Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The Second Young Master Wants to Eat Meat
Xu Yunfan glanced at Qin Run, then thought of Qin An at home. Both brothers were equally thin.
However, because Qin Run looks a bit sturdy, people don't think he is so skinny.
"Qin Run, how long has it been since you last ate meat?"
"Hmm?" Qin Run mistakenly thought Xu Yunfan wanted to eat meat, and said in embarrassment: "After I finish my work in a couple of days, I will go buy you some meat, okay?"
Xu Yunfan: “…”
This misunderstanding is somewhat embarrassing!
That's not what he meant, okay?
"No, I don't want to eat meat." It seemed that this was not right, he really wanted to eat meat. "I just asked you how long it has been since you last had meat, why are you bringing me up?"
Qin Run said a little uneasy: "I thought you wanted to eat it. Now at home... when the corn is dried, we can sell some for silver, and then we can buy meat."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
I just want to know how long it has been since you last ate meat. Is it so difficult to ask a question?
He is only two years older than Qin Run, so is the generation gap so serious?
Not likely!
"What about my last question? Please answer it."
Qin Run thought about it and said, "It should be half a year."
Qin Run remembered that the last time he ate meat was during the Chinese New Year. Qin An raised a few chickens. If they were not sold, they could lay eggs. After being tired from the autumn harvest, he needed to replenish his energy, so he could eat eggs.
Now that the chickens have been sold, there are naturally no eggs to eat.
Xu Yunfan: "What's the name of the nearest town? Is it far from the village?"
"The nearest town to our village is Qinghe Town."
Qinghe Town is a big town. There is a river in the town that is bigger than the river in Dali Village. Therefore, passing ships will stop at the port of Qinghe Town when they need supplies.
In the town, there is a Qingfeng Academy. This academy is very famous and can be said to be one of the best academies in the prefecture to which Qinghe Town belongs. Students from surrounding counties flock to Qingfeng Academy to study, and even students from other prefectures come here to study.
Over time, the economy of Qinghe Town was boosted and it became a large town under Qingling County.
Qingling County is neither far nor near from Qinghe Town. It takes about two hours to get there by ox cart. When villagers from nearby villages go to the market, they choose to go to Qinghe Town instead of the county.
Xu Yunfan asked again, "Qin Run, what is the status of women and men in the Great Yan Dynasty? You know, I'm not from your place, can you tell me about it?"
With Qin Run's introduction, Xu Yunfan learned that in the Dayan Dynasty, although men had a high status, the social status of women and boys was not low either.
Although all the officials in the court were men, the discipline of women and boys in the Dayan Dynasty was relatively equal.
Women and boys were free to go out and do business without being confined to a high wall. It was not like in a certain dynasty he knew, where exposing a woman's feet was considered a sign of infidelity.
Here, families with the means will even hire teachers to teach their daughters and sons.
The emperor of the Dayan Dynasty had been on the throne for more than six years. Although he was still young, only in his early thirties, he had made several political achievements and was widely loved by the people.
Xu Yunfan was quite satisfied with the current social situation. An idea suddenly occurred to him, "If that's the case, then if I touch a woman's face, I won't be held responsible, right?"
What he feared most was coming to those dynasties where people would be held responsible for seeing a certain part of a woman or boy's body. For someone like him, even if he didn't provoke others, maybe others would try their best to provoke him.
Just thinking about it is unbearable.
My knees can’t bear the pain if I kneel on a durian. If I kneel on ten durians, my legs will break, right?
I don’t know how those men with three wives and four concubines can be so powerful.
Xu Yunfan rubbed his arms fearfully and leaned closer to Qin Run.
"That depends on the situation." Qin Run said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, some of the makeup girls outside are men who put makeup on men and women who are getting married, but there are not many of them."
After all, men are more concerned about their reputation, so most of the people who choose to be makeup girls are women.
Xu Yunfan's face lit up with joy, and he smiled happily, "That's great, Qin Run, let's take a day off tomorrow. Take me to the town and I'll earn money for you."
Qin Run turned to look at Xu Yunfan, remembering what he had said, that he would listen to Xu Yunfan and let him come back with him. "Okay, let's get up early tomorrow and I'll take you there."
"Okay!" Xu Yunfan showed his big white teeth, smiling handsomely and charmingly, "When I earn money, I'll buy you some meat."
Qin Run felt a surge of heat in his chest and tears well up in his eyes when he heard this. Xu Yunfan's unintentional kindness often touched one's heart the most, almost making one become sentimental and have inappropriate thoughts. He quickly suppressed his wild thoughts and replied indifferently, "Okay."
Maybe, when Xu Yunfan makes money, he will leave this home.
Qin Run tried his best to suppress his uneasiness. He felt as if his whole body was exhausted and his mind was uneasy.
When Xu Yunfan thought about eating meat tomorrow, he worked more enthusiastically than ever before.
Today, there is no one in the fields next to this one, but Aunt Qin's family in the field next door is quite lively.
Yesterday, Xu Yunfan harshly criticized Aunt Li. After a night of fermentation, everyone except Xiao Qin's family knew how powerful Xu Yunfan was.
At this moment, Aunt Qin was smiling, "Xu brat can stand up. I wonder who will dare to bully Run and his brother in the future."
Qin Er said, "I didn't expect that boy to be so brave as to confront Aunt Li. It seems he's really not afraid. Mother, tell me, before he came to our village, was his family...will his family come looking for him in the future?"
Qin Er's wife stopped talking and looked at Aunt Qin. "My husband is right. If Xu is really the son of a wealthy family, will his family be able to accept Run Ge'er?"
In this dynasty, when discussing marriage, who would not consider family background? The emphasis was on a match between the two families.
Qin's eldest daughter-in-law felt very unhappy when she heard the whole family talking about their worries for Qin Run.
Qin Run, even if his last name is Qin, isn't he still an outsider? I really don't understand what's going on with this Qin family. Everyone treats outsiders as relatives.
Didn't Qin Run's father save his father-in-law's life back then? Now that his father-in-law is gone, the Qin family still remembers their friendship and treats the little Qin family as relatives.
Don’t you see how much Qin Run has taken from their house during this period of time? He said he was borrowing, but he might not even return it.
Qin's eldest daughter-in-law pursed her lips and thought to herself that having a poor savior like the Qin family was just like having a poor relative. It was really annoying. If her family had a little good money, they would shamelessly come to borrow money the next day.
Just like two days ago, the neighboring village came to cancel the order, and the next day Qin Run brought Xu Xiaozi to borrow wood. How could such a coincidence happen?
Moreover, Qin Run is not a person who remembers favors. The cart made by Xu kid is so useful, but he didn't even think of making one for them. He is really ungrateful and an ungrateful person. Such a person is like feeding a meat bun to a dog. Can you take back the meat bun you lent to the dog?
Qin's eldest daughter-in-law had been holding a grudge for a long time, so when Qin Run came to her house in embarrassment to borrow money in the evening, she burst into anger.
Qin Run didn't want to go to Aunt Qin's house to borrow money, but he was worried that when he went to town tomorrow, Xu Yunfan would not be able to earn money and buy meat. How disappointed would he be?
After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Run came to the door with a shy face, but on the way there, he hesitated and didn't know how to start.
It was not until they arrived at Aunt Qin's house that Qin Run lowered his head and said, "Aunt Qin, I know I've borrowed a lot of things from you recently. Your family isn't well off, but the autumn harvest has been so hard lately that I wanted to buy you some food to replenish your energy. I..."
Qin Run really couldn't bring himself to ask for a loan of money. He stood at the door of the main hall with a red face. The words had already been spoken and there was no chance to take them back. Now he was in a dilemma.
Aunt Qin, who was originally having dinner, saw him coming and stood up, wanting him to have dinner with them. Qin Run shook his head and refused, without even crossing the threshold. Aunt Qin had no choice but to stand at the door and talk to him.
"Well, you should eat some more. Although you are stronger than other guys, you are still a boy after all. You are not like those men. If you don't eat well, your body will not be able to bear doing so much work."
Aunt Qin's words made it clear she was ready to agree. The eldest daughter-in-law couldn't hold it back any longer. Regardless of the presence of her mother-in-law, Aunt Qin, she sarcastically said, "Oh, Run'er, you really are good at saying one thing and doing another. You know we're not well off, and you haven't returned the fine rice you borrowed a few days ago, and now you're asking for something else. Are you addicted to being a blood-sucking leech? You keep borrowing from us."
When Mrs. Qin said this, everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Mrs. Qin to say such a thing.
She continued, "Brother Run, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you should have a conscience and know how to repay kindness, right? Look at you, you took so many good things from my family, and in the end, your son Xu made a cart. Have you ever thought about making one for my family?"
"If you ask me, you really have a conscience. You should know that my husband is a carpenter, and my father-in-law is also a carpenter. He doesn't have time to do it. Don't my father-in-law and his family have time to do it either? You..."
Qin Mu reacted and yelled, slapping the table. "Boss's wife, what kind of nonsense are you talking about? If you can't speak, shut up and go back to your room."
Qin's eldest daughter-in-law was scolded and startled. She found that everyone present looked at her disapprovingly. Her eldest mother-in-law even glared at her, as if she wanted to rush over and tear her mouth apart. She immediately complained, "Dad, what did I say wrong? Run'er borrowed five pounds of fine rice from our family. You were so generous and gave it to me as soon as you said you would. When I went back to my parents' home, you didn't even let me take three pounds of fine rice back. I won't say anything about that. But what was I saying about pushing the cart wrong? Wasn't I also considering you?"
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law?" Qin Er's wife couldn't stand it any longer. "When sister-in-law goes back to her parents' home, she always brings meat, candy, and sweets. Those things together must be worth at least a hundred coins. Such a gift is unique in several villages. How dare you take three pounds of refined rice? And now you feel you're at a loss?"
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