Chapter 3029 Qian Xiaoyang
Bai Shan arranged the rest of the people and handed them over to the managers of various industries. As for the men, since they had no special talents, they were taken away by Zhao Ming and sent to the official fields outside the city to farm.
Yuan Sanlang and Yuan Silang were among them.
The two brothers were silent. Seeing so many houses and people scattered across the open field, they became even more silent. At the same time, they became deeply worried. "With so many people, can we really be paid?"
However, they didn't have much time to think. Their foreman banged a clapper and loudly ordered them to line up to get their supplies. "After you get your supplies, go get your farm tools and start working. Do you see this piece of wasteland? There are only three days left. We must open it up. If you are late, everyone's wages will be docked."
The two brothers stopped thinking about it and immediately went to get their things and put them back on their bunks.
Zhou Manze took the young lady back to the back hall and took a look at her wooden nameplate. "You're Qian Xiaoyang, that's a very unique name. Who gave it to you?"
She whispered, "My mother named it. She said my father chased her with a sheep."
Zhou Man: ...
"Where did you work before?"
"Just like Sister Sijing, we used to live in Master Zhu's house. Sister Sijing was sold when she was young. My mother was a hereditary servant, so I was also a servant from birth."
Just as Sijing said, Xiaoyang is really honest. She basically answers whatever Zhou Man asks, and sometimes in order to make things clear, she will lay a lot of groundwork and explain related things.
For example, Zhou Man asked her whether she wanted to settle in Beihai County or follow her from now on?
Zhou Man said, "If you follow me, you can sign a living contract. Of course, if you want to sign a life contract, that's fine too. If you want to settle in Beihai County, you have to register as a female household. But female households also have to pay taxes. Have you considered this?"
The lamb thought for a moment and then said, "I will follow you, my Lord. As long as you can feed me and don't beat me, you can scold me as much as you want."
She paused and continued, "Actually, you can hit me, but don't hit me too hard. If you hit me too hard, I'll run away."
She gave an example: "The reason I ran away was because my aunt and cousin always beat me. If the adults beat me too hard, I would run away too."
Wu Yue and Jiu Lan on the side: ...
Even Xibing, who thought he was a straight shooter, was speechless. He couldn't help but say to her, "Are you stupid? Even if you think so, you can't say it out loud. You have to run away first. If you tell the adults now, can you still run away?"
Wu Yue and Jiu Lan: ...Then you should just think about it in your heart and remind people in private. Why are you saying it out loud in front of my wife now?
They are both the same, so no one should blame the other.
Wu Yue quickly took over the topic and asked, "Did your uncle's family beat you? Are you injured?"
"Yes," Qian Xiaoyang rolled up her sleeves to show them. Her arms were covered in bloodstains, probably from being beaten with a cane or something. She said, "There are some on my back, too. Do you want to see them?"
May frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Man.
Seeing that a patient had arrived at the hospital, Zhou Man said to Wu Yue and Xi Bing, "Take her inside to have a look."
After Zhou Man examined two patients, Xibing came out to Zhou Man indignantly and said, "Her back was beaten with a carrying pole. Madam, go and take a look. I suspect she has internal injuries."
Zhou Man frowned, asked the remaining patients to wait, and hurried to see her.
The wound on her back was blue-black and had been there for some time. When Zhou Man pressed it lightly, she hissed and moved uncomfortably, probably because it hurt.
Zhou Man felt her pulse and asked, "Doesn't it hurt normally?"
Qian Xiaoyang said nonchalantly, "If you don't think about it, it won't hurt."
She said, "My brain isn't very smart. I can only think about one thing at a time. So every time I feel pain, I try to think about something else and forget about the pain."
Jiulan was stunned. "How can there be such a person?"
"Yes," Qian Xiaoyang said, "I am."
She said, "My mother said this is a good thing, because it will help me live a long and happy life."
Zhou Man then remembered to ask, "Where are your father and mother? Why are you living with your uncle's family?"
"My mother is dead. I've never met my father. He was a Hu. When my mother followed the master to the north, he traded a sheep with the master for my mother. Unfortunately, they ran into bandits. My mother said he died protecting us. My mother had no choice but to bring me back with the master. Since then, I have been working for the Zhu family ever since."
"The Zhu family got into trouble, the master was arrested, and the men and women were driven out. We were also thrown into jail. Later, the new county magistrate said that the master's evil deeds had nothing to do with us lowly servants, so he released our books and allowed us to become good citizens." Although Qian Xiaoyang was not smart, she remembered the reasons clearly. She said, "My uncle and cousin both divided the land. My mother and I were women, so we had no land, so we had to work on my uncle and cousin's land."
She touched her arm carefully and said, "They dislike me for eating too much. Actually, I don't want to eat so much. I have tried to eat less, but my aunt and cousin are still very angry, so they beat me."
She sighed and said, "Sister Sijing said I can't stay at my uncle's house anymore, otherwise I will be beaten to death one day. If I am beaten to death, not only will my mother be upset, but my uncle and his family will also go to jail for killing me. So, in order to save them from going to jail, I had no choice but to run away."
May and the other three were stunned.
Zhou Man praised her, "That's right, Si Jing is right, and what you did was also right. If someone hits you like this again, fight back if you can beat them, and run away if you can't. Otherwise, not only will you suffer, but the person who hit you will also commit a sin, and both sides will lose more than they gain."
Hearing Zhou Man praising her, Qian Xiaoyang felt more relieved and felt more and more that she had done nothing wrong.
Zhou Man prescribed her some medicine, both for internal use and external use. The external use medicines were divided into two types: one for bathing and the other for ointment.
She said, "You don't have to do anything for the next two days. Just stay by my side and pass me some things. Ask Xibing to apply the ointment to you. This is for bathing. I'll get you a few packets when I get home in the evening. Ask the kitchen to make some and then take a bath. Soak for a quarter of an hour. This is medicine for internal use. I'll ask Xiao Kou to make it for you later..."
She turned to Wu Yue and the others and said, "She can't lift anything heavy these days, so please pay more attention to her."
May and the other two responded solemnly.
It wasn't until the evening that Bai Shan learned about Qian Xiaoyang's situation. Then he became more and more curious. "Did you ask for her specifically because you saw that she was injured? It's not that serious, is it? If you want to treat her injuries, just tell me. Can I stop you?"
"...No," Zhou Man said, "I just think she has excellent bones and is very suitable for martial arts."
Bai Shan: "...Is this true? How can you, a person with poor physique, recognize someone with a physique suitable for martial arts?"
(End of this chapter)
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