When Mr. Qi goes out, most people will give him three points of respect. When the woman said this, she frowned and looked contemptuous.
"Do you know how rare my paintings and calligraphy are?"
"No matter how rare it is, it can't be eaten as food." Su Yan made a pun.
These people just have too much ink on them and forget that they need money to eat.
No wonder the wife of the Qi family is the housekeeper. Mrs. Qi should be the only person in the family who can take care of things.
Otherwise, if Mr. Qi is like this, the Qi family will not be able to open the pot long ago.
She added: "If Mr. Qi needs money urgently, I can lend it to you, just write a receipt."
Master Qi naturally wanted to save face, but Su Yan didn't give it to him. He was a little embarrassed, "Do you know who I am?"
"Li Yu was written by me."
Su Yan sat down and took a sip of tea, "I haven't heard of it, Mr. Qi, you don't need to tell me, an ignorant woman like me."
"Let the head of the family speak out." Mr. Qi looked impatient.
Su Yan said: "Mr. Qi, how do you think my family will agree to trade calligraphy and painting for a shop?"
"Obviously, I'm taking revenge on the Qi family."
She made it clear that she wanted to return to the shop if the Qi family died.
She said unhurriedly: "My family is not that generous yet. Mr. Qi, don't waste your time here. Go back home and sell calligraphy and paintings on the street."
Mr. Qi's face looked ugly in the corner of his eye, but he insisted that people who are studying should not behave outside, so he walked away with a wave of his sleeves, and when he left, he lost a word, "Ignorant woman."
Shopkeeper Xiao saw that the person was gone, so he reminded him: "Master Qi knows many people in the county, and he is very familiar with the county magistrate."
Su Yan is not worried about the county magistrate at all. If she wanted to embarrass them, she would have done so a long time ago. She doesn't dare to make any move now and won't move at all.
"Don't worry. By the way, the flower seller hasn't come back yet?"
As I said we were going to talk, shopkeeper Xiao went to ask in advance, but it turned out that the family happened to be away for a while.
"I haven't asked yet. I'm going to go over there when I close the shop. I should be back," Shopkeeper Xiao said.
This way
The master of the Qi family went to see several people he knew well, including Master Ren. He didn't want to offend him, so he told him the truth, "I asked my wife to remind me about this. Several shops in the county are like the Su Dongjia."
There is involvement."
"I can't offend her about this. If I offend her, it will be difficult for our family."
Mr. Qi lives in seclusion and concentrates on writing books at home. When he heard this, he asked in confusion: "Are you still afraid of a woman?"
"To tell you the truth, my family offended her from the very beginning. Within a month, my family had no business."
Master Ren sighed and added: "Now that we are doing business with her, my family's business is half as good as before. It's not just me, but the Liang family is also the same."
"No matter who you ask today, no one will dare to help you."
"Go and submit to Su Dong's family. It won't do any harm to your family. Her husband may pass the exam in the future. The wives all say that he has a talent for studying."
This is why several shops in the county do not want to offend them.
Even the county magistrate did not dare to offend him.
He didn't know much about it, but the background of the Qin family was not simple.
He had suspected before that these two people were from the village, but they did not look like ordinary people in appearance or knowledge.
It's better to be careful.
Mr. Qi's face looked a little ugly, "The friendship between us is not as good as theirs?"
Master Ren was very embarrassed and looked helpless, "It's because of the friendship between our two families that I'm reminding you, otherwise I wouldn't see you today."
Mr. Qi sat silently, took a sip of tea, remained silent for a long time, and said a little anxiously: "I'm going now, but that woman won't stop."
With his temper, Mr. Ren knew what he was talking about, "Your family has gone too far in this matter and has killed other people. Of course, you will not stop. Now you must swallow your anger and train your grandson well."
Mr. Qi is not a wooden fish, so he naturally thought about it, sighed, and whispered: "Can you lend me a hundred taels, and I will return it to you when the calligraphy and painting are sold."
"As soon as we became friends, I will buy you a few calligraphy and paintings." Seeing him like this, Master Ren felt a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, he didn't go against the Qin family to the end.
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The flower seller came back, and at dusk Su Yan, Qin An, and Shopkeeper Xiao went there together.
Several hills are covered with flowers and trees planted by this family. No wonder they can supply the balm shop in the county town.
Shopkeeper Xiao held a lantern and said enthusiastically: "Dong Zhou's family, are you still busy?"
"There have been a lot of flowers blooming recently, and we don't have enough manpower, so we have to do it ourselves." Dong Zhou's family is about the same size as Shopkeeper Xiao, but it looks a bit older.
After all, I work in the fields all year round.
"The business is good. This is my boss, whose surname is Qin."
"I have heard about it. My grandson tells me every day that there is an uncle in the county who is very good at suppressing bandits."
After all, Boss Zhou's family also interacts with other bosses in the county. How could he not have heard of these two people, so he looked particularly polite.
Su Yan smiled and looked at the wintersweet flowers in their baskets. There were several colors. This was the first time she saw white wintersweet flowers.
"How do you sell Dong Zhou's flowers?"
"Just have the same price as others in the county. Shopkeeper Xiao also knows the price, but I don't know how much you want. We have picked up several companies in Fucheng, so it may be a bit tight."
"We won't get many this year, but we will get more next year. Next year we will open a few in Fucheng."
The perfume business in the county is good, which proves that there is a market.
Boss Zhou nodded, "Okay, just tell me next year. In the future, I'll let someone tell me in advance how many pounds you want."
"We will deliver it to you the next day."
After discussing the matter, they left. They sent shopkeeper Xiao home first, and then hurried to meet him at home.
Tuan Tuan at home pouted angrily when they saw them. Su Yan reached out and poked his cheek in a funny way, "Daddy brought you cakes."
Suddenly Tuan Tuan clapped her hands happily, and Su Yan said happily, "I know how to eat, so I will give it to my brother first."
"Erdan, eat with your brother, and mom will cook."
Erdan walked over and said sheepishly, "Mom, I told you to go to the academy because you need to arrange homework."
Qin An said "Yeah", "I'll go tomorrow."
Su Yan didn't say she was going. When the time comes, all the fathers in the academy will go, but Erdan will be the one to go. In the future, some people will talk about Erdan.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Erdan asked in a low voice: "Will it trouble daddy?"
"No trouble."
Qin An remembered something, Jin Yu took something out and handed it to Er Dan.
Erdan took the bird whistle and said happily: "Dad, did you make it for me?"
"Yeah." Qin An saw him playing with other people a few days ago. Others had whistles, but he didn't.
Thinking of this, he said in a low voice: "Just tell me what you want, and I will give you whatever my family can give me."
"I don't want it anymore, thank you daddy." Erdan held the whistle carefully. The bird made by daddy was very beautiful, better than anyone else's.
After they finished speaking, Cuilan took Su Yan to the room to talk alone, "Madam, my brother is sick, can I go back for a few days?" After saying this, her eyes were filled with apologies.
Su Yan nodded and said, "Okay, there's nothing to do during the Chinese New Year. You just come back after the Chinese New Year."
"Have a good time celebrating the New Year with your brother."
Cuilan knew that Madam was very nice, but she couldn't go too far, "I'll come back after seeing her."
"It's okay. We'll come back after the Chinese New Year. We'll also go to Fucheng in a few days."
Su Yan said sincerely: "You and Xiaoxiu can go anywhere, including at home."
Hearing this, Cuilan didn't say anything, but said gratefully: "Madam, I don't even know how to thank you."
"What's there to thank you for?" Su Yan smiled carelessly.
That night, Su Yan gave Cuilan five taels of silver and Xiao Xiu five taels of silver as money for the two of them to celebrate the New Year.
After returning to the house, Qin An had put Tuantuan to sleep and was sitting by the bed waiting for her to come back. He whispered: "Would you like to find a man to go back with her?"
"No need, Sister Cui's brother is pretty good to her." Su Yan shook her head.
She patted her shoulder, and the man immediately stood up and pressed it on her, "Shoulder pain?"
"Well, I don't know what I did."
Su Yan leaned her head against his chest, raised her head slightly and said, "I am becoming more and more squeamish."
Qin An chuckled, "Well, I can't bear the slightest emphasis."
He was talking dirty words, but Su Yan couldn't understand. She stretched out her hand and pinched his waist, "Restraint, I've taught Tuan Tuan bad things. Look at how cruel I am to you."
Qin An looked at his daughter-in-law's appearance and couldn't help but smile. He picked up her face and kissed her, "No matter how cruel she is, she will do it."
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It was time to take a bath in the academy, and it was almost the Chinese New Year. The business of the perfume shop at home was very good, and it brought in hundreds of taels of silver every day, so Su Yan was naturally happy.
I originally planned to close the shop during New Year's Day, but shopkeeper Xiao said not to close it, so she gave him three times his wages during the New Year's Day.
Shopkeeper Xiao's wife was very happy and brought them food several times.
When they were going to visit Master Sun in Fucheng, Su Yan asked Zhang Xiu if he wanted to be in the county town or in Fucheng. Zhang Xiu thought that there was no one to take care of his family, so he said he would be in the county town.
Erdan and Tuantuan naturally followed Su Yan.
Afraid of traveling at night, the carriage set off from Qin's house just after dawn.
There were many carriages going to Fucheng, and the road was jammed for a while. They walked slowly at first, but then stopped moving at all.
The family simply got off the carriage to take a breath. Su Yan gave water to the two children and looked at the rows of carriages. "I'm afraid something happened ahead."
Otherwise, it won't move at all.
Qin An said "Yes" and put a rabbit fur hat on her. At this time, a group of people nearby said: "It is said that a widow seduced the master of a wealthy family. The head of the house found out about it and called for people to chase her and beat her."
"Beat to death."
"The government is still cleaning up the bodies right now."
Hearing this, Qin An subconsciously looked at Su Yan. Su Yan knew that he was afraid that she would think too much, so she half-joked, "I am not a widow."
Qin An immediately smiled and said in front of the two children: "You are my wife."
Erdan looked elsewhere embarrassedly.
After a while, the carriage began to move. After a quarter of an hour, Su Yan saw a person wrapped in a straw mat. The embroidered shoes were still outside.
Before I could think of anything, a voice came from outside the carriage, "Daughter-in-law, are you hungry? There are snacks in the bag."
She won't end up like this.
Such a firm thought flashed through Su Yan's mind, and she returned to the man outside the carriage, "Okay."
I was wasted a lot of time on the road, so I had to find an inn to stay on the road. There was no spare room, so four people were squeezed into one room.
Qin An and Su Yan slept on the floor. Qin An was afraid that she would be uncomfortable sleeping, so he spread his clothes on it because it was hard on his side.
Su Yan pulled him to sleep a little more, but Qin An didn't move, just hugged her tightly and whispered: "Go to sleep, wife." After that, he kissed her ear gently.
The two of them had just fallen asleep when a gong was beating outside. Qin An immediately got up and went to the window to see that there were many officers and soldiers downstairs.
I guess they are being investigated closely because they are afraid of people causing trouble during the Chinese New Year.
Su Yan stood next to him, rubbed her eyes, and whispered: "Something happened?"
"No, check it out, wife, put on your clothes."
Qin An took her clothes and put them on her. As soon as she put them on, there was a knock on the door, "Open the door."
After opening the door, the two officers and soldiers glanced into the room and then asked: "Where did it come from?"
"Yun County." Qin An took out the account from his pocket and showed it to him.
The officers and soldiers looked at it for a while, then looked at Su Yan, "You can't enter the city, and the widow can't enter."
Qin An's expression suddenly changed, and he said darkly: "She is my wife."
Suddenly violent, the two officers and soldiers were still a little timid and explained: "We are afraid of trouble during the New Year, so we will not allow the widow to enter the city for the time being."
Su Yan gently pulled Qin An's sleeve and asked him not to say anything. These people just followed the instructions from above.
"Thank you sir, I won't enter the city."
Seeing that she was quite knowledgeable, the officers and soldiers didn't say anything more. Su Yan closed the door again, looked at her house, and said softly: "It's okay, I'll wait for you at the inn outside Fucheng."
After speaking, I gently held his rough hand with a comforting touch.
These things will happen more and more in the future, and with the regulations issued by the court, widows will become more and more unpopular.
I don’t know how many widows couldn’t bear it and committed suicide.
Even though Su Yan was angry, she was not able to abolish this rule.
On New Year's Day, people come and go, and Qin An doesn't worry about his wife and children waiting for him outside the city.
He whispered: "Let's go home when daybreak comes."
"No, Master Sun is not easy to meet. I might be of some help to you if you meet him."
Su Yan added: "It's okay to feel a little wronged, as long as you don't feel wronged all the time."
"I will send you back first, and then come to Fucheng." Qin An also knew that there was nothing he could do.
Having said that, Su Yan was not going to sit still and wait for death, and pinched her with the word "widow" again and again, making her very uncomfortable.
It is useless if one or two widows make trouble, but if a group of widows make trouble, the court will not be able to deal with it unless he orders all the widows to be killed.
The day after Qin An sent them back, Xiao Lan came to see Tuantuan.
Early in the morning, Qin An rode away, Zhang Xiu went to the butcher shop to help, and Su Yan and the two children were left at home.
Xiao Lan held Tuantuan in her arms and fed her, and glanced at Su Yan a few times, "We will spend the Chinese New Year in the county this year."
Su Yan did not answer her immediately, but pushed Erdan away: "Erdan, go inside and write big characters."
Erdan entered the house obediently.
After watching the door close, she looked at Xiao Lan and said, "I will not leave this home."
What she means is that no matter how the world targets her or treats her poorly, she doesn't care.
Xiao Lan was silent for a while and said: "I can't make the decision in this matter."
She paused and then said, "You will not be allowed in."
It's not that she doesn't allow it, it's that she won't be allowed to enter their home for some reason.