Jiang Cheng's engagement party ended without incident, and everyone went home one after another.
In the second month, Sister Jiang and Chun Niang went to buy supplies for the comprador wedding.
Twelve arm-thick double happiness red candles, four incense burners, a large bundle of albizia incense, four brocade quilts of Baizi, two wedding tents, and one brocade pillow.
Then buy some jewelry for the bride’s hair, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, etc.
Because the matchmaker said that the enemy's dowry is estimated to be thirty-six dollars, so the betrothal gift from my family should not be too shabby.
After buying jewelry, I went to a clothing store to buy some silk wedding clothes. The green brocade dress was embroidered with the pictures of "Fu Yi" and "A Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren", and even the two pairs of embroidered shoes were embroidered with gold threads to show "Fu Yi".
Please take these things to the bride's house when you get married, and let the bride wear them in the sedan chair.
Later, Chun Niang suggested that her sister-in-law buy two silk dresses for herself and Uncle Jiang to wear for the wedding.
Sister-in-law Jiang had never worn silk clothes before, and she shook her head repeatedly: "I have new clothes at home, but he doesn't need them."
Chun Niang smiled and said: "The colors of the clothes at home are too plain, how can I wear them at a wedding banquet?"
Sister-in-law Jiang had no choice but to buy two.
After shopping, the two of them walked in the carriage, and Jiang Quan drove back to Jiang Cheng's house.
At that time, the Yingbao sisters were led by Yanru to visit a rouge powder shop.
The groom's family must also have rouge powder and face butter when picking up the bride. It is also necessary to have scented soap, sachets, incense and other items.
Of course, they will also be included in the bride's dowry, but if they are not available during the wedding month, the bride can wear the clothes and accessories given by the man.
Yingbao thought they were not interested, so she took Sister Erni to the next door to choose a repellent mask.
Children are most fond of those colorful masks with ghosts and beasts painted on them.
Ying Bao took a Zhong Kui mask and put it on her face, then picked out a few other patterns and carried them in her lap.
Erni looked at it interestingly and wore one on her face.
After paying the money, the two sisters walked around to the nearby teahouse where Gao Lifan storyteller was, and found a seat inside to listen to a book.
The singer is still Gao Lifan, but his daughter Dongmei is missing.
After a paragraph was finished, Yingbao ran over and asked: "Mr. Gao, where is Sister Dongmei?"
When Gao Lifan saw Fu Yingbao, he smiled and said, "Dongmei won't come tomorrow. She and her mother are at home preparing New Year's goods."
Preparing New Year's goods at that time was nothing more than stuffing sausages and smoking bacon, and hanging them from the eaves for twenty days, so that they were ready to be eaten in the first month of the year.
Ying Bao nodded: "Go back and have a look."
After coming out of the teahouse, Ernie's shopping had just finished.
The group of people returned to the shop with large and small bags, and happened to see Yanru's aunt and uncle walking in the shop talking to Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang.
"Aunt!" Yan Ru saluted her aunt, walked over and hugged her.
Aunt Yanru hugged her niece, patted her and said, "My child didn't even tell me when he came back. Fortunately, my husband went to greet my uncle, otherwise we would have missed it."
Yan Ru: "They just arrived and went shopping again. They didn't have time to see my aunt."
As the aunt and nephew talked, they talked about Yanru's health.
My aunt asked in a low voice: "Aren't you pregnant?"
Yan Ru's face instantly turned red and she shook her head slightly: "No."
The aunt sighed: "No, no, anyway, Jiang Erlang already has two children."
In fact, she secretly hoped that her aunt and niece would give birth to a son and a half for her niece's husband.
I just hope that after having children, Yan Ru’s waist will be straighter and she will have children to take care of her when she gets old.
Yingbao stretched her head over, looked around, and said, "Second aunt, come and feel my pulse."
My aunt chuckled: "Xiao Yingbao, how old am I before I can take someone's pulse?"
Yingbao said seriously: "Is he a little miracle doctor?"
Yan Ru also said: "Aunt, Ying Bao is indeed good at medicine. She has gone to the capital to see noble people."
I actually wanted Yingbao to show her at home, but I was embarrassed, so I never asked Yingbao if she was pregnant.
My aunt was surprised: "Oh, it's true, my aunt is in trouble."
Yingbao nodded to express understanding, and then took Yanru's pulse.
Yanru's pulse condition is much more stable than it was a few years ago, so there is no reason why she should not be pregnant.
Yingbao thought for a while and then said to Yanru: "Second aunt, let's go to the backyard and he will perform a ritual on me."
She was going to give Yan Ru some pure Wudingzhi to try, so she tried to be mysterious.
Yan Ru followed her words and walked to the backyard room with her aunt.
Ying Bao dug out her bag and took out a piece of talisman paper, which contained a small porcelain vase.
Then, while dancing the Yu step, he chanted a mantra.
Then he handed the porcelain bottle in his lap to Yan Ru: "Second aunt, let me drink it quickly."
Yan Ru had no doubts and happily took the porcelain bottle and drank it in one gulp.
After drinking it, I felt a warm current rising from my abdomen, which was very comfortable.
"What do you feel?" Yingbao asked.
Yan Ru touched her chest and said, "It feels warm there."
"That's wrong, Yan... Ernie, if I eat well every month and take good care of my body, I will definitely be able to have children in the future." Ying Bao said.
Yan Ru will only be in her twenties next year, and she doesn't seem to have much problem except for her irregular monthly routine.
She seems to be normal now and is a bit fatter than before. She should have no problem getting pregnant and giving birth.
Yan Ru smiled and said, "Thank you Yingbao for your kind words."
The two talked for a while, and my aunt suddenly said: "There are two scholars staying in our inn. They keep pretending to be sick and refuse to go home. They claim that they have no money and will not pay for the room. Alas, my uncle is very anxious.
, and do not drive him out."
Yan Ru frowned: "There are many people like that? You stayed in the inn for so long. Are you from the county government?"
The aunt sighed: "What if the county government doesn't allow us to drive the scholars out privately, otherwise we will be severely punished? Alas, the two scholars are begging for food and drink in the inn, and they yell when they are not satisfied. How can our small business stand up to that?"
"Banshamo."
Yingbao thought for a while and said, "We can think of a way to let him go out on his own, such as catching a hedgehog and feeding it salt, and then putting it under the scholar's bed. The scholar will definitely never dare to stay in the inn again.
"
If you pay a rogue by mistake, you have to use rogue methods.
"Is it really possible?" My aunt's eyes lit up.
"It should work." Ying Bao suddenly felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have told Yan Ru her aunt about that method.
If the scholar was like Li Xu and fell ill and became poor, wouldn't he drive them to death?
She decided to go and have a look for herself. "Auntie, take him to my inn to have a look."
The aunt knew that Yingbao had some connection with the county magistrate, so she did not refuse. She immediately got up and took her niece and Yingbao back to the inn.
Gaojia Inn is not far from the county school, just a short walk away.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the inn, I saw two scholars walking outside the lobby and yelling: "Why haven't you brought any food? Do we want to starve them to death?"
My aunt whispered, "Have you seen that those two people have been staying in our inn for more than half a year, and they refuse to leave. They have been begging for food and drink for the whole month, and they really want to stay until the exam starts next year."
Ying Bao blinked: "Are they talented?"
"No." Auntie said, "They passed the county exam, but they failed to take the prefecture exam. They plan to re-register for the exam next year."
It turns out he is not a scholar!
Yingbao knew something in her heart, so she ran into the inn lobby, akimbo, and said, "Where is this scoundrel? He's cheating here! He'll go tell the officials later and let him know about this county."
