There are not many courtyards in the fishing village, and there are quite a few houses built with stones, which are sparsely populated.
There is a humid wind blowing by the sea all the year round, and the courtyard wall is made of adobe, which looks a little mottled.
The sound of the carriage at the door surpassed the sound of the rain. A moment later, a young woman dressed as a fisherman opened the door of the courtyard and looked around.
There were several scars on her face, which ruined her appearance, but she could still vaguely see her originally beautiful face.
The young woman had no sadness or joy on her face, she looked at Li Haitang, and she didn't dodge because of her appearance.
"that…"
Li Haitang was at a loss for words for a while, she couldn't directly ask the other party if she was the missing woman, but judging from her appearance, it was obvious that she had been persecuted before, and she was almost inseparable.
"Who are you looking for?"
The woman looked at the group of people again, her face was rigid, "No matter who you are looking for, go back, there is no one you are looking for here."
Inside and outside the words, there is an obvious sense of rejection towards them.
The young woman was about to enter, but was stopped by Li Haitang, "I'm really sorry, we interrupted."
It was raining heavily outside, and it was getting late, so she couldn't go on a night trip again, so she wanted to ask the master's house to see if she could stay overnight.
Of course, this night was not in vain, they gave money for food and drink, and doubled the money.
"Our courtyard is full of women, which is inconvenient."
The young woman spoke sarcastically and ignored Li Haitang at all. There was also a bustard from Hualou who came here to find someone before.
Lie to them, saying that they are staying overnight. Although they have been raped and have many bad pasts, they are pure in heart.
As a result, that night, the old bustard poured sweat medicine on everyone, trying to take them away and go to a flower building called Chunfenglou to pick up the guests.
Because she was disfigured and not among the crowd, she escaped unharmed and found out in time to rescue the sisters.
After being discovered, the old bustard still plausibly argued that these women were already unclean and couldn't go back to their homes. They were ridiculed by others, so it's better to go with her to the flower house to pick up guests, and then eat delicious food and drink spicy food.
They wanted to report to the officials, but they were threatened by the madam, who became more confident.
"Go, go, go, if you have the ability, let others know that you have sold it!"
Before the bustard left, she still stretched her neck and shouted with arrogance.
"We are women too."
Li Haitang hurriedly expressed her opinion. Before she came, she thought it was very simple, as long as she could make sense, the other party would definitely agree, and there was no reason to refuse.
When she got to the place, she realized that it was her own simple thinking. When they first met, she was rejected.
"That's not OK."
The young woman didn't even think about refusing, it wasn't because of relatives, and she didn't want to make money, so why should she keep him.
Furthermore, there are many people in the house, and there is no extra room for people to stay overnight.
After finishing speaking, the young woman entered, and the courtyard was suddenly empty.
The courtyard door is low and closed.
Li Haitang and the others were under the carriage. When she looked around, the firewood in the yard had been piled into the firewood room. Apart from the five main rooms, there were east and west wing rooms on both sides. In one corner, there was a stove.
The courtyard is paved with blue bricks, and there are various pebbles from the sea in the gaps, which are beautifully assembled. From this point, it can be seen that the master is a person with ingenuity.
Regardless of the style and color, the matching is very reasonable. If you step on the green bricks, even if it rains, the shoes will not be stained with mud and fine sand.
Rows of salted fish were hung at the door of the kitchen, neatly dressed in thin threads, it was enough to see that these women had a good life by the sea.
"Ma'am, why don't I call someone?"
Wu Fu stood behind, holding an umbrella for his wife. She didn't know what happened to those women. From her perspective, she only felt that they were difficult to deal with.
A group of them, including the coachman, made a total of five people, and they clearly stated that they were here to stay, but they were treated coldly and refused to say anything, and they were not even given a sip of hot tea.
"No, why don't we wait a bit."
Li??? Begonia hesitated for a moment. He came here uninvited, and the other party didn't know their identities, so he definitely wouldn't come out to greet them.
Besides, having encountered accidents, being abandoned by relatives, and being a little cold in temperament is also a normal reaction, so don't worry about it too much.
"But it's raining, you can't get caught in the rain, right?"
Five??? Fu stomped his feet, and looked down on these women very much. Their wives walked for several days before they found such a poor and remote villager, just to find a way out for these women.
I don't owe them anything, so why bother to look at people's faces and lower my posture! What is the identity of their wives!
Those women have been hurt, but should she beg humbly? It wasn't her doing it!
Wu Fu pursed his lips and remained silent, and Zhang Ruyi also had the same attitude.
Sympathy is true, but it doesn't mean that she wants to wait for someone with Li Yu. Where do these people have face?
It was about a quarter of an hour, and the sky was getting darker and darker. Judging from this posture, the other party would definitely not open the door.
Li Haitang sighed, turned around and got into the carriage, after a second thought, it wasn't anyone else's fault, she took it for granted and thought she was right.
She thinks that the way out arranged for others is the best. In fact, the other party probably doesn't need it and doesn't bother with it.
The life in the fishing village is quiet, peaceful, without dealing with too many people, and it is not that complicated.
Go out to sea at dawn, dig some clams on the shore, catch floating sea vegetables, and exchange some salted fish with fishermen.
At that time, the government rescued the missing women, and everyone gave twenty taels of silver. No wonder, they had houses to live in, and they were not bad.
"Ruyi, I think Lan Yi and I are thinking about going left."
Li Haitang touched her clothes, which were damp with moisture. She shivered and got into the carriage with Zhang Ruyi.
It doesn't matter if you come here for nothing, the most important thing right now is to find a place to stay and take a bath to keep out the cold.
There is little clear water by the sea, so I had to find a family that dug a deep well.
"Before we came, we didn't think about this."
Zhang Ruyi turned her head and sneezed, it was not in vain, the Yuehetang in Licheng was about to open, the two sisters considered it as a business trip, and they were not wronged.
In short, it is good news that those women can live a peaceful and comfortable life. Zhang Ruyi doesn't want to say too much.
"That's the reason."
Even so, Li Haitang was a little frustrated that nothing came of it after one toss.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the road on the seaside and reefs was a little unclear, especially the coachman, who was hired from Licheng, honest and honest, even in the rain and cold, he didn't complain at all.
Just as the group was about to leave, the young woman who had just entered the room came out again, this time with a lantern in her hand.
The dim light shone on her face, and her eyebrows and eyes could not be seen clearly, only the scars, especially on rainy nights, when the cold wind gusts made her hair flutter with the wind, which made the driver startle.
The young woman seemed to be used to it long ago, and the corners of her lips curled up mockingly, "In the fishing village, only Tiejiang Zou's house has a few vacant rooms." The rest of the houses are packed to the brim, unless these people want to sleep in the woodshed. It's just that these people don't seem to be able to be wronged.