Su Yan was holding Tuan Tuan in her arms and watching the grasshoppers chirping in the yard. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she raised her head and looked over.
The man looked a little pale, as if he was frightened by something.
That's probably what I was talking about.
She shouted to Zhang Xiu, "Xiao Xiu, come here and give me a hug."
"Hey." After Zhang Xiu responded, he ran over and hugged Tuantuan and squatted to look at the Grasshopper.
Su Yan reached out and led Qin An into the house, closed the door and said, "It's okay, as long as we live a good life, it doesn't matter what others think."
Seeing that the man lowered his head and said nothing, she comforted him: "It's good to have a status. I don't care if you don't have a status. Just feel sorry for me."
Qin An still didn't speak. She shook her head slightly and saw his red eyes, with a faint glimmer of water.
She was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and hugged him gently, "What's wrong? It's okay."
Qin An hugged her tightly with both hands, and after a while he said: "Daughter-in-law, just follow me, and I will give you everything I have."
Obviously he was afraid that Su Yan would not become his wife.
Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and patted his waist gently, "What are you afraid of? I've already given birth to your child, and I won't follow anyone else."
"If you're afraid, I'm afraid too."
"If you are not afraid, I will marry you." Qin An's voice revealed firmness.
"That's fine. Just admit that I am your wife, and I will admit that you are my husband-in-law. I don't really care what others think or say."
Su Yan was lying when she said she didn't care. After all, it was better to be his wife in an upright and honorable manner than to have no name or distinction.
But she doesn't have the final say in the rules of this place, and it's not something little people like them can change easily.
Qin An is not afraid of death, tiredness, or threats from others, but he is really afraid. There is nothing to prove that he is Su Yan's husband.
My wife is very good.
There are many better men than him.
He held her face, the tip of his nose was slightly red, and he felt a little uncomfortable, "Daughter-in-law, I have no future now, but I will study hard to support you."
"Don't dislike me, don't abandon me."
It's too tiring to follow him, he has a family to support and worries to worry about.
It would be much easier for her if it were someone else.
But he didn't want his wife to follow someone else.
Su Yan didn't expect that he would be more uneasy than she was. Obviously he didn't need to be like this, so she put her arms around his waist and said, "I don't need you to be very promising, this is already good."
"I can't leave you, I can't bear to leave you."
If she followed someone else, she would be blind.
He is really blind.
Qin An has surpassed thousands of men.
No matter how rich or handsome you are, you can't do it if you don't have him.
This matter made Qin An feel like he was hanging on a big stone. The next day he rode his horse to the county seat to ask about it. The Yamen said it was a notice from the capital.
A scholar cannot marry a widow.
As long as Qin An continues to study and obtain fame, Su Yan will not only not be his wife, but also his daughter-in-law.
He doesn't study, and he can't protect them.
In the dead of night, Su Yan was sitting in the yard waiting for Qin An to come back. Cuilan came out and whispered: "Madam, you should go back to your room first. I will wait for the master here."
Su Yan looked in the direction of the courtyard door, holding the man's socks in her hand, "Go to sleep, you should be back soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away. She got up and walked to the door to look. Soon she saw Qin An riding back.
My anxious heart was relieved.
Qin An got off his horse, looked at her, and gradually became firm in his heart. He would not admit it if others did not admit it.
He admitted.
His wife is his wife.
He took out the county pastry from his arms and handed it to Su Yan, "It's a bit cold."
Su Yan stretched out her hand to take it, her eyebrows filled with laughter, "It's delicious even if it's cold."
kitchen
Su Yan took out the food left for Qin An from the pot and put it on the stove. Qin An stood eating with the bowl in his hands.
The woman glanced at him and sighed inwardly, it doesn't matter now, God only cuts the thin rope.
She took the stool and sat at the door. There was a slight cool breeze, "Does it have any impact on your studies?"
"If so, I will buy a separate yard and live next to you."
Qin An paused, looked up at her, and said in a low voice, "You are my wife."
"Daughter-in-law, if I don't let go, don't let me go either. Don't feel sorry for me even if I'm tired."
"Rather than being tired, if you leave me... I don't know what to do with my life."
"I'm not leaving. This is just for the time being. Let's settle the matters over there first. Once that's settled, our family can just find a mountain village to live in."
Su Yan fanned him a few times with a cattail leaf fan, and then said, "Don't feel sorry for me because I'm tired. I'm willing to be with you."
"As long as you don't think about being with me or being with me for my own good, you're not afraid of anything else."
Qin An felt a little more at ease and took a piece of bacon to feed her, "I'll come back to smoke some bacon after the college exam is over."
"Okay, I'll smoke some fish then." Su Yan opened her mouth and ate it.
The figure in the kitchen swayed with the light, making it dark and unclear.
…
The day before Qin An went to Fucheng, Su Yan and the Jiang family went back to the village to live.
There was not much water coming out of the well in the town. It was still the same after using it for the second day, and it was getting less and less every day.
If it doesn't rain again, the river in the town will sweat.
There is not much water shortage in the village, and the water in the mountains is still full and overflowing.
Su Yan brought Cuilan back with four buckets of water early in the morning. Tuantuan and Erdan were happy to come back. They squatted and looked at the ants for a while, and then looked at the cicadas on the branches.
Goudan didn't study these days, so he came over to play with him, climbing trees and picking cicadas for his two younger brothers.
She hadn't seen him for a while. Su Yan noticed that he was as tan as anything, so she asked with a smile: "Goudan, what did you do to get such a tan?"
Goudan touched his head a little embarrassedly, "Master asked us to pull millet."
Su Yan couldn't help laughing, "Do you know how to talk?"
"Yes, I've been following my dad for several days, and I'm exhausted." Goudan gave Tuantuan the clue.
Tuantuan grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. Suddenly, the cicada's screams stopped. Su Yan quickly ran over and reached out to take out the cicada head from his mouth.
Then he rinsed his mouth and said with an angry smile: "I can put everything in my mouth without fear of stomachache."
Goudan looked like he had made a mistake, "Auntie, I was wrong."
"What are you doing wrong? Just play here and my aunt will bake pancakes for you later."
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"good."
Goudan looked at Erdan, "Let's go together."
Erdan subconsciously looked at Su Yan, "Mom, can I go?"
The ditch was not very deep, so Su Yan nodded and said, "Okay, but you are not allowed to go to the bridge end, it is too deep."
"good."
After a while, Goudan and Erdan ran out happily carrying the bucket.
Su Yan smiled, lowered her head and looked at Chubby Tuantuan again, and saw his silly smile, "I will tell your father when he comes back."
"We have a silly son who eats everything."
Cuilan and Zhang Xiu laughed along beside them.
After dusk, the weather became much cooler and the villagers went out to work. Su Yan, carrying a basket on her back, and Zhang Xiu picked wild osmanthus in the mountains.
Probably because it was in the mountains and was not exposed to the sun. The trees were full of flowers and the branches were bent.
Osmanthus is difficult to pick, so you have to be careful, otherwise there will be dregs when you get home, which will be even more difficult.
I picked several sweet-scented osmanthus trees for four days and came back with baskets on my back on the fourth night. I washed and steamed them as soon as I came back.
After finishing the work, the moon outside was already hanging high in the sky, with scattered and dim starlight.
Su Yan was sitting in the yard having a rest. She didn't know if her husband had come back at night.
At this time, Tuantuan suddenly started crying. She quickly got up and went into the house to comfort him. She hugged him while lying on the bed and said, "Mom is here."
Tuantuan couldn't hold back her voice and kept crying, "Chacha...Diedie..."
Su Yan shouted several times but didn't understand what he meant. She sat up and hugged him to coax him, "Mom, let's check if an insect has bitten you."
Tuantuan pointed to the door, "Daddy..."
Hearing his clear voice, Su Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized it and laughed happily, "Daddy will be back tomorrow. Daddy will be back when you wake up."
"Can you please call me mother?"
Tuantuan cried for a while and then fell asleep sucking her fingers. Su Yan said softly with some amusement: "If you call me daddy instead of mother, mother will be jealous."
"Why are you jealous?"
A voice came out of the door. Su Yan raised her head and looked over. Her eyes lit up, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face, but she said: "Don't drive at night next time, it's dangerous."
Qin An said "hmm" and came over to kiss her first before reaching out and hugging the child.
"He called daddy just now, and his voice was bright." Su Yan poured a bowl of water for him to drink.
"Shout again." Qin An lowered his head and said.
When Tuantuan saw his father coming back, he thoughtlessly fell asleep.
Just as Su Yan was about to make the bed, the man said in a low voice: "He sleeps next to Sister Cui."
"Okay, I'll boil the water for you to wash yourself."
A quarter of an hour later, inside the room
Qin An took off his clothes and sat in the barrel. Su Yan took a handkerchief and rubbed his back. He hadn't bathed in a few days and the smell of sweat was a bit heavy.
She didn't mind it either, "Is it difficult?"
"good."
Qin An looked up at her slightly and couldn't help but want to say a few more words to her, "What are you doing at home?"
"I have been picking sweet-scented osmanthus for several days, and I just finished picking it tonight. Is it hot in the county these days?"
"It's a little cooler, and it should rain within half a month."
"It will be troublesome if it doesn't rain."
Su Yan sighed, if it didn't rain, the crops in the fields would probably die, and those who depended on the fields would have a hard time in the winter.
She was about to say something else, but suddenly she felt the belt around her waist loosen, and the next moment her clothes opened, revealing her bellyband.
It was hot, so she didn't wear any underwear.
A big rough hand reached into her waist, and she suddenly felt itchy.
…
Someone spent a lot of energy at night and hadn't slept well for several days, so he slept until the next night. When he woke up, he subconsciously reached out and poked around.
Touching his wife, he held her in his arms with a little force and rubbed her cheek with his chin.
Su Yan had just laid down, so naturally she was not asleep. She was afraid that he would be dishonest, so she patted his thigh and said, "There is food in the cupboard. It's not cold enough to eat now."
"Not hungry."
Qin An kissed her cheek a few times. He quickly sat up and said in a low voice, "I'm going hunting."
My family is restless, and just like her, I feel uncomfortable if I don't do some work.
Su Yan thought it was too hot to sleep on the side of the bed, so she sat up, took a pillow and changed the direction to sleep, which immediately made her feel cooler.
She turned sideways and said, "If you can't sleep, go and peel the dried peanuts. I'll make peanut soup to eat tomorrow." After saying that, she yawned.
Qin An said "Yeah" and went to the main room to peel peanuts. After a while, he saw Su Yan coming out.
He moved half of the stool to her and whispered: "Why don't you sleep?"
Su Yan grabbed a handful of peanuts and put them in front of her face. She peeled them and said, "I'll buy an account."
The family can now put together five thousand taels of silver, but they need to withdraw it all. Qin An may have a lot of money to study after taking it out.
But it doesn't take long.
Qin An paused, shook his head and said, "I won't let you buy it."
He asked if the yamen meant that he would commit a crime against the wind.
No matter what, it will take another year or two.
Su Yan was silent for a moment, opened her mouth, and then closed it again. Qin An looked at her and felt a little sour in his heart. His wife was wronged after him.
Now I have no name and no status to follow him and give birth to his children.
Thinking of this, the tip of his nose felt sore.
Su Yan smiled and said, "If you're not allowed to buy it, don't buy it. It will save you a waste of money." She patted the back of his hand gently as she spoke.
Qin An turned his hand over and held her hand. There was a thin callus on the palm. She was obviously a woman, but she worked all day to support her family.
"Don't listen to anything other people say. I didn't say it. What others say doesn't count, and I won't listen either."
"I won't marry anyone else."
He paused and said with a serious expression: "As long as you don't dislike me, I'll kill myself."
Both of them knew in their hearts that this matter seemed to be directed at them.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan said seriously: "Don't act recklessly, just take it one step at a time, we can always get through it."
"If it really doesn't work out, let's make another plan. It's not that bad now. At least no one is threatening us explicitly."
She changed the subject and said, "The Jiang family's peanuts are very big this year. I'm going to get some seeds and plant them in the yard."
"good."
After that, the two of them chatted a little bit about other common things, and after staying for two or three quarters of an hour, they went back to the house and went back to sleep.
Qin An held a cattail leaf fan in one hand to fan his sleeping wife, feeling as if something was pressing on his chest.
…
After the Qin family returned to the village for a few days, some people became dissatisfied and said to their faces that they were no longer from the village and should not live in the village.
Su Yan was too lazy to pay attention to these quarrels. The weather was hot and she didn't go out much. She played in the yard with Tuantuan and Erdan all day long.
My family has been hunting in the mountains these days.
On this day, the weather was a little cooler, so Su Yan opened the door to let in the wind. Not long after, her husband came back with the wild boar on his shoulders.
Erdan jumped up excitedly, "Daddy, is it a wild boar?"
"Um."
Qin An lay on the ground, raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead, turned to look at his wife, "Not old yet."
During these days, Su Yan always said that he was getting older and had to work less.
Su Yan laughed and said, "Yes, yes, I'm not old yet, Erdan, go get daddy a handkerchief."
Erdan quickly ran to the kitchen.
Su Yan gave the ball to Zhang Xiu and fanned him with a cattail leaf fan. She stared at the wild boar on the ground and said, "You have to sell it in the afternoon, otherwise it will break."
"If you don't sell it, make it into bacon and eat it."
Qin An took off his outer clothes and only wore a gray undershirt. He rolled up his sleeves to reveal his strong arms.
He bent down and picked up the wild boar with both hands, placed it on the sink in the yard, and said, "Let's go in with you."
Afraid that the child would not see well, Su Yan took Zhang Xiu and the others to sit in the main room. Zhang Xiu looked at the courtyard and praised: "Madam, the master is really awesome."
"It took more than a dozen people to kill a wild boar in our village before?"