Mrs. Zhang was frustrated. She reached out to get the hairpin back, but Pei Qinghan refused.
“This is my daughter’s stuff, how can I let you take it?” He said to the housekeeper beside him, “Give them one hundred taels of silver. Take it as I am buying it.”
The housekeeper immediately took a one hundred tael of banknote and handed it to Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment but then took the silver note.
After receiving the banknote, she immediately asked: “How much does it cost to buy a maidservant now?”
The housekeeper replied: “It ranges from 10 taels to 100 taels. It depends on what kind of maidservant she is, or what she has been trained of.” The rough maidservant only does rough work. Their price was cheap. And if their appearance was inferior, they can be bought around 10 to 20 taels.
For those who have been trained, smart, look good, and were still young. They were the most expensive. They cost at least 100 taels.
Mrs. Zhang handed over the one hundred taels of silver notes: “I want to buy my daughter back.”
Pei Qinghan squeezed the hairpin tightly, glanced at Mrs. Zhang sideways, and snorted coldly: “I won’t sell her. Alright, let’s go. If you can’t bring Bai Zhi, you don’t need to come again.”
He wanted to meet Bai Zhi. He wanted to talk to her and beg her to forgive him. But he couldn’t think of a way. This was the only way he had now.
Mrs. Zhang sighed and didn’t say another word. She was expecting this result.
How could the Marquis of Changyuan Houfu be short of these hundred taels? All he wanted was to punish those who made mistakes.
The family of three left Changyuan Houfu and stood outside the grand mansion. They looked at the closed high gate of red lacquer. The thick red gate cut off the last connection between mother and daughter.
Will this be their goodbye?
“Shumei, why don’t we, just go back.” Now that they have one hundred taels of silver, their family can hire a carriage to go back. There will be a lot left when they return to the village. They can buy back their house and fields.
But if they continue to spend time in this capital, he can’t imagine what their future will be.
Mrs. Zhang nodded her head: “We will go back, but before we go back, I want to make one last effort. She is our daughter. We can’t just leave like this, let’s ask Bai Zhi one more time.”
Thinking of the pitiful appearance of Bai Zhenzhu, Bai Erzhu’s heart softened. In the end, he nodded his head: “Alright, let’s go to Bai Zhi one last time. If she is willing, it’s naturally the best. But if she’s not willing, then that’s all there is to it.”
Mrs. Zhang also thought the same. Whether Bai Zhi will be willing or not, she will respect Bai Zhi’s choice. After all, if it was her, she will not easily forgive the enemy who wants to kill her.
After finding the Dongfang Family Mansion, the gatekeeper naturally refused to let them in and said that Bai Zhi hadn’t returned yet. The guard told them to wait at the door.
The servants of the Dongfang Family were much more polite than the servants of the Changyuan Houfu. They didn’t look at them with eyes like looking at dogs, even if they looked like beggars. They even gave them steam buns to eat.
Bai Fugui nibbled on the steamed buns while looking at the doorman, who was a year or two years older than him. He was dressed neatly and his hair was meticulously combed.
He looked very energetic and there was always a smile on his face. As if he was full of confidence in life. He doesn’t look sad for working as a slave in some legendary stories.
Bai Fugui said: “Big brother, why did you give us steamed buns? When people from other people’s houses saw us, they even took sticks to chase us away. So you, why didn’t you chase us away?”
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