Chapter 69 Please Stand Back
Before going to bed at night, Liu Ji was still angry that his chance to go out was snatched away by Qin Yao.
He imagined countless scenes of torturing Qin Yao in his mind to comfort himself.
However, it smelled really good the next second.
At three o'clock in the morning, there were noises of people getting up in Qin Yao's bedroom. Liu Ji was so sleepy that he could not open his eyes. He felt that his body was trapped by the bed. He was only vaguely aware of being thankful that it was not the time for him to get up and set off on his journey.
The gate opened and then closed gently.
There was no moon today, and it was so dark outside that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Qin Yao held a torch and walked quickly towards Xiahe Village in the cool morning breeze of early summer.
Shunzi estimated the time, got up at 4:30, dressed, washed, and cooked some dumpling soup to fill his stomach. Then he blew out the oil lamp and walked towards the village entrance following the dim light.
Before I got close, I saw a man holding a torch in the distance. The figure was swaying in the light of the torch. I felt that the figure was a little thinner, so I shouted excitedly: "Third brother!"
"I didn't expect you to be here so early. I thought you would be delayed for some time, so I came half an incense stick late. Third brother, you haven't been here for a while, have you?"
Qin Yao turned around.
"Santian Ye!" Shunzi was so frightened that he retreated ten meters away.
Seeing a woman holding a torch in the middle of the night, tell me if it's scary or not!
After waiting for half a minute to make sure it was a person, Shunzi asked in confusion: "Who are you? Where is my third brother?"
"Are you asking Liu Ji?"
Shunzi nodded vigorously and thought to himself, this voice is very nice.
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. Since he could say his third brother's name, it seemed that he should know him.
"I'm his wife Qin Yao. Liu Ji suddenly fell ill, so I worked as a temporary worker for him." Qin Yao said with a faint smile.
Shunzi was shocked. It turned out that the woman in front of him was the fierce woman who ate the blood of animals raw as mentioned by the third brother?
However, she didn't look like that. She spoke very gently and even smiled.
"It turns out to be my sister-in-law. I was scared to death." Shunzi walked forward and suddenly felt that the woman in front of him was much more friendly. All the ghost stories were just misunderstandings.
"But Mr. Ding's family only recruits male workers. If you want to go, sister-in-law."
Qin Yao said: "I know what you mean, but I don't want to miss this opportunity. I have to give it a try first, what do you think?"
"It's getting late, let's talk while we walk." Qin Yao raised her hand and gestured for someone to lead the way.
Shunzi nodded and looked back at Qin Yao several times. Every time she smiled at him with a gentle look.
The young man scratched his head in confusion. Is the third brother blind? His sister-in-law is obviously a very nice person!
Shunzi asked with concern: "Sister-in-law, why is Third Brother sick?"
Qin Yao: "I suddenly got sick."
".Oh." Shunzi suddenly felt powerless and didn't know what to say.
But it felt even weirder when the two of them walked without talking. Shunzi tried hard to find topics to talk about, but was choked by Qin Yao's "hmm", "oh", and "hmm" responses every time.
Finally, he gave up and chose to shut up.
After all, there are differences between men and women, so it's better to keep a distance.
However, what surprised Shunzi was that Qin Yao walked so fast that he fell behind her when he was distracted for a moment, and the whole person seemed to be flying.
Seeing that he was slow, he took the initiative to say, "Brother Shunzi, let's go faster and try to be the first to arrive."
Shunzi nodded, and as they walked, they almost ran, and before six o'clock, they arrived at Jinshi Town.
The town has no city walls and is built at the foot of a mountain. It is surrounded by vast tracts of farmland and mountain forests.
A quaint bluestone street runs through the middle of the town, with a few shops on both sides. On weekdays, when there is no market, they are not open much.
Only the rice shop, oil shop and meat stall in the town center are open regularly.
It was still too early and the streets were empty, with only the sounds of dogs barking and chickens crowing coming from residents' homes.
The farm of Mr. Ding's family is at the east end of the town, surrounded by fertile fields. It is a three-courtyard house with white walls and green tiles. Two unicorn rings are hung on the vermilion gate, and there are two stone lions in front of the gate, which is quite impressive.
Qin Yao and other person arrived at the door first. They were the first ones to arrive, and now there was no one else.
Shunzi whispered to Qin Yao that Mr. Ding was a successful candidate in the imperial examination, and the county magistrate had to show some respect to him when he met him. He reminded her to be careful with etiquette and not to offend the successful candidate in the imperial examination.
"Want to kneel?" Qin Yao asked tentatively.
Shunzi shook his head and said, a juren is not an official, so he doesn't have to kneel. It depends on the individual.
Qin Yao said "oh", and Shunzi didn't know if she understood or not, but since it was their first meeting and they were not very familiar with each other, he didn't mention it again.
I didn't dare to knock on the door. I could only stand at the door and wait for someone to open it.
While they were waiting, a few more people came one after another. They all felt very strange when they saw Qin Yao, a woman.
But everyone didn't know each other, and no one asked. They just stood in one place, silently standing in the order of first come first served, in front and back.
But such tacit understanding will always be broken by some people.
Seeing that the three people who came later were about to stand in front of him and Qin Yao, Shunzi shouted, "Hey!", "Stand at the back, we were here first! Didn't you see that everyone was consciously standing at the back?"
The three of them turned around and glanced up and down at Shunzi and Qin Yao beside him. They were a little surprised that he actually brought a woman with him. They sneered and stood in front of the two of them without saying anything.
Shunzi saw that the people behind him were angry but dared not say anything. After all, the three of them were tall and strong, so no one dared to offend them.
He was getting furious, but he didn't want to get into conflict with the three people. When he was struggling over whether to endure it or not, Qin Yao actually took a step forward, stretched out her hand, and patted the three people on the shoulders.
"Please stand back."
Her tone was calm, but her eyes revealed an aura of majesty that could not be ignored.
The three of them were a little surprised, but they quickly rolled their eyes at her, turned their heads and ignored her, not even taking her, a woman, seriously.
One of them sneered in a low voice: "These days, there are so many strange things. Even women have to go out to work as temporary workers. I don't know what kind of work they can do with their thin arms and legs."
Having said this, the three of them looked at each other and laughed strangely with some hint of meaning.
To be honest, Qin Yao hasn't heard such a shrill sound for a long time.
In the last days, everyone relies on strength to make their mark. No one would dare to bully even a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.
Because anyone who can survive in such a harsh environment, even an 80-year-old lady, has her own means of making a living.
Medical skills, or knowing how to plant, there will always be a time when you need them!
Shunzi really didn't want to endure it at this moment, otherwise how would he explain to his third brother when he returned?
He was not afraid of fighting, and he raised his fist and wanted to take the initiative to knock down the one who spoke harshly.
He never expected that the person next to him would act faster than him.
(End of this chapter)