Chapter 34 Chapter 34 A gentleman's revenge is not about time...
Faced with Qin An's praise, Xu Yunfan was very pleased. "Of course. When you grow up, you can find a husband according to my standards. You can't go wrong."
Xu Yunfan who said this didn't know that his brother, who was so outstanding, spoke softly, looked handsome, could scold people and beat people up, and was perfect, almost reaching the level of perfection that humans could not achieve. But in the end, this kid actually fell for his cousin, that hard, unromantic and stinky man.
Qin An didn't understand those things now. He just nodded after listening to Gefu's words, regardless of whether they were right or wrong.
He nodded, and seeing Xu Yunfan continued to work with his head down, he took the small fish basket, found the knife used for chopping pork, and chopped the earthworms into small pieces to feed the chicks.
The duck meat on the stove was almost cooked, so Qin Run put the pickled radish on the chopping board into the pot and stewed it with the duck meat.
The moment the lid of the pot was opened, a burst of hot air carrying the aroma of meat rushed towards Qin Run's nose, and even Xu Yunfan, who was under the eaves, was drooling with greed.
After adding pickled radish to the duck meat, it needs to be stewed for about half an hour so that the sour taste of the pickled radish can penetrate into the duck meat.
Xu Yunfan had already put away the candles. Looking at the sunset in the sky, he realized it was getting late, so he took the pound of fat out of the well beside the courtyard wall.
He had originally planned to go to Qin's house with Qin Run, but now he was afraid that was no longer possible.
Qin Run found a basket and took out the twenty candles he had just put away. "Yunfan, there's still meat stewing in the pot. I won't go with you. These thirty coins are for the wood I borrowed from Uncle Qin Mu."
Handing the basket to Xu Yunfan, Qin Run gestured for Xu Yunfan to put the meat into the basket, and then put five pounds of fine rice in it.
"Did you forget anything else?" Xu Yunfan checked and replied to himself, "No, that's all."
"Wow, it smells so good!" Just as Xu Yunfan was about to leave, a childish voice came from the gate of the courtyard.
This is the voice of Erdan, that tiger boy.
Erdan was holding Sandan, followed by Dadan, who was carrying a small sack. The three of them stood at the door. Dadan called out, "Brother Run, are you guys home?"
Xu Yunfan went to open the door and said, "I'm here. Why are you three here?"
Dadan handed the small sack on his back to Xu Yunfan, "Grandma asked me to bring you some beans. On the way here, Erdan and I picked some pears."
Erdan said that he was secretly observing Xu Yunfan eating pears in the field. It seemed that he liked them very much, so the little guy kept saying that he wanted to pick a few and send them to him.
There is no doubt that Dadan has good taste in picking pears. He always picks the big ones.
"Oh, you're so polite." Xu Yunfan took the small sack from the big egg and stepped aside to let the three eggs in. "You've come just in time. I'm having a delicious dinner at my house tonight. Why don't you stay and eat with me?"
Qin Run stood at the kitchen door and responded, "Yes, come in quickly, we have duck meat to eat tonight, it's very delicious."
The three eggs had already smelled the aroma of meat, and when they heard Qin Run say this, their saliva flowed and they almost couldn't swallow it.
Although Aunt Qin's family is better off than Little Qin's, they can't eat meat every day.
The three children only had one egg to eat every other day, and that was laid by their own hens. If the hens didn't lay eggs, they would have no eggs to eat, let alone meat.
The last time we ate meat was probably about half a month ago. Qin Da came back from town and cut a pound and a half of meat. After cooking it, he put two or three pieces in each person's bowl.
Meat is still very tempting to the three eggs.
Although they really wanted to eat and their mouths were watering with greed, Dadan and Erdan shook their heads and said, "No, let's go home and eat."
Grandma said that Brother Run’s family was not rich, so we couldn’t eat at their house. If they ate a bite, Brother Run and his family would have to eat less.
Well, the same goes for meat.
"Can't we stay here and eat?" Qin Run asked.
Dadan swallowed and said, "No, if we don't go back, grandma will come looking for us."
Xu Yunfan pinched Sandan's face and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to your house later and tell your grandma. You can stay and eat duck legs."
Erdan still shook his head, "No, grandma will scold me."
"She scolded you because you didn't say hello and didn't go back. If I tell her, she won't scold you." Xu Yunfan likes these three little guys very much. Dadan is Qin An's friend. There's nothing wrong with having them stay for dinner at home tonight.
Xu Yunfan held the small sack in one hand and pushed Dadan's back with the other, leading them into the house. "You guys stay here. It's more fun with more people. I'll just go to your house and tell your grandma. After dinner, I'll have your brother Run take you back."
As for why he didn't say he delivered it himself, Xu Yunfan said that he sent three eggs back home, and the Qin family probably had to send someone to take him back.
There was no way. Once it got dark, the village became too quiet. He was a little scared and didn't dare to walk at night unless someone was with him.
"Yes, I'll take you home after dinner." Qin Run took Sandan down from Erdan's arms and let Sandan sit on a stool. He turned to Xu Yunfan and said, "Yunfan, go quickly. We'll wait for you to come back for dinner."
"Yeah." Xu Yunfan picked up the basket and went out.
When Xu Yunfan arrived outside Aunt Qin's courtyard, he saw Aunt Qin and Qin Er sitting in the yard peeling corn kernels, while Qin Da's wife and Qin Er's wife were busy in the kitchen.
"Auntie Qin." Xu Yunfan called out first, but did not go in directly because he saw someone was at home.
"Hey, Xu boy, why are you here? Come in." Aunt Qin put down the corn cob in her hand, wiped her hands and brought a stool to Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan hurriedly said, "Auntie, I won't sit here anymore. I have to go back for dinner soon."
Hearing this, Aunt Qin stopped and looked at the basket in Xu Yunfan's hand. When she saw the meat inside, she asked in surprise, "Xu boy, what are you doing?"
Xu Yunfan put down the basket and took out the thirty coins he had brought with him. "This fine rice is what I borrowed last time, and the oil. I don't know how much fat meat is used to make that oil. This morning I went to town and bought a pound of meat. I don't know if it's enough. These thirty coins are for the wood."
Uncle Qin's face turned pale. "Xu kid, your family's financial situation is well understood by your aunt. What are you doing..."
"Yes, Xiao Qin's family is indeed not well off. I asked Qin Run about it. Over the years, he has always paid back everything he lent you, whether it was rice, grain, oil, or silver. He has never failed to pay it back."
When Xu Yunfan said this, the faces of the people present were a little solemn, and they didn't understand what Xu Yunfan meant.
Qin Mu had met Xu Yunfan before and knew that he didn't want to sow discord between Qin Run and their family, so he asked directly, "Xu boy, what did you want to talk about when you came here tonight?"
Xu Yunfan: "I want to say that what is borrowed must be returned. Qin Run doesn't owe your family anything. So, when your family goes out, whether you see Qin Run or me, there is no need to look down on us or think we are blood-sucking insects. There is no need to call us ungrateful or anything like that. After all, we really don't owe you anything."
"As I said before, the wood I borrowed last time was borrowed and bought, not taken. So, let me be frank. You haven't done me any great favors. Without your wood, I can make my cart. If lending you your wood makes some people think you've done me a great favor, I won't admit it. So, don't try to covet my carpentry skills anymore, and don't call me an ungrateful ungrateful person on the street just because I don't teach you my skills."
Qin Mu quickly said, "Xu kid, did you misunderstand something? When did we ever think of taking advantage of your carpentry skills?"
He and his son were the only ones in the Qin family who knew how to do carpentry. His son was not around, and he had never said these things to Xu Yunfan, so...
Qin Mu suddenly thought of Qin's eldest daughter-in-law.
Qin Er angrily threw the corncob in his hand and said, "Xu kid, we are not that kind of people. The people you mentioned cannot represent all of our family members."
Qin San followed up, "Yes, the Qin family has done us a favor. We will help them wherever we can without complaint. How could we help them on the surface but then have another plan behind the scenes?"
Uncle Qin shouted towards the kitchen, "Mr. Qin, why don't you come out? Look at what you have done."
Qin's wife didn't expect that Xu Yunfan, a man, would be so shameless as to come to her house and talk about such things.
Seeing Qin Mu's gloomy face, Qin's eldest daughter-in-law, who came out hesitantly, was terrified. "Uncle, Dad... I..."
"What about me? Didn't I tell you yesterday that the carpentry skills belong to Xu kid, and I told you not to have any ideas about it. Didn't I say that?" Qin Mu felt that he had really lost face tonight.
Those who don't know the truth may think that what Qin's eldest daughter-in-law meant was instructed by the Qin family.
Aunt Qin scolded, "You have a stinky mouth, you talk nonsense all day long. Why are you so greedy? Didn't I say enough last night? You still don't know how to change?"
Qin Da's mother passed away quickly. It can be said that Qin Da's mother, as his aunt, is equivalent to Qin Da's second mother, and naturally has the right to discipline Qin Da's wife.
Qin Da's wife dares to be so arrogant, or it is because Qin Da likes her. Qin Da was determined to marry her into the family, otherwise, the Qin family would not marry such a wife.
Seeing Qin's eldest daughter-in-law, Xu Yunfan frowned in annoyance. His eyes were dark and deep, and when he stared at people, it seemed as if he could see through them. Having been a prince for twenty years, the hidden aura in his body was released, bringing with it an oppressive feeling that was intimidating without even being angry. Qin's eldest daughter-in-law was so scared after just one look that she didn't even have the courage to look a second time.
"Auntie, I'm also thinking about my husband!" Qin's wife was scared and shed tears of grievance. She moved closer to Auntie Qin, trying to avoid Xu Yunfan's terrifying gaze. "My husband works so hard in town and only earns 600 coins a month. If he had... he could earn more money and open his own shop."
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