As we were talking, we arrived at the market.
The market here is different from the one in Beijing, as the items are more rustic. In the middle of the market, Suman saw a little rabbit woven with rattan. Although it was made of straw, it was still very cute.
The boss saw that Su Man liked it and tried to recommend it to him, "Girl, if you like it, just buy one. It's only ten cents each."
Du Congwen, who was ahead, took a few steps before noticing Su Man had stopped. He turned around and asked impatiently, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you even tell me you were leaving?"
When the boss saw that they were together, he said, "The girl likes this rabbit, so please buy one for her."
Du Congwen's eyebrows were raised. "Why should I buy it? Why should I buy it?"
The attention of everyone around was drawn to him, but Du Congwen remained oblivious and actually began to criticize Su Man, "What's the use of this thing? You have this money, but instead of saving it for your husband and parents-in-law, you actually spend it on yourself. Who would dare to marry a woman like you?"
His voice attracted a lot of onlookers. This place was far away from the capital, and the girls dared to speak a little. They all sneered at him.
"You've saved up ten cents. Anyone who marries you will be in great trouble."
"That's right, looking at his appearance, it would be a blessing if a girl is willing to be with him."
Du Congwen pointed at the people around him, his face flushed with anger, "You troublemakers, I'm a scholar!"
He originally thought that his name would scare them away, but these people were even more disdainful when they heard it. "Haha, everyone knows you are a scholar. Aunt Du walks around the streets every day, telling everyone she meets. We are so tired of hearing it."
"Yes, it's a good thing I got the title of Scholar. If I had gotten the title of Champion, you would have put up a notice."
Everyone was talking at once, which made Du Congwen very angry. He threw up his sleeves and said, "You are such a scoundrel! You are so vulgar! I don't even bother to talk to you!"
As he turned to leave, he bumped into a vendor pulling a cart and fell head over heels.
Seeing this scene, Su Man secretly felt regretful. It would have been even better if she could scream a few times.
Du Congwen left in a huff. Xiaochun was happy but also a little worried, "If he goes back like this, the lady will scold me again."
After buying the rabbit, Su Man said, "Now that the lady is still here, he will definitely not say anything because he is so proud. Just wait, I have a way to prevent him from saying anything."
Now that the annoying stupid toad was gone, Suman was in the mood to stroll around.
This place is backed by mountains, and in addition to some straw agricultural products, there are also many medicinal herbs.
Su Man stopped in front of a stall, picked up a bunch of jagged herbs and asked, "Boss, is this the Soul-Separating Grass?"
The drug dealer glanced at Su Man and smiled, "Young lady, you have good eyesight. This is indeed the Soul-Separating Grass from the Western Regions. Most people wouldn't recognize it, but I didn't expect you to be familiar with it."
Su Man smiled and said, "Boss, you're so kind. I've seen it in medical books before, but I didn't expect to see it here. Since it's not common, please wrap it up for me."
The drug dealer was very skillful, wrapping the Soul-Separating Grass in an oil-paper bag in no time. He thought the little girl was curious, so he warned her, "Miss, let me say this: anyone who uses this Soul-Separating Grass will become delirious, prone to hallucinations, and memory loss. Please use it with caution."
Su Man was surprised. "Is that so? Thank you for the reminder, boss. I will be careful."
However, after turning around, Su Man gave a meaningful smile and said, "I will use it well."
Before lunch, Suman and Xiaochun came back.
After a little inquiry, it was found out that Du Congwen did not go to the front to find the lady and the others, but went back to the room alone to sulk.
For someone like Du Congwen, who thought highly of himself, the humiliation he suffered today was clearly too much for him to let go. He angrily said, "When I become prime minister, I will definitely put all these people in jail!"
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.
"Cousin, are you in there?"
Du Congwen was too lazy to pay attention to Yunman and didn't say anything. Then, Xiaochun's voice was heard outside.
"Miss, Master Du should not be back yet."
Yun Man sighed softly, "It seems that Master Du doesn't fancy me at all. If he knew that the young lady from the Shangshu Mansion was interested in him..."
"Miss, please keep your voice down. If Master Du hears you, your marriage will be over."
Miss Shangshu?
When Du Congwen heard this, he wondered if the Shangshu's daughter had taken a fancy to him?
If that was the case, then his meteoric rise to fame was just around the corner. He quickly crouched down beside the door, sticking his butt out to peer through the crack.
Outside, Yun Man was sitting at the stone table, sighing. "Before I came here, I heard from the Shangshu's daughter that her father, the Shangshu, was fond of my cousin's essay. His daughter also secretly glanced at my cousin when the results were announced, and both said they had decided on him. It's really a bit...sigh that I'm stealing their love like this."
Xiaochun consoled him, "Don't worry too much, young lady. The lady also wants you to marry into a good family."
Yun Man cheered up a little, "Yes, Madam, you have done so much for me, I really shouldn't give up on myself like this."
She stood up and said, "Let's go to the front hall to see if my cousin has returned."
"Why."
Watching the master and servant walk away, Du Congwen's heart was pounding with laughter.
The Shangshu's daughter actually took a fancy to him?
No wonder my aunt didn’t come to propose marriage earlier or later, but at this time. It turned out that she was anxious to have Yunman take this position.
These women almost led him astray.
lobby
The eldest lady has already started discussing the date of the marriage proposal with Aunt Du.
Speaking of betrothal gifts, Aunt Du glanced at Su Man, who was looking down and submissive, and a calculating look flashed in her eyes.
"Ah, we country folk don't have that many rules. We've been busy with the farming season lately and can't afford to do anything. Otherwise, we can ask the eldest daughter to move in first. We can wait until they have a child before planning the wedding banquet or anything like that."
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