"It's common for large families to experience ups and downs!" Qiu Zeyu said calmly.
A moment of silence fell over the crowd. In this era, everyone was too busy taking care of themselves to do anything but be an observer.
"You guys take a rest, leave tonight's business to me!" Lan Yamei said.
After seeing the two men off, leaving only her and Qiu Zeyu in the room, Qiu Zeyu finally spoke, "Are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid. If I don't do anything wrong during the day, I won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on my door at night."
That's not what I was asking!
What is that?
"I also saw the Blue Sun phenomenon. It's a celestial anomaly, something big is bound to happen. The people on the street are all talking about it with unease. As for Qiu Ming's shop, do you think we should postpone it?" Qiu Zeyu had already thought it through on the way. If it really is a year of great disaster, then business will be impossible to do. Everyone will hold onto their money tightly and reduce unnecessary spending.
"Listen to me, Qiu Ming's shop is going to open, and now is an opportunity." Lan Yamei vaguely felt that the strange phenomenon was related to the three of them who had transmigrated, and it was definitely not a year of great disaster.
“Tell me about it. It’s not that I’m stingy with the money, I’m just worried that you’ll be unhappy.”
“Fool! I have money, you can keep yours for other uses. Since everyone is afraid of natural disasters, the prices of medicinal herbs and grains will inevitably rise. Rare treasures will be less valued, so we can take this opportunity to gather a lot of good stuff. Tomorrow I will post the purchase notice at the entrance of the barbecue restaurant. If I see something I like, I will buy it. After the hype dies down, I will put it on Qiu Ming's shop and sell it at a high price. It won't take much effort, and we can make a lot of money.” Lan Yamei talked on and on.
"Okay! I'll listen to you! But I've always wanted to ask you, in your heart, am I more important or is money more important? I feel like you're becoming obsessed with money."
"Of course you're more important! So I'm going to make lots of money for you, so you'll never have to worry about food or clothing, and you'll have a harem of wives and concubines, and a house full of children and grandchildren."
"It's so good to have you! But we don't need that much money. It's so nice to be together for life. I have enough money for us. With me here, you don't have to work hard."
"Mmm." Lan Yamei didn't dare to continue the conversation. Zhao Zhicheng's situation made her feel that the two of them would eventually part ways, but she didn't know when.
Looking at Murong Bai on the bed, Lan Yamei gritted her teeth and made a bold decision. She wanted to seize the time to enjoy the beauty of love with Qiu Zeyu and not let it become a regret. So she suddenly stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to kiss Qiu Zeyu's lips.
Qiu Zeyu was caught off guard, but soon he gently stroked Lan Yamei's hair with both hands. They were both adults, and he kissed her passionately, deeply attracted by this quirky and clever woman.
After a lingering kiss, they reluctantly parted. Lan Yamei mustered her courage and shamelessly took the initiative, asking, "Can you come see me tonight?"
"Tonight?" Qiu Zeyu didn't understand what Lan Yamei meant.
"Well, aren't we getting married? Our Lan family has a rule that we have to test the husband's health before the wedding. What if he has a hidden ailment in that area? Wouldn't we be left alone in the future?" Lan Yamei said, blushing and talking nonsense.
"You...you're not afraid?" Although Qiu Zeyu was flustered by these strange rules, he was clearly also hoping that something might happen between the two of them.
"Are you coming?" Lan Yamei asked, blushing.
"Mmm." Qiu Zeyu blushed deeply.
Overwhelmed with emotion, the two couldn't help but kiss again before slowly separating.
"Let's bury Murong Bai first! Go to the backyard and prepare the carriage; I'll carry him down," Qiu Zeyu instructed.
Lan Yamei went downstairs. The doctors at the clinic had already gone home for the day, and the clinic was empty. There were fewer pedestrians on the street, with only a few shops still open.
Ling'er came out of the barbecue restaurant carrying the food and greeted them happily, "Manager Lan, it's time to eat."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Ling'er turned and walked towards the clinic. Lan Yamei instructed, "Get some rest early tonight with Miss Lan, and don't go out."
Ling'er didn't ask anything, just nodded and said, "Okay. Miss Lan is a little tired from playing today, so she'll go to bed early. How is Young Master Bai? Miss Lan would like to go see him."
"Young Master Bai is doing well, but we won't be seeing him for a while. We've heard of a particularly skilled doctor who might be able to help him, so he'll be away for some time. Please take good care of Miss Lan and stay by her side at all times. If she needs anything, just tell Tie Tou, and he'll bring it over. Thank you for your hard work during this time; you'll get paid at the end of the month."
"Thank you, Manager Lan." Ling'er walked away happily.
Turning around, Qiu Zeyu went to the backyard, covered the carriage curtain, and then carried the person down. The two quietly drove the carriage out of the yard. Aunt Guan and Uncle Ouyang, who had finished eating, also came with two baskets. Tie Tou wanted to come along, but Lan Ya Mei persuaded him not to, saying that the shop couldn't be left unattended.
The four men drove the horse-drawn carriage out of town.
The cemetery was quite remote, and there was no one around. A coffin had already sunk into the dug grave. Qiu Zeyu opened the coffin lid, placed Murong Bai in it, closed the lid again, and nailed it in place.
The three remained silent and carefully buried the soil, shovel by shovel.
Aunt Guan took out the prepared paper money and liquor from the basket.
In the firelight, Murong Bai's short and regretful life came to an abrupt end. The four of them each offered a cup of white wine before leaving the new grave without a tombstone.
On the way back to the city, the four remained silent for a long time, each lost in their own thoughts.
As they approached the city, they could see the ghost market was already open for business. Lan Yamei said, "I want to eat something at the ghost market."
“Okay, I haven’t been to the Ghost Market in a long time either. I’d like to have a drink tonight,” Aunt Guan agreed.
The four of them sat down at a mutton stall and ordered four bowls of mutton offal soup and two jugs of sake.
"Come on, let's have a drink! To life!" Lan Yamei raised her glass in invitation, and the four of them drank a glass and then refilled it.
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