Chapter 138: A Very Important Friend
After hearing what Su Wan said, Yang Qingqing cried louder and louder, and her tears couldn't stop flowing.
She doesn't want to be someone's concubine.
Su Wan hit the nail on the head. Yang Qingqing’s issue was really difficult to resolve.
"But there are still poultry and farmland at home to take care of!" My aunt was still thinking about the fields and the chickens and ducks at home.
"Juanzi, those things are not as important as Qingqing's future. Listen to me. You and Ah Ming, take Qingqing and Yang Qin with you and live peacefully in my house. We will overcome all difficulties one by one. Let's get over this hurdle first."
The Su family had no objections. His uncle and aunt were not bad people. Although there had been some conflicts in the past, that was in the past. Even teeth and tongues can accidentally fight, let alone humans?
Before leaving, my uncle was going to visit relatives, so he asked the neighbors next door to help look after the poultry. When the time comes, Father Su will just have to make another trip, so he will have to get through this difficult time first.
The Su family didn't have any special abilities and couldn't fight against the official. All they could do was temporarily take in my uncle and aunt's family.
Anyway, there are enough people to feed at home now. Su's mother is sentimental, so how could she just leave it alone?
After much difficulty, I finally persuaded my aunt to stay. With the two families together, there was so much to say that there was no end to it.
At night, after washing up, Su Wan took Yang Qingqing back to her room to rest, and the two sisters gradually became close.
Su Wan took out the pearl flowers that his third brother had won for him during the Lantern Festival and showed them to Yang Qingqing.
Yang Qingqing's eyes lit up when she saw so many beautiful pearl flowers.
What girl doesn't love beauty? Moreover, Yang Qingqing lived in the countryside, and the only decorations she had were hairbands or silk flowers, which weren't very pretty.
"Wanwan, these are so beautiful!"
"If you like, cousin, you can choose a few to wear." Su Wan couldn't wear so many flowers anyway.
"Is it really possible?" Yang Qingqing was a little bit unbelieving.
Su Wan nodded:
"Of course."
Yang Qingqing smiled happily, but she only chose two and didn't ask for more.
Seeing a hibiscus purple hairpin in the box, which was very exquisite, Yang Qingqing couldn't help but pick it up to look at it.
"This is so beautiful too, it must be very expensive, right?"
When Su Wan saw the hairpin, Jiang Yu's face involuntarily appeared in her mind. He looked at her with a half-smile, which was very bewitching.
She subconsciously took the hairpin from Yang Qingqing's hand and put it in the box:
"Well, this was given to me by a very important friend."
Yang Qingqing also noticed that she didn't really want to show her the hairpin, but she wasn't angry either.
It was very nice that cousin Wanwan was willing to give her pearl flowers.
Lying in bed, Yang Qingqing still couldn't fall asleep. It was not because she had changed places, but because she was thinking about the county magistrate's son and felt depressed and uncomfortable.
After finally falling asleep, she had a nightmare. She dreamed that the county magistrate's son took her back to his house and beat her every day. It scared her awake.
She suddenly woke up and sat up, and Su Wan was also woken up by her.
Hearing her crying softly, Su Wan understood what she was afraid of, but she could only comfort her:
"Cousin, don't be afraid. We are far away from your home. He won't be able to find you. Don't worry, I won't let you marry him. Go to sleep."
Yang Qingqing lay down again. Su Wan thought that since she was awake anyway, he chatted with her. They talked about random things. Su Wan also told her some stories from the storybooks. Her attention was gradually diverted and she listened with great interest.
Su Wan told her the love story of Chang'e and Houyi.
By the time dawned, Su Wan was already extremely sleepy, but Yang Qingqing was still very energetic.
"Cousin, go to sleep quickly, I'm really sleepy..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Wan had already closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Not long after, Yang Qingqing also fell asleep.
Su Wan had a biological clock and woke up after sleeping for an hour and a half. When he woke up, Yang Qingqing was sleeping soundly. He didn't dare to wake her up and tiptoed out of the room.
The family had already had breakfast. Su Wan rarely slept in, so he got up late today.
When her aunt saw that she was already awake but her daughter was still asleep, she thought it was rude and prepared to go and wake her up:
"Qingqing, why can't you pay it back? This child usually doesn't sleep in. I'll go and call her. She's so unruly outside."
"Aunt, don't go. My cousin finally managed to get some extra sleep. She was scared and couldn't sleep the whole night. I spent half the night talking to her and she finally fell asleep. Let her sleep a little longer!"
Su Wan called his aunt and when he said this, his aunt's eyes turned red.
"What should I do? I couldn't sleep all night because of this. What if the county magistrate really comes looking for me?"
"No, it's so far, he can't come whenever he wants. If he dares to come, we will go to our county magistrate to have a good talk with him. The county magistrate of Qinghe County will always give us justice." Su's mother hurried to comfort her.
It can be seen that the county magistrate of Qinghe County is a very good official in the eyes of the people of Qinghe County.
Yang Qingqing slept until almost noon. After a good rest, she looked better.
At this time of year, many wild camellias were blooming halfway up the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a patch of white. Su Wan took her up the mountain to pick camellias. When they passed by the hunter Jiang's house, they saw that his peach blossoms had already bloomed, but most of them were still in bud. Su Wan made up his mind that after a while, when the peach blossoms were fully bloomed, he would go to his house to pick peach blossoms and extract the flower dew.
The Yang family already knew that the Su family made their fortune by making soap, but they didn't ask too much about it, thinking that they were well-educated and not annoying.
Su Wan took Yang Qingqing up the mountain to help her relax and divert her attention.
Tomorrow morning, the county's cooking team will go to the countryside to prepare a banquet at the Su family's house, and the Su family will be very lively.
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Su Jing followed the caravan on a trek for more than half a month and finally arrived in Kyoto. When he saw the city gate of Kyoto, he was stunned by the grandeur of the place.
The traffic here is strictly checked. On the towering city walls, many soldiers from the city defense camp take turns patrolling and standing guard to protect the safety of the capital.
The city is bustling with traffic and its wealth is dazzling. It is many times more prosperous than Xiangzhou Prefecture.
The people living in Kyoto, even the most ordinary people, all dress decently, luxuriously and elegantly.
Following the address Jiang Yu gave him, he found the private residence he mentioned. This residence was located in a prosperous area of Kyoto, and it only took a cup of tea to get to Gongyuan. Walking into the alley, he found that there were wealthy families on both sides, and their doors were decorated very decently. Almost every household had two large stone lions standing at the door.
However, this stone road called an alley is much wider than the streets in Qinghe County.
Jiang Yu's yard is not big. Although it has two entrances, the scenery inside is very elegant. Everywhere you look, there are rockery, flowing water, pavilions and towers. There is also a small fish pond in the middle with a pool of lotus. Under the lotus leaves are several very precious koi. There are also many flowers and plants in the backyard, which are very beautifully maintained.
As Jiang Yu said, there was only an old servant over sixty years old taking care of the courtyard. I heard that he was a young master named Su, who came to Kyoto to take the imperial examination and would stay here. I had already received the news and wanted to treat the distinguished guest well. The old servant had been waiting for a long time.
After Su Jing settled down, the first thing he did was to write a letter home to report his safety.
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