Chapter 27 Shooting Geese
After Shengxia left, Xia Yanjing lay on the bed thinking about Shengxia and imagining the days after their marriage, so much so that Shengxia was in his dreams.
I returned home on a midsummer night, stood by the window and looked at the moon in the sky. My hand subconsciously touched the scar at the corner of my eye, and then I looked down at the scar on my hand with a lonely expression.
Shengxia breathed a sigh of relief. His brother still needed him, and he couldn't complain about himself. Even if he didn't meet the person he loved in this life, he still had a brother who loved him. Thinking of this, Shengxia's expression became firm, and then he turned around and went back to the room.
On the other side, Sheng Yuan dismissed everyone and pushed his wheelchair to wherever he wanted to go. Sheng Yuan stroked the wheelchair gently. If he had this wheelchair earlier, then maybe there would still be a possibility for him and him.
However, Sheng Yuan knew very well that there was no such thing as an "if" in this world. No matter how cruel or resolute that person was to him, he could never forget him.
The next day, Xia Yanjing got up relaxed and went to see Shitou first as usual. The medicine prescribed by the Imperial Hospital was very effective and the wound on his leg had healed for the most part.
"Shi Tou, just tell them if you need anything. I still have to go renovate the shop so that we can start making money earlier." Xia Yanjing said with relief seeing that Shi Tou was in good spirits.
"Young master, go and get busy. With you here, they dare not neglect me." Shitou has been taking advantage of Xia Yanjing these days and enjoying a life of ease and comfort. In the final analysis, it is all thanks to his future master.
"Okay, if they dare to neglect you, the young master will punish them when he comes back." Xia Yanjing said this deliberately for the six servants to hear, so that they would not dare to bully Shi Tou.
Xia Yanjing strolled and came to Zhang Mu's shop. There were not many people in the shop early in the morning. Xia Yanjing didn't see anyone when he first entered.
"Brother Zhang, are you there?" Xia Yanjing shouted at the top of his voice, and soon heard Zhang Mu's voice coming from the backyard.
"Brother Jing, I'm in the backyard, just come over." Zhang Mu also replied in a hoarse voice.
When Xia Yanjing arrived at the backyard, he saw Zhang Mu busy with work. Upon closer inspection, he saw that he was making a wheelchair. Then he saw a wheelchair that had already been made on the side.
"Brother Zhang, how many wheelchairs do you plan to make?" Xia Yanjing asked curiously as he looked at the busy Zhang Mu.
"In addition to the two wheelchairs for your brother-in-law, there are three wheelchairs ordered by other people. Making two a day is already my limit. It will take me three days to finish it." Zhang Mu answered Xia Yanjing while working.
"Business is good. Once these wheelchairs are ready, I'll book them for the rest of the time."
"I have to thank Brother Jing, otherwise we wouldn't have such good business. Leave the affairs of your shop to me. I will come to your door in person in three days." Zhang Muto said without raising his head.
"Then it's a deal. By the way, does Brother Zhang know any bricklayer? We plan to build some walls and a stove when the time comes." Xia Yanjing thought that people who do renovations generally know each other, and he was too lazy to find a reliable bricklayer himself.
"Of course I know someone. I will definitely find a reliable one for you. Don't worry, Brother Jing." Zhang Mu stopped and patted his chest.
"Okay, then I won't disturb Brother Zhang. I'll go to the shop first and take a look." Seeing that Zhang Mu was very busy, Xia Yanjing didn't bother him any more.
"I won't be polite with you, Brother Jing. I have to finish the work at hand quickly." Zhang Mu turned his head and looked at Xia Yanjing and said.
"It's okay, I can go by myself." Xia Yanjing didn't care about these trivial matters.
Xia Yanjing came to the courtyard and knocked on the door. Soon Chang A'mo came to open the door. Chang A'mo was also very excited to see Xia Yanjing.
"Boss, you're here. Please come in. Xiaohao has gone to set up his stall. I was afraid you might miss out, so he asked me to wait for you at home."
"Chang Ah-mo, I'm just passing by. A friend and I agreed to come to the store in three days to set up a table and build a stove. I just came to tell you that I won't be sitting inside."
Xia Yanjing also wanted to find an opportunity to go to Sheng Mansion to see if he could see Sheng Xia. It would be great if he could be shameless enough to go over and have a meal with her.
"Come in and have a drink of water before you leave." Chang Amo greeted warmly.
"Really, there's no need. I have something else to do. Aunt Chang, please wait for Chang Hao to come back and tell him." After saying this, Xia Yanjing quickly fled.
Xia Yanjing didn't know the location of the general's mansion, so he asked along the way and arrived at the general's mansion. Looking at the guard at the door, Xia Yanjing touched the token he carried with him every day.
"Is General Sheng at home?" Xia Yanjing took out the token and handed it to the guard. The guard became respectful when he saw it.
"Your Excellency, the general does not live in the general's mansion on weekdays. He lives in the Sheng Mansion next door. We don't know where the general is at this moment." The guard answered truthfully.
"Okay, I understand." After Xia Yanjing finished speaking, he looked at the Sheng Mansion next door. Xia Yanjing was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should go. If he went, what excuse would he use to meet him, and what should he say when he met him.
Thinking of this, Xia Yanjing backed off. He might as well be a little timid. What if Shengxia got tired of him and broke off the engagement? The more he did, the more wrong he would be. The more he talked, the more wrong he would be. He might as well wait until they got married and then treat Shengxia openly.
At this time, Sheng Xia was waiting outside Sheng Yuan's door. Sheng Yuan was taking a medicinal bath. The housekeeper walked up to Sheng Xia and said, "Sir, the betrothal gifts are ready. Everything should be done according to the normal three letters and six ceremonials."
"Of course, this marriage was granted by His Majesty, so we cannot take it lightly. We must observe all the necessary etiquette. Steward Wu, I'll trouble you to personally oversee this matter."
"Okay, sir, it's the Nacai (betrothal gift) among the six ceremonies. Men usually give wild geese to you. Should I go to the market and buy two or something?" Butler Wu was a little conflicted.
"I will go shoot two myself this afternoon. As for the betrothal gifts, I will prepare them myself tonight and get married as soon as possible." Shengxia thought for a moment. He felt that if he went to shoot the geese himself, it would better reflect the mutual affection between the two.
"Yes, sir." Butler Wu looked at the two brothers, feeling a little distressed. Although the young master is now a young general that everyone envies, no one else can understand the sadness behind this.
After Sheng Yuan finished taking the medicinal bath, Sheng Xia made sure that Sheng Yuan was fine, then rode a horse with a bow and arrow to a lake outside the capital, where there were many wild geese.
Shengxia walked to the lake and began to search along the lakeside. Soon he found a few lone geese, drew his bow and shot arrows at them in one go.
The goose with its wings shot could not fly away and flapped its wings weakly on the spot. Shengxia didn't care about his wet clothes, walked into the lake, and hung the goose on his horse.
On the way back, Shengxia deliberately slowed down his pace just to let others know that he went to catch wild geese personally for Xia Yanjing, which also increased the credibility of their mutual affection.
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