Chapter Twenty-Three: Not His Children
Hearing him say that he didn't like it, Su Yan didn't force it, some men just don't like to eat sweets, "I don't know if there's any meat left?" Buy a few catties of pork, I'll go back and smoke it, and then I won't go to town for a few days to eat. ”
She paused for a moment, then added, "I forgot to bring up the smoked pheasant and sell it." ”
"It's okay, keep it for dinner." Qin An's steps were full, and he intended to wait for her to follow.
Su Yan didn't notice his actions, she looked around at the pork stalls, it was hot in the afternoon, and many stalls were put away.
After walking two streets, I saw a pork stall, and the dried meat was somewhat dry, but it didn't matter if it was bacon.
Su Yan poked her hand and said, "Uncle, why doesn't your meat look fresh?" ”
"Oh, it's not that it's not fresh, it's sunburned, how much do you want? I'll give you a cheaper, sell twelve wen in the morning, and I'll count you ten wen. ”
"Last time, I bought fresh ones over there, only ten wen, seven wen, and seven wen, and I bought them all."
There was only a piece of sandwich meat left on the stall, and there were about five or six catties left.
"That's too little, girl, at least nine wen." The uncle shook his head, a little unhappy.
"Then forget it, I'll buy it when I'm in the market, it's much fresher." Su Yan pretended to leave.
The uncle gritted his teeth and hurriedly called out to her, "Chengcheng, sell it to you, and if you sell it, you will close the stall, my daughter-in-law has given birth to a big fat boy, and I will go back to get food." After speaking, there was a smile on his face.
Su Yan walked back and congratulated, "Congratulations to uncle, uncle is so kind, the family must be blessed." ”
The uncle laughed happily and said with a smile: "You girl can speak, five catties and three taels, thirty-seven wen." ”
Su Yan saw that Qin An was about to pay again, and hurriedly grabbed his wrist and didn't let him pay the money, "I'll come." Then he took out a string of copper coins.
The uncle glanced at the two of them and said happily, "Sister, your father-in-law is a good man, and he still lets you be in charge." ”
"My family is also my daughter-in-law's house."
"It's not my father-in-law, it's my eldest brother." Su Yan explained, and then counted thirty-seven to him.
The uncle looked misunderstood, and while counting the copper coins, he said: "I thought you were two people, and you looked like a husband and wife." ”
Su Yan: "......"
I probably bought a few catties of meat from him, so it looks like a husband and wife.
She didn't say anything more.
Qin An glanced at his wrist, and then turned his back unnaturally, his fingers tightened slightly.
After loading the meat, the two of them didn't go shopping anymore, there was nothing to buy, and there was no donkey cart for most of the day.
The two had to walk back, and when they arrived at the river, Qin An didn't find the bamboo raft, and he didn't know if it was used by someone, or if the rope was loose and slipped away.
There was still a long distance to cross the river, Su Yan stood under the tree by the river, and said with a dry mouth: "Brother Qin, how do you go back?" ”
Qin An pointed to the hillside on the left, "You can go back over there, it's a little far." ”
He pursed his lips and said, "I'll take you back on the bamboo raft in the village." ”
The people in the village felt that he was unlucky and would not let him sit on a bamboo raft.
Su Yan understood what he meant, "Let's go together." With that, he walked over there.
Qin An was stunned for a moment, then reacted and followed her with the basket on his back.
After walking for a while, Su Yan knew why the villagers had to cross the river on a bamboo raft, the mountain road was indeed too difficult to walk, there were a lot of gravel, and it could be slippery if you were not careful.
Qin An saw her walking and swaying from side to side, looked around, went to break a branch, held one end in his hand, handed it to her at the other end, and said in a low voice: "Hold it steady." ”
Su Yan stretched out her hand and grabbed it, I have to say that he had a lot of strength, and it was a lot easier to drag her up the mountain, and after going up the mountain, she saw a lot of wild garlic on the side of the road.
"Brother Qin, I'll pull some wild garlic and take it back to make dumplings."
After saying that, she bent down and pulled a few handfuls neatly, but only pulled up the garlic sprouts on top.
"I'll do it."
Qin An grabbed a handful, pulled it left and right a few times, and only after it was a little loose did he pull it up, shake the soil, and then put it in the back basket.
After that, I grabbed a few more handfuls.
Su Yan was just about to say something when she heard a child's voice, "Daddy." ”
She turned her head to look over, and the five or six-year-old boy ran over, and then hugged Qin An, who was pulling wild garlic.
Su Yan was shocked, "......"
Soon I thought about Qin An's twenties, and it was normal to have children, after all, the man always had to solve that need, but he didn't hear any news in the village.
Soon I saw Jiang Yan, a young woman in a blue cloth dress, walking over with a basket, and said with a smile: "I was going to come over and bring you some eggs, but I didn't expect to meet here." ”
She glanced at Su Yan, and then looked at Qin An as if asking, Qin An picked up the child and explained, "Her house was burned, so she will live with me temporarily." ”
He paused and explained to Su Yan, "They were chased by wild boars before, and I saved them." ”
Su Yan nodded, thinking that Jiang Yan was chased by a wild boar, and the hero saved the beauty and promised to each other.
After all, the child calls him daddy.
She smiled: "Then you say, I'll wait for you in front." After speaking, he made room for a family of three.
She walked a few steps, couldn't help but look back, and turned her head again, still looking quite appropriate.
I just don't know why we didn't live together.
Seeing her leave, Qin An frowned slightly.
Jiang Yan glanced at Su Yan and whispered to Qin An: "Widow Li is actually quite good, she has a gentle temperament, if she thinks it is suitable, she can marry and live." ”
"It's time for you to find a daughter-in-law."
"Don't talk nonsense, don't come in the future, the mountain road here is not easy to walk." Qin An admonished.
Jiang Yan glanced at him, Widow Li left, he kept looking over there, obviously caring, and she didn't demolish him.
"I'm used to it, take these eggs back and eat them, by the way, my family is going to have a birthday the day after tomorrow, you come to have a meal, don't bring anything, otherwise don't come."
"Come down, we're going home, or Daddy will come to us." After speaking, she hugged Li Fuxiang.
When they left, Qin An walked forward, and after a while, he saw the woman bending over and pulling wild garlic vigorously, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
He walked over and said, "Isn't it enough?" ”
Su Yan turned her head to look over, but didn't see the woman and the child, "Why don't you call them to go to the house for dinner?" ”
"Someone is waiting for them." After Qin An finished speaking, he squatted down and pulled the wild garlic.
Could it be that the woman remarried with her child, she glanced at Qin An and whispered comfortingly: "Brother Qin, are you okay?" ”
Qin An looked at her suspiciously, and then heard her say again: "You also have money now, you can take the child with you, if it's not enough, I still have it here." ”
Qin An's deep eyes looked at her, and after a while he explained, "It's not my child, I'm just his godfather." ”
Su Yan: "......"
She coughed and said, "I thought it was your child......"