There were so many people that long queues formed on the street where the relief food was distributed.
Half an hour has passed and no one has lined up yet.
The weather was too hot. Geng Feng saw Qin Nian's little face was covered with sweat and felt a little sorry for the little girl.
"Xiao Nian, let's not queue yet, go over there and have a cup of tea and rest for a while."
On both sides of the road on the right side of the county government office, there are simple sheds with a few wooden tables and benches, and small stalls selling large bowls of tea are lined up one after another.
Some stall owners may place flowers on the table to attract customers.
These people are smart and took advantage of this opportunity to make some money.
It was a year of disaster, so no matter how cheap the tea was, not many people could afford to drink it.
Fortunately, there are some people with relatively well-off families who have nothing to do and sit in the tea stalls drinking tea, watching the fun, and chatting.
With this person's support, the small business of the tea stall can still be carried on.
Qin Nian didn't feel tired, but it was too hot and very uncomfortable to be crowded with so many people.
After hearing Geng Feng say that he wanted to go and have some tea, Qin Nian agreed.
The two men squeezed out from the crowd, picked a tea stall with few people, and chose a seat to sit down.
The stall owner and waiter came over and said, "Would you like some tea? Two cents a bowl."
Geng Feng nodded: "Two bowls of tea."
After saying this, he took out some Western currency from his pocket and handed it to the stall owner.
The stall owner bent down to take it, trotted over to pour two large bowls of tea, and placed them on the table with a smile on his face: "Please enjoy your meal, both of you."
It's really not easy to make a little money.
Qin Nian picked up the big bowl and took a sip.
Before she put down the bowl, her eyes met Zhao Xiaocao's eyes from over the rim of the bowl.
Qin Nian put down the bowl and looked over.
Qin Duo and Li Dahua stood beside Zhao Xiaocao. Qin Duo was carrying a bamboo basket on his back, so he must have come to collect relief food.
Qin Nian could actually sit and drink tea? It was really good to have money in hand.
Zhao Xiaocao felt resentful and pulled Li Dahua: "Mom, look, Qin Nian is drinking a big bowl of tea."
Li Dahua turned her head and saw that nothing was wrong. Qin Nian was holding a large bowl and drinking tea slowly.
The posture is quiet and elegant, quite like that of a rich person.
Li Dahua walked over and sat down on the stool: "Give me a bowl of tea."
Suddenly he remembered something and glanced at Qin Duo and Zhao Xiaocao who followed him: "Three bowls of tea, please."
The stall owner bent over slightly and trotted over: "Two cents a bowl, three bowls six cents."
Li Dahua raised her hand and pointed at Qin Nian: "She gave the money."
The stall owner turned his head to look at Qin Nian.
Qin Nian sneered: "Li Dahua, if you don't have money, don't drink tea. Why should I pay? No."
Don’t be fooled by the stall owner’s good temper, that’s only towards customers who drink tea. He will not be nice to those who don’t drink tea.
“Stand up!”
He shouted angrily at Zhao Xiaocao and Li Dahua who had just sat down, scaring Zhao Xiaocao so much that he stood up quickly.
"I'm running a small business here. If you don't want to drink tea, don't sit here and take a rest. Go out for a walk."
The first connection was blasted out.
Li Dahua pointed at Qin Nian and said, "I'm your mother, and I can't even ask you to buy a few bowls of tea? You——"
"If you dare to scold Xiao Nian, I will break your neck immediately."
Geng Feng shouted at Li Dahua: "Don't keep saying you are Xiao Nian's mother. Do you think you are worthy of being Xiao Nian's mother?"
Qin Duo clenched his fists: "What do you want?"
Geng Feng sneered: "I want to kick all the bad guys who have these ideas aside.
Since you can't afford tea, then don't drink it. You want to get the advantage of everything, but how can you get such a good deal?
Xiao Nian, I'll pay you three bowls of tea?"
Qin Duo's face turned red with humiliation, and the knuckles of his clenched fists turned white.
He really wanted to rush forward, pin Geng Feng to the ground, and give him a good beating, so that he couldn't get out of bed for half a year.
But since I really couldn't win, I didn't dare to rush forward and could only think about it.
"Qin Nian, you don't even recognize your biological mother, you will be punished."
Zhao Xiaocao threw out a sentence angrily.
Qin Nian said, "Zhao Xiaocao, I don't want to argue with you. Just stand aside and don't affect my mood, or I will beat you up."
After saying that, he stopped looking at Zhao Xiaocao and the others, drank a big bowl of tea, and chatted with Geng Feng.
Driven away by the stall owner, Li Dahua had to stand up, glared at Qin Nian fiercely, and went to queue up to get the relief food.
"Miss Qin is here."
Two men who looked like yamen runners walked into the tea stall and approached Qin Nian.
Qin Nian became alert: "Who are you? Do you want to talk to me?"
The two of them smiled and said, "Miss Qin, we are the people of Princess Xuan." The princess said that she was grateful to you for helping Prince Xuan treat his injuries.
Today is the first day of July, and the girl will probably come to collect relief food.
The princess asked us to keep an eye out and take the girl to pick her up first once she arrives. It’s so hot, so don’t wait in line.”
The apparent meaning of these words was that Princess Xuan was grateful to Qin Nian for helping Prince Xuan treat his injuries, and for allowing her to go through a back door when she went to collect relief food, so that she didn't have to endure the pain of queuing in the scorching heat.
The actual meaning is to say it clearly that it was Qin Nian who helped heal King Xuan's wound.
It would be fine if ordinary people heard it, but what if the subordinates of King Xuan’s political enemies heard it? The lives of Qin Nian and Li Pozi, and even the people of Geng’s family, were hanging by a thread. This was one of the reasons.
Secondly, it is nothing more than a satire on Qin Nian, saying that you are just a country girl who survives on relief food, so don't have any other ideas.
As a princess, she can find you accurately in the huge crowd, and she can also deal with you without anyone noticing.
Qin Nian looked sternly at the two people and said, "You can go back. I don't need your help."
"girl--"
Geng Feng stood up: "Qin Nian said that he doesn't need help, so he doesn't need help. You can go back and report."
The two men glanced at Geng Feng. They were not afraid, but they also had no intention of taking action.
If the princess asked them to pass on a message, they could just pass it on to Qin Nian. There was no need to take any action.
The two of them clasped their fists and said, "Since Miss Qin doesn't need any help, let's go."
After that, the two men left.
Qin Nian also stood up and looked at Geng Feng and said, "There are too many people here today, let's go back first."
Geng Feng nodded and pulled Qin Nian away.
After walking for a while, Geng Feng looked at Qin Nian and asked, "What do those two people mean by saying that?"
Geng Feng keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Qin Nian explained the purpose of the Xuan Wangfei, but did not mention that she used the spiritual spring water to help the Xuan Wang detoxify: “I don’t know why the Xuan Wangfei is so sensitive.
Does she have to doubt every woman who comes into contact with the Xuan King?"
Geng Feng glanced at the little girl beside him and said seriously:
"There is something special about you, which makes you different from other girls.
It was that difference that made her feel uneasy.”
Qin Nian asked: "Geng Feng, will you doubt me?"
Geng Feng shook his head: "No! No matter now or in the future, no matter what anyone says to me about you, I will never doubt you."
Qin Nian's heart warmed and she began to smile.
Princess Xuan was afraid that Prince Xuan would fall in love with Qin Nian, so she didn't dare to control Prince Xuan, but sent someone to warn Qin Nian.
This made Qin Nian very angry, and she decided to go see Princess Xuan.
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