Chapter 53: Wrapping Little Feet
Qing'er was afraid that Yun Niang would be worried, so she didn't dare to mention the matter of revealing her stuffing in front of Jiuwen, so she only deduced that she almost shot a turtle slave when practicing archery, which delayed the time.
Yun Niang listened more and more hard to persuade her to practice less archery, although Qing'er was a little reluctant, but thinking about today's encounter, she was a little jealous, so she nodded in response.
Yun Niang was overjoyed, and led her and Cai'er to see the little girl she bought.
The little girls were placed in a small courtyard not far away, which was far away from the four courtyard gates in the south, east and west, so it was particularly leisurely.
Qing'er has moved to this new house for half a month, and she has never been here, and now she is submerged in this green landscape, and after a while, she feels as if her heart is flying, and she forgets all the things that don't go well.
Qing'er took a few steps to knock on the courtyard door, and a lady came out, she saluted indifferently, stood sideways by the door, and the three of them had to squeeze in from her fat body.
The courtyard is very simple, there are no facilities, no fish tanks, no flowers and plants, not even a tree, it is empty and does not look like someone lives.
At this time, Aunt Li ran out of the house with small steps, and smiled at Yun Niang:
"I have been looking forward to the stars and the moon these days, but I have come to look forward to you! I know that her brother-in-law is here, and you can't pull out, and you don't dare to invite it, but you have to go into battle in person! Haha, come inside, the sun outside is like a day, and it's about to be summer! ”
As he spoke, he walked into the house with Yun Niang in his arms, and when he went up the steps, he turned back to greet Cai'er:
"There is moss on the steps that slide carefully, ouch, look, Cai'er has been getting more and more interesting since she followed Yun Niang, this little look! When you were a child, I found you out of the crowd at a glance, and I knew that I would be a pretty girl when I grew up. Haha, my eyes weren't given for free! ”
As soon as Qing'er entered the door, she felt that something was wrong with Cai'er, and when she saw her squeezing a smile at Aunt Li, she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to come out, she didn't understand what she was afraid of, maybe she remembered the unbearable past when she was bought and sold when she was a child.
I just entered the house from the yard and felt that it was dark, and after a while, my eyes got used to it, and I saw a few little girls scattered in the house, some of them sat on the ground and played by themselves, and some of them were two or three crowded in a daze.
Aunt Li beckoned Yun Niang to sit down, and Zhang Luo took the hand basin, served the tea set, and gave Yun Niang a bowl of tea, all of which were cooked clearly, and then beckoned.
The fat woman who opened the door led the little girls in a line to Yun Niang. Aunt Li pulled them over one by one, pinched her chin and gave Yun Niang a look, and said with a proud smile:
"Look at these faces, the plates are beautiful enough, right? Hey, this time Mother Guo is generous, and I choose all the top grades, haha...... It's a pity that I'm a rough person, I don't understand your things about playing the piano and singing, and I have to ask you for guidance, as long as I can produce a Shi Niang, I will make a great contribution. ”
Yun Niang looked at them one by one, nodded shallowly, took the hand of one of the girls, led her out of the team and looked at it carefully for a while, suddenly frowned, sighed, and said that it was a pity.
Aunt Li hurriedly pushed away the other children, pulled the little girl over, stripped off her clothes in three times and divided by two, turned her head and smiled at Yun Niang:
"Look at this little skeleton, it's small and soft, and its legs are straight and long! When you grow up, your figure will definitely not be bad. The little face hasn't grown yet, it must be a goblin in the future, it won't be wrong! What do you dislike? ”
Yun Niang smiled: "The appearance and figure are good, and the eyes look like a smart one, that's the foot...... Alas, no matter how good her skills are in the future, she will still suffer after all, but I am afraid that my mother will not throw money at her. ”
"Hey, what should I be! Don't worry, she's only six years old, and her bones are still soft, I promise that she will be cleaned up in less than half a year! This girl was bought from the countryside, where people are too timid, and all of them have such ugly feet! But don't worry, I've got it all on my shoulders. ”
"That's what I said, but it's gone, and it's not easy to come back......"
Qing'er stretched her neck to take a look, and her feet were also very small, so she couldn't see anything wrong.
Aunt Li smiled, beckoned to call the mother-in-law who was guarding the door, and boasted: "She has wrapped her feet all her life, and nothing can be done through her hands!" ”
The woman didn't look fat, but her movements were very capable, she picked up the little girl and sat on the bench with one hand, took the child in her arms, clamped her shoulders with her thighs, neatly removed the footcloth, and looked at Aunt Li with a wooden face.
Aunt Li turned around and grabbed something from a bowl on the table and handed it over, and the woman fixed the thing on her deformed foot and wrapped it hard.
Qing'er didn't know why, she was a little curious, but when she saw her rough movements, she couldn't bear to look at it.
But I only heard the sound of "whoosh", and the girl howled like a nose, which made people heartbreaking, and they couldn't bear to listen to it anymore.
Qing'er was afraid that someone would find out that she was not a fool, so she had to suffer in place and listen to her slowly turn from screaming to sobbing...... Take a deep breath, as if she had just been tortured.
At this time, after the fat woman was wrapped, she put the little girl on the ground and asked her to walk back.
The girl stared at her eyes in horror, and she clung to her mother-in-law and refused to move. The woman pushed her from behind with an expressionless face, and the girl howled as if she had set up an alarm device.
She sat on the ground and struggled with her mother-in-law, refusing to get up, and cried out:
"Spare me, I beg you...... I don't eat...... Will do things...... Mother...... No...... Mother......"
Qing'er squatted on the ground with her back to her, although she couldn't see it, she couldn't help but listen, and a terrible scream made her all her internal organs turn over, and she couldn't control her tears at all, and the tears fell down like beads with broken threads.
Fortunately, everyone's eyes were focused on the little girl, and no one noticed her.
Qing'er suddenly felt that someone had kicked her back a few times, but when she looked up, it was Cai'er, and when she saw her frowning and glaring a few times, she secretly handed over a handkerchief.
Fortunately, the little girl's crying stopped in time, Qing'er hurriedly wiped her face quietly, adjusted her breathing a few times, and slowly calmed down.
Aunt Li spoke at this time: "Okay, don't go first!" Sing a song to Yun Niang, if you are favored by her and accept it, you will be developed in the future! It's the same as the ten niang who was redeemed a few days ago, wearing gold and silver, and living in the Gaomen compound! Shi Niang was taught by her, and if you want to get ahead, you have to rely on your ability, understand? ”
The six-year-old girl didn't know if she really understood, or if she didn't want to walk anymore, so she lay on the ground and sang a little song.
Yun Niang nodded, and asked her to hum a few more tunes, all in tune, and smiled at Aunt Li: "What is this girl's name?" Follow me in the future. ”
"Hey, what a good name can a firewood girl have! You have a lot of knowledge, reward her with a loud one, and she will be so popular in the future! ”
Yun Niang smiled: "This girl looks weird, let's call it Ling'er." ”
Aunt Li grinned when she heard this: "You can do it!" Rest assured, the broken porcelain piece fixed in her foot just now will not take three or five months to grind all the extra bones. Alas, whoever made her country mother not get it, she would have to suffer twice! ”
After that, Yun Niang took a look at a few children, but there was a little girl who was not outstanding, but had a very beautiful voice, and was also accepted by Yun Niang and renamed Qiao'er.