The following days were quite peaceful, Mingzhe helped his father sort out the purchased medicinal materials during the day, and went to catch insects and fish in the evening, with the company of snow swallows and tattoos, and life was quite comfortable.

At first, Uncle Zhang seemed to be very concerned about his daughter's relationship with Mingzhe, interrupting their conversation or taking his daughter away from time to time, but later saw that Mingzhe's family's income was increasing day by day, and gradually relaxed his care for his daughter.

Aunt Zhang also changed her attitude towards Mingzhe, praising Mingzhe from time to time, and preaching everywhere how Mingzhe took care of Xueyan and her daughter when she was away.

Mingzhe didn't take these things to heart, and most of his thoughts were still on the newly obtained tattoo.

In the process of fishing, he found that Wen Qing seemed to be able to swim, and could lurk in the water for a long time, and several times thought that Wen Qing had run away, which made him worry in vain.

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One evening, Xue Yan wore a long red dress to visit Wen Qing, and as soon as she entered the door, she opened her arms to it, and Wen Qing obediently ran into her arms.

Suddenly hearing a 'sigh', Mingzhe was startled, and looked at Xue Yan, only to see that her palm was scratched with a long red mark, and Xue Yan also looked at Wen Qing with a confused expression.

"When did it grow its dorsal fin? It's quite hard. Xue Yan pointed to the tattoo in her arms.

Mingzhe rubbed her hands, "I don't know, can't I eat too much fish?"

Xue Yan threw her eyes and pointed to the beard on her blue upper jaw and said, "This beard is also eaten by fish?"

Mingzhe then noticed that a pair of whiskers resembling carp's mouth beards grew under the protruding nose, the difference was that the beard was the same thickness at the front and back, and the end was sleek and raised to the back of the head.

Xue Yan looked at Mingzhe, who was in a daze with tattooed green, her well-dressed pretty face flushed, she wanted to speak and stopped, and walked out of the house as soon as she stomped her feet.

Mingzhe looked at the door that was closed with a 'bang' and was dazed for a while, and said in his heart: What's wrong with her today.

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Xue Yan walked angrily towards the big banyan tree in front of the door, sat on the stone bench under the tree, and was so startled that the two people on the tree hurriedly disappeared.

Xue Yan propped her chin on her hands, knelt on the stone table, and said to herself: "This dead Ah Zhe, stinky Ah Zhe, do you want your daughter's family to say such unspeakable words?

Looking at Xue Yan's disappearing back, the two people on the tree reappeared, only to hear the red-eyed old man say in a deep voice: "Does this girl know about Muyuan?"

The gorgeous woman next to her nodded, "Yes, they did be together that night." ”

The red-eyed old man showed excitement, "If only the above let all the insiders be cleared below, just wait for the above..."

The gorgeous woman looked disdainful and suddenly became uneasy.

The red-eyed old man seemed to notice something unusual, and said to the woman, "What's the matter?"

The gorgeous woman named Jiu Fox shook her head, "It's nothing, I only feel the breath of the dragon clan nearby, and I can't be sure yet." ”

At the same time, the tattoo in Mingzhe's room also widened his eyes and looked around.

The red-eyed old man shook his head and chuckled, "How can there be a dragon clan in such a place, the dragon clan will only appear in the season of emperor change, you are too worried." After that, he turned into a red streamer and went away.

Jiu Fox looked at the distant streamer and said to himself: "As an elder of the underworld, the murderous intent is so heavy, how can you not know that if the evil spirit is too great, it will damage your cultivation? With that, he disappeared.

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In the next few days, Xueyan seemed to avoid Mingzhe intentionally or unintentionally, which made Mingzhe depressed, and under the warm reception of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, Xueyan did not see Mingzhe for various reasons, making Mingzhe at a loss.

Mingzhe sat on a bench at home, trying to recall the episode of the last meeting: the long red dress, the well-dressed appearance, the expression that wanted to stop talking... slapped his thigh, folded a few flowers on the corner flower stand and rushed out of the door.

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Coming to Xueyan's door, Mingzhe's heart beat very hard, and he took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

I saw Xue Yan lazily lying on the bed reading a book, and her bumpy body suddenly made Mingzhe breathe, and he forgot most of the words he had thought of when he came.

Xue Yan turned her head to look at Mingzhe who was in a daze, frowned, and said, "What are you doing?"

Mingzhe immediately sobered up a lot, and hurriedly closed the door, blocking the encouraging eyes of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang.

took out the flowers hidden behind her back and handed them to Xue Yan, "I'm sorry." ”

Xue Yan got up and sat on the edge of the bed, laughed loudly when she saw Mingzhe's flowers, laughed so much that tears flowed down her eyes, and after laughing for a while, she said helplessly to Mingzhe: "Are you here to apologize or to go to the grave?"

Mingzhe looked at the yellow and white chrysanthemums in his hand and felt ashamed, but Xue Yan's room lacked a crack in the ground that could accommodate her.

Xue Yan sighed, as if she had made a major decision, and said affectionately to Mingzhe: "Big nerd, propose to them." ”

Mingzhe was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded heavily, and took Xue Yan into his arms, and Xue Yan also hugged him tightly.

There was a cough at the door, and Mingzhe was startled and threw out the sentence, 'You wait for me.' Then he snatched the door out again, almost bumped into Aunt Zhang, who was eavesdropping at the door, and ran home to find his father after confessing his guilt.

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With Mingzhe's help, his father is no longer as dusty as he was at the beginning, and now he is gorgeously dressed, his face is full of red light, and a precious jade pendant is also tied around his waist. Mingzhe was in charge of all the small ships that delivered medicine in normal times, and only the large cargo ships from the General's Mansion were taken care of by him.

After listening to Mingzhe's incoherent report, his father realized that Xueyan had agreed to propose marriage, and he lowered his head and pondered for a long time, which made Mingzhe uncomfortable with his hands and feet.

Finally, he slowly raised his head and said to Mingzhe seriously, "The eldest son... I can understand your feelings, but we, as men, the pillars of the family, must be thoughtful in everything, and if you can say something that satisfies me, I will make your good deeds. As he spoke, he took a sip of fragrant tea and looked at Mingzhe quietly.

"Father, please tell me, the child can make his own decisions. Mingzhe replied confidently.

Father put down the teacup and said slowly: "First of all, my Yuan family's business, although it is related to Xueyan's facilitation, but after all, my Yuan family has the ability to take over this matter, your Uncle Zhang is just a hunter, everything has to be in charge of the overall situation, do you understand?"

Mingzhe nodded heavily. The father said: "And you have just turned nineteen, your studies will be wasted, and business matters need three and five years of training to succeed.

Mingzhe fell silent and began to be confused by his father's words.

The father continued: "You and I are both frogs at the bottom of the well, and now this world needs to be dominated by businessmen and officials, and officials and businessmen are the mainstream, General Zhenyuan has a daughter who is over sixteen years old, and she can be accepted into the main room, although my father loves you very much, try to focus on your intentions, but I suggest that you still think about it, as for Xueyan's girl... If you like it, you can marry back. ”