On the day of Tang Xiaomei's burial, Geng Zhenlan, who was suffering from illness, committed suicide by jumping into the river.
The strong sense of self-blame and regret made it impossible for her to live. Like Tang Xiaomei, she found it easy to die but too difficult to live.
The same goes for Tang Laoer and Sun Laoxi. They have been bullied all their lives and have no say at home.
He knew that he was free from then on, and when he was arranging Geng Zhenlan's funeral, he could not hide the smile on his face.
Just when the whole village was discussing these things, Mo Xuan returned to the capital.
After the Wujin Kingdom's God of War was killed by Su Bi, the Wujin Kingdom never dared to invade again.
The defeated troops set up camp a hundred miles away, watched for a while, and then withdrew.
Mo Xuan arranged the soldiers to guard Quguan Pass, and he returned triumphantly with his army.
Passing through Yi County, he sent Mo Yue to invite Qin Nian, saying that he had something to discuss with her.
Qin Nian followed Mo Yue.
It was still the same inn, and the same guest room where King Xuan had once stayed. Mo Xuan was very happy to see Qin Nian.
Qin Nian bowed to him: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Xiao Nian, there's no need to be so polite between us."
Qin Nian smiled and said, "You are the prince. According to the rules, I should salute you."
She remained decorous, polite but distant.
Mo Xuan looked at her for a long while before slowly asking:
"Xiao Nian, I cannot leave the capital all the time, and I cannot see you every day. Today I saw you, and I have something to ask you.
If one day I offer you my kingdom as a betrothal gift, will you agree to marry me?"
"Won't."
Qin Nian was very calm and composed, and answered decisively: "No."
"Give me a reason?"
Qin Nian smiled: “The palace walls are too high, the rules are too strict, the prince has too many women, and the country is too heavy, these are things I can’t bear.
I advocate freedom, yearn for freedom, and enjoy freedom, and these are things that the prince cannot give me.
We are not on the same path and will never be on the same path.”
Mo Xuan looked at Qin Nian with approval, and the regret in his eyes seemed as if even the sky couldn't hold it.
"Xiao Nian, I'm asking you again, can you be my friend forever?"
Qin Nian smiled and said, "Of course.
This girl has a friend who is a prince. It would be great to have someone to turn to when encountering problems.
Apart from anything else, even if the previous county magistrate of Yi County hadn’t had the prince’s help, he would have chopped off my head.”
What a lovely girl, what a beautiful woman, the desire in his heart began to stir again.
He still wanted to take her away, bring her into the palace, it would be wonderful if he could see her every day and hug her every night.
Don't worry, take your time.
Mo Xuan is quite good at comforting himself.
Soon, Qin Nian left the posthouse. That afternoon, Mo Xuan led the army back to the capital.
Qin Nian and Su Bi went to see him off together, watching Mo Xuan's guard of honor gradually go farther and farther away.
Su Bi said: "Without war, Daliang State is peaceful, and refugees are rushing back to their hometowns. There are no more refugees in Yi County."
Qin Nian nodded: "I have to raise my caged chickens. The picking garden that was burned down has to be repaired tomorrow.
Strawberries can be planted for one crop, and when this crop is sold, the strawberries in the vegetable shed can be picked and brought down, so as to continue the harvest.
Enough to keep you busy for a while.”
Su Bi turned his head to look at Qin Nian, "It's okay, I'll help you."
"And me."
Lin Tiancheng came to the two people without knowing when: "Xiao Niannian, making money is important, but practicing Kung Fu is equally important.
From today on, Master will be strict, you must be prepared. "
Qin Nian smiled and said, "I'm ready now."
Lin Tiancheng slapped over with a "whoosh" sound. Qin Nian's feet floated like a flying butterfly, and she stood steadily on the treetop by the roadside, smiling at Lin Tiancheng.
Lin Tiancheng didn't use any real moves, otherwise how could Qin Nian have escaped.
From then on, Qin Nian spent most of his time practicing martial arts.
Planting strawberries, growing vegetables, raising caged chickens, and collecting firewood, most of the time it was Su Bi who helped.
Many villagers from Dawa Village started to work for Qin Nian again.
It’s already mid-October and the weather is starting to get colder.
It was warm as spring in the stew restaurant.
"Is Qin Nian here?"
A woman as thin as a narrow bamboo leaf stood under the big tree beside Qin Nian's land, looking at Suqin who was busy outside the door and asked.
Suqin glanced at the woman, then turned to the stew restaurant and shouted, "Xiao Nian, someone is looking for you."
"Who's looking for me?"
Following a crisp question, Qin Nian came out of the stew restaurant, and Mrs. Li followed him out.
Seeing the woman standing under the bare tree, Mrs. Li spoke:
"I thought who it was, isn't this Qin Nian's grass? Oh, why are you so thin?
Look, those little arms and legs don’t seem to be as thick as the top branches of the tree.”
"Zhao Xiaocao, what do you want from me?"
Qin Nian asked.
With a wow sound, Zhao Xiaocao started to cry: "Xiao Nian, my child is born.
I gave birth to a girl yesterday. Mrs. Qin and Li Dahua were disgusted with her and said she was a money-loser. They scolded me for a long time.
Last night, Li Dahua threw the child into the woods behind the village while I was asleep. She did it herself.
I found out my child was missing this morning and went to look for her in the woods, but there was nothing there. She had been taken away by a wolf.
Xiao Nian, you are lucky because your grandmother saved you. My child was unlucky because no one saved her and she was eaten by a wolf.
Xiao Nian, now I understand why you are so cruel to Mrs. Qin and Li Dahua."
When Qin Nian heard this, he was stunned. After calculating, he found that it was true. Zhao Xiaocao was ten months pregnant.
"Oh, Li Dahua is such a beast. She abandoned Xiao Nian back then, and now she's abandoning her granddaughter. How could she be so cruel?
That beast, why don't she and Mrs. Li die? Why don't they die? "
Mrs. Li was so angry that she kept cursing.
Granny Li's eyes fell on Zhao Xiaocao: "You gave birth yesterday, how come you ran out today? You'll get sick."
Zhao Xiaocao cried with tears all over her face: "My children have been fed to the wolves, how can I be afraid of getting sick?
I hope I die soon so I can find my child."
Mrs. Li was kindhearted. She looked at Zhao Xiaocao and said, "Come in and warm yourself up. I'll make you a bowl of hot soup."
Zhao Xiaocao shook her head: "I'm not going in. I'm leaving."
Qin Nian could tell from Zhao Xiaocao's resolute expression that she was determined to die.
"Zhao Xiaocao, how does Qin Duo treat you?"
"He's OK. If it weren't for Granny Qin and Li Dahua, he would have been much better."
Mrs. Li had already brought out a bowl of chicken soup: "That grass, drink this bowl of hot soup."
After saying that, he helped Zhao Xiaocao put on a hat in his hand and then put a rabbit fur scarf on her.
"Qin Nian's damn thing, you should live well. Once you have made Qin Pozi and Li Dahua die, your life will be better."
Zhao Xiaocao was frozen, so she picked up the bowl of boiling hot soup and slurped it.
"She drinks and cries at the same time. When will they die?"
Qin Nian said: "They are so cruel to kill a newborn baby with their own hands. I guess someone will punish them."
After Zhao Xiaocao finished her soup, Mrs. Li took out one of her jackets and asked Zhao Xiaocao to put it on.
"There are ten taels of silver in the pocket of this cotton-padded jacket. Go home and hide it. Don't let Mrs. Qin and Li Dahua see it."
"Ten taels of silver? You're going to give me ten taels of silver?"
Zhao Xiaocao suddenly knelt down and wanted to kowtow to Li Pozi, but Li Pozi pulled her back:
"I just gave birth. I can't kneel, otherwise my knees will hurt."
Zhao Xiaocao touched the silver in her pocket and slowly moved it back. Her heart, which had wanted to die, felt a little warmer.
What Zhao Xiaocao didn't expect was that Qin Pozi and Li Dahua disappeared that night.
Later, everyone in the village helped Xi to search, and finally found two skeletons in the back mountain.
It looks like it was eaten by a wolf.
Some people in the village said that they were too cruel. They abandoned a child more than ten years ago and now they abandoned another one. It was retribution.
Only Qin Nian, Su Bi and Lin Tiancheng knew what was going on.
The days passed by like flowing water.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and Lin Tiancheng was yelling, "Su Bi, Su Bi, when are you going to marry Xiao Nian Nian?"
Su Bi smiled: "I'm already preparing. Qin Nian can be the bride in half a month at most."
Lin Tiancheng and Mrs. Li were counting on their fingers: "In which month next year will Xiao Xiaonian be born?"
Qin Nian and Su Bi looked at each other, both of them had happy expressions on their faces.
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