Chapter 33: The Profligate Lady (5) “Where have you been today,…
"Where did you go today? Why did you become like this?"
He only asked her to deliver some medicine, but she didn't come back until midnight. He Chuanxiong felt something was wrong.
Liu Binghai said, "Nothing, just helping the Song family burn some clothes."
"Burning clothes?" He Chuanxiong immediately knew what they were talking about and couldn't help but ask, "How much silver did they give you?"
Liu Binghai took out a string of copper coins and placed them on the bed.
He Chuanxiong frowned, "That cemetery is very strange, don't go there again."
It took a lot of effort to reconnect her bones. Liu Binghai was sweating all over her face from the pain. This time she couldn't hold back from screaming like before. The second bone-setting was ten times more painful than the first.
She finally couldn't bear it anymore and let out a groan. Her originally pink face turned pale and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. She bit her lip, knitted her eyebrows tightly, and tried her best to endure the scream of pain that was about to burst out.
The pain and the endurance made this pretty face look even more pitiful.
It took about an incense stick of time for the bones to finally reconnect, and Liu Binghai was already gasping for breath in pain.
He Chuanxiong looked at the abandoned woman again.
It's pitiful to do something that would cost you your life just for a string of copper coins.
Seeing her gasping for breath in pain, He Chuanxiong couldn't bear it and said, "If you don't mind, just stay here. I'll spare you the money. Don't hurt yourself for money in the future."
Liu Binghai smiled reluctantly.
After fighting the little wolf, I forgot a little about Zhang Ruochen, which was not a bad thing.
"That won't do. I can't eat and drink for free." Then he added, "I'll just be more careful next time."
…
A month later, Liu Binghai's leg was almost healed, but because the injury was so severe, it left a chronic injury, and the bone would ache at the slightest change in the weather.
She continued to get medicine at the pharmacy, and put up a sign next to it: Decoction and delivery of medicine for you, 5 copper coins.
What this means is that if someone is not convenient to get the medicine and boil it, they can bring the prescription and ask her to boil it for them. The medicine will be delivered to their home every day for 5 copper coins each time.
Those who came to get medicine whispered when they saw the sign, saying that the eldest lady of the Zhang family must have had a hard time after being divorced, and she was even happy to do errands and decoct medicine.
Liu Binghai listened while grabbing the medicine without even raising his head.
Some people were truly inconvenient to make their own medicine, so they threw her five copper coins, left their address, and asked her to make it and send it to their homes. Although they also despised her dissolute status, the patient still needed treatment, so they would always be less cautious at this time.
After the first person to try it appeared, there was a second and a third. She prepared medicine for those people in the thatched cottage every day and then sent it to their homes one by one.
After more than a month of recuperation, her legs were almost healed and she no longer needed a wheelchair. She walked on the street, thinking that her legs were better than wheels.
When she passed by the market with a packet of medicine, there were always people pointing fingers at her. More than a month had passed since the incident, and some things had fermented, and some had sunk. There were fewer women saying bad things about her than before, and a group of children made up a song and sang it when they saw her.
"Little □□, little □□, a shameful woman with a broken leg who is cheating on you."
The children's voices were clear and crisp, and they gathered together to sing around her.
As he sang this, the others also started laughing, and some children even stole eggs from home and threw them at Liu Binghai's face.
It hit her, and a pool of yellow sticky liquid slowly flowed down her forehead.
The drifting ice sea wiped it off and looked back like those kids.
After all, they are just a bunch of kids, it’s not a good idea to stab them with a knife.
She wiped her face clean and continued to walk forward with the medicine in her arms. The song behind her continued, surrounding her and refusing to leave.
This ballad was sung for several days.
But anyway, we can't let people lose a piece of meat, so Liu Binghai listened to the ballad and delivered medicine to every household, and then asked if there was anything else they needed.
She brought the modern errand-running business to the ancient times and started her own "ancient Meituan takeout", running errands for people to buy food and clothes, which was better than lying around in a thatched hut with nothing to do.
While helping people decoct medicine, she also ran errands. Every day when she returned to the He family, it was already late in the evening, and her sick legs were swollen and tired.
With her experience with square faces, she was not in a hurry. Every day she took a wooden barrel, took some red peanuts and ginger from the medicine cabinet, and soaked them slowly. Fortunately, this was a medicine shop, and they had a full range of things to reduce swelling and disperse blood stasis, and the quality of Chinese medicine was also top-notch.
It was the chicken. When it saw her, it stood up with its neck erect like a sickly child, staring at her with an angry look.
On this day, the drifting ice sea returned very late again.
When I delivered medicine to the Wang family, I was ridiculed.
After Wang's daughter-in-law suffered heavy bleeding during childbirth, her health has been poor. He Chuanxiong always comes to her house to diagnose and prescribe medicine, and then he boils the icing in the broth and sends it to her home.
That day, she went to deliver medicine again. Because she put less water when decocting this batch of medicine, the medicine was a little mushy, so she poured it out and decocted a new pot. When she went, she was a little late.
I knocked on the door and the little girl inside scolded me, "Why are you here so late?"
She said, "Something went wrong, so it was a little late."
The little girl looked at her, somewhat dissatisfied, but still said, "Come in."
Liu Binghai followed her inside. As he walked, he heard a burst of laughter from inside, which was clear and pleasant, like wind chimes.
She walked into the yard and saw the owner of the "wind chime".
The owner of the "wind chime" also saw her and was startled. Her rosy cherry lips opened exaggeratedly and she screamed, "Oh my! Isn't this the former mistress of the Zhang family, Sister Yun Kexin!"
There was a hint of sarcasm in these words, but Liu Binghai ignored them.
But the man refused to give in. He glanced to the side and said, "Sister Yunyan, look, it's your sister from the past."
Liu Binghai then noticed that standing next to the Wind Chime was Zhang Ruochen's concubine, Feng Yunyan.
This wind chime is Feng Yunyan's aunt's younger sister, Yun You.
Liu Binghai frowned subconsciously.
Why is the Wang family still involved with them?
Feng Ling seemed to know what she was thinking and quickly said, "The Wang family and our Feng family are old friends!"
The Wang family and the Feng family had some business dealings in the past, but they were not wealthy and were not well known.
Liu Binghai looked up at Feng Yunyan.
After not seeing her for many days, she became more and more like a mother, with a look of happiness unique to her. Although she was young, she did not look that mature even though she was already a mother. However, there was a bit of charm in her eyes, and she looked quite tender.
Seeing Liu Binghai, Feng Yunyan nudged the sharp-tongued Yun You and said to Liu Binghai, "Sister, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you okay?"
Yun You said quickly, "Hey, she has a lover and Mr. He to help her, how can it not be good?"
Although full of ridicule, Liu Binghai didn't take it to heart.
She didn't care about other people's ridicule, but when she saw Feng Yunyan, she couldn't help but think of Zhang Ruochen, and she felt unhappy.
She nodded to Feng Yunyan, "Everything is fine."
So I wanted to get the medicine in quickly and leave this place of trouble.
Feng Yunyan said, "As long as you're okay, sister. The owner and I miss you very much."
Haha...is that so.
Liu Binghai said nothing.
Feng Ling, who was standing by, shrilled again, "Oh, my sister Yunyan, she's no longer your sister. Why are you still being so polite to her?"
After saying this, she swayed her slender waist and twisted step by step towards the icy sea, laughing cheerfully as she twisted her body, "My sister Xin'er, you may not know this yet, but your village master Zhang is going to take my sister Yunyan as his principal wife soon."
Nowadays, the rumors on the streets are that the owner of the manor wants to make his concubine his principal wife.
How could she not know?
It was just that on ordinary days, he just pretended not to hear it. But today, when he suddenly saw Feng Yunyan and saw the happiness that couldn't help but show on her face, Liu Binghai still felt something was wrong.
This system actually transmitted the original owner's emotions to her intactly. Damn it...
She gritted her teeth, endured the sudden pain in her heart, raised her head and glanced at Yun You coldly, "Really? Congratulations then."
Feng Ling laughed and said, "Yes, but... I also want to remind Sister Yunyan."
She twisted her body and turned back, fanning herself and saying to Feng Yunyan, "As the master's wife, you must abide by the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. Don't do anything that will bring ruin to the family or get your legs broken!"
"Yunyou." Feng Yunyan said in a low voice.
Feng Ling smiled at Liu Binghai again and said, "Don't you agree, Sister Xin'er?"
Oh……
Liu Binghai sneered in his heart.
Without saying anything, he handed the medicine in his hand to the maid of the Wang family, turned around and left.
After she left, she still had to deliver gifts to several wealthy families. When she returned to the He family, it was already dark. She dragged her heavy legs and fell on the kang. She lay there for a while without saying a word, her face gloomy and her expression a little dazed.
The chicken also looked at her without saying a word.
After being distracted for a while, Liu Binghai raised his eyelids and saw the chicken.
I really don't know if it is her husband.
She closed her eyes, rested for a while, took out a wooden bucket, put in hot water and safflower, and then soaked her feet.
As she soaked in the water, she thought of the times she and Zhang Ruochen had spent together.
Although it was not her personal experience, being in this body and having this relationship was as if she had experienced it herself.
The extremely gentle look he showed to her seemed to still be before her eyes.
From now on, he will take Yunyan as his principal wife.
Liu Binghai thought about it and curled the corner of his mouth.
Well, she just let it go and no longer worried about the original owner's feelings which were not worth it in the first place.
…
In Zhang's Tea House, Zhang Ruochen and Lao Liang were tasting new tea.
The tea leaves are freshly picked from the mountains and are very fresh and tender.
The whole room was filled with the aroma of tea. Lao Liang poured a cup of tea for Zhang Ruochen and said slowly, "Master, have you chosen a day to make Madam Feng your principal wife?"
Zhang Ruochen took a sip of tea and said slowly, "No rush."
Lao Liang smiled and said, "You're not in a hurry, but the people on the street are. They heard the news from somewhere and are talking about it all the time."
"Let them talk." Zhang Ruochen said calmly.
Lao Liang paused for a moment, glanced at Zhang Ruochen's expression, and said, "Master, are you still thinking about the eldest lady?"
Zhang Ruochen's brows turned sharp, "There's no such thing as a lady here!"
"Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing."
Lao Liang sighed and considered his master's intentions for a moment.
He has followed this master for many years and has a thorough understanding of his temperament and character.
He said that he didn't care, but he might not have let it go in his heart. After all, he was a man who cared a lot about his reputation and was very thoughtful. Such a serious matter was not something he could just let go.
Lao Liang took a sip of tea, thought about it, and didn't know whether he should speak. Hesitation was full of his brows and eyes.
Zhang Ruochen noticed his thoughts and said coldly, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Lao Liang sighed, then stammered, "I heard that the woman is now running errands and decocting medicine, and her life is very hard."
Zhang Ruochen didn't even raise his eyelids. "She asked for it!"
"Yes." Lao Liang continued, "I heard that he even went to the cemetery in the back mountain to burn clothes for the Song family."
Zhang Ruochen was slightly startled, raised his eyelids, and frowned, "You're doing something so risky?"
"So, it seems like life is really tough."
No matter how difficult her life was, it was her own fault and had nothing to do with him.
He lowered his head and fiddled with the tea leaves, saying nothing.
Seeing that the owner of the manor looked unhappy, Lao Liang did not dare to say anything for a while.
After a while, it was Zhang Ruochen who took the initiative to ask him.
"But what else have you heard?"
Old Liang then continued, "I heard that a few days ago, when she was delivering medicine to Wang's house, she happened to run into Madam Feng and her sister Feng Yunyou, and she was ridiculed quite a bit."
"It's that sharp-tongued Feng Yunyou."
"Yes, it was her." Lao Liang said, "But she mocked Yun Kexin for a long time. I heard that her face was blue when she left."
Pale face?
But was he more youthful than when he was betrayed?
Thinking of all that he had suffered, Zhang Ruochen slammed the teacup down on his head, and suddenly he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He loved her, respected her, and doted on her, but she secretly used contraception and corresponded with that inexplicable man.
When had she ever been worthy of him? No matter how much bullying she endured now, she deserved it.
Zhang Ruochen was distracted for a moment and did not respond to Lao Liang's words.
Old Liang felt that there was something he had to mention to the owner of the manor, so he said, "Owner, I heard that she met Zhan Haotian a few days ago."
Zhang Ruochen's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned pale.
The look in his eyes when he looked up at Lao Liang was like ice in his bones, and he exuded a murderous aura from inside out.
Lao Liang hurriedly added, "I heard that she told that man that they should never meet again."
oh?
Zhang Ruochen frowned, opened the tea lid, stirred the tea leaves slowly for a while, and then placed the lid on the table.
"It seems that she still has some conscience. When she left the manor, perhaps she just felt ashamed to face you again. This old servant thought that since she no longer embarrassed the owner of the manor, it would be better to let her go."
Zhang Ruochen looked up at Lao Liang and asked, "Why do you think I would keep pestering her and kill her?"
The voice was cold and frightening.
Lao Liang didn't say anything for a long time.
After a long while, Lao Liang finally said, "Ever since she left, she hasn't been able to find a proper job and has been ridiculed everywhere. Isn't it the owner of the manor who's manipulating this from behind?"
Zhang Ruochen paused with the teacup in his hand, his face calm, and he said nothing.
Zhang Ruochen recalled the various times he had spent with Yun Kexin in the past. He was stunned for a moment with a serious expression and couldn't help but sigh.
He hated this woman to the core, so much so that he was heartbroken and in agony.
I wish I could chop her into pieces of meat and throw them to the wolves.
But... no matter how much I hate you, I have loved you after all.
Even if he was put to death, he still couldn't do it.
As long as she behaved herself and didn't do anything out of line again, he would let her go, forget it... But if she continued with that man, he really didn't know if he could let her go...
After closing the teacup, he said coldly to Lao Liang, "How could I care about a woman like her? Dealing with her would dirty my hands."
After saying that, she remembered that she had told the man that they should never meet again.
My mind suddenly became dazed.
Then I felt ridiculous.
No matter what, he is a person who brings disgrace to the family.
No matter how hard she tries to turn over a new leaf, it's hard to change the fact. What else can you expect her to do?
"I asked Yunyan to pack some new tea for you a few days ago so that you can take it back for your family to try." He said to Lao Liang.
After saying that, he walked out of the front hall and looked at the sky outside.
The sky was dark and her heart was broken. This woman almost ruined everything she had. She married him but secretly used contraception. Her letters to the man were full of dirty words.
It's really disgusting.
Once upon a time, he loved her deeply and vowed to give her the best things in the world. If she was a little sad, a little heartbroken, or even had the slightest mistake, his heart would hurt like a knife.
From now on, this village will be Yunyan's world.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ruochen was a little stunned.
She never thought that the concubine he married that day to oppose her would one day replace her.
Life is a game of fate, isn't it?
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