Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 159 Lin's death due to jealousy (4)
Qu Kuaishou and Deng were really shocked by the 3 taels of silver.

This is a hundred times more than the 300 taels mentioned last time, enough for Qu Jiujiu, Qu Duo and his son to go to Chang'an for the exam, and enough for the Qu family to follow the Li family to move to Tanzhou city.

The Qu family can't always rely on the Li family, now is a chance to get money.

Although the mother-in-law's family's daughter-in-law's dowry is not good, the Ding family and Miss Ding are willing.

The Qu family first used Ding Xiao's dowry, and when Qu Changjiu passed the Jinshi examination and became an official, Miss Ding became an official's wife, and the Ding family also got an official air, so it was easier to do business.

Qu Jiujiu and Qu Duo are both studying in the study.When they heard that Xi Niang was coming again, their hearts couldn't calm down, and they couldn't turn a page in the book for a long time.

Qu Jiujiu hasn't touched Lin's family for many years, except that he can eat meat, he is no different from a monk.

He had thought about marrying a bride, but he was afraid of being pointed at the bridge of his nose and scolded for not keeping his filial piety for his first wife for a year, and he was even more afraid that villains would ruin his reputation before the scientific examination next year and make him fail the examination.

Qu Duo naturally didn't want to have a stepmother, but he couldn't bear to be alone for the rest of his life.

Qu Kuaishou called out Qu Jiujiu a little excitedly, and asked in a low voice, "Do you have any impression of the lady from the businessman's family that Liu Xiniang mentioned last time?"

Qu Jiu's stern face was slightly relaxed, he nodded and said, "Father, I remember Miss Ding."

Qu Kuaishou told about Ms. Ding's 3 taels of dowry, and said with emotion: "The Ding family is a big merchant in the county, with businesses all over Hunan and Hubei. The Ding family has always been very sincere, and asked Liu Xiniang to propose marriage twice. It's been more than a year, and Miss Ding has been waiting for you since she is unmarried. Your mother and I feel good, it depends on what you want."

The more he talked, the more he felt that he was so blind that he chose Lin as his daughter-in-law.

Qu Changjiu said slowly: "Father, I'll think about getting married after a year."

Qu Kuai froze for a moment, patted his thigh angrily, shook his head and said, "I'm so confused, I forgot that you have to take the scientific examination and have a good reputation. Lin has given birth to many children, and outsiders think you should guard Lin for a while." Filial piety."

Qu Changjiu let out a long sigh, his mind was settled, and he said, "Father, I finally got the opportunity to enter Tanzhou Academy, so I should cherish the opportunity and strive to be a candidate in the next year's exam."

"You're right." Qu Kuaishou was upset that his grandson was unable to take part in the scientific examination due to Lin's illness for a few days. After hearing his son's words, he was very relieved and looked forward to him.

Qu Changjiu turned around and saw Qu Duo standing in front of the study with a sad face. Knowing that he had heard the conversation just now, he walked over and dragged him into the study, and said sincerely: "You don't have a chance to take the scientific test this time, and there will be another time. Hello. Don’t think too much about studying. If I marry after a year, I will take my bride to live outside.”

Qu Duo knew that Qu Jiujiu was sure to marry Miss Ding in a year's time, and he sighed softly in his heart, if Mrs. Lin was as virtuous as Mrs. Deng, how could such a thing happen.

The loud cry of the baby came from the bedroom next door, and Qu Duo hurriedly got up to see his second son.

Raising children is difficult for parents.Qu Duo is already the father of two sons, so he can understand Qu Jiu's difficulties.

For the sake of family harmony, Qu Changjiu proposed to marry Miss Ding and move out in the future, not because his son and daughter-in-law Xiao Deng would not conflict with Miss Ding's stepmother.

Qu Duo told Xiao Deng about this to Xiao Deng, who suffered from insomnia in the middle of the night for two days and was afraid of her stepmother coming in.

Little Deng's eyes brightened obviously.

Qu Duo put his arms around Xiao Deng, and said softly: "It's not easy for daddy, nor for grandpa and grandma. I'm not at home, and it's even more difficult for you to take care of two sons by yourself. You must not be sick."

Little Deng nodded and said softly: "I'm in good health, I won't be sick. But you passed out this time, so you have to pay attention to your body. Our three mothers are still waiting for five years, and you will be elected."

Lin's family is dead, even if there is another step-mother-in-law, she will not live in the Qu family.What she was worried about would not happen, and she felt much better.

Liu Xiniang left Qu's house and went to Li's house to visit Li Jingjing.

She often walks in the homes of rich and noble people, and she was prepared for a long time. She brought a post with a red cover and handed it to the imperial forest army guarding outside the yard, saying: "My lord, little lady Liu Jinqiao, from Liuyang County, was once Li The patient of the great pharmacist, this one is here to bid farewell to her. The little lady is moving from Liuyang County to Tanzhou. Please pass this post to the great pharmacist Li."

The weather is rare and sunny in winter.

Hong Laosan was wearing a black winter coat, a gray rabbit fur hat, a quiver and a longbow on his back, a short knife in his waist, and three yellow-haired foxes tied with hemp rope in each hand.

He loudly sang the rough battle songs of the North, followed by a group of trotting children, striding up the slope.

Mrs. He led Li Jingjing to send Liu Xiniang to the gate of the courtyard, and they all heard Hong Laosan's battle song.

Liu Xiniang had never heard such a bold and unrestrained battle song before, she turned her head and saw a tall man, at first she thought he was ugly, but at the second she thought he was masculine and masculine.

She has seen a lot of men, none of them are ugly like this man, he is not very rich, but he is so confident and free and easy.

She was shocked when she saw the six big and small foxes hunted by the man.

Foxes are extremely intelligent animals, and this man was able to capture six of them alive at once, which is really a skill.

Seeing the admiration in Liu Xiniang's eyes, Hong Laosan couldn't help but look at her twice more, guessing that she was a relative of the He family, otherwise the He family would personally send her to the gate of the courtyard.

Li Jingjing's starry eyes sparkled, and she asked, "Uncle Hong, where did you beat the fox?"

"Miss, I have nothing to do. I went to the back mountain of Xiaoju Village. I thought about hunting wolves, but it happened that I caught a nest of foxes." Hong Laosan raised the six foxes and said with a smile: " These foxes are given to you, how do you deal with them?"

"Fox meat is not tasty." Li Jingjing ran over and looked at the six unlucky foxes carefully, wondering, "Why is there no wound?"

"I thought about shooting them with arrows and destroying their skins, so I hit their heads with small stones." Hong Laosan turned his hands, exposing the heads of the two largest foxes.

"Book of Medicine and Beasts" records: the meat, head, heart, liver, and feet of foxes can be used as medicine to treat stroke, tetanus, malaria, epilepsy and other diseases.

"I'm going to lock them up in the medicine animal garden first, and think about how to deal with them." Li Jingjing decided to take four of the six foxes into the Huichun Medicine Mansion at night to make Yuyu happy.

She was about to leave Qujia Village soon, and took away all the medicinal beasts in the medicinal animal garden. The medicinal herbs in the medicinal herb garden could not be taken away, so they were handed over to the Qu people to take care of them. The medicinal herbs were dried and sold for money, and all of them were donated to the clan's school.

Hong Laosan and Li Jingjing went to the medicine beast garden.Hong Laosan loosened Liuhu's ties, and locked him in the iron cage where the tiger was kept under Li Jingjing's order.

Li Jingjing asked: "Uncle Hong, what battle song did you sing just now?"

(End of this chapter)