Sun Liuniang was taken out of the mountains and brought to the town, where she was able to eat her fill and stay warm, living a life she had never imagined before.
Especially after she became pregnant three years ago, Qin Fu doted on her, and she learned that pregnant women can eat meat.
Unfortunately, I miscarried after only two months.
Qin Fu was irritable for a while, often beating and scolding her. Later, he calmed down, and then she became pregnant.
Qin Fu was overjoyed and became even more cautious around her, fearing that he might lose the pregnancy.
Fortunately, the baby was delivered safely, but unfortunately it was a girl.
After Qin Fu found out it was a girl, he went crazy, smashing his house to pieces, going out drinking, getting completely drunk, and then stealing the child and running to the county town to sell her for money.
Sun Liuniang followed Qin Xiaozhou nervously, not daring to look around. The neatly laid floor beneath her feet made her tense. She swallowed hard and asked, "How much did you sell my daughter for?"
"Three ounces."
Sun Liuniang's heart tightened. Three taels of silver! She had never seen so much silver before, except for the fifteen taels her husband had given her when he sold her.
She stammered, "If you give me back my child, I... I'll give you back the money."
After saying that, he felt a little guilty.
He immediately knelt down, pleading, "I...I really will try my best to pay you back. Please give me the child."
Zhu Xian stood under the eaves, lazily looking at everything in the yard. "Oh, what's going on here? Qin Xiaozhou, men are keen on rescuing prostitutes, but I've noticed you're keen on rescuing women in distress."
Qin Xiaozhou had someone help Sun Liuniang up and take her to the backyard, saying, "Give her the child."
Then he smiled at Zhu Xian and said, "Don't tease me. Is there nothing to do in Fenggu County? How about we go back to Wangjia Village for a couple of days? The flowers in the orchard behind our house are blooming beautifully this time of year."
Zhu Xian did not bring her child with her when she came to Fenggu County. The maids and servants who accompanied her were all people who had taken care of her since she was a child. Since it was rare for her not to have her husband's family with her, she naturally wanted to travel around and enjoy the scenery.
Madam Cui knew what her daughter was thinking, so she agreed.
Lu Yan and Lu Yunxing led a group of people to Wangjia Village by carriage, along with Zhao Fang and Lu Xiaosi.
Qin Jinrong also wanted to go, and Qin Xiaozhou thought about it and agreed. Although Qin Fu was her father, they had already severed all ties, so let's sever them completely.
Qin Xiaozhou stood at the gate of the Qin residence watching the carriage leave, but when she turned around, Qin Jinxiu was nowhere to be seen. She asked, "Where is she?"
Lu Yunfeng said, "I went to the embroidery shop to check the accounts."
"That's good too." Qin Xiaozhou went to the backyard and found Sun Liuniang in the attic. The woman was holding the child affectionately. Even after feeding the child, she was reluctant to let go and just kept holding him.
Seeing Qin Xiaozhou enter, he stood there nervously, not daring to move.
Qin Xiaozhou didn't make things difficult for her. "Qin Fu is dead. He drowned by the river last night. His body is at the yamen. Go and get it, take it back and bury it."
Sun Liuniang slowly widened her eyes, her breathing became rapid, her body swayed, and she collapsed limply to the ground unconscious.
Qin Xiaozhou had no choice but to call a female physician. After taking her pulse, the physician said, "She is weak and tired after childbirth, and is also anxious and restless. Upon hearing the bad news, she was so frightened that she fainted. After waking up, she needs to rest well, otherwise she may develop heart palpitations in the future."
She picked up her pen and wrote down the prescription, then casually asked, "What did you do to her?"
Qin Xiaozhou felt a little guilty and lacked confidence. "This is Qin Fu's wife. I told her that Qin Fu is dead and his body is at the county government office."
The female doctor looked at Qin Xiaozhou with a half-smile, "Manager Qin, do you think everyone is as resilient and unyielding as you? A woman would naturally be unable to bear hearing the bad news about her husband, especially since she has only given birth less than two days ago."
Lu Yunfeng stood at the door and offered Qin Xiaozhou a few words of advice, then gave the prescription to Qiu Shi before seeing the female doctor off.
It wasn't until noon that Sun Liuniang slowly woke up, rolled over, picked up the child, and left.
Qin Xiaozhou stopped him at the door, "How are you going to get the body back by yourself? Do you have any money on you?"
Sun Liuniang shook her head in despair. This was her first time in the county town. Last night, she had been searching for her child with all her might. Now that she had the child in her hands, she belatedly felt lost and confused.
She didn't even know where the county government office was, and she had never seen a yamen runner before. A deep-seated fear of government officials swept over her.
Sun Liuniang hugged her child tightly, standing helplessly in place.
Qin Xiaozhou called Qiu Shi over and gave him five taels of silver. "Take Qin Fu's wife to claim the body, find two people to transport it back, and help with the funeral arrangements. Put all of Qin Fu's belongings with his youngest daughter. If anyone dares to steal them, just report it to the authorities."
Sun Liuniang, who was listening nearby, suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to Qin Xiaozhou while holding the child, and then left with Qiu Shi.
Lu Yunfeng took Qin Xiaozhou's hand and squeezed his fingers together. "Qiushi is reliable, don't worry."
Two days later, Zhu Xian and the others returned from Wangjia Village and set off back to Wanzhou Prefecture.
After seeing Cui off, Zhao Fang looked at the betrothal gifts in the backyard storeroom, feeling both happy and worried. "So many things, the storeroom is completely full. Xiao Zhou, tell me properly, what kind of family is this future son-in-law from?"
Although it was a branch of the family, Qin Xiaozhou had thought that the wedding would be grand, but she did not expect that the Cui family would attach such importance to it.
Lu Yan was instructed to register all of these items. "Make sure there are no mistakes. Record everything carefully. Our family should start preparing the dowry. We can't let others laugh at us."
Once Lu Yan's marriage was settled, Cui Yanqing could openly visit the Lu family and would occasionally ride horses on outings. Lu Yunxing also learned to ride horses along with him.
In late autumn, Cui Yanqing sent over a pair of wild geese.
In the cold winter of Fenggu County, Lu Yan was worried that the geese would freeze, so she built a small wooden house about the height of a person by a pond in the backyard.
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