I can only let the government send people to the camp to fill the army, and when the time comes, it will not be necessary to mention the offense, I think it is better to let the girl find a good family to stay, and there will be someone to hurt. ”

After speaking, the little guy waved his hand and said, "Little girl, little brother, I also had a good intention, so I said such things that should not be said." Just listen to it, but don't talk about it. The little brother just advises you to leave this matter alone, we can't take care of it, there are rules in the government. ”

Su Jinyao hurriedly thanked her, looking panicked and scared. He took out more than a dozen copper plates and said, "I didn't go out today to do business, so I didn't bring any silver, thank you for reminding me, this is for your tea." ”

"No, no, no." The little guy hurriedly excused himself and said, "It's really the first time I've seen a little girl like you who can do things." Little brother, I'm not a person who sees money, if there is anything I don't understand, ask me, I should give you a reply. Go home, it's still important to settle your brother well. ”

Su Jinyao thanked her after hearing this, but still stuffed those copper plates into the hands of this little guy.

took Su Jinyao's money again, and seeing that she was far away, this little girl thought in his heart, this little girl is really good at doing things, and her hands are also generous.

When Su Jinyao got such news, she could be regarded as understanding what Wu's second sister-in-law was afraid of. It seems that if you want to report to the official and redeem someone, you really have to have some way, otherwise this person will really have to be sent to the barracks.

However, Su Jinyao also knew that she couldn't say anything deeper to find this little guy now. If you go out to redeem someone, you still have to go directly to the mayor and say it. So this matter can be put aside first, and wait to see what the second sister-in-law Wu plans.

Su Jinyao led the horse and walked towards the school again. At this time, there were no more people in front of the school who accompanied the children to take the exam, but it seemed much more deserted. Occasionally, I saw students wearing long robes, and they also hurried by with books in their arms, as if they were still in a hurry to go to the school.

Su Jinyao came to the place where she had read the list before, but saw that there was no new notice on it. It's just that two lines of small text were added under the notice that previously stated the period and requirements of the government-run school examination, saying that the test results will be announced at the end of the month, and all students who come to the exam will come to see the list by themselves, and those who are on the list will report it on the first day of junior high school with their household registration certificates.

In this way, it really doesn't use to come early. In ancient times, transportation was not developed, and there was no way to notify from door to door, so it seems that you have to look at the list yourself.

However, the mayor of the town had hinted that Xiaocheng'er could pass, so there was no need for Su Jinyao to delay any longer. She also wanted to take advantage of some time to go to Zhoujiayao and clear the adobe account.

It is not easy to walk from Guyushu Town to Zhoujiayao, but turning the corner from this side is much closer than running alone from Pingshan Village, and it will save another day of delay.

Before, Su Jinyao booked a brick for a small water shop from Zhoujiayao, but she didn't pay the deposit even after saying a word, and now it looks like the foundation is about to start digging over there, so Su Jinyao still thinks that she should go over and say it and settle the account.

From a distance, you can see the smoke rising from the small earthen kiln when it burns bricks, Su Jinyao rode a horse to the front, and someone shouted loudly: "The proprietress is in the shack over there." ”

"Okay." Su Jinyao agreed, and rode over.

As soon as she got off the horse outside the hut at the door, Yaping came out of it. It seemed that he had just woken up from a nap, and when he saw that it was Su Jinyao, he pulled his hair and said, "As soon as I heard the sound of horses' hooves, I guessed that it might be you, and it was true." Let's talk lately. After speaking, he invited Su Jinyao to sit in the shack.

Su Jinyao said, "I won't sit anymore, I have to hurry home." I'm here to settle the bill, and I'll settle all the brick money for the kilns before and after. The bricks that were ordered later were finished in one trip, and I didn't have to make another trip alone. ”

Yaping said: "That's okay, I'll do the math for you." ”

Yaping said, and lifted the curtain of the shack and walked inside. Su Jinyao was tethering the horse outside, and when she heard that the motive inside was wrong, it seemed that Yaping was vomiting? The voice sounded muffled and uncomfortable.

Su Jinyao and Yaping have also met twice, and they feel that Yaping is a well-connected and neat person, and she is good at speaking and doing things. Now he suddenly heard that she seemed to be sick, and hurried in. I saw Yaping squatting at the small table and vomiting, and her eyes were so uncomfortable that her eyes were red.

As soon as she saw Su Jinyao come in, Yaping quickly took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth, but she still vomited for a while, so she calmed down and sat on the bench with a small table. But it seems that she was just retching, and I didn't see her vomit anything, so the little shack (tǐng) was still clean.

Su Jinyao walked over and squatted down and asked, "What's wrong?" If you don't feel well, just rest at home, a place like a brick kiln is really not suitable for you A woman to stay here all the time. ”

Yaping wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and after taking a few breaths, she actually smiled. Waving his hand, he said, "I'm not sick, I'm happy." That's how it is. Then he looked at Su Jinyao, pointed to the small bench next to him and said, "It's okay, you can sit down, don't be afraid." In the future, you will know when you get married, this woman has a child, and she will be happy at the beginning. I'm in my second child, so it's a little better. When I gave birth to the eldest baby in the family, I couldn't even lift my head when I vomited. ”

When Su Jinyao heard this, she was also happy for Yaping, and hurriedly said "Congratulations", and said, "But since you are happy, you should rest at home." ”

Yaping said: "It's okay, there is a lot of work at home, and those men are also careless." There must be a woman in charge of the accounts and arrange the daily work, otherwise I am afraid that the deadline will be missed for the guests. But I'm not tired here, and I slept for a while. ”

Su Jinyao asked a little embarrassedly, "Did I come and wake you up?" ”

"No, I didn't sleep in the first place, but (shēn) was lazy and didn't want to move." Yaping said with a smile: "But as the old saying goes, when you are pregnant, you are lazy, and you are pregnant with a female baby." My eldest baby is a boy, and now I happen to have another girl. ”

Su Jinyao watched Yaping talk about pregnancy, and her face couldn't hide her happiness, as if she didn't care about the discomfort of pregnancy at all, and she was happy for her.

After thinking about it, Su Jinyao said, "Yaping, can you let me diagnose your pulse?" My mother taught me a little bit of medical skills, but I only heard her talk about the pulse of the happy pulse, but I never really touched it, I want to touch what your happy pulse is like. ”

Yaping was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Is your mother still a doctor?" It's okay, touch it, if you come back in a few months, it will still let you touch your belly. When the time comes, the child will kick and punch in the stomach, which will be interesting. With that, he stretched out his wrist.

Su Jinyao said "thank you", and pressed her finger on Yaping's pulse with a little nervousness. It's the first time she's heard Ximai, so she's a little nervous.

After diagnosing her right hand, Su Jinyao frowned, and asked Yaping to try her left wrist as well. Seeing Su Jinyao frowning, Yaping actually began to play a small drum in her heart, and said nervously: "What's wrong?" Isn't there something wrong with it? ”

Su Jinyao knew that Yaping had misunderstood, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, no, there is nothing wrong with your (shēn) son, and the baby in your belly is also very healthy, it should be two months." I just heard you say that you might be pregnant with a girl, and I don't think it looks like it. ”

"So, do you think this baby is still a boy?" Yaping said, stretching out her left hand as well.

Su Jinyao nodded and pressed her pulse. After listening carefully for a while, he said with a smile: "I don't know if this old saying is inaccurate, or if I can't diagnose it." I feel that your left side is stronger than your right side, which is a sign of a male baby in the first trimester of pregnancy. If it is a female fetus, the right side is stronger than the left side. So I think, you're still a boy. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao was afraid that Yaping would be disappointed, so she hurriedly said: "But I don't dare to conclude that my mother gave it to me like this." ”

Yaping smiled when she heard this, and said, "It's okay, one man and one woman are just right, but two male babies are also good." If I could work like his father and know how to hurt people, wouldn't I be blessed? My man also wants me to have more sons, saying that he can spread the branches of their family. But I like a female baby, if this baby is still a male baby, I will have another one. ”

When Su Jinyao heard this, she also felt as if she was happy for Yaping again.

Yaping talked about the difficulties of getting pregnant, but more about the fun of motherhood, and then suddenly patted her head and said, "Look at me, when I talk about giving birth to a baby, I forget all about it." Isn't that going to have to pay you a bill? I'm not in a hurry to ask you for money, I'm afraid that you'll delay your efforts and go home too late. ”

Su Jinyao said: "It's okay, I was also passing by here, so I thought about settling the money clearly." I can hear your happy event, and I am also happy, (tǐng) Okay. ”

Yaping hurriedly took out the account book, dialed the abacus to calculate the accounts, and then showed the account book to Su Jinyao, and said: "This pen is here, and there are a few kiln bricks are also being fired, and the day after tomorrow will be all together, and your car can be pulled away at any time." ”

Su Jinyao saw that there were two other numbers below, one of which was the amount of the deposit she paid, and the other was relatively large, so she pointed and said, "This is the amount settled in addition to the deposit, right?" ”

Yaping nodded and said, "That's right." The adobe brick I ordered before was eight taels or four dollars of silver, and you gave half of the deposit. Later, a few kiln bricks were ordered, but no deposit was given. Today, we liquidated together, and I have to give me a total of seven taels and five cents. I still don't want those three points, you just give me seven taels and five dollars. ”

Su Jinyao felt that Yaping had given a lot of preferential treatment (tǐng), and three cents of silver was actually not a small amount for ordinary people. didn't bargain anymore, and directly took out a silver ticket of ten taels and handed it to Yaping.

After recovering the silver, Yaping touched her stomach and said, "Borrow your auspicious words, if I want to have another male baby, I should invite you to eat candy and red eggs." If you pass by on the day of next year (chūn), come in and have a look, and I'll keep the red eggs and candy for you. ”

Su Jinyao agreed, saying that she would definitely come over to ask for a lottery. Then he came out and led the big black horse and rode home.

Today's errands are all smooth (tǐng), and the time is still early, and it is just past noon when I get home. Master Gu's apprentice and helper had just finished eating, and Sophie was busy cleaning up the table and washing the dishes and chopsticks. As soon as he saw Su Jinyao coming back, he said, "It's just right, there is still food on the kitchen stove, which was served separately before, you can go and eat it." Su Jinyao didn't rush to eat, but asked Su Fei'er first, "Eldest sister, is there anything else you want to help with?" I'm not hungry yet, so I'll wash all the dishes with you. ”

Sophie shook her head and said with a smile: "You don't usually wash the dishes, and I don't need you today." You go to eat, after eating, go to the small water shop to take a look, Master Gu has already eaten and said that he has broken the ground and excavated. ”

Su Jinyao went to the kitchen to eat. The matter of the small water shop (qíng) is also extremely important, and she can't be sloppy at all. So I thought I'd hurry up and eat and go over.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Su Jinyao started eating, Xiaocheng'er hurriedly ran back from outside. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he asked Sophie: "Eldest sister, is my second sister back?" ”

Sophie pouted at Nunu in the kitchen and said, "I just came back and I'm eating." Aren't you out playing? Why did you come back so soon? ”

Su Jinyao heard that Xiao Cheng'er was anxious to find herself, so she also put down the dishes and chopsticks and came out, and asked, "Something?" Don't worry, tell me slowly. ”

When Xiao Cheng'er saw Su Jinyao, he ran over and pulled her out. Before Su Jinyao could understand what was going on, he pulled him out of the door.

Sophie also asked anxiously in the back, "Cheng'er, what is this for?" Let your second sister eat before leaving. ”

"It's okay, tell my second sister to see a rare thing. A bug. I'm afraid that the bugs will run away after a while. Xiao Cheng'er hurriedly turned around and shouted to Su Fei'er, still pulling Su Jinyao to run quickly.

Su Jinyao didn't know what Xiao Cheng'er was going to do in such a hurry. But when he said that he was going to see a bug, Su Jinyao's mind moved, guessing if there was news from Gu Xuebin's side, and it was estimated that there were insects coming out of the bamboo tube again.

Therefore, Su Jinyao grabbed Xiao Cheng'er's wrist with her backhand and asked him in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with Gu Xuebin?" Found bugs? ”

"Well, not only did I find it, but I was bitten by a bug." Xiao Cheng'er ran in a hurry and said: "After eating, I went to the bamboo forest to find my second brother-in-law to learn kung fu, and I saw him sitting under a bamboo tree with a bamboo tube. When I arrived, he was poking the bamboo tube with a bamboo branch, and then I saw a strange-looking insect crawling out of it. It was precisely because I got closer that the second brother-in-law was distracted and was bitten by the bug. But the second brother-in-law was quick to stuff the worm back into the bamboo tube, and then asked me to come to you quickly. ”

Su Jinyao's heart suddenly lifted, and she was secretly glad that it was time for her to come back. What if it's a little later and Xiaocheng'er can't find him?

But after thinking about it again, Su Jinyao asked anxiously, "Then does it matter if he wants to?" Do you have any bad reactions after being bitten by a bug? ”

Xiao Cheng'er said: "The second brother-in-law said that he was fine, but I saw that his face turned red for a while. So he asked me to come to you, and I was in a hurry to come back. Second sister, second brother-in-law will be fine, right? ”

"Let's go, let's see." This time, it was Su Jinyao who grabbed the small city and ran towards the bamboo forest quickly.

The two sisters and brothers ran to the bamboo forest in one go, and Xiao Cheng'er ran towards the place where he usually practiced with Gu Xuebin. Su Jinyao followed.

I walked through the bamboos and came to a small clearing. This small clearing must have been carved out recently, and the grass roots on the ground were still there, and the surrounding bamboo seemed to have been cut down and then dug up, and then the soil pit was flattened.

As soon as Su Jinyao and Xiaocheng'er came, Gu Xuebin slid down from a bamboo, still carrying the bamboo tube in his hand, smiled at Su Jinyao, and said, "Jinyao, you are finally here." ”

"Where's the bite? Show me first. Su Jinyao had already discovered that Gu Xuebin's cheeks were indeed redder than usual. But it's not a drunken red, but a healthier color. Because he used to be pale and had a kind of beauty in illness, but now he looks much healthier, at least his complexion is ruddy, and his spirit is good.

Seeing that Su Jinyao was so nervous, Gu Xuebin hurriedly grabbed her hand and comforted: "It's just a little bug, it doesn't matter." And now I don't think anything has happened, and I'm much more fortunate when I'm lucky. ”

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "I know, I can see that you have a good complexion." But even if it's good, you'll have to let me check my pulse. At the very least, let me know what effect this bug has done to your (shēn) body, and if it's a good thing, I'll let this bug bite you a few times a day. ”

Gu Xuebin smiled, and then stretched out his wrist. However, he still clenched the bamboo tube in his hand tightly, and did not hand it over to Xiao Cheng'er or Su Jinyao, probably because he was afraid that the insects would come out and bite the two of them again.

Su Jinyao calmed down, took a deep breath, and then seriously diagnosed Gu Xuebin's pulse. The heart of the doctor's parents, but even if it is to diagnose his own relatives, it is the most taboo to be confused. So Su Jinyao calmed herself down first and regarded Gu Xuebin as a patient.

After listening for a while, Su Jinyao's complexion softened slightly, but her brows furrowed, obviously a little confused.

Gu Xuebin didn't ask immediately, but waited for Su Jinyao to completely let go of his wrist before he said, "How is it?" Is it good or bad? ”

"Okay." Su Jinyao said affirmatively: "This kind of insect can actually dilute the toxins in your body. Although it is only a small amount, it can also bring a good change to your (shēn) body function. I think you could really consider letting this bug bite you every day. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao pointed to the bamboo tube and said, "Since this insect is not harmful to you, release it and let me take a look at it again." ”

Gu Xuebin nodded, but still said: "It doesn't hurt me, but you can't be careless, so you and Xiaocheng'er still don't touch it, I'll just release it for you to see." ”