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

Chapter 66 The power of water and fire sticks
Several officers pushed Qin Liu away and broke into Yanzi Tower without any explanation and searched around.

"Oh, he said it was closed, isn't it still open? The dishes on the table haven't been cleared away yet!"

Qin Liu said with a smile: "Dear officials, our store has been closed for a long time, and now we only eat at home."

The officer hurriedly found a chair and sat down, and said disdainfully: "You are going to close down the business just because you say it is closed? What a liar! The boss said that profiteers like you are the best at hiding wealth and evading taxes. Look at your clothes. He is just a rich man. Why, do you think you can escape the tax you owe or something?"

Qin Liu was speechless.

Grandma's, the tax collector finally came to your door.

She had no experience in dealing with tax collectors, so she thought for a while and said: "Sir, you don't know whose shop this is, do you? Do you know the new Mr. Qianhu Ma in Shabaozi Town?"

The officer picked at his fingernails nonchalantly: "Master Ma, isn't he the owner of the inn across the street? What's wrong, a servant from a thousand households, with a higher function than our Xuanfu guarding eunuch?"

Qin Liu's heart trembled.

Her mind started spinning rapidly.

She smiled and said: "We don't know the guarding eunuch. However, our Lord Ma is favored by Duke Baoguo. This shop..."

Qin Liu deliberately said half and half, showing a meaningful smile.

As expected, the officer calmed down his arrogance and his expression became serious: "In that case, let's confirm it first. If what you said is true, you have to try the power of this water and fire stick! Let's go!"

Qin Liu saw off a few people, let out a long sigh, put away the dishes and chopsticks on the table, washed them, went to the east wing to get some cool warm water, and walked to the west room.

The water was still flowing in the shower room in the west room, and Qin Liu went back to the east wing to add some firewood to the boiler.

She stared blankly at the flames in the hearth.

I have to say that being a civilian is actually not easy.

After surviving the hunger and cold, he had a house to live in and an industry to survive, but he still had to face the vicious tax collectors.

Even though her shop was closed and there were only two big tables in the hall, the tax collector still refused to let her go.

Paying taxes is the obligation of citizens, but if they are forced to pay taxes in this way, the nature is completely different.

This feeling is like being forced by the underworld to pay protection money, which is very frustrating.

Perhaps Qin Liu's life had been going too smoothly recently, so he felt depressed when he was suddenly warned harshly.

Qin Liu was thinking wildly when Dalang Erlang came over: "Mom, why did the mute brother take so long to take a bath? Go and have a look. Is there anything wrong?"

Qin Liu was stunned for a moment. The little mute looked exhausted just now. Could it be that he took a shower immediately after eating and fainted due to low blood sugar?
Qin Liu hurried to the west room, walked to the door of the shower room and asked twice, but no one responded.She was about to knock on the door when it opened.

The little mute was only wearing a pair of pants and was shirtless, with water still dripping from his hair.

Qin Liu stretched out his hand and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

The little mute was stunned for a moment, and his body swayed. Qin Liu quickly supported him, helped him lie down on the kang, took a sheet to cover the little mute, and took a handkerchief to wipe the water from his hair.

The two children chirped and asked: "Little mute brother, are you okay? Are you tired?"

Erlang even lay down next to the little mute's face and gave him a kiss, while Dalang rubbed the little mute's legs for a while and his arms for a while.Erlang followed suit.

Qin Liu said: "Okay, you two, don't disturb him and let him have a good rest. Da Lang, go and bring the warm water on the table to your little mute brother."

Before the elder man could get off the kang with a cry of oh, Erlang ran very fast on his short legs, climbed down from the kang, and swayed before he could bring the water glass over.He walked cautiously and eagerly, spilling some water on himself.The little mute looked sideways at Erlang's clumsy appearance, with a relaxed and happy expression on his face.He took the cup and drank the water, kissed Erlang, and rubbed Erlang's furry little head.

Qin Liu took the cup and put it down, smiling: "Look, the two children are closer to you than to me."

Before she finished speaking, the little mute pulled her. Qin Liu couldn't stand still and sat crookedly on the edge of the kang, very close to the little mute lying down.

At this moment, a cry came from the door of the house: "You, what are you doing?"

Qin Liu looked around and saw Sister Ma Feng with a shocked face.

Qin Liu stood up in a panic: "No, it's nothing. The little mute just came back. He's tired and needs a rest..."

Sister Ma Feng looked disbelieving, stared at them with red eyes, and stubbornly turned around and went to the yard.

Qin Liu immediately followed.

Sister Ma Feng stood in the yard under the bright sun, turned around and asked Qin Liu, pointing at the window of the west room with one hand: "Sister-in-law Li, you and the little mute are like this, what do you think of my brother?!"

Qin Liu was stunned and quickly explained: "Your brother and I have nothing to do. He has a family, so don't talk nonsense!"

Qin Liu paused and softened his words: "The little mute just came back, and he was almost exhausted. I am his shopkeeper, and it is my duty to take care of him. Why did you go on the line and wrongly accuse a good person? I am a widow, and I am not a good person. There are already a lot of disputes in the past, but if you add insult to injury, am I still alive?!"

Sister Ma Feng asked dubiously: "Are you telling the truth?"

Qin Liu said firmly: "Of course it is true."

Sister Ma Feng looked Qin Liu up and down and asked hesitantly: "Then why are you dressed so beautifully? Isn't it for him?"

Qin Liu was helpless: "I didn't know he was coming back today! Besides, I bought new clothes and I won't let anyone wear them?!"

Qin Liu paused and said, "I have a brand new set of clothes that I haven't worn yet. They should match you. Would you like to try them on?"

Sister Ma Feng's anger immediately dissipated a lot, and her words of refusal were hesitant: "Really? Isn't this bad?"

Qin Liu pulled Sister Ma Feng into the house: "What's wrong with this? Come with me."

Sister Ma Feng entered the west room again.

The little mute lying flat on the kang just glanced at her and lifted Erlang into the air with a calm expression. Erlang screamed and laughed happily, while Da Lang was noisy on the side: "I want to play too, I want to play too! "

Qin Liu took the clothes from the closet and said, "You two, don't bother your little mute brother. You can't play with each other for one more time. Just lie down and take a nap with your little mute brother!"

Qin Liu took the clothes and took Sister Ma Feng away and went to the west room of the Ma family.

Now Aunt Ma and Sister Ma Feng live in the west room of the Ma family.

Qin Liu helped Sister Ma Feng put on new clothes and combed her hair again. She couldn't help but sigh: "This dress looks so good!"

To be honest, Qin Liu was reluctant to give away these clothes.

This was her favorite outfit and she couldn't bear to wear it.

The top of the dress is made of light purple satin, the sleeves are made of white silk with slightly bell sleeves, and the lower skirt is made of silver-gray fairy gauze skirt, which fully displays the femininity and elegance of women.

The perky and plump Sister Ma Feng immediately looks like a lady in this dress.

(End of this chapter)