village on weekdays, so the news naturally spread quickly.It’s just that the castellan of Izumo City is much more than just being a castellan. The current head of the Chu family of the three great aristocratic families in the Wu Kingdom is the castellan of Izumo City. It is very difficult to sell yourself into the castellan’s house. Naturally, the price is not low. Although you can't buy it at the price in the brothel, you can still get it for more than ten taels of silver. The Wu family owes the Wang Gongzi's family only two taels of silver.

Wu Ma frowned: "Peach Blossom, how can this be done."

Taohua shook her head, smiled and said: "How can I not, originally my life was saved by the Wu family, but now I am just a house slave, not selling myself into the Goulan, so it can be regarded as my peach blossom repaying kindness. Besides, I am also in the Wu family I’ve been bothering you for too long, and it would be a good thing if I could go to the city lord’s house to be a house slave, but even though I said that, I don’t know if I can go in.” Speaking of this, Taohua’s face was a bit shy, although she was so confident. It is full to say, but it is still unknown whether it will be accepted after all.

Wu Ma looked at Peach Blossom and sighed: "This is also a good thing, but if you buy it, you will become a slave."

Tao Hua smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay to be a slave, I don't know what my status was before, besides, as long as I save enough money in the future, it will be fine if I redeem myself."

In fact, Taohua put it lightly, the clan hierarchy in Wu State is very serious, as long as one has ever been a slave, it will be branded for life.

Wu Ma saw that she couldn't refute it, and besides, her family really needed the money. It was better than letting the peach blossoms fall into the hands of that prince. , It's a good thing to leave.

Taohua doesn't have much luggage either, and the clothes she's wearing are still Osmanthus fragrans' old clothes, she only has this one, and even clothes are expensive for poor people.Alone, he walked towards Izumo City empty-handed.

After entering the city, Taohua inquired about the direction of the city lord's mansion. When she was staying in the village, Aunt Wu said that her face would bring trouble, and she didn't show her face very often in front of people.Now that she is mixed in the crowd, but she doesn't notice herself, it seems that Aunt Wu must be serious.

Standing at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, Tao Hua looked at the two serious guards at the gate, frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and stepped forward.

The guard shouted: "Who dares to trespass into the City Lord's Mansion!"

Taohua hurriedly waved her hands, showing a kind smile: "I just want to ask, is the City Lord's Mansion looking to recruit slaves?"

The guard looked at Tao Hua up and down, and was taken aback. Although the girl was dressed in old clothes, she looked very pretty, with a fair oval face, small red lips, and a pair of phoenix eyes.Seeing that the visitor was handsome, he didn't have any malicious intentions, and the guard's tone became kind: "It's inviting, but it's at the back door. You can go to the back door from the alley next to it."

"Thank you, Brother Guard." Taohua bowed and smiled gratefully.

The guard was stunned and blushed uncontrollably. The girl's smile was a little too pretty, even more beautiful than the oiran ladies who paraded the streets every month.

The back door is not as small as imagined. There are several people standing at the door, both men and women. They are going to be reduced to slavery, and they will not come if it is not a last resort.

Taohua also stood in the back and lined up. When it was her turn, she lowered her head and said, "Little girl Taohua, from Wujia Village."

Hearing Tao Hua's words, the person who wrote the name raised his head: "The girl with the accent doesn't look like she's from Wujia Village."

Taohua smiled wryly, and seemed to be very strict in the investigation: "To tell you the truth, my little girl was rescued from the Shahe River by people from Wujia Village, but the little girl doesn't remember the past, and my benefactor's family has been forced by the debtors recently. , the little girl wants to use the money from selling herself to repay the debt of her benefactor.”

The person who registered the name looked at Taohua's face and sighed. This face really matched the name Taohua, and after hearing this experience, he said, "Forget it, you can stay at the house from now on."

"Thank you, brother." Tao Hua was delighted to hear that.

The other party frowned: "Don't call him big brother, call him Guanshi Xu."

In this way, Peach Blossom stayed in the Chu family, selling her body for 15 taels, and I said that the Wu family only left five taels, so I also had a family property of [-] taels of silver.

The Chu family's censorship on the selection of domestic slaves is actually not particularly strict. Basically, the family background is clean and smart. Peach Blossom was left behind by Manager Xu because of her experience.

Taohua was assigned to the kitchen, which was considered a good job, and the leftovers in each room went to the kitchen.These meals are delicious, and it is a good job to have delicious food every day. Although it is leftovers, it is not a big problem for the poor.

Although Taohua is not a very talkative person, she is handsome and has a gentle temperament. It didn't take long for everyone in the kitchen to like this girl.

In the middle of the night, Taohua heard movement in the kitchen, put on some clothes and got out of bed. Today is her night duty in charge of the kitchen. I don't know if she has recruited a mouse, so tomorrow she has to tell the chef.

Walking to the kitchen, looking at the light, Taohua was taken aback, what's the matter?Can the kitchen attract thieves?Forget it, probably some little girls or guards came here looking for something to eat when they were hungry.

Pushing open the door, the other party turned his head, Tao Hua glanced at him, the clothes on his body seemed to be different from those of ordinary people like himself, it was shiny under the candlelight, it should be made of silk, this is not the clothes that low-class slaves can have, Among the people I know in the house, except for the old chef and Guanshi Xu, I have never seen anyone wear them. I have never been in a few rooms, so it is probably the people in the rooms.

Under the candlelight, the other party's eyes looked extraordinarily black and bright, Tao Hua looked at him holding the steamed bun, hesitated for a moment: "You must be hungry."

"Which room are you from?" Looking at the extraordinarily beautiful face under the candlelight of peach blossoms, he raised his eyebrows slightly. It is possible that the fourth brother brought another concubine into the house recently, and this time the standard seems to be good.

"The one in the kitchen." Tao Hua replied. As a man, the other party is probably the prettiest person I've ever seen. I haven't paid much attention to it all the time. I've heard others say that I am very good-looking, so this man It should also belong to this category, with a hearty smile on his face, and a straight nose that makes his whole face full of heroism.

"The kitchen...the kitchen?" After making sure that the other party was not joking, he couldn't help but whispered, "Could it be that Manager Xu found a wife for him, and secretly hid it here."

Taohua pursed her lips: "Master, do you need Taohua to cook you some meals?" These days in the kitchen, I have learned a lot of dishes, and it is always no problem to cook some meals.

"Your name is Taohua?" Chu Yi nodded and sat down.

"Yes." Taohua put on her apron, lit the firewood with a torch, and pulled up the bellows.

Chu Yi looked at Tao Hua's back and smiled: "Then how did you know that I am the young master?"

"The young master's clothes and tone all indicate that you are the young master. Please forgive Taohua's ignorance if you guess wrong." Seeing the fire rising, Taohua poured the freshly beaten egg flower into the pot.

Not long after, a bowl of noodles was brought to Chu Yi.

"You're right. I'm the fifth child of the Chu family, and my name is Chu Yi." Looking at the delicious noodles, Chu Yi picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Tao Hua sat at the side, didn't continue to speak, picked up the embroidery frame next to her, and started embroidering flowers. It would be boring to carry it around the city lord's mansion all day, and she could earn some extra money by doing some embroidery work.

Chu Yi finished eating the noodles in a hurry, looked at Tao Hua's concentration, and smiled slightly: "You look good, I'll tell Guanshi Xu to let you come to my room tomorrow."

Taohua looked up at Chu Yi, and summed it up. In each young master's room, the moon silver will double again, which is naturally a good thing.

"Thank you Fifth Master."

"The noodles taste good too." Chu Yi walked out the door with his hands behind his back in satisfaction.

Taohua got up and cleared the dishes on the table, cleaned the kitchen, and then went out to return to her room.

The next day, Taohua didn't wait for the notice from Manager Xu, sighed in disappointment, and went back to her old life.

"Peach Blossom, today is Chinese Valentine's Day, would you like to go to Shahe with me?" Manager Xu asked with his head tilted.

Taohua glanced at Guanshi Xu, she naturally understood what he meant by this move, Guanshi Xu probably wanted to marry herself, but Taohua didn't have this intention, she shook her head: "No, I'm going to make cloud cake today."

It is very troublesome to make cloud cakes, but it is the custom of Qixi Festival to eat cloud cakes. A few days ago, the girls in the house were going to send them to the husband. Now they have to make some more for preparation.

Manager Xu lowered his eyelids: "How many young masters are you thinking of?"

Taohua hurriedly lowered her head: "Taohua dare not."

"Then why don't you like me?" Steward Xu looked at Peach Blossom steadfastly. He also wanted to marry her because Peach Blossom was good-looking and down-to-earth. Looking at Peach Blossom now means that he doesn't want to allow himself.

(End of this chapter)