Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Is it
Li Hongying sent the matchmaker away with some embarrassment. Although she now heard Fu Lingzhi call her godmother, she had no say in Fu Lingzhi's marriage.
At noon, Li Hongying mentioned this matter, and Fu Lingzhi blushed. However, Miao Ying was thinking about something else. He didn't know what the current situation was between Lingzhi and his elder brother.
Miao Ying planned to go talk to Fu Lingyou about business matters today. The Ghost Festival would be in two days, which was a big festival. He planned to go with Huo Xing to buy some incense, candles and paper money.
While walking on the road, the weather was really hot and they were tired. Huo Xing wanted to carry him on his back, but as soon as he lay down, the temperature of their bodies touched each other and he felt hot again. So he got down and walked by himself, which made Miao Ying unhappy all the way.
Miao Ying wiped his sweat off his face and sighed, "Huo Xing, can you make a cart?"
Huo Xing has had this idea recently. Although his family doesn't have a cow now, he can still make a cart and pull it. When he has more financial resources in the future, he can buy another cow and add another set of carts.
Although he had never made a cart, Carpenter Yao had given him a notebook before he passed away. It contained drawings of how to make many things, including a cart. If he couldn't make it, he could make one based on Ye Feng's cart.
"I'll do it when I get back this time." Huo Xing promised him.
After finally arriving at the county town, Miao Ying was almost dying of the heat. Huo Xing found a tea stall and asked him to sit down and drink two bowls of cold tea. Only then did he finally feel a little better.
The tea stall provided shade, so Miao Ying sat here for a while. There were two other tourists sitting next to him, chatting about gossip in the county town, and coincidentally they talked about the Fu family they were going to today.
"Then Young Master Fu is going to set up his own business now!"
Miao Ying's ears immediately stood up and his butt moved towards that side.
"Do you think this Master Fu has lost his mind? He just divided up such a huge family fortune like that?"
"There are so many dirty things going on in wealthy families," another person said. "Besides, if the Fu family divides up their property, the inheritance left to their three sons won't be small."
"I heard that the family wasn't going to split up originally, but the eldest young master insisted on finding the second young master who was mistakenly taken away. Master Fu disagreed for the sake of the real second young master, thinking it was too unfair to the second young master. He said that if the eldest young master insisted on this, then the family should just split up."
"Why bother? He's just a boy. Just raise him. You can even marry him off later!"
"You are talking nonsense. It is obvious that the eldest young master is disobedient and unfilial, so we need to divide the family. Don't blame everything on the second young master."
"You know this again?" Everyone mocked him.
"Someone from my family is working at Fu's house!" the man said.
Everyone burst into laughter and then talked about other things.
Miao Ying felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what they said. He moved back and looked at Huo Xing: "Then do you think we can still find him today?"
"Let's give it a try." Huo Xing said.
They paid for the tea and went to the Fu family's house. The Fu family lived in the most prosperous and quiet place in the county town. The words "Fu Mansion" were hung high on the main gate. The people at the door were tall and mighty, and could not be approached easily.
Miao Ying and his friends could only go through the side door, but the side door was not so easy to enter, and the doorman here had eyes that looked like they were on top of his head.
Before Miao Ying could even tell his intention, he was chased away like a beggar without even being able to say a word.
Huo Xing wanted to go forward, but Miao Ying stopped him. After hearing what he had just said, he also knew that Fu Lingyou was not in a good situation now. He was afraid that he would not be able to reach an agreement with him at this moment, so he simply left.
They were carrying jars of cooked chili oil as they walked towards Yingkeju. When the shopkeeper saw them, he hurried over and looked at the jar in Miao Ying's hand as if he had found a treasure.
"Boss, your business is booming!" Miao Ying greeted with a smile.
The shopkeeper had the jar taken from Miao Ying and quickly sent to the kitchen. He stayed behind to talk to him: "Thank you for your good wishes!"
It seems that business is very good.
The shopkeeper was in high spirits. After learning the recipe for cold noodles, he sent someone to the stall where Miao Ying and his friends had been the next day. Sure enough, there were people waiting to buy it, so all the customers came into the store.
Unexpectedly, not only ordinary people wanted to eat this, but even people from the Mei Mansion came.
The cold noodles sold very well, which naturally boosted the sales of other dishes in the store. The revenue in the past few days has been more than that of the previous month, and the revenue has long exceeded what they spent.
Miao Ying exchanged a few pleasantries with the shopkeeper, and then tentatively asked him whether he had any personal relationship with the eldest son of the Fu family.
The shopkeeper nodded, because Young Master Fu would also come to Yingkeju for dinner, but he was the young master of the Fu family after all, so he naturally could not introduce him on his behalf. This was the rule of doing business.
Miao Ying expressed his understanding, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and went with Huo Xing to buy incense, candles, and paper money. On the day of sacrifice, one must show some expression.
When he returned home, Miao Ying still saw Fu Lingzhi's hesitant look, so he said to him, "I didn't see him today, but I heard that something happened in the Fu family."
Fu Lingzhi's heart suddenly tightened: "What's going on? Did something happen to big brother?"
"I just heard it from others, I don't know if it's true." Miao Ying told him everything he heard today, "It seems that the family is dividing now, and your brother is going to set up his own business."
Fu Lingzhi didn't know what his mood was at the moment. He just had a hard time eating. He didn't know if he had anything to do with his elder brother's decision to set up his own business, but he hoped not.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they split into two groups. Huo Xing took Xiao Lin to visit the grave of Carpenter Yao, while Miao Ying and Li Hongying stayed at home to worship the ancestors of the Huo family.
After Huo Xing paid tribute to Carpenter Yao, he burned some paper money for Huo San on the roadside, which was quite close to Huo San's grave.
When people die, dust returns to dust, but it's just a matter of burning some paper money.
Of course, at home, my grandmother also burned some extra paper money, and it was obvious who it was for.
The sacrificial blade meat is perfect for stir-frying twice-cooked pork. Adding some cabbage will make it extremely delicious. When Miao Ying went to buy the blade meat, he also bought some pork lard. They now have rapeseed oil but they still need to prepare some lard.
Today we'll stir-fry some twice-cooked pork, make some buns stuffed with lard and cabbage, and make some soup to celebrate the festival. Xiaolin hasn't been in a very good mood since he came back, as he still misses his grandpa very much.
Huo Xiaobao also noticed it, and he stayed by his side since he came back, saying some innocent words that made Xiaolin feel sad intermittently.
After the middle of July, the weather became hotter. There was not much farm work to do at home and the money was enough for the time being, so Miao Ying stayed at home all day.
Huo Xing went up the mountain, saying that the houses on the mountain were cool in the summer, and asked Miao Ying if she wanted to go with him to the mountain to escape the heat.
Miao Ying thought it would be tiring to walk up the mountain, so he decided not to go. Huo Xing had no choice but to go up alone. He also went to check if there was anything wrong with their wood press and take care of it. He also went to cut some trees and planned to make a cart.
After Huo Xing went up the mountain, Fu Lingzhi saw Miao Ying lying down all day and asked him if he wanted to go out and play in the water.
Miao Ying regained some strength and got up: "Where can I play in the water?" At this moment, he missed Nankouba Village. There was a big river near Nankouba Village, and rice was grown there.
"Mom, why don't we grow rice here?" If we grow rice, we can have rice to eat.
Li Hongying was sewing in the main room while her grandmother went back to sleep. She listened to his question and then said, "It's hard to get water here. If we want to grow rice, we'll have to repurpose the fields, which is a huge undertaking. So we won't be growing rice."
Miao Ying didn't quite understand this and nodded blankly. Li Hongying watched them leave and asked where they were going.
"Just take a walk in the back hills. My whole body is sore from lying down."
"Then go for a walk and bring some steamed buns and cornbread." Li Hongying waved at them and watched them leave the yard.
Seeing Miao Ying's listless look, Fu Lingzhi asked with some concern: "Are you pregnant?"
Miao Ying was so frightened by his words that he almost jumped up: "What? No way?"
Fu Lingzhi quickly said: "I don't know either, I'm just guessing."
Miao Ying looked at her flat belly and took a deep breath: "That shouldn't be possible, right? I usually pay attention to it."
Fu Lingzhi blushed when talking about this. After all, he was still a unmarried boy. He had heard someone say before that pregnant girls get tired easily and have no appetite. They always want to lie down when they have nothing to do. Then he remembered Miao Ying's recent behavior, always lying down and not liking to eat, so he asked this question.
Miao Ying also became worried. When he was in bed, he always felt like a man. When he was enjoying himself, he would forget everything. Sometimes he would think about it symbolically, but would soon forget it.
They were no longer in the mood to play and planned to go see the village doctor. However, there was no village doctor in Rongshu Village and the nearest village doctor was in the neighboring village.
Miao Ying was no longer afraid of the heat now, so he and Fu Lingzhi went to the neighboring village. When they arrived at the village doctor's house, Miao Ying took a deep breath and pushed open the door.
Unexpectedly, the village doctor from the neighboring village was a man who looked to be in his thirties. Miao Ying explained his purpose of visit. He lowered his eyes and said nothing, motioning Miao Ying to stretch out his hand to take his pulse.
Miao Ying stretched out his hand hesitantly. The village doctor took his pulse and frowned.
Miao Ying thought there was something wrong with his body and suddenly became nervous.
"You are not pregnant." said the village doctor.
Miao Ying looked at him blankly.
Fu Lingzhi saw Miao Ying was dumbfounded, so he asked, "He's been sleepy and has a poor appetite lately. Isn't he pregnant?"
The village doctor sighed, "Not all pregnant women experience these symptoms. Some people don't experience any symptoms until they're almost pregnant, while others vomit violently from the very beginning of their pregnancy. They're all different, and there's no definitive answer."
Miao Ying couldn't tell what his mood was at the moment. He seemed a little happy, but suddenly felt very regretful.
Fu Lingzhi was still a little worried: "If she's not pregnant, how's his health? Is there any problem?"
"He's fine." The village doctor withdrew his hand. "There's nothing wrong."
Fu Lingzhi asked again, "Since he's in good health, why is he so tired and has a poor appetite? Do you think you should prescribe some medicine?"
The village doctor was a little annoyed. He looked at Miao Ying and said, "All medicines are poisonous. Who would take medicine for no reason?"
"Oh? Will he be like this again in the future?" Fu Lingzhi asked again.
The village doctor couldn't stand it any longer. He pointed at Miao Ying and said, "He's lazy because he's tired. He has a poor appetite because he's picky about food!"
Miao Ying: ???
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