Originally, she was unwilling to marry her cousin, who was nearly three years younger than her.
If her mother hadn't forced her to come to this remote and impoverished place, she would still be living in the capital as the Miss Wei, and she would never have known that more than ten years had passed and that the snotty-nosed baby wrapped in swaddling clothes had grown so much.
Moreover, his appearance and physique were in no way inferior to those young masters in Kyoto.
The key point is that, according to the ancestral precepts of the Qin family, every male member of the Qin family is only allowed to marry one woman in his lifetime.
As long as she marries Qin Yucheng, she will be his legal wife and will have no need to worry about those other women.
Her slender, pale fingers clenched the handkerchief tightly, and the girl's voice was as gentle as water, "Yu Cheng, it's getting late. Shall we go to Tianxiang Restaurant for lunch later, or go home and eat there?"
At the crossroads, the oxcart disappeared into the alleyway.
Not even a hoofprint was left.
Qin Yucheng lowered the carriage curtain and leaned against the soft white fox fur couch, looking languid. "Lunch? Didn't we already eat at Miss Su's place? What kind of lunch did you have, cousin?"
The vendors were so enthusiastic that they gave the Su siblings a dozen or so different kinds of food.
He helped him finish a bowl of plain noodles and a bowl of vegetarian wontons. The noodles and wontons, which were originally just so-so, were topped with two or three skewers of spicy hot pot and a spoonful of spicy hot pot broth. He drank every last drop of the broth.
Ah Cai can eat a lot; he ate three bowls of noodles and two large sesame flatbreads with the skewers.
They were already stuffed.
Upon hearing this, Wei Jianjia felt somewhat aggrieved.
She hadn't been able to eat lunch or even drink a drop of water.
When I left home this morning, I was worried that I would smell bad, so I only ate a small piece of pear blossom pastry, about the size of a fingernail. Now, after a whole morning, I am starving.
But he was only thinking of himself and didn't care about her at all.
Just then, my stomach rumbled twice, perfectly timed.
After the carriage curtain was drawn, the entire carriage was closed, and the already quiet sound seemed to be right next to her ear, making Wei Jianjia blush bright red with embarrassment.
Qin Yucheng glanced at her and couldn't help but shake his head. Girls in the capital are such a hassle.
It's just a stomach growl.
She even blushes!
If it were Su Hua, she probably wouldn't take it seriously at all.
"Knock knock—"
Qin Yucheng raised his hand and gently knocked on the carriage door, instructing Ah Cai, who was driving outside, "Ah Cai, when we pass Tianxianglou later, stop the carriage. Miss Biao wants to have lunch."
"Yes," Ah Cai replied quickly.
Upon seeing this, Wei Jianjia's expression softened considerably.
Remembering that he had mentioned Su Hua again, she smiled and said, "Since Yu Cheng likes Su's spicy hot pot so much, why not spend some money to buy the recipe?"
At that time, Yu Cheng can order his servants to prepare the food whenever he wants.
Moreover, if this spicy hot pot could be offered at Tianxiang Restaurant in the future, the restaurant's business might even take off. At that time, my maternal grandfather would surely be happy for Yucheng.”
Although she didn't want to admit it, Su's spicy hot pot was indeed popular.
This small stall alone can generate several taels of silver in revenue.
The Qin family's Tianxiang Restaurant had branches all over the country, from the capital to the counties large and small during the Yu Dynasty. If they could sell spicy hot pot at Tianxiang Restaurant, it wouldn't just be a matter of a few taels of silver, but countless amounts of money.
Such a good prescription shouldn't be wasted in the hands of people like the Su family.
Instead of going through all that trouble to earn a few coins.
It would be better to collect tens or hundreds of taels of silver, saving myself the trouble of running around every day.
There's no need to keep coming to this county town to wander around; it's so annoying!
Qin Yucheng waved his hand and glanced at the restaurant outside. "I know what I'm doing with this spicy hot pot. We've arrived at Tianxiang Restaurant. Cousin, go downstairs and order whatever you want. Just have the manager put it on my tab."
The Li family, the richest family in Dayu, had no sons, only two daughters, Li Hongyan and Li Hongluo, one legitimate and one illegitimate.
After Li Hongyan married Qin Fang, she gave birth to Qin Yucheng.
The vast majority of the Li family's assets were directly passed on to their only grandson, Qin Yucheng.
Tianxianglou is one of them.
"Yu Cheng has nothing to do today, so why don't you go with Jian Jia?" Wei Jian Jia's smile froze for a moment.
After realizing what was happening, she playfully stuck out her tongue at Qin Yucheng.
"Besides, when you left today, your aunt said that you should spend time with Jianjia. If your aunt finds out that you didn't even eat a meal with Jianjia, I won't help you when you get home and get scolded!"
What she heard her aunt say most often since she was a child was that feelings are developed over time.
To win a man's heart, you must make him put effort into your relationship.
If you're not even willing to spend the time of a meal on her, how can you talk about the future?
Upon hearing this, Qin Yucheng smiled and said, "Mother has been talking about Miss Su these past few days. If she knew that Miss Su had arrived in Qingshui County, she would be overjoyed! If you're not going to Tianxiang Restaurant, cousin, you can come back to the manor together and have the cooks prepare the food."
After saying that, he directly told Ah Cai to drive the carriage towards Qingyi Lane.
Wei Jianjia's smile could no longer be maintained.
Miss Su, Miss Su, all they ever talk about is Miss Su.
Moreover, even her aunt knows her. Could it be that this boorish countrywoman really has some amazing skills?
The girl clenched her handkerchief, her dislike for Su Hua growing even stronger.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
When the Su siblings returned to the entrance of Shanghe Village in their oxcart, it was around 3 PM.
Under the crooked sycamore tree, many villagers were sitting on the roots weaving straw sandals and chatting. Now that the work in the fields had come to an end, the young and strong men went to the town's dock to carry bags and earn some copper coins, while the older ones stayed at home and did what they could.
Day after day, year after year, it is always the same.
Upon hearing the clattering of hooves, everyone stopped what they were doing.
They all turned to look, and when they saw the three Su brothers sitting on the carriage shaft, they couldn't help but stand up and surround them.
"Da Hu, where did you guys come from? Why does this carriage smell so bad?"
"Oh dear, you've bought pig offal again, huh? There's also a big piece of meat and a big bowl of tofu. What are you planning to do with this?"
"Hey Tiger, you guys have come up with some new money-making schemes again, haven't you..."
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