After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, An Ning took out the gift she had prepared and said, "Sister Yin, my mother is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to come over. This is a gift I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
Yin Wan'er didn't hesitate to take the gift box handed over by An Ning, opened it, and saw a set of exquisitely crafted jewelry. Yin Wan'er said in surprise: "This jewelry is so beautiful! Xiaolian, help me put it on and see."
After hearing what her mistress said, Xiaolian hurriedly helped Yin Waner put on the jewelry. After putting it on, Xiaolian took out a bronze mirror and let Yin Waner look at it.
Although Yin Wan'er was a daughter of an official family and was used to seeing fine things, she still couldn't let go of this set of jewelry. Yin Wan'er said, "Sister An, thank my aunt for me and tell her that I like this set of jewelry very much."
Seeing that Yin Wan'er's behavior was not fake and that she really liked the jewelry, An Ning felt relieved and said, "Sister Yin, you are too polite. If my mother knew that you liked it, she would be very happy."
The two talked for a while, and then someone from the front yard came to tell them that Master An and General An were leaving.
After hearing this, An Ning stood up and said, "Sister Yin, I won't stay any longer. I'll come and play with you when I have time."
Yin Wan'er also said goodbye to An Ning reluctantly.
After An Dashan and his companions left, Lord Yin asked someone to open the gifts An Dashan brought. Lord Yin's attendant opened the gifts one by one. The first ones were ordinary gifts, and the attendant looked down on them in his heart, but when he opened the last brocade box, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Lord Yin looked at the attendant's expression and said, "You and I have both seen the world. What kind of gift could have shocked you so much?"
The attendant quickly handed the gift box to Lord Yin and said, "Lord, take a look."
Lord Yin took the gift box and was a little surprised at first glance. Although the ginseng in the box looked young, it was of very good quality. Moreover, there were ten ginsengs neatly arranged in the brocade box, which was extremely rare.
Although the ginseng in the tranquil space is not very old, it is of much better quality than ordinary ginseng and has greater medicinal value because of the nourishment of the space.
An Dashan didn't know that An Ning actually put in ten ginsengs. He thought that An Ning only put in one ginseng, so he didn't open the box to check.
Lord Yin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's find a doctor to prepare this ginseng!" Lord Yin was also afraid that so much ginseng would lose its medicinal effects if not properly maintained, so he asked his servants to find someone to prepare it.
After An Dashan and his companions returned home, An Ning asked, "Dad, how did the discussion go?"
An Dashan said with a smile: "Master Yin's words were very literary, and I didn't quite understand them. The general meaning was that we should choose an auspicious day to propose marriage."
An Ning heard this and said, "That's a good thing, but we are unfamiliar with this place, and we will have to trouble Aunt Zheng again."
An Dashan also nodded and said, "Yes, when this is done, you must thank them properly."
An Yong was listening nearby and said, "Dad, Ningning, I will be going to the military camp tomorrow. I'll have to trouble you to take care of the things at home."
An Dashan smiled and said, "We don't have to be so polite. It's just that proposing marriage requires a pair of wild geese. I think it would be more sincere if you go and shoot them in person."
An Yong nodded and said, "Of course, I will go out of the city this afternoon."
An Dashan nodded and said nothing more.
After lunch, An Yong went out of the city, while An Ning and An Dashan went to Captain Zheng's house, one to ask Zhao for help, and the other to invite Captain Zheng and his wife to have a meal in their new house.
When the father and daughter arrived at Zheng's house, Zhao asked, "Is the house tidy?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "I have packed everything. I came here to invite you and Lao Zheng to visit my home tomorrow."
Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, we will definitely come as promised tomorrow."
An Dashan added, "I have one more thing I want to trouble you with this time."
Zhao said, "Brother An, if you have any questions, just tell me. As long as Old Zheng and I can help, we will definitely do our best to help."
An Dashan said, "Yesterday we went to visit the governor's house. The governor wanted us to choose an auspicious day to propose marriage. We are unfamiliar with this place, so we need to trouble my sister-in-law to help find an official matchmaker and calculate an auspicious day."
Zhao said, "This is not a big deal. Leave it to me. I will find you the best matchmaker in the city."
An Dashan thanked him profusely, and finally they agreed to have dinner at the An family's new house the next night, and then the father and daughter left.
When the sun was about to set, An Yong came back with a pair of wild geese. Miraculously, there were no scars on the geese. An Ning pestered An Yong to ask how he caught them, but An Yong just smiled and said nothing. Fortunately, An Ning was not the type to ask questions, so when An Yong didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more.
In fact, An Ning had no idea that An Yong had gone outside the city to shoot the pair of wild geese since he knew he was going to marry Yin Wan'er. At that time, both geese had injured wings, so An Ning put the two geese in the hands of nearby farmers and asked them to help raise them. After careful care, the two geese recovered. An Yong was afraid of arousing the suspicion of the father and daughter, so he stayed outside the city until it was almost dark before returning. An Yong couldn't explain why the geese were not injured, so he kept silent.
After breakfast the next day, An Yong went to the military camp as usual, while An Ning took the cook to the market to buy vegetables, intending to cook a good meal to entertain Captain Zheng and his wife.
Yecheng borders the Northern Barbarians, so the diet is similar to that of the Northern Barbarians. Therefore, in addition to buying pork, An Ning also bought half a mutton.
In the afternoon, An Ning cooked several dishes herself, including braised pork, sweet and sour spareribs, boiled pork slices and hand-cooked mutton. When Captain Zheng and Zhao arrived, An Ning and the cook had already prepared a large table of food.
Several people sat at the dining table. An Ning poured drinks for them and sour plum soup for himself. Then An Dashan raised his glass and said, "This first glass of wine is for Old Zheng and his sister-in-law. I won't say much else. Anyway, thank you."
Captain Zheng said, "Brother, you are too polite. There is no need to talk about our relationship. This first cup of wine is to celebrate your settling down in Yecheng."
Then everyone drank up the wine in their glasses together, and after a glass of wine, the dinner table gradually became lively.
Zhao said, "Brother An, I have asked someone to calculate the date. The day after tomorrow is a rare auspicious day. The official matchmaker has also been invited."
An Dashan quickly said, "Thank you so much, brother and sister-in-law."
The food cooked by An Ning was also well received by everyone. After eating and drinking, Captain Zheng talked with An Dashan for a while before leaving with Zhao.
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