“I don’t look down on those girls, and I know they have no choice in the matter. But you should know that as adults, you should be responsible for your decisions. You don’t want to be looked at with strange eyes, do you?”
Of course, most importantly, she was worried that these children were still young and naive. They would be deceived by the girls in those brothels and would be willing to give their lives to them, only to end up losing both their money and their health, and even contracting a disease.
There are many lively places in the capital, but boating on the lake is the most lively. She is mentioning it now to remind them.
In fact, everyone was smart enough to understand what he meant immediately. Wen Fan stood up and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will keep an eye on my brother and the others. Of course, we will also be careful to prevent such a situation from happening."
Before they left, their parents told them more than once that they must listen to their two aunts. If they disobeyed, they would be kicked out of the village. Even without their parents' words, they wouldn't dare to do that.
The two aunts were so intimidating that they couldn't muster any resistance. They were heroines who could kill wolves and people, and they didn't dare to disobey them.
When the others heard him say this, they all nodded and said they would definitely listen.
Seeing how sensible they were, An Shuyi was satisfied. "That's good. Let's eat quickly, and then we'll go sightseeing."
After the meal, they brought out a box and gave each person a pouch filled with silver. "You should wear this pouch on your person. It contains a few taels of loose silver. The important thing is not the silver, but the pouch itself, understand?"
After a while, they just held the pouches and didn't understand what they meant. She had to explain again, "These are pouches embroidered by girls. If you wear them, the girls will think you're already married and won't give you handkerchiefs or pouches."
"Although you are now of marriageable age, there is no rush. We cannot give others an opportunity to take advantage of you."
The others nodded knowingly and hung their purses around their waists, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."
An Shuyi waved her hand, "No need to thank me, go have some fun." Then the others went outside together.
After watching them leave, he turned to them and said, "Huahua, how about we go boating on the lake?"
“Okay!” Xia Hua didn’t refuse, but nodded in agreement. Soon, the group changed their clothes and set off. Because it was a distance away, they took a carriage.
When they arrived at the lake, it was very lively and crowded. There were many boats carrying passengers along the lake, some large and some small. Xia Hua went over and directly chartered a relatively large boat.
Standing on the boat, you can drink tea and enjoy the scenery. Of course, you can also see people dancing on the boats in the distance, but they don't go over. Instead, they ask the boatman to row the boat further away.
The girls dancing on that boat are all from brothels. They stay on the boat day and night, not only to attract customers to board, but also to perform on other customers' boats, all for a living.
Enjoying the scenery, drinking tea, and eating snacks is quite nice.
"Huahua, shouldn't we invite a few girls to dance? Otherwise, it's so boring." Besides, their boat is big enough to accommodate many people.
Xia Hua looked at her speechlessly, "Boatman, row the boat over to the pleasure boat, but don't get too close, just enough so you can see it."
After saying that, he turned his head and said, "Is this alright? Let's not even think about having someone come up. It's February now, and the weather in the north is still very cold. We don't want someone to fall into the water again. We're both old and can't take any more trouble."
An Shuyi hugged her arm and said with a smile, "You don't look old at all. You only look like you're in your thirties. If other people didn't know, they would have to meet your older sister!"
Over the years, they have consumed bird's nest, lingzhi, ginseng, and even snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains. Whether it's their bodies or their appearance, they seem to be getting younger and younger. Of course, it's not just the two of them; the women in the village are the same.
Because the prescription she gave to Doctor Liu to regulate his body was studied by him, and the pills contained many precious medicinal materials, which could not only regulate the body, but also make the body better.
They had only been taking the medicine for a year or two when it became very effective, making them look younger than before. Later, Dr. Liu started making more medicine so that the villagers could also take it. However, no matter how many pills the villagers took, they still couldn't compare to the villagers.
The delicacies they ate were things that even the emperor might never have tasted.
"Don't be so shameless. Your grandson is already so big, and you still expect people to call you 'sister'? In a few more years, you'll have great-grandsons, right, Yan Zhen!" Xia Hua said.
"Auntie, I'm still early!" Yan Zhen said shyly.
“Yes, it’s still early!” An Shuyi said from the side. She didn’t want to hold her great-grandson so soon.
Xia Hua smiled but didn't say anything. She watched intently as the boatman rowed the boat far away from the flower boat.
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"Help! Someone's fallen into the water! Miss, help!"
Hearing the commotion in the distance, An Shuyi quickly stood up and looked into the distance. She saw a figure thrashing about in her hands. This time, she stopped watching the girl dance and started looking at the commotion in the distance.
"Hua Hua, I never expected this lake cruise to have such a wonderful show to watch. It's truly spectacular!" But the destination is quite far away. "Boatman, please row the boat a little closer."
Upon hearing her command, the boat quickly moved in that direction, and then people were seen using bamboo poles to try to pull the girl up, but all their efforts were in vain.
"Hua Hua, this girl looks familiar!" Isn't she the daughter of the Right Chancellor? She and Hua Hua are very familiar with the family members of officials in the capital.
Three years ago, the female lead, Song Qingyou, married the Crown Prince of the dynasty as the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official. She became the Crown Princess and has been married for three years without having any children. Because of her interference, the Crown Prince has no other concubines besides her.
Ye Weier, the daughter of the Right Chancellor, is the sister of Ye Yuheng, the villain in this book, but their relationship is not good. Ye Weier was originally the Crown Princess, but she was framed by Xie Shiyi, the daughter of the Left Chancellor, and fell into the water. She has not married since.
Xie Shiyi was originally slated to be the Crown Prince's concubine, but she was dissatisfied and insisted on becoming the Crown Princess. However, Song Qingyou beat her to it, and Xie Shiyi, like Song Qingyou, has not yet become the Crown Prince's concubine.
Looking at Ye Weier, three years have passed and she is still unmarried. Her family are all cunning and shrewd people. I didn't expect her to be so stupid and be framed time and time again.
See someone in the distance? Go into the water, wanting to rescue her, but how could An Shuyi agree to such an obvious advantage? Looking at Song Qingyou and Xie Shiyi on the boat in the distance, it must be related to the two of them.
"Huahua, I..."
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