Upon opening her eyes, Shen Qing found herself in a mud-and-thatch hut, wearing clothes covered in patches, eating corn paste, and seeing no trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is too miserable! ...
Chapter 469: Enemies' Road is Narrow
After the wedding, Shen Qing only stayed for three days before returning to the capital.
As she said, not only Jiang Yulei Dafu went to the capital with her, but Liu Cuihua and Lei Lao Da also went with them, but this time there were a few new members.
Lei Er, Lei San, Fang Ting and Ma Pandi did not need to hunt in winter. They were idle at home and had no source of income. They followed Shen Qing to the capital and could earn some money by washing clothes in the shop or helping out in the farm.
The younger generations in the family are somewhat reluctant to see their elders go to the capital to earn money at this age - their parents are old and cannot be as nimble as the young people, so it would be more appropriate for them to go instead.
This realization disappeared after he was kicked a few times by his father and chased for two miles by his mother with a spatula.
Shen Qing knew nothing about this, she was busy counting the number of people.
The capital city today is different from when she first arrived there, with nothing. There are four shops, a farm, hundreds of employees and their families to support... nothing can be neglected.
There are so many people and so much to do. If she had to do everything herself, she probably wouldn't last until the New Year - she would be exhausted to death.
Moreover, Xiaoyu and Cuihua were busy with several jobs during this period. Fang Ting asked Ma Pandi to go over and take over the miscellaneous work on the farm, so that they could spare time and energy to help her.
Originally, it was planned that A Bing would take back the two daughters, so that Xiao Shui would be relieved and could go to the capital to help her. However, the child said that someone needed to look after the house and several workshops also needed people, so she wanted to stay and look after them.
She thought so too. It is easy to start a business but difficult to maintain it. The shop in the capital supports more than one hundred people, and the industry in the village is related to the livelihoods of more than three hundred people.
If you calculate carefully, even Fangyang Village and Fugui Village are affected and benefit indirectly.
Xiaoshui is very thoughtful.
Besides, it's already the middle of winter, and I'll be back for the New Year in more than a month, so it won't be too long since we last saw each other.
A group of people packed up their moods and luggage and headed towards the capital.
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Huo Qinglin just felt that it was particularly unlucky that he didn’t check the almanac before going out today!
She traveled back and forth to Bashu for more than a month, and had managed to settle Ma Jiang's affairs quite smoothly. She was in a good mood all the way. She never expected that when she arrived in the capital, she would meet the person she least wanted to see!
The real enemy has a narrow road!
"Isn't this my sister? I'm honored to meet you." Qiu Yi held her bulging belly, and her hands stroked her round belly intentionally or unintentionally. A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and a plan came to her mind as her eyes moved.
Her 'delivery' date is approaching. It would be very difficult to bring a living baby into the mansion, and how could it be a newborn?
Therefore, she left the city under the pretext of going to the temple to pray, and then gave birth on the pretext of having a miscarriage. The city gates were closed at night and there was no way to notify Song Shu. It would take at least the next day for Song Shu to arrive. By then, a cleaned baby would be delivered to him, which would be a natural thing in every way.
And now, having met Huo Qinglin, this excuse for the miscarriage was even more sufficient!
Huo Qinglin and Qiu Yi have known each other for decades, ever since she saved her. In the past, she treated her as a sister and was not on guard against her. But later, her good sister hooked up with her husband. How could she not know whether he was a human or a ghost?
Over the past decade, whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, even though it was very painful to recall the past, I still forced myself to analyze it, just to understand them better than they did, so that I would not be deceived when I met them again and to seek revenge!
From the way Qiu Yi rolled her eyes and stroked her belly, she immediately understood that he was planning to hit on her!
Strangely, she had heard about Song Shu looking for Xiao Bing, and even rushed to Hulu Village, where Qiu Yi also "discovered" that she was pregnant.
None of Song Shu's concubines have gotten pregnant in these years. Everyone can see how much Song Shu wants a child, and he no longer cares about the gender of the child. Qiu Yi is about the same age as him, and this is her first child. Given her cleverness and selfishness, she should have taken it very seriously and carefully according to her previous style. Why would she leave the city at this time?
When meeting me, instead of avoiding my attack, I take the initiative to provoke him.
Isn't she afraid that she will act impulsively?
What good would it do her even if she just had a miscarriage?
Huo Qinglin narrowed his eyes slightly, and an idea flashed through his mind.
She took a deep breath, whispered a few words to her subordinates, watched them march into the city, and then said with a forced smile, "My parents only gave birth to me as a daughter, but no sister."
Qiu Yi's face changed slightly. In the past, Huo Qinglin always treated her as his own sister.
She cried, "Sister, have you become estranged from me? But Song Lang insists on having me. As a weak woman, how can I resist?"
If you want to hate me, then so be it. If it makes you feel better, even if you hit me, what's the harm?"
If it were more than ten years ago when he first discovered their affair, Huo Qinglin would have cursed, hated, and made a scene. He was so angry that his mind went blank, his hands trembled, and his whole body froze.
But now when she saw Qiu Yi using this move, she felt no emotion in her heart, and even felt like laughing when she watched from afar.
It turned out that after escaping from the original bad environment and staying away from these two bad people, she actually felt that Qiu Yi's methods were despicable and his acting skills were extremely poor.
She asked sincerely, "It's been over ten years, and you haven't improved at all? Why are you still using the same tricks from over ten years ago?"
No wonder there are so many new people in Lord Song's backyard. I originally thought you two were truly in love and there would never be a third person. But now it's not the third person, it's the thirteenth person, right?"
The pride and color on Qiu Yi's face faded, and his whole face turned pale and blue.
"At the beginning, you knelt on the ground and begged me to help you, saying that you two were truly in love and couldn't help yourself, and your background and family background couldn't be an obstacle;
Nowadays, it seems that there are many people who are truly in love with Lord Song, and many of them can't help themselves. However, background and family background are no longer obstacles. "
Qiu Yi's face turned pale, and he took a few steps back in shock and anger. The nanny beside him immediately supported him and whispered to him, "This is a good thing. We must seize the opportunity!"
Huo Qinglin on the opposite side immediately said: "Everyone saw it. From beginning to end, I didn't touch you at all. I didn't even speak loudly. I didn't hit you, scold you, or say anything nonsense. And it was you who took the initiative to stop me and talk about the past.
If someone tries to put the blame on me again, who will the winds of the capital turn to? "
Qiu Yi bit her lower lip, a fierce look flashing across her brows.
She had a bad reputation to begin with. When the Huo family was convicted, the women from the noble families didn't dare to say anything, or else they would speak up for the exiled criminals.
But now, not only has the Huo family reinstated their official position, but they are also highly valued by the emperor. Both she and Song Shu's status immediately became awkward!
But the crime does not concern the baby. If Huo Qinglin harms the baby in her belly, causing her to have a miscarriage and give birth to the baby after a narrow escape, even if she has a bad reputation, Huo Qinglin will not get any advantage!