She was replaced by a husband, married the future tyrant and farmed to fight back

Chapter 18: Crashed into Qin Yiran's arms

Qin Xiuzhu has been doing odd jobs at the Huang family in recent days. The family is very difficult to talk to, and the wages are very low.

Qin Xiuzhu was afraid that her family would worry if they knew, so she never told them.

Today Qin Xiuzhu will have a quarrel with the Huang family and will be beaten.

She had to go and take a look.

Qin Yiran's legs are not convenient and Madam Qin is ill, so she is the only one who should go.

The Huang family owned hundreds of acres of land and a fish pond. The eldest son ran a shop in the county town, and the second son worked as a yamen runner in the provincial capital.

They are considered to be wealthy and powerful in the village.
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Liu Yingyue arrived in front of the Huang family’s house.

She saw that a new house had been built next to the courtyard of the Huang family's old house.

The new house is equally tall and grand. It has been completed and is now in the final stages.

A dozen bricklayers are building the screen wall.

There is a thatched pavilion on the open space on one side of the house.

Several women were there cooking in large pots.

Yang Yongcui and Qin Xiuzhu were also helping out among those people.

Yang Yongcui was washing dishes and Qin Xiuzhu was lifting heavy objects.

Liu Yingyue's face changed slightly and she walked over in a hurry.

This silly girl, although not tall, always does the work of tall people.

"Xiuzhu, it's so heavy, you can't lift it, put it down quickly." Liu Yingyue walked over and waved at Qin Xiuzhu.

When Qin Xiuzhu heard Liu Yingyue's reminder, she looked up, but did not put down the large bucket of freshly cooked porridge in her hand. She just frowned.

"If I don't work, where will the family expenses come from?"

"Xiuzhu, put your things down!" Qin Yiran's voice suddenly came.

Liu Yingyue turned around and saw Qin Yiran driving a ox cart towards her.

Why is he here? Liu Yingyue was very surprised.

When Qin Yiran saw Liu Yingyue was also here, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Brother, I'm working. What are you doing?" Qin Xiuzhu ignored Qin Yiran's words.

Still carrying the porridge bucket, he moved forward step by step, struggling towards the new house.

Thinking that things were about to happen at this time, Liu Yingyue saw that she couldn't persuade Qin Xiuzhu, so she had to walk over, snatch Qin Xiuzhu's bucket and put it down.

"Don't mention it, put it down!"

When it comes to the screen wall, Qin Xiuzhu would accidentally fall and knock down the newly built screen wall.

Then the Huang family not only asked Qin Xiuzhu to compensate for the spilled bucket of porridge, but also asked her to compensate for the damaged screen wall.

Moreover, since she did not do a good deed, she does not need to be paid the wages for these five days.

The house leaks and it rains continuously.

The Qin family's debt increased by two more taels.

Qin Xiuzhu was so sad that she almost jumped into the water to commit suicide.

"Liu Yingyue, what are you doing? I'm working, why are you making trouble?" Qin Xiuzhu pushed Liu Yingyue away angrily and went to carry the porridge bucket. "It's dinner time, everyone is waiting to eat."

When Yang Yongcui saw the quarrel, she put down the dishes she was washing, called Qin Yiran sweetly, "Brother Qin", and then walked towards Qin Xiuzhu.

"Xiuzhu, what's wrong?"

"Yingyue is delaying my work!" Qin Xiuzhu said angrily, with her hands on her hips, gasping for breath.

"Yingyue, your family is rich, so you don't have to work hard. But Xiuzhu and I are poor. If we don't work, what will we eat? If you really want us to play with you, can you just sit aside and wait for us? Wait until we finish work..."

"Xiuzhu, your arm was injured yesterday, why were you still lifting heavy objects?" Qin Yiran stopped the ox cart and walked over with a crutch.

"Brother Qin, Xiuzhu does this out of consideration for her family. Your family is not like Yingyue's family. Xiuzhu has no choice but to do this. Please don't blame her." Yang Yongcui advised.

"Brother, you guys..." Qin Xiuzhu stomped his feet.

"Hey, Qin Xiuzhu, do you want to work? If not, go home! Don't delay the work!" A manager of the Huang family shouted over here. "Xiuzhu was working for you yesterday and sprained her arm. She just got better and can't lift heavy objects. Can you arrange a job for her that won't hurt her arm? For example, washing dishes and picking vegetables?" Liu Yingyue nodded at the man and said loudly.

"Tell her to find someone to exchange with." The Huang family's steward replied.

But who to find to exchange with is a difficult problem.

Qin Xiuzhu frowned in embarrassment.

Qin Yiran's eyes swept over the women who were working.

Liu Yingyue caught a glimpse of Yang Yongcui who was quietly walking away, and grabbed her, "Yongcui, you and Xiuzhu are best friends, can you help?"

"I?"

"What? You don't want to? Then why do you call you 'Brother Qin' and 'Sister Xiuzhu' all the time? Are you just being hypocritical?" Liu Yingyue stared at her with a half-smile.

"Sister Yongcui..." Qin Xiuzhu held her arm and looked at Yang Yongcui pleadingly, "Can you help me today? I just washed a large basin of dishes for you, and I also helped you carry water yesterday, and I sprained my arm because of it."

"What? Xiuzhu sprained her arm yesterday because she was helping Yongcui? Then you have to repay this favor. Oh, and you also have to repay the favor of washing the dishes today." Liu Yingyue said bluntly.

Yang Yongcui looked at Qin Yiran aggrievedly, "Brother Qin, I... my hand hurts."

"Ah? Sister Yongcui, your hand hurts? Then... forget it?" Qin Xiuzhu sighed.

"I asked you for help and you said your hand hurts. Is it real pain or just fake? Do you want me to take a look? I know medical skills." Liu Yingyue came over and pulled Yang Yongcui's hand.

"No, no, I'll just apply some hot water when I get home." Yang Yongcui stepped back in fear.

As he stepped back, he knocked down the screen wall that had just been built a few steps behind him.

boom--

The screen wall fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

A lot of dust mixed with dirt was flying towards this side.

Float into the porridge bucket.

Floating towards Liu Yingyue and the others' faces.

Qin Xiuzhu was so scared that she turned around and ran away.

Liu Yingyue covered her mouth and nose and turned around and ran.

But when she turned around, she ran into Qin Yiran's arms.

As the dust rose, Qin Yiran covered his mouth and nose with one hand, held Liu Yingyue's shoulders with the other hand, and held her in his arms.

There were sounds of people coughing all around, Yang Yongcui crying in fear, and the Huang family scolding them.

"Who broke it? Pay for it!"

Liu Yingyue's head was held down by Qin Yiran's big hands, her mouth and nose pressed against his strong chest. The flying dust did not attack her sense of smell, but the masculine scent on Qin Yiran's body made her dizzy.

"Um..." Liu Yingyue pushed Qin Yiran, "Let me go..."

She muttered.

But Qin Yiran ignored it.

When the coughing of everyone around them became quieter and Yang Yongcui's crying became louder, Qin Yiran let go of Liu Yingyue.

Liu Yingyue raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and nose, then turned around to look at the Huang family's screen wall.

He was suddenly startled.

No wonder there was so much dust just now. It turned out that after the screen wall fell down, it was smashed into a pile of straw ash that had just been brought in to mix with mud.

In ancient times, there was no cement, so people would mix straw ash and rice paste together and use it as cement for building walls.

The pile of straw ash was ten feet square and half a person's height.

If a screen wall that is half a person's height is smashed down, wouldn't it cause dust to fly everywhere?

"Who hit it?"

"It's Yang Yongcui!"

"Wow——" Yang Yongcui burst into tears even louder.

(End of this chapter)