The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 520 Give Up Early (Two Chapters Combined into One)

After all, Shi Liu did not stay for lunch. It would have been fine if Fan Jin was not there, but this time she came back and had dinner at Fan's house. It would not sound good to tell others that she hadn't even entered the house yet. After all, she hadn't even entered the house yet.

Besides, she asked Sui Lu to go back in a hurry to get her clothes. The Song family at home must be worried that something had happened to her and were waiting for her to go back.

So, after combing her hair, Shi Liu said goodbye.

Lu wanted to keep Shi Liu, but for some reason, she agreed to Shi Liu's request and asked Fan Jin to send Shi Liu out.

Fan and Huang Chunni also followed him out of the Fan family and returned to the workshop in a few steps. Even if they did not have lunch at the Fan family, they would eat at the workshop and there was no need to go back to the village.

Shi Liu and Fan Jin walked side by side, three fists apart.

"You really didn't get burned just now? If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, please tell me."

"I really didn't get burned. It wasn't boiling water. Besides, I was wearing such thick clothes." Shi Liu shook her head.

Then he asked Fan Jinlai, "Is everything going well in the prefectural school? Is anyone targeting you? Have you been framed or anything like that?"

Fan Jin smiled, "Once you've been bitten by a snake, you'll be afraid of ropes for ten years. I go to school by bus every day. On weekends, I only go to literary gatherings with my cousin Ming and brother Derun, and I don't go anywhere else. Everything is fine, nothing happened, don't worry. Last time, maybe it was just a coincidence?"

Coincidence is definitely not a coincidence, Shi Liu shook her head and confirmed in her heart that the last incident was indeed related to the traitor Li Yan, and Fan Jin was definitely implicated by her.

Thinking of Li Yan, Shi Liu suddenly realized that she had been so busy for the past month that she didn't notice that no rebels had come to trouble her. It seemed that the rebels had disappeared?

Clearly, she was assassinated last time in the capital city.

The past month has been very peaceful, leaving Captain Geng and his men with very little time to spare. Yesterday he was even saying that this escort mission was the easiest money they had ever earned.

Shi Liu pursed her lips. It was after Doctor Wang left for the capital.

Therefore, the possibility that Doctor Wang is Li Yan was originally 60%, but now she thinks it is 80%.

"Okay, let's just send it here. There are people living in front of us. It would be bad if they saw us." Shi Liu stopped and urged Fan Jin to go back.

Fan Jin was reluctant to leave. He hadn't seen Shi Liu for two months. He thought about Shi Liu every day. Now that Shi Liu had finally come back, he wished he could see Shi Liu every now and then.

But he also knew that he couldn't do that. He looked at Shi Liu's tender eyes, took out the small box from his arms and handed it to Shi Liu, nodding and saying, "I'll go back after I see you walk away. This is the gift I bought for you. You can take a look at it when you get back."

Shi Liu paused, glanced at Fan Jin, then reached out to take the box, "Okay, I'll go first." After that, he walked away.

"Pomegranate."

He had only taken two steps when Fan Jin called him back.

Pomegranate turned around, "Huh?"

Fan Jin said, "I heard there's a temple fair in Twenty-Seven City. It's the end of the year, so it's going to be very lively. Do you want to go and have a look together?"

What do you mean by visiting a temple fair? Do you want to go on a date with her?
Shi Liu tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth, but the crack in his heart couldn't be closed, and something was rushing to get in.

She quickly shook her head, not daring to think about what it was.

But I couldn't help myself and nodded subconsciously, "Okay."

Seeing that he agreed, Fan Jin smiled and said, "Let's go to the city tomorrow afternoon to stay overnight, so that we can go to the temple fair early the next day, okay?"

"Row."

"Then it's settled. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the village tomorrow afternoon!"

—

After watching Shi Liu and the others leave, Mrs. Lu was not in a hurry to go to the workshop. Although Shi Liu had just said that she didn't need to go to the workshop this afternoon and that they could have a good talk after Fan Jin came back, she would definitely go there later since they were so close.

Just not now.

Retracting her gaze, Mrs. Lu looked towards the west room, which was where Fan Jin lived. The brother and sister Bafang and Qiutong were busy putting away the suitcases they brought back.

Maybe it’s because he hasn’t seen his sister for a long time, everyone is chattering and talking and laughing with his sister.

Qiu Tong also cared about her brother and kept asking him about what was happening in the city.

Mrs. Lu listened carefully and found that eight out of ten sentences Qiu Tong asked about Fan Jin. She had never paid attention to these things before.

But after what happened today, she had to pay attention, and when she paid attention, she also realized that something was wrong.

Bafang and Qiutong were a brother and sister that Jin'er bought together from the pawnshop. Jin'er was attracted by Bafang's intelligence and literacy. However, Bafang's parents were both gone, and he only had a sister, so he naturally didn't want to be separated from her. Jin'er thought it would be nice to have a little maid to keep her company, so he bought them together.

It has been almost two years since the brother and sister were bought. Bafang has been serving Jin'er all the time, and Qiutong has been at home accompanying her to do things. She is also very diligent and attentive to her, and also serves Fan Jin attentively.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

When did it start?

Mrs. Lu's eyes flickered as she looked at Qiu Tong who was walking by. She said, "Qiu Tong, come in. I have something to ask you."

Qiu Tong immediately responded and walked into the main hall, "Madam."

Mrs. Lu sat on the round chair at the top, looking at Qiu Tong who was standing in front of her and looking up at her. Because she had a good temper and didn't care about many rules, she was very tolerant to both Qiu Tong and Mrs. Zhu, just like a family. In fact, Qiu Tong was like a younger girl in front of her and she was not afraid of her.

Because she is kind, this girl can act so boldly?

Seeing the lady staring at her, Qiu Tong panicked and subconsciously lowered her head, "Madam, what do you want to ask me? Aunt Zhu is still waiting for me to help. It's almost noon, and the young master can't stand the hunger even if he eats a bowl of sweet soup--"

"Qiutong." Mrs. Lu suddenly spoke, interrupting Qiutong's words.

"The maid is here." Qiu Tong raised her head and glanced at Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu smiled softly, "You are sixteen this year, right? You are a grown-up girl. Since you have come to my house, I should help you choose a marriage. However, there are not many people in my family, so I can't find a suitable match for you. However, when the young mistress comes in, she has many people under her, and she will definitely be able to find a good marriage for you. There is no need to rush."

Perhaps it was because Mrs. Lu's tone was too gentle. Qiu Tong thought of how the lady had always been kind to others, never speaking harshly, and treating them like a family. She trusted her very much in her heart, and because she was anxious, she knelt down in front of Mrs. Lu without thinking.

"Madam, Qiu Tong doesn't want to get married. Please beg Madam for mercy and let Qiu Tong serve you for the rest of your life!"

Mrs. Lu's tone was still gentle, "But Jin'er doesn't like to be served by maids. It's enough to have your brother by his side."

Qiu Tong blushed, knelt down, and mustered up her courage, "Madam, Qiu Tong...Qiu Tong has admired you for a long time. I know that my status is not worthy of you. I just want to be by your side. I am willing to be a concubine without any name or status! Please grant me your blessing, Madam."

really.

Mrs. Lu's eyes turned cold, she sighed faintly, and said in a cold voice, "So, just because of this, you cut the clothes I made for Pomegranate?"

Qiu Tong was horrified and said quickly, "What are you talking about, Madam? I don't understand..."

Mrs. Lu said, "Besides me, there are only you and Mrs. Zhu in this family. What? Do you want to say that the dress was cut by Mrs. Zhu? Or was it gnawed by mice?"

"Madam, maybe it was eaten by mice..."

"Qiutong!"

"Madam." Qiu Tong's eyes were filled with tears. "Qiu Tong really didn't."

"Why don't you tell the truth? Even if I have a good temper, I won't tolerate anyone deceiving their superiors and doing evil things under my nose! You shouldn't dare to cut the clothes I made for my future daughter-in-law! Qiu Tong, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being cruel. I will find a human to take you away!"

Qiu Tong was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she cried immediately, "Madam, it was me...I was bewitched, please don't sell me out...I know I was wrong...I will never dare to do it again..."

She just liked the young master too much. She knew that she was not worthy of him and that he would always marry a wife. She just wanted to have a position by his side, even if it was just a concubine, she would be willing to do so.

But how many women can tolerate having another woman by their husband's side? She hoped that the young master's future wife would be kind and gentle, easy to talk to, and willing to serve the young master -

But the young master suddenly came back and told his wife that he wanted to ask her to propose marriage, and he actually fell in love with the girl from the Li family in Xiahe Village opposite, the Pomegranate girl. Since she came to the Fan family, she had heard about her deeds and knew how capable she was. If a girl like this got married, how could she have a place?

So she was unwilling to accept this, and only hoped that even if this pomegranate girl was capable, she would only be of ordinary appearance. In this case, even if she was not accepted, she would definitely like her and protect her a little bit because of her good looks and the friendship she had with the young master for two years...

But unexpectedly, the pomegranate girl came to the village to open a puppet workshop and was invited by the lady to dinner at her home. It was also on that day that she met the pomegranate girl and witnessed with her own eyes how dignified, generous and bright she was.

She had to admit that even though she was beautiful, this Pomegranate Girl was no worse than her. In fact, her demeanor made her feel ashamed of herself.

Therefore, her heart was almost twisted with jealousy—

And when she saw that the lady actually liked her very much and stayed up late with a lamp on to make clothes for her, she became even more angry. She was bewitched and could not help but sneak into the lady's room and cut the skirt with scissors - why, why could she have the lady make clothes for her personally?
And today, the young master finally came back, but what a coincidence, Miss Pomegranate was also there, and the mistress wanted to keep some food for him. She didn't want the young master and Miss Pomegranate to spend more time together and eat together, so for some reason, when she was serving her the bird's nest and white fungus soup, she deliberately let go and spilled it all over her, hoping that she would leave quickly.

Fortunately, as she expected, the pomegranate girl left. She was very happy thinking that the young master had been away from home for such a long time, and it would be enough for their family to have the first meal after returning.

Unexpectedly, the wife suddenly got angry and wanted to sell her out...

"Madam, please don't sell me out for all the time Qiu Tong has served you wholeheartedly. I know I was wrong and I won't do it again!"

"Mom, what happened?" As soon as Fan Jin entered the house, he saw Bafang standing in the yard in a daze. Then he looked at the main hall and saw Qiu Tong kneeling down and crying and begging to Lu, feeling very puzzled.

When Qiu Tong heard Fan Jin's voice, she turned around and looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Master, Master, please save me. Madam, Madam is going to sell me off!"

Fan Jin was stunned and looked at Lu, "Mom, what did Qiu Tong do to make you angry? For the sake of all parties, just punish her."

He bought Bafang because he thought she was smart. Qiu Tong just brought her along as a gift. He didn't want to separate the brother and sister. Over the past two years, he and Bafang have gotten along very well. Although they are master and servant, they are no different from brothers. He has also gotten used to having Bafang around.

How could he sell Bafang's sister out like that? Wouldn't that hurt Bafang's feelings?

Mrs. Lu glanced at Qiu Tong. For the sake of all parties, she had never thought of really selling Qiu Tong. How could she be so cruel?

It was just to scare Qiu Tong into telling the truth.

But seeing Jin'er pleading for mercy, Qiu Tong's eyes sparkled with tears, and she could not hide her admiration and excitement. Mrs. Lu also frowned.

"She cut the clothes I made for Shi Liu!" Mrs. Lu said this without saying much about Qiu Tong's thoughts. She didn't want Jin Er to know. What if it was nothing in the first place? Telling it out loud might make Jin Er feel worried. After all, Qiu Tong was really good-looking.

"What?" Fan Jin frowned and looked at Qiu Tong, extremely puzzled. "I was wondering why Shi Liu asked the maid to go back and get the clothes. Didn't she say that rats had eaten them? Qiu Tong, what are you doing? Why did you cut up the clothes my mother made for Shi Liu?"

Qiu Tong bit her lips lightly, her eyes sparkling, "It was me...I was bewitched, I was jealous of Miss Pomegranate, that's why I did this, it was my fault, but sir, I just like you too much! Miss Pomegranate is so beautiful, so graceful, I feel inferior to her...I know I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again! Madam and sir, please don't sell me out!"

"What?" Fan Jin's brows were wrinkled, but he was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Qiu Tong said.

Qiu Tong likes him?
Before he went to the provincial school, he went to school every day, and after school he would stay in the room reading and doing homework. He never spoke to Qiu Tong at all, and never looked at Qiu Tong directly. In his heart, Qiu Tong was just Bafang's sister, a little girl bought to keep Lu company and entertain her.

He really couldn't imagine that Qiu Tong would have such thoughts.

Fan Jin quickly said seriously, "I'm already engaged to Shi Liu. I only have Shi Liu in my heart and will only love her in this life. Qiu Tong, you'd better give up on this thought as soon as possible."

The girl Mu Ai could understand that it was hard to explain why she liked someone, but she couldn't give Qiu Tong any response, so it was better to make it clear quickly. Once she made it clear, Qiu Tong would know.

Qiu Tong shook her head and said eagerly, "Qiu Tong knows. Qiu Tong dare not hope for anything. Qiu Tong also knows she is wrong. She dare not be jealous of Miss Pomegranate anymore. When the young master marries Miss Pomegranate, I will serve her well. I only hope to be by the young master's side, even if I have no status and can be a concubine."

Fan Jin felt a chill all over his body when he heard this. A concubine? A concubine?
He was a five-good young man who grew up under the red flag and insisted on monogamy. Having three wives and four concubines was against the law.

—Well, even if the world allowed it now, he would never have thought about it.

There was only Shi Liu and Li Shiliu in his heart. He had always wished he could die and have no desire to live in this world. But when he found out that Shi Liu was Li Shiliu, the girl he had secretly loved for a long time but had not dared to confess his feelings to, he was so excited that he couldn't express it in words.

What he wanted and hoped for was to be with Shi Liu for the rest of his life in this world, growing old together.

Stay away from all those ideas about taking concubines or maids, and don't try to destroy the relationship between him and Shi Liu. He's still in a mess now, and he's just wishful thinking and secretly happy. He doesn't know when he can win Shi Liu's heart.

Thinking of this, Fan Jin's face tensed up, and his tone couldn't be more serious, "I won't take a concubine, let alone a maid! Qiu Tong, you'd better adjust your mindset as soon as possible, stop having such thoughts, and serve my mother well. Otherwise, even if I consider the feelings of all parties, I can't keep you in this house!"