Qingshuizhai, a relatively remote courtyard, compared with the previous building, the whole courtyard seems more simple and simple, like an ordinary people's residence. There are seven or eight rooms in the courtyard, but they are all clean and tidy, and it seems that they are often cleaned.

Dan Yu cocked his orchid fingers, pointed to the room in the middle, and said to Meng Yuchu and them: "You two will live in this room first, and someone will come to bring you food, remember, you are not allowed to run around, if something happens, no one will protect you." After saying that, he twisted his waist and left.

The furnishings in the house were very simple, with three beds, a table and two chairs. Meng Yuchu helped Liu Yuzhen to lie down on the innermost bed, sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch Liu Yuzhen's forehead, which was still very hot. Meng Yuchu helplessly took Liu Yuzhen's hand, choked up and said, "Sister, you must hold on, I, I will find a way for you......"

Liu Yuzhen's mind was a little vague at the moment, but she could still feel Meng Yuchu's worry, she opened her eyes with great effort, looked at Meng Yuchu and shook her head and said, "Yu'er, don't worry, I'll be fine......", and fell asleep after speaking.

Meng Yuchu picked up the kettle on the table and was about to pour a glass of water for Liu Yuzhen, but found that there was no water in the kettle, so he walked to the door and thought about where to find some water.

At this time, the courtyard door squeaked open, and a young woman walked in with a bamboo basket in one hand. This woman looks like she is about sixteen or seventeen, she looks handsome, she walks without hurrying or slow, her steps are light, and she has a bit of a weak willow to help the wind. Seeing Meng Yuchu standing at the door, he smiled at her.

This smile is like the morning sun, warm and pure, Meng Yuchu had an inexplicable peace of mind, and instantly felt that the whole morning became beautiful.

The woman approached Meng Yuchu and said to her, "Did you just arrive this morning?" "The voice is soft and sweet, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Meng Yuchu bowed to her and replied, "Yes, sister, where can I find water?" ”

The woman also replied, pointed to the opposite room and said to her, "There is a room there, and there is water in the tank, and if you want hot water, you need to boil it yourself." Then he turned around and said to her, "Now you don't need to boil water, I have brought you breakfast." I heard that a younger sister was sick, and my aunt also asked me to boil ginger soup. Then he went into the house and laid out the food in the basket on the table.

Two bowls of porridge, a plate of side dishes, two steamed buns, and a can of ginger soup, Meng Yuchu couldn't help but think of her first meal in Luocaoling. Seeing that Meng Yuchu was a little stunned, the woman thought that she disliked the food, so she said: "Sister, the food here is not as good as outside, but it is better than nothing, sister should put on the cushion of her stomach first." ”

Meng Yuchu hurriedly looked up at the woman, waved his hand and said, "Sister misunderstood, I was thinking that my sister who came with me still has a fever, or let her drink some ginger soup to get rid of the cold first." ”

"Oh, that's right, you took me to see that sister of yours." The woman said to Meng Yuchu.

On the bed, Liu Yuzhen was still asleep, the heat in her body made her cheeks flush and her lips crimson. When the woman saw Liu Yuzhen's appearance, she was obviously surprised.

"This is a high fever, if it is so hot, it will definitely convuls, and then I am afraid that my life will be in danger!" The woman's face was anxious.

Meng Yuchu was even more startled, and hurriedly took the woman's hand and said, "Sister, please save her." As he spoke, he took off one of his earrings and stuffed them into the woman's hand, begging: "Please sister find some medicine for us, I have no money, only this, please..."

The woman sighed lightly, stuffed the earrings back into Meng Yuchu's hand, looked at her with real eyes and said: "Sister, here, we are all like grass mustard, they don't care if we live or die, but if we are sick, we will fend for ourselves." ”

Meng Yuchu fell into an ice cave, looked at Liu Yuzhen and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister, why are you so miserable..."

"Sister, don't worry," the woman comforted her, "If it's just a simple high fever, I have a way to try, but I don't know if it works..."

"Sister, whatever it is, please give it a try." Meng Yuchu begged, even if there was a glimmer of hope, he couldn't give up.

"That's... Well, I'll give it a try, and don't blame me if it doesn't work! Seeing Meng Yuchu nodding, the woman continued: "Sister, do you know gua sha? Meng Yuchu was stunned for a moment, then nodded violently. That's right, in the past, the gentleman in the town's medical hall often used gua sha to treat children's high fever, which may not be useful to Liu Yuzhen.

Then the woman stood up and said to Meng Yuchu: "Sister, help her turn over and take off the clothes on her back." Meng Yuchu hurriedly did so. The woman took off a jade pendant on her body, rubbed it in the palm of her hand a few times, and began to scrape Liu Yuzhen.

After a while, the kung fu woman finished scraping, pulled out a silver hairpin and pricked Liu Yuzhen's back of the neck to bleed, and after squeezing out a few drops of black and red sticky bruises, she asked Meng Yuchu to help Liu Yuzhen get dressed and help her lie upright. Looking at Liu Yuzhen's bruises on her back, Meng Yuchu's stomach churned. However, Liu Yuzhen seems to be much more stable now, the blush on her face has faded a lot, and her lips are not so red.

The woman wiped the sweat on her face with a handkerchief and said to Meng Yuchu: "I learned this from my grandmother, and it still works." Feed her some ginger soup later, if only she could sweat. ”

Meng Yuchu got up and was about to kneel down towards the woman, but was helped up by the woman. The woman flashed a pair of beautiful eyes and said: "My sister doesn't have to make this big gift, I am also very happy to be able to help you, we may be together often in the future, we should help each other"

"I still want to thank my sister!" Meng Yuchu was moved again. "Haven't asked my sister for a name yet?" Meng Yuchu asked sincerely.

"Reputation? Can't. The woman shook her head, smiled reluctantly, and said, "My name is Shang Yi." ”

"Sister Shangyi, my name is Meng Yuchu, you can call me Yu'er." Meng Yuchu smiled sweetly.

Shang Yi seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Seeing that Liu Yuzhen was sleeping peacefully and the fever was gradually subsided, Meng Yuchu hurriedly ate a few bites of food, and after the meal, he talked with Shang Yipan in order to solve many doubts in his heart.

Through Shang Yi's introduction, Meng Yuchu probably understood that they were now at the general banner of the Condensation Hall. This large-scale complex was built by a dignitary of the previous dynasty, mainly to support his wife and concubine, so it was built very fresh and elegant. Later, the big man was convicted and fell, and the mansion was confiscated and bought by the owner of the Ke Banner of the Condensation Hall.

While he was talking, there was a burst of music outside, Shang Yi looked outside and said: "Behind this courtyard is the Xishui Garden, which is used to teach singing and dancing on weekdays, and sometimes it will also entertain guests here. ”

"Sister Shangyi, do we all have to learn singing and dancing?" Meng Yuchu was not good at this, so he was a little anxious.

Shang Yi nodded and said, "Yes, the women of the Condensation Hall must be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but it will also vary from person to person, depending on what you are good at." ”

Looking at Meng Yuchu's solemn expression, Shang Yi said again: "Sister, don't worry, you can't touch these now." ”

"So what are we going to do?" Meng Yuchu asked curiously.

"The new women are generally divided according to their age, the small ones are called green seedlings, and the big ones are called Cui Jie, and they have to go through Aunt Meng's eyes when they first come. In fact, Aunt Meng's real surname is Luo, and she is called Aunt Meng because she specializes in enlightening and teaching newcomers. Those with similar conditions will stay, and those that are really bad will be sent to the flower fields. Generally, the Green Festival will focus on teaching, and the natural living conditions will be better; Because of their young age, seedlings need two or three years of cultivation, so the conditions will be slightly worse. However, there are also some young people who will be taken care of if they are good-looking, or can read, write, or have any talents. ”

"Here," Shang Yi looked around and continued, "It's the temporary residence of the newcomers, and Aunt Meng will summon you soon." However, my sister is from a scholarly family, so she should be relied on. ”

Meng Yuchu seemed to remember something, so he asked, "Sister Shangyi, what does it mean to be clean?" And what is the flower field? ”

Shang Yi looked embarrassed, thought for a while and said: "Purification, in fact, is to let you completely cut off the relationship with the previous and start over here." The so-called flower field is actually a human trafficking market, Aunt Meng will send those who look ugly or have disabilities there, where there are often some big families who need maids, or some ordinary people who want to continue to take concubines, which is quite good, and even more so, some Qinglou will also go there to pick people. ”

Meng Yuchu heard a chill on his back, and cut off the relationship with before, all the women who came here have nothing, how can they break it? And that flower field, it's just a black hole that eats people! What kind of terrible place is this Condensation Hall?

At this time, Liu Yuzhen let out a slight coughing sound, and Meng Yuchu hurriedly went over to take care of it. Seeing that Liu Yuzhen was gradually waking up, she asked with concern, "Sister, what do you think?" Better? ”

Liu Yuzhen replied weakly: "It's better, but I'm a little thirsty." ”

"Come, drink this ginger soup, and you'll be fine if you sweat." Shang Yi walked over with a bowl.

Meng Yuchu introduced: "Sister Yuzhen, this is Sister Shangyi, she shaved you and you will get better." ”

Liu Yuzhen looked at Shang Yi and said, "Thank you so much." As he spoke, he was about to get up and salute, but Shang Yi was busy stopping him. Shang Yi said to her, "You're welcome, you have a good rest first." If you want to say thank you, thank you for this sister, who has been taking care of you. ”

Liu Yuzhen looked at Meng Yuchu and said, "Yu'er, thank you......"

Meng Yuchu hurriedly interrupted her, took the bowl in Shang Yi's hand and said, "Sister, don't say anything, let's drink this ginger soup first." ”

The three of them were talking, when a little girl ran in, saluted Shang Yi, and said, "Sister Shang Yi, Lord Danyu asks you to take the two girls to Rongfang Hall." ”

"Okay, got it, you go first." After sending the little girl away, Shang Yi sighed softly and said to Meng Yuchu and the two: "Don't be afraid, just listen to what others say, don't say much, Aunt Meng doesn't like women who are too thoughtful." After explaining some details, he took the two out of the door.