Chapter 93 Xiao Cui's Strangeness

It's not that she didn't want to do it, but that she couldn't.

She feared that she might be able to uphold her conscience today, but not tomorrow.

Her father sent her here to poison someone because she was working here. If she weren't working here, her father wouldn't be able to poison her even if he wanted to. So, the way to eliminate the chance of poisoning someone is for her not to come.

The thought of being arrested and forced to pay off her father's gambling debts filled Qin Xiaocui with despair.

Perhaps in a few more days, she won't be able to keep her conscience like this anymore.

"Xiao Cui, are you having some trouble? Tell your sister."

Qin sensed that something was wrong with Qin Xiaocui. She did not agree with what Qin Xiaocui said, but walked up to Qin Xiaocui and made her raise her head.

Qin Xiaocui didn't want Qin Shi to see her pain, so she turned and ran away, saying in a tearful voice, "Thank you, sister, I won't come tomorrow."

Sister Yu is very good, and Uncle Hai is very good too.

Qin frowned slightly as she watched Qin Xiaocui run away.

Zhao tugged at Qin and said, "Little sister, I know what's going on with her. I was just about to tell you tonight, but Xiao Cui said she won't be coming tomorrow, so I'll let you know anyway."

“Yu Bao woke up today and kept looking at Xiao Cui. I know Yu Bao noticed something, so I kept an eye on Xiao Cui and found that she was preparing to add something, but in the end she didn’t do it. Perhaps her conscience wouldn’t allow her to do it.”

Zhao recounted the events.

Qin frowned. Qin Xiaocui hadn't even started yet, and Qin was starting to worry.

Qin Tianhai said in a deep voice, "Find out later if anything has happened to his family."

The Su family will not give up easily; their clansmen will be a breakthrough point.

You can defend against one, but you can't defend against another.

If we want our clan to be united, we must let them know that we should help each other when they are in trouble.

Previously, everyone lived their own lives and only gathered together for important matters. Now it's different. His daughter wants to start a business, open a workshop, and expand the scale. The clan members are the first choice to help, and they must be managed well.

"Father, I'll go and inquire about it."

Zhao had good interpersonal relationships in the village, so she took on the task herself.

Qin Tianhai nodded: "Go ahead."

Zhao nodded, smiled at Qin, and went out.

"Yu Bao is awake, let's check on her first."

Remembering what Zhao had said, Qin Tianhai went back to his room with Qin.

Qin Jin'an fell asleep.

Qin Tianhai and Qin Shi entered, and Qin Shi gently called out, "My darling, my darling, Mother is back."

Qin Tianhai was also watching from the side. If it were before, they would not have woken up the sleeping Qin Jin'an, but she had been unconscious for too long, and after knowing that she had woken up, they also wanted to see her wake up.

Qin Jin'an opened her eyes groggily and saw that Qin Shi's eyes were bright. She then looked at Qin Tianhai.

Madam Qin smiled gently: "My darling, my precious baby."

Qin Tianhai was relieved; it was good that he had woken up.

"It's okay if you can't speak or move yet; these things will gradually recover."

Qin Tianhai comforted Qin Shi.

Madam Qin nodded, no matter what hardships she had to endure, she would definitely take good care of her daughter's health.

Madam Qin stared at Qin Jin'an for a long time, and even after Qin Jin'an fell asleep again, she couldn't bear to look away from him for a second.

Qin Tianhai had already quietly left; he was going to help collect the golden jade sticks.

Qin sat for a while longer before getting up to go out and do her work.

The dried meat sold very well, but the production process was more complicated than that of the dried fish noodles, and the final price was ten coins per catty higher.

She didn't bring much, only twenty jin.

I bought a lot of pork today and plan to make some pork jerky, which I'll sell together later.

With her daughter awake, Qin was more motivated than ever, and a faint smile graced her face as she did everything.

...

Zhao visited the Wang family next to Qin Tianjiang. The lady of the Wang family was lame and surnamed Yan. She was over fifty years old. Her son and daughter-in-law were working in the fields, so she took care of the housework because of her leg problems.

Upon seeing Zhao arrive, Yan greeted her with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Yulin's family? What brings you here?"

Zhao smiled and said, "Third Sister, I want to ask you something."

Madam Yan invited Madam Zhao into the house, poured her a bowl of tea, and after she sat down, asked with a smile, "What is it? Just tell me."

"Third Aunt, it's like this, Xiao Cui from Uncle Jiang's house next door was working at my house, but suddenly she didn't want to work anymore. I'm worried that she might have offended someone unintentionally, so I came to inquire if anything has happened to her. Third Aunt is often home, so I thought I'd come and ask her."

Zhao asked with a smile.

Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "You've come to the right person."

Upon hearing that there was a doorman, Zhao immediately listened attentively.

Madam Yan sighed and said, "Yesterday, the father and daughter had a fight over something. I only heard one sentence, which was shouted by Xiao Cui. She shouted, 'Father, you sold me and my second sister!' That sentence was heartbreaking. I didn't hear what they said after that. Their voices were soft and I couldn't hear clearly. I only heard them say something like, 'Don't you think about yourself? Think about your second sister too.'"

"I don't know the specifics of what happened. If you want to find out, you can try to get information from Madam Ling. As her mother, she definitely knows the answer."

Yan guessed that Zhao had something she hadn't said outright, and since it was a private matter, she told Zhao everything she overheard.

The Qin family prioritizes its own members when good things happen, and she's trying to gain more recognition in the future when she needs to be more visible in public.

"Thank you, Third Sister, I understand."

Zhao thanked her.

"Yulin's wife, how's Yuwan's business? I heard they're going to build a workshop, are you still going to build it?"

Yan asked with a smile, also trying to gather information.

"My little sister's business is doing well. I don't know much about the workshop. It's up to her to decide. Third Sister, I won't bother you any longer. I'll be going now."

Zhao smiled and said, maintaining her politeness.

Yan did not ask any further questions and saw Zhao out the door.

Just then, they saw Ling carrying pig feed back.

Ling's belly was already quite large.

With her youngest daughter by her side, Ling greeted her with a smile: "What brings you here, Yulin's wife? Come in and sit for a while."

Zhao was just about to ask, so she smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll have a chat with you, Auntie."

Ling nodded, opened the door, and entered the courtyard.

She wasn't stupid; she knew Zhao wouldn't come for no reason. Thinking about her daughter's strange expression earlier, Ling put down her basket and asked her youngest daughter to feed the chickens. She then invited Zhao into the house.

"Here, have some water."

Madam Ling poured water and then took a fan to fan herself.

"Auntie, Xiao Cui said she doesn't want to do chores anymore, did you know that?"

Zhao didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

Madam Ling stood up in surprise: "When did this happen?"

The incident happened so suddenly that Madam Ling was unaware of it. After a moment of panic, she immediately said, "This child is too impulsive. Don't hold it against her for anything she did wrong. I will teach her a lesson later and make sure she does her job well and corrects her mistakes!"