Taohua sneered: "I don't believe you are sincere. In my opinion, you just don't like us and say these things on purpose."
Chu Yunli made a serious face: "Get out!"
Taohua was stunned.
Chu Yunli pointed out: "This is my place, I don't want to see you here, get out!"
Her attitude was cold and her tone was cold.
Taohua finally reacted and immediately laughed angrily: "If Jin Gui hadn't invited me, do you think I would have come? You, a woman abandoned by the young master, have never had the power to stand up in this life, how dare you ask me to get out? Haha
...You may ask me for help in the future!"
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Jin Gui, everyone is expelling you, so don't hang around anymore."
Jin Gui meant well, and Chu Yunli was the first to answer: "You are the one I'm chasing. I don't want to associate with someone who doesn't understand good people and doesn't know good from evil."
Taohua was going crazy and stamped her feet on the ground as if she was going to crack the bluestone: "Even if you invite me, I won't come."
Jin Gui wanted to pull her away and chased her to the door. The person in front of her had already walked out of the archway of the courtyard. She turned back helplessly: "Jiuniang, you are too stubborn. Many friends mean many paths, not to mention you...
…”
Reduced to a side courtyard, their status in the mansion is not high, and any master can make them bow their heads. But it is still easy to support a maid in a side courtyard.
Before he finished speaking, Jin Gui had already seen that the woman in front of him did not listen to his words, and stopped trying to persuade her. He sighed, took out a purse and handed it over: "Take the flowers!"
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "No need!"
"It will always come in handy." Jin Gui couldn't help but put the purse into her hand. Without waiting for anyone to refuse, he turned around and left: "Take good care of yourself. I'll come see you when I'm free."
After saying that, he hurriedly chased out, probably wanting to find Taohua for explanation.
Jin Gui is a good old man. Chu Yunli looked at the purse on the table, and Hong Dou asked tentatively: "Girl, what should I do?"
"Keep it!" Chu Yunli closed her eyes. A woman with Jin Gui's status seems to be living a good life now, but when the bride comes and her appearance is no longer there, there will always be difficult times. Then we will see
Just repay this friendship.
*
The side hospital was very quiet, with few people coming there. Chu Yunli spent a lot of money on food and clothing, and she could usually get good ones. After half a month, she could barely get out of bed and walk around.
No matter how skilled a doctor is in treating bone injuries, it takes time to heal.
Chu Yunli was not in a hurry. After spending all the money, she sent someone to find Dongshan.
The master and servant were generous, and they even had to get close to the mother-in-law outside... There were more than ten people waiting to eat there. Therefore, the expenses were very high. They were several times more than the previous expenses in He Junhai's yard.
It is also because Pan Jiuniang has always been unwilling to trouble others. In the past, in addition to the money she needed to spend, she would give all her wages and silver rewards to her mother-in-law. It was only enough to see the flowers.
The mother-in-law helped all the poor people. In the past, the money was only enough for them to survive, so it was a fool's errand to buy things. But it was different when Chu Yunli came. From the beginning, someone gave them ten taels of silver to buy.
Some tables, chairs, pots and pans were about to change in a blink of an eye, and they were also asked to buy clothes and bedding.
Dongshan would not pay out of his own pocket, so he would report it to his master as soon as he opened his mouth.
He Junhai was happy to pay for it the first two times, but on the third time, he suddenly realized that it was only ten days and he had already given out thirty taels of silver... This amount of money is the only amount that a serious young lady can spend!
"Where did all their money go?"
Dongshan stood guard at the door and saw everything: "Except for the ten taels of silver that were sent to the outer city, the rest were rewarded to the servants in the mansion who helped run errands."
He Junhai slapped the table: "These people have too much appetite!"
Pan Jiuniang gave it to them, but they really dared to accept it.
"In this case, please go ahead and ask the kitchen to deliver five meals to the side courtyard every day. Each meal will have four dishes and one soup. Only one vegetarian soup, one chicken soup, and the remaining two soups will be delivered. By the way, let the doctor from the mansion go over and give them
She treats the injury and calls a woman over to help prepare the medicine."
In this way, things can be done without spending so much money.
Dongshan hesitated to speak. He felt that it was inappropriate anyway. But seeing that his master was unhappy, he did not dare to persuade him. In the end, he still accepted the order and went ahead with it.
When Hongdou heard that the young master was unwilling to give him any more money, his face changed slightly and he hurried back to the house: "Girl, something happened."
After hearing this, Chu Yunli asked: "What about our food and drink?"
Hongdou hesitated for a moment: "In the past, those who were sent to the side hospital were left to fend for themselves. That's why I said you should save some money."
Dongshan guessed that the men and women were different, so he didn't dare follow him into the yard, but the mother-in-law he brought was still there.
So, just when Hongdou's face was filled with bitterness, the mother-in-law came in to say hello and said exactly what Dongshan had told her.
When the mother-in-law stepped back, Hong Dou was still in a dream. She couldn't believe her ears and couldn't help pinching herself to make sure it wasn't a dream. She looked strange.
Chu Yunli's right hand was broken, and his left hand only suffered some skin trauma. After half a month of recovery, his left hand could move freely. He was touching the teacup on the table at the moment.
Hongdou opened her mouth: "Girl, how is this... better than when we were in the yard?"
Chu Yunli said seriously: "Young Master is a good man."
In fact, no one saw whether Pan Jiuniang was bullied, but she was seriously injured, but her clothes were intact, and Hongdou also swore to help prove her innocence. He Junhai was suspicious, but he knew in his heart that Pan Jiuniang was probably innocent.
But he still can't touch Pan Jiuniang again...what if?
What if Pan Jiuniang is humiliated and has already contracted a disease? If he gets close to her, won't she also get sick? As a young master from a rich family, he can die in any way, but he must not die due to an internal disease. Even if there is only a slight possibility!
That's why he felt so guilty that he took care of his master and servant like this.
Outsiders didn't know what He Junhai was thinking. They saw that although the master and servant were moved to a side courtyard, their treatment was better than before. Some people were jealous, some were jealous, and some secretly gritted their teeth.
The lady got up from her nap and was in a good mood. After hearing about this incident, she was so angry that she smashed a set of tea cups.
"what happened?"
The people below didn’t understand either, and no one dared to answer.
Mrs. He had never paid attention to the maids around her son. In the past, she would send the people around her to give instructions when something happened. This time, she felt it was necessary to go there in person, since she had nothing to do anyway.
Chu Yunli was waiting for Mrs. He in the yard. When she saw someone appearing at the door, she hurriedly got up, but because of her leg injury, she could only stand where she was.
"Greetings, madam."
Mrs. He saw that her legs and chest were wrapped like rice dumplings, and she was afraid that half a month had passed. Her face was still slightly bruised, her arms were hanging, and her whole body had no beauty.
Originally, she wanted to ask Pan Jiuniang why she acted so charmingly to seduce her son, but when she saw Pan Jiuniang like this, she swallowed her words as soon as they came to her lips.
My son is a normal man and would never be in love with such a woman. The reason for giving those preferential treatment is not because of feelings.
"Are you getting used to living here?"
Chu Yunli smiled and replied: "I'm used to it. The young master is a good man and always cares about me."
Mrs. He was a little aggrieved. It was her son who took the initiative to take care of her, and it was not her daughter who asked for it. She said seriously: "It's like this. It's too far from the kitchen, and the food is cold even when it's delivered. The servants in the house praise her.
If you tread too low, sometimes you may misunderstand what the master rewards you."
There was no beginning to the end of these words, and Hong Dou looked confused when she heard them. But Chu Yunli somewhat understood what she meant. She probably wanted to move the master and servant outside.
As expected, Mrs. He was silent for a moment and continued: "I heard that you support more than a dozen people with your own wages?"
Chu Yunli nodded: "At first, I just wanted to help my mother-in-law who took care of me, but my mother-in-law couldn't bear to see the poor people. She sold the grain I sent and exchanged it for coarse grains to feed other people. Gradually, it became more than a dozen
personal."
"You are a good person. It's a pity..." Mrs. He shook her head: "It is said that it is better to teach a person to fish than to teach him to fish. You have been so seriously injured that it will be impossible for you to serve others in the future. This salary will
There are fewer and fewer people, but the number of poor people will not decrease, maybe there will be more. One day you will not be able to support me. As for me, I am usually busy with work, and I am unable to help others. Well, I am in the suburbs.
There is an unused village, you can move there, and your mother-in-law will move in with those poor people. The place is very big, and if you are willing, you can help other people."
Chu Yunli pretended to be surprised: "Thank you madam for taking me in! Madam is kind-hearted and will definitely be rewarded well."
Mrs. He was only surprised to see her, and she was not reluctant to leave at all. Once again, she was sure that the girl had no intention of hanging on to her son. Her expression softened a lot: "It's a long way to the suburbs from here. You are so seriously injured.
, it’s not easy to get bumpy, so it’s better to recuperate in the house first, and you should be able to move around freely in a month, right?”
Chu Yunli nodded.
"We will move in a month." Mrs. He said decisively: "I will have people go to the yard where you live later and move the poor people to the suburbs first."
Chu Yunli thanked him again.
Outsiders did not know the conversation between the two. They only knew that the wife personally went to visit a maid who had been moved to a remote place, and then moved the maid's family to a village in the suburbs to take care of her.
"The young master dotes on her and is willing to take care of her, which is reasonable. How can the madam..."
"I don't know if this Pan Jiuniang is a charming fairy."
"Is Pan Jiuniang's injury related to the palace? Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain that the young master and his wife are so kind to her..."
…
Taohua was wandering in the garden when she heard several maids discussing together, her hands tightly clasped in her palms.
People are so injured that they only have one breath left, but they still survive. Even if they survive, they don't seem to have any hidden diseases.
What luck!
She looked at the maid next to her: "Let the kitchen prepare a cup of pear soup. I will bring it to the young master later."
That night, Taohua served the young master and said she wanted to go back to her parents' home.
He Junhai was not harsh on the people around him and agreed casually.
The next day, when the peach blossom sky was dark, they drove out of the house in a carriage. Her parents' home was in the outer city and they didn't arrive until noon.
For ordinary families, having a daughter who works as a maid in a wealthy family is a very honorable thing, and it is even more extraordinary to have a daughter who serves as a maid in the same house.