Ever since seeing that woman coming to find Qin Zhao, Jing Li has been in a bad mood. He didn't even take a nap with Qin Zhao, but went back to the small wooden barrel quietly.

The little koi sank into the water and huddled at the bottom of the barrel. Unhappiness was written all over every scale from head to tail.

Qin Zhao looked at the little koi carp that was isolated in the water and sighed helplessly.

He reached into the water, rubbed the little fish's head, and said, "I'm going out for a while. You stay home and take care of yourself. Don't let anyone see you."

The little koi gently wiggled its tail and rubbed its head against Qin Zhao's fingers.

Qin Zhao inexplicably saw a sense of grievance in this action.

This little guy is probably still angry about the woman who came at noon.

Qin Zhao guessed this in his heart, so he planned to go to Aunt He's house.

Qin Zhao never cared about the opinions of the villagers, nor was he willing to waste time on interpersonal relationships. Therefore, although he understood many things, he rarely intervened.

For example, what happened today.

The woman came to his house at noon, and the implication was obvious. According to his personality, he originally just wanted to send her away and not pay any more attention to it.

But now he has changed his mind.

If you simply send someone away without explaining the situation clearly, there will be more such incidents in the future.

He didn't want to see Xiaoyu unhappy because of these things every time.

The door to the courtyard was not closed. Aunt He was standing in the yard drying clothes. Qin Zhao knocked on the door.

"Who's there?" Aunt He poked her head out. Seeing him, her face darkened slightly. However, she didn't show it too obviously. She walked over and forced a smile. "It's Qin Zhao. What's wrong? Do you need to alter your clothes?"

Qin Zhao said softly, "No, my aunt's craftsmanship is excellent, and it fits my husband very well."

Call him "husband" all the time.

Aunt He was a little upset with Qin Zhao, but she couldn't show it. She asked patiently, "Then why did you come to see me?"

Qin Zhao said, "It's for the girl who delivered the clothes at noon."

The woman who went to deliver clothes to Qin Zhao today was nicknamed A Xiu, and she was Aunt He's niece.

Young girls always like good-looking men, and Ah Xiu is no exception. She has always liked Qin Zhao, but her family elders thought that Qin Zhao was too poor and bedridden. If they married their daughter to him, she would only be a servant.

Therefore, A Xiu was not allowed to have any contact with Qin Zhao.

But now it's different.

Qin Zhao's life was improving, and his complexion was much better than before. It was said that the annotations he made for the eldest grandson of the Chen family had even been praised by the local teachers.

People in their small mountain village admire scholars the most. If they can really pass the imperial examinations in the future, they will have a bright future and great success.

Because of this, many farmers in the village who had unmarried daughters began to target Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao was handsome, and there were few women who were unwilling to marry him. As for the man in Qin Zhao's family...

Not to mention that having three wives and four concubines was common in this era, Shuang'er's status in the family was not even as good as that of a concubine, so naturally no one would consider the feelings of that husband.

And they naturally thought that Qin Zhao would not care about these things.

After all, isn't it better to marry a young and beautiful wife than to raise a Shuang'er who can't work and is difficult to give birth to?

Aunt He knew that many people in the village had the same idea, so she discussed it with Ah Xiu's mother and decided to take the initiative. Today, while Qin Zhao's husband was away, she asked Ah Xiu to meet with Qin Zhao first under the pretext of delivering clothes.

A Xiu's family has several houses in the village and four or five acres of land. Although they are not rich, they are considered to be in a good financial situation.

In her opinion, Qin Zhao should not refuse.

But she didn't expect that this person would not give her any face at all and directly drove her back.

If this gets out, what will happen to the girl's reputation in the village?

Therefore, Aunt He was actually somewhat dissatisfied with Qin Zhao.

When Aunt He heard Qin Zhao mention A Xiu again, a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.

Could it be that you regret it?