In the third month of the lunar calendar, spring was extremely cold.

It had just rained, and there was a bit of chill in the air.

Su Yujin wrapped the coat tightly around her body and let out a sigh…

The sighs were like losing one’s life in Yellow Springs.

The maid Ai Cao couldn’t bear to see her like this, and added some hot tea to the cup in Su Yujin’s hand, “Girl, don’t be sad. Maybe the second master is just busy with official duties and doesn’t bother to come to see the girl. The second master must have the girl in his heart.”

“From what I see, not to mention Second Master doesn’t have a wife now, even if he does get married, he’ll certainly bring the young lady into the mansion as a concubine. The lady’s good fortune lies ahead.”

Su Yujin heard what she said, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

This blessing…

I don’t even want it!

The Second Master mentioned by Ai Cao was He Yanxiu, the second son of the He family and currently a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He Yanxiu’s father was once the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although he had resigned due to illness, his prestige and favor were still there. His aunt was a noble concubine of the dynasty, and his grandfather was a famous and powerful general who fought on the battlefield. Today’s Duke Dingguo.

He Yanxiu himself was also young and promising, and his career in the officialdom had been smooth. Now he was only over 20 years old, and he was already a fifth-rank official. In addition to his dignified appearance, and good looks, and because he had not yet decided to get married, he had attracted much attention.

As for Su Yujin, she originally came from a merchant family. In her early years, she followed her family as they migrated south. Along the way, they got separated, and she ended up in the city of Yong’an, where she found herself at the Wan Hua Pavilion. The proprietor of Wan Hua Pavilion saw that Su Yujin, despite her young age, had a beautiful appearance, exceptional charm, proficiency in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as decent skills in cooking and medicine. Thus, he worked hard to cultivate her, hoping that she would become a money-making asset for Wan Hua Pavilion in the future.

Just as the shopkeeper of Wan Hua Pavilion expected, Su Yujin did make a lot of money for her.

Just when she, a rare and wealthy young woman, performed on stage for the first time, she attracted countless young men from rich families to come to support her. He Yanxiu, who came from the capital, spent a lot of money to redeem Su Yujin’s body on the spot, took her with him that night, and left Yong’an City.

However, He Yanxiu did not take Su Yujin directly back to the capital. Instead, he placed her in a house in Qinghe County, which was closest to the capital.

It had been half a year since Su Yujin was placed here and He Yanxiu returned to Beijing. Su Yujin had never seen He Yanxiu again and had not even received half a letter.

Because she missed He Yanxiu and worried that she would be forgotten and abandoned, as well as the unpredictable spring weather, Su Yujin caught a cold and was bedridden. She died of a sudden high fever in the middle of the night.

And she who was originally Su Yujin, and had just graduated and interned in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in modern society, came through. She originally lived a carefree life and had a promising future, but she lost consciousness on the spot because she was hit by a falling object from a height.

When she opened her eyes again, she became the so-called He Yanxiu’s concubine Su Yujin.

It was simply…unlucky!

Although a concubine didn’t need to attend to affairs daily by the side, and didn’t need to be as busy as the mistress of this era, managing the household, serving the in-laws, bearing children, or even helping He Yanxiu bring concubines into the family, she only needed to tend to her own little piece of land, occasionally dealing with things when He Yanxiu visited.

But the status of being an outside room was indeed extremely embarrassing and was looked down upon by the world.

If you want to live a normal life, you can only wait for the opportunity to get your slave status back and say goodbye to He Yanxiu.

And now…

When He Yanxiu left, he left Su Yujin five hundred taels of silver for her daily expenses.

According to the prices in Qinghe County, if Su Yujin and her two attendants were to live a normal life in terms of food, clothing, and other expenses, even if they were somewhat frugal, the five hundred taels of silver could last them for several years.

But the original owner Su Yujin probably felt that He Yanxiu was generous, and the He family was wealthy. He Yanxiu spent a lot of money to buy her back. In addition, she had lived a hard life in Wanhua Building, so her life was quite miserable. She was lavish and had very little money left.

The medical expenses for Fenghan’s consultation were borne by pawning most of the jewelry she owned.

So…

She was now a poor outside room.

The kind that may run out of food at any time.

Now she needed to make money to fill her stomach!

Su Yujin pinched the two coins left in her hand and sighed.

Ai Cao couldn’t hold back, “If the girl really misses the Second Master, why not write a letter and ask the second master to come and see the girl?”

Well, men can sometimes forget things for a moment, but when given a reminder, they remember.

Before Ai Cao came to serve Su Yujin, she was a second-class maid in the concubine’s yard of a wealthy family. She was sent to prison because of her master’s corruption. She was sold by the government as a slave and moved to Qinghe County, where she was later bought by the Second Master for Su Yujin.

So, how to invite favors in front of men, Ai Cao was familiar with it and knew a little bit about it.

“That won’t be necessary.” Su Yujin said, “Since the Second Master didn’t come, he must be busy with official business and has no time to take care of me. Besides, I am an outside room after all, so I have to keep to myself. If I write a letter, I will let the Second Master go back and forth for nothing. Not to mention, it would be of no use to the Second Master if others knew that something like this happened before the Second Master was married, and the Second Master might also be angry with me.”

He Yanxiu never brought Su Yujin back to the capital, but settled in here, and there had never even been any intimacy with her. It can be seen that the so-called spending money on beauty and hiding the beauty in the golden house just happened for a reason.

It was hard to say that this painting, which was so popular among brothel girls, was just for others to see.

And the reason why he was so generous before leaving, giving her five hundred taels of silver at once, was just to provide her with food and drink to prevent her from starving to death.

If she wrote letters to enhance her presence, wasn’t she making herself uncomfortable?

After listening to Su Yujin’s words, Ai Cao nodded in agreement, “The girl is absolutely right.”

But if the Second Master doesn’t come, the family’s expenses…

After breakfast, Mother Liu also mentioned that the rice jar had bottomed out, and tomorrow at the latest they needed to buy rice and had also finished eating the vegetables. The girl was recovering from a serious illness and was weak, so she had to buy some meat or eggs to make up for it.

Because her family was in a tight situation and she was afraid that she would not be able to eat in the future, Mother Liu even discussed with Ai Cao whether to take up a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant.

Ai Cao was lost here. Su Yujin gathered her coat, walked out of the main hall, and walked into the yard.

This house was neither big nor small.

It can be regarded as a simple version of the structure of the courtyard upon entering, with the main room and the east and west wing rooms. The wing rooms didn’t have any wing rooms, so along with the kitchen, there were seven rooms. The yard was flat and spacious and planted with various flowers and plants.

Osmanthus, rose, peony…

Su Yujin eyes fell on the two peonies.

Su Yujin bought this last year and paid a high price.

It was not because of how valuable this peony was, but because Su Yujin was so quarrelsome with others that she raised the price of this peony more than fifty times.

Now, thinking about it carefully, at that time, the passerby was perfectly fine. Why did he have to pick a fight with a girl like her? It was obvious that he had figured out that she was probably an outside room left here by someone else, with some wealth in her hands. So, he set up this game to lure her in, using what wasn’t particularly valuable, the peony, to make her willingly pay fifty taels of silver.

What a sin.

Su Yujin couldn’t help but hold her forehead.

When Ai Cao saw Su Yujin looking at the peonies, she smiled and said, “Girl, this peony is really good. It is the first one to sprout and grow leaves in this flower bed this year. The stem is also growing strong. Now it seems that the buds are about to grow. Wait until the weather gets warm next month, and the flowers will bloom beautifully.”

Su Yujin took a closer look.

Probably because Su Yujin took good care of it after buying it, the peony grew really well.

“Find a flowerpot and move these two peonies into the pot.” Su Yujin said.

Ai Cao went to find a suitable flower pot, “Girl, are you going to move these peonies to the porch to keep them?”

“No, after moving them to the pots, you can take these two peonies to the street and sell them.”

When she heard this, Ai Cao’s eyes opened wide.

Author’s Note

——A new book has been opened. Reading instructions must be read, must be read, must be read!

1. It is still a farming article. This article focuses on food and medical skills. The author has collected a lot of information and will also describe some customs and local characteristics. If there are any mistakes, you can correct them. However, customs are different in different places, and each place is different. I don’t understand it. The author will explain it well.
2. Regarding the male and female protagonists, it is 1V1, the male protagonist does not have a real wife, and the female protagonist is not a mistress. It is a long-term love, marriage first and love later. The overall situation is that the female protagonist has an online career and is in love part-time.
3. Regarding updates, there will be two updates a day, and there will be new or explosive updates from time to time~
4. There is an unfinished and currently serialized “Nongmen Xianggong is a Koi”, which is a relaxing type of farming. The male and female protagonists are relatively cute, and they can pass the time. You can read it. It has a certain number of words and can be edited appropriately.
5. Regarding prices, the author basically explains them in every book. I won’t go into details here. They are basically based on ancient materials and plot requirements. 6 , The author is a human brain, and there may be bugs, shortcomings, and typos from time to time. If you see it, please help me correct it. The author will correct it in time when he sees it. 7. Finally, I hope everyone can continue to support the author . Thank you~

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