Qin An waited for Su Yan to close the door before he walked up the mountain. On the way, he met Zhang Mazi from the village, who was used to sneaking around in the village.
Zhang Mazi glanced at him, but before he could do anything, Qin An stopped and stared at Zhang Mazi.
Although Zhang Mazi was sneaky, he couldn't compare to Qin An's murderousness. His scalp suddenly went numb. He was just about to run away when he heard him say: "Look at the door of my house. If anyone climbs over the wall, I will cause trouble for you."
Zhang Mazi: "..."
It's not like he turned it over, so why are you looking for him...
Is this person unreasonable...
But he didn't dare to say it, and then he heard Qin An say again: "I will give you ten copper coins after I come down from the mountain."
Zhang Mazi's eyes lit up and he immediately promised: "It's done."
"Don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on those men and won't let Widow Li... Bah, your wife is messing around."
Qin An didn't explain anything and walked away. Zhang Mazi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his back and muttered, "Why is he so scary? What does Widow Li want from him? She's not afraid of being beaten to death."
"Widow Li is so brave, she might as well follow me." After saying that, he covered his mouth and ran away immediately.
He was afraid that Qin An would hear it and beat him to death.
Qin family
Without Qin An, Su Yan didn't cook anything, so she fried some green vegetables and ate them.
Probably because she knew someone was in the house a few days ago, Su Yan wasn't too scared even if she slept in the house. But now that she knew Qin An had gone up the mountain, she was always worried about this door.
Finally, I went to Qin An's house to sleep on the floor with my straw mat in my arms.
Qin An lived in the house here often, so he made it a little stronger. The door was much thicker than the one on her side, so she felt more at ease when it was closed.
Zhang Mazi was squatting in the corner at the door, feeding mosquitoes, and was bitten everywhere.
He cursed under his breath for most of the night, and then went home to sleep when it was almost dawn.
In the morning, Su Yan baked a few pancakes to eat when she got up. By the time Goudan's mother came to find her, it was already past midnight.
The two of them carried the barrel and talked while walking into the mountains.
But it was not far away. There was a pothole halfway up the mountain. Su Yan took a scoop and drank it. It felt much better than river water.
"If you use this water to cook rice, the rice soup will be thicker." Goudan's mother worked quickly and scooped up two buckets of water in just a few strokes.
Su Yan knew that she couldn't carry much, so she scooped up half a bucket of water. As soon as she put it on her shoulders, other women in the village came.
"If you know that Widow Li is coming to fetch water, we won't come."
"Don't come here again, it's so dirty."
The two women who spoke were the ones who usually disliked Su Yan the most. The men in the family couldn't control her, so they were very resentful.
Before Su Yan could say anything, Goudan's mother started to say, "Then go back quickly to save me from having to pick up water later."
She felt that if she ate Widow Li's fish, she would have to help her. She also wanted to learn how to cook in the future.
Yesterday, she rarely praised her for her delicious cooking. Well, she didn't say that Widow Li taught her.
"What the hell, you want to imitate Widow Li? Are you afraid that your man will be seduced by her and run away?"
"My family is not like your family. They can't control their eyes."
Su Yan pulled Goudan's mother and signaled her to stop arguing. When it calmed down, she picked up the bucket and said: "If I were you, I would go back and clean myself up. With a chicken coop on my head and a bacon face, no matter who looks at me, I'll take care of myself."
nausea."
"Also, if you have the ability to scold me, why not go home and scold you? I am not the only widow in the village."
The two women were furious, but they didn't dare to hit her. Everyone knew that she was following Qin An now and had found a backer.
Goudan’s mother couldn’t stop smiling. She glanced at the pretty little woman next to her and said in surprise: “I thought you didn’t know how to scold me. When I saw you being scolded before, you always walked away with your head down.”
"I thought if I were you, I would tear their mouths apart."
"I wanted to endure it before, but now that the house has been burned down, I can't endure it anymore. At worst, my life is gone." Su Yan opened her mouth to explain.
Goudanfu nodded, "Just don't be afraid. The more afraid you are, the more I will bully you. And now everyone in the village thinks you and Qin An are together, so they don't dare to do anything."
She glanced at her and whispered: "Listen to my advice and hold on to Qin An. At least no one in the village dares to bully you."
Su Yan: "..."
If she held on to Qin An, he would throw her out the next day.
She changed the subject, "I'm afraid there is some land in the mountains today. I'll go pick it up later."
"That thing is hard to wash. If I have time, I might as well go to the fields and pull some weeds." Goudan shook his head.
After returning home, Su Yan carried a basket to pick up the land. This stuff was much more delicious than vegetables.
Stir-fried with kimchi, you can eat two more bowls of rice. Last time I saw Qin An also liked it.
It rained soybeans yesterday, and today the moss on the stone is covered with earth.
After picking up half the basket, she stopped picking it up and started cooking when she got home.
Seeing yesterday's pickled fish, she took it out and hung it on the rope, and then entered the kitchen again.
After going around in a circle, she remembered that there was no meat at home and too much salt was put in the pickled fish, which would definitely not taste good.
She pocketed some money and went to Goudan's mother's house. She happened to see Goudan's mother going out and said, "Sister, can you sell me some bacon?"
The last time I was cooking, I saw a lot of bacon hanging on the door of her stove.
Goudanfang nodded, hesitated and said: "It's for sale, but it's more expensive than fresh meat, and you know it shrinks when it's smoked."
"It's selling for ten cents outside. I'll sell it to you for fifteen cents. If it's done, I'll get it."
Su Yan nodded readily, "Sure."
Goudan was quite happy. After all, he could earn some money. He opened the door and went to the kitchen and took out a piece of bacon. "How much do you want?"
"Let's take this piece." Su Yan can't go to town these days and can't buy meat.
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Goudan's mother went to get a scale and weighed it for Su Yan to see, "One pound is seven taels, twenty-five cents."
Su Yan counted twenty-five coins and gave them to her, "Thank you, eldest sister." After saying that, she took the bacon and went home.
It was already time to prepare the meal. She took the basket and walked up the mountain. It was almost noon when she arrived at the last place.
Qin An was already sitting there waiting, with a backpack at her feet. She smiled and called, "Brother Qin."
Qin An looked over and saw that the woman was wearing his mother's coarse clothes, her pretty face was flushed, and her eyes were particularly smart.
He shifted his gaze unnaturally and said "hmm".
Su Yan took out the bowl and chopsticks from the basket, "The dishes are under the rice. There are two bamboo tubes of water. One bamboo tube is rice soup, which is boiled with mountain spring water. The rice soup is very delicious."
"I fried a dozen pancakes and will eat them tonight. I will bring you food tomorrow."
Qin An took it, glanced at her, and softened his voice, "There are some mushrooms in the basket and a pheasant. You can take it back later."
He paused for a moment and then added: "The pheasant is stewed and eaten by itself."
"I bought bacon, which is enough for the past few days. Let's kill the pheasants and smoke them. Then we can sell them in the town."
Su Yan bent down to pick up the mushrooms in the basket. Unexpectedly, there were quite a lot of them. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Where did you pick them up? Why are there so many? If I can get out of the village, I can sell them."
She really doesn't know how to paddle. There is a boat in the village that pulls many people, so she probably won't be allowed to sit on it.
As soon as he heard that she wanted to go to town, Qin An paused his hand and said in a low voice with a hint of concern: "Don't go to town."