Chapter 82 Urgent marriage from sister-in-law
The next day, the sky was clear and the air was clear, and the last crop of sweet-scented osmanthus blossomed in decay, adding a touch of light fragrance to the bustling Bianjing city. Accompanied by the faint scent of osmanthus, Bianjing City begins to liven up today.
Chunying Lane, where Ji Yutang lives, is relatively close to the market, and the noise of the morning market drifts here along with the wind.
"Well, why is it so lively today?" Ji Yutang stopped rinsing his mouth and raised his ears to listen, but he couldn't hear clearly.
With a "squeak" sound, the courtyard door opened from the outside, and Wenjuan caught her words: "They are competing for the last crop of osmanthus this year. There has been a lot of rain this year, and the harvest of osmanthus is not good. If we can't grab the last crop of osmanthus, , if you want to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake, you can only buy dried sweet-scented osmanthus at a high price.”
Ji Yutang saw a small basket on Wenjuan's arm. She quickly packed away the toothbrush and tooth powder. She stood up and took it. It turned out to be Osmanthus fragrans.
"Sister-in-law, why didn't I see you so early in the morning? You went to buy sweet-scented osmanthus. You are pregnant, and you still got up so early to grab sweet-scented osmanthus." Ji Yutang was nagging, while reaching out to call Wenjuan. She felt her pulse and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that her pulse was stable.
"I'm thinking of making some sweet-scented osmanthus and putting it away. When your brothers come back, I'll make some sweet-scented osmanthus cake for them." Wenjuan smiled softly, "I'm sensible, so don't worry. Besides, your eldest brother warned me Even when I am pregnant, I need to move around appropriately to facilitate delivery.”
Ji Yutang thought about it and said nothing more. She sat at the small square table in the yard, picking branches and leaves from the sweet-scented osmanthus together with Wenjuan.
Wen Juan asked her about Xie Huaichu's current situation: "Little sister, how is Mr. Xie's character?"
Ji Yutang's hand movements stopped and he looked up at her: "Sister-in-law, don't think about being a matchmaker. He and I are not the same person."
"Why are you not from the same group? You are the only female imperial physician in the palace. He is also a seventh-rank official. Isn't that enough to match him? Or do you mean you don't like him?" Wen Juan was puzzled.
"Sister-in-law, his father is the Minister of Household Affairs and will be promoted to Minister of Household Affairs soon." Ji Yutang didn't say whether he liked it or not. He just said that it was wrong for his family and Xie Huai's family to be in the wrong household, and he wanted to use this reason to offend Wenjuan.
Wenjuan was a little worried, but she quickly figured it out: "Yes, if you are not from the right family, you will only have to endure hardship when you marry."
Seeing that Wenjuan did not continue to pester her as she expected, Ji Yutang gently dropped the topic.
"Sister-in-law, have you decided what kind of house you want to buy?" Ji Yutang drew Wenjuan's attention to this topic, and Wenjuan's interest was indeed high.
"I've followed Fang Ya to see several places in the past few days, and I've always been spoiled for choice." Wenjuan became more energetic when talking about this topic.
"Just pick what you like and buy it, no matter what the price. The officials rewarded me with five hundred taels of silver, which is more than enough to buy a house." Ji Yutang said.
Wenjuan smiled and shook her head: "That can't be done. You still have to spend the money carefully. After all, it is the money you earned through your own efforts and it belongs to you. The money you used to buy the house will be treated as if your sister-in-law borrowed it from you, and you will pay it back in full in the future. Here you go. In the final analysis, if I were not worried that the area would be unsafe and that your brothers would not be able to live there when they returned, I would not change my house.”
"What does the family say about borrowing or not?" Ji Yutang took this very lightly. She knew that Wenjuan was not the kind of bad sister-in-law who cheated on her sister-in-law's money.
"Just because we are a family, we can't take advantage of you." Wenjuan said gently, "When you grow up, you will get married soon, and you have to save a sum of money for your dowry. I will take these five hundred taels first. Take it and use it, and wait until your brothers bring back the money from reselling the medicinal materials before paying it back to you. When the time comes, I will prepare an extra portion for you. The dowry money is enough. I think such a rich dowry is enough for Mr. Xie. His father has a high official position, but his family is not rich. I have found out that his mother is a merchant, so the family does not value their daughter-in-law very much. Coming from a family background, I think this can be done.”
Seeing that Wenjuan turned the topic to her marriage again, Ji Yutang quickly stood up and ran to the kitchen as if running away: "I'm going to find a clean vat to put the osmanthus flowers in."
"Hey, kid, I haven't finished talking yet." Ji Yutang found the small urn in the kitchen, but didn't go out. She was thinking about Wenjuan's words, was she going to complete her major life events here? Ji Yutang didn't know if she could return to the original time and space, but she knew that if she continued to stay here, she would have to get married soon. After all, late marriage and late childbearing were not allowed here.
"Do you want to choose Sir?"
Ji Yutang murmured softly. She couldn't explain her feelings for Xie Huaichu. If she liked him, she had a slight crush on Xie Huaichu, but she was far from wanting to marry him.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. It's still early." Ji Yutang shook his head and went out with the small urn in his arms.
Xie Huaichu came to visit near noon. Ji Yutang was having a meal at that time. This time it was clear soup noodles that she made herself.
"Master Xie, you seem to like visiting during meals?" Ji Yutang opened the courtyard door and sighed when he saw Xie Huaichu.
Xie Huaichu was startled, then touched his stomach: "What a coincidence, my stomach is empty again, and I need to eat again. I wonder if Madam Ji is willing to reward me with a reward for my five internal organs temple?"
"Okay, come in."
Wenjuan heard the sound and saw that it was Xie Huaichu, with an expression of "Sure enough" on her face. She blinked at Ji Yutang: "Little sister, Mr. Xie is here to see you again?"
"Mrs. Ji, I'm here to bother you again." Xie Huaichu greeted Wenjuan as if he was a visiting son-in-law.
"You haven't eaten, have you? I happened to make too much for lunch today, so please use some." Wenjuan said enthusiastically.
Xie Huaichu was a little shy when facing Wenjuan and stood aside obediently. Wenjuan asked him to sit down, so he sat down at the small square table.
Wenjuan took Ji Yutang into the kitchen. She found a clean porcelain plate and put some pickled vegetables on it. She also instructed Ji Yutang to find a good-looking bowl for Xie Huaichu to put the noodles in.
"Sister-in-law, it's not necessary, is it? I told you that it has nothing to do with Mr. Xie, but you..." Ji Yutang asked, watching Wenjuan carefully wipe away the soup splashed on the edge of the bowl with a handkerchief.
"I know, you two have an ordinary relationship, and I am just treating guests in an ordinary way." Wenjuan said plausibly.
Ji Yutang didn't want to tangle with her anymore, so he picked up the bowl and walked out. Wenjuan grabbed her and said with a meaningful smile: "Hey, little sister, you said Mr. Xie is not free at ordinary times, right? Why does he always come to our house? He just came a few days ago, and he comes again today."< br>
Ji Yutang has heard "again" several times today. This word is particularly ambiguous in Wenjuan's mouth. She bites the bullet and says: "It's purely a coincidence. Sister-in-law, don't think too much about it."
Wenjuan smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits: "Okay, don't think too much. I'd better stay aside while you chat. Don't worry, I promise not to eavesdrop on you."
After that, he quickly walked into the room as if to express his determination to Ji Yutang.
Ji Yutang sighed helplessly and walked out with noodles and side dishes. She placed these two things in front of Xie Huaichu: "My sister-in-law is very partial. When you were not here, I could only eat vegetarian noodles. When you came, everything from plates to bowls and chopsticks were replaced with new ones, and they were specially given to you. Added a plate of side dishes.”
(End of chapter)