Chapter 30 Coaxing Her Handsome Husband Coaxing Her Handsome Husband
Medical clinic.
Xie Zhaoming crossed his arms as he watched Wei Chulan tend to the whitening wound on Zhang Min's arm. He sneered, "My lady, there's no need to be so careful with someone so thick-skinned and who doesn't know how to cherish himself. Just cut the flesh off and be done with it."
Zhang Min raised his eyes speechlessly, the corners of his mouth twitching: "What are you crazy about?"
This time he came in broad daylight, early in the morning, so as not to interrupt their fun again.
"What are you going crazy about?" Xie Zhaoming stared at him, a hint of anger hidden in his eyes. "The stab in your stomach wasn't enough for you to put on a show, and you had to take another one? Do you think you're made of iron or gold?"
Ye Jindian was still waiting outside, and it was unclear whether there were any spies from the Shi family army around. Xie Zhaoming lowered his voice even though he was angry, and put on an impeccable and gentle smile, but his eyes were jumping rapidly with anger that could not be suppressed.
Zhang Min rolled his eyes and said bluntly, "Xie Hushi, that injury happened so long ago. Can they believe me just by looking at a bag of blood squeezed out of my waist?"
They are arrogant, but they are not brainless fools.
Xie Zhaoming certainly knew this, but he was still depressed.
The Shi Family Army is the only remaining floating army and rebel army in Dayan. Zhang Min is responsible for this matter. At the last moment, he will definitely not be restrained by the means of self-harm.
But he didn't want to really get into trouble with Xie Zhaoming, so he changed the subject: "How's the matter of finding someone to forge iron going?"
"Nothing." Xie Zhaoming was annoyed. Not wanting to see his irritating face, he simply ran to the windowsill to light incense. "The master who once forged weapons for Beiwan has refused to acknowledge his identity, claiming he can't forge weapons, only farm tools. At the moment, I only know that my sister-in-law might be able to forge the parts, and the other blacksmiths in the capital are slightly inferior."
Zhang Min frowned: "Do you know Tiantian's identity?"
"Heh." Xie Zhaoming got angry again when talking about this matter. After lighting the incense, he blew out the flame. "I was wondering why you suddenly got it, but it turns out you fell for the same person."
The fiefdom of His Majesty was in Qin, and it had frequent conflicts with foreign tribes. Naturally, this group of people first met in Qin and made great achievements.
In the past, when the two met in the sand dunes, they had also secretly hidden behind each other and glanced at each other from afar; they had also heard a few stories about Ye Jindian from the people in Zhang Min's tent.
However, Zhang Min was stubborn at that time and refused to admit that he liked her. He only said that he was grateful for her guidance. In addition, Ye Jindian was still young at that time and it was not appropriate to mention marriage, so everyone tacitly agreed not to bother the young lady.
Zhang Min: “…”
No matter how much I go around in circles, I end up letting him take his anger out on me.
He pinched his forehead and got back to the point: "Have you asked Tiantian about the forging?"
Xie Zhaoming fiddled with the incense and lifted the auspicious beast's head to cover it.
The curling mist came out of the golden beast's mouth, and soon spread a faint lychee fragrance in the warm golden morning light, which was refreshing.
"I dare not easily involve my sister-in-law in this." He washed his hands with water, his posture elegant, and slowly pulled out a cloth to wipe his hands. "What do you think about this matter?"
The powder seeped into the wound, causing a slight sting. Zhang Min waited for the pain to subside before speaking, "If she wants to go, then she can go. If she doesn't want to, then..."
Xie Zhaoming: "...Not forcing it?"
"Try to get the Right Prime Minister to come and beg her."
This matter is of great importance, so Zhang Min naturally hopes to get his wife's help.
Xie Zhaoming: “…”
Then he is really promising. As a husband, he doesn't dare to ask for it, and he even asks the "Right Prime Minister" to ask for it.
He couldn't help but mock him for a moment, and Zhang Min didn't give in either.
The two of them started to bicker with each other like children playing in the mud at the village entrance.
Over the years, Wei Chulan has become accustomed to their arguments, which are tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and she does not intervene.
She only bandaged the wound and stuffed the medicine into Zhang Min's hand. "I'll tell Miss Ye that you accidentally tore your arm underwater. You don't need to try to hide it for the next few days. Wait until the wound heals."
"Thank you." Zhang Min stuffed the medicine into his purse and hung it around his waist. "I'll go out and see my wife first."
She must have been terrified.
Ye Jindian was indeed frightened, but after the incident, she was not too scared.
She is now more worried about Zhang Min who fell into the water.
The beautiful husband is already weak, and it is not known whether he will catch a cold; I heard that he suffered some hidden injuries when he fell into the water, and we need to go inside to check his bones, and we don’t know if he is seriously injured.
Seeing Zhang Min hurriedly coming out of the inner room, she quickly put down the calming soup poured for her by the medicine boy and stood up to greet him.
"Are you okay?"
They both asked each other at the same time.
"I'm fine, are you okay?"
The two of them answered and asked again at the same time.
The medicine boy beside him: "..."
For some reason, my mouth suddenly felt sour and my stomach felt bloated.
Wei Chulan, who followed closely, couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Master Zhang is fine, he just jumped into the water too suddenly and got hit by the water column and injured his left arm. It's best not to exert too much force for now."
"Did the water column hit your arm?"
Ye Jindian had never heard of such a thing before. She reached out to touch his wound, but was stopped by Wei Chulan with her quick eyes and hands.
"Don't touch the wound." Wei Chulan pulled her hand away and then let go. "This wound is in the tendons and bones. Although there is no blood, it is more serious than if there was blood."
She and Xie Zhaoming had been married for many years, and had been influenced by them, so she could make up a lot of lies. Zhang Min felt uneasy and worried when she heard them.
I wonder if it will be enough to appease my wife once her memory recovers and he strips naked and apologizes.
Ye Jindian listened carefully. She turned around and saw Zhang Min's forehead was covered in sweat. She quickly took out her handkerchief and asked him, "Does your arm hurt?"
Wei Chulan: “…”
Just now, she pinched the wound to squeeze out the blood clot, but he didn't sweat so much.
She could only say, "Maybe I was frightened and had night sweats."
Ye Jindian nodded in understanding and asked her to prescribe some nourishing and sedative medicine.
She knew that her beautiful husband was not only physically weak, but also easily frightened.
Wei Chulan nodded at her, then went to write a prescription and asked the medicine boy to prepare the medicine.
Ye Jindian pulled Zhang Min aside and comforted him, "I'm fine, not even a scratch. If you hear about this kind of thing again, don't worry or be anxious. I'm very good at running away, so I'm sure nothing will happen to me."
Zhang Min nodded shyly.
He felt increasingly ashamed, uneasy and guilty.
Just as he was about to say something, Xie Zhaoming came over leisurely, smiled and invited Ye Jindian to talk aside, and used the excuse of the Military Equipment Bureau to ask her to go and help with the blacksmithing.
When Ye Jindian heard this, she knew that the other party must have asked the shops around the blacksmith shop about her.
She was secretly surprised by this man's meticulous thinking, but she did not show it on her face.
"Just blacksmithing?"
"Of course." Xie Zhaoming put his hands in his sleeves, with a sincere look on his face, "Miss Ye, I am an upright official of the imperial court and would not force women into prostitution.
"Xie was just going from one blacksmith shop to the next, checking out the tools. If he came across a skilled blacksmith, he would ask if there were any blacksmiths willing to work for the Military Equipment Supervisor.
"Who knows why the owner of the blacksmith shop is so excited? Xie simply said that his iron tools are denser than those of other shops, and it would be a waste to use them for farm tools. He'd rather forge weapons."
In just a few words, he put the blame on someone else, without mentioning that he had revealed the other person's identity as soon as he entered the door, which made the other person furious.
Zhang Min secretly glared at him, telling him to stop.
Seeing Ye Jindian's interest, Xie Zhaoming didn't bother to care about Zhang Min. He looked at her with a smile and said, "Miss Ye, if you don't believe me, you can go to other blacksmith shops and ask for clarification. If I am deceiving you, you don't have to come. If you want to take this job, you can come to the clinic and find my wife to tell me."
Ye Jindian kept this matter in mind and did not agree to him immediately.
"There is no rush for this matter. Miss Ye, please take your time to think about it." Xie Zhaoming was used to retreating in order to advance. After saying this, he left leisurely and returned to the inner room.
The medicine boy had already prepared the medicine and called Ye Jindian.
She hurried to the counter to get the medicine, but when she paid the bill she emptied out all the remaining money in her purse, which was barely enough to cover the cost of one person's medicine.
"Sorry, I won't take my medicine for now." Ye Jindian pushed her tranquilizer back and said, "I'll go home to get the money and then come back to get the medicine."
Zhang Min was about to object when the medicine boy stuffed the medicine into her hands and said, "No, take it first and come back to pay later. I'll keep the bill."
Taking medicine and taking care of your body is more important than anything else.
Ye Jindian nodded silently and wrote her name on the account.
After returning home, she first soaked the medicine, then took out the cash box and counted the money on the table in the house. The more she counted, the more frightened she became.
——The money spent on medicine would consume most of the money her husband had saved over the years in less than half a month.
If you add the cost of another tonic, it will be used up in a month.
Ye Jindian supported her forehead with her hands.
The setting sun poured down, and the mottled shadows of the trees fell on her face, swaying in the wind.
Zhang Min lingered outside the door for a while, looking at her for a long time but couldn't tell whether her eyes were happy or sad.
He knocked on the door: "Madam, can I come in?"
Ye Jindian raised her eyes to look at him, and caught a glimpse of a figure standing there with a pair of bright black eyes staring at her.
She said loudly, "Come in." Zhang Min walked over and sat down. She looked at his slightly pale face and lowered her voice to ask, "Why don't you rest in the room?"
"I saw my wife looking worried at the clinic, and I was worried." He took out a red lacquer box, placed it on the table, and opened it. "Actually, I still have a few sets of jade. If..."
Ye Jindian covered it with her hand, closed the box again, and refused outright: "Although I don't understand jade, a scholar can't be naked without anything on his body."
This is all his face, he can't touch it.
"But..." Zhang Min met her frown, then calmed down and said in a low voice, "Okay...I'll listen to you, my lady."
But his brows were still knotted and confused.
He wondered how ordinary people made money. If he was just a scholar, how could he ensure that his wife didn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and could just do what she liked?
After thinking about it for a while, I really couldn’t think of it.
When they were young, the world was in turmoil. Although my mother was not favored, her dowry was there, and they never suffered from hunger or cold.
Later, he took his sister out to make a living, and relying on his eyes and fists, he never had to worry about his livelihood for long.
When it comes to making money, he really knows nothing about it.
"What are you worrying about?" Ye Jindian reached out and gently rubbed the knot between his eyebrows. "It's just some money matters, just leave it to me."
Zhang Min grabbed her hand, held it in his palm, lowered his eyes, puffed his cheeks, and said nothing.
——My wife is going to start coaxing him again.
Ye Jindian raised her other hand and poked his swollen cheek, causing the air to leak out. She looked at him and giggled.
"My wife..." Zhang Min looked at her resentfully.
Ye Jindian pinched his fair and tender cheek, which felt particularly good in her hand. "Okay, don't worry. I will find a way to pay for the medicine."
"How about..." Zhang Min gently pinched her fingers, "I'll write some calligraphy and you can sell them?"
I can't end up having my wife pamper a useless "weak scholar".
He will be so angry that he will vomit blood.
Ye Jindian was afraid that calligraphy and painting would be too time-consuming, so she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she asked him, "Husband, can you teach me how to paint?"
Perhaps because of the frequent wars over the years, many people wanted to keep a portrait of the traveler.
However, because she was only good at painting scenes of bows, crossbows and weapons, and not at painting landscapes or figures, she turned away a lot of business.
Zhang Min was naturally happy and couldn't wait to spread out the paper and start painting.
A picture appeared in his mind: he was holding his wife's hand from behind, writing on paper, and a gentle breeze blew over the windowsill, blowing through the deep and light scent of ink.
But the medicine had already been brewed, and Ye Jindian had to move the stove to the corridor to boil the medicine, so she had no time to take care of this matter.
Zhang Min went in by himself, brought out a light low desk and placed it beside her, and also took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and stayed with her to write and paint.
Seeing his iron-like and silver-like calligraphy, Ye Jindian was amazed and exclaimed: "Wandering and bending, his grace is elegant and graceful, firm as iron-like and graceful as silver-like. Your calligraphy is both firm and soft, and has an extraordinary elegance."
She had thought his calligraphy would be soft and smooth, but she had never expected it to be such a combination of strength and elegance.
Zhang Min straightened his back and felt very proud after hearing this.
Seeing that he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips, Ye Jindian covered her lips with a palm-leaf fan and couldn't help laughing.
Oh, it’s not easy.
Finally, I managed to cheer him up.
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