The Qiu family's carriage is spacious and can accommodate four people. Mengying brought Hongying with her, while Qiu Yan brought her maid Juxiang.
Mengying did not hide her sadness, but Qiu Yan was open-minded, like a bird out of its cage, feeling that she had finally left Qingzhou and could see the prosperity of the capital.
The two have very different personalities, but they appreciate each other.
On the carriage, there was endless laughter. Qiu Yan was good at business, but not good at chess. Even if Mengying let her, she would rarely win.
It was rare for Mrs. Qiu to see her daughter deflated, and she was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. In the next few days, she invited Mengying to her carriage and played chess with her for several days.
Qiu Yan had no choice but to ride in the same car with her two nieces.
Mrs. Qiu is a Jiangnan woman. She comes from a wealthy family in Jiangnan, but she married into the Qiu family when her family fell into poverty. Mr. Qiu loves his wife very much, and no one in the family, including concubines and concubines, dares to do anything wrong to Mrs. Qiu.
Mrs. Qiu, who was very fond of Mengying, said with some regret: "I have given birth to so many children, and none of them looks like me. They all follow their father. As soon as I saw you, I felt that you are very much like us Jiangnan women."
, I like it very much.
If it weren't for my son getting married and getting engaged, I really want to keep you in our home."
After getting along with each other for a few days, Mengying knew that Mrs. Qiu was a kind-hearted person and that she could not tell her own life experience, but she talked about family matters in a light-hearted way, thinking: It is better than what Mrs. Qiu learned from others.
Mrs. Qiu was very sad when she heard that the elders in Mengying's family were unkind.
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It is said that when Mr. Yao received Meng Ying's letter, he angrily scolded Meng Ying for being unfilial, but he calmed down and asked someone to prepare a horse so that he could chase after her.
But Mrs. Yao stopped her and said: "Mengying has nothing to offer, and there are only two Hongying masters and servants. Where can she go? Now she has a wild temper. Why not take this opportunity to rein in her temper."<
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When Mr. Yao heard this, he thought it made sense, so he planned to keep his daughter cold for two days.
But after three days, Mengying still hadn't returned home, and Mr. Yao was a little worried. He arranged for someone to chase her, but he couldn't catch her.
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Although Qiu Yan was in charge of the household affairs, she had never been to the capital. The changes in scenery along the way made her very happy.
Every time I went to the inn to rest, I would take Mengying out for a walk. The car was bumpy all the way, and after a month of walking, with the two "birds" Qiu Yan and Hongying accompanying me, Mengying didn't feel bored at all.
Halfway through the journey, at Bashan Station, a caravan came over to ask for help. It turned out that someone in the caravan was sick and asked the Qiu family if there was a doctor in the caravan.
Although the Qiu family has many cars and families, they did not bring a doctor here.
When the patient heard that the cavalry belonged to the Qiu family, he quickly came over to salute Mrs. Qiu.
Mengying happened to be in Mrs. Qiu's car, so she raised her eyes and glanced.
I saw that this man was about forty years old, with a gold-medium bun, a teardrop mole the size of a rice grain under his left eye, wearing a thick black fur cloak, and the corners of his mouth were twitching up unconsciously.
This person is none other than Mengying’s old acquaintance, Renyazi—Mrs. Gongsun.
In her previous life, Mrs. Yao went to the temple to tell her brother a fortune telling that Yao Chengyao would have a good career as an official, but he just lacked a good master. Mrs. Yao believed it to be true, and even wanted to sell herself as a concubine to Mr. Qi, the richest man in Qi County, for the sake of the teacher's fifteen taels of repairs.
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At that time, I was sitting by the stream crying sadly. I happened to be met by Mrs. Gongsun who went to Qixian County to buy a maid. When Mrs. Gongsun heard that she was good at literature and calligraphy, and was a good girl, she persuaded her: "You are marrying me as a concubine at such a young age.
When will this day end? It’s better that I give you twenty taels and you follow me to Beijing.”
In this way, Mengying sold herself and became a slave.
Seeing Mengying staring at him, the man thought that she was frightened by his appearance, so he quickly explained: "Don't be afraid, girl, my old lady is not a monster, she is suffering from a disease."
Mrs. Qiu hurriedly introduced her, "This is my niece Mengying." Mengying followed her family all the way to Beijing. She had to have an identity, so Mrs. Qiu came up with the name "niece".
Mengying nodded and saluted.
Then he pointed at the woman and said, "This is Mrs. Gongsun, who is in charge of the huge dental shop."
I just listened to Lady Gongsun waving her hands and saying: "Thanks to your trust, I have helped you find a few little girls. If I are still alive in the capital, if my family needs me again, please don't be polite." p>
Mrs. Qiu asked in surprise: "You are so young, how can you say such depressing words?"
Mrs. Gongsun said with a despairing expression: "I have had a severe headache in the past few days, like a thunder and lightning strike, and it hurts in the blink of an eye. Maybe it is because of my human trafficking, which violates the laws of nature and harms my life.
Now God may want to take me away."
Mengying knew that Mrs. Gongsun had a headache. She had suffered from this disease in her previous life, and there was a way to cure it. She even helped her massage the Yifeng point.
Although Mrs. Gongsun is a human being, she was kind to herself in her previous life.
Thinking of this, Mengying opened her red lips lightly and said: "I had a relative who had a headache like the lady before. Later, the doctor diagnosed it as a headache, and now he is cured."
Mrs. Gongsun's eyes immediately lit up and she asked: "Girl, do you know how to cure it?"
"Press and rub the Yifeng point, right behind the ears. Open your mouth and massage the depression behind the ears."
"Oh, if it can really be cured, girl, you have saved my life. I will go back and let the little girl massage me." After saying that, he hurriedly said goodbye to Mrs. Qiu and walked to the caravan.<
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Mrs. Qiu pointed to the back of Mrs. Gongsun and said to Mengying: "Ms. Gongsun, whose maiden name is Huang, was originally from Qingzhou. After her husband died, she traveled between the capital and Qingzhou and started dental work. She is very accurate in judging people, and her dental skills are considered to be among the best among dental practitioners in the capital. There are also many maids who have been trained by her and have entered the homes of princes in the capital."
Mengying pretended to be surprised and said: "I didn't expect that a woman could run such a business like a fish in water."
"She was also forced. When her husband passed away, she supported the family's business alone, and she had to guard against her sister-in-law coming to stab her. It's not easy in today's climate." Mengying nodded, regarding Mrs. Gongsun's past, she
I really don’t know much about it, but it turns out that there is such an inside story, and I can’t help but feel a little more admired.
Two days later, the Qiu family's horse team met the caravan again and rested together at noon.
Mrs. Gongsun came again. No one saw her, but her words came first.
"Mrs. Qiu, my old lady is here again!" When Mrs. Qiu saw the maid's tray beside the eldest lady, she knew the intention and hurriedly rejected it.
Mrs. Gongsun smiled and said: "Mrs. Qiu, this is not for you, it is for your niece, my little benefactor. According to what she said, after pressing the Yifeng point for two days, the headache has been cured today."
"After that, I looked for Mengying.
Mrs. Qiu knew Mrs. Gongsun's temper and hurriedly sent people to Qiu Yan's car to call Mengying over.
Mengying hurriedly got out of the car after hearing this. It was now the twelfth lunar month, and even at noon, there was a cold wind.
Mrs. Gongsun saw Mengying walking towards her. She had met noble ladies and trained many famous maids. She also felt that she was not an old country woman who had never seen the world.
But the girl in front of her, dressed in linen, moving lightly with lotus steps, and her manners were so beautiful that she was speechless.
Mengying walked up to the eldest lady and said happily: "I have met the eldest lady."
"Please get up quickly, my little benefactor, I still have to salute you."
After saying this, Mrs. Gongsun lifted Mengying up with both hands and bowed down to worship her.
Mengying stopped her in a hurry and said: "I am young and cannot bear such a courtesy from you. It is just a small effort for me. You are a lucky person and you have your destiny. Mengying does not dare to take credit."
Mrs. Qiu also said: "You have seen big scenes, don't let my niece scare you."
Mrs. Gongsun smiled heartily, took Mengying's hand, looked her over, nodded repeatedly, and said to Mrs. Qiu: "Such a demeanor, such an appearance, within two years, if you believe me, even in the capital, it will be the same
Outstanding."
Mrs. Qiu hurriedly pulled Mengying behind her and said, "Don't make fun of her. She is young and thin-skinned."
Mengying also lowered her head at the right time, showing shyness.
Mrs. Gongsun shook her head again and said: "What a pity, what a pity!"
Mrs. Qiu was confused by Mrs. Gongsun and scolded her: "You nod your head and shake your head sometimes. What are your plans, old man?"
"You don't know something. Mrs. Wu of Yong'an Marquis in the capital has always been short of a little maid to copy scriptures. I have sent several of them over the years, but none of them were left.
Now, the remuneration has increased from one hundred taels to two thousand taels, and I don’t know if I can earn this money in this life."
Mrs. Qiu looked a little unhappy and said, "What does this have to do with my niece?"
Mrs. Gongsun smiled awkwardly: "I am a straight person, madam, don't blame me. I met your fairy-like niece today and realized that my world is narrow after all. Maybe this is what Mrs. Wu is looking for."
Character."
Before Mrs. Gongsun could finish speaking, Mrs. Qiu scolded: "Bah, bah, bah, we are not short of money, let's accept your little idea."
Mrs. Gongsun was not upset: "Give me ten courages, and I won't dare to buy or sell my little benefactor."
Then he said to Mengying: "When you get married in the future, don't forget to send me a message asking me to go have a glass of wine."
Mengying nodded generously, and Mrs. Gongsun returned to the caravan three times at a time.
Mrs. Qiu turned her head and glanced at Mengying, and whispered: "Don't take it to heart. She has such a bad temper when she talks. She doesn't have any bad intentions."
Mengying shook her head and said: "I don't mind, Madam, don't mind either."
Qiu Yan, who was standing next to her, had an unhappy look on her face, frowned, and pretended to be frivolous, holding a folding fan against Mengying's chin and saying, "This Madam Gongsun is really ignorant, 'cousin' is mine." Mrs. Qiu nodded her daughter's forehead angrily, and scolded: "You are a skinny bitch. You are about to get married during the Chinese New Year, and you still don't know how to restrain yourself. What will it look like? When you get to the capital, you must follow the rules and the female celebrities."
Learn."
Qiu Yan made a face at Mrs. Qiu and pulled Mengying into the carriage.
Mrs. Qiu shook her head helplessly, and Nanny Li beside her advised: "Girl, you know what you are doing, so don't worry about it."
Mrs. Qiu sighed and said: "She has been spoiled by her father. I'm just afraid that she has become ambitious and will not be able to control it in the future. I don't know whether this marriage is right or wrong. If she is half of Miss Yao's city,