Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 31

Xiao Chenyu didn't say anything. After taking the wooden box, he hugged Qin Xiang hard and turned to look for Guanzhu Yao.

Normally, Xiao Chenyu would bring some gifts to Guanzhu Yao, but the total value was not as much as the value of this box of fragrant beads.

Opening the box, a string of bodhi-colored fragrant beads lay quietly in the box, and the fragrance immediately lingered in their noses.

"Tianbaoxiang, styrax, Jiangzhenxiang, Sanjiang, Lingling, clove, musk, I can only guess that there are these fragrances. Tsk, tsk, tsk, your wife is so generous, how much better than you are?" Look. Seeing the look of Guanzhu Yao unable to put it down, Xiao Chenyu almost wanted to take it back.

"Humph, I don't even have one. Her husband made just this one and gave it to Master Yao. I hope Master Yao will cherish it!"

Listening to Xiao Chenyu's strange voice, Guanzhu Yao burst out laughing. Then he took the fragrant beads in his hand and played with them. Then he looked at Xiao Chenyu and said, "You will go to the county school in the future. Are you ready for everything?"

"Well, my wife is taking care of it at home, so I don't need to worry about it." Xiao Chenyu's face was full of pride.

"Okay, what I want to talk about today is another thing." Guanzhu Yao said seriously: "I started observing the sky on the first day of the first lunar month, and took the water from the well in the Guanzhong to check every day. Yesterday, I went to the county to ask a few people Taoist Priest, everyone thinks there may be floods this year. You and your wife have little financial resources and no permanent output. Regardless of whether there are floods or not, you can prepare more food for emergencies."

"Flood?" Xiao Chenyu frowned. Fushui Town relied on rivers to make its fortune, and what they were most afraid of was floods. Qijiang County, not far away, was also afraid of floods.

There are people in Taoist temples and officials who pay special attention to celestial phenomena and predict climate changes in a year. Although it may not be accurate, it is always good to be prepared.

After the two talked for a while, Xiao Chenyu said goodbye and went back to tell Qin Xiang about the matter. Qin Xiang thought about it and found that there was no impression of the flood in his memory.If she hadn't been in the Qin family's back house in Fucheng and no information was available, she might have left this place and gone to the capital. In short, even if there was a flood, it would probably not be serious.

But Qin Xiang was not a blindly optimistic person, so she kept this matter in mind.

When she returned home the next day, Mrs. Su missed her daughter deeply after not seeing her for a few days. She pulled Qin Xiang to ask questions. After learning that Xiao Chenyu had cooked, she felt happy and felt a little more apologetic towards Xiao Chenyu.

Qin Xiang said: "He will go to the county school tomorrow. I will come back to live there. I will go back when he comes back."

This is the advantage of not having any elders in the family. There is no need to set rules or be controlled.

Mrs. Su was afraid that Xiao Chenyu would be unhappy. After learning that it was Xiao Chenyu's intention, she became even more satisfied with her son-in-law.

The family had a happy meal. Qin Xiang went to the backyard and carefully inspected all the spices. She found that Lian'er managed them very carefully, and even the spices she was assigned to handle were made to Qin Xiang's satisfaction.

Seeing Qin Xiang smiling and nodding, Lian'er was relieved. She always felt that the girl who was quite kind before became very fierce once she became a master. She has been cautious these days, for fear of Driven away by Master.

Lian'er's brother Huzi has come over to do some work. He comes in the morning and returns home in the evening. He works very hard.

"Huzi, come here, I need your help with something." Qin Xiang called Huzi to talk in the yard.

The two talked for a while about burning incense, and then gave Hu Zi five taels of silver, and Hu Zi ran away in a hurry.

Xiao Chenyu came over and asked Qin Xi: "What did you call him for?"

"Let him do something about Liu Xi." Qin Xiang looked at Xiao Chenyu: "I want to employ people. I heard Aunt Sang often mention that Huzi is very clever. I want to see if he can be used."

Xiao Chenyu was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Then you have other intentions in accepting Lian'er as your disciple?"

Qin Xiang was a little surprised by Xiao Chenyu's thoughts. After thinking about it, he said frankly: "If Hu Zi can use it, I will give him important tasks in the future, but the people around me must be trustworthy."

"So, Lian'er is the line that keeps Hu Zi in check, right?" Xiao Chenyu's tone was calm, and you couldn't hear his emotions.

Qin Xiang didn't answer, but she didn't deny it either, but silence meant everything.Xiao Chenyu stretched out his hand to tug her cheek and sighed: "I don't know what you are worried about. You even plot against such a young child."

Qin Xiang took half a step back, her face was slightly cold, and she still didn't speak, but her eyes were a little distant, as if she had returned to her pre-marriage state with this half step.

"No matter what, I will stand by your side. You don't need to guard against me." Xiao Chenyu also felt a little uncomfortable, not because of her calculations, but because of her distrust and her attitude of leaving at any time.

The defensiveness in Qin Xiang's eyes faded away, and she smiled at Xiao Chenyu: "Well, I understand."

But Xiao Chenyu understood that it would be a long road for him to truly gain Qin Xiang's trust and dependence.

Now that the words have come to this, he simply opened his mouth and said, "What about Orchid? Why did you bring her back?"

Qin Xiang frowned and said displeasedly: "I just like her, can't I?"

Xiao Chenyu smiled and said: "Okay, I believe you, okay! Why are you so angry, stingy?"

Lan Hua came out of the kitchen carrying the pastries and happened to meet Lian Er. The two of them chattered about how delicious the pastries were, and then started laughing again.

Qin Xiang turned around and looked over, murmuring: "I just think she is innocent and won't harm me. Is this reason enough?"

Xiao Chenyu looked at Qin Xiang's side face. For some reason, he saw deep sadness in her eyes. He couldn't help but hold her cold hand, trying to give her some strength and warmth.

The next day, Xiao Chenyu left Fushui Town. He left the carriage behind and rode away.

Qin Xiang also packed up her things and went back to live with her parents. She didn't care about the eyes and gossip of outsiders at all.She was only worried about her father's coming.

Before her father arrived, new news about Qin Xian came out again. It was said that she was a snake-hearted person. In order to retaliate against her cousin for taking her to the Xuanmiao Temple and causing her to fall into the water, she poisoned Su Xiaomiao and let Su Xiaomiao follow her. She wanted to go to Xiao Hanyang's family to cause trouble, which caused the marriages between the Xiao family and the Chen family to fall through.

Su Xiaomiao is very innocent. Xiao Hanyang's family also suffered revenge for canceling Qin Xiang's marriage, but Chen Youyou is the most innocent one.

There are people who believe in such a thing as poisoning, which is simply ridiculous.But what do facts and innocence mean in the face of rights?

After listening to Aunt Sang's indignant speech, Qin Xiang just nodded and said that she knew. After a pause, she asked again: "Does my mother know about this?"

Aunt Sang shook her head: "She was worried. She knew she couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. I didn't tell her. But I thought it would be difficult to end this matter, so I still have to tell you."

Qin Xi smiled at Aunt Sang and said, "By the way, I will go to the county tomorrow and Aunt Sang will clean up. You and my mother can go to Shuiyue Temple to stay for a few days."

Aunt Sang was in a daze: "Why did you suddenly ask us to go to Shuiyue Temple?"

"Don't you always say that Shuiyue An is comfortable? In the past, because of me, you would go and come back on the same day. Now that I am older, you should stay here for a few days and rest your mind quietly."

Aunt Sang hesitated, thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll tell my wife, she will definitely be happy."

After Aunt Sang left, Qin Xiang calmed down and said, "It seems that my second uncle and cousin have not learned enough lessons. My heart has softened after all."

"Lian'er, go to the teahouse and tell my cousin Su Qiang privately to come to my house quietly. I have something important to ask him."

(End of this chapter)