"Taotao, do you want to leave the house?"

Xu Tao shook his head. When his mind was confused at first, he had the idea of taking advantage of this life-saving favor to leave the house. After all, being a slave was not easy.

In her previous life, she was able to be fearless because of Wen Ruyi's favor towards her. Wen Ruyi was the favored daughter of the family, so her words carried some weight.

If it happened to other slaves, killing them at will would be an extremely common thing.

Just now, through Guihua's enlightenment, she remembered that the old man is now in control of the Xu family and does not allow it to be divided. As long as he does not give in, it will be useless even if the second branch has the intention.

The Yue Dynasty now rules the world with filial piety. If Old Man Xu really wants to sell her and her sister to her father regardless of his reputation, there is nothing she can do.

Now the old man is reluctant to divide the family property, isn't it because he wants to sell her sister for a dozen taels of silver? You know, her good fourth uncle took the exam three times and still failed.

Even if the family is divided, it won't be a permanent solution. As long as Xu Erzhu is Old Man Xu's son, Old Man Xu will be able to control him for the rest of his life. This is the way the world is, unless...

"Taotao, Taotao, what are you thinking about?"

"I didn't think anything of it. I didn't want to leave the house either. You know the situation of our family."

"That's right. Although your parents are kind, they still have to work under your grandparents. You're fifteen now. When you return home, you might be sold again for a high bride price."

The two sisters talked for a long time until Xu Tao was exhausted. After everyone left, she immediately entered the space and drank a small bowl of diluted spiritual spring water, which warmed her whole body and mind.

If you are in good health, your appetite will naturally be good. After eating and drinking enough, you can go out of the space and have a good sleep.

In the following days, Xu Tao lived a life of eating and sleeping, with her little face flushed. Of course, the Wen family gave her a lot of rewards during this period.

First, the old lady of the Wen family gave a reward of 200 taels of silver and some cloth and jewelry. Lord Wen and Madam Wen received 100 taels of silver plus some jewelry and head ornaments. The four young lady's two biological brothers also gave some reward silver.

Not to mention Miss Wen Si, who would bring her some good things almost every day and made promises to her.

If she wants to go home after she recovers, she will be allowed to go back. If she continues to stay in the Wen Mansion, she will be promoted to a first-class maid.

Xu Tao did not tell the other party her choice explicitly. Now all the servants in the Wen Mansion knew how much reward she had received. If she chose to leave the mansion, she would be surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind. Of course, she would not go out now.

In half a month, she would be meeting her parents, so she had to investigate the situation first. Furthermore, before she left the house, she had to ruin the Fourth Young Lady's marriage to her fiancé.

After more than twenty days of recuperation, Xu Tao's body became stronger than before, and she officially became the head maid beside the fourth young lady, mainly in charge of the warehouse affairs.

Haitang, the maid who used to be in charge of the warehouse, had reached the age for marriage. She was a house-born girl, and her mother worked for the lady. She was granted grace and married to the manager, and from then on she was in charge of the young lady's dowry and property.

When a senior maid was removed, the second-rank maids below were all secretly eyeing the vacancy, but it was eventually taken by a Cheng Yaojin. Two of them were very resentful, especially Lihua who had been working under Haitang before, and always criticized her for her glasses and nose.

Xu Tao didn't give in either. Everyone has their own luck. You have to know that she was gambling with her life when she jumped.

"Oh, some people are just lucky. They just happened to pass by the lake where the young lady fell into the water and happened to save the fourth young lady. Please teach us the tricks here, so that we can become the master's new favorite in no time."

"Sister Lihua, we can't learn the minds of some people. We are all honest and dutiful maids. How could we possibly be so cunning?"

"Lilac, you're right. There are some dirty tricks that we wouldn't dare learn even if someone is willing to teach us."

Seeing the man walking into the house without looking around as usual, Lihua Dingxiang secretly spat. What kind of person is this? He really thinks he is the master. Just wait, she will get into trouble one day.

"Taohua, why are your eyes red? Who bullied you? I'll take care of it for you right now."

"Miss... Oh, forget it. It's my fault that I have gained your favor overnight. Let those people say whatever they want. I... I'll be fine after crying for two days."

"How ridiculous! Who dares to make my lover sad? I think she must be really brave!"

The two of them talked back and forth, and the three maids beside them looked at each other and shrugged helplessly. Ever since the young lady read the storybook that Taohua brought back, they had become accustomed to this scene.

Wen Ruyi, in a dramatic mood, directly pulled the person to sit down, and Xu Tao did not refuse and sat down casually.

Wen Ruyi likes her personality. If the maid who grew up with her was like this, she might not like it, but she regards her as a friend. If she is as timid as the maid, she will feel the balance in her heart and will change sides.

Xu Tao was well aware of this principle in her previous life, so she never put herself in the position of a maid from the beginning.

"Taohua, you really don't need me to help you?"

"No need. Life is so boring these days. It's nice to have two people to keep you entertained."

Xu Tao found it useful to keep these two people. If she got rid of them, she would not be able to find anyone else. Apart from a few servants in Mingxiang Garden, these two maids were the most ambitious. She had to help them.

"Taohua, have you found a new notebook? I've been looking for it outside for several days but haven't found one."

"Miss, you finished reading all five books in less than three days?"

Wen Ruyi felt a little embarrassed. It was so good that she had finished watching it all without realizing it.

Hearing this, Yulan looked at Xu Tao with some resentment. Ever since the young lady started reading the storybook, she hasn't had a full night's sleep for a long time. This morning, the lady saw that the young lady had dark circles under her eyes and blamed her.

However, the storybook is really good to read. I accompanied the young lady to read it until the ugly hour yesterday, and she is also very sleepy now.

"Yes, there are, but from now on there will only be two copies per month. No more."

Xu Tao collected a lot of picture books from ancient times to the present in her space. Some of the characters were exactly the same as those of the Yue Dynasty. She took them out to kill time when she was too idle. As a result, they were seen by the young lady, and she couldn't stop from then on.

Judging from the situation, it seems that these personal maids are about to be punished. The dark circles under their eyes can't be faked.

Wen Ruyi pouted and nodded without further ado. She knew that the storybooks were hard to find. She took the two storybooks and gave them ten taels of silver and a gold hairpin as a reward.

Xu Taole accepted it happily, feeling very happy. She remembered that when she had no money, she always wanted to be an assistant to the young lady, to accompany her for food, drinks and fun. She never expected that her dream would come true in this life.

"Taotao, someone is looking for you outside the mansion. They're at the corner gate."

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