The man didn't care that he was cold, rolled up his sleeves and said: "Daughter-in-law, you are hungry, I will get it right away."
The back of her hands turned blue from the cold, and Su Yan felt bad. This stupid rough guy was not afraid of any hardship for the sake of this family.
He didn't say anything either.
Money and silver won't change for a rough guy.
She didn't say anything, just scooped out hot water from a wooden basin, brought it to the table next to her, and said, "Let's have a while."
"The food has been prepared and is steaming in the steamer."
"Why are you so late today?" After speaking, she looked up at him, fearing that he had found a second job for herself.
"Go to the village to deliver goods. I'll give you an extra seventy coins." Qin An took out a bunch of copper coins from his arms, looking a little happy.
He added: "Daughter-in-law, I will buy you some cakes tomorrow."
She used to be reluctant to eat cakes, but now that a man has to work for several hours to earn fifty cents, Su Yan is reluctant to eat them, "I don't really want to eat them. I'll bake corn pancakes for them tomorrow."
After saying that, she took out the food from the steamer and said, "Come over and eat when you have a party. The fried pork liver is probably not very tasty."
"The business is pretty good today. I sold it for more than two taels of silver. My husband, you don't have to go out to work. It's enough to keep busy at home."
Qin An pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, pursed his lips and said, "Daughter-in-law, I work more because I want you to do less, not to ask you to do more."
He knew everything in his heart that his wife deliberately told him how much money she earned just to stop him from going out to work.
But that was what my wife had saved from a busy day's work.
She said nothing.
Su Yan smiled nonchalantly and said seriously: "What's the point? The couple's life is about doing more and less. If you don't have time, I will do more, and if you have time, I will do less."
Seeing that he didn't speak, she added: "If you're not a man, you should support your family. Women can do it too. We can make money together to support our family."
Someone else's daughter-in-law would have scolded the man for coming home so late, while his own daughter-in-law would always have a hot meal waiting for him at home.
Qin An felt complicated, guilty and warm-hearted. Finally, he bent down and kissed her, "Daughter-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, just eat quickly. I'll prepare the food in the evening. You can go to work after eating."
"No, I'll come back and eat by myself."
The night is dark...
The sun is rising gradually, and the streets outside are a bit noisy with people coming and going.
Shop, now the sunlight falls on the ground through the door, and the small lines on the ground are clearly visible.
Su Yan was busy making pimple soup for people when the voices of men came to her ears, "The officers and soldiers came yesterday and said they were looking for a hundred men to serve as soldiers."
"All the children in my uncle's family have been selected. They will be very lucky in the future. They will earn several taels of silver a month."
"What kind of blessing is this? It's not like you're going to die." After saying this, his voice was very low.
"What are you talking about? Nothing has happened in the past few years. It's just not my turn, otherwise I would have gone."
"Come on, if you go there, I think your wife will be scared to death."
After hearing these words, Su Yan glanced at Qin An and relaxed, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with them.
Noticing the woman's gaze, Qin An placed the pimple soup in front of the guest, turned back and squatted down to look at her levelly, raised the corners of his mouth and said: "Daughter-in-law, wipe my sweat for me."
The young woman stretched out her hand to wipe him, "Don't worry, if you're too busy, just take a few less bowls."
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Village, Fan family
"Village Chief, don't let my sons go, I only have these two sons, Village Chief." The middle-aged woman knelt on the ground and cried.
She only has two children, and her palms and backs are all flesh.
The middle-aged man next to him knelt down with red eyes and said: "Village chief, you know that my family only has these two young men, and they haven't married yet. If anything, how do you want us to live?"
The village chief had a headache due to their quarrel. He sighed and said helplessly: "I can't make the decision on this matter. The families of the two children in the village have all had their turn, but your family and the Guo family have not." After saying this, he looked helpless.
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"Village chief, please think of a way. We are willing to pay ten taels of silver. Let's see who is willing to replace our family." The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said.
Upon hearing the offer of ten taels of silver, the village chief's eyes lit up slightly, and he did not refuse. He thought for a while and said, "You go back first, I'll think of something."
"Don't tell anyone, otherwise no one can help you."
As soon as the couple left, he took the village birthday book and looked at it, asking, "Who is willing to do this?"
Ten taels of silver is a lot, and you can earn ten taels of silver with just your hands.
Mrs. Fan came over, curled her lips, and whispered, "Isn't there Qin An?"
The village chief immediately glared at her and said without thinking: "Don't cause trouble for me!"
"How can I find trouble for you? They are not in the village. When the report is filed, the government will take them away. In three or four years, it will be the same thing whether they come back or not." Mrs. Fan tugged at her wrinkled sleeves.
When she heard this, the village chief didn't look so resistant. The old woman was right. When the government came to arrest him, he would have to go even if he didn't. There would be no time to trouble him.
Widow Li was a woman, but he was not afraid of her.
This way you can earn ten taels of silver.
He was silent for a while, then boldly slapped the table and said, "Okay, old lady, don't tell anyone else, otherwise the Qin family will cause trouble."
"I'm not stupid, you ask Qian's family to give you some money, and then help you after you get it." Old Mrs. Fan felt happy when she thought of earning ten taels of silver.
Jiang Caifu was the first to know about this. When he was working with Qian's family, he overheard him telling other people that he didn't need to go.
Originally, he didn't take this matter to heart, as long as it wasn't his own son who went there.
He asked casually: "Whose family has gone there?"
The second child of the Qian family took off his shoes and shook the stone. He hesitated and quickly changed his words: "I don't know."
Jiang Caifu glanced at him, feeling a little strange, but he didn't ask anything. After a while, the second son of the Qian family went home for dinner.
Just as Jiang Caifu was about to leave, a man from the Sun family who usually worked with him called out: "I just heard him say it was Qin An."
Jiang Caifu's expression suddenly changed and he said in shock: "Impossible, the only man in the Qin family is Qin An."
"That's not true. The Qian family gave ten taels of silver to the village chief. My wife was still telling me yesterday that she didn't know which family would suffer." The man from the Sun family shook his head.
At this moment, Jiang Caifu ran home, shouting urgently: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law."
"Why are you shouting? You are so hungry?"
Goudan's mother came out and glared at him, and then said: "Wait a moment, my daughter-in-law will make chicken soup for us to drink." After saying this, her tone could not hide the satisfaction.
"No, no, I just heard someone said that the second son of the Qian family has been replaced by Qin An."
Jiang Caifu still didn't believe what he said, but he still asked seriously: "Who are you listening to? Qin An is the only man in the Qin family."
"Daughter-in-law from the Sun family, I'd better go tell the Qin family about this matter. If it's true, it's best to resolve it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late for the officers and soldiers to come and arrest the person."
"Okay, then you go quickly and I'll ask the other people. If the village chief is so wicked, he is really wicked." Goudan cursed and hurriedly went out to ask.
