Chapter 65 His Like

Lu Qiniang sent the children back to the house to sleep, and looked at Xiao Yan seriously.

Xiao Yan drank some wine, his cheeks flushed slightly, and his black eyes seemed to have a more hazy watery look than usual, making his eyes even more gentle.

"Abandoned mother." He called her name with a smile.

"Drunk." Lu Qiniang muttered, "Xiao Yan, go wash your face and sober up. I have something to tell you."

"I'm not drunk." Xiao Yan tilted his head to look at her, with a rare bright expression, "You are Qi Niang, your birthday is April 12th, you are a rabbit, this year is your zodiac year."

Lu Qiniang: "...Why are you remembering that crap? It's not even my birthday. Okay, listen to me—"

"Okay." Xiao Yan was originally sitting at the other end of the kang, and he moved forward upon hearing that.

Lu Qiniang: "...I actually wanted to tell you a few days ago, but I was afraid you wouldn't like it, so I held it back. Today, Liu Xing mentioned the illegal salt trade, and I thought, even if it's annoying, I have to tell you."

"I love to hear you say it." Xiao Yan's eyes were smiling, like the boundless Milky Way, with bright stars scattered all over the ground.

"Well," Lu Qiniang looked away, "You were General Po Lu. Even if you are not now, in my heart, in the hearts of many people, you still are. You always have been."

"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded, looking quite obedient.

Lu Qiniang wondered if she was also intoxicated by the smoke.

She actually thought Xiao Yan was obedient?

Crazy, crazy.

"Although I don't know what happened in the past that led you to this point. Maybe you did something wrong, or you were wronged, but no matter what, you shouldn't do anything illegal."

"Xiao Yan, you can't cut off your future path!"

"You are still young. Who can predict what will happen in the future? People like Zhang Heyao can become an official. You are General Po Lu. You have a bright future in the future."

"I can't wait until you become a high-ranking official and then have people dig up all the stories about you smuggling salt or getting into fights at the docks... That wouldn't sound good, and I'm afraid others would harm you."

"Perhaps you've suffered some injustice, but you can't give up on yourself. Xiao Yan, you can't go astray. You have to be a good person." Lu Qiniang advised earnestly, "I'm uneducated and don't understand the big principles, but we can't break the law."

"We have enough food and clothes now, but we haven't reached the point where we have to break the law to survive."

"If we earn a lot, we can eat delicious food; if we earn little, we can only eat vegetables and porridge. Only when we live in peace and dignity can we sleep well."

"Don't worry about money. I can support the family. If you want to do something illegal just to give us a good meal, I'd rather eat coarse food than vegetables."

Xiao Yan looked at the anxiety in her eyes, listened to her sincere persuasion, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He said, "Qi Niang, I will not commit any crime. Salt and iron are the lifeblood of our country. Smuggling salt is unacceptable, and I will not be involved in it."

After a pause, he continued, "I have indeed suffered some grievances in the past. But those grievances should not be borne by the people of the world and the country."

Just because you have been hurt, does that give you the right to indiscriminately attack and harm innocent people on the street?

Xiao Yan would never approve of that and would never do that.

Lu Qiniang let out a long sigh, "You're right, I was too talkative."

"No, if there is something wrong, then correct it. If there is nothing wrong, then encourage it. You have to remind me from time to time so that I don't make mistakes."

"Oil? Change the knife? Add noodles? Are you hungry? You just drank and didn't eat enough?"

Xiao Yan: "Come, I'll teach you."

He took out the four treasures of the study and placed them on the table on the kang. He knelt behind Lu Qiniang, held her hand, and wrote the eight words "correct what is wrong and encourage yourself if there is nothing wrong" on the paper.

Lu Qiniang felt that she might be a little sick.

Why was her heart pounding like it was about to jump out of her throat?

Her mind was a mess, and she didn't learn a single word.

It’s bad, it’s bad. My brain, which was not working well to begin with, is now even worse.

"Xiao Yan, I don't want to learn anymore." She said in a panic.

"Qi Niang, focus." Xiao Yan's tone brooked no refusal. Like a stern teacher, he held her hand tightly and said, "Do it again."

Lu Qiniang: I am getting sicker and sicker.

"I want to sleep."

"Finish writing before going to bed. You haven't learned to read yet today, so you can't be lazy."

"Xiao Yan, why don't you let me do it myself."

"I'll teach you first."

The overlapping figures of the two people were projected onto the window paper.

When Lu Qiniang got up the next day, she found a sign saying "Spring fills the garden" posted next to the kang.

"Xiao Yan, didn't you say you put it on the wrong place? Why did you put a new one here?" she asked in confusion.

"You didn't sleep well last night. I thought you might be a little uncomfortable, so I thought it would be the same as before, so I wrote it again and posted it." Xiao Yan answered in the yard.

He was practicing archery in the yard.

The straw target was almost shot to pieces. San Ya clapped her hands beside him, "Dad is so awesome! One more!"

Xiao Yan was lost in the sound of "Dad" and worked harder.

Lu Qiniang murmured in her heart, I couldn't sleep well because I had a guilty conscience, what does it have to do with this "spring scenery in the garden"?

Lu Qin's mother, oh Lu Qin's mother, you are almost a grandmother, how come you still blush and your heart beats fast when you get close to a man?

What a loser.

While having breakfast, Xiao Yan actually took the initiative to talk to Lu Qiniang about what he was busy with.

"Spring is a busy time at the docks, but it's a mess. Merchant ships from other places are especially troubled. They're often stuck at the back, unable to move, wasting a lot of time..."

Xiao Yan designed a complete system that can shorten the berthing time of merchant ships and unload and leave as quickly as possible. They charge a "speed pass fee" from the ship owners.

Many merchant ships need temporary "escorts" who are responsible for helping to find people, endorse their credit, collect commissions, and act as middlemen in business.

In addition, the location of the stalls on the dock must be planned and "protection fees" must be collected.

Of course, this kind of protection fee is voluntary on both sides.

Because the terminal is too complicated, many people who want to do business dare not go there.

If someone can guarantee safety, they are willing to pay a little money.

"So, wait a little longer, I'll reserve a good seat for you later." Xiao Yan said to Lu Qin's mother with a smile.

Lu Qiniang was already stunned beyond words by him.

We all have one head on our neck, so why is there such a big gap between people!

Xiao Yan probably looked at her the same way she looked at Ah Huang.

"I've explained everything to you clearly, so that you won't have wild thoughts and suspect me of committing a crime. You might even hesitate on whether to kill your own relatives for the sake of justice." Xiao Yan's eyes were almost filled with smiles.

He just looked at Lu Qiniang steadily.

Looking at her somewhat bloated face and her dazed look, he did so with gentle doting.

His love can go beyond the external appearance and touch the soul directly.