Jin Yu Dynasty

But the little Feiyan came out of the Bai mansion and was unaccompanied, so she temporarily stayed at Lihua's place.Lihua lived in a small single room in Shuyang Pavilion, and when Xiao Feiyan came, they shared the same room.

Naturally, Xiaofeiyan doesn't do the flesh and blood business.She is also diligent, and when Lihua goes out to entertain guests, she cleans the room and helps Lihua wash those beautiful clothes, which can be regarded as a little favor for her sister.Another thing is that most of the women in Shuyang Pavilion are illiterate. If there are letters from relatives at home, they have to take them outside and ask the gentleman who set up a stall to read them for them. If they want to write a letter, they also need to spend money. .That little Feiyan could read quite a few words, when she came here, she often helped the sisters in the building read and write letters, and everyone praised her for being smart.

On this day, Xieyi from the building brought another letter and asked Xiao Feiyan to read it to her.Xiao Feiyan took the envelope, looked up, and asked strangely, "The recipient's name is Jin Zhu, why did you change the name? Or did you use a false name to trick one of your guests?"

Xieyi poked her finger lightly on Xiaofeiyan's forehead, and said with a smile, "little thing, you are the one coaxing the guests. I asked you to read the letter, did I tell you that this is my letter? This letter belongs to Yuzhu, Her real name was Jinzhu, but when she arrived at Shuyange, her mother said that Jinzhu was too vulgar, so she changed her stage name."

Xiao Feiyan asked, "Her letter, why didn't she come by herself?"

Xie Yi sighed, "Her ear is getting worse and worse. She doesn't go out of her house now, and she doesn't even see guests. Among the sisters, she only wants to see me and have a chat with me."

Xiao Feiyan asked, "Can't it be cured?"

Xie Yi said, "Mom can be considered worthy of her. She hired several doctors, even a Western doctor, but it was of no use at all."

Xiao Feiyan asked, "Can a slap in the face really make your ears deaf?"

Xie Yi said, "You don't know how strong those soldiers are. A slap, let alone a deaf ear, can break their necks if they are ruthless. The Guangdong Army, who was cut into pieces by thousands of knives, all of them were killed." Die badly."

Seeing her gnashing her teeth with curses, Xiao Feiyan obviously hated her very much. Although it didn't involve her, but she was someone who knew the Guangdong Army, so she felt ashamed for no reason, so she didn't want to mention it, just said, "Let me read the letter, remember it, and tell Yuzhu later."

He read the letter slowly.

Xiao Feiyan folded the letter paper, put it back in the envelope, returned the letter, and said, "If she wants to write a letter back to her family, you can tell me what it means, and I will write it for her."

Xie Yi said, "No wonder, everyone said that they want to be an educated young woman. Literacy is good. Unlike us, who look like a man, and see big characters, they will be dazed. If I was born a few years later, how much money would my family have?" , I also want to go to a girls' school to study and be a beautiful female student."

Xiao Feiyan said, "If you want to be literate, you don't have to go to a girls' school. I'll just teach you."

Xie Yi asked, "Can I learn if I teach like this?"

Xiao Feiyan said, "Of course. I didn't know much at first. When I was in the Bai Mansion, Adjutant Xuan bought me "Three Character Classics" and "Zeng Guang Xian Wen". , I know more about it.”

Xie Yi exclaimed, "You are really lucky. That Adjutant Xuan is young, handsome and capable. He not only saved you, but also taught you how to read. My dear, it's even better than the play of talented men and beautiful women in the drama. But why did you After coming out of the Bai mansion, why don’t you serve him? If it were me, even if someone beats me with a stick, I wouldn’t leave.”

When Bai Xuelan dealt with Xiao Feiyan, she promised Xuan Huaifeng not to embarrass her, so when she asked her to leave, she didn't announce it.Xiao Feiyan went to Shuyang Pavilion to seek refuge with Lihua, and Lihua only thought that she didn't want to work as a servant in the mansion. Although she complained that her sister didn't know how to cherish such a good job, but she was hugged by Xiaofeiyan and acted like a baby, so she didn't like it. Say no more.

Xiao Feiyan listened to Xieyi's question, her face blushed slightly, and she mumbled, "You haven't worked as a servant in the mansion, how do you know what's going on inside? In fact, Adjutant Xuan is a very good person. I can't fault him. It was a bit of a mistake. But that Chief Bai is a dubious villain. It was because of him that I resigned."

Xie Yi became curious, and asked, "I have several guests who are in the officialdom, and they all say that Mr. Bai is smart and capable, and you don't see him once in a hundred years. Why do you say that he is a bad guy? Besides, the bad guy is nothing more, Why are you not being fair? Could it be that he is not being fair to you?"

Xiao Feiyan was ashamed, threw the handkerchief on Xieyi's face, and said, "What are you talking about? What are you talking about?"

It just so happened that the guest of the Pink Butterfly finished her business and left. She came to play with Li Hua, and when she saw the two of them arguing, she asked, "What's so happy about it?"

Xieyi turned her head and smiled, "You came just in time, this little thing slapped me in the face with a handkerchief. Just because I found out, it turned out that she left the Bai mansion because the owner of the mansion, Mr. Bai, treated her mischievously. It can be seen that this little thing is a natural little vixen, and the head of such a big official has also been seduced by you."

Women are most interested in these news. When Fan Die heard it, she also became curious. She sat down and rubbed Xiao Feiyan, "Well, how did you hide such a big news? I heard that Mr. Bai is young, handsome and rich. , but he is not a womanizing person. Even in our Shuyange, he came here just for entertainment, and left with the bosses in a decent manner, never staying overnight. Why did you fall into his eyes?"

Xiao Feiyan shouted, "No! No!"

Xie Yi said, "Fan Die, don't believe it, she still wants to hide it. Just now she told me that President Bai is a dubious villain, and it was because of him that she came out of the Bai mansion."

Xiao Feiyan was teased by them in turn, her cheeks were flushed, she could only beg for mercy, "Good sisters, don't talk about it, it's nothing at all, if it gets out, how can I face others? Don't bully me anymore, I I will tell you the truth."

The two of them seemed to be hiding something hidden in what she said, so they stopped joking, sat next to her, and said to her, "Now we won't laugh at you, tell the truth quickly. Why is Mr. Bai so nonsense, you And why is he leaving the White Mansion because of him? Don't fool us, otherwise, when Lihua comes back, we have to speak to her and ask her to have a good trial of you, a liar."

Although Xiaofeiyan and Lihua are just sworn brothers, they treat her like a sister in their hearts, so they are afraid that Lihua will not welcome her. After hearing this threat, they have no choice.

Xiao Feiyan bit her lower lip, thought for a while, and could only say, "Okay. Just one thing, let me tell you, don't tell it to the public. Mr. Bai is very powerful, and everyone in the mansion knows it. People dare to leak it to the outside world." He lowered his voice and whispered a few words.

After listening to Xieyi and Fendie, you looked at me and I looked at you, with strange expressions on their faces.

After a long while, Fen Die said, "Let me tell you, that Chief Bai is not lustful, so he is a good man. But he is handsome, and Adjutant Xuan is even more handsome. Such a pair It’s better than the kind of half-dead old man with handsome officials.”

But Xieyi said, "Adjutant Xuan seems to be a serious person, not like doing such a thing."

Xiao Feiyan's dissatisfaction with Bai Xuelan has a long history. In her mind, Bai Xuelan is a bad person, Xuan Huaifeng is a good person, and the bad people naturally oppress the good people.Therefore, she couldn't help but excuse Xuan Huaifeng, "Of course Adjutant Xuan is a decent person, but his boss is not serious. He is oppressed by his boss like that, even if he doesn't want to, so what?" Fan Die asked, " How do you know he is oppressed? Could it be that you listened to their corners?"

He covered his mouth with a handkerchief, looked at Xiao Feiyan and smiled.

It is true that Xiao Feiyan often listens to the corners of the walls. When she was in the Bai mansion, she slept very close to Bai Xuelan's bedroom. In the quiet night, Xuan Huaifeng's moans were squeezed, and she begged for mercy with a touch of water vapor. , how could escape her ears.Recalling so far, I still blush.

Now that Fendie exposed it casually, Xiao Feiyan's ears turned red immediately, she stood up and stomped her feet and said, "She even said that she was an older sister, I told you everything I couldn't tell you. You all made fun of me instead. "

A voice outside asked, "Who's kidding my sister?"

It turned out that the pear blossoms came back after entertaining the guests.

Xiao Feiyan was afraid that they would talk nonsense, so she blinked her eyes anxiously at the two of them.Xieyi and Fendie knew each other well, and they talked perfunctorily with Lihua for a while, when a guy from the building came over and said that there was a customer looking for him.The two left.

Only Lihua and Xiaofeiyan were left in the room, so Lihua asked, "They just came to read letters to you?"

Xiao Feiyan said, "It's not the first time they asked me to read a letter. Why did they suddenly ask like this?"

Lihua originally sat on the bamboo chair by the window because there were so many people in the room, but now she came over, sat down next to Xiaofeiyan, shook her hand, and said softly, "Sister, sister is in this building It is no longer a person to be innocent. I know the pain of being innocent, so I am afraid that you will suffer from it too. The sisters in the building are all miserable people. Logically, I am the same as them, and I have no right to look down on you. They. However, I am afraid that you have been with them too much, and you have acquired bad habits. For example, Fendie has a good heart, but what she says, let alone a girl, sometimes even a man will listen to it. You have to blush. Some things, we are in this business, so let’s say it, but you can’t say it. You still need to find a good family in the future.”

While listening, Xiao Feiyan bowed her head and was silently taught.

Lihua said, "My sister has been in this building for a few years, half popular but not popular. These days, I have cleaned up my savings and added a few pieces of jewelry from customers. If I sell it, it will be enough for a sum of money. Yes. I thought, use this money for you to go to a girls' school."

Xiao Feiyan whispered, "Sister, no need."

Lihua didn't let her go on, looked at her and said, "Let me finish my plan first. Today's women's schools are very advanced, and they can provide housing. The female students live together, which is clean and free from miscellaneous things." People, and you can learn knowledge, even though you need a few more money, it is far better than living here. After all, Shuyange is a place for flesh and blood business, and it is shameful for you, a girl, to live here for a long time."

Xiao Feiyan said, "I am at this age, can I still succeed in my studies?"

Lihua said, "Stupid child, who expects you to be a scholar? When I send you to the school, knowledge is the second most important thing. The most important thing is to give you a good identity. You look good in the first place. When you enter the school, you will dress up as a student. A new-style student with shoulder-length hair cut, a well-behaved female student walking on the road, how nice. My sister has an old acquaintance, and her net worth is considered innocent. She is almost 50 years old, and her knees are empty. She is willing to recognize someone. Daughter. In the future, when you become a female student and have an innocent godfather, there will naturally be good people willing to marry you in."

Xiao Feiyan thought to herself, since she was a concubine, even if she became a female student, it was nothing more than an appearance. Could it be possible to become a virgin on the wedding night?Where is there a good family willing to marry?It can be seen that my sister didn't see through.

Thinking about it again, my sister was greeted and sent off in the building, and I was used to the world, but I thought so naively and optimistic about my own affairs for a while, which shows that my sister really thinks of herself wholeheartedly.

Can't help being very moved.

Xiao Feiyan couldn't bear to spoil Pear Blossom's interest at this moment, and didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

Lihua said, "When it comes to making friends, I frankly say that I don't approve of you being friends with these sisters in my building. When you become a female student in the future, you might as well make more friends. Yes, you've been bored here recently , why don't you go out for a walk?"

Xiao Feiyan said, "I was planning to go out today. I got news that a girlfriend was in the hospital. She was very lonely. I wanted to visit her. Unexpectedly, before I left, Xieyi took the letter and asked me to read it. Delayed."

Lihua said, "My friend is in the hospital, you should visit. Do you have any money?"

Xiao Feiyan said, "I'll come back after looking at it, and I don't eat out, it doesn't cost money."

Lihua said, "You can't go to see a doctor empty-handed, go shopping."

Then she took out a small brocade wallet and opened it, took a one-yuan bill in it, and stuffed it in Xiao Feiyan's hand.Xiao Feiyan couldn't refuse, so she took the money, changed her clothes and went out.

In fact, it was still early, and Xiao Feiyan went to the street, and saw that the small stalls selling hot buns and tofu flowers were still open in the alley, but Lihua had just picked up the guests, and brought back a few pieces of snacks left over from the guests. Let her eat, she is not hungry now, just thinking about whether to go directly to the hospital or buy some gifts.

In fact, this friend was none other than a green hibiscus that had given her a real silk handkerchief.

Lu Furong was admitted to the hospital because of a miscarriage. She is not a native of the capital, and she doesn't know many people. Now her mother and sisters are in the drug rehabilitation center. Except for young and rich, no one else comes to see her. In her loneliness, she thought of Little Feiyan is here.Lu Furong asked Nianliangfu to find someone to inquire about. Knowing that Xiao Feiyan lived in Shuyange, she called Shuyange from the hospital.

Xiao Feiyan originally wanted to visit the hospital, but unexpectedly, Lihua gave her a dollar and gave her a problem. After thinking about it carefully, visiting patients in the hospital should not be empty-handed, but what should I give?Logically, Lu Furong gave her a silk handkerchief, if she gave Lu Furong back a silk handkerchief, or a silk scarf, that would be a great gift, but she only has one dollar in her hand, she can't afford it A silk handkerchief or silk scarf.

Otherwise, just buy a few oranges?But now in this season, oranges are not cheap anymore. It is too stingy to spend money to buy a few oranges, and it also costs money.

If there is something cheap and simple, buy a little green hibiscus as a gift, without losing face, and have a few cents left over to take back to my sister, that would be great.

A young and beautiful woman stood on the corner of the street, looking around, her style was very attractive.Xiao Feiyan was hesitating, when suddenly someone behind her said "Hello", the voice sounded familiar.She turned around, and when she saw it, she recognized an acquaintance.

Xiao Feiyan said, "So it was you."

Zhang Dasheng said happily, "I looked like you from a distance, but I didn't dare to call out seriously. I didn't expect it to be you. Why did you do well in the mansion, and suddenly disappeared?"

Xiao Feiyan didn't want to hear this question, so she turned her head and said, "You people, why do you always ask this question. Do I have to be a servant in the mansion for the rest of my life? Can't I do something else? I did a good job, but suddenly I don’t want to do it, can’t I?”

Zhang Dasheng is very rough and bold, but he couldn't stand Xiao Feiyan's coquettish attitude the most, seeing her turn her head, his heart was slightly shattered, and he quickly gave up, "I don't want to say it?

Only then did Xiao Feiyan turn her head back, looked him up and down, pursed her lips and asked with a smile, "The gate of the mansion is so tight, why did you come to the street? I know, you sneaked out today."

Zhang Dasheng straightened his chest and said, "I'm not that kind of person. The chief gave me a vacation and asked me to come out to play."

Xiao Feiyan said, "I don't believe that President Bai will be so kind to people for no reason."

Zhang Dasheng laughed and said, "Of course it's not for nothing. I made a great contribution to the chief last night. The chief was very happy, praised me for a good job, gave me a vacation, and rewarded me with a sum of money. Guess what, he How much did you pay me?"

Xiao Feiyan snorted, "What does it matter to me how much reward you have? I don't guess. Are you proud of getting the reward? It's also embarrassing to put on the face of a rich person in front of others."

Facing Xiao Feiyan, Zhang Dasheng had a surprisingly good attitude. Hearing her sarcasm, he didn't feel annoyed. Instead, he said, "Whoever puts on the face of a rich man in front of you, I hate the rich man's face. However, I got a bounty, that’s the truth. Aren’t we friends? Come, let’s share the blessings, and I invite you to eat bean curd.”

Seeing how kind he was, Xiao Feiyan couldn't help but smiled again, and said, "Are you only treating me to bean curd? If you get a lot of rewards, you should treat me to a restaurant and drink mutton soup."

Zhang Dasheng said, "Okay, then I'll treat you to the restaurant and drink mutton soup. I heard that there is a Nanling restaurant near here that makes very good mutton soup. Today I invite you to try it."

I'm going to go.

Xiao Feiyan said, "Did you really invite me? I'm sorry, I can't go today. A friend of mine is sick and I'm going to visit her in the hospital. I was just worrying about what presents I should bring. Originally, I want to buy a silk handkerchief or a silk scarf for her."

Zhang Dasheng asked, "Then why don't you buy it?"

Xiao Feiyan hesitated to speak, remained silent for a while, and said with a smile, "I'll think about it later, forget it. It's not bad to buy a few oranges, but the oranges are not in season now, and I'm afraid they won't taste good anymore."

Zhang Dasheng has never been a thoughtful person, but when he was in the mansion, he had a good impression of this girl. Later, when he found out that she was not working in the mansion, he was really depressed for a while. She became much smarter, and seeing Xiao Feiyan's expression, she realized that it was probably because she didn't have enough money.

Zhang Dasheng looked around, pointed to the end of the street and said, "There is a silk shop over there, which should sell real silk handkerchiefs, let's go and have a look."

Xiao Feiyan said, "What did you do in the past? I don't buy it."

Zhang Dasheng said, "Look at it even if you don't buy it."

Saying that, he grabbed Xiao Feiyan's wrist and went towards the silk and satin village.Entering the silk and satin shop, Zhang Dasheng opened his mouth and said to the clerk, "Do you have any high-quality silk handkerchiefs and silk scarves here?"

The staff of the silk and satin shop are the best at seeing the bulging wallets in the pockets of customers from their clothes. They saw that the two people who entered the door were dressed in very ordinary clothes, not like rich customers, and Zhang Dasheng's accent was obviously from other places. People, can't help being a little negligent.

The guy stood still, just smiled perfunctorily, and asked, "Does the customer want to buy a silk handkerchief or a silk scarf? That's a different thing, and there's something special about it."

Zhang Dasheng was backed by the bounty he got last night, and he wanted to be bold in front of Xiao Feiyan, and said to the guy, "I want to buy a silk handkerchief, and a silk scarf. I really want to buy them, so you take them out and let me buy them." This girl picks and chooses."

The clerk pointed his hand down and said, "Here, it's all in the glass box."

Zhang Dasheng looked down, and sure enough, inside the transparent glass box, there were several colorful handkerchiefs, but they were not unfolded, and the patterns embroidered on them could not be seen clearly.

Zhang Dasheng said, "Take it out and have a look."

The clerk was still lazy, and said with a smile, "Silk is expensive and not resistant to dirt. Everyone has to look at it. If you touch it with your fingers, it can't be sold after a few returns. Our store is all made by foreign machines. Embroidery, the cheapest one is seven or eight yuan. Don’t be afraid to say something to offend the customer, it’s not that I won’t take it for you, but if two of them are dirty, my month’s work will be for nothing.”

Knowing that she was looked down upon by the clerk, Xiao Feiyan's face turned white and red, and she regretted coming in with Zhang Dasheng, so she whispered to Zhang Dasheng, "Brother Zhang, forget it, let's go out. Don't hinder his business."

She didn't say it was okay, but Zhang Dasheng's temper was aroused by this remark.

Zhang Dasheng said, "What are you doing out there? I'm here to buy things. Can't you afford the seven or eight dollars a piece of crap?"

He took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, slapped it on the glass cover.

The man was startled, lest the glass cover should be smashed.I took a closer look, but fortunately the glass cover was not broken. I looked again and found that there were whole bills and small bills in the pile of banknotes, which were messily stacked together. Although I don't know the number, but from the surface, at least Five or six 100-yuan bills.

Unexpectedly, although the guest was dressed in ordinary clothes, he had a big purse.

The clerk knew that he had misread it, so he quickly apologized and said with a smile, "Guest, why are you angry? You are a well-mannered and magnanimous master, do you really care about me, a silk seller who doesn't know how to speak? You see, this is not I'll take it out for you immediately."

While speaking, he took the key and opened the glass case, took out a dozen or so silk handkerchiefs and silk scarves inside, and unfolded them neatly one by one.

Zhang Dasheng ignored him with a straight face, turned to Xiao Feiyan and said, "You pick."

Xiao Feiyan pursed her lips and gave him a slight smile before walking over, looking at each piece, and after a while, she settled on a silk handkerchief.

Zhang Dasheng said, "You pick another silk scarf."

Xiao Feiyan said, "Oh, I only have one friend to visit, so I don't need two gifts."

Zhang Dasheng said, "Choose another one, whoever you give it to? Anyway, I gave it to you. If you call me Big Brother Zhang, you are my little sister, why don't you allow me to give you something?" He was afraid of Xiaofei. Yan refused, deliberately staring at her, and pretending to be very angry.

Xiao Feiyan thought to herself, it seems that he sincerely wanted to give me something, so don't take away his kindness instead.I gave a silk handkerchief to Lv Furong, and left a silk scarf, I don't need to use such a good thing myself, it would be good to give it to my sister.

Thinking of this, she picked out another silk scarf.

Seeing that she didn't refuse, Zhang Dasheng was very happy, paid the bill readily, and walked out of the street with Xiao Feiyan.

Xiao Feiyan said, "Brother Zhang, thank you for giving me the things. I'm going to find my girlfriend. When you go back to the mansion and see Adjutant Xuan, please say hello to me."

Zhang Dasheng said, "It's a trivial matter to help you take care of it, but Adjutant Xuan is not in the mansion. He is sick and stayed in the hospital for several days."

Xiao Feiyan was surprised, "I left the mansion and stayed with my sister, but I didn't hear anything about it. What's wrong with Adjutant Xuan? Is it serious?"

Zhang Dasheng said with a smile, "At first it was very sick, but it doesn't matter now."

Xiao Feiyan asked, "How do you know, are you a doctor?"

Zhang Dasheng said, "I'm not a doctor, but what our chief says never counts. He said that Adjutant Xuan's illness will be cured soon, and he will be cured soon. The chief also said that he will wait for Adjutant Xuan's illness in a few days." If he is better, take him back to the mansion to raise him. If you are worried, go visit him when Adjutant Xuan returns to the mansion."

Xiao Feiyan thought that if she went to the Bai Mansion, she would meet the extremely powerful President Bai, she didn't have this thought, she said perfunctorily, "As long as Adjutant Xuan's illness recovers quickly."

Then he bid farewell to Zhang Dasheng, took the two gifts he just got, and headed towards the hospital.