After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

inside the house.

Zhang He poured Mei Xiangyun a cup of hot tea.

It's called tea, but it's actually just tree leaves that Li Quanfu found on the mountain before the New Year. He said it's a kind of herb with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and it has a fragrance.

Hu San Niang gave her a large bag of tea, telling her to use it as tea. She tasted it and found it sweet and pleasant, so she kept drinking it.

“We don’t have a good doctor here. Fortunately, Sister Li gave us this medicine, which is why you were able to wake up so quickly, little sister.”

As Zhang He spoke, she took out a tightly wrapped wound medicine that had been placed under the bed, shook it casually, and realized that she had only used a tiny bit of the medicine at the bottle opening in less than half a month.

This is a precious medicine.

Hu San Niang hid it well, and now she didn't say anything about being reluctant. Without saying a word, she left it here for Mei Xiangyun to use, so Zhang He naturally couldn't squander it every day.

She only applied the medicine every two days, and each time she carefully considered the dosage. If it weren't for the fact that Mei Xiangyun's wound was bleeding and bruised so badly, she would have returned it.

Fortunately, the medicine was very effective. After a few days, Mei Xiangyun's injuries had almost fully recovered, which showed that the registrar was indeed quite capable.

"Sister-in-law Li is such a good person."

Mei Xiangyun echoed her sentiments.

She also heard some news from Xu Zhuzhu: at least for now, the Li couple were good people who had saved her.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Zhang He thought about finding an opportunity to speak.

Although Mei Xiangyun was younger than Zhang He, she had been involved in the world of pleasure for several years and had seen all sorts of people. Reading people's expressions and expressions had become an ingrained skill.

She paid a little attention and realized that Zhang He had other intentions in bringing her in, especially when she saw Zhang He's hesitant look, which made her even more certain of this idea.

Besides, if there's nothing wrong, why are you so insistent on preventing children from coming in?

Even though Zhang He didn't mean any harm, Mei Xiangyun still kept her guard up.

Both remained silent, watching the light brown tea swirl gently in their cups, with no tea leaves in sight.

Mei Xiangyun lowered her eyelids, picked up the cup, and took a small sip. It tasted slightly bitter.

She raised her eyebrows. There was no particular tea aroma, but rather a strong, leafy fragrance, which wasn't particularly bad.

After putting down her teacup, she finally spoke: "Sister-in-law, please speak frankly."

Zhang He was still hesitating.

Hearing the other person speak first, I couldn't help but smile. It's really easy to talk to smart people.

Seeing that Mei Xiangyun was so open and straightforward, she didn't hesitate either and said frankly, "I didn't mean anything by it, but we'll feel more at ease after asking some questions."

As she spoke, she secretly observed Mei Xiangyun's expression. Seeing that Mei Xiangyun did not show any unusual behavior, she calmed herself down.

They tentatively inquired, "Where are the relatives that Xiangyun has gone to live with from? You might as well tell us, and perhaps we can help you find out some information."

Putting aside her husband's guess, it would be fine if she were seeking refuge there, but if, as they suspected last time, she had escaped from someone else's home, that would be a different story.

The Xu family members were not locals, as Mei Xiangyun could tell from their accents. Now that Zhang He was openly saying he would help her inquire, she knew he was secretly trying to get some real information out of her.

Mei Xiangyun shook her head. "Judging from your accent, it sounds like you just moved here. You probably aren't very familiar with this place either. I'm staying with a family in town. I went there last time, but they've already moved out, and the house is now occupied by other people."

Her tone was flat, without much emotion, clearly indicating that she didn't want to reveal too much information.

When Zhang He realized that this method was not working, she tried a different approach to probe the issue.

"Xiangyun, you're from Jiangzhou, but your accent sounds more like you're from Tingzhou."

Upon hearing this, Mei Xiangyun did not seem too flustered. Instead, she calmly took another sip of tea.

There was nothing unusual about his face.

Whenever Zhang He looked at her at eye level, she could see that although the hand holding the teacup was still loose and soft, her usually calm eyes flickered slightly, and upon closer inspection, it was obvious that she was somewhat unnatural.

She kept her eyes down, and Zhang He didn't notice.

Mei Xiangyun put down her teacup, and for some reason, she started laughing to herself under Zhang He's unwavering gaze.

Just as Zhang He was pondering this, she suddenly raised her head and met Zhang He's gaze directly. Her eyes revealed an inexplicable sharpness, which made Zhang He's heart skip a beat.

Zhang He felt a chill run down her spine, a sense of unease creeping over her.

"If I say yes, will you believe me, sister-in-law?"

Although her tone was as gentle and calm as before, Zhang He felt a chill run down her spine.

Zhang He's lips twitched, and she stared intently into Mei Xiangyun's eyes.

She was inside the house and didn't see the emerald light her husband had mentioned. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she turned her head away, pretending not to care.

In a panic, he blurted out, "What are you saying, Sister Xiangyun! Just tell me the truth, and I won't doubt you."

Zhang He wasn't sure either, but she probably wouldn't believe it.

Mei Xiangyun knew what Zhang He was trying to hide from her panicked expression. She smiled slightly and said nothing.

After all, to Zhang He, Mei Xiangyun's accent was no different from Li Quanfu's and the others' accents. Moreover, after hearing Xu Wenjie's guess, she also intentionally thought in that direction.

That's somewhat of a preconceived notion.

Mei Xiangyun chuckled, and seeing that Zhang He didn't respond, she continued to explain:

“I was indeed born in Jiangzhou, but I often traveled between Jiangzhou and Tingzhou with my parents to do small business since I was a child, so I can speak the local dialect. Your suspicion is justified.”

Zhang He nodded, then suddenly realized and said, "No wonder, that makes sense now. The only thing that doesn't make sense is her eyes."

Seeing that Zhang He had no suspicions, Mei Xiangyun continued, "Actually, even if you don't say it, I know that my injuries came about in a very unclear way. But don't worry, brother and sister-in-law, I'm not some heinous criminal. I'm just young and happened to offend some people. Don't worry, sister-in-law, you are my saviors. I will never implicate your family."

Her tone was calm, but her gaze towards Zhang He was full of sincerity, which made Zhang He somewhat at a loss.

Zhang Heshu frowned, and her hand movements slowed down.

She felt that Mei Xiangyun had misunderstood something, so she smiled gently and was eager to explain: "What are you thinking, sister? I just noticed that your accent is no different from the others in the village, so I asked casually."

She remembered the offensive words Mei Xiangyun had said and was somewhat worried, but she didn't show it too obviously. With a smile, she made Mei Xiangyun lie down and helped her apply the medicine.

The latter did as instructed.

Zhang He then seized the opportunity to ask, "I find my sister to be exceptionally beautiful, unlike the people of the south, and somewhat similar to the northern barbarians. Could it be that my sister is a descendant of the barbarians?"

Mei Xiangyun was lying down when she shook her head without thinking. She turned to look at Zhang He with a blank expression, her eyes filled with surprise, as if it were the first time she had heard such a statement.

Zhang He took note.

She didn't answer directly. Her eyes narrowed, and her tone involuntarily turned cold as she retorted, "I heard from Sister Zhuzhu that you are from Qingshan Town. How come you have also seen northern barbarians?"

When she was at the Hundred Flowers Brothel, the madam spent a lot of money to buy a foreign prostitute. She had blonde hair and blue eyes and looked very unusual, but she was very beautiful. Indeed, some people said that she and that person had some resemblance in their eyebrows and eyes.

She didn't think it was true, and even hated the idea, so she specially changed her eyebrows to thin and long ones and her makeup...

Therefore, she strongly resisted Zhang He's words.

Zhang He failed to glean any information and was instead turned the tables by Miss Mei. Hearing Mei Xiangyun's somewhat cold tone, Zhang He was momentarily stunned, and the atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward.

After a long silence, he finally laughed out loud, "The north is not peaceful, so our family just moved here from the north."

"Hmm, that's strange,"

Mei Xiangyun, on the contrary, found it amazing.

"When I came from Jiangzhou, everyone was saying that people from the north were not allowed to settle in our prefecture, and they were all driven to Huaiqing Prefecture."

Zhang He's hand trembled as she applied the medicine; she thought of Hu Da.