Chapter 32 Getting married

"Did you steal your brother Qiu's blind stick again?" Ye Anyian couldn't do anything to him.

　　Fuzai laughed happily: "Brother Qiu lent it to me. I'm here to see how he's doing."

　　Ye Anyian bent down to pick him up and said, "Not yet, we have to wait until it solidifies before we can eat it."

　　"Oh~" Fu Zai's bright black eyes were shining, and he was already looking forward to it.

　　He had never eaten this kind of thing. Although Ye Annian said that it would have to wait until it solidified, he had no idea what the bowl of almond juice would look like after solidification or what it would taste like. His curiosity reached its peak for a moment. .

　　"Then what is this called?"

　　"Almond tofu." Ye Anyian said.

　　"Suck it..." Fu Zai swallowed.

　　Ye Anyian pinched his little cheek: "Are you greedy now?"

　　Xiaotuanzi nodded with bright eyes: "It sounds delicious!"

　　But they were destined to be unable to eat at noon. There were no refrigerators in ancient times, and it was summer again. It would probably be evening before the almond juice in the bowl solidified.

　　At noon, Ye Annian heated up the steamed buns, corn and eggs that Jiang Zhu left for them. The three of them and the dog were quite full.

　　The sunshine was good in the afternoon, so Ye Anyian boiled water and planned to bathe the copper coins.

　　Little Copper Coin was very well-behaved. He didn't make a fuss when Ye Anian put him into a large wooden basin with a suitable water temperature. He even took the initiative to lie down and soak his whole body in it, leaving his head outside.

　　Ye Annian applied soap locust on his body and rubbed Momo, and the copper coins actually started to play with him.

　　It soaked its mouth and nose in the water, and then blew hard, causing a series of bubbles to appear in the basin.

　　"Hahaha!" Fu Zai was amused by it and laughed.

　　But thinking that Ding Qiu couldn't see him, he quickly restrained himself, pulled Ding Qiu's sleeve, and told him what stupid thing the copper coin had just done.

　　As a result, Ding Qiu also laughed with him.

　　Ye Annian rubbed Momo on Tong Qian's body and couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw the two children smiling happily.

The old Ye family on the other side was not so happy.

　　Wu Xianglian and Ye Ansong were embarrassed and depressed in front of the villagers. They had not been able to smile in the past two days.

　　And Sun Caihe, who went with him that day, blamed all the mistakes on Ye Anbai, the second roommate.

　　"If Amber hadn't had a conflict with Brother Fu that day, how could it have ended up like this!"

　　Sun Caihe was sitting in the main room while choosing vegetables and muttering: "Who did my Ansong do this for?! In the end, he turned out to be a human being! His own reputation was also ruined!"

　　"There are some people here who don't like their sons. If they don't do any work all day long, they will cause trouble for the family!"

　　The second daughter-in-law, Zhang Juan, was in the west room, and her words could not be heard clearly.

　　Zhang Juan had a big belly and a bad look on her face. She scolded outside through the door curtain: "Bah!"

　　"My Amber begged Ansong to come forward?! Besides, it was Ye Ansong himself who arranged the arrangements behind the scenes. You can't blame my Amber!"

　　"As a human being, you have to be reasonable! I think your son should be taken good care of, and he is still a scholar!"

　　"Shut up, everyone!"

　　Old man Ye came in from outside with a cigarette in his mouth, his face too dark to look at.

　　"Your mother is still lying on the kang, and Ansong and Anbo's injuries haven't healed yet. Why are you two making such a fuss?"

　　"If you don't want to think about it, get out of here!"

　　After he finished cursing, he went out again smoking a dry cigarette.

　　The room was completely quiet, Sun Caihe was silently immersed in choosing vegetables, and Zhang Juan was wiping tears in the room.

　　She felt sorry for Amber. The child had several red marks on her body and was lying on the kang crying out in pain.

　　Ye Ansong is also feeling very uncomfortable. The slap on his face by Ye Annian has now swollen, half of his face is swollen. This morning his father Ye Chenghai went to town to get him medicine. .

　　There was no choice, there was no doctor in the nearby villages, so Jiang Zhu and Ye Anyian had to go to the town to find a doctor if they offended them.

　　…

　　At this time, Jiang Zhu, who was far away in Tianshui Town, entered Queden Tower with a medicine box on his back.

　　When the young man in the restaurant saw him coming, he immediately came up to him with joy on his face: "Mr. Jiang, the young master is already waiting upstairs, and it's still a Tianzifang!"

　　"Excuse me." Jiang Zhu smiled at him, took out a bunch of copper coins from the money bag at his waist and handed it over.

　　"Oh, Mr. Jiang is so generous!" The young man took the money and was immediately happy.

He has found a hospitality officer. Mr. Jiang is easy-going and generous, and he will give him a little tip every time.

　　Moreover, Dr. Jiang came to their restaurant to treat rich and powerful patients. He was an old man in the restaurant. He naturally understood this kind of worldliness and would help make arrangements in advance and take care of some patients. Sometimes he could get some medical treatment. A little tip.

　　The young master upstairs today is said to have been frail and sickly due to congenital deficiencies, and he has come to see Dr. Jiang several times intermittently.

　　The young man looked up and saw Jiang Zhu entering the Tianzi room. He shook his head, feeling a little sorry for the young master.

　　He is handsome and courteous to others. Judging from the clothes he wears, he comes from a wealthy family, but he is sick and sick. He is really pitiful.

　　Upstairs, Jiang Zhu pushed the door open and entered the Tianzi room.

　　In the room, a young man in brocade attire was sitting behind a round table with his head propped up. His face was pale and he looked tired and sick.

　　After hearing the sound of the door, the originally sick young master stood up with a bang, full of energy, and not even a little bit sickly.

　　"Master!" The young man saluted with clasped fists.

　　Jiang Zhu waved his hand: "Okay, okay, sit down."

　　With permission, the young man lifted up his clothes and sat down opposite him, his eyes dark and shining.

　　"Master, Senior Xie came forward and gave in to the man inside. He will no longer bite us!"

　　Jiang Zhu didn't reply to his words, but took the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

　　"I didn't invite you!" Seeing Jiang Zhu's silence, the young man touched his nose with a guilty conscience, "Yes, it was Senior Xie who came out on his own."

　　"Yeah." Jiang Zhu raised his head and glanced at him, "Then what?"

　　"Master, hehe..." The young man forced out a flattering smile, "Then is it time for you to go back?"

　　"There's no rush." ​​Jiang Zhu opened the tea leaves with the lid of the cup and drank slowly.

　　"ah?"

　　The young man was suddenly confused. What do you mean by not being in a hurry?

　　The master has been out for three or four years and has left them alone. Now the restaurant is loose and only sister Ziyu is holding on.

　　"Then, then..."

　　He wanted to ask Jiang Zhu, if you don't go back, what will Cat be doing in this small mountain village? Is he really working as a doctor here? With that little blind man Ding Qiu?

　　"Have you found anything about the Blood Ganoderma lucidum I asked you to find before?" Jiang Zhu suddenly asked.

　　"Uh..." The expression on the young man's face suddenly collapsed, "Not yet. Master, why is it so easy to find five-hundred-year-old Blood Ganoderma!"

　　"Hmph," Jiang Zhu raised his eyebrows, "Put aside the Blood Ganoderma first and help me find some Tianshan Snow Lotus."

　　juvenile:...

　　He froze.

　　Blood Ganoderma was hard enough to find. He had been looking for it for two years and still couldn't find it. Tianshan Snow Lotus, how many more are there? Where can he find it?

　　"Why, is it difficult?" Seeing his appearance, Jiang Zhu looked over with a smile.

　　"No, it's not..." The young man hesitated for a moment, then said, "You were looking for blood Ganoderma lucidum for the sake of the child Ding Qiu you picked up."

　　"Yes." Jiang Zhu nodded.

　　"Then this Snow Lotus..." the young man asked tentatively, "Master, are you picking someone up again?"

　　Jiang Zhu thought about what happened when he fished Ye Annian out of the river and took him home, and said frankly: "That's right."

　　juvenile:...

　　He covered his face with his hands, feeling very helpless: "Then you should pick up some healthy ones!"

　　Seeing his appearance, Jiang Zhu only found it interesting.

In fact, why didn't he hope that Ye Anyian would be healthy? Isn't it true that God's wishes are not fulfilled?

　　"Zi Mo, stop howling." He interrupted the young man's wailing and took out his own ears, "Your master, my ears hurt."

　　"Oh." Zi Mo immediately stopped speaking, but still looked aggrieved, "Who did you pick up again this time? Isn't it another child?"

　　"That's not true." Jiang Zhu said.

　　"Huh..." Zimo breathed a sigh of relief.

　　But before he could relax, Jiang Zhu spoke again: "But he brought a child."

　　Zimo:...

　　Picked up two at once? !

　　God, when did their room become a relief hall?

　　"Let's get down to business." Jiang Zhu knocked on the table with his knuckles, "How much money did you bring with you this time?"

　　Zimo wiped his nose, took off a money bag from his waist, and handed it to Jiang Zhu's hand: "Fifty taels, all are here."

　　"Sister Ziyu was afraid that I would spend too much money, so she didn't give me too much."

　　Jiang Zhu weighed it in his hand and put it directly into his sleeve pocket: "Okay, it's enough."

　　Zimo:? !

　　"Master, please leave some travel expenses for me!" the young man wailed.

　　Jiang Zhu stood up, reached out and touched his head, and said with a smile: "Good boy, your master is getting married. I urgently need this money, so treat it as a gift from you and Ziyu."

　　After saying that, he opened the door and walked away.

　　Zi Mo froze on the spot, immersed in the huge shock that his master was getting married.

　　Getting married, his master is getting married, his master is actually getting married? !

　　He stood up holding on to the table, leaned on the door frame and went out. He walked out of Queden Tower in despair.

　　When the young man in the restaurant saw him, he clucked his tongue and murmured: "It seems that this young master is seriously ill. I'm afraid it's not easy to cure. Maybe even Jiang Langzhong will be helpless."

　　Jiang Zhu left the restaurant and went straight to the clothing store in the town.

　　He ordered the latest style and the best material for the wedding dress with the shop owner, and rushed to get the goods in six days. At this time, he had twenty-two taels of silver out.

　　Then he went to buy a lot of melon seeds, candies and snacks, three more pieces of cloth with beautiful colors and patterns, red paper, red silk, and then bought wood carving tools and custom-made carving knives for Ye Annian, which cost a lot of money. Got six taels of silver.

　　Originally, he planned to buy some rouge and gouache. He heard that many young men liked it, but Ye Anyian probably didn't care about these.

　　After much deliberation, he only went to a jewelry store and picked out two matching jade hairpins, which cost him eighteen taels.

There were no eggs at home, and he wanted to cut some more meat. Finally, he bought thirty eggs and two pounds of pork, and hired an oxcart to pull them back.

　　In the end, only one and a half of the fifty taels he got from Zi Mo were left. In addition, the five taels of silver that Ye Anyian gave him had not been touched when he came out, so he only had six and a half taels of silver left in his hand.

　　After thinking about how to explain to Ye Anyian when he got home, Jiang Zhu took the hired ox cart back to Yueya Village.

　　It was already evening when he got home.

　　The almond tofu made by Ye Anian was placed in a bowl and simmered with cold well water. It had solidified and became frozen.

　　There was no honey at home, so he used white sugar to make caramel. After cutting the solidified almond tofu into pieces and placing it on the plate, he poured it on top.

　　I went to the vegetable patch in the backyard to pick a few mint leaves and put them on as a decoration. Anyway, they looked pretty decent.

　　The three of them were all in the courtyard, gathered around the terrazzo round table.

　　Fu Zai looked at this plate of almond tofu, which looked like a touch of green on the top of the snowy mountain, and said it looked good.

　　Ye Anyian scraped his little nose and said, "It looks good and tastes delicious."

　　At this moment, the copper coins surrounding their feet suddenly pricked up their ears warily, and then ran towards the gate like a fool.

　　When Ye Annian saw it like this, he knew that Jiang Zhu was back.

　　Sure enough, the fence door was knocked from outside.

　　Ye Anyian told the two children to sit still and not move. He got up and opened the door.

　　The fence door opened, and Jiang Zhu was seen standing at the door with large and small bags of things in his hands, and there was an ox cart parked behind him, filled with things.

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　"Can the five taels of silver I give you buy you so many things?"

　　Jiang Zhu smiled: "I sold some medicinal materials."

　　He added: "The ginseng I prepared earlier was sold for some money."

　　"Okay." Ye Annian moved things into the yard with him without asking him how much he sold.

　　Jiang Zhu earned the money, so he naturally wouldn't care how Jiang Zhu spent it.

　　The two of them moved together several times before they finished. Ye Anyian brought some apricots to the driver and sent them away. The two of them also sat down at the stone table.

　　Fu Zai couldn't wait any longer and kept drooling while staring at the plate of almond tofu, shouting: "Brother, Doctor Jiang, come quickly!"

　　Ding Qiu was older than him, sitting upright on the table with his hands folded, his face calm, but he secretly swallowed his saliva.

　　"Here, let's eat." Ye Annian brought a small bowl and a spoon and filled a bowl for each of them.

　　Jiang Zhu looked at the milky white almond tofu in his bowl and raised his eyebrows at Ye Annian: "Did you make it?"

　　"Yes." Ye Anyian nodded, "This is my first time, you can try it."

　　Jiang Zhu scooped up a piece and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly.

　　Ye Anyian hadn't eaten yet, so he stared at his expression: "How is it?"

　　"tasty!"

　　Before Jiang Zhu could answer, Fuzai had already rushed to speak: "Brother, the almond tofu is delicious! The almonds taste so fragrant! It's sweet, cool, and soft!"

　　The child didn't know how to express himself, so he held up a small spoon and laughed heartily.

　　Ye Annian also smiled: "As long as it tastes good."

　　Jiang Zhu stared at his side face, his peach blossom eyes narrowed. The almond tofu in his mouth was so sweet and soft that he couldn't bear to bite it with his teeth.

　　As a result, more than half of the large plate of almond tofu went into the stomachs of the two children, and Jiang Zhu and Ye Annian only ate a few pieces.

Seeing Jiang Zhu's unfinished expression, Ye Anyian said, "If you like it, I'll make it tomorrow. Aunt Li gave us a lot of apricots."

　　"Okay." Jiang Zhu responded.

　　It was getting dark, and Ye Annian sent the two children back to the house to play with the coins. He and Jiang Zhu cleaned up the dishes, and then returned to the main room to sort out the things Jiang Zhu bought from the town.

　　"In five or six days, we will get married, so I bought some necessary things." Jiang Zhu said, "I have ordered red paper, red silk, melon seeds, candy, and wedding clothes. The wedding clothes will be in advance. Go get it tomorrow."

　　"Those three pieces of cloth will be used to make autumn and winter clothes for you and Fu Zai Ding Qiu. I also bought the wood carving tools, take a look."

　　As he spoke, he took out a rectangular wooden box and pushed it in front of Ye Anyian.

　　Ye Annian opened the box, and inside were tools for carving small objects.

　　Light hammers, flat and semi-circular chisels, planes, straight knives, curved knives, all kinds of things.

　　Moreover, these tools are polished smooth and shiny. They are in good quality at first glance, and they probably cost a lot of money.

　　Ye Anyian's fingers lightly ran over these tools, and he was very satisfied.

　　Looking at his expression, Jiang Zhu knew that he had made the right purchase. Thinking of the wood needed for wood carving, he added: "Since you are making small wood carvings, I will go to the village Ge carpenter to buy some wood carvings from him someday." The right wood for you."

　　"No need," Ye Annian looked up at him, "Just get me some scraps he doesn't want."

　　"Okay." Jiang Zhu nodded in agreement, looking at Ye Anyian with a smile on his face, "Then you will be the first to do it for me?"

　　"Just carve the fat duck you drew."

　　Jiang Zhu was thinking about the duck, and Ye Anyian pursed his lips and smiled softly.

　　"Well," he agreed, and then added, "Ye Anbo stepped on the stone top and broke it. We have to make him a new top, as well as Ding Qiu and Fu Zai's. Then we will make other gadgets. The two children usually There's nothing to do."

　　The two of them were chatting like this while preparing things for tomorrow.

　　Ye Anyian wrapped many melon seed candies in red paper, while Jiang Zhu wrote dozens of wedding invitations in red paper, and the etiquette was very thoughtful.

　　Jiang Zhu went to the medicine house to prepare medicine for three patients. Ye Anian put on a coat and sat on a chair to accompany him.

　　"By the way, I saw Ye Chenghe in the town today." Jiang Zhu said.

　　Ye Anyian suddenly frowned: "What is he doing in town?"

　　"I don't know. I saw him carrying a wine bottle and entering a pawn shop."

　　"Pawn shop..." Ye Annian was confused, "What other valuable things can he pawn?"

　　"Who knows," Jiang Zhu fanned the fire of the small clay stove with a fan, "it looks a bit more human than the last time we went to Ye's house."

　　"How to say?"

　　"Hmm..." Jiang Zhu thought about it for a moment, "It doesn't seem so sloppy anymore."

　　"I'm afraid he's looking for some unfair way to make money." Ye Anyian's voice turned cold, "Don't worry about him."

　　He knew very well what kind of person Ye Chenghe was, and it was impossible to change his past.

　　He remembered that Ye Chenghe had forced him to marry Wang Hu in order to find a new wife. Now that he thought about it, maybe he had a goal.

　　Ye Anyian couldn't think of anything else that could make a sloppy man suddenly change except meeting the woman he loved.

　　But it doesn't matter, and he doesn't care. As long as Ye Chenghe doesn't cause trouble for him, everything will be easy.

　　The medicine jar on the stove started to roll. Jiang Zhu brought the medicine jar down with a handkerchief, let it cool, filtered out the medicine residue, poured it into a bowl, and gave it to Ye Annian.

　　Ye Annian drank it all skillfully, picked up the newly bought candied fruit from Jiang Zhu on the table, stuffed it into his mouth, and commented: "This is delicious."

　　"These are honey-fried cherries. If you like them, I will put away the rest and leave them for you to drink medicine." Jiang Zhu said.

　　"Okay." Ye Anian agreed happily.

　　He is not the kind of person who would hold on to his child first while having something delicious to eat, and then tie up his own belly.

　　It was just a little candied fruit, and Jiang Zhu bought a lot this time. The candied fried cherries were left to him, and the rest could be divided between the two children.

　　After he drank the medicine, Jiang Zhu performed hot compress and acupuncture on his left ear as usual.

　　Over the past few days, Ye Anyian has obviously felt that the hearing in his left ear has recovered somewhat, and the occasional tingling pain is no longer there.

After settling Ye Anian, Jiang Zhu went to change the white silk that tied Ding Qiu's eyes, and changed the medicine for Fu Zai's feet. After completing the daily treatment for the three patients, he washed up and returned. East room.

　　Ye Annian had already laid out the bedding for the two of them. At this time, his long hair was disheveled and he was only wearing plain white clothes. He was sitting on the edge of the kang, waiting for him.

　　The candlelight in the room flickered, but the beauty reflected in it shone brightly. Jiang Zhu was stunned when he took a look at it.

　　"Doctor Jiang?" Ye Anyian called out when he saw that he was stunned.

　　Jiang Zhu came back to his senses and smiled at him: "Go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, I will send wedding candies and invitations to the villagers."

　　Ye Annian nodded and was about to take off his shoes and get into his bed when Jiang Zhu unexpectedly came closer and reached out to gently wrap his arms around him.

　　"you..."

　　Ye Annian was stunned this time.

　　But Jiang Zhu only hugged him briefly and then let go. He turned around and took off his shirt very naturally.

　　"I'm a little tired after running all day."

　　What he said was meaningless, but Ye Anyian suddenly blushed.

　　He climbed into his bed without saying a word, wrapping himself tightly in the summer.

　　Jiang Zhu changed his clothes and turned around. What he saw was Ye Anyian wrapped up like a silkworm chrysalis.

　　He smiled silently, got on the kang, got into his bed, and then blew out the candle.

　　The room suddenly fell into darkness, and it was silent in the middle of the night. You could hear the breathing of the two people one after another.

　　Ye Anyian nestled in the quilt and calmed down for a while before controlling his breathing and heartbeat.

Listening carefully, Jiang Zhu's breathing seemed to have calmed down, as if he was asleep.

　　His hands gripped the edge of the quilt so hard that the knuckles on the back of his hands turned white.

　　After hesitating for a long time, he slowly tentatively reached out to Jiang Zhu.

　　Jiang Zhu's sleeping posture was very upright, lying flat on the kang, with his left hand on his chest, and his right hand near Ye Anian hanging naturally by his side.

　　With the moonlight coming in from the window, Ye Anyian reached out his hand and held Jiang Zhu like a thief.

　　In fact, the two of them usually did things like holding hands and shoulders, but it was always Jiang Zhu who took the initiative.

　　Jiang Zhu was a person who usually behaved steadily and generously. Even if it was something very intimate like holding hands with him in front of outsiders or putting his arms around his shoulders, it was very natural and he had never felt disgusted.

　　Even last time when he had a high fever in the middle of the night and the two of them hugged each other across the quilt, he only felt that it was his illness that kept Jiang Zhu awake all night.

　　He didn't feel disgusted, just guilty.

　　Just like today, Jiang Zhu went to town for a day to buy things for the two of them to get married.

　　In addition, they gave him wood carving tools and bought him, Fu Zai and Ding Qiu cloth for autumn and winter clothing, but he didn't buy anything.

　　After running all day, when I came back in the evening, I had to prepare medicine, change dressings, apply hot compresses, and perform acupuncture on three of their patients.

　　Ye Anyian felt that he really had nothing to do, but if Jiang Zhu wanted to get close to her, he could still give it to her.

　　He stretched out his hand and gently held Jiang Zhu. When he noticed that there was no reaction from the other party, Ye Annian breathed a sigh of relief. He must have fallen asleep.

　　However, at this moment, Jiang Zhu suddenly held him back.

　　Ye Anian was startled, but his hand was held tighter. He didn't move and just let Jiang Zhu hold it.

　　After a while, the man who was lying down and pretending to be asleep sat up and stuffed Ye Anian's stretched out hand back into the bed.

　　"It's cold at night, so you still have to cover yourself with a quilt."

　　Jiang Zhu tucked him in, leaned over and whispered in his left ear: "Go to sleep."

　　The warm breath, accompanied by the faint medicinal fragrance on his body, enveloped Ye Annian.

　　Ye Annian closed his eyes and his eyelashes trembled slightly.

　　He heard it.