Traveling through ancient times.

Jiang's house is divided into front, middle and back yards as well as two side yards on the left and right.

Five years ago, after the original owner Jiang Yizhou married Ning Jianren, the two elders of the Jiang family gave up the middle courtyard to the young couple and moved to the left side courtyard themselves.

Four months ago, both elders passed away and the house has been empty ever since.

The original owner was weak, the servants were lazy and arrogant, and the yard had long been abandoned and covered with dust and cobwebs.

The side yard on the right is the stable, where a horse and a mule are kept, as well as carriage fodder and other sundries, and the groom also lives there.

The layout of the main courtyard and the left courtyard is roughly like a quadrangle, with three or four main houses directly opposite and three side rooms on each side. There are not only flowers and trees in the courtyard, but also small rockery and ponds.

There is a hall in the middle of the main house, and the left and right sides are used as study rooms and bedrooms.

Side rooms are usually guest rooms, servants' residences, or used as warehouses and storage rooms.

It was already around 3 p.m. when Yunxin came out of the young lady's room. She straightened her clothes, touched her face, tidied her hair, adjusted her mood, and made sure that nothing was wrong before she walked towards the front yard.

He took just two steps and then stopped.

Although she felt that the young lady's instructions were a bit excessive, she felt like she was facing a formidable enemy.

In her opinion, Xiaocui, Xuma and the others were arrogant now, but the young lady was the master after all. If she really took out the family rules, was she afraid that they would break the rules? !

Even if they think the young lady is ill and doesn't listen to her, don't they still have the son-in-law? Husband and wife are one, can the son-in-law just watch...

Suddenly, Yunxin recalled the young lady's last instructions to her - never tell her son-in-law.

The young lady has been smart since she was young, and has always had a good relationship with her son-in-law and has great admiration for him. That is why it is impossible for her to say such words for no reason.

The more she thought about it, the colder the air around her felt.

Suddenly a breeze blew through the yard, and her neck shivered from the cold.

By the way, since the lady said she wanted to come in through the dog hole, I can’t go out through the main door.

Otherwise, those who were staring at the young lady and waiting to see her having fun would inevitably become suspicious if they saw her go out of the gate but not come back.

Thinking of this, Yunxin looked around, then turned around and walked along the eaves of the house on the left to the corner, where there was a small door leading to the courtyard on the left.

The small door was ajar, and a rusty lock was hung on the door frame for show.

After the master and mistress left, the servants took a lot of things from inside. Later, when there was nothing left to take, they just left the lock hanging.

Yunxin stepped over the threshold, turned around and gently closed the small door.

The side yard had long been overgrown with weeds, and in just a few months it had become so dilapidated.

She carefully leaned against the courtyard wall and came to the wall on the kitchen side at the back of the side courtyard.

The area around the dog hole was also covered with weeds, but the hole entrance could be vaguely seen.

She adjusted her mood. Since she followed her mother into the Jiang family, she had never crawled through a dog hole.

Never mind, if the lady said to go through the dog hole, then it must be correct.

She looked down at her clothes, changed them silently, and wore her inner clothes on the outer.

Because the clothes worn outside were the style of those worn by the servants in the Jiang residence, others would know that one was a member of the Jiang family as soon as one went out.

Not far from the dog hole was a slope with lush trees and weeds. There was a winding path vaguely visible, passing around the walls of several other houses.

After coming out, Yunxin felt that her body was not dirty enough, so she got some more mud on her body and smeared some on her face and hands.

After doing all this, Yunxin kept her head down and walked quickly towards Fusong Town.

...There was only one pawnshop in the town, which was run by Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu had wanted to marry his youngest son to Miss Jiang, but with Mr. Liu's family background, how could he let his son become a son-in-law, so the matter was left unresolved.

The pawnshop clerk was a young man in his twenties. He had a serious face and carefully examined the jewelry in front of him one by one.

Then he asked the woman in front of him who looked a little dirty: "Do you want to pawn it alive or dead?"

Yunxin wanted to say pawn it, after all, these jewellery have been kept till now as a token of her love for the young lady.

But before leaving, the lady repeatedly said that things are dead, people are alive, as long as you are alive, there is hope.

Now is the time when we are short of money...

"Damn it."

The pawnshop clerk glanced at the woman in front of him, paused for a moment, and said, "These things look a bit old, but the workmanship is average and the materials used are not much, so even if they are dead pawns, they are not much more than live pawns."

The main purpose of these objects is to keep a memory.

Yun Xin's eyes turned red, and she asked, "Then...what's the difference between being alive and being dead?"

"If alive, sixteen taels of silver; if dead, twenty taels."

Only four ounces...

This price is about the same as the lady's estimate.

Yunxin thought for a moment and took out another silver hairpin from her bosom. This was given to her as a reward by the young lady when she got married five years ago. The material and workmanship of the hairpin cost more than two taels of silver.

She put the hairpin on the high counter and asked, "How much is this dead thing?"

The waiter couldn't help but take one more look at the woman, then lowered his head to carefully examine the silver hairpin. It was made by the most famous He Family Silver Shop in town, and the materials used were also very sufficient.

Said: "Two taels of silver, no more."

In fact, they can't make much money at this price. After all, even if the hairpin is made with great care, each customer has different preferences and may not be able to afford the price. If it is melted and remade, it will cost more labor.

The guy didn't know why he asked for such a high price. Just when he was about to re-iterate the price, the other party said, "Okay, I'll pawn it. The rest, I'll pawn them alive."

This way, the difference is only two taels of silver, and I should be able to hand it in when I return.

The clerk wrote out the receipt, weighed out the silver and gave it to Yunxin, and the payment and goods were completed.

Yunxin came out of the pawnshop and went straight to Jiren Pharmacy.

You'll listen to the lady about everything else, but you must buy this medicine.

Doctor Liu said that the young lady must take good care of her body, otherwise...

A dose of medicine cost twelve taels of silver.

Then I bought a portion of red bean cake that Miss liked and a roast chicken. Miss said last time that she hadn't eaten red bean cake for a long time, and Miss also needed to replenish her body.

I bought four naan breads for two hundred coins.

The naan bread is as big as a wash basin, and a family can eat it for several meals. It is much more filling than the steamed buns that the young lady mentioned.

There are still two taels of silver left in my pocket.

It was already dark, but there were still a few people walking around the town.

Yunxin carried a large bag and walked carefully towards Jiang's house.

As soon as I went around the back wall of the side yard, I heard the sound of a low conversation coming from the corner door of the kitchen on the other side.

Xiaoyu: "...Xiaoyi, are we really not going to deliver food to Mrs. Ning later? Would that be a bad idea?"

Xiaoyi: "What else can we do? Can we get around Mother Xu?"

Xiao Yu: "What do you think Master Ning is thinking? Does he really not know what's going on in the backyard? Does he just let these people degrade his wife?"

Xiaoyi: "Shh, keep your voice down. If Mother Xu hears you, do you want to be sent back to that house?"

Xiaoyu shuddered. "I just don't understand. People outside say that Mr. Ning is kind and gentle, and that he mourns for his parents-in-law and treats them better than his own parents. But isn't that natural? They also say that he is gentle and respectful to his wife... I don't think so. If he really treats his wife well, why didn't he come to see her for so long when she was sick? He uses the busy business in the shop as an excuse. I don't think so..."

Xiaoyi: “Sh ...

"Where are you two silly girls hiding to be lazy? If you can't do the job, get back here--" Mother Xu's scolding interrupted their conversation.