The sky was nonetheless shiny. Because it rained final night time, it was just a little chilly within the morning. Xu Qing pulled up the hem of his garment and punctiliously prevented the lengthy grass on the trail so to not moist the garments with dew.

“Knock, knock, knock. It’s me, brother Qing.”

With a ’click on’ the courtyard door was opened by Uncle Xie, “rapidly are available in. Your aunt awoke a very long time in the past. He was as excited as when he was younger.”

“Thanks, Uncle Xie!” Xu Qing responded obediently. As they entered the home, Aunty Xie stated as quickly as he noticed Xu Qing, “why didn’t you put on extra garments? Come. Put this coat on. You’re an single ger. That you must costume correctly.” After talking, he put one other one on himself.

Xu Qing was just a little confused, “Uncle Xie may even go along with us?” He noticed the person begun to placed on the footwear to exit.

“I requested him to borrow a donkey cart from another person’s home yesterday. However he solely went earlier this morning and missed the motive force so, we have now to go by ourselves.” Aunty Xie pulled Xu Qing out of the courtyard, they usually waited for Uncle Xie to convey the donkey cart over.

“With the donkey cart, we are able to keep away from the mess brought on by the rain final night time.”

Xu Qing nodded. Certainly, in the event that they had been to stroll to the market now, he questioned how soiled they might be. The nation highway after the rain could possibly be very annoying.

“It’s right here. Let’s go, brother Qing.”

Uncle Xie waited for the 2 to get inside. After they settled in correctly, he yelled on the donkey and drove away from the fork on the finish of the village.

“Uncle Xie is aware of how you can drive a donkey cart?” Xu Qing adjusted his garments and requested in passing realizing that donkey carts on this period had been extra just like the bikes within the modern-day, bull carts had been like Volkswagen, and horse carts had been like Mercedes.

Aunty Xie pulled Xu Qing‘s barely chilly palms into his personal to heat them, and when he heard him converse, he was just a little nostalgic, “talking of which, your father taught him how you can drive.”

Xu Qing thought of it fastidiously. In his reminiscence from the unique physique, he has by no means seen the picture of father Xu driving a cart.

Uncle Xie, who was driving the donkey cart, defined with a loud voice “you don’t know, when your father was within the army, he was doing work on the horses for the actual military masters training equestrian. I keep in mind that when he got here again, he tried it with the donkey, and located it wasn’t so troublesome so, he taught me how you can do it.”

“The actual military masters?” Why does this sound just a little bizarre?

“New recruits are assigned in army camps solely to do chores at first. They will solely take pleasure in life within the military after a couple of years, and the entire particular person might be extra affluent. If you wish to be an actual soldier, it’s important to move numerous assessments earlier than you possibly can change into one,” stated Uncle Xie. 

It seems that that is the case. Evidently the emperor of this dynasty actually thinks very comprehensively to make sure that the lives of the widespread individuals are secure.

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“Right here we’re.”

After they arrived the place the place the donkey carts park, the sky was already shiny. It was about half an hour sooner than the final time they went to the market.

Xu Qing felt that it was not so chilly anymore so, he took off the coat placed on by Aunty Xie. 

They stated goodbye to Uncle Xie and walked to the place the place Liu Mo and her husband often arrange the stall. They need to have arrived by now since they at all times rise up sooner than others to do enterprise.

Xu Qing wore garments fabricated from the darkish blue cloth. The gers’ apparel is much like that of the lads within the Qing dynasty in historic China. They had been all buttoned robes. Many of the males right here put on brief sleeved shirts and trousers. The inconspicuous pink mole between the eyebrows signifies whether or not the particular person is a ger or a person.

The darkish blue robes set off Xu Qing’s truthful complexion, however highlighted the pink bumps on his face into pink dots. Though they had been nonetheless scattered all around the face, not less than they weren’t as horrible as how they had been earlier than. Similar to this, folks might see how Xu Qing would appear like with out the pink dots.

Xu Qing’s pores and skin could be very truthful so, the pink spots on his face are extra noticeable. His nostril is straight, and his lips are barely skinny. Essentially the most eye-catching characteristic of Xu Qing appears to be the pair of obsidian eyes, that are shiny and clear. They’re energetic when he’s you. Typically, moreover the pink spots on his face, Xu Qing is the sort of boy who is superb trying and really vibrant.

Li Changfeng bought up early within the morning. Yesterday he promised butcher Li to assist him drive the piglets to the market right this moment. After he placed on the garments, he rinsed his mouth with water and went straight to butcher Liu’s home with out even consuming breakfast.

“He awoke so early and made loud noises banging this and that. Retaining folks from sleeping.” After Li Changfeng left, there was a grumble of dissatisfaction within the Li’s home. Wang Li turned over and carried the kid on his again. Li Laosan didn’t converse; he patted his three-year-old son in his spouse’s arms. His slender eyes now not confirmed sleepiness. He felt sorry for Li Changfeng.

Xu Qing and Aunty Xie had been standing in a nook of the road reverse Liu Mo’s stall. 

“Do you suppose we’re too apparent?” Xu Qing appeared round awkwardly. Now there was just a few individuals who got here to buy so early; the remainder of the folks available in the market had been shopkeepers. 

From the shop reverse Liu Mo’s, solely the 2 of them had been standing round not doing something. It was very bizarre.

“Ah, there isn’t any different method. Who advised them to arrange the stall on their own on the road?” Aunty Xie additionally blushed just a little.

“Look, the one within the black sleeve shirt and trousers is Li Changfeng! Look. Look!”

Xu Qing adopted Aunty Xie’s instruction and noticed that in entrance of Liu Mo‘s stall, there was certainly a tall man standing together with his again in the direction of them. He was serving to butcher Liu settling within the piglets. He stood as much as about 1.8 m, and his determine was additionally very magnificent from the again. Xu Qing was just a little expectant, and his heartbeat accelerated. Simply from his determine alone, the person met 95% of his normal.

When the person rotated, Xu Qing noticed his face clearly. The person has sword eyebrows. It’s simply that the pores and skin is just a little darkish, and it provides folks a really severe impression when he flattened his lips.

From the fashionable aesthetic standpoint, he’s a good-looking man.  That is precisely the sort he needs. That’s superior!

“Nicely, I suppose you possibly can choose a day to be able to search for a matchmaker.”

Xu Qing stated do the stunned Aunty Xie in a tone near eagerness.

“OK, depart it to me.”

Aunty Xie was extra excited at this second than when he married his husband. He knew the 2 can be an ideal match. Xu Qing can lastly get married, and he would now have one thing to clarify to the deceased father Xu. 

Xu Qing considered the medicinal supplies in his personal house so, he advised Aunty Xie that he would go to the bathroom and requested him to attend within the cloth store, “I plan to purchase some new sheets and quilts. You may choose them out for me first. Once I’m performed, I’ll come to satisfy you there.”

Aunty Xie first didn’t need to agree Xu Qing’s resolution, however he didn’t suppose that Xu Qing would have one thing else to do apart from what he simply stated so, he anxiously agreed and walked to the material store in a rush. Many outlets had been already opened for the time being. There have been extra choices to decide on earlier within the day.

Xu Qing checked out Aunty Xie’s retreating again, rotated, and pulled an individual to ask the placement of a well known pharmacy; then he rushed over.

The pharmacy wasn’t large; the door was already opened.  A younger man was cleansing the bottom. He noticed Xu Qing are available in and greeted, “Howdy, this buyer, in case you’re right here to promote herbs, what a coincidence, the physician is working within the yard.  Wait a second, eh?”

Xu Qing was acquired very comfortably by the shopkeeper’s angle.  No marvel the repute right here was the most effective.  He positioned the wild ginseng and different medicinal supplies, taken from the house, on the counter.  After some time, the shopkeeper and a 50-year-old man got here in.

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“Brother, present your merchandise to the previous man. He’d provide you with a good value so, don’t fear.”

Xu Qing pushed the contents on the counter in the direction of the physician who was just a little stunned when he noticed among the gadgets nonetheless lined in mud, “Are these what you simply picked?  They give the impression of being recent and scent good.”

“No, they had been harvested yesterday night.  Sir, how concerning the value?” As a result of the medicinal supplies had been stored within the house, they appeared the identical as they had been freshly picked. 

“Superb, nobody has introduced in a solar ginseng for 2 years.  My title is Lin.  Should you get any good medicinal supplies like this this sooner or later, I’ll be certain that to provide you a superb value.”

“In fact, Physician Lin.”

In the long run, the value was negotiated and Xu Qing bought 80 taels of silver in whole.  He felt the value was proper. After bidding farewell to Boss Lin, Xu Qing walked to the material store. He was gone for some time; he didn’t need Aunty Xie to fret.

“Changfeng is gone?” Liu Mo requested Butcher Liu when he didn’t see Li Changfeng after he got here again from buying. Butcher Liu replied, “he left. I don’t know if Brother Qing noticed him although.”

“He noticed, he noticed. I met Xie household’s spouse, and he stated it was performed.”

Li Changfeng purchased two handkerchiefs for Li Xiao’er from the store and ready to go house to the little brother. As quickly as he appeared up, he noticed a ger clad in darkish blue getting into the other cloth store. He was just a little stunned. That face filled with pink spots gave the impression to be nonetheless in entrance of him; so, it was Brother Qing.

Material outlets are the place the place gers go, and it isn’t handy for him to go in.  So, after shopping for the handkerchiefs, he thought for some time. Li Changfeng nonetheless stood not removed from the material store and waited to see Xu Qing come out. He didn’t know why; he wished to see Xu Qing once more. He felt like seeing him extra.

When Xu Qing arrived the material store, Aunty Xie had already chosen all the things, together with the garments for the bride and groom. Xu Qing didn’t actually count on this, “then, I’ll have to bother you to make them for me once more.”

Aunty Xie: “What are you speaking about? Don’t be so cussed this time. I wont cost cash for making marriage ceremony attire. It’s unfortunate.”

Xu Qing was stunned for a second. He couldn’t consider it, however he shouldn’t be blamed for this although. He was simply afraid that Aunty Xie would work once more with out accepting the fee.

All of the supplies – the mattress sheets, quilt covers, cotton wool, and materials – value a complete of two taels of silver. As a result of there have been so many issues, Aunty Xie requested Xu Qing to return to the place the place the donkey cart was parked to seek out Uncle Xie and inform him to drive the cart over to unload the issues.