Not long after the two returned, they heard noisy noises. Su Yan stood at the door and took a look. Several members of the Zhao family had returned.
She turned around and walked to the kitchen, where her man was blanching the ribs, "Cook more, I guess the Zhao family is coming."
"Well." Qin An raised his head and glanced at her, and his hand holding the spatula tightened slightly. If...he was not at home, what would his wife do...
Thinking of this, he went to Renyazi's place early the next morning and bought a young man in his thirties, even if he had a contract to sell himself, he would not be worried.
As soon as he got home, he took him to the study room and said, "You can do the work at home, but the first thing is to protect my wife."
He said in a low voice: "If you dare to mess around at home, I will definitely kill you."
There are many women in the house, and if he is not at home, they cannot resist a man.
The strong men were beaten every day at Renyazi's place to tame their loyal masters. When they heard this, they were shocked and said, "Master, I will definitely do my duty."
Qin An said "hmm" and then told him some more things.
Here, Su Yan was settling accounts in the shop. Shopkeeper Xiao came from the opposite door with a happy face, "Madam, I passed the exam. Someone from Fucheng has already arrived. They will be here in half an hour."
Su Yan immediately put down what she was doing, "Really? Who said that?"
"The Jiangdong family's son passed the exam and they just came back from Fucheng, so I asked him shamelessly."
Shopkeeper Xiao couldn't help but feel shocked and happy, and said again: "Master is Jieyuan."
If the boss is capable, the helpers will have an easier time.
If the boss eats meat, they have soup to drink.
Su Yan was also shocked for a while. Qin An was very good at studying in the county. He didn't expect that with so many people, he could still pass the Jieyuan exam.
"I'll go back. You keep staring here. Aunt Zhao is not familiar with her."
"Aunt Zhao, if you have anything, just ask Shopkeeper Xiao. Don't be afraid if someone makes trouble. Just shout to the other side. Shopkeeper Xiao will know how to deal with it."
After explaining, she rushed home.
Qin An just packed up his bow and arrows and prepared to go hunting in the mountains. In the spring season, he could catch a lot of prey.
Hearing footsteps, he subconsciously raised his head and asked, "Daughter-in-law, why are you back?"
"I want to go up the mountain."
"I can't go today. Shopkeeper Xiao said you passed the exam." Su Yan didn't say he was Jieyuan. If not, her happiness would be in vain.
Qin An said "Hmm", "Will you go up the mountain with me this afternoon?"
"The tea leaves in the mountains are ready to be picked."
He knows that his wife likes these things in the mountains, well, he just wants his wife to go up the mountain with him.
The two of them didn't talk, and he felt very satisfied.
Su Yan planned to make some scented tea, "Okay, let's cook some rice early. How about chopped green onion noodles?"
"Okay, I'll buy some eggs."
Qin An put down his bow and arrow and stretched out his hand towards Su Yan, "Daughter-in-law, give me twenty coins."
Su Yan knew that he liked this, so she smiled and went into the house to get twenty coins, "I'll fix the collar."
Qin An naturally lowered his head and let her do it. Su Yan was not impatient and came over to help him get his collar, "Take an umbrella and go out. The sky is a little cloudy and it's probably going to rain."
"It's okay, I'll be back in a few steps." As soon as Qin An finished speaking, Cuilan came back with Tuan Tuan in her arms.
Tuan Tuan was very happy when he saw his parents, "Dad, Mom." After saying this, he clapped his hands and motioned for Qin An to hug him.
Qin An reached out to take it and held it in his arms with one hand, "I'll take it out to buy eggs."
As he spoke, he took the umbrella with his other hand and went out.
When she came back, the dough had been rolled out. Su Yan kissed the dough and said, "Wait a minute, mom."
She made scrambled egg soup quickly, and after a while, the aroma of eggs mixed with chopped green onions filled the kitchen.
I picked a little bit and fed it to Tuantuan first.
As soon as we finished eating, there were people beating gongs and drums outside, and a dozen officers and soldiers wearing red cloth strips came over.
The leading officers and soldiers congratulated: "Congratulations to Qin Jieyuan."
He handed Qin An the paperwork and then raised his hand.
The officers and soldiers behind carried things into the main room.
A group of people surrounded Qin An. Su Yan took a few steps back, hugging Tuan Tuan and watching with a happy face.
Qin An, who was surrounded by officers and soldiers, did not speak to them, but subconsciously looked for Su Yan and saw her in the corner.
He strode over, bent down and hugged the child, then put his arm around her waist and walked to the main room.
Su Yan's eyes fell on the side of his face. She was satisfied, very satisfied.
No matter what happens in the future, she will be satisfied.
The officers and soldiers stayed here for a while and then left. Cuilan and Zhang Xiu were so happy that they kept talking.
"Master is so awesome."
"Xie Yuan, the first time I met Yuan was the master of our family."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Su Yan smiled, patted Qin An gently, and praised in a low voice: "It's really amazing, sir."
I used to think that my husband was naive, but now I realize that he is extremely smart.
If you are not smart, you will not be able to pass the Jie Yuan exam at all.
Qin An knew that he was not powerful, but that he was worried about something. If his wife had to worry about him for a few more years, his body would simply not be able to bear it.
Tell her not to worry. With the house like this, she must be worried.
"Well, I will let you live a good life in the future."
"Okay." Su Yan thought that if Qin An passed the exam, people in the alley would go to Wu Ji's shop for dinner.
Most of the people in the alley were gone, and there were about ten tables seated. The Wu family did not accept guests, but gave them banquets.
It was already past noon after eating, and the Qin family went up the mountain to hunt on horseback. No one came to visit from the county town.
The couple didn't worry about offending anyone and didn't move around at all?
Here, Su Yan pinched the tender green tea leaves in the mountain forest while looking at the man looking around for prey not far away.
She sighed slightly in her heart. Others thought it was a good thing to pass the Jieyuan exam, but she knew in her heart that Qin An would soon go to Fucheng to study and prepare for the exam.
I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
Sure enough, when the two of them went back that day, the master came to see Qin An at night. Guess they were afraid that she would listen, so they went into the study.
The Master stared at the tall man and said in a deep voice: "You can go to the Imperial College to study, why don't you go? Even the descendants of officials have a hard time getting in."
"My wife and children are in the county town." Qin An said straightforwardly.
"you……"
The master was a little angry, but he didn't know what to say to him. After a while, he said, "Do you really not want a great future?"
"With your current talent, there is no problem in being able to enter the palace examination."
"The master of the Imperial College has an official title and has taught many relatives of the emperor and the country. You should know in your heart which is more important."
"My wife is important, Master, so I will study in Fucheng." If Qin An could study in Fucheng, he would not go to Fucheng.
He paused, pursed his lips, and said, "Master, can you help me change my wife's identity? I can give you any amount of money."
When the master heard this, he sighed and said, "If this was easy, I would help you do it. I also want you to go to the capital to study."
"Recently, the court has tightened its control. Once one is found, he will be jailed for three years."
At this point, he added one more sentence, "I know you have a good heart. If you want a future, you can't get involved with the widow. If you become an official in the future, everything will be in vain if word spreads about you."
"I know it in my heart." Qin An never wavered in his thoughts about not being with his wife.
Not to mention becoming an official, he was not willing to be an emperor.
"I don't even know what to say about you. Your articles are unique and insightful, but you can't figure this out. You're a fool. That's your business."
The master couldn't understand him, so he took Su Yan's idea.
The next day, I came to the shop early in the morning to look for Su Yan, but Su Yan was not there. She went to look at flower petals outside the city.
It was already afternoon when I came back, and Aunt Zhao was cleaning the table, "My boss, a master came to see you this morning and asked you to go to the academy to find him when you come back."
Su Yan took a sip of tea and said, "Okay."
She put down her tea cup, patted her clothes, and walked to the academy without any wrinkles. The boy at the door became much more polite when he saw her, "Madam, I'm in the study, just ask you to go directly."
Su Yan nodded, and then walked to the study. After knocking on the door, the master asked her to come in.
"Come in."
"Master, what do you want from me?" Su Yan asked, neither humble nor overbearing.
The Master put down the brush in his hand and said, "I advise him to go to the Imperial College to study. With his intelligence, he will definitely be among the top three in the National Examination."
"He studied in Fucheng because of you. You probably don't know how rare the Imperial College is. Stepping into the Imperial College is equivalent to stepping into an official family."
"If this opportunity is wasted, it will be hard to come by again."
He looked at the woman in front of him, her beauty was a disaster.
Su Yan did not avoid his gaze, "I know, I will not force him to make any decision."
"No matter how good the Imperial College is, it can't be closer to home for him. Master, I've never studied home."
There was no sarcasm in the tone, just a light statement.
Then she added: "Studying is to live a better life, not to forget home and roots."
She has never been the kind of person who would silently give up everything for the good of others. She is relatively stupid.
The Master was stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect to be taught a lesson by a woman. He couldn't speak. He stared at her for a few times and said, "You are very sharp-tongued."
"You women are short-sighted and have no foresight. If Qin An becomes an official, your life will be much better than it is now."
"Everyone who goes out must call Mrs. Qin."
"Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Li, no other lady is as good as him at home."
Su Yan added: "Master, there is no need to come here to say it. Unless he is willing, I will not agree."
"You two have the same tone."
Seeing that it didn't make sense, the Master simply stopped talking and waved his hand, gesturing for her to go back.
As soon as Su Yan walked out of the academy door, she saw Qin An striding over. His first words were: "Don't listen to other people's words."
Su Yan reassured: "I know."
"I didn't promise, Master."
"I'm not worried about you being alone in the capital. You don't have food to eat, you don't have good clothes, and others will think you have no home." Su Yan was not afraid of anything. She was just worried that Qin An would think she had no home.
Qin An felt soft and stretched out his hand to hold her, "Well, I'm afraid I won't have a home."
"Master said that you are going to Fucheng in a few days to buy some clothes at Cloth Village. Don't you like to eat pickled vegetables? I will go to the market to buy you some vegetables later and you will be able to eat them when you leave in a few days.
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"I will take you to the gate of Fucheng then."
The city management of this guild is very strict, and widows and beggars are not allowed to enter the city at all.
"No, just prepare more food for me." Qin An raised his hand to touch her ear hair, with a look of grievance flashing in his eyes.
Su Yan didn't say anything, "Then I'll smoke some dried meat for you."
After thinking about it for a few days, she bought more than 20 kilograms of pork on the way back. She didn't go to the shop in the afternoon and marinated the dried meat at home.
When Mrs. Ren Li came to the door with her things, Su Yan's hands were covered with hot sauce, "What are you making something delicious again?"
"Dried meat, my guy is going to Fucheng in a few days, so I'll smoke some for him." Su Yan motioned for her to do it by herself.
"My family is going too. Let's go together then. My family has called a bodyguard, so it's safer." Ren Li said.
The Ren family is not making a fuss, their business has been good recently, and many people are trying to make a fuss about them. Ren Hui is the only son of the Ren family. If something goes wrong, the Ren family will be doomed.
Su Yan was not polite to her, "I'll make more dried meat and send you some when the time comes."
"Okay, last time I finished the dried meat you made in a day or two, and I had a toothache for several days."
Ren Li pointed at something and said: "The deer antler sent from Guanshan. I heard it is useful for treating ears, so you took it and ate it."
Su Yan only had one ear healed, but she could still hear faintly from the other ear. The doctor looked at it and said it might be fine.
"How much money, I will give you."
"My father-in-law asked me to give it to you, please keep it. My family still relies on your blessing." Mrs. Ren Li hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.
Su Yan naturally saw it and said directly: "If you have anything to say, just say it. If I can help, I will help. If I can't help, there is nothing I can do."
Ren Li walked to her side and whispered: "The other day I heard my father-in-law say that the prefect wanted to tell his daughter to Qin An."
Originally, she didn't have to say anything about it, but Su Yan helped her a lot. Besides, she was a woman and she showed up for her family's business.
if……
She is really nothing if Qin An divorces her.
I just wanted to give her a heads up so that she wouldn't have nothing by then.
"It's okay." The woman smiled nonchalantly.
Ren Li was a little surprised and asked curiously: "You know?"
"You won't know until you tell me." Su Yan kneaded the dried meat, spread it on the dustpan, and bent down to wash her hands in the wooden basin.
She explained, "He didn't agree."
Ren Li sighed, thinking she didn't understand, so she sat on the stone bench and said, "The magistrate is not a minor official. If you offend him, not only will you fail to study, but your family's business will not be able to run either."
"I speak frankly, don't take it to heart. The prefect's daughter is an official lady. If the prefect can agree to it, it means that your family has reached a high level."
What she meant was that as long as she was a man, she would not disagree.
Su Yan washed her hands and smiled, "I'm going to get some melon seeds and we'll eat while we talk." After that, she walked into the house.
In the house
Qin An was holding Tuantuan in his arms and coaxing him to sleep. Tuantuan's eyes were squinted, and he was obviously about to fall asleep.
Su Yan stepped a little slower, but Tuantuan still woke up and glanced towards her, "Mom."
After saying that, his eyes were closed again, obviously very sleepy.
Su Yan's heart was as soft as cotton. She couldn't help but lower her head and kiss him. Qin An whispered: "Who is here?"
"From the Ren family." Su Yan went to the cabinet and took some dried fruits, pouring them into the wooden plate on the table.
She glanced at the sleeping Tuantuan, then carried it out.
Ren Li held the ground vegetables in her hands, "What is this? I haven't seen it before?"
"Ground vegetables, fried pickled beans and rice. If you want to eat, you can eat it at my place later."
Su Yan put the wooden plate on the table and continued what she just said: "Kill my husband-in-law, and he won't even marry me."