Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 27 Color blank
Qin Liu left the task of cleaning the hall to the little mute, and she took on the task of shopping on the streets.

Qin Liu bought vegetables and took plasters and returned to the store. He found that the door of Yanzi Building was ajar, and he was a little surprised: Is there a guest?

In the hall of Yanzi Building, Mr. Zhang, yesterday's distinguished guest, was sitting in Da La La. There were two soldiers standing behind him. The little mute was holding a mop in his hand with a stern expression on his face.

Qin Liu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly put down the things in his hands and stepped forward to salute and apologize: "Master Zhang is such an honored guest! The Ma family's new wife is in the backyard!"

You look for your sister-in-law, but don't come to my store. My Yanzi Building is not the Ma family's property.

Mr. Zhang narrowed his eyes and smiled kindly: "I came here today just for yesterday's meal money."

Qin Liu hurriedly waved her hand, and the soldier behind Master Zhang gave her a silver ingot. Qin Liu knew it was five taels of silver at a glance, and quickly refused: "Sir, this is impossible, I can't!"

Master Zhang stood up and took the silver ingot from Xiao Bing's hand, took Qin Liu's hand and put it in hers, patted her hand again, and said sincerely: "You are a woman, it's not easy to make a living. How can you make a living?" Can I take advantage of you?"

Qin Liu felt a chill as he held his hand: You are obviously taking advantage of me, okay? !

Grandma is a bear!
Qin Liu tried hard to pull his hand out, but felt a burning pain in his hand.She worked a lot, and her originally delicate hands were now a little rough, but they were tightly clenched by Master Zhang's rough, calloused hands, and it was difficult to pull them out and the friction caused pain.

She took a few steps back and said, "Mr. Zhang was joking. Yesterday, Brother Ma got married. He will give me the money for the meal."

Master Zhang looked at her with a half-smile but said meaningfully: "I heard that Duke Bao Guo was recently relieved of his military power and is at home idle."

Qin Liu looked at him blankly and warily, stepped back a few steps, and said no more.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Zhang looked at the gloomy little mute beside him and said with a smile: "Brother of yours, you look a bit like a Tatar."

Qin Liu's heart sank, but he didn't show it on his face: "In our town, Mongolians and Han people used to live together. My ancestors may have some Mongolian blood, but many years have passed, and I don't know about it for a long time..."

During the reign of the Yuan Dynasty, this place was close to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was normal for Mongolian and Han people to live together here.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has only been founded for more than 100 years, and here is close to the grassland. It is not uncommon to have a few people who look like Mongolians.

Master Zhang approached Qin Liu, bent down and said with a smile: "What the young lady said is, you can take the money. Don't be polite to me."

Qin Liu didn't refuse anymore and accepted the money anxiously.

Mr. Zhang didn't stay long and left quickly.When he went out, he turned back and smiled meaningfully at Qin Liu.

Qin Liu had goosebumps all over when he looked at him.

The little mute took the silver from Qin Liu's hand and threw it directly into the kitchen trash can.

Qin Liuze quickly washed his hands.She had no objection to the little mute's "waste" of money.

Nowadays, five taels of silver is only her business income for most of the day, so she doesn't care.

She complained a little that the original appearance was too good.If he had a more ordinary appearance, he would probably avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

This is the first time in more than a year since she came to this world that she has met someone who has ill intentions toward her.

A charming female voice came from Yanzi Tower: "Where is my brother-in-law?"

Qin Liu greeted him. A young woman with red makeup and a graceful figure was walking from the back door to the hall. She looked around as she walked, followed by Ma Ang who looked embarrassed.Ma Ang explained: "This Yanzi Building belongs to the Li family, not my Ma family..."

The woman didn't find her brother-in-law, so she simply visited the Yanzi Tower.

The decoration style here is fresh and elegant, with words hanging on the walls and books on the shelves. Although there is a faint smell of mutton, it is still comfortable and generous, and the taste is good.

She complained with some regret: "I always thought this was from your Ma family! If I had known better, I wouldn't have married here!"

Seeing Qin Liu who had just come out of the kitchen, the woman glanced sideways for a few times, then sneered and went back to looking at Yanzilou.

Ma Ang explained to Qin Liu embarrassedly: "This is my wife. Her maiden name is Qu. You can just call her sister-in-law Qu."

Qin Liuzheng was so disgusted by Master Zhang that he felt angry and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he said coldly: "Brother Ma, Sister-in-law Qu, our store is not open yet. If you want to have a meal, come back later!"

This is her own store, and she has put a lot of effort into it. That sister-in-law Qu came in and looked at it as if she was looking at her things, which made her very unhappy.

Ma Ang was stunned, then pulled Sister Qu's sleeve and left quickly.

He has been dealing with Qin Liu for more than a year, and he has never seen her attitude so cold and blunt.

Qin Liu didn't stay immersed in negative emotions for too long, and she quickly adjusted her strategy.

Old man Lou is still responsible for entertaining guests in the front hall.She tried her best to cook and take care of the elderly and children.

As for taking care of Old Man Li's three urgent needs, he could only temporarily call Old Man Lou over.

She also understands the cruelty of this world.

If a woman has no ability to protect herself, having beauty is not a good thing for her.

Not everyone is so polite and treats each other with courtesy.

Doesn’t the tragic experience of the original person illustrate this point?
The next few days passed uneventfully.

Mr. Zhang came to the store a few more times, but was dismissed respectfully by Old Man Lou.Qin Liu had to admire Old Man Lou's clever methods.

The little mute became more and more depressed, suppressing his anger, and stopped playing with the big man Erlang.The two children are also very sensitive and no longer come close to the little mute.

It was getting dark every day, and old man Lou came over to ask Qin Liu in embarrassment: "There is a table of customers who are not leaving yet. As I said, they want to stay in our shop for a night. Shopkeeper, would you like to go and have a look?"

Qin Liu listened for a while through the private room door.

The bearded man in his 20s sitting in the middle of the private room was respectfully called Master Liu Liu, and the man next to him who looked somewhat similar to him was called Master Liu Qi, both of whom had a bit of a heroic spirit.

A broad man with his back to the door of the private room said angrily: "This government is too dark! Go to the grassland to buy horses. You can buy a high-grade horse for 20 taels of silver, but you have to sell it to us people for 45 taels! A low-grade horse It’s also 38 taels! Doubling our money! We really want the government to force the people to rebel!”

Liu Liuye glanced at the door of the private room coldly and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? The imperial court keeps encircling horse farms and converting them into farmland and royal estates. The labor of us horse farmers is getting heavier and heavier. If the horse dies, we have to pay compensation according to the price! We This time my brother trafficked border horses from the grassland, not to make money, but to reduce the burden on the villagers, and it was a chivalrous act!"

Another person in the private room echoed the complaint: "It is said that 'the problem of food is the most serious in the south of the Yangtze River, and the problem of horses is the most serious in Hebei'. Our Bazhou is close to the capital, which is where factory guards, spies, and bureaucratic landlords tortured them. After Liu Jin came to power, he imposed exorbitant taxes and expropriations , people who want to raise a mare have to hand in a foal every year!
But this mare can only give birth to one foal a year. Nowadays, there is insufficient pasture and the supply of foals and beans. Who can give birth to one foal a year?Those who couldn't deliver the foals had to sell their land, men and women to make up the money to buy high-priced horses. It was really miserable!There is really no way to survive! "

(End of this chapter)