The Tan family is rich, and the house is very exquisitely repaired, and there are two things in the garden alone. The osmanthus banquet is used in the West Garden, which is planted with osmanthus and begonias, one spring and one autumn, one is colored, one is fragrant, it looks casual, in fact, it is exquisite.

Cao took the two Taohua sisters into the garden, and after looking at it, they were a little disappointed. Today, Mrs. Tan only invited three or five families, and they were all related to the Tan family, and more than a dozen people set up a table in Banchun Hall, each of whom had a box and four hot dishes in front of him, which was not much more expensive.

"Yesterday, Zhuangzi sent a few baskets of crabs." Mrs. Tan greeted Cao with a spring breeze on her face, "It's a good time to eat crabs, although the chrysanthemums haven't bloomed yet, you can still see these osmanthus flowers, so I invited you over." "

Taohua pursed her lips and smiled: "Auntie, it doesn't matter if you have osmanthus or not, it is enough to have osmanthus wine." "

Mrs. Tan is straightforward: "You girl, like Ying'er, is thinking about my osmanthus wine." Don't get drunk today, I'll prepare a jar for you and bring it back to eat slowly. "

"Then thank you, auntie. I have to ask someone to put the wine in the car first, otherwise Sister Lu will see it and rob me, what should I do? "

Mrs. Tan laughed again, turned her head and asked the maid, "Where is Ying'er?" Where did you run again? Didn't you drink osmanthus wine secretly? "

The maid had already rehearsed, and immediately smiled: "The cousin said that she lost the Shuanglu fight at Miss Jiang that day, and she was thinking about how to win it back." "

"This girl, how old is she and still thinking about this all day long." Mrs. Tan looked at Taohua with a smile, "Sister Tao'er will help me go and get her over." "

Taohua got up happily: "Don't worry, I promise to bring people for you with my ears." "

Jiang Yanhua hesitated, seeing that Mrs. Tan didn't mean to let her go with her, she pursed her lips and sat back down. Mrs. Tan is a delicate person with a crystal heart, and she turned her head and glanced at the other lady she invited today. The lady took note of it, came over to talk to the Cao family knowingly, pulled Jiang Yanhua to praise a few words, and attracted the attention of both mother and daughter.

Taohua was taken by the maid of the Tan family, and went to a small courtyard three times and two times, Lu Ying was waiting for her inside, next to her was a yellowish, skinny woman, sitting on the edge of the bed very restrainedly, seeing Taohua, a trace of shame appeared on her face, and she greeted her in a mosquito-like voice, and she didn't know what to say with her hands twisting her handkerchief.

Lu Ying took her hand: "Cousin, Taohua is also a woman, tell her if you have any illness, but you can't hide from the doctor." "

Tan Xiangluo should have been a very beautiful young woman when she looked at the outline, but the deep sadness on her face made her look like she was in her thirties, even older than Mrs. Tan. She looked like she wanted to cover her face with the handkerchief in her hand, but her hands were pulled by Lu Ying, so she could only turn her face sideways, and she didn't dare to look at Taohua at all, and said in a low voice: "Jiang, Miss Jiang is still here, and she hasn't left the cabinet yet...... These, how can this be, tell her......"

"In front of the doctor, there is no distinction between men and women, no distinction between old and young." Taohua tried her best to keep her voice down, "Although I am not married, I have read a lot of things in medical books, so I don't have to shy away from it." The clearer you speak, the more accurately I will be able to diagnose your condition and the easier it will be to prescribe effective prescriptions. Or—" She motioned for Lu Ying to go out, and put down the bed to block Tan Xiangluo, "You just think you're talking to yourself, don't you feel better?" "

Tan Xiangluo didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, sobbing gradually came from the bed, as well as her intermittent words, and she said while gasping, upside down, Taohua had to listen very carefully to understand what she meant.

"…… He said I was dirty, he said I must be with a wild man - I didn't, I didn't! Tan Xiangluo's voice suddenly raised higher, "Zheng Butcher has a lady at home, but it's a pity that I can't eat meat, and I often give some pig blood and pig hearts." On weekdays, it is always sent by Zheng Niangzi, but on that day, Zheng Niangzi was pregnant and unwell, and Zheng Butcher came back from the butcher shop and sent pig blood by the way...... People are kind-hearted, he, how can he say me...... I really don't, but I, but I don't know how I got this dirty disease! "

Lu Ying was alarmed by the crying outside, and pushed the door in: "Cousin? "

Tan Xiangluo threw himself on the bed, ripped off the tent, and in order to suppress the cry, his thin shoulders shook violently. Lu Ying wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Taohua, and asked calmly: "Every time Liu Xiucai has had sex with you, has he taken a bath first?" "

No matter how bold Lu Ying is, she is also a young girl, her face was flushed with shame when she heard the word Xingfang, and she turned her head to go out, but she was stopped by Taohua, and said calmly: "You also listen, it's always good to know more." "

Tan Xiangluo didn't expect Taohua to ask this question, and barely suppressed his crying: "At home, the family is poor, and my mother-in-law wants to save firewood, he, he doesn't often take a bath......"

"In that case, it's not that you're dirty, it's that Liu Xiucai is dirty." Taohua's tone was calm, but there was unspeakable anger in her heart. Tan Xiangluo did not suffer from any unsightly dirty disease as she said, but because she did not pay attention to hygiene during intercourse, which led to gynecological inflammation.

Tan Xiangluo stopped crying abruptly, raised his head and stared straight at Taohua: "You, what did you say?" "

"Your illness is because Liu Xiucai didn't bathe before having sex." Taohua repeated, "It's because he's not clean that makes you sick." It's not what he calls a dirty disease, it's just -- it's like if you have a cut on your body, but you don't clean it properly, and the wound becomes pus and festers. "

"What?" Tan Xiangluo couldn't believe it, "That is, it means that I don't have a dirty disease?" "

"Of course not. That kind of dirty disease is contagious, Liu Xiucai didn't get it, and you haven't had an affair with a sick person, so naturally you won't get it. "

"But, he said yes." Tan Xiangluo's eyes lit up, but he was still a little incredulous, "I, I have some, some bad smells, sometimes, sometimes blood, he said, he said it's dirty disease......"

"He's a!" Taohua finally couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "When you were in Liu's house, could you invite Langzhong?" "

"My mother-in-law didn't let me, saying that I ruined the door, and if I invited Langzhong, the reputation of the Liu family would be over......" Tan Xiangluo threw herself on the bed again, crying loudly, "I heard that if you have that kind of disease, if you don't treat it, you will die." I don't want to die, I'm wronged! I begged someone to bring the letter back, but my father and mother ignored me. They said that the Liu family is now going to be developed, and I am not allowed to leave. I don't want to die, so I, I'd rather be Hugh and ......" she cried, as if she wanted to cry out the grievances and fears in her heart.

Lu Ying's eyes were red, and she gently patted her back to soothe. Taohua sat with her fists clenched, otherwise she was afraid that she would scold herself. What the hell is the way of the world! Almost the vast majority of women receive a meagre amount of knowledge from their mothers only on the eve of their marriage, and large families may have this atlas, while small families are likely to receive only one sentence of advice, "By the bridegroom." As for how to keep clean and protect yourself, I'm afraid only a few people know a little. Even among this very small number of people, there may be more than half of them who can only clean themselves, and cannot ask their husbands to be clean as well.

In this way, gynecological diseases can hardly be effectively avoided, and it can only depend on the luck and physical resistance of each person. And once they get sick, women are often ashamed to speak, not to mention that they are all men, so it is impossible to see the affected area, and it is naturally difficult to diagnose and treat.

These obstacles are already troublesome, and there are even more ignorant and vicious people like the mother and son of the Liu family, the son is half-aware and accuses of splashing dirty water, and the old lady would rather her daughter-in-law die of illness, plus the Tan family's parents are villains who tend to be inflammatory, regardless of their daughter's life and death, it is really difficult to be a woman in this world!

Tan Xiangluo cried heartbreakingly for a while, and finally gradually calmed down. Taohua asked her carefully, checked the pulse of her left and right hands, and finally looked at her body, and then began to prepare a prescription.

Tan Xiangluo hid in the bed and dressed, her face was flushed, but her eyes were much better than the appearance of a pool of stagnant water. Lu Ying's face was also red to the root of her ears, but she couldn't help but ask Taohua: "In this way, isn't it, isn't it both sides...... Should they all bathe first? "

"That's right." Taohua calmly replied, "There is nothing to be ashamed of, it is good for both husband and wife to keep clean." Not to mention anything else, Sister Tan has not been out for many years, which has a lot to do with this disease. If the mother's uterus is not healthy, how can I get pregnant and sit in the fetus? "

Tan Xiangluo got dressed and asked in surprise: "I'm not pregnant, is it because of this disease?" No, it's not that I can't give birth? "

Taohua glanced at her thin face with a pointed chin, felt a burst of pity in her heart, and softened her voice: "Whether you can give birth or not, you have to wait until you are cured." But for now, your lack of work for many years should be related to the illness on your body. As you said, if you feel uncomfortable within a year of marriage, it is naturally extremely unfavorable to get pregnant. "

Tan Xiangluo suddenly smiled bitterly: "Even if you can give birth, what?" I was taken back from a leave of absence, and if it weren't for my aunt's mercy, I would have had to jump into the river at this time. Today I know that this disease is not a dirty disease, I am innocent, and that is enough. In the future, I will be clean in front of the Bodhisattva ......"

"What nonsense!" Mrs. Tan stepped in from outside the door, "What green lantern ancient Buddha, how old are you, so discouraged!" Since this is not a difficult disease, it should be good to use medicine, and it is just right to leave a place like Liu's house. When you get well, your aunt will make decisions for you, and then marry a serious family to live a good life. "

Tan Xiangluo had tears on her face: "I've already brought too much of my aunt......"

"You're my niece, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Tan simply made a conclusion neatly, and turned her head to look at Taohua, "Sister Tao, this disease, you think it maybe-"

Taohua nodded: "Although I have been sick for a long time and it is a little troublesome to treat, it is not a serious and terminal illness, so my aunt can rest assured." "

"Then I'll leave my niece to you." Mrs. Tan looked relieved, "Sister Tao, you just need to prescribe a prescription, no matter what medicine you want to use." "

Tan Xiangluo wanted to speak and stopped. When she got married, Mrs. Tan added a dowry, and now she has been kicked out from the Liu family, and it is another amount of food and clothing in the big house, if she spends a lot of money on treatment, she really doesn't know how to repay her uncle and aunt's family in this life.

Taohua could see what she meant, and smiled slightly: "This disease is just trivial, but it is not a valuable medicine, but Sister Tan should let go of her arms, be open-minded, and naturally the disease will dissipate." "

Mrs. Tan smiled and said, "Xiangluo, did you hear that?" Just take the medicine obediently, and don't worry about anything else. This person is still growing all his life, you have only seen a few things at a young age, and you will be discouraged when you encounter some hardships, how can this be done? Listen to the eldest aunt, I was cured first, and I will have more good days in the future. "

Mrs. Tan was quick to speak, and said Tan Xiangluo's tears back in a few words. Taohua pondered on the side that she had already prescribed a prescription to come out, both for internal use and for washing, and wrote down the precautions in detail on the side, and explained to the maid who was waiting for Tan Xiangluo, and the time was not early. There was about to be a banquet ahead, so Taohua said goodbye to Tan Xiangluo for the time being, agreed to come back in ten days, and went forward with Lu Ying.

"Taohua, can you really cure the sixth cousin's illness?" Lu Ying heard too many things today, and she was already a little scared of herself.

"Yes. It wasn't a terminal illness in the first place, and if you had bathed first, your cousin wouldn't have gotten it at all. "

"Then the Liu family is too hateful!" Lu Ying clenched her little fists, "Since the sixth cousin is not that at all, that disease, can you go back to the letter of resignation and change to harmony?" The dowry of the sixth cousin was all withheld by the Liu family! "

Taohua sighed and shook her head: "How do you prove it?" Would you like to ask a group of Lang Zhong to come and check your cousin's pulse? Even if you can do that, it's too late. If it was useful before leaving the Liu family, but now that ...... "time has passed, if the Liu family insists that Tan Xiangluo has been cured after being suspended, how can this be proved?

"It's all three rooms!" Lu Ying said hatefully, "Not only do they not make decisions for Sister Xiangluo, but they also don't allow her to go home, otherwise Sister Xiangluo would not have taken the letter of resignation." "

"Fortunately, I have left the Liu family now." Momoka was also holding her breath. The Liu family is hateful, but the third room of the Tan family is even more hateful, "Let your cousin be cured of his illness and live a good life in the future." As for the Liu family, sooner or later there will be retribution. "Although the thing of retribution is too slim, and the surname Liu is now a Jinshi, I am afraid that life will be more comfortable than before, and I hope for retribution - that is, to comfort Lu Ying.

Lu Ying lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered: "Taohua, you just said that the illness was all because of the man...... Then, isn't that a marriage, isn't it terrible? "

"But I also said that as long as both husband and wife pay attention to bathing and cleaning, it will be fine." Tao Hua really didn't expect to scare Lu Ying out of her fear of marriage, and hurriedly explained, "You see that there are so many people who are married, but there are few people like your cousin." Moreover, if she felt unwell at the beginning, if she immediately sought treatment from Lang Zhong, she would not have dragged it out so strictly. "

As soon as she said this, Lu Ying hated it again: "The Liu family is poor, and they live with the dowry of their sixth cousin, and they don't give her food and clothing." As soon as the cousin passed through the door, the dowry was taken away by the Liu family, the dead old woman. I secretly listened to my cousin talking to my aunt, and the old woman only said that she was thrifty, and my cousin couldn't even eat enough vegetables and tofu all day long, let alone ask Lang Zhong to see a doctor. That Zheng butcher is a neighbor of the Liu family, and it is the Zheng family's lady who often sends something when she sees her cousin is pitiful. It's nonsense to say that my cousin has an affair with Zheng Butcher! It's clear that he has become a jinshi, so he can't look down on his cousin! "

"Fu Yi wife." Momoka sighed. What's the solution? The Tan family is just a squire's family, and the Tan family's third room is even more twine and tofu - it can't be mentioned. The Liu family made a big fuss about Tan Xiangluo's illness, and the third room of the Tan family did not try to prove her daughter's innocence, but did not let her daughter go home, and finally forced Tan Xiangluo to take the letter of resignation in order to have the opportunity to treat herself. In this world, how harsh it is to women!

The two held hands and walked silently to the front of Banchun Hall, the guests had all arrived, and Mrs. Tan's eldest daughter-in-law, Grandma Tan, was laughing with the guests. The Tan family came up with a good idea - the maids brought up the newly opened osmanthus flowers cut into small branches on plates, the older ladies either wore them on the placket or included them in the sachet they carried, and the young girls put them on their heads.

Taohua sat down, and Cao was talking to a lady next to her, but Jiang Yanhua was busy holding a small sprig of cinnamon: "This is what I chose for my sister, look at the red jacket that matches my sister." Does my sister like this color? "

Taohua smiled: "Thank you sister, this color is very good." "Her complexion is not as fair as Jiang Yanhua's, and her clothes are mostly various shades of red on weekdays, and today is no exception. Jiang Yanhua specially chose this orange-red osmanthus flower for her, and she really had a heart.

Jiang Yanhua's eyes rolled around her head and hands, and asked half-jokingly: "Sister's face is not very good, could it be that she quarreled with the sister of the Lu family?" "

Taohua was choked by Tan Xiangluo's experience, so she didn't notice Jiang Yanhua's looking gaze, and replied casually: "Don't mention it." Probably because the embroidery has been a bit eye-consuming these days, just talking to Ying'er, suddenly dizzy, had to sit in her room for a long time, and drank a bowl of tea to get better. "

This is a reasonable explanation. Jiang Yanhua is tired of embroidering the 100-year-old account by herself these days, and she feels the same way. Moreover, Taohua didn't have anything on her head and hands, and she didn't think that the Tan family would have something to ask for like Mrs. Su last time, so she put down her mind and whispered: "There are more embroidery and my eyes are tired, and my sister usually has to take care of the family's affairs, and she has to take care of Brother Bai'er, it's too hard." Otherwise, let my mother take Bai Ge'er to live for a few days, and then send my sister back when she is free, so as not to let my sister work like this. "

Taohua glanced at Cao's with a smile, and saw that although Cao's mouth was talking to the person next to him, his ears were pricked up to listen here, so he said: "Daddy plans to leave for the capital when he leaves the New Year, and it won't be long before he comes, so he doesn't have to change it, but it's troublesome." "

The Cao family was disappointed, Jiang Yanhua heard that he was going to the capital, but he couldn't help but get excited, and hurriedly said, "Is Daddy already decided?" "

Taohua smiled and nodded: "It's already decided." If there is no accident, I will leave after the second of February. At that time, the road was warmer and easier to walk. "

While the two were talking, Mrs. Tan had already returned, and the banquet began. The maids served the food and wine one by one, and the seats were all familiar people, talking and laughing, very harmonious.

After the banquet, the guests invited by the Tan family all knew that they were just here to cover up today, and they all left early. Cao Shi was a little upset because his son was not coming back, so he drank two more cups, and at the moment he was a little dizzy, and after sitting for a while, he fell to the end.

Mrs. Tan sent a soft sedan chair to send the three of them to the second gate, and when she was about to get into the carriage, she saw a strange carriage coming, and a very well-dressed mother-in-law came down from the car. "

"Lu San's?" Mrs. Tan glanced at her and said lightly, "Are you here to pick up Ying'er and go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival?" How did you work this year? "The Mid-Autumn Festival and the New Year are reunion festivals, and at these two times every year, the Lu family will send someone to pick up Lu Ying, but those who have come are all people around Lu Ying's mother, but this time this Lu San's family is the daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

Lu Sanjia's smile was like a flower: "Yes." The slave took the girl back this time, and I was afraid that she would not be able to come to her aunt's house again. Our girl's name has been reported, and she will go to Beijing in the spring next year. "

Mrs. Tan's face changed: "Report it?" What was reported? "

Lu Sanjia's mouth couldn't close: "Of course, I applied for next year's draft." "