At the beginning of August, the mountains and seas successfully reached the periphery of Qinglize. Although there were some delays on the way in many places, it didn't waste too much time.

I don't know if it's the solar term, or if it's because there is a lot of water here, it doesn't make people dizzy. It's just that the closer you get to the water, the more mosquitoes there are, especially Ah Luan, who is simply bullied by mosquitoes to the point of being incomplete, and is angry all day long. This time, she was bitten by some unknown poisonous insect, a big bag was swollen on her calf, her skin was not red, but blue, and she screamed in pain when she took a step. They tried all the swelling, pain and itching medicines in the medicine box, but they didn't use them at all, and they stung in a panic.

I saw that I was about to reach the village in front of me, but it was already getting dark. I'm afraid that when I get there, there is no one or medicine to help. They walked along the road for a while, and found a large patch of white flowers in the middle of the road, which looked like a puddle of milk spilled on the ground, still flowing. When I walked in, the thing gradually revealed its fluffy outline. But it was not so close, and it was a small flock of sheep that could be heard from the up-and-forth, soft cry of the flock.

There was a girl dressed in sackcloth with a small whip and driving the sheep behind. She is not tall, with a round face, a short hair cut and a brisk haircut, and she looks as old as Ah Luan.

Shanhai got off his horse and walked towards her. Suddenly, a small yellow and white thing rushed over in the distance, it was a little dog, bravely protecting its master, barking at him fiercely. But when Mu Wan and Shi Gongzi, who took Ah Qi, also came up, it suddenly wilted, hiding behind its master, and I didn't know who it was afraid of.

"You've scared the dogs."

"Huh?" Mu Wan's tone was obviously unconvinced, "The wicked sue first, right?" Bao Buqi is to scare Miss Qi. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Alright, shut up."

Shanhai politely saluted the inexplicable girl, briefly introduced herself, and told her about the apprentice. The girl immediately understood, and walked over to look at Ah Luan's legs, which were sitting on horseback.

"You're here, it's easy to do, just smear some medicine. I have it in the house, it's nearby, why don't you come home with me? ”

The girl is very generous, she speaks politely, but her tone is very relaxed and likable. When she showed them the way, she occasionally looked back at Miss Qi, and then looked at Shi Wuqi. Mu Wan lowered his voice and said to him:

"Look, it must be your scared dog."

"Not like you."

The girl's cottage was indeed nearby, and within a few steps, the neatly repaired wooden house on the side of the road was. And there is a waterproof shed in the sheepfold outside. She said that it was raining in this place, so she built sheds for the dozen or so sheep. Once in the cabin, she lit the lamp and quickly pulled out a basket of pills from a drawer. She also brought a damp cloth for Dai Luan to sit down, stepped on the bitten leg on the stool, squatted on herself, and helped her wash off the remaining medicine.

"It's not okay to use drugs indiscriminately, this has to be detoxified first, otherwise it will be in vain. Most of the poisonous insects in the vicinity are unique and suitable antidotes, and only local materials can be made. ”

The girl washed and dried her puffy skin, and dipped her finger in an orange-red rouge-like plaster. It's also amazing, the ointment is cool and cool, and it doesn't itch when it touches the bag, but it's still swollen, and it takes a while to get rid of it. She rewashed the damp cloth and wrung it half-dry. Dai Luan took the opportunity to bend down vigorously to smell the smell of the medicine, which was a bit like the fragrance of raw sweet potato sections. The girl gently wrapped the clean cloth around her leg and said that it would be applied for a while to let the medicine penetrate more quickly.

Dai Luan paid attention to her hands, which were rough and calloused, and she looked like she often did some hard work. Thinking of the neat wooden sheds in front of the door, she felt very powerful, although she was not a finger without touching the spring water, but she was also clumsy.

The girl's name is Jade Pavilion, a slim Jade Pavilion.

"Hey, you can call me Ting'er," she pronounced the pronunciation very strongly, "everybody calls me that." ”

"It looks like the girl lives alone."

The mountains and seas looked around, although this wooden house was quite spacious, it was only for one person. Five or six people are huddled together, and it seems a lot cramped.

"Yes, I live alone," she did not shy away from it, "When I was a child, my family was very poor, and I had too many brothers and sisters, so my parents sold me to the house as a maid." Listening to my accent, it's obvious that I'm from the north. ”

Shanhai couldn't say it, after all, she hadn't really met a native yet, but she was infected by the words of the Yuting girl. It's obviously a very heavy topic, but when she says it, it seems extremely easy.

"Don't you miss home?" Dai Luan asked her cautiously.

"I don't have any feelings, what do I want to think about. The people in the house are very good to me...... Although I was always bullied when I first came, the second young master protected me. He said I looked like his favorite little sister, but I got sick and died. Oh, my name was also given by him, and he said that there is an idiom called slim and slim. I haven't read a book either, so I don't know this, and he says it's good, then it's good. ”

It seemed like she hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and she happily said a lot of things. They didn't have a chance to interrupt, but they were happy to listen. In the end, she simply asked them to stay, saying that it was too late and that it would be better to go on the road tomorrow. Although they felt that it was very troublesome for her, and this place was really difficult to clean up, but it was difficult to resist, so they complied. She was even happier and opened the conversation with confidence.

The family she worked for back then was surnamed Zhang, and there were three young masters, interspersed with two daughters, and the third was gone. Master Zhang has many concubines, but the third young master was born to a woman in the Qinglou and had to be admitted to the door. Later, a lot of things happened, and there were all kinds of contradictions with Beppu, the Chamber of Commerce, and the imperial court - the second young master told her that in this kind of big family, you have to have more eyes to live. She said that she couldn't get up in her heart, so the second young master sighed and said that he was the same, but fortunately, at least he could protect her.

Later, the old man was critically ill, and there were constant troubles at home, and the eldest young master lost his life when he went out. But the second young master quietly told her that this matter had something to do with the third young master, because he only became the only "Zhang Da Young Master", and the mother from Qinglou could turn over with him. The second young master also said that he had no nostalgia for this family and wanted to go far away, and said that he would take her with him. The other maids have backers behind them, and they all have all kinds of eyeliner, but she is the only one who is weak and pitiful, and he said that he is not at ease to leave her alone. Only with her, can I dare to say what is in my heart.

And in her heart, Young Master Zhang is the only one like him. But she was too young at the time, just a clumsy girl, and she couldn't understand anything. It was only now that she understood the meaning of that sentence.

- The third young master wants to be the only young master Zhang, without the eldest young master, the next one is the second young master.

After that, the family was already in chaos, and the external and internal troubles did not stop for a moment. She doesn't remember much, she just thinks it's noisy every day, and the eldest wife, second wife, third aunt and grandmother, all of them don't stop. The second young master didn't know what he had eaten, and he suddenly died—even though he had lived carefully enough, he still couldn't survive before escaping Zhang's mansion.

"But I'm alive. I'll just run away from the chaos - and no one will pay attention to me, and even if they do, no one will care. I ran and ran, got into the cargo ships of the fleet, followed all kinds of caravans when I went ashore, and almost ran into bad guys several times and lost my life, but fortunately I was smart. Walking and walking, we came to this neighborhood...... A well-wisher allowed me to herd sheep and work, and after I saved up the money, I bought a little sheep from him and lived alone. ”

"Huh? Don't you continue to work? Or is he bad for you? ”

"He wants me and his stupid son to worship heaven and earth! I'm not stupid, but fortunately he didn't force me, but he was waiting for me to change my mind at any time. I had to go outside and get some help from someone I knew to turn an old warehouse into a house. ”

"That's amazing."

Mu Wan did not skimp on his admiration. She also turned her head and glanced at Dai Luan. Dai Luan noticed it and said angrily, when I was a child, I didn't go out of the door and didn't step out, what kind of strength did you compare me to.

Everyone laughed.

Yuting's own room is very small, and a small bed is filled. She said she wanted to squeeze with Dai Luan and listen to interesting things about her childhood. The others had nowhere to rest, so she went to clean the firewood room. After she was busy, several adults stood still and couldn't really say anything, and they all helped with all their hands. Only Shi Wuqi stood aside idly, Mu Wan was about to go out to fetch a bucket of water, accusing him: "Why are you standing?" ”

"Aren't I doing this job, aren't you tired of me?"

He raised his hand and pointed at Miss Qi, who was diligently wiping the wall.

"Too lazy to talk about you."

Yuting just entered the door, passed by Mu Wan, and asked a little strangely: "Hey, Sister Liangqiu is not very happy?" ”

"Anyway, they've always been like this." Dai Luan answered, and her accent was out of her way.

"I have washed the fruit, and you are quick to eat. Remember to leave one for Sister Liang Qiu. Ah, Sister Qi, don't be busy, eat a fruit. ”

"She doesn't like to eat."

Shi Wuqi immediately took the fruit and put it in Dai Luan's hand. Yu Ting's expression was a little puzzled:

"Speaking of which, since the meeting, Sister Qi has not spoken."

"Dumb." Shi Wuqi said again.

Dai Luan's eyes became inexplicable when she looked at him. But after thinking about it, maybe I was afraid that I would tell the truth and scare the Yuting girl.

Yuting nodded thoughtfully.

Shanhai and Mu Wan came in together, and Shanhai was carrying an empty bucket in his hand. They had already poured water into the tank outside. Yuting beckoned them to sit down and rest. Because there were two fewer stools, she kept standing and beckoned Miss Qi to take a seat.

"She's not tired, you can sit down."

Shi Wuqi smiled, his expression was no different from before. He had been standing with Ah Qi.

It's impossible for people not to mutter. After all, this is clear, isn't it bullying the dumb? But everyone else is so cultured, not like the bad guys. But in the face of such an "unfair" treatment of Miss Qi, no one felt that it was inappropriate, and she did not complain.

Then there must be something wrong with her.

Yuting turned his head from time to time to look at her. At that time, Shi Wuqi next to him smiled at her.