Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1088: Young Master Dou Courting Death
Qin San Lang laughed upon hearing this and nodded, "Alright, if that lad continues to act recklessly, I’ll deal with him doubly."
He stepped forward two paces, leaned close to her, and embraced her: "I’m just thinking that I’ll have to part with you again, and while you’re at home, you’ll have to toil making some knife injury medicine for me. My heart feels uneasy, not unhappy."
He just wanted her to become a wealthy and influential landlady without the need to work, yet now she often had to busy herself with his affairs.
"Knife injury medicine can be sold for money. Earning money is just a bit tiring, so what? Besides, there’s Doctor Wu assisting me, and Jingzi and the others are helping out, so I just need to move my lips and say a few words; it’s actually quite leisurely." Gu Jinli pinched his face and said with a smile, "So you’re being unnecessarily worried, I’m doing just fine at home."
Qin San Lang looked at her smiling face and although he still couldn’t bear to leave, he felt much better. He placed the things she had brought on the horse’s back and held her hand to walk towards the backyard: "I have some nice things to give you."
"What things?" Gu Jinli asked curiously, "Food or silver?"
Qin San Lang chuckled, "Both."
The new Qin family residence was built in the Northwest style, divided into the main and secondary houses. Qin San Lang lived in the courtyard of the secondary house, occupying the entire backyard.
The central room was his. He directly brought Gu Jinli into the room and handed her two boxes: "They’re all yours."
Gu Jinli’s nose was quite sensitive, and her eyes fell on the box on the left. She picked it up first and opened it to find her eyes full of delight: "It’s red cherries."
Red cherries are actually cherries, which did exist in ancient times.
"When I went to Niugou Town to hunt the wolf pack, I saw a few early cherry trees deep in the mountains. Knowing you like them, I picked the reddest ones just for you. You’ll have red cherries to eat for the next two months." When Qin San Lang saw those cherry trees, an immediate thought crossed his mind: These are my Xiao Yu’s cherries, no one else is allowed to snatch them!
"They might be a bit sour, but when we hold our engagement ceremony, I’ll send another batch over, and then you’ll get to taste the sweeter red cherries." Qin San Lang picked a red cherry and fed it into her mouth.
Gu Jinli bit into the cherry, chewed a few times, and swallowed it: "Delicious. Not too sour, it’s just that the sweetness isn’t very intense, kind of light."
But she still liked it because he had gotten it for her.
"You should eat some too." Gu Jinli picked a red cherry and fed it into his mouth.
Qin San Lang ate it, but found it very sweet. When he saw she was about to feed him a second one, he held her hand to stop her: "One is enough, you eat."
The box contained fewer than ten red cherries, not enough for her to enjoy.
Gu Jinli insisted, wanting him to eat too: "Let’s eat them together, and bring more for me next time you return."
Qin San Lang laughed and nodded: "Alright, next time I’ll bring the whole cherry tree back for you."
He meant it. There were several cherry trees in the mountains. He had already instructed Er An and the others to dig up two, plant one in the Gu Family’s yard, and the other in his courtyard. When she marries over, by summer, they can see the red cherries in bloom.
"Sounds good." Gu Jinli also wanted to plant a few fruit trees; red cherries would be nice: "Just two or three trees will do, leave some in the mountains."
The things in the mountains should be left planted, not all uprooted. This was a rule that Third Grandma often mentioned, saying that leaving the mountain treasures replanted can save lives for the people in years of disaster.
"Hmm." Qin San Lang agreed and together they finished eating the red cherries.
Gu Jinli opened the other box and saw a stack of silver notes inside, "So much, did Elder Lei Wu send this?"
The fishing village would transport some seafood to Da Rong for sale, and every few months Qin San Lang would receive silver from Elder Lei Wu.
Qin San Lang nodded: "Yes, it’s the money from the last batch of seafood. Keep it; this is our family’s fortune."
He had also reserved some to buy engagement gifts for her.
"Alright, I’ll keep it safe." Gu Jinli happily stored the box and looked up at him: "I’ll miss Brother Qin."
Qin San Lang was taken aback; his heart suddenly felt a tug. He wrapped his long arms around her, holding her tightly: "I’ll be back as soon as I can."
Gu Jinli laughed: "I’ll be waiting for you to come back."
She knew Qin San Lang worried about her, so every time he left, she would say these words to express her feelings, letting him know she would wait for him at home so that he could focus on his affairs without worry, and return as soon as he was done.
Qin San Lang couldn’t handle her saying such affectionate words to him, so he made an intimate move, pressing her against the wall and kissing her hard. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
However, the timing wasn’t right. Just as he was starting to savor the sweetness, Elder Qin came back. Having excellent hearing, he sharply caught the sound of the front courtyard gate opening, before hurriedly releasing her, making Gu Jinli laugh uncontrollably.
Qin San Lang, feeling helpless, tidied her slightly disheveled dress and, holding her hand, said, "Let’s go."
Gu Jinli stifled her laughter, following him out of the room, looking at the box, thinking of Ah Ji, and asked, "Has that Ah Ji contacted you privately? Written any letters or anything?"
Gu Jinli didn’t like Ning Ji. Ah Ji not only held hostility towards her but was also quite peculiar, so she wanted Brother Qin to be wary of Ah Ji to avoid being plotted against.
"No." Qin San Lang knew she disliked Ah Ji, so he promised, "If he contacts me privately, I’ll let you know, so don’t worry."
Reassured, Gu Jinli felt much better. When they reached the front yard and had exchanged greetings with Elder Qin, the two saw Qin San Lang off together.
...
Recently, there have been many matters in Tianfu County, with cases needing handling at the government office; hence Luo Wu was also leaving today, albeit not until nightfall.
Gu Jinxiu went to see him off; they chatted privately for over a quarter-hour. According to Xiao Ji’s tidbits, Luo Wu hugged Gu Jinxiu and even gave her a kiss in the end.
"I only told Young Master about this, not even Brother Cheng. If I did, Brother Luo Wu might have faced tricks from Brother An."
Brother Cheng admired Gu Jin’an the most, always sharing everything with him, while Xiao Ji considered Gu Jin’an somewhat—well, sinister... Yes, Xiao Ji thought Gu Jin’an was rather sinister, liking to deal with people covertly, hence was quite afraid of him.
But Gu Jinli said, "You’re overthinking it; Big Brother was the first to notice the signs between Big Sister and Brother Luo."
He had long prepared for his own cabbage to be taken away.
In fact, Big Brother was eager to see them married off quickly, thinking that once they were given to their respective husbands, he’d have much less to manage, only needing to take care of Brother Cheng, who hadn’t grown up yet.
Ah, the agony of being the eldest son.
"Quickly go to sleep, we need to get up early to go to Songzi Manor tomorrow." After making the alcohol, the next step was for Gu Jinli to check the knife at Songzi Manor. If they could craft good knives, Qin San’s birthday gift would be just about complete.
"Alright, I’ll go to sleep now." Xiao Ji left Gu Jinli’s room and went to sleep in the adjacent room.
...
The next day, after finishing up matters at the pharmaceutical workshop, Gu Jinli took Erqing, Xiao Ji, and headed to Songzi Manor by mule cart.
But before reaching Songzi Manor, they were stopped by a maid sent by Young Master Dou.
Looking at the maid before her, Gu Jinli frowned and asked, "Are you sure you’re not mistaken? Does your young master want to see me? Is it about the ham business? If it’s about that, just directly contact Cousin Ping. I’m engaged, so I can’t meet with other men casually."
