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Chapter 521 Put this thought aside (two chapters in one)

Fan Jin's voice was loud and firm, leaving no room for doubt.

Qiu Tong's face turned pale, she couldn't believe it.

Young Master... Young Master is so cruel, does he... not have any feelings for her at all?
No concubines... No concubines...

In this world, where can there be such a man? As long as one has money and ability, who wouldn't take a concubine?

The master of their previous family had eight concubines. He was almost sixty years old, but he still hadn't stopped taking concubines.

She really couldn't understand why the young master couldn't take her as his concubine when she was so beautiful?
It's just a concubine. The young master can still marry Miss Pomegranate. She won't compete with Miss Pomegranate for the position.

Qiu Tong bit her lips until they were raw, but she could only nod, "I understand. I won't have any inappropriate thoughts anymore."

From the tone of the young master's voice, she could tell that he was really willing to sell her off. Not only would she be bought by a trafficker and separated from her brother, but who knew where the trafficker would sell her to. At her age and with her lust for beauty, she couldn't even think about staying here. The wife was so kind and gentle, which was rare.

Qiu Tong lowered her head deeply, not daring to say anything more.

Qiu Tong said those shameless words to Jin'er, which made Mrs. Lu feel nervous, but fortunately, Jin'er knew his limits, so Mrs. Lu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She knew that the child she raised was a good one.

What's the matter with taking a concubine or not, having a maid or not, she doesn't want her son to do those things and make the house a mess.

Shi Liu is such a good girl, she doesn't want her son to hurt her feelings.

"Qiutong, go to the kitchen and help Sister Zhu."

After sending Qiu Tong away, Lu beckoned Fan Jin to sit down and said earnestly, "Jin'er, taking a concubine or a maid is a disaster that will ruin a family. Just look at your uncle and you'll know. Now that we've talked about this, I'll make the decision on behalf of your father and set a family rule. We will never take concubines or maids in our family. Do you remember this?"

Fan Jin nodded quickly, "Don't worry, mom. I've got it in mind, and I won't do it again. I won't learn from my uncle."

My uncle passed the imperial examination and got the job of county magistrate, and then he was lucky enough to succeed the position of county magistrate. After he took office, someone sent him a beautiful woman.

This man becomes arrogant when he is proud of himself.

It's only been a few years? He has taken in three concubines, who are always fighting for his favor, making a lot of noise. He has also had two illegitimate children. It's a pity that my aunt has been with him through so many ups and downs for so many years, serving his parents and raising his children.

Last year, my uncle's son came back to worship the ancestors on his uncle's behalf. When he talked about these things, he was also speaking up for his mother. However, he couldn't control his father.

He won't learn from his uncle. He can't handle being surrounded by beauties!

He only has one heart, and it is very small, which can only hold one person. So he should not harm others or tire himself out.

As soon as Qiu Tong left the main hall, she covered her mouth and ran to the backyard. She needed to cry for a while and calm down.

Bafang, who had been standing in a daze in the yard, finally came to his senses and started chasing after him.

When they reached the backyard, where no one was around, Bafang glared at Qiu Tong, "When did you start thinking about this?"

He also didn't expect that his sister would dare to have such thoughts.

Qiu Tong's tears flowed, "The young master is so good, not only is he handsome, but he is also well-educated, why can't I like him? I don't want to have such thoughts, I also want to be a proper wife, but the young master can't marry me, what else can I do except be his concubine?"

But the young master had no such thoughts at all. She was really embarrassed today. She was ashamed and angry. She wished she could just die and not be able to see anyone. But she was afraid of death. She was still young. It would be a pity to die like this? Last time, the wife promised her that she would take her to the city to watch the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival.

She had saved a lot of her monthly salary and was thinking of going to the city to buy beautiful flowers to wear, but she couldn't bear to do that.

This is so embarrassing, sob sob—

Bafang had no idea of ​​his sister's inner turmoil. He felt a headache just hearing what his sister said. He sighed heavily. After all, she was his sister, and he only had this one sister. He said hurriedly, "You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible! You don't know that the young master only has Miss Pomegranate in his heart. Even if he reluctantly takes you as a concubine, you will not be happy, not to mention that the young master will not take concubines at all!"

"Listen to your brother, put away your thoughts and serve the madam well. When the young mistress comes home, I will speak well for you in front of her and find you a good marriage. There are many good people around her, and you can live a good life with any of them. How nice it would be to be a proper wife? How good is it to be a concubine? You have been watching over the Zhao family since you were a child. Which of those aunts has a good life? Why bother?"

"Just listen to me. Will I harm you? The young master is good. You haven't met many people, so it's normal to like him. However, from now on, you should stop thinking about him and just treat him as your master. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about. Thinking too much will only harm yourself. Do you hear me?"

Qiu Tong covered her mouth and cried, "I heard it."

She had just realized that the young master really would not take a concubine, so how could she dare to have such thoughts? Did she really want to be sold?

"But, I have offended the young mistress today. Now that the young mistress has married, it's good enough that she doesn't find fault with me. Will she help me find a good marriage?"

Speaking of this, Bafang was also very disappointed, "You are the same, are you crazy or something, how dare you trip up Miss Pomegranate? Do you think Miss Pomegranate is an ordinary girl who can't see through your little tricks?
Okay, put away all your inappropriate thoughts and be down-to-earth. I will apologize to Miss Pomegranate on your behalf tomorrow. When the time comes, you can also apologize to Miss Pomegranate yourself. Miss Pomegranate is very kind to her subordinates. As long as you are sincere, she will forgive you. "

Qiu Tong nodded quickly and wiped away her tears, "Okay, I got it. I'll go back to the kitchen to help."

Bafang waved from behind, "Be more diligent, do you hear me?"

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As they walked a little further away and there were no other people on the road, Sui Lu couldn't help but say, "Miss, there's something wrong with Qiu Tong. The soup bowl wasn't hot, and it wasn't as hot as the bowl of brown sugar dumplings. How could she have slipped and lost her balance?"

They are all maids, so she knows very well whether they will slip up or not.

Shi Liu blinked and said, "I don't know if her hand really slipped, but I was able to catch it."

“Then why” it still spilled?
Sui Lu was puzzled.

Shi Liu smiled softly, "I felt that Qiu Tong's eyes were looking at me in an unpleasant way, and I was afraid that something similar to what happened to Xiu Miao last time would happen, but I couldn't refuse to drink the bird's nest soup that my aunt specially prepared for me."

So, she just went with the flow and if it spilled, she wouldn't have to drink it.

Sui Lu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and smiled with her hands covering her mouth, "Girl, are you still upset about the last time that Xiu Miao spit into the brown sugar water?" Shi Liu hummed. Of course, who knows if Qiu Tong will do such an offensive thing. She saw that something was wrong with her eyes, so she had a feeling and became more cautious.

Obviously, she was right. She wasn't sure whether there was something wrong with the bowl of bird's nest soup, but there was definitely something wrong with Qiu Tong. Otherwise, how did the skirt get damaged?
The clothes that Mrs. Lu specially made for her, could she cut them herself? Aunt Zhu looked like an honest person, and it was impossible for her to do such a thing. The only one left was Qiu Tong.

Sui Luye thought about the skirt being cut, "It's really strange, if it was really Qiu Tong, why did she do this?"

Her daughter is the young mistress of the Fan family who has not yet married into the family. Once she marries and takes charge of the family in the future, Qiu Tong will also need to be under the control of the daughter. How dare she offend the daughter?

Shi Liu thought of Qiu Tong's attentiveness to Fan Jin and her eyes as sweet as water, and curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

Maybe this is the reason?
However, Qiu Tong was jealous of the wrong person, not knowing that her marriage with Fan Jin was just a fake one.

If Fan Jin really wanted to marry her or something, she would not say no.

Shi Liu thought so, but couldn't help but cover her heart - this was the truth, but why did she feel so uncomfortable thinking like this?
Shi Liu shook her head vigorously, suppressed her emotions and stopped herself from thinking too much.

When he raised his eyes, he saw the movement at the express station in front of him, so he walked over.

"Third Aunt, where are you going?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yu turned around and saw Shi Liu, and hurriedly said, "It's Shi Liu, Rong Song told me that a convoy was passing by today and was heading to Xiangning County, so I quickly packed my things so that I could go with them. Otherwise, I don't know the way to Xiangning County, and I really don't dare to go out alone."

"Aunt San is going to Xiangning County to look for cousin Yang?"

Yu nodded, "Yes, Rong Yang sent a letter back a few days ago, saying that although you, Shi Liu, gave them a letter to close the door and come back to celebrate the New Year, Rong Yang's wife is pregnant, isn't she? This is the first child, and the month is late, and he is afraid that something bad will happen due to the bumpy road, so he simply won't come back. I thought that since your cousin Gou and the others are taking care of the family, I will go to Xiangning County to celebrate the New Year with them, and take care of his wife by the way. According to the date, she will give birth at the end of the month, and I will wait for her to give birth and take care of her after the confinement period before coming back!"

Yu was the daughter-in-law of Li Jixiao, the great uncle's family, and the mother of Li Rongyang, who was sent by Shiliu to Xiangning County to open Tongwanzhai.

Yu originally worked in the workshop. Later, after the eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a child and finished her confinement, she took over the job and she stayed at home to take care of the housework.

Since you don't have to work in a workshop, it's convenient to go anywhere.

After hearing what happened, Shi Liu nodded. "It's not far, but it's still a two-day journey. My cousin's baby is almost eight months old, so we really need to be careful. Third aunt, you are going to Xiangning County, so it's a good opportunity for you to take the things I prepared for my unborn nephews and nieces, as well as the New Year gifts I prepared for my cousin Yang and his family—"

Having said that, Shi Liu immediately asked Sui Lu to go back and make arrangements.

Yu heard Shi Liu saying that she was too polite, but she was afraid that the convoy would leave soon and she would not be able to catch up.

Shi Liu headed for the express post station, where the convoy was resting and having a bowl of hot noodle soup.

Coincidentally, the team leader was Yang Wu.

Shi Liu recognized him at a glance. Compared with half a year ago, Yang Wu was darker and stronger.

Yang Wu didn't know that Shi Liu knew him. When he saw Shi Liu coming in, he quickly stood up and greeted her, "Captain of the Seventh Squad, Yang Wu, greetings to the boss!"

The other team members also hurriedly greeted Shi Liu, calling him "host" with excitement in their eyes.

They were all from the surrounding villages. They had all seen Shi Liu when they were recruiting workers, so they naturally recognized him. They were grateful and convinced by Shi Liu from the bottom of their hearts.

Because of the pomegranates and this express post, they can take home three taels of silver as wages every month. Although they have to travel all the time in the wind and sun, they don't feel it's hard because they can earn money. Instead, they feel full of energy!
Shi Liu nodded and smiled at them gently, "Are we going to Xiangning County this time?"

Yang Wu hurriedly replied, "I received an order from the Rongjiang County Express Post Station to deliver a batch of furs to Dacheng Prefecture, and it has to pass through Xiangning County."

"In this case, I'm afraid the New Year is on the way. Thank you all for your hard work." As he said that, Shi Liu hurriedly asked Li Rongsong to get them some more mutton.

The weather was getting colder day by day, so Shi Liu instructed the sub-stations responsible for the connection to stew mutton in a big pot, and then eat the hot noodles with the mutton and eat them with the mutton to warm the body.

The mutton had been simmering on the stove. It was warm and melted in the mouth. The waiter quickly scooped up a large bowl full of it.

Yang Wu and his friends thanked them immediately, and told Shi Liu that it was not hard work, even if they had to travel outside during the New Year, it was okay, because they had subsidies! The New Year gifts were generous, and they had already taken them home! As long as their families had a good New Year, they would be satisfied!

Shi Liu smiled and told them to eat slowly, saying that it would not be too late to continue their journey after they were full and warm. She also called Yang Wu over and asked him to take good care of Yu along the way.

Yang Wu knew that this was his boss's aunt, so he nodded repeatedly and promised to send the girl safely to Tongwanzhai in Xiangning County.

Not long after, Sui Lu also brought the things.

Shi Liu watched the convoy go away before returning to the village.

After entering the house, Song Shi inevitably asked what happened, "How did you spill soup all over yourself when you were a guest at someone's house? I heard Fan Jin is back today, too?"

Although my daughter is engaged to Fan Jin, they haven't gotten married yet, so how can she go to her future husband's house to visit and eat? However, because of the workshop's matter, it is difficult to follow the rules. But who would have thought that something like this would happen today?
Song was afraid that her daughter would be impolite in front of the Fan family and displease her future mother-in-law. After all, her daughter would live under the care of her mother-in-law in the future, and if she didn't have a good relationship with her mother-in-law, her life would be difficult.

Although she had a good mother-in-law and had never been bullied, she had seen and knew a lot about mothers-in-law bullying their daughters-in-law.

Shi Liu didn't want to talk more about Qiu Tong, and only said, "My hand just slipped and I accidentally spilled the soup. It's okay, why are you worried, mother?"

Song sighed, "Mother is just worried that you might lose your manners. Did Fan Jin say anything to his mother?"

Seeing her worry about this, Shi Liu also smiled, "Mother, don't you know your own daughter? Who wouldn't like me? My aunt likes me very much and even made clothes for me with her own hands, but they are not ready yet. She will give them to me when they are ready."

Old Yuan looked at Song and said, "I told you that you are worrying for nothing. Didn't Chunni say that? Fan Jin's mother likes our Shi Liu very much. She hopes that Shi Liu can go to the workshop more often every day. She always invites her to stay for dinner. If Shi Liu agrees to stay for dinner, she would like to go to the kitchen and cook for him herself. The step-grandfather's wife also said that her sister-in-law is a good-tempered person. Don't worry, Shi Liu will not be bullied when she marries there in the future."

Song laughed, "Oh, I just worry too much. Mother is right. Who wouldn't like such a good girl like our Shi Liu?"

As a mother, I always worry too much.

But good people will be rewarded. When God sees that she treats other people's daughters well, he will also let other people treat her daughter well.

She only has two daughters. The elder one has good in-laws and a good husband, and they live a happy life. The younger one will definitely be the same.