Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

The King of Qi picked up the bowl, smelled it, took a sip, and a mellow, sweet aroma filled his mouth.

It tastes really good, much better than goat's milk.

After drinking the soy milk, the King of Qi walked out of the workshop. His attendant took out a string of money and handed it to Shen De: "This is a reward from my master. Take it."

Shen De was not polite and accepted it immediately: "Thank you for the reward, sir."

The King of Qi walked out of the yard again and saw the girl from the Shen family squatting on the ground playing with a puppy.

The girl had bright eyes, white teeth, black hair, and fair skin. She was extremely pretty. She didn't look like a girl from the northwest at all. Instead, she looked like a spoiled daughter raised by a noble family in the capital.

The King of Qi stared for a moment, then turned around and walked nearby.

Several followers and three local misers followed closely behind.

The three elders introduced the surrounding cultural environment from time to time, and emphasized one sentence: "There was a big hailstorm here in the twelfth lunar month. Fortunately, Chief Shen informed the township in advance, so no disaster occurred."

The King of Qi paused and said, "Captain Shen informed you in advance? Could it be that he can read the celestial phenomena?"

The third elder blinked and said, "I don't know about this, but his widow's father seems to be a Feng Shui master. Maybe his widow can read the celestial phenomena?"

The King of Qi said nothing, but walked forward with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, he saw a young man and woman standing not far away.

The girl looked exactly like the girl from the Shen family.

The King of Qi curiously asked the three elders: "Who are those two people in front?"

The three elders looked forward and replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, those two children are the children of the criminal Xue Song."

"Children of criminals? Why does that girl look the same as the girl from the Shen family?" The King of Qi was so curious that he couldn't help but dig deeper.

The three elders clasped their fists and said, "I don't know about this either. Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

"Can appearance be a coincidence?" The King of Qi smiled and continued to pace forward.

At this moment, a young girl came over quickly, stood in front of the King of Qi, and bowed: "I, Xue Lingyao, greet you, my lord."

The King of Qi frowned and subconsciously took a step back.

The two followers immediately stepped forward to block the King of Qi and shouted, "Who dares to block the way? Are you trying to save your life?"

Xue Lingyao immediately raised her little face and said sadly, "I have no other intentions. I just want to ask you for the news about Princess Chengyang."

She didn't know that the person in front of her was the emperor's half-brother, Prince Qi, and she didn't know that Prince Qi and Princess Chengyang were not familiar with each other.

She only knew that a distinguished guest had come to the Shen family, and it seemed that he came from the capital.

So, at the instigation of her mother, Xue Lingyao came over with her brother to try to get close to the nobleman, and mentioned the names of her uncle and mother-in-law, trying to attract the attention of the nobleman.

The King of Qi saw through the girl's trick at a glance. He was too lazy to get involved with the criminals, so he went back to the Shen family without saying a word.

Xue Lingyao was still kneeling on the ground, staring blankly at the noble man leaving, feeling extremely embarrassed.

She quickly got up and pushed her brother: "Ayi, are you dead? Why don't you speak up for me?"

Xue Yi staggered back a step and said coldly, "What do you want me to say, sister?"

"What do you want me to teach you?" Xue Lingyao was ashamed and angry. She slapped her brother and said, "You are a waste! How can I have a brother like you?"

He couldn't protect her at critical moments, nor could he make money for the family. As her elder sister, he had to take the lead in everything. He was not even as good as a finger of Shen Heng!

The more Xue Lingyao thought about it, the angrier she became, and she wished she could slap her brother a few more times.

She had some sisterly affection for Xue Yi before, but ever since she found out that he was not a child of the Xue family, the scale in Xue Lingyao's heart became tilted, and now she wanted to vent her anger on him.

Xue Yi was slapped in the face by his sister out of the blue. Hatred flashed across his eyes and he said softly, "Don't be angry, sister. The noble's followers are still watching us." Xue Lingyao turned around and saw several followers standing at the door of the Shen family, looking towards her.

Her heart sank and she turned around and walked back.

Xue Yi curled his lips and slowly followed her.

Soon, the Shen family placed several boxes of betrothal gifts on the back of a camel and had the brothers Shen De, Shen Xun and Shen Heng send them to Chen Wuhou's house to propose marriage.

Shen Zhaoze was cleaning the house and decorating his eldest brother's new home.

Fortunately, there is a kang in the house, so there is no need to buy a big bed. All I have to do is clean it and put down new mats and bedding.

The furniture in the house is all new, with high tables and incense tables. You can also buy a few pairs of big red dragon and phoenix candles and a few red lanterns from the mall to set the mood.

Then Shen Zhao bought a dressing box with a glass mirror, which was filled with various rouge, powder, pearl hairpins and rings.

The next morning, the new house was decorated with flowers and big red lanterns were hung at the front door.

Zhang Shanyue also asked someone to buy back a few sheep, a pig, and a pair of roosters and hens, in preparation for the wedding day.

"Oh! Congratulations! After your eldest son gets married, it will be your second son's turn, right?" A woman joked to Zhang Shanyue.

Zhang Shanyue smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ah Heng has his own ideas and doesn't want me to worry about them."

"Look at what you said. Whose child's lifelong decision is not decided by his parents? I think it's better to arrange a marriage for him as soon as possible."

The woman's eyes sparkled. She pushed her daughter towards Zhang Shanyue and said with a smile, "Look at my second daughter. She's just fourteen this year. Isn't she pretty?"

Zhang Shanyue smiled awkwardly: "She is indeed pretty."

When the woman heard this, she was about to say something, but she heard Zhang Shanyue say, "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm very busy at home. I haven't slept all night."

Having said that, he left in a hurry.

In a blink of an eye, the wedding day arrived and the Shen family's yard was filled with guests.

There are neighbors from the same hometown, good friends that Shen Ang made, and comrades in Shen Xun's team.

Today, tofu workshops no longer make tofu, but specialize in steaming dishes and rice and buns.

My aunt also cooked two large pots of rice, both for the guests.

Shen Zhao was also busy washing and cutting vegetables, and had no time to rest for a moment.

These vegetables were all purchased from the Bronze Mirror Mall, including radish, cabbage, potato, sweet potato, etc., as well as some white fungus, sesame candy, peanut candy, and pine nut candy.

The aunt also sent a bowl of dried red dates for Shen Zhao to use to make Tremella soup.

In the evening, Shen Xun and a group of brothers returned to pick up the bride. The bride was riding on the back of Shen's camel, wearing a gorgeous red dress and a windproof veil on her head.

Shen Zhao and his cousin's wife and others were at the door to welcome the newlyweds, holding a yellow basin filled with grains in their arms.

When the newlyweds come in, they grab a handful of millet and throw it at them.

However, the bride looked young, perhaps fifteen or sixteen years old at most, and her face still had a childish look.

Shen Zhao was puzzled because he heard from his eldest brother that the girl he was going to marry was the third daughter of Marquis Wu of Chen, who should be seventeen or eighteen years old this year.

Then the newlyweds worshipped their ancestors and gods in front of the incense table, and then worshipped their parents, and then were sent to the bridal chamber.

After his elder brother came out of the bridal chamber, Shen Zhao carried the stewed Tremella and red dates soup into the bridal chamber, and saw the bride sitting upright on the kang, looking very nervous.

There were children around the kang, looking at the newlyweds curiously. (End of this chapter)