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Cui Hua had guessed her intentions the moment her mother raised her hand. Thus, at the last moment, not only did she extend her hand to stop her mother's hand, but when her mother was preparing to use her other hand to cover the smack earlier, she took half a step back first and then said: "Mother, I am still a servant of Xu Family.

"Mother, if you can afford to pay me silver, then please do it today. After that, I cannot work for Third Young Master, someone will definitely come to you to compensate you." Cui Hua was well aware of her mother's personality, and her two sentences stabbed right into her heart.

Seeing that her mother did not make a sound and her hand had slowly lowered itself, Cui Hua then glanced at the bolt by her mother's side and said, "I am your sister. Even though I am not your eldest sister, I am still your elder sister." After saying that, Cui Hua didn't bother to look at her mother and Yu Zizi anymore, and directly passed between the two of them and left with big strides.

Only after Cui Hua had walked a distance away did she hear the words of Lei Gumo, who was behind him, scolding her mother anxiously and even scolding her mother.

After she shook her head, Cui Hua also started to worry.

When she was six years old, she had actually left home to work and feed herself. However, the previous owner of the house was not well, and only until nine years ago when Xu Family came, did a kind aunt introduce her to Xu Family for work.

Nine years into the Xu Family, although the work before was hard, but he was still able to eat his fill everyday.

Furthermore, she was being highly valued by the Third Young Master and was being trusted by the Third Madame. She really liked her current life, but what if her ten-year contract was filled at the beginning of next year?

When Cui Hua returned to the Shihuan Courtyard with a heavy heart, Xu Jun and Xu Jie had already left. Seeing Cui Hua return, Xu Shiqiu was just about to ask her how she came back so late, but when she raised his head, she just so happened to notice the worry on her face.

"You actually have something to worry about with your temper?" After Xu Shiqiu said this, he saw that Cui Hua had raised her head in embarrassment, and immediately continued: "What's wrong? What happened to you today that made you so afraid to speak? "

"Third Young Master, today this servant did encounter an incident." As Cui Hua spoke, she took a few steps towards Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu, "This servant has thought about it along the way, and felt that I should still tell you, but this servant does not know how to start."

"It's fine, just say what you want to say." Before Xu Shiqiu even had the chance to speak, Dong Shu had already spoken first. After he finished speaking, she added: "You have been in Shihuan Courtyard for a period of time.

Hearing Young Girl say such words, Xu Shiqiu also nodded.

After hearing Dong Shu's words and hearing Xu Shiqiu's reaction, Cui Hua finally dared to speak.

"This servant went to town today to inquire about the old Elementary Scholar's matters. After half a day, I have finally determined that the old Elementary Scholar meets the Young Master's requirements." Just as I was about to return, I met the servant's mother and brother at the entrance of the teahouse. " As Cui Hua said this, she let out a sigh and continued, "When Little Brother saw that I had money for tea, he wanted me to ask me for money to buy him some meat buns. I wasn't willing to give it to him, so Little Brother and Little Mother wanted to take it away."

"Hmm? They actually dare to take action and rob us? " Xu Shiqiu had never seen Cui Hua's mother and brother, but after he was certain that Cui Hua was left behind in Shihuan Courtyard, he asked around about the matters of the Cui Hua family.

Cui Hua first nodded her head, then said: "Yes, even though they did not manage to snatch the servant away, she still gave them a slap in the face." As she spoke, Cui Hua even brought her face that had been slapped closer to Dong Shu's. After confirming that Dong Shu had seen it clearly, he continued. "Madam, you don't know, it's been over three years since I last saw my mother. I don't like her. She's only given birth to three girls in a row, and we three sisters aren't even able to eat our fill at home. We still have to do a lot of things every day.

My elder sister was even sold to a cripple when she was thirteen. It was because my younger brother wanted to eat meat that day, but she didn't have the money to buy meat, so she sold her elder sister. The last time he had heard news from his elder sister, it seemed like she had died from a loss of her appetite and a broken bun had been buried.

I've been working outside for a long time to feed myself, and yet I dared to resist, so I'm still alive and well. But the third sister of the family, I know, a fifteen-year-old girl, looking at her younger brother who is not even thirteen yet, all she does is work all day.

"I think my mother kept Third Sister all this time. She probably planned to sell her brother off when they get married. That way, she would have the money to give him a marriage."

This was the first time Cui Hua mentioned these things, so Dong Shu did not know about any of these things.

Just as they were about to speak up, they saw Cui Hua continuing: "The reason I'm saying this is to tell Third Young Master and Madam that my home is really not good, so when the time for my contract ends next year, can Third Young Master think of a way to keep me here? "I don't need silver coins. As long as I can eat my fill and wear clothes, I will serve Madame for the rest of my life. In the future, I will continue to serve young gongzi."

Cui Hua's personality had always been straightforward, and he wouldn't keep his thoughts to himself. After she directly revealed her thoughts, Xu Shiqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I understand what you mean. You don't want to go home, because you haven't lived at home since you were young. Also, your mother is not well, so you don't want to go home, so you don't want to go back." Xu Shiqiu saw that after he finished speaking, Cui Hua nodded continuously, held back his laughter, and continued to speak: "Alright, I will report this to Mother. There will definitely be someone by Mother's side who can take care of this matter."

Right after Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Cui Hua immediately laughed foolishly. Only then did she remember to watch Xu Shiqiu tell Xu Shiqiu everything she had asked about the old Elementary Scholar.

"The two Elementary Scholars who meet the Young Master's requirements are both older than the old man from the village. This old Elementary Scholar from the village is said to be very literary and has a poor life. Every time before the examination, either he was sick or something happened to his family, which is why he has been so late."

In the past few years, he had been working as a teacher for a family in the county, but later on, the family head went into business and lost money. At the end of last year, he had not been able to find a job.

When he was married at the age of eighteen, he became an Elementary Scholar at the age of twenty. When others saw that his wife wasn't pregnant, they wanted to send him off with a concubine in the name of a servant, but he rejected them all.

He was now forty years old and his wife had yet to give birth at the age of thirty. He had wanted to buy a young girl to give birth to a child, but this old Elementary Scholar had rejected him in the end.

"Because of this, even though the old Elementary Scholar had not become a High Scholar for many years and had no job at all, unable to earn money to support his family, his wife still refused to leave him and continued to support him."

When Cui Hua mentioned that his fate was not good, and that she did not have a concubine even after being childless for so many years, Xu Shiqiu immediately had a good impression of this old Elementary Scholar.

"Husband, this old scholar and his wife are really good friends. We haven't left them for so many years. If possible, can we invite him?" Dong Shu suddenly opened her mouth and saw Xu Shiqiu looking at him in shock after she finished speaking, she quickly added: "I feel that a person like him will not teach her children badly." After quickly saying these words, Dong Shu's ears couldn't help but turn red.

"Alright, I'll listen to my wife." Xu Shiqiu understood that it was because this old Elementary Scholar was good to his wife that she tried to persuade him. Otherwise, based on her personality, she would never lie to him about such things.

Seeing Xu Shiqiu's expression, Dong Shu guessed that Hubby was probably able to see through her own thoughts, "Even if you didn't listen to me … If this old Elementary Scholar and the other two Elementary Scholars have similar conditions, I hope that my husband can choose this Elementary Scholar. " Dong Shu's voice became softer and softer, but in the end, she still persisted in speaking.

"Yes, that's what I mean as well. As long as this Elementary Scholar truly has good literary talent and is not a stubborn person, your husband will choose him even after seeing how he has never forsaken his wife for so many years." Xu Shiqiu made himself clear, and after hearing his words, Dong Shu and Dong Shu immediately revealed happy smiles.

Because of Cui Hua, Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu brought Cui Hua to the main courtyard that night, and told Old Madame Xu about this matter.

"If you think Cui Hua's service is good, then Mother will pay for her. With her parents' personality, as long as the money was suitable, there would definitely be no problem.

However, if she bought Cui Hua, then she would be a servant of the Xu Family. In the future, she would only be a servant of the Xu Family, and the children born would also only be servants of the Xu Family.

In the future, if Cui Hua's son is smart, she will not be able to participate in the Imperial examinations for at least three generations. "

When Old Madame Xu saw that Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu had just finished speaking, the two of them had not even opened their mouths when Cui Hua, who was standing behind them, took the initiative to speak: "This servant is willing to be a servant of the Xu Family." As she spoke, Cui Hua directly walked out from behind Dong Shu and knelt down towards Old Madame Xu with a "putong" sound.

"Old Madame, this servant truly likes to stay in the Xu Family and likes to serve Third Young Master and Madam. In the future, this servant will also have to attend to little gongzi. This servant does not wish to leave the Xu Family." Cui Hua said, her eyes turning red.

She was eighteen years old this year, and ever since she was nine years old, her Xu Family had truly been her own home.

Looking at the kneeling Cui Hua in front of him, Old Madame Xu also remembered the first time she saw Cui Hua that year.

Using her previous selection criteria, she would never have looked at someone as handsome as Cui Hua.

But that day, she actually saw the perseverance that she would never leave behind if she did not succeed in doing so. It was also as if she had also seen herself many years ago.

"Cui Hua, you have been in the Xu Family for nine years. I am very happy that you are able to like Xu Family so much. As the Old Madame Xu spoke, she didn't forget to give a hand signal to the servant woman standing behind him. After the servant woman helped Cui Hua up, she continued, "However, this is not only a matter that concerns you for life, it is also a matter that within three generations, there is no way to change your nationality."

"Old Madame …"