Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 7 The County Trip
Fushui Town belongs to Qijiang County. Qijiang County has a wharf with many merchants coming and going. Therefore, Qijiang County is not less prosperous than the state capital.

There are two streets in Qijiang County full of incense shops. There are not many locals, and most of the people coming and going are businessmen from various places.

Qin Xiang followed Xiao Chenyu and walked forward in the crowded crowd. This was a feeling she had never experienced before: for the first time, someone stood in front of her, blocking the crowd from the front.

The two entered a large-scale incense shop. The boy at the door was very enthusiastic and hurriedly greeted Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang.

When he learned that there were ten fragrant pills for sale, the waiter led the two of them to the small reception room next to them: "Please sit down, you two. I will invite our second shopkeeper to come and take a look."

After he left, Xiao Chenyu said: "They say big shops bully customers. In fact, sometimes there must be a reason why a big shop can grow big."

Qin Xi smiled: "Yeah!"

Qin Xiang, who left home, was not very talkative.Xiao Chenyu took a deep look at her and frowned slightly. Although Qin Xiang seemed to be smiling, there was no smile in her eyes at all, and she even seemed to be wearing a mask to make it difficult to see clearly.

A 16-year-old girl went out with her fiancé for the first time, but she didn't feel shy or happy at all. On the contrary, she didn't feel as real and comfortable as she did at her home.

The two of them stopped talking. Fortunately, the shopkeeper came. He was a man in his 30s. As soon as he came in, he smiled and apologized: "Oh, I really shouldn't have kept these two guests waiting for so long. There are thousands of guests." Don’t get upset.”

Xiao Chenyu also stood up and returned the greeting, smiled and exchanged a few words before sitting down. The shopkeeper opened the box and looked at the ten-flavored pills inside. As soon as he opened the lid, a fresh fragrance hit his face. The shopkeeper's nose moved slightly and his eyes lit up.

"You made all this yourself?" the shopkeeper asked, but his eyes stopped on the ten-flavored pills. He picked one up with his fingers and put it in the palm of his hand to look at it carefully, and even got closer to smell it.

"We made it. The aromatic recipe of these Ten Fragrance Pills was also taught to my fiancée by her husband. There is no imitation of this recipe."

This fragrant recipe was actually created by Qin Xiang by adding and subtracting spices based on the original Shi Xiang Wan fragrant recipe. When it was first made, even her husband was amazed.

After deciding to come to the county yesterday, Qin Xiang and her mother made ten fragrant pills at midnight, so the amount today was not large.

I originally thought that I would have to separate several stores to sell them all, but unexpectedly, the second shopkeeper was very cheerful. He opened each floor to take a look and said he wanted them all.

Qin Xiang had never sold anything before, and she didn't expect it to be so easy. When she came out of the incense shop with 50 taels of silver, she still felt a little unreal, and the second shopkeeper was still at the door and said: "You two have incense, just give it away." Come on, we at Juxianglou are honest and our prices are absolutely fair."

Xiao Chenyu laughed and said goodbye to the other party. Qin Xiang just stood aside and said nothing, but she admired Xiao Chenyu in her heart. She didn't expect that he, a scholar, could deal with businessmen back and forth, and did not give in at all when negotiating prices.

"How about I go to the bookstore and then go see someone?" Xiao Chenyu asked Qin Xiang what he meant, and Qin Xiang naturally had no objection.

After walking a few streets, the two entered an inconspicuous bookstore. The bookstore was different from other stores. The people who came and went were all scholars, so it was very quiet inside. Even when they wanted to buy something, they didn't make any noise.

Xiao Chenyu walked to the counter in a familiar way and knocked on the counter gently.The shopkeeper who lowered his head to look at the abacus raised his head, and when he saw Xiao Chenyu, a smile appeared on his face.

This smile is not a perfunctory fake smile for ordinary guests, but a sincere smile when seeing a friend.

"You haven't been here for some time. You don't have to set up a stall to sell paintings, so why do you still have time to come to the county?" The shopkeeper said as he walked out of the counter and pointed at the door curtain, which meant that he was talking behind the scenes.

After entering the inner room, the shopkeeper asked them to sit down and asked them to pour tea.

Xiao Chenyu then pointed at Qin Xi and introduced: "This is my fiancée. I am here to prepare some things for getting married. I will send you this book by the way."

With that said, he put the cloth bag he was carrying on the table and introduced Qin Xiang as the shopkeeper of this bookstore, calling him Uncle Liu.When the two of them saw the gift, Uncle Liu hurriedly opened the cloth bag. Inside was a handwritten book that was not thick. He quickly picked it up and flipped through it, nodding his head: "Not bad, not bad, really good!"

Then he put down the book, glanced at Qin Xiang, touched the beard on his chin and said to Xiao Chenyu: "When are you getting married? I'm going to ask for a wedding drink."

Xiao Chenyu hurriedly stood up, bowed his hands in salute, and told the time again.

Uncle Liu nodded and asked, "Where is the wedding banquet?"

Qin Xiang also looked at Xiao Chenyu. She also wanted to know where she would live after getting married.Could it be the hut where Xiao Chenyu kept his filial piety?

Xiao Chenyu smiled and said: "Of course it's Xuanmiao Temple. Uncle Liu will come earlier. There are no elders in my family. With Uncle Liu sitting at the elders' table, I feel comfortable."

Uncle Liu seemed to know the situation of Xiao Chenyu's family, but he still asked: "Are your elders not invited?"

"Forget it, even if I go to invite them, they may not come, and they are not really happy for me if they come, so why bother if my big day is unpleasant?" Xiao Chenyu was very free and easy, looking matter-of-fact. Not happy.

Uncle Liu also nodded in agreement: "That's what I like about you. You should be more free and easy as a person if you don't stick to these worries."

Qin Xiang sat quietly aside, her thoughts drifting away.

Xiao Chenyu lived in a Taoist temple. Could it be that he would live in a Taoist temple with him after getting married?Why don't you discuss it with him and live in your own home after getting married?

The book Xiao Chenyu brought was a storybook written by himself. In the past few years, he had relied on writing storybooks to make money to treat his mother's illness. Most scholars like to read storybooks, but would not put down their body to write, but Xiao Chenyu has no burden. , and sent it to Uncle Liu after writing it.

Uncle Liu took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Xiao Chenyu. Xiao Chenyu took it and stood up to leave.

As soon as I walked out of the bookstore door, I met several scholars coming together, and the leader among them was suddenly Xiao Hanyang.

Xiao Hanyang looked a little sad, but when he saw Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang, his eyes suddenly widened. His eyes turned back and forth on Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang, as if he didn't believe what he saw.

"You." Xiao Hanyang only said two words, but he could no longer find the words to express the sadness, anger and other complex emotions in his heart.

The corner of Xiao Chenyu's mouth curled up slightly, and he glanced at Xiao Hanyang with unclear meaning. He turned around and smiled gently at Qin Xiang: "Let's go, finish the work early, and we can also go to the embroidery building to see if there is anything we need to buy."

"Okay, let's go!" Qin Xiang responded with a gentle smile, and cooperated with Xiao Chenyu in the play of a man who is in love with his concubine.

The two of them walked past Xiao Hanyang. Xiao Hanyang's neck turned red and he suddenly asked: "Are you really going to get married?"

However, Xiao Chenyu ignored him at all, and Qin Xi didn't even look at him.No matter how angry Xiao Hanyang was, Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang didn't take him seriously.

However, when I went to buy people, I didn't see anything suitable, so I had to come back another day.

Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang left the county town and found the carriage that had brought them where the horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts were stored. Just as they were about to get in, Xiao Hanyang hurried over. He took Xiao Chenyu's arm but looked at Qin Xiang.

"You can't marry him. He has nothing. Where did you live after you got married?" Xiao Hanyang said incoherently, and a crowd of people immediately gathered around to watch the excitement, with gossip in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)