Chapter 192:

There are guests who want all-inclusive services, so Xu Yi has no problem.

It was A Xu who bought this pot and sold it to the scholar at the original price. The pot of mung bean juice looked like it was not too much or too little. Xu Yi estimated how many bowls it could hold and asked him for one hundred and twenty dollars.

When the scholar heard the price, he took out the money and paid without saying anything.

For him, one hundred and twenty dollars was not enough to buy a book of strategies written by this year's scientific examination Jinshi.

After the scholar finished buying, he looked at Xu Yi and asked, "Will you be here next time?"

Xu Yi didn't give him a definite answer, saying it depends on the situation.

Scholar: "..." Can this person do business?

He asked this, obviously he wanted to buy more, but today he was in a hurry to go to the village with his classmates, so he only glanced at Xu Yi one more time, turned back to the donkey cart, and the entourage behind him was holding a pot of mung bean juice. He also followed.

Xu Yi stopped paying attention to them. There was no more mung bean juice to sell, so he had to close the stall.

The vendors not far away looked at each other in confusion when they saw this scene. What kind of mung bean drink could be so delicious? All of them were sold?

Thinking back to the mung bean drink they had drank, they didn't think it tasted very good.

Some vendors also think that it is not as good as the tea they sell? His tea is made from fine tea leaves, and a bowl only costs two cents, which is so cheap.

There were many vendors who had this idea, but no one dared to come forward and ask.

On Xu Yi's side, A Xu and A Jin have long been used to strange things.

They skillfully put away the stalls that were erected, leaving only a shed for cooling off.

Erqing's eyes were shining as he watched Xu Yi stringing the coins slowly.

"Doctor Xu, this mung bean juice is really easy to sell. Should we go back and make more to sell?"

Xu Yi smiled, looked at him with interest and said, "Then I have to change my identity."

"Change." Identity?" Erqing didn't understand.

Xu Yi said: "Work as a hawker part-time."

Erqing: "..."

Ajin covered her mouth and laughed: "You didn't hear that Lang Jun was teasing you. What are we doing here? We're here to wait for Mrs. Chen and the others. Yes, if you really set up a stall to sell mung bean juice, you are putting the cart before the horse."

Erqing nodded in understanding, feeling that he had learned something again.

Xu Yi looked at the donkey carts going in and out of the city gate, looked away and asked him: "You followed A Jin to study "The Thousand Character Classic". Where did you learn?"

Erqing blushed and said: "You learned about sitting in court and asking questions. "That's it."

Xu Yi frowned and said softly, "It's a bit slow."

A Jin sighed deeply when he heard it. Er Qing didn't know what to think. I was thinking about something, and I was lost in thought when I was reading.

Erqing listened to her sigh for a while, and realized that the problem was with him, so he took the initiative to take over, saying that it was his fault.

Ah Jin glanced at him and didn't speak for him specifically.

Seeing them like this, Xu Yi felt a little helpless and couldn't help but ask: "Where are all the efforts? This "Thousand Character Essay" is difficult to say, easy to say. Only by learning this can I get rid of the category of Bai Ding.

" In the world, you still need to be literate, otherwise, you will still be fooled and deceived.

Erqing has suffered countless losses on this point, and he can't help but panic when he sees Ah Jin.

Ah Jin straightened the corners of his lips, and after a long while, he said slowly, "Let my brother teach me. I don't like teaching

anymore." "What's going on?" Xu Yi asked.

Ah Jin snorted and didn't want to speak.

Erqing took the initiative to pull back and said: "It's me. I don't study hard. Ah Jin is tired of it and doesn't want to teach me anymore. This matter is mine and has nothing to do with anyone else."

Xu Yi: "..." This is an awkward situation. .

He suddenly felt a toothache and didn't want to interfere with their affairs. This little fight was not a big deal. By tomorrow, the two of them would be fine again.

But who should teach Erqing how to read really has to be changed.

Xu Yi then decided to let A Xu continue to teach Er Qing "The Thousand Character Classic".

They did not wait for Mrs. Chen and Zhang Tiegou at the city gate that day.

At sunset, they packed up the shed and came back.

At dawn the next day, Xu Yi woke up just like his biological clock. He put on his clothes and opened the door. He saw A Xu carrying a bucket, washing pots and boiling water.

"Why so early?" Xu Yi asked him.

A Xu said: "I have been thinking about it all night, and I think I should make more mung bean juice today."

Xu Yi laughed and said, "Do you also think this mung bean juice is easy to sell?"

A Xu said: "Lang Jun made it Yinzi is definitely the best. This mung bean juice relieves heat and thirst, and can also soothe the throat. It has so many benefits, and I love it after drinking it."

Yesterday, when he came back to the yard, he ground the saltpeter into powder and used it. Xu Yi taught him how to make ice water.

Compared with ice cubes, this ice water is easier to prepare, and it can be made without precise proportions. After the cooked mung bean juice has cooled, soak it in ice water. Drink it within two hours and it will be cold.

While he was making mung bean juice, Xu Yi took the initiative to take over the breakfast task.

——Go to the market to buy food.

On this day, they still came to the city gate at the same time and set up a shed and set up a stall.

The vendors who were curious about them last time became a little anxious when they saw them coming again.

This group of people shouldn't be fighting for their business for a long time.

As soon as this thought came out, this time, a vendor came to ask.

"Where are you from?" the vendor asked casually, "Most of the people selling drinks here are us. We haven't seen new stall owners come here for a long time."

Xu Yi smiled. He said: "Well, I'm from out of town. I don't plan to stay here for a long time."

Upon hearing this, the hawker felt less hostile and asked with a smile: "The mung bean juice you sell costs five cents a bowl. How about the one yesterday?" Why did the scholar and official buy them all? "How much money does this cost?"

After a pause, he asked again, "What's different about this mung bean juice?"

Xu Yi looked at him and said, "Brother, buy a bowl and try it."

The hawker laughed dryly. That bowl cost five cents, and he didn't want it. It's a waste of money.

He left with a smile. After a while, there was another person in front of the shed. It was Chang Yangfan who happened to see him yesterday.

Xu Yi signaled: "Brother Chang."

Chang Yangfan sat on the low stool next to him, stared at Xu Yi and said, "Brother Xu, are you not a doctor but selling drinks?"

Although the drinks are very good. It was good, but in his opinion, it was still not as good as Xu Yi's medical skills.

You know, since the tea party ended, not only the Chang family's tea shop has become famous, but Brother Xu's reputation has also spread in Zhaohua.

As far as he knew, many people inquired about the place and asked Xu Yi to see a doctor.

Xu Yi didn't know what he thought of, he raised a smile, shook his head and said: "It's just fun."

Chang Yangfan was stunned, then he also smiled, and he said how could it be possible.

But the mung bean juice was good, so he bought two bowls, thinking of drinking it to his heart's content.

Xu Yi asked him to drink less: "Although mung bean juice is good, don't be greedy for too much."

Chang Yangfan didn't drink as much as he wanted, so he drank slowly.

While he was drinking, he chatted with Xu Yi all the time. Chang Yangfan was shocked to know that Xu Yi was waiting for someone at the city gate to sell mung bean juice to relieve his boredom.

So it could still be like this...

He was stunned, and suddenly felt that he could also set up a stall at the gate of the city.

Xu Yi saw that he had this intention and gave him some advice: "There are many Xiangyinzi sold in the market, so it would be great to sell them here. But if you want to sell some tea, this city gate is not suitable." "

The people who stop at the city gate are mostly coming to the city. Some have traveled more than ten or twenty miles and are covered in sweat. Spending two yuan on a bowl of tea is perfect.

But it is unrealistic to sit down and wait leisurely for the tea master to finish ordering tea.

Only in elegant places such as tea shops and teahouses can such elegant people do such elegant things.

"That's the truth." Chang Yangfan sighed. He had the intention, but he didn't have the ability.

Nowadays, there are too many stalls selling Xiangyinzi in Zhaohua, and there are people selling all kinds of Xiangyinzi. Even for the popular drinks in Kyoto, there are vendors who come from thousands of miles away and sell them hotly under the "Kyoto" sign.

The Chang family also coveted this fragrant drink, but they also knew the strength of the family and did not dare to be greedy.

Chang Yangfan said with a smile, "I'm just thinking about it."

Xu Yi looked at him thoughtfully and stopped talking.

The mung bean juice he sells is expensive. Some people stop to ask about the price and leave if they think it is expensive. Some people also spend money to buy it.

But no matter how delicious mung bean juice is, it’s still mung bean juice. If you think it tastes good, you won’t buy two bowls in a row.

A Xu made a lot of mung bean juice today, and now he was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to sell it.

He looked at Xu Yi frequently and saw that Xu Yi was not impatient, so he was not so impatient.

"Are you still there?"

Suddenly, a scholar poked his head out of the carriage.

After saying this, he got down from the carriage and asked how much more mung bean juice there was.

Yesterday, he brought mung bean juice to meet his classmates. At first, those classmates teased him about how he was so shabby that he only bought mung bean drink. However, after drinking the mung bean juice he bought, all of his classmates looked strange, showing that they had never drank this before. style.

"I want as many as there are left." The scholar urged.

A Xu stood up and replied: "There are still forty bowls, does this husband want all of them?"

The scholar said: "Yes, even the pot."

"..." A Xu pursed his lips, and if he wanted more, he would There are no pots left to fill.

At this time, Xu Yi spoke: "Sell it to him."

With Xu Yi's words, A Xu agreed no matter how reluctant he was.

Xu Yi did not look at them, his eyes fell on the city gate not far away.

"Da da da -"

A donkey cart came through the city gate and headed towards the main street. Sitting next to the handlebars was a rough-looking young man. The young man's beard had been crossed out, and his chin He has a green beard everywhere, and he is dressed in smart short brown clothes. The big knife at his waist is particularly conspicuous.

Zhang Tiegoulian squinted his eyes and looked around, but he didn't see Xu Yi and the others sitting in the shed not far away.

Xu Yi looked at him for a while: "..."

He stood up helplessly and shouted to Zhang Tiegou: "Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Tiegou suddenly looked over and saw that it was Xu Yi, and shouted in surprise: "Brother Xu, hahahahahahaha , It’s Brother Xu!”

When he shouted, Mrs. Chen and Brother An heard it in the carriage.

Two people, one large and one small, opened the curtain and leaned out half of their bodies, and they also saw Xu Yiren.

"Chen..." Xu Yi's words came to her lips, and she immediately said, "Godmother."

Mrs. Chen's eyes were filled with tears. She said "Oh" and shouted for the handlebar to stop the donkey cart.

"Godfather——"

Before she got off, An Geer next to her took the lead in letting Zhang Tiegou carry him out of the car. After breaking free and getting off the ground, he ran towards Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was stunned and was hugged by An Geer's thigh.

"Godfather, godfather, I miss you so much." An Geer raised his face and looked at Xu Yi with his dark eyes.

Xu Yi came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes and looked at the little man on the ground. He found the traces of his childhood on Brother An's face.

"Brother An has grown so big."

Xu Yi held him in his arms. Brother An naturally put his arms around his neck, leaned over and said, "Daddy, I've grown very tall. He went to a private school in just a few months."

"You haven't been educated at home?" Xu Yi looked at Zhang Tiegou and Mrs. Chen who were walking over.

Zhang Tiegou scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "The few words I know can't teach An Ge'er what to do."

Xu Yi disagreed a little: "Haste makes waste, An Ge'er is only six years old, how can he do it? " Let him go to private school."

Zhang Tiegou shrugged and said angrily: "This kid wants to go alone, and Meng Niang and I can't stop him."

Xu Yi was startled and looked at the child in his arms.

An Geer calmly replied: "I want to go to school early so that I can travel like my godfather earlier."

Xu Yi: "..." This child.

He pinched his cheek and asked him if he was tired from studying.

An Geer shook his head: "I'm not tired, I can understand everything my husband taught me."

"Our An Geer is very smart. He only attended private school for a month, and now he can practice Chinese calligraphy at home." Madam Chen touched Brother An's head lovingly.

Her eyes moved from An Ge'er to A Xu A Jin standing behind.

Seeing Ah Jin who had become even more graceful, Mrs. Chen exclaimed and took her hand: "This child was very handsome before. In less than a year, he has become even more beautiful."

"Ms. Chen "Don't shame me." Ah Jin blushed slightly and smiled flatteringly.

Mrs. Chen looked at her reluctantly for a while before turning her gaze to A Xu.

"This child is almost catching up with Brother Yi now." Madam Chen asked him, "You are so old, have you ever thought about starting a family? It's hard to follow Brother Yi, but you also have to think about your own marriage."

Ah Xu suppressed the blush on her cheeks: ...

Mrs. Chen saw that he didn't understand, so she said to Xu Yi, "As a husband, you should also think that they are not young, and it is time to make things happen."

Xu Yi Like a quail, he nodded instructively to show that he understood.

When Mrs. Chen saw Er Qing, she looked at him with a different look. She had only heard of this child in letters, and this was the first time she had seen him in person.

"Godmother, this is the Erqing I'm telling you about. Erqing, like Brother Zhang, is a good hunter. Most of the meat we eat these days comes from Erqing's hunting." Xu Yi said with a smile, "Erqing "Qing, this is Mrs. Chen I told you."

Erqing called out obediently, "Hello Mrs. Chen."

Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "She is a good boy."

She took something out of her bag and put it in her hand. Er Qing held it in his hand and said with a smile: "I came in a hurry and I didn't have any preparations. Just think of this copper bead bell as a meeting gift from me."

Er Qing looked at Xu Yi at a loss.

Seeing this, Xu Yi smiled and nodded to him.

Erqing quickly took the copper bead bell and said shyly: "Thank you, Mrs. Chen."

The group of people exchanged greetings here, then packed up their belongings and returned to the rented yard in the city.

Along the way, An Geer asked Xu Yi to hold him in his arms. When he came to the yard, he gave Xu Yi the things he had brought along.

"This, this, and this are all my gifts to my godfather." An Geer took out mini versions of wooden knives, wooden swords, and wooden bows.

After putting these into Xu Yi's hands, he secretly said behind his father's back: "I saved these to give to my godfather. My father doesn't even know."

Xu Yi asked deliberately: "It's all An Brother An made it?"

Brother An blinked and whispered: "Dad, are you confused? How can Brother An make these things? These are all made by my father."

Xu Yi laughed and said, "Then you give them all . What are you playing with?"

An Ge'er said, "I've grown up and won't play with these things anymore."

Xu Yi wanted to laugh when he saw his childish words, but seeing how serious An Ge'er looked, Holding the smile in your stomach.

"I will have fun." Xu Yi said solemnly.

But An Geer shook his head and said softly: "These are not for godfather to play with. I want him to keep them by his side, so that godfather will always remember An Geer."

He hadn't finished speaking yet . , Xu Yi's heart was so soft that he immediately hugged him and circled him.

"Ah..." Brother An cheered happily, "My godfather is taking me flying~"

The child's energy is limited, Xu Yi teased him for half an hour, and he was so sleepy that he dozed off.

But he was reluctant to sleep, nodding his head and wanted to play with Xu Yi. Finally, he was so sleepy that he lay in Xu Yi's arms and squinted his eyes.

Xu Yi carried him into the house. At this time, Mrs. Chen and Zhang Tiegou had finished bathing and washed, and were almost resting in the house.

Seeing that the child was sleeping, he asked Ah Jin to carry him into the house.

"You stay, we have something to tell you." Mrs. Chen called to Xu Yi and did not let him follow.

Xu Yi sat across from her and poured tea for Madam Chen: "What do you want to ask, godmother?"

Madam Chen was anxious all the way, but she couldn't ask immediately after meeting her. She didn't know how to show off, so she asked directly: "You What's the relationship with Miss Yan?"

Xu Yi's eyes showed tenderness, and he said seriously with a smile: "I share the same feelings with Miss Yan. If there is anyone I want to marry in this life, it will be her."

"That's it . If so, that would be great. "Ms. Chen's biggest concern is Xu Yi's wishful thinking. If this is the case, it will be just around the corner for them to propose marriage.

Xu Yi couldn't help but his earlobes turned red, and he chuckled softly: "I want to hurry up."

Mrs. Chen smiled and said: "I understand, you are the eldest brother, and you want to start a family, but you can't rush this matter. , I came here this time and asked Mrs. He to make a list of wedding gifts. Look, we need all these things. Let’s prepare this part of the marriage proposal first, and then we can go to the door to

propose the wedding gifts . Not a lot. Madam Chen knew that Xu Yi valued this young lady Yan, so she prepared it according to the standards of heavy gifts.

For things like Sixi fruits, tea cakes, incense candles, fragrant cakes, etc., you have to choose the best quality.

Before that, Xu Yi had to do one more thing. He wanted to ask Yan Quyue if she would marry him.

This matter is very important and Xu Yi doesn't want to delay it.

...

The next day, I went back to that tea shop.

Xu Yi arrived a quarter of an hour first. He sat calmly drinking tea, but he was extremely panicked.

He held the tea cup to his mouth and hesitated to drink it. He waited until the tea had cooled down and his hands were sore before he remembered it.

Pretending to be calm, he poured the tea and added new ones.

Before he drank the new tea, Xu Yi saw Yan Quyue walking towards him cheerfully.

"Are you in a hurry?" Yan Quyue raised her eyebrows and placed the scimitar at her waist on the table.

Xu Yi smiled in a low voice: "No, I just arrived."

Yan Quyue then asked: "You found the Tiger Overlord I carved, why didn't you reply to me?"

Xu Yi was stunned, he Forgot.

He lowered his eyes and saw Yan Quyue wearing the agarwood beads he ground on her wrist.

Yan Quyue followed his gaze, raised her arm, and said with a bright smile: "I am very happy about this string of agarwood beads you gave me. Even my sister-in-law asked me which incense shop I bought it from."

Xu Yi Hearing this, looking at Yan Quyue's relaxed expression, Mo Ran asked with some anxiety: "What did you say?"

Yan Quyue said with a smile, "I just said it was from you."

Xu Yi: "!"

He asked, "Mrs. Wen didn't say anything?"

"Yes, she also asked me about my relationship with you." Yan Quyue winked playfully, teased Xu Yi, and then pretended to be reserved, "I just said, I like you and want to be good to you."

The eyelashes on Xu Yi's eyelids trembled slightly. His heartbeat had never been so fast since he fell in love.

"What you just said is..." The two of them have never been in love before, and it was the first time they had true love.

Xu Yi felt hesitant in his heart, and the eyes he looked at Yan Quyue became green and shy...

but the innermost part of his body seemed to be burning with a torch, burning red, making his face red, ears red, and mouth dry. It was so dry that he wanted to drink a few more cups of tea on the spot.

Yan Quyue had a smile in her eyes.

But seeing Xu Yi like this, his smile gradually turned into shame.

After all, she was a young lady who had not yet left the court. After saying these words of Meng Lang, she realized that something was wrong.

Yan Quyue covered her burning face and stared at Xu Yi's bright and soft almond eyes. She said, "Why don't you speak? Is it because you don't want to?"

The two looked at each other, and Xu Yi stopped panicking and said sincerely. Du said: "Of course I'm asking for it. I invited you here today just to ask if you would agree to my coming to ask for your hand in marriage."

A look of surprise flashed across Yan Quyue's face, and she almost jumped up from her chair.

Immediately, she forced herself to calm down.

A good while.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." After Yan Quyue said this, her face turned red with embarrassment.

She stopped drinking tea and ran away.

That beautiful figure disappeared from the field of vision, and Xu Yi felt a little empty for some reason.

...

After confirming the other party's intention, the process of proposing marriage was quickly put forward.

Madam Chen is worthy of being Madam Chen. Once she takes action, everyone else has no choice but to obey her orders.

The trustee talked about the matchmaking and should have found a reliable matchmaker, but Xu Yi didn't like any of the matchmakers in Zhaohua, so Mrs. Chen ordered Zhang Tiegou to go outside the city to find one.

Two days later, I found a matchmaker who had never been involved in the Yan family's marriage before.

The matchmaker's mother was entrusted to come to the Yan family and mentioned Xu Yi's desire to marry the Yan family's young lady. Before she could say anything, the Yan family's brother couldn't wait to agree.

Matchmaker: ...

Yan Jingming: Okay, okay, my sister has finally found the man she likes.

After both parties agree, the process of horoscope marriage begins.

This matter was left to Mrs. Chen to personally take charge of. She took Xu Yi's horoscope and met Wen Shujin in a temple outside the city.

The two chatted happily, and Xu Yi and Yan Quyue's horoscopes were also very compatible.

In this way, the next Najib and Nazheng campaigns will be smoother.

After the two families exchange engagement tokens, it is the man's turn to pay the betrothal gift to the woman's family.

Xu Yi, the future groom official, was not so busy. Mrs. Chen and Zhang Tiegou are busy these days. There are too many things to buy on the gift list. Some of them cannot be bought ready-made and require time to customize. Others cannot be bought in Zhaohua and have to go elsewhere. place.

At this time, Yu Qiulin's arrival gave them a breath of relief.

He had been running around doing business in the past few years and met many merchants. Hearing that Xu Yi still needed a beaded crown, he asked him to arrange it.

At night, Yu Qiulin came to Xu Yi and said with a smile: "This beaded crown will take two months to make, but there is a shop owner who has some friendship with me. When he heard my request, he offered to give his shop's treasure to me. "Me."

"Don't I want you to spend more time?" Xu Yi said gratefully.

Yu Qiulin waved his hand: "What's this? This beaded crown is to be given to the bride, how can you be careless."

Saying this, he remembered that when he married Fang Caiyi, his family didn't have much money, so he had to prepare it for Fang Caiyi. The beaded crown does not have so many beaded rings.

He came back from his memories and said to Xu Yi: "Thank you for reminding me. I was so confused. I only thought that Caiyi's pregnancy was a happy event, but I forgot that pregnancy is harmful to my body. I will follow your method in the future." "Don't let Caiyi suffer like this again."

Xu Yi laughed when he heard this.

A few days later, this gold-wire beaded crown set with strings of round pearls and dotted with small jade beads arrived.

It took more than a month to prepare the three gold and other betrothal gifts prepared by Xu Yi.

There were dozens of boxes of these prepared betrothal gifts, almost filling the entire yard.

In addition to the most important gold bracelets, gold bracelets, and gold earrings, there is also the dazzling beaded crown. The rest are piles of red plain silk and satin. Just these silks and satins are enough to prepare eighteen boxes.

Carried by dozens of idle men, they paraded through the streets and alleys to Yan's house.

Today's Yan family is extremely lively inside and outside. All the relatives and clan members have come to see what good things the Xu family has given.

A Xu and A Jin mingled among the crowd, scattering jelly beans along the way, attracting many children to pick them up.

When they arrived at Yan's house, they gave Qiaoqin the remaining jelly beans and asked her to share them among herself.

Then, they began to follow the matchmaker mother. When the matchmaker mother held up the gift list and read something, they opened the lid of the box and the red cloth strips to let everyone see these good things.

"That's a solid gold bracelet!"

"It looks like it weighs twelve ounces. What's the background of the Xu family?"

"Just because three pieces of gold are so heavy, this sister of the Yan family is quite lucky. It's not that she doesn't have a good reputation. "Okay, why do people come to ask for marriage?"

"I don't know, I heard that it's a doctor from out of town. Why did he fall in love with this aunt of the Yan family?"

The door of the Yan family was crowded with people who didn't expect this. When the boxes of betrothal gifts are revealed, they will be such good things.

"Don't you know?" Someone sneered. The speaker was Wen Wei, who was squatting in the crowd. He pretended to be a passerby and said, "These bad reputations are spread by those families who cannot marry. They are all bad people who want to ruin her reputation."

"..."

When he spoke well of Yan Quyue in the crowd, a part of him began to regret it knowingly.

Especially those with girls in their families and those who knew who Dr. Xu was, regretted not asking for information. If they knew it was such a wealthy family, it would be more than enough for their sister.

There were also a few young men covering their faces and peeping, all of them slouching with sinister expressions. Seeing that the young lady of the Yan family had found such a husband, their faces turned green with anger.

Several people were angry because of their shame, but they dared not speak out. They could only watch Yan Quyue getting married happily.