I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

The girl paused, expressionless on her face, and lowered the curtain.

Her carriage turned into the alley.

Ji Xiaobei followed him into the alley and parked the car in front of his house.

She saw the girl get off the carriage and enter Mrs. Fu's yard.

Old Mrs. Fu was not at home. She was working in the textile workshop in the south city. Ji Xiaobei went there with her. After the weather got cold, Ji Xiaobei stopped letting her go. But the old lady couldn't stay at home and insisted on going over to see him.

Ji Xiaobei didn't stop and went into the house. She was anxious to see the two children.

In the next yard, a little maid came out and said that the old lady was not at home.

Murong Baoqian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is Brother Chang at home?"

The little maid smiled and said, "The young master is on official business and is not at home!"

Murong Baoqian glanced at the yard and said, "Can I borrow the chess set in the old lady's room?"

The little maid said awkwardly: "Miss, the old lady is not at home, I dare not make the decision on my own, please forgive me."

Murong Baoqian frowned slightly and said nothing. Just as she was about to leave, she heard someone coming towards her.

"Miss, who are you looking for?" Mrs. Gui, wearing a snow-white cloak, came over and asked.

Murong Baoqian turned her head and saw Madam Gui. She bowed and said, "Hello, Madam. My grandmother asked me to come visit the old lady. It's such a coincidence that the old lady is not here."

Mrs. Gui looked her over and asked hesitantly, "Are you Miss Baoxi?"

Murong Baoqian was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Madam, do you know me?"

Mrs. Gui smiled and said, "I met her twice when I was a child. Miss Baoxi is still as beautiful as ever."

Murong Baoqian suddenly understood who this woman was.

She smiled and said, "You are Mrs. Fu, Bao Qian is rude!"

Mrs. Gui was very pleased with Bao Qian's address to her, and she walked up to her and said gently, "It's cold, girl, please go to my yard and have a cup of tea."

Bao Qian quickly said, "No, the old lady is not here. I will come to visit another day."

She turned to the maid beside her and said, "Give the things to Madam Gui!"

"Mrs. Gui, please forgive Bao Qian for not bringing you a gift! My grandmother brought Cordyceps sinensis to nourish the old lady's body." Bao Qian said.

Mrs. Gui asked Lan Dian to answer the phone and said, "Young lady, you have come all the way here, please come to my room and sit down. I am alone and have nothing to do!"

Bao Qian couldn't refuse, so she followed Mrs. Gui to the Magnolia Courtyard.

After they sat down, Bao Qian asked with a smile, "Who lives in the back yard? They don't look like people from the mansion!"

Mrs. Gui took a sip of tea and said, "It's the person who rented my yard!"

Bao Qian was shocked: The Fu family’s yard has been rented out. Has their life become so tight?

Mrs. Gui saw that Bao Qian was puzzled, so she explained, "My old lady was kind-hearted, so she gave the yard at the back to the old housekeeper. The old housekeeper moved to the capital to live with his son. The old lady liked the hustle and bustle, and my family was small, so she asked the old housekeeper to rent out the yard, and the alley became lively..."

Bao Qian smiled and nodded.

"The family that moved here is from the countryside. A woman gave birth to two children here. They are pitiful. There is no man in the family..."

Bao Qian listened in surprise: That's either a mistress or a concubine...

She couldn't hide the contempt on her face.

Mrs. Gui said, "Has Miss Baoxi's marriage been decided? Whoever can marry you is really blessed."

Bao Qian blushed and said, "It hasn't been decided yet. Don't worry. I'm still young!"

Mrs. Gui asked Landian to bring over her pair of glass bracelets.

Bao Qian's eyes lit up. It was so beautiful!

She heard that the glass bracelets in Cuijinlou were the best-selling ones and many noble ladies in the capital came here to choose. She went to the store to have a look, but unfortunately the latest styles were out and she didn't like any of them.

The shopkeeper said that he would go to restock the goods right away, but she went there twice and there was no new stock.

"This bracelet is the latest model from Cuijinlou. Does Miss Baoxi like it?"

Bao Qian nodded repeatedly.

"It's my first time meeting Miss Baoxi, so I don't have anything good to give you. If you like it, just take it. This bracelet suits your skin tone best!"

Mrs. Gui said as she took out the bracelet and handed it to Bao Qian.

Bao Qian held it in her hand and couldn't let it go. She blushed and said, "This is too valuable. I can't accept it. Thank you, Madam Fu."

Mrs. Gui took her hand, put it on her and said, "This color is suitable for you little girls. I don't have a little girl at home, so I'm giving it to you. In the future, you can come and talk to me often when you have time."

Bao Qian couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it.

The last time Bao Qian went to the Fu Mansion in the capital, Madam Gui was still a concubine and she could not attend any banquets at home, so she had never met Madam Gui.

Mrs. Gui saw her when she was playing in the garden with Fu Jichang.

Bao Qian felt very sorry for Mrs. Gui. She was a widow at a young age and lived in this deep alley. What a pitiful thing it was.

"My young master is very busy and is not home every day. My old lady is a person who can't sit still and often goes out to burn incense and worship Buddha. Next time when my old lady and young master are at home, I will send you a message and you can come over to play."

This is what Bao Qian likes to hear the most.

She smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Mrs. Gui, it's getting late, I should go now!"

Bao Qian walked out of the Magnolia Courtyard, got on the carriage, and drove out of Mingyi Lane.

Lan Dian asked Mrs. Gui, "Madam, that was your favorite bracelet. You may not be able to buy it again in the future. Why did you give it to Miss Bao Qian?"

Madam Gui raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't you see that Miss Baoxi came here specifically to see the young master? Her eyes light up when she mentions the young master. Isn't it a good thing to marry her to the mansion?"

……

Ji Xiaobei delivered the ointment to Zheng Guo, and news came from Zheng Guo.

After Zhang Hong used it for three days, the pain was relieved. That black thing really worked.

Zhang Hong asked Zheng Guo to thank Ji Xiaobei.

Ji Xiaobei didn't hesitate and asked Zheng Guo to put all the medical books he could find on the market into the cold storage, the more the better.

Zheng Guo and Zhang Hong ran to the city library, borrowed all the medical books in the collection, put them in the cold storage, and asked Ji Xiaobei to keep them well and return them after a month.

Lian Feng was no longer afraid after seeing so many books.

After many days of hard work, he was able to recognize almost all of those scribbles.

I can read to Huang Po fluently.

It's just that it's hard for him, a human reader, to have a hoarse voice and a rubbed mouth...