Chapter 105 Gao's House
Qiu Shui has been in Gao's house for two months.
She sat alone, seemingly having no connection with the others.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't chatted with anyone in a long time, as soon as Su Yan sat down, Qiu Shui took the initiative to give out a lot of "clues".
"Don't mess with her. She's the one who stayed in the mansion the longest. There are many people who were not liked by the master and were driven away."
Su Yan asked in his heart - "Who was driven away?"
Qiu Shui: "A lot. Aunt Yu Dong said they did something wrong and the master didn't want to keep them, so they had to go home. But none of us have been driven away yet."
Su Yan looked at the others - "Our side?"
"Yes, the house is so big, there must be more than just the twelve of us, there are others too. Chenyu has been here the longest, she knows the best, I heard her say that since we live close to each other, we were assigned to a small kitchen, and we will have to learn to sing together in the future."
"In total..."
"I don't know, it seems to be three groups? Three dozen... How many is three dozen? Mumu, lend me your hand to count."
Su Yan: “…”
Su Yan cooperated with Qiu Shui by stretching out his hand. Qiu Shui found that their fingers were still not enough, so he gave up decisively.
"In short, we just need to work honestly and get paid every month!"
When Qiu Shui was nagging, the others would look over from time to time.
Is this girl possessed? She keeps talking to herself?
Su Yan learned that each of them was assigned different tasks, and except for eating and attending classes, they hardly ever touched each other.
She asked in a roundabout way if there were any girls kicked out recently, and Qiu Shui said affirmatively, "This month alone, four of us were kicked out."
Su Yan pretended to be scared, "We won't be driven away, right?"
"It's okay if you work hard. I can stay, so can you. I made many mistakes, but my aunt is very nice and never treats me harshly." Qiu Shui said, "Those who were driven away should be worse than me, right?"
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Su Yan couldn't completely trust Qiu Shui and didn't mention Man Rong's name.
After nightfall, Su Yan tried to walk around in the yard. The servants who occasionally passed by did not pay attention to her, and the people in Gao's house did not seem to care where she went.
Qiu Shui lived in the same courtyard with Chen Yu and others. There were not many people she could talk to, so she secretly came to find Su Yan.
Su Yan pretended to be bored and cautious, "Although it is a bit boring, we should not move around casually, so as not to lose our job."
"It won't get lost," Qiu Shui took Su Yan's hand and was about to go out, "We can walk around here freely, no one will care about us, it's really nice here!"
This was similar to what Su Yan thought. When Man Rong passed the message to her, she did not mention that her personal freedom was restricted.
They get high monthly wages, do minimal work, and are not even provided with three meals a day. Even ordinary people only eat two meals a day.
Mr. Gao is so kind to them.
Su Yan followed Qiu Shui around.
She deliberately pulled Qiu Shui towards the wall, but Qiu Shui didn't react.
Manrong was quite careful in her actions, and Su Yan didn't find anything near the wall where they often met.
When they returned to the yard, they met Chenyu and Huanyi.
Huanyi looked like Chenyu's little follower, always following her around, supporting her when she walked, and always having a handkerchief ready for her.
Chen Yu's walking posture is extremely exaggerated, with his head held high and chest puffed out excessively, and it seems that he is looking at people with his chin.
If such people entered the harem, they would probably be punished with a hundred lashes of red.
Su Yan was very confused about something, but it was not convenient to ask at the moment.
She controlled herself from having any random thoughts, and pulled Qiu Shui forward with her head down, trying to avoid Chen Yu and Huan Yi.
Chenyu winked at Huanyi.
Huanyi walked up to Su Yan with a handkerchief in her hand, put her hands on her hips to block her way, "New here, prepare bath water for Sister Chenyu today."
Su Yan was shocked.
Here, here...
Huanyi said: "Sister Chenyu will most likely become the master in the future. She will not forget what you have done for her now."
Su Yan continued to be shocked.
Huanyi felt somewhat proud when she saw this.
Most of the girls who come here come from poor families and have never seen the world, and she is the same.
Following Chen Yu, she is half a master here, and the maids have to be polite to her. In the past, she would never have dared to think of such a good thing.
The new wild girl doesn't look noble at all, and she's probably from a poor family, so she's easy to bully.
Huanyi didn't think there was anything special about Su Yan, but Chenyu didn't like her, saying that she looked more delicate than the average person and was afraid that she would seduce Master Gao.
Huanyi has never met Master Gao, and she doesn't want to be his concubine. She just wants to follow Chenyu and have some food.
Huanyi's voice became shrill, "We are doing this for your own good. Sister Chenyu has met Master Gao several times. She often..."
Chen Yu coughed.
Su Yan looked at Chen Yu, whose expression looked unnatural. Su Yan didn't dare to think about it too much, fearing that they would hear him. He could only try to clear his mind.
But Huanyi saw her concession as a provocation. After hearing her words, the other maids all called them "sister" in a sweet voice and begged for mercy.
Huanyi said angrily: "How can I say anything to you?! Go and prepare the bath water!"
Su Yan finally said out loud what he was shocked about, "You can actually take a shower here?!"
Huanyi: “…”
Qiu Shui whispered, "Yes, just tell auntie and someone will prepare the bath water, but it won't be us."
Su Yan was surprised and said, "Someone prepared bath water for us?!"
"Yes, yes, but I don't dare to take a bath too often. I didn't have much chance to take a bath at home before. I could only take a bath when I went to the river to soak. Master Gao is so good to us!"
The two of them chatted about the high welfare in Gao's house as if no one was around.
Chen Yu: “…”
Huanyi took a step forward and tried to grab Su Yan's ear.
Su Yan is not Qiu Shui. The things Su Mao taught her are more than enough to deal with Huan Yi.
She ducked back, held Huanyi's wrist with her right hand, and pulled Huanyi backwards the moment she turned around. The inertia was too great, and Huanyi rushed straight towards the wall.
Su Yan grabbed her again before she hit the wall.
Huanyi was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, her legs went limp, and she was speechless for a moment, just gasping for breath.
Su Yan asked: "Sister Huanyi, do you like white walls? I think red walls look better."
Originally, these words meant nothing, but the moment Huanyi looked at Su Yan, two words suddenly popped up in her mind - blood.
The blood wall is also the red wall.
Chen Yu came over and saw Huan Yi was in a daze, feeling a little disgusted.
She said to Su Yan, "If you dare to cause trouble, I will tell Yu Dong. If Yu Dong finds out, he will not forgive you. She is an elder here, and she is not comparable to those servants."
Chen Yu always acted like a master when speaking. Although she was using Yu Dong to pressure Su Yan, she didn't even call her aunt.
These two people were really in the way. Su Yan felt a little annoyed and she became silent.
Chen Yu: “?”
Too scared to speak?
After a while, Chen Yu heard a sad song.
The song is extremely penetrating, as if it came from the underworld, and Chen Yu's name is also included in the lyrics.
Most importantly, the singing is really awful.
Chen Yu pretended to be calm, "Who is singing?"
Qiu Shui looked at her blankly.
Huanyi also looked puzzled.
Chen Yu: “…Didn’t you hear it?”
Qiu Shui shook his head.
Huanyi rubbed her weak legs, ran to Chenyu and whispered, "Sister Chenyu, what are you talking about? What song?"
Chen Yu wasn't that scared at first, but Qiu Shui and Huan Yi's reactions made her pale, "You really didn't hear it?!"
"No, no one is singing. It's very quiet here."
“…”
Chenyu screamed and ran to the yard.
Su Yan hummed slowly in his heart - "Chen Yu, don't run, or you will fall."
It doesn't matter what tune she hummed.
Chen Yu fell to the ground with a thud, and Su Yan heard Huan Yi scream: "It's broken! It's bleeding!"
Chen Yu didn't care about the injury on his hand and stumbled away.
Su Yan then hid behind Qiu Shui, "Did they encounter a ghost? It's so scary."
Qiu Shui: “…”
Something seems strange?
Su Yan stayed in Gao's house for two days and finally knew what their main task was.
Planning the yard and caring for flowers and plants are just excuses; they spend most of their time in "classes".
Their school is in Gao's house. According to Su Yan's observation, it should be the two courtyards in the center of Gao's house, with a layout similar to that of a academy.
Here, they did not study Confucian classics, nor did they study for official positions. They only learned to sing and dance, all of which were decadent music. In Su Yan's opinion, these were things that could only be used in brothels.
Su Yan couldn't help but think about Gao Zhai's intention of training these women.
Su Yan is not good at singing, and he doesn't want to sing in front of Chen Yu, mainly because he is worried that he will be exposed.
She chose to learn dancing.
There should be something in common between dance and martial arts, right?
Unfortunately, Su Yan thought too simply.
Although Su Mao's family background was not low, he did not want her to become a woman who was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He only wanted to teach her medicine and boxing.
As for medical skills, Su Yan used to be a forensic doctor. After all, he has some medical skills, so he can do it.
As for boxing...
Su Yan followed the dancer and did a few moves. Everyone else started laughing, even Yu Dong lowered his head and avoided laughing at others.
Su Yan: “…”
So innocent, no one told her that she would dance in the future.
Chen Yu also studied dancing, and she had been learning it for the longest time. She sneered, "You call this dancing? Why don't I prepare an iron pot for you, and you go and punch a few times."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Actually, if you're not good at singing, it would be good to learn to play a musical instrument."
Chen Yu asked, "How can she learn it?"
Su Yan was firm, "Aunt, I want to learn to dance. Can you let me try again?"
All the maids gathered together to study, and the most people were learning dancing.
Yu Dong said nothing more.
After a few days, Su Yan felt pain all over his body.
If she had known this disaster would happen, she should have... stretched her legs earlier!
Su Yan collapsed on the bed, reviewing what he had seen in the past few days.
She sneaked away during the day to watch them learn to sing and play musical instruments. All thirty-six people saw it, but Manrong was not among them.
Manrong disappeared.
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