Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Madam Bai could only continue to comfort her, "Lingyu, you can make a decision after you meet the person. Besides, the marriage was arranged by the older generation a long time ago, so it can't be changed easily."
If she could marry into the Marquis of Anding's household, her daughter would have secured her place among the noble ladies, and no one would dare to secretly mock her for not being the daughter of a high-ranking official.
Xue Lingyu simply responded casually, hiding her inner thoughts, before playfully changing the subject with Madam Bai, "Mother, let's go to the Song family less often in the future. Sister Miaoyin is always crying, it's annoying to see her, I don't want to go to her anymore."
You should go there less often in the future.
Every time she went to see Song Miaoyin, she would either cry and complain or scold Jiang Yimian, which she found tiresome.
Bai could only helplessly reply, "How could I? The Song family is practically my maternal family, so I have to lend a hand."
Especially since the Song family's business is doing quite well and can subsidize the Xue family, how could she possibly abandon the Song family just because of that little bitch Jiang Yimian?
She not only couldn't give up, but she also had to comfort and reassure Song Miaoyin.
Although Xue Lingyu was dissatisfied, she knew that the Bai family never did anything without a reason and would not do anything meaningless, so she could only agree.
Instead, he started thinking about how to teach Jiang Yimian a lesson.
Xie Yu is protecting them inside the manor, but surely there's no one outside?
Jiang Yimian was happily staring at the pile of cacti that looked like a small mountain, and had no idea that she was being resented.
Watching the servant pack all the cacti into bags and put them on the carriage, she felt happy and didn't even find Lin Yan'an's foolishness speechless.
"You like cacti so much! Then I'll fill the Lin mansion with cacti, and you can come to my house to see them then, how about it?"
Lin Yan'an looked smug, and even the hand waving the fan seemed happy.
His parents had always wanted to see Yi Mian, but he couldn't find a reason to bring her back. Last time in Qingshui County, he was busy with the shop, and Jiang Yi Mian's visit was too rushed, so he didn't insist. He just thought there would be another opportunity.
Unfortunately, after so much time, he still hasn't found a single opportunity.
Jiang Yimian glanced at him, finding it somewhat amusing. "Am I crazy? Why would I go to your house to look at cacti?"
With a garden full of cacti right in front of her, why would she need to go anywhere else to see them?
Lin Yan'an coughed lightly, somewhat awkwardly saying, "Don't you like cacti? I'll definitely transplant a whole back garden full of cacti, which will surely look better than the ones in this manor."
Jiang Yimian chuckled, staring at the serious-looking person in front of her, and asked curiously, "When did I say I liked cacti?"
Lin Yan'an was taken aback, pointed at the truckloads of cacti that were being taken away, and asked curiously, "If you don't like cacti, why did you bring these things back?"
This thing is not only prickly, but it's also moldy, so it doesn't look very nice.
If he were to plant them, he would make sure they were the greenest and he would never let them get moldy.
Jiang Yimian said mysteriously, "Of course it's useful, you'll see when the time comes."
Although Lin Yan'an was puzzled, he didn't say anything more, but secretly pondered what reason he could use to bring the person in front of him home so that his parents could meet him.
It's the kind of agreement that you have to give.
He was afraid that if he made up an excuse, Jiang Yimian would be busy with her own things and directly refuse him, which would make him lose face.
If he doesn't bring the person back, his parents will think he's talking nonsense, saying that he couldn't possibly know such a powerful person.
He was determined to convince his parents completely.
The two had different thoughts and didn't leave until just before dark.
*
After several days of hard work, Jiang Yimian, Wang Fengqin, and the others finally managed to remove all the cochineal insects from the cactus.
Nowadays, the front and back yards of the Jiang family are filled with drying cochineal insects.
As for the cacti, Jiang Yimian didn't waste them. Some of the fresh ones were used to continue raising cochineal insects, and the rest were given to the villagers to use as fertilizer.
These past few days, all the land in the village has been sown with medicinal herb seeds; it's the time for farmers to start their spring planting.
The cacti were burned to ashes, mixed with farmyard manure, and thrown into the fields to fertilize the soil, which made many people in the village happy.
Looking at the white worm, Wang Fengqin asked with a face full of curiosity, "Yimian, can this worm really be used to make the kind of lip balm you mentioned?"
The thought that lip rouge was made from insects gave her goosebumps.
If those wealthy ladies and young ladies found out, wouldn't they cause them trouble?
Several children who were practicing martial arts with Lu Cijian nearby heard this and looked over with curiosity.
They had helped collect cochineal worms in the past few days. At first, they thought it was something moldy, but later they found out it was actually worms.
The thought of the tingling sensation of insects crawling on their bodies made Gou Sheng and the others shudder involuntarily.
I just couldn't bring myself to associate the bugs with those bright red lipsticks.
Lu Cijian couldn't help but look at the people under the eaves.
As Jiang Yimian hung the large cactus leaf in her hand on the crossbar under the eaves, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mother, they won't."
These insects are only used for dyeing; various insects are needed in so many medicinal herbs!
Even if this insect were harmless to humans, if it could double the beauty enhancement, some people would probably still want to try it.
Seeing her daughter's confidence, Wang Fengqin didn't say anything more and went straight into the kitchen to get busy.
But she felt that her daughter was right. She had already drunk the medicine made from the insects, so why should she be afraid of getting the tiny insects on her lips?
Lu Cijian thought of the porcelain bottle in his arms; it was the medicine Yi Mian had given him a few days ago.
The effect was very good, and he suddenly became curious whether there were any medicinal herbs such as insects inside.
Thinking about it, he walked straight to the eaves.
Jiang Yimian was struggling to hang the cactus on the crossbar, regretting that she had asked Zhao Dashu to raise the crossbar higher yesterday. Just as she was about to call for help, a large hand with distinct knuckles took the cactus from her.
Jiang Yimian turned her head to look at the person next to her, subtly observing the height difference between the two. Her initial excitement about seemingly growing a little taller vanished instantly.
She felt that Lu Cijian had grown taller again.
He used to be only a head taller than her, but now she only reaches his shoulder.
She carefully observed the people around her and felt that Lu Cijian seemed to have grown taller than just taller.
He used to have a youthful vibe, but now he's somewhere between a boy and a man, and his slender and upright physique gives people a sense of security.
But his handsome, otherworldly face seemed unchanged; it remained aloof and still beautiful.
For some reason, I couldn't help but recall that kiss that night, which wasn't really a kiss, and I could almost still feel the slightly cool touch on my lips from that day.
And the tingling, numb feeling when someone bites you.
She shook her head slightly, trying to shake off the strange feeling, but accidentally bumped into Lu Cijian's shoulder.
It looks like she did it on purpose.
Lu Cijian looked down at the person next to him with a puzzled expression. Just as he was about to ask a question, he was bumped on the shoulder again.
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