Chapter 171: I Don't Want to Marry
The women's camp was encamped in a remote part of the north of the city, by the river, where there were few people and there was no harassment from the men.
After entering Wuchang, a large number of women joined the Taiping Army, some joined with their husbands, and some did not have the ability to live and took the initiative to ask to join. In this era of war and chaos, at least there is food and shelter here, and someone is responsible for their safety, and they are not afraid of being harassed.
Yingzi and Widow Liu lived in a barracks, and Widow Liu thought she was old, but she was actually only eighteen or nineteen years old. In this era, people get married early, she is a poor person, her in-laws are in the countryside, her husband is doing some small business in the provincial capital, her husband has just died of illness on the day of the Taiping army's siege of the city, she is a woman without children, and she is worried and afraid every day. There are always some hooligans who see her a little bit of a posture and knock on her door at night, so that she can't sleep every night.
After the destruction of Wuchang City, some people thought that there was no royal law and could be lawless, so they wanted to take the opportunity to rape her, but fortunately they were bumped into by the law enforcement team of the Taiping Army, and they cut off the heads of those hooligans without saying anything. Later, she volunteered to enter the women's camp, and her life was finally steady, with food and shelter, and her work was not heavy, which was much better than before.
Although the male and female camps of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were a little cruel to those with families, they provided the best protection for those poor and weak women.
Women always like to gossip, and Widow Liu is very curious about Yingzi and always wants to guess her life experience.
"Yingzi, your hands are so white and tender, were you everyone's daughter before." Widow Liu asked curiously.
Yingzi naturally didn't dare to tell her about her life experience, so she could only say vaguely: "My mother is a subordinate in a big family." ”
"Then your mother is so good, she loves you so much, she is reluctant to let you do rough work. Are you related to the kingdom of heaven, I think they cook for you a little more. "This widow Liu is really careful to observe.
"There is an older brother who is on an errand in the Taiping Army." Yingzi can't lie, and her face is a little red.
"Is it my brother? Or is it good? Look at you, your face is red. "After all, this widow Liu is from the past, and she is not as shy as the eldest girl.
"Don't talk nonsense, and I'll ignore you if I say anything else." Yingzi is still a big girl who has not been out of the cabinet, and she can't stand Widow Liu's ridicule like this.
"What does that brother of yours do, with so much power? Let them take care of you like this? Widow Liu gossiped unrelentingly.
"I don't know, I should be an official." Yingzi thought of Yang Xiaoshan's appearance, and secretly guessed in her heart that she should be a very big official, of course she wouldn't say it at this time.
Yingzi didn't know when Yang Xiaoshan would take her away, she was not as comfortable as Widow Liu in the women's camp. When she first entered the camp, an old man was always staring at herself, her eyes rolling straight on herself, as if she was secretly admiring her as an object, and she felt a little hairy in her heart.
"How come there are still men in the women's camp, who is that old man?" Yingzi diverted the topic and asked her about what she was worried about.
"That's the steward of the women's battalion, Meng Deen, the commander of the army, you don't know him? The biggest head of our women's battalion. I heard that the Heavenly King trusted him very much, he used to be a merchant and made meritorious contributions in Jintian. The first steward of the women's camp was Hong Xuanjiao, the sister of the king of heaven, and later she became the mother of the king of the west and went to enjoy happiness. This is the grace of the ascendant, he has a good eye, and his mouth can speak. "Although Widow Liu has not been in the camp for a few days, she has a strong ability to gossip, asking left and right, and now she is almost clear.
While the two were talking, several mothers-in-law walked in with a stack of colorful satin materials.
"Is this going to make clothes for us?" Widow Liu exclaimed excitedly, everything in this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is good, but the clothes are too uniform, all women's clothes are similar to men's, they are all short-clothed heavenly robes, which makes women who love beauty a little uncomfortable.
"This is for Miss Yingzi, a few of us came over to measure the girl's figure, and we can use this material to make a few clothes for Miss Yingzi." The leading mother-in-law ignored Widow Liu, took out a tape measure, and walked straight to Yingzi.
Yingzi was a little flattered, and hurriedly said politely: "How can this be made?" "But my heart is very beautiful, the prince is really good to himself, he eats and takes care of it, and he also gives it to wear, and it is such a good satin material.
"This material is from the Wuchang color clothing shop." Yingzi touched the silk of this slippery hand, it turned out that when she was still in Changfu, her mother had made her a dress. This material is extremely expensive, even if it is their family, it is not worn casually, and it can only be worn on some big scenes such as ancestor worship and weddings.
"The girl's eyesight is so good, this is the best material in the color clothing shop, and it is supplied to heaven by their boss." The leading woman replied as she measured the measurements.
"Everyone wears normal clothes, it's not good for me to dress so flamboyantly and grandly." Yingzi was a little embarrassed, she had it, but Widow Liu didn't, such clothes were too eye-catching in the women's camp.
"This dress is not usually worn, in a few days the girl will go to the horse farm to listen to the reason, this dress will be worn at that time." The leading mother-in-law said with a smile, this smile is still a little indescribable.
The Taiping army reasoned in the parade field, which everyone had to go to, and listened to God's handouts and the policies of the Kingdom of Heaven, and Yingzi had also heard a little. She didn't take it to heart.
Since Yingzi got clothes and Widow Liu didn't, the two seemed to have an invisible separation. Yingzi wanted to talk to Widow Liu several times, but Widow Liu seemed to deliberately ignore her and snub her. This is the jealousy between women.
Tomorrow is the day to listen to reason, Yingzi received the clothes sent by her mother-in-law, this dress is really good, it is very suitable for her figure. The sleeves, waist and abdomen are just right, and Yingzi seems to have returned to the days of Changfu when she wears it, thinking of her dead grandparents, father, mother and brother, she can't help but cry quietly.
"Hey, who's crying here? Tomorrow may be your day of great joy, we can't compare to other people's yellow flower girls, we can get such a good thing. Widow Liu spoke coldly on the side, and her tone was even jealous and mocking, which made people very uncomfortable to hear.
"Sister Liu, why do you bother, I don't want this dress for myself. Why are you sarcastic about me here? Yingzi was a little angry.
"You don't know yet, why did you give you these clothes? Tomorrow the king will also go to the horse farm, and that Meng Deen wants to send you to choose a concubine for him, so he has made you such a good dress. Widow Liu snorted coldly.
"Oh my God!" After hearing this, Yingzi was like a lightning strike, and originally thought that it was given to him by the prince, but it turned out that Meng Deen wanted to dedicate himself to the king of heaven as a concubine, "Impossible, this is impossible!" Yingzi couldn't believe it, the kings of heaven are all in their forties, and she is only twelve years old, and she is still a little girl who has not left the boudoir.
"How impossible, I've inquired about it, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. You're good, you'll be happy in the future, if I don't have an outstanding family, how can I not compare to you little girl. "Women like to compare postures with each other, Widow Liu thinks that she looks pretty good, but this time she lost to Yingzi, she couldn't swallow this breath.
"Shizi, come and pick me up, I don't want to marry the Heavenly King!" Yingzi panicked, and her heart became very anxious.