Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Days and nights sleeping in her arms...
Chen Ying didn't want him to get involved, but he pulled her back two steps. His strength was getting stronger and stronger.
These days, Chen Jinshi spends two hours in the yard every morning holding a stone block and doing horse stance. Chen Jichuan always says he's not using his strength properly, but Chen Ying doesn't bother to care. It's only now, when he pinches her wrist, that she wonders: How did he suddenly become so strong?
"Chen Jinshi, I told you to let it go. Don't you know what you should do now?"
Chen Jinshi helped her move the medicine cabinet to where she wanted it. When he turned around, his eyes were filled with anger: "Why are you always so mean to me lately?"
Chen Ying frowned and tilted her head in surprise: "Do I have it?" She always spoke like this.
Chen Jinshi said, "I'm going to the provincial capital to take an exam soon. Can you be gentler with me?"
"I'm not being unkind to you."
His face was filled with anger and grievance. He lowered his voice and looked at her intently, "But you were speaking very loudly just now."
“…”
Chen Ying took two steps back. What was going on? His accusation was a little aggressive, and he pressed down on her.
He stopped pressuring her, turned his head away unhappily, and took some sandpaper to help her remove the burrs on the medicine cabinet.
"Chen Ying, what kind of rubbish is this you bought? If you don't have money, go ask my dad for it. Can you buy something better for yourself?"
Chen Ying turned her back, took a rag and started wiping the pillar.
"I opened this shop to make money, not to lose money. Master Shi, can you please just leave it alone?"
Having said that, she didn't continue to chase him away. The two of them worked in the shop in silence until late at night.
Early in the morning, Chen Ying and Chen Jichuan ate, drank tea and chatted in the yard.
"How's the renovation of your clinic going? I'll invite some old friends to come and support you when it opens."
Chen Ying shook her head and mixed his tea: "No, I want to keep a low profile, and I don't want to use the Chen family's name."
The Chen family's old shop was somewhat famous in Jinling. She was afraid of gossip when she opened her own shop. "Dulan Mongolian Medicine" would never use any formula of the Chen family or borrow any connections.
"If there are any old friends who need medical treatment, General, please tell them to go to the Chen Family Clinic first. If they can't be cured, then come to me for help."
Chen Jichuan smiled and said, "That's fine. We own the shop anyway."
Chen Ying was too lazy to argue with him, and the two chatted about the children for a while.
"Jinxing is smart and down-to-earth. He's learned things very quickly after working behind the counter. It seems he'll be able to handle things on his own soon."
Chen Jichuan nodded. "I'm relieved that he's the one who's supporting the eldest son's family business. It's the second son who really worries me."
Chen Ying comforted him: "Brother Shi is no worse than Jin Xing. He is extremely intelligent in studying, but he is usually not focused. As long as he is willing, I think he has a bright future."
Chen Jichuan knew this very well, but who was Chen Jinshi?
Everything is up to him. If he is willing, everything will be fine. If he is unwilling, there is no use whipping him.
Chen Jichuan didn't say this to Du Lan's face. He just smiled at her and said, "Then your fortune is just around the corner. Ask Shi Ge'er to be filial to you and lead you to a rich and prosperous life in the future."
Then they talked about Chen Jinxing's age.
"He'll have to look after so many shops and support his brothers and sisters in the future. He can't always rely on you for help. He's getting old, so I'll have to trouble you to help look after his marriage."
Chen Ying nodded: "Since I promised you to take care of the three children, these are what I should do."
When Chen Jinshi has an older sister-in-law, she won't have to worry about him anymore.
At this time, Chen Jinyun was brought in by the wet nurse. Chen Ying was delighted to see her and picked her up and held her on her lap.
The eight-year-old girl was so thin that she looked like a little chicken in her arms.
She held her tenderly, her eyes clear as autumn water, and gave her a red bean paste bun to eat.
"Eat slowly and don't choke."
Chen Jinshi had just finished practicing martial arts and when he was in high spirits he performed two sets of stick moves. His breathing was smooth and there was nothing wrong with him.
He came over sweating and looked at the round table: "Why are there no beef biscuits?"
Chen Ying stretched out a hand and pulled his sleeve to back away: "Can you please wash yourself before coming back? You are so dirty."
Chen Jinshi sniffed himself, knowing that Chen Ying always disliked his dirt. His normally carefree nature made the tips of his ears redden. Seeing his father sitting beside her, chatting and laughing, the atmosphere irritated him, and he turned back to his room to change.
After a while, he came back wearing a new long gown and a jade pendant around his waist.
He took a bun from the table and went to the academy.
Chen Ying found him quite surprised.
But when Chen Jinshi was leaving, he heard the two people behind him discussing the topic of "Brother Shi has grown up", and he felt very angry again.
He turned around and walked back. Chen Ying stared at him in a daze as he walked towards her again.
"What's up?"
Unexpectedly, he pulled her arm and she had to stand up and follow him.
"Chen Jinshi, stop being naughty, okay? Be good."
He pulled her away from his father, and the two of them sat there. Although they were about the same age as father and daughter, they had the atmosphere of an old couple. This atmosphere of friendship between people of different ages made Chen Jinshi feel very uncomfortable.
Chen Ying was quite strong and shook him off. She asked patiently, "What do you want to say? Tell me."
"Am, you're not that old, what's there to talk about with an old man like him all day long?"
The two of them would often sit and drink tea for the whole day, one rocking in a rocking chair while the other threaded the needle with an embroidery frame.
Chen Ying patiently explained to him: "The general and I have a lot to talk about. Brother Shi, you can listen together next time."
Chen Jinshi felt discouraged. This was not the first time this had happened. It felt like his fist was hitting cotton, so he turned around and went to school.
Chen Ying and Chen Jichuan chatted and laughed for a while, then went to the store.
The clerk transferred from Chen's shop was named Bai. He worked very efficiently and was very impressed by Shen Ying. He wanted to learn Mongolian medicine from her.
"Boss Bai, I'll leave the store to you from now on."
Chen Ying transferred a few of the shop assistants that Manager Bai was used to working for him.
"Miss Shen, you are too polite. With Miss Shen's medical skills, this 'Dulan Mongolian Medicine' will surely become famous in the future. I am really trying too hard to be so."
Chen Ying looked around the store and said calmly, "Shopkeeper Bai, there's no need for such polite words. Now that everything is ready, let's open it in three days."
In the evening, Chen Ying calmed down in her room and did some needlework, making a waistcoat.
When Chen Jinshi came back from school, he went to her door to greet her as usual.
He bowed and knocked on the door: "Amu, I'm back."
A faint "hmm" came from inside.
Chen Jinshi knocked on the door twice more: "Am, what are you doing?"
"Sewing."
Chen Ying picked up the thread ends with a pair of scissors, changed to a different color of silk thread, and threaded the needle again.
Chen Jinshi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mom, it's the hottest time of summer now. Are the shoe uppers you made for me finished?"
He had seen her in her room two months ago making a pair of shoe uppers in his size.
"When did I ever make you a pair of shoes? If you need shoes, I'll give you some money and you can buy ready-made shoes."
Chen Jinshi was puzzled: "Last time, it was clearly..."
Another voice came from inside: "I don't have time to make these for you, and I won't do it again. By the way, did you buy the stationery cover you like?"
Having said this, Chen Jinshi suddenly became discouraged, as if he was being pointed at.
"So what are you doing now?"
Chen Ying replied, "Before autumn comes, I will make a new waistcoat for the general."
Chen Jinshi was speechless.
"Don't you have time to do this?" After mumbling for a while, he raised his voice and asked.
"Anything else?"
She saw the shadow of the person still standing at the door.
Chen Jinshi said sullenly, "I wrote an article today and brought it to you to read."
"Did the gentleman approve it for you?"
"I approved it and said it was well written."
"Then there's no need to show it to me. I don't understand these things."
Chen Jinshi was sulking. Would he die if she cared about him a little more?
"Amu, since everything is fine, I'm going to go to the martial arts field outside the city to compete with them."
Chen Ying suddenly looked up: "Chen Jinshi, no."
Chen Jinshi grinned wickedly: "If you don't care about me, I'm going to go."
He paced in front of her door, kicking the stones on the ground, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
Sure enough, the door opened.
He looked up: "Emu."
He had grown a little taller and was almost at eye level with her.
Chen Ying opened the door and let him in: "Where's the article you wrote? Let me see it."
Chen Jinshi took it out of the book box that Wang'er was carrying and handed it to her.
She held out her hand to take it, walked to the table and sat down. He followed her, took her cup and began to pour tea.
He drank it all in one gulp.
Chen Ying spent some time learning Chinese characters, and now she can only barely recognize them. She can't tell whether the articles written by Chen Jinshi are good or bad, but since he wanted her to read them, she took a look.
Chen Jinshi drank a few cups of tea from her and then began to look around her room calmly.
Her bed was hidden behind a screen, and the room was filled with her scent.
She was a very energetic woman. Sitting there, she had a calm demeanor, but no one could ignore her presence.
Just like this room, it is filled with her scent.
This smell cannot be described in a single way, nor can it be said to resemble anything, but it represents her and also represents Chen Jinshi's youth.
No matter how many years have passed, whenever he smells this scent, he will instantly return to the days and nights when he was eleven or twelve years old and slept in her arms.
After looking around, his eyes fell on the waistcoat she had just made.
It is indeed a pattern that only the old man would like.
A bitter feeling gradually rose in his heart, and he reached out to pick up the waistcoat. Her needlework was not the best, but she was very careful, with fine stitches, and it always felt warm when she wore it.
An impulse arose in his heart. He couldn't let her treat him like this. Even if "he had grown up", could he accept her neglect?
He will never give up on getting her love in his life.
"Emm, I want one too."
At first, he spoke in a pleading tone and looked pitiful.
After receiving her rejection, he decided to give up for the time being.
He came out of her room, returned to his own room, and finally took out the broken stationery cover that he had hidden at the bottom of the box.
Wang Er asked him, "Second Young Master, this is broken, what are you going to do with it?"
"Get some needle and thread, I'll fix it."
Wang Er was dumbfounded: "You...you, you, whatever you want, I'll go get the needle and thread."
Chen Jinshi is just a clumsy and stupid man, how could he do needlework?
As expected, in the middle of the night, Wang'er heard the sound of someone pounding the bed violently and frantically from the outer room.
"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!"
He had been struggling with this fool for a whole month.
He washed the stains off it and finally put it on again.
He deliberately hung around Chen Ying.
Chen Ying finished making the waistcoat for Chen Jichuan. Chen Jichuan liked it very much and wore it every day. Chen Jinshi was itching to wear it.
In comparison, this waistcoat is exquisitely crafted, and Chen Ying has made great progress in needlework.
As for the pen case on Chen Jinshi... it's a bit crude, mainly because he made it himself.
When Chen Ying first saw the stationery sets in his bookcase, she was stunned for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.
Chen Jinshi was waiting for her to ask something. The more silent she was, the more anxious he became, but she refused to say a word.
Wang'er had told her a long time ago that Chen Jinshi was a person who would curl up in bed in the middle of the night every day to do needlework, sometimes going crazy and sometimes sneering.
One moment it's: "Damn it! Why did I sew it wrong again?"
One moment it was: "Humph, you knew you couldn't defeat me, young master."
She was naturally moved, and her heart was soft, but she didn't show it on her face.
"Chen Jinshi, don't hang around me. I'm going to the counter. Go do what you need to do."
When she left, there was a smile on her lips, but unfortunately he didn't see it. Looking at her cold back, he became angry again.
She was already very touched that he knew how to cherish what she made for him.
Even though Chen Jinshi is usually the most annoying person, people like him are often the most loyal and righteous.
On the surface, she treated Chen Jinxing more gently, and Chen Jinxing always treated her with respect, but both of them only stayed within the worldly boundaries and did what they should do.
Her care for Chen Jinshi went beyond the scope of responsibility and she showed genuine love and care.
"Chen Ying!"
Chen Jinshi was angry and couldn't help but raise his voice.
Chen Ying didn't stop and lifted her skirt to get into the carriage. Chen Jinshi was furious behind her.
When they arrived at the pharmacy, Chen Ying displayed the "Dingchuansan" that Chen Jinshi had been taking on the counter. This medicine was effective and quick-acting, and she had adjusted it time and time again on Chen Jinshi.
Shopkeeper Bai asked her how she would price the medicine. She thought for a while, thinking that children with asthma are generally born with it and most of them are innocent, and the disease is very dangerous, so she asked for a low price, just enough to cover the cost of the medicine.
Shopkeeper Bai was reluctant to sell her hard work and medical skills at such a low price, so he advised her: "Miss Chen is kind-hearted, but our shop has just opened. If the price is too low, people may be hesitant to buy easily, otherwise it will devalue the reputation of our Mongolian medicine."
Chen Ying then said, "I'll make another pill with the same efficacy but easier to swallow. I'll price it higher and sell it to the wealthy. Those with more money will naturally buy the more expensive pills, but I want something that ordinary people can afford."
In addition to this medicine, pills for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, reducing swelling and relieving fatigue are also placed on the counter. Two doctors were invited to sit in and see patients in case someone is unsure about what medicine to take. "Dulan Mongolian Medicine" can be said to be operating in a proper manner.
Dingchuan Powder was priced low, and Chen Ying's goods were neglected for a long time. Chen Ying also made up her mind not to use the Chen family's name in her business affairs, so she didn't even say that "the second young master of the Chen family's asthma was cured by her Dingchuan Powder."
Later, several poor families who had no other choice came to buy this medicine, just to give it a try, and it actually worked. Dingchuansan then became famous in a small circle.
She is not in a hurry. Rather than becoming famous overnight, she prefers to take a steady and cautious approach.
Chen Jinshi would pass by her pharmacy on his way home from school every day.
He didn't come in often, especially today, and he was still angry with her.
Although it was his fault that broke the stationery cover in the beginning, he knew his mistake and corrected it, so he is a good boy.
Isn't it worth her even a word of praise?
Thinking of this, he didn't go in to look for her, but hid behind the door and looked inside secretly.
Chen Ying was sorting the medicines on the shelves. Jinling was hot and humid, and medicine and food could easily spoil. She frowned as she inspected them, discarding anything she felt was amiss. In a pharmacy, reputation was paramount.
Chen Jinshi saw that she was frowning, with clear eyes and gentle features. After a while, he sighed softly and then threw it away decisively.
He secretly looked at her for a long time, glanced at her sideways, and kept muttering in his heart.
"You spendthrift woman, just throw, throw, throw, throw."
After throwing away a bag of damp herbs, Chen Ying turned around and moved the medicine jar in the corner. It was piled with dried tangerine peels that had been collected a few days ago. She planned to take them out to dry in the sun while the weather was good.
She rolled up her sleeves and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Chen Jinshi was still talking: "You are so clumsy. That jar is very heavy. Why don't you call a helper? I'll throw you down and you'll know!"
Unfortunately, Chen Ying would not do as he wished. She was very strong and lifted up the medicine jar steadily and put it down steadily without even making a sound of "ouch".
Chen Jinshi angrily pressed his forehead against the door frame.
Until Shopkeeper Bai came in from outside and saw him:
"Second Young Master, what are you doing standing here?"
Chen Ying suddenly looked up and glanced at him. Chen Jinshi was startled and quickly shrank his head.
"Chen Jinshi, come in when you come."
Her voice was light and clear, and her expression when she saw him was also light and clear.
She pointed to the inner room and said, "Go sit there. There are snacks for you."
She never looked at him directly the whole time, but Chen Jinshi's eyes followed her. She was always walking around, always busy, and always had endless things to do.
He leaned against the door frame: "I don't like snacks."
Chen Ying finally glanced at him and said, "Ox tongue biscuits, the one you loved most when you were a kid, don't you like them anymore?"
He put his hands in his pockets and asked, "Did you buy this specifically for me?"
Chen Ying didn't answer.
He leaned forward and said, "I'll eat it if you bought it specifically for me."
Chen Ying replied to him: "Eat it if you want or not." Then she turned around and continued to work.
Chen Jinshi sat down in her chair, picked up her teacup and poured himself two cups.
“Shen…Amu, when will you be done?”
He almost forgot that there were other people here.
Chen Ying replied to him: "If you want to go back, go first. There is no need to wait here."
It's like a fist hitting cotton.
He ungraciously took the homework out of the bookcase and placed it on her medicine table.
Seeing that Miss Shen had no intention of stopping him, Shopkeeper Bai ignored him.
Then he joked to Chen Ying: "Miss Chen, this half-grown boy is the most difficult to discipline, right? I have one at home too, he's like a naughty monkey."
Chen Jinshi slammed the pen onto the table and said, "Bai Jingtang, shut up!"
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