Xu Erlang left in a hurry after dinner, and Jin Niang looked at his back and felt inexplicable. Is there anything more important these days than her physical and mental health? Nope! So he didn't accompany her to appease her, what did he do?

Jin Niang asked Qingmiao, and Qingmiao replied with a smile, "The slave doesn't know either." If the lady wants to know, the slave and maid send a little girl to the front and ask. ”

"Go ahead, let someone ask Mohe." Whether the rest of the people know it or not, Mohe definitely knows.

Later, the little maid came back, and sure enough, she brought the news that Jin Niang wanted to know, "The master has gone to the library pavilion." ”

The Library Library?

"There is also a library in the Taoist temple?"

This pass is so dilapidated, and the library may not be rotten into something. Besides, it's been so many years, even if there were some books left in the library pavilion, they should have been ruined at this time, right?

The little maid first nodded and said, "There is a library pavilion, and the library pavilion is in the northwest corner of the Taoist temple." He also said, "I don't know if there are any books in it, but I just heard from the Mohe guards that the master seems to have found something in it today, so he hurried over." The slave didn't dare to disturb the master, so she asked and came back. ”

Jin Niang nodded and let the little girl go down. Now that she already knows what Xu Erlang is going to do, she doesn't have to worry about him. Now she only cares about whether Mama Qin's trip is going well, and in the end, she doesn't know if she can persuade a few women not to commit suicide, but to go to Hezhou with them to start another life.

Mama Qin came back much later than Jinniang expected, and Jinniang couldn't help asking, "Is it not going well?" ”

Mama Qin shook her head, "It's not that it doesn't go well, it's just that most women have taken revenge, and they have no worries, so they have the will to die." Fortunately, they were worried that they would die headlong and turn around and cause trouble to our house, so they didn't act rashly. The old slave saw it, and it was not good to care, so he persuaded a few more words. ”

Mama Qin sighed, "They are all poor people, all of them are tortured and inhuman." When the old slave saw it, he also wanted to cut those mountain bandits and villains with a thousand knives. Forget it, don't talk about it, the lady who makes trouble again can't bear it, and the old man will turn around and cure the old slave's sin. ”

"The old slaves went over and told them about it, but they didn't want to follow along. It's not that I don't want to work for my wife, but I just think that their bodies are dirty, so don't tarnish the reputation of our house anymore. The old slave persuaded him for a while before he relented. In order to prevent them from regretting it or thinking more, the old slave registered their names and surnames, and asked them if they were literate, whether they had any skills, or where they wanted to do things when they entered the house. Although their minds are still wooden, they can't turn around, but they want to come this night, and they will be more angry. "After all, it's better to die than to live, who wants to die if they can live? And there is a skill by their side, how good it is not to live, it is not a problem to be fed and clothed, the key is that they still have a place to stay.

Jinniang nodded when she heard this, but the words she asked was, "Do they want to go back to their hometown?" ”

"Nope. I've been here for three or four years, and if I haven't been back for such a long time, my family must have known that something had happened. They all said that it would be better for the family to think that they were dead, otherwise they would add trouble to their parents when they went back, and if they tarnished the reputation of the family and delayed the marriage leave of their sisters and children, they would become sinners of the family. ”

Jin Niang: ...... Although she knew that these women would think so, but when they really said these words, she was still a little angry, and her heart seemed to be pinched in the needle.

Jin Niang's spirit is declining, and everyone seems to be out of spirit.

Seeing this, Mama Qin secretly regretted that she had said the wrong thing, but the water that had been spilled out of the words was now wanted to be collected and could not be recovered. She tried to change the subject, and the coldness really made her think of someone. Mama Qin said, "Madam, among those female dependents, there seems to be a girl from an official family. ”

"The daughter of the official family?" Jin Niang's voice was full of shock.

Mama Qin nodded with a sigh, "Madam, you also know that the old slave has been serving in the inner mansion since then. The ladies and girls in this inner house, the old slaves have seen a lot. Those who are from commoners, businessmen, and officials are not from the same background, and they have different styles of behavior. The old slave dared to vouch for his decades of experience, and the girl was designated as a young lady from an official family, but for some reason, she fell into the hands of those mountain bandits. ”

Jin Niang frowned and sat up straight, "You talk to me carefully." ”

The girl asked the old slave to call her Anlan, but as for her surname, she didn't tell the old slave. But don't talk about the surname, the old slave thinks that the girl's name is not true, but the old slave is not easy to investigate, so he thinks he doesn't know about it. The girl is about twenty-nine years old, and now she is tortured and lifeless, but she looks at the bottom of it well, and she is also a beautiful and square girl at the beginning. She speaks Wu Nong's soft language, with some Jiangsu-Zhejiang accents in her words, and calluses on her fingertips, so she should be proficient in piano skills and calligraphy......"

Mama Qin carefully recalled the demeanor of the Anlan girl, and guessed that she should be the heir of the family, and her parents must be loving, and there must be a dear sister in the family. Because she offered to escort her back to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the girl immediately burst into tears, hid her face and wept, obviously full of thoughts and remorse, but she was worried and would rather die than return.

Mama Qin sighed as she spoke, let her see too much of the hot and cold world, but her heart did not reach the point of insensitivity in the end. Now that I see the beautiful girls' homes over the years, they are all lifeless, how can I not feel pain in my heart? How can I not be sad?

Hearing Mama Qin's words, while feeling sorry for the girl named An Lan, Jin Niang couldn't help but rejoice again: fortunately, Mama Qin didn't stay in the capital, but took it with her. People say that ginger is still old and spicy, and this is true. If it weren't for Mama Qin, but one of them who was sent by Qinghe, it would be impossible for them to handle this situation so well, and they would have gotten so much information from An Lan. It can be seen that it is very, very important to have a well-informed "old man" around him.

Jin Niang wrinkled her brows and thought for a while, then asked Mama Qin to pretend not to find out An Lan's identity and continue to take care of those female dependents. By the way, I have nothing to do today to run over there, and then give them some psychological hints, so that they don't commit suicide, and let them know that without Hezhou, there are still good days waiting for them.

Mama Qin took the order and left, and Jin Niang rested on the couch.

While she was pretending to sleep, she thought about how to settle the women. It is good for those people to be called in the house, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, someone knows their origins and will inevitably gossip behind their backs.

But if you put them all outside...... It's not impossible. It's really not good, she also opened a fat powder shop in Hezhou, and the right to be a branch of their fat powder shop. She doesn't want the money she earns, she just gives these ladies a chance to work, so that they can live together for warmth.

The idea...... It's also possible. However, it is also difficult to implement. First of all, the geography of Hezhou is northern, the climate is cold, there are few flowers, and there are few raw materials for making rouge gouache.

But she didn't open a shop to make money, but to give these female dependents a way to make a living.

The idea is indeed feasible, but it needs to be carefully considered.

Jin Niang thought about it and went out of her mind, Shuer heard the voices of Xiao Yu'er and Changle, and suddenly came back to her senses from her daze.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Xiao Yu'er and Changle holding Brother Rong'er's hand and walking through the threshold into the house.

The weather is warm today, and Mama Rong took off her thick cotton clothes and put on a fiery red jacket. The little guy's skin is white and tender like tofu, and he wears this red dress to make his face more and more fair, and his black eyes are bright. He had a small tugs tied with a red rope on his head, and as he walked, he swayed left and right, oops, but he was cute.

Jin Niang beckoned him to come over, and Brother Rong let go of the sisters' hands and staggered to her, "Mother." ”

Jin Niang smiled and tugged at his little tug, "Who gave you the hair?" True...... Pretty. It's against her heart to say this, but looking at her son's expectant and smiling eyes, Jin Niang really can't say, "Your pigtails are so funny, are you sure you're not here to make your mother laugh?" "That's it. It's not easy for her son to sell cuteness once, she wants to cheer. That's right, it's to cheer you on.

Changle and Xiao Yu'er walked in, and when they heard that Changle covered his mouth and laughed with his head. Xiao Yu'er raised her chin and looked proud, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" I'll just say I'm so ingenious that I can't even pull a pinch. Look at how beautiful my trolling, even my mother doesn't have such good craftsmanship. ”

Jin Niang looked at Xiao Yu'er in a daze, what, girl, are you serious? Is your aesthetic so bizarre? This pigtail is about to turn into a crooked turnip, you can still see its beauty, are you sure your eyes are not blind?

Jin Niang wanted to speak and stopped, and Xiao Yu'er continued to blow her rainbow fart. Jin Niang looked at Xiao Yu'er, looked at Brother Rong'er, and then looked at Changle...... Okay, if you don't listen, don't listen, I won't listen, otherwise I will be brainwashed by Xiaoyuer and make jokes.

The three children made trouble with Jin Niang for a while before leaving, and Jin Niang fell asleep again after eating a bird's nest.

Her pregnancy reaction seems to have started today, and she didn't vomit much, but she was drowsy, and she could fall asleep in seconds while lying in bed.

Seeing this, Xu Erlang didn't know if it was good or bad.

Well, that's good. At least the carriage was bumpy on the road, and she couldn't feel it even when she was asleep.

It's not good, it's not good. After all, she is quite sleepy, and when she sleeps, it is dark, and she has to miss meals almost every time. Wake her up, her hazy eyes are sleepy and she can't open her eyes, but if she doesn't call her, she can miss lunch and eat dinner directly.

She is pregnant with a child, and she eats one meal less every day. So Xu Erlang's tangled brows were about to be twisted into pimples.

The carriage had been on the road for another seven or eight days, and by this time it was already very close to Hezhou, and at their current speed, they would be able to reach Hezhou in five days.

On this day, the sky was still bright, the carriage was still driving unhurriedly on the official road, and Jin Niang was also lying in the carriage and sleeping soundly. But when she fell asleep, her breathing suddenly became short, her face was as white as paper, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared visibly on her forehead.

The two maids who guarded her, Qinghe and Qingmiao, were frightened and hurriedly called her. But she shouted a few times in a row, but Jinniang didn't respond, not only that, she seemed to be stuck in a nightmare and couldn't get out, and kept muttering, "Erlang, don't go, the avalanche ......"

Her voice became quieter and quieter, and Qinghe Qingmiao couldn't hear what she was talking about. But her "Erlang" was very sharp, the two maids glanced at each other, Qinghe called to stop the carriage, and immediately ran over to find Xu Erlang.

By the time Xu Erlang came over quickly on horseback, Jin Niang had already woken up. But she sat in the carriage, looking distressed and miserable, as if she had not yet recovered from a nightmare.

Xu Erlang rode over, covered with cold coldness, he held Jinniang in his arms with a quilt, and kept patting her back, "It's okay Jinniang." It's okay, it's just a nightmare, it's all fake. ”

Jin Niang suddenly grabbed Xu Erlang's arm tightly, her eyes were full of panic, and she shouted anxiously, "Erlang told them to stop, they can't go forward." If you go any further, something will happen, and Erlang will stop the car quickly. ”

"Good, good, parking. Qinghe passed the word, found a place nearby to set up a tent to rest, and walked here today. ”

Qinghe answered and hurried down, Qingmiao looked at the two masters, and felt that she was also in the way here, so she simply got out of the carriage in a hurry.

The people in the convoy were stunned because of this sudden order, even a few people from Mohe, and they were also a little inexplicable.

This is the official road, and the nearest post station is only ten miles away, and according to their speed, they can definitely get there before dark.

So whether to rush to the post station to stay, or to spend the night in a tent in this wilderness, even Xiaoyuer also knows to choose the former. But the master suddenly ordered to stop in place...... There was no choice but to stop.

The people in the convoy were busy, and Changle and Xiao Yu'er were also a little puzzled when they heard this decision. They were about to ask their father and mother, but before they could get to the carriage, they were coaxed back by Qingmiao.

Besides, in the carriage, Xu Erlang hugged Jin Niang, and said for a while, "It's all a nightmare, it's good to wake up", and then said, "Jin Niang, don't scare yourself, if you are nervous, the child in your belly is afraid of discomfort." ”

Jin Niang didn't seem to hear it, but just grabbed his hand tightly. After paying attention to it for a while, she finally calmed down her heartbeat that was beating like a drum, calmed down her panicked emotions, looked up at Xu Erlang and whispered, "I dreamed of an avalanche." ”

"Huh?" Xu Erlang paused and asked her softly, "There's an avalanche there?" ”

"I don't know where it is, the station, yes, it should be the station. We lived in the house, but in the middle of the night there was a sudden thunderclap, and the snow on the mountain collapsed, burying the post station directly underneath. ”

Jin Niang's face was painful, "The house was crushed, I couldn't dodge, I was almost hit by the beam of the house, you hugged me, but you were injured." Jiro, I, I can't breathe......"

She felt that moment was extremely painful, frightened and painful, and there was a kind of suffocating despair. She didn't even have time to think about what happened to Xiaoyu'er and them at that time, she was only worried about Xu Erlang, who was covered in blood who was smashed by the beams of the house. However, before she could see what was going on with him, another thunderclap sounded, and she was awakened.

Jin Niang spoke incoherently, and tears fell as she spoke. She was so frightened, she had never been so frightened and desperate in her life as she had been in her dreams.

She really thought that something had happened to Xu Erlang, and for a while she felt that the sky had fallen, and she didn't know what the point of her life was.

She was confused and said some gibberish. After talking for a while, I don't know if my mood has calmed down, or if the embrace in front of me is too warm and reliable, she leaned on Xu Erlang's arms and slowly fell asleep.

But this sleep was very unstable, she woke up from time to time with convulsions, and when she opened her eyes and saw Xu Erlang, she fell asleep with peace of mind.

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