"Madam Hou, Miss Xiangxiang has sent me to fetch the medicine."
What medicine should I get?
"It's the medicine she prescribed a few days ago. Miss Hou is currently outside the city taking the pulses of those refugees from Jiangnan who have contracted the plague."
Upon hearing this, Lady Hou's hand, which had been leisurely sipping her tea, trembled slightly. Then, hearing the clinking of the teacup against the blue bricks, she waved her hand, signaling a servant to take someone to fetch the medicine. Before the soldier who came to report had even left the room, Lady Hou continued to ask...
"Did only Xiangxiang go downstairs?"
"No, all those girls who used to run around like crazy in Pingyang County have been taken down."
Lady Hou was both anxious and angry, yet also somewhat relieved.
She needs to go to the brothel to see these children. She guesses the people next door are still in the dark. If they really knew about these things, even if they tied Huo Xiaolong up at home, the people at the brothel wouldn't let her leave.
Upon receiving the news, Cen Ang and He Yi quickly led Madam Hou and Granny Wang up the city wall. As they stood on the wall and looked down, they saw several young girls methodically directing the refugees to set up tents.
"These sick aunties live here."
"Where do the young ladies live?"
"What do you mean by 'couple'? We're focused on treating the plague right now. You can deal with your marital issues after you're better. No one will care what you do then."
The group of people from Jiangnan were somewhat intimidated by the women from the border town. They were so loud and imposing. If it were just these young ladies from wealthy families, it would be one thing, but when these refugees arrived at the gate of Pingyang County, the soldiers guarding the city told the people to hurry up and close the gate. Several men hesitated and didn't want to go in, but the women next to them kicked them all in.
"Mother, the women here live such comfortable lives."
"If we can survive this ordeal, we will live like this from now on."
"They all seem to be not binding their chests."
The women here were not only a size taller than them, but also had much more graceful figures. The girl in the cotton coat looked quite pretty, so she mustered up her courage and stepped forward to ask in a low voice.
"Miss, are none of you binding your chests?"
Sun Zixi sat at the table, preparing for registration in a moment. She was currently free except for directing them to set up the tents. She frowned and asked...
What is a chest binder?
"It's...it's about covering up your chest."
Why are you wrapping yourself up?
The girl blushed slightly, but still stammered out a sentence.
"The elders all say that men like small, clove-shaped breasts."
Sun Zixi's face showed disgust upon hearing this. She remained silent for a moment before saying...
What does their liking even count for?
Then, she looked around, scrutinized the refugee woman beside her, and said incredulously.
"You're all out of breath because of this, aren't you?"
"You wouldn't be wearing chest binders while fleeing, would you?"
The girl was initially shocked by the previous sentence, a shock that overturned the teachings she had received since childhood. Then she nodded, and Sun Zixi, in a fit of anger, jumped up from the stool and went to find Huo Xiaolong.
Hearing what Sun Zixi said to them, the girls looked at each other speechlessly. Then, Huo Xiaolong came out of the tent, preparing to use some forceful methods to make these women take off their breast bindings, but first he had to get some bellybands sent down from above.
She had just seen that the woman who had collapsed due to her illness was very dirty. It would be good to wipe her down and change her clothes, at least she would feel a little lighter.
Huo Xiaolong was about to look through the megaphone when she spotted several mothers on the city wall. The atmosphere became awkward. She pulled Da Ni'er, Xiaohai Jie, and Sun Zixi out of the tent. The best friends were about to be scolded together.
"Huo Xiaolong, you never tell me when you have good things to do, really," the girl said, exasperated.
Although she couldn't see the lady's expression clearly, she could already imagine the beating she would receive if she went home alive.
"You're not used to it yet?" Dani asked.
Huo Xiaolong smiled brightly. Her senses were sharp; she could clearly see He Yi squinting and Cen Ang looking anxious. The girl raised a megaphone and shouted...
"Hey Mom, could you get me some undergarments to take off?"
He Yi nodded resignedly. What could she do? It was her own child. It was too late to put it back. Cen Ang felt like crying. The plague was a matter of life and death. She and He Yi had just wanted to go down to the city wall to be with Long'er, but Li Jian clung to their legs and wouldn't let go. The girl said...
"The young lady has ordered that those doctors are the last group to go down, and from now on, no one is allowed to leave the city gate."
Some of the girls following behind their two mothers had already started crying, but they were hiding far away so Huo Xiaolong couldn't see them. How could he not feel heartache? His younger sister, whom he had spoiled since childhood, would risk her life without hesitation, and this time she hadn't even taken them with her.
"Mom, don't worry, I'm fine. Bring me some late-night snacks later."
Looking at his daughter, who was acting coquettishly towards him, Cen Ang nodded.
"Then I want to eat shrimp wontons," Hou Xiangxiang said from the side.
"I want to eat squid pancakes." Da Ni'er wanted to reassure her mother, so the girl waved to the city wall.
"I want to eat grilled sausages, buy a few more, bro."
Sun Ziyang was so anxious that he paced back and forth, but Li Jian wouldn't let him go down. Although the little fat boy from back then had been enlarged to the same size, with a chubby face and figure, he still looked like a gentle and refined young nobleman.
He nodded and told his sister to go and do her work.
"How shameless are these women in the border town!" said the man whose pulse was being pressed by Doctor Gu.
"Tell me, how exactly have you been shameless?" The old man narrowed his eyes, making it impossible to read his expression.
"How could such a private and shameful thing be shouted out in public?"
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