Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"What are your names?"

Xia Yingying asked the four little girls kneeling in front of her. They still had baby fat on their faces and the oldest looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, about the same age as the original owner. In modern times, they would be at an age where they would receive education in the classroom, but here, they had become someone else's slaves.

Before entering the palace, the four little girls knew some things about the families of the rich and powerful.

When they come to their new master's house, they have already abandoned their own names and want to completely separate themselves from their past selves. The master will give them new names, which is also a way for them to express their loyalty.

Then, the four girls exchanged glances and said to Xia Yingying respectfully, "Madam, please give us a name."

Give a name?

It took Xia Yingying a while to realize that she was not living in modern times, but in the feudal era.

A name represents a person's past memories and her future life.

Xia Yingying is not a relative of the four little girls, so how can she have the right to decide what names they will use in the future.

Besides, Xia Yingying didn't want to give herself such a high power to decide other people's fate. She was afraid that she would be corrupted by power and wealth.

"No, just use your previous names. What are your names?"

When the little girls heard Xia Yingying say this, they looked at each other in confusion. Under Xia Yingying's determined gaze, the person in the lead spoke, and the people behind him also reported their names one after another.

The girls' names were Zhaodi, Laidi, Pannan and Cuihua.

Only the last, younger girl's name is relatively normal. As for the names of the first three girls, you can tell that they were born in families that favor boys over girls, so it's better not to have such names.

"Cuihua, why did your family sell you here?"

Xia Yingying asked about Cuihua.

"My parents wanted to find a wife for my brother, but we didn't have any extra money and they thought I was a young girl who couldn't do any work, so they sold me to raise the dowry for my brother."

Xia Yingying asked, and Cuihua told her the truth, but her face looked numb when she spoke about it.

After hearing Cuihua's words, Xia Yingying couldn't help but take a breath.

Xia Yingying originally thought that there was some unspeakable secret in Cuihua's family, but she didn't expect that she was too naive. Cuihua was also born in a family that favored boys over girls.

There is no question of right or wrong when it comes to selling children. For a little girl, there is only selling and being sold.

The original owner was the same. If she hadn't used some means to save a life for herself, she would have been sold out by Xia Xinsen by now.

Xia Yingying felt suffocated by her own powerlessness.

She hated the parents of the little girls, hated this marked name, and hated this evil era, but she had no way to do anything.

Xia Yingying sighed and finally decided to give the four little girls new names.

Four little girls were sold, and it was fate that they met her. She gave them a name and let them start over.

"How about this, I'll give each of you a new name, and you'll live a good life from now on. The General's Mansion will pay you a salary every month. If you perform well, you'll get a bonus every month. When you save enough money in the future, you can buy your indentures from me and become free. Are you willing?"

Xia Yingying didn't want to treat them as her slaves, she only wanted to treat them as her employees.

Xia Yingying consciously regarded the indentures as employment contracts.

The money needed to buy them was not much, and if they really wanted to leave, they could redeem themselves by working in the general's mansion for a year or two.

At that time, the family only sold them for eight taels of silver.

But the human trafficker sold it for twenty taels of silver, which was exactly double the price.

The four little girls never thought that they would encounter such a good thing. They originally thought that they would be sold and would be slaves for the rest of their lives, but they did not expect that the lady in front of them would actually agree to redeem themselves when they earned enough money in the future. Is this a pie in the sky?

Good luck came too quickly, the four little girls could hardly believe it.

Going home is a wonderful thing, but they don’t dare to make going home their goal at the moment.

My family sold me for money. If I redeem myself and go home, will I be sold again?

But is what the lady said true?

Could this beautiful thing be a trap set by the lady specifically to test them?

Thinking of this, they immediately broke out in a sweat.

How could they dare to accept the "big cake" Xia Yingying offered them?

"Madam, we are willing to serve you for the rest of our lives. We are the people of the General's Mansion in life and the ghosts of the General's Mansion in death."

The four little girls knelt down and kowtowed to Xia Yingying to show their loyalty.

Looking at the scene in front of her, Xia Yingying was stunned. Why did the four little girls become so scared of her just because she said something nice?

"No...hurry up, I'm telling the truth."

Xia Yingying quickly bent down to help them up.

Xia Yingying thought about it from their perspective and could understand them. They were taught from childhood that they should be filial to their parents and listen to their parents' opinions. Even if they were sold, they should obey the opinions of their masters. If their masters wanted their lives, they could easily take them away, and they would not even have to bear any legal responsibility for it. They must have been desperate, and it was natural for them to distrust her whom they had just met.

Never mind. They will be together for a long time in the future anyway.

Now, because they don't know Xia Yingying, it is normal for them to behave like this. But after they have spent some time together, the little girls will know Xia Yingying's temper and personality and naturally know that Xia Yingying treats them sincerely. At that time, they can save money slowly.

At this moment, it would be useless even if Xia Yingying talked till her mouth was broken.

When Xia Yingying wanted to help them, the little girl finally stood up.

"Hurry up and I'll give you a name."

Xia Yingying thought that she had no talent for naming.

So they picked some names that sounded festive.

"Auspicious, good luck, peace, and joy. From now on, you can use this name. It sounds good and has a good meaning."

"Thank you, Madam, for the name." The four little girls didn't hate their names very much, but they were still troubled by the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls in their family. However, because they had been suffocated day after day, that feeling had made them numb, and they naturally accepted that brainwashing.

Now hearing that they actually had such a good name, the four girls felt a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Xile was the oldest and was the first to react. She thanked Xia Yingying, and the other three girls followed suit.

When Lu Haojie saw that Xia Yingying suddenly had four maids serving her, he started to shout that he also wanted someone to serve him.

"Daddy, Mom has four sisters to take care of her, and I also need someone to serve me."

Lu Haojie is small and thinks it is very impressive to have so many people following Xia Yingying, and he also wants to be impressive.

After hearing what Lu Haojie said, Lu Ziren couldn't help but frowned. How could he love to enjoy himself so much at such a young age? What will happen when he grows up? Will he become a playboy?

"You are still young. You are not here to be a young master. Why can't you do things by yourself? Besides, you are a boy. Boys should do things by themselves. Your mother is a girl. It is hard enough for her to take care of you four children. It is only natural for me to ask someone to take care of her! Boys can't be spoiled. Look at your eldest brother. Did he say anything?"

Lu Ziren was very dissatisfied with Lu Haojie's current state.

He let him learn martial arts to cultivate his masculinity, not to train Lu Haojie to be a useless person.