The day after Qin An left, the mayor of the town came. Su Yan thought she was looking for Qin An, sitting and making osmanthus dregs. "My wife is not at home. She went to the county town to study."
The mayor shook his head and said, "I want to say a few words to you."
Hearing this, Su Yan paused and quickly raised her hand to lick her hair, "Okay, let's go out and talk. I'll change my clothes."
Cuilan will tell Qin An everything she wants now. It's not that she doesn't protect her, it's Qin An who will ask.
She knew what the mayor would say, and she didn't want Qin An to know that she was feeling stressed.
He has done enough.
She went into the house and changed her clothes. She wore the hairpin Qin An bought for the first time and went out decently.
As the mayor went to the shop, the owner packed up an attic box for them.
The mayor looked at the woman in front of him. She was a famous pretty widow from all over the country. No wonder Qin An was reluctant to divorce her.
"Qin An is studying well and will be an official in the future. When the time comes, he will have a widowed wife. It would be bad to spread the news."
"You are a widow and cannot be an official's wife."
"If you really do it for his own good, just leave him alone."
Su Yan didn't speak for a while, and the mayor added: "I know it's hard for you to be a widow. From now on, I will give you ten taels of silver every month until you die of old age."
Ten taels of silver is indeed a lot.
"Did someone ask you to speak?" Su Yan said calmly.
The mayor was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "The people from the county town said it, even if I don't say it, I will say it."
"It took decades for such a good scholar to appear in our town. Nowadays, scholars are not allowed to marry widows. If you follow him, you will have no reputation or status."
"If we see you more in the future, he may not care about you. You will have nothing by then."
Su Yan's eyes did not dodge, "Let's talk about it later. No matter what you say, I will never leave Qin An."
"I am willing to do it without fame or distinction."
"The widow did something wrong. If my husband dies, he will be a sinner."
The mayor was stunned and said, "It is unlucky for Mr. Xi to die."
Su Yan nodded, "Since it's unlucky and someone wants me, I will definitely pester them."
"Even if you don't marry me and raise me as your wife, I will still be blessed. Besides, I still have a child."
She didn't tell these people about her relationship with Qin An, and no one would believe her if she did.
Many people now think that Qin An is interested in her appearance, that she can make money, and that she wants Qin An to take her in.
"You...you don't want him to be good?" the mayor said in confusion.
Su Yan said selfishly: "For his own good, do I have to do something bad? I can be good with him or not, but don't come to me to say it, I won't agree."
Looking at the woman's expression, the mayor frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "He will marry a lady from an official family in the future, and he won't be able to tolerate you. You will die by then."
The first wife has the right to deal with the foreign affairs. As long as the first wife wants to deal with it, Qin An can't do anything about it.
Unless Qin An doesn't marry.
That's impossible.
As long as you get a good name, you will marry a lady from an official family.
Su Yan nodded and said: "I am willing."
If that day comes, she deserves it. It is a stolen life.
The mayor didn't know what to say for a moment, and he didn't know whether he was saying that she was brave or that she was gambling on glory and wealth.
But Su Yan is neither, she is betting on herself.
Qin An will not marry any other woman except her.
He pointed rather pointedly and said: "You have harmed him. It is not easy to study. You will ruin his future."
If it weren't for Su Yan, it would be hard to say this to any woman.
Su Yan didn't say anything, she stood up and said, "I still have something to do at home, so I'll go back first."
She paused and then said: "You can annoy me, but you can't annoy my husband."
"Let him study with peace of mind."
After saying that, he went out and bought some groceries while he was there.
The egg seller knew her well and asked, "How are you and your wife doing?"
"fine."
"That's fine. Live your life well. You two are lucky people." The aunt obviously heard what others said.
It is not difficult to guess that people in the town and village are now waiting for Qin An to dump her so that they can come to propose marriage.
Su Yan nodded and said: "Sure."
She was just about to go back with the eggs when she met Li Guiju. When Li Guiju saw that Qin An was not beside her, she said fiercely: "Damn girl! Come here."
Su Yan was too lazy to talk to her and turned around to leave. Li Guiju grabbed her and pulled her away, "I won't care about the past with you."
When they got to a place where no one was around, she let go and said, "Let your sister marry Qin An, so that you won't be kicked out of the house."
"When the time comes, just give us one hundred taels."
Su Yan glanced at her and said calmly: "Didn't you dream at night? Did you do it during the day?"
Li Guiju is most angry with her mouth now, and the dead girl has become sharp-tongued, "I am doing it for your own good, otherwise you will be thrown out of the Qin family and you will get nothing."
"If he wants to disgrace me, does he have a crush on your daughter?" Su Yan said.
Li Guiju and the original person's father are not very good-looking, but the original person grew up in a good place.
My younger sister Su Yu is not very good-looking, with a plate-like face, and she is too lazy to eat.
Li Guiju was very fond of Su Yu, saying that the Taoist priest said she was lucky.
Su Yan is a Kofke person.
"Why don't you look down on her? She is a pure and innocent girl who is much better than a widow like you." Li Guiju said with disdain.
Su Yan was not angry, "It's much better. I can't get married at the age of twenty."
"What do you know? Your sister is destined to be rich and powerful. Tell Qin An quickly and ask him to prepare the betrothal gift. He doesn't want the extra two hundred taels of silver." Li Guiju said matter-of-factly.
She had made inquiries and found out that Qin An had several shops and yards, so she would definitely be willing to take the two hundred taels.
Su Yan was wondering how this person could say it, two hundred taels of silver was not much?
She didn't argue with her, "You can ask him yourself."
If she dared to ask Qin An, Li Guiju would not come to her. She looked at Qin An's face and it was scary.
"Go ahead and say it, do you hear me? I'm trying to help you."
Su Yan didn't want to talk nonsense to her, so she turned around and left. Li Guiju quickly caught up with her, "Damn girl, your ears are not drilled, right? I'm talking to you!"
"Do you want to be beaten?"
Su Yan stopped and turned to look at her, "As long as I shout, a man will come out of the shop and beat you up."
Li Haoguiju didn't doubt this at all. She glanced at the shop not far away, stopped and said, "Just wait for him to dump you. Don't come to me to cry when the time comes."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
Probably also because he was afraid that Qin An was nearby.
courtyard
Cuilan came over to help her carry vegetables, "Why did you buy so many lotus roots?"
"Make some and ask someone to bring it up to my house." Su Yan took a stool and sat in the yard, holding a knife to peel the lotus root skin.
Cuilan didn't say anything and peeled the lotus root skin with her. After a while, she hesitated and said: "Madam, can you go out today?"
Hearing this, Su Yan didn't ask her why, "Yes, if you want to go out, just go out."
Cuilan still explained: "My brother-in-law came to see me."
Hearing this, Su Yan was a little curious. She thought Cuilan had no family members, "Where did she come from?"
"Over there at Poshan, I knew I had changed my master's house, so I wanted to take a look."
Broken Mountain is still relatively far away.
Cuilan added: "My brother comes to see me once a year. He wanted to redeem me before, but I didn't agree. My family doesn't have much money. My parents are still lying in bed, but I don't miss them much."
"The only one is this younger brother. He treats me well."
"Let him live here for a while, and you can clean up the house next to it." Su Yan said generously.
Cuilan was a little surprised and happy. She didn't expect Su Yan to be so generous. "Is it really okay? I will pay for the meal myself."
Su Yan smiled and said: "How much more money can we get if we eat for more than one person? You can rest assured about food and accommodation."
She paused and said, "If you want to go back, just redeem it yourself."
Although she was satisfied with Cuilan's good work, she could not be kept working for the rest of her life.
"Madam, I won't go back. It's my blessing to follow you."
Cuilan added: "I want to follow you all my life and never change my master again."
"Okay, as long as Sister Cui you are willing to stay, this family will have a room for you." Su Yan said.
When Cuilan's brother came, she hadn't reacted yet. He looked like he was in his fifties or sixties, thin and black, with half of his hair white.
Tie Zhu nodded cautiously, "Madam."
After speaking, he took out a basket of eggs from his backpack and said, "Madam, these are from my own chickens."
Su Yan shook her head and said: "I still have it at home, take it back and sell it yourself."
Tie Zhu said anxiously: "I have many more at home, please accept them."
He thought she could be nicer to his eldest sister.
Su Yan had no choice but to accept it, "You guys go and sit in the main room. I'll get some food right away. Sister Cui, there are some dry goods in the house. Grab them for your brother and baby."
Naturally, Cuilan would not entertain the host with food, even if the host said, "My brother doesn't like to eat these."
When Su Yan went to the main room, Tie Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister, you look much fatter than before."
"This master is a nice guy. He just eats along and doesn't do much work. You've actually lost weight."
"I just finished harvesting the grain at home, and I carried fifty kilograms for you. You can cook it together and eat it."
Tie Zhu glanced at the kitchen and whispered, "Does this house attack people?"
"If you don't hit anyone, both the madam and the master will be fine."
Cuilan reassured him, looked at his honest face, and said, "You haven't said anything about your wife yet?"
Tie Zhu shook his head, "My family is like this. Marrying someone else's girl is harmful to others. Sister, in two years I will save enough money to redeem you. Then you can go back with me."
"Just leave me alone. I'm fine here. Going home... might as well be here." Cuilan choked slightly.
Tie Zhu remained silent, "My parents don't dare to hit you. I have the strength now."
Cuilan was relieved, "I want you to get married and have children right now. I've saved some money here, and you can take it back later."
"I don't want it," Tie Zhu said.
The two didn't talk for long, and Cuilan went to coax Tuantuan. Tuantuan didn't see her father and she liked to cry in the past two days.
Su Yan came out of the kitchen, took the child and coaxed: "Don't cry, don't cry, mother is at home."
Tuantuan felt a little more at ease. He lay on her shoulder and his crying gradually stopped. He said a little aggrievedly: "Daddy."
"Daddy is out making money to buy you candies." Su Yan carried her to the kitchen.
Although Tangtang can't shout, she can still shout. Su Yan said with a smile: "Call mother, mother."
Tuantuan still didn't know how to shout. She kissed him, but she still spent too little time with him.
As soon as I entered the kitchen, someone shouted at the door, "Master, something happened in the shop."
Su Yan turned around, handed the ball to Cuilan, and then strode out, "What happened?"
"A group of bandits came here to hunt, and other shops were also damaged. We gave them our money, but they refused and asked us to take one hundred taels of silver."
Su Yan frowned slightly, "Why don't you call the mayor?"
"That bully is known to people from all over the country and doesn't dare to provoke him. The mayor used to take care of him, but then they robbed the mayor's house every day and the government couldn't control him." The man explained anxiously.
Hearing this, Su Yan thought for a moment and said, "Sister Cui, take Tuantuan to Sister Jiang's house, hurry up."
These bullies will definitely ask which house has money, and even if she doesn't come forward, these people will come to her door.
Cuilan quickly hugged the child and left. She turned to look at Tie Zhu and then at the madam, "You are here."
Tie Zhu nodded quickly.
Su Yan didn't let him stay here, "You go with Sister Cui."
Xiaoxiu and Erdan went to burn incense for Grandpa Sun today, and they won't be back for a while.
Tie Zhu thought that she was a woman, so if he helped her, she would treat her eldest sister better in the future, "I'm here."
As soon as a few people left, a group of people came in with knives. As soon as the child left, Su Yan didn't feel much fear.
These people are just trying to steal money. All the valuable things at home are in the county town. There is not much money in this yard. At most, it is food money sold in the shops during this period.
She motioned to the iron pillar to get out of the way.
The leader of the bandit was a tall and thick man with a sinister face. He looked like a perpetrator of evil deeds and said, "Give me all your money."
Su Yan didn't say anything, and immediately went to the house to get the money without thinking about it. It was best to be honest at this time.
Otherwise, irritating them won't bring much benefit.
She took it out and handed it to the bandit, "They're all here."
The bandit stayed on her face for a while. This woman had fox eyes and fair skin, and she looked more attractive than the women in Hualou.
His throat tightened, "Tie her up to the mountain."
Su Yan's expression changed. At this time, Tie Zhu came forward and said, "If you want money, we will give you money."
The bandit put a knife to his neck, "Do you believe I will kill you?"
Tie Zhu didn't dare to move, and Su Yan didn't dare to risk him. She said loudly: "I am a widow, which is unlucky. If you see anything valuable at home, you can take it all."
The bandit laughed loudly, "It's not like I haven't robbed the widow before."
Su Yan looked outside the door, and there was no one there. Usually, if something happened, there would be a lot of people watching.
She couldn't risk Tie Zhu's life, so she was very grateful that he could stand up to protect her.
"I'll go with you."
When she said this, the bandits were stunned for a moment. Normally, the women would be crying and shouting for help.
The leading bandit raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm afraid you won't let me go." Su Yan saw Zhang Xiu holding Er Dan at the door, and her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Zhang Xiu reacted quickly, grabbing Erdan and running away immediately. Everyone in the courtyard was paying attention to Su Yan.
