Chapter 244

This woman came to see a doctor after all. Neither Yan Quyue nor Ah Jin deliberately made things difficult for her. After she paid the consultation fee, Erqing invited her out of the house.

Seeing that the person was gone, Yan Quyue looked at Ah Jin with a smile: "How do you know this woman is lying?"

"I know her." Ah Jin said carefully.

This woman lived in Calabash Alley next door, and was known as Mama Lu. Most of the residents in that alley were engaged in low-end business, and Mama Lu was no exception. She was a matchmaker.

But she has a bad reputation and will tell any nonsense just to make money. The husband of her cousin's family she mentioned was probably someone else.

Ah Jin said with a smile: "My brother has been running around a lot lately because of me. If he heard anything interesting, he would tell me about it."

When Yan Quyue heard that this woman was a matchmaker, she thought of something and became anxious. He said in a voice: "How come I forgot."

"What did you forget, madam?" Ajin asked in confusion.

Yan Quyue didn't answer her, but smiled at her and said she would know what it was soon.

She came out of Ah Jin's clinic and saw Er Qing coming back from outside. She called him and asked him to follow her to do something.

Erqing quickly followed Yan Quyue and asked in a low voice: "Ms. Yan, what's the matter?"

Yan Quyue looked at Erqing who was confused and shook her head: "I was just busy with your marriage, so I forgot about it. I'll teach you so that you can ask a matchmaker to come and marry you."

"Ah?" Erqing's ears turned red uncomfortably.

"I, I don't know." After saying that, he asked Yan Quyue anxiously, "Is it possible to make it in time?"

Yan Quyue said: "It is possible to make it in time. It's not your fault. My husband and I also forgot about it."

Erqing Xiao I had no parents at a young age and didn't know many things about etiquette. I had followed Xu Yi for so many years and heard a lot of things, but I lacked the knowledge of etiquette.

No one can blame this.

They came out of the courtyard, and Erqing quickly brought Wangcai over.

Yan Quyue got into the carriage and ordered Erqing to drive the donkey cart to invite the best matchmaker.

The purpose of asking a matchmaker is to "accept the favor" among the six rites, so that Ah Jin can get married in a legitimate way.

The next morning, Erqing went up the mountain with his bow and arrows and went hunting in the mountains. The prey he hunted back was brought back to the market in exchange for two live geese.

He took all his belongings, a box and cage with wild geese, and a matchmaker, and knocked on the door to the west room of the courtyard.

In the main room of the west house, A Xu sat in the front and came out to welcome him and the matchmaker in.

Erqing was so nervous that the back of his palms were sweating. He shouted to A Xu who was walking over, "Brother."

"Don't change your words in a hurry." A Xu said righteously, "You haven't married my sister yet."

Er Qing: "..."

"Brother A Xu."

In the past, A Xu felt that Er Qing was quite good, he had some abilities, and he didn't talk much about working hard. It wasn't until a while ago that he learned from his husband and his wife that Erqing had fallen in love with Ajinxiang a long time ago!

Only he, the older brother, has been kept in the dark.

After some courtesy.

Xu Yi came from the east room. He was invited by A Xu.

Although the eldest brother is like father, A Xu can make the decision on his sister's marriage, but in the eyes of the brother and sister, the only one who can make the decision is Xu Yi.

Furthermore, Xu Yi watched Ah Jin grow up. She wanted to get married, and Xu Yi also had to take care of her marriage.

His eyes fell on Er Qing. Today's Er Qing has changed a lot compared to before. He is no longer gloomy at the beginning. He is as young as the crown prince and has a heroic spirit. Judging from his appearance, he is indeed worthy of A Jin.

Xu Yi said: "I still have Ah Jin's deed of betrayal. If I don't give it back, your children will all be born to the Xu family. Don't you mind?"

Erqing quickly replied: "You don't mind!"

Xu Yi asked again: "You know Ajin's temperament. She doesn't like to be restrained. Do you mind?"

Erqing said: "No!"

Xu Yi continued to look at him: "She is a doctor, and she will definitely not be like other ladies in the future. You don't mind if you take care of your husband and raise your children at home?"

This time, Erqing's eyes were firmer: "Doctor Xu, I don't mind!"

"Okay."

Xu Yi smiled with satisfaction, "That's the case. Agreed to this marriage."

For a moment, the tense atmosphere in the room disappeared and turned into joy.

The rest of the matter was left to the matchmaker. Xu Yi did not stay in the West House for too long and left the decision-making power to A Xu.

half day.

Ah Jin put down the sign saying he was visiting the doctor and came back from the front yard.

As soon as I arrived at the main house, I saw two more large boxes in the room that was still empty in the morning, and a cage containing wild geese.

The geese in the cage flapped against the cage, making a puffing sound.

Ajin raised his eyebrows and looked at Axu: "Brother, is this from Erqing?"

Axu said "hmm" and said, "There is also a small box, said to be for you."

"Where is it? "Bring it over and let me take a look." Ah Jin became interested and walked briskly back to his house holding the box handed over by Ah Xu.

Watching my sister leave like this.

A Xu: "..."

When A Jin came back to the house, he opened the delicate box in his hand, looked down at the contents in the box, and immediately couldn't laugh or cry.

"What an idiot, why did you give me all these things?"

What was in the box was not anything else, but all the belongings Erqing had earned over the years.

Ah Jin took it out casually and looked at it. Such a thick stack of jiaozi, with various denominations, must be hundreds of taels.

Thinking that Erqing had no other way to make money, the only way was hunting. He doesn't spend money on weekdays, and naturally saves all the money he earns.

Now all the money has been given to Ah Jin.

At this time, Erqing was practicing boxing in the room. After practicing, he still felt that his chest was beating hard.

It seems that there is endless energy.

He clutched his chest and wondered, could it be that he was sick?

Otherwise, why would my chest be beating so fiercely, as if it would jump out of my body in the next second?

No, he's not married to Ah Jin yet, so he can't get sick.

When Erqing was thinking about whether to go see Xu Yi for medical treatment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Who is it?" Erqing raised his head and spoke while walking over to open the door.

I saw it was Ah Jin.

Erqing looked at her blankly: "Ajin, why are you here?"

Ajin said with a smile: "Can't I come? Well, why did you give me this thing?"

With that, he was about to stuff the box back. .

When Erqing saw the box he had given away, he pushed it back into Ah Jin's arms anxiously. His cheeks and ears instantly turned red with anxiety, and he shouted in a panic: "This is the bride price."

Ah Jin returned the bride gift to him without hesitation. , don’t you want to marry him?

Ah Jin raised the corner of his mouth: "You gave it to me, so what did you spend?"

Er Qing saw the smile in Ah Jin's eyes, and his chest beat violently. He could only subconsciously see nothing else, and his eyes were filled with Ah Jin's. The mouth opens and closes.

"Idiot, what are you looking at?"

Ah Jin's voice called him back. Er Qing's cheeks turned redder, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Ah Jin blankly, and some of his answers were wrong: "Ah Jin, I, I seem to be sick?"

"What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly become ill when you were fine?" Hearing this, Ah Jin looked at his increasingly red face. His face made me really think he was sick.

He immediately grabbed his wrist and checked his pulse.

After a while, Ah Jin punched him angrily.

She was quite strong. Erqing received the punch, but he laughed stupidly.

A Jin: "..."

A Jin was a little helpless, why did Er Qing become stupid when he was with her.

...

Erqing said very little. After the auspicious day for the wedding was decided, he went up to the mountains to hunt in obscurity every day.

The early summer was sultry and there were more and more prey on the mountain. He would bring the prey back every day and take it to the market to sell it for money.

Qishui has a lot of rain in summer, and it can last for several days during the rainy season. On rainy days, Erqing could not go up to the mountain to hunt, so Erqing stayed in the courtyard and dealt with Qi moxa with Asu and Ajin.

The wild grass grows endlessly.

This mugwort is a type of mugwort. It grows tall and has a strong aroma. It can be used to prevent and cure diseases. In the resettlement workshop, Xu Yi ordered many people to go to the mountains and fields to cut down mugwort and cook it.

Nowadays, people will use it to make Ai incense, and the quality of the Ai incense is very high. Local dealers will take this Ai incense to prosperous capitals such as Shuntian Prefecture in Kaifeng Prefecture, and they can sell it for a good price. price.

Xu Yi would naturally not let such a good Qi Ai go.

He, Pang Mincai, and Yang Xiujin would go back to the mountains from time to time to dig for mugwort.

When returning to the city, they often saw fellow villagers who also went to pick qi mugwort.

It is very simple to process Qi moxa at Pang's Medical Clinic. It can be stored after washing and drying it. When it's time to use it, take it out and cut it into short pieces, and determine it one by one according to different conditions.

Xu Yi was different. He mostly dried it and ground it into powder, put it in his pocket, and distributed it to everyone to wear around their waists.

Qi Ai can regulate qi and blood, drive away cold and dampness, and is very beneficial to the body if worn for a long time.

On this day, there are still two days before Ah Jin gets married.

It was already evening when Xu Yi and A Xu came out of Pang's Medical Center.

The stall owners who set up stalls selling parallel imports next to Xishui saw customers passing by, and they were busy shouting, including "June Crab Le" and "Delicious June Crab Le".

In the carriage, Xu Yi opened his eyes, raised the curtain and said to A Xu: "Stop the car."

A Xu didn't ask Lang Jun why he stopped, he just grabbed the rope and stopped the donkey cart, and said: "Lang Jun, there are a lot of parallel imports sold here . "Yes."

Xu Yi was really thinking about the uneaten crabs, and was slightly excited when he heard that there were June crabs for sale.

If these June crabs are delicious, we can add another dish to Ah Jin’s wedding banquet. The stall selling crabs was right next to the donkey cart. Xu Yi could see it when he got off the car. He asked the stall owner how to sell the crabs.

The stall owner often saw Xu Yi coming out of Pang's Medical Center and knew that he was a doctor. He said with a smile: "One basket contains two coins."

Each basket contains half a basket of crabs, all of which are alive, with white spitting out of their mouths. Bubbles.

Xu Yi had a smile on his face: "Chengli, give me two baskets."

The stall owner saw that he wanted two baskets, so he happily picked out two baskets of plump ones for him, and taught him how to make them carefully. tasty.

A Xu, who was standing next to him, listened carefully and found that the method of cooking crabs in Qishui was different from their Yanting method.

...

Two days came in the blink of an eye.

This day was destined to be a lively night. At dusk, the temporarily rented courtyard was decorated with lights, and bright red lanterns hung high all over the corridor.

The joyful look on everyone's faces was palpable. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the courtyard, the south room was a little quiet at this time.

In the house lit with red candles, only the matchmaker's mother was guarding Ah Jin, who was wearing a beaded crown, a butterfly-studded gold hairpin in her bun, and a red and green wedding dress.

Ah Jin, who was sitting by the bed, was holding a fan embroidered with mandarin ducks. Her face was slightly painted with pink and white, and her eyebrows were slightly shy, looking forward to and afraid at the same time.

However, Erqing, who was receiving guests in the courtyard, could not say anything pleasant in his dull mouth. When facing the congratulatory words from everyone, there was a stiff smile on his lips.

He cupped his hands and said over and over again: "Thank you."

He secretly practiced that smile for a long time.

Tonight, Xu Yi and Yan Quyue were sitting at the main table. Pang Mincai, Yang Xiujin and other doctors who had worked with them were also here. Even Magistrate He heard the news of A Jin's marriage and ordered Master Feng to come and deliver a congratulatory gift.

But what surprised Xu Yi was that Inspector Hong also came. Not only did he bring gifts, but he also came to have a banquet.

Inspector Hong sat next to Xu Yi. While the two were chatting and laughing, delicacies were served one after another. Xu Yi saw the long-awaited June crabs. The cooked crabs on the plate were red and the color was very suitable for the occasion.

The crabs at this time are still very small and can only be tasted. Steaming has a slightly bitter taste, which is more suitable for making spicy fried crabs.

The crab paste inside is fragrant and the crab meat is plump and sweet, just like my mood tonight, it's quite good.

While drinking and drinking, the moon hung in the sky, and the lively table finally dispersed. A Xu, Er Qing and others finished seeing off the guests. Er Qing still wanted to stay and help, but A Xu drove him away.

"My sister is still waiting for you in the house." He said dullly and continued working.

Erqing's cheeks turned red and he couldn't hide his excitement as he said, "Brother, I'm leaving first."

After the words fell, he walked quickly.