The Ren family helped, Su Yan bought some vegetables, and sat a table full of vegetables for them to come and eat.
It's getting late now, and there are two lanterns lit in the yard.
Ren Hui looked at the empty room in the afternoon, which smelled like fireworks.
There was a row of clothes hanging cold in the yard, a bunch of garlic hung at the door of the hall, and two dustpans hung on the other side.
He was a little surprised when he saw Qin An coming out wearing a girdle and carrying bowls and chopsticks.
Qin An looked natural and said in a low voice: "Sit down and eat."
Ren Li likes to eat the food cooked by Su Yan, "It tastes so delicious. If I had your skills, I would make it myself every day."
"You can learn from me if you like," Su Yan said without hesitation.
Before Ren Li could speak, Ren Hui answered: "There is a cook at home. If you want to eat, let the cook prepare it."
Ren Li glanced at him and wondered why he had become so enlightened.
She didn't say anything.
Su Yan glanced at the two of them, then sat next to Qin An, "There is also soup, let's eat it first."
After dinner, Ren Li followed her in the kitchen to clean up, and whispered: "This is so strange, he still cares about me."
Su Yan naturally saw Ren Hui's concern, "I'm still pretty good to you."
"It's just today, it doesn't usually happen like this."
Ren Li thought of something and said, "I'm going back tomorrow. It's hard to buy food at this time, so I have to look for it."
“The food is expensive at this time of year.”
"Go to the village to collect it." Su Yan said while washing the dishes.
She added: "When are you leaving tomorrow? I want to fry some crispy pork and twists for my family before I leave."
"Then we'll leave in the afternoon."
Let Li make do with her time.
Su Yan showed a slightly grateful expression, and as soon as they left, she fried the fried twists.
It took more than half an hour to fry a vegetable vat.
After they were completely cool, she put them one by one into the jar, sealed them with cloth, and then closed the lid.
This won't be bad.
"If you want to eat it, just grab some, make soup, steam it, whatever."
"I will go to the county seat tomorrow afternoon. The Ren family has something to do temporarily."
As he spoke, he looked at the man's expression, and his brows were obviously dull.
She added: "I'll come back with Tuan Tuan in a few days."
"No, I'll come back from the break." Qin An's tone was a little reluctant.
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Before leaving, Qin An bought a lot of food for her to take back. Su Yan did not dare to see him, for fear that he would be reluctant to leave and shed tears and be seen by him.
She is not a clingy person, but she is used to having him around anyway, and she is a little reluctant to let him go when they are separated.
Qin An watched the carriage go away, his eyes turned slightly red and the tip of his nose felt a little sour.
He stood for a while and then turned back to the room to read.
The academies in Fucheng are four or five larger than those in the county town, and many wealthy families have sons.
There is no need to wear uniform uniforms in the city. You can tell by looking at your clothes whether your family is well off or not.
Qin An's clothes were quite good, but his appearance was too fierce. Except for Ren Hui who said a few words to him, no one else said much.
The academy has a special place for teaching girls from wealthy families.
Nowadays, people's customs are open, and men and women don't need to avoid suspicion.
Many women noticed Qin An and occasionally came to take a peek.
On this day, Qin An planned to go home for dinner at noon. The woman in a blue dress stopped him, "Qin An, let's eat together."
There was a group of people around her, both men and women.
Qin An pretended not to hear and walked past them. He naturally understood what she meant.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t ask him to have dinner with me for no reason.
He left without giving face. The woman's face changed, and the petite Huang Ying next to her said, "Didn't he hear?"
Bai Jiao's expression softened a little, and she didn't think Qin An would ignore her, the daughter of the prefect.
"You go call him."
"I go."
Immediately, a man chased Qin An, "Colleagues, let's eat together."
He blocked the way, Qin An stopped, frowned slightly and said, "I won't eat."
The man was stunned and explained: "There is the daughter of the prefect."
"What does it have to do with me?" Qin An said coldly.
The man immediately didn't know what to say. How could anyone reject the prefect's daughter?
Everyone knows that the prefect only has a daughter. As long as he has some connections, some things will be easier.
At this time, Qin An said again: "I don't have a good temper. I will hit people when I am angry."
He is not afraid of others being afraid of him.
Watching him walk away, the man whispered to Bai Jiao: "He is not happy."
Bai Jiao's delicate face is a bit ugly. If her father hadn't said that he would be a great person in the future, she would not have called him together.
"Why are you not happy?"
"I don't know." The man shook his head.
prefect
Bai Jiao went to the study and said, "Father, what you said about Qin An is not very good either. I don't want to marry him."
Bai Kang looked up at her and said sternly: "I won't harm you."
"Read his article." After saying that, he handed over a piece of rice paper from the drawer.
Bai Jiao has been studying since she was a child, so she can naturally tell the quality of articles. "He is not happy to invite him to dinner today."
She sat down unhappily and said, "Father, he also has a widowed wife. It's so wrong for me to marry him."
"A widow can't even be considered an aunt, so what are you worried about? This person is capable, but you are squeamish, so you need to find someone to control you." Bai Kangzheng wanted her to marry Qin An because he knew his daughter well.
He further explained: "It's not a grievance if you can marry him. It's only a matter of time before you become an official."
"In the past few years, the imperial court has changed officials, and the emperor has begun to re-appoint new ministers. As long as he can pass the exam, his official position will not be lowered."
"What about his widowed wife? I can't bear it," Bai Jiao said coquettishly.
"What do you care about a widow? Be generous."
"That's right. I am the daughter of a prefect. Why should I care about the widow? When will I ask him to propose marriage?"
"Just for a day or two, you can see how he is like on weekdays?" Bai Kang was naturally worried that his daughter would marry a bad person.
After she left, Bai Kang asked someone to invite Qin An over.
He looked at him carefully. He was not as thin as other scholars, but had handsome features, and his appearance was not bad.
"sit down."
Qin An stood still, and Bai Kang didn't say anything. He said directly: "You're not married yet, are you?"
"It's done." Qin An didn't hesitate at all.
Bai Kang paused, looked up at him, and admired for a moment: "You are sincere."
"Su Yan?"
"Yeah." Qin An said in a low voice.
"It's okay, my beauty is eight years older than you, what do you think?" Bai Kang looked at his expression.
Qin An's face was pale, "I have a daughter-in-law, but I don't accept my aunt, and I don't raise an extra wife."
What he meant was that he didn't want anyone except Su Yan.
Bai Kang didn't expect that he would refuse, but he still refused because he had a wife. After being silent, he said, "You don't like my beauty?"
"No, I have a wife." Qin An would not offend him.
He continued in a low voice: "I will only marry one daughter-in-law, and I swore it in front of my parents' graves."
Bai Kang's face softened a little, "Did you know that if you marry Jiao'er, you will be able to rise to prominence. My Bai family is in charge of the household department in the capital."
"I know, but my promise to dad will not change unless I die." Qin An said firmly.
Bai Kang whispered: "Aren't you afraid of offending me?"
"Afraid." Qin An said he was afraid, but his expression did not show it.
"If you marry Jiao'er, Su Yan will also be your wife, but there are some differences in status."
Bai Kang paused for a moment and then said: "If you really get admitted to the capital, she won't be able to follow you. The court does not allow officials to marry widows."
"There's nothing I can do to help you. Think about it for yourself. If you want, I can erase her status as a widow."
It is easy for the prefect to erase the identity of a widow, just find any excuse.
"No need." Qin An still insisted.
Soon he said again: "I won't do it, otherwise I won't take the widow."
Bai Kang was stunned, and for a while he couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or a lie. Qin An said in a low voice, "You can come and see me, fat doctor."
Men are inherently good-looking, and what they say is most likely true. Bai Kang naturally does not want his daughter to marry a physically handicapped man.
"Don't say these words to anyone else."
"Um."
Qin An came out of the side door of the magistrate and breathed a sigh of relief. He was betting that the magistrate would not call him doctor.
If he could shout, he would be offended.
If you are not afraid of causing trouble to yourself, you are afraid of causing trouble to your family.
People were coming and going on the street. Qin An walked through the busy city, unlocked and pushed open the courtyard door. Normally, his wife would stand at the door of the kitchen when she heard the noise.
Sir, let me eat braised pork today.
He closed the door and went into the kitchen to light the fire. He had no appetite for eating alone, so he just made some food and went back to the room to read.
When the night gets very dark, the lanterns in the house are extinguished.
This way
Su Yan discussed with the Ren family what vegetables should be sold in the Fucheng shop and where they should be located. They were busy with this matter for seven or eight days in a row.
After finishing my work, I found that Tuantuan was sick and her face was red.
She hurriedly took her to the drug store to see the baby. The doctor did not dare to prescribe medicine to the baby, so he asked her to feed her some warm water.
Tuantuan was so uncomfortable that she kept calling daddy, "Daddy, daddy, daddy..."
I couldn't stop shouting until my voice became hoarse.
Su Yan felt guilty, hugging him and coaxing him, "We will go see daddy in a few days." She wiped the corners of her eyes as she spoke.
Seeing the child feel uncomfortable makes him feel uncomfortable.
"Mom, I want... I want... Daddy, Daddy." Tuantuan looked at the door and pointed in the direction.
After coaxing him for a while, Tuan Tuan was tired of crying and fell asleep in Su Yan's arms. He was probably uneasy because he woke up whenever Su Yan moved the slightest.
They could only hold each other for one night, with their heads resting on the bed, and the mother and son slept like this until the next morning.
When the dogs barked outside, Su Yan opened her eyes and patted Tuan Tuan's back gently.
Seeing that he was asleep again, I raised my hand to touch his forehead and then his neck. It was no longer so hot.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while she put Tuantuan on the bed. When she straightened up, it hurt so much that she covered her mouth.
He moved to the stool and sat down, reaching out and pinching his waist.
After a while, it still hurt.
She took a deep breath and endured the pain and went out. Zhang Xiu, who was washing clothes in the yard, saw her and ran over to help her.
"Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"My back hurts. Give me some medicinal wine to rub it on." Su Yan sat on the chair in the main room and leaned back slightly.
Erdan looked at her from the side, and finally stretched out his hand to pull her, "Mom."
"It's okay, it's just a pain in my back. Mom can't make breakfast today. I'll ask Aunt Xiu to take you to buy buns to eat later." Su Yan told him not to worry.
Zhang Xiu pressed her for a while before she felt better.
Su Yan planned to stay with Tuantuan at home today, and started calling him daddy again as soon as she woke up, which made her anxious.
Su Yan thought that crying like this was not an option. After thinking about it, she asked Cuilan to hold Tuan Tuan in her arms and go to Fucheng with her.
Then let Cuilan and Tuantuan stay in Fucheng for half a month.
Naturally, she couldn't stay for half a month because she was afraid that finding out would cause trouble to the Ren family.
I am also worried that the investigation will be more stringent in the future.
The Ren family knew they were going, so they helped arrange the carriage. After all, Mrs. Ren Li wanted to see Ren Hui, so she said she would accompany them.
The carriage's wheel broke on the road, and it took most of an hour to repair it. The caretakers couldn't bear the bumps.
The carriage was a little slow, and it was getting late when we arrived in Fucheng.
The carriage stopped at the door of Qin's house.
Su Yan got out of the carriage with Tuan Tuan in her arms and whispered to Mrs. Ren Li, "Sorry to trouble you."
"What's the trouble?" Ren Li smiled and motioned for her to leave first.
He put his arms around her neck, "Mom, daddy..."
"Right away." Su Yan kissed him and knocked on the door, but no one opened it for a long time.
But the door is locked from the inside.
She shouted, "Qin An."
The aunt next door glanced here and said, "Are you his wife?"
Su Yan knew that the people in Fucheng would look down on the widow even more, so she didn't admit it, "I am his sister."
"He's in the house and doesn't come out very often." After the aunt said that, the door opened from the inside.
Qin An's eyes lit up when he saw his wife and child. He thought he heard it wrong just now.
Su Yan saw that he had a long mouth and was about to call his wife, so she quickly said: "Brother." As she spoke, she went in with the child in her arms.
Qin An frowned slightly, glanced at the woman standing and watching, and said in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law."
The woman looked back and forth between the two of them. Su Yan felt helpless and gently pushed Qin An in, signaling him not to shout.
"Daughter-in-law, give me your son." Qin An not only did not say anything, but stretched out his arms to hug Tuan Tuan.
Tuantuan happily went to kiss Qin An, "Daddy."
The woman's eyes were a little strange, probably wondering if the two were brothers and sisters getting married together...
Qin An didn't pay attention to her eyes and led his wife into the house with one hand, followed by Cuilan.
There was half a bowl of gnocchi on the table in the main room. The soup had no color, and it was obviously gnocchi boiled in water.
Picture to fill the stomach.
Su Yan took a look and sighed, "Look what you are eating?"
After saying that, he walked to the kitchen with the gnocchi in his hand.
Cuilan quickly caught up and said, "Madam, let me do it. Your back hurts."
As soon as he heard that her waist hurt, Qin An strode up with his arms in his arms, his eyes falling on his wife's waist, "What are you doing?"
"Come in and I'll give you a few rubs."
"It's okay, I'm much better." Su Yan walked into the kitchen with pimple soup.
The spices he bought were not touched, and I don’t know what he ate.
She turned to look at him, "I bought it and you won't do it."
Qin An handed the lump to Cuilan, walked over and bent down to squeeze her waist, and said dullly: "I eat the same thing."
No matter how delicious it is, if you don't see your wife and children, you will feel like you have no appetite.
Su Yan didn't say anything for a while. It's also true that no matter how delicious it is to be late alone, it's not good to eat. "Cuilan and Tuantuan will stay here for half a month. Remember to get something delicious."
"It's okay. My waist doesn't hurt anymore. You can go and hug me. I've missed you these past few days. I had a fever yesterday and I woke up calling you again this morning."
"Go and take a nap." Qin An refused to let her cook and signaled her to go back to the house and take a nap.
The child has a fever and the wife must not have slept well.
