Hearing this, Qin An paused for a moment, then quickly continued walking forward, saying "hmm" in a low voice.
The two of them said nothing after that. After Qin An fetched water twice, he sat in the yard and made wooden hairpins.
The more he does it, the faster his movements become. Now he can do seven or eight exercises in one morning.
When the chickens in the yard were noisy, Goudan's mother came and brought a basket of vegetables, "Sister, I asked about that. Hey, my family just happened to find a job when they went to town today.
It’s hard to shirk your promise.”
Hearing this, Su Yan didn't think anything. After all, it was said to her suddenly. She smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll find someone else then."
"If your yard isn't in a hurry, I'll ask my guy to help with it after the work is done in a few days."
Goudanfu felt a little sorry, after all, Su Yan often brought things over for them to eat.
Su Yan smiled and said, "It's okay. Many people are free now. I'll find another one. Otherwise, it's winter and you still have to prepare New Year's goods."
Goudanfu didn’t say anything, picked up the empty basket and left.
Su Yan returned to the kitchen with the dishes in her arms and came out to ask, "Brother Qin, what do you want to eat for lunch, noodles or dinner? If you want noodles, I'll make some sauerkraut."
"You can eat whatever you want."
Qin An raised his head and glanced at her, pursed his lips, and said: "When you buy the land, I will help you repair the yard."
He pursed his lips and added, "The weather will get cold soon. The yard has been repaired, but it's not easy to buy things in your house."
"When the river freezes, it's impossible to walk on the waterway."
“You can’t move in until next spring.”
Hearing this, Su Yan felt a little worried. Qin An had already said that he was going to get a wife. She would cause trouble for him by occupying the house like this. "We'll just live there then. Brother Qin, you're also going to get a wife. I can't live here any longer."
It’s not appropriate anymore.”
"This period has been a drag..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qin An interrupted her and said with a serious look: "Don't be a burden."
He was silent for a while and then said: "I'll buy it later. I've saved enough betrothal gifts. If you want, I'll marry you." After saying that, he held the hairpin nervously.
Su Yan was stunned, and faced the rough man's slightly red face. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. After a while, she came to her senses.
Damn it, Goudan got it right.
She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally said: "Brother Qin, do you feel sorry for me that you have such thoughts?"
Qin An shook his head and said in a low voice, "No."
"I want to live with you."
After speaking, he looked up at her. The woman's face was a little confused, and his jaw was slightly tense.
She doesn't have that kind of thought for him.
Su Yan couldn't help but explain: "Brother Qin, I am a widow, you can marry a girl from a good family."
"I do not mind."
Qin An meant that whether she was a widow or not, he didn't care.
If he cared, he wouldn't bring it up.
"I don't plan to get married." Su Yan had no choice but to say it bluntly.
Hearing this, Qin An lowered his eyes slightly, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. He said "Yeah" and said, "I won't force you."
Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and just when she was about to say when, he added: "When you want to get married."
"You don't have to be afraid, I won't do anything to you."
He just doesn't like her looking at other people for him all the time.
Both of them were silent. Su Yan didn't know what to say for the time being, so she had to go back to the kitchen to roll the noodles.
Thinking of what Qin An said, she sighed slightly. It was because she thought less. A man and a woman living alone in the same yard would definitely have some ideas after getting along with each other.
Although she thinks Qin An is a good person, she doesn't know how to get married. If she were the original person, it would be great to marry Qin An.
Probably because she was too absorbed in thinking, the knife suddenly cut her finger. She hissed and dropped the knife.
Before she could move, a figure ran in. Qin An saw her fingers, turned around and went out without saying a word, and quickly came in with the ointment.
He fetched water and washed his hands, then came over and bent down to press her wound to stop the bleeding.
"It's okay, I accidentally scratched it."
Su Yan reacted and wanted to withdraw her hand, but Qin An held her hand and refused. He raised his eyes and glanced at her, then quickly looked away and said in a low voice: "The opening is a bit deep, don't move."
After waiting for a while, the bleeding stopped. Qin An applied ointment to her, then took a patch and bandaged her.
Then he let her go and said, "I'll do it."
After saying that, he washed his hands and started cutting the noodles into pieces.
Su Yan glanced at him, then went to stir-fry the dumplings, and then boiled the water to cook the noodles.
When eating noodles, Qin An did not eat at the table. He sat in the yard and ate. The chickens smelled the aroma and came to Qin An in groups.
Chirping for a while.
Qin An picked two noodles for them and immediately started grabbing them.
Su Yan glanced at him. The man's back was straight, his head was slightly lowered while eating noodles, and the veins on the back of his hands were somewhat obvious.
She was afraid and thinking about moving out as soon as possible. Now that she knew what he meant, she couldn't still live here.
After eating, Qin An came over to collect the bowls. He looked at her and pursed his lips, "I will repair the yard tomorrow. When I finish repairing it, you can move it over."
"As a woman, it's not safe to move here in a hurry."
"I won't force you."
Su Yan is not the kind of person who gets entangled. When he said this, she nodded, "Then I'll trouble Brother Qin. I'll settle the wages for you then."
Hearing the anger in her tone, Qin An pursed his lips and tightened his jawline. He said nothing and responded directly, "Okay."
The two of them said nothing after that. When it was almost dusk in the afternoon, Qin An prepared the hairpins for next time and placed them behind the house.
He took the bow and arrow and said to Su Yan, "I'm going up the mountain and bolt the door."
"Let's go after dinner." Su Yan said in the kitchen.
Qin An shook his head, "No, please bolt the door."
After Su Yan closed the door, he took his bow and arrow and went up the mountain. After walking for more than ten steps, he stopped and took a look at his house.
No home again...
…
It was until noon the next day, and Qin An still hadn't come back. Su Yan was afraid that something would happen to him. After all, he would come back in the morning no matter what, so she locked the door and went up the mountain.
After going up the mountain, she shouted while searching, "Brother Qin, Brother Qin..."
As she approached the cave, she heard Qin An call back, his voice a little strange, "I'm here."
Hearing the sound, she breathed a sigh of relief and ran over quickly, only to see Qin An's left foot was caught in a beast trap, bleeding all over the floor.
Despite this, Qin An's face looked a little pale, but there was no other abnormality. He looked at her and comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry."
After saying that, he bent down, opened the animal trap with all his strength, threw it aside, and quickly wrapped his feet with cloth.
Su Yan quickly knelt down and covered him to temporarily stop the bleeding.
Qin An's body stiffened for a moment, and his voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "Don't go up the mountain anymore. Someone has placed a beast trap in the village."