When he arrived at Chen's house, Jian saw the shabby house in the fenced yard and didn't want to go in.

The thin wooden stakes standing in the fenced yard were scattered sparsely, enclosing a small space. The thatched house was low, and the door was very narrow, so only one person could enter at a time. A broom, a straw hat and a raincoat were leaning against the wall outside, and a bunch of hemp ropes were hung.

But he still had to go in and put rice, flour and food into their house.

Chen's mother was working at home. When she heard Chen Jingzhou calling out and knocking on the door, she quickly dropped the straw sandals she was weaving and ran out to open the door for them. She saw Chen Jingzhou leading a woman and two men behind him. She smiled and said, "Zhou'er... these are all your friends, right?"

Lin Qianqian spoke first, "Zizhen and I are friends. As for those two, they were guests who insisted on coming. Auntie, I am sorry to bother you by coming to your house without informing you in advance."

Mother Chen waved her hands quickly, "It's okay, it's okay."

"Zhou'er has never had a friend come to my house before. I'm really excited and don't know what to do. Young lady, young master, please come in."

As Chen's mother spoke, she led the way enthusiastically, and several people walked into the yard.

Seeing Lin Qianqian and the others holding so many things, Chen's mother exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my God, why did you bring so many things?"

Lin Qianqian explained with a smile: "It's my first visit, how can I not bring a gift? And I want to eat a lot of dishes, I think it's better to prepare them in advance, otherwise you will have to rush to prepare the ingredients."

The woman had a pure smile and was humble and polite. She didn't mind the shabby state of their home at all.

Mother Chen was shocked and said at a loss, "You kids are such a jerk. This is the first time I've seen you visit like this."

After entering the house, Chen Jingzhou put down what he was holding, and then placed the pork and mutton that Lin Qianqian was holding next to their stove.

Gu Zhu also put all the cabbage, radish, tofu and braised meat in his hand on the chopping board. The pile of ingredients almost filled up the whole small kitchen. Seeing that it was approaching noon, Lin Qianqian rolled up her sleeves, and the lines of her two arms were slender and beautiful, dazzling white.

She raised her hand and pulled her hair into a bun, fixed it with a hairpin, and put her ten slender fingers into the basin to wash hands and cook with Chen's mother.

When there were guests at home, Chen Jingzhou said he would help no matter what, and his mother also gave up her previous principle of not allowing a man like him to go into the kitchen.

He was very obedient, but a little clumsy, not very good at cutting vegetables. Mother Chen was very happy, and she cut the tofu into small square cubes and asked Lin Qianqian if she wanted to eat rice or noodles. Lin Qianqian said she wanted to eat hand-rolled noodles, so Mother Chen went to knead the noodles for her.

Mother Chen put her hands into the dough and kneaded it. She turned around and asked Lin Qianqian, "Miss, where are you from? How did you get to know our Zhou'er?"

Lin Qianqian turned around and glanced at Chen Jingzhou. "Didn't Zizhen tell you? We met because of an article. His article was really well written."

When talking about articles, Lin Qianqian praised Chen Jingzhou so much that Chen's mother was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

Mother Chen continued laughing. "His master also said the same thing about Zhou'er, saying that he is extremely smart. You are a woman who actually knows how to appreciate articles. You must be a talented woman."

When Chen's mother heard Lin Qianqian's good conversation and saw her graceful manners and elegant demeanor, she already considered her a lady from a wealthy family.

But she didn't even despise their family's poverty and was willing to hang out with Jing Zhou. The young lady was used to living in a big house, so when she saw a poor family like theirs, with poor women and children, she didn't look down on them at all. She rolled up her sleeves and cooked with her so kindly, which was really not something a young lady would do.

Besides, would any young lady be as lively, cheerful, talkative and not at all arrogant as her?

Gu Zhu had been standing at the door, watching what Lin Qianqian was doing with others and listening to what she was saying to them.

Chen Jingzhou was moving between the two women in the room, and there was an odd sense of harmony. It was as if he and Lin Qianqian were a couple, and they were a family of three.

Gu Zhu called Ji'an who was at the door and said, "Go and light the fire."

Jian said yes and went to the kitchen to light the fire.

For lunch, I cut a plate of braised meat, stewed a chicken, cabbage and tofu, and served it with mixed sauce noodles with brown sauce.

Chen's mother asked Chen Jingzhou to set up the round table that was not often used in the family in the yard, wipe it clean with a rag, and bring three dishes. The five people each had a bowl of mixed sauce noodles. The thin, white and smooth hand-rolled noodles were paired with the stewed meat and tasted particularly delicious.

Chen's mother said that her husband was worried that she was not full today, so he insisted on giving her two more chopsticks of noodles, which made her eat too much and not finish it. Chen's mother seemed not to be disgusted, and asked Chen Jingzhou if he was full, and then she skillfully poured the leftovers in her bowl into his bowl.

Lin Qianqian was a little surprised, but quickly regained her composure.

She thought to herself that ancient times must be different from modern times. In ancient times, people didn't even have enough coarse grains to eat, and they had to rely on God for food. It's not like modern times where science has been used to increase grain production to the highest level and export it to other countries. In ancient times, no matter if it was leftovers or not, people would not waste any grain.

Chen's mother thought the same thing. When she was a child, she had to fight with her brothers and sisters for food, and she also ate at many people's homes. But for a beautiful woman like Lin Qianqian, who was clean and beautiful, had no illness or anything else, and was a distinguished guest, food must not be wasted.

Gu Zhu has been observing quietly and taking note of Lin Qianqian's preferences.

After lunch, Lin Qianqian chatted with Chen's mother for a while, saw her loom, and saw her weaving straw sandals. She observed the complex loom with curiosity and understood its working principle. She sighed that the ancient people were really smart. They could make such a complex machine. There must have been many inventors and geniuses in ancient times. Compared with the Haidilao brought to the ancient times by the time-traveling woman in the original text, it was not good enough.

Back at Zuihuayin, the smile on Lin Qianqian's face slowly disappeared.

She suddenly thought of Gu Huai.

I don’t know if it was because I saw a couple holding hands on the street when I came back that I thought of him.

She quickly returned to the house and buried her head in the quilt. "Oh my God, I'm really crazy. Why did I suddenly think of him... I clearly forgot about him."

"Absolutely, absolutely cannot be influenced by him."

Lin Qianqian lay flat on the bed, feeling something called loneliness suddenly coming out and occupying her mind.

She wanted to make friends because she was lonely, but making friends did not alleviate her loneliness.

Is it because she has been alone in this strange world that she can't forget the first man who treated her well?

She really couldn't imagine that if he appeared here, would she give up what she had insisted on all these days and suddenly go back with him?

Ji'an quietly called Qingyin out. After a while, Qingyin came in with a mahogany box filled with a bunch of things in her arms.

She smiled and said, "Girl, this is what Jian asked me to give you."

"What?" Lin Qianqian turned her upper body to look.

Qingyin brought the things over, picked them up and looked at them one by one, and said in surprise, "Look, this is a gold bracelet, this is a lock, this is a wooden comb, this is an embroidered handkerchief, an embroidered bag, and there are many more..."

Lin Qianqian sniffed and recognized that these were all small items that she had picked up and looked at while shopping. Some of these things she saw and then remembered that she thought they were pretty good-looking at the time, but she didn't buy them because she thought it was unnecessary to spend money.

Ji An came to give something, and no one had to guess who had done it. She said, "Return it. No one wants that thing."

"it is good."

Qingyin went to return it once, but it was not returned.

She silently held the box in her arms. She reached out and touched the edge of the box with envy. "Girl, look how exquisite this box is. It is inlaid with colored stones and painted like a phoenix wearing a peony. The wood of this box is a good material, and the edges are painted in gold."

"The gifts here are also beautiful, they are all thoughtful."

"Girl, I think that young master is quite nice. He agreed to all your requests, buying cloth and sending cotton for the girls. He also treated us to such a delicious meal yesterday, and today he allowed you to go out. I have never seen such a boss. I heard that he didn't even send anything to Hua Yingyue, one of the top girls, and this is the first time he cares so much about you."

Lin Qianqian turned over and lay on her side, with her back to Qingyin. "You also care about something you bought casually on the street?"

"That's a really good idea."

"It's just a small favor to buy people's hearts."

Qingyin had never been pursued by a man, let alone given a gift. At this moment, what Lin Qianqian said, she did not feel that she had not paid any attention. He had spent a lot of time and effort on her, and he was a special one. Seeing Lin Qianqian being pursued, she felt happy in her heart, as if she was loved for her.

What’s more, that man is the boss. He is very rich and has a high status.

If you get involved with him and marry into his family, you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

The boss was rich, handsome, tall, and handsome. She couldn't even think of such a man showing interest in her, but the girl was beautiful and talented and could afford to be pursued like this.

If he married the girl, could she also come in and become a servant?

When Ye Furong came back and saw the gold bracelet in the box, she said, "The boss is quite generous. I have never received such a gold bracelet before."

When the two talked about Gu Zhu, their impressions were surprisingly consistent. They both thought he was good and said they had never met such a generous and kind boss.

On the second day, Jian brought a charcoal basin into the house. After the fine charcoal was lit, there was no smoke or odor. The room became warm and especially comfortable.

"Oh my God, the boss is so nice. He hasn't distributed charcoal to the top girls yet, but he sent it to us first." Ye Furong said in surprise.

Qingyin also laughed, "It seems that we are the first in the courtyard to enjoy this charcoal."

Lin Qianqian called the girls who were sleeping on the big bunk bed, moved the charcoal and the charcoal basin over and asked them to use them.

The next day, Ji'an sent them new charcoal and told Lin Qianqian not to worry about the girls over there being cold, as the master would also provide them with charcoal. Sure enough, the workers carrying charcoal carried baskets of charcoal to the main shop.

As soon as this happened, everyone in the hospital knew about it.

Previously, the girls only praised Lin Qianqian for fighting for the benefits for them, but this time they did not forget to praise Gu Zhu, saying that he was kind and generous, and had a heart of a bodhisattva. They also said how handsome he was, how rich he was, and how gentle and considerate he was. Some people even shyly said that they wanted to marry such a man.

After Ji An came to their room more often, the madam showed more respect to Lin Qianqian and stopped asking her to receive guests. The attitudes of other people in the courtyard also improved a lot towards Qingyin and Ye Furong, and no one dared to neglect them.

Until this day, Lin Qianqian went to bed with her hair wet after taking a shower last night. The next day she woke up with a stuffy nose, runny nose, constant coughing, and a high fever.

Qingyin quickly went to call a doctor.

She took the medicine and fell asleep under the quilt.

While she was sleeping soundly, she felt the bed board beneath her being pried open, someone came up, the bedding beside her sank, and a hand held her in his arms.

She tried to struggle uncomfortably, but she had no strength.

When she woke up in the afternoon, there was no one next to her. She asked Qingyin if anyone had come to her room. Qingyin shook her head blankly and said she didn't know.

The next day, she caught a cold and had her period, so she took some medicine and went back to bed.

I don’t know how long I slept, but I felt a tingling sensation in my fingertips, as if the sharp teeth of an animal were biting me.

She had a erotic dream for no apparent reason.

On the third day, I had another erotic dream.

Lin Qianqian hugged her head in annoyance and banged it against the pillow. Gu Huai had appeared in her dreams twice in a row and she was about to collapse.

"It's nothing. Women have strong hormone secretion during menstruation, and the pelvic cavity is congested, and the blood flows rapidly, stimulating them. They will think about that kind of thing more than usual. It will be fine after it passes."

For the first time, she felt the dampness and stuffiness in her body so clearly.

During this time, Chen Jingzhou visited her several times and brought her candied haws, a pair of cotton wristbands made by his mother, and two books. He said that the food they brought last time was enough to last until the New Year. It was snowing outside, and she wrapped herself in the quilt and looked outside. Sure enough, she saw snowflakes falling, and the ground was white. No wonder it was colder than usual today.

It's winter now.

A feeling of sadness suddenly rose in my heart.

Winter is here, and the New Year is coming. Her parents and friends are all in modern times, and she is alone and can't find the way back...

Gu Zhu came at noon. He stood beside the bed and watched Qingyin Ye Furong feed her medicine and leave.

They were very happy every time he came.

Hua Yingyue also looked at Lin Qianqian once. She stood at the door and looked inside for a while, then left in a bad mood.

She asked the madam beside her: "Who is prettier, me or her?"

"Why does the master like her?"

The madam narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Of course it's someone like you who is so gentle and charming and knows how to serve others. Men all like little fairies like you who can seduce others."

Hua Yingyue rolled her eyes, "He likes me? Why does he always get close to other women? Look, because of her, she is almost in charge of the brothel."

"Everything she said, he did. Oh my God! He is simply Lin Qianqian's dog!"

"Oh, isn't it because she is special?"

"Then why can't she get men's favor without seducing them? And she is given so many privileges!" Hua Yingyue was about to explode with anger.

The madam rolled her eyes and glanced into the room, saying, "It seems that you are not arrogant enough, but she is too arrogant. To put it nicely, she is confident. She has a temperament that says, "Although I am weak, I am so beautiful that I don't need to spend any effort, and men will come to me and pay for me on their own initiative."

"You are a little timid, and you may be too humble and flattering in front of your master. If your master treats you well, you will be grateful. Look at her, she doesn't care at all and doesn't take men seriously. Her competitive spirit and desire to conquer are aroused instead."

"If something is too easy to obtain, people won't treasure it. That's probably the case."

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