The Ren family helped, Su Yan bought some vegetables, and sat a table full of vegetables for them to come and eat.

It's getting late now, and there are two lanterns lit in the yard.

Ren Hui looked at the empty room in the afternoon, which smelled like fireworks.

There was a row of clothes hanging cold in the yard, a bunch of garlic hung at the door of the hall, and two dustpans hung on the other side.

He was a little surprised when he saw Qin An coming out wearing a girdle and carrying bowls and chopsticks.

Qin An looked natural and said in a low voice: "Sit down and eat."

Ren Li likes to eat the food cooked by Su Yan, "It tastes so delicious. If I had your skills, I would make it myself every day."

"You can learn from me if you like," Su Yan said without hesitation.

Before Ren Li could speak, Ren Hui answered: "There is a cook at home. If you want to eat, let the cook prepare it."

Ren Li glanced at him and wondered why he had become so enlightened.

She didn't say anything.

Su Yan glanced at the two of them, then sat next to Qin An, "There is also soup, let's eat it first."

After dinner, Ren Li followed her in the kitchen to clean up, and whispered: "This is so strange, he still cares about me."

Su Yan naturally saw Ren Hui's concern, "I'm still pretty good to you."

"It's just today, it doesn't usually happen like this."

Ren Li thought of something and said, "I'm going back tomorrow. It's hard to buy food at this time, so I have to look for it."

“The food is expensive at this time of year.”

"Go to the village to collect it." Su Yan said while washing the dishes.

She added: "When are you leaving tomorrow? I want to fry some crispy pork and twists for my family before I leave."

"Then we'll leave in the afternoon."

Let Li make do with her time.

Su Yan showed a slightly grateful expression, and as soon as they left, she fried the fried twists.

It took more than half an hour to fry a vegetable vat.

After they were completely cool, she put them one by one into the jar, sealed them with cloth, and then closed the lid.

This won't be bad.

"If you want to eat it, just grab some, make soup, steam it, whatever."

"I will go to the county seat tomorrow afternoon. The Ren family has something to do temporarily."

As he spoke, he looked at the man's expression, and his brows were obviously dull.

She added: "I'll come back with Tuan Tuan in a few days."

"No, I'll come back from the break." Qin An's tone was a little reluctant.

…

Before leaving, Qin An bought a lot of food for her to take back. Su Yan did not dare to see him, for fear that he would be reluctant to leave and shed tears and be seen by him.

She is not a clingy person, but she is used to having him around anyway, and she is a little reluctant to let him go when they are separated.

Qin An watched the carriage go away, his eyes turned slightly red and the tip of his nose felt a little sour.

He stood for a while and then turned back to the room to read.

The academies in Fucheng are four or five larger than those in the county town, and many wealthy families have sons.

There is no need to wear uniform uniforms in the city. You can tell by looking at your clothes whether your family is well off or not.

Qin An's clothes were quite good, but his appearance was too fierce. Except for Ren Hui who said a few words to him, no one else said much.

The academy has a special place for teaching girls from wealthy families.

Nowadays, people's customs are open, and men and women don't need to avoid suspicion.

Many women noticed Qin An and occasionally came to take a peek.

On this day, Qin An planned to go home for dinner at noon. The woman in a blue dress stopped him, "Qin An, let's eat together."

There was a group of people around her, both men and women.

Qin An pretended not to hear and walked past them. He naturally understood what she meant.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t ask him to have dinner with me for no reason.

He left without giving face. The woman's face changed, and the petite Huang Ying next to her said, "Didn't he hear?"

Bai Jiao's expression softened a little, and she didn't think Qin An would ignore her, the daughter of the prefect.

"You go call him."

"I go."

Immediately, a man chased Qin An, "Colleagues, let's eat together."

He blocked the way, Qin An stopped, frowned slightly and said, "I won't eat."

The man was stunned and explained: "There is the daughter of the prefect."

"What does it have to do with me?" Qin An said coldly.

The man immediately didn't know what to say. How could anyone reject the prefect's daughter?

Everyone knows that the prefect only has a daughter. As long as he has some connections, some things will be easier.

At this time, Qin An said again: "I don't have a good temper. I will hit people when I am angry."

He is not afraid of others being afraid of him.

Watching him walk away, the man whispered to Bai Jiao: "He is not happy."

Bai Jiao's delicate face is a bit ugly. If her father hadn't said that he would be a great person in the future, she would not have called him together.

"Why are you not happy?"

"I don't know." The man shook his head.

prefect

Bai Jiao went to the study and said, "Father, what you said about Qin An is not very good either. I don't want to marry him."

Bai Kang looked up at her and said sternly: "I won't harm you."

"Read his article." After saying that, he handed over a piece of rice paper from the drawer.

Bai Jiao has been studying since she was a child, so she can naturally tell the quality of articles. "He is not happy to invite him to dinner today."

She sat down unhappily and said, "Father, he also has a widowed wife. It's so wrong for me to marry him."

"A widow can't even be considered an aunt, so what are you worried about? This person is capable, but you are squeamish, so you need to find someone to control you." Bai Kangzheng wanted her to marry Qin An because he knew his daughter well.

He further explained: "It's not a grievance if you can marry him. It's only a matter of time before you become an official."

"In the past few years, the imperial court has changed officials, and the emperor has begun to re-appoint new ministers. As long as he can pass the exam, his official position will not be lowered."

"What about his widowed wife? I can't bear it," Bai Jiao said coquettishly.

"What do you care about a widow? Be generous."

"That's right. I am the daughter of a prefect. Why should I care about the widow? When will I ask him to propose marriage?"

"Just for a day or two, you can see how he is like on weekdays?" Bai Kang was naturally worried that his daughter would marry a bad person.

After she left, Bai Kang asked someone to invite Qin An over.

He looked at him carefully. He was not as thin as other scholars, but had handsome features, and his appearance was not bad.

"sit down."

Qin An stood still, and Bai Kang didn't say anything. He said directly: "You're not married yet, are you?"

"It's done." Qin An didn't hesitate at all.

Bai Kang paused, looked up at him, and admired for a moment: "You are sincere."

"Su Yan?"

"Yeah." Qin An said in a low voice.

"It's okay, my beauty is eight years older than you, what do you think?" Bai Kang looked at his expression.

Qin An's face was pale, "I have a daughter-in-law, but I don't accept my aunt, and I don't raise an extra wife."

What he meant was that he didn't want anyone except Su Yan.

Bai Kang didn't expect that he would refuse, but he still refused because he had a wife. After being silent, he said, "You don't like my beauty?"

"No, I have a wife." Qin An would not offend him.

He continued in a low voice: "I will only marry one daughter-in-law, and I swore it in front of my parents' graves."
To be continued...