Seeing his reaction, Jiang Liu chuckled and teased, "What, don't you recognize me?" How unwelcoming was Qiu Dafu to her, that he gave her such an expression upon her arrival?
Jiang Liu inexplicably felt that this man seemed to be very afraid of her.
Qiu Dafu stood there for a moment, then lowered his eyes, clasped his hands in a fist and nodded, "Madam."
Jiang Liu smiled at him: "Why are you so reserved? It's not like it's the first time we've met."
Looking at Qiu Dafu's simple-minded appearance, she couldn't help but laugh.
Qiu Yan thought to herself, "It would be strange if my second uncle wasn't surprised by Jiang Liu's sudden visit."
"Sister Jiang, after walking all this way, please go back inside and sit down."
"Xiaoyan, you go ahead and do your work, I'll wander around." This was Jiang Liu's first time back in this farmhouse, and she was quite curious to see such a simple thatched hut.
Looking at the house next door again, the completely different blue brick and tile house made her unable to resist going up to take a closer look.
After Qiu Yan parked the carriage, Qiu Xu took the mooncake box and led his younger sister to the Li family to present it to their master and mistress.
Gu Xiaoran followed closely behind, completely forgetting how much she had initially disliked the Li family.
Upon seeing Qiu Xu and the other two, Madam Ye quickly came out, supporting her waist.
Li Zheng followed closely behind, supporting her arm.
"Master, Mistress." As Qiu Xu called out, Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Ling'er also greeted him sweetly.
Ye responded, and Li Zheng nodded in agreement, leading the three of them into the house.
Qiu Yan then went over and exchanged pleasantries for a while.
At the entrance of the courtyard, Qiu Dafu gazed intently in the direction of Jiang Liu.
At that moment, he felt as if his legs weighed a ton, yet he couldn't take a single step.
Not far away, Zhao Juan and Zhao Yuanyuan arrived together.
They were somewhat puzzled when they saw Jiang Liu at the new house.
As soon as Zhao Yuanyuan arrived, she looked for Qiu Dayu.
She looked around the yard and asked Qiu Yan for advice. She was a little discouraged and became listless.
Zhao Juan walked slowly to Qiu Dafu and looked at him shyly.
Ever since the day the two were betrothed, she has often come to talk to Qiu Dafu.
In the past, she had always served her master's family outside the village, and compared to the girls in the village, she looked poised and elegant.
However, Qiu Dafu always kept his distance from her and treated her neither warmly nor coldly.
Upon seeing Zhao Juan, Qiu Dafu finally moved away from her and walked towards Jiang Liu.
Since this is Jiang Liu's first visit, he should treat her well.
Zhao Juan's expression changed several times before she hurriedly chased after him.
At this moment, Jiang Liu was looking at the blue brick and tile house in front of her, standing with her back to Qiu Dafu.
Hearing footsteps behind her, she turned her head and saw Qiu Dafu. She blurted out:
"Qiu Dafu, come with me for a walk."
"Brother Dafu, can you walk with me for a bit?"
Two voices rang out simultaneously, and Jiang Liu then noticed that a girl had caught up with Qiu Dafu. She…
"Uh...you guys are busy, I'll go find Ling'er."
She came alone, without bringing Cuizhu with her.
To ease the awkwardness, she turned to leave, but Qiu Dafu caught up with her.
He said, "Okay."
Zhao Juan's eyes immediately reddened, and for a moment, jealousy filled her mind.
Originally, she thought that as long as she took the initiative, Qiu Dafu would definitely accept her.
Who is this woman who appeared out of nowhere, and why is she trying to steal Big Rich from her?
Jiang Liu stopped abruptly, and with a stiff smile, she looked at the girl behind her, only to find that Zhao Juan was looking at her with resentment.
That gaze made her very uncomfortable.
She didn't want to ruin someone's marriage for no reason, so she said, "Let's forget it. The girl is waiting for you."
Qiu Dafu gave a slight smile. "Don't misunderstand. Let's go. I'll go with you."
Jiang Liu chuckled and walked alongside Qiu Dafu.
Qiu Dafu followed Jiang Liu at a leisurely pace, not even giving Zhao Juan a proper look.
“Madam, ahead are Xiaoyan’s medicinal herb field and Brother Li’s ranch. I’ll take you there to see them.”
When pedestrians in the distance saw Qiu Dafu and Jiang Liu together, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
Qiu Yumei returned to the village at a leisurely pace.
Her husband's family home was just across an alley from the Qiu family's old courtyard. Her husband, Zhao San, was the third child in his family.
Zhao Erge died when he was young.
In Brother Zhao's family, his sister-in-law only gave birth to two daughters. In this ancient society where sons were valued more than daughters, Zhao San's mother, Madam Xu, was extremely satisfied with Qiu Yumei.
However, ever since Qiu Yumei married into her family, Yang has always come to her house to try and take advantage of her.
In order to sever ties with the Yang family, the Xu family and the Yang family had a very unpleasant falling out, and later, the two families stopped communicating with each other.
"Is it the third brother's family back? An'an, Yangyang, let Grandma see if you've grown taller."
When Zhao Laoda's two daughters heard their grandmother's affectionate call, their eyes practically popped out of their heads.
When Qiu Yan returned, she delivered some Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes to the village chief's house. Finally, she thought of Old Man Zhao.
She had just arrived at Zhao Yougui's house with the mooncakes when she saw Zhao Juan running out of the yard crying.
Seeing Zhao Juan rushing towards her, she quickly dodged, startling Zhao Juan, who fell to the ground.
She got up and glared angrily at Qiu Yan, "What's wrong with you? Don't you know where you're going?"
Qiu Yan stared intently at the crying girl. "Young lady, who on earth isn't watching where they're going?"
When Liu heard that Qiu Yan had arrived, she hurriedly ran out, "Xiao Yan, I'm sorry, this girl is so ignorant."
Then, Liu said to Zhao Juan, who was in tears, "Juan'er, stop making a fuss. This kind of thing can't be accomplished just because you wish."
Zhao Juan ran away crying. Liu invited Qiu Yan into the house and felt a little embarrassed when she saw what Qiu Yan was holding.
But she also knew that Qiu Yan was only giving the gifts because of Old Man Zhao.
Thinking of Zhao Juan's earlier tearful complaint, she felt somewhat helpless.
"Xiaoyan, Juan'er is obsessed with your second uncle. Do you think you can persuade him to accept her?"
Liu meant well, but since Xiao Liu didn't want Zhao Juan, Zhao Juan lived in her house all the time.
It was alright for a day or two, but as time went on, Qiu Feng's wife became unhappy.
"Grandma Liu, I can't make that decision."
Qiu Yan now knows that Zhao Juan is the girl that Wang Shi wanted to introduce to her second uncle.
"Xiaoyan, you're here." It was Zhao Qiufeng's wife who came out carrying the child.
As soon as she came out, she greeted Qiu Yan and thanked her for saving her.
Then he said to Liu, “Mother, Zhao Juan is too willful. There are plenty of men in the world, why does she have to do this? But Mother, this girl is not your own daughter after all. You are kind-hearted and keep her around all the time. In my opinion, you should send her off to get married as soon as possible.”
"Mother only did this because she felt sorry for her."
Qiu Yan had no interest in other people's troubles. After delivering the mooncakes and talking to Old Man Zhao for a while, she left.
Standing in front of the medicinal herb field, Jiang Liu looked at the vast expanse of medicinal herbs with a faint smile. She had only heard Qiu Yan mention that she had read medical books, but she never expected that Qiu Yan would actually cultivate a medicinal herb field.
Looking at the Li family's small ranch, she jogged over and looked at the lively little rabbits inside, a slight smile unconsciously curving her lips.
Seeing Jiang Liu staring intently at the rabbit, Qiu Dafu couldn't help but ask, "Do you like rabbits?"
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