Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

Mrs. Li met the pair of sisters after lunch and, despite their somewhat disheveled appearance, could see from their faces that they were once ladies from a distinguished family.

They were erudite and sensible, literate, and had some understanding of Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting.

Mrs. Li felt pity for the sisters. Though they might not have to worry about food and drink in her family's house, she knew what her father-in-law was thinking.

Her pity was fleeting, for as long as they were not procured for her own husband, not bought to rival her, she had no objections.

She even thought that having two people to deal with Aunt Lai wouldn't be bad, keeping her occupied so she wouldn't have time to trouble Mrs. Li.

Upon seeing Mrs. Li, the sisters were taken aback. Was this just the young madam of an ordinary wealthy family?

Born into affluence, they had never seen such good skin or a gentle temperament even on their own mother's face.

The sisters felt that life in an ordinary wealthy family might not be as complicated, and they began to look forward to their future life with some anticipation.

Ye Shuzhen glared at her husband Tang Weixing reproachfully as she saw the beautiful young maids he had brought for her mother.

It wasn't appropriate to criticize her husband in front of others, and in the past few years, Ye Shuzhen had learned a great deal about cunning and etiquette from her husband, some of which were not to be discussed openly but privately between husband and wife.

Tang Weixing had his own thoughts. He shared his reasoning with his wife, suspecting that her father-in-law was aiming to take a concubine.

If they sought other active contract maids, it would surely spell trouble for Uncle, as Aunt Lai was a case in point.

Finding two women without family backing for his father-in-law would mean less trouble. Perhaps the children they bore wouldn't have as favorable conditions in some aspects.

After all, it was just rural life, and they would be illegitimate sons and daughters unable to compete with Hongji's children over inheritance.

Ye Shuzhen felt her husband was considering her family's welfare too much. It thrilled her to think that with their mother in such a state, unable to contend with Aunt Lai, introducing two women to fight her would lessen the danger to her mother.

Mrs. Li was speechless, feeling that her home would no longer be as tranquil.

The two maids were astounded by the grace of Mrs. Li.

Was this truly just the wife of an ordinary rich man?

Such a noble demeanor, to say she was the wife of a great and powerful family, might even be an understatement compared to this woman.

They also noticed the elegance of Mrs. Li's maids, realizing that this noblewoman was not simple.

The two women now held hope for the future. In a new household, although they wouldn't be directly serving this noble lady, her gentle face assured them she was both trustworthy and someone they could rely on.

The pair already knew they would be serving an old man, the father-in-law of this noble lady, so perhaps she would be managing the household.

They had also met the Old Lady, a sickly old woman.

Such a person posed no threat to them, nor any danger, and it might be that the husband of the Old Lady's concubine was the troublesome one.

After meeting Mrs. Li and the Old Lady, the sisters took their meager belongings in the Old Lady's carriage by Mrs. Li's arrangement and returned home.

Their prospective son-in-law had been thoughtful, providing them with clothes, as their previous garments were no longer suitable.

He had also gifted them jewelry, urging them to serve their mother-in-law well.

The sisters understood that although they were purchased as maids for their father-in-law by their son-in-law, their direct service was to the Old Lady, essentially their eldest sister.

By evening, Mrs. Li's carriage returned, followed by another carriage trailing behind her.

Ye Wenjie, playing in the courtyard of the big house, spotted his mother's return and ceased playing to run over.

"Mother, why didn't you take me with you to the site?"

Mrs. Li and her maid alighted from the carriage, receiving her son's enthusiastic embrace.

She smiled gently, then handed the handkerchief to her son to wipe his sweat.

In another carriage, Mrs. Lai was helped down by two maids who had just been bought.

"Oh, the young madam has returned, and the eldest sister too?"

The carriage returned, and at the smaller house, Aunt Lai, Hongji's father, and their daughter, along with the wet nurse, also came closer to the main house.

Aunt Lai only then noticed that the two maids helping Mrs. Lai down had a nobility in their demeanor. Their attire was that of maids, yet they didn't look like maids at all.

These two women looked more like ladies from a wealthy family, beautiful and with an air of nobility.

Aunt Lai's gaze was poisonous. She had never imagined that in seeking benefits for herself, she would bring about the trouble of sharing her husband.

Hongji's father's gaze turned towards his legal wife. The pair of maids who looked somewhat similar captivated him.

He couldn't help feeling a bit pleased. His daughter-in-law had really outdone herself by finding him such a pair of flowers that seemed like sisters.

Looking at this pair of sisters, there was nothing ordinary about them.

Mrs. Li, of course, noticed the unusual gaze of her father-in-law and Aunt Lai.

But with so many people around, it was not the right moment to explain.

She only told them that these maids were bought by her son-in-law and usually served the Mother-in-law.

"Young madam, can such people really work? We can't be welcoming ancestors back, right? Don't you agree, Old Master?"

Mrs. Li remained silent, knowing that either way, it would be difficult for her. She was bound to be scolded no matter what, and not arguing back didn't mean she was weak – she just wouldn't stoop to their level.

Such was the dilemma of a daughter-in-law, exerting effort only to be blamed on both sides, like a sandwich cookie caught between others.

"Very well, then let's do as the son-in-law said, to serve Mrs. Lai and your house's Old Master as well!"

At this moment, Hongji's father couldn't take his eyes off them. He wanted to continue his lineage and also desired more beautiful women.

Moreover, the identities of these two women were unknown, but they were young and beautiful, even more so than Aunt Lai.

Of course, he wanted to move quickly to take them in, but it felt inappropriate to speak too eagerly in front of his daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Li didn't concern herself with them and let the two maids help the Mother-in-law into the room. After the long, hot journey, she went back to her own room to wash her face.

The two sisters already knew what they were up against in their hearts. Their greatest enemy was Aunt Lai, and they had already planned to get closer to the young madam.

Ye Fengqi stepped out of her room and saw the two unfamiliar maids.

She went to her mother's room, eager to find out how these two maids were bought.

"These are the maids your uncle bought. I don't know why he chose these two women, but they are pitiable creatures," said Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li introduced them to her daughter, explaining how some were sinners or wrongfully accused criminals. Their families were often innocent, implicated, sold off, and their lives turned miserable.

"Is it worse than our farmers?"

Ye Fengqi was hearing about such things for the first time and asked curiously.

"Mother doesn't know. I heard that when one is exiled for a crime, families can't reunite. Relatives who are cast out die without us even knowing, hungry and cold. That is a pain in the heart for everyone," Mrs. Li said.

Mrs. Li herself didn't know much about this, having been a farmer's wife before, and she didn't indulge in gossip.

Always honest and upright, she believed that as long as one was kind and did no evil, they would never commit a crime.