Chapter 194

"Agent Huang Lao led the way." When Xu Yi heard the price, he did not hesitate, but wanted to see this village.

Manager Huang saw that he was so happy, so he couldn't help but look at him twice.

When Xu Yi left Yanting to travel, it didn't take long for the news to spread.

Among those who knew the information, there were many people who had dealt with Xu Yi, including Agent Huang.

He didn't expect Xu Yi to come back to him after such a long time to buy Zhuangzi. Could it be that Huang Da was away from home?

"Doctor Xu is so generous, so it's better to be respectful than to obey." Agent Huang showed a standard businessman's smile, led Xu Yi into a donkey cart, and rushed to the eastern suburbs.

This Zhuangzi is not far from the Zhuangzi where Xu Yi rented Xinshengyuan. After going around a river, you can see the wooden gate.

At both ends of the gate are half-person-high stone brick walls, with branches of flowers and trees protruding from the walls. Looking at it, you can catch a glimpse of spring scenery, which is enough to show that the original owner put a lot of thought into building this village.

There lived two guards and a gardener in charge of Zhuangzi. When the guards heard that Agent Huang had brought people to see Zhuangzi, they opened the door and invited them in.

As soon as they entered, Xu Yi and the others saw a welcoming pine tree with elegant posture, luxuriant branches and leaves, and a very gratifying growth.

Xu Yi fell in love with the welcoming pine when he saw it.

They walked around the welcoming pine and came to the front yard. There were many flowers and green plants planted in the front yard. The autumn air was crisp and the chrysanthemums and hibiscus were in full bloom. It was so beautiful.

Manager Huang said with a smile: "The owner of this Zhuangzi originally built this Zhuangzi because he wanted to come and have fun, so he planted a lot of flowers and plants in the courtyard. When these flowers bloom, they are kind-hearted and pleasing to the eye. If you sit in the pavilion and drink, Wouldn't it be nice to have tea?"

Xu Yi squinted his eyes. There was a pavilion under the Beauty Gallery. There was a Go stone board in the pavilion, so he could play chess without having to move the board.

"This village is so good, why does the owner want to sell it?" Xu Yi asked Agent Huang.

"Is this..." Manager Huang looked at Xu Yi with a subtle expression.

But seeing that Xu Yi was not someone who was easy to fool, Agent Huang wanted to make friends with Xu Yi, so he couldn't hide it.

Agent Huang whispered: "This starts from last month. At that time, the owner held a banquet and entertained many guests. During the banquet, the county magistrate's brother had an accident and accidentally fell. Huli was rescued later, but he also offended the other party..."

This owner is just an ordinary businessman, with some money in his hand, but no power.

He was afraid that the magistrate's brother would hold a grudge over this matter, so he couldn't wait to sell the village.

Xu Yi and the others came to the backyard, which was still full of various flowers, plants, and fruit trees.

He saw the persimmon tree, which was full of fruits and seemed to be ripe.

"Since you are in a hurry to sell, why don't you accept the price negotiation?" Xu Yi didn't understand.

Manager Huang smiled and said: "This Zhuangzi was built with great effort. If it weren't for this, the owner would be reluctant to part with it."

This is why there is such a contradictory side.

Xu Yi was satisfied with this Zhuangzi, but he was not taken advantage of. He did not settle in a hurry and went to visit two other Zhuangzis.

One place was too far away, on the outskirts of the northern suburbs, more than ten miles away from the city.

The other place is a bit dilapidated and needs some repairs after buying it. It cannot be lived in by simply cleaning it.

After much reflection, Xu Yi chose Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs.

"I want to take a clear path as soon as possible. Can it be done tomorrow?" Xu Yi asked.

Agent Huang: "...This is too fast."

"Use it urgently." Xu Yi did not explain too much. Yan Quyue and the Yan family's mark masters will stay outside the city for an extra day.

Manager Huang had no choice but to prepare all the documents overnight. Early the next morning, he followed Xu Yi and the boss's chief steward to the Yamen to seal the deed.

After the seal is stamped, this Zhuangzi belongs to Xu Yi.

*

"I was so busy when I got here that I couldn't see anyone. I thought you called us here just to keep us waiting." When Xu Yi came back from the Yamen, he was teased by Tao Qinghao.

Xu Yi smiled bitterly: "I thought I could settle Zhuangzi yesterday."

After saying that, the three of them entered the room. A Xu warmed up the sweet-scented osmanthus wine for them, and made a few dishes for them to go with wine before exiting the room.

Xin Shengyuan took a sip of wine, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to buy a village?"

His village was still leased to Xu Yi, and the lease had been renewed for three years. If he uses it as a private house, neither his mother nor his wife can speak to him.

After all, his mother recognized the reality and no longer forced him to take the imperial examination.

What's more, although he is no longer engaged in the family's business, he has outsourced a mountain in Yanting City and hired several workers who have studied medicine to help grow medicinal materials. Xu Yi's eyes were soft and he said with

a smile: "I'm getting married."

Tao Qinghao: "!!!

"

Yi's shoulder: "Why did you suddenly come back? I see."

"Why didn't you say it in the letter?" Xin Shengyuan asked curiously, "Which girl did you marry?"

Xu Yi ate A Xu fried rice. Huangdou said slowly: "You will know in a few days."

Tao Qinghao thought about it carefully and asked: "You came back this time just to get married?"

"Yes." Xu Yi responded.

Tao Qinghao: "Wouldn't that be leaving soon?"

When Xin Shengyuan, who was drinking, heard this, he quickly raised his head and looked at Xu Yi, muttering with some dissatisfaction: "You haven't been back for a long time, is it possible that this is the case? You came here just to get married, don’t you

want to stay a little longer?” Xu Yi said, “I came here just to get married, but I won’t leave in a hurry. It also depends on my wife’s thoughts. If she wants to stay for a few more days, I will definitely do it. Stay here."

"Hey."

Tao Qinghao laughed briefly and joked: "I think you are a wife slave before you get married."

Xu Yi glanced at him and didn't say anything.

"You can't stop your mouth even if you drink wine." Xu Yi looked at him with a sneer and stuffed the remaining soybeans into his mouth.

Tao Qinghao was caught off guard and coughed while covering his mouth.

"You...you...you murder..."

Xin Shengyuan couldn't understand that sentence. When he saw it, he pointed at him with a hearty laugh and said: "I told you to talk too much, but it is never good to forget Xu Yi. "Provoke."

Tao Qinghao: "..."

No!

He still remembered the scene where he had a warm face but a cold butt.

"No more, no more." Tao Qinghao waved his hand. He was so happy that his friend was back. He even got drunk after drinking the sweet-scented osmanthus brew.

"You are all embraced by beauties. I am the only one who doesn't want to go back." He laughed at himself and lazily raised his glass and drank up the wine.

Xu Yi looked at Xin Shengyuan next to him calmly, and Xin Shengyuan shook his head towards Xu Yi.

Xu Yi sighed slowly.

Tao Qinghao said nothing. Even if he and his wife shared a different bed, it was not something he would casually joke about. I'm just a little envious when I see my friends marrying the girls they like.

"Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory, so you should smile more." Tao Qinghao remembered Xu Yi saying this, so he comforted himself with these words.

Xu Yi didn't stop him from drinking. At worst, he got drunk and asked A Xu to send him back.

But he thought wrong. Not long after, Tao Qinghao's wife sent someone to the door, saying that she had something to ask Tao Qinghao to go back to.

Xin Shengyuan, who knew some of the inside story, sneered: "What's the matter? I'm in a hurry to find

someone so late at night." Tao Qinghao shook his head, propped up his chin and raised his head. He saw clearly that the person who came was the wife's roommate, and he smiled half-heartedly. , arching his hands towards Xu Yi and Xin Shengyuan, indicating that it was time to leave.

Xu Yi remained silent and let A Xu help Tao Qinghao get up and get into the carriage with the help of his entourage.

Seeing the car slowly moving away, Xin Shengyuan complained to Xu Yi: "You don't know, his wife is afraid that he will drink wine outside, so every time she goes out to have a drink with me, she comes to ask for someone before the hour. Now. , I don’t like to ask Qing Hao to go out for drinks, just because I’m afraid his wife will misunderstand.”

In his opinion, Tao Qinghao and his wife are already inseparable, and if another misunderstanding makes their relationship worse, he will be a sinner. .

Xin Shengyuan reminded Xu Yi, "Don't call Qing Hao out for a drink in the future."

Xu Yi smiled hoarsely, as he didn't like having people drink with him.

He shook his wide sleeves in his arms and asked Xin Shengyuan with a smile: "What about you? Are you going back too?"

"Me? No, no, no, I won't go back." Xin Shengyuan shook his head like a rattle , crying, "I finally came out, I don't have to go home early, of course I have to stay at your place for the night."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows: "Does your wife not care?"

Xin Shengyuan: "See who I see, she listens Since you are back, let me have a good time with you."

After Xin Shengyuan said that, his eyes fell directly on the sweet-scented osmanthus wine on the table. How could he not enjoy it after finally catching up?

Xu Yi: "..."

...

The next day, Xu Yi hired a few rough ladies to clean up Zhuangzi.

Then I planned to go to the dental shop again and hire some long-term maids and servants.

Nowadays, the imperial court has a policy that people cannot be bought and sold at will. If a large family wants to keep maids and wives, they can only rent them, not buy them.

But the policy had just come down, and small places were not strictly managed. When Xu Yi came to the Yaxing House that was specially responsible for this place, he saw many children looking at the skinny ones, standing helplessly under the eaves, letting others choose.

Xu Yi frowned slightly: "Does the Yamen not care about this?" Manager

Huang had long been accustomed to this. He said calmly: "It does. If you don't care about it, these unwanted children will probably be sold to those black teeth. Then it will be worse than in It's much worse in Yaxing. Now here, I don't have to be beaten every day, and I still have a mouthful of porridge to eat."

Seeing that Xu Yi couldn't bear it, he said, "These are also poor children, some are orphans without fathers and mothers, and some are so poor. Those who have no food and have been sold by their parents, there are still people who want the older ones who can work. If the younger ones are not sold this winter, I am afraid they will lose their food. "

Food is increasing year by year, no. Everyone has a kind heart and gives out porridge and food to accumulate virtue.

Agent Huang is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either.

He thought that if Xu Yi wanted to hire a few female servants, it would be better to hire these cheap boys.

"If Dr. Xu is interested, I know a few boys with clean hands and feet who can buy them for only ten dollars." Agent Huang said, "They are all twelve or thirteen years old and can work."

Agent Huang said he was twelve or thirteen years old. The boy looked about seven or eight years old. He was very thin, his bones were covered with a thin layer of skin, and his limbs looked like fire sticks.

When he saw someone coming, he stood aside obediently and let them choose.

Agent Huang shouted loudly: "Look up, this is Dr. Xu. If you behave well and catch Dr. Xu's eyes, you can go to his place to enjoy the blessings."

Xu Yi glanced at their skinny and sallow faces . There were eight children, five of whom were girls and three of whom were boys. The boy looked a bit taller, but not that big.

He closed his eyes, and his mind was full of the expectant looks in these children's eyes. The more they looked like this, the more restless his heart became.

"All here?" Xu Yi looked at Agent Huang.

Agent Huang smiled and said: "There are eight of them here. These are all good seedlings I picked. Doctor Xu, which ones do you want to buy?"

Each of the eight children costs ten dollars, and human life is as worthless as grass. , not even comparable to a donkey.

Xu Yi said: "It's all done."

Manager Huang was shocked and said with a happy face: "Okay, okay, I will get the body deed for Doctor Xu right now."

After shouting, he asked these boys to kowtow and thank him.

They knelt down with a roar, and Xu Yi couldn't stop them. He looked at them helplessly as they knelt down.

Xu Yi went to the dental clinic and came back with eight skinny children, whose clothes were in tatters and whose hair was covered with lice eggs.

A Xu and Lin took them to wash up and remove the lice eggs from their heads.

Girls' hair was not easy to cut, but Xu Yi decided to shave it off. The three children took a bath, put on clean clothes, and had a full meal, and then they were sent to Zhuangzi.

A Xu came back from Zhuangzi and asked: "Lang Jun, I haven't given them names yet."

Xu Yi thought about it for a while and decided on the names: "The men will be called A Qing, A Ming, and A Wu, and the women will be called A Qing, A Ming, and A Wu. " Qiu Ju, Chun Lan and Dong, as for how to divide it, you can arrange it."

After Xu Yi gave his instructions, A Xu ran to hold a meeting of servants.

Er Qing was the only one left with Xu Yi. Xu Yi looked at him and said, "Follow me to pick up Miss Yan outside the city."

Er Qing nodded eagerly. He hadn't seen Ah Jin in two days and missed her very much.

...

outside the city.

Yan Quyue and A Jin were fishing by the river.

"Did you catch it?"

Wen Wei came over to ask when he saw that they hadn't come back after fishing for so long.

Yan Quyue threw the fishhook far away, asking Wen Wei to be quiet, and whispered: "It's almost time to take the bait. What should I do if you scare me away by talking so loudly?"

Wen Wei lowered his eyes and saw the wooden barrel next to them, and the corner of his mouth He jerked violently, not even taking the bait.

"Why don't I come?" Wen Wei muttered, and instead of Meng Lang, he sat aside and waited for them. He looked at Ah Jin opposite and said with a smile, "Sister Yue likes to play. Does Miss Ah Jin also like to play? "

I don't like to play." Ajin replied, "It's because Langjun likes to eat fish."

After hearing this, Yan Quyue was moved, thinking that she must catch fish.

Wen Wei took the opportunity to make some excuses and said with a gentle smile: "Yanting is your husband's territory. I wonder where Mr. Xu lives in the city. He is a doctor and should have opened a medical clinic."

"Second Master Wen doesn't know? "Ah Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

With surprise in his eyes, Wen Wei said, "Where did I know, but no one told me."

A Jin pursed her lips. This man was Miss Yan's cousin. It would be disrespectful for her not to answer.

"The fifth house in Chengping Lane on East Street in the city is the Xu House." Ah Jin said softly, "My husband has been traveling a lot and has not yet opened a medical clinic. As for what will happen in the future, I have to ask him."

She replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone . After saying that, he continued fishing quietly.

Later, Wenwei wanted to say something else to his sister, but Ajin cleverly didn't answer. If he wanted to answer, he would just say "I don't know, I have to ask my husband." After this, Wen Wei didn't ask anything, and pinched his legs that were numb from standing with some disappointment.

Yan Quyue urged: "Brother Wei, don't wait here, the fish won't take the bait anymore."

Wen Wei: "..."

He smiled, and just as he was about to leave, he saw a donkey cart coming towards them.

The driver was another person, probably named Erqing.

Yan Quyue and Ah Jin also heard the sound of the vehicle. They stood up together and tacitly took back their fishing rods and stopped fishing.

Wen Wei sharply saw a fish jumping out of the water in the river. He opened his mouth and shouted: "There is a fish..."

Yan Quyue said without looking back: "I'll give it to you."

Wen Wei: "..."

...

A Jin Although I don’t know what Lang Jun did in the city these two days, one thing is certain, as long as Lang Jun takes action, things will definitely be done.

She got into the car without any worries and chatted with Erqing.

On the other side, Xu Yi, Yan Quyue, Qi Shu, and Wen Wei were riding in a donkey cart.

While Xu Yi explained where they were going to live, he looked at Yan Quyue out of the corner of his eye.

In just two days, Yan Quyue had not changed much. Her skin was like gelatin, her lips were red and her teeth were white when she smiled, and she did not look tired at all.

On the contrary, he had been running around for the past two days and had no time to rest. There was a rare hint of fatigue in his eyes.

"Uncle Xu has worked hard these past two days. There are still many things to be busy with. If you are short of manpower, please tell me. The most indispensable thing in our Yan family is manpower." Uncle Qi saw that his attitude was sincere and his behavior was also good. He said steadily and with great satisfaction.

He liked Sister Yue, and he was a little in love with Uncle Xu.

When he arrived at Zhuangzi, he saw several young men with shaved heads waiting inside, as well as several teenage girls who came to serve Sister Yue. Uncle Qi was even more satisfied.

"Very good, this Zhuangzi is good." Uncle Qi said.

Xu Yi smiled and arranged a place for the Yan family's label masters to live.

He knew that A Jin and Yan Quyue got along well, so he let A Jin move in together and arranged to keep Qiao Qin company in the side room of the east room.

Ah Jin was also happy and took Qiao Qin to prepare clothes and bedding.

"Although Miss Yan has all the clothes she needs to wear, Mother Lin said that it is getting colder today, and we don't know how long we will live here. We must prepare winter clothes." After that, A Jin went to ask Yan Qu for instructions. moon.

"Ms. Yan, I don't know the size of your clothes yet. I'll bring the woman who makes the clothes."

"No need to go to such trouble." Yan Quyue pulled her, "Qiao Qinhui, just ask her to measure it and write it down.

Ah Jin nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, just listen to Miss Yan's orders." They

made arrangements here, and Xiwu Wenwei kept Xu Yi.

"Uncle Xu, there are still a few days before the eighteenth day. Can you make it in time?" Wen Wei was so worried about Sister Yue.

Xu Yi said firmly: "Second Master Wei, don't worry. It's hard to talk about other things. Can this matter be delayed?"

That was his wedding, a once-in-a-lifetime event.

After hearing this, Wen Wei laughed heartily and joked a few words before letting him go.

Zhang family.

It was full of people early in the morning, and Mrs. He, Uncle Tang and others all came.

"Brother Yi, such a big event as getting married, naturally has to be done in a lively manner." Uncle Tang said.

Madam He frowned: "Brother Yi just came back and bought Zhuangzi and his servants. I have a lot of money in my hand, so I should have spent about the same."

Madam Chen looked at Madam He, then at Tang Guanren, and said with a smile : "Whether it's lively or glamorous, as long as Brother Yi is happy, we can come no matter what."

"Yes. It still depends on what Brother Yi says." Madam He nodded.

After they said that, they looked at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was grateful for all their worries. He blinked sheepishly and said, "Just do what Brother Qiu did back then."

His family no longer has any relatives in Yanting. Aunt Ming's relative is in Pu'an, hundreds of miles away from Yanting.

When they came back, they spent the night repairing outside Pu'an City, and Xu Yi had already dragged the letter there.

Aunt Ming sent congratulatory gifts as soon as she received the news. She wanted to participate in Xu Yi's wedding day. It's a pity that she couldn't do it. Firstly, it was a long journey, and secondly, she had errands to take care of at home, so she couldn't get away.

In this case, the only people he wants to invite to his wedding are his elders and friends like Yanting.

September 17th.

The dowry prepared by the Yan family was delivered to Xu Zhai on a load carried by the mark makers.

Xu Zhai's house was decorated with bright red plain red silk fabrics inside and outside, red lanterns were lit, and red paper was posted. The whole house was filled with a festive atmosphere.

After the dowry was brought in, Qiaoqin took the lead and moved it piece by piece into the side room next to the main house in the east wing.

This is the house where Yan Quyue will live in when she gets married. Qiaoqin, as the dowry maid, instructs the master to put the dowry in an orderly manner. When everything is done, she takes out the copper lock and locks the door.

In the Song Dynasty, only she could control and use the dowry that a married sister brought to her husband's family. Although there are also brides who use their dowries to support their families, it is only because their husbands’ families are poor that they have the idea of ​​misappropriating the bride’s dowry.

The dowry brought by Yan Quyue was no less than the betrothal gift he sent out. However, to Xu Yi, the dowry and property belonged to Yan Quyue.

The next day.

September 18th, the sky was sunny and cloudless.

Xu Yi wore a hair crown and a festive red robe. He got on his horse, a gust of autumn wind blew on his face, and the wedding team behind him suddenly beat gongs and drums.

The group of people walked through the streets and arrived at the eastern suburbs happily.

Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs also had red paper with happy colors and red lanterns hung high. But seeing the wedding team approaching, the matchmaker mother shouted, "The groom is here~"

After saying this, Yan Quyue held up the veil to cover her face. The fan trembled and he looked into the distance uncontrollably.

As soon as she raised her eyes to look up, she met Xu Yi's hot gaze. The gaze was so hot that Yan Quyue seemed to be burned.

Yan Quyue hurriedly looked away, her cheeks smeared with facial makeup became even more blushing.

Soon, four large sedan chairs stopped in front of Zhuangzi.

Yan Quyue was held by Qiaoqin's hand, slowly stepped over the red silk satin, and got on the wedding sedan.

Then, a group of people walked around the original route back to Xu's house.

Both parents of the Xu family are deceased, and now the person sitting in the high hall is Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen never expected that one day she would be sitting in this position, looking at the newlyweds who were bowing to her. She smiled and called them up while wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

After the ceremony, Yan Quyue was sent to the wedding room, leaving Xu Yi to entertain relatives and friends.

Everyone knew that he didn't like drinking, and when they saw someone trying to drink Xu Yi, they all helped to stop him.

"Brother Yi, what's the point? Come and drink with me!"

"Yes, yes, brother Yi is the groom's official today. You guys just sit back and relax..."

"Hey, Uncle Tang, drink less."

"Still . "Pang Guanren, I remember Brother Yi didn't let you drink too much. How could you take the opportunity to drink so much without fear of Brother Yi being angry tomorrow?"

"..."

The excitement lasted until dark, and everyone was drunk. With the support of A Xu Erqing, Di slowly got into the car and left.

When it was almost time to see them off, Tao Qinghao and Xin Shengyuan were also leaving.

They laughed teasingly and talked a lot, only patting Xu Yi on the shoulder.

"We won't make a fuss tonight so that you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of this good night."

"Thank you." Xu Yi sent them off with a smile, his eyes clear.

Then, it was Yu Qiulin and Zhang Tiegou. These two people stayed in Xu Zhai to deal with the aftermath. Seeing that Xu Yi had not gone to see the bride yet, they both urged him to go quickly.

"Don't keep Sister Yan waiting in a hurry."

"Yes, you guys haven't drunk the wine yet."

Xu Yi smiled slightly and walked towards the east room with a steady pace and a hint of haste.

...

The candlelight in the room crackled.

The spring curtain fell, and in the dim vision, Xu Yi looked at the pretty bride.

He moved his fingers and asked her for her opinion nervously: "Can I kiss you?"

"Huh?"

Yan Quyue was stunned.

Then, she leaned over and touched Xu Yi's face.

After the kiss, Yan Quyue's cheeks felt slightly hot, "We're already married, why don't you dare to kiss me?"

Xu Yi's heart was pounding, like a calm sea stirring up huge waves...