Tan Aoshuang Extra Episode (Middle)

Hearing the loud noise, Tan Aoshuang couldn't help but lift the curtain and looked at a long queue.

Tan Aoshuang was a little surprised, and couldn't help asking Yuxi: "Mother, where are we going?"

When Tan Aoshuang was in her natal family, except for going to Lingshan Temple with her mother to offer incense and worship Buddha, she basically never went out of the city. And she knew that Yuxi didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, and what happened just now made her very uncertain about going out of the city this time.

Yuxi didn't make a fool of herself this time, and said, "Let's go to the poorhouse." The poory's house was filled with a group of desperate women. Because of the large number of people, they were placed outside the city.

An hour later, we arrived at the asylum. This almshouse is located at the foot of a mountain. There are beautiful mountains and clear waters here, and the scenery is pleasant.

Tan Aoshuang followed Mrs. Tan to the sales home twice, but the sales home was noisy because it was full of children. But here, it is very quiet.

From a distance, I saw a row of huts, and vegetables were planted in front of these huts. These vegetables are lush green and growing gratifyingly. There are still people in the vegetable field, catching insects and fertilizing.

Seeing Tan Aoshuang staring at the vegetable field without turning his eyes, Granny Yin, the chief steward of the relief home, explained: "Crown Princess, we grow the food and vegetables we eat by ourselves." These people have to rely on themselves to survive when they arrive at the relief home. But the people who come here are all desperate and have suffered a great crime. It was already a good day for them to come to the poorhouse to eat and dress warmly as long as they did things.

Yuxi said: "It's all sloping land here, with very few fields. So, what they eat is basically yams and sweet potatoes." Sweet potatoes were introduced to the Central Plains by Tian Yang six years ago. Now, it has spread all over the world.

Granny Yin said: "It's good enough to eat sweet potatoes and yams." Only wealthy people can have rice and white noodles every day. People like them are very happy if they have enough food to eat and clothes to wear, and they are no longer beaten or scolded.

Tan Aoshuang followed Yuxi into a shed. At this time, there were six women in the room making clothes. As soon as I saw the style of the clothes, I knew it was a man's.

Seeing these people standing up, Yuxi waved her hands and said, "Don't be too polite, just do your business."

The people here change frequently, so they don't know Yuxi's identity. Seeing that Grandma Yin asked them to continue to work, they all sat down and continued to sew clothes.

Walking out of the hut, Tan Aoshuang asked: "Mother, mother, are these clothes made for the soldiers in the army?"

Cleverness is Tan Aoshuang's greatest strength. It's just that the foster nun invited by Tan Tuo was a little roundabout. And although Yu Xi knew about her shortcoming, she didn't assign her a foster mother before marriage. Once some opinions are formed, it is difficult to change them without seeing them with your own eyes and hearing them with your own ears. If she sent a foster nun to preach before, it would only make Tan Aoshuang repulse her, and it would be even more difficult to change her point of view.

Yuxi nodded and said: "The military supplies they make will be paid on a piece-by-piece basis."

Tan Aoshuang was surprised: "Return the money?" She thought that all these were done for free.

"It is impossible for them to stay in the poorhouse forever. Working now allows them to save money, and they will leave when they have the ability to support themselves." The poorhouse only accommodates them for a period of time, not a place for them to retire.

Tan Aoshuang asked: "Mother, where can they go?" A group of women and children who are unable to fight back, even if they have survival skills, will be bullied if no one protects them.

"The poorhouse will introduce them to work in embroidery houses or wealthy families, or start a small business by themselves. If they are willing to remarry, the poorhouse will also help them find candidates." The people selected by the poorhouse are not only good-natured and hardworking, but also Can not have bad habits. This bad habit refers to whoring, gambling and beating and scolding.

Tan Aoshuang asked: "Aren't they afraid that their former husband's or mother's family will find them again when they go out to work or open a shop?" Finding them is also a troublesome thing that cannot be shaken off.

"Women who have left the poorhouse know that they are weak, so they will help each other after they leave. As long as they can stand on their own, even if the former husband's or natal family comes to the door again, they are not afraid.

"People who leave the poorhouse, as long as they live well, they will donate money and materials to the poorhouse.

Tan Aoshuang was quite shocked.

While talking, suddenly there was a cry of a child in the distance. When I got closer, I saw a three or four-year-old girl fell down, and a seven or eight-year-old child was coaxing her.

Yuxi walked over to pick up the little girl and put it on a flat place, and took out a candy like a magic trick: "Look, what is this?"

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she said timidly, "Ma'am, can I eat with my sister?"

After Tan Aoshuang heard this, her heart moved slightly. For children from poor families, candy is a heavenly delicacy. But this child still wants to share with his sister.

Yuxi took a handful of candies from Meilan and handed them to them: "You can give it to anyone you want." Every time she came to the poorhouse, Yuxi would bring some candies. These candies are for children in the poorhouse.

The little girl thanked Yuxi with her sister, and then they went back happily with wild vegetables.

Granny Yin and Tan Aoshuang said: "Young Madam, the older girl is called Xiaomi. Because her father passed away, her uncle not only seized their property but also wanted to sell their mother and daughter. The younger child is called Mai. Her grandmother wants a grandson. Mai Mai’s sister who drowned wanted to throw Mai Mai into the river, but Mai Mai’s mother refused, so her grandmother drove them out.” Every woman who came to the poorhouse had a history of blood and tears.

Looking at the back of the child bouncing around, Tan Aoshuang felt very heavy.

For lunch, Yuxi and Tan Aoshuang used it on Zhuangzi. Yuxi didn't ask her to make extra food, and the two of them ate the same food as the women in the poorhouse.

A pot of wild vegetable dumplings, a plate of stir-fried beans, and a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks.

Although the wild vegetable dumpling was unpalatable, Tan Aoshuang still ate it bite by bite. If you really can't eat it, you can drink water to pour it down.

Yuxi nodded secretly.

After lunch, Yu Xi took Tan Aoshuang to go back. Walking to the entrance, I saw a disheveled woman kneeling and kowtowing in front of a woman in dark red clothes: "Please let me stay, please."

When Granny Yin saw the woman, her face changed slightly. Before Yuxi could open her mouth to ask, Granny Yin said: "Ma'am, this woman's surname is Xia. She was rubbed by her mother-in-law and lost her baby, and she never got pregnant. She was divorced by her husband's family and her mother's family didn't want to take her in. If she had nowhere to go, she jumped into the house." into the river, was rescued and sent to the poorhouse."

No matter in the sales home or the relief home, the people in charge always call Yuxi his wife.

Tan Aoshuang was a little puzzled, and asked, "Why did you become like this now that you've arrived in the relief home?" Although the women I saw in the relief home just now were not well dressed, they were all clean and tidy. And those people look very peaceful.

Granny Yin sighed and said: "She stayed in the poorhouse for three years, but was recruited by the embroidery house because of her good embroidery skills. After she earned money, she went back to her mother's house to visit her parents. As a result, her mother not only sent her to the embroidery house during the past few years. He coaxed away the money he saved, and tricked her back home and sold her to a 40-year-old gangster for 100 taels of silver.” After several years in the poorhouse and the embroidery house, this woman had not been exposed to the sun because she had enough to eat. , kept white and tender. With this appearance, even if he is twenty-four years old, he can sell for a good price.

After a pause, Granny Yin said: "That old gangster eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles. He spends a lot of money to marry her because he wants to use her as a cash cow. It's a pity that the people in the embroidery house resigned her when they found out that she had remarried to the old gangster. The old bastard saw that his plan was in vain, so he wanted her to pick up the guests, but if she didn't want to, he beat her severely. Seeing that she couldn't survive, she wanted to go back to the poorhouse." The embroidery house had four taels of wages in January, and the woman's natal family was short-sighted. For immediate benefit, the old gangster wanted to use her as a cash cow. Unfortunately, her plan failed in the end.

Others dare not mess with this old bastard, but the almshouse is run by the queen. As long as the poorhouse is willing to take her in again, she can escape the man's beating and persecution and survive.

Yuxi didn't want to listen any longer, and said to Tan Aoshuang: "We should go back."

When Tan Aoshuang got into the carriage, he took a special look at the poor woman.

After getting into the carriage, Tan Aoshuang looked at Yu Xi who had her eyes closed and asked, "Mother, didn't the poorhouse take in these helpless girls? Why did she kneel down and beg, but the steward didn't agree to take her in?"

Without even opening her eyes, Yuxi said, "The poorhouse will only take you in once." It's like saying that the poorhouse will only take you in once, and won't take you in again. .

Tan Aoshuang asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Yuxi's answer was very cold: "I have died once and can't learn education, so why save it again?"

Tan Aoshuang was so shocked that she didn't know how to reply.

After returning to the palace, Shu Meng fetched water and came over to clean Tan Aoshuang's face: "Crown Princess, where did the Empress take you? Why are the clothes and shoes so dirty?"

"To the poorhouse."

Shumeng was stunned for a moment, and said: "How do you go to the poorhouse? The place is dirty and messy, and the people who live here are all unlucky or have problems. How can the empress take you there?" What to do about those diseases. Empress, this is too careless.

The charity hall adopts abandoned babies, and people often donate food, drink and money. But the almshouse, under the misrepresentation of people with serious intentions, did not have a very good reputation outside.

Hearing this, Tan Aoshuang's face darkened instantly: "Why did I tell you before entering the palace that you should be cautious in your words and deeds when you arrive in the palace? You have ignored my words." Even in Shumeng's heart, she is more than the queen. It's important, but it can only be kept in the heart and cannot be said.

Seeing that Tan Aoshuang's expression was wrong, Shumeng realized that he had said the wrong thing again: "Your Majesty, the slave is wrong." Shumeng like this, at best, he is outspoken, at worst, he is outspoken,

Shumeng's face changed drastically: "Girl, girl, this servant knows it's wrong, please spare this time!"

Tan Aoshuang shook her head: "I've given you too many opportunities, but it's a pity that you can't learn your lesson. Shumeng, the imperial palace is not suitable for you." Last time the queen scolded her, she wanted to give Shumeng another chance, but now she changed idea.

Shu Meng was unwilling to leave the palace and leave Tan Aoshuang.

However, Tan Aoshuang has made up her mind: "You are getting older, I will, I will find you a satisfactory marriage." Originally, she planned to ask her mother to help find a marriage, but what she saw and heard today However, Tan Aoshuang felt that it would be safer to help Shumeng find it herself.

ps: The second update is at nine o'clock.

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