Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

"Qingyu, did you have maids serving you in the city before?" Some auntie brought up the topic of Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu nodded.

If she were to say she didn't have maids serving her, no one would believe it.

"It's obvious. Does she look like someone who's done manual labor when she's washing clothes?" someone exclaimed with a laugh.

"The eldest son of the Xie family is quite capable, but it's a pity he only had one daughter, and she's blind." Someone sighed as they looked at Xie Qingyu.

In the original owner's memories, her parents were very kind people who treated her like a precious jewel.

Her father was a minor official, and the family had no worries about food and clothing, with several maids and servants to serve them. She was also carefully raised from a young age.

But in her memory, her father and mother would only bring up their hometown when they discussed how much stuff to send home and how much money to give each year.

Now that she has been sent back, everything in this village is unfamiliar to her, and she has nothing to say when people talk about her father.

"It seems they make quite a bit of money; they send a lot of gifts during holidays and festivals," someone said.

Xie Qingyu naturally knew about this matter, but those things... were just some pretty but useless and worthless items that her parents sent back to save face.

"So how do you manage your maids? Do you feed them or not?" one of the aunties continued to ask.

"I... I'm blind, and I only have a little maidservant running errands for me, but she's not much of a maidservant." Xie Qingyu's voice was soft, unlike the voices of the other girls in the village.

"Are you thinking about your daughter who you sold?" someone asked.

The village is located at the foot of the mountain. Although it has some farmland, it is not much and does not produce much. After handing it over, there is not much left.

Families who were truly unable to make ends meet would sell their daughters.

She was taken away by a slave trader and sent to work as a maid in a wealthy household.

Some lucky ones, I've heard, can even become maids in the palace, and can leave when they turn twenty-five.

There was a man from the next village who came from the palace. When he returned, he not only had money on him, but he was also invited by the townspeople to teach them manners. He was doing very well.

So for a period of time, it was common practice for them to sell their daughters.

However, since it's something that people talk behind their backs, such families are still in the minority unless absolutely necessary.

I wonder how she's doing~

"You can ask Qingyu, but she doesn't know either. At most, she has a maidservant by her side. She's not from a wealthy family, so don't even think about it. If she doesn't enter the palace, she'll be someone else's maidservant for the rest of her life," someone comforted her.

They were just saying it casually; they didn't really miss their daughter.

Hearing these words now, Xie Qingyu dared not take them lightly.

This place is really poor, and things are prone to going wrong in poor places. Now Granny Xie is even thinking of selling her.

The most urgent thing is to stay, otherwise we won't even have a chance to meet the male lead.

Xie Qingyu threw all the clothes into the water, pretended to rub them a few times, and then stood up.

The clothes were incredibly heavy after getting wet.

Xie Qingyu's health wasn't very good either; she didn't have any extra strength.

Seeing this, the aunt next to her reached out and wrung out her clothes for her. "Alright, you can go back later. Otherwise, your grandma will make you do chores. What kind of work can a blind little girl do?"

Xie Qingyu smiled at the person in front of her, "I think I'll go back."

Xie Qingyu did not linger here. There were many people here, and although there were indeed some good people, most of them were just people who liked to watch the excitement.

Furthermore, they were clearly more familiar with Granny Xie, and if Granny Xie found out that she was hiding here slacking off, she would likely get a scolding.

However, Xie Qingyu already had some ideas in mind as she walked down the street.

When she arrived at her doorstep, the house was unusually lively.

Her ears were sharp; she stood outside the door and listened for a while. Inside, there was a strange, hoarse male voice, with a slightly distorted tone. It must be the Fu Bao that Granny Xie had mentioned.

"Grandma will go and stew some meat for you right now. Your father hunted a pheasant on the mountain, and Grandma has already salted it all up. We're just waiting for you to come back and eat it," came Granny Xie's cheerful voice from inside.

Xie Qingyu listened for a while, but didn't get any useful information, before going inside.

It was probably the sound of Xie Qingyu's footsteps that startled the people in the courtyard, causing them to look towards the gate.

Although Xie Qingyu couldn't see, she could still feel those gazes, especially one that was particularly intense.

“This is…” Fu Bao asked.

"This is your sister, from your uncle's family," Granny Xie introduced, her tone rather unfriendly.

"Sister Qingyu, why is she back?" When Fu Bao last went to school, Xie Qingyu hadn't come to this family yet, so he naturally didn't know.

"Your uncle must have offended someone outside, and they're trying to silence him, so they sent him back. I don't know when he lost his sight, but they sent back a burden who's completely useless." Granny Xie's words were laced with disdain.

Xie Qingyu still remembered that when she got off the carriage after returning, her mother-in-law Xie called her "my darling" repeatedly.

When she learned that she had returned because of an accident involving her parents, her expression immediately changed.

“My cousin hasn’t been back, I had no idea she was so beautiful, even prettier than the schoolteacher’s daughter,” Fu Bao said.

Although Xie Qingyu couldn't see Fu Bao's face or his expression while speaking, she could sense his frivolity from his tone.

They're all from the same family, so they're bound to be no good.

"Is that how you compare them? Grandma earned you another tael of silver today, enough to help you get a wife!" Granny Xie said happily.

Her eldest grandson is of marriageable age, and she will definitely make it a grand and successful occasion.

Her grandson is going to take the imperial examination to become a scholar.

Upon hearing what Granny Xie said, Fu Bao snapped out of his daze and frowned at Granny Xie. "How can one tael of silver be enough? I won't marry a woman from this village. I want to marry the daughter of the Master's family. When the Master becomes my father-in-law, he'll have to teach me all his knowledge."

When Fu Bao revealed his plans, Granny Xie was taken aback for a moment before exclaiming, "Good, good, good! You're going to be an official someday, so your wife can't hold you back. Marrying a girl from the Master's family would be perfect, but I wonder how much it will cost..."

Old Lady Xie hadn't saved much money over the years despite her stinginess.

After all, our child, Fu Bao, needs to go to school, and the expenses are quite high every year.

There are few people in the family who can do the work, and now they also have to support a child.

"It should cost at least fifteen taels of silver," Fu Bao said nonchalantly.

"Fifteen taels is too much," Granny Xie murmured.

She saved up less than ten taels of silver in her entire life.

This is already quite common in the countryside.

Many families can't save up enough.

Even getting a wife for five taels of silver is already quite a lot.