These few words made the rough man, who usually didn't like to smile much, grin at the corners of his mouth, looking a bit silly.
He came closer to look at her level, kissed her twice for the last time, and then stood up to boil water.
Su Yan couldn't help but laugh. After getting along with him for a long time, she found that the rough man was very easy to be happy. Sometimes he would become silly and happy after just one or two words.
She got up and made the bed, and then took out the underwear the two of them had changed into.
How could he be left to work alone? She could just do something easy while she was pregnant with the child.
At this time, there was a knock on the door in the yard. She got up and went out. When she got to the door, she saw that the rough man had opened the door.
Jiang Caifu gave him a piece of glutinous rice cake.
When the courtyard door closed, Qin An raised his head and looked at her, "Daughter-in-law, do you want to eat grilled glutinous rice cake?"
Su Yan was a little greedy, "Eat."
The two of them went to the kitchen together. Qin An cut it into fine pieces with a knife and then roasted it in the stove with tongs.
After the glutinous rice cake puffed up, he took it out and put it in a bowl. After cooling for a while, he picked it up and patted the ash on the surface, "Eat it."
Su Yan divided it into two halves, handed one half to him, took a bite and said, "It's so glutinous. I'll save the rest to steam it and eat it tomorrow morning."
"good."
Qin An finished the meal in one bite. After swallowing it, he said, "Daughter-in-law, I have a headache." After saying this, he rubbed his eyebrows.
"How many bowls of wine have you drunk?" Su Yan put down the glutinous rice cake, wiped her hands and rubbed his brows, and then said: "Cook some ginger..."
Before she finished speaking, she was held in the arms of the man. When she looked into his smiling eyes, she realized that he was teasing her. She couldn't help but hold his face and rub it a few times.
"You're so thick-skinned."
"Um."
Qin An was indeed a little drunk, but it didn't affect his work. He just wanted to get along with his wife.
After he had a wife, he never envied other people's wives.
No one’s wife is as good as his.
…
After going to the county town to correct the property deed, Qin An ran back and forth to the shop yard without stopping for seven or eight days. He only breathed a sigh of relief after he hired a helper.
Su Yan didn't want him to be too tired, so the shop wasn't open, and many people came to the door to ask questions.
When Qin'an was empty, the two started selling pimple soup. On the first day, many people came and sold three to four hundred bowls in the morning.
Seeing that noon was about to pass, Su Yan urged Qin An to eat, "Ms. sir, I'll make you a bowl of pimple soup. After you eat it, go to study as soon as possible."
There were many people in the shop at this time, and Qin An was a little worried that she would be too busy, so he pursed his lips and said, "I won't go today."
Su Yan disagreed, and while cooking pimple soup, she said: "I won't sell these after I sell them."
"Eat quickly, I'll leave the dishes and chopsticks for you to wash when you come back."
After she said this, Qin An washed his hands and went to the attic to get the book. He came down and ate the pimple soup in a hurry before striding away.
The shop was closed until almost dusk. Su Yan still wanted to save some more money. She had spent thirty taels of silver on the house in the past few days.
After the repairs are completed, I'm afraid it will cost dozens of taels of silver.
After wiping the table, she sat down to wash the dishes. She washed the dishes and put them away before her husband came back.
When Qin An came back, he found that the pot was still hot, so he knew that the stall must have been closed not long ago. He pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but didn't.
"Daughter-in-law, have you eaten?"
"Eat. I bought some rice cakes just now. Eat some before you go to work." Su Yan gave him the rice cakes.
Perhaps she had been working around the stove all day, and the woman's cheeks were slightly red. Qin An's eyes flashed with distress, but this was not the time to talk.
He took the rice cake and said, "Daughter-in-law, go upstairs and rest. Don't cook. I will buy roast duck from the restaurant later and come back to eat."
It wasn't that Su Yan was reluctant to part with the little money, but she just wanted him to eat better, "I bought meat, and I'll make braised pork when you come back."
"Bring a coat when you go out. Put it on if you feel cold. The uncle next door has been cold for several days and has not recovered."
"Okay, then you go upstairs and rest, and I'll go work." Qin An didn't dare to say much, and ate rice cakes to fill his stomach while walking.
When he arrived at the carpentry shop, his boss was already urging him, "Hurry up and send him to Jiangmi Village. We need it before dark."
Jiangmicun was far away, and after two hours of going back and forth, Qin An frowned and said: "It's too far, call someone else."
The boss sighed and said, "If you can't find anyone, go ahead and I'll give you an extra fifty cents."
"No, my wife is waiting for me at home." Qin An still refused.
The boss said anxiously: "Just this once, you can help deliver it. How about one hundred and twenty coins? If you are stronger, even an average man can't lift it."
Qin An was silent for a while, then rolled up his sleeves and said in a low voice: "Hurry up."
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shop
The woman didn't know how long she waited. She fell asleep on the table. When she woke up again, the shop was completely dark.
She lit the candle in the dark, then went upstairs to look at the attic window, but it was dark and there was no movement.
It had never been so late in the past. She put on her back clothes, held a lantern and went to the carpentry shop.
The wooden door of the carpentry shop has been locked.
She had no choice but to go back to the shop and wait another two-quarters of an hour before she heard a sound outside the street. She thought it was him coming back and hurriedly came down from the attic.
As soon as I got off the bus, I heard the man's voice, "Daughter-in-law, I'm back." There was an obvious sound of breathing as he spoke.
He must be in a hurry to get back.
Opening the door, Su Yan stepped aside to let him in. A gust of cold wind made people shiver, "Hurry up and warm yourself by the stove."