Only He Jiuniang and a group of servants were left in the house. Before Sister-in-law Xu came back, He Jiuniang asked Fang Da and several other men to boil water for the girls to wash themselves. She also asked Sisters-in-law Wang and Sister-in-law Li to go out and buy some for them. A ready-made garment comes back.
The clothes that Ren Yazi gave the six girls to wear before were all dirty and smelly clothes. It was not known who wore them. The girls could only cover their bodies temporarily, but they could not wear them all the time.
When the arrangements were better, He Jiuniang turned her head and saw a dozen girls kneeling down for her again.
"Madam saved us from fire and water. Our lives belong to madam. Madam asked us to go east, but we will never go west!"
Their mood was exciting. , the voice was trembling. For them, He Jiuniang was a beam of light shining into their dark world. From then on, they were willing to go through fire and water for her!
This was at her own home. He Jiuniang did not ask them to get up immediately like before, but said: "Since you know that I saved your lives, I have no other requirements for you. Be loyal. . You can’t tell anyone outside about anything that happens in this family. Don’t look at what you shouldn’t see and don’t ask about what you shouldn’t ask. Naturally, I won’t treat you badly.”
“Yes, The maids know it."
He Jiuniang said again: "Don't take what I say seriously because I am easy to talk to. I rarely lose my temper, but once I lose my temper, I will not take it seriously. Just say a few words and forget it. No one is perfect, and everyone has three chances to make mistakes, depending on the situation. If the mistake is huge and causes heavy losses to the family, then we can only sell you again."< br />
Although He Jiuniang does not advocate such things as human trafficking, if she really makes a mistake, she does not need to take into account their situation. After all, if she is so angry that she will sell them all. , which means that she has also touched her bottom line. It would be pointless to keep such a person anymore.
Everyone responded one after another, swearing that they would be loyal to He Jiuniang throughout their lives and repay the kindness of saving their lives.
At this time, Fang Da and others brought the boiled water over, and He Jiuniang asked them to freshen up first.
Sister-in-law Wang and the others went out in a carriage. They went back quickly and finally changed into new clothes after washing.
The good-looking girls are not the victims of this case. Although there are injuries on their bodies, they are not serious. At most, they were whipped a few times, but the nine girls involved It was different. The deep and shallow scratches on the two wrists, the new wounds covered the old ones, were so hideous that even those who were timid would not dare to look at them.
After He Jiuniang checked them one by one, she wrote down instructions for Qiu Tian to go to Yuyuantang to get medicine, and then asked Mrs. Wang to get her own small medicine box, and began to treat their wounds and apply medicine to bandage them.
For some wounds that are deep, or hurt the muscles and veins, making it difficult to heal, He Jiuniang will also apply a layer of anesthetic and do a simple suture.
This anesthetic was recently developed by herself and is suitable for this era. She just hasn’t told Dr. Song yet, and now she is trying it on a few girls.
Others looked at her threading needles and threads on the girls’ hands and felt that their teeth were numb, but in fact the girls were not in much pain.
When He Jiuniang started writing prescriptions, they realized that they had really met a noble lady. The lady was not only kind-hearted, but also had medical skills. They might live longer.
He Jiuniang moved quickly, taking turns one by one and finishing it quickly. She took a sip of tea, looked at the girls’ hands wrapped into rice dumplings, smacked her lips with satisfaction, and said: "There won't be much going on at home during this period, so you can rest in peace and recover. After you recover, I will hold a banquet at my house and invite ladies and ladies from various families to come as guests. You must entertain them well. In the next few days, we will all Follow Sister-in-law Xu and the others and learn the rules, don’t bump into the guests at will.”
“Of course, if you are bullied, don’t hold it in, come back and tell me, or you can solve the problem yourself. You must remember , outside, you represent the Lu Mansion. You must remember to share weal and woe with the Lu Mansion, and don’t offend others easily, and don’t be easily bullied by others. If we are responsible for ourselves, it will be okay even if we offend others. I will bear everything. Do you understand?"
As soon as these words were said, the girls were all dumbfounded. They had never heard such a statement before. They are members of this family, and they have to share the honor and disgrace of this family. Together! You can't offend people easily, but you can't be bullied easily either.
Even their parents had never said this before.
When something goes wrong, they are the first to be abandoned by their families, but here, the lady said, she is responsible for everything.
Several girls with short eyelids had already begun to shed tears. When they saw this He Jiu Niang, she immediately said: "One more thing, if it's not a big deal, try to cry as little as possible. If there is something, just solve it. Don't wipe your tears easily. Or even if you cry, don't let me see it. I feel uncomfortable."
The girls hurriedly wiped their tears and responded repeatedly, saying that they would never shed tears easily. .
He Jiuniang nodded and said: "In that case, can you now tell me how you received these injuries? I said, you are my people now and cannot be bullied easily. Come on, let's understand the whole story. Revenge if there is a grudge, and revenge if there is a grudge."
Hearing this, the nine girls knelt down to He Jiuniang again. He Jiuniang said: "Stop kneeling, wait a moment. If your clothes get dirty, no one will wash them for you."
A simple sentence made everyone feel extremely cordial. Madam really had no airs about them. They must serve Madam well in the future and repay their life-saving grace today.
The girl who was first grabbed by He Jiu Niang’s wrist in Yahang was the first to say: “The maidservants were originally from good families from other places, but they were kidnapped by a group of people and locked in a dark room. Our blood was collected during the day. Many people died in that house. The dead people would be dragged away and thrown to the mountains to feed wild beasts. Those like us who survived and good-looking girls were sent to brothels to sell themselves. We were tortured to death. Ordinary-looking people like us were sent to a dental shop to be bought as slaves."
"I don't know where they got our body deeds from, so that we can be bought and sold. It’s legal, we don’t dare to resist, and we don’t dare to talk to the masters who come to buy us, because if the masters don’t buy us, we will probably be beaten to death by the people in the dental shop.”
The girl wanted to shed tears again as she spoke, but thinking of He Jiuniang’s warning just now, she quickly held back her tears.
He Jiuniang nodded. It was exactly what she thought. She was indeed the victim of that case.
She originally thought that the people in Danzhulou would not have the courage to bring business directly to the city. At most, they would cause trouble in surrounding counties or other cities. Unexpectedly, they were completely trying to King Chen was really ruthless in dragging him down.