Chapter 79: Chickens in Ancient Times

"I still think you and I are more compatible. How about I add a little more?"

Qin Yue took out another small piece of silver. Her face showed a painful expression when she took it out. It was obviously her private money that she had saved for a long time.

Jiang Wan still refused.

"Sister, please don't make things difficult for me. My family is just ordinary people. If someone from your family comes and accuses us of kidnapping, what will you say?"

Qin Yue choked. It was possible that her mother would really do this.

I was really impulsive this time. I ran away without even making arrangements for my escape. Do I really have to go back?

"Sister, do you know how to get to the ferry? I'll take you there."

"No need, I'll be back by myself."

Qin Yue didn't want to cause trouble for others, so she walked away with her head down.

Jiang Wan turned around, took a few steps, and couldn't help but look back at her. This little sister looked so pitiful.

"Wait a minute..."

Jiang Wan ran back home and poured out a bowl of mint water.

"It's hot now, and you didn't bring a water bag. Drink some water before you go."

Qin Yue thought the girl was going to take her in, but she became depressed again after hearing this. But she was really thirsty, so she still needed to drink some water.

Um?!

The taste of this water...

Qin Yue instantly remembered the bowl of cooling tea that she and her mother had bought on the way back from the temple.

Exactly the same.

"Have you ever set up a stall selling cold tea on the roadside? My mother has bought some from you."

Jiang Wan blinked and immediately remembered the first order from her cold tea stall.

It turned out that the girl was also in the carriage at that time.

Come to think of it, it's really a coincidence.

"Thank you for the water..."

Qin Yue returned the bowl to Jiang Wan and left her name before leaving.

Jiang Wan returned home and put the bowl away. After thinking about it again and again, she still felt uneasy and could not help but go out again.

She was afraid that Qin Yue would not want to take the boat home, and would get lost again while wandering around.

It's not a good thing for a young girl to be stranded in a remote village.

Her unwillingness to take in a strange girl didn't mean she wanted anything to happen to her. Jiang Wan was familiar with the village, and she caught up with the man not long after.

Seeing that Qin Yue was walking further and further off the track and was not heading towards the ferry at all, Jiang Wan sighed and chased after him.

"Sister Qin, where are you going?"

"I...I'm just wandering around."

Qin Yue didn't know where to go either.

She and her mother originally lived in a small village in the north, and came here to follow her father to take up his post. She was unfamiliar with the place and had no one to talk to.

The more I think about it, the sadder I feel.

Jiang Wan tugged at her sleeve, pointed to the woods not far away and said, "It's sunny outside, let's go sit under the tree over there for a while."

Qin Yue obediently let Jiang Wan lead her away, and the two of them sat side by side under the shade of the tree.

"Sister Qin, why don't you sit on a rock? Your skirt will get dirty if you sit on the ground."

"No, just wash it when it gets dirty. I've sat on the dirtiest places before."

Qin Yue felt much better now that she had someone to talk to. She was not shy and complained to Jiang Wan for a long time.

"What do you think my mother is thinking? She forces me to learn those etiquette every day, but I can't learn them. If I can't learn them, she doesn't beat me or scold me, but just cries and refuses to eat. I feel like I can't breathe every time I close my eyes."

After Jiang Wan heard this, a word instantly popped up in his mind.

chicken baby.

In modern times, this term refers to parents giving their children a boost. In order for their children to surpass their peers and get good grades, they constantly arrange study for their children and force them to work hard.

It turns out that there were parents with chicks in ancient times.

Qin Yue's mother is so scary. She doesn't have any foundation at all, but she wants to turn her daughter into a lady from a noble family overnight. Is this possible?

If you punish yourself when you cannot teach your child, it will make the child feel very sad and stressful.

No wonder Qin Yue ran away from home.

With a mother like that at home, home is no longer a home, but a prison.

"Your father doesn't care?"

"My father...he does want to take care of things. But he has only been here for a short time and has too many things to do. He is rarely at home during the day and comes back very late at night. He usually gives my mother a few instructions, but she doesn't listen."

Qin Yue looked at the sea and sighed.

"In fact, my parents love me very much. I always felt that I was the happiest girl in the village. Now life is better, but there is no feeling at home like before. How could it become like this?"

"Maybe it's because you all like to compromise."

Jiang Wan was not polite at all.

"You've already said that your parents love you very much. If your mother is going crazy, you have to tell your father the seriousness of the situation. In particular, you have to tell him everything you learn every day, exaggerate it, complain a lot, act coquettishly, and cry. Do whatever you are good at."

As long as the parents love their children, there is no parent who would not buy into this.

Qin Yue: “…”

"Also, your mother forced you to study because she wanted you to become better and give her face. She would never want to see you get hurt.

"When you were learning etiquette, you could fake anything from heat stroke to sprained ankle. There aren't many ways to fake illness, just pick a few at random, don't be so honest."

"If this happens a few more times and she really loves you, your mother won't be able to bear it."

Now, as for mental pressure, her mother cannot empathize with it.

Qin Yue: “…”

"Besides, you just said that you and your mother have only been here for a short time from the countryside. There must be a lot of people around you who laugh at your clothes and appearance, and your father doesn't have time to accompany you, so your mother must be worried."

"That's why I want to change you like a demon. You need to ask your father to praise your mother more."

In this age where husbands are the most important thing for a woman, a word from him can mean more than anything else.

Qin Yue opened her mouth, unable to speak for a long time.

How could a little girl from the village be so eloquent?

I was actually quite excited by her idea. How about going home and trying it?

"Xiao Wan, my father is a very decent man. What if he doesn't praise my mother?"

"Xiao Wan, my mother is most afraid of me having a fever. How should I pretend to have a fever?"

"Xiao Wan..."

Qin Yue simply treated Jiang Wan as a military advisor and kept asking her questions. The two of them sat by the sea for a long time without realizing it. Seeing that there were almost no boats left, Jiang Wan urged Qin Yue to go home first.

"Okay, I'll go home today and come see you in a few days."

Qin Yue held Jiang Wan's hand and walked to the ferry reluctantly.

She hasn't had a friend to talk to for a long time. Jiang Wan is just like her sister, smart and cute. She really wants to take her home.

Jiang Wan shuddered for no apparent reason, withdrew her hand, and waited for the boat with Qin Yue at the seaside.

Soon a small fishing boat came from the direction of the dock and was heading downstream. The two did not pay much attention to it at first.

It was not until the people in the cabin stood at the bow that Qin Yue suddenly hid behind Jiang Wan like a mouse meeting a cat.

Jiang Wan: “…”

Sister, do you want to see how much older you are than me? I can't cover you.