Dayi, Duanming 16 years, Suzhou, Jinxi Town, it is already August, not yet noon, although the sun is abundant but not scorching, the trees are luxuriant, the flowers are bright, the flowing water in front of the door is clear and long, a few red koi fish can be faintly seen swimming, some also naughty jumped out of the water, the clouds are light and the sky is clear, the blue lotus leaves in the pool in the distance are stacked on top of each other, a few bright lotus flowers are scorching and blooming under the reflection of the sun, the water pink lotus flowers are waving in the wind, it is the unique beauty of the Jiangnan area, Mu Ying has nothing to do in the shop, Then he came out and stood by the door and took out the bamboo flute on his waist and played a song, the sound of the flute was clear and quiet, tactful and melodious, several pedestrians stopped to savor it when they heard the sound, for a long time, a song ended, and everyone listened to it a little unfinished, looking around to find the person who played the flute, but there was no trace of it, they all shook their heads, and they went home disappointed.

Mu Ying was very happy, and went back to the shop to take care of the business, and a few regular customers came to buy some household items, and Mu Ying received them one by one.

She runs a store specializing in daily necessities and pastries, water, soup, noodles, porridge and rice, called Xingyuan Shiji, at a glance, blue bricks and tiles, white walls and black eaves, which is also a typical Jiangnan style, and is no different from other buildings in Jinxi Town.

Only the business hours are flexibly adjusted, sell some groceries in the busy season, and sell some food in the leisure time, and the income in January is at least one or two taels of silver, and there can be more than a dozen taels in a year, as well as the grain harvested on 15 acres of land at home, excluding taxes, it is more than enough to make a living.

Mother's embroidery is also good, she can earn ten taels of silver all year round, but she is a little weak because of her perennial hard work, Mu Ying does not allow him to embroider more, so three or four years down, the family is a lot more solid than before, and there are about a hundred taels of silver savings, Mu Ying plans to renovate the family house, so many years, she and her mother have always lived in a four-room courtyard, the uncle came to see them late to live, so they can only stay in the warehouse where the sundries are stored, it is very inconvenient, fortunately it is not damp, and it can be tolerated.

In the afternoon, a few people came in twos and threes, and when it was slightly dark, he closed the door and went home, and went to Xinghua Village, his village.

I saw a man on the ground two or three households away from my house, face down, face down, lying on the ground, a green shirt on his body was stained with some dust, stained with blood, and the hem of the clothes was sparsely embroidered with three or two green bamboos, although it was a little dirty, but looking at the white round-necked robe made of fine linen on her body was obviously not the same texture, it should be made of silk or silk, she had already judged in her heart, the man in front of her must be either rich or expensive.

Seeing that the man was motionless, there was no sign of waking up at all, she stretched out her hand to carefully probe the man's snort, fortunately, he was alive, but he fainted, without alarming anyone, she bent down and carried the man on her body, and walked quickly towards home.

I didn't expect this person to look thin but not light, fortunately, she had practiced martial arts, and it was not effortless, the mother Liu saw that her daughter was back, and happily stepped forward to greet her, but found that she also brought back a man, Liu didn't say anything, she knew that her daughter was successful, not to mention saving people's lives, winning the seventh-level floating slaughter, so Mu Ying went.

Mu Ying wanted to throw him to the warehouse, but he still took the man to his room and put him on the bed, the environment like the warehouse is not suitable for a patient to live, it is important to save people, it is better to put the men and women aside.

She did a rough examination and found that his right leg was fractured and there was a wound in his abdomen, not large, but somewhat deep.

He frowned, this situation needs to ask the doctor to take a look, I am afraid that it is inappropriate to deal with it myself, so I went to invite the doctor next door, Dr. Wang was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he has inherited the ancestral business to treat the people in the village at a young age, and his medical skills are good, and he is also a little famous.

Dr. Wang went into the house to check his pulse, saying that he was in a coma caused by excessive blood loss and loss of strength. In a few clicks, the broken leg bone was connected, fixed with a special splint, and a few pairs of plasters and a bottle of gold sore medicine were prescribed, explaining the use and precautions, and it was best to write a prescription for recuperation and let Mu Ying follow him to grab the medicine.

Mu Ying looked at the man and thought for a while, the injuries on his body looked like they were caused by someone assassinating, how could ordinary people be so heavy without injustice or hatred.

If his whereabouts were revealed, those people would know that he was not dead, and they would not send anyone to hunt him down, and she and her mother would not be at peace.

After thinking about it, Mu Ying saluted Dr. Wang

"Please don't talk about this matter, it's hard work," Dr. Wang said with a smile

"It's okay, it's hard for me to talk about this matter in the first place" Mu Ying knew that Dr. Wang had a withdrawn personality, was obsessed with medical skills, and always didn't care about the rights and wrongs of others, so she was relieved.

She took out a few pieces of broken silver from the drawer, weighed it in her hand, about two taels, and gave it directly to Dr. Wang, brought the medicine back, and handed it to Liu Shi to decoction, while she went to give medicine to the man, first took off his dirty clothes, threw them aside, put the plaster on the broken leg, and sprinkled the powder of the gold sore medicine evenly on the wound, and wrapped it with gauze.

Finally, he took out a set of his uncle's clothes and put them on for him. After she was busy, she rested, her eyes unconsciously met the man's face, she was stunned for a moment, this man was born very well, handsome, sword eyebrows and apricot eyes, the bridge of the nose was straight, the skin was fair, the lips were like petals with delicate pink, the face was round and square, soft but not angular, not stunning but also pleasing to the eye.

She was watching intently, and Liu's voice came from the room

"There are your favorite asparagus scrambled eggs in the pot, as well as fried meat with green peppers, you heat it up, the rice is ready, it's so late, don't forget to eat" Mu Ying said

"Okay" got up and went into the kitchen, heated the dish, and ate two large bowls of rice before putting down the chopsticks.

She eats a lot of food, but she doesn't get fat, and it's also because she practices martial arts, she exercises a lot, and she has to do farm work every day.

She picked up the dishes and chopsticks and washed them clean. Because Liu's health is not good, she told her mother to eat first at night early in the morning, don't wait for her, fortunately, her mother is still obedient, and after several years of recuperation, her body is much better than before, it is estimated that the person on the bed probably can't wake up today, Liu's also decocted the medicine at this time, Mu Ying saw that it was almost midnight, so she went to boil water to wash, and then went to sleep with Liu's lights, and when she got up in the middle of the night and came back, she heard the man's moaning

"I'm so thirsty, water" Mu Ying got a bowl of water, put it to his lips, drank it, and then fell asleep.

Mu Ying didn't care about him, and went back to the room to sleep. The next morning, Mu Ying got up and washed up, practiced martial arts in the courtyard, first practiced a few sets of boxing, and danced a set of knife techniques, was practicing heartily, the people on the bed also woke up, he worshipped the famous teacher since he was a child to practice martial arts, his ears are outstanding, Mu Ying made such a big movement naturally impossible not to hear, he looked around, found himself in a small farm yard, understood that this was saved by someone, he was originally a person from the capital, when the prince of Dingguo, surnamed Pei Jingxing, two years ago high school champion, was named the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and suddenly became a member of the three products of the court, The emperor ordered him to thoroughly investigate the rebellion of the Weiyuan Houfu, he was ordered to leave Beijing to visit below, the case began to progress, and he was assassinated, as for who it was, he already had the answer in his heart, it should be the Wu family who has always been at odds with the Weiyuan Houfu, the reason, not only did not want the Weiyuan Houfu to settle the grievances, but also to cover up the evidence of the crime of participating in the framing of the Weiyuan Houfu, back then, when the first emperor was still there, there were many suspicions about the Weiyuan Houfu, just because of its outstanding military achievements, meritorious and high-ranking masters, endangering the suspicion of the saint, the first emperor favored Yan Guifei, and snubbed the queen and the prince, Yan Guifei was unlimited, and the second prince was also quite powerful in the court, and gradually approached the prince, several times designed to frame him, fortunately, the prince was very resourceful, and some luck, all avoided one by one, during which Yan Guifei in order to bring down the prince, had shown favor to the always neutral Weiyuan Houfu, was politely refused, but secretly took care of the prince quite a lot, although he did not clearly express his support for the prince, but also added a lot of help to the prince, so that Yan Guifei was very jealous, so he united with the Wu family to attack it, and the second prince sued Weiyuan Houfu in person for rebellion, The Sun family also presented evidence, the first emperor was furious, Weiyuan Houfu was taken away, family property was also confiscated, men were slaves, women were prostitutes, and the saint in order to prevent Weiyuan Houfu from having the possibility of rising again, but also deprived his children and grandchildren of the qualification to participate in the imperial examination and be a soldier.

Later, Yan Guifei was defeated by the crown prince, and the emperor passed the throne to the prince before his death, and the Yan family also fell.

But the Wu family was careful, they hid behind themselves, and used the Sun family, who had an enmity with Weiyuan Houfu, as a shield, and they actually retreated.

The prince naturally would not let go of the Wu family, so there was a dog jumping off the wall that day, but the Wu family would die sooner or later, he sneered, and he remembered this hatred.

On the other side, Mu Ying finished practicing, entered the house and cleaned up in the mirror, and Liu's voice sounded

"A-Ying, come over for dinner, there is your favorite Yangchun noodles." Mu Ying walked over, and saw that there was indeed a bowl of noodles on the table, with thinly sliced shredded pork on the noodles, mixed with sliced green bamboo shoots and chopped coriander, sprinkled with fresh shrimp roe, and sesame oil, which made her very appetizing.

Mu Ying picked a chopstick and tasted it, the noodles were smooth, the soup was fragrant, and her mother's craftsmanship was still as good as ever, Mu Ying praised

"Delicious" After a while, I ate a big bowl, and I was going to serve it again, Liu said

"Don't forget to serve poached eggs," Mu Ying responded

"Okay" I ate another bowl, and when I finished eating, I saw my mother smile and smile

"Today is your birthday, may my A-Ying be safe, healthy, and blessed with a long life." Mu Ying was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that today was her birthday, and she had forgotten it in the past few days, but her mother still remembered, she smiled

"Mother, you are the same." As soon as the words fell, she heard a noise from her room, not loud, her mother couldn't hear it, but she had practiced martial arts, and she heard it clearly, and she walked over quickly,

"What's wrong," Ryu said worriedly in the back.

"It's okay, I'll see," she reassured. I found that the man had woken up, and was trying to turn over with difficulty, but without success, and fell back again.

She said helplessly

"What are you doing, you have injuries on your body, you can't move." Pei Jingxing's face turned red, looking very embarrassed, he gritted his teeth and said

"I want to go to the toilet," Mu Ying said

"Wait a minute, I'll come," she said, as she went outside and brought in the commode that she and her mother used to use, placed it beside him, and took another stick and told him to stand up slowly on crutches

"You can solve it yourself, I'll go out first." She went back to help her mother clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and cleaned her hands again, thinking that he should be finished, so she went to her room, knocked on the door, and Pei Jingxing said in a deep voice

"Come in" Mu Ying went in and glanced at the commode, good guy, he was still on the big one, no wonder it smelled.

Mu Ying took it out, poured it into the latrine, brushed it with gloves, and carried it back again, putting it next to him, and found that the tips of his ears were red, and he smiled secretly in his heart

"This person is quite thin-skinned." Pei Jingxing was born in Zhong Mingding's food house, and he was served by servants and maids every day, so naturally it was not his turn to brush the commode, but for some reason he was really a little ashamed today, maybe Mu Ying was not his subordinate, so he felt weird.

Mu Ying cleaned her hands, remembering that the person hadn't eaten yet, so she warmed up the rest of the meal from yesterday and sent it over, Pei Jingxing glanced at Mu Ying, got up and bowed solemnly

"Thank you to the benefactor for saving me, there will be heavy thanks in the future" Mu Ying said

"No thanks, I just hope I didn't save the wrong person, let's eat." Pei Jingxing remembered that his whereabouts could not be exposed, otherwise... He said with a serious expression

"Dare to ask Engong, but there are others who know about me" Mu Ying knew what he was worried about, and said busily

"Don't worry, childe, there are only my mother and a doctor who has treated you, I have already told them not to say it, they are not people with many mouths and tongues" Pei Jingxing was a little relieved when he heard this, he didn't want this person to act quite cautiously, he sat down and picked up chopsticks, glanced at the food, and frowned, this is the first time he has eaten leftovers, but he can't stand being hungry, so he can only eat it, fortunately, it tastes good, and it is not unpalatable as he imagined.

Mu Ying watched him eat slowly, obviously hungry, but very gentle, she knew that she must be born in a noble family and can only be raised, she didn't wait for him to finish eating, she had to go to work first, and the grass in the field had to be removed, and she didn't inform him, so she raised her feet and left.

Told the mother to remember to send the medicine to the man, and went to the field, to the field, Aunt Li of the same village is also working, she is more than forty this year, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, good facial features, the man in the family is sick in bed all the year round, has two sons, fortunately she has great strength, hands and feet, and a spicy temperament to support this family, now the eldest son has become a family, and the younger son has also learned a craft, and the days are getting better and better.

Aunt Li is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, she doesn't look easy to get along with, but she is actually approachable, and she has also helped Mu Ying's family a lot, Mu Ying also respects her, and she always has to bring a gift to her during the New Year's holidays, and the two families also have dealings with each other.

Aunt Li chatted with her while working, and mentioned her life's events

"Yingzi, do you have any favorite girls and aunts to introduce to you, you are not young anymore" Mu Ying is helpless, don't say that she doesn't have this mind now, even if she has, it must be a man, not a girl's family, that's right, she is a real woman, a fake man dressed as a man, if you want to ask the reason, she can't say, her mother raised her as a boy since she was a child, and she also called her a man to the outside world.

She didn't feel anything, for her, there was a lot less restraint, and she was much more comfortable living, but her mother always felt that she owed her, she didn't understand it very well, although sometimes she looked at other daughters' hairpin skirts and envies, but she had no regrets.

She prefers to be uninhibited and live casually, and does not want to be burdened by being a woman. But she also understands that it can't be like this forever, her mother and uncle won't agree, and she is eighteen years old, which is indeed not small, ordinary women, sixteen or seventeen years old, have to get married, and if she delays her age for a few years, she will become an old girl.

When the time comes, she doesn't want to settle, and she doesn't want to die alone, so it's a little difficult. She has to pay attention to see if there are suitable candidates, and if there is a good one, she will decide on it as soon as possible.

While thinking, she finished her work, went home to clean up, and went to the shop again, where many people came and sold some things.

An hour later, there were fewer people one after another, she closed the door and was about to go home, when Feng Xiaoqi came to look for her

"Boss, today on your birthday, I treat you to eat wontons, my mother made it" Xiao Qi is the only son in the family, the reason why he is called Xiao Qi is because there are seven brothers in front of him, who died of illness and died of illness, and who died early, did not survive, only he grew up healthy.

Born white and pure, also considered to be beautiful, quite aware of a few words, strength is not small, by doing farm work and carpentry for a living, the craft is very good, since childhood because his father went early, always bullied, it was Mu Ying to help him fight and settle down, so one by one the boss shouted, like a brother.

Mu Ying couldn't refuse, so she went to his house.