FID – Chapter 373

“I won’t bother to quibble with you, only because my long and arduous journey has exhausted me. You’ll have to bear a little, or you’d better let Zhixia help you move them, too,” Qian Wanjin’s face and his entire expression was merely calling for a beating.

“My brother returned to the capital in the morning. Had he waited for your arrival before leaving, the daylilies would have been frozen.”

“Come on, why is there so much talk? You’re just going to carry some stuff, yet you have to go on a chatter,” Grandma Liu patted the ashes on her apron, ignored the two fighting youths and went to the kitchen.

In order to make brewing tea convenient, Nannan stored several pots of tea leaves in the cupboard at home. After boiling water, Grandma Liu could take the tea leaves and soak them.

Grandma Liu didn’t stay idle while waiting for the water to boil and asked her two daughters-in-law to start mixing the dough. She went to the vegetable patch, picked green onions, and nimbly fried a few scallion pancakes. The water was boiling by the time her frying was done, so she brought tea to the hall along with the pancakes.

The hall was bursting with laughter. Once Xiao Jinzi returned, the house suddenly became much more lively.

He alone could overtake the whole family and create a disturbance. He was always capable of doing something to entertain people.

Seeing that besides the tea, there were a few large yellow pancakes on the plate that Grandma Liu brought up, Qian Wanjin immediately took it. He exaggeratedly praised, “Grandma, you’re just too much for my heart! Considerate, capable and virtuous; if my son wants to marry someone in the future, he must pick one like Grandma!”

“You’re not even married yet, and you’re already thinking about your son getting married in the future? Aren’t you embarrassed of yourself?!” Grandma Liu censured, but she was coaxed into smiling until her eyes almost disappeared.

Grandpa Liu scolded with laughter at the side, “You’re coaxing my wife into this state, so how am I going to perform at home in the future?”

“How can you not? Look at what you said. You are the head of the family. As long as you pestle there, you don’t have to coax Grandma for her to be happy.”

Grandpa Liu’s eyes were also smiling.

Three other old men beside the fireplace were dumbfounded, and were very impressed with Qian Wanjin.

Qian Wanjin possessed such a mouth that managed to ensure family harmony.

With a delicious cake and a cup of hot tea, Qian Wanjin’s fatigue was swept away.

The house had remained wonderful. The food was delicious, and the people were pleasant and agreeable, without that much crap.

He could say whatever he wanted, laughed if he wanted, and still had someone caring for him.

He was always reluctant to leave once he arrived in the house.

After eating his fill and burping, only then did he poke his head into the small consultation room. He took a look from an oblique angle and saw the shadows of people in the room.

Lucky Nannan would probably be working for a long time.

Let her be busy.

That way, he could carry the 300,000 taels of silver in his arms a little longer.

Liu Yusheng was indeed busy. During this period, she had received a series of consultations, mostly typhoid patients, which she couldn’t lump together just yet.

Their illness was mild. Some bodies were accompanied by a variety of other problems, and the medication also needed to be altered from person to person.

In the period after the New Year, more than half of her herbs alone were consumed.

If it weren’t for the ability to catch up with the planting in her space, the consumption of fire blazing herb alone would have been enough of a headache for her.

As word spread among the people, her reputation was getting higher and higher, and with it came more and more patients. She almost had no time for idleness.

Previously, she had tricked Xue Qinglian into shouldering the task for half a month. But since then, he now refuses to appear except for meals.

Liu Yusheng had no idea where he went.

When she sent the last patient away, it was already after noon, almost dinner time.

Liu Yusheng massaged her stiff shoulders and wrists and organized her consultation table. She stood up and stretched her back. Before she could finish yawning with fatigue, a big head suddenly appeared in the doorway, scaring her yawn back.

“Qian Wanjin!” What a scare!

“Hahahaha! Lucky Nannan, I’m back, surprise!”

“What surprise? It’s not like you don’t come every year.” He came every year and was like her family. He was still playing that surprise trick. Had he not grown up yet?

“You’re really —— Couldn’t you play along with me? You’re so insensitive!”

“Oh——” Liu Yusheng raised her eyebrows and teased, “This is how Xianrou spoils you, right?”

“Spoil, what?” Qian Wanjin now no longer blushed whenever Shi Xianrou was mentioned. She was not present, so what was he to be ashamed of? “Hurry to the hall. I have important things to discuss with you. Being late is unacceptable.”

Saying being late was unacceptable – was his way of deceiving himself.

Liu Yusheng smiled, walked out of the consultation room and followed him to the hall.

When the family all sat around the fireplace, Qian Wanjin cleared his throat and began, “I heard in the capital that Xiangshan had been hit by a snowstorm disaster. I was so scared that I rushed here without stopping. I braved the wind and rain at double speed and ended up so weary, uh. When I finish speaking, you must give me some rewards, everyone…”

Grandpa Liu smacked him and said, “Get down to business!”

Did he call everyone here with great fanfare just to listen to their praise?

Qian Wanjin rubbed the back of his head and sighed deeply. Everything was amazing at home. The only downside was the elders’ fondness of smacking the back of the head.

It was too rough.

He was on the verge of uttering a couple more complaints, but upon seeing Grandma Liu’s raised hand, eager for action, he immediately changed his tune, “I met Feng Qingbai before I came here and explained why he canonized Lucky Nanan as the Disaster Relief Ambassador. He has special channels, so the imperial edict should have arrived, right?”

Liu Yusheng nodded, “Half a month ago, we received the imperial decree. What else did he say?”

“He also said…” Qian Wanjin drawled with a wicked grin. He looked at the young girl’s nervously pursed lips and burst out laughing: “He didn’t say anything, hahaha!”

“Qian Wanjin!”

“Xiao Jinzi!”

“But he gave this to me!” Having infuriated the public, Qian Wanjin immediately offered a stack of silver bills, still carrying his body heat.

He was very reluctant to give it.

Although his family had money, he had never carried so many silver bills at one time growing up.

Thanks to Feng Qingbai’s blessings, he experienced it for the first time.

Liu Yusheng took the silver bills, and looking at the thickness of the stack, the family’s eyes all widened.

Grandma Liu stroked her chest with one hand: “Oh my God, how much money is this? Did something happen to Axiu? Why is he like giving an account of his funeral, passing on his family fortune to our Nannan?”

The Liu family: “…”

Liu Yusheng’s heart jumped. She counted the silver bills. They were all ten thousand taels denominations, thirty in total.

She looked up at Qian Wanjin: “What did he say?”

“He said nothing.”

“I’ll have six months worth of nourishing tea confiscated.”

“He said he’s giving this money to you, and you can do whatever you want with it. Do not worry about the rest,” Qian Wanjin immediately said in rapid succession, “Also, he said, ‘My woman does the work, I pay for it. What’s the problem?'”

In order to keep his Nourishing Tea, Qian Wanjin threw himself into the task. He related in detail, and even mimicked Feng Qingbai’s tone and demeanor at that time, ten out of ten.

Liu Yusheng’s pretty face went scarlet.

Liu Dalin picked up the fire poker and smashed a whole charcoal on the ground with force, snapping it until it split in four.

The rest of the Liu family looked at the roof and coughed lightly.

Listening to the bunch of secret talks between young people; aigoo, it really put their old faces to shame.

How could Feng Qingbai say such a thing?