Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Treasure Chest

Speaking of Xiaoshan, that kid is also a tiger. He knows that Xu Yunfan likes to eat wild fruits. Qin Sen's family is busy with the autumn harvest, so his uncles naturally didn't go up the mountain again. If they didn't go up the mountain, there would be no wild fruits to eat.

Xiaoshan was still young and his family would not let him go up the mountain easily. However, the child took advantage of the afternoon when the whole family went to work in the fields and secretly ran up the mountain alone. As a result, he got lost in the mountain.

When they heard that Qin Sen and his friends didn't find him when they returned home, they anxiously went to look for him. Finally, they found the lost Xiaoshan halfway up the mountain. The child was probably scared and was crying loudly.

Qin Sanniang and the others beat and scolded him again and again, and finally asked him what he was doing up the mountain after they had beaten and scolded him enough.

Even if the children in the village go to collect firewood, they only do so at the foot of the mountain. There are wild animals in the deep mountains. Which adult would let their children go into the mountains without worry?

The reason why the little wild boy was able to survive in the mountains for so long and still be alive and well was mainly because he did not run deep into the mountains, and the large wild animals in the deep mountains did not come out because they thought there was enough food.

Even so, it is still unsafe for even half-grown children to go up the mountain.

Xiaoshan has been obedient since he was a child and has never run up the mountain. Today's behavior is completely abnormal.

"I..." Xiaoshan was already scared, and after getting spanked, she choked with sobs, wiping her swollen eyes with her little hands. "I went up the mountain to look for wild fruit. Grandpa, grandma, father, fifth uncle, sixth uncle, seventh uncle, I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again. Please don't be angry, okay?"

Xiaoshan felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Qin Qi. His uncle had difficulty walking and he had fallen many times to look for him tonight. His arms were all scratched.

Qin Qi felt sorry for his nephew. "Okay, stop crying. Don't do this again next time. Tell the adults where you're going. Like today, we were all scared. Your grandparents thought you..."

Qin Sen, Qin Sanniang and others thought that Xiaoshan had an accident, or had fallen into someone's cesspool. They stirred the cesspools of nearby houses with wood, which was where Xiaoshan usually went.

It's not that they are stupid, but the villagers generally dig their manure pits deeper. People who don't raise pigs usually have some leftovers or oil in their dishwashing water. It would be ugly if they just dumped it into the yard, and it would also have a strong smell after a long time. So, they poured the water into the toilet.

Normally, the manure water in the manure pits would be picked up and put away when planting corn or vegetables, but recently it is the time to harvest corn, and several months have passed since the spring planting. I believe that a lot of manure water has accumulated in some manure pits.

A few years ago, a child in the village went to the toilet. Because the wooden board in the toilet was rotten and his family was not at home, they searched the village but still couldn't find the child. Some villagers who helped to look for him asked, "Have you cleaned the toilet pit at home?"

Originally, the family didn't believe that their child would fall into the pit. As a result, when they found the child in the pit, the child was dead.

If the villagers had not reminded them, they would probably have discovered their children only when they were digging out the sewage.

When Qin Si, Qin Wu and Qin Liu learned that Xiaoshan was missing, they were anxious to find him and were busy asking their clansmen for help, so they had no time to care about Qin Qi.

They were so preoccupied with finding someone that they forgot that Qin Qi was willing to sacrifice his life for Xiaoshan. When he ran to the mountain to find someone, Qin Qi ran the fastest. It was hard to imagine how a lame man could run so fast, and what kind of belief supported him to stand up after falling countless times.

It is undeniable that Qin Qi feels guilty towards Xiaoshan, but the premise of this guilt is that he loves his nephew Xiaoshan.

If he didn't love Xiaoshan, he wouldn't feel guilty about Xiaoshan's mother leaving.

When Xu Yunfan heard this, he finally remembered, "Run'er, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. I've been here for so long, but why haven't I met Xiaoshan's mother? Or maybe he doesn't have a mother, but has a father?"

Qin Si and his men called for help tonight. Qin Run went, and Xu Yunfan also wanted to go, but unfortunately Qin Run refused to let them. Most of the tribesmen who went to the mountain to look for people were familiar with the terrain and often went up the mountain. Such people had experience and would not easily get into trouble. Otherwise, what if they fell or were tripped by branches in the middle of the night and got injured?

Xu Yunfan has a delicate and tender skin. Qin Run didn't dare to imagine how sad he would be if he fell and got a scratch.

After looking for people all night, Qin Run was a little tired, but he had just taken a shower and was in good spirits.

"Fourth Brother Qin's wife divorced him." Maybe Qin Run and Xu Yunfan really had a tacit understanding. Xu Yunfan asked this question simply to ask, where did Xiaoshan's mother go?

Xu Yunfan had lived in Xiao Qin's house for some time. He had met all the members of Qin's family, except Qin Da who was an apprentice in town. Qin Sen's family was no exception. They were all acquaintances. However, he had never seen Xiao Shan's mother. He had thought that she had gone to visit relatives like Qin San and his husband, but later Xu Yunfan no longer thought so.

During the busy farming season, even if Qin Sanfu is pregnant, she has to go to work. It makes no sense that Xiaoshan Niang wouldn't come back when Qin Sen's family is so busy!

After receiving Qin Run's reply, Xu Yunfan turned over in bed and asked curiously, "Ah? They got divorced? Why?"

No matter which dynasty, whether women or boys were divorced or remarried, their situation was not much better.

One can imagine how harsh the treatment of married women and boys was in ancient times.

Once divorced or separated, outsiders who are not in the know will speculate whether this woman or man is immoral, lazy, or has some other problems that led to the divorce?

Some people don’t even think about whether there might be something wrong with the man that led to the current situation.

Although the Great Yan Dynasty encouraged women and men to remarry, even so, most people would not choose to divorce unless it was absolutely necessary.

Xu Yunfan had a good impression of Qin Si. Qin Si looked handsome and masculine, not the kind of man who was good at talking. Although he usually looked taciturn, Xu Yunfan found that Qin Si was actually a very gentle person.

Whether he was talking to his son Xiaoshan, Sandan or Qin An, he always had a smile on his face. When he spoke to them, he would squat down and be at eye level with the children, just like himself.

Although this action seemed insignificant, Xu Yunfan himself was tall, and the children had to look up to talk to him, so he was worried that they would get tired.

As for Qin Si, no matter what the reason was, he always had good intentions.

Such subconscious kindness often best reflects the softest side of Qin Si's heart.

Xu Yunfan added, "I think Fourth Brother Qin is a good person. Why did his wife want to divorce him?"

Qin Run used the faint moonlight outside the window to carefully trace the outlines of Xu Yunfan's facial features. Even though he saw Xu Yunfan every day, Qin Run was always attracted to him, as if he could never get enough of looking at him. "Because of Qin Qi's legs."

Realizing he was being too general, Qin Run elaborated, "Qin Qi's leg was broken and needs treatment. The doctor said it would cost more than ten taels of silver to treat Qin Qi's leg so that he could walk again. Furthermore, the student Qin Qi injured demanded seven taels of silver in compensation."

A dozen taels of silver may not seem like much, just enough for a meal for the rich people in town, but for the Qin Sen family, a dozen taels is all their belongings, the money they have worked hard for several years to earn.

The Qin Sen family had only sixteen taels of silver. To raise the money, they had no choice but to sell their grain. They had considered selling their land, but land was the foundation of a farmer's life. If they sold the land, how would they divide it among their many sons? When Qin Mu learned of this, he lent the Qin Sen family some money, and they were able to collect the money.

Qin Qi's leg was broken and he was rescued, but because he offended the students in the college, he lost his waiter job that he had finally gotten with the help of others.

Qin Si's wife didn't agree with this at all.

Because of Qin Qi, his family sold grain and owed a foreign debt of seven taels. Qin Si's wife was unwilling to pay the money and made a fuss about not wanting to pay it.

Earlier, in order for Qin Si to get married, Qin Sen's family renovated the house, which cost a lot of money. In addition, the family had four sons who had to do military service and corvee labor a few years ago, so the family paid a lot of money.

After careful calculation, there was almost no money left in the house.

Fortunately, Qin Qi was smart and clever. He had attended school for two years in his early years and learned a few words. Qin Sen also spent a lot of money and used his connections to find him a job as a waiter in a restaurant in town.

Qin Qizhi's family was poor, and he was reluctant to spend a single penny of his monthly allowance, so he gave it all to Qin Sanniang.

As the eldest son, Qin Si was well aware of the family situation and naturally knew that most of the money he used to marry his wife and give the betrothal gifts to his wife's family came from the money Qin Qi had saved for Qin Sanniang. Qin Qi did not say a word about this.

Qin Si's wife agreed to marry Qin Si at the beginning, but it was also because Qin Qi had a job that was quite respectable for the villagers. However, Qin Qi not only had his legs disabled, but also lost his job. The family did not even have a penny left because of him.

Even because of Qin Qi, they would have to pay back a sum of silver in the future. Seven taels of silver, which was the amount of money their family might not be able to save even after working hard for two or three years!

Not to mention that the twins Qin Wu and Qin Liu are old enough to get married, and when the time comes, arranging the marriage will be a considerable expense.

Qin Si's wife was unwilling to pay so much silver to Qin Qi, but since the family had no division, the silver was decided by the two elders, Qin Sanniang.

Xu Yunfan understood after hearing this, "So, Qin Si's wife wanted to split up the family? And Qin Si's brother disagreed, so in the end, the two of them divorced?"

"No," Qin Run replied sullenly, "Mrs. Qin Sanniang thought about separating Qin Si from her, but Brother Qin Si didn't want to."

It's not that Qin Si is foolishly filial or that he can't stand in Qin Si's wife's perspective and think for her.

But Qin Si remembered the favor.

Qin Run: "Xiaoshan was born prematurely, so his health wasn't very good. He took a lot of medicine and saw many doctors in his early years. Only Fourth Brother Qin and his wife worked in the fields every day. They couldn't earn enough to buy Xiaoshan's medicine, so the majority of the money actually came from Qin Qi's monthly salary."

"If Qin Qi gets into trouble because of Qin Wu, and Fourth Brother Qin really splits up the family because of this, will he be worthy of Qin Qi? Won't people stab him in the back?"

According to Qin Si's wife, Qin Si didn't have a job, but he worked in the fields. Doesn't that offset his wages? Didn't Qin Qi eat a single bite of the food he grew? Since Qin Qi ate it, then the two offset each other.

But Qin Si's wife didn't think about it. Qin Qi worked as a waiter in the town and had two days off a month. In order to earn more money, he sometimes didn't even go home once a month. The store provided food and accommodation. How much of Qin Si's rations did he eat?

If you really count it, Qin Si actually spent more of his money.

As the eldest son, Qin Si is a few years older than Qin Qi, but Qin Qi has healthy parents, so there is no need for Qin Qi to eat Qin Si's food.

Qin Si's wife simply wanted to take this opportunity to separate from the family. In this way, the money owed by Qin Sen and the others because of Qin Qi would naturally have nothing to do with them.

As a father and mother, who doesn't want to see their children well and have a happy family? Qin Sen knew that Qin Si was in a dilemma. On one side was his wife, and on the other side was his younger brother. No matter which side Qin Si chose, nothing he did would be right. Qin Sen simply spoke up and took the initiative to propose a separation.

Xu Yunfan was confused when he heard this. "Uncle Qin San is willing to split up the family, so why does Uncle Qin Si's wife want to leave?"

"Because of Xiaoshan." Qin Run obviously didn't like Qin Si's wife. This liking was not because Qin Si's wife had divorced and left home, so Qin Run disliked her. What he didn't like was that after the separation of the family, Qin Si's wife found out that they no longer had the money that Qin Qi gave to Qin Sanniang every month. When Xiaoshan was not feeling well, Qin Si couldn't even take out the money to buy a few prescriptions of medicine.

"Sister-in-law Qin Si likes to be cunning and sly. Before we split up the family, we all worked together. It doesn't matter if she's lazy and works slowly. If Qin Wu and the others work harder, we can still finish the work."

After the separation, Qin Wu and his family had no time to work for Qin Si's family. If Qin Si's wife continued to be lazy, the work would be endless. Less than a month after the separation, the work in the fields was enough to drive her crazy. Xiaoshan was weak and looked like a sickly child to her. When he grew up, he would probably not be as strong as other men.

In ancient times, a woman married a man to provide clothing and food. If the man had no strength, how could he support the family?

What will happen to Xiaoshan in the future if he is in this condition? It is uncertain whether he can find a wife. He is weak and I don’t know how much medicine he needs to take.

Qin Si's wife was only twenty years old and still young, so she had some bad thoughts.

Qin Run developed a dislike for Qin Si's wife after learning about this incident. "I know everyone likes to live a life of ease and comfort. It's normal for her to be unable to endure hardship. But I can't understand why she didn't want Xiaoshan and took him to the river to drown him."

"Damn, is that woman so cruel?" Xu Yunfan secretly clicked his tongue. "Is it because of this that Fourth Brother Qin divorced her?"

"Yeah." Qin Run replied sullenly, "If Fourth Brother Qin hadn't passed away so quickly, Xiaoshan would have died. Because of this, Xiaoshan was frightened and his health worsened. Qin Sanniang often took Xiaoshan with her and took care of him personally."

"Alas, every family has its own problems." Xu Yunfan didn't want to judge how vicious Qin Si's wife was. "Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's go to sleep."

Xu Yunfan still remembered the casual conversation he had with Qin Run a few nights ago about Xiaoshan, so Xu Yunfan thought of calling Xiaoshan along.

Qin Run quickly refined the lard, and while the fire was still going out, he boiled some hot water for killing the chicken.

The hens under the basket clucked, and Qin Run called out to Qin An, "Brother An, come and help Big Brother."

Dadan and the others went back early. Before they left, Qin Run told them to come over in the evening and called Shang Xiaoshan to ask for their help with something.

The three little guys believed it and thought Qin Run really needed their help. They assured Qin Run very seriously that they would definitely come over in the evening and asked Qin Run to rest assured.

As soon as Qin Run shouted, Xiao Yewa and Qin An ran out together. Xu Yunfan saw that the helpers had arrived and he was no longer needed, so he simply took a stool and watched the three brothers kill the chicken.

Although it is inconvenient for the little wild boy to use one hand, he still has one hand, so he can still help fetch water.

Xu Yunfan, who was lazy and felt at ease, looked bored and went into the room to rummage through his suitcase. He remembered that the things in the suitcase included two sets of clothes, his watch, a few sets of cosmetics, some snacks, and electronic products. He didn't know what else was in it.

In some aspects, he was indeed a bit rough. In order to catch the plane on the day of returning to China, he packed his things haphazardly. Xu Yunfan rummaged through the suitcase and actually found some copper gaskets, some copper caps, some nails, and a few tassel pendants with running rings.

What the hell is this?

How come he has all these things in his suitcase?

Xu Yunfan has lived a wealthy life since he was a child, so he doesn't care much about certain things. He won't buy gold chains or anything like that. Even if he does, he won't take those things with him when he goes abroad.

After all, his status is there, and he doesn't need other accessories to show his status as a wealthy man.

He felt uncomfortable even with a watch on his wrist. After wearing it for only two days, he threw the watch worth tens of millions into his suitcase.

Xu Yunfan traveled abroad and stayed in a hotel. He would not buy these things himself, so how did these things appear in his suitcase?

This is weird.

Xu Yunfan suddenly felt a little scared and wanted to stand up and run out to find Qin Run. But after thinking for a while, he realized that he was upright and had nothing to fear. He was a righteous and masculine young man. Most importantly, he was the most masculine boy, so there was nothing for him to be afraid of!

Thinking of this, Xu Yunfan felt relieved and then he looked at these little gadgets that appeared inexplicably. Not to mention, these ring-shaped tassel pendants are quite beautiful. There are not many rings, and the color is the same as the tassels, which looks even more coordinated.

When Xu Yunfan was selling bread in front of Qingfeng Academy, although there was shade from the trees to shelter him from the heat, it was still extremely hot when there was no wind.

It would be a little cooler if I had a fan.

When it comes to making fans, the first thing Xu Yunfan thinks of is the waist fan. The so-called waist fan is a round fan worn around the waist. When not in use, the fan can be rolled up and inserted into the back of the waist. When in use, it can be taken out, the fan leaf can be opened and rotated ninety degrees before use.

Do it when you think of it.

Having something to do, Xu Yunfan excitedly took his hatchet and went up the mountain to pick bamboo.

After returning home, Xu Yunfan was busy chopping bamboo. He seemed to be addicted to it now. He was full of energy and couldn't stop. Qin Run didn't know what Xu Yunfan was busy with and couldn't help, so he took the two little guys to work in the fields.

Xu Yunfan was immersed in making a waist fan. The fan surface needed to be woven with small bamboo skins of moderate thickness to look good. After finally weaving the fan surface, he found some fabric left over from when Qin Run made clothes for him before, and wrapped all the edges of the round fan surface.

Xu Yunfan polished the fan rod again and again until it became shiny and glossy, and only then was he satisfied.

The color of the fabric does not quite match the color of the bamboo skin, which is somewhat imperfect. Xu Yunfan knows that conditions are limited and he cannot be too picky. One must learn to make do when appropriate.

When Xu Yunfan opened the suitcase and took out the copper hat and other things, his eyes widened again and almost popped out of their sockets.

Good heavens, he could confirm that his suitcase was not an ordinary suitcase. He had just checked it carefully and found that there were no these two things in the suitcase.

Now, what appeared in front of him was a box of watercolor pens and a box of paint.

Damn, his suitcase is a treasure chest!

I'm rich, I'm rich.

Xu Yunfan was overjoyed. With these things, his waist fan would definitely be perfect.

If conditions permit, Xu Yunfan would not want to settle for less. He painted the fabric covering the edge of the fan the emerald green of bamboo. Now, it was time to test his painting skills. Xu Yunfan painted a few lifelike green bamboos on the fan, and finally selected a running tassel of the same color to put on.

This finished product can be described in two words - perfect!

Sure enough, Xu Yunfan’s products are definitely not ordinary products!

Xu Yunfan happily fanned himself a few times with the newly made fan, then contentedly put the waist fan away. It was still early, so he could make another one.

The sun was about to set when Qin An and Little Wild Boy came running back. Seeing Xu Yunfan still fiddling with the bamboo, Qin An couldn't help but get curious. He took a few steps forward and tilted his head, "Brother, what are you doing?"

"I'm making a fan! What's wrong?" No matter how busy Xu Yunfan was, whenever Qin An asked him, he would raise his head and answer with a smile. Then he would look at the little wild boy standing beside him, cautiously not daring to get close but wanting to get close, and smiled softly, "Why are you back? Where's your big brother?"

"Let's get the fish basket back, Goff. Xiaoye found a lot of worms in the field. I want to bring them back to feed the chicken."

"What?" Xu Yunfan's scalp tingled, and the saliva he swallowed made a gulp. "Who found these insects? Do chickens eat caterpillars? There are so many hairs on them, and you guys aren't afraid of getting tickled when you touch them?"

Xu Yunfan was really impressed by the two little guys. Although they were small in size, they were very brave. They dared to find things that even he didn't dare to touch. It was impossible not to admire them.

The little wild boy went to the field and couldn't do anything else. Knowing that the family had raised chickens, he listened to An Qin and tried hard to find insects. He searched for an hour and a half and found a lot.

Qin An knew that Xu Yunfan was afraid of insects, so he covered his mouth with one hand and chuckled, "Brother, we are not looking for caterpillars, we are looking for caterpillars. Brother, insects don't bite people. Brother, don't be afraid. Even if insects bite people, Brother An will protect you."

Being looked down upon by a child, Xu Yunfan gave a forced smile and said, "Thank you!"

When Qin Run came back to prepare dinner, he found Xu Yunfan sitting in the room fiddling with something. Xu Yunfan could make a lot of strange things, such as popsicles, sesame peanut candy...

The room was dark and some things were not convenient to bring in. Qin Run saw the empty woodshed where miscellaneous items were stored and thought that he would clean up the woodshed tomorrow and give it to Xu Yunfan to use in the future.

Other scholars have their own study rooms. Xu Yunfan is not a scholar, but this does not prevent Qin Run from wanting to prepare a room of his own for him.

Qin Run was busy making dinner. Xu Yunfan knew that the two little guys had gone to get insects, so he had to take on the burden of feeding the pigs.

Oh, think of the second young master of the Xu family who was very popular in Beijing back then. Now he is very skilled in feeding pigs. Even professional pig feeders are not as professional as him.

After feeding the pigs, Xu Yunfan washed his hands and then sneaked into the room mysteriously.