Chapter 21: Jiaofang House

While Gu Fei was worrying, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old opened the curtain and came in.

Gu Fei looked towards her, and the girl was also looking at her.

This girl was wearing a madder red coarse cloth and skirt. She has a delicate appearance and a slender figure.

Li Chunhua smiled at the girl, turned to Gu Fei, and said: “Sister-in-law, don’t you recognize her? She is your uncle’s daughter, named Xing’er.”

Gu Fei was still searching for things related to Xing’er in her memory. Xing’er covered her mouth and laughed: “I heard from my mother, Xiao Fei, you were beaten, and you are covered in wounds.”

Gu Fei looked at her strangely: “Why are you laughing? I was beaten, but you are so happy?”

Xing’er was startled and let go of her hand covering her mouth: “That’s not true. Grandma always said that you went to the Marquis’ Mansion to enjoy the blessings. Now it seems that you are not enjoying the blessings but suffering.”

Gu Fei nodded: “Well, I have suffered, otherwise why would I come back?”

Xing’er bit her lip and asked: “I heard that young ladies from wealthy families wear silk and satin every day and eat delicacies from all over the world. Is it true?”

Gu Fei: “Well, almost.”

Xing’er came here to ask what kind of good life Gu Fei lived in the city, especially in the Marquis’ Mansion, what she ate, what she wore, and what she used. Her Grandma said all day long that Gu Fei was sold to the Marquis Mansion to enjoy the blessings. She had good food, good clothes, and monthly money, which was much better than at home.

Her biggest wish was to be sold too into the Marquis’s mansion.

But her mother refused, saying that she was going to be a slave, which was not a good thing.

She originally thought that Gu Fei would be wearing silk and jewelry like the ladies in the city. But when she came over to see her, she was not only wearing her sister-in-law’s old clothes but she was also injured.

Her jealousy has disappeared. Her Mom was right, being a slave was not a good thing.

Xing’er couldn’t help but feel happy, all the vague inferiority complex before had disappeared.

How could Gu Fei know what a little girl was thinking? She was thinking about the problem with her eyes closed.

No matter how bad things were here, it was still better than the end of the world, where the ground was full of zombies.

But in the next few days, the North would become hell, and the only way was to leave the North and go to the South.

But how will she convince her family?

It was hard to leave the homeland. It was not just a few matters of words. Their family’s fields, house, and relatives were here. Leaving was equivalent to abandoning everything. Starting from scratch requires a lot of courage and determination.

Li Chunhua and Xing’er sat for a while and then left. At dinner time, Gu Zhang and his son had not come back yet. They were waiting for the rice to be cooked at home.

The whole family craned their necks to look. It was already dark when the father and son came back.

Mrs. Chen took the bag of grain from Gu Qing’s hand and hurriedly entered the kitchen house with Li Chunhua to cook.

Gu Zhang walked into the room carrying baggage and took out a document from his sleeve: “Daughter, your household registration has been done. From now on, you will no longer be someone else’s slave. You will be a good citizen.”

Gu Fei nodded, identity and household registration were important no matter in any era. In ancient times, without household registration and road guidance, it was impossible to go out.

Gu Zhang carefully put away the household registration and then unpacked the bag. “Dad bought you two pairs of clothes. I don’t know if you like them or not.”

He took out the clothes underneath. He was wearing a muslin jacket and skirt with white floral flowers on a blue background. The upper coat was apricot yellow, and the lower skirt was light green. It looked very fresh.

Gu Fei agreed with her father’s aesthetics and nodded vigorously: “It looks good. I’ll wear it when I’m healed.”

Gu Zhang received his daughter’s approval as if he had received some kind of praise. He rubbed his hands happily and said: “Actually, this is all your own money.”

Just as he was talking, Gu Qing also came in: “Sister, I asked for you, they said that the female relatives of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion have joined the Jiaofang House.”

“What?” Gu Fei suddenly stood up from the kang and pulled open the wound on her back. She couldn’t help but groan in pain.

 


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2 thoughts on “Chapter 21: Jiaofang House

  1. You can tell that her cousin will be as vicious as her aunt if she can laugh at someone’s wounds like that, but it still can’t compare to her grandmother who claims she was “sent” to “enjoy” a better life. Hopefully the old lady gets some punishment along the way or something.

    Thanks for the chapter! 😀

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