It was getting dark, Qin An lit a lantern and hung it on the carriage. It was already midnight when he arrived in the town.
Su Yan couldn't help but yawn. Qin An turned to look at her, "Go inside and sleep. We'll be home in a while."
Su Yan leaned on his shoulder, "Not sleepy yet."
Knowing that she was worried about him driving at night, Qin Anle stopped the carriage, took off his coat and covered her with it, then patted the horse's butt and continued on his way.
The carriage back to the village was much faster, and we arrived at the village in less than half an hour.
Qin An got off the carriage and held Su Yan down with both hands. Su Yan took out the key and opened the door. As soon as the door was opened, two dogs came out and jumped around the two of them.
Su Yan bent down and touched them, and said happily: "I will make delicious food for you tomorrow."
"Get out of the way."
Xiao Bai and Xiao Huang immediately ran away. Fortunately, the door was relatively large and the carriage could go in directly.
Qin An took down the carriage of the carriage and tied the horse to the peach tree. "When you are tired, go and take a rest. I will cook the noodles."
Su Yan closed the courtyard door, stretched her waist and said, "I'll do it."
He must be tired after working for so long.
Seeing that she had gone to the kitchen, Qin An took a lantern and hung it on a nail at the door of the hall. Then he went to pick up a handful of dry grass and came out to feed the horse.
Then he took a wooden basin and scooped out a large basin of water.
Fortunately, the yard is big enough, so it's not a problem to let the horses go. You just need to build a shed.
Here, Jiang Caifu heard some movement, sat up and said, "I'm going to go out and see if there are no thieves in the Qin family."
Goudan's mother rubbed her eyes and urged: "Go quickly and call your son together."
She was not feeling well these days, and her eldest son, Jiang Jinbao, came back in a hurry and even went to Jiang's house to have a fight.
Jiang Caifu nodded, stood up and called Jiang Jinbao. The two of them took hoes and went to Qin's house. When Jiang Caifu saw that the lock was unlocked, he shouted, "Qin's family, are you back?"
Soon the door opened, and a tall man appeared in front of him, it was Qin An.
Qin An said "hmm" and said, "I'm back."
Jiang Caifu breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought we were robbed. Why did you come back so late? It's not safe."
"I don't worry if it's you. If you have the key, I'll get it for you right away."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Qin An called out to them, "Wait a minute." After saying that, he went to the backpack in the main room to rummage for something, and quickly took out a paper bag.
I bought pastries for them.
He handed it to Jiang Caifu, "I've troubled you these past few days. My wife bought it for you."
I could smell the fragrance through the paper bag. When Jiang Caifu saw that this thing was not cheap, he was a little embarrassed to accept it, "Thank you then."
When he got home, he asked Jiang Jinbao to tell Goudan to get up and eat, "The Qin family gave me something, and it smells delicious."
"Daughter-in-law, get up and eat."
These days, he has nothing to say to Goudan's mother. Since the child is gone, he naturally feels uncomfortable.
Goudanfu sat up, "They are back?"
"I'm back. I see there are horses in the yard. The Qin family is getting better and better now." Jiang Caifu said with some envy.
Goudan mother glared at him, "Since the couple is capable, it will naturally get better and better."
"If it weren't for your mother, my family's life would not be so bad."
Jiang Caifu didn't dare to say anything. He opened the paper bag, twisted a piece of pastry, and swallowed, "This is worth several cents a piece."
"Daughter-in-law, please eat a few more pieces."
Goudan couldn’t bear to eat more of this stuff, “I’ll eat one with you and give the rest to the kids.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Goudan, a glutton, came over and said, "I want to eat."
After saying that, he took a piece and licked it carefully. It tasted so good that his eyes closed.
Jiang Caifu felt a little distressed and touched his head, "Dad will buy it for you in a few days."
"Jinbao, take it and eat it."
Jiang Jinbao shook his head sensibly, "You guys can eat, I'm full."
This child has been sensible since he was a child. His mother twisted a piece of Goudan to him and said, "Eat it. Now your father still makes money making hairpins, so don't save it."
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Here, Su Yan cooked two large bowls of pimple soup. The two of them had not eaten their own food for a long time, so they ate it all.
The dishes and chopsticks were not washed, so I kept them for later washing.
The two of them took a rare nap, and the white light outside shone in the room, and they woke up.
The weather was hot, so Qin An, a rough guy, liked to take off his shirt to sleep. He hugged Su Yan and kissed her again and again, "Daughter-in-law, are you awake?"
Su Yan reached out and touched his beard and whispered: "It hurts."
Qin An raised his hand and touched it, then said in a low voice, "I'll shave it off later." He sat up as he spoke.
He took the clothes on the side and put them on, "I'm going to fetch water. You can lie down for a while."
Su Yan also sat up and combed her hair, "I'm going to the fields to get some vegetables and something delicious."
The two of them left the house one after another, and soon they smelled the smell of horse excrement. Qin An frowned, then went to the kitchen to shovel ashes and cover it, and finally put it in a dung bucket.
Horse manure can be used to grow vegetables.
There is still the smell of horse manure in the air. Horses cannot be kept in the yard. There must be a separate stable next to it.
My wife doesn't like the taste.
When Su Yan came back from getting the food, Goudan's mother came over and gave her four white-water eggs, "It's cooked. It's a bit cold. I came here earlier to see if you didn't open the door so I wouldn't disturb you."
Su Yan took it and gave her a stool to sit on, "How are you feeling?"
"It's much better. My Jinbao came back and bought a lot of meat and ate it every day." Goudan's mother couldn't hide the smile on her face when she talked about her filial child.
Su Yan saw that she was in much better spirits and didn't mention the child anymore. Goudanfu told her about the village affairs, "Widow Song and the village chief were caught yesterday and they were in trouble for a long time."
Widow Song belongs to the family at the head of the village. Her husband's family is still there, she also has a son, and her life is much better than Su Yan's.
"In the end, the village chief's family gave him two taels of silver to stop the trouble. This guy just couldn't control himself."
At this point, she added another sentence, "You, please pay more attention to your family. The village has been thinking about him recently."
Su Yan didn't care about this. Qin An, a rough guy, wanted to work all day long, but she still agreed, "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin An came in carrying water, and he didn't know if he heard the two talking.
Goudan's mother sat for a while and then left. Qin An sat at the door of the kitchen to light the fire, "I won't mess around."
Hearing this, Su Yan, the pancake maker, smiled and said, "I know, you just want to work."
It’s not that she’s not afraid, but if she can get along with everyone, she’ll get along with them, and if she can’t get along, she’ll be separated. She can support herself.
Only then did I find out about Widow Song, and I heard someone shouting that Widow Song had jumped into the river and died.
Su Yan took a look and saw that no one was looking for her. Her husband's family thought she was embarrassed, so no one went out.
The body was floating on the river.
When she came back, Qin An was holding the horse in the yard, "Widow Song is dead."
Hearing this, Qin An looked up at her and said in a soft voice, "Afraid?"
Su Yan shook her head, walked over, picked up the broom in the yard and put it behind the door, "The body is still in the river, and I don't know when someone will fish it out."
"The water in the river cannot be used for the time being. Let's find someone to dig a well in the next few days."