Wu Shi instantly understood what his father meant.
Cousin from my aunt's family, oh, forget it.
She didn't like me back then, so it's impossible for her to like me now. My parents are really worrying about nothing.
Wu Shi touched the tumor on his neck. It was originally the size of an egg, but now it was half the size.
It turned out that the child was not bragging, she could actually cure the disease.
I had been seeking medical treatment and taking medicine for years but there had been no improvement. Unexpectedly, I was cured by a jar of pills from a little kid.
Wu Daozi smiled, turned around and looked around, but he didn't find what he wanted.
Eh? Xiaoyingbao didn't seem to take out the pills. Did she forget
Wu Shi glanced at the bag of gold ears in his father's hand.
Could it be that the bag of gold ears was originally meant for him, but when he saw his father was around, he took it out to offer as a token of appreciation
When Mr. Wu saw his son staring at the bag of gold ears in his hand, he subconsciously held the small bag in his hand and glared at his son: "What are you looking at! This is a gift from the little kid to your father."
Wu Shi touched his nose and smiled awkwardly: "I know, I'm not going to steal it, why are you so nervous?"
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Yingbao and her father followed Wu Rui to the dental clinic.
The pawnbroker was a department of the county government, and all transactions and pawnings in the entire county had to be registered and reported here.
Wu Rui took the father and daughter to the housing registration office to inquire whether there were any shops for sale in a good location.
When the servant saw that the man was brought by the county magistrate's servant, he immediately perked up and recommended a street-facing shop to Jiang Sanlang.
Finally, Yingbao chose a shop opposite the county school.
Although this place is some distance away from the downtown area, it is not too remote and is close to home. Gao's Inn is not far away.
Yingbao and her father were very satisfied, so the brothel owner took them to see the shop.
The shop doesn't look big, with three wooden houses facing the street, a yard at the back, and a few dilapidated thatched houses.
Opposite is the county school, and on one side of the school there is a small river flowing.
"The first three rooms were originally used to sell food and tea to passers-by. Later, the owner's son owed a lot of money from gambling, so the owner had no choice but to pawn the house to the pawnbroker to pay off his son's debts."
The pawnbroker said, "You came at a good time. The owner just pawned the house to the pawnbroker a few days ago, and few people have come to look at it yet. Two hundred and forty taels is not expensive. There is a large yard at the back."
Jiang Sanlang frowned. Such a shabby house is worth two hundred and forty taels? His five brick and tile houses with a large yard only cost about three hundred taels including the deed tax.
Yingbao didn't think it was expensive. In the next ten years or so, this section of the road would be worth every inch of money. Two hundred taels could only buy a shop in front. Besides, the family had the county magistrate's personal attendant to look after them, so the broker didn't dare to raise the price unreasonably.
So she decided to buy it, and the title deed was still registered under the name of her father Jiang Sanlang.
Houses and shops have to pay deed tax every year, and it is impossible to register them in the household registration of underage children.
After that, they paid a mortgage tax and the house became completely theirs.
After signing the house deed at the government office, Wu Rui went back to report, and Jiang Sanlang took his daughter to the Fu Ruifeng Trading Company to buy icing sugar from Zhou Mao.
The store has everything, such as furs, cloth, tea, fruits, dried fruits, medicinal materials, sugar, etc., but they only do wholesale and not retail.
Jiang Sanlang bought 200 kilograms of frosting and only spent eight taels of silver, which was indeed nearly half the retail price.
Afterwards, the father and daughter strolled around several streets in the county town and bought some mats, bedding and daily necessities to take back to their new home.
I also bought some pots, pans, buckets, basins, etc., and measured two pounds of rice, two pounds of flour and a bag of coarse salt.
The family stayed in their new home for three days. They not only cleaned the house thoroughly, but also inspected the surrounding environment.
On the fourth day, the family returned home by carriage.
The carriage returned to the south slope. Jiang Wu jumped off the carriage and ran to report to his master.
But he quickly ran back and told his sister a big news: "Sister, the master has accepted a new apprentice."
Yingbao was helping her second brother and second aunt carry icing sugar, so she didn't pay any attention. "Isn't it normal for your master to accept disciples?"
"Not normal, not normal!" Jiang Wu said mysteriously, "They accepted Brother Chu Yan as their apprentice!"
Chu Yanke is already sixteen years old, already a man, but he was accepted as a disciple by both Masters Zhang and Xu. It was simply unbelievable.
"Chu Yan?" Ying Bao was surprised.
Zhang Meng and Xu Kun only accepted children under ten years old, and rejected those over ten, saying that their muscles and bones were already fixed, and even if they trained, they would not achieve much.
However, they have now accepted Chu Yan as their apprentice. Is there any deeper meaning behind this
"What about Sister Chuchu?" Yingbao asked, "Have you seen her come back?"
Jiang Wu: "Sister Chuchu is also in the martial arts training ground. She is cooking for Master and the others."
"I'll go take a look." Yingbao pulled her brother and ran to the martial arts training ground.
Since Zhang Meng and Xu Kun started to accept apprentices, their father Jiang Sanlang applied for new household registration for them at Sun Lizheng's place. It was unknown when the application would be approved, but the clan leader had already agreed to let the two outsiders build houses on the wasteland next to the village.
Zhang Meng and Xu Kun's house was built next to the martial arts training ground. It consisted of three thatched huts with a small kitchen and no yard. The villagers helped them build it in just over ten days.
It was afternoon at this moment, and there were many children in the martial arts training ground, watching Chu Yan squatting in horse stance.
Chu Yan's face was covered in sweat, and his clothes on his chest and back were soaked, but his expression was firm and indifferent, and he did not retreat at all.
Such a Chu Yan suddenly reminded Ying Bao of Officer Chu from her previous life.
"Yingbao!" Chuchu saw Yingbao and immediately ran over, holding her hand and said happily, "You're back."
Yingbao looked at the girl in front of her. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and a high spirit. She was even more beautiful than last year.
"Sister Chuchu, why haven't you come to my house for a long time?" she asked.
Chuchu took Yingbao aside and whispered, "Last time bandits came to the village, our clan took us and fled to another place. We didn't come back until this spring. Later, we had to clean up the house and build a mushroom shed to grow golden fungus, so we didn't come."
In fact, her father didn't allow her to come again, saying that he wanted to find a husband for her. But she didn't want to get married at all.
Yingbao nodded and pointed at Chu Yan in the training ground: "Is he here to become my disciple?"
Chu Chu glanced in the direction of her elder brother and smiled, "No, my elder brother sent me here, and Master Zhang and Master Xu saw me and insisted on taking me in as their apprentice, saying that my elder brother and they were destined to be together."
Fate? Yingbao pondered.
Chu Chu: "The two masters also said that my eldest brother has a precious destiny and must learn martial arts to protect himself."
Yingbao looked at Sister Chuchu silently and listened to her chattering about what had happened in the past few days.
"My father came to see me and my older brother yesterday. Master Zhang said that my older brother is now his apprentice and that he will be responsible for everything from now on. He also promised my father that he would find a good marriage for my older brother. My father agreed, but he insisted that I go back with him and said that he would come to pick me up in two days."
Chu Chu said in a dilemma: "Yingbao, I don't want to go back and get married, can you help me think of a solution?"
She had no one to turn to, and her only hope was Yingbao.