Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 523: Deceiving

Yuan Shan was both moved and conflicted: "But that's the county magistrate's family. Even though my brother passed the imperial examination, he's still just a student. His future depends entirely on the county magistrate.

What if County Magistrate Chen gets angry and doesn't allow my brother to take the provincial examination?

"Your brother is a student on government academy, and he has direct access to the provincial examination. Moreover, the affairs of students are under the jurisdiction of the provincial education commissioner. Even if your brother has really committed a crime, if County Magistrate Chen wants to punish him, he must first report to the Provincial Education Office and revoke his academic title before he can punish him.

If County Magistrate Chen were to interfere with the annual examinations and the imperial examinations of the students without the permission of Tao Tingxue, it would be a taboo in the officialdom."

After a pause, Song Ying continued, "Also, a career in government is never smooth sailing. Now that the magistrate is giving him trouble, I can marry my sister to him to appease him. But what if other officials give him trouble in the future?

He only has you as his sister, so is he going to have to sell his wife for fame and fortune in the future?"

Yuan Shan was anxious and said quickly: "No! My brother is not that kind of person!"

"If your brother is not the kind of person who would sell his wife for fame, then he would be the kind of person who would sell his sister for fame?"

Yuan Shan was speechless, and after a while she whispered, "If County Magistrate Chen is determined and our family can't resist, it's better to sacrifice me than the whole family.

Besides, everyone knows that the Chen family has set their sights on me. Even if County Magistrate Chen doesn't force my family out of respect, who in Qingshui County would dare to marry me in the future?"

Song Ying didn't expect Yuan Shan to be such a cautious person, and was fooled by her family into putting her brother's future first in everything.

She sighed softly, "People in Qingshui County don't dare, but what about those in the provincial capital or the capital?

Since you believe that your brother will pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi in the future, why don't you just take a gamble and wait until he passes the examination and becomes an official before discussing marriage?

Girls from wealthy families wouldn't marry off so early like commoners. They usually marry at the age of seventeen or eighteen. You're only twelve this year, so you can definitely wait."

Yuan Shan naturally believed in her brother very much, and hope rose on her face. This was what her family had said before.

When her brother passed the imperial examination, she would be a daughter of an official family, and the man she would marry would naturally be a respectable official, and she would be the wife of an official.

But in recent years, as she grew up and watched the girls in the village get married one after another, she suddenly realized that she would not be able to wait for her brother to become a Jinshi.

She was a little tempted. Even if she couldn't wait for her brother to pass the imperial examination, if he did, her potential husband would be much wider.

Her eyes lit up again, "Then I'll wait for my brother to come back."

As she spoke, she remembered that Song Ying didn't understand her family's situation, so she explained, "Brother's words are more effective than mine. In the past, when I broke a bowl, it was always brother who took the blame for me. Grandma won't blame him for these little things."

Song Ying was a little curious. The Yuan family must be aware of Yuan Qing's personality. How did they originally plan to persuade Yuan Qing?

So she asked, "What did your grandma tell you to say to your brother?"

Yuan Shan touched the tip of her nose, a little embarrassed. "Chen Zhixian's family is rich, so marrying a fool is nothing. She has no worries about food and clothing, and she doesn't have to work. Others want to marry but can't."

Song Ying was shocked. The Yuan family was too good at drugging people. This was to make Yuan Shan show that she was willing to marry. In this way, even if Yuan Qing disagreed, she would be powerless.

She looked at Yuan Shan and felt a little uneasy. The Yuan family was too good at fooling people, and Yuan Shan didn't have much of her own opinion. If she went back and was fooled again, she might change her mind when Yuan Qing came back.

She thought for a moment and asked, "What stage have your two families reached in discussing marriage?"

"I just sounded out the situation, but no matchmaker has come yet."

We haven't matched our horoscopes yet, so this is easy. Song Ying breathed a sigh of relief. "Have you heard of Taoist Master Yuanrong of Qingfeng Temple?"

Yuan Shan was a little confused as to why she suddenly asked this, but nodded and said, "I know. I heard he's very powerful. I couldn't pass the exam for this case, and it was all thanks to him for exorcising the evil spirits."

"I have some friendship with him. If you can find a way to have the two families go to Qingfeng Temple to have their horoscopes matched, I will ask him for help and tell him that it is not your destiny to marry early, as it will make the man childless.

The Chen family is eager to continue the family line when they marry a daughter-in-law, so they will pay special attention to the woman's fertility. Therefore, they may give up on you directly, or wait for your brother to come back and reject you.

Don't reveal your reluctance to marry in front of your grandmother and the others. Just say a few words about how powerful Taoist Priest Yuanrong of Qingfeng Temple is and suggest that they go to Qingfeng Temple after their horoscopes match.

Yuan Shan was very surprised. She had never thought that she had a relationship with Taoist Master Yuanrong. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can Taoist Masters get sick too?"

Song Ying: “…”

Let’s talk business, where are your thoughts?

Song Ying looked at the sky and said, "I have to go out to see a doctor. Do you want to stay here and eat something, or go out to eat? I've asked someone to help keep an eye on your grandma. She might be here soon."

Yuan Shan chose to go out with her in this unfamiliar house without hesitation. She watched her treat patients while drinking brown sugar water and eating two pieces of maltose.

Before they had finished their candy, Mrs. Tao rushed over and said as soon as she entered the room, "Master Immortal, you're such a grown man, yet you can still get lost while walking. And how can you, at such a young age, vomit blood?"

Aunt Chen advised her, "Sister, don't yell at your granddaughter. You don't know. Her face was so pale just now! She was sweating. I think she must be feeling very sick, so she came to the clinic."

Mrs. Tao became even more anxious. She pulled Yuan Shan to look around, but couldn't figure out what was wrong. She hurriedly asked, "Song Ying, what's wrong with Shanwa? Is there anything serious?"

"It's just a weak spleen and stomach, insufficient biochemical function. It's not a big problem. Just take more supplements, eat on time, and don't overwork."

Upon hearing this, Doctor Ma glanced at Song Ying. This was only part of the cause of the disease. Vomiting blood was not due to this.

But he didn't say anything.

Mrs. Tao felt relieved, because their family couldn't afford a serious illness in their current situation.

"I'm really sorry to bother you today. How much is the consultation fee?" she said as she took out her purse.

Song Ying waved her hand. "We're all from the same village, how can I take your money? Besides, I just gave her a few injections and some candy. Oh, and if you can't eat in time next time, you can have some candy. People will faint easily if they're too hungry."

Worried that they might find the candy too expensive, he added, "If you're too hungry, eating something else might not be helpful."

"Can sugar really have this effect?" Aunt Chen was surprised and asked hurriedly, "The candied fruits in my shop are also sweet. Can they be effective?"

Song Ying nodded.

Aunt Chen was delighted and continued, "It seems I was right to come to your clinic more often. I didn't know this before, so I missed out on a lot of business. Some people are so hungry that they say eating my candied fruit has whetted their appetite and made them even hungrier, so they refuse to buy anything. Hey, next time I'll have to persuade them properly!"

Song Ying held his forehead with his hand. Aunt Chen was really something. She could always relate everything to her family's business.