"What?"

Ji Anhe jumped up all of a sudden.

He was anxious to grab An Ning's hand, but thinking that he was older now, no better than when he was a child, he retracted his hand again: "Sister, you are stupid, why did you agree to marry someone surnamed Xiao, that is not a good thing, I asked someone to inquire, that is what to do, it all depends on his mother and his sister to support, you marry him, you have to support his family in the future, you can't say that you have to be angry, why can't you think about it." ”

Ji An and anxious Tuan Tuan turned: "This family business can't be done, I'll go and say goodbye to my uncle, there are also families in our guard camp with a good foundation, I will show my face to find you a similar one, it's much better than marrying someone surnamed Xiao." ”

An Ning had a smile on her face, looking at Ji Anhe's anxious sweat for her affairs, and her heart was quite warm.

Their parents left early, and the sisters and brothers depend on each other, so the relationship is deeper than others, and Ji Anhe is also very respectful and close, and he also worries a lot about her.

"Alright, don't turn around. ”

An Ning pulled Ji Anhe to his side and asked him to sit down: "Don't worry about me anymore, I have seen Xiao Gongzi, I feel that he is not bad, I have also made up my mind to marry him, and my uncle has also made up my mind with him, if you find your uncle again and say that you want to quit your family, it will definitely not work." ”

"But ......"

Ji Anhe wanted to say something, An Ning waved his hand: "Listen to me first, this life is all lived by everyone, the conditions of the Xiao family are not good, but I think I have the ability to live a good life, I have a rich dowry, and I can manage the house, that is, there are so many Zhuangzi shops in our house, all kinds of income and output, and so many people can take care of the food and clothing of so many people, a Xiao family, it really doesn't take any effort on my part." ”

An Ning is willing, and Ji Anhe is helpless even if he is dissatisfied with this marriage.

He sat for a while longer, and then departed with a heart full of worry.

When Xiao Yuan came out of Ji's house, he walked around the east city before returning to the south city.

When he went back, his mother Ping was cooking dinner, and when she saw Xiao Yuan entering the door, she asked with a smile, "What did the Ji family say?

Xiao Yuan sat down to help the Ping family light the fire, and the Ping family hurriedly asked him to go aside: "You hurry up and rest, there is a mother in the matter of cooking, Yuan'er, you talk to your mother, what did the Ji family say?"

Xiao Yuan said with a smile: "The Ji family's side has already decided, and Master Ji said that we will leave the six salutes in a few days." ”

Ping was quite happy when he heard it, but after a while, he became worried.

"What do you mean by these six rites? How many bride prices do people want, what is the situation in our family...... It's hard to borrow money. ”

Ping's is really worried, the family is poor, the family is almost unable to eat, the most valuable belongings of the family is the robe that Xiao Yuan wears, and he is just such a decent dress that can be worn out without patches.

Ping did have two clothes, but they were all tattered, even if they were wearing clothes to meet guests, they were patched.

The family is so poor, it is really difficult to say that you want to marry a daughter-in-law.

Even if it is good to marry someone from a poor family, he can't get a bride price, not to mention what kind of family is the Ji family, it is a high-ranking family that the Xiao family can't even think of.

"Mother, don't worry about this, I'll think about it, what I've read is to write letters and copy books to people to make some money. ”

Xiao Yuan appeased the Ping clan.

Ping's was also quite helpless, she didn't want Xiao Yuan to work hard, but she didn't have the ability, so she could only sigh: "Then you can take it easy, don't get tired." ”

"Good. ”

Xiao Yuan responded with a smile.

He walked around the capital today, and he already had an idea of what he was going to do.

The Dajing Dynasty is similar to the dynasty of the Ming and Qing dynasties, at this time the script has been very developed, and there are many more literate people than other dynasties, people love to listen to and hear stories, literate people love, there are many people who write well Although they are not very prominent, but they have earned a lot of money.

Xiao Yuan wanted to try it, but it wasn't the illustrations that he tested the water first.

Nowadays, there will be illustrations in the middle, even the cover will also draw a picture or something, and such illustrations give a lot of money, after all, as long as the painting is good, you don't have to worry about not making money.

Xiao Yuan is already optimistic about the market, he wants to draw illustrations first, earn a quick amount of money first, and then write, and then do something else, after all, he must make the situation in the family improve before marrying An Ning, and he can't marry a daughter-in-law who is poor and white.

After dinner, Xiao Yuan went back to the house to draw illustrations.

Ping thought that Xiao Yuan was studying, and he didn't bother her.

Ping couldn't sleep when he returned to the house, and sighed alone in the house.

Xiao Yuan lit the lamp and boiled oil to draw a few pictures, and went out with these drawings early the next morning.

He was introduced to a bookseller, and now he went to the bookseller with the illustrations, and when he drew a picture of himself, the bookseller really liked it.

It just so happened that the bookseller bought some manuscripts to be printed, but unfortunately he hadn't found a good illustrator yet, and now he saw Xiao Yuan's painting very good, mainly because the painting was really vivid, better than all the illustrations he had seen before, and the decision was made on the spot.

Xiao Yuan negotiated the price with the bookseller, a picture is five dollars of silver, and the book needs more than a dozen pictures, and he can earn about five taels of silver.

The bookseller was in a hurry, and Xiao Yuan didn't go home, so he stayed with the bookseller.

This side is in a hurry to draw, Xiao Yuan spent two days to finish the ten drawings, and then took the silver home.

When he went back, he told the bookseller that he could go to him if he needed to paint in the future.

When he went home, Xiao Yuan took a detour to buy some food and bought a cotton dress for Ping's family.

He thought that the weather was getting colder and colder, and it wouldn't be long before he would have to wear cotton clothes, so he should save up to buy two thick cotton clothes and a few quilts.

Xiao Yuan went home with his things, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw his sister Xiao Daya.

Xiao Daya had a sad face, and was sitting in the courtyard talking to the Peace Clan.

Seeing Xiao Yuan coming back, Xiao Daya quickly stood up, pinched the hem of her clothes and lowered her head, with a little shame on her face: "Brother Yuan is back, I ......"

Xiao Yuan smiled and took out a pack of dim sum from the back basket and stuffed it into Xiao Daya's hand: "When did my sister come?" Let's stay at home for a while to eat, remember to bring this bag of dim sum back when my sister leaves, this is for dogs." ”

Xiao Daya's son's nickname is Dogdan, because the child is afraid that he won't be able to live, so he took a cheap name, and now the child hasn't taken a big name, so he has been barking at dogs.

Xiao Daya hurriedly pushed the bag of dim sum: "Keep it for you and your mother to eat, the dog has something to eat." ”

Xiao Yuan insisted on handing the dim sum to Xiao Daya, and took out a knife of meat to Ping's: "Mother, I bought some meat at the market, you can fry two vegetables for a while, and let my sister eat at home to make up for herself." ”

Ping's was a little distressed about these meats, she was actually unwilling to let Xiao Daya stay at home to eat.

In her mind, if she has something delicious, she should keep it for Xiao Yuan, what can Xiao Daya eat with a girl's head.

However, Xiao Yuan said it, and Ping's was not easy to say no, so he forced a laugh: "Big girl, what your brother said is right, you bring back the dim sum to the dog, just tell him, this is his uncle who loves him, you give me a hand in a while, let's fry two good dishes, and you eat a few more pieces of meat to make up for it in a while." ”

When Xiao Daya heard this, her eyes immediately burst into tears.

She pricked her hands: "Give the meat to Brother Yuan'er, I can eat anything, I ...... I don't have any money on hand, so I can't help Brother Yuan'er with anything, but I'll go back and discuss it with the boss to see if I can make some up. ”