Marrying into a poor family

Mrs. Liu actually knew very little about the Qin family. Her sources of information came from fragments of words from her husband and the servants from Dancheng.

Her father-in-law, Qin Xiongfei, had no determination. He raised a lot of wives outside and gave birth to many children. However, her mother-in-law could only cry in private at home and had to force a smile when facing others.

Therefore, Qin Yaozu vowed to act like a good person since he was a child, to support his mother so that she would no longer be bullied.

The first time I heard about the Qin family and Qin Yaozu's innermost thoughts was that they were newly married. Liu's tenderness unexpectedly made her heartache for her man, so she also told Qin Yaozu that she would be a filial daughter-in-law and follow her husband. He also respected his mother-in-law.

Therefore, in Mrs. Liu's eyes, Mrs. Qin Si was an aggrieved stay-at-home woman. Later, after getting along with her, she also discovered that her mother-in-law actually had a bit of a weird temperament, but she could understand her temperament when she thought about the sudden change in the family. Change.

However, this was also the first time that Ms. Liu heard about her mother-in-law and how cruel she was from an outsider.

Although Ms. Liu is the daughter of a high-ranking official, her father also has a wife and two concubines. However, the concubines are all chosen by her mother. She is honest and her mother is not a harsh person. When she was a child, Ms. Liu often saw her mother and concubines. We drank tea and talked together in the room, and even worked as female celebrities together.

In her mind, wives and concubines can live in harmony.

Of course, now that I think about it, maybe my mother was also in some pain, but she hid it deeply.

Mrs. Liu looked at Qin Yan, frowned when she heard her asking about Qin Yan, and said unhappily: "What on earth do you want to say? Qin Yan got married, and although it was not that satisfactory, she didn't suffer much. Why is she making a noise?"

"The reason why she doesn't make any noise is that her aunt and brother are being manipulated by your mother-in-law. Now even Qin Yan doesn't know where they are? Or even whether they are alive or dead."

"No, it's impossible, right? My mother-in-law is at home today and doesn't interact with the outside world at all. Besides, Qin Yan is already married, why would she hide her aunt and brother?"

"Don't ask. If you are interested, you can check it out in private. As the hostess of the house, it shouldn't be difficult!"

Ms. Liu blinked her eyes, turned them around a few more times, and suddenly asked: "You said so much, just to ask me to help you find out the whereabouts of Aunt Qin Yan and my brother?"

Qin Yan didn't expect Mrs. Liu to be so smart. Seeing that she had discovered it, she didn't hide it, nodded and said, "Yes, I promised Qin Yan to help her find the whereabouts of her biological mother and younger brother. At least, it will give her peace of mind." The more you can sleep better at night.”

"Uh." Mrs. Liu finally ran out of words. She pursed her lips and thought for a long time before she said dejectedly, "Okay, I'll check it for you. As for whether I can find it, don't blame me."

"Of course, this matter has nothing to do with you. I only dare to say it because you are kind-hearted and feel sorry for Qin Yan. Otherwise, if you go back and tell Mrs. Qin Si, if she gets angry and kills you, then I am not helping. , but became an accomplice.”

"You." Mrs. Liu felt that she couldn't speak to the person in front of her: "You, okay, I won't tell my mother-in-law or your brother, I'll investigate it myself in private!"

After saying that, seeing Qin Xi's understanding smile, she also smiled and said: "You are really clever, and you have to be so tortuous when talking to me. Oh, who made me like you, sister-in-law!"

I have to say that Mrs. Liu is really good at talking. Qin Xi smiled and complimented her a little, and then put the matter aside.

After Mrs. Liu left, Qin Xiang went to find Uncle Qi.

She wanted to trouble Uncle Qi to help find out whether Qin Yan's mother and brother were alive or dead.

But only Mrs. Su was teasing the children. I heard that Uncle Qi has been very busy recently. He leaves early and comes home late. I wonder what he is busy with?

Qin Xian didn't think much about it. He just said that he was still responsible for the security of the incense shop. There were many expensive spices there, which made people more uneasy than at home. In addition, it was the Chinese New Year, so he had to be even more cautious. some.

After teasing the child for a while and talking to Mrs. Su for a while, Qin Xiang left to go about her own business.

Xiao Chenyu finally returned home from vacation, and the family finally began to prepare for a lively New Year. The Liu family sent someone to tell Qin Yan: "Qin Yan's parents are in a small village on the outskirts of Dancheng, but they don't know the specific situation."

Qin Xiang asked Qinggu to reward the visitor with silver, and after thinking about it, he put the matter aside for now.

On New Year's Eve, people came from Dancheng.

It turned out that Qiao San brought the goods with his brothers.

Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang received Qiao San. At this time, Qiao San had already eaten and changed clothes, but his face was still tired.

Xiao Chenyu first asked Qiao San: "Third Master, why did you arrive today but were delayed on the way?"

Just as Qiao San was about to speak, Qinggu came in with the little maid to serve tea. Qiao San's eyes flashed, and she looked outside again, but she didn't see Qing Can, and she was quite disappointed.

After Qinggu and others left, Qiao San continued the topic.

It turned out that they left late and encountered a section of the river that was frozen. Although they broke through the ice, they were delayed for a lot of time.

Xiao Chenyu saw his wrapped left arm and asked worriedly: "Then why is it injured?"

"We met some robbers, it's okay!" Qiao San smiled nonchalantly, not taking these injuries seriously.

"However, although the capital city is peaceful, there are still some difficulties outside. Many places have suffered from natural disasters in the past two years. Many people have sold their fields and children and still cannot survive. When someone with a heart stirs up trouble, they gather together to cause trouble."

Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang looked at each other and both understood that this was definitely not a small gathering of people making trouble.

"It seems that the big ship that can provoke the third master is not just a small fight?" Xiao Chenyu was more concerned about this and couldn't help but ask.

Qiao San obviously didn't want to go into details. He only said how many people and where they were attacked.

"Mr. Qiao!" Qin Xiang saw that Qiao San didn't want to mention the injury, so she interrupted Xiao Chenyu's intention to continue questioning and asked: "Mr. Qiao, I just took a look at the list sent by Qing Gu. , in addition to spices and incense, there are many New Year's gifts, and besides the Lu family's New Year's gifts, there are many more, whose is this?"

Obviously, Qiao San breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Part of it is a New Year's gift from our escort agency to you and your wife. Fortunately, we caught it. The other part is a gift from the merchants in Qijiang County to say thank you." .”

Qin Xiang received the plaque, but in the newspaper, various merchants in Qijiang County were also mentioned.

Although they did not receive a plaque, they did receive an award from the new county magistrate.

"The new county magistrate?" Qin Xiang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is the new county magistrate? Is he easy to deal with?"

"I don't know about this, but I heard that when he came, he reviewed all the cases that the previous county magistrate had tried one by one, and also visited everywhere to understand people's livelihood. Of course, we don't know if it was just superficial? "

"Retried the previous case? This is not a trivial matter, so he will be very busy." Xiao Chenyu sighed, then looked at Qin Xiang calmly, and met Qin Xiang's gaze.