Chapter 5: Night Talk
After traveling like this for a few days, Chunya didn't know where to go, and snuggled up to a place with Xiaohe every day.
Chunya hadn't even sat in Lao Lintou's ox cart a few times, not to mention that after sitting in the carriage for so long, she only felt dizzy, leaning on Xiaohe every day, only being woken up by Xiaohe when she was distributing dry food and water every day, and struggled to snatch two pieces of dry buns from a group of girls.
In the past, I fought with Yanni every day, but in the past few years, Chunya's combat effectiveness has improved more than a little bit, the girls in this car are all very good, most of them are pampered daughters, how can there be a wild girl like Chunya, even if the body is not very comfortable, Chunya's combat effectiveness is extraordinary.
There is a fixed amount of dry food distributed every day, and if you can't grab it, you have to go hungry. And Chunya can not only grab what she eats, but also snatch out Xiaohe's share, which makes the girls in the car angry, and can't help but miss the quiet appearance when Chunya was just abducted ** The medicinal effect has not disappeared.
Who would have thought that a girl who watched Qingqing Xiuxiu grab food like a mad dog!
Chunya gnawed dry buns every day, feeling that she was going to become a piece of dry buns, until Xiaohe shook her awake and said in her ear: "Chunya, wake up, I'm going to get off." ”
Chunya opened her eyes in a daze, watching the girls in the car get out of the car one after another, and she was also helped by Xiaohe and jumped out of the car.
With her feet on the ground, Chunya felt that her whole person was better than a little bit, her head was no longer dizzy, and she was able to pick up two buckets of water from the village entrance in one breath and go home.
But what was waiting for Chunya was not two buckets of water, but a grandmother who looked very difficult to mess with.
With a flattering smile, Mother Cao shook the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Mama Yan, look, these girls were all picked out by me personally, and there must be nothing to say about their appearance." If you're satisfied, bring them back? ”
The handkerchief brushed Chunya's face, and a strong smell of fragrant powder came over, making Chunya's nose itch, and it took a lot of effort to not make herself sneeze.
Yan Mama glanced at the girls behind Cao's mother, her chin moved a very small arc, if you don't look closely, I'm afraid you won't be able to see it, but Cao's mother smiled because of this subtle movement.
"Why don't you follow Mama Yan soon? Mama Yan is willing to accept you, that is a great blessing for you! Mother Cao waved the handkerchief and drove the girls behind Mama Yan, and then took the money bag handed by the little maid beside Mama Yan, opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile, "Mama is really generous, then these girls will be handed over to you, and the slave family still has other matters, so I will retire first." ”
Mama Yan snorted an unintelligible sound from her nose, turned her head and didn't look at Mama Cao again, only looked at the girls carefully.
Chunya was closer to Cao's mother, and heard Cao's mother muttering in a low voice before leaving: "It's all about this business, who will the dead old woman show her face, phew!" ”
Mama Yan seemed to want to see a flower on the girls' faces, and stared at it for a long time before she spoke: "I don't care what your identity was in the past, but now it falls into the hands of my old wife, whether you are an official lady or a wild girl in the countryside, you are honestly learning the rules under my hands." If anyone dares to make any moths, don't blame the old woman for being ruthless! ”
Seeing that the girls were so frightened that their faces changed, Mama Yan seemed to be very satisfied, gave the little maid a look, and asked her to lead the girls away.
Chunya and Xiaohe followed behind, turning around on the road and entering a small courtyard.
The little maid cleared her throat and said, "From now on, you will live in this courtyard, with a total of three wings, one for ten people." When someone comes in the evening and brings you a change of clothes, this is the time when you first arrive, and you are exempted from the rules. From tomorrow onwards, you have to get up and learn the rules from Mama, if you are disobedient, don't blame Mama for selling you to Goolan Yard! ”
The little maid's voice was crisp, it sounded pleasing, and her appearance was pleasing, but the words she said were not so pleasant. Chunya poked Xiaohe, lowered her voice and asked, "Xiaohe, do you know what Goolan Courtyard is?" ”
Xiaohe was stunned, and it took a long time to squeeze out a few words: "That's it, that's it, it's not good...... Oops, you don't know why, that's, that's not a place for a good girl! ”
Chunya blinked, understood.
Isn't it just a place where a woman's family goes to sell her body, just like Aunt Zhang said about the widow Chen in the village, then she squatted in the corner of the wall and heard that she went back to learn from her mother and was scolded by her mother.
Chunya looked at the girls around her, and suddenly shuddered, feeling that it was very likely that they would be sold to that place, and she didn't want to be the girl who was hated by everyone at all.
Then she's better to be honest and obedient.
Chunya and Xiaohe found two beds in the east wing, and found a corner on the kang to clean up. Although the room was full of little girls, there were ten people in the end, and they all didn't know each other, and they all wanted to take up more space for themselves, and the kang, which was originally quite spacious, seemed a little crowded.
Xiaohe was lowering her head to fold the bedding neatly, and she heard two girls arguing on the other end, and Chunya was watching it with relish, and she had a posture of clapping and applauding. Xiaohe hurriedly dragged Chunya over and said softly: "Don't watch the excitement anymore, come and help me, no matter how much they quarrel in a while, you don't have to get involved." ”
"Why?" Chunya blinked her eyes, she used to be a good hand at persuasion in the village, if Xiaohe didn't pull her, she would really have to go up to persuade her.
Xiaohe sighed, "Silly girl, everyone is not familiar with you, you are kind, but who knows if they will bite you back." You can also see that neither the grandmother nor the girl who leads the way can afford to mess with us. Rather than having trouble with others at this time, it is better to share it with An An, and when the time comes, beg Mama to sell us to a good family. ”
Chunya nodded ignorantly, and looked at Xiaohe with adoring eyes, "Xiaohe, you are so smart, you know so much!" ”
In the evening, sure enough, someone brought a change of clothes, and the girls changed into uniform coarse cloth jackets, and after eating, they dispersed.
The food in the evening was much better than that in the carriage, with a bowl of white porridge and a steamed bun for one person, as well as a few side dishes. Although there were not a few grains of rice in the porridge, Chunya was still very satisfied.
After eating and drinking, Chunya and Xiaohe lay side by side on the kang, the kang was still hot, Chunya was a little drowsy, and suddenly heard Xiaohe ask her: "Have you ever thought about what to do in the future?" ”
Chunya's mind was a little unclear, "What can I do?" Aren't we going to be sold......"
"Are you really stupid when you say you're a stupid girl?" Xiaohe poked Chunya's head, "You are going to be sold, but you also have to think about who you are going to be bought?" ”
"You can still pick it yourself...... Chunya was stunned, "There is such a good thing......"
Xiaohe took advantage of the night to roll her eyes, and didn't let Chunya see it, "Of course you can't pick someone by yourself, but that grandma, what valuable things do you have?" ”
Chunya subconsciously replied: "Only a pair of silver bracelets given to me by my mother......"
"That's it." Xiaohe said, "These days, you will learn some rules, and after a few days, you will go and beg the grandmother, give her the bracelet, and beg her to help you make a good family." ”
Chunya was anxious when she heard it, "That's not good, this bracelet is the only thought left to me by my mother, and I don't think I will see my mother in the future......"
"How can you be stupid like this!" Xiaohe hates that iron can't be made of steel, "Don't you have a pair!" If you want to keep a memory, you can't keep one! ”
"yes." Chunya replied dumbly.
"When the time comes, you don't need to look for the rich and noble family, as long as the master is merciful, and when you reach the age of age, you will be released. They have all lived a hard life, and they will not be worse than now. You have also seen that there is a poor looking person in the same courtyard as us, if you enter the courtyard of the deep house, you meet the unkind master, and you are carried away to open your face, and there is a son and a half daughter who can be carried as an aunt; If the luck is not good, this life will be spent there, and I am afraid that it will not even be a passing room. The little lotus chattered and said that the spring girl was drowsy.
Chunya was confused and asked, "What are you talking about?" What is an aunt? What is a room? ”
Xiaohe was a little speechless, Wen Sheng explained two sentences, thought about it and said, "Sleep, you will know when you arrive." Don't be entangled with those few in the past two days. ”
Chunya nodded in a daze, and fell asleep leaning on Xiaohe.
In the next few days, Mama Yan personally went into battle to teach the girls to learn the rules, from speech and behavior to behaving and doing things, every time she raised her hand and mouth, she had to follow the rules. After a few days, Chunya was exhausted, but it was Xiaohe, who looked at ease.
"Xiaohe, you are so powerful...... That Yan Mama told you to resist the eggs, and you can withstand them. Chunya lay on the kang and talked to Xiaohe half-dead.
"That's what, you can't do it." Xiaohe put down the food box in his hand, "Get up quickly, don't lie on your stomach anymore, eat the meal first." Tonight, Mama Yan has to train more, and she can rest for a while after eating. ”
Chunya had no choice but to get up from the kang and barely took two mouthfuls of rice. There are two bowls of rice and two plates of side dishes in the food box, which is not too good, but the food is not bad.
Before Chunya could put away the dishes and chopsticks, she heard the sound of porcelain cracking outside, followed by the girl's screams. Chunya didn't even care about the dishes and chopsticks, so she jumped off the kang and picked up the window frame to look out, only to see two or three girls arguing outside, and there were meals and broken porcelain pieces scattered on the ground.
"How many times have I told you not to join in the fun, at this time it is the best policy to protect yourself." Xiaohe knocked on the spring girl's head and raised her hand to close the window.
"I'll just take a look and don't go out...... Chunya muttered a few words in a low voice, and was just about to jump off the ground to help Xiaohe clean up, when she heard Yan's voice outside.
"Okay, that's how you learned the rules of the past few days, I think you're tired of it!"