Hearing what he said, Su Yan felt a little warm, "Okay, Brother Qin, please wait for me while I make gnocchi. You can eat it before going up the mountain."
"It'll be ready soon." After saying that, he hurried to the kitchen.
Qin An took a look but said nothing. He checked the door and found two more boards to fix it.
He glanced at the courtyard wall, frowned, and then looked at Su Yan's door. After making sure it was solid, he did nothing.
The noodles were ready, so Su Yan brought him a full bowl and said, "Eat more, there's still more in the pot." After that, she went to get a bamboo tube to fill him with water.
Looking at the busy woman, Qin An was a little dazed, and he said in a low voice: "Stop being busy, let's eat."
"I'll just eat it later." Su Yan was still busy filling the water and put it on the table.
After Qin An finished eating, he took a bow and arrow and water, looked at her and said, "Close the door."
Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she still closed the door and said through the door: "It's bolted."
Listening to the footsteps outside getting further and further away, she went back to the kitchen to eat gnocchi, and mixed the remaining soup with vegetables to feed the chickens.
After cleaning everything inside and out, she went back to her room to sleep.
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When she woke up, Qin An was already in the yard. He had obviously climbed over the wall and came in. She was stunned for a moment, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Then he saw that he was all dirty and said, "Did he fall? There is so much mud on his clothes."
Qin An subconsciously thought that she thought he was dirty, so he glanced down and pursed his lips, "I'm going to change it right now."
"Did you fall somewhere?" Su Yan looked him up and down.
Meeting the woman's concerned eyes, Qin An's heart warmed up, her voice became softer, and she explained: "No, it slipped when I was picking up the pheasant."
"That's okay. I'll go warm the water. I'll fold yesterday's clothes and put them on the stool."
Su Yan combed her hair, yawned and went to the kitchen, quickly boiling water.
inside the house
When Qin An entered the house carrying warm water, he saw a clean house. It was obvious that Su Yan had tidied it up again.
He closed the door and picked up the clothes on the table. The clothes smelled like soap locust, unlike before when they were washed and always smelled like sweat.
He washed it even with his head.
Su Yan heard the noise and looked over subconsciously. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the rough man with his hair down. Qin An always washed his hair at night in the past, but this was the first time she saw him with his hair down.
Not ugly, but still heroic.
Qin An was sitting at the door of the stove, rubbing the cloth back and forth. Su Yan's eyes twitched when she saw him like this. I couldn't help but said, "It's easy for your hair to get knotted like this, just pinch it."
Washing her hair with saponin can only remove oil. Every time she combs her hair, it gets very tangled. When the time comes, she has more money, so she will buy some hair oil.
Seeing that he didn't know how to do it, she said, "I'll teach you." After saying that, she wiped her hands and walked over.
She took the cloth and wrapped it around his hair. Not to mention, his hair was thick and black.
"Wrap it all up like this, squeeze it slightly, and the water will be sucked away."
The woman suddenly approached, and Qin An's whole body froze, and his face gradually became hot under the firelight, making him want to stand up.
He said "huh" unnaturally.
Su Yan didn't notice either. After giving him the handkerchief, she washed her hands and started making pancakes. The two of them just did their own thing without saying a word.
Qin An's eyes occasionally fell on the woman's slightly lowered face, and he felt a strange feeling in his heart.
He understood what it was and he cared about Su Yan.
We have to buy a lot of things when we go to town today. Qin An carried a large backpack and Su Yan carried a basket.
In the town, Chen time has passed and the sun is shining brightly.
When the owner of the jewelry store saw them coming, he was very enthusiastic and said, "Oh, I've been waiting for you for so many days. Where do you live? I'll have someone come pick them up next time."
Su Yan smiled and explained: "From Shanghe Village, the Qin family."
"Okay, how about I have someone come pick it up every three days from now on, and hand over twenty pieces at a time? Is that okay?" The owner also has shops in other towns, and the sales are quite good.
He thought of something and said: "It's best to change the pattern occasionally."
Su Yan didn't answer. Twenty cigarettes in three days was still a bit too much. Qin An nodded without hesitation, "Okay."
Then he gave him a handful of hairpins, twenty-one in total.
The boss took it over and looked at it carefully. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he happily gave it to him two by two.
"Young master, don't go to the county town anymore. If the sales are good, I will give you an increase of 150 cents in two months, but you can't sell it to other shops."
Su Yan tugged on Qin An's sleeve to signal him not to agree immediately. The shopkeeper must have made a lot of money if he could get such a raise.
Qin An glanced at her hand out of the corner of his eye and quickly said in a low voice, "I don't know yet. I may have to go to the county town after finishing my family affairs."
Su Yan answered: "My eldest brother's salary in the county town is better, and he also provides food and accommodation."
The owner also understood. He felt a little worried for a moment and hesitated, "Let's do it. I'll sell it for another half month. If the sales are good, I'll give you two hundred cents a piece."
"When the time comes, if there is anything I need to carve here, I will ask the young master to do it. Don't worry, I will give you the wages."
Qin An hesitated for a moment and nodded, "That's okay."
"Don't worry, little master, I won't treat you badly. I've been doing business in the town for so many years, so I won't cheat you." The boss said happily.
Then he took a tasseled silk flower and gave it to Qin An, "This is for your sister to wear. It's a newly arrived model. When someone asks, just say it's from our shop."
The woman is pretty and someone will definitely ask about her wearing it.
Su Yan thought that the shopkeeper was quite smart, and said cheerfully: "Okay, the shopkeeper is happy, and so are we."
The shopkeeper said happily, "Girls are not shy."
Qin An gave the silk flower to Su Yan, and Su Yan raised her hand and inserted it on the left rear. As soon as the pink silk flower was put on, the woman's face became more delicate.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Qin An turned sideways slightly and said, "Let's go."
After leaving the shop, Qin An suddenly praised in a low voice: "It's very beautiful."
Su Yan didn't react for a moment, but after a while she realized that he was praising the beautiful silk flowers, "They are quite beautiful."
Qin An glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said nothing. Then he went to buy chaff and bought a big bag for two cents, which was enough for the chickens to eat for several months.
When passing by a stall, a woman suddenly stopped Qin An and said enthusiastically: "Brother, buy your wife a pair of shoes. My shoes are very nice."
Qin An was stunned. When he realized it, he pursed his lips, looked at the embroidered shoes and said, "How many articles?"
"Fifty Wen, my embroidery is quite fine, the base is thick, and there's cotton inside. It's getting cold, so this one is warm to wear." The woman showed him a pair of blue lotus embroidered shoes.
When Su Yan heard that she wanted to buy her shoes, she quickly said: "No, thank you, I still have shoes at home."
"Oh, sister, just wear it if your husband-in-law buys it for you. Your husband-in-law really loves you." The woman kept saying nice things in order to sell the shoes.
Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just when she was about to explain, Qin An said in a low voice: "I want two pairs, the cheaper one is ninety cents."
"Brother Qin, I don't want it. It's too expensive." Su Yan tugged on his sleeve and signaled him not to buy it.
The shoes are good shoes, but she doesn't need to wear such nice shoes without embroidery.
Qin An looked at her and said seriously: "It's not expensive, a hairpin only takes a long time."