Xu Lanyin pretended to think for a moment before saying, "That's called hypnosis. It's a technique that keeps a person in a special state between wakefulness and sleep, allowing them to maintain a close relationship with the hypnotist and receive suggestive instructions... Oh, I can't quite explain it. Grandpa Zhang taught me this a while ago. He said it can heal people with mental illnesses. I used it for the first time today, and it surprisingly worked."
She immediately went to the omnipotent old doctor Zhang. She felt that she and these people would never see the old doctor again, so she took advantage of him.
"Sister, you're so awesome." Zhao Wu looked at Xu Lanyin with admiring eyes. He always had blind faith in Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanting's mouth curled up, "My sister is really awesome."
The words "my sister" were spoken with particular emphasis.
Zhao Wu was a little hurt, and said with bulging eyes, "She is also my sister. You get jealous when I call you sister, so don't practice martial arts with me anymore."
It was very rude of him to argue with a child of just a few years old.
Qin said hurriedly, "Ting'er is wrong. Brother Zhao is your eldest brother, and Yin'er's younger brother."
She was very happy. Her daughter was a lucky one. Not only did she meet the old miracle doctor, but she also learned this skill from him.
Xu Lanting quickly said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. Sister is our sister, and also Brother Zhao's sister."
Xu Lanyin, who had become a hot commodity, was overjoyed.
The food was placed on the table and everyone started eating. Zhao Wu said again, "Sister, I'm worried about you going alone. I'll accompany you to the Hu family tomorrow."
Xu Lanzhou frowned. Shouldn't he have said this?
Xu Lanyin said, "No need. I've known Mrs. Hu before. She's a nice person. Tomorrow, Mrs. Hong will also be at the Hu family. My grandpa and grandma are slaughtering the New Year pig tomorrow just to wait for you. You should go and show your support."
Xu Lanting quickly rushed to say, "I'll ask grandma to save some pig-killing dishes for you. You can eat them when you come back tonight."
Xu Lanyin smiled and pinched his little face, saying, "I know my brother is the best and always thinks about me."
After dinner, Xu Lanyin worked under the lamplight, making little duck dolls. The dim light shone through the small window. Zhao Wu led the Xu brothers through the courtyard, practicing their skills. He would often glance at the silhouettes reflected in the small window, his heart filled with warmth and peace.
However, the Hu family in Nanping County was not at peace.
When Master Hu heard that his daughter had lost such a man in the Hong family, he was not particularly angry. He also told Mrs. Hu not to let Hong Zhen go to the Pingjin Marquis's mansion to cause trouble, as that would not only offend Master Pingjin Marquis Hong, but also spread the news of his daughter's illness.
Mrs. Hu now agreed with this. She had been too angry during the day to think about it. She nodded in agreement.
But Young Master Hu was even more reluctant to allow outsiders to accompany Hu Yi. What if word of his daughter's madness got out? He thought about secretly curing his daughter's illness and then having her become Hong Xin's concubine. Hong Xin was Pingjinbo's legitimate son. If his daughter became his concubine, his family's relationship with Pingjinbo's mansion would be much closer than if they had to go through Hong Zhen.
Young Master Hu inquired more carefully about the Xu family's method and said, "It's so easy, let's give it a try. If we can get all of Yi'er's worries out of her and resolve them, there won't be any need for the Xu family's girl to interfere. That girl has a close relationship with Lord Min's family. If Yi'er's affairs were to get out to the Min family, our Hu family's reputation would be ruined, and Yi'er wouldn't be able to get married..."
Mrs. Hu asked doubtfully, "Can the master do it?"
Hu Shaogeng said, "If a country girl can do it, why can't I?"
Mrs. Hu said, "If Master can really help Yi'er resolve her emotional issues, that would be the best."
She asked someone to make a calming soup, sent the servants away, and Mrs. Hu fed Hu Yi the soup herself.
When Hu Yi was feeling sleepy, Hu Shaogeng held up a purse and waved it in front of her eyes, saying, "Yier, look at the purse."
Hu Yi blinked his sleepy eyes and asked, "Dad, why do you want to look at the purse?"
Hu Shaogeng choked a little, puffed his beard and said, "Dad told you to watch it, so you watch it."
"But I'm sleepy and want to sleep." Hu Yi yawned, closed his eyes, and muttered, "It's getting late, Dad and Mom, please go back."
Hu Shaogeng's voice became louder, and he said, "Yier, you can't sleep. Open your eyes and look at the purse. Turn left and right, make the purse move..." As he spoke, he shook the purse a little bigger.
Hu Yi looked at his purse for a few seconds, but still couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
Hu Shao became even more anxious and asked, "Yier, Dad wants to ask you, how did Hong Xin treat you? Besides holding hands, what else did he do?"
Hu Yi was sleeping soundly, snoring very lightly, so he naturally did not answer him.
Mr. Hu had no choice but to ask Mrs. Hu to wake Hu Yi up and ask her the same question again.
Hu Yi rubbed his eyes and asked, "What did Dad say?"
Hu Shaogeng said slowly, "Dad is asking you, besides holding your hand and saying he would marry you, what else did Hu Xin do?"
Hu Yi was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened, she screamed, and her hands and feet began to dance. Hu Shao, who was standing in front of her, was even more miserable. His face was grabbed, his beard was pulled twice, and he was kicked several times.
Hu Yi broke away from her parents and ran towards the door, shouting, "I want to find him, I want to find him...ah...ah..."
The two maids guarding the door came in quickly and together with Mrs. Hu pressed Hu Yi onto the bed.
Hu Yi kept making noise until midnight before falling asleep exhausted.
Hu Shaogeng and his wife returned to their yard in a disheveled state.
Mrs. Hu cried, "Master, your method won't work. If you keep doing this, Yi'er's illness will only get worse. That Miss Xu is incredibly smart. Yi'er doesn't mind her questions or words, and even wants to be close to her. She's like a worm in Yi'er's stomach, knowing exactly what she wants to hear and telling her what she wants to hear... Hua Niang said she's reliable and won't spread lies..."
Hu Shaogeng was at his wit's end and said, "Then let Miss Xu treat her. However, you still have to give her a good scolding and never let this matter get out. Although our Hu family is a merchant family, we can't afford to offend them." He stroked his shaggy beard and said, "When Yi'er recovers, let her become Master Hong Si's concubine. She can also be relied upon by Wan'er. Master Hong Si provoked Yi'er first, so I dare not disobey."
Mrs. Hu stopped crying, looked up and glared at Hu Shaogeng, clutching her handkerchief and said, "I don't care who you want to give those two maids to as concubines. But Yi'er crawled out of my intestines, and I will never allow her to be a concubine to another man, especially that beast Hong Xin. Wan'er will not be willing to step on his own sister to climb up the social ladder, not to mention that our family has been paying filial tributes to Ping Jinbo's mansion for many years..."
Hu Shaogeng was already very tired. Seeing Mrs. Hu crying and making a fuss, he was so angry that he cursed "unreasonable" and went to the concubine's room.
The next day after breakfast, Xu Lanzhou, Xu Lanting, and Zhao Wu went to the Xu family's main house. Zhao Wu was very excited as it was his first time to see the New Year pig being slaughtered.
Around the beginning of the Si hour, the Hu family's carriage came to pick up Xu Lanyin.
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