Chapter 3
Huixian Tower said that Lian Yu whipped the little donkey wildly all the way, and finally entered Puzhou City after five times of being stubborn.
Puzhou City is a large and prosperous town on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The streets are crowded with people, and there are many shops on both sides. The architectural style is full of southern charm.
However, at this time, Lian Yu had no intention of appreciating the ancient charm of the city. She just wanted to quickly pay homage to her five internal organs temple.
She made inquiries all the way and went straight to Huixian Tower.
Since Huixian Tower is the best restaurant in the city, it must also be a crowded and well-informed place.
She needs a big meal now both physically and mentally, and to learn as much information as possible about the world.
The small village before was too backward and information was extremely limited.
Lian Yu arrived at the entrance of Huixian Tower, tied her little donkey next to a majestic white horse, and walked into the building.
As soon as I entered the door, I was stopped by a white-faced and arrogant waiter.
The man lowered his head, looked Lian Yu up and down twice, squinted his eyes and said with disdain: "Where is the beggar from? Come on! Go on! This is no place for you!"
Lian Yu stretched out a finger and pulled the The human shield in front of her poked back, causing the waiter to stagger back two steps.
She held another small hand holding a handful of broken silver and held it in front of him. She frowned and said, "Are these enough? Can we go in and eat?"
The waiter steadied himself and stood still, not daring to look down on the child in front of him, hurriedly bent over and said with a smile: "Sir, would you please come in?"
He stretched out a hand to guide the way, "Are you going to sit in the lobby or in the private room upstairs?"
"The lobby is fine." Lian Yu held up a small table Face, she walked into the building and was led to a table on the left to sit down.
It was lunch time, and the hall was bustling with people. Dozens of runners wearing gray and blue shirts were trotting through it.
The fair-skinned waiter beside him sang in a high voice: "My guest, what would you like to order?"
After singing, he bent down again with a smile on his face, showing a humble and respectful attitude, but the high-pitched voice was heard by all the adults around her. There was a bit of ill-intention.
The dozen or so burly men at the table next door immediately turned their heads to look over.
Lian Yu followed their gazes and looked back. What she was looking at was the table full of meat dishes, such as roasted chicken in soy sauce, pork knuckles, Sixi meatballs, plate-cut duck... She was so greedy that she drooled.
He stretched out his little hand and pointed at the table: "Let's have a table like this and only need one pot of wine." Her voice was young and crisp.
"Come on! Just a moment!" The waiter glanced at the table next door, tossed the white handkerchief on his shoulder, and stepped back quickly.
Lian Yu picked up the blue and white porcelain pot on the table, poured a cup of tea, picked up the teacup, and drank tea while listening to the conversations of other people in the hall.
Most of them are gossip, or about the girl in a certain building, or about which person has made a fortune recently. There is not much useful information. I only heard that it is the Zhou Dynasty now, and the situation seems to be unstable. Some areas in the north have already Out of court control.
Not long after, all the meals were served.
She didn't hear anything useful on the first floor. Lian Yu looked at the second floor while eating the sauce-roasted chicken.
One side of the private room on the second floor faces the lobby, and is hung with a bamboo curtain. When the curtain is pulled up, you can see the entire lobby. It is probably for the convenience of listening to the little play of the man and woman singing in the hall.
If you sit in the right position, you can also see the scene in some private rooms upstairs from downstairs.
Now Lian Yu could see two elegant young men sitting in the private room on the far right side of the second floor.
Mr. Xuanyi was leaning against the railing, his face unclear, as if he had said something.
The young master, dressed in bamboo green and brocade clothes, turned to look at him and smiled softly.
This smile was like a breeze blowing into the arms, and the bright moon was shining in the sky. Lian Yu was so shocked that he didn't even notice that the chicken drumstick on his chopsticks fell off.
She secretly sighed in her heart, how could there be such a handsome man in this era, it was so pleasing to the eye! Delightful for the eyes!
With her ears twitching slightly, Lian Yu concentrated on listening to what was going on in their private room. With her current power growth, she could only hear sounds within ten feet. This distance was completely enough.
At this time, Meng Zeshen, who was dressed in bamboo green brocade clothes in the private room, looked at Fu Heng opposite him and said with a smile: "When will you return to Yunjing?" Fu Heng leaned on the railing and pouted:
"I don't know! My ancestor sent me here. , I'll just stay here!"
"You said that my brain is not good at reading. He stares at me reading all day long. Isn't this embarrassing for me and himself!"
He picked up a glass of wine and took a sip. After he finished, he looked at Meng Zeshen and sighed: "Oh! I envy you. You are both civil and military, your family is rich, your father is powerful, and you can live freely in the world." He lowered his head, poured another glass of wine, and asked, "
What are you doing? Where did you come from?"
Meng Zeshen took a sip of the wine in the glass and said calmly: "Huainan."
Fu Heng suddenly stepped forward with a mysterious look on his face: "There is something that you may not know yet.
"Huh?" Meng Zeshen raised his eyelids and looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.
Fu Heng: "Xiao Jichuan is gone."
"Gone?" Meng Zeshen asked.
"His boat capsized on the Yangtze River and was killed. When he was found, he was stabbed seventeen times." Fu Heng clicked his tongue twice, "That's a cruel attack!"
Meng Ze heard this and said regretfully: "Heaven is jealous of talents!"
Fu Heng said and snorted coldly: "What kind of jealousy? It's obviously human jealousy!"
"It's either his second brother or Yunjing's side. Otherwise, Xiao Fucheng wouldn't have suffered such a depressing loss because of the news." The voice changed and he said: "Master Li Chengji , you know about being demoted to Yazhou, right?"
Meng Zeshen nodded, drank the glass of wine, and listened to him quietly.
"His wife took her children back to her hometown. Thirty miles upriver from Puzhou, she was attacked by water bandits. No one in her family survived. The youngest daughter was only eight years old." Then he said angrily, "What kind of water bandits are you talking about? It was those castrated dogs in the court who did it!"
Meng Ze sighed deeply and said: "In these troubled times, everyone is suffering, the people are suffering, and the officials are also suffering."
"Oh, it's rare to see someone say this. Blame me for the bad things, and say something happy." Fu Heng greeted, "Try this steamed Pu Shui fish, this is the best in Puzhou."
Meng Zeshen stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece and put it into his mouth. It was soft and fresh. Fragrant and indeed delicious.
Downstairs, a drunken man from the next table staggered to Lian Yu's table and grinned: "Which girl is this who escaped from a house? Can you finish such a big table? Do you want us to come over and help you eat something?"
Lian Yu didn't respond.
The drunken man said angrily: "What are you asking? Are you deaf?"
"You look down on me, don't you?"
Lian Yu was concentrating on listening to the conversation between Meng Zeshen and Meng Zeshen on the second floor. He was so engrossed that he didn't notice anyone beside him.
Ever since I heard "the family is extremely wealthy and powerful", my heart was filled with excitement. The look in Meng Zeshen's eyes was like looking at a moving golden thigh, and I secretly swore in my heart that I must hug it!
Now I heard about Li Chengji again, and I was thinking deeply about whether she was Li Chengji's eight-year-old daughter, and the time and place matched.
Her snow-white and delicate skin is not something that ordinary people can maintain.
Seeing that she had been ignoring him, the big man was so angry that he felt humiliated and slapped the table with a loud bang.
Lian Yu was startled and showed a sharp look like an arrow.
The big man's heart trembled in shock, but seeing the fleeting look in his eyes, he puffed up his chest and shouted: "Who are you staring at?"
Lian Yu continued: "Why are you staring at you?"
After saying this, a thought flashed through his heart. The huge "fuck" is so mouth-watering!
In the previous life, their teammates often played tricks like this among themselves, but now they are so silly!
"You bastard is looking for death!"
The big man immediately flew into a rage and slapped Lian Yu in the face with a big hand like a leaf fan. Lian Yu quickly raised his hand to block it.
"Ah——!" A scream.
Lian Yu woke up and forgot to hold the chopsticks in his hand.
At this time, a pair of chopsticks was firmly inserted into the palm of the big man's hand. The big man already held his wrist in pain and fell to the ground.
Lian Yu secretly cursed that he didn't look at the almanac when he went out today, which was really bad luck.
She stood up from the stool and quickly gave up. She was about to go forward to check the injury, and said with concern: "Uncle, are you okay? I didn't mean it..." However, at this time, two big men were surrounding her. Come over.
One person hurriedly supported the big man on the ground and shouted sternly: "Brother! Brother!"
The other person raised his hand to grab Lian Yu and shouted angrily: "You stinky girl, take your life!"
Lian Yu quickly gathered strength and kicked with both feet. The ground, jumped back, avoiding this person's claws.
When he looked up and took a closer look, someone at the next table had already opened a basket beside the table. Inside the basket were dozens of cold broad-backed swords.
Each of them drew it out one by one, and slashed at Lian Yu with a flash of cold light.
Lian Yu just wants to curse angrily now. He is a fool and has no moral ethics. Give me a high-powered machine gun and send these people to see King Yama!
As the saying goes, every inch is stronger, Lian Yu is unarmed, and he is a child with short arms and legs. In addition, in his previous life, he was accustomed to using guns and shells, and his close combat skills are average, all relying on the blessing of strength. At this time, he really can't catch a sword with bare hands.
Before you get close to the enemy, you will be cut into pieces with a big sword.
Now, all I can do is take advantage of my petite size and flexibility to dart around in the lobby in search of life.
Suddenly, she jumped onto a table, raised her head and met Meng Zeshen's eyes on the second floor. She rolled her eyes and shouted, "Dad, save me!" "
Dad! If you don't come out, I'm going to kill you." He was hacked to death!" The voice was loud and clearly audible in the noisy restaurant.
The two people upstairs were watching the excitement, but they were dragged into the battle with just one word.
There were people downstairs already looking at them eagerly.
Fu Heng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Ah Shen, why is this girl calling you dad? Why don't you go and help!"
Meng Zeshen leaned forward and looked at the chaos downstairs. He smiled at Lian Yu and said: "I can't give birth to a daughter as old as you!"
"Don't think about diverting trouble to others, run away for your life!"
Fu Heng watched the excitement and was not afraid of trouble, and continued to encourage: "Ah Shen, you really don't want to go and rescue her?"
Meng Zeshen shook the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "No need to save, this is just a bastard, she can't die!"
Fu Heng looked surprised: "Do you recognize this girl?"
"We met once, this morning, She just kidnapped a father outside the city and took away the money. I happened to see her."
Then he said: "Her father is not that easy to beat."
"Huh? I didn't expect this little girl to look like Duo Izuku. Like hibiscus, clean and innocent, but so naughty." Fu Heng couldn't help but sigh, "In these troubled times... there are so many monsters and ghosts! Such a young child is about to become a spirit!"
Meng Zeshen tapped the railing with the folding fan in his hand and moved down. Pointing, he said: "Look!"
At this time, Lian Yu had already discovered that this golden thigh was really cold-hearted. I was afraid that she would not be able to take this opportunity today to recognize her father, embrace his thigh, and become a rich lady.
Jumping out from the strangulation of two big men again, Lian Yu suddenly felt signs of exhaustion.
It seemed that if she didn't run away now, it would be difficult to escape. She looked at a broken window in front of her, dodged left and right, and slowly retreated to the window without leaving a trace. Finally, she took advantage of her strength and pretended to be kicked out of the restaurant by the big man. Fly out.
The man rolled on the street, stood up immediately, raised his feet and dove into the crowd. The two shoes on his feet had been thrown away.
She ran wildly with her bare feet, and the dozens of big men just now chased her out with their swords raised, following behind her all the way.
Lian Yu couldn't help but look back and was shocked. What kind of world is this? A murder on the street with a murderous weapon and no government to take care of it?
She speeded up again, turned into a side alley next to the long street, and continued to escape through the criss-crossing alleys.
After half an hour of twisting and turning in the alley, I heard the silence behind me gradually, and there was no more pursuit of footsteps, so I slowly stopped.
Lian Yu held on to the green wall beside the road, gasping for breath, and thought to himself: Finally we got rid of these animals.
At this time, her hands and feet were weak, she was hungry and thirsty, and suddenly she thought of the table of food. She had just eaten a few bites, and then she paid tribute to the Land Master, which was really a pity.
"Gulu~" My stomach also protested loudly.
I'm so hungry that I have to buy some meat buns first to give me a little cushion.
Lian Yu reached into his pocket and touched it. It was flat and empty.
Those few taels of broken silver were lost somewhere during the fight? No one who has bowed his head has been honored, not even a copper is left.
Lian Yu considered whether to follow the way he came and go back quietly to look for it. After so long, those people might have left.
As soon as she lifted her feet, a stinging pain came from the soles of her feet. The pain made her head covered with hot sweat, and she suddenly broke out in a layer of cold sweat.
He lowered his head and bent over to take a look, and saw that his feet had been cut several times without knowing when. Because he had been running for too long, the blood had been stopped by the mud on his feet.
It looked terrible.
Now I can only find a place with water, get some water to quench my thirst, and then clean the wounds on the soles of my feet.
She pricked up her ears and listened into the distance.
Squeak~bang~crash~
The sound of wooden barrels fetching water from the well came from not far ahead, which should be the location of the nearest well.
Lian Yu endured the severe pain in the soles of his feet, holding on to the blue brick wall, and limped toward the well ahead.
Just as he reached the corner, a shadow flashed past.
"Bang!"
Lian Yu's eyes went dark, and he fell softly, lying on the ground not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Chapter 4
In Mei Xue's simple room, there was a wooden bed, with a ragged girl lying on the bed.
At this moment, the girl's limbs were limp and her eyes were closed. It was obvious at first glance that she was in a coma.
There was an oil lamp burning in the room, and the halo of the lamp shone on her face. Although it was stained, she could still see some of her future beauty.
Under the dim light, there was another little girl of twelve or thirteen years old wearing gray-blue coarse cloth. She was carrying a basin of water and placed it beside the bed. She took out a hand towel that had been washed and turned yellow and soaked it in the water. , carefully wiping the girl's feet one by one.
I saw those little black feet, after being wiped over and over again, revealing their original appearance, white and shiny, with ten round fingers, plump and cute.
However, the soles of the feet were covered with criss-crossing wounds, and the gray stains were wiped away, leaving only white flesh.
The girl on the bed is Lian Yu who was knocked unconscious in the alley.
The little girl went out with the dark, dirty water. After a while, she replaced it with a basin of clean water and came back.
He continued to clean up the stones and grass clippings stuck in Lian Yu's foot bit by bit. Suddenly, the foot suddenly shrank and escaped from the little girl's hand.
"It hurts~"
Lian Yu on the bed curled up his legs, turned over, and arched into the bed.
He stretched out a hand and touched his forehead. The touch made his whole body tremble with pain, and Lian Yu woke up completely.
She opened her eyes and looked blankly at the roof of the house. It was made of wood, with one, two, three... Has she traveled through time again?
My head hurts so much,
my feet hurt so much, and
the memories before coma slowly came back.
Gan! Being plotted against, the boat capsized in the gutter!
She sat up and saw a little girl standing in front of the bed, holding a handkerchief and looking at her calmly.
Lian Yu glanced at her feet, which were tingling with pain. They were white and clean. Even the wounds on the soles of the feet had been specially cleaned. She glanced at the basin under the bed and guessed that the girl was cleaning her wounds.
So, I looked at her and said "Thank you", her voice was hoarse and had an unpleasant feeling of fragmentation.
She was so thirsty that she couldn't help but pursed her lips and tried to swallow, but her mouth was so dry that there seemed to be no saliva left.
Then she lowered her eyes, then lowered her voice pitifully, and said softly: "Sister, I'm thirsty~"
The girl looked at her, nodded invisibly, put her handkerchief into the basin, turned around and went out.
In the blink of an eye, he came in with a coarse porcelain bowl, walked to the bed, and carefully handed it to Lian Yu's hand.
Lian Yu held up the big bowl with his two small hands, licked the edge of the bowl, drank it all in one gulp.
At this moment, she finally felt alive again. She looked out through the door that the girl had forgotten to close when she brought the water. There were bright lights outside, and it turned out that it was already night. It had been more than half a day since she was knocked unconscious.
Noises, noises, talking and laughter, the sound of piano, drums, strings and bamboos, came in faintly and shadowily from the narrow doorway, as if it was bustling and lively outside.
Lian Yu returned the porcelain bowl in his hand to the girl and asked, "Sister, where is this?"
The girl put away the bowl, raised her eyelids, and replied, "Chunxiang Courtyard."
Lian Yu thought to herself, what's the name like? Doesn't it sound so serious?
"Why am I here? Did my sister save me? Sister, you are so kind!" Lian Yu tried his best to put on an innocent smile.
The girl paused before turning around and said softly: "I was sold here." She raised her head and glanced at Lian Yu's eyes, and then said: "I was sold here too."
"Oh." Lian Yu He lowered her head in frustration.
The girl stood there in shock for a while, then took the bowl and walked out.
At this time, Lian Yu frowned and was uttering obscenities in her heart.
Grass! She said that the name didn't sound serious. It turned out to be a flower house. It was spring and fragrant, so it suited the occasion.
After struggling for so long, she was finally sold into the building. It was like "different paths lead to the same destination", and a blind man lighting up a lamp was in vain.
Also, this is some shameless bitch who picked up the leak, she even dared to pick up the leak of jade, just wait for her.
At this time, a pungent aroma hit her face, which made Lian Yu couldn't help but raise her hand to rub her nose, raised her head and sneezed.
I saw a fat woman wearing a big red velvet flower on her head and a green brocade skirt, twisting and squeezing in through the narrow door.
The gold and silver jewelry hanging on her body jingled, the powder on her face was thicker than the wall, so white that it was scary, and her big mouth was smeared with red lipstick, making it even more scary when she opened and closed it.
She guessed that this must be the madam of Chunxiang Building. Looking at this old witch who was vulgar and vulgar, the quality of Chunxiang Building was worrying. Could it be that it was an inferior building?
Lian Yu's competitive spirit always comes from strange places. For example, right now, she feels that even if she is sold, she will be sold to the best flower house.
While she was thinking wildly, the fat woman had already walked to the bed, waving her handkerchief, and stared at Lian Yu's little face with smiling eyes.
While looking at it, she nodded her head again and again, and finally even touched and pinched it, as if she was inspecting a product.
After inspecting the goods, she smiled with satisfaction: "Oh, I really found a treasure.
I haven't seen such a beautiful baby in many years. If I raise it for a few more years, let alone our small Puzhou City, it will be like the fireworks." We can also compete for an oiran in the treasured Jiangdu."
She turned around and ordered the maid behind him: "Myolie, come to my room quickly to get the best gold healing medicine and skin-coating ointment. Such a little beauty, her feet are so beautiful. Don't leave any scars on your face."
The maid said "Yes" and hurried away with small steps.
The old madam looked at Lian Yu with a pleasant look: "My surname is Rong. From now on, you two can just follow the girls in the building and call me Rong's mother."
Lian Yu glanced at the two fat and strong men standing at the door. , nodded, and said with kindness, "Hello, Mother Rong."
"Okay, okay, the girl is so good." She touched Lian Yu's head, and then squinted at the girl who just wiped Lian Yu's feet. The girl raised her head Eyelids, she called out "Mama Rong", her face still expressionless.
Madam Rong's mother raised her big red lips and smiled with satisfaction: "Well, I think you two girls are both good-natured. This is our blessing. I don't have to worry, and you don't have to suffer. It's not like those people who have to live or die. You have been fooling around, you have been beaten and suffered, but the final result is not the same. From now on, you two can follow Mother Rong with peace of mind. Mother will take you to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, wear silks and satins, and wear gold and silver jewelry. From now on, They are all good days."
Lian Yu's face showed a longing and innocent smile at the right time, and she said happily: "Really? Mother Rong, you are so kind. Better than my parents. I will follow Mother Rong from now on."
The girl standing next to her looked at Lian Yu with a confused look and pursed her lips quietly.
Rong's mother was coaxed by Lian Yu's words to giggle out loud, and tapped Lian Yu's forehead with her finger: "You playful devil, you are really destined to be with me. As long as you don't get fat, you can eat whatever you want. Mom has a lot of delicious food here."
Lian Yu got up from the bed excitedly, knelt on the edge of the bed, grabbed Rong's mother's arm and said coquettishly: "Really? Can I eat now? I'm going to starve to death!"
"Okay, okay, in a moment Let the kitchen bring it to you."
"Great, great, mom, I want to eat meat, eat a lot of meat, I can eat a cow now. Mom, you must ask the kitchen to send a lot of meat Come here, it's missing, I don't have enough to eat." Lian Yu danced happily, almost like a little fool.
Mother Rong looked them both up and down again and cleared her throat: "From now on, the past is gone and the names are changed." She pointed at Lian Yu and said, "Your name is Liyue." Then she looked at the girl next to her and said, "Your name will be Mei Xue from now on."
After saying that, she nodded with satisfaction, as if she was very satisfied with the two names she had chosen.
Lian Yu immediately cheered and said, "Liyue, thank you mother for giving me the name."
Mei Xue looked at Lian Yu, and then replied calmly: "Thank you, mother, for giving me the name."
At this time, the maid Xing'er who had just gone out looked anxious. He trotted in in a panic, holding two small white porcelain vases with flowers painted on them.
Mother Rong frowned and said with disdain: "I can't do any small things well, I'm so frizzy." She grabbed the two bottles and put them in Lian Yu's hands. Then she turned to look at Mei Xue and ordered: " You should apply the medicine well. Her feet are inconvenient, so take care of her first. Sisters must learn to help each other and support each other. This is the long-term solution." Before Mei Xue could respond, Xing'er said anxiously
"Mom, something happened. Something happened up front. Mr. Wu is making trouble up front again to see Miss Yunliu."
Upon hearing this, Rong's mother threw away her arms and walked out fiercely, cursing: "Useless thing, I'm just a breadwinner, I have to do everything."
Xing'er also waved her handkerchief and hurried out.
Lian Yu looked at the empty door and stood blankly for a long time. He let out a long breath, softened his body, and sat back on the bed.
Mei Xue looked at the two big men standing motionless at the door, then walked over and closed the door.
When she came back, she took two medicine bottles from Lian Yu, opened them, looked at them, and said, "The bottle with the orchid painted on it contains gold medicine, and the other bottle painted with plum blossoms should contain that kind of ointment." She paused and looked. Lian Yu didn't respond, so he said again, "Put your feet out, and I'll apply medicine to you."
Lian Yu slowly stretched his two little feet out of the bed and looked at the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl. She takes medicine.
The little girl's face was cold, but the movements of her hands were extremely gentle and careful.
As soon as the flesh and blood of the wound met the golden sore medicine, a burning pain immediately spread up. The pain was so painful that Lian Yu couldn't help but shrink his feet.
Mei Xue's other hand immediately held down her ankle, fixed her feet to the edge of the bed, and continued to apply the medicine.
By the time both feet were put on, Lian Yu was already in pain and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
She lay on the bed and muttered feebly: "Old witch, you won't forget our meal, right? I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!".