The little girl smiled and turned to leave.
They didn't even leave their names.
Yan Xia wasn't in the mood to choose anymore, so she just bought a hairpin with peach blossoms carved on it.
Only 10 coins.
That's pretty cheap.
Since it was still early, she simply sat down at the wonton stall and ate a bowl of fresh pork wontons.
After finishing their meal, they lingered for a long time before buying five more meat buns and then hurried toward the city gate.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at a clinic...
The people outside the door caught her attention.
"Doctor, please, please make an exception. I didn't bring enough money this time. I promise I'll pay the rest tomorrow. Could you please prescribe some medicine for my grandfather first?"
The one who spoke was the kind-hearted girl from earlier.
"This is a clinic, not a charitable institution. If you don't have money, go home and come back with more!"
"I will definitely bring it to you tomorrow. If it's really not possible, could you please cut off half of it for my grandfather to take home and eat, and I will come back tomorrow to buy the rest?"
"Half a dose? Do you think I run a clinic for fun? You think I'll prescribe half a dose just because you want it? Come on, come on, if I'd known you didn't have money, I wouldn't have given your grandfather acupuncture. It's a waste of time."
The gloomy-faced doctor pushed the girl and an old man out of the clinic.
As the door slammed shut, the girl's eyes reddened.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I didn't expect acupuncture to be so expensive. I only brought three strings of cash with me, and now I only have fifty coins left. Grandpa, could you wait here for me for a while? I'll go ask at another clinic."
The girl said to the old man with a guilty expression.
"Let's not watch anymore, Xiaohe, let's go home. Grandpa is fine."
Xiao He? No wonder Yan Xia thought she looked familiar.
Isn't this Shi Xiaohe who lives at the end of the village?
Yan Xia didn't recognize her at all, because the original owner had only seen her twice, when they were children.
After all, the original owner worked until late every day and had no chance to go out at all.
While she was out, Shi Xiaohe was at home doing embroidery.
Yan Xia walked towards the grandfather and grandson.
"Hey, why are you crying? What's wrong?"
Shi Xiaohe was feeling down when she saw the auntie from before standing beside her talking to her.
"It's alright, Auntie, the wind just blew some sand into my eyes."
Shi Xiaohe is strong-willed and doesn't like to complain to others, let alone ask an aunt she's only met once for help.
She lied and wiped away her tears.
"I'm your Aunt Yan. I thought you looked familiar. Aren't we from the same village?"
"Oh! I know, you're from the Chen family after their divorce... No, Aunt Yan, I remember you, hello Aunt."
Shi Xiaohe admired Yan Xia very much. She was different from the other people in the village. At her age, she had the courage to get a divorce, move into a dilapidated temple with her child, and even build her own house.
That's amazing.
Especially considering how strong she is, able to carry wild boars and grizzly bears. If she had that strength, she would definitely come to town every day to carry sandbags to earn money, and would never embroider that tattered handkerchief again, which would make her eyes go blind.
Shi Xiaohe has always been a restless person. In order to earn money to support her grandfather, she patiently sat down to learn embroidery. Heaven knows how much she sacrificed.
“Take this purse. There are some copper coins in it, enough for you to get some medicine. We’re from the same village. You’ve helped your aunt, so don’t refuse her help. People need to give and take to stay together. When you go back to the village, you can pay her back, right? Right now, the most important thing is to get your grandfather the medicine. Besides, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be able to keep this purse.”
Yan Xia secretly slipped two strings of cash into her purse and put them into Shi Xiaohe's hand.
She brought it up directly.
"Thank you, Auntie... I'll return it to you when I get back. Thank you so much." Shi Xiaohe's eyes reddened with emotion.
"Alright, Auntie, you should go back now. Be careful with your grandfather. Uncle Shi, I'm leaving now."
Yan Xia greeted the two of them and then left with the meat buns.
It was already two o'clock, and the oxcart was probably almost full. She had to hurry, otherwise she would have to sit at the back, where it would be bumpy and uncomfortable.
By the time we got back to the village, it was almost dinnertime.
Because there were too many people riding in the oxcart, it moved very, very slowly.
In the evening, the whole family ate rice porridge and each of them had a meat bun, which they enjoyed very much.
As for the side dish, it was scrambled eggs with chili peppers.
It goes very well with rice.
"Jinfu, tomorrow morning, just have Jinlu water the fields. Mother will take you to meet your future wife. Remember to wear your new clothes and your jade hair ornament. Mother went to town and bought some pastries. Bring them with you. When you meet the girl, be sweet-talking, but don't be too greasy. The marriage should be more or less settled then."
Yan Xia is very confident in her eldest son's good looks.
At least in the whole village, there's no one more handsome than Jin Fu.
Oh, there are some.
Golden Prosperity!
This brat has been eating too well lately; he's gotten quite a bit stronger in just a few days.
Her facial features and face shape are more refined than Jin Fu's.
Kim Bok's jawline is slightly square, which he probably inherited from his father.
Jinlu's face shape is exactly like hers.
"Big brother, you better do your best and try to marry your sister-in-law as soon as possible so that she can give Mom a big, fat grandson, hahaha."
"You brat, I'm getting married soon, and you'll be next. Mom, find him a fierce wife, someone who can keep this brat under her thumb."
"Big brother, that's not fair of you. I'm your own brother. Mom, don't listen to your brother. I like gentle women. Find me someone who is both beautiful and kind."
The two brothers started arguing again.
Yan Xia shook her head helplessly.
"Such a childish mentality."
The next morning.
Yan Xia led Jin Fu to Xu the matchmaker's house.
The three of them headed towards Zhao Family Village together.
When we arrived at Zhao Family Village, the gate of the Zhao Family was still open.
"Sister-in-law Zhao, I've brought Xia Xia with me."
A shout.
Madam Zhao immediately welcomed them inside.
The main room was filled with people.
I guess the whole family is here.
Without exception, all their eyes were fixed on Kim Bok.
Jin Fu was horrified by what he saw.
"Yan, is this your eldest son?"
"Old Mrs. Zhao asked."
"Yes, Jin Fu, quickly say hello to Grandma Zhao."
Yan Xia nudged Jin Fu with her elbow.
Jin Fu then stepped forward carrying the pastries.
"Grandma Zhao, I am Chen Jinfu. Please give these pastries to your children. They are not worth much."
Zhao Zhengshi accepted the pastries on behalf of her mother-in-law.
"Hmm, he's quite good-looking. Eldest daughter-in-law, take him to the yard to meet Xiaofang."
"Yes, Mother."
Jin Fu followed Zhao Zhengshi to the backyard.
He saw a girl standing with her back to him.
"I'll wait here. You can say a few words, but please be mindful of the boundaries."
Zhao Zhengshi gave a worried instruction, as if she were afraid that Jin Fu might do something to her daughter.
"Okay, Auntie, I understand."
Jin Fu strode over to Zhao Yuefang's side.
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