Chapter 58 Praise
As the owner, Qin Jin'an was very happy, but she had to be praised before she could touch her big horse.
"Fish Baby, your horse is really mighty."
Wang Cuixian blushed slightly as she began to praise.
Qin Jin'an nodded: "You can touch it now."
"Fish Baby, your horse is the most beautiful."
"Fish Baby, your horse runs the fastest!"
"Your horse ate the most..."
"The horse from Yu Bao's family has the best eyes..."
Children's ways of praising are always varied and unique. In order not to repeat what others say, they rack their brains to come up with praise.
In the end, all the children touched the horse.
People especially love to pinch a horse's face because it's the softest part of a horse's face.
The children's laughter echoed throughout the village, and the people working there couldn't help but smile.
As the sun sets, the workers gradually return home.
Zhao also took Qin Jin'an and led the well-fed horse home.
The ingredients for making the fish-shaped noodles have been prepared and tied up. This time, we're making twice as many as before.
The girls who came to work had already gone home at dusk.
Everyone left with smiles on their faces, because they had their wages in their hands.
Qin skillfully mixed the seasonings, which saved her a lot of trouble and made her less tired.
After dinner, the family washed up and went to bed.
Madam Qin gently held Qin Jin'an in her arms and asked tenderly, "My dear, what did you get from that woman's fortune telling today? Can you tell your mother?"
Qin didn't understand these things, but she wanted to understand her child better.
Qin Jin'an leaned against Qin Shi's chest, smelling her warm scent, and said, "Mother, that aunt wants to find some money, but it's not hers. It was hidden by her father-in-law, but he doesn't remember it."
This is equivalent to a family that was originally well-off suddenly becoming strapped for cash because they forgot to take the key to withdraw money.
The money originally belonged to their family, so her helping to find it won't have any impact.
"So that's how it is."
Madam Qin understood; she was astonished that her daughter's calculations were so accurate.
"Honey, won't this affect your health?"
Qin's biggest worry was Qin Jin'an's health.
Qin Jinan shook his head: "No, I feel fine."
After that woman gained her trust, she could feel something connecting her to her, something slightly different nourishing her, like her aunt, but what this woman gave back was far less than what her aunt had given her.
After the incident involving the Wu couple, she received feedback while she was half asleep. She temporarily called this faith, as faith could nourish her soul and mind.
Li Daya and her adoptive mother were also connected to her through their faith, and this connection was beneficial to her.
"That's good, then Mother can rest assured."
Qin felt much more at ease and gently patted Qin Jin'an's back to coax him to sleep. She herself also fell asleep quickly.
Qin Jin'an curled his lips into a smile and closed his eyes.
Without realizing it, she learned some more things.
Her efforts for the Su family only resulted in harm because the Su family did not trust her; they never believed in her from the beginning.
For those who believe in her, their faith is her nourishment.
Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier. Before going to sleep, she wondered if the fortune-telling price was too high. Should she lower it? But changing her mind like this wasn't good. Before she could figure it out, she was overcome by sleepiness.
She was still a child; she could ask her wise grandfather for help and say, "Let's talk about it tomorrow," so she yawned and closed her eyes.
I'm starting to look forward to the new day.
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The woman went home, put her things away, took a bowl, filled it with some food, and went to the yard.
She handed the bowl to the old man who was sitting in a daze: "Dad, try this noodle fish."
The old man looked at her, saw the bowl in her hand, took it, and ate.
The woman sighed and went back to the kitchen to start cleaning.
As darkness fell, the family members who had been working gradually returned home.
The woman brought out the food, and the old man was led back to sit down and prepare to eat.
"I went to have my fortune told today."
During the meal, the woman brought up the matter herself.
"Why would you go to a fortune teller? That stuff is a scam, it's fake."
The man paused with his chopsticks, frowned, and said, "Our child is getting married, and the bride's family is asking for a dowry of ten taels of silver. It's hard to come up with that. My wife even used the money to consult a fortune teller. Just thinking about it makes me feel depressed, and I can't even enjoy my meal."
The two sons listened quietly, and although they didn't say anything, neither of them really supported their mother's fortune-telling.
“It’s not fake. The story from yesterday is quite exaggerated. That woman sells these noodle fish every day with her child. And as soon as she saw me, she knew I wasn’t involved. She said she couldn’t find it without my involvement and told me to bring Dad tomorrow. If she still can’t find it, she’ll give me my money back.”
The woman explained earnestly that she had to take her father-in-law with her tomorrow, and she couldn't keep this from her family.
Her father-in-law is confused and doesn't remember anything. She can't handle it by herself. What if he gets lost? How will she live? People will say she can't tolerate her confused father-in-law and deliberately took him away and got lost.
Rumors and gossip can be deadly; it's no small matter.
"Mom, what liar would admit to being a liar? They must have tricked you into saying that." The man, who was engrossed in his meal, couldn't help but interrupt.
“Yao’er is right. Let’s just consider that our Xu family is not destined to use that money. I, Xu Daxian, have already accepted my fate. Go to town tomorrow and get the money back.”
Xu Daxian agreed with his own words: fortune telling, fortune telling, isn't it all just using platitudes to say things you want to hear, or saying things you don't want to hear to scare you?
Their purpose is simply to make money.
"It's really not a scam. I'm taking Dad there tomorrow. I can't handle it by myself. Daxian, could you come with me when you have time? If it's not a scam, then we can find the money. We won't have to worry about Yao'er and Zu'er getting married."
The woman persisted in her judgment and spoke earnestly again.
She's not someone who doesn't know what's important. If they really dare to lie to her, she'll make sure that family is utterly ashamed by tomorrow, or she's not a Han!
"I've already informed you all. That young lady's fortune-telling isn't cheap. The first fortune-telling costs 660 coins, and the second one costs 660 coins. If you don't come with me, my 660 coins will be wasted."
Han looked at her husband and son and laid everything out.
Xu Daxian and his two sons were dumbfounded.
"What? More than six hundred coins!"
Xu Daxian felt dizzy and his eyes were blazing with anger as he looked at Han Shi. He had already put down his chopsticks and could no longer eat.
Both sons frowned, watching their father put down his chopsticks, and then lowered their eyes in silence.
"Hehehe..."
The old man, who knew nothing, let out a silly laugh.
"How could you be so foolish? You shouldn't be in charge of this family!"
Xu Daxian said angrily.
Han felt a pang of hurt and retorted defiantly, "What do you mean? Are you blaming me now? You should learn from your father, is that how it's supposed to be? Suddenly you're stupid and can't remember anything, do you think that's a good thing?"
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