Chapter 256: He went to do a good deed at 2:56. Chapter 256: He went to do a good deed at 2:56. Having returned home, the first wife had already brought over the meals for the day.

Mrs. He asked Ye Jiu, “Where have you just been?”

“I went to do some good deeds,” Ye Jiu answered with a smile.

Mrs. He knew in her heart that her daughter didn’t want to talk about it, so she didn’t press further.

Early in the morning, as the sun rose, Ye Jiu got up and left the house. Ye Wenzheng had already been waiting outside the Ye Family’s main gate for quite a while.

Since the matter concerning Ye Wenzheng was something she decided on her own, Ye Jiu simply took him to a quiet place before asking, “So, how did it go? Did you redeem your sister?”

“She’s back,” Ye Wenzheng’s face showed a pained expression, and then he took out the remaining silver coin from his clothing and handed it to Ye Jiu, “The Liu Family asked for twenty-five taels of silver. Here’s twenty-seven taels left over. Aunt Xiaojiu, please count them.”

Among these, twelve taels were contributed by the clan members yesterday.

Ye Jiu didn’t accept the money but said, “Use this silver to repay the clan members who donated yesterday, then buy a house with the rest of the money. Settle down as soon as possible with your family. After that, I have a task for you.”

“This…” Ye Wenzheng hesitated, his instinct telling him that Ye Jiu had already granted him a huge favor by helping him, and that he shouldn’t take this money, even if his mother and sister at home needed it.

Ye Jiu, however, didn’t hesitate, “I need someone who is fully dedicated to helping me. You accepted donations from others, which means you owe them a favor. In the future, when it comes to handling matters, you’ll likely be full of second thoughts. That is not what I want. Moreover, settle down with your family as soon as possible, so you can dedicate yourself fully to the tasks I give you, understand?”

“Wenzheng understands,” Ye Wenzheng immediately bowed, showing even greater respect towards Ye Jiu.

Although he addressed her as aunt, Ye Jiu was still a child after all. But at this moment, Ye Wenzheng suddenly felt that this girl, who was still a child in front of him, seemed much taller than himself.

For the whole noon, Ye Wenzheng went from door to door to repay the money others had donated, and then he spent five taels of silver to buy an unwanted thatched cottage in the village, finally settling his own family.

Afterward, Ye Wenzheng proactively sought the help of the only literate Clan Leader in the village to draft an indenture contract.

It was only then that the Clan Leader realized how Ye Wenzheng, who was in such a sorry state the day before, suddenly had money. Not only had he redeemed his sister, but he was also able to buy a house–albeit not a very good one–and repay the villagers.

Although the house he bought was not great, it at least provided them with a temporary place to stay.

The Clan Leader couldn’t help but feel pity for the young man, wondering where he had sold himself to in exchange for such a sum of silver.

It’s worth noting that Ye Yun managed to sell for the high price of twenty taels of silver largely because the son of the Liu Family was too disgraceful to appear in public and couldn’t find a wife, so they had to buy one instead.

For most people, even if they sold themselves, it would not be easy to fetch such a price.

It truly made one realize that the saying “Human lives are not even as valuable as cattle” held some truth!

Yet, Ye Wenzheng was satisfied.

When Ye Wenzheng left the Clan Leader’s house, he happened to see Old Man Ye entering. Out of respect for Ye Jiu, Ye Wenzheng showed a great deal of respect towards Old Man Ye, which rather surprised the old man.

Then, Ye Wenzheng, with his own thumbprint on the indenture contract, went to find Ye Jiu.

At this time, Ye Jiu was listening to Ye Qinghua recounting news she had heard from outside.

“I heard that although Ye Yun is back, she was beaten terribly by the Liu Family. Madam Wang injured her head, and on top of previous hardships, the doctor said she must be well taken care of.”