At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

"Okay, mother, let's invite my cousins ​​and the others to come over to be my maids tomorrow. Let's ask someone to look for something here tomorrow. Let's go to Yayun Courtyard and take a look." Yu Yunxuan said as she was looking forward to the good things in Yayun Courtyard. But the more she expected, the greater her disappointment. Yu Yunxin left nothing behind, only an empty cabinet and three locked sandalwood boxes.

"Mom, do you think that little bitch Yu Yunxin locked all the good things in these three big boxes?" Yu Yunxuan asked while looking at the three locked boxes.

"Maybe! The two maids beside her are very smart, especially Lian Qiao who came from General Lin's mansion. I'll find someone to smash the axe open." Wang Yuanxiang also stared at the three boxes.

Soon she went to the kitchen to find an axe and was about to chop it open! Yu Yunxuan yelled, "Mom, what should we do if that bitch Yu Yunxin comes back?"

"It's okay. She won't be back for a year or so. If she comes back, she'll say the lock is rusty and I'll keep all the things inside." Wang Yuanxiang held the axe and looked at the locked box greedily.

"Mom, this is a good idea. Hurry up and split it open." Yu Yunxuan urged after she finished speaking.

The mother and daughter took a while to open the largest compartment of one of the rooms, but there was nothing inside except a fan. This fan was given to Yu Yunxuan by Yu Yunxin.

Wang Yuanxiang cursed without thinking, "How dare these little bitches play tricks on me."

"Mom, do you have two more boxes to open?" Yu Yunxuan asked.

"I'm so tired. Let's do it another day. You can clean up and rest here. This boudoir is nice." Wang Yuanxiang looked around and said.

"Mother, please find three maids to serve me." Yu Yunxuan said as she lay down on a rocking chair and crossed her legs.

"It's okay, but it's better to buy a personal maid. I think you can just ask your cousins ​​to come and sweep the yard. Although they are your cousins, your uncle and aunt owe us a lot of money. Not letting them sell themselves to the Yu family is already doing them justice." Wang Yuanxiang said.

"Okay, I'll arrange someone tomorrow." Wang Yuanxiang said and went downstairs alone.

After the carriage left the official road, it drove towards a mountain village and arrived in front of a private school. The three carriages stopped steadily in front of the private school.

"If you don't have to travel today, you can rest in this village." Uncle He got off the carriage and wanted to help Yu Tinghai. Yu Tinghai refused and said, "Old He, go and prepare some dry food for the journey. Take a lunch break here first, and then continue the journey when the sun is not too hot. Let the driver and the horse rest for a while."

After that, everyone in the carriage got off and Chun Yu exclaimed, "Miss, this is my home."

"Chunyu is my home too." Qiu Shuang jumped off the carriage and said.

There were two middle-aged men standing at the door, one was a scholar dressed in gentleman's clothes, and the other was a hunter with half of his arms exposed.

I only heard Qiu Shuang and Chun Yu calling out, "Dad, your daughter is back to see you."

The two girls cried out at the same time, but they were not like those who acted like spoiled brats in front of their father. Chunyu was very polite and courteous. She bowed to the gentleman in front of her and then stood behind him.

Qiu Shuang gave her father a hug, then hooked the hunter's hand and stood aside.

Now only Lian Qiao knew to help Yu Yunxin. The carriage was quickly driven under the shade of the trees by Yu Linshan and the coachman, and some horse feed and water were prepared to feed the six horses.

"My Lord, the young master is doing well here." Just as the gentleman at the door finished speaking, a five-year-old boy came out and threw himself into Yu Tinghai's arms and said, "Daddy, big sister, should I stay here from now on?"

Yu Tinghai picked up the little cutie in front of him and asked, "Yes, do you like it here? Do you like Master Liu?"

"It's okay. The brothers here all have to study, so I follow them. I like the brothers here better." The kid said in a baby voice.

"As long as you like it." Yu Tinghai pinched his face and let Yu Niansi go.

He walked up to Master Liu and took out a silver note worth one hundred taels from his pocket.

Master Liu immediately retreated and said, "Master Yu, you can't do that. You are my lifesaver. How can I take your money?"

"Part of this is the monthly allowance for Chunyu and Qiushuang. Niansi, I'll trouble you and Hunter Xu to take care of her!" Yu Tinghai said, and when he saw that Liu Fu refused to take it, he directly stuffed it into the hands of Hunter Xu.

Hunter Xu tried to refuse but Yu Tinghai said, "I am very grateful that you sent your daughter to accompany me, Yun Xin. Take these and buy some food, clothing and study supplies for Nian Si. Hunter Xu will also take the trouble to send Si'er back home for a few days every month."

"Don't worry, sir Yu, you are my savior. Your business is my business, don't worry! Today I went up the mountain and hunted a few pheasants and a deer. I'll have someone prepare some for you to eat on the road." Hunter Xu said proudly.

"It's hot, you can give it to the children!" Yu Tinghai replied.

"It's okay, I still have deer antlers. Miss is injured, right? Qiu Shuang, take the deer antlers away and use them to nourish Miss. And don't stand there stupidly, Qiu Shuang, hurry up and make something to eat for Miss." Hunter Xu said to Qiu Shuang who was standing aside.

"Miss Xu the Hunter is already well. Deer antlers are not suitable for her, so you should sell them." Lian Qiao, who was standing next to Yu Yunxin, said.

"Okay, stop standing there. It's too hot outside! Let the adults come in and have some rest!" Master Liu said as he looked at the crowd, his forehead sweating profusely.

Soon everyone entered the house. Master Liu arranged for everyone to enter the bamboo house. There was a stream next to it, and there was a waterwheel next to it. The water from the waterwheel poured on the bamboo house, making it very cool. This was the way the ancients cooled down in summer.

The food on the table was very light, steamed venison, braised fish, bamboo shoots and pork ribs soup, a dish of mixed wild vegetables, and a bowl of mung bean soup. Master Liu asked Yu Tinghai to sit in the main seat, and then asked Yu Yunxin to sit by the window. The two of them sat at the door.

When Yu Tinghai saw the dishes, he said, "Why are you two spending so much money? Hunter Xu, you can sell the venison at the market, you don't have to prepare it for me."

"Sir, we haven't eaten venison for a long time. I prepared it because I knew you would pass by here today. It's not for you alone. Don't we have the eldest lady?" said Xu the hunter.

"Next time if you treat me with such expensive meat, I won't come." Yu Tinghai looked at the sumptuous dishes and said, "I don't know what's going on in Nanling County. There was a flood last year and a drought this year. When there's no disaster, the Southern Barbarians come to rob. I really don't know how the people there survive!"

"Sir, are you going to provide disaster relief this time?" I have a good classmate who is from Nanyang County. He wrote to me two days ago saying that the price of grain there is ridiculously high, and he can't hold on any longer and wants to take his wife and children to seek refuge with me. I think if you are going there, you should prepare some food here first and then go to provide disaster relief. No matter how much silver there is, it will not be enough to sell grain." Master Liu said.

Yu Tinghai nodded when he heard this. This time when he went to Wangshan County, in addition to looking for the official silver that was robbed by the bandits of Huyue Mountain, he also wanted to find the corrupt officials in Nanling County. Why has Nanling County not paid any taxes since the death of Duke Li? It was either due to floods, droughts, or robbery. The current emperor wants the truth.

After lunch, Yu Tinghai held Yu Niansi and talked for a while, then the father and son took a rest together in the bamboo house. After Yu Yunxin gave some cakes to the children who studied with Yu Niansi in the school, she also took a leisurely nap in the inner room. In summer, you need a nap to feel comfortable.

Listening to the sound of gurgling water outside the bamboo house, the sound was like a lullaby, and I fell asleep unknowingly.

Qiu Shuang was learning archery. Hunter Xu looked at his daughter and said, "Qiushuang, Master Yu and Miss Yu have to travel during this period. You should hunt some prey for them in the mountains. Dad doesn't know much. He can only teach you archery and making traps. It will take you a long time."

"Dad! I understand. Lord Yu and the young lady are both my benefactors. You let me stay with the young lady as a maid to repay Lord Yu for saving her life. The young lady never treats Chunyu and me as maids, but rather like good sisters." Qiu Shuang said.

"Qiu Shuang, don't forget who Miss Yu is. We are hunters and don't deserve to be called sisters. You have to take good care of Miss Yu on the way. She treats you well, so you have to respect her, okay?" Madam Xu handed Qiu Shuang the crossbow and arrows in her hand and continued, "Remember, these bows and arrows are not only for hunting, but also for you to protect Miss Yu."

Qiu Shuang took the crossbow and arrows and nodded, then put them into the carriage. She sat alone in the carriage under the shade of the tree and continued to practice archery.

Chun Yuze, Master Liu and Madam Liu were rubbing mugwort sachets with their hands. These were commonly found in rural homes and could repel mosquitoes. Madam Liu was a young lady from a wealthy family. After marrying Master Liu, she started making sachets and sometimes went to the city to sell them to cloth shops to supplement her family income.

Madam Liu said, "There are some mugworts in the mountains during the spring rain. If you are in a hurry and have nothing to do, you can pick some on the roadside and make some more sachets for Miss Yu. Your embroidery is good. I will give you the prescriptions for these sachets. Remember, you can use different dried flowers and herbs to make sachets in different seasons."

"Dad and Mom, I know you don't have to worry. You should take care of your health and don't get too tired." Chunyu said as she beat mugwort aside.

Master Liu looked at his daughter and smiled, then picked up the moxa stick in his hand.

When the sun had set behind half of the mountain, everyone got up and continued on their journey. Before leaving, Hunter Xu prepared some barbecue and iced green bean soup for them. Master Liu and Hunter Xu told Qiu Shuang and Chun Yu to take good care of the young lady and asked them to bring some bamboo mats and freshly made mosquito repellent incense. Qiu Shuang and Chun Yu got on the last carriage and reluctantly said goodbye to their families.

On the last carriage, Chun Yuxiang threw away the three keys on her waist. Qiu Shuang grabbed them and said, "I'll shoot farther with an arrow. I don't know what expressions Aunt Wang and the Second Miss will have after they have spent so much effort to open three empty boxes."

"What other expression can he have? He must be so angry." Chunyu said with a smile.

The two maids started laughing in the carriage. The laughter reached Yu Yunxin's ears. She looked at Lian Qiao, who was five or six years older than her and said, "These two little sisters are really talking and laughing."

"Yes! Let them come and chat with the young lady tomorrow to relieve her boredom. Let's meditate and practice now. I will use silver needles to assist you in opening up some of your tendons and meridians, and also help you break through the fifth level of Zuowang Gong as soon as possible." Lian Qiao said.

Yu Yunxin nodded and asked, "By the way, why don't you have internal strength?"

"Everyone's physique is different. Miss, your parents are both martial artists and have all the five elements. You can learn the internal skills of various martial arts sects. I was born with an inability to store internal skills in my dantian, so the owner of the manor taught me some simple external skills and acupuncture." Lian Qiao replied.

"The five elements are not missing. Are they the same as the five elements in the birth characters?" Yu Yunxin has studied numerology, and some Chinese medicine practitioners also use the eight characters to diagnose diseases.

"Yes, I am a person with all Yin elements in my horoscope. The master only taught me acupuncture and a set of boxing and kicking skills, and nothing else." Lian Qiao said.

Yu Yunxin looked at Lian Qiao's complexion and said, "You are born with insufficient Qi and blood. I do have a set of exercises that you can learn, but this set of exercises must be practiced every day to help you make up for your innate deficiency."

"Oh! How come the young lady knows this set of skills when she has never been out of the capital?" Lian Qiao asked.

"I saw it in a book in the Yu Mansion. You know my father likes to read books about martial arts." Yu Yunxin thought that there was no Wudang Sect in this era, and the Eight-Section Brocade was the Wudang Sect's method of strengthening the body, so she could only say this.

Lian Qiao nodded and said nothing more. He took out the silver needle and began to acupuncture Yu Yunxin. This is the hand Shaoyang triple burner meridian. I used my internal force several times to open the tendons here but I couldn't. I didn't expect that I would need the assistance of silver needles. When Lian Qiao was inserted, Yu Yuyun only felt a surge of internal force rushing straight into her palm, and she hit the tea table next to her and was directly shattered by the palm force.

"You have mastered the fifth level of Zuowang Gong." Lian Qiao exclaimed, "Miss, you can ask your master Miaochun Baiyi to teach you the inner power of the birth of all things."

What is the inner power of the life of all things? She has never heard of it. She has only heard of the Nine Yin Manual, the Sunflower Manual, and the Star Absorbing Art in martial arts novels.

Yu Yunxin asked: "What kind of internal energy is the birth of all things?"

"I don't know either. I only heard the old lady talk about it, and I overheard it by accident in the general's mansion." Lian Qiao immediately shook his hand and said.

So that's how it is? Yu Yunxin said nothing more. She watched Lian Qiao pull out the silver needle from her arm and walk out of the carriage. She watched the setting sun. Three carriages shuttled through the woods. The driver said, "Miss, we will arrive at the next post station in an hour. Do you want to get off the carriage and rest for a while? This place is very close to the official road and there is no danger."

I heard Yu Tinghai in the carriage ahead say, "Everyone get off and take a rest!"

At Yu Tinghai's command, all the carriages stopped. Yu Tinghai took four swords and gave one to Yu Linshan first, then to Yu Yunxin, and said to Qiu Shuang, "The four of you follow me, and the rest of you stay and rest where you are."

Yu Tinghai led the four people to an open area and said, "Today I will teach you a set of sword techniques, which are also the sword techniques of the Gentlemen's Pavilion of the Qingyi Sect. Only scholars of both civil and military virtues can enter the Gentlemen's Pavilion. I passed the examination to become a scholar when I was ten years old, and then I studied sword techniques with my master for five years."

"The Gentleman's Sword Technique, the first move is 'The Clear Sound of the Mountain'. This is a set of offensive and defensive sword moves, just like a modest gentleman bowing to others..." After Yu Tinghai finished speaking, he gestured and asked the three to follow him to practice.

Yu Linshan asked: "Foster father, what is so special about this sword technique?"