Sure enough, after a while, the woman came over with a brick-red ceramic kettle, her steps were steady, Zhang Erzhen looked at the big kettle full of water but never spilled it, and her heart had a little more respect for her. When he was sweeping the floor, he was procrastinating, but when he came out with water, his steps were fast, and Zhang Erzhen was very moved.

This is the pure Shannon life full of warmth and comfort for self-sufficiency.

Zhang Erzhen poured two glasses of water and went to the small kitchen not far from the main house, there were all kinds of pots and pans, even firewood, but there were no ingredients, Zhang Erzhen looked at the empty stove with a little regret, and then remembered that the garden was full of flowers and plants, if only those things could be eaten.

The mute woman followed behind Zhang Erzhen, and when Zhang Erzhen looked at her, she simply lowered her face, still expressionless.

"Excuse me, what do you call you?" Zhang Erzhen still tentatively spoke.

The mute woman raised her eyelids and glanced at her, hesitated to pick up the branches on the ground and began to write, Zhang Erzhen was delighted to find that she was able to write a delicate character - Xiangxiu, this is her name. Zhang Erzhen patted her shoulder lightly and motioned her to raise her head, Zhang Erzhen said seriously: "I will ask you for more advice in the future, Miss Xiangxiu." ”

Xiangxiu raised her eyelids again and looked at Zhang Erzhen, and after a pause, she wrote the last word - Zhu.

Zhu Xiangxiu?

Zhang Erzhen looked at her in surprise, full of questions and wanted to ask, but after hesitating for a long time, she still didn't ask. Zhang Erzhen just helped up Xiangxiu, who was squatting, smiled at her, pointed in the direction of the upper room and said: "This is the world of the Zhu family, and we are all the people of the Zhu family." Xiangxiu, don't ask where you came from, just remember the way home. ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Xiangxiu's mouth, not approval or sarcasm, a faint fleeting. She lifted her feet and began to walk out, took the broom that had been placed in the doorway, and continued to sweep the floor slowly—it was a thin, lonely figure. Zhang Erzhen also walked out and went back to the room.

The first meal when he arrived at the high wall of Anhui was personally delivered to the door of Fengyajian by Lord Cao Shun, a simple four dishes and one soup with a few bowls of steaming rice, Zhang Erzhen tried his best to leave Xiangxiu who wanted to go out after delivering the meal, "In the future, the four of us will live together, eat and drink together, you must not shirk." ”

Jin Qiu and Yin Qiu, who were extremely tired, also wanted to refuse Zhang Erzhen's plan to eat at the same table, but before they could say anything, they were targeted by Zhang Erzhen's eyes, and the two of them consciously sat at the square table and waited for dinner. Xiangxiu raised her feet and wanted to go out, but Zhang Erzhen closed the door directly, dragged her over and said, "Let's eat together, the days will be long." Besides, there was no food in the kitchen, and she didn't believe that Cao Shun would bring in two meals.

Xiangxiu's thin body couldn't match Zhang Erzhen's iron tongs, and she stared at the hand that Zhang Erzhen was holding her for a while before turning her head and signaling that she could let go. Zhang Erzhen smiled and said, "What if you still want to run as soon as I let go?"

Xiangxiu hadn't dealt with anyone for a long time, shook her head with some difficulty, Zhang Erzhen let go of her, and the four of them gathered around the square table together, Zhang Erzhen looked at them with great satisfaction, picked up the bowl full of water and said: "From today on, the happy life of Fengyajian is about to begin, although we can't go out, but we have absolute freedom, from tomorrow, we must live a full life, put an end to laziness, put an end to boredom, reclaim the land, and return to the countryside!"

Jin Qiu followed with a smile and said, "Concubine Fang, isn't this a pleasure in suffering." ”

"No, we are not bitter, we are far away from the noise and strife of the world. Yinqiu also raised the water bowl and said happily: "We will depend on each other in the future, respect the side concubine." Yinqiu is a lovely girl, there are two small dimples on both sides of her smile, her thick eyebrows are always very funny when they are provoked, Zhang Erzhen looked at her and smiled, she thought of the nurse and Mingyue again, Mingyue also has such a cheerful and bright smile. Zhang Erzhen held the bowl and touched it with Jin Qiu Yinqiu, when it was Xiangxiu's turn, Xiangxiu squeezed out a smile very awkwardly, picked up the bowl and touched it with Zhang Erzhen's "ding", she rolled up her sleeves to block the mouth of drinking water, several people were all gone, Zhang Erzhen wiped her mouth unfinished, there was a kind of Taoyuan four righteous boldness, eating vegetables-

The wind and stream in the night were quiet and scary, there were no insects and birds, not even the slightest sound of the wind, Zhang Erzhen and his clothes were lying on the bed, looking at the night pearl hanging above his head in a daze.

So is the Fengyang High Wall really just like this?

If it was really just so quiet and beautiful, Zhang Erzhen felt that this life seemed to be much better than when he was in the palace, there was no deceit, no insidious calculations. The towering and thick three city walls isolated a completely different world, and Zhang Erzhen thought of the Peach Blossom Spring—I didn't know that there was a Han, regardless of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Alas, it is not a great pity that such a lustrous pearl is covered with dust.

Will she wait until she goes out, but she doesn't know what to do?

On the second day, the activities were still simple, still cleaning. Xiangxiu stood at the door with a bucket and a broom early in the morning, and had a posture of eating people with short mouths. Breakfast was a simple gruel and pickles, Zhang Erzhen and the three of them ate it slowly, Jin Qiu and Yinqiu hurriedly grabbed the utensils, Jin Qiu pressed Zhang Erzhen on the chair, and said with a serious face: "You are the master, if you go on like this, it will be bad if we get used to it, Concubine Fang, for our good, you better rest." ”

Zhang Erzhen didn't sleep well last night, and she didn't have much energy at this time, and she didn't insist on being strong. I moved a chair and placed it at the end of the winding verandah, squinting at the high walls. Counting the blue-gray masonry on the city wall, Zhang Erzhen was drowsy, and soon fell asleep with his head drooped. Xiangxiu, who was sweeping the floor, saw Zhang Erzhen's eyes narrowed, and went to the room to get a cloak and gently cover her.

Xiangxiu herself can't remember how long she has been in this high wall, is it five years, or seven years? When she came in, she was the same age as the girl in front of her, and now she has not looked carefully in the mirror for a long time, and she has no need to look in the mirror, she will not meet a few people in a year, only during the Chinese New Year, a roast chicken sent in by Lord Cao told her that it was a new year, so she can't remember how many chickens she has eaten.

Xiangxiu looked at the fair-skinned and delicate Zhang Erzhen carefully, it's so good, it's good to be young. She looked so small, fourteen or fifteen years old, how could she come in? Xiangxiu's eyes were full of sympathy, as if she was looking at another self. No, she is even more pitiful than her, she still has the right to speak, she still has two girls who are waiting, and herself, who has been alone for so many years, has consumed the best time in this high wall, she does not hate or complain is fake, but the dull and lonely life has long smoothed her edges and corners. It's good that I have a companion now.

Zhang Erzhen, who was sleeping deeply, had a long dream, dreaming that she had returned to her distant past life, the familiar traffic and high-rise buildings. By the way, the last time I saw Zhu Youzhu in a straight suit, Zhang Erzhen thought, and saw an elongated black RV driving over from a distance, and the man with black sunglasses opened the door, and the person who walked out of it was so familiar, familiar eyebrows, familiar expression, but he was still very unfamiliar, unfamiliar dress, unfamiliar aura.

Zhu Youji, what's wrong with you?

"Did you find anyone?" Zhu Youji's voice was very cold, without the slightest emotion.

"I'm sorry sir, but not so far. The man in sunglasses replied respectfully.

Zhu Youzhi's steps forward were still very big, leaving only one sentence floating into Zhang Erzhen's ears: "Keep looking, city by city, I want to find her." ”

Zhang Erzhen suddenly felt warm, Zhu Youji, who are you looking for? Are you looking for me? I'm right here, look at it, I'm behind you.

Zhang Erzhen tried to stretch out her hand, but as soon as the scene changed, the man in sunglasses stopped her hard, and Zhang Erzhen struggled: "You let go of me! You let go of me, the person he is looking for is me!"

"No, you're wrong, the person he's looking for isn't you!" The man in sunglasses smiled evilly, pulled off his glasses and looked at Zhang Erzhen with a smile and said, "My sister Baiyun, he doesn't need you anymore." The person he's looking for isn't you. ”

"Why are you!Yi Qian, you let go of me! You let go of me!" Zhang Erzhen kicked and hit Yi Qian, Yi Qian looked at her motionlessly, and suddenly laughed fiercely, "Don't be delusional, he doesn't remember who you are at all! The person he is looking for is not you! Not you!"

"No ——!"

When Zhang Erzhen woke up, she was in a cold sweat, there was no one around, Zhang Erzhen was in a trance, and suddenly forgot where she was, "Nurse! bright moon! golden autumn——, silver autumn-" The verandah in front of her was full of a strong quaint atmosphere, the green leaves and tender branches were luxuriantly hung, and she was sitting in the shade of green, with a light goose yellow gauze cloak on her body, Zhang Erzhen stroked her chest with palpitations, and the helplessness in her dream was firmly in her heart.

Jin Qiu Yinqiu, who heard the shouting, hurriedly ran out, both of them had a black scarf tied on their heads and only leaked out of their mouths, and the two of them didn't dare to shout loudly when they saw that Concubine Zhen was a little wooden, and they didn't dare to shout loudly, until Zhang Erzhen blinked her eyes and asked: "Where have you gone?" Jin Qiu dared to speak, and said with a nervous face: "Concubine Fang, the slaves are cleaning in the house, you just fell asleep, are you having a nightmare?"

Zhang Erzhen looked at Jin Qiu steadily, looked at her pure Ming Dynasty dress, nodded and said, "It's a nightmare, you guys are busy, I'll rest for a while." ”

Yinqiu followed two steps forward, grabbed the corner of her clothes a little awkwardly and said, "Side concubine...... Although the days of the slaves and maids following the side concubines are not as long as the nurse and the bright moon, the slaves and maids also really want to serve the side concubines, and they will ...... in the future. In the future, even if the nurse and Mingyue are not by your side, you will always have slaves and maids and golden autumn here. ”

Zhang Erzhen was stunned, she didn't expect that Yinqiu, who had always been childish, would say this. Jin Qiu nodded closely, and Zhang Erzhen smiled: "You are the same as Mingyue, I can't bear to lose anyone." Keep busy, I'll just take it a little longer. ”

Jin Qiu Yinqiu didn't dare to disturb, and returned to the house with light steps.