Jiang Si returned to Haitangju and buried himself in the medicine.
The white horn grass picked from the willow embankment needs to be dried and ground into fine powder. While the sun is shining, Aqiao and Aman carefully turn it over and dry it in the yard.
Jiang Zhan came in with a bunch of stuff in his arms, and seeing Ah Man and the other man in the yard, he asked with a smile, "Where's your daughter?"
Ah Qiao quickly put down her work and said, "The young lady is in the room. I will go and report to her now."
Jiang Zhan took a look at the item in his arms and said hurriedly: "No need, wait until I finish putting this away and then call you girls out."
Ah Man and Ah Qiao came over curiously.
"Oh, a swing!" Aqiao's face showed excitement.
Jiang Zhan looked around and selected two crabapple trees at a suitable distance. He assembled a swing in just one cup of tea and tied ribbons tightly around the ropes. He smiled as he did so and said, "Not only does it look good, but it also doesn't irritate my hands. Okay, who wants to try it?"
Ah Man and Ah Qiao were greatly surprised. They suppressed their eagerness to try and declined, saying, "The young lady hasn't sat down yet. How can we try first?"
"Just try it if I tell you to. Why are you saying so much?" Jiang Zhan was a little impatient. He thought, of course you have to try it out to see if it is firm enough before you let your sister play with it.
Well, Ah Man is good at fighting, so she is the one.
"Come on, Ah Man." Jiang Zhan smiled and patted the swing.
"Then I will try it for you first." Ah Man stepped on the pedal, exerted a little force with his feet, and soon swung high up.
"A'man, be careful." Aqiao watched A'man swinging higher and higher, and when he reached the highest point, he was far beyond the wall. She couldn't help but feel frightened.
Ah Man turned a deaf ear to him. When he reached the highest point, he suddenly flipped backwards, did a beautiful somersault in the air, and landed steadily on the swing.
Ah Qiao covered her eyes and cried out in surprise.
Jiang Si heard the noise and came out, standing in the corridor and looking into the yard.
"Girl, swinging on the swing is so fun." Ah Man jumped down from the swing, his face flushed with excitement.
Jiang Zhan's face turned pale, and he tiptoed to untie the rope he had just tied: "I suddenly remembered that I borrowed this swing from someone, so I should return it."
Jiang Si walked over quickly, holding up the hem of her skirt: "Second brother, are you kidding me? I didn't hear that you need to borrow a swing from someone."
"Fourth sister is weak. What if she gets cold while playing on the swing? Let's take her off."
Oh my god, fourth sister’s maid is too wild. She swings on the swing and tries to fly to the sky. What if she corrupts her younger sister?
Thinking that Jiang Si might fall off the swing, Jiang Zhan couldn't help but speed up his movements.
Jiang Si pulled the ribbon tied to the rope and said with a smile: "Second brother, I like this swing."
Jiang Zhan paused, met the girl's smiling eyes, and after a moment's hesitation, he quickly compromised: "Since Fourth Sister likes it, then stay. But let me make it clear first, you can't swing like Ah Man, it would be terrible if you fall."
Fourth sister just broke off her engagement, so she must be feeling sad, so having a swing to play on can help her pass the time.
"Got it, don't worry, brother."
"Then I'll leave. I have to go out later."
"Second brother is about to go out. I also want to go out to buy some things. Let's go together." Jiang Si thought of the missing medicine and suggested.
Jiang Zhan naturally would not refuse. He waited patiently for Jiang Si to change into clothes for going out, and the brother and sister walked out together.
"Second Young Master, Fourth Young Lady." They met a maid on the road, who hurriedly saluted.
"The fourth young lady - uh, the second young master." After walking a few steps, another maid came to greet them busily.
Jiang Zhan gradually felt something was wrong and whispered to Jiang Si, "Fourth sister, have you noticed that these maids and servants are particularly attentive today?"
He thought that since his fourth sister had just broken off the engagement, these servants would look down on others, but he didn't expect that they were quite sensible.
"Really? I don't think so, sister." Jiang Si looked innocent.
These words happened to be heard by the old woman who had just come over to pay her respects.
The old woman rolled her eyes secretly, thinking: Why are we so attentive? Don’t you know what’s going on?
"Just go ahead after receiving the gift. Why are you blocking the road? Are you waiting for a reward?" Jiang Zhan frowned when he saw the old woman standing in the middle of the road.
The old woman shuddered and ran away.
How could she dare to ask for a reward from the Fourth Miss, as that girl was the kind of person who could make the Second Wife speechless?
Jiang Zhan touched his chin, which was delicately curved, and wondered, "I've never seen them so scared of me before. Look at the look on that old woman's face, as if I were a cannibal."
"Second brother, you are overthinking. Let's get out of here quickly."
As soon as you leave Yuqian Hutong, you will reach the main street, which is crowded with people and the peddlers' calls can be heard everywhere.
"What does Fourth Sister want to buy?" Jiang Zhan called over a vendor and bought a few candied haws from him. He picked out the one with the best shape and handed it to Jiang Si, and gave the rest to the servant Aji.
Ah Ji was very considerate and gave Ah Man one, and asked Jiang Zhan flatteringly: "Master, you don't want to eat it?"
"Why would a grown man eat Tanghulu?" Jiang Zhan glared at Ah Ji, and seeing that Jiang Si was just holding it without eating, he asked, "Does Fourth Sister not like it?"
Jiang Si pointed at the veil on her head and said, "It's inconvenient."
"That's true." Jiang Zhan sighed with regret, then changed his tone, "You should still wear it."
My sister is so pretty, we can’t let those playboys see her.
Seeing that they had arrived at the largest pharmacy in the capital, Jiang Si took Ah Man in to buy medicine. Jiang Zhan disliked the strong smell of medicine inside, so he stayed outside waiting.
"Give me one!" Jiang Zhan stretched out his hand.
"Sir, didn't you just say that grown men don't eat candied haws?"
Jiang Zhan slapped Aji on the shoulder: "I am a big man in front of my sister, and I am the master in front of you! The master wants to eat a candied haws, do you have any opinion?"
Aji stuck out his tongue and quickly handed a candied haws to Jiang Zhan.
Jiang Zhan bit off a red fruit and scanned the bustling crowd with squinting eyes.
The boy was handsome, and even if he was standing casually at the corner, he would attract the attention of passers-by from time to time. Several people came towards him and saw Jiang Zhan eating candied haws at a glance.
"Hey, isn't this Jiang Er?" The man in front of him was wearing a splendid robe and a jade crown, holding a folding fan, with a sinister smile on his face, "You ran fast last time, but it won't be so easy this time."
Jiang Zhan's expression changed slightly.
The man dressed like a golden rooster in front of him is Cui Yi, the son of Princess Rongyang and General Cui Xu. This golden rooster has been making things difficult for him since the first time they met.
With Jiang Zhan's temper, he certainly couldn't stand being provoked again and again. The last time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and resisted, which completely offended Cui Yi.
He was not afraid of fighting, but his fourth sister was still in the pharmacy, and it would be bad if she was seen by these people.
Looking at the people surrounding him, Jiang Zhan sneered: "Master Cui, there are so many people coming and going here. If you start a fight, the police will be here in no time. I don't think you will be able to fight to your heart's content, right? If you want to fight, I'll accompany you. Pick a place!"
Cui Yi gave Jiang Zhan a thumbs up and said, "If you have the guts, follow me."
Jiang Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's go."
The girl's gentle voice came from behind: "Where are you going, second brother?"