Su Yan took five bamboo shoots to Goudan's house. Goudan's mother was not at home at the moment. Only Goudan was playing in the yard. "Goudan, aunt put them behind the door. Remember to tell your mother."
Goudan sat on the ground and said obediently: "Thank you, Auntie."
Su Yan smiled, turned around and went back without saying anything. Qin An had already finished eating and was washing dishes in the kitchen. One or two dishes were quickly finished.
"Brother Qin, the sun is nice today, so I washed and dried my wedding clothes." Su Yan bent down and picked up the dustpan that fell on the ground.
Qin An said "Yeah" and said, "I'll wash it at home. I'll pick up a few buckets of water later."
The women in the village didn't like Su Yan very much, so when she went to the river to wash herself, she would inevitably hear some sarcastic remarks.
He would rather run a few more times than to let her suffer that much.
He put the dishes and chopsticks into the cabinet and said, "In a few days, I will have a washing place at home."
"After we get married, I will call someone to dig a well."
Drilling a well will take a lot of time. If we do it now, there is no guarantee that it will be done before we get married.
By then the whole yard will be covered in mud.
Su Yan likes to be clean.
Su Yan also wanted to dig a well so that Qin An wouldn't have to carry water often, "Okay."
Qin An came back with four buckets of water. Su Yan was squatting in the yard washing clothes, while Qin An was peeling bamboo shoots on the other side.
After a while, he glanced at Su Yan and saw her squatting. He patted the dirt on her body, then went into the main room and carried a short stool out, placed it behind Su Yan, "Sit down and wash."
Hearing the sound, Su Yan turned to look at him. It was a bit hot now, and the man's forehead was covered with sweat. She subconsciously stretched out her sleeves and wiped it for him, "Take a rest when you are tired."
Qin An paused for a moment, his eyes were a little deep, and he said in a low voice, "I'm not tired."
After that, without saying anything, he turned around and went back to making bamboo shoots.
I don’t know how long it took, but I remembered Goudan’s voice at the door, “Sister, are you busy?”
"I just went home and heard Goudan say that you brought bamboo shoots. Thank you."
"No thanks, it's nothing. Sister, come in and sit down."
After Su Yan finished speaking, she looked at Qin An and said, "Brother Qin, wash your hands and twist your clothes."
Qin An got up and came over to wash his hands, and then twisted his clothes. He had strong hands, and after twisting them a few times, the clothes were half dry.
Then he shook out his clothes and hung them on the rope in the yard.
Goudan's mother came over to take a look, and said happily: "This wedding dress is pretty good-looking, did you buy it?"
"Brother Qin bought it." Su Yan gave her a stool.
"This is much prettier than what I made at home. When I got married, my wedding dress was made of red cloth. Your wedding dress still has embroidery on it. You can change it into embroidered shoes when you don't wear it anymore." Goudan was a little envious.
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She thought of something and said, "What are you going to do? Do you need any help?"
"There's nothing to do. Let's have dinner together then." Su Yan shook her head.
Goudan's mother sat on the stool and said with a smile: "Don't be polite to us, help each other. In the future, my son will definitely need your help when he gets a wife."
"Don't worry, just shout." Su Yan couldn't help laughing.
After Qin An finished drying his clothes, he looked at Goudan and said, "I can't make hairpins. If your family is willing, let him come over and learn."
Hearing this, Goudan's mother was a little happy. Everyone in the village knew that making hairpins could make money, "Really? I don't have much to do in my house."
Qin An said "Yeah" and said, "Let him come over tomorrow. Making hairpins is a delicate job and it takes a whole day to sit there."
"My family is very patient with their work. I really want to thank you two for this."
Goudanfu is a little embarrassed, but it doesn’t matter if the family can find more money.
But naturally I remember the goodness of the Qin family in my heart.
After waiting for a while, Goudan's mother left. Su Yan then looked at Qin An who was peeling bamboo shoots and said, "Brother Qin, when did you think of this?"
"I thought about it two days ago. It's hot and I won't have time to make hairpins." Qin An lowered his eyebrows slightly.
Hot weather is a good time for hunting. You can earn more money by making hairpins at the end of the day.
Goudan's family is close to Su Yan, so he will naturally help.
Su Yan walked next to him and said, "That's right." After saying that, she took a bamboo shoot and prepared to peel it.
The next moment, a big hand reached out, and the man said in a slightly serious voice, "Don't touch this, it's itchy."
"Sit down."
Su Yan couldn't laugh or cry, "Why don't you let me do any work?"
Hearing this, Qin An threw the peeled bamboo shoots into the basin, then looked at her and said in a low voice: "What kind of work does this woman do?"
Su Yan was helpless and warm-hearted. She stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll let you do it alone. I'll go to the kitchen to boil water and cook some first."
Looking at the woman's back, Qin An's face softened a bit, and he quickly withdrew his gaze and moved much more swiftly.
In a basket, most of the bamboo shoots were soaked in a jar, and the rest were left to dry in the yard to be eaten after drying.
After dinner, while the sky was still dark, Qin An rolled up his sleeves and piled a laundry trough with blue bricks, looking at the courtyard wall so that the water could be poured directly into the peach trees and onion seedlings.
I made hairpins during the day and made troughs at night. It took me five or six days to finish it. The weather is getting a little hot now, and the warmth has faded away.
Seeing that it was not long before they got married, Qin An became more and more nervous and started cleaning the house inside and out.
Su Yan saw that he cleaned it once yesterday and again today, "Brother Qin, you don't need to clean it every day, it's not too dirty."
My house has been built with bricks and tiles, and it is much cleaner.
Qin An still swept the main room with a broom, "Nothing's wrong."
Su Yan glanced at him a few times. Although she felt a little strange, she didn't think much about it and said, "Brother Qin, I'm going to get some food."
As soon as she took the basket, Qin An put down what he was doing and motioned to go together.
Not long after the two of them went out, Jiang Caifu chased them and said breathlessly: "There is someone coming to your house, they say they are from the food shop in town."
Hearing this, Su Yan and Qin An turned around and walked back. Su Yan said as they walked: "Thank you, Brother Jiang."
Jiang Caifu waved his hand and said honestly: "Don't say that, I didn't even thank you."
The entrance of Qin's courtyard
The shopkeeper saw Qin An and Su Yan coming from a distance, and greeted them with a smile: "I came to the door without telling you."
"Our boss is here. He said that the lady's food is very good, and he wants to discuss something with you."
Qin An opened the door and motioned for them to enter the courtyard. The shopkeeper then called the man in the carriage, "Master."
Soon Ning Yi, a man in dark robes, got off the carriage. He looked quite young and was probably not much different from Qin An.
He has a delicate appearance and a somewhat bookish aroma.
He glanced at Su Yan. Although he had seen many pretty women, he still felt a sense of surprise. The woman's appearance was so gorgeous.
Qin An naturally noticed it and subconsciously stood in front of Su Yan. Ning Yi came to his senses and walked into the yard.
The peach trees on both sides, the doghouse in the corner, and the green onion seedlings beside the wall look quite clean.
Su Yan poured water for the two of them, but Ning Yi didn't drink it. She explained her purpose and said, "Please go to the county town and teach the cook how to cook those dishes. I'll give you twenty taels of silver for the labor."
Normally, Su Yan would have agreed. They were about to get married. If she left, Qin An, a rough guy, would probably feel very uncomfortable.
She shook her head and said: "I've been too busy recently and don't have much time. If I can wait, I'll go again in half a month."