Chapter 14 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 14 Fang Xiucai’s Soul is to be…

When the two brothers returned from the birch bark excavation at the foot of the mountain, the strange feeling lingered. Soon after Yu Qinglong arrived home, he asked Zhou Yuehua, "Dad, has anyone come to our house since my second brother and I left?"

Zhou Yuehua said: "No, why do you ask?"

Yu Qinglong said, "When I first went out, I met two people. One asked if I was the third brother of the Yu family. I said yes, and then the two people left. My second brother said that the person who asked me was a matchmaker. They went west, maybe to the old house."

Yu Dagui had told him to wait and marry Zhao Laosi before. Even though he had made such a fuss, these guys still hadn't given up.

Zhou Yuehua was also a little worried. But she also felt that it was impossible, so she said, "Maybe he's here to propose marriage to Cai'er. Didn't your second uncle and his family go to town before? I guess Qingxi has some friends in town, maybe he's here to propose to Cai'er."

"I hope so." I just hope he's not here to cause trouble for him.

Yu Qinglong pulled Yu Qingye together and quickly processed the bark chips.

The two brothers lit the oil lamp and carefully peeled off the membrane on the bark. It was a bit slippery, and it would be difficult to write on it if it was left on, as the ink would slip easily. They had to peel it off first.

Yu Qinglong showed Yu Qingye what to do, and soon his eldest brother and sister-in-law joined in to help. The sight of the family gathered around the little bean lantern, their concentration on the task at hand, was quite captivating.

Seeing how quickly they were working, Yu Qinglong and Yu Qingye moved on to the next step: attaching birch bark to a flatter wooden board. This time, they used two types of bark. One was from a particularly sturdy birch tree, cut thicker, about the size of two adult palms, perfect for writing.

The other type is the thinner skin that is torn off. They also tear off the film from this skin. This type of piece is smaller because it is difficult to tear off a complete large piece. In addition, this type of skin is taken from younger trees, so it is not that big.

Its advantage was its thinness. Yu Qinglong planned to glue them onto a large piece of wood and then paint on it. He just needed to let his second brother know what the object he wanted to make looked like, how big it should be, and how many pieces it should be.

As for birch bark glue, there was no glue readily available, but there was glutinous rice. Yu Qinglong got a small handful, pounded it into a fine powder in a stone mortar, mixed it with boiling water, and then heated it again.

Food was precious, but since he didn't use much, he could accept it. Finally, he made a board about 50 cm by 40 cm.

After finishing, it was already late at night, so Yu Qinglong went to wash up.

Everyone else in the family has washed, except him and his second brother.

Yu Qinglong didn't think too much about it. He took off his clothes and washed himself in the basin with his bare chest. He was stunned when he didn't see Yu Qingye.

Yu Qingye turned his gaze away and taught his younger brother while packing his things: "Little brother, you are grown up now. You can't take off your clothes so casually in the future. I am your biological brother and you can't do this."

Yu Qinglong: “…” Speechless.

He said as he quickened his pace: "I know, second brother, I forgot you were back."

Yu Qingye felt that this was not the case. He had just spoken out. But since his brother had said so, he could not say anything else.

Yu Qinglong quickly finished wiping and went back to the room. He had to get up earlier than usual tomorrow to draw the appearance of those parts.

He told Yu Qingye: "Second brother, you should get up early tomorrow too. I will tell you what you need to make then."

Yu Qingye said it was okay.

The next day he planned to get up before dawn, but when he got up, he found that his younger brother was even earlier than him!

Yu Qinglong had to fetch water and study with Doctor Mo early in the morning, leaving him with little time at home. He woke up early to avoid being disturbed by people watching him while he was drawing. He had already drawn a diagram of the waterwheel and all the necessary parts: the water scoop, the water plate, the spokes, and so on. Because Yu Qingye couldn't read, he even used dots to mark them.

"Brother, can you remember this order?" Yu Qinglong pointed at the water bucket and said, "The number on the first row is eight inches, which refers to the length of the water bucket. The second row is the height, which is five inches. And the width... I marked all the points in the order of length, height, and width."

"Where did you get the ink?"

"I got a small piece from my master a while ago." He had originally wanted to try writing with ink on birch bark. He didn't have a pen at the time, but since a pen wasn't essential, he didn't pay much attention. Later, he didn't expect Yu Qingye to find him a pen so quickly. Although the texture was far inferior to the pen he used before, it just made his drawings appear less elaborate and more natural.

"I'm afraid the wood we have at home won't be enough," Yu Qingye said. "It'll take twenty-eight spokes this long. I'll have to save up some for a while."

"See how long it takes to save up. If it's inconvenient, you can make it smaller."

"That's not necessary. Seven to ten days will be enough. I'm going to weed the fields with my father and elder brother today, and then I'll go back to town. After a few days, when I've saved enough wood, I'll bring back all the wood needed for this. But what are you drawing on it?" It looks like a bunch of lumps.

"This is soil, and this is stone. We'll have to find the right stone. We might have to grind it a bit if we find something similar, but there's no rush."

"Okay. Then Second Brother will figure out a way to deal with the rest."

"Brother, even if you finish it, it doesn't guarantee you'll be able to sell it. So don't get your hopes up. But if you can sell it, the lion's share will be yours."

"I understand. Second brother, do your best."

Otherwise, he had no other good way to make money. Even if he finished his work in the carpentry shop every day and went out to do hard labor, he might not be able to save 300 wen even if he didn't eat or drink for a month.

This is a small place, and the wages are not as high as those in big cities.

Just treat it as a last resort.

Yu Qingye asked, "If it can be done, how much do you think this waterwheel can be sold for?"

Yu Qinglong said, "It's hard to say. If it sells well, maybe it can fetch one or two taels of silver?"

"so much?!"

Yu Qingye was a little surprised. He thought three or four hundred coins were not a small amount, after all, they were all made of scraps.

If it was one tael, that would be great. Although it was still a long way from five taels, he had saved a little bit himself. If he could get another half a tael of silver from this waterwheel, he could at least talk to Bai Wanqiu's family about delaying the wedding.

The Bai family was actually there because Bai Wanqiu had a younger brother who wanted to marry. The Bai family wasn't wealthy, and he understood that. He just felt bad for Qiu'er.

But fortunately, there is some hope now.

After daybreak, the family members each went about their own business. The three of them went to weed the fields, while the youngest, Yu Qinglong, continued his studies at Doctor Mo's house. The eldest sister-in-law fed the chickens, and my father was finally finishing his embroidery work.

As for the previous meeting with the matchmaker, Yu Qinglong felt that Zhou Yuehua's explanation made some sense, so he didn't think about it any further.

As for the big waterwheel, he had his own work to do, and Yu Qingye had his own work to do. They had already divided the work before Yu Qingye left.

He continued to work hard every day. He studied in the morning and reviewed his lessons several times after returning home in the afternoon. He finally memorized the entire Three Character Classic and learned a few characters. Even his teacher praised his intelligence.

Yu Qinglong accepted it with a guilty conscience, and at the same time he also confirmed that traditional Chinese characters were used here, which indeed required some adaptation.

Everything was going well, but one day Yu Qinglong heard something.

He was on his way to Doctor Mo's house with Zhou Yuehua when Aunt Zhang, who lived across from the old lady, said, "Dayoujia, there's going to be a happy event in your family."

Zhou Yuehua was stunned when she heard this: "Sister-in-law Zhang, what's the good news? Why haven't we heard about it?"

Zhang Wangshi said, "Hey, are you and your sister-in-law still hiding this? I was the one who watched your son Qinglong grow up. I think the old lady is about to arrange a marriage for him, didn't you know? I saw a young man come to greet the old lady yesterday."

"Is that for Brother Cai?"

Mrs. Zhang Wang said, "That's what I thought before. But I asked the woman in your third house, and she said it was meant for your son Qinglong. Several of our neighbors heard it. It happened last night. The young man came by yesterday afternoon. I thought he was okay. He was a little small, but he looked quite handsome. I heard his family sells steamed buns in town."

No matter what he was selling, Zhou Yuehua was furious when she heard it.

Qinglong is his child, how can the marriage be discussed without him?

Zhou Yuehua said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for telling me. Qinglong, follow Dad."

Zhou Yuehua pulled Yu Qinglong up and continued walking towards the Mo family. He had originally wanted to ask Doctor Mo to buy two plasters, but he had never expected to encounter such a thing.

"Dad, aren't you going to ask what's going on?"

"You can go, but Dad can't take you." Zhou Yuehua said, "I'll let your father go with me after he comes back. You beat Qingfa last time, and the old lady and the third family must be very angry. They won't let you down if you go. Your father and I will go and find out what happened first."

"Father, what if..."

"Don't worry about it for now. Wait until Dad and your father go ask."

"Why don't you just not go? They'll make it difficult for me, and naturally, for you too."

It would be fine if it were just people of the same generation, but there was an old lady above her, and the word "filial piety" was enough to crush her.

Zhou Yuehua said, "Wait until your father comes back and see what he says. Go study first."

Yu Qinglong nodded: "You must not go alone."

Zhou Yuehua said: "Dad knows."

After saying that, he patted his youngest son's hand and went to find Dr. Mo to buy two plasters.

When Yu Qinglong saw him walk out the door, he stood at the gate for a while, and only came in after watching his father pass by the Yu family's old house.

However, his mood was still ruined. The bunch of inhuman creatures in Old Lady Yu's family were actually looking for trouble with him again.

He had to think of a way to stop them from arranging marriages for him once and for all.

Liang Mo sat on a small wooden stool, facing Yu Qinglong. He watched as his uncle's handwriting suddenly changed from a single horizontal line to a series of circles. The child became nervous and asked worriedly, "Uncle Qinglong, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Qinglong said, "It's nothing. Mo'er, your uncle probably won't be able to come tomorrow, so you should study hard."

Liang Mo asked: "Why?"

He finally has someone to play and study with him every day.

Yu Qinglong said, "Someone proposed marriage to my uncle, and I want to go and see what's going on."

Liang Mo asked: "Are you still coming?"

Yu Qinglong said, "It will come. You should study hard first, and then your uncle will catch up with you when he comes."

Liang Mo was still a little disappointed and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you."

Yu Qinglong patted the child's head and said to Doctor Mo before leaving that afternoon, "Master, I have some things to do, so I might not be able to come for a day or two. I'll fill up the water tank before I leave. If you have anything else to tell me to do, please tell me now and I'll do it."

"What's taking so long?"

"Just going to town to talk to my second brother about something."

"Okay. Then take this." Doctor Mo took out a parchment scroll. "This is a map of the academy positions. Don't worry about memorizing their names yet. You won't recognize most of the words on it. Just remember which positions have academy positions. I'll teach you in detail when you come back."

Yu Qinglong carefully put away the sheepskin, thanked him and left.

That night, Old Lady Yu and her family sat cross-legged on the kang, waiting for Yu Dayou's family to arrive. They had deliberately tipped off Zhang Wangshi about the matchmaking for Yu Qinglong. A secret was a secret, and if they told her, it would surely spread. The eldest wife couldn't help but come after hearing about it, but they had to come at night to protect Yu Qinglong's reputation. It was all planned out.

In the end, no one came! No one came!

Yu Dagui asked, "Didn't they get the news?"

Zhang Baodan said, "No. I hid behind the door and watched Zhang's wife talking to Zhou Yuehua. They must have mentioned this."

Yu Qingfa had been waiting all day, expecting Yu Qinglong to show up and punish him. But when he didn't show up, he was furious: "What's going on?"

Everyone in the room was puzzled. But the people in the main room seemed completely unaware of what was happening and showed no reaction at all.

The next day, before daybreak, Yu Qinglong, Zhou Yuehua, and Yu Dayou went to town together. Zhou Yuehua's embroidery needed to be delivered, so Yu Qinglong casually suggested that they stay out of the old house that night.

Fang Shu, on the other hand, was really curious about whether Yu Qinglong had done something interesting again, so he came to see Doctor Mo under the pretext of having a backache.

Doctor Mo knew from the way he walked that his back injury was almost healed, and was wondering why he had come back. But when he saw the scholar greet him and go to find his grandson, he suddenly knew what was going on.

Fang Shu squatted down in front of Liang Mo and said, "Mo'er, has your uncle Qinglong made any interesting new toys for you these days?"

Liang Mo said a little listlessly: "No."

Fang Shu asked, "He didn't come today?"

Liang Mo said: "I went to discuss marriage."

Fang Shu immediately looked up: "What did you say?!"

Liang Mo said, "Uncle Qinglong said someone is looking for a match for him, so he's going to take a look."

How can this be possible!

Fang Shu suddenly felt numb and lost all interest in doing anything. He shouted towards the house, "Doctor Mo! I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first! I'll come back next time and ask you to give me moxibustion!"

After saying this, he got on the ox cart and hurried home.

As soon as he stepped into the door, he shouted, "Mom, I've found someone I like, and you have to help me propose marriage!"

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Fang Shu: Husband, wait for me [bursts into tears]

Yu Qinglong: Don’t think you can catch up with me easily [sunglasses]

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