When Mr. Ding San heard this, he was shocked. He shrank into a corner, sat on a small stool, and tried not to attract attention.
At first, he couldn't understand why Ding Youtian was thinking about taking the exam again. If he could have passed, he would have passed it long ago. Why waste time on it? Then he thought, from childhood to adulthood, the kid seemed unreliable, but he did everything perfectly.
When he married Xiu Gu, she proved to be quite something; he made the right choice; and when he chased after Blind Liu, whom everyone in the village disliked, everyone saw what happened. Blind Liu wasn't just a charlatan; he actually made wine and had some skills.
Yes, he suddenly realized why Ding Youtian had to take the Tongsheng exam. Only after passing the Tongsheng exam could he take the Xiucai exam. Passing the Xiucai exam would exempt him from official taxes and corvée service. If war broke out between Dayan Kingdom and other neighboring countries in the future, Dabao would not have to serve in the military.
This kid is really capable! Master Ding San was impressed, but he was worried that he wouldn't pass the exam. He couldn't help but look at Ding Youtian with concern. He saw something was wrong with Mingyue. Why was she so shy and coquettish? A grown-up girl, especially one from a master's family, didn't even know how to avoid men. What was she doing here?
He was unhappy and was about to cough twice to remind them, but Ding Youtian had already realized that Mingyue was still a young girl waiting to get married, and that talking to her face to face like this would damage the girl's reputation.
Using the excuse of visiting Da Niu and the others, he asked Mr. Ding San to sit here for a while, and then he went straight to Sanniang's shop.
Mingyue blushed, knowing that he was avoiding her. After all, girls are shy. She wanted to leave, but her feet were rooted to the ground.
I don’t know when I will be able to see my senior brother again next time. Although the tailor shop has become Senior Brother Ding’s home, I don’t know when they will move in.
She made up her mind and followed Sanniang to her shop again.
As for Ah Man, she had only been to Pu Ren Tang twice. Once was when she just came from the capital, and once was when Jian Ning took her to borrow a carriage. She actually didn't go to the wrong place.
The town was different from the countryside. There were people coming and going on the streets, and from time to time there were small vendors pushing wheelbarrows. Jane Ning was afraid that if she chased her too quickly, she would run too fast and bump into someone and fall, so she just followed her and shouted at her from behind, asking her to slow down and watch the road.
Ah Man ran into Puren Hall. The shopkeeper recognized her and was overwhelmed when he saw her barge in angrily. He hurriedly told her, "Miss Huo, the young master went to the county with your father to help your father take care of the wounded. Why are you here again? Who are you with?"
Yang Taigong was treating a patient in the inner room. He was just seeing the patient off when he saw her and his face fell.
"snort!"
Ah Man stamped his foot, snorted loudly at Yang Taigong, turned around and ran out.
As soon as she came out, she was blocked by Meixiang and Jianning.
Seeing her come out, Jian Ning guessed that Yang Jinyu had probably gone to the county to take care of Xiao Shi. She stared at Ah Man and said, "If you really want to leave, I'll take you to your father later. Think carefully."
Meixiang didn't want to go. She quickly told Ah Man, "Your father is very busy. He doesn't have time to accompany you. Besides, there are no children to play with you at your father's place. There are no Maoqiu and Qiuge. You don't really want to go, do you?"
Ah Man lowered his head and muttered, "No Guoguo either..."
In fact, Ah Man was not only angry about what Erniu and Sanniu said to her, but also because she was sad to see Aunt Feng always holding their hands.
Her grandmother never held her hand, let alone hugged her, and her grandfather was the same. They would just get angry every time they saw her.
Of course, she was angry too and ignored them as well.
"Do you still want to go?" Jane Ning asked her.
Ah Man shook his head: "Auntie, let's go back. I miss Maoqiu, Qiu Ge, and Guoguo."
"If you want to go back to Auntie, you have to promise not to run away when you're angry next time. What if no one notices you and you run away and get carried away by a slapping flower boy? How is Auntie going to explain this to your father?"
Ah Man looked up at Jian Ning and saw that she was annoyed. Her long eyelashes blinked a few times and she admitted her mistake honestly: "Auntie, I won't run around anymore. If I get lost, I will never see Daddy again, nor Maoqiu and Qiuge Guoguo."
Yang Taigong came out and saw Jian Ning. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Madam Jian, come in and sit down. Come in quickly."
Yesterday, when the old man saw the hand that Xiao Shi had reattached, he was so impressed by Jian Ning's medical skills that he tried his best to invite her in to have a chat.
The shopkeeper and several doctors working at Pu Ren Tang came out and invited her in one by one.
"No, Grandpa." Jian Ning also smiled and said, "I'll bother you another day. I'm really sorry that I'm busy today."
She nodded to the doctors, apologizing, and then took Ah Man's hand. Meixiang, seeing this, quickly took Ah Man's other hand. Ah Man was instantly happy. She also had someone holding her hands on each side, swinging her arms, and she giggled.
Jian Ning took her back to the tailor shop. Aunt Feng was seeing off the customers and talking to Mr. Ding San. When she saw Ah Man, she pointed at her and said, "You girl, you run out when you get angry. This is a bad habit. You have to change it."
Ah Man stared at her and said, "Don't bother me."
After saying that, she shook off Jian Ning and Mei Xiang's hands and ran to Sanniang's shop to play with Da Niu and the others. She heard them talking in the shop next door, and she had already forgotten what she had just said about not playing with them.
Meixiang also followed her to Sanniang's shop.
Jian Ning told Aunt Feng that A'man was a good child, but he lost his mother when he was young, so it was inevitable that he would be a little willful. He had just offended her, so she asked her not to be offended.
Aunt Feng understood what she said. She was easygoing by nature, so why would she argue with a child? It was her husband, Old Qin, who was truly difficult to deal with. Aunt Feng wasn't stupid either. Her husband had said he'd taken the initiative to reduce the price of the house by fifty taels because the two children called him "grandfather," but that wasn't the reason at all. She knew it well.
The old man must have heard about Madam Jian's abilities from somewhere, otherwise he would never be so generous. Fifty taels is not a small amount.
Aunt Feng couldn't help but look forward to it. Not to mention having a grandson, even a granddaughter would be nice. It would be best if she had two in one birth. Having a pair of girls like Erniu and Sanniu would also be nice.
Old Qin sent a letter from the post office and, after agreeing with Jian Ning and Ding Youtian on a rough date for vacating the house, took them to the town hall. The town lord and Constable He were delighted to see Jian Ning. The news of her taking over Xiao Shi's business had spread through Constable He and the two constables at the town hall, and the house transfer procedures went exceptionally smoothly.
However, when settling down, Jane Ning realized that she had made a mistake. She originally thought of buying a house in order to have a way out, but only she knew that Ding Youtian was her nominal husband, and no one else knew it. Naturally, Ding Youtian's name was registered as the head of the household.
Jian Ning figured it out quickly. She was originally a dead soul from another world. It was possible that she would travel back to another world inexplicably one day. It didn't matter whether she was named Luo Ding or You Tian. Anyway, the letter of severance of engagement between him and the other side was filed in the town government office. As long as he didn't marry another woman, the house would belong to Dabao sooner or later.
Old Qin was very happy when he saw that the town master and the clerk were polite to Jian Ning, and heard that she had reattached a severed hand and that the fingers could still move.
What a remarkable woman!
It seems that he has a chance to have a grandchild!
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