Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Cui Bianxu only felt like a thunderclap exploding in his ears, and then a bolt of lightning struck the Baihui acupoint straight and accurately. After his whole body trembled, a blush occupied his body at the speed of light, spreading from the collar all the way to the hairline.

He just felt that his body was somewhat out of control, so stiff that even his breathing almost stopped. After trying twice, his dry throat could barely make a sound.

Out of respect for the Cui family's upbringing, he managed to maintain a cold expression, but his voice was as gentle as the spring water of Qujiang Lake: "I just don't want to make you worry. I'm almost well now. There's nothing wrong..."

Cui Bianxu's inner world was like a turbulent sea, an old tree blooming. He didn't even notice his own strange voice. Only the three petals of the words gradually grew bigger and swirled in his mind: She touched me... She touched me... Touched me... I...

Unlike the distracted Cui Bianxu, the love expert Jiang Shangxian cleverly grasped the turning point and quickly released his hand from his face, frowning and saying unhappily, "Cui Yi, are you lying to me?!"

Even though she looked angry, she was actually very happy inside: I touched it! It feels so good!

Rules of love: Never follow the other person's train of thought, but find another way to interrupt the other person's train of thought. The best defense is offense!

When Cui Bianxu heard his name come out of her mouth, his eyes suddenly widened, and his pitiful neck was stiff with veins bulging. He didn't dare to look her in the eye, so he had to turn his gaze to the hateful window again. His frozen mind quickly turned: "I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

Don’t worry about it, just deny it first!

Jiang Shangxian, having successfully changed the subject, pressed on: "Why not? You're lying to me before we're even married. If we do get married, won't I be blind and deaf?"

Cui Bianxu, a newbie in love, was anxious. He mustered up the courage to grab her sleeve and his eyes fell on the dagger at her waist: "How could I let you be blind and deaf?"

This is a poisoned dagger!

Jiang Shangxian pressed forward, pulling back his wrinkled sleeves. He twisted his waist and turned away, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips. "Then why did you lie to me? You must have been at home these past few days and not on duty!"

Cui Bianxu, who had indeed not gone to work and was just staying at home playing with his cat, had nothing to say:...

Hearing the sigh in his ear, the clever Xiao Jiang understood the principle of quitting while he was ahead, and immediately slowed down his tone: "You treat me wholeheartedly, and I naturally treat you wholeheartedly, but you were injured but didn't let me know... I was worried about it these days and couldn't eat or sleep well, wondering if you were tired of me..."

It’s fake. She enjoys everything she eats and falls asleep as soon as she hits the bed.

Cui Bianxu exhaled, licked his inexplicably dry lips, and scolded the innocent Jian Ming twice more. He took out a handkerchief and slapped it against her face, trying to wipe away the tears that didn't even exist. "It's my fault. I thought it was just a minor injury. Now that you know about it, you're worried. In the future, if anything happens to me, I won't hide it from you."

The crisis was over. Jiang Shangxian grabbed the handkerchief, twisted his body, and casually wiped the mucus from his eyes twice. He rubbed his eyes hard until they turned red before looking at him again: "You said that."

"I said."

Cui Bianxu said solemnly, as if he were attending court: "I, Cui Yi, swear hereby that if I ever deceive you in any way, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

The plot of covering his mouth did not exist. Jiang Shangxian listened to him swearing with satisfaction before pretending to say, "Don't swear such a serious oath anymore."

"kindness!"

Jiang Shangxian was just pretending to put the blame on someone else. As soon as she saw the yellow circle, she guessed that Cui Bianxu must be unwilling to go out because he was disgusted with the talent and asked Jianming to deceive her.

Tsk tsk tsk, Mrs. Cui is so cruel. This is her own son, and she beat him like this with just one punch.

If you have the energy, wouldn't it be nice to punch Cui Zhe who is sleeping with his concubine?

Cui Bianxu was also thinking that when she got back she would find out about the three men she had just seen. If any of them got into trouble and ended up in the Dali Temple...

Haha, then don’t blame him for enforcing the law impartially!

The two of them ate up all the leftovers before getting down to business.

"I have already placed your dowry in another yard. This is the land deed, which has been transferred to your name." Cui Bianxu wiped his mouth, took out a land deed and put it on the table.

The Jiang family's house was too small to accommodate the dowry and betrothal gifts he had prepared. Now this house was not big either, probably twice as big as the Jiang family's, and was located in Jiahuifang, not far from Yong'anfang.

The dowry he prepared is now placed in it, and it will be enough when he adds the betrothal gift when he gets engaged.

Jiang Shangxian didn't expect that he had even considered this. His grandmother and mother had been discussing these days about pooling the family's money and borrowing some money from the temple to buy a bigger house.

Although women's dowries are very generous nowadays, many poor families cannot afford the dowries, which leads to their daughters being unable to get married. There are also many people who use the betrothal gifts given by the man to buy dowries, but after discussing it, Mrs. Xia and Jiang's mother still refused to do so.

They are already aiming high... oh no, they are aiming for the moon.

The New Year gifts given by Cui Bianxu could be sold, but Cui Bianxu had already said that he had prepared a dowry for Jiang Shangxian. Under this premise, if the things written on the gift list were sold, Jiang Shangxian would probably be unable to hold her head up after she got married.

Without changing the gift list, the money earned by Jiang Shangxian and his younger brothers and sisters, as well as the New Year gift from Cui Bianxu, would still be far from enough to buy a house twice as big in full.

Jiang Shangxian refused at that time. There was no need for her family to go into debt just to make her look good. The interest rate for Galan's loan was four percent!

Although the Jiang family will be almost out of money after moving to the new house and paying off the current house, it will still empty the family's savings and lose 40% of the interest in vain.

Besides, Old Madam Xia is an elderly person. If a person of her age has a headache or fever, she will definitely have to see a doctor.

How could she feel comfortable with emptying the house?

She had originally told her family that they would rent a bigger house when the time came, and she could still afford the rent.

This time, the stars in Jiang Shangxian's eyes were real. Even in modern times, few men would give women houses.

And it was given to her directly without any prior notice. Oh, she was so touched.

When Cui Bianxu saw that her eyes were about to turn red again, he felt his palms numb. He was indeed not good at dealing with such situations. Normally, no one would cry in front of him. Even if there was, it was basically because he beat them.

Except for Jian Ming - that guy seems to have drunk too much water and needs to open the floodgates in his eyes regularly every day.