He wants to marry her!
Wen Siqing wanted to marry the woman before him and spend the rest of his life with her, growing old together.
Wen Siqing sniffed, remembering that this person was the second child in the family, and must have an older sister. He wondered if she was married, so he voiced his question.
"Since you're in business, Second Sister, I wonder if all the young ladies in your household are involved in business and trade?"
"No, that's not it. My older sister works as a female clerk in the county government office."
"A female yamen runner? As far as I know, there is no precedent for women serving as yamen runners in our dynasty. Your elder sister is truly capable."
When someone praises their family, Yun Ruoxia feels proud and proud.
"Of course she's capable. Since she entered the government office, I don't know what she's been busy with. She hasn't even gone home on her days off. Now that I think about it, I actually miss her a little."
Hearing Yun Ruoxia say this, Wen Siqing could guess that her elder sister was not married. Since the eldest sister was not married, it was naturally not appropriate for the younger sister in the family to be engaged. Therefore, Wen Siqing temporarily gave up the idea of asking a matchmaker to come and discuss marriage.
Just then, Yun Ruochun sneezed as she was being talked about, startling Qin Yu, who quickly took out a handkerchief.
"Chunniang, you should wipe away your sweat promptly to avoid catching a cold."
Yun Ruochun brushed Qin Yu's handkerchief away.
"It doesn't matter. So what if I sweat? I'm not that fussy."
But Qin Yu refused, because he was afraid that Yun Ruochun would get sick, so he took the initiative to wipe her sweat.
Normally, Yun Ruochun would have snatched the handkerchief away, but she was in a good mood today.
After reporting to the county government, she trained with the constables at the fast training camp. At first, she couldn't keep up with anything, but fortunately, the people here were kind and didn't laugh at her for overestimating herself. Instead, they taught her how to use clever tricks to speed up her pace.
Today, she finally stood out from all the constables and came in first place. She even saw Constable Huang smile—a smile of satisfaction. So she was happy, truly happy!
"Chunniang, with your abilities, tomorrow Officer Huang will let you interrogate the criminals."
"Interrogate prisoners? But didn't I interrogate them when I first arrived? I can't do it."
Qin Yu took back the handkerchief and smiled:
“Everyone has times when they don’t know the ropes. When you first came, you couldn’t outrun us either, but now we can’t catch you.”
Yun Ruochun touched her ear. Although she was happy about it, she was still a little shy hearing it from someone else. To prevent Qin Yu from continuing, she quickly changed the subject:
"Actually, I don't quite understand. Logically speaking, shouldn't this trial be handled by our Master Qin? Why is it the turn of us lowly soldiers?"
Qin Yu echoed:
"Actually, I didn't understand at first either, but after thinking about it, I could figure it out. You see, there are so many households in this city, and each household will have some kind of incident, from murder and arson to stepping on an ant. If Master Qin has to investigate every single one of these things, wouldn't that be just a waste of time?"
"So, Master Qin separated these matters one by one. He would handle the serious cases or those involving the beating of the 'Drum of Injustice' on the spot, while the cases of fighting and pulling each other's hair would be handled by the constables. They would just check their reports."
"But you know, the head constables are very busy. They have to investigate cases, arrest criminals, and interrogate them. They can't handle it all at once, so..."
Yun Ruochun finally knew how to respond.
“Those serious cases will be handled by the head constable, while those trivial matters will be handled by the lower-level yamen runners.”
Qin Yu nodded in agreement:
“Smart, that’s it. So, you can rest assured to investigate the people that Officer Huang has entrusted to you. If you don’t understand something, just ask Officer Huang.”
"I have a question: what if we make a mistake in the investigation, mistaking a good person for a bad person and a bad person for a good person?"
"You don't need to worry about that. Any prisoner who has objections to the verdict can appeal for a retrial. Then a different person or a different head constable will be brought in to preside over the trial. In short, justice will be served."
This eased Yun Ruochun's anxiety somewhat.
"So, our Master Qin is actually quite good, unlike what we used to think, who only favors high-ranking officials and the wealthy."
Qin Yu was afraid that Yun Ruochun would remember what happened with Master Song, so he hurriedly explained:
“Chunniang, have you ever heard the saying, ‘If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and even a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake’? Master Qin will definitely have dealings with these high-ranking officials and dignitaries, but he will have a scale in his heart. He knows right from wrong and will stand up for the people.”
Yun Ruochun had also heard Old Yu say this before. He said that if the water in a pond is too clear, the fish swimming in it will be easy for people to see and catch them. He said that being an official is the same... it is not an easy thing.
"Hey, you two are still whispering here. If you're any slower, you'll only be left with the leftovers at the bottom of the pot."
When Yun Ruochun thought about how bad the rice at the bottom of the pot was and how she couldn't eat three bowls, she rushed to the restaurant. Qin Yu smiled and quickly followed her.
Yun Ruochun didn't know if she ate the rice at the bottom of that pot.
But Yun Ruoxia actually ate a good bowl of rice, which was served with shrimp, tofu, eggs, and loofah. It was fresh and fragrant. If she hadn't wanted to eat a bowl of cheap shaved ice dumplings, she would have loved to order another bowl of white rice.
In the end, Wen Siqing paid the bill for the meal. According to him, he was the one who invited Yun Ruoxia to the meal, so there was no reason for the person who invited her to pay the bill. Yun Ruoxia reluctantly agreed.
After the two finished the transaction regarding the shop deed, they left Huafu Restaurant. Yun Ruoxia sat on the deck and was about to drive away in the carriage, but Wen Siqing hesitated.
Seeing that he wasn't leaving, Yun Ruoxia felt embarrassed to leave alone, especially since she had just gotten a meal from him and didn't want to give anyone cause for gossip. So she thanked him again:
"Thank you so much for today, sir. It's getting late, so I'll head back now."
"Oh, yes, yes, does Second Sister often come to this city?"
"Yes, before we had a carriage, we would come every now and then. Now that we have a carriage, we can go whenever we want, it's so convenient."
“That’s fine…” Wen Siqing helped Ai Dai up and mustered his courage to say, “If Second Madam goes out of the city, she can come to the exchange shop to find me for a meal. I…I…I…”
Should I invite him to dine with me?
What kind of relationship do they have? How could she invite him to dine with her every time? Besides, when it comes to inviting someone to dinner, it's ultimately about who's paying. If he invites her, she should at least invite him back. That won't do.
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