Goudan's mother is also a bit greedy. The smell of food has been wafting out every time the Qin family eats these days. The man in her family even complained about her yesterday, saying that the food she made was like pig food.
She tasted how delicious it was and said cheerfully: "Then I'm not polite, Goudan, hurry up and finish your meal and go home."
When Goudan saw that his mother had brought a bowl of fish, he put down the bowl and chopsticks eagerly, "Thank you, Auntie." After saying that, he followed his mother away.
Su Yan saw how funny he was running with his butt sticking out, and couldn't help but laugh, bending down to pick up Cai.
Turning to meet Qin An's gaze, she coughed, "Brother Qin, I gave you a bowl of fish, do you mind?"
Qin An withdrew his gaze and continued to dig up the soil, "Eat as you wish."
Su Yan knew that he wouldn't care about this, so she smiled and said, "Brother Qin, wash your hands and eat fish, that's it."
Qin An said "hmm", put down the things in his hands, patted himself before following him to the kitchen.
"It doesn't taste good when it's cold, so I won't scoop it up and just eat it by the stove."
Su Yan scooped out a bowl of gnocchi for Qin An. Some of the gnocchi were not cooked in the morning, so she cooked them together.
Qin An took it and stood next to it and started eating, occasionally picking up a piece or two of fish. Su Yan didn't say anything. Just when she was about to find a stool to cook, she kicked the wooden basin behind.
Suddenly, his body swayed, and the bowl in his hand fell to the ground, splashing soup all over the floor.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Qin An suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, exerting a slight force.
The two of them hugged each other due to inertia, and Su Yan subconsciously grabbed his waist.
Feeling the touch on her waist, Qin An's body froze, and he quickly let go. She moved back a few steps, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and went outside to get a broom and other items.
Su Yan came back to her senses and didn't feel anything. She bent down to pick up the bowl and muttered regretfully: "It's a waste."
Qin An came in with a broom and shovel, shoveled some ashes at the stove door and spread it on the pimple soup on the ground, then swept it up and poured it out.
When he came back, he picked up the bowl and chopsticks again and started eating without saying a word. If Su Yan looked carefully, she could see the blush in his ears.
Qin An had a big appetite, probably because Su Yan said it wouldn't taste good when it was hot at night, so he ate it all.
Su Yan glanced at him and thought that the food she usually made might not be enough for him, so she would make more food next time.
After a while, Goudan's mother came over with another basket of vegetables and said with a smile: "What, Widow Li... Bah, wife of the Qin family, I have something to trouble you. I also have fish in my house, can you tell me something?
Shall I do it?"
"My wife said I cooked it like pig food."
Su Yan was quite willing to teach a fish to get a basket of vegetables. There was nothing wrong with her, "Sure, is this possible?"
It's not early now, it's almost dusk.
Goudanta’s mother nodded quickly and explained: “That’s it for now, I’ll cook some food early today and go up to fetch spring water tomorrow.”
She paused and said, "Would you like to go? If you go, I'll call you tomorrow and I'll be with you."
"We have to cook." Su Yan took the dishes and put them in the main room.
"I definitely have to cook. My family has to peel bark from trees. What can I do if I don't eat?"
Goudan's mother glanced at Qin An, who was still digging on the ground, and asked Su Yan in a low voice: "Do you want to tell your husband?"
Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and explained: "Brother Qin is not my husband-in-law. We live separately, and he took me in because of his kindness."
"Brother Qin, I'm going out for a while and I'll be back in a minute."
When she heard Qin An say "Yeah", she left with Goudanfu.
After walking for a while, Goudan's mother was curious and gossiped: "Don't you live together? I thought you were a couple."
"But Qin An is a very capable man. If he agrees, he can just live his life. No man can survive."
Qin An is unlucky, but he can be considered a man. At least his life is much better than that of a widow.
Just when Su Yan was about to say something, she heard her whisper again: "Qin Anji, are you okay?"
"No, he has a pretty good temper." Su Yan shook her head.
Goudanfang believes that no one believes that Qin An has a good temper. "Maybe you didn't come to the village. You almost beat the villagers to death a few years ago and shed a lot of blood. I was scared to death when I saw him."
"As long as you don't mess with him, he won't."
Su Yan has figured out Qin An's temperament. As long as he doesn't go too far, he usually doesn't care.
So don't mess with this kind of people.
Goudanfu glanced at her, "Are you interested in him? Doesn't he agree?"
Su Yan: "..."
She felt a little regretful for coming out. People in this village were not the ones who could gossip.
She urged: "Sister, let's go quickly."
Goudanfu was a little disappointed because he didn't hear the gossip, but he soon chatted with her again, "Have you heard about the Wang family's wife? She hasn't given birth to a baby in three years, and the Wang family is going to divorce her..."
After listening to her gossip for half an hour, Su Yan ran back. As soon as she entered the door and let out a breath, she couldn't help but smile when she met Qin An's eyes.
She explained in a low voice: "The eldest sister is so eloquent that her ears are numb."
"Are they all planted?"
Qin An glanced at her, with a softer look on his lips. He thought of something and whispered: "I'm going up the mountain tonight and won't be back for a few days. You should close the door yourself."
Su Yan wanted to say that it was not safe to go up the mountain at night, but then she thought that he relied on hunting for a living. If he didn't hunt, he would have to eat the northwest wind. "Then I'll bake some pancakes."
"Brother Qin, can I give you one meal a day? Send it to the place where I picked mushrooms last time, at noon."
"You don't have anything to eat in the mountains, and you don't have enough physical strength to hunt."
"No."
Qin An pulled up a small stool and sat down, using a knife to kill the fish. Otherwise, if he left, only Su Yan would do the job.
"That's it. Don't worry, I won't disturb you. I'll go down the mountain after delivering it."
Su Yan didn't listen to what he said anymore. When she entered the kitchen, she started grabbing flour and kneading it.
The oil residue from last time was chopped finely, mixed with chopped green onion, and made into a pancake.
After she finished frying, she washed it, boiled two ladles of water, and after the water boiled, she put it in a bamboo tube. She put two bamboo tubes in it, closed the lid, and put it together with the pancake.
At this time, Qin An came in with the fish, looked at the things on the stove, was stunned for a moment, and felt a little strange, "Don't bother."
"No trouble, I made five pancakes. It won't be long this day. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. The water has been boiled. Don't drink the water from the mountain. I'll bring it to you tomorrow to exchange for bamboo tubes."
Su Yan habitually muttered, but when she finished, she felt too shaky, just like Qin An's mother.
She smiled coquettishly and whispered: "Don't think I'm verbose, I just talk too much."
"Don't be verbose."
Qin An went to the house to get a backpack and a bow and arrow, and put the things inside. He paused and then said: "I'll sleep in my house these days. The door is stronger and there's an ax under the bed."
This is because she is worried that someone will come in the middle of the night.