The current situation is a bit troublesome.

Arranged marriages are still uncommon today. Although freedom of marriage has been advocated since the early days of liberation, in practice, especially in some remote and feudal places, it is not the case at all.

These girls who are forced into marriage will not easily go to the police station to sue their parents. Not to mention that many people think that filial piety is more important than anything else, the public opinion of the villagers will be a threat to them. Even if they sue their parents, what will they do in the future?

She is homeless and has no source of income unless she finds a reliable man or a suitable job.

However, these all require long-term consideration.

Since they had seen what happened today, they certainly couldn't just stand by and watch him get into trouble, at least they had to live up to the clothes they were wearing.

It might not be appropriate to send this lesbian home now, but two grown men like them can't take her home alone, right?

Besides, the two of them are still temporarily staying in their comrade's home.

Han Jingchen looked at Pei Manning, who was shivering with her arms folded, frowned, and said coldly, "Go to the hospital."

"Ah?" Jiang Ying was stunned for a moment.

Looking down and seeing Pei Manning shivering, he finally realized that they were two big, strong men and winter swimming was no problem for them, but this dainty-looking lesbian probably couldn't handle it.

Just in case, it is better to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Pei Manning hugged her knees and her eyes moved slightly when she heard this. Hospital? Do you mean the private clinic? It can't be the Imperial Hospital, right?

By now, Pei Manning had already observed that the two men in front of her were not lustful bad guys, otherwise they would not have gone to the trouble of sending her to the hospital. Her tense nerves finally relaxed.

We can only take one step at a time and see what happens.

Pei Manning raised her eyes and looked at the two of them. She gestured to them with her hands, and when she saw that they didn't understand, she gestured again.

Jiang Ye was shocked, "Comrade, you..." She was actually mute?

No wonder she hadn't spoken since she was rescued. He thought she wanted to die and was desperate, so she didn't want to speak. But it turned out that she couldn't speak at all?

However, Han Jingchen narrowed his deep and bright black eyes and stared at the woman suspiciously: She is mute, but not deaf?

Pei Manning didn't care about the men's suspicion and scrutiny. In short, she refused to say anything and let them guess, buying herself some time to think of a solution.

On the way to the hospital, Pei Manning sat on a borrowed ox cart and quietly looked at the two men.

Then I realized that the clothes they wore were very strange, tops and trousers, a slightly darker green color, the fabric was crisp, making them look tall and slender.

Pei Manning was a little confused. She didn't know where she was. Maybe this was how people here dressed?

After all, the Zhou Dynasty had a vast territory, with different dialects and costumes. Moreover, outside the Great Wall there were Rongdi in the north and Manyi in the south, with very different customs and costumes.

As for why she suddenly came here? Why did the day suddenly turn into night? Pei Manning didn't quite understand.

It took the ox cart nearly an hour and a half to reach the county hospital. It was already late at night, approaching midnight, and there were not many doctors on duty.

Jiang Ye was talking all the way. He was very familiar with others. During the conversation, he revealed some information to Pei Manning. His name was Jiang Ye, and the man who rescued her was Han Jingchen. They came here to visit the families of their comrades and give them pensions, and they would leave the day after tomorrow.

However, when Jiang Ye wanted to say more, Han Jingchen interrupted her and said, "Jiang Ye, go to Wei Guoguo and borrow a set of clothes."

"Ah? Why are you borrowing Weiguo's clothes?" Jiang Ye didn't understand and looked at him stupidly.

Han Jingchen looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Borrow Weiguo's wife's clothes."

"Oh oh." Jiang Ye realized that it was lent to a female comrade, and he touched the back of her head embarrassedly.

When they borrowed the ox cart from the production team leader, the two men made up another excuse. They were afraid that they would rescue a young female comrade from a pond on the mountain in the middle of the night. This matter was passed around and the meaning changed.

What Pei Manning was wearing now was actually the coats of two people.

But her own clothes were still wet, and she would definitely feel cold and sticky if she wore them. It was late at night, and the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores were closed, so she had no time to buy new clothes.

The Weiguo that Han Jingchen mentioned, whose full name is Liao Weiguo, is also their comrade-in-arms. He transferred to Xiao'an County four years ago and now works in the County Public Security Bureau. His unit is not far from here, so it would be possible to go to his house and borrow his wife's clothes.

Jiang Ye glanced at Pei Manning and saw that she was hugging her arms and her face was pale from the cold. "Brother Chen, then you take the female comrades to register first. I'm going to Wei Guoguo to borrow some clothes from my sister-in-law."

Han Jingchen nodded.

"The accumulation of fluid in the lungs may cause infection. I'll prescribe some medicine for you to take first. Stay here tonight to observe. If you have chest tightness, difficulty breathing, fever or chills, call me immediately."

After paying a registration fee of 50 cents, Han Jingchen took Pei Manning to see a doctor, who prescribed medicine.

When the time came, I used my reading glasses to look at the two of them a few more times.

How could such a handsome comrade exist in such a remote and poor place like Qingxi Production Team?

The man has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and is tall and handsome. The woman is prettier than the movie actors on the calendar, but... she looks a little dull.

Pei Manning had been in doubt since she entered the room. She looked at the lights, glass windows, and whitewashed walls in surprise and shock. However, because she was pretending to be dumb, she could not ask anything and could only keep many doubts in her heart.

Han Jingchen glanced at Pei Manning and asked, "Doctor, please check her again. Why can't she speak?"

"Oh? You can't speak?" The doctor looked at Pei Manning in surprise. Such a beautiful lesbian is actually mute? He couldn't help but feel a little sorry and sympathetic, and then his tone became a little gentler.

"Can you hear any sound?"

Pei Manning finally came to her senses, looked at the doctor, and nodded seriously to indicate that she could hear him.

The doctor examined Pei Manning's mouth and tongue, his expression somewhat serious, "Could you speak when you were a child?"

Pei Manning hesitated for a moment, and decided to leave herself a way out. Under Han Jingchen's inquiring gaze, she gritted her teeth and nodded slowly.

"You suddenly stopped talking. Have you had any check-ups before?"

Pei Manning shook her head.

The doctor asked her several more detailed questions and told her to do something. Pei Manning did it obediently. Then he said, "There's nothing wrong with her vocal cords. The problem could be in her cerebellum. There could be something growing in her cerebellum, or it could be neuromuscular injury. Our county hospital doesn't have equipment to examine the brain yet. I suggest you take her to the city hospital for a checkup."

Pei Manning frowned and pursed her lips. She couldn't understand what the doctor was saying.

Han Jingchen looked at Pei Manning who was silent, and was unsure whether she really had a problem. He nodded: "Okay, I know, thank you, doctor."

At the end of the corridor on the first floor, there were four beds in a narrow ward, all of which were empty. Nowadays, no one was rich, and the hospitalization fee in the county hospital was 80 cents a night. If you were sick, you would try to stay at home, but no one was hospitalized.

Pei Manning's bed was on the inside, near the window.

Han Jingchen clasped his hands around his chest, leaning against the door frame, staring at Pei Manning who was sitting on the bed in a rage, wanting to see when she would come to her senses.

Under the cold white light, Pei Manning's skin was as white as snow, and her black hair like crow feathers fell beside her face, making her features more charming and graceful. However, there was a look of doubt on her face.

Solemnity, confusion, entanglement, uneasiness...so many emotions.

Pei Manning twisted her fingers. She now realized that she was most likely no longer in the Great Zhou Realm.

Pei Manning usually liked to read some strange stories about mountains, travelogues and interesting stories. Although he didn't know why this happened, he just vaguely felt that he seemed to have encountered something strange again.

Pei Manning came to her senses when she noticed a sharp gaze. She looked up and met a pair of deep, bright black eyes, which were sharp and frightening, like a Saker Falcon looking down at the jungle from high above while hunting.

Pei Manning was startled. The light in the ward was bright, and she saw the man's face clearly for the first time. He had deep and handsome features, unruly eyebrows, and a straight nose. He was a man with a stern appearance.

Pei Manning grew up in a noble family and had never been in the same room with a strange man like this. When she thought of the naked and strong body she had seen before, her face immediately became a little unnatural.

"Do you know how to read?" Han Jingchen asked coldly.

Pei Manning was stunned. Although he was asking, his tone was quite firm.

While the doctor was examining her, Pei Manning quietly glanced at the documents on the table. She didn't expect that such a small action would be discovered by him. Unfortunately, she didn't have time to see it clearly at that time.

Pei Manning was not worried about being caught by the Pei Mansion. Instead, she was worried that others would discover her strange origins, which she herself could not explain.

Moreover, this tall and straight man looked fierce and cold, with an imposing aura, like the commander of the Royal Guard. She was quite afraid of him.

If she tells lies again, the man will probably be more suspicious of her.

Pei Manning didn't dare look into the man's alluring eyes. She sat on the bed with her knees hugged, her eyes covered by her long eyelashes, and nodded gently.

Han Jing frowned and asked, "Can you write your own name?"

Pei Manning hesitated for a moment, then used her slender index finger to tentatively write a crooked word "Ning" on the bed sheet. Han Jingchen saw that the strokes were in traditional Chinese, but since simplified Chinese characters are not yet fully popularized, it is understandable.

Pei Manning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had no doubts. It seemed that the characters here were the same as those of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As fate would have it, this doubt was overlooked.

"Where is your home? Who are the people there?" Han Chen asked again.

Pei Manning raised her eyes and looked at the man. Did he want to find out about her background and then send her home?

Her eyes were instantly filled with vigilance and rejection, and she pursed her lips, silently expressing her resistance.