Chapter 166 Chapter 166 Daily Life
Qin An, holding Xu Yunfan's hand, looked up at him and said, "Brother, is the guava delicious?"
"It's delicious, very fragrant and sweet. My husband likes it very much."
"Gefu, the one you ate has a red core. I also picked some with a white core. Uncle Fang said that white core guavas are very smooth to eat."
"Which one has a white core? Let me try it."
Xu Yunfan couldn't tell the difference, so Qin An simply put down the basket and handed one to Xu Yunfan with both hands. "This is it. I'll put the white ones aside, and the red ones aside. Brother Fu, eat them quickly. When you're done, I'll pick some for him the day after tomorrow."
"Oh, my brother-in-law knows how to love my husband. My husband is so happy that he is about to fly. My husband loves you." Xu Yunfan pinched Qin Run's little face.
Qin An and Qin Mu's faces turned red all of a sudden, Qin An's was even redder, he stomped his left foot a few times, and his little body trembled.
Xu Yunfan never hesitates to say these cheesy words to children. At first, Qin An and Qin Mu's shy little faces turned red when they heard them. They didn't even dare to look at Xu Yunfan. They lowered their heads, tugged at the corners of their clothes, and were too embarrassed to look up for a long time.
After hearing it many times, although Qin An and Qin Mu still felt embarrassed, they no longer dared not look up for a long time like before. Their breathing became faster with joy, and their eyes became bigger.
Every time the two children get praise from Xu Yunfan, they are happy for the whole day.
Even as parents, few people are as frank as Xu Yunfan. For them, words like "I love you" are too embarrassing to say, even to their family members.
Xu Yunfan is different. Whether it is Qin Run or the two children, his love is not only reflected in the small details of daily life, but also verbally. He never hesitates to say it out loud.
It was the first time that Xiao Hengzhi saw his brother-in-law interacting so well with him. He spoke freely about his love for his wife. Someone who didn't know him would think he was his son, but seeing the two children's short stature, he could understand. "How old are they?"
"Eight years old." Qin Run sighed, "In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed."
"I heard that you took care of An Ge'er?" Xiao Hengzhi asked the man next to him a few times while watching the fun. To be honest, he didn't believe it, or it should be said that it was hard to imagine how a ten-year-old child could raise another child. For him, this was something he couldn't even imagine.
"Yes, I was raised by my brother." Qin An responded first, "My brother is very good. If there is anything delicious, he will give it to me first. He gives me the best and starves himself..."
Recalling the hardships and sufferings of the past, Qin An, with tears in his eyes, could hardly see the road clearly. He wiped his eyes roughly with his hands, his nose twitched, and his tears became more violent. "Brother has worked hard."
After saying this, Qin An fell silent and stopped talking.
Qin An succinctly summarized the hardships the two brothers had endured over the past eight years in just a few words. When Xiao Hengzhi listened, the wild fruit in his mouth suddenly lost its flavor.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Brother An, Brother Mu, from now on, without me and your brother-in-law to lead you, don't go to the Sun family, okay?"
Qin Mu grabbed Qin Run's hand and looked up at him, "Why?"
Xu Yunfan laughed, "Why else? Your eldest brother got mad today and beat up the Sun family's people."
"Wow, big brother, you are so awesome." Qin An's emotions came and went quickly. He almost cried just now, but now he looked admiring again.
"Yes, that's impressive. You should learn from your big brother in the future, okay? If someone dares to bully you, warn him first. If he doesn't repent and continues to bully you, then you should take action. If anything goes wrong, Brother Fu will cover for you."
"Brother, you are so awesome." Qin An had gained experience in flattery. He smiled with two small canine teeth showing, which was so cute that people couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
This is how Xu Yunfan always falls for his cuteness.
Xiao Hengzhi, who had been silently listening to the conversation of the family of four, could no longer bear it. Xu Yunfan was sure that this wouldn't corrupt the child. Although what he said was very much to his liking and quite reminiscent of his style back then, he said, "Aren't you corrupting the child?"
"How can you teach a child bad things? Sometimes, blindly swallowing your anger will only encourage the other party's arrogance and make them take advantage of you. Only when you dare to fight back and say no will they know you are not someone to be bullied."
This makes a lot of sense, but: "What if the other party's status is higher than yours? What will you use to protect yourself then? You kid, you really don't know your place. In your place, your master's status is still somewhat useful, and people will give you some face, but when you go to a big place like the provincial capital, or to the capital city under the feet of the emperor, you..." are nothing.
I have to say that although what Xiao Hengzhi said was unpleasant to hear, it was the truth.
What is the city of prefecture?
Not to mention places like the capital, where a brick would hit either the sons of rich families or the sons of officials. How could a teacher like him, who wasn't even a scholar, protect others?
Even if Xu Yunfan is a scholar, so what? There are so many scholars gathered in places like the capital.
If it were any other ordinary person, they would probably remain silent and feel embarrassed, but is Xu Yunfan an ordinary person?
"These are all minor matters. It's okay. When I get to the capital, I'll probably be close to the Hanlin Academy. By then, I'll be considered an official, no matter how small."
Xiao Hengzhi choked. Faced with Xu Yunfan's confidence, Xiao Hengzhi didn't know what expression to make, so his facial expression went blank for a moment.
To be honest, Xiao Hengzhi used to think that he was shameless enough, but now that he has left the capital, he truly understands what it means that there are always people better than you.
Xiao Hengzhi couldn't figure out who gave Xu Yunfan such confidence. But after Qin Run and his two brothers agreed with him and praised him, he finally understood.
Xu Yunfan couldn't stop bragging, boasting about everything under the sun. Xiao Hengzhi knew he was exaggerating the moment he heard it. Otherwise, who had the strength to kill a bear with a single punch? And who could survive falling off a ten-thousand-meter cliff? Such a thing was simply impossible.
But the three Qin Run brothers were listening with great interest, exclaiming from time to time and asking what happened next.
Xiao Hengzhi looked at Xu Yunfan blowing, then looked at the three Qin Run brothers, and felt inexplicably choked up and wanted to laugh.
Does it matter whether what Xu Yunfan said is reasonable or not?
The important thing is that Qin Run and the others love to listen to it!
Xiao Hengzhi listened without thinking and found that it seemed quite interesting.
Qin Run was happy today and was eager to go back to prepare dinner. Xiao Hengzhi was going to stay at their house tonight, so the room should be prepared.
Fortunately, the weather has cooled down recently. Every time Qin Run goes to the town or county town, when it is not so busy, he will stroll around the county town and buy daily necessities for his home.
After this shopping spree, Qin Run became a little addicted and wanted to buy everything he saw, so that now his home has all the necessary quilts.
Xiao Hengzhi likes children very much. When Qin An returns home, the first thing he does is to break the yellow cabbage leaves and chop them up to feed the chickens.
The chicks that Xu Yunfan bought are now about four pounds. Xiao Hengzhi stood aside and watched Qin An work skillfully. While he was happy that the child was sensible, he couldn't help feeling bitter.
In the village, an eight-year-old child is not considered young and can do housework. But for those young masters and young ladies in the capital, what were they doing when they were eight years old?
Thinking of this, Xiao Hengzhi felt more and more uncomfortable.
Xu Yunfan didn't care whether Xiao Hengzhi felt uncomfortable or not. The Qin Run brothers seldom let him interfere in kitchen matters. Xiao Hengzhi wanted to stare at the Qin Run brothers, but maybe it was because the opposite sexes repelled each other, so he didn't even bother to give him a glance.
Everyone was busy, leaving Xu Yunfan with nothing to do.
It was only five o'clock now, so Xu Yunfan simply took out his fishing rod and said, "Run'er, I'm going to the river to catch some fish for tonight's meal."
Qin Run, who was busy cutting vegetables, looked up and said, "We have prepared a lot of ingredients for tonight." There was no room left on the dining table.
Xu Yunfan was holding a small bucket Qin Run had bought for him. He uttered an "ah" and said dejectedly, "Okay then."
Qin Run knew what this guy was up to at once from his lost tone and disappointed expression. "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought it, but now that you've told me, I'm craving fish. Go ahead, and if you can't catch any, go to Uncle Qin Fang's house and buy one."
Don’t think Qin Run doesn’t know that Xu Yunfan’s statement about wanting to fish was fake, and his real intention was to go swimming.
But he was too proud to tell Xiao Hengzhi that he wanted to go to the river to play, so he pretended to take out a fishing rod.
Xu Yunfan has a hard time too. In modern times, eighteen years old is considered a playful age, but here, he is already a father at eighteen. How can a father still be so playful?
Xu Yunfan had taken Qin An and the others for a swim once before, and they were seen by several aunts from the Qin family. That day, the aunts went all out, spitting and trying to persuade him earnestly, and they lectured him from the riverside to the gate of the courtyard.
Several aunties said that Xu Yunfan knew to tell the children in the village not to go into the river, so why didn’t he understand it himself?
Xu Yunfan was at a loss for words at that moment.
What can he say?
Could it be that only Zhou officials were allowed to set fires, but ordinary people were not allowed to light lamps?
There was no way, the old ladies were also afraid. Usually, other men would go to the river in groups of three or four, but Xu Yunfan was "unsociable" and liked to go alone.
If something really happened to Xu Yunfan, wouldn't the Qin family be ruined? Qin Run didn't have any elders around, and he was just a boy. Even if Xu Yunfan was a live-in son-in-law, Qin Run probably wouldn't be able to take too much care of him. The ladies had to pay more attention.
Xu Yunfan had gone to wash with Qin Dayou and the others before, but those guys were too rough. They just rubbed it roughly and said it was clean, and then jumped into the water to play. Xu Yunfan washed carefully. Even when washing his hair, he had to massage it for about four minutes, and he had to rub his body with pancreatic soap. Seeing this, Qin Dayou and the others teased Xu Yunfan for being particular. Every time Xu Yunfan finished washing, Qin Dayou and the others had no idea how many rounds of play he had.
Later, Xu Yunfan went to the town and took a bath at home when he came back late every day. Qin Dayou and others asked him to go swimming in the river, but he refused to go because he was afraid of snakes. If he didn't go to the town, Qin Dayou and others would work for Xiao Qin's family and work late, so it would be difficult to make an appointment to take a bath.
After a few times, Xu Yunfan simply went by himself. Every time he went, he would bring a fishing rod and a bucket. If others asked him, he would say he was going fishing.
Xiao Hengzhi watched Xu Yunfan walk away, and finally couldn't hold back, "Run'er, you... there are some things I don't know if I should say."
If Xu Yunfan were here, he would definitely reply to him. When you are not sure whether you should say something or not, then you should not say it. It is better not to say it.
But Qin Run was curious, "Uncle Xiao, what do you want to say?"
Xiao Hengzhi: "Are you doting on Xu Yunfan a little too much?"
"Really?" Qin Run's face immediately turned red. He pretended to be very busy while cutting the lean meat on the chopping board. "He is my husband, and he is still young. I am older than him, so I should pamper him a little."
Qin Run was not afraid of pampering Xu Yunfan, he was afraid that he would not pamper Xu Yunfan enough and not be good enough to him. A young master like Xu Yunfan, born into a wealthy family, deserved to be pampered.
Xu Yunfan was his delusion come true. For someone like him, he was only afraid that he didn't spoil him enough, not that he spoiled him too much.
To outsiders, Qin Run's kindness to Xu Yunfan was just fulfilling his duties as a husband, but Xu Yunfan knew that was not the case. Sometimes, Qin Run was even more patient with him than he was with Qin An.
Xu Yunfan's habit of staying in bed late was so infuriating that it made people angry. Every time he nodded twice, or sat up with his pillow in his arms, he would lie down again as soon as Qin Run turned around, covered with the quilt, and snore sweetly. If it was another person, he would have called him several times but failed to wake him up, and he would have slapped him long ago. However, Qin Run's eyes were full of doting every time, and he would coax him to wake up again and again in a soft voice, without any impatience, and he even thought Xu Yunfan was so cute.
When Xu Yunfan was half asleep, Qin Run liked his soft and nasal voice and the few tufts of his hair that stood up.
People who are loved are always fearless. No wonder Xu Yunfan is becoming more and more lazy in bed.
Perhaps because he had some inexplicable special feelings for Qin Run, Xiao Hengzhi did not quite approve of Qin Run doting on Xu Yunfan so much.
Xiao Hengzhi will know what this special feeling is all about in the future.
When some fathers-in-law think about their own cabbages being eaten by pigs, they sometimes dislike this and that about their sons-in-law. In short, they are very picky.
Xiao Hengzhi: "How old is Xu Yunfan?"
"Seventeen, and in two months I'll be eighteen."
"Aren't you only eighteen? Not much older than him. You're a boy, so he should pamper you a little. Some men become more lawless the more you pamper them. Aren't you worried that Xu Yunfan will be spoiled by you one day?"
By then, Qin Run would have no elders to support him, and he wouldn't even know where to cry.
Qin An, who was helping to light the fire, couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about his brother-in-law. "No, brother-in-law is the best."
Xiao Hengzhi smiled, "How do you know he won't? Did he tell you?"
"No, but I believe that Gefu won't. Gefu said that men will only become bad once they have money. He has no money, so he can't become bad. Ge'er also said that without money, he can't become bad even if he wants to."
Hearing this, Xiao Hengzhi became interested. "Your brother-in-law has no money? But I heard that your family's business is very profitable. So, how could your brother-in-law be without money?"
Qin An looked at Xiao Hengzhi with a look that was as if he were a fool. "Uncle Xiao, you haven't married yet, have you?"
The topic changed so quickly that Xiao Hengzhi couldn't keep up. He subconsciously asked, "Why do you ask that? Does your brother-in-law have money? Is it related to whether I have a wife?"
"Why."
Qin An sighed, looking so dignified that Xiao Hengzhi wanted to laugh. "Uncle Xiao, you definitely won't spoil your wife anymore. My brother-in-law said that a good man should hand over the financial power to his partner. A good man earns money to spend on his wife. So, all the money my brother-in-law earns is given to my eldest brother."
Xiao Hengzhi chatted with Qin An and Qin Mu from time to time. Before long, Xiao Hengzhi knew exactly what Xu Yunfan had done since he came to Dali Village.
Upon learning that Xu Yunfan intended to take the imperial examination in February next year, Xiao Hengzhi couldn't help but think of the big talk Xu Yunfan had said.
Other students may not be able to pass the imperial examination even after studying hard for more than ten years. How can Xu Yunfan, who has never bought a book, want to enter the Hanlin Academy?
I guess it's a bit uncertain.
Xiao Hengzhi thought that Qin Run's children were destined to be with him, and Xu Yunfan was good to Qin Run. When he graduated from high school, he would definitely not do something like abandoning his wife.
In this case, when Xu Yunfan goes to the capital, Qin Run, who dotes on her husband so much, will definitely accompany him.
Perhaps, he could help Xu Yunfan a little in the imperial examination. Of course, what he called help was not to help Xu Yunfan cheat, but to give him more guidance. If this person was a promising talent, he would also be a talent for the Great Yan Dynasty.
When Xiao Hengzhi was in the capital, he was at least a talented and romantic man. To be worthy of the word "talented man", how could he not have some knowledge?
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