The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

Matchmaker Li told the truth: "Her father is sick. This winter came early and was colder than in previous years. Somehow, her father got sick. The Wu family thought of selling her to pay for her father's medical treatment."

Old Mrs. Su spoke frankly and raised her doubts: "If she doesn't want to be sold, there must be a way! Didn't they fail to sell her before?"

Matchmaker Li sighed and said, "Her father was good to Chun Ya before he remarried, and Chun Ya's mother was also a good father when she was alive. It is said that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. After having a stepmother, Chun Ya's father gradually ignored her and her sisters. The child still remembers the kindness her father showed her when she was a child. If the Wu family did not sell Chun Ya, her father would have no money for medical treatment, and she could not watch her father die of illness. This time, Chun Ya thought that she could use the money from selling her body to treat her father's illness, as a repayment for the grace of giving birth to her and the kindness shown to her when she was a child."

"If Chun Ya is sold to a trafficker, she may be sold to any house or any place. But if she is sold to you, you will let her take her sister with her and promise to let her redeem herself. It is definitely better than selling her to someone else."

Seeing that Old Lady Su did not look unhappy, Matchmaker Li continued, "I know we are really shameless. We have already rejected your proposal before, but now we come to you again. But we really can't find a family as kind-hearted as yours."

Old Madam Su knew that Matchmaker Li was flattering her. She still said what needed to be said clearly: "I'd better make it clear in advance. After signing the contract, the sisters Chun Ya are servants in my family. You should know the difference between master and servant. I bought servants who work. They should recognize their identities, abide by their duties, and not think about things they shouldn't. Otherwise, I will sell them. I will not show mercy. But please rest assured that as long as they abide by their duties, my family will not treat them unfairly. I will also give them an agreement and promise to allow them to redeem themselves."

After saying this, Old Lady Su looked at Matchmaker Li with a serious face and said, "You need to explain all this to the two sisters. If they are willing, then I will buy them. If not, then forget it."

Although Old Lady Su and the others sympathized with Wu Chunya, they were not so kind as to cause trouble.

When Matchmaker Li heard that Old Lady Su was still willing, she was relieved and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Don't worry, I will explain it to her clearly. I have already told her once before. I will explain it to her again this time."

After saying this, Matchmaker Li stood up and said goodbye.

Old Madam Su asked her to stay: "Eat your meal before you leave! It's so cold outside, eat something hot to warm yourself up."

Matchmaker Li refused, "Old sister, I'm afraid that her stepmother will do something weird again, so it's better to settle it as soon as possible."

When Mrs. Su heard this, she didn't want to keep her any longer: "Okay, then go back and tell her! I'll wait for your news."

That night, when it was already dark, Matchmaker Li brought the news that Wu Chunya was willing.

Matchmaker Li assured, "Don't worry, I've already made it clear to her. The girl knows what's going on, so don't worry. She said: If she doesn't do her duty, you can just sell her. She won't say a word."

Old Madam Su nodded and said, "Okay, then go to her house tomorrow and buy the two sisters! I will let my two daughters-in-law go with you."

It was already dark outside and the weather was so cold, so Old Lady Su asked Matchmaker Li to stay at the Su family.

Matchmaker Li did not refuse and stayed at Su's house for one night.

The next day, after breakfast, Li Hongmei and Zhou Huilan followed Matchmaker Li to Nangou Village where Wu Chunya lived. It would take two hours to walk from Nanxi Village to Nangou Village, but it would be faster to drive a bullock cart.

All the livestock in the family were taken away by the kang-building workers, so Zhou Huilan rented a ox cart from the village and went to Nangou Village.

When they arrived at Nangou Village, they bought the Wu Chunya sister very smoothly.

Zhou Huilan thought she would have to spend some time talking, but she didn't have to. Wu Chunya's stepmother only wanted money, and as long as the price was right, she didn't care who bought it or where it was sold to.

Even buying Wu Chunya's sister, Wu Qiuya, didn't take any trouble. Her stepmother just asked the price, and when she heard the price was right, she sold Wu Qiuya without hesitation.

The two sisters spent a total of 18 taels of silver, which was not a low price. Zhou Huilan knew before she came to buy it that if she wanted to buy it smoothly, the price would not be low.

Zhou Huilan looked at the indenture contract in a trance. As a person with a modern soul, she could not accept that a piece of paper was a person's fate. But she knew in her heart that this was one of the survival rules of this world. All she could do was treat them as normal people and treat the indenture contract as a long-term employment contract. She would treat them as superiors and subordinates.

After getting on the ox cart and leaving the village, Zhou Huilan took out the cotton-padded clothes she had prepared before. They were not new clothes, but old cotton-padded clothes they had worn before.

As Zhou Huilan expected, the two girls were wearing very thin clothes. The two sisters looked at the clothes in her hand and were somewhat flattered, but some did not dare to take them. Especially Wu Qiuya, she had never worn such good clothes since she could remember.

Zhou Huilan looked at the sisters' reactions and felt a little sad, but she didn't show it. She put the clothes on them and said, "This is for you, put it on quickly! Don't get sick from the cold later."

But what Li Hongmei was thinking at the moment was completely different from what Zhou Huilan was thinking. She was thinking: There will come a day when she, Li Hongmei, will need a servant, and her family's life is getting better and better.

This is the difference between Su Anton and his companions and the people here. They can accept these things naturally and think they are all natural.

After arriving at the Su family, Wu Chunya and Wu Qiuya consciously stepped forward and kowtowed to Old Lady Su. Old Lady Su controlled herself and did not step forward to help them. She knew in her heart that she had to bear these kowtows.

Old Mrs. Su took out the document she had written early in the morning, promising that they could redeem themselves, and handed it to Wu Chunya.

Wu Chunya was illiterate, so Matchmaker Li told her what it was.

Wu Chunya tore up the paper. She knew in her heart that the paper was actually of little use in her hand. Whether the paper was useful or not depended on the owner's intention. If the owner kept his promise, he would let her redeem herself without the paper. If the owner broke his promise, the paper would be useless. In that case, why did she keep it? It would be better to leave a good impression on the owner.

After tearing it off, Wu Chunya pulled her sister to kneel down and said, "We trust the master, and the master will never break his promise." Then she pulled her sister to kowtow and said, "Please give me a name, master."

Old Lady Su thought to herself: This is a smart girl. After thinking for a while, she said: "Since Chun Ya and Qiu Ya are the names your mother gave you, let's keep the two characters 'Chun' and 'Qiu'! From now on, you will be called Nianchun!" She then looked at Qiu Ya and said: "From now on, you will be called Nianqiu."