"Really? It doesn't look like that to me."
Wang Yongchang looked at Qin Mosheng and said, "Besides, congratulations also require gifts, what did he bring?"
"this..."
Widow Song was stunned by the question.
Qin Wanru looked at Qin Mosheng and said with a cold smile, "My husband, you don't know that my brother is best at giving poems to people. Why don't you let him recite one? If he recites well, I will reward him with a cake. It can be regarded as not letting down our family friendship."
Wang Yongchang was happy, "This is a good idea."
He took a piece of pancake and shook it twice in his hand. "Did you hear that, brother-in-law? One poem for one pancake, pick the festive ones."
Such humiliation made Qin Mosheng furious. What did he mean? Did they think he was just singing for their entertainment?
"Don't go too far!" Qin Mosheng said angrily.
Qin Wanru said delicately, "How could I be going too far? Brother likes to recite poetry, and he recited the poem about bamboo very well. Rewarding me with a cake for every poem I recite, this deal is definitely a win for you."
The commotion here attracted the surrounding villagers, and they all looked over at them.
Qin Mosheng has always been conceited and always talks about being a scholar. Now his inner qualities and background are being used as a tool for entertainment. How can he tolerate this?
He turned around to leave, but was stopped by Widow Song.
"Mo Sheng."
Widow Song pleaded in her tone. If Qin Mosheng died today, not only would Qin Wanru no longer give him food, but Wang Yongchang's family would also be offended, and they would have no way to live in the future.
After a long while, Qin Mosheng regained his composure. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and looked at Qin Wanru, "Reading a poem, right?"
"yes."
Qin Wanru said lightly, "Brother is willing to study? Haha, how can I say that all those years of studying were not in vain? He just knows how to adapt to the times."
Qin Mosheng was so angry that his hands and feet turned cold and his teeth went numb.
The gazes of the onlookers were like slaps in his face, trampling his little dignity to the ground.
Qin Mosheng has always valued his integrity more than anything else. What Qin Wanru did today was truly heartbreaking.
Su Man was watching from the side and saw that the muscles on Qin Mosheng's face began to twitch, obviously because of the humiliation.
But based on her understanding of Qin Mosheng, he would definitely read it.
Not only do they recite it, but they also have to find a bunch of high-sounding excuses for themselves before they are done.
Under the gazes of the crowd, some gloating and some just watching the fun, Qin Mosheng slowly spoke.
"The girl prays to the goddess, and her feelings are not over even at midnight.
The pink banquet is spread in the jade courtyard, and the golden plate is held in the silk sleeves.
It is easy to thread a needle towards the moon, but difficult to straighten the thread in the wind.
I don’t know who will be lucky, let’s see tomorrow.”
"good!"
Wang Yongchang had no idea what he was saying and applauded as if he were watching a monkey show. "You're a scholar indeed. Your reading is so beautiful. Go on."
Before Qin Mosheng could react, he threw the cake in his hand at Qin Mosheng.
Qin Mosheng took it in a panic, looking as embarrassed as he could be.
"One more!"
"One more!"
There were children in the crowd who took Qin Mosheng as a show of fun and thought he was showing off, so they joined in the fun.
Qin Mosheng's face turned red, the same color as pig liver. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out of the crowd and ran away.
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After this episode, Qin Mosheng kept a much lower profile in the next two days. He followed at the end of the team and survived by relying on Qin Wanru's charity.
The weather has been bad since it rained that day.
One day they passed a muddy field, and after only a few steps several carts got stuck in the mud.
In the rain, the village chief and the men managed to push the cart out.
I wanted to go around it, but I found that there were mud potholes all around. It was okay for people, but the cart would sink into the potholes after taking a few steps, making it very difficult to move forward.
Some families choose to discard the carts. There are not many things left anyway, so it’s the same if they carry them on their backs.
Grandma Zhou and her friends also abandoned their carts. Grandma Zhou and Zhou Pingping, who had poor legs and feet, got on the horses, while everyone else walked below.
Su Man held Zhou Anan's hand and had to wipe her face every few steps, otherwise she couldn't see the road ahead clearly.
However, being on horseback was not completely safe. Du Yuan was exploring the way ahead, taking every step carefully, for fear that the horse would get stuck and unable to get out.
"ah!"
Screams came from the back of the group.
Turning around, I saw that it was Wang Laowu's cart that had overturned.
The oxen pulling the cart had their feet tangled in the mud and were completely unable to move.
Qin Wanru, who was sitting in the cart, was caught off guard and was thrown into the mud by the tilted cart.
Not only her, but also the rice bags and boxes rolled into the mud.
It was raining heavily and I was soaked in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Wang Yongchang didn't care about Qin Wanru struggling in the mud, and said anxiously, "Quick, pick up the food."
Xiaolan quickly pulled the box out, and with a flick of her wrist, the lid separated from the box, and the flour inside spilled out.
These are all life-saving foods. Wang Yongchang kicked Xiaolan in anger.
Xiaolan was caught off guard and fell straight into the mud pit.
"ah!"
"Mom, mom, are you okay?"
Xiaolan sprained her waist and was unable to move for a while. Her two daughters were too weak to pull her up for a long time.
On the other side, Wang Yongchang and her parents-in-law only had eyes for food and no one paid any attention to her at all.
Su Man couldn't bear it, so she went over and pulled Xiaolan up.
"Are you okay?"
Xiaolan's face was covered in mud and water. She smiled a smile that was uglier than crying. "I'm fine."
She held her waist, turned around and went back to help rescue food.
Even so, Wang Yongchang still scolded her for being clumsy and slapped her twice.
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