How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

The onlookers all turned to look again, but while Grandma Liu and Liu Da Nu's faces were full of joy, Liu San Nu's face turned pale instantly.

The speaker squeezed through the gaps made by the villagers, and Liu Sannu couldn't help but tighten her grip on the cloth in fear.

"What's going on?" The people who came were Grandma Liu's two sons. The one who spoke was Liu Dawei, the biological father of Liu Da Nu.

Liu Dawei was already frowning as he looked at the group of people surrounding his house. After squeezing in, he saw a group of strangers standing at the door. He glanced at everyone, then at his mother and daughter, before frowning and looking at Liu Sannu with displeasure: "What are you going to do now?"

Liu Sannu's face was pale and her whole body was trembling. She pinched her right hand with her left hand and forced herself to muster up some courage: "I...I want the things my parents left me."

She didn't dare tell anyone about her grandmother's suggestion that she get married, because she knew the man would definitely agree.

Sure enough, after listening to the matchmaker Liu and his mother repeat the story, Liu Dawei frowned, looked at the family buying a wife with displeasure, and said directly, "My eldest daughter is engaged. You can take this one or not."

"No way, I paid twenty taels of silver, and this is all you give me?" The old woman glanced at Liu Dawei with a gloomy look and refused outright.

Liu Dawei squinted at the old woman, about to speak, but then he saw the five burly men behind him, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I'll return fifteen taels of the gift money to you."

"Dawei!" Grandma Liu exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Dawei glanced back at his mother, and that one glance froze her in place, speechless. Then Liu Dawei looked at his daughter and scolded her, "Get inside now, you shameful thing!"

Liu Danu was looking at Liu Sannu with a smug expression, waiting for her to suffer a bad time. But she never expected to be scolded by her own father. She was already afraid of her strict father, and now she turned pale and ran into the yard in a panic.

After seeing his daughter go inside, Liu Dawei breathed a sigh of relief. He exchanged a glance with his brother and then looked at the old woman: "How is it? Although the third daughter is a bit thin, she can have a child in a year or two."

The old woman hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at her son. The burly man who had been staring at the three women stepped forward and said, "Who is your eldest daughter engaged to? I'll arrange a marriage exchange with him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dawei's face turned green. He had never arranged a marriage for his daughter. It was just that his mother had always wanted to raise her well so that she could marry into wealth, which was why she had been refusing. At this moment, he looked at the five men opposite him and thought that he and his younger brother were the only two able-bodied men in his family. He also worried that the villagers might not help him. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "No, my family only has three daughters who can marry."

The two sides argued for a long time without reaching a conclusion. Duan An was getting bored, watching Liu Sannu, who was now too scared to say anything, completely losing her earlier composure.

She thought for a moment, and seeing that the group was still arguing, she quietly approached Liu Sannu from behind. When no one was paying attention, she threw a stone at the other party.

Liu Sannu was already somewhat frightened, and when she was hit by the stone, she shuddered. She looked at the adults in front of her, then at the villagers who were watching the adults' argument, before turning her head to look.

She saw a wealthy young master with a maid giving her a meaningful look. She hesitated for a long time with her head down before quietly taking a few steps back when no one was paying attention.

"Hey, Liu Sannu, what if you have no choice but to get married?" Duan An looked at Liu Sannu's gaunt face and was curious about her choice.

"I...I..." Liu Sannu looked at the five men, then at her blood relatives who should have been her closest kin, and whispered with tears in her eyes, "I...I would rather die."

"Since you're not afraid of death, aren't you afraid of going to unfamiliar places?" Duan'an became more and more interested in her.

"What?" Liu Sannu looked bewildered.

"How about coming with me? Be my maid, and you'll be well-fed and clothed." Duan An looked at her with his pretty little face.

"Me?" Liu Sannu was even more surprised. She never expected to encounter such a good thing. After all, entering a wealthy family as a maid was a choice that poor girls could only dream of.

"If you're willing, just nod. I'll handle the rest." Seeing that the argument on the other end was almost over, Duan'an urged, "How about it? No time left?"

Liu Sannu's eyes grew brighter and brighter. She had heard of wealthy families tormenting their servants, but looking at her relatives who were about to be sold off and her unimaginable miserable married life, the path this young master had offered her was the best option for her at the moment.

"I do!" Liu Sannv nodded firmly, her eyes filled with longing for the future.

"That's good." Duan An raised an eyebrow and smiled smugly.

He shouted at the arguing people, "I've been watching you argue for so long, why don't I just give you an idea?"

The group of people opposite turned to look at Duan An, who was speaking. Their previously impatient expressions changed upon seeing Duan An's wealthy background, and they lowered their heads in humility.

Liu Dawei spoke first: "What can I do for you, young master?"

Duan An looked at him and smiled broadly: "I say, you've been arguing for so long, one doesn't want to marry the eldest daughter, and the other doesn't want to marry the third daughter, so why don't you just call off this marriage?"

"Young master, I have exhausted all my wealth to marry off my sons, and I cannot leave empty-handed." The old woman looked at her, and a hint of warmth appeared on her originally gloomy and mean face.

"I know, I know." Duan An nodded before saying, "What I mean is, just have Liu Dawei return the betrothal gifts to you, and your marriage with the Liu family will be over. As for Liu the matchmaker, she's already taken your matchmaker's money, so you might as well let her find someone else."

The old woman looked at Liu Dawei, who remained adamant in his refusal, and then at Liu Sannu, who was clearly dissatisfied. She lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "I agree to what the young master has said."

"And you? What do you think?" Duan An then looked at Liu Dawei.

Grandma Liu was about to object when Liu Dawei interrupted her with a look, and then Liu Dawei said, "Okay."

He then asked Grandma Liu to return the betrothal gifts. Of course, Grandma Liu was extremely unwilling, but she was also afraid of her eldest son, so she had no choice but to hand over the twenty taels of betrothal gifts she had received with a heavy heart.

After taking out the money, she looked at Liu Sannu with a face full of resentment: "It's all your fault, you good-for-nothing. You had a good day to choose but didn't. Since you don't want to get married, then get out of the Liu family. Our two families are no longer related."

Liu Dawei was unmoved by his mother kicking his niece out of the house, and didn't even glance at Liu Sannu.

No one cared about the old woman and the matchmaker; they all turned to look at Liu Sannu, who had been driven out of the house.

Duan An then spoke up: "Oh, by the way, my sister is planning to buy a few maids to serve her, and Liu Sannu is willing to sell herself into slavery, so I'll take her with me."

"Yes, yes, how much silver?" Grandma Liu, who was still feeling the pinch, came over with a fawning expression after hearing this.

Duan An ignored her and turned to leave with a mocking expression.