Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 3 Shen Family
The vicious middle-aged woman was stunned. She couldn't understand why a noble lady would stand up for a peasant. It was just a matter of reciting a book. Normally, if she said the peasant had bad breath, the noble ladies would retreat and cover their noses. It would be useless even if they could recite a book.

"Why, my Shen family's words are no longer effective in Qinchuan City?"

scare!
The middle-aged woman was dumbfounded. She was just a distant relative of the shop owner. Although she had some discernment, it was not much, and she did not recognize the lady's true identity at all.

As soon as I heard the name of the Shen family, I was so scared that my legs went weak.

The Shen family is one of the four major families in Qinchuan City. They are such an existence that the whole city of Qinchuan would tremble with just a stomp of their feet. Yet, the lady has to buy servants herself?

Isn't this just because you have nothing better to do?
The middle-aged woman was frightened and her grip loosened immediately. Shen Fuyu immediately broke free, took a deep breath, and continued to recite:

"If you don't teach, your nature will change. The way to teach is to be focused..."

The amazing thing is that the first half of Shen Fuyu's voice comes from his mouth, while the second half comes from his stomach. The two sounds are completely different, one is as crisp as an oriole, and the other is as dull as a bullfrog.

As Shen Fuyu continued to recite, the vicious middle-aged woman stood there in a daze, and the two girls opened their mouths wide. It was the first time they had seen such a strange sight.

Moreover, they originally thought that it would be good enough for Shen Fuyu to recite one or two sentences. After all, the purpose of buying a book boy was to accompany the young lady to study, and the basic requirement was just literacy.

In the Dayu Dynasty, a sage emperor was in power. Both young men and young ladies could pass the imperial examinations and naturally young ladies also needed servants.

Shen Fuyu's voice was full of intonation and emotion when he recited. His proficiency was so high that it seemed as if he had no problem reciting the entire text. He also demonstrated his unique ventriloquism skills, which was amazing.

"Very good, what's the price?"

The noble lady was also very satisfied. Under the resentful eyes of the vicious middle-aged woman, she found the owner of the pawnshop and bought Shen Fuyu directly for fifteen taels.

……

After following the lady to visit several brokerage shops, Shen Fuyu followed her to a large courtyard with a tall gate in the east of the city, where a plaque with the words "Shen Mansion" was hung.

The Shen Mansion covers a very large area. Shen Fuyu followed the twists and turns and had long been lost among the pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water.

She suspected that this mansion was larger than any rural village.

She was taken by the housekeeper to wash and settle down, and after cleaning herself up, she changed into a green dress. Generally, in wealthy mansions, maids wear pink and white clothes, and servants wear green and black clothes.

But Shen Fuyu's arrangement was a bit special, so there were both fans and blue. After changing clothes, he was brought to Madam Shen.

Madam Shen sat in the center of the hall, dressed in a gorgeous satin gown with wide, gently falling cuffs and a silk sash cinched at the waist, emphasizing her slender figure. Her makeup was elegant, her eyebrows slightly raised, but she lacked the majesty of someone in power.

"Once you enter the Shen family, you must leave everything behind. What's your name?"

"To answer your question, my name is Shen Fuyu."

"Shen Fuyu... ventriloquism... a very appropriate name, more suitable than the name Shen Sishu that I wanted to arrange before. I didn't expect that we are relatives and it is fate. Then you can keep this name!" The lady agreed readily.

Shen Fuyu was very happy to be able to keep her birth name. Although the tastes of wealthy families tend to be more refined, there's no such thing as a birth name, especially since these wealthy families also have a tradition of collecting cards. For example, the name "Shen Sishu" has three sisters: Shen Siqin, Shen Siqi, and Shen Sihua, who are preparing to complete the "Qinqishuhua" set.

The noblewoman introduced the Shen family, and Shen Fuyu learned the identity of the noblewoman, Consort Meng Yafei. She was the wife of Shen Ji, the third son of the Shen family. The two little girls following her were her daughters. The quiet eldest daughter was Shen Mengning, and the lively youngest was Shen Mengwu. As for her, Shen Fuyu, she had bought them to be her daughters' servants.

The emperor of this dynasty was wise and open to all, regardless of gender, to enter the civil service. Although the Shen family was wealthy and powerful, they were merely merchants, relying on marriage alliances to support them, but without any of their own children holding high positions, their vast empire was like a rootless duckweed.

The Shen family naturally wanted to encourage their children to take the imperial examinations and become officials. Madam Shen had high hopes for her two daughters and went out in person to buy a servant. She was worried that the servants hired by the Shen family might have bad intentions and would be detrimental to her two daughters. After all, the Shen family was a big family that attracted attention and was not peaceful internally. It would be disastrous if they hired a traitor who would secretly lead their two daughters astray.

After testing Shen Fuyu, Mrs. Shen found that Shen Fuyu could not only recite the Three Character Classic, but also the Thousand Character Classic, which made her, as the mistress, extremely satisfied.

Shen Fuyu said that this was no big deal, she had tried her best to maintain the level of an excellent child. You have to know that she was a master's student in the Chinese department in her previous life, and this was just the basics. She had long discovered that the cultural level of this world was very similar to that of the Tang Dynasty in her previous life. The country she lived in was called "Dayu", and there was no such dynasty in history.

If he hadn't been worried that his performance would be too outstanding and others would think he was a monster to be captured and studied, he would have definitely shocked Mrs. Shen if he had gone all out.

Shen Fuyu was not worrying about nothing. After all, there might be immortal cultivators in this world, so soul-searching, puppetry, soul-refining, etc. were naturally indispensable.

You must survive!

Madam Shen was extremely satisfied with Shen Fuyu and ordered:
"Uncle Zhou, take Fuyu down with you. After learning the rules for half a month, you can hand her over to... the eldest lady."

Uncle Zhou was a butler with small eyes. He was an old man who followed Madam Shen into the mansion. He glanced at Shen Fuyu when he heard this.

You should know that other maids and servants usually start learning the rules and regulations for a month when they enter the mansion. Shen Fuyu was only allowed to study for half a month, which shows that Madam Shen is very optimistic about Shen Fuyu.

Shen Fuyu did not complain at all. After all, in order to better integrate into the new environment, it was necessary to learn the rules.

The mountain will not come to you, you have to come to the mountain.

Isn’t it just studying? Not only is there food and accommodation provided, but there is also money. How great!
Compared to the situation in the village where people are starving and have no food to eat, it is a hundred times better.

The housekeeper took Shen Fuyu away. As they were walking towards the door, a young man in luxurious clothes, who looked very rich, came towards them. Seeing Shen Fuyu, he said carelessly:
"Sister-in-law is back. I heard that she even went out to buy a maid. Why bother with so much trouble? Just pick one up from home."

"Oh, I was saying that sister-in-law has good taste. This maid is very pretty. From my humble brother's perspective of seeing many beauties, I think she is definitely a beauty in her own right. She will definitely be a great beauty when she grows up!"

Mrs. Shen's cold voice came from inside the house: "Shen Yingfeng, what are you doing here again? You are not welcome here!"

A playful voice came from behind, causing Shen Fuyu, who was leaving, to stagger. He moved out step by step, while pricking up his ears.

"Oh, look at what you said, sister-in-law. My brother is away on his own, and I'm worried that you'll be bored, so I came to visit you."

Mrs. Shen's voice became even colder. "I told you, you are not welcome here, Aunt Zhou, please get out!"

"Oh, sister-in-law, don't be so fierce. Although a beautiful woman who is too fierce has a unique charm, it will turn her ugly. My brother is not sad, but I will be sad."

"roll!"

(End of this chapter)