Chapter 178： Destined

Wu Shi instantly understood what his father meant.

My aunt's cousin, well, let's forget it.

They didn't take a fancy to me at first, and it's impossible for them to take a fancy to me now. My parents are really worried.

Wu Shi touched the tumor on his neck. It was originally the size of an egg, but now it is half smaller.

That child was indeed not bragging, she could actually cure the disease.

I have been seeking medical advice for many years, but nothing has improved. Unexpectedly, a few-year-old baby was cured by a jar of pills.

Wu Daozi smiled, turned around and looked around, but couldn't find what he wanted.

Huh? Xiao Yingbao didn't seem to bring out the pills. Did she forget?

Wu Shi glanced at the bag of golden ears in his father's hand.

Maybe the bag of gold ears was originally for me. When I saw my father was there, I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha.

Mr. Wu saw his son's eyes fixed on the bag of golden ears in his hand. He subconsciously held the small bag in his hand and glared at his son: "What are you looking at! This little doll gave this to me."

Wu Shi touched his nose and said with an awkward smile: "I know, I won't rob him, so why are you nervous?"

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Ying Bao and her father followed Wu Rui to Yahang.

Yaxhang is a department of the county government, and all sales and pawns in the entire county must be registered here.

Wu Rui took his father and daughter to the house registration office to check if there was any shop with a better location for sale.

Seeing that it was the person brought by the county magistrate's servant, the tooth servant immediately cheered up and recommended a street shop to Jiang Sanlang.

In the end, Yingbao chose a shop opposite Zhong County School.

Although this place is somewhat far away from the downtown area, it is not too remote and is close to home, and not far away is the Gaojia Inn.

Yingbao and Dad were very satisfied, so Yaren took them to see the shop.

The shop doesn't look big, with three wooden houses facing the street, a yard behind, and a few shabby thatched houses.

Opposite is the county school, and a small river flows through it on one side of the county school.

“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, and the owner had no choice but to loan the house to a dental shop to pay off his son’s debt.”

Yaren said: "It's a coincidence that you came here. The previous owner of the house just pawned it to Yaxing, and not many people came to see it. Two hundred and forty taels is not expensive, and there is a big yard behind it."

Jiang Sanlang frowned, such a dilapidated house is worth two hundred and forty taels? My five-room brick house with a big yard costs only about three hundred taels including the deed tax.

Yingbao didn't think it was expensive. In the next ten years or so, land on this stretch of road will be very expensive, and more than 200 taels can only buy a shop in front. Besides, I have the county magistrate personally taking care of me, so I don't dare to raise the price falsely.

So she decided to buy it, and the property deed was still registered in the name of her father, Jiang Sanlang.

Houses and shops must pay deed tax every year and cannot be registered in the household registration of minors.

After paying a **** purchase tax, the house completely belongs to the family.

After signing the house deed at the Yamen and Wu Rui went back to resume his duties, Jiang Sanlang took his daughter to Furifeng Trading Company to buy icing sugar from Zhou Mao.

The trading houses have everything, such as furs, cloths, tea, fruits, dried fruits, medicinal materials, sugar, etc., but they only wholesale and not retail.

Jiang Sanlang bought two hundred kilograms of icing sugar for only eight taels of silver, which was indeed nearly half the retail price.

Then the two fathers and daughters strolled around several streets in the county, buying some mats, bedding and daily necessities to take back to their new home. I also bought some pots, pans, buckets and basins, and also measured out two kilograms of rice, two kilograms of white flour and a pack of coarse salt.

The family stayed in their new home for three days. Not only did they clean the house, but they also inspected the surrounding environment.

On the fourth day, the family returned to their hometown in a carriage.

The carriage returned to the south slope. Jiang Wu jumped out of the car and ran to the master to report.

But he quickly ran back and told his sister the big news: "Sister, the master has accepted another apprentice."

Yingbao was helping her second brother and second aunt carry icing sugar, but she didn't pay much attention. "Isn't it normal for your master to accept disciples?"

“It’s not normal, it’s not normal!” Jiang Wu said mysteriously: “They accepted Brother Chu Yan as their apprentice!”

Chu Yanke is already sixteen years old, already a Dingkou, and yet he is accepted as a disciple by two masters, Zhang and Xu. It is simply unbelievable.

“Chu Yan?” Ying Bao was surprised.

Zhang Meng and Xu Kun only accept children under ten years old, and do not accept those over ten years old. They say that their muscles and bones are already strong, and they will not have much potential even if they practice.

However, they have now accepted Chu Yan as their disciple. Does this have any profound meaning?

“What about Sister Chu Chu?” Ying Bao asked, “Have you ever seen her come back?”

Jiang Wu: "Sister Chu Chu is also at the martial arts training ground. She is cooking for Master and the others."

“I’ll go take a look.” Ying Bao took her younger brother and ran to the martial arts training ground.

Since Zhang Meng and Xu Kun started to accept disciples, their father Jiang Sanlang applied for new household registration with Sun Lizheng for them. I don’t know when the approval will be granted, but the clan leader has agreed to the two outsiders building a house on the wasteland next to the village.

Zhang Meng and Xu Kun's houses were built next to the martial arts training ground. They had three thatched huts and a small kitchen. There was no yard. The villagers only spent more than ten days building it for them.

It is afternoon now, and there are many children on the martial arts training ground, watching Chu Yan squatting on the horse.

Chu Yan's face was covered with sweat, and the clothes on his chest and back were soaked, but his face was firm and cold, and he did not flinch at all.

Chu Yan like this reminded Yingbao suddenly of Colonel Chu in his previous life.

"Ying Bao!" Chu Chu saw Ying Bao and immediately ran over, pulled her and said with a happy face: "You are back."

Ying Bao looked at the girl in front of her. Her eyes were bright, her teeth were bright, and she was full of energy. She was even more beautiful than last year.

“Sister Chu Chu, why haven’t you come to my house for a long time?” she asked.

Chu Chu took Yingbao aside and said in a low voice: "Last time, bandits came to the village, and the clan took us to escape to other places. We didn't come back until this spring. Later, we had to clean up the house and build a mushroom shed to grow golden ears, so, Didn’t come over.”

Actually, her father didn’t let her come again and said he wanted to see her get married. But I don’t want to get married at all.

Ying Bao nodded and pointed at Chu Yan in the martial arts training ground: "Is he here to become a disciple?"

Ch Chu Chu glanced in the direction of his eldest brother and said with a smile: "No, my eldest brother sent me here, but Master Zhang and Master Xu insisted on accepting him as their apprentice. They also said that my eldest brother was destined to be with them."

A destiny? Ying Bao pondered.

Chu Chu: "The two masters also said that my eldest brother has a precious life and must learn martial arts to protect himself."

Ying Bao looked at Sister Chu Chu silently, listening to her talk about the past few days.

"My father came to see me and my eldest brother yesterday. Master Zhang said that the eldest brother was already his apprentice, and he would be responsible for everything in the future. He also promised that my father would arrange a good marriage for the eldest brother. My father agreed, but He insisted that I go back with him and said he would pick me up in two days. "

Chu Chu struggled and said: "Yingbao, I don't want to go back to get married. Can you help me think of something?"

She had no one to turn to, and the only straw was Ying Bao.