Chapter 52 Chapter 52
Chapter 52
Su Yinyin sat on the swing in her yard, swinging intermittently, looking unusually lifeless.
This was one of the few times she used the title of Little Matchmaker, but she made such a big mistake.
Knowing that the ancients attached great importance to ghosts and gods, why do you still use this to scare people?
The man was frightened and even died.
Li Ruiyuan held onto the swing and bent over to look at her: "Don't blame yourself. You've made it very clear. Dou Yufeng understands everything."
Su Yinyin was helpless: "She wants to marry Shu and hold a wedding."
If it weren’t for her, Sister Yufeng wouldn’t have thought of this.
"Why not?" Li Ruiyuan stared at her. "It's her choice. I can see that she is very happy. Maybe she will thank you for your suggestion."
Li Ruiyuan already knew the whole story, and also knew what the apricot tree represented.
It is not surprising that Dou Yufeng wants to marry the tree planted by her husband.
If he meets someone who is kind-hearted and treats him well, he will be willing.
Su Yinyin gave a fake smile: "Thank you for comforting me."
After saying that, he stood up, looked at Guo Zhan outside the courtyard, and said, "I have something else to do. How about we talk later?"
Li Ruiyuan did not give way and asked directly: "Are you still looking back?"
Is that even necessary?
If she hadn't been in a trance just now, this stranger whose name she didn't know would never have been able to enter her house, let alone her yard.
Li Ruiyuan sat on the swing instead, and now it was Su Yinyin who looked down at him.
Su Yinyin simply said, "Men and women should not touch each other. You shouldn't enter my house, and you shouldn't enter when my parents and brother are not around. Please go back."
Seeing that she was determined to drive him away, Li Ruiyuan turned to talk about Dou Yufeng and analyzed, "You should be happy for her because she has fulfilled her wish."
"If this marriage doesn't happen, she will definitely regret it for the rest of her life."
"It's better to have regrets than to make mistakes." Su Yinyin said seriously, "She has a long life ahead of her. What if she makes a mistake and regrets it? Be prepared for danger in times of peace. If you are prepared, you will be safe."
"Or is it that faith never gives up on achievements and knowledge never wastes time?" Li Ruiyuan immediately retorted.
What Su Yinyin meant was that we should be prepared for danger in times of peace and be prepared for everything.
Li Ruiyuan said that only by seizing the opportunity can we avoid missing it.
"I don't understand. I'm illiterate." Su Yinyin just gave up.
Mainly because marrying a tree was beyond her imagination.
If this happened in modern times, this incident would have been ridiculed countless times on social platforms.
Survival, safety, and peace of mind are clearly ahead of that thing.
Li Ruiyuan was still on the swing and suddenly said, "Yinyin, I don't understand."
What don’t you understand?
She looked puzzled.
"You have a harmonious family, loving parents, and a caring brother. You have never lacked food and clothing since you were a child. Why are you so worried?"
"You have been like this since you were little. You are always worried about bothering your parents and brother, and you work hard to make money and save money for the family. Even the money in your piggy bank will be used as money for the family. I gave you a butterfly waist pendant, and you had to brave the wind and snow to celebrate my birthday."
Why.
"Sometimes I wonder if it's because your family doesn't give you enough sense of security, or if I'm not a good enough person, that's why you're always thinking about rewards and always have a sense of crisis."
It’s not that having a sense of crisis is a bad thing.
It portrays the lovely, kind and tenacious Su Yinyin.
But on the other hand, it suppressed her courage, freedom and recklessness.
Obviously, she could be more unrestrained. She could rely on the love of her family to open her own store. She could try to lose her temper with her childhood sweetheart.
But she didn't. She just suppressed her emotions, digested it slowly, and pretended that nothing had happened.
Su Yinyin was touched and was a little angry for a moment, but she calmed down in an instant: "Please leave."
"There is no reason this time. Please leave now."
Su Yinyin simply pushed him out of the door and packed up her bags to leave with Guo Zhan.
Li Ruiyuan outside the door laughed instead, which made Guo Zhan confused.
Li Ruiyuan rarely explained: "She should have beaten me up."
ah?
Beat you up?
Who dares?
Miss Yin Yin does dare to do so, but she is unwilling to do so.
Because when she vaguely knew that His Highness was of noble status, she automatically drew a line between them.
If I could really beat him up, maybe things would be different?
However, when Jin Yanlei came to buy snacks again, Su Yinyin pretended not to see it, and it was obvious that she wanted to draw a clear line between them.
When Jin Yanlei told this to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince smiled and pointed to the snacks in the box: "My mother sent someone to buy these. Eat them."
???
The Queen sent it to you, why didn't you tell me earlier?
He goes to the West Market to buy snacks every day, thinking that you like them.
Jin Yanlei had no words to express his pain, there must be something he didn't know!
Fortunately, he was lazy and didn't think about it carefully.
But when shocking news came from a pharmacy in the West Market, he couldn't help but join in the fun.
This is the news.
The proprietress of a drug store is going to marry the boss.
But the boss died three years ago, and she wants to marry the apricot tree that is the incarnation of the boss!
He also said that he wanted to get married as soon as possible, before the apricot blossoms withered in March.
What is happening!
Su Yinyin has a headache.
She doesn’t know either!
Don't ask her!
But the He family has already spread the news.
The He family was also confused at first. Who would believe that a tree could be the reincarnation of their dead cousin?
But that was what Xiao Hongniang said, so they couldn't help feeling nervous. In addition, Dou Yufeng was too determined, and she had the support of government officials, so everyone basically knew that there was no hope.
It was not until everyone heard that Dou Yufeng was going to marry the apricot tree that they became even more confused.
Is it true that she is getting married to a tree? Is that tree really the incarnation of Dou Yufeng's husband?
The He family was so scared that they apologized repeatedly.
They are afraid that the dead will come to trouble them.
Not only did he apologize, he also brought a lot of compensation gifts, and even the elders of his family came over.
Anyway, the point is that they shouldn't force Dou Yufeng to remarry, shouldn't bully He's parents-in-law, etc.
Dou Yufeng didn't bother to pay attention to them, but the happiness on her face was not fake, and no one who saw it would think she was lying.
Su Yinyin just felt that she was deeply sinful.
When the family found out, they rubbed their daughter's head and said, "This is not your fault. Yufeng must understand."
Yuan Rui also said something like this.
To make up for the regret.
After being comforted by her family, Su Yinyin finally cheered up and went to check out He's pharmacy.
After He's parents-in-law tried to dissuade him in vain, they helped to plan the wedding.
The wedding was simple, but everything that was necessary was included.
Because before Dou Yufeng's husband passed away, he had prepared two things.
One was a betrothal gift prepared for his cousin in his hometown. The cousin came from a poor family, so he probably made such elaborate preparations.
The other one was a betrothal gift, prepared specifically for Dou Yufeng, so that she would have something to rely on before getting married and not rely solely on the other party's conscience.
It was clearly stated on the betrothal gift that the He family pharmacy, as well as the notes he left behind, all belonged to Dou Yufeng.
The two lists were very detailed, almost completely explaining all the affairs before and after death.
The betrothal gift was even prepared by him for his wife's future husband.
It was the first time that Su Yinyin saw such a shocking gift list.
Holding the two items in my hands, I felt like they were a thousand pounds heavy.
It may look like a gift list, but it is a lifelong guarantee for the one you love.
The other party was still on the sickbed at the time, and what kind of mood was he in when he did all these things.
Su Yinyin couldn't imagine it.
No wonder Sister Yufeng chose to marry him and was determined to be with him for the rest of her life.
I think there were countless such touching moments after she was brought to the He family.
They are separated by life and death, but they have the most sincere love.
Dou Yufeng tried on her wedding dress and whispered, "I wore it before and tried it on for him to see. He said it looked good and asked me to put it away."
At that time, her husband was seriously ill.
Now that I think about it, if I had known he would leave, I should have taken him to get married, and now I wouldn't have to worship in front of the apricot tree he planted.
Su Yinyin listened carefully. She was a little frightened at first, but now she has slowly accepted it.
She felt relieved only when she knew that Sister Yufeng was not acting rashly and had really considered it.
Perhaps, this is her explanation to herself.
It also fulfilled her wish.
This wedding is not for the deceased to see, nor for others to see.
It’s what Sister Yufeng wanted herself.
In this case, no one can stop it.
Now it seems that there is really no need to stop it. Others may not understand this feeling, but Su Yinyin already knows why.
It was the sixth day of March, spring was in full swing and the apricot blossoms were in full bloom.
On the wedding day, Dou Yufeng only allowed her parents-in-law, Su Yinyin, Li Ruiyuan and others to be present.
The form is simple but not crude, and everything has been carefully arranged.
Dou Yufeng spoke a lot of words in a low voice, some to her deceased husband and some to her parents-in-law. Her tone was light and natural, and it was obvious that she understood what she was doing.
Looking at the smile on her face, Su Yinyin not only accepted it, but even understood it.
Dou Yufeng smiled frankly and seriously, she was trying hard to fulfill her wish.
Because she likes it and she is willing to do it.
She is braver than anyone else.
"If there really is a next life, I hope they can be fine." Su Yinyin said softly.
Li Ruiyuan nodded: "Of course."
Su Yinyin was moved and asked again, "Why did Sister Yufeng invite you?"
"Thanks to you, she knows that we have a good relationship."
Is the relationship good?
Su Yinyin stepped out of the He family pharmacy and was surrounded by a crowd of people before she could answer the question.
"Su Yinyin, Little Matchmaker? Your name is well-known."
"Xingshu's marriage is settled? How do you know that she and Xingshu are destined to be together?"
"Did you help connect Dou Yufeng with her husband?"
"Look at me, look at me. When can I get married?"
Su Yinyin, who was already famous, was even more exaggerated this time. Everyone who saw her would ask her if she could introduce her to someone new.
Su Yinyin was so scared that she took a half step back, but more and more people gathered around her.
Who made this so bizarre?
Even if someone has a partner at home, they will still come to find out what the situation is.
Li Ruiyuan took the initiative to pull up her wrist, let Guo Zhan go over to block it, and directly squeezed out from the gap.
The secret guards were extremely worried and could not come out without orders.
A group of people were chasing two people. How dangerous it was.
Fortunately, the Su family was not far from here, and Li Ruiyuan took the opportunity to enter Su Yinyin's house again.
But there was still someone standing in the door.
Su Xian frowned subconsciously and asked, "What's wrong?"
Su Yinyin quickly shook him off and said to her brother, "It's about the Xingshu wedding. More people know me now."
This is really distressing.
Su Xian thought to himself, this is not what I am asking.
But Li Ruiyuan pretended not to see the other person's eyes, and said goodbye solemnly and left: "I have a lot of things to do at home today, so I'll go back first. I'll come to see you in two days. The grass on the horse farm is almost grown, so you can practice now. You said before that you wanted to learn polo, and it will be just right after April."
After Li Ruiyuan left, Su Xian thought about what the other party said carefully.
Is there a lot of things going on at his house?
His house.
There's something wrong with that.
"Yuan Rui is married?" Su Xian said something shocking, and Su Yinyin was so scared that she almost choked on the water she drank.
"No." If he got married, many people would probably know about it.
Su Xian analyzed, "He said that there are many things going on in the mansion. Generally, only people who have established a mansion would say so. For ordinary people to establish a mansion, they must meet two conditions. One is to get married, or to be granted a high position and generous salary."
In the early years, only the latter could be called the founding of a government.
There are not so many requirements nowadays. You can say the same thing if you live alone after getting married.
Su Yinyin thought about it and said directly: "That's the latter."
After finishing speaking, Su Yinyin quickly interrupted: "Brother, shouldn't you be in the academy now? Why did you go home?"
"I came back to get two books. My classmates want to read them." Su Xian said, "I didn't expect these books to be the focus of this year's examination."
Su Xian explained the reason while looking for a book.
The April imperial examination is coming soon, and many students in Shanjia Academy are concentrating on their studies.
Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was presiding over the imperial examination this year, had changed the chief examiner.
This examiner had been unemployed at home in his early years. He read books and farmed every day, devoted himself to study, and also wrote several books on farming and travel.
What he always said was, "Don't laugh at the muddy wine of the farmers, for in a good year there are enough chickens and pigs to entertain guests."
It means to describe the abundant food and wine in a farmer's house.
I also hope that every farmer can have such a sumptuous banquet.
Compared with the political ambitions of other people, he was more inclined to encourage farming.
He even said that he studied in order to farm better.
Now at the age of 56, he has been asked to come out of retirement and directly serve as the chief examiner of this year's imperial examination, which shows his future inclination.
If nothing unexpected happens, this year's examination questions will also be about farming.
For a time, all the books on farming in major bookstores and academies were snapped up by students, either to be bought or borrowed.
Su Xian had always liked this convenient classic, so he borrowed a few copies from the academy. When his classmates found out, they begged him to bring them over for a look.
"I'll return the book to the academy first, and then they can borrow it."
Su Xian was still a scholar and did not need to take the imperial examination, so it was even more inappropriate for him to occupy the books at this moment.
"So that's how it is." Su Yinyin said in surprise, "The wind direction changed so quickly, the candidates must be under a lot of pressure."
But Su Yinyin still liked the new examiner very much. He sounded like a very pragmatic person.
After Su Xian found all the books, he continued, "They also asked me to bring some snacks over, saying they wanted to eat but didn't have time to queue."
Seeing that her brother had a lot of things, Su Yinyin simply went with her brother.
The two of them carried lunch boxes and books to Shanjia Academy, and passed by the shop under Su Yinyin's name.
However, the shop is closed now and has not officially opened yet.
Su Xian said: "In fact, there is no need to wait for Hui Nu Dim Sum to be stable. Sister can open it whenever she wants to."
He knew his sister's abilities.
He is an expert at everything from making snacks to managing accounts.
He was very excited about opening the store, but he is not opening it now because he is afraid that it will affect Hui Nu Dim Sum’s business.
This was just a casual remark, but Su Yinyin inexplicably thought of Yuan Rui's question.
Let’s just call him Yuan Rui for now, since I don’t know his name anyway.
“Always think about the rewards and always have a sense of crisis.”
So, not only did Yuan Rui discover it, but his family also knew about it.
There was a family that was devoted to her, but she still had a layer of separation.
Su Yinyin frowned and was poked by her brother who couldn't help himself: "Here we are."
Shanjia Academy.
This was not the first time Su Yinyin came here, but this was the first time she was so popular.
Not only because she brought snacks and books, but also because of her reputation!
Which scholar doesn't want a romantic love encounter?
There were even students preparing for exams who greeted me in advance.
He is preparing for the exam now and has no time to find a marriage partner. I will definitely help him find one after he finishes the exam.
Su Yinyin was helpless.
In the past, only people in West City made fun of it, but now all the academies in South City are doing the same.
Fortunately, the imperial examination is approaching and everyone is busy.
The learning atmosphere is strongest near Shanjia Academy.
There were already quite a few students in the academy itself, and many families around it also vacated their houses and rented them to students who were going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations.
However, all the students who were able to take the imperial examination were juren, and there were no particularly poor ones.
Having said that, when the Su brothers and sisters were on their way back, they still saw a scholar with clothes full of patches. He was holding a dry cake in one hand and a book in the other.
Su Xian said: "He is a student from Lingnan. I heard that his family is poor, so it is unexpected that he can pass the exam."
He went to Beijing to take the imperial examination before his family became rich, so he was different from others.
So that's how it is. Su Yinyin looked at him again and found that his skin was dark and there were calluses on his hands. They were different from the calluses on scholars, and they seemed to be caused by farm work.
This person seemed to be aware of their gazes, and looked up at the Su siblings with a sharp gaze.
Su Yinyin was a little embarrassed and took the initiative to say, "Would you like some snacks? I have some here."
The other party politely declined, but after seeing the snacks, he subconsciously said, "Is this a snack made of citron?"
Su Yinyin looked at the chiffon cake.
Yes, it has lemon juice in it.
The other person laughed and said, "It's a specialty of our place. I earned the money for the provincial examination by selling citrons."
There is such a thing, it is indeed fate.
The scholar in front of him was named Li Xing. He was from Lingnan and came from a poor family.
After passing the provincial examination, he kept most of the money given by local gentry and officials at home to help his parents rebuild their house, and then he traveled light to take the imperial examination.
People like this are really amazing.
The Su brothers and sisters all admired him very much.
After a detailed chat, it turns out that Su Xian and Li Xing have the same aspirations and feel that they met too late.
Li Xing finally thanked Su Yinyin solemnly.
This surprised her a little.
Li Xing said, "If you hadn't found a way to eat citrons, the folks wouldn't have had any extra income."
Su Yinyin started using lemons in August last year, and that month, various lemon snacks and foods became popular in Bianjing.
In September, the merchants brought the news back to Lingnan.
Li Xing hadn't set out yet at that time, so he naturally knew about this matter.
Su Yinyin never thought that a snack she made would influence so many people: "Citron itself is really good, and everyone likes it when it is made into food."
Li Xing shook his head: "It's a good thing, but you have to know how to use it. People in several nearby villages have benefited from it."
This adds a lot of income to them.
And considering how much Beijing loves citron, I think this will be a long-term business.
If it were any other scholar, he might not notice such details.
But Li Xing was born in a farming family, was observant and understood the people around him, so he was very grateful to Su Yinyin.
I didn't expect that she only used one ingredient and it would bring so many benefits.
When they got home, their brother Su Xian said, "This isn't the first time. Sister, you forgot that there was another ingredient that you also brought with you."
"Butter?" Su Yinyin blurted out, "And milk."
Butter is really good in many desserts.
Milk is special.
The brother and sister had been drinking it since they were young. Later, nobles in the palace also went to buy it, and even the families of princes and nobles all liked to drink cow's milk.
Therefore, there are more and more dairy cows producing milk in the suburbs of Beijing, and the price of butter products has dropped, making it affordable for more people.
Just don't think about it too much.
Now that she knew who the noble person in the palace was, Su Yinyin whispered, "Maybe it's really because of me?"
When Su Xian heard his sister say this, his heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Is Yuan Rui from the palace?"
Su Yinyin's eyes widened.
Brother, you must be so sensitive.
When I think about it this way, everything makes sense.
Su Xian was unusually anxious: "According to age, status, and the recent establishment of a government."
"Yuan Rui, it's the prince."
Su Yinyin had always had this answer in her mind, and she had already accepted it, but it still felt strange when her brother said it out loud.
Seeing Yin Yin nod, Su Xian’s brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly.
Many things that happened in the past now seem to become clear to me.
Yuan Rui is very knowledgeable, but he never took part in the imperial examinations. He has been very busy since last year, preparing for observing government affairs. So, everything fits the bill.
I think my sister knew about it before the New Year, and she was depressed during that period because of this incident.
The status gap is too big.
Even if they could be friends, it would be a position that their family could not reach.
Su Xian is twenty-one years old this year. He has been studying in Shanjia Academy for many years and has seen what many princes and nobles look like.
Although Yuanrui itself is not bad, the gap between them is huge.
"Stay away from him," the brother said. "The farther the better."
Su Yinyin agreed very much and she would definitely do it.
Su Xian breathed a sigh of relief. His sister was so smart and she had always done this.
The brother and sister tacitly agreed to keep the secret.
I don’t even plan to tell my parents so that they won’t worry.
Su Yinyin suddenly thought of something and said to her brother, "Brother, he gave me a few travel notes and local customs books before. The author is the same person, whose last name is Tian."
Su Xian held his forehead with his hand and said, "This year's chief examiner is surnamed Tian."
Students taking the imperial examination in the capital were all betting on the test questions, trying to make them as close to the examiner's preferences as possible.
The book written by the examiner himself is at their home.
If other people knew about this, they would probably break down the door of our house.
"It's better not to say it. It's unfair to other candidates." Su Yinyin said seriously.
Before, she only thought that a few books were interesting, which recorded the growth patterns of wheat, rice, and various beans, as well as the experiences of local farmers.
I didn’t expect it was written by the examiner.
After returning to the house, Su Yinyin went to the study as usual. On the desk was the local customs book that she had not finished reading. She felt annoyed when she couldn't see it, so she simply put it away.
Prince.
It really is the prince.
Even if it has been determined long ago.
I still feel surprised.
When she realized that the other person's identity was different, she thought about staying away.
But it was indeed awkward at that time. I was thinking that if the other party was the son of a noble, although there was a big gap between us, I would not leave immediately.
After realizing his extremely noble status, I no longer had any awkward thoughts.
Su Yinyin rubbed her face.
If you have time, you might as well think about how to open your new store.
It cannot be similar to Hui Nu’s dim sum and must have its own characteristics.
While writing the recipe, Su Yinyin looked at the lemon juice again.
Lemon juice is used as baking powder to make egg whites easier to beat.
This is the secret to making chiffon cake.
I didn’t think much of it before, everyone has their own secret recipe.
But when she learned that the people of Lingnan benefited from this, she felt an impulse in her heart.
If more people learn how to make baking powder and use lemon juice to make cakes.
Will the local people benefit more?
Su Yinyin was a little conflicted, but she would not fall into this emotion. Instead, she took the opportunity to write down a lot of lemon diet recipes.
Summer is coming soon, let’s make lemonade first.
I believe that the emergence of lemonade will also increase local lemon sales.
Lemon black tea, lemon chicken feet, lemon cold noodles, lemon smoothie, and lemon milk jelly.
She knows what to cook in her new restaurant!
She wants to promote lemons and discover more delicious food!
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