Chapter 67 Marriage

The medical book in Shen Nian’s hand was a copy she made from a modern Chinese medicine book in her space. Because the original book was all typed, and the paper was different from that of ancient times, it was inconvenient to take out, so she found time to copy it. She used a different handwriting, and although the characters were not beautiful, they were not messy overall, and the meaning could be expressed clearly.

However, she did not copy the entire book, but only a part of it, just to make a show of it.

She wanted her family to know that she had found a medical book, and that she had learned medicine by self-study using this book.

She could practice medicine in the future!

Nie Jiu glanced at the handwriting on the book and said with a sneer, “Your handwriting is really ugly.”

Shen Nian gave him a faint glance.

Nie Jiu smiled, “Although the owner of this medical book’s handwriting is not very good, the content is written quite well, it can be considered a good book.”

Shen Nian was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to read her book.

Seeing Shen Nian reading, the two elders smiled and did not disturb her.

Nie Jiu, however, kept chattering, “Little girl, learning medicine is not just about reading books, you also need a good teacher to guide you. The book you picked up, hey? The content in the back is getting more and more interesting! Hey? What is this picture, it’s drawn quite well. Little girl, this book is quite interesting, let me have a look.”

Shen Nian dodged his hand, “No, it’s mine.”

Nie Jiu pouted, “Stingy, I’m not going to snatch it, I just want to take a look. Fine, if you don’t want to give it, then don’t, you continue to read, I’ll just sit beside you.”

Shen Nian snorted softly and continued to read.

Nie Jiu also followed along, and when he saw that some of the medicinal properties and effects of the herbs were not described in detail in the book, he explained them to Shen Nian.

Shen Lao and Shen Tai were even more satisfied when they saw this.

Shen Lao whispered, “Nian Nian seems to be quite interested in medicine, it would be great if she could become a female doctor in the future.”

Shen Tai said, “Learning medicine is indeed good, but the status of female doctors is not high, it’s not as good as male doctors.”

Doctors are respected, but that only applies to men. Women who practice medicine in public will be looked down upon.

This world is so unfair, no matter how capable a woman is, she will never be as respected as a man.

Shen Lao suddenly said with some worry, “Thinking about Nian Nian getting married when she grows up, I feel reluctant.”

Shen Tai said decisively, “We can prevent Nian Nian from getting married, when she comes of age, we can find a son-in-law to live with us.”

Shen Lao’s eyes lit up, “You’re right, we should find a son-in-law, a capable one, someone Nian Nian likes, someone who will pamper her, someone who will be good to her.”

“That kind of person is a bit hard to find.”

“Even if it’s hard to find, we have to find one.”

Although the two elders lowered their voices, Shen Nian and Nie Jiu still heard them, and they both stopped reading and stared at the two elders.

The two elders didn’t notice, and continued to chat excitedly.

Shen Nian didn’t understand, weren’t her grandparents discussing her learning medicine? Why did they start talking about marriage and finding a husband after only a few sentences!

Wan Baocai came again with four guards, and as soon as he arrived, he saw Shen Nian sitting on the doorstep reading a book with an old man, her brothers were working, and some were going to the academy.

“Nian Nian, who is this old gentleman?” Wan Baocai asked.

Shen Nian put down her book and said, “His name is Nie Jiu, he is the doctor who treated my fourth uncle’s face, he will be staying at my house for a while.”

Wan Baocai said “oh” and greeted Nie Jiu, then said to Shen Nian, “I came here today to tell you some good news, I gave my father the strawberries you gave me, and he liked them very much, he wants you to sell the strawberries to him, five copper coins per strawberry, not a single copper coin less.”

This was indeed good news for Shen Nian, and it was the good news she wanted. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have told Wan Baocai to be sure to leave some strawberries for his father, she just wanted Wan Ye to taste the deliciousness of the strawberries and come to buy them from her.

She just didn’t expect that Wan Ye was so generous and didn’t haggle at all.

It’s obvious that it was Wan Baocai’s credit.

With the help of Wanjia Restaurant, the strawberries will surely become famous among the upper circles of Fuzhou Prefecture.

Shen Nian told the two elders and Wei Shi about this good news, and Wei Shi and the others were overjoyed and thanked Wan Baocai profusely.

Nie Jiu sneered, “It’s just making some money, what’s there to be excited about, it’s not like it’s a mountain of gold and silver.”

Well!

Little girl’s strawberries might really sell for a mountain of gold and silver.

This kind of thing is even more precious than tribute fruit apples.

Speaking of which, Shen Dong and Shen Xue arrived in the county town, and within an hour of setting up their stall, an old customer came over to Shen Dong and said, “Brother Shen, I have some good news for you.”

“Brother Yang, what good news?” Shen Dong asked while busy.

Brother Yang smiled and said, “You’re looking for a carpentry master for your second son, right? I have a candidate here, his name is Qin Kui, he lives in the prefecture city, he was once in the capital…”

After selling the cakes, Shen Dong and the two went to the pharmacy to buy medicine according to the prescription written by Nie Jiu. After buying all the herbs, they went to the market to buy groceries. When they got home, it was already dark.

As soon as they entered the door, Shen Dong couldn’t wait to put down his burden and shouted, “Daughter, Dad is back!”

Shen Xue also shouted, “Sister, Second Brother is back!”

Shen Nian, who was making big meat buns in the kitchen, immediately ran out, “Dad, Second Brother, welcome home.”

Then she went up and gave Shen Dong and Shen Xue a hug each.

The father and son were overjoyed, Shen Dong said in a loud voice, “Daughter, I have some good news for you, your second brother’s master has been found!”

Shen Nian’s eyes lit up, “Really? That’s great!”

The two elders, Wei Shi, and Shen Feng came out, and they all heard Shen Dong’s words.

Shen Lao said, “Come in quickly and talk.”

“Okay!” Shen Dong put down his things and laughed as he entered the house, Shen Xue and Shen Nian followed behind.

Shen Dong took a sip of water before saying, “I told my old customers about finding a master for Erlang, and they all said they would help keep an eye out. I originally thought that these old customers were just saying it casually, but I didn’t expect that someone really helped me pay attention. Brother Yang came to find me early this morning, saying that his neighbor was going to the prefecture city to apprentice, saying that there was a carpenter named Qin Kui in the prefecture city, who came back from the capital, his skills are quite extraordinary. Recently, Qin Kui has put out a notice for apprentices, looking for a diligent and hardworking apprentice. He has never taken on a disciple, this apprentice will be his only disciple, he wants to pass on all his skills to this only disciple. If our Erlang can become his apprentice, he will surely have a bright future.”

Shen Lao said, “The capital is under the emperor’s feet, there are many talented people there, any random person who comes out is someone we can only look up to, Qin Carpenter can establish himself there for many years, it shows how amazing his skills are, if Erlang can really become his apprentice, then it’s really like our family’s ancestral grave is emitting green smoke!”

Shen Tai said, “But Qin Carpenter only takes one apprentice, will Erlang be able to catch his eye?”

Shen Dong said, “That depends on Erlang’s own ability!”

Shen Nian clenched her small fist and said, “My second brother’s carpentry skills are amazing, he will definitely be noticed by Qin Carpenter.”

She said to Shen Xue, “Second Brother, I believe in you, you can definitely do it.”