"You little girl, do you know who we are? How dare you take the boat with us?"
When the woman next to her came over, Xu Miaomiao clearly smelled a strong fragrance, but it was not pungent, but instead had a rich floral scent.
Xu Miaomiao bowed to the two of them and said, "Why not? You ladies are not murderers, arsonists or bandits, so why shouldn't I go with you?"
The leading woman was startled when she heard Xu Miaomiao's words. She took a few steps towards her, picked up Xu Miaomiao's hair with her slender jade fingers and gently bent it. She looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Madam, do you know who we are?"
The smile on his face suddenly froze, and Xu Xi next to him poked his head out and began to look at the ladies in front of him curiously.
The woman in front of her who was entangled with Xu Miaomiao's hair suddenly let go of Xu Miaomiao and looked at Xu Xi in front of her as he brushed his cheek: "Does this little sister know who we are?"
Xu Xi shook his head. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately stood in front of Xu Xi, looked at the woman in front of him and said, "Madam, this is my sister. She is still young and introverted. She is not very good at communicating with others."
The woman in front of her smiled at Xu Miaomiao, looked at her appearance, chuckled and said, "Look how nervous you are. Let me make it clear first. We are women from a place of fireworks. Everyone here has more than one or two patrons. Come if you want. If you get sick, don't blame me."
"A woman's chastity is never beneath her skirt, so why should I be afraid? If you are sick, just come to me. I studied medicine."
Listening to Xu Miaomiao's words, the woman was still stunned by Xu Miaomiao's words that a woman's chastity is no longer under her skirt for a long time. When she saw Xu Miaomiao, she smiled and said, "Come up."
Following the woman, Xu Miaomiao pulled Xu Xi and walked up.
There were only women on this ship. Although there was no need to worry about what happened before happening again, Xu Miaomiao was still a little worried about its safety. Without guards and men, it would be difficult if they encountered a group of robbers, especially before reaching the south, they had to pass through a forest where no one lived.
Staring at Xu Xi's face beside her, Xu Miaomiao became even more worried. She couldn't let her get hurt.
"This young lady, you are so beautiful, what is your name?"
The woman had a slender waist and walked lightly. She was holding a pipa in her hands and had a white peony pinned to her hair.
"Xu Miaomiao."
"I am Shaoyao. The one you saw today is our courtesan, Lady Peony. She sings very beautifully."
Seeing how enthusiastic Madam Shaoyao was, Xu Miaomiao was also stunned. She took out the fruit in her hand and put it in front of Shaoyao: "This is prepared by my sisters at home. Madam Shaoyao, why don't you try it too."
"OK."
The woman smiled, put down the pipa in her hand, and picked up Xu Miaomiao's dried fruit: "The last time I ate this was when my elder sister was here, and now it's just me and my younger brother."
Staring at the sad look on the woman's face, Xu Miaomiao couldn't help but speak: "How is Madam Shaoyao's sister..."
"Veinophilia."
The woman smiled calmly, as if she didn't care about it at all: "For those of us in this line of work, this day will come eventually. It's a pity that my sister is so young."
"In that case, why not change your career?"
It’s not that Xu Miaomiao looks down on this industry, but this is not the right way to make money.
"I have a younger brother to support. When my sister was around, my brother and I could still have some free time, and I didn't have to do that. But now that my sister is gone, I have to support my brother. Where else can a woman stay here except in this brothel? If I get married, I don't have any dowry, so why should someone support my brother?"
Xu Miaomiao was silent for a moment. What she said was indeed true. In this era, if a family had some good farmland, it would be fine, but if there was no lonely and helpless woman, this would probably be the only outcome.
"Save her..."
A voice suddenly sounded next to her. Xu Miaomiao looked in the direction and saw that Xu Xi had picked up Shaoyao's pipa at some point and spoke with tears in his eyes.
Xu Miaomiao nodded and touched Xu Xi's head: "Madam Shaoyao, I know that my ability is limited and I can't help you much, but please let me help you diagnose, at least don't be the same as your sister."
"Can you really diagnose patients?" Shaoyao looked a little surprised. Seeing Xu Miaomiao's assurance, she stretched out her hand and said, "I thought you were just bluffing, but it's true."
Looking at the white arm in front of her, Xu Miaomiao put her hand on it: "Madam, are you having period and having unbearable abdominal pain?"
"Indeed."
Xu Miaomiao sighed, and was about to advise the woman to drink less, but when he remembered the woman's profession, he fell silent again. He took out the pills from the space, wrote a pharmacy, handed it to the woman and said, "Madam, this is homemade. After drinking, take one, and you will feel better. If you have your period next time, drink this medicine three days in advance, and it will relieve the abdominal pain."
Shaoyao listened to Xu Miaomiao's words and curiously opened the bottle in front of her and smelled it: "Thank you, Madam Xu. My sisters actually have it too, but those doctors won't treat us. Why don't you help them too?"
Xu Miaomiao nodded slightly, and soon several ladies gathered in front of her.
"My dear, you really know how to treat illnesses."
"I have never seen a woman who knows medicine. Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation by treating us?"
…
Listening to them talking one after another, Xu Miaomiao did not answer. She carefully took the pulse of the woman in front of her and gave each of them a pharmacy.
"What are you all doing here?"
A voice came from behind, and I saw that the woman had changed into a red dress. Her raised neck and snow-white thighs were all exposed. With the gauze skirt, she looked even more beautiful.
"Sister Mudan, this Madam Xu is treating us."
Hearing someone's reply, the woman called Peony took a step forward curiously, staring at Xu Miaomiao, and said thoughtfully: "Don't forget what you are here for. You really believe that this young lady can treat illnesses. You stayed in that place for so long and were deceived by others. You didn't even know it, and you are still thanking others."
After saying that, the woman just left.
Seeing Mudan saying this, Shaoyao immediately moved closer to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Mrs. Xu, don't be angry. Sister Mudan just thought you were a scammer and didn't know you were helping us voluntarily."
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