Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

Yan Yiyi didn't want to work: "Isn't this something that big brother is responsible for?"

"Your elder brother has to prepare for the spring examination, and I'm busy with other things." Hua Feifan didn't give her the chance to refuse. "These were your daily affairs before, and now I've arranged an assistant to assist you." As he spoke, his eyes fell on Xin Ye.

Xin Ye, the innocent victim: …

Yan Yiyi: "Aye and I don't know anything, if it really doesn't work, let my second brother do it~"

Hua Muxin quickly refused: "No, I still have a lot of account books to look at, and I'm not good at handling those things."

In order to avoid taking on the "heavy responsibility", Hua Muxin's clever brain turned and immediately made a very good suggestion: "Yi'er, you can leave these matters to Yan Zhi and Yan Qian. You also let them handle them before."

Hua Murong agreed: "Yes, it's a good opportunity for you to slowly get familiar with these matters. Maybe it can help you recall some of your past memories?"

Yan Yiyi: Impossible! Her memory was sealed by the thief God, which is completely different from ordinary amnesia patients, but she can't say this fact.

Xin Ye did not express any opinion, he did not understand the twists and turns at all, so he should not make things worse. Moreover, his father-in-law asked him to help share the tasks, which showed that he completely accepted him as a son-in-law and was very happy!

Things have come to this point, Yan Yiyi accepted it. It was just the right thing for her to kill some time and also allowed her to get to know the entire Hua family.

Her father and brothers might show mercy, but she wouldn't, because she has neither blood nor emotional connection with them.

We can't let them implicate my eldest brother. Even if he becomes a high-ranking official in the future, the appearance of such scum in the family will affect his career. It is better to take this opportunity to clean up the family.

As soon as they returned to the Hua Mansion, Yan Yiyi immediately summoned Hua Yanqian and Hua Yanzhi. When they heard that they were going to thoroughly investigate all the people in Hua Village, they answered yes without asking any questions and then left to get busy.

An hour after Yan Yiyi and others returned to Hua Mansion, Hua Jiayong and his wife Lin rushed to Hua Mansion in a hurry, but were stopped by guards at the gate.

Hua Jiayong was incredulous and introduced himself again: "I am Hua Jiayong, the son of the Hua clan leader! Your master is my cousin."

The guard still had a stern face and said seriously, "Yes, we are stopping you. The head of the family has ordered us not to see you."

Hua Jiayong looked extremely embarrassed and his heart was in turmoil. Hua Feifan's reaction was beyond their expectations. They knew he would be angry, but they didn't expect that he would specifically shut them out.

He really couldn't understand why. If it was to please his cousin's wife, he wouldn't do that. Moreover, he was always easy-going towards his subordinates. He wouldn't be angry just because someone sent a concubine to his son, and the concubine was just a country girl. He even held a grand wedding banquet for that country son-in-law!

Hua Jiayong's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch several mosquitoes to death. If he went home in disgrace, his old father would definitely pick up the broom and take him away. How would he have the face to be the next clan leader then?

However, Hua Feifan wouldn't let him in, so he couldn't get in at all!

After some thought, Hua Jiayong decided to give it another try.

"Please help me pass the message on." Hua Jiayong walked up and shook the guard's hand. At the same time, he quietly stuffed a two-liang ingot of silver into the guard's hand with a flattering smile on his face.

The guard let him grab his hands as if they had no bones and stuffed silver into his hands. His hands seemed to have no grip, and the silver pieces fell out and he smiled, rolling a few times to show his presence.

The other guards showed an expression of as expected and disgust when they saw this.

Yes, disgust.

You think you can bribe them with just two taels of silver?

It's not that their monthly salary is so high that they don't like a mere two taels of silver, but the Hua Mansion has strict rules, which clearly require that no bribes be accepted to do things for outsiders or leak any information in the mansion. Those who violate the order will be punished according to the circumstances. If the case is serious, the whole family will have to pay compensation, and if the case is minor, they will be expelled from the Hua Mansion.

With their skills, they might be able to work as guards in other mansions and earn ten taels a month, but apart from the monthly salary, the wealthy treatment of the Hua mansion is not something that other prestigious families can offer.

Not only are there benefits and gifts during festivals, but anyone in the Hua family and their immediate family members can study in the private school run by the Hua family, regardless of gender.

The normal tuition for boys is one tael of silver per month. Even a maid who cleans the house gets three taels of silver per month, which is enough to support a child's education.

Girls can attend school free of tuition, and it is a girls' school. In addition to being taught reading and writing, they are also taught needlework, painting and arithmetic. Of course, they can also learn martial arts, horse riding and archery, etc., but the latter courses require them to sign a life and death contract with the Hua family. This is a "sale indenture" that will not be registered as a slave.

Therefore, what outsiders do not know is that the Hua Mansion does not have many slave servants. Most of them have signed a life and death contract. This is not just about the life and death of an individual, but a "self-indenture" for the entire family and their deceased ancestors.

Life refers to living people, and death refers to deceased people.

In this era, most people still value their ancestors very much, and they don’t want to be the culprit whose ancestral graves are dug up.

Being expelled from the Hua family does not mean that the life and death contract is invalid. The expelled people will be sent to the government and become slaves. Unless they meet some powerful and kind person who is willing to help them, they will never be able to escape from slavery in their lifetime.

After being branded as a slave, his descendants will all bear the mark of slavery from then on, so they will never betray the Hua family as the price is too high.

The important thing is that the welfare in Hua Mansion is very good. As long as they complete their tasks, they can arrange the rest of their time by themselves. It is equivalent to such a luxurious Hua Mansion as their home. As long as they don’t hang around the area where the master lives, they can spend their time anywhere else.

Subordinates of low rank can only live in dormitory, while subordinates of high rank not only have single rooms, but also can have a small courtyard like their master, such as the housekeeper, or Hua Bei, Hua Yanzhi and others.

In order to have a quiet courtyard and live with their family in the Hua Mansion, the subordinates of the Hua Mansion cherish the opportunity to make meritorious service. Therefore, it would be strange that the guard guarding the gate would accept a mere two taels!

"My name is Zhao Tong. You are welcome to complain about me to our master at any time. Now, please take your things and leave immediately." The guard also had a tough temper and was not afraid of Hua Jiayong making a false accusation at all.

He behaved uprightly and followed the orders of the master of the house. Matters related to the master's private affairs were not within his scope of responsibility and he was not responsible for them.

Hua Jiayong was breathing heavily, his eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground the next second.

"Master!" Lin exclaimed and rushed over.

Zhao Tong has returned to his position, standing straight like a soldier, looking straight ahead, resolutely guarding his territory and not allowing outsiders to invade.