When Ji walked out of the old lady's yard angrily, she almost bumped into someone.

"You are blind!"

Normally, Ji wouldn't curse people so directly, as that would be very unworthy of her as a lady!

But didn’t she ask for help from the old lady today?

Small kitchen!

This old man wants to open a small kitchen!

As the mistress of the house, she doesn’t even have a small kitchen in her yard!

But she couldn't refuse, otherwise this old man would spread the word that the Bo's mansion could no longer make ends meet!

Isn't Ji holding a grudge?

Seeing this, he almost bumped into her and slapped her.

The woman knelt down and begged, "Madam, please forgive me. It is my fault."

Only then did Ji see clearly that the woman was none other than Bihe!

Just now the old lady read out a list of names in the yard, and she was the first one to be laid off!

Ji smiled instead.

"Oh! Are you going to look for the old lady?"

Speaking of which, Bihe is nineteen years old this year. Because of her mother, she is deeply trusted by the old lady. She is regarded as a top maid by the old lady's side.

A girl of this age should have been sent out to get married long ago.

Two years ago, one of her maids took a fancy to Bihe and wanted to marry her. But the little bitch knelt down in front of the old lady, crying and saying that she couldn't bear to leave her and wanted to wait until she was 20 years old before considering getting married.

Then wouldn’t the marriage be ruined?

But in fact, does this little bitch Bihe really can’t bear to leave the old lady?

Hahaha, who doesn't know that Bihe and the second child born to Aunt Liu have been flirting with each other, and no one knows how long they have been together!

It's not that she doesn't want to get married early, she's just dreaming of being half a master!

What a ridiculous old fellow, he is dreaming foolishly and really thinks the girl in front of him is so loyal!

I don't know how he figured it out today, but he immediately chased Bihe away.

I think Bihe got the news at home, so she rushed here to beg for mercy!

What a pity! If she hadn’t held her breath when she saw that old man, she would really want to go back and see how Bihe, such a proud person, could have ended up in such a pity!

Bihe didn't bother to say anything more and quickly begged for mercy from Ji.

"Madam, please forgive me. I have something to tell you."

As she spoke, she got up and ran quickly towards the old lady's yard.

Ji spat and sneered.

"If you have something to say, old lady, wouldn't it be nice to be half a master?"

Even the annoying second brother has already been engaged, and the wedding was originally scheduled for this year.

If it weren't for the old man's funeral, she, as the lady of the house, would have to hold her nose and arrange his wedding.

Now that's great. We have to observe three years of mourning. If Bihe succeeds in her ambition, there will be another future concubine.

It depends on whether that family is willing to marry their daughter to him!

Thinking this way, Ji felt less frustrated with the old lady.

Aunt Su, accompanied by several servants, was looking for a place in the yard to set up a small kitchen.

Then a young girl rushed over with a pale face.

"Madam, I won't dare to do that again. Please don't chase me away!"

Madam Jiao scolded, "Bihe, what are you doing? You are old now, and your mother is sick. The old lady sympathizes with your family's difficulties and wants to let you go, and she doesn't even want the money for your indenture. What else do you want?"

When Bihe first came, she helped take care of Bihe's mother a lot because she was her old friend.

Later, Bihe became the old lady's maid. She put Bihe in charge of the utensils and other things, which was considered as taking over some of her work. She didn't care about it and just thought that Bihe had a bright future.

But as I watched, something seemed wrong!

This girl is so carefree!

She thought that when the Second Master came over, she put on makeup and flirted with him, and secretly she always went to Aunt Liu's place. Didn't others know about it?

In the past, she had turned a blind eye and not gone to the old lady to complain, thinking that the old lady might really want to register the second master under her own name and that the old lady would still depend on the second master for her retirement.

But the old lady was seriously ill this time, so it was okay for the others to have other ideas, because after all, they were just third-class maids or servants.

But you can’t be Bihe!

When Bihe first entered the old lady's yard, she was as skinny as a monkey and had frostbite on her hands.

Nanny Yang gave birth to five children at once. Bihe was the third child. She had nothing and had no rank in the family. All her food and clothes came from her elder sister, and she also had to work and wash diapers for her younger siblings.

This little frozen cat was raised in the old lady's yard for seven years.

She has grown taller and more beautiful, and can read and count, and can also do needlework and cooking.

The monthly salary for a first-class maid is one or two taels of silver!

Oh, with this kind of training, you went back to take care of your mother when the old lady was seriously ill?

To put it bluntly, your mother, every day she doesn't cry out in pain.

Of course, saying that she went back to serve her mother might not be true. Maybe she was fooling around with the Second Master!

In short, although she didn't write Bihe on the list of such ungrateful people at first, since the old lady didn't want to see Bihe anymore, she wholeheartedly agreed!

However, Bihe stared at Aunt Su, still refusing to give up.

"Madam, I am only doing this for you!"

Aunt Su looked Bihe up and down.

Wow, you gotta say, this young girl is really pretty.

Bihe does look a bit like Aunt Liu, I don't know how.

"Bihe, you are old now. Now that the old man is gone, my yard will be quiet from now on. I can't bear to see you, a young girl, living in the yard with me, an old woman."

"I am willing to accompany the old lady! I will never leave her in my life!"

Aunt Su shook her head slightly.

How can you, a young man, be so rude and say such nonsense?

He was obviously thinking that by having him by his side, he could act as an insider for the second brother and gain more benefits from the original body.

Anyway, the second son has to observe mourning, so he can't get married or take a concubine.

Oh, you two are attracted to each other and want to meet secretly, treating me, an old lady, as your enemy and a light bulb, right?

I, an old lady, would never do such a stupid thing!

"Bihe, let's not beat around the bush. I know what you're thinking."

"I'll let you go. I can't control what you do with others, but if you insist on staying in my courtyard, you have to follow my rules... If you are a servant who doesn't follow the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless and selling you out."

Bihe's body trembled.

"Madam, I am willing to abide by the rules!"

Aunt Su glanced at Aunt Jiao and said, "Old Jiao, tell Bihe about our new rules."

"Yes, I still remember it!"

Aunt Jiao took out a small notebook from her pocket and started reading.

"In the old lady's courtyard, no one can come in without the old lady's permission unless they are from this courtyard."

"The gatekeeper failed to guard the gate properly, so he was sold."

"No one in this yard can leave the yard without the old lady's permission. Anyone who goes out privately will be sold."

"There is more. Without the old lady's permission, no one can pass messages or things outside the yard. If you violate this rule, you will be sold."

Aunt Jiao read out the items one by one, and all she could hear was the word "sell" echoing throughout the yard.

Bihe's face became paler and paler.

Why does she feel that these rules are made specifically for her?

Her eyes flashed, and she mustered up the courage to speak.

Then I heard the old lady speak again.

"Bihe, last time the Second Master came to me and begged for a pair of Lu kiln vases from the previous dynasty as a betrothal gift, how did he know that I had this pair of vases in my small storeroom?"

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