Chapter 52 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 52 Why is she a goddess and not...
The next day, Yu Qinglong went to Shangxi Village with Fang Shu.
The couple's honeymoon leave is over, the house is cleaned up, and it's time to start studying hard.
After waking up, Yu Qinglong went to water the tomatoes first. Seeing that they had successfully taken root in their new home, he returned to the front yard, washed up with Fang Shu, and each took a wrap.
The pancakes were freshly baked by Fang Wu this morning. They were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They were smeared with sauce and topped with scrambled eggs and fresh greens. A bite of them was fragrant, soft, and nutritious.
Fang Shu filled a bamboo tube with water and carried it on his back, while Yu Qinglong carried a bag containing the school supplies that he and Fang Shu needed.
The two of them walked along the road. By this time, the sky was already bright, and the sunlight shone on them, casting two slender figures. Fang Shu turned his head and saw his husband, dressed in maroon and full of vigor.
"Long'er, is it enough to eat? If not, I'll give you half of mine."
"That's enough. Don't eat too much." Yu Qinglong said as he walked and ate. "If you eat too much, you'll have trouble remembering things."
"Ah? There's such a saying?"
"Yes. Wherever the body needs to use something, blood will probably flow more and faster. After we eat, our stomachs need to digest the food, and blood will be concentrated in the stomach and intestines. As a result, less blood will flow to our brains than usual, making us more sleepy." Yu Qinglong looked around and said, "I heard from my mother that our crops are growing very well this year. After the autumn harvest, we should get a lot of money. You and I should study hard and make sure we are refreshed during this morning. Remember more knowledge so that you can take the exam again next year and I can practice medicine soon."
"But three hundred taels of silver is too much. What if... then it's better to just keep these three hundred taels."
"It is a bit more, but you won the juren award of 300 taels and came back quickly. Besides, didn't you also say that it might not be the same examiner?"
"But even if it wasn't that examiner, how do we know if the next examiner will be honest?"
"Then you won't take the exam?"
"No, no, we still have to take the exam. It's just that time is too tight next year. Mother probably still has about 120 taels of silver, and with what we have, that only makes 150 taels. Where can we get another 150 taels in a year?"
Even if the harvest was good this year, there was no way he could get 150 taels of silver. Besides, he couldn't take all the money home; he had to leave some for his family. As for selling the land, that was even more impossible.
Fang Shu thought that if the 280 mu of land tax could be exempted, that would be great indeed. He did not give up the idea of taking the imperial examination. However, he felt that next year was too late.
Yu Qinglong knew that earning over a hundred taels a year was no easy feat, especially in a small place like this. But who knew until that day came? He had to learn first. If he learned, he'd seize the opportunity. If he didn't, even the opportunity wouldn't matter.
But he couldn't just make big promises. After all, he wasn't sure he could actually conjure up that much money. He just told Fang Shu, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."
Fang Shu said, "That's right. Just like I want to marry you, as long as I work hard, won't it be possible?"
Yu Qinglong smiled and nudged Fang Shu with his elbow.
Fang Shu dodged slightly, then moved closer, looked around, and seeing that there was no one around, he held Yu Qinglong's hand.
When the two arrived at Shangxi Village, the Yu family had already woken up. Seeing Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu, the family was naturally happy. But Yu Qinglong only went into the courtyard to chat with his family for a few minutes and didn't stay long, as he still remembered the reason for his visit.
Zhou Yuehua said, "It's good to rush to study, but remember to have lunch here before leaving. Otherwise, how can your body endure such a long time?"
Yu Qinglong smiled and said, "I understand, Father. We'll talk about it later. Then we'll go to Master first."
Zhou Yuehua waved her hand, and Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu rushed to the Mo family.
The master and the eldest sister were naturally welcoming to see them. What Yu Qinglong didn't expect was that Liang Mo didn't look too happy.
Yu Qinglong thought something unpleasant had happened to the child and asked, "What's wrong, Mo'er? Who offended you?"
Liang Mo looked at Fang Shu, then back at Yu Qinglong, his mouth pouting and his brows drooping. "Uncle Qinglong, is Uncle Fang your husband?"
Yu Qinglong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Liang Mo to be so obsessed with this matter. He nodded and said, "Yes."
Liang Mo said, "If he marries you, you won't be able to live in Shangxi Village anymore."
Originally, when Uncle Qinglong wasn't at his house, he could always go to Yu's house to see him. But now, that was no longer possible. He couldn't see him there. And he hadn't been there for several days. Studying alone wasn't as fun as it used to be.
Fang Shu touched his nose awkwardly. Yu Qinglong also rubbed Liang Mo's head. "But this is God's arrangement, there's nothing we can do about it. Besides, think about it, is your grandfather's medical skills any good?"
"Of course he's brilliant," Liang Mo said. "My grandfather is the best doctor. But what does this have to do with it?"
"Of course it's related. We have a great doctor like your grandfather in Shangxi Village who helps treat everyone, but there's no doctor in Xiaxi Village. How inconvenient is it for people there to see a doctor when they're sick? They have to travel so far every time. When Uncle Qinglong learns how to treat people, there will be another doctor there. Mo'er is so kind, he definitely wouldn't want people there to have trouble seeing a doctor, right?"
"So, will you stay with Uncle Fang from now on?"
"Yes." Yu Qinglong said, "Isn't this great? You go from having one uncle to having two uncles. There will be more people to care for you in the future. And Uncle Fang Shu is very knowledgeable. You can ask him if you have any questions."
"is that so?"
"That's right. Your Uncle Fang Shu is the most formidable scholar in our area." Liang Han also came over to comfort his son, saying, "How many people want to learn from him? Mo'er, you must cherish this opportunity. This is a blessing that not many people can hope for."
"Okay then." Liang Mo went to bring a small stool to Fang Shu, "This is for Uncle Fang to sit on."
The child gave up part of his and Yu Qinglong's study space with some hesitation.
Fang Shu thanked him and sat down.
It's a little dark in the room, so it's okay to study outside at this time, but don't choose a place with too much light.
Yu Qinglong said, "Then you two can learn slowly. I'll go to Master's place first to look at the medical records from the past few days."
He brought paper and pen, thinking of recording all of his master's medical records from today on and reading them often in the future.
Doctor Mo was working on this in the house. When he saw Yu Qinglong come in and greet him, he asked, "Have you been adjusting to your new home these past few days?"
"I've adapted. The Fang family treats me very well."
"That's good." Doctor Mo looked Yu Qinglong up and down, noticing that his apprentice looked well, and nodded with satisfaction. "There's a book on the table. Take it with you when you go back today. Copy down a copy for your own use and try to memorize everything in it. You didn't learn many characters before, so even if you didn't understand something, you had no one to ask, so I didn't teach you. Now you have Fang Shu, so you can ask him if there's a character you don't recognize."
"Okay, Master."
Yu Qinglong took a look and found it was a book called "The Properties of Medicinal Flavors". It was not printed, but handwritten, and it was obvious that it was his master's handwriting.
It records the medicinal properties of hundreds of herbs. It looks long, written in sections, but it should be easy to memorize. If you want to prescribe medicine, this kind of book is essential. He was afraid of forgetting, so he put it away in his bag.
Doctor Mo said, "Next time someone comes to see you, you can read with me. Books are ultimately lifeless, but people are alive. Different patients have different symptoms. If you want to be flexible in your medication, you still need to learn more from practical experience."
"Okay, Master. Then I'll try to memorize the causes and symptoms of the patient's illness that you identified during your consultation. Then, combined with the medication you used, I'll see if I can figure out your original intention behind the medication."
"Yes. Remember this from now on: no matter what you study, if you want to learn it well and deeply, you must have a spirit of exploring the fundamentals. This is especially true for the art of medicine. However, there is always some distance between the two villages. In the future, you don't have to come so early. You can come here at noon. Most people who come here for treatment come after this time. Besides, don't get up too early after you get married. It will hurt your energy."
"It's okay, Master. I'm young, so it's okay to get up early."
"Why not? You're young, but you'll be giving birth soon, so you can't damage your foundation."
“…”
Yu Qinglong touched his nose and said nothing.
But it was better to come later. First, he could do some work at home in the morning and eat at home. Second, Liang Han was back, and it was really inconvenient for him and Fang Shu to come so early.
Maybe if they had come a little later, the couple could have rested a little longer, but he hadn't considered that.
At this moment, Yu Qinglong suddenly felt that someone was looking at him. He turned around and found that it was Fang Shu.
Fang Shu saw him turn around, holding the scroll and smiling. He was as gentle as jade, yet also... innocent.
Yu Qinglong was speechless at that look, but then he laughed too and said silently, "Focus."
Doctor Mo happened to see this and said, "Why would he care about you being here? Go inside and don't let him see you."
Yu Qinglong said, "Oh!" and went into his master's office to sort out the latest medical records. Surprisingly, there were still quite a few people suffering from heatstroke at this time of year; he had seen several cases. Perhaps it was because the autumn heat was too strong?
He picked out two typical ones and wrote them down. After he finished writing them down, he looked back and saw Zhang Jinling's.
"Master, has that guy named 'Zhang Jinling' come again?" He saw a record of prescriptions. But the prescriptions were not for abortion or pregnancy preservation, but for health and medical treatment.
"No, I went to the Wang family. The Wang family wanted to go to the Zhang family to make trouble, but Zhang Jinling refused to let them. The pushing and shoving ended up killing the baby in his belly. The Wang family immediately demanded that the Zhang family return the betrothal money and take the baby away. The Zhang family was also very powerful. After getting the news, they came and saw that the baby was half dead. Not only did they not return the money, they also beat Wang Fugui and said that if he dared to divorce Zhang Jinling, they would overthrow the Wang family. They also insisted that Wang Fugui knew that Zhang Jinling was not a virgin but still wanted to marry her. Seeing how arrogant the Zhang family was, the Wang family dared not divorce her and could only swallow their anger."
"That's a good thing, otherwise the child would be born with a miserable life."
"That's what happened. But Wang Fugui has become a joke now. There will be trouble between the couple in the future."
That was none of his business; it was fine for the two of them to work together to destroy each other. Yu Qinglong felt that the only good thing these two had done was to prevent the birth of the child. Although it was a bit cruel to think so, if the child was born, he would most likely have to live with the name of "bastard", which would be too pitiful.
In the afternoon, Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu returned to Xiaxixi Village together. Before leaving, he went to Yu's house again, but did not go in. He just greeted his family outside the door and went back.
It wasn't because people here said a married child is like spilled water, but because he felt time was too precious. Besides, if he really stayed for dinner after entering, what would happen next?
It’s better not to start this kind of thing.
Yu Qinglong handed the "Medicinal Properties of Hundred Flavors" in his hand to Fang Shu and said, "I will recite the first four pages, and you can check if there are any mistakes."
Fang Shu found this novel. He had tested his classmates on recitations like this before, but this was the first time he had done it with his own husband. He said, "There will be a penalty if you get it wrong."
Yu Qinglong asked, "What's the punishment?"
Fang Shu knew there was no one around, but he still whispered to Yu Qinglong. Yu Qinglong was stunned for a moment and then gave him a light, not harsh, retort: "You're a scholar after all, why are you always thinking about that?"
"You said it first."
"When did I..." Yu Qinglong suddenly felt guilty. "Well, what if I recited everything correctly? If I get it wrong, there will be a punishment, and if I get it right, there should be a reward, right?"
"What reward do you want?"
"Come with me to town in a few days."
"What kind of reward is this?"
"I say it's settled."
"Okay, then you carry it."
"Ginseng is sweet in nature, replenishes vital energy, promotes the production of body fluids, quenches thirst, and regulates the body's defenses. Astragalus is warm in nature, reduces perspiration and strengthens the exterior..." Yu Qinglong recited each sentence one by one, "Is there anything wrong?"
"No." It was several hundred words long, and not a single one was wrong. But if he remembered correctly, he had only just gotten the book today.
"You seem disappointed?"
"Yes, there are some. If your punishment is gone, then my reward is gone too. But then again, you're going to the town to tell Master Ji the recipe for that snack, aren't you?"
"right."
"Then why not go earlier?"
"It's not good to let them think it's too easy."
Things that are obtained too easily always seem worthless, so it is naturally better to appear to be more difficult to obtain.
Fang Shu also thought it made sense, but he was still a little unhappy. He felt depressed when he thought about how long it would take to complete his previous plan.
Yu Qinglong couldn't bear to see him looking so pitiful, so he said, "I'll get you something else as a reward when I get back. It's something only you can have."
Only then did Fang Shu become happy again.
After arriving home, they washed their hands and headed straight for the kitchen. Their parents weren't home, but they had left them lunch. It was a few large steamed buns and a bowl of steamed vegetables with rice flour.
Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu finished their meal and then walked around the house to see if there was anything they could do. Finding the house clean and tidy, they returned to their room. One continued to recite the books he had brought today and copied one of them, while the other made annotations on the book.
Both of them were very efficient once they immersed themselves in something. Yu Qinglong spent the entire afternoon copying the book, then took a break and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
The main reason is that my parents haven’t come back yet, but it’s time to light a fire.
Yu Qinglong soaked some rice and put it into the pot to cook porridge. Then he went to the backyard to pick some vegetables to make vegetable porridge. He then cut the steamed buns that he had not finished eating at noon into slices, coated them with egg liquid and fried them.
Fang Shu helped to light the fire. After they finished, Fang Dingman and Fang Wu came back.
On the way, they saw smoke coming out of the house and thought that the son-in-law must have made something to eat. When they came back, it turned out to be true.
Fang Wu said, "I can finally enjoy a ready-made meal when I get home. Long'er's idea is great. Cut the slices and coat them with eggs, and fry them without using too much oil, and we don't have to eat cold steamed buns. No other husbands are this smart, especially ours. If we have a baby in the future, it will be really great."
Fang Dingman was also happy and asked the two how their visit to Dr. Mo went. Fang Shu said it was fine and asked his parents, "Did you and my mother go to the underworld?"
Fang Wu said, "We thought we'd already planted this year, and the autumn harvest is almost here, so we might as well sell the land after we've harvested this year. I'm going to inquire about the price."
Yu Qinglong said, "Mother, Shoucheng and I have other plans for this matter. Perhaps we don't need to sell the land. Please don't be anxious."
"With so much money missing, what can you do?"
"I can't say for sure right now. But don't rush it. If you still haven't got the money by spring, we can think about it then."
"Hey, let's just go and ask around first. We'll plan this slowly."
Yu Qinglong was really worried that the old couple would sell the land prematurely again. Good land is easy to sell, but it is not so easy to buy it back, especially in such a good time.
So that evening, after finishing his meal and cleaning up, Yu Qinglong spread out the paper and began to write his story.
What college student today doesn't have a few favorite novels in mind? It's easy as long as you figure out what everyone wants to read.
Yu Qinglong had previously flipped through the picture books in Fang Shu's possession in preparation for this story. He'd seen stories like the love story between a poor scholar and a fox demon, or a down-and-out student being favored by a wealthy family's daughter only to be rejected by her family... He probably understood what the people here wanted.
It's just emotional value! Arrange it!
Yu Qinglong didn't even come up with a title for the book, he just wrote the opening chapter first.
A kind-hearted scholar lost his chance to take the imperial examination due to being bullied by a bully. Just when he felt hopeless, he met a beautiful goddess...
It’s pretty ordinary up here!
but!
The goddess written by Yu Qinglong is not a fox spirit or a goddess who came down from heaven! She is a goddess who can hear the wishes of scholars and give them tasks.
Fang Shu was shocked after reading it: "Long Ge'er! Can you really write a picture book?!"
Yu Qinglong said, "Yes. However, I don't know how to write some characters, so I used homophones instead. If you see it, please help me correct it and polish it."
As the first reader, Fang Shu found the writing style of this goddess very novel.
But he was not satisfied with just one thing: "Why is it the Goddess, and not the God Brother?!"
Yu Qinglong: “…” This is a good question, because he has never seen it in the book.
"Do you think our Dayan Kingdom has more women or men?"
"They're all pretty much the same."
"Ah, then, do literate people tend to marry men or women? If we want to make money, then naturally we should write about the type of people who read the most."
"They're all pretty much the same. But the picture books I sell do feature more women."
"Okay, then let's write Brother Shen!"
“Why?!”
"There are already so many things, why should we join in the fun? Of course, we should write about what the market lacks!"
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Author's words: Fang Shu: I want to be the hero in the book [Sunglasses]
Qinglong: A great hero can’t marry a pretty husband [laughing]
Fang Shu: Okay, then I'll be a down-and-out scholar [covering my face with laughter and tears]
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