Su Ruyi was somewhat surprised that Chu Liang'an had brought Song Wenyu with him.
Jin Xingqiu, clearly not expecting this, asked, "Wenyu, aren't you... going to work today?"
Song Wenyu laughed and said, "I gave my job to my colleague's youngest daughter. That child has a blood disease, and if I didn't give it to her, she would have to go to the countryside. In the countryside, there is a lack of medical care and medicine, and she definitely wouldn't survive."
After saying that, he looked at Su Ruyi and said half-jokingly, "Dr. Su, I've come to rely on you! You have to take me in no way possible!"
Before Su Ruyi could speak, Chu Liang'an punched him: "How can you talk like that? You'll scare Doctor Su again."
Song Wenyu is a highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor, a rare talent. Su Ruyi wished she had more people like him under her command, so she quickly smiled and said, "No, no. But I can't guarantee much right now, I can only guarantee that when we get to Beijing, we'll all have a place to stay."
"I'm content as long as I have a place to stay!" Song Wenyu said. "I'm really grateful to be able to go to Beijing once in my life. You know, I've lived in Laolin County for almost my entire life, and the farthest place I've ever been is Harbin!"
Both Song Wenyu and Chu Liang'an were single.
They had been married and had children, but all of them left them completely during that turbulent era.
Like Jin Xingqiu, the two of them were also disheartened.
Chu Liang'an said, "Junior Sister, I trust you. If you take Junior Aunt away, you have to take me with you. We're bound together!"
Jin Xingqiu spat out, "Who's tied to you?"
Chu Liang'an clutched his chest, feigning heartache.
Everyone laughed.
Su Ruyi suddenly noticed that Jin Xingqiu was dressed exceptionally well today—her hair was styled in a fashionable way, tied with a red ribbon, her cheeks were rosy, and she even had applied some rouge.
Su Ruyi realized what was going on: "You're not going to... today, are you?"
Chu Liang'an replied with a grin, "That's right, we're going to get our marriage certificate today."
Jin Xingqiu lowered her head, her expression beaming with joy, but her tone was tinged with sadness: "Including this time... I've been married three times now. People say I'm a jinx... Liang'an, are you really not bothered?"
Chu Liang'an patted his chest and said, "People say I'm lucky. We're a perfect match! But I've already been expelled from the sect by my master. You and my older brother might have trouble explaining this to each other in the future!"
Jin Xingqiu laughed: "That's something we'll have to worry about a long time from now. At worst, when we go to his grave, we can just pretend we don't know him!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi finally felt relieved—her junior aunt had completely moved on, that was wonderful!
The four rented an oxcart from the village and went to Sanhe County.
Soon, Chu Liang'an and Jin Xingqiu received their marriage certificate.
The four of them then had a big meal at a state-run restaurant, which they considered their wedding feast.
Neither of them was getting married for the first time, so neither of them had any intention of having a big celebration.
However, the observant Wang Da noticed something amiss in their beaming expressions.
He directly added braised pork intestines, sweet and sour pork, and four-happiness meatballs to the four people's meals—these three main dishes for the wedding banquet.
Su Ruyi leaned against the kitchen doorway while Chef Wang chatted with her and cooked the dishes.
Knowing that Su Ruyi was going to the capital, he could have guessed: "A phoenix won't stay in the mountains for long! How could someone like you, Dr. Su, stay in this little Dingjiatun for the rest of your life? Dr. Su, I'm so happy for you! Look, your favorite braised ribbonfish! It's specially made to celebrate for you! It's ready!"
He served the braised ribbonfish, arranged it carefully on a plate, and handed it to his young apprentice.
Then, after carefully washing his hands, he took out a smaller, locked wooden box from a wooden box on top of the kitchen cabinet, carefully took a key from his waist, and opened the wooden box.
Inside the velvet bag was a medicinal herb, the very same blood rhinoceros that Qi Yuan had brought him when he came to Heilongjiang Province.
Upon smelling the aroma, Su Ruyi exclaimed in surprise, "Is this a blood rhinoceros?"
Chef Wang gave a thumbs up: "This is something good that Old Qi brought me when he was alive. I'm afraid I'll waste it if I use it. This stuff is just a seasoning, it just makes dishes taste better. But it's different for you, Dr. Su, with this. I know it's a life-saving medicine."
"No, I can't accept this, it's too valuable," Su Ruyi immediately refused.
Chef Wang laughed and said, "I'm not giving it to you for nothing, Doctor Su. I need to ask you for some pills! Shall we trade?"
Su Ruyi shook her head again: "None of my pills are as valuable as this."
This is true; a book in Su Ruyi's study space contains a record of learning this kind of thing.
It is the tender horn of a mutated rhinoceros at birth, and can only be harvested once in its lifetime.
After the raw materials are collected, they must be processed using special methods to obtain the authentic blood rhinoceros.
Su Ruyi remembered that the last annotation in that book was four words—"almost extinct."
That book was written hundreds of years ago.
Many of the recipes Su Ruyi had learned required this ingredient, and without exception, all of these recipes were life-saving.
Su Ruyi was indeed very envious of this large piece of blood rhinoceros.
However, she could not accept such a precious gift without having done anything to receive it.
Chef Wang put on a stern face: "Dr. Su, this is disrespecting me."
Su Ruyi laughed and said, "Master Wang, you're not stern enough when you're being serious. No matter what you say, I could never accept such a valuable gift. Such a large piece of blood rhinoceros, if made into a life-saving medicine, could probably save hundreds or even thousands of people."
Chef Wang's eyes lit up: "Great, let's do it this way! Dr. Su, I will also get a share of the credit for the hundreds and thousands of people you've saved! This is a good deed for me, please accept it quickly."
Su Ruyi searched her space for a long time, trying to find an equivalent exchange, but she couldn't find one no matter what she tried.
Suddenly, her consciousness swept across the pocket of her heart.
A thought crossed my mind.
Inside her pocket were the three talismans that Lan Yu had given her again before she left.
Including the previous one, there are a total of four talismans!
Su Ruyi smiled – this gift should be a fair match.
With another thought, a talisman appeared in her palm.
Su Ruyi said seriously, "Then I'll trade this to you."
As he spoke, he opened his palm.
The triangular talisman was faintly visible through some cinnabar ink, and it looked quite ordinary.
Seeing this thing, which clearly had a feudal and superstitious feel to it, Chef Wang took a step back, puzzled and a little frightened: "...What is this?"
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