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At mid-day, Chen Shiyi and Xiao Jinyi found a noodle restaurant on the side of the street to eat Chinese food, when they heard someone discussing next to them.

"Have you heard that Qingping County's Prince's Mansion is recruiting talents, and they set up a two-stone bow in Juxian Tower, saying that as long as someone can pull out the two-stone bow and shoot a copper coin 100 meters away, he will be hired as the captain of the palace's caravan guard , [-] taels a month!"

"Wow, the monthly fee is so high, 100 taels, an average family of five can eat for 30 years."

"The height is high, but the two-stone bow weighs two hundred catties. Who has the strength to draw the bow? Even if the bow can be drawn, there is no skill to shoot a copper coin from a hundred meters away. I don't think most people can use it." That skill."

Chen Shiyi heard the words and asked Xiao Jinyi: "What is the origin of this Qingping County King? What kind of business does the Wangfu's caravan operate? The monthly fee for recruiting a caravan escort captain is 100 taels, which is rich and powerful."

Xiao Jinyi said: "The King of Qingping County is a member of the royal family and a descendant of the grandparents. After several generations, he has been far away from the political center. Now he only has the status of the clan and the title of the county king, but it is still not to be underestimated in Qingping County. It is a force to look at. Since the Qingping County Prince’s Mansion is no longer involved in politics, and there are many wives and concubines in the clan, the expenses are high, and the income from the land alone cannot make ends meet, and it is gradually declining. Therefore, the contemporary King of Qingping County married the only daughter of the richest man in Linzhou. The main wife started to do business. The caravans of the royal family are engaged in medicinal materials, silk, tea, grain, porcelain... almost all kinds of profitable industries are included. After more than 20 years, the royal family of Qingping County is now the richest family in Qingping County. The mere caravans The monthly salary of the captain is 100 taels, which is just a drop in the bucket for Qingping County Prince's Mansion. Do you want to apply for the job on the [-]th?"

"I have this idea, but I don't have the strength right now!" Chen Shiyi said in his heart. It is not a big problem for her to pull the two stone bows under the condition of normal body, but it is very difficult for her to shoot the copper coins [-] meters away. , if it is replaced by a gun, it is naturally a different matter.What's more, she is not healthy now.

"Are there two stone bows for sale in the market?" Chen Shishi wanted to buy a bow and go back to practice.

Xiao Jinyi hesitated to speak, and finally said: "It is rare to find a two-stone bow in the market, but Jinyi knows that Uncle Mo Jinsheng has a two-stone bow at home."

Chen Shixi said embarrassedly: "Jinyi, can you tell Uncle Mo that I want to borrow his two stone bows for a while." With Mo Jinsheng, she didn't have as much face as Xiao Jinyi.

Xiao Jinyi said: "I'll ask Uncle Mo for you when I go back."

After rushing to the market and shopping for what they needed, Chen Shiyi and Xiao Jinyi returned to Xinghua Village.

After Chen Shiyi returned home, she planted fruit saplings in front of Xiao's house and Mo Yi's house, and began to fiddle with her pile of materials.Not long after, Mo Lin and his son brought a cart of pineapple wood over, and the materials for the Zhuge Liannu and Xiujian she wanted to make were ready.

When Xiao Jinyi borrowed the two stone bows and went home, she saw Chen Shiyi tinkering with some strange things, so she didn't ask much.Seeing Xiao Jinyi returning empty-handed, Chen Shishi asked, "Can Uncle Mo agree to borrow a bow?"

"Agreed, but the bow is too heavy for me to hold. Eleven has to go and get it by myself."

"Okay, I'll go there right away!" Chen Shixi stopped what he was doing, went to Mo's wine shop immediately, and retrieved the two stone bows.

So in the following days, apart from sharing the housework and taking care of Xiao Zaidao, Chen Shishi only did three main things, making Zhuge Liannu and Xiujian, practicing two stone bows for rehabilitation and physical training, and carving pineapple wood for wooden hairpins.

On this day, when Chen Shiyi came back from pulling the two stone bows, he saw Xiao Jinyi clutching his abdomen with a pale face.Quickly asked: "Jinyi, what's wrong with you? Is your stomach uncomfortable? I'll ask grandpa to come over and show you."

"It's okay, Eleven, I'll just rest for a while." Xiao Jinyi said in a pained air.

"You're in such severe pain, I'd better let Grandpa take a look, or I won't worry." After Chen Shiyi finished speaking, he was about to go out on crutches, Xiao Jinyi quickly grabbed Chen Shishi's hand and said, "No, it's not a serious illness. I just have sunflower water here, so don’t alarm grandpa.”

Kwai water?Chen Shixi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately figured out that sunflower water means menstruation.Looking at the situation, Xiao Jinyi was obviously suffering from dysmenorrhea. She still remembered that her high school classmates passed away in shock due to dysmenorrhea.Therefore, this dysmenorrhea can also be big or small, a problem that cannot be ignored.

Chen Shiyi hurriedly helped Xiao Jinyi to lie down on the bed, then filled a pot of hot water with a water bottle and put it on Xiao Jinyi's lower abdomen to warm it up.Then I went to the kitchen, boiled ginger and brown sugar water, added red dates and goji berries, brought it to the room, helped Xiao Jinyi to sit up, put a pillow on it, and said, "I heard that this thing is very helpful for relieving dysmenorrhea , try it."

Chen Shishi took a spoonful of brown sugar water with a spoon, blew it warm, and brought it to Xiao Jinyi's mouth. Xiao Jinyi shyly said, "Eleven, I'll do it myself!"

Chen Shishi handed the bowl to Xiao Jinyi and said, "After drinking, rest early, I'm here at home!"

Xiao Jinyi watched Chen Shiyi go out on crutches, feeling lost in her heart.Slowly retracting his gaze, looking down at the bowl of brown sugar water in his hand, his mood brightened again.

At night, Chen Shiyi was lying on the bed and heard Xiao Jinyi tossing and turning in pain, unable to fall asleep, so he said, "Jinyi, let me massage your abdomen for you, is that okay?"

After a while, Xiao Jinyi hummed inaudibly.

Chen Shiyi covered the heat with his hands and put them on Xiao Jinyi's lower abdomen, and immediately felt Xiao Jinyi's nervousness and trembling.She gently massaged Xiao Jinyi's abdomen with her hands, and Xiao Jinyi gradually relaxed. After an unknown amount of time, when she heard Xiao Jinyi's steady breathing, Chen Shiyi withdrew her hand, Xiao Jinyi pressed a kiss on the forehead, and obediently returned to the bed to lie down.

Upon waking up, Chen Shiyi found that Xiao Jinyi's small head was pressed against her chest, and his own hand was wrapped around Xiao Jinyi's waist. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.She quickly lowered her head, and was relieved to see that her skirt was in good order.

She sleeps very well, what's going on?

Could it be that Xiao Jinyi leaned against her because of her dysmenorrhea in the middle of the night and she couldn't sleep well?So do you want to sleep separately in the future?Forget it, rely on it, it would be fine if she found out her identity unknowingly like this, anyway, she doesn't have the courage to take the initiative to confess her identity.

Thinking of this, Chen Shixi didn't bother to take out his hand, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

After Xiao Jinyi woke up, she saw herself lying on Chen Shiyi's chest, half pressing Chen Shiyi's arm, her face quickly turned red, she quickly turned over, and fell asleep leaning against the other side of the bed.Chen Shiyi withdrew her arm, and then a burst of numbness came from her arm. She couldn't sleep because of the numbness, so she stopped lying down, sat up and rubbed her arm with the other hand, muttering: "Strange thing , When you wake up, why are your hands numb?"

Xiao Jinyi also woke up at this time and said, "Eleventh, what's wrong?"

"My hands are numb."

"I'll rub it for you."

"Okay." Chen Shixi stretched out his hand and smiled happily.

The days went on like this day by day, and after a month, Chen Shishi became more and more used to Xiao's house, and his relationship with Xiao Jinyi became more and more familiar.Her leg also healed very quickly, and she no longer needed a wheelchair at all, and her bones were almost completely healed, but she still had a little pain occasionally, and her left leg still needed crutches for support when walking long distances, but she was finally able to walk upright for short distances. No more walking on one leg.The materials she bought allowed her to make five pairs of Zhuge Liannu and Xiujian, and she gave three of them to Xiao Jinyi, Xiao Jinyu and Mo Yi respectively.It was given to Xiao Jinyi so that she could protect herself when she met Li Mao again. It was given to Mo Yi to make him a little safer when he went to the mountains to collect medicine. It was given to Xiao Jinyu purely to bring her and Xiao Jinyu closer. Yu's relationship.Not to mention, when Xiao Jinyu received Zhuge Liannu and Xiujian, she really got close to Chen Shishi a lot.As for the remaining two pairs, I kept one for self-defense, and took the last pair to Qingping County Prince's Mansion to see if I could sell it for a good price.

Xiao Jinyi counted the wooden hairpins carved by Chen Shishi this month, and said to Chen Shishi: "Eleven, how much do you think these wooden hairpins should sell for?"

Chen Shiyi held two stone bows in the room and said, "I don't know the market either, so I'll just go to Jinyi, the county seat, and see what happens."

Xiao Jinyi said: "Aren't you going to set up a stall with me tomorrow?"

"Early tomorrow morning, I will send Jinyu to the county to take the children's exam. After helping you secure a booth, I will go to Qingping County Prince's Mansion. I have already asked Brother Fugui, and he will accompany you to set up a stall tomorrow! If there is an emergency, When something happens, remember the sleeve arrows and continual crossbows I gave you."

Seeing Chen Shiyi's thoughtful arrangements and thinking of her everywhere, Xiao Jinyi felt happy, but she was not worried about her own safety.

"Eleventh, no one has opened the two stone bows in Juxian Tower so far. You don't need to be too hasty. Your leg hasn't fully recovered yet. Let's talk about it in a month or two."

"Don't worry, Jinyi. I'm not going to apply for the captain of the caravan guard tomorrow. Although I can draw a two-stone bow, I can't shoot a copper coin from a distance of [-] meters. I'm going to Qingping County Prince's Mansion. I have other important things to do. I'm done, I'll go find you." Chen Shiyi said to Xiao Jinyi after drawing the bow, hanging it on the wall.

Xiao Jinyi poured a glass of water and handed it to Chen Shishi, and asked, "What's the matter with you going to Qingping County Prince's Mansion?"

As a commoner, Xiao Jinyi still doesn't want to deal with the rich and powerful.

Chen Shixi finished drinking the water and said, "I'll talk to you when I come back tomorrow."