starling is not a bird

Although the embroidered orioles and the same patterns of orioles in Wanhualou are not biological sisters, they have been sold by kidnappers since they were sold. Under the care of Mrs. Cen, they sit and sleep together in the same place every day. They wear the same style of clothes and jewelry, relying on embroidered shoes. The cushions are average in stature, so neat and tidy, can speak and sing, and a gentle and good-natured woman, when she comes to beg from officials, she also collects a full 500 taels of silver, before Aunt Cen is willing to let her go. Rao That's right, he wiped his eyes with a veil and said he was at a disadvantage.

Before leaving, Aunt Cen brought back all their outfits: "You are going to the capital to enjoy the blessings. When you arrive at a good family in the capital, are you afraid that there will be no gold hairpins and jade bracelets for you to wear? Isn't that so? Keep the valuable little things, and give my mother a thought."

Xiuying has always been a loose hand, knowing that Mrs. Cen is greedy for their things, she didn't say anything, and said with a smile: "Mother has educated us for many years, and there is nothing to repay her when she leaves. What is this idea? Auntie, don't be polite, that's an outsider."

Wen Li has a dry temper, and has been beaten several times by Aunt Cen, and now she doesn't have the good temper of Xiu Ying: "In what year will Da Niang not send dozens of young ladies to Beijing? All of them are reserved for Da Niang." Thinking about it, I'm afraid that your house won't be able to fit in your house, I want to go and see it too, think about the first few sisters!"

Mrs. Cen is an old and mature bustard, what is it to eat her words to steal money?Anyway, the real money is in his own pocket?Saying neither salty nor bland is nothing, and patted Wen Li on the shoulder: "It's a journey of thousands of miles, my aunt has prepared some good pickles, and I also think about myself when I have dinner on the way."

Xiu Ying saw the anger on Wen Li's face, and hurriedly intervened to smooth things over: "Isn't it? After walking so far, my parents in my hometown can't take care of me anymore, so I have to trouble my aunt to take care of her from time to time."

The powder on Aunt Cen's face was about to burst into laughter: "Oh, my son, isn't this what you should do? After raising you for a while, Auntie can't bear to part with you! But if someone goes to Beijing, don't be cold-faced." If you don’t recognize anyone, you can bring back everything you have, and the aunt will definitely send it to your parents!”

Wenli rolled her eyes: "Is it really going to be sent? Auntie, don't you think about it for yourself?"

Xiu Ying was about to speak, when Aunt Cen spoke first: "Where does it cost money to welcome and send? Even if you send a letter back and forth, you have to give someone a few cents for travel, right? Lier, don't get stuck with the aunt. Stubborn, since ancient times, who hasn’t been like this? Even if you entered the capital, no one will praise you to the sky! It’s not like you haven’t sent people out before, she’s much more juicy than you. Empress, learn more from your sister, at least save this life!"

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Cen got up and left without even licking Wenli's eyebrows. Wenli was so angry that she wanted to stand up, but was stopped by Xiuying: "Why are you so angry with your mother? Your mother even sold you out." Exchange money for your brother to marry a daughter-in-law! My aunt is doing well on weekdays, and she will go to Beijing tomorrow, so there will be less trouble."

How hard is it to get around?It is not difficult at all to get money to clear the way, but it is even easier to have the face of Suzhou Weaving to clear the way. The journey is smooth and smooth. At first, the girls were patient to watch the scene, but later they were too cold to move around the stove.

At night, the harbor in the middle of the night was quiet, and a few black shadows threw themselves into the river. The river flowed slowly, but the boat in the middle slowly tilted to one side. When it fell into the water, the girls were rescued, but the people accompanying them all Knocked out.

A yamen servant threw a bag of clothes to them: "Hurry up and change, I will take you back tonight, and I will let you go home when I see the official tomorrow, don't worry!"

The girls didn't know what was going on, they changed their clothes in a panic, and another pot of ginger soup was brought in from outside. The trembling girls shared the drink, and Wenli boldly asked: "This official, What's going on? Why did you fall into the water after sitting still?"

The yamen servant smiled: "Fortunately, you are from the south of the Yangtze River, so walk slowly, otherwise no one will be able to save you when you enter the capital!"

Another yamen servant came over: "That's right, I don't know which bastards are cheating girls in various places under the banner of the palace. Wouldn't it be harmful to push them into the fire pit when the time comes? Someone on your boat reported the letter, don't worry, After saving you, I promise to send you back. Get married well, and don’t be deceived again.”

Xiuying was listening, feeling her head was in a mess, and Wenli was still pestering her with questions, so she quietly hid aside, hugging her knees and keeping silent.

On the second day, a car of girls crowded together and ran on the bumpy mountain road. No one paid attention to it. There was wilderness outside. After walking on the wild road for more than ten days, the yamen servant finally said, "We are almost at the government office. In the hall, I met the master, asked for a confession, and asked your parents to take you back, and you won’t even need any money, so I will reward you!"

The girls were all happy, giggling and thinking that they would be able to ascend to heaven, and they would be worth more money. The official also promised his parents to marry him, what a wonderful thing.

Misfortunes always happen in an instant. On the flat official road, a group of people were stabbed obliquely and killed. They were veiled and chopped with big knives. While cutting, they said, "Who allowed you to run away?"

The little girls ran out of the car, and before they could even take a step, a big knife slashed at them. The yamen servant dragged the little girls out of the car and pushed them, "Run."

After crawling and crawling to hide in the grass, Xiu Ying grabbed Wen Li tightly: "Don't stop, run quickly."

The branches tore the skirts, but they didn't care about it at all. It was getting dark and the girls were too cold. At this moment, they heard a familiar voice: "Girls, where are you?"

Wenli was the first to stand up, waved her hands and said, "Here, here."

Half of the yamen servant's body was stained with dark blood, and his face was covered with black ashes. Seeing them, he was relieved: "Follow me into the city quickly, and we will talk about it after seeing the magistrate."

A few people were rushing desperately in the night and cold wind. After being eaten by the cold wind, they finally struggled and entered the city gate. However, they saw that the doors and windows of several flower buildings were tightly locked and covered with vermilion covers. Discouraged: "You still have family members, can I send you to live first?"

But after the trek, the scorched earth in front of her hurt the girls again, and Xiu Ying ran over like crazy, shouting sharply: "Father, mother, Ajuan is back, father, mother!"

But no one responded to them, and the yamen servant also knelt down: "What to do, our lord has also been arrested, God, open your eyes!"

Wen Li was trembling, and asked the yamen servant softly, "Why don't we go to Beijing to file a complaint?"

The yamen servant smiled bitterly and said, "It's easy to say, how can I get there!"

Wenli bit her upper lip, her eyes were still a little naive: "You are on errands, your master always told you, who is cheating us into buying us!"

The yamen servant looked at her: "I only know that you are going to be bought to make money."

Xiu Ying helped the man to stand up slowly, and wiped away the tears from his face: "There is a wrong and a debt, big brother, my parents are dead, this revenge must be avenged!"

The yamen servant gritted his teeth: "Okay, you guys stay at my uncle's house first, I'll go to the guys and ask, there must be a way for you!"

In the winter in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no snow, only the bone-chilling dampness. Xiu Ying supported Wen Ori and said miserably: "Sister, you are my only relative!"

Wenli turned around and hugged Xiuying, bursting into tears: "Sister, hold on, we can't let those people be proud! But if we want to serve others, why bother killing people? Pity my little nephew, who is only half a year old. , why is it gone?"

At this time, the crown prince didn't know the gift he had prepared. Not only was he cut off in the middle of his beard, but he was still angry at King Chengjun in the palace and said: "Isn't there a palace? Isn't it just a broken garden? What is there to see in the winter? Could it be that he has Huang Ama in his eyes? It's hypocritical!"

Then he began to complain about the other brothers: "The old thirteen seems to have grown up in Sujun's mansion, and the old fourteen is clinging to the king of Dingjun all day long. None of these two are reliable, and the brothers don't look down on them." , doing all the nonsense, and there is no common courtesy in my eyes!"

The little elder brothers who were shot while lying down did not sneeze. The thirteenth Baylor was sitting on the side stove in Sujun Wang's mansion, which was extremely warm. The fourteenth Baylor was living with his brothers in Min Baylor's village, which was even more moist.

The host of the night still fell on Min Beile, the juicy leafy vegetables in the shed, the crisp cucumbers, the green and orange apples and mandarins hidden in the cellar, the hot Shaoxing with rice and Huadiao, slipping into the boiling soup The tip of his liver, the tongue of beef roasted in a copper pot, the meal was just to his liking.

"It's still comfortable for Brother Nine to eat here. Some time ago, my mother and concubine always forced me to go to Fourth Brother's house, asking me to accompany him more to untie and untie. His house is full of cabbage, sauerkraut and white meat." It's all a big dish, I have pity on my nephew, he has a thin yellow skin and looks like he was raised by his stepfather."

Several people laughed in astonishment, even the waiter and the girl holding the pot couldn't help laughing. Min Baylor stirred the fish noodles with a chopstick, and poured the soup into the Fourteen Baylor bowl, "Poor baby!" , you haven't seen it yet, it's because your fourth brother disliked you for going, and deliberately drove you away with such poor food! You don't have any eyesight at all. In the future, if you bring what you need to bring, you should leave quickly Hey, that’s not leaving a meal, it’s seeing off guests! If you can’t get a bite to eat, you go to his house to suffer! You deserve it!”

Dumbele took a sip of his wine: "How could it be like that, my brother who is a direct relative, biting his index finger, his heart hurts, it must be you who are picky eaters, a man, why care about how many bites to eat?"

Fourteen Baylor was very wronged: "There is no care, he didn't eat enough every time, he stayed hard every time, you don't know, the eyes of the fourth brother are digging people like knives!"

The green vegetables in Dingjun Wang’s bowl were piled up to the tip, and he buried his head in nibbling the radish cubes rolled out of the broth. Old Fourteen, the fourth brother is such a frugal person. When he was in the household department, he wished he could save even the meals of the cabinet. Every day, he asked the servant to bring a lunch box and steam it with a steamer. The soup is often a vegetarian soup. Hongshi really lost weight, and the former fourth sister-in-law even ran to my place for alms!"

Everyone stopped their chopsticks, Fourteen Baylor nodded sharply: "That's right, Hongshi really lost weight!"

Prince Ding put down the bowl, and personally scooped up a large piece of mutton with bone and skin and put it in the Fourteen Baylor bowl: "Okay, okay, fourth brother is a vegetarian, you can eat meat with ninth brother, and my eighth brother loves you too! , this piece is all yours, eat it!"

Fourteen Baylor blushed, gnawed at the meat, and muttered: "It's not that he hasn't eaten meat before! It's just that he's putting on a show like that!"

: "Sleep tonight, and go to the city tomorrow, the road is dark, and it is easy to slip on the road." Minbeile eagerly kept the guests.

: "Are you sincerely keeping us? I don't want to eat cabbages!" Dubeile made the request solemnly, and everyone laughed again.

The yamen servant settled the little girls and gave a lot of instructions before he changed his clothes and left, walked through a few alleys, got into a carriage, and the carriage started to run away.

: "Has everyone been sent away?"

: "The clothes are all burned, stained with dog blood, don't really alarm the government!"