Marrying into a poor family

At dawn, family members get up one after another.

Last night, Xiao Chenyu told Qin Xiang that several elderly people and children in Xiaojia Village needed relief and care. Qin Xiang thought it was nothing.

So after the couple came back from visiting the Su family, Qin Xiang went to Li Siniang to talk about the matter and gave her full authority to make arrangements.

After breakfast, Ma Hui was brought by Qing Can. Xiao Chenyu told Qin Xiang that they were going to the study, got up and left.

Ma Hui didn't know how to salute, and Qin Xiang didn't treat her as a servant, so she didn't pick on her.

Pointing to the chair next to him, he said politely: "Miss Ma, please sit down!"

Ma Hui sat down with some restraint and smiled stiffly at Qin Xiang.

"You came back too late yesterday, so I didn't have time to talk to you properly. Please don't blame us for not treating our guests well."

"No, that's not the case." Ma Hui waved her hand helplessly and said, "Madam, madam, please don't say that. I am not a guest, but the second master bought me with money."

Qin Xiang's brows raised: "That's not what the second master said. He only said that you are the girl who is going to marry Liu Xi. As Liu Xi's brother-in-law, we naturally have to be extra nice to you."

"Although Liu Xi is not our blood brother, he grew up with our second master after all, so our friendship is not bad."

Ma Hui stood up, her face flushed: "Madam, I was rescued by the second master that day, so I want to repay my kindness and beg my wife to keep me. I will work hard and repay my wife well."

"Mrs. Zhengtou, you don't want to do this, but you would rather be our slave. What exactly do you think?" Qin Xiang smiled lightly, without any threat or pressure in her tone, as if she was sincerely asking someone to help her solve her doubts.

Li Siniang, Qingcan and Qinggu who were waiting on the side all had a bad feeling in their hearts. The wife spoke so calmly, which meant that she was angry.

Ma Hui knelt down, lowered her head and wept silently, but stopped talking.

Qin Xiang didn't urge her, let alone call her to get up. The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Ma Hui was at her most desperate when she saw Xiao Chenyu in the rain. At that moment, when she was about to break free from her father, she hit the pillar next to her. She only wanted to die and was not willing to go to a place like that.

Then, at that moment, Xiao Chenyu appeared.

The man was wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella, and he stood quietly on the long street in the rain.

Finally, Xiao Chenyu left. She broke away from her father with great strength and ran towards the man. She hugged his legs desperately. At that moment, she thought that if he broke away from her, then she would immediately Go to hell.

Later, when she entered the Qin family's gate, Liu Xi asked her to stay. She was moved, but the money was still given by that man.

He is the second master of these people, and he has a temperament that he cannot describe. In short, in those days, he ate the food he cooked, drank the water he boiled, and wore the clothes he washed. Ma Hui was extremely happy.

She is like a child. When she finds something she likes for the first time, she wants to keep it as her own forever so that she can look at it every day.

Everyone said that she was Liu Xi's person and would marry Liu Xi. Liu Xi was very kind to her, but so what?
  She inquired and found out that Liu Xi didn't even have a home and was still living in the second master's house.

Last night, she met Xiao Chenyu's wife, and she immediately knew that she could never compare to her.

After seeing the wealth of the Qin family, she felt uneasy and thought about it for a long time, unable to make up her mind. Finally I went to find Liu Xi.

She asked Liu Xi: "If you get married, will you still live in the Qin family?" Liu Xi replied: "Of course not. It doesn't matter if I live alone at the home of my second brother and sister-in-law. After we get married, I will naturally go out to live."

"Do you have money to buy a house?"

"." Liu Xi couldn't answer.

"How much monthly salary do you receive in the Yamen?" Ma Hui asked again.

Liu Xi already understood what Ma Hui meant, and waited for a long time before saying, "If you don't want to marry me, I won't force you. As for the money I gave to your father, just treat it as a good deed by me."

Thinking of this, Ma Hui still felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't know if her choice was right, but she was indeed afraid of poverty.

If it weren't for money, why would she have to suffer the fate of being betrayed by her relatives.

Therefore, let her follow Liu Xi, a small official in the yamen, with a meager salary, and then rely on the second master and his wife to live their lives. It is better to stay and be a maid. According to Qingcan, she will have a salary of at least one tael of silver a month. After working for a few years, she could save enough money to repay the money, and then all the money she earned would be her own. Wouldn't it be better than living a hard life with Liu Xi?
  Thinking of this, Ma Hui raised her head and told Qin Xiang her thoughts.

Qin Xiang looked into her eyes steadily, and then waved for everyone to go down.

When there were only two people in the room, Qin Xi asked: "Do you have thoughts about the second master that you shouldn't have?"

Ma Hui looked at Qin Xian and replied calmly: "Before meeting my wife, I did have thoughts that I shouldn't have. After all, such a charming man appeared when I was at my most desperate and downcast. It was impossible for me not to have any thoughts. I have no intention of relying on him."

Qin Xiang raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect this girl to be so frank, but she was a little interested. So she raised her chin and motioned for her to continue.

"However, from the moment I saw my wife last night, I knew that this was a delusion. Even if I am lucky enough to become the second master's concubine, I still can't win the second master's heart. Moreover, I will offend my wife."

"You are very smart!" Qin Xiang said noncommittally: "Get up!"

"Yes, madam!" Ma Hui imitated the names and tone of Qing Can and others, and was very respectful.

"You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. I'll give you two days to think about it." Qin Xi admired her courage and frankness. Although to outsiders, she seemed utilitarian and powerful. Even though Liu Xi was Xiao Chenyu's brother, she I also feel that it was not her choice.

However, if her mother had been as calm and cold as Ma Hui and dared to fight and fight desperately, maybe her life would have been different?
  Two days later, Ma Hui told Qin Xiang again that she would not marry and would work with Qin Xiang.

However, Ma Hui didn't know how to serve others, so Qin Xiang sent her to Su's Incense Shop as an apprentice.

"I'll give you a chance to start as an apprentice. If you can do well, Su's Incense Shop may not be able to have a female shopkeeper in the future."

These words can be said to be a piece of cake hanging in front of Ma Hui's eyes, or they can be said to be a promise. How to understand it and how to do it depends on Ma Hui.

Most women don't like to show their faces and do business in stores, but Ma Hui has already given up. She only thinks this is an opportunity for rebirth.

Qin Shao and Sun Donghai never came back. They sent someone back with a letter, saying that Qin Xiongfei's health was recurring and they decided to take care of their father first.

In addition, Sun Donghai's aunt, Mrs. Qin Er, finally relented and became dissatisfied when she heard that they were staying at Qin Xiang's house. She also heard that Sun Donghai actually took classes from a Taoist priest with no teaching experience, so the second wife was furious and even more unhappy. Let him go.

No matter how angry the second wife is, she will not compromise on Sun Donghai's studies. He is the only person in her family who can give her face.