The fish pond is indeed very big, and you can see the continuous lotus leaves mixed with pink lotus flowers at a glance. The carriage drove through the road that could just accommodate a carriage, and finally stopped in front of a yard.
He shouted helpfully, "Someone from the Jiang family is looking for you."
As soon as the Qin couple got off the carriage, a middle-aged man came out. His legs were still stained with mud. Seeing that they were a young couple, he said somewhat naively: "Are you buying fish?"
"We came to see the fish pond. I heard that you were selling it, so I came over to take a look." Su Yan said.
Hearing this, Zhou Pingsheng nodded, "Then I'll take you to see it." After saying that, he walked in front.
Entering the lotus leaf forest from the path, there was a small boat. He motioned for them to get on. Qin An helped Su Yan get on first and then got on.
Zhou Pingsheng said while rowing: "There are many fish in this fish pond, and you can dig out a lot of lotus roots."
"Back then, my family spent a lot of energy building the fish pond, but there was really nothing we could do, otherwise we wouldn't sell it."
After saying that, he pulled a lotus pod and gave it to Qin An, and then said: "You should also have heard that the scoundrel in my family owes gambling debts. If you want to buy it, you have to give me the money in one go."
Su Yan nodded, indicating that she knew, "Is the yard where your family lives now included?"
If it is not included, there will be no way to build another house here, and it will be difficult to build it by then.
Zhou Pingsheng said with a natural look, "You can't just pond without a yard. I haven't found a rented yard yet, so it may take two more days." After saying this, he sighed again.
I dare not eat more and use more in my life, just to save a few dollars, and I will have nothing when I get old.
Hearing this, Su Yan thought for a moment, "Uncle, if we take over this pond, you can help me manage it. I'm not sure how much it will cost. I'll give you a price after I understand your business here."
"This courtyard is still for your family to live in. As long as you keep helping us, this courtyard will be for you to live in."
Although there are some disadvantages, it is still better than finding a novice to feed him.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Pingsheng's eyes lit up, "Really?"
After speaking, he wiped away his tears and said: "I have been raising fish all my life. If I didn't raise fish, I wouldn't know what I would do."
"I don't want wages. It's already great that you can let my family live here."
"I usually do some bamboo work, which is enough to support my family."
This man was quite honest. Su Yan smiled and said, "I still have to pay you the wages. I think this fish pond is really good. Let's sign a contract when we return to your place later."
She paused for a moment, then thought of something and said: "Uncle, I'd better say some things first. I don't have any requirements, just work hard. No one in my family is in the county for the time being, and you have to watch over me here."
"I don't want to cause any trouble about your son."
"Don't worry, I know that if I sell this fish pond to you, it has nothing to do with my family. That scoundrel can't do anything."
Zhou Pingsheng rowed a wooden boat to the shore and added: "I work on such a large fish pond by myself, so I won't be lazy in my work."
Hearing this, Su Yan didn't say anything. She held Qin An's arm. He naturally blocked the sun with his hands and whispered: "Lean on me when you are tired."
After speaking, he reached out and pinched her calf.
Zhou Pingsheng took a look and said, "She's about to give birth."
"There are still a few months left."
Su Yan's belly looks the same these days, almost like a dog's belly now, but she hasn't gained much weight.
"It looks almost the same as when my wife gave birth, but it's different now that she's eating well. My wife suffered a lot when she was with me."
After Zhou Pingsheng waited for the wooden boat to get dark, he pulled a few large lotus pods to her and said: "This is for your wife to boil water for, it will be good for the child."
Qin An reached out and took it, "Thank you."
Zhou Pingsheng didn't say anything and took the two of them into the courtyard. There was a woman killing fish in the courtyard. Seeing someone coming, the woman immediately got up and said, "Go sit in the main room, Da Sheng, and go get the sugar water from the kitchen."
Zhou Pingsheng came over and took the kitchen knife, "You pick it up and I'll kill it. Just these few?"
"Well, I sent those over. Business is pretty good today."
The woman washed her hands before going to the kitchen to get water, handed it to the two of them, and then asked them what they were doing, "What kind of fish are you buying?"
Before Su Yan could say anything, Zhou Pingsheng explained: "The couple came to see the fish pond."
"My fish pond is quite nice." The woman innocently gave them stools to sit on.
Su Yan took a sip of water and said, "It's very good. We just think it's okay. Is there anyone in your family who can read? If not, find a literate acquaintance to sign with you."
Zhou Pingsheng nodded and said, "I'm going to call my evil son back."
As soon as she heard that her son was literate, Su Yan knew that the couple had put a lot of effort into their son, "Okay."
After two or three quarters of an hour, a young man in civilian clothes walked in. He didn't look like a bad gambler. He went into the room and took out a pen and ink, "You write it or should I write it?"
Su Yan motioned for him to write, and his handwriting was quite neat. Before she could take a second look, her hand was pinched gently. She turned her head and looked over, meeting the jealous face of her rough guy.
She held back her smile and then looked elsewhere.
After the contract was written, Qin An took it over and looked at it carefully. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he signed it. Zhou Pingsheng pressed his fingerprints and said, "I'll go to the Yamen with you."
Qin An nodded, "Daughter-in-law, just wait for me here."
"Auntie, please take care of me."
The woman looked reassured and said, "Okay."
Su Yan gave Qin An the money bag and said, "Go to the bank and take out the money."
After the two left, the young man Zhou Baoming said to the woman: "Mom, I'm going to work."
"Well, do your best." The woman wanted to say a few more words, but then she remembered that Su Yan was here, so she didn't say much.
After watching her son walk out, she went to the house to get dried beans for Su Yan to eat, "Eat it, I haven't prepared anything good at home."
"You sit down first while I kill the fish and deliver it to others later."
"Where are you from? You don't look like you are from the county town?"
"From Shanghe Village."
"Are you going to the county specifically to do business?"
"No, my husband is taking exams and I stopped by to see if there are any shops for sale."
The woman was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect that the tall and tall man was actually a scholar. "My son also took the exam this year and almost passed it last year."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hey, he only sucks at gambling, but the rest is pretty good."
"If I could live up to my expectations, my family would be living a much better life. This time I scared him, and I would be much more honest."
Su Yan couldn't say anything about their family's housework, so she just nodded and agreed. After that, several people came in to buy fish, and each time they bought a dozen or so fish.
It took more than half an hour before Qin An and Zhou Pingsheng came back. Qin An put a bowl of dumplings on the table and motioned for Su Yan to eat, "Put it on first."
Zhou Pingsheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Daughter-in-law, go cook."
"Okay, I'm going to catch a big fish to eat." The woman took the net and went out.
Su Yan did not refuse them and wanted to discuss wages later, "Uncle, can I give you a pair of chopsticks?"
Before Zhou Pingsheng said anything, Qin An answered: "No need."
"You eat first. I'll eat if you can't finish it. There are water vegetables below."
Seeing that Zhou Pingsheng still had about ten fish left to kill, he rolled up his sleeves and squatted beside them to kill them. Zhou Pingsheng felt a little embarrassed and said, "Sit down and rest."
"It's okay." Qin An worked quickly and had killed five fish when the woman came back.
At this time, the woman suddenly retched, and he immediately stood up and ran over, "What..."
Before she could finish speaking, the woman vomited on the ground, and the dumplings she had just eaten spit out again.
Some of it splashed on his feet. He didn't care about being dirty, his eyes were full of worry. Seeing that she was holding back from vomiting, he stretched out his hand and said: "Spit here, it's okay, wife, I'll clean it up later."
Of course, Su Yan couldn't vomit on his hand, so she could only bend down and vomit on the ground. However, she didn't vomit anything, so she felt a little embarrassed when she calmed down and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry for staining your floor."
Zhou Pingsheng waved his hand quickly, "It's okay."
Qin An helped her sit down again, went to the kitchen to get water for her to rinse her mouth, and after rinsing, she went to the kitchen to shovel the ashes, and ran back and forth several times to clean it up.
Su Yan looked at his boots and said, "Go buy a pair and put them on."
"It's okay, just wipe it off."
Qin An came over and bent down to look at her level, and said softly: "I'll buy whatever you want to eat."
"I won't be able to eat this." Su Yan wanted to eat porridge with sauerkraut, but after all, it wasn't her own.
"Eat as much as you like, I'll buy it."
After Qin An finished speaking, he strode out without waiting for her to say anything. Su Yan wanted to buy some rice porridge, but she couldn't see anyone anymore and was a little moved.
The woman came out with some sugar water and said, "Drink some and be careful. Your family is quite nice. It's rare to see a man treat his wife so well."
It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just that many men are capable of working outside, but they can’t take care of their wives at home. They think these tasks are what women should do.
"My family is very good." Su Yan nodded.
After a while, the tall rough man was carrying various snacks in his hands, including pastries, fried chestnuts, candied haws, porridge, steamed buns, noodles, and some uneaten snacks.
He put it in front of her and opened it one by one, "Do you want to eat anything? I'll buy it if you don't."
"Why did you buy so much? I can't finish it." Su Yan looked up at him, feeling inexplicably soft because he pampered her like this.
The rough man said it was okay, "Do you want anything to eat?"
He is afraid that his wife won't be able to take care of herself because she doesn't eat much now, and she won't have the strength to give birth to a child.
"I eat porridge." Su Yan drank porridge, and he peeled chestnuts next to her and placed them one by one on the table.
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After lunch, the two of them had to go to the shop over there, so without much delay, Su Yan said to Zhou Pingsheng: "Uncle, do you think the salary is twenty taels a month?"
When he heard that there were two taels of silver, Zhou Pingsheng nodded repeatedly, "That's enough."
"Then, it's just this salary. We'll come once a month, and the money you get from selling fish will be left here with you. Then we can reconcile the accounts."
Su Yan is not afraid of his greed. If this person still wants to stay here, he will know his duty to be honest. As for his son, he will be a troublesome problem.
But it's not a big deal.
The yamen here in the county are doing a pretty good job, otherwise the Zhou family's pond would have been taken away by gambling houses.
Then it's their turn to sell it themselves.
Seeing that they were leaving, Zhou Pingsheng took a lot of dried lotus pods from home.
Su Yan originally wanted to follow Qin An to finish the shop there, but he refused, so she had to go back to the inn and lie down to sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, I saw that the man had returned and was sitting at the table, peeling the lotus seeds quietly. He was very strong and squeezed hard, and the lotus seeds came out.
There was a lot of sweat on his forehead, and a little was stuck on his eyelashes. It was probably from running around staring at the sun all day, and the blush on his cheeks still hasn't gone away.
"Ms. sir."
The rough man immediately turned his head, raised his eyebrows, sweat slipped into his eyes, and he couldn't open them immediately. He wiped them with his sleeve and said, "Did I wake you up?"
