At dusk, the setting sun hangs high over the mountains to the west, exuding the last afterglow and heat of the day. The orange sunlight shines on the buildings in the Gao Family Courtyard, making the entire building emit a dazzling light.
The Gao family's old house is still as peaceful as ever. From time to time, maids and old ladies in servant clothes shuttle through the backyard. The front yard of the Gao family's old house and the surrounding buildings are all guarded by soldiers wearing black military uniforms.
You can even see anti-aircraft guns and tanks from time to time.
The orange sunset poured in through the transparent window, hitting a beauty wearing a purple cheongsam who was sitting quietly on a mahogany chair and busy with the account books on the table.
The beauty's facial features are so exquisite that they are almost flawless, but her eyebrows are always slightly wrinkled, giving off a tired look, and her watery eyes exude a maturity that is different from ordinary women of this era.
After careful observation, it can be seen that although the beauty has grown into a ripe peach, time has not left any traces on her face. The skin of a 28-year-old girl is still as delicate and fair as mutton-fat white jade.
Under the tall and straight nose, the lips painted with light lip gloss are thin and moist, exuding a moist luster under the afterglow of the squinting eyes, making people want to take a bite on them and savor the heart-warming taste.
The itching taste is unbearable.
A head of gorgeous but elegant hair, spread smoothly on the back, only tied with a thin black rope, fine and loose, the ponytail is very thin, only lying on the back, and there is a bun on it
, combined with the two bunches of shoulder-length hair hanging down on both sides of the mature and charming face, exuding an intoxicating style.
"Young lady, these are the account books from July to September this year sent by the shopkeepers. Please take a look at them." Ziying walked to Qin Xiulian holding a wooden box and gently placed the wooden box on the table beside her.
Qin Xianglian, who was sitting behind the table, finally raised her head, looked at the beautiful woman waiting beside her, frowned slightly, and said helplessly: "Ziying, I have told you several times, since you have reconciled with the master.
If you have a room, then you belong to the master's room. You can just leave this kind of work to others, and you don't have to do it yourself.
Otherwise, if the master sees it and thinks I treated you harshly, he will blame me when the time comes."
Ziying's little mouth curled up slightly, and she said a little aggrievedly: "But I am bored, and now the master is not at home. The second grandma is busy taking care of the young master and the young lady, and I am the only one staying at home with nothing to do. If I were not busy, this day would be boring
It’s even harder to kill.”
After saying that, Ziying lowered her head and twisted the corners of her clothes with both hands, looking aggrieved. Coupled with her delicate baby face, she was very lovable.
But her appearance couldn't deceive Qin Xiulian, who had grown up with her since childhood. Qin Xiulian patted her erect part without any courtesy and said, "You little girl, you should stay like this until the young master comes back."
Use it on the young master when the time comes.
Didn't you see that I'm busy now? I don't have time to mess around with you. You should go to the backyard to play with sister Wen Qian, and help her take care of Pengcheng and Xiaolian."
When she mentioned this, Ziying pouted even more: "Second Grandma has four or five maids to help her, so it's my turn to help her.
Don't think that I don't know the little thoughts of those foxy girls. Ever since they found out that the Second Mistress let her personal maids go out to marry anyone, they have been hanging around the Second Mistress all day long, thinking about pleasing her, and dreaming about the Second Mistress marrying them.
I took in my personal maid so that I could climb into the master's bed and fly up the branches and become a phoenix from now on.
Dreaming about their big heads, if I have this intention, our backyard would have been crowded long ago with my ability, who else will it be for them?"
At the end of the sentence, Ziying raised her head, a look of disdain on her little face.
"Puch!"
Qin Xiulian was amused by Ziying, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her palm-sized bun face, "Little girl, don't just talk about them, I remember that the young master was there in the days before he left.
I've been working hard on you, but I haven't seen any movement from you."
When she mentioned this, Ziying's originally high-spirited face couldn't help but fall down, and she said a little frustrated: "I...I don't know what's going on. Could it be...do I really not have a baby?"
After saying that, Ziying's eyes became red and she looked like she was crying.
There has been a saying in China since ancient times that mother is more valuable than her son. Especially in this era, if a woman does not have children, she will not only be looked down upon by her husband's family, but she will also have no support when she gets old. Thinking about that feeling makes people despair.
Just when Qin Xiulian wanted to comfort her, she saw Ziying suddenly lowered her head and ran quickly outside the house, followed by a sound of vomiting outside.
"Hmm... Could it be that this little girl..."
Qin Xiulian was slightly startled, then stood up and walked to the door, where she found Ziying squatting beside the flower bed not far away, holding her chest and looking uncomfortable.
Seeing Ziying looking like she wanted to vomit but couldn't, Qin Xiulian walked quickly to her side, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to her, and asked with concern: "Ziying, what's wrong with you?
Have you had a bad stomach?"
Ziying raised her head and said pitifully: "Young lady, I don't know either. But I didn't seem to eat anything yesterday. Why do I suddenly feel sick?"
"Could it be?" Qin Xiulian thought for a moment and wanted to send someone to ask for a doctor, but she saw a maid walking up to her quickly and said, "Young lady, Camp Commander Gao is outside. He said he has something to see you in detail."
"Dabao? Let him in quickly."
When Qin Xiulian heard that Dabao wanted to see her, she quickly asked the maid to bring him in. Soon Dabao, who was dressed in an iron-gray military uniform and looked like a bear, walked quickly into the yard.
The Gao family is also a wealthy family in Shanxi. There are many rules for wealthy families. One of them is that outsiders and men are generally not allowed to enter the backyard. However, Dabao grew up with Gao Hongming and is loyal to the Gao family. He is also a guard camp.
The battalion commander is naturally different from ordinary people.
Seeing Dabao come in, Qin Xiulian asked: "Dabao, why are you here? Is there something important?"
"Young mistress, there is something I want to report to you." Dabao Weng said angrily: "In the past two days, the county magistrate came to me and said that during this period, Xie Baoqing's group on Erlong Mountain started to make trouble again and had already looted
I picked up several groups of passing merchants.
County Magistrate Wang wants me to lead the security battalion out of the city to wipe out Xie Baoqing and his gang, but I can't make up my mind, so I want to make an idea with you."
"Um?"
When Qin Xiulian heard this, she immediately became suspicious.