Chapter 1786 It’s better to be good to yourself (2 more chapters for the reward from the book friend “Da Da”)
Not many people came from the Liu family, only Doctor Liu, his second son and his wife, and Liu Sanniang.
Of course, the Zhou family did not go to see them together. Old Zhou and Qian brought Zhou Dalang and his wife, Zhou Lizhong and Manbao to meet them.
In order to avoid embarrassing them, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang did not follow, but instead followed Mr. Zhuang obediently and served him, listening to Mr. Zhuang and the Taoist priest in the temple discussing Taoism.
Zhou Lizhong and Liu Sanniang had met each other many times before. She had eaten at their restaurant and visited their home to congratulate them on their move to a new house.
Zhou Lizhong also sent Zhou Man and Zhou Liru to Jishidiang, and they even met in the imperial city.
Because Zhou Lizhong went to collect Zhou Man's salary, he happened to meet her and Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao in the palace to practice acupuncture. Because of their relationship with Zhou Man, they often greeted each other.
But there has never been a single face-to-face conversation like this where the focus was on the two of them.
So when they met, both sides felt a little awkward and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Qian was very experienced in this area. She calmly sized up Liu Sanniang and felt that since she was her daughter's apprentice, her character and personality should not be too bad. So she looked at Manbao and said with a smile, "Aren't you very familiar with Xuandu Temple? Miss Liu is your apprentice. Take her out for a walk."
Manbao, who used to be a tool for his fourth brother and his wife and his fifth brother and his wife, stood up very skillfully and waved to lead Doctor Liu and Zhou Lizhong away.
Zhou Lizhong and Liu Sanniang: ...
The two of them became even more embarrassed and their faces turned red.
At this moment, they couldn't help but think that it would be better if they had not known each other in the first place.
Manbao led them to the tree in the backyard, looked at this and that, and saw that they all blushed and lowered their heads without saying anything, so he scratched his head and said, "Why don't you guys chat by yourselves?"
Zhou Lizhong didn't expect his aunt to be so unreliable. He looked at her in surprise with his mouth open.
"The main thing is that you two already knew each other, so there's no need for me to introduce you," Manbao reached out and patted Zhou Lizhong's shoulder, saying, "Lizhong, you're a boy, so you should take the initiative."
Then he said to Liu Sanniang, "It's okay. If you have any questions, just ask him. The scenery of Xuandu Temple is quite nice. There are more than 20 plum trees planted a little further up. They should be in bloom now. Why don't you go up and take a look?"
Liu Sanniang blushed and glanced at Zhou Lizhong, nodding slightly.
Manbao had nothing to say, so she put her hands behind her back and went back to talk to Doctor Liu. She felt that place was more suitable for her.
The two young men were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Zhou Lizhong, suppressing his embarrassment, spoke first, "Then let's go up and see the plum blossoms?"
Liu Sanniang nodded, and the two of them went up the path up the mountain together.
Zhou Lizhong opened his mouth again, but finally spoke. "This happened quite suddenly. My mother and aunt just told me yesterday. I don't know how they thought of it."
Liu Sanniang had been persuaded by her grandfather yesterday that her master's family was indeed the best candidate, but she felt a little embarrassed now. No matter how brave or opinionated she was, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl.
It’s also my first blind date.
She responded softly and slowly let go. She turned her head to look at Zhou Lizhong, then smiled and said, "If you don't want to, I can go and talk to Master."
Zhou Lizhong was slightly surprised and said awkwardly, "I, I'm not unwilling, it's just a little sudden."
He turned to her and asked, "Are you willing?"
Liu Sanniang blushed, but she looked at him with sparkling eyes and asked, "If I want to be an official in the palace like Master..."
Zhou Lizhong admired him and said, "You are really amazing, much better than me."
Liu Sanniang asked with a sharp gaze, "Will you allow it?"
Zhou Lizhong was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Why not? You are so capable, even if you don't work as an official in the palace, you can still be a doctor outside, right?"
He said, "I heard from Li Ru that your medical skills are very impressive now, and you can already prescribe medicine in Jishitang."
Seeing that there was no reluctance on his face, and that his innocent face showed a bit of sincerity, Liu Sanniang couldn't help but smile and said, "Other men really mind women showing up in public, and I thought you would mind too."
Zhou Lizhong shook his head blankly and said, "We don't have such a rule in my family, and the women in my family are much more capable than the men."
For example, Li Jun, if it weren't dangerous to go out, she wouldn't want to go to the grassland for the time being, otherwise he and Li Wei would definitely not be able to compete with her.
Compared to the two of them, Fourth Uncle definitely prefers Li Jun, who is better at accounting and eloquence.
Liu Sanniang thought of her master, nodded in agreement, and felt happy.
She felt that her grandfather was right and that the Zhou family might be the most suitable family for her.
So when Liu Sanniang looked up at Zhou Lizhong again, she became more and more satisfied. For the first time, she found that Zhou Lizhong was quite handsome, with an upright figure and long, bright eyes. He looked especially good when he looked at people seriously.
Zhou Lizhong was still racking his brains for a topic. Since Liu Sanniang had asked about being an official, he couldn't help but ask about traveling far away. "...You know, my family is far away in Mianzhou, and sometimes I have to go to the grasslands to collect medicinal herbs, so I have to travel far away from time to time. Do you mind this?"
Liu Sanniang said without thinking: "I don't mind."
She smiled and said, "A good man has ambitions. I will take care of the backyard so that you can focus on your career without distractions."
Doesn’t her father go away every now and then?
However, he did not achieve much when he traveled far away, and often needed help with scheduling. In comparison, Zhou Lizhong was more capable than her father.
She had already found out from Zhou Liru yesterday that Zhou Lizhong had gone to the grassland with their fourth uncle this year. He not only bought medicinal herbs, but also bought a lot of cattle and made a lot of money.
When Zhou Lizhong heard that she didn't mind him going on a long journey, he looked at Liu Sanniang and felt that she was gentle, generous, virtuous and beautiful.
So one of them lowered his head and the other raised his head. After looking at each other, they couldn't help laughing. Then they lowered their heads with a slightly red face. When they raised their heads again, they found that they had arrived at the mountain. There were many plum blossoms planted on both sides of the road. They were in bud and about to bloom. There were a few plum blossoms on the branches that were half-opened, and a faint fragrance was floating in the air. It smelled quite good.
At this time, in a guest house at the foot of the mountain, the communication between the Liu and Zhou families was getting better.
In fact, Liu Erlang and his wife did not agree with the Zhou family's marriage. They even did not agree with their daughter continuing to study medicine and then entering the palace to become an official.
But firstly, the daughter insisted, and secondly, it was Doctor Liu who decided the matter, so the couple had no choice but to come and see the doctor.
Doctor Liu felt that their family and the Zhou family were a good match, but Liu Erlang and his wife disagreed. They had good reasons. The Zhou family had Zhou Mandang as the imperial physician and editor, not Zhou Lizhong's father.
Once Zhou Man gets married in the future, what will the Zhou family have?
That is a farming household.
They originally wanted to find a husband for Sanniang who was a minor official, preferably one whose husband was also a scholar and could pass the imperial examinations.
When Liu Sanniang entered the palace to be a doctor at a young age, wasn't it for this grace that she could leave the palace and marry into a good family after turning twenty?
They really couldn't understand why their daughter suddenly changed, and said that her husband's family was not as good as her own.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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