The Li family's celebration did not interfere with their New Year celebrations. After burning incense, the two went to the nearby wintersweet forest.
The fragrance of yellow wintersweet flowers on most slopes can be smelled from a distance. It was the first time for Su Yan to come here, and she asked curiously: "Why are there so many wintersweet flowers?"
Qin An held her hand and waited for her to stand firm before replying: "A few years ago, the village paid money to grow the plant."
"If you can't sell it for money, no one will care."
Hearing this, Su Yan curled her lips and said in confusion: "No one has gone to the county office for so many years?"
"No one goes there. The county town can't get any better than here."
Qin An shook his head. Seeing that she liked wintersweet flowers, he raised his hand and folded a few and handed them to her.
Su Yan took it in her hand, sniffed it a few times, and said, "Go home and put it in an earthen jar."
Then she thought of something and said again: "Break a few more branches and make cakes at home. It will definitely be delicious."
Hearing this, Qin An folded another large handful and took it in his hand. His eyes fell on the woman's face, and he pursed his lips, "Daughter-in-law, do you have no parents?"
My wife is very capable, so capable that sometimes she can see her own reflection.
Children without parents can do anything.
Su Yan didn't expect him to say that suddenly. She looked dazed for a moment, then quickly shook her head and said, "No, my parents passed away a long time ago."
Qin An pursed his lips. He didn't know how his wife lived as a woman. It must be more difficult and tiring than him.
He solemnly said: "I will be there in the future."
Su Yan scratched his palm and said nonchalantly: "It's nothing."
"Let's go home and make pancakes. Let's make more food for dinner tonight."
"The first year of marriage."
"Mr., my feet are sore, please carry me."
The tall man immediately squatted on the ground, she hugged his neck and leaned on his shoulder.
Qin An turned his head slightly to look at her, smiled and said in a low voice, "Kiss me."
Su Yan came close to kiss him and said with a smile: "Go around to the field and pull two radishes back."
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The next day, Qin An went to a bank in the county town and the owner of the bank gave them a piece of silver.
When I came back, it was already late at night.
Thinking that his wife was already asleep, he climbed in through the courtyard wall and after walking a few steps, he saw the light of fire coming from the main room.
The woman, perhaps sleepy, was lying on the table with a charcoal fire burning on the stove.
Even so, it was freezing cold at night.
He strode in distressedly and shouted softly: "Daughter-in-law?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman raised her head, rubbed her eyes and said, "Climb over the courtyard wall and come in again? Why didn't you call me?"
"Why don't you go into the house and sleep?"
Qin An was worried that her hands and feet were stiff, so he reached out to touch the back of her hands, then squatted and took off her shoes. The soles of her feet were warm, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He said in a low voice, "Don't wait any longer. I'll find a way to come back on my own." After saying that, he bent down and picked her up, and she went into the house and lay down.
Su Yan didn't say anything. She got up and went to the kitchen to bring out a bowl of hot rice, which was covered with smoked sausage and bacon. "If it's not enough, I'll cook dumplings for you."
"I packed a hundred of them this afternoon if I had nothing to do."
Qin An, who was in a hurry to go home, naturally didn't eat. Seeing that his wife was thinking about her, even though her hands were stiff and couldn't keep warm, he took it and kissed her forehead, "You should eat some too."
"Eat. I ate just now when I was hungry. I didn't even wash the bowl." Su Yan motioned for him to eat quickly.
Qin An sat next to her and finished eating after a while. He got up and put away the dishes. He thought of something and took out the money from his arms and gave it to her.
After that, I put away the dishes and went to the kitchen, where I saw two large bowls of kneaded dough.
He pursed his lips, heard the footsteps behind him, tilted his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "I'll just go tomorrow."
"I don't think the family is worried. The mutton bone soup has been stewed for more than an hour. It's enough to just take it over and continue to stew it for half an hour tomorrow."
When Su Yan said this, she scooped out a bowl and handed it to him to drink, "The black goat bones are more fragrant."
The two of them saw it when they went to town to buy it a few days ago, so they bought the whole sheep skeleton.
Qin An took a big sip and said, "Well, there is a village that raises them. I will buy one back in a few days."
"There are too many. Let's see if there are any for sale in town."
"Okay, wife, go sleep in the house. I'll be back in a minute."
"good."
Heavy snow falls in the dark night...
Early in the morning, the road that had been plowed yesterday had accumulated another layer, and the snowman at the entrance of the courtyard was still standing round.
Even though I lit a lantern now, I still couldn't see the distance clearly, and the hazy snow and fog made the village even quieter.
There was a "click", and the lock of the gate fell. After a while, a carriage slowly left the village, leaving deep wheel marks on the snowy road.
Occasionally, the low voices of men and women could be heard on the road.
As the carriage entered the town, the sound of someone's busy work was heard. It was so noisy that the whole town was lively.
"Hadron! We need a table here."
"Come on."
"I have a table at home, go to my house to carry it."
"I have it at home too."
The uncle greeting people at the door saw Su Yan and his wife coming, and said quickly: "Finally you are here, everyone is seated." After saying this, he felt helpless.
His wife went out and told people that she had invited the owner of the Liao Shop to cook food, and everyone came over before dawn to keep watch, for fear that they would not be able to eat.
However, he is reluctant to eat pimple soup on weekdays. If he can eat it, he will naturally run faster.
"It's ready. It will be ready to eat in about a quarter of an hour."
After Su Yan finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Congratulations, uncle."
The uncle smiled and helped Qin An carry things into the kitchen, "The firewood has been heated up, just cook like this."
"Okay, put the bowl aside and put it aside." After saying this, Su Yan quickly started to wash her hands.
Many people came to look at the door out of curiosity, "Brother Guo, your family has done really well this time."
The uncle's face was bright, he smiled from ear to ear and said, "I only have a son, so naturally I have to do something better."
"You guys sit down quickly, you are full now, eat well."
There were a lot of people in this family helping out. As soon as Su Yan finished cooking, someone helped divide the dough, and there wasn't even enough dough for the last 300 portions.
The uncle couldn't make people hungry, so he hurriedly bought a hundred kilograms of flour and came back. All the mutton soup had been scooped out, so Su Yan had to use flour to bake pancakes.
This can also save the family some money, otherwise the breakfast would have cost several taels of silver.
By the time she finished her work, it was almost midnight. Su Yan was so tired that she was sweating profusely, but she didn't stay at other people's houses too long. "Uncle, you're busy right now, so the money won't count. If you're free this afternoon, come to our shop."
Calculate."
The uncle nodded quickly, "Don't worry, I will definitely marry you. It's all a big thank you to you two."
"My relatives all say that your food tastes good."
After saying what he thought of, he quickly ran out and took most of the glutinous rice cakes to Qin An.
"Here, take it back and fry it to eat."
Qin An did not delay him and reached out to take it, "Thank you, let's go first."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to brush the hair from the ears of the woman next to him.
After walking out from Guo's house, when they were about to turn the corner, a tall rough man suddenly squatted on the ground and said, "Come up."
"I am not tired."
"Why move your feet if you're not tired?"
Before the woman could say anything, he directly carried her on his back and said in a low and serious tone: "Your husband is strong, don't feel bad."
