Chapter 500: Seeing Each Other
Lu Gui chased after her for two steps, then turned back to ask the old doctor, "Grandfather, is it not okay for us to give her all the medical books passed down in our family?"
The old doctor glanced at him and said, "The medical book in our house is just a collection of prescriptions and some strange pulse diagnosis records. What kind of medical book is it? She taught herself. I wonder how much more advanced the medical book she has is than ours."
"It's really strange, where did they get the medical books?"
"She doesn't have any, but does her husband have any?" the old doctor said. "And I've asked around. She often goes to the Bai family to study and do homework. The Bai family is so rich, they must have a lot of books at home."
The old doctor sighed, "Besides, would I cheat Zhi Niang? You've been with me on many of my visits, and you know the Zhou family. Don't you know what their family traditions are like?"
Lu Gui had indeed been to Old Zhou's house several times, and he had been to Qili Village even more often. Some patients were difficult to send here, so his grandfather had to go out to see patients, and most of the time he had to accompany them.
But the impression the Zhou family gave him was that they had a large population and a mother and daughter who were in poor health.
Lu Gui frowned and whispered, "Their family has too many people."
The old doctor asked him, "They have a large family, have you ever heard them making noise?"
Lu Gui shook his head, "That's not the case, but..."
"That's it. Just the fact that they don't quarrel shows the family tradition. Your mother is too carefree and always wanted to find a good match for your sister. As a result, after two years of searching, there's still no marriage, and she even offended the matchmaker, the King of Humanity."
Lu Gui said stubbornly, "Mom is doing this for my sister's own good."
"Come on, she's really doing it for your own good." The old doctor leaned back slowly on the recliner, swaying as he spoke. "When a woman marries, she first considers her husband's character, then the moral character of his family, and finally, his financial resources. But your mother has it all reversed. For the sake of the third, she's already disregarded the first and second considerations."
Lu Gui didn't dare to say anything, as a son should not blame his mother.
The old doctor didn't say this to him, but to Lu Zhi who was behind him. "Our family is small, with only three women, but don't you see the noise is reduced? However, if your sister still doesn't want to marry Zhou Wulang after meeting him, then forget it."
He said, "Besides, I don't know if the Zhou family is willing to let my son do this now."
"Of course she is willing to do so. My sister is well-known in these villages."
Lu Zhi, who was hiding behind the door, hummed softly, turned around and went back into the house.
Lu Zhi was indeed quite famous. When Manbao went home and told Qian about it, Qian immediately remembered her and said, "I remember this little girl. She used to stay with the old doctor when he was treating patients."
Qian looked at Manbao and smiled, "When you were little, you didn't like acupuncture, and she even held you and comforted you."
Manbao asked, "Why don't I remember?"
"You're such a silly girl. You were still little back then. Your sister-in-law and I took you to see the old doctor. He was about to prick your arm, and you burst into tears the moment he held the needle. Then she gave you some candy to comfort you." Qian smiled and said, "It seems like it was just yesterday. I never thought the little girl from that day would be getting married."
"Mom, do you also think this marriage is a success?"
Qian smiled and said, "I don't think there are many problems, but I still need to ask your fifth brother."
So the next day, the winter solstice, Qian took Zhou Silang and Manbao to Dali Village, and of course, Zhou Silang's family as well.
Because today they went to Dali Village on the pretext of visiting Fang's parents' home.
When they arrived at the Fang family, not long after they put down the gifts, Lu Gui's wife came over with Lu Zhi, holding a small needlework basket in her hands.
Mrs. Lu looked at Mrs. Fang from outside the door and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! You have guests at home. I said I'd bring my little sister over to help you sew. Do you still have the pattern you bought last time?"
Mrs. Fang was startled, then finally dug out the "tricks we talked about last time" from her memory. She quickly ushered the person in and said with a smile, "My sister-in-law is home for the holidays, and her old lady is here to take a look. Please come in first. I'll go inside and look for it for you. It's been several months, and I don't know where I put it."
Mrs. Lu smiled at her and took her sister-in-law into the house.
Qian had been whispering to Fang's mother for a while, and only then did Fang's mother realize that they were there to visit each other.
Now that her children were all married, she was very interested in matchmaking, so she was happy to provide them with a venue. She smiled and took the initiative to invite Mrs. Lu and Lu Zhi to come in and sit down.
Lu Zhi and Fang were not strangers to each other. They were of similar age and lived diagonally across from each other, so they had a pretty good relationship.
Fang pulled her to sit down and pointed at the young man standing next to Manbao and whispered, "This is my fifth uncle. What do you think of him? He's not bad looking, is he?"
Lu Zhi only looked up once, then lowered her head, with the tips of her ears slightly red.
Fang covered her mouth and laughed when she saw this.
Zhou Wulang was also secretly looking at Lu Zhi, his face slightly red.
He had been on many blind dates, but Lu Zhi was the first person he had ever seen who was so white, almost as white as his youngest sister.
Manbao had already left her fifth brother behind and ran to Lu Zhi. She squatted beside her and said, "Sister Lu, my mother said you held me in your arms when you were a child, right?"
"Ah?" Lu Zhi looked at Manbao carefully, and she didn't remember much. There were many children who came to her house for medical treatment, and she had held many children in her arms. How could she remember so many?
Over there, Qian had already started talking to Mrs. Lu, and she called Zhou Wulang to her side to talk.
Young men and women who meet for the first time are naturally too shy to say much, so the adults are talking now and then, occasionally asking them a few questions to get them to speak.
This is where their understanding of each other began.
Not only Zhou Wulang was familiar with this routine, but Lu Zhi, who had also met him many times, was also familiar with it. The only difference was that the person responsible for greeting her was her sister-in-law instead of her mother.
After everyone finished exchanging greetings about the basic situation of both sides, Mrs. Lu thought their family was not bad, so she looked at her sister-in-law and said, "Mother Zhi, it's rare for Erniu to come back. Why don't you take them out to play? The scenery outside is quite nice."
Lu Zhi: ...It’s winter, and it’s freezing outside. What kind of scenery can there be?
But she stole a glance at Zhou Wulang, and remembering what her grandfather had said yesterday, she stood up and said to Fang, "Sister Fang, shall I take you to the foot of the mountain to play?"
Mrs. Lu immediately perked up and said with a smile, "Why go to the foot of the mountain? Why not go up the mountain for a walk and pay your respects to Taishang Laojun before coming down."
Mrs. Fang, holding her son: ...What should I do if I don’t want to climb the mountain at all?
In just a moment, Fang was driven out with her son, Zhou Silang, Wu Shilang, and Manbao.
Fang looked around and immediately stuffed her son into Zhou Silang's arms and walked forward first, "Let's go. It's been a long time since I last paid my respects to the Lord of Heaven."
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