Chapter 9: With You
"The words in your mouth are fresh, I'm hearing them for the first time."
Qiao Su was stunned suddenly, and then he tried to fool this matter over, but Qin Shen didn't bother about this, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Qiao Su, with the faint light of the oil lamp, Qiao Su saw clearly that it was a marriage book.
She was stunned again.
"I guess you were thinking about this thing, so you rebuilt it, and you don't have to look for the yamen." As he spoke, Qin Shen handed her the brush, "After settling down, I will ask the matchmaker to be the duke, and this marriage book will be considered completed." β
Qiao Su read silently word by word, behind the classical Chinese that she couldn't quite understand, the scenes since she met Qin Shen came to mind, obviously only a few days, but more than others have experienced in half a lifetime.
I'm afraid she won't be able to escape this man.
"This time, you think about it before you put it down, and you can't change it."
Qiao Su pressed his reddened eye sockets and asked him, "Then do you still have halva?" No sugar bribes me, I don't sign. β
Qin Shen was stunned, he saw Qiao Su bending down to sign his name in the wedding book, understood the meaning of those words, and smiled.
He reached out and rubbed the top of Qiao Su's hair and said, "I will definitely make it up to you in the future." β
Qiao Su handed him the pen, Qin Shen held her hand and wrote his name on the marriage book one by one, "Remember, my name is Qin Shen, this Nian Qin, this Nian Shen-"
Two days later, the merchant ship docked at the dock in Yuzhou, and Qin Shen's injuries were almost healed, so they said goodbye to Wang Baiyu and prepared to settle in Yuzhou.
"The rice noodles you make are delicious, can you teach me?" Before leaving, Wang Baiyu asked pitifully by pulling the corner of Qiao Su's clothes.
Qiao Su smiled, grabbed a handful of chili peppers from the ground and handed them to her, "I can't tell you for a while, you can take this chili pepper, if you feel uncomfortable, eat a little." β
Wang Baiyu muttered in a low voice, "What chili peppers, it's just a few dried flowers." β
Qiao Su smiled and asked her, "Where does Wang Daxia's family live?" If I have the opportunity to visit you at home, I will make it for you. β
A trace of stiffness flashed on Wang Baiyu's face, and he said vaguely, "My home is in Shunzhou, but you can't find me if you go." β
Qiao Su was confused when she heard this, but Qin Shen urged her to get off the boat, so she didn't ask more.
Yuzhou City is indeed not big, from the wharf to walk half a pillar of incense is the west city gate, a wall across the city is already a lively bazaar, the southeast and northwest four parts combined, Qiao Su estimated that it is as big as a municipal district.
If you want to say what is good in Yuzhou, in addition to the low level of consumption, it is probably warm, walking on the street in late autumn, I actually feel that the green bricks under my feet are slightly hot, and I inquired carefully to know that there is a hot spring hidden in the ground, and it will not be cold in the cold winter, it is simply natural floor heating.
"This place is amazing, if I have money, I can buy a villa to live here all year round, and I won't pay the heating bill!"
"If you want to live, we'll live here forever." Qin Shen smiled with doting eyes, stopped at the door of the pawnshop and said to her, "Wait for me here, I'll go back when I go." β
Josu nodded and handed him the pearl necklace.
Qin Shen not only became a necklace, but also asked the shopkeeper about the nearby rental shops, because the wharf outside Xicheng was recruiting, and there were many shops in Xicheng that wanted to change hands, and there was a tavern with the lowest price, and they planned to take a look.
On the way, Qin Shen said to her, "I will go to the dock to work, you just have to rest at home, and you don't have to force yourself to do anything." β
"My family originally opened a noodle stall, I have been in business since I was a child, and I have experience!" Just kidding, Qiao Su doesn't rely on men to support her, and she still has a dream of making a fortune that has not been realized, "Find a place to settle down first, I plan to continue to open a restaurant." β
Saying that, the two found this Zhao tavern, and it is no wonder that he asked for the least rent, a palm-sized storefront, except for the counter and wine vat furnishings, the remaining space is only for one person to stagger by, and there is a small tattered shed at the door, with three tables, that's all.
"Let's go first?" Qiao Su looked at the door, wondering if there was a hole behind the counter, and pulled Qin Shen in.
Qin Shen touched the table outside the tavern, and his hands were immediately stained with a thick layer of soil, he rubbed his fingertips lightly, and immediately understood what tricks the shopkeeper was playing.
After half a pillar of incense, the two returned in vain, Qiao Su was a little frustrated, this tavern was a moderate size, about the same as she expected, but the shopkeeper's asking price was too high.
Behind the big elm tree not far away, several pairs of curious little eyes kept staring at them, and when they saw them leave empty-handed, one of the children stomped his foot angrily, rushed out from behind the tree, and bumped into Qiao Su with all his strength!
"You bad guy, why don't you buy my dad's house!"
"Ahh
Everyone was caught off guard, and by inertia Josu rushed forward a few steps, and almost fell in the middle of the street, but it happened that a horse-drawn carriage of the dart board came galloping from a distance, and the thick hooves of the horse seemed to be about to step on herβ
At that moment, Qiao Su's pupils shrank in fright, and she almost forgot to breathe.
Qin Shen frowned, pounced on him in three or two steps, grabbed Qiao Su's shoulder, and pushed her away the moment the horse's hooves were about to fall, and the two rolled into a flower bush under the elm tree one after another.
"Phew-" The horse in the dart board was frightened and snorted repeatedly, and the dart master had to stop the car and reassure the frightened horse, "You should be careful when you walk!" β
The tavern shopkeeper was a middle-aged man surnamed Zhao, who rushed out to protect the child who pushed Qiao Su in his arms, worried that he couldn't do it, "Zhao Guang, are you okay?" β
Frightened, the anger in Qiao Su's heart suddenly came up, and she yelled angrily: "This kid of yours almost killed me, and you still ask him how he is?" You'll have to ask me if I'm hurt! β
As soon as he spoke, the grass clippings on the top of his head fell into his mouth, Qiao Su snorted a few times, smacked his lips and felt that the taste was wrong, and when he spit it out, he saw that it was a flower bud.
Inside the bud is a freshly emerging red pepper.
She looked down and saw that the flowers that the two fell into were all peppers, and there were hot springs under Yuzhou, even in winter, the temperature was not low, and now this pepper is blooming and bearing fruit again in winter.
Qiao Su suddenly stopped talking, and looked at the pepper flowers under his feet.
"What kill people, you will die if you are trampled on by the carriage, don't talk nonsense!" Shopkeeper Zhao protected the child behind him, holding his neck and refusing to admit his mistake.
Qin Shen slowly stood up from the ground, his cold and sharp gaze shot at him, and then without saying a word, he went to lead the dart master's horse and walked towards the shopkeeper Zhao.
"You let this horse step on it, and if you trample it to death, I will do the funeral for you, and if you can't step on it, I won't pursue today's matter."
"What are you doing, don't come here, don't hurt my child!"
"Don't you dare? Then he went with me to the court and said, "All of you here today are witnesses, and you can see clearly what your son has done!" β