Mrs. Zhang sighed and took Shen Xingwan back to the room, comforting her, "I don't know if you can't live here. I have changed the bedding cleanly."
"Miss." Banxia immediately came to wait on her, and said hello to Mrs. Zhang, "Hello, madam."
Zhang seemed calm on her face and responded politely, but in fact, she didn't know where to put her hands and feet for a moment.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Ms. Zhang wanted to get close to her daughter who was as big as a snow dumpling but didn’t know where to start.
Fortunately, Shen Tang came in with a pot of hot water, placed it on the ground and pointed to the wooden basin and washing tools nearby, "It's getting late. You can rest after washing with hot water."
Shen Tang smiled, pulled Zhang away, and closed the door behind him.
After returning to the room where they slept, Ms. Zhang couldn't help but sigh, "What will we do next?"
"What should I do?" Shen Tang poured a glass of cold water and drank it.
"The child is so well born and looks just like the little fairy in the painting. Are you really willing to let her wash clothes, cook, chop wood, cut pigs and grass, and even go to the fields like Erya and Sanya?" Mrs. Zhang blushed. He glanced at it.
Shen Tang muttered, "Jingyi has never done this before, so naturally there is no need for her to do it when it is Xingwan's turn."
"That being said, are the rest of the Shen family so easy to get rid of?"
Mrs. Zhang could see clearly that Shen Xingwan was now a piece of cake, and everyone in the Shen family could not wait to pounce on him and take a bite.
When she came back from the Hou Mansion, no one would believe that she was really penniless.
Shen Tang showed a serious look and said, "There will always be a way. She is willing to come back. As a father, I naturally cannot bear to let her suffer!"
This night was destined to be uneasy for the Shen family. They closed the doors in each room and muttered until late at night before falling asleep.
The next day, Shen Xingwan and Banxia just got up from bed, washed up and got dressed.
The fourth aunt, Mrs. Gao, opened the door directly and walked in. Her eyes kept looking around the room, wanting to see the good things that Shen Xingwan brought back.
"Four Aunt, what can I do for you?" Shen Xingwan asked.
Mrs. Gao, who saw nothing, curled her lips in dissatisfaction, "Your grandma asked you to come over. I have something to discuss with you."
As he spoke, his eyes swept over Banxia's body again, showing a satisfied look, "This girl will go too."
"Miss..." Banxia looked uneasy.
Both of them knew in their hearts that the conditions of the Shen family did not allow the existence of maids, and where Banxia would go from now on was a question.
"It's okay, I have my own plan."
Shen Xingwan looked down at his chubby hands, straightened his back, raised his head and walked towards the main room. No matter what, he could not lose his momentum.
As soon as Shen Xingwan entered, Mrs. Zhang saw her with sharp eyes and waved to her, "Come to my mother later in the evening."
"Mother~" Shen Xingwan responded with a big smile and stood next to Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Li never took their eyes away from Banxia from the moment she walked in, scanning them from beginning to end as if they were looking at goods.
"Ahem." Mrs. Shen pretended to cough twice, "Wanwan, my dear granddaughter, can grandma discuss something with you?"
Old Mrs. Shen squeezed out a loving smile on her mean and dry face, looking at Shen Xingwan with burning eyes.
"Grandma, tell me." Shen Xingwan said very cooperatively.
"It's like this. Now that you have entered the Shen family, you must follow the Shen family's rules. Our Shen family does not have a maid, so the little maid you brought here should be sold." Old Mrs. Shen said quickly. .
She has already asked the fourth child to find Ya Zi, an acquaintance. As expected, she is a pretty girl from the Hou Mansion. She can be sold for a good price at a glance.
Shen Xingwan asked innocently, "Does grandma want me to sell Pinellia ternata?"
Mrs. Shen nodded, "I sold my grandma to buy you candy."
"Mom, you can't do this!" Zhang said angrily.
Old Mrs. Shen snorted relentlessly, "Why not? Anyone who enters our Shen family has to listen to me. Isn't it just a maid? Is there anything that can't be sold?"
"It's okay if you don't sell it. You can take twenty taels of silver and hand over five taels of silver every month to pay for this maid's meals at the Shen family."
Mrs. Shen opened her mouth loudly. She was sure that Shen Xingwan must have brought back a lot of money, and she would either sell the maid or spit out the money bit by bit!
"But Banxia is not my maid." Shen Xingwan blinked.
"Children who lie will be struck by lightning." Gao snorted coldly.
Mrs. Zhang was worried that Shen Tang would go to town before dawn to buy some daily necessities for Shen Xingwan. She was afraid that she would not be used to it, but she also wanted to make up for her daughter.
Unexpectedly, the old lady couldn't wait to attack and it would be difficult for her to stop him alone.
Old Mrs. Shen coaxed hypocritically, "Wanwan, are you talking nonsense because you can't bear to part with this girl? Then you can give her money, but you won't sell her if you give her money."
Mrs. Zhang closed her eyes and stood up suddenly, "I don't agree with selling people."
She acted like she would fight anyone who dared to come forward. It was just the first day her daughter came back, and she couldn't let her feel cold.
Shen Xingwan felt warm in his heart, at least he was willing to defend her.
"Grandma, what I said is true. Banxia is my other mother, the eldest maid of Mrs. Hou's house. She was only sent here to take care of me for a while and will go back later." Shen Xingwan lied and said without blinking. Without any guilt, he took advantage of the power of the Houfu and pretended to be a tiger.
After all, Banxia was a maid who had been carefully trained and had seen the world by her original owner's side.
He quickly reacted and half-crouched to salute Mrs. Shen, "Madam is worried about Miss Shen, so she specially sent me to take care of her for a period of time. I will report Miss' situation to her when I return to the Marquis Mansion."
Mrs. Shen was dumbfounded and looked at each other. She didn't know for a moment whether what they said was true or false.
"Don't worry, Miss, the Su family is not alone in Jiangnan." Banxia showed off the eldest maid of the Hou family and said in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "In the worst case, I will just go back to the Su family to ask for help."
Mr. Li's eyes flashed. He had been in the town with his husband, who had been studying for many years, and had seen some things about the world.
The Su family who knows Banxia's mouth is one of the famous clans in Jiangnan.
It's not something they can afford, and I feel a little regretful that it seems like this thing won't happen.
"If I remember correctly Banxia, my grandma said before that it is against the law to buy and sell official slaves privately." Shen Xingwan said in a clear voice, "If I remember correctly, your sale deed is still in the Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Shen drooped her eyelids and said nothing. Of course she could do whatever she wanted with Shen Xingwan's maid, but she couldn't control the movie of an eight-year-old girl?
But Mrs. Hou really didn't dare to touch the people around her.
Just at this moment, Mrs. Wang, Renyazi, arrived in her gorgeous clothes. As soon as she entered the door, she said enthusiastically, "Who are you planning to sell today, old lady?"
His eyes unconsciously looked at the girls in the room. When he saw Shen Xingwan, his eyes started to light up. This is definitely a good prospect!
