Chapter 67 describes extraordinary people and events.
Lu Qingqing didn't listen anymore.
"Walk."
"etc."
Lu Yun poured all the tea from the teapot into the teacups.
He and Sixi drank like madmen.
"Don't waste it, it's ten coins!"
Why.
Lu Qingqing was truly impressed. The flower tea and bamboo tea she made at home were all much better than this.
They're just used to being frugal.
"Little sister, have you figured out how to deal with Ning Xiuwen?"
“Of course.” Lu Qingqing smiled wickedly again.
That looks like a pretty ruthless move.
Lu Yun and Si Xi were so excited!
Then Lu Qingqing went to buy some paper.
Then Lu Yun found a horse-drawn carriage on the street. The horse-drawn carriage was dozens of times more expensive than the oxcart or donkey cart, costing 40 coins per person, but it was also faster.
It only takes an hour to get home.
Lu Yun knew that Lu Qingqing liked to ride in carriages. Carriages were spacious, had private compartments, and cushions, so they weren't tiring to sit in.
Like Lu Feng and his father, he was reluctant to spend money on things he liked, but he would only scoff at how expensive they were, no matter how much they cost.
Lu Qingqing was planning to have Lu Yun and Sixi learn to drive a horse-drawn carriage.
They now have enough money to buy a carriage.
Cui Shitou's cart is always busy; the donkey cart can only carry a few people, and sometimes it's too late to get a ride, which is really inconvenient.
Another family in the village drives an oxcart, which carries many people but is very slow, and they prioritize working in the fields whenever there is work to be done.
The most expensive item was the horse-drawn carriage.
Horses are very valuable; an ordinary horse costs thirty or forty taels, and during wartime, the price can rise to one hundred taels.
The car body also costs more than ten ounces.
Add a saddle and a canopy, and the total comes to at least sixty or seventy taels.
This doesn't even include the daily hay cutting for the horses and the occasional bean feed.
It's like raising a tyrant.
Poor people can't afford to keep this thing.
It's more expensive than a house.
I was riding home in a horse-drawn carriage when I ran into Dingxiang, whom I hadn't seen in a long time.
She was talking to her former girlfriends, but the girl was carrying a basket of pig feed and looked impatient, as if she had reached her limit.
Upon seeing Lu Qingqing, Dingxiang shut her mouth, and the girl walked away quickly without even saying hello.
Lu Qingqing was surprised.
"How did you get so thin?"
Dingxiang was less than three months pregnant and hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet, but she already looked like she had been drained of nutrients. Her complexion was yellow, her hair was dry, and she was so thin that her cheekbones were showing.
Ding Hongshi has a good family background; surely he wouldn't let his only daughter go hungry?
"Ha! Don't you know? Only pregnant women carrying sons experience this, vomiting so badly," Dingxiang mocked.
She thought this would give her a chance to show off in front of Lu Qingqing.
However, her voice, though strong on the outside, lacked power and was far from the full and resonant tone she used to have.
Now, instead of clucking and showing off after laying an egg, she's like an old hen that's been laying eggs for years and has been completely drained of energy.
Ning Xiuwen was living a glamorous and successful life in the city, but she got herself into this state while pregnant with her son.
Fine, I don't understand, but I respect it.
Lu Qingqing wouldn't stoop to the level of arguing with a pregnant woman.
If anyone's going to be punished, it'll be her father and her husband.
"I advise you to eat more, otherwise the baby in your belly won't get enough nutrition."
Lu Qingqing said one sentence and then left.
Dingxiang stood there with her back straight, as if that would make her appear a little taller than others.
But in the end, she still looked back one last time.
Lu Qingqing and Lu Yunsi chatted and laughed, their steps light and quick, their long hair flowing like silk.
Like a peony blooming in the sunlight.
Suddenly, Dingxiang couldn't hold on any longer.
I'm so hungry and so tired.
Three more years.
Even if her husband passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar three years later, her health will collapse!
Once stimulated, her mind became somewhat clear.
She's not going back to her husband's family home because she's angry with Liu! She needs to go back to her father's to rest during her pregnancy!
Eat your fill!
Why should Lady Liu pretend to be sick? It would be best if she starved to death.
Before becoming the wife of a scholar who passed the imperial examination, she had to ensure that she was in good health.
...
"Ding Hongshi is a fool. He married his daughter to that pretty boy Ning Xiuwen, and then used the money he earned to support his education. What did he gain from that?" Lu Yun said.
"What else could I be after? I just want to have a son-in-law who's an official in the future," Lu Qingqing said.
But he really is foolish. With Ning Xiuwen's character, even if he passed the exam and became an official, would he still take Ding Hongshi seriously?
Now they're sucking other people's blood and tormenting their daughters; that father and daughter are practically feeding meat to wolves.
"As the old saying goes..."
Lu Qingqing paused for a long time.
Lu Yun and Sixi also waited for a long time.
"Little sister, what does the ancient saying say?"
"An ancient saying is: 'The ancient saying is well said.'"
Lu Yun: "..."
Si Xi: "..."
He looked completely bewildered.
Lu Qingqing chuckled.
Sorry, she forgot what that line was again.
"You must keep your eyes open when you marry." Lu Yun glanced at Lu Qingqing.
"But it's best not to get married. That way, no one can bully you."
But it's best to have someone with you, otherwise it can be quite lonely.
Lu Qingqing didn't know what Lu Yun was trying to express, but she remembered how to say that phrase.
"As the old saying goes..."
Lu Yun: "As the old saying goes: A man without a wife has no money, and a woman without a husband is left empty-handed."
Si Xi: "The old saying is so true, so very true."
Lu Qingqing: "..."
As the old saying goes: "A man's infatuation can be escaped, but a woman's infatuation cannot."
Lu Yun and Si Xi didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Lu Qingqing sighed. These two need to improve their cultural literacy; they can't just be thinking about making money all the time.
"It means that when a man falls in love with a woman, it's easy for him to get rid of her, but when a woman falls in love with a man, it's difficult for her to extricate herself."
Therefore, women should never fall deeply in love with men.
That thing is really unlucky.
It will make you unhappy.
Lu Yun and Si Xi, feeling unlucky: "..."
They were busy as soon as they got home.
As usual, Lu Yun and Sixi went to collect medicinal herbs that were not found in the mountains, while Lu Qingqing started grinding them at home.
Making four hundred bottles of medicine at once is a big business.
After causing a scene in Dahuaishu Village, Lu Feng became famous overnight and took on several jobs, keeping him very busy.
Old Man Lu said he wouldn't do carpentry anymore, and seriously started learning medicine from Lu Qingqing.
He said that before, no one led him into the family, but now that his daughter knows medicine, he wants to follow in his wife's footsteps.
Lu Feng and Lu Qingqing felt quite upset after hearing this.
Feng Xiaowan takes care of the children, the family's meals, and the laundry. Even when she has a spare moment, she doesn't want to rest and helps out.
Lu Qingqing had told her several times, but she just couldn't stay still.
The whole family works together; it's busy but fulfilling.
In the evening, Lu Qingqing unfolded a sheet of paper and began writing about extraordinary people and events using a charcoal pencil she had made.
Yes, she wanted to write a unique book that couldn't be bought elsewhere and personally deliver it to Ning Xiuwen.
She wrote that there was a woman who was born with a long tongue, which eventually became so long that she couldn't close her mouth and it drooped out. Later, she met a divine doctor who cut off her tongue and repaired it, making her no different from an ordinary person.
There are no demons or monsters in this world; they are all just sick people.
She wrote that there was a nun who was androgynous and had harmed more than a hundred widows.
The magistrate, using a dog as a pretext, discovered the secret of his body and sentenced him to beheading.
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