1novels Chapter 52
Chapter 52
After nearly two months, the medical team once again boarded the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway train.
Different from the worry when they came, everyone was full of joy on the way back, because Young Master He proposed to give everyone a bonus.
In the corner of the carriage, Minglan sat alone on a bench and watched the crowd cheering, with a smile on her lips.
"Why are you sitting here alone, why don't you go play with them?" Shen Wenbin sat down beside Minglan, took out two peaches from the package and handed them to Minglan.
"This is the Phoenix Peach, a specialty of Suzhou. You can try it."
Minglan looked down at the pink and juicy peaches in front of her eyes, glanced sideways at Shen Wenbin, and asked softly, "The Fu family bought this for you?"
Young Master Shen was a little puzzled, why did the Fu family buy some peaches for him?
"This is when I passed by the street, I happened to see an old man carrying two baskets of peaches, which were said to be very sweet, so I bought a few."
Seeing that Minglan was still hesitant, he continued to explain: "I washed it specially, you should try it."
Seeing that he strongly invited him, Ming Lan took one of them and took a bite.
The fresh and sweet peach juice bursts on the tip of the tongue, with a little sweet and sour.
"Sweet?"
Minglan nodded obediently.
Seeing him nodding, Shen Wenbin took a bite of his own peach, "It's quite sweet. But it's not as sweet as the lychee from my hometown, so it's really sweet!"
"If you go back to Suizhou with me, you must try it."
Shen Dashao "commented" on the peach in his hand, and recommended to Minglan the lychee, a specialty of his hometown.
Minglan's attention was no longer on the lychee, he lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Why should I go back to Suizhou with you? You will become the son-in-law of the Fu family in the future, so you should take Miss Fu back."
"How did you know about this?"
The news that the Fu family intended to marry him, Shen Wenbin was afraid of affecting Miss Fu's reputation, so he did not disclose it to others.
"My guess."
Minglan tilted her head and quietly looked at the scenery outside the car window. The big trees on both sides passed by the window frame.
Shen Wenbin laughed out loud, and said, "Then why didn't you guess that I rejected the Fu family's kindness?"
why?
Ming Lan turned her head abruptly, and looked at Shen Wenbin in disbelief.
Xu Shi saw the doubt in his eyes, and Shen Dashao explained: "I don't have any affection for Miss Fu."
"Even the eldest lady of the Fu family doesn't like it, Dr. Shen's requirements are really high." Ming Lan muttered.
Shen Wenbin looked sideways at Minglan and smiled brightly: "I just want to find a soulmate."
"Soul fit?" Minglan opened her eyes wide and asked in confusion.
"Referred to as "fate". "Master Shen continued to nibble the peach in his hand.
The two of them chatted one after another, and the long journey was no longer boring.
The train drove all the way into Jinning City, and the crowd on the platform had been waiting eagerly for a long time.
When they saw the medical team they hadn't seen for several months, the nurses and parents who came to welcome their children burst into tears and hugged each other tightly.
As soon as Mrs. He saw He Wenyan, she exclaimed that her eldest son had lost a lot of weight, took his hand, and looked up and down distressedly.
Young Master He himself felt that he hadn't changed much, but Boss Xue on the side echoed his future mother-in-law: "It's true that I've lost weight. This hand is so thin that the joints are protruding, and it's a bit awkward to hold it. It needs to be mended. "
He Wenyan lowered his head to examine his well-proportioned hands, but he didn't find any thinning, so he withdrew his hand from Xue Lin's.
"Since you feel like you're holding hands, don't hold on."
"Don't, your hands will be cold." Boss Xue said hurriedly.
It is now mid-September, although it has entered the early autumn, but the autumn tiger is still fierce, and sometimes the outdoor temperature is almost catching up with the hot summer.
Young Master He raised his head and glanced at the sky. Today is a fine day with clear skies, and he will be sweating profusely if he stands under the hot sun for a while.
How can you have cold hands?
"My hands don't feel cold." He Wenyan looked serious.
Boss Xue wrapped Young Master He's hand into his palm again, and said cheekily: "It's my hands that get cold, so Ah Yan will warm them up for me."
Even though the weather was hot, it was Xiao Biesheng's newly-married after all, the corners of Young Master He's eyes were raised triumphantly, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a rare and arrogant way.
"Since Boss Xue is so weak, as a doctor, this young master will try to warm your hands for you."
Little did they know, his triumphant appearance made Xue Lin's heart itch, wanting to love him and bully him at the same time.
As for the physical weakness, Boss Xue didn't care about it.
After all, when it's time to get married and bridal chamber, he will let the little doctor know whether his man is worthless or not.
The Maemis on the tree didn't bother to call out under the high temperature, but the couple under the tree still didn't want to let go of their clasped hands.
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Master He specially arranged a reception banquet for his eldest son in his big restaurant, and invited all the bosses in the chamber of commerce, members of the medical team, and his parents and family members.
Boss Xue also brought his grandmother, Mrs. Xue, along with him.
Mrs. Xue was not prepared to attend at first.She is an old woman who is not used to this kind of crowded occasion, and she is afraid that she will embarrass her eldest grandson.
But Xue Lin said to the old lady: "On the surface, this banquet is a reception banquet, but it is actually a celebration banquet for your future grandson-in-law. If you don't attend, it will be a lack of meaning."
Mrs. Xue also thought about it, it would be a pity if she really missed her granddaughter-in-law's celebration banquet.
As soon as her grandson reminded her, the old lady of the Xue family immediately changed her mind and prepared to attend in costumes.
At the banquet, all the bosses of the chamber of commerce were fine people, so they naturally knew the purpose of Master He holding this banquet.Everyone praised He Wenyan inside and out, and Xue Lin, who was the foil, was also praised a few times.
"Boss He, your ancestors are worthy of being imperial physicians for generations. Your son's well-trained western medicine skills have not only saved hundreds of ordinary people in Jinning, but even the people in Suzhou City admire his medical skills."
"Not only is the medical skill superb, but the conduct is also one of the best. Treating so many people for cholera, even confiscating every cent, this is the benevolence of the doctor."
"Boss He is really blessed. His son has excellent medical skills, and his son-in-law is also very capable."
Sitting at the main table, young master He was a little embarrassed to hear himself being praised by his uncles, and that Hua Tuo was alive and well.
But these words fell into the ears of Mrs. Xue, but they became the words from the heart of these people.
In the eyes of the old lady, her future granddaughter-in-law is so outstanding.
The so-called saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. As a doctor, He Wenyan saved more than half of the city, which is a great merit.
Such a good Kun Ze will marry into Xue's family soon.
The old lady Xue was excited for a while, drank a few more glasses of wine, and her face was reddened by the alcohol. She held Mrs. He's hand and said excitedly: "Dear family, the marriage between our two families should also be settled!"
It is now the beginning of September, and there are only three or four months until the end of the year.The earlier you set your wedding date, the better you can prepare early.
"Let's make it in November. It's not too cold then." Mrs. He counted the length of the wedding with her fingers, "In a few days, I will find a master to calculate an auspicious date for the two families."
The old lady Xue was enjoying herself under the influence of alcohol. At this moment, she nodded happily in agreement with whatever Madam He said.
In the noisy banquet, only Shen Wenbin and Ming Lan were eating quietly.
The two of them had no relatives to accompany them, so they simply chatted.
"Minglan, I haven't asked how old you are yet?" Shen Wenbin threw a peanut into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Seventeen, you will be an adult in one month."
"Cough, cough, then you are about to face the orgasm period of adulthood?"
When Dr. Shen heard that he was choking on the crushed peanuts in his mouth, his face flushed, and he couldn't tell whether it was because of choking or because of embarrassment.
"none of your business?"
Minglan gave the Dengtuzi a white look without changing her face, but in the end, seeing that Shen Wenbin was coughing pitifully, she poured him a cup of tea.
Shen Wenbin drank the tea, calmed down, and explained, "Aren't I concerned about you? If you don't have a suitable candidate, I can help you..."
Ming Lan slapped Shen Wenbin on the face, bewildered him.
"Dirty!"
Young Master Shen came back to his senses and wanted to explain, but Ming Lan had already left from the banquet.
He just wanted to help Minglan find a good partner.
Shen Wenbin touched his flushed cheeks, and slandered in his heart: His hands are really strong, it seems that this kid's body has been taken care of by old doctor Zheng.
Minglan hurried back to the mine hospital in a rickshaw.
In recent days, there were no wounded in the mine hospital, and Shao Yao was very leisurely. When she had nothing to do, she ate melon seeds and chatted with Aunt Li in the cafeteria.
Aunt Li likes Shaoyao's straightforward character, seeing that she is a girl in her twenties who is always alone on weekdays, she wants to be a matchmaker for her.
When Shaoyao heard that Aunt Li wanted to find a husband for her, she raised her slender eyebrows lightly, then lowered her eyebrows, and said in a low voice, "Aunt Li, you don't know. I had a husband once. But My husband was burned to death in a fire a while ago, and my in-laws said I was a loser, so they kicked me out."
"If doctor He Xiao didn't take me in, how would I, a weak woman, survive in such a world?"
As soon as Aunt Li heard this, she immediately scolded the in-law's family for being vicious.
Shao Yao went on to say: "I don't want to become a family anymore. I am working in a mine hospital now, and I don't have to worry about food, clothing and housing. I am also taken care of by Boss Xue and Young Master He on weekdays, and I still get a salary every month. That's great." Why should I marry someone else to take care of their family?"
When she heard Shao Yao's words for the first time, Aunt Li thought it was very reasonable, and she was speechless for a moment.
"Sister Shaoyao."
Shao Yao turned to see Ming Lan, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Ming Lan remained silent, her face flushed red.
"Who are you being bullied by?" Shao Yao also asked with a straight face, taking his arm.
"Shen Wenbin." Minglan opened her mouth and squeezed out the name from between her teeth.
Shao Yao frowned, and said angrily: "I knew this man was not a good person, he really plotted against you."
Aunt Li at the side heard the conversation between the two, and interjected a few words: "This is impossible! Dr. Shen is the most polite."
Every time Dr. Shen came back to the cafeteria, he would take the initiative to say hello to these elderly old men and women when he saw them.How can you bully people?
"What did he do to you?" Shao Yao continued to ask.
Minglan has a thin skin. He first glanced at Shaoyao beside him, then at Aunt Li, and then said softly, embarrassedly: "He asked me my age, and also asked if I was a candidate for a romantic relationship."
"Okay, this man's fox tail is finally exposed." Shao Yao's eyes were cold, and she wished she could beat up this malicious pervert in the next second.
But Aunt Li didn't think so, she said with a smile: "Do you think Dr. Shen likes Minglan, so he took the opportunity to ask if Minglan has a sweetheart?"
The more Aunt Li spoke, the more she felt that her words made sense, and she even had the idea of being a matchmaker for the two.
"Impossible!" Minglan pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and waved her hands repeatedly.
How could someone like him be liked?
……
Ever since he annoyed Minglan last time, Shen Wenbin found that this person started avoiding him again.
Young Master Shen is also stubborn, Ming Lan avoids him, so he insists on following her.
But the more he followed, the more Shen Wenbin found that there were very few people around Minglan, except him, Boss Xue.
Boss Xue is Junior Brother He's fiancé, so it is naturally impossible for him to help Minglan get through the emotional tide.
Finally one day, Minglan discovered this "stalker".
"What are you always following me for?" Ming Lan turned around and caught Shen Wenbin squarely.
"I……"
Young Master Shen couldn't explain why he followed Ming Lan, but when he was racking his brains to think of the reason, he found that Ming Lan's face flushed suddenly in front of him, his forehead was sweating, and he was shaking.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Wenbin was about to step forward to help him, when he smelled a hint of tea, which was the smell of pheromone.
Minglan's erotic period has been brought forward.
"You, you leave quickly."
Ming Lan also noticed that something was wrong with her body. He stumbled into the duty lounge and found a pack of prepared Chinese medicine from the cabinet.
Shen Wenbin was afraid that something would happen to him, so he followed him all the way.
"You, if you need help," Shen Wenbin stood at the door of the lounge, looked at Ming Lan who was slumped on the bench in the room, and said firmly, "You can find me."
Ming Lan's expression was already in a daze, and he used his last ounce of reason to sincerely explain to the person in front of him: "Help me decoct this packet of medicine, and send someone in the middle. No matter what happened to me inside, don't open the door. "
Although Shen Wenbin was amazed and puzzled, he could no longer be allowed to think in this situation, so he could only follow what Minglan said.
He waited quietly in the corridor of the hospital, guarding the door for Minglan.
The big pendulum clock at the end of the corridor swayed from side to side with time, and the sound of ticking seemed to be beating on Shen Wenbin's heart.
When he couldn't remember how much time passed, the door of the lounge finally opened.
Ming Lan's face was still flushed, her hair was completely soaked with sweat on her forehead, and even her clothes were wet and wrinkled, as if she had just been fished out of the water.
"Minglan, are you alright?" Shen Wenbin stood up from the bench in the corridor, his legs were a little stiff from sitting on it.
Minglan was a little surprised, he thought Shen Wenbin had left long ago.
"I'm afraid that someone will break into the lounge by mistake, so I will guard it for you." Shen Wenbin explained.
"Thank you, I'm safe now. But my body will be a little weak these days, can Dr. Shen help me and Dr. He take a few days off?" Ming Lan smiled at him.
Shen Wenbin was a little dazed, then nodded blankly.
Seeing Ming Lan's leaving back, Young Master Shen felt an indescribable emptiness in his heart.
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In order to determine the wedding date of Xue and He's family, Mrs. He and Mrs. Xue made a special appointment to go to Pilu Temple to preside over the calculation.
Pilu Temple is a centuries-old temple in Jinning City, and it is also the largest temple in Jinning.There are [-] gold-plated Buddha statues enshrined in the temple, and many believers come and go to worship.
The abbot of the temple presided over the great monk Zhiming, and he was a nearly ninety-year-old eminent monk.
Mrs. He finally asked this semi-retired expert to help her calculate the auspicious days.
The old lady Xue respectfully handed the birthdays of her grandson and future grandson-in-law to the little novice at the side, and said reverently, "Master, please help me figure out whether there are any suitable dates for getting married in November this year."
The little novice took the note with the birth date written on it and sent it to the host.
The aged host lifted his drooping eyelids, glanced at the date on the paper, and closed his eyes again, clasping the bodhi rosary in his hand with his thumb.
After a while, he chanted "Oh Amitabha", slowly opened his eyes, looked at the two female benefactors in front of him, and said, "The second day of November is a suitable day for marriage."
Mrs. He and Mrs. Xue were about to thank each other happily when they heard the words, and then the host said: "However, the poor monk still suggests that the two benefactors change the wedding date to the twelfth lunar month. It is most suitable to get married on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month."
When Mrs. Xue heard this, her brows frowned slightly, she finally confirmed the date of the wedding, and it was postponed for another month.
"Master, can you help us find a way to advance the wedding date? It's so inconvenient to have a wedding in this cold winter."
Host Zhiming put on a subtle smile on his face and shook his head lightly, "It's God's will, it's not something poor monks can control."
"However, the two young benefactors are both kind people, and the marriage will naturally go smoothly."
The great monk had kind eyes and kind eyes, and the rosary beads in his hands kept moving.
Madam He clasped her hands together, and gratefully performed a Buddhist ceremony to the host. Although Mrs. Xue was a little bit reluctant, she still thanked the host.
The great monk also clasped his hands together and returned the salute to the two female benefactors. When he walked in front of Mrs. Xue, he opened his eyes that were a little blurred due to his age, and carefully observed Mrs. Xue's face.
"Female benefactor. The poor monk just checked Lingsun's birthday horoscope, and saw that her early behavior was a little biased. Fortunately, she has done more good deeds and accumulated more good deeds, so she can make up for her mistakes."
As soon as the old lady heard what the great monk said about Xue Lin's past, she didn't dare to slack off, stepped forward and asked sincerely: "Dare to ask Master, is my grandson in any danger?"
Monk Zhiming shook his head: "It's not life-threatening, it's just damage to morality, which may affect future generations."
"What? Master, you mean that Xue Lin was destined to have no children?" Even Mrs. He opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
The great monk replied with a mysterious smile: "But you don't need to ask if you do good deeds. Don't force yourself if you have a son in your destiny."
Afterwards, the presiding abbot knelt down on the futon in front of the Buddha with the support of the little novice, picked up the juvenile next to the wooden fish with his right hand and tapped it lightly, and recited Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.
The even and steady sound of the wooden fish echoed in the empty Buddhist hall, calming down Mrs. He and Mrs. Xue's originally uneasy mood.
The two performed the Buddhist ceremony to the host again, and stepped out of the Buddhist hall under the leadership of another young monk.
"Two benefactors." The prisoner of Pilu Temple came oncoming.
"Master, thank you very much for introducing Zhiming to the host." Mrs. He thanked: "We also want to add some incense money to your temple."
"Yes, yes." Madam Xue also proposed to donate some incense money after Mrs. He mentioned it.
Ever since Zhi Ming's host said that Xue Lin might not have children in her lifetime, the old lady was very disturbed.
Mrs. He also saw her panic, and comforted the old man: "Don't worry, old lady, children and grandchildren have their own blessings."
"In-laws, if the two children have no children for a lifetime because of Yinde..." Her old Xue family will be cut off in this generation!
"The host also said that kid Xue is destined to have a son, so don't be impatient."
The old lady Xue felt a little guilty. It was her grandson who had been a bandit in the early years and damaged his morality, which made it difficult for the two of them to have children in the future.And the in-laws didn't complain about it, instead they advised her to relax.
After returning from Pilu Temple, Xiufang found that the old lady seemed to be a different person. Not only did she start to eat fast and chant Buddha all day long, but she also praised the He family and Young Master He repeatedly.
As the season gradually entered winter, the weather in Jinning City suddenly dropped.
The common people were still wearing cool linen clothes, but suddenly they began to shiver from the cold.
The business of Hejiabuzhuang and Xuejia Coal Company also rose rapidly.
"Xiao Er, hurry up and bring a pot of hot tea." A customer ran into the teahouse, only wearing two single clothes, trembling.
"Hey, Zhang, why do you wear so little?" Another customer at the table asked, seeing that the person he came in with was an old acquaintance of the teahouse.
Lao Zhang sighed, and said, "Isn't it because God suddenly changed his face and there was no time to make thick clothes at home? It was still very hot at the end of October in previous years, but this year it started to cool down."
Everyone in the room lamented that the climate is unpredictable, and some even lamented that Xue and He's family met the God of Wealth, and even God helped them to make a fortune.
There was an elderly man in the crowd. He looked up at the sky outside the window, drank a cup of tea, and sighed: "I guess there will be heavy snow in November. You guys should stock up more coal."
The young man on the side couldn't believe it: "How could it snow? It never snowed in Jinning."
Jinning City is located in the south, and since he was born, he has never seen snow in Jinning City, let alone a heavy snowfall.
But after all, ginger is still old and hot, and within a few days, as the old man said, there were snow stars scattered in the sky.
The children who had never seen snowflakes happily chased these spirits in the air, and did not notice the worry in their parents' eyes at all.
When it entered November, the wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger, from small crystals to snow balls.
For several days, the snow covered the entire Jinning City, freezing the faces of the ignorant children into blue, making them aware of the danger of the snow disaster.
It was another night of heavy snow, and bad news came from outside the city.
Several impoverished families were frozen to death in their own homes. When they were found, the whole family huddled tightly together, their faces were blue, and their bodies were too stiff to move.
When the news spread to the city, people fell into the horror of the snow disaster one after another, and all items that could keep warm began to be in short supply.
When the new shopkeeper of Hejiabuzhuang was rejoicing about the income of the clothzhuang this season, he received a notice from Mr. He.
"What? The master asked people to lower the prices of cotton and cloth in the cloth shop?" The shopkeeper of the cloth shop was dumbfounded after hearing the notice.
Right now is the time when cotton and cotton cloth are in short supply, and instead of raising the price along with the trend, the price is lowered. Is his boss stupid?
The author says:
Today is a big fat chapter of 6000 words, and it should be 6000 words tomorrow.