Chapter 287: A drunk man wont be touched by others
Normally, Mrs. Ren Li would have stayed with them, but not this time. Her family's business had to rely on Su Yan.
If he hadn't come into contact with her, she wouldn't have been able to be beaten to death. Su Yan is very capable.
She reminded Su Yan in a low voice: "As long as you are familiar with Mrs. Jiang, there will be no problems with others."
Su Yan didn't intend to get acquainted with her. With her current status, how could the county magistrate's cousin like her? The more flattering she was, the more disgusted she would be.
It's better to take your time.
Furthermore, she does not ask anyone for help now. Her only purpose is not to offend them and prevent them from running against her.
With Ren Li in the middle, these people have to give some face.
"Okay, thank you." Su Yan said politely.
Ren Li glanced at her, she was easy to talk to when she was easy to talk to, but really hard to talk to when she was not easy to talk to.
Especially when something happens to her husband-in-law.
I don't blame her husband for protecting her, he is very capable.
When the women were together, the most common thing they talked about was showing off their wealth. When they heard them praising their husband for his good studies, Su Yan lowered her head and smiled.
If she shows off her prowess, it's just because he's nice to her.
No matter how promising a man is, no matter how popular he is with his family, if he treats his wife badly, there is nothing worth showing off.
At this time, Mrs. Liang suddenly said something to her, "Where is your husband-in-law? I haven't heard what you said yet?"
Su Yan responded generously: "My husband-in-law has a weak leg and is not as talented as your husband-in-law. My husband is just kind to me."
When the ladies saw her complimenting their husband-in-law, their expressions were not so alienated. Mrs. Liang smiled and said, "I just learned this slowly, and I will study for a few more years."
Su Yan nodded in agreement.
At this time, Mrs. Jiang answered: "I heard that your craftsmanship is very good. Let's try it when we have time."
If it were anyone else who said this, their expressions would probably change. Su Yan looked as normal and said calmly: "It's OK, as long as you don't dislike it."
Mrs. Jiang actually looked at her highly, much better than those people who were obviously country people but deliberately refused to acknowledge her.
At least not coy.
"Let's do it tomorrow, we all have time tomorrow."
Su Yan responded: "Okay, it's just dusk. I have to cook for my family at noon."
"Okay." Mrs. Jiang nodded.
Mrs. Ren Li was a little surprised when she saw Mrs. Jiang being so talkative. Everyone knew that Mrs. Jiang didn't like country women.
Mrs. Ji of Baocai Shop made her fortune from the countryside and her family had a lot of money, but Mrs. Jiang was never very familiar with her.
After finishing the meal, Su Yan quietly waited for her man to finish. She must have been drinking, and she still hadn't finished her meal after waiting for two or three quarters of an hour.
She didn't rush him, and still sat aside.
Until someone called her, "Daughter-in-law Qin An, you are drunk and don't let anyone touch you."
Hearing this, Su Yan stood up and strode over. Now Qin An was leaning on the chair, his cheeks flushed with alcohol, which made her feel a little distressed.
He doesn't like drinking very much.
Cooperating with these people like this is just to make her worry less about his affairs.
She walked over and patted his arm gently, "Mr., let's go home."
Qin An looked at her with somewhat blurred eyes. He reacted slowly before standing up. Even so, he subconsciously held her hand and said, "I'm freezing."
He lowered his head and breathed a few warm breaths into her hand, then stuffed her hand into his spacious sleeve and pressed it against his arm.
Su Yan felt warm and said to the others: "We'll leave first, you drink slowly." After saying that, she followed Qin An out.
Qin An didn't react at all along the way and walked steadily, but Su Yan knew that he was drunk. Sure enough, as soon as she entered the room, she turned around and poured some water, and he fell on the bed and fell asleep.
She was helpless and funny, so she immediately put down the water bowl, walked over to help him take off his shoes, and covered him with the quilt.
Worried that he would feel uncomfortable after drinking too much, I stretched out my hand to rub his belly gently, and then took it back after a while.
Just as I was about to get up, I heard him talking drunkenly: "Daughter-in-law... where are you?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Su Yan got up and went out, thinking that the ladies were coming tomorrow and the house needed to be cleaned.
She said to Sister Cui: "Sister Cui, put Tuan Tuan on the wooden bed and let him play by himself. Clean up the main room and wipe it as needed. Several ladies from the county are coming tomorrow."
"Okay." When she heard that there was a guest, Sister Cui paid more attention to it.
Su Yan was in the yard looking at how to build a temporary pavilion. Otherwise, it would be boring to eat in the main room. As a lady with a little money, eating in a leisurely way is what she wants.
Furthermore, the yard was not paved with bluestones, so it would be slippery if it rained. Thinking of this, she went out and bought dozens of bluestones.
Lay three pieces side by side from the door to the main room.
It's not that I don't want to spend money to spread the whole yard, I want to grow some vegetables to eat on weekdays.
Zhang Xiu finished selling the last pot of pancakes, cleaned up the stall and came in, "Madam, where should I clean up?"
"Clean up under the tree and wait for someone to bring the stone table and bench." Su Yan took a broom to sweep the mud off the bluestone.
When the stone table arrived, Qin An woke up, took the stone bench weighing several dozen kilograms from the helper, and placed it where Su Yan pointed.
After the move was completed, he said in a low voice: "Why buy a stone table?"
"A few ladies are coming tomorrow. Let me add something. Mr., have you sobered up?" Su Yan said.
Qin An nodded, "I didn't drink much."
Su Yan smiled and said, "Then you can build a cloth tent on top of the stone table and use wooden sticks to support it."
Leaves fall often, so it’s impossible to build a shed.
Hearing this, Qin An glanced at the tree, then took a machete and climbed up the tree, cutting off the lower branches to make it easier to build a shed.
At that time, everyone at home was busy except Tuan Tuan.
It was night before the shed was set up. Instead of using wooden sticks to support it, Qin An bought a few wooden stakes, carved some simple carvings, polished them and waxed them.
It is firmly buried in four directions, arched like a roof, and covered with a cloth shed. A lantern is hung at the four corners so that it can be seen when eating at night.
Su Yan took a look at the effect. Looking from a distance, the mottled shadows of the trees were projected, which was very beautiful.
"We have a place to enjoy the cool air in the summer."
"I'll cover that side when I have time, so it won't get too hot in the summer." Qin An washed his hands and put on his coat.
"Keep it over there for good ventilation."
"good."
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The next day, Su Yan got up early in the morning to go to the market, bought a basket of vegetables, and first braised some meat and vegetables, saving them for frying in the evening.
Then I made some shepherd's purse dumplings. Just these two tasks took more than two hours.
Near dusk, Mrs. Ren and Li's wife came. Su Yan asked them to sit in the pavilion, and then lit a brazier and placed it among them.
"Sit down for a while and I'll cook."
Mrs. Jiang looked around. The yard was very simple, with vegetables growing there, but it was quite clean.
Not long after, Qin An came back with Sun Erdan in his arms. When he saw the people in the yard, he subconsciously looked away, and then said towards the kitchen: "Daughter-in-law, I'm back."
"Ms. sir, come and help me kill the bones. I won't be able to kill them anymore."
"Okay." Qin An walked into the kitchen naturally.
The ladies in the yard have never seen their husband-in-law enter the kitchen, and they rarely even enter.
After that, they saw men coming in and out to help, without any signs of impatience on their faces.