Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 708

Luo Yanxing's cheeks flushed. "Old Madam Chen said that families like them don't have to wait until the harvest is over. Besides, during the twelfth lunar month, merchants like us are busy with accounting and purchasing goods. How can we have free time to get married?"

Song Ying thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. "But next month is too late and you haven't even finished preparing your dowry yet."

"You know, my needlework is even worse than yours. You can't expect me to embroider the trousseau. I'll just get the fabric from our shop and have an embroiderer do it. As for the other boxes and other items, we'll start preparing them after the engagement. Most of them are ready now, and a few can be made in a hurry. For those that really can't be made in time, we'll have to buy ready-made ones."

Song Ying still frowned: "But it takes so long, why does it have to be in July? Can't we wait until your dowry is ready, and then the two families can discuss a suitable date? It's still early before the busy year-end!"

"How can there be that much time?" Luo Yanxing shook his head unhappily. "You forgot that you and Yuan Qing will have to leave for Chengdu to take the provincial examination at the end of next month at the latest. If you pass, you'll have to pack up and leave for the capital. It would be such a pity if you weren't there for my wedding."

Song Ying's heart trembled, and her nose suddenly felt sore. They had supported each other all the way and had already become closer than real sisters. If she could not see Yan Xing off to get married, she would also feel regretful.

She looked up at the azure sky, her voice soft as a feather, yet revealing an unparalleled firmness: "Don't worry, I will definitely be there for your wedding. The date will be set for the twelfth lunar month, and I will see you off before I set off again."

Luo Yanxing's throat choked slightly, and her eyes suddenly became warm. She sniffed and smiled brightly, "You don't want me to have any regrets, and I also feel sorry for you traveling in the cold winter.

I've thought about it, and next month is the best day. You can drink in my wedding wine before leaving, so you can share in the good cheer and maybe even bring some good luck to Yuan Qing in his provincial examination.

When you return from the provincial examination, I'll have almost finished what I need to do here. I'll settle our shop's accounts and you can use the dividends as travel expenses so you can travel easily."

Song Ying smiled with her eyes curved. "Oh my, what good fortune did I have in my previous life to have a sister as caring as you, who considers everything for me."

Luo Yanxing hissed, crossed his arms over his chest and trembled, saying disdainfully, "You should save this trick for your Yuan Qing. It's too corny!"

Song Ying blinked, looking puzzled. "Excuse me, what does 'nausea' mean?"

"Eh~~" Luo Yanxing took a few steps back. "Why did you become like this after getting married? I can't stand it. I'm leaving."

Song Ying was overjoyed and watched her leave. She felt a surge of emotion at the same time. Time really flies. The three of them were married and had new families.

The Chen family is a merchant family, and Yan Xing is the one who makes the decision. This time it shouldn't be like what happened to Xiaoxiang, where it was difficult for them to even see each other after getting married.

"Doctor Xiao Song, are you done?" an older woman's voice sounded behind him.

Song Ying turned around and found a patient waiting in the clinic. She nodded and apologized, "Sorry for the long wait."

"It's okay, it's okay," the old lady said, looking in the direction where Luo Yanxing had left. "Shopkeeper Luo is a very busy man. He must have something important to tell you at this time."

"It's indeed a serious matter." Song Ying nodded with a smile and walked towards the clinic. "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

The old lady reached out and pulled her, hesitantly saying, "Doctor Xiao Song, I, this..."

Song Ying understood and walked towards the back hall, "Auntie, please follow me."

The old lady felt relieved and quickly followed him, continuing the conversation. She gave the impression that she was just curious and chatting with Song Ying, not going to the back to treat the patient.

"Look at how happy Shopkeeper Luo is, is this a good thing?"

"Yes, it's good news. She has set a wedding date. It's next month."

"Oh, this is such great news!" the old lady raised her voice. "I heard that Shopkeeper Luo is engaged to the son of the wealthy Chen family?"

"You know all this?" Song Ying was surprised. He couldn't help but take a closer look at the old lady. She didn't look friendly. It should be her first time in the clinic, or at least it was her first time seeing this patient.

"Our village is close to Sanyuan Village. One of my nieces works as a cook in the Gong family. I've heard that the daughter-in-law of Mr. Gong from Sanyuan Village and Doctor Song are close friends. I heard they were even born in the same year."

"Yes, Yanxing Dongyue and I were born on the same day, and Xiaoxiang was born at the end of December, which is almost two months apart." Song Ying explained in detail, hoping to get the old lady to talk more about Xiaoxiang.

When the old lady heard this, she sighed: "Oh, these people, the same year but different fates. I heard from my niece that she was pregnant and Madam Gong still had to set rules for her. She had to stand for most of the day and was not allowed to eat."

Song Ying suddenly stopped and turned to look at her: "Auntie, are you serious?"

Her solemn expression made the old lady stunned. The words "of course it's true" lingered on her tongue, but were then suppressed. She said awkwardly, "I heard it all from my niece. As an outsider, how can I know whether it's true or not?"

Song Ying's heart relaxed a little, and she asked, "Auntie, where is your niece from, and how long has she been working for the Gong family?"

She decided to find time to go back and ask that person to find out the real situation of Xiaoxiang.

Anything else would be fine, but how can you stand the rules and not be given food while you’re pregnant?

"Her husband's family is a steward of the Gong family. His surname is Zhou and he manages the Zhou family..."

As they were talking, they arrived at the back hall. Song Ying suppressed his worries and asked about the old lady's condition.

The woman stopped talking and touched her chest, feeling extremely embarrassed. "My nipples, I don't know what happened, but one morning four years ago, they suddenly started to swell and hurt. Not long after, they started to discharge yellow fluid, then turned a little red, like blood, and the amount kept increasing."

"Is it still flowing now?"

The old lady nodded. "That's right. I don't know what happened. We've been well-behaved all our lives and never done anything bad. How could we get this disease?"

Song Ying gestured for her to undress, examined her carefully, and took her pulse. "You have liver depression turning into fire, burning the milk vessels and preventing blood from flowing through the meridians."

"What do you mean?" The old lady looked nervous.

"I'm just in a bad mood and getting angry."

"Ah?" The old lady was astonished. "Is this a sore throat? Is there a symptom of heat?"

Song Ying nodded. "The nipples belong to the liver meridian. If the spleen is weak and loses control, liver qi will stagnate, and blood stasis will block the meridians, causing local hardness. If the stagnation turns into heat over time, the heat will damage the blood vessels, causing bleeding in the nipples."

The old lady didn't understand, but the flowery words sounded very real, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air for a long time, finally settled down. "So I just got angry. Oh, that's what I said. I've been a well-behaved person all my life, how could I possibly get those weird diseases?"