Chapter 44: Forced Marriage
87_87437In the smoky, hot kitchen of the inn, Qing Dai was holding a pu fan, guarding a stove, and carefully cooking medicinal food. Xiao Er carried a bamboo basket covered with a piece of white cotton cloth and walked in briskly. He took a deep breath and asked curiously, "Miss Qingdai, what are you cooking?" Smelling medicine is not like medicine, and eating is not like eating. ā
"It is a medicinal diet personally researched by our son-in-law, and 15 grams of peach kernels and 10 grams of safflower are boiled in water. Later, I will use this juice to wash the lotus root flour, and then put a little brown sugar on it, and that's it. Qing Dai didn't raise her head and said crisply. She added a few sticks of firewood to the stove and gently fanned it with a puff fan to make the fire burn more vigorously.
Cardamom's shortness of breath recurred several times later, and each time it scared the big guy half to death. Finally, after calming down in the past two days, her childish heart has made a mistake again, that is, she refuses to drink those bitter decoctions that make the roots of your tongue numb. Zhong Ziyuan felt sorry for her that she had just come back from the Ghost Gate, so she worked hard to study several medicinal diets to make her eat less uncomfortable and cure her at the same time.
When Xiao Er heard this, he couldn't help grinning, and complimented him with a smile: "Although this Doctor Jia is not very old, he really has no medical skills, and he is also careful. I don't know if he is married? He can be regarded as seeing with his own eyes how Zhong Ziyuan dragged Cardamom back from the ghost gate, and he really admired it in his heart. No, even the shopkeeper secretly took a fancy to him, and promised a few copper coins to let Xiao Er secretly help him make a sound.
Qing Dai raised her head when she heard this, looked at him vigilantly, and said, "Is my son-in-law married, what does it have to do with you?" In the past two days, the fat daughter of the shopkeeper's family has been coming to Zhong Ziyuan's side all day long, which has made her more vigilant.
"I'm also curious, just asking." The little second was not angry, just put down the bamboo basket in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't you want to make up for cardamom!" Look what this is. He lifted the white cotton cloth, and Qing Dai looked at it curiously, and saw that there were more than a dozen round eggs inside. He said meaningfully: "I know that you are in a hurry to buy eggs, these are specially brought by our hostess from home to you for emergencies." ā
Qing Dai had already happily reached out and grabbed one of them, but when she heard him say this, she hurriedly put it back. She rubbed her fingers and said with some hesitation: "We took her eggs, it's not a private gift, right?" ā
If you don't want to, you don't want to, you don't need to be like a thief! When Xiao Er heard this, he said with a wry smile: "Miss Qingdai, you are too careful, you have counted the money for these eggs." At most, it was a deal, and it had nothing to do with the private teaching. ā
"That's good, that's good." Qing Dai patted her chest with relief.
Looking at this posture, it seems that the family affairs of the young lady of the owner are hopeless again. Xiao Er sighed secretly and said to Qing Dai: "Then you are busy first, I'm going out!" ā
After Xiao Er left, Qingdai knocked two more eggs and steamed two bowls of tender egg custard. After coming out of the pot, the green onion was scattered, and a few drops of sesame oil were drizzled, which made people's appetite move when they looked at it. Qing Dai put the two bowls of egg custard and the bowl of medicinal food in a bamboo basket, and walked out of the kitchen door happily.
When I returned to the room, I saw Cardamom half-leaning on the bed, stretching her neck to look out of the window. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you here alone, Childe?" ā
Cardamom pouted and said, "I was called out by Miss Dongjia." ā
"Ahh Qing Dai was taken aback, hurriedly put down the bamboo basket, and also ran to the window to look down.
Zhong Ziyuan was a woman after all, so she didn't take much precautions, so she followed the lady to the backyard. But now she began to feel deeply annoyed under the gaze of those affectionate eyes.
She hugged her fists and saluted, and said crampedly: "Thank you Miss for your wrong love, but Jia's relatives are in trouble now, and I still need to run to save them, and I don't know when it will be the end, I really have no intention of having children." Besides, this marriage event should be the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, how can it be such a child's play? Miss's mention of yƬ is really ridiculous. ā
The proprietor lady twisted her waist as thick as the top and bottom, and squeezed it into the meat pile, and only saw a slit in her small eyes and threw a wink at Zhong Ziyuan. Then he pinched his throat and said delicately: "Doctor Jia, the slave family's mention yƬ, you should think about it again!" My father is just my daughter, and when the time comes, this whole shop will be my dowry. And my figure is very good, and I guarantee that I can hold both of them for three years. Marry me, and you're in the dark. ā
As she spoke, she twisted and leaned on Zhong Ziyuan, who had to keep retreating. Soon, Zhong Ziyuan was forced into a corner by her, and seeing that she had no way to avoid it, Miss Dongjia couldn't help but light up, and threw herself on her, and shouted proudly: "Doctor Jia, you just obey me!"
If such a mountain of meat is smashed over, you have to shed your skin if you don't die! Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart. Fortunately, although her tonnage is not as good as others, she is much more flexible. I saw her holding her head and her body short, like a fried cat, and rushed out.
Yes, it's a lot like a cat, or a cat that licks its paws and pretends to be innocent after getting into trouble. Guo Chengsi condescendingly looked at the absurd farce in the backyard, and secretly felt funny in his heart.
I saw that the young lady of the proprietor hit the wall solidly, and the loud noise made him squint his eyes reflexively with his teeth bared, it must have hurt a lot! The lady of the proprietor was obviously knocked unconscious, and she lay on the wall for a long time and did not come back to her senses. This stinky boy was stupid and didn't take the opportunity to get out, but he dared to step forward to see other people's injuries, and he really didn't know how to write dead words.
Hey, why is there a large corner of the clothes exposed behind the tree, and the material seems to be the brocade robe with a dark maroon pattern that the shopkeeper likes to wear. Guo Chengsi's vision is much broader, and of course nothing can escape his eyes. What is the shopkeeper doing behind a tree? Guo Chengsi's slender fingers kept tapping on the window frame, secretly thinking about the intention of the shopkeeper's move.
Qing Dai also saw this scene, and she couldn't help but say angrily: "Why is this young lady so shameless, pestering our son like this during the day, what do you want to do?" ā
Rong Xi, who came in with Guo Chengsi, also crowded by the window to watch the excitement, he smiled when he heard this, and said teasingly: "What else can you do?" Of course, I want to be your young lady. But speaking of which, your master and servant have no fixed place to live and have nowhere to stay, so it's not bad if you really accept this young lady, so you have such a big family business waiting for you. ā
When Cardamom heard this, she wanted to get up as soon as she lifted the quilt on her body, but Qingdai hurriedly stepped forward and pressed her, and said anxiously: "It's better, what are you messing around?" ā
Cardamom blushed, she clenched her fist and hammered the bed hard, panting and said, "It's because my body is not angry that I will trap my son here and can't move." Now that I'm much better, I don't have to let my son suffer such grievances. Qingdai, you go and call Childe up, let's pack up our things and leave. ā
Actually, these are secondary, what she and Qingdai are most worried about is that Zhong Ziyuan will be entangled by this young lady again, and sooner or later her identity as a woman will be revealed. After all, they are still carrying a big crime of murdering the heirs of the royal family in their mansion, and the consequences are unimaginable at that time.
Rong Xi said with some amusement: "This has nothing to do with you, why doesn't this young lady dare to rely on others, but she is competing with your son-in-law?" It's not that when I see him taking such care of you as a little guy, I know that he is a shrewd person, but he is soft-hearted, kind-hearted, thin-faced, affectionate, and easy to handle! In addition, he has a skill to make a living, and he has some family background, it is difficult to find such a husband with a lantern, and he doesn't rely on anyone. Qingdai and Cardamom looked at each other, and they both sighed weakly, isn't their young lady such a person.
Guo Chengsi's ears listened to a few of their nonsense, but his eyes were sharply staring at every move below, he saw that the stinky boy actually dared to wipe the dust on people's foreheads with his sleeve, and the shopkeeper hiding behind the big tree seemed to be ready to move. He closed his eyes a little weakly, and in the spirit of saving people's lives to win the seventh-level floating slaughter, he spoke in a deep voice: "Doctor Jia, come up, this official has some official business to discuss with you." ā
His voice is clear and mellow, and the recognition rate is extremely high. Zhong Ziyuan immediately shook off the hand of the young lady who took the opportunity to grab her sleeve, she raised her head, hugged her fist at Guo Chengsi, who was showing half of her body on the windowsill on the second floor, and said loudly: "Please Guo Shilang later, the villain will come up." ā
She dropped the stomping foot, pouting, unhappy Miss Host. As if being chased by a ghost, he trotted back to his room.
Closing the door, she patted her chest and said in shock: "It's really scared to death." At a glance, he saw Guo Chengsi wearing a regular suit, looking at himself with a smile. Her face was hot, and she hurriedly clenched her fists and said, "The villain thanked Guo Shilang for his words." ā
Guo Chengsi waved his hand funny and said, "Forget it, I don't know how to talk so much today." But I see that you still have some real skills, and it would be a pity to be entangled by such a woman who doesn't know the details. ā
Zhong Ziyuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and nodded his head again and again. It's the first time she has encountered such a battle since she pretended to be a man, although the girls in that Fengyue alley also love to play with her like this, but everyone is in moderation, and no one dares to really want her to go home. This proprietor girl is so violent, she really can't bear it!
sat down at the table, drank two sips of tea poured by Qingdai, and calmed down. She curiously asked Guo Chenghe's intention. Guo Chengsi gestured to Rong Xi, and Rong Xi immediately took off the burden on his shoulders and put it in front of Zhong Ziyuan, and opened it again, revealing more than a dozen gold ornaments and jade inside. Zhong Ziyuan stretched his neck and looked at it, it was very familiar, isn't this just a thing that was sprinkled with drugs to confuse those two villains!
Guo Chengsi stretched out his hand and took out the jade Ruyi inside, rubbed it in his hand, and then said: "The case of the eight ghosts in Shu has been dealt with, and they have all been sentenced to beheading, these evidences are useless, so I will bring them back to their original owners." ā
When Zhong Ziyuan heard this, he immediately smiled, and waved his hand to put the green daisy away. Guo Chengsi said slowly: "Wait, I still have something unclear, and I want to ask Dr. Jia for clarification." ā
"Please." These treasures were back in his hands, Zhong Ziyuan was in a good mood, and his tone of voice was a little higher.
Guo Chengsi's eyes shining like stars stared at her smile tightly, and asked puzzledly: "This jade Ruyi is clearly a gift from the emperor, and I went to the Internal Affairs Office to check the records." It was the current Queen Mother who rewarded Zhong Jinchuan to the former Tai Hospital half a year ago. Also, in the past few days, your coachman, Fu Bo, has tried every possible way to visit Zhong Jinchuan and his wife in the prison of the Criminal Department, which should have been instructed by you, right? What is the relationship between you and Zhong Jinchuan? ā
Zhong Ziyuan's face immediately turned pale when she heard this, and the blood on her lips suddenly faded clean. Guo Chenghe, as a waiter in the Criminal Department, quietly found out so much about her, what is his intention? Her mind began to rac