370 Wu Qi's Letter Arrives Again
Ping An walked up to her, and before she could greet him, Mei Niang hugged her son, tears in her eyes: "My son has grown so tall in just half a year. Is the food in the capital so nourishing?"
Ping An smiled and said, "That's right, you see, cousin Erqiang has become much stronger."
Er Qiang, who was talking to San Qiang, looked up and said, "Aunt, you saw that your son forgot about your nephew."
Mei Niang smiled and said, "My son and nephew haven't forgotten. Ping An, quickly take your people to the main house to settle down. Everyone will come over for dinner later. Has Tong Miao not come back yet?"
Ping An pointed at Leng Shui and said, "Tong Miao is pregnant. Her name is Leng Shui. She will be Tong Miao's sister-in-law in the future. She will take care of you in the next few months."
Leng Shui and Tong Lin both blushed.
The people they brought were busy paying their respects to the masters, and Erqiang took them directly to the main house.
Ping An said to Sun Hongyu, "The master came back with me. He will come to see you tomorrow morning. We have to leave the day after tomorrow morning. We will first go to Yangzhou to treat the old abbot, and then go to Yingtian Wang's house. However, we will be back at the end of June and stay until September."
Sun Hongyu nodded.
Ping An had already mentioned the trip to Yingtian in his letter at the end of last year, which is a good thing.
Mei Niang and Wan Changsheng didn't say anything. The child had something to do, so she just needed to stay for two nights to see him. If she returned home in June, wouldn't she have to stay for several months?
Ping'an simply washed up and came out to chat with his parents and talk to his uncle about some matters in the medical clinic. He didn't say a word about anything slightly bad, being the typical person who only reported good news and not bad news.
Seeing that my mother wanted to hear about the engagement, I told her the whole process in detail.
Mei Niang was delighted: "Ping An, when you get married, your father, uncle and I will definitely go."
Ping An said, "Of course we have to go. Next time we return to the capital, we will all go together."
"Ping An, let's not talk about that for now. It's too early. Your father said that after you pass the exam, we will go back to our hometown together so that you can pay respect to your ancestors on both sides. Mom will also go back to see your grandparents. She hasn't been back since she got out."
"Okay, then uncle and grandpa can go with us, and we can also go to see Doctor Sun. He is now the father-in-law of Brother Daqiang and is a relative of our family."
Wan Changsheng wanted to talk about Wan Xiang, but after thinking about it, he decided to hold it back and decide to talk about it after the college entrance examination.
Here, just as Sun Sicheng was resting, Wanli came in and said, "Master, Wu Qi sent another letter by carrier pigeon, saying that the old abbot is seriously ill again."
Sun Sicheng took the letter and said, "The abbot is seriously ill and now my whole body aches."
What does it feel like to have pain all over your body?
In the twelfth month, Wanli came back and said that the old abbot was not feeling well and had occasional abdominal pains. How come he was in pain all over his body in just two months?
The Sun family has a deep connection with the old abbot. His grandfather had a close relationship with the abbot, and so did his father.
Sun Sicheng stayed in the study for a long time before coming out. He analyzed all the illnesses the old abbot had suffered before, but still could not figure out the cause.
Or maybe he simply didn't want to think about the worst. The abbot was only in his early seventies this year, not too old, and could still live for some years.
"Wanli, get ready and set off tomorrow."
"Yes, Master, but the city gates are closed, and Master Ping An cannot be notified now."
"It's okay. We can go to the farm at the beginning of the morning tomorrow to meet our uncle and Brother Wan and his wife. We can stay overnight at Huainan Mansion and then leave. The abbot's illness can't be delayed any longer."
Wanli was very sad. It could be said that he would have died long ago without the abbot. When the eldest son said that he would die as soon as possible, he naturally wished for it.
Ping'an returned to his room after dinner, and soon his parents followed him.
"Dad and mom, sit on the kang."
"Ping An, Er Qiang went to chat with San Qiang. I was afraid he wouldn't tell me when I asked him. Your uncle wrote to us and wanted us to ask you if Er Qiang can find a girl to get engaged. He is not young anymore and Da Qiang already has a child."
"Mom, don't worry. He already has a girlfriend. My female doctor and Leng Shui who came here today are both from Medicine Valley. They are both good-looking and have good character. They are one year younger than Erqiang."
Mei Niang asked cautiously, "Ping An, those people should be slaves, right?"
Ping An smiled and said, "The eldest son bought them when they were very young and signed a lifetime contract, but it was not registered with the government. It is a private contract and is still valid. But if their children are willing to study, that's fine. It's not really considered slavery.
But the master has spent a lot of effort in training them, and there is no way he will let them go. I told them all this, and I have already asked someone to find another girl for Erqiang.
But Erqiang said that these were not a big deal, he had planned to stay with me for the rest of his life, and Lengyue naturally agreed, as long as the child could go to school in the future, he said that even if he was driven away, he would not want to leave, as having brother Daqiang at home was enough. "
Mei Niang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, it's okay if he's not a real slave. Erqiang has taken home hundreds of taels of silver over the years, which is the highest in the area."
Ping An smiled and said, "We have three or four hundred taels. In the past two years, we have earned two hundred taels from Biancheng and Yingtian alone."
Now that he has money, he can provide them with very good welfare. Not to mention food and clothing, all are his. For these twenty people, fifty or sixty taels a year is definitely enough.
Especially the two strongest ones, there must be more than that.
He often takes him with him when he goes out, and he gets a lot of red envelopes.
When they return this time, he and Leng Yue will get 120 taels of wedding money directly.
Wan Changsheng said, "That's good. It's a pity that you didn't bring him this time. Otherwise, after your college entrance examination, I could let Erqiang go home and get married."
Ping An smiled bitterly, "I really didn't think so much about it. The master originally stipulated that they should get married after the age of 20. It is not good for a woman's health to get married too early.
I plan to arrange a marriage for them after I return this time, and it will be the same if I let Erqiang take her back to Yong'an after the provincial examination."
Wan Changsheng thought about it and said, "Wan Xiang, do you still remember?"
Ping An remembered that when Uncle Wan's leg was injured, he had met Wan Xiang in the medical clinic. Wan Xiang should be two years older than him. He was a very smart boy with clear eyes, which left a deep impression on him.
"I remember a little, but I had little contact with him. What's the matter?"
Wan Changsheng was unusually shy: "Wan Qing is studying medicine at Baicaotang in the county town and is engaged to a doctor's niece. He wants to get married after we return. Wan Xiang is two years older than you. He wrote to me and said that he wants to follow you like Erqiang.
I know this is very difficult for you. Erqiang has followed you for a long time and is good at martial arts. Wanxiang will be seventeen years old next month. In the past few years, he has been the one who took Wanxi with him to collect herbs at home.
Wanxi is the most loyal one, willing to stay at home with his father, but Wanxiang really wants to follow you and is willing to do anything for you. Of course, you already have a lot of people around you, and I have discussed it with your mother. If it doesn't work out, I will bring him to study medicine with me. The child is very smart, and it would be a pity to leave him in the countryside."
"Dad, just like you said, he is already seventeen years old, it is a little late for him to learn anything, and if he wants to stay with me, he has to sign a long-term contract. Erqiang signed a twenty-year contract with me.
I can't keep it with me without signing a long-term contract. It would break Master's rules. I still have to consider Master's prescriptions and other things."
Wan Changsheng nodded: "I know all this, let's not talk about this for now. If he really wants to go with you in the future, he will have to sign a long-term contract. As long as he is not a slave, it will be fine."
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