Marriage on behalf of others is risky, so you need to be cautious the second time

"As one wishes?"

The man was wearing a water-blue robe, and his belt was also a moon-white color.He tilted his head slightly, his brows were gentle, his voice was gentle, and he held Xiao An incredulously.

Xiao An didn't dare to waste time with anyone before she lost her wedding dress, so she snapped away from the man, raised her eyebrows, and hurriedly said, "What is Ruyi? You've got the wrong person!"

He has to hurry, this red wedding dress is always a disaster in his hands.So he ignored the man, turned around and left.After walking a few steps, the white jade hairpin on the man's head flashed in his mind, which must be expensive.So the eyeballs rolled around twice, and ran back with a whoosh.

"Seeing that you are the son of a wealthy family, I will make a deal with you."

The man paused, curled the corners of his lips, as elegant as a bright moon in a valley, "I wish to hear more about it."

Xiao An shook the clothes on her hands, and said triumphantly: "My wedding dress was made by the most famous tailor shop in the city. It cost ten taels of silver. Seeing that I am destined to be with you today, I will sell it to you at a low price. One bite The price is five taels!"

The man thought for a while and asked, "Why did you give it to me?"

Xiao An stretched out her index finger and shook it, and said nonsense solemnly: "It's not for sale, it's for sale. Do you want to buy it or not? If you don't buy it, I'll find another one. There are too many people looking for me on the pole. I don't worry about missing you."

"Buy." The man was very decisive, and took out a purse embroidered with a few slender bamboo leaves, "But my smallest piece of silver is ten taels. Since you said that you are destined for me, then I will buy this wedding dress with five taels. Another five taels, buy our fate."

When Xiao An heard it, she almost jumped up with joy, "Deal!"

He said in his heart: He really deserves to be the stupid son of a rich family, he is so swindling and has a lot of money!

To prevent the other party from repenting, he ran away when he got the money, and when he ran away happily and sneakily, the man stared blankly at the wedding dress in his hand. After a long time, he said:

"Ruyi, one day, I will put it on for you with my own hands."

The magpies in the treetops sang cheerfully, not knowing which family was happy to report.

I made a big deal. Although the risk was high, I made a lot of money anyway.Xiaoan decided to find more good jobs like this in the future.

He happily took the huge sum of money, walked from the street to the end of the street, bought a lot of food, put it in a large solid back basket, and walked out of the city happily.On the way, I suddenly remembered something, stole some firewood ash from the family's open-air stove, and smeared it on my face indiscriminately.

Going back today is a bit lonely, and Xiu'er, who used to hang around him in the past, is gone. When the sedan chair came to the door this morning, he replaced Xiu'er. The mother and daughter also got the chance, packed their bags and ran away from the back door .

After all, the county magistrate has a high position and power, and in the county towns far away from the capital of the country and the surrounding villages, he is the emperor in disguise.So, hide as far away as possible.

His home is halfway up a mountain outside the city, where there is a crooked old pine tree hundreds of years old and a ruined temple.He lives in that ruined temple, and his family... a lot.

"Buddha, it seems that the disciple worships morning and evening every day, and has never missed a single day throughout the year, and finally moved you!"

Xiao An held up three incense sticks, closed his eyes and muttered: "However, bad things are afraid of being early, and good things are afraid of being infrequent. If you want this kind of good things to happen a few times, you can cut my life!"

In the ruined temple, Xiaoan kowtowed devoutly to a Buddha statue whose brows and eyes had been eaten away by the wind and rain, but was suddenly interrupted by a cry.

"Brother Xiao'an, look at the characters I stole from the school today. Is the writing good or not?" A five-year-old boy next to him held a carbon block and scratched it with style on the ground.

Xiao An inserted the incense, but felt that it was not enough, so she kowtowed several more times.Just walked over, facing those crooked symbols, "Ah, it looks good! Fifth girl is getting more and more powerful."

Wu Yatou was affirmed, and she grinned happily, "Then Brother Xiaoan, do you know how to pronounce these two words?"

Xiao An was ashamed, coughed pretendingly, lowered his face, and taught like the head of the family: "Well, I will practice calligraphy in the future, go to the dam behind the temple, and write at the gate of the temple in case rich people passing by are scared away. What should I do? What if someone wants to come in and donate a few sesame oil money? What if that is our chance to prosper? Can you afford it?"

When the fifth girl heard it, she felt that it was doubly reasonable, she quickly grabbed some hay and wiped off the words, and ran to Houba in a hurry.

"Hmph, little brat, don't let me worry!" Xiao An cursed in a low voice, patted the dust on her hands, and stepped into the threshold triumphantly.

There are eight children in the ruined temple, all of whom are homeless orphans.He couldn't see that the child had no father or mother, so he gathered the children together and became family members.According to age, they are sorted from oldest to youngest. Girls add a "girl" after the number, and boys add a "small" in front of the number.The girl who wrote before was the fifth child, so Xiaoan called her "fifth girl".

A nine-year-old girl stepped forward. She was the oldest among the many children. Xiao An was not at home on weekdays, and she took care of the children. "Brother Xiao An, there is no more rice."

"What? It's gone again?" Although the usual porridge is no different from rice soup.

The girl nodded, her eyes flushed, "Well, the sweet potato roots are gone."

Xiao An rubbed her head, picked up her big back basket, "Hey, it's okay, big girl, I bought meat back today!"

The girl's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Of course! I also bought quilts and shoes for each of you."

"Wow! Brother Xiaoan, where did you get so much money?"

Xiao An grinned, showing two canine teeth, "Today I met an idiot, and I saw that he was rich and easy to bully, so I beat him hard! It's a full ten taels! Now we can eat and drink for a month without worrying about it." ..." Xiaoan walked into the temple, bragging about his brilliant deeds today.

"He also said what kind of fate to buy, and that thing can't be eaten as a meal. He was really blocked by money. Next time I meet again, I must beat him again..."

But at this moment in the county government, the guests retreated after seeing the excitement, leaving Xu Chongde to get angry at the servants who were kneeling all over the floor.

"Trash! A bunch of trash! Find it for me! Even if the land is overturned, I have to find it for me!"

"However, the little ones only remember that she is taller than ordinary women, and don't remember other characteristics..."

Xu Chongde took a few deep breaths, thought and thought, and said: "There is Shougongsha on her arm, and any lady who can afford Shougongsha before leaving the pavilion can't get rid of it!"

"But... which young lady who has not left the court has such good footwork? Even the younger ones can't catch up..." The servant was extremely wronged.

Xu Chongde slammed a table, "What nonsense! If I tell you to find it, go find it! If you can't find it, I will reward you with a hundred boards!"

They didn't know that if they only looked for women, they would never find Xiao An.

"Yes Yes Yes......"

The master hastily stepped into the yard before the group of servants with five seniors and three rough men retreated.

"My lord—my lord—"

Xu Chongde asked impatiently, "Why are you panicking?"

The master pointed to the door, "Your Majesty sent an imperial envoy to make a surprise visit, and we have already arrived at the gate of the city!"

"What!" Xu Chongde stood up with a whoosh, "Did anyone say who it was? Why did you come here?"

The master gasped and shook his head, "I have never heard of it. The villain spent a lot of money, and only found out that he was following the king's edict. As for what the edict is and what the imperial envoy is going to do, I don't even know! "

"Oops, oh, oh, I'm definitely here to visit the people!" Xu Chongde walked back and forth with his sleeves in his hands, suddenly remembered something, and ordered, "Go, call back all the servants who are looking for someone. Also, put the backyard All the wives of the family were sent to other courtyards, and they were not allowed to go out these days without the order of the official. Also, put the valuable jewels in the house in two boxes and send them to the lord later. The rest were hidden in the secret room good!"

The master nodded again and again, "Yes, the villain will do it now."

Xu Chongde stopped him again, and said: "Remember, don't let the wind out."

"Don't worry, adults!"

The sun and the moon have alternated two cycles, and the headhunters and servants who searched still did not find the ruined temple.If it is said that Xiao An was still terrified before, he was afraid that Xu Chongde would lead someone to find him.But two days later, there was still no news, and a hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

However, one wave is not smooth, and another wave rises again.

Although the wind and rain stopped outside, something happened at home.

In the ruined temple, the bitter smell of medicinal materials lingered in the air, forcing people to suffocate.Xiao An held the medicine bowl, blew lightly, and called out to the person on the hospital bed:

"Little Ba, come on, get up and take your medicine."

It is said to be a bed, but it is actually a wooden board with straw.Two days ago, Xiaoan had just used his "first pot of gold" to replace the straw with a mattress.As a result, I had to buy medicine in the past two days and sold the mattress.

The child on the hospital bed was only four years old. When he heard someone calling, he lifted his heavy eyelids. The high fever that lasted for two days burned his normally watery eyes red.

He looked at the pitch-black potion, shook his head, "Xiao Ba won't drink it."

Xiao An was anxious, "Why don't you drink it? You are sick, and you have to take medicine when you are sick."

A group of children also gathered around, persuading them softly, and the eldest girl changed the wet towel that was pasted on Xiao Ba's forehead for another.

Xiao Ba is the youngest of all the children. Originally, when Xiao An came back from buying meat two days ago, everyone ate very happily, just like celebrating the New Year.As a result, Xiao Ba went to bed early, curled up in a corner and trembled all by himself.Seeing that something was wrong, Xiao An stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, only then did he realize that he had caught the wind and cold.

Fortunately, after a round of buying and eating, there are more than one or two left.Xiao An immediately went to find a doctor in the village at the foot of the mountain, the doctor was third-rate in medical skills, and seeing Xiao An's eagerness to seek medical treatment, he pretended to write a prescription, charged three times more consultation fees than ordinary doctors, shook his sleeves and left.

Xiao An took the medicine according to the prescription, and hurriedly coaxed Xiao Ba to drink it. Not only did it not improve, but he even started coughing.Angrily, Xiao An smashed the doctor's stall, and went to see the doctor in the county with the child on his back.

Doctors in the city are good at medical skills, but their asking prices are also high.After grabbing the medicine, the money bag was already empty.

But the medicine really worked, Xiao Ba stopped coughing after taking it twice, but the high fever has not subsided.

"Bitter." Xiao Ba looked at Xiao An aggrievedly.

Xiao An persuaded him softly, "Be good, the more bitter the medicine, the better the cure. When you recover, I'll buy you candied haws!"

A circle of children beside him made a "wow" sound, very envious, but seeing Xiaoba's serious illness, they all shut up obediently.

"Xiao Ba spent a lot of money on seeing a doctor, and lost all the money for eating meat." He was only four years old, but he thought about it a lot.

Xiao An raised her eyebrows, "Who are you listening to? I didn't buy meat on purpose. You see, Xiao Liu is fat. If he gets fatter, he won't be able to get a wife when he grows up!"

Xiao Liu on the side rubbed his belly sadly, feeling extremely wronged.

"Hey, you are different from Xiaoliu. You have big eyes and good looks. There must be many girls who want to marry you in the future! If you want to ask for a wife now, I will tell you a baby kiss some other day. Wait for you When you are cured, you can do whatever you want!"

Anyway, finally coaxing the child to drink the medicine, Wu Yatou sneaked into Xiao An's ear, "Brother Xiao An, could it be the plague that Xiao Ba got?"

Xiao An raised her eyebrows, "Bah, who did you listen to!"

Wu Yatou murmured: "I, what I heard in the school today is that people who can get the plague just have a high fever, and in the end they were burned to death by themselves."

"Go, go, go! Go away!" Xiao An pushed her outside, and said angrily, "Speak nonsense, and I will tear your mouth apart!"

The fifth girl snorted, tilted her head and said, "Brother Xiao An always says that, and he won't tear it up in the end!"

Seeing that she was not afraid at all, Xiao An became even more angry, "Did you push your nose on your face? If you tear it up, you can't apply medicine? You little brat! Open your eyes and talk nonsense, and wait for your next life to be reincarnated as a dumb you!"

Seeing that Xiao An was really angry, the rest of the children followed them out in desperation, only one big and one small were left in the corner, especially silent.

Xiao Ba, who was supposed to be asleep, slowly opened his eyes, extremely weak, staring at the person beside the bed, and asked:

"Brother Xiao An, will Xiao Ba die?"

Xiao An was taken aback by this question.

"Bah, bah, don't talk nonsense!" He looked at those teary eyes, feeling pain in his heart.

"Listen to those five girls talking nonsense! Plague is contagious. If you got it, wouldn't we be like you a long time ago? Be obedient, and I will carry you to the doctor as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow. The doctors here are genius doctors, they can cure everything. The previous doctor was treating coughs, so let’s find another one that can reduce fever!”

Xiao Ba nodded with difficulty, "Yeah."

The next day, before dawn, Xiao An set off with his people, and when the gate of the city opened, he hurried in.

Unexpectedly, the road to seeking medical treatment was not smooth.