Chapter 17 You can eat without doing physical work
Today, I don’t know whose baby was disobedient, and the crying continued for a quarter of an hour or two. When he finished crying, the pigeon soup was just about to start.
There wasn't much meat after the pigeons were stripped. Su Yan thought Qin An had to do a lot of physical work, so she didn't put the pigeon meat in it.
When Qin An saw that Su Yan hadn't eaten the pigeon, he pursed his lips, then got up and went to the kitchen, picked up the chopsticks and put the pigeon legs in her bowl, "It will go bad if you don't finish it."
Su Yan was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and smiled: "I don't do any physical work."
Qin An took a mouthful of rice, swallowed it and said, "You can eat it even if you don't do physical work."
He paused and said, "Women don't do manual labor."
Su Yan glanced at him, then said nothing and lowered her head.
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In the early morning, the sky was still gray and a little cool.
The village became noisy one after another. Su Yan yawned and went out of the house, just in time to see Qin An going out, "Brother Qin, I will bring you food later."
"No, just eat by yourself."
Qin An glanced at her, paused, and then said, "Lock the door."
Su Yan nodded, and Qin An strode away after hearing the sound of the lock being locked outside.
There was some pigeon soup left from yesterday, and she planned to make gnocchi to eat. She had squandered almost all the flour in these meals.
Next time I go to town, I need to buy more food. Rice and noodles are pretty good, mainly vegetables. It’s not a big deal to dig wild vegetables to eat.
These people in the village probably wouldn't sell it to her, and she didn't want to give them a chance to make money.
That's how she is. If anyone makes her uncomfortable, she will make others uncomfortable even if she feels uncomfortable herself.
Over here, pond
All the men from the family came, and only a few women came. After all, this was the time to cook.
The village chief counted the number of people coming from each family and made sure that all the men from each family were here. Then he said: "Usually it's okay to just idle around. Don't be too lazy to get up the fish pond today. If you get up early, you can still take the fish to the town."
Sell."
"If you go late, there will be no one."
"We are not allowed to make trouble today. Anyone who makes trouble will be ignored."
After saying a few words, the fish started to catch. Someone had released the water in the pond before, and now it was only half full.
The men took off their shoes and went down. Qin An was fishing at the end. He was faster than the others, and soon he filled the bucket.
No one at the pond threw buckets down for him, so he carried them up and carried two more empty buckets down.
At this time, I don’t know who said, “Widow Li is not here.”
"She just likes to be lazy and playful, so she doesn't want to share the fish later."
Qin An glanced at the woman and then looked away. After a while, a woman's voice came from the shore, "Brother Qin, come up and eat."
There were several families who brought meals, and the village chief didn't say anything, as long as he didn't deliberately mess around.
Qin An raised his head and saw the woman's gorgeous face. Her face was unpainted, and her fox eyes were particularly attractive, but her eyes were very clear.
He moved his eyes away slightly, said "hmm", and then came up with the bucket.
He took the bowl and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. I'm not hungry now. I'll cook it later. Brother Qin, please leave me alone and eat quickly. This soup is pigeon soup. Let's drink it together."
Su Yan saw mud on his face and said quickly: "Wait a minute, you have mud on your face." After saying that, she pointed at his face, then ran to the river, wetted the square handkerchief and brought it over.
"Rub it."
Looking at the square handkerchief handed over, Qin An took it unnaturally and wiped it roughly a few times, "I'll wash it and return it to you later."
"It's okay. I'll go back and wash it. You can eat it quickly."
Su Yan took it and held it in her hand. Qin An glanced at it from the corner of his eye and quickly lowered his head to eat the gnocchi.
Seeing him take one bite at a time, Su Yan was worried that he would choke, "Brother Qin, eat slowly, it will be uncomfortable if you choke."
Hearing this, Qin An paused for a moment, then ate slower. After taking the last sip of soup, he gave her the bowl and said, "Go back."
Just as Su Yan was about to leave, a woman called out to her, "Widow Li, do you want to leave without working? Don't you know where to start from the fish pond today?"
Su Yan looked over and said, "How many fish do you want to give me? I'll do it."
"You want me to work anyway. I'm a widow, not a fool."
These people always talk about the widow and she chokes them to death.
Immediately, the women choked. Su Yan rolled her eyes at them and walked away with the bowl.
The women stamped their feet angrily. Widow Li has been acting like this lately. No one can choke her.
I used to call her widow a few times and she almost cried.
The sun was high in the sky, and all the fish in the pond had finished raising. The small fish were put in again, and a lot of fry were put in to save the pond for next year.
The village chief asked someone to count the number of fish in front of everyone, "Two hundred and twenty-one big fish, and three hundred and fifty-one small fish."
"Every person in the village is divided into two large ones and three small ones. The extra ones will be given to the Changgui family. Do you have any opinions?"
Every year, the whole family comes to feed the fish. It won’t be difficult to feed more than ten or twenty fish at that time. It’s just a matter of walking a few times a day.
No one in the village had any objections.
No one dared to shortchange Qin An's fish. They always gave him big fish when picking them. Usually Qin An would leave after catching the fish. This time, he didn't. He said in a low voice: "There is still one person in my family."
Everyone suddenly became quiet, and no one spoke. Finally, Changgui's wife couldn't help but said, "She didn't come to work."
"Well, then we'll divide them according to the current head count." Qin An said expressionlessly.
He didn't move, and other people in the village didn't dare to move either. They all looked at the village chief. The village chief couldn't afford to offend Qin An. He coughed and said, "Tiezi, give him a share."
Changgui's wife muttered unhappily, "Why?"
"Say less." Changgui didn't want to be targeted by Qin An. When the time comes, it will not only be a matter of a few fish, but also his life.
Everyone in the village has seen Qin An beating someone, and it was like beating someone to death.
After dividing the fish, Qin An took the bucket and left. Changgui's daughter-in-law said loudly: "Why, Widow Li didn't do much work, so she can make the man sleep and share the fish?"
"I've never seen anything like this, and Qin An didn't marry her, so why should he?"
"I asked you to say less. Do you really want to offend him? Then don't cry and cry. It's just a few fish." Changgui glared at her.
Women are very narrow-minded. If anyone takes a needle from the house for nothing, she will remember it for the rest of her life. The eldest daughter-in-law was not happy and said: "What's wrong with provoking him? Can he kill me?"
"Then you go." Changgui was too lazy to tell her and went back with the fish.
Changgui's wife froze on the spot, neither going nor going. She caught a glimpse of some women watching the fun, and she went after her man with a sullen face.
Over here, the Qin family
Su Yan had just finished cleaning the house when she saw Qin An come in and swept away the fish in the bucket. There were quite a lot of fish, "How can a fish pond hold so many fish?"