The Lin family had diarrhea for three consecutive days, and it's said that their clothes, pants, and bed sheets had to be changed several times.
The Lin family suffered terribly.
Because Madam Fan had never sincerely apologized, Physician Qi refused to prescribe medicine for her. Even when Clan Chief Lin intervened, Physician Qi still wouldn't agree. Fearing for her life, Madam Fan finally apologized and reluctantly gave Physician Qi two chickens as compensation, and only then was the matter considered closed.
This time, the Lin family not only suffered greatly, but also spent a lot of money, with medical expenses alone costing six or seven hundred coins.
Immediately afterwards, rumors circulated that the Lin family was so immoral that they were punished.
When Madam Fan heard these rumors, she lay in bed cursing the gossips, but after three days, although she was still scathing, her momentum was clearly weakened.
Yuan Qiu happily told Yang Cui about these things, hoping to make her happy.
Yang Cui was quite surprised to hear this news.
"Godmother, are you happy?"
Yang Cui was taken aback; this was a difficult question to answer. To be honest, she was happy, but it wouldn't be good to openly gloat with the child, as it seemed like it might set a bad example!
So, Yang Cui coughed twice and earnestly tried to give Yuan Qiu some pep talk: "Qiuqiu, although the Lin family has a grudge against us, we don't need to gloat. We can't keep focusing on the Lin family forever; that's too short-sighted. In this life, we'll encounter many more people like the Lin family, and even more hateful and vicious people. We should use the time we would spend gloating to strengthen ourselves and make those demons and monsters afraid to cause trouble, understand?"
Yuan Qiu seemed to understand, but not quite.
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Qiu felt that perhaps the Lin family had not been taught a lesson enough, otherwise why didn't his godmother seem very happy?
Yuan Qiu decided to wait a few days until the Lin family recovered from their diarrhea before giving them some more food; the bad guys had to be punished!
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Ji'an Village, Zhou Family.
"I don't want to marry into Anjia Village! I don't want to marry a poor, destitute man! You can marry him if you want!" Zhou Xiaomei threw a tantrum and loudly refused.
"Bang!" Village Chief Zhou slammed his fist on the table in anger. "Marriage is a major life event, a matter of parental consent and matchmaker's word. You cannot be so presumptuous!"
When Zhou Xiaomei saw her grandfather get angry, she was startled and started crying in grievance.
When Zhou Bai saw her daughter crying, she immediately stepped forward to comfort her, and then said, "Father, the An family is too poor. Even if Yang Cui has something going on with the Star Gazing Tower, it has nothing to do with the An family. My Xiaomei is so beautiful, we can't let the An family have her."
Zhou Hongfa remained silent, seemingly considering the matter.
Zhou Baishi continued, "The Ge family, who run a steamed bun shop in town, are interested in our Xiaomei. The Ge family only has two sons, and their conditions are not much better than the An family's. If Xiaomei marries into their family, she will have a good life and will be able to help Yifeng and Yihua."
Zhou Hongfa spoke up at this moment, saying, "Actually, we came back this time for this matter as well. As long as the two children's birth dates are compatible, this matter will definitely work out. If you parents approve of the An family, why not marry Xiao Tao to them? Xiao Tao is thirteen this year, only three years younger than An Xiaohai, so the age is quite suitable."
Zhou Xiaotao is the daughter of Zhou Hongda, the second son of the village chief, and Zhou Qinshi. She is a kind and honest person.
Village Chief Zhou remained silent. Since things had come to this point, Zhou Xiaomei's idea of marrying into the An family had to be abandoned.
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Before we knew it, we were in the first year of junior high school.
Yang Cui got up early in the morning and told the children that guests were coming today, and that they should dress more neatly and properly, and pay attention to hospitality etiquette. The three children agreed readily.
Manager Yu arrived at around eleven o'clock, and his carriage caused a great uproar as soon as it entered the village.
Now everyone in the village has heard that Yang Cui has a close relationship with the Star Gazing Tower. Now, seeing such a luxurious carriage going directly to Yang Cui's doorstep, a group of idle people are quietly watching from a distance.
"Manager Yu, welcome, welcome." Yang Cui led the children out to greet them. "Your boss isn't here today?"
“Our master is a busy man, so Miss Yang can talk to me about whatever you need to do.”
"That's fine, please come in."
Yang Cui had already guessed that their boss wouldn't come, so she wasn't surprised. After inviting everyone into the house, to avoid suspicion, she called An Dafu over to chat with Manager Yu, even though An Dafu was quite nervous around Manager Yu.
Er Ya brewed tea for Manager Yu, while Yang Cui brought over four servings of turtle jelly that had been prepared in advance: "It's such a hot day, it must have been hard for Manager Yu to make the trip. Have some turtle jelly to cool down."
Shopkeeper Yu stared blankly at the black, transparent, paste-like food in the bowl.
"Miss Yang, is this the new dish you mentioned?"
Yang Cui nodded: "This is called Guilinggao (turtle jelly). This one is red bean flavored, this one is mung bean flavored, this one is oat flavored, and this one is original flavored. They are all chilled in the well, which is perfect for the hot summer. Please try some."
Guilinggao (turtle jelly) usually has a slightly bitter taste, but the one Yang Cui made wasn't bitter at all. It had sugar syrup in it, so it was sweet and tasted quite good.
Everyone in my family tried it before, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was amazing.
Shopkeeper Yu originally just wanted to give it a try, but to his surprise, the taste was refreshingly cool and slightly sweet, perfect for cooling off and quenching thirst in this season.
In one go, Manager Yu ate all four bowls.
Seeing his expression, Yang Cui knew there was definitely something going on.
Shopkeeper Yu wiped his mouth: "Miss Yang, let's talk. How much do you plan to sell this for?"
Yang Cui smiled and said, "Manager Yu, don't be in such a hurry! We've just arrived. Let's have lunch and then talk about this."
The roast duck hasn't been served yet! Of course, the main reason Yang Cui wanted to whet his appetite was that she didn't want to give the impression that she really wanted to sell it to him.
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