I wonder if the pit I dug last time has any effect
Su Qiao became interested: "Let's take a look."
Erni saw her stop and asked doubtfully, "Sister Qiao'er, are you not worthy anymore?"
"Just follow the instructions I gave you. I'll go to the backyard and see how the flowers are doing."
Because of the tight time, these flowers were bought back from the village with copper coins. Now many people in the village have gone to the mountains to pick flowers.
In addition, many women in the village joined the Su family's small workshop, but because Liushu Village was far away, many people chose to do it at home.
Because the agreement had been signed and officials had given warnings, no one dared to have any ideas.
Erni's eyes lit up, and she was eager to try: "Then I'll give it a try?"
"Just do it boldly, there are plenty of materials."
After saying this with a smile, Su Qiao walked out of the inner hall and went to the small courtyard at the back.
Host, I'll pull up the screen for you. Now is the critical moment. The pit you dug last time was not in vain.
"Um."
*
In a private room on the second floor of a teahouse, a man and a woman were snuggling together.
"Brother Zhou, I'm not someone who cares about those things."
"It's just that the man I like happens to have some money at home and a high social status. Should I back off just because of this?"
Xia Xiaodie's eyes were red as she spoke pitifully, her eyes full of true love.
"In fact, I hesitated and was distressed. I felt that we were not a good match and were not suitable to be together, but..."
When she said this, her voice choked and she burst into tears.
"But I really can't control myself, I can't control my emotions."
"I know your parents will definitely not agree to you marrying a country girl like me. In fact, my parents and my grandparents don't agree either. They want me to marry a family with a modest financial situation and marry a kind and honest man."
"No!"
Seeing his beloved crying so sadly, Zhou Tianyou felt so heartbroken that he almost melted.
He held her hand tightly, his expression anxious and firm: "I won't let you marry, you can only marry me."
"Brother Zhou, I..." Xia Xiaodie wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looking embarrassed and hesitant, as if she was suppressing something.
This made Zhou Tianyou feel even more distressed.
He wanted to marry her, he wanted to marry this kind-hearted, gentle, sensible girl who always cared about him.
Thinking of his mother's words, a hint of apology flashed across his eyes.
"Xiao Die, you don't have to worry about us not being a good match anymore, because I am the same as you now."
"No, I'm not as good as you now. My family is now penniless, my father has been imprisoned, and our house and land have been confiscated by the government."
"What?" Xia Xiaodie was stunned and even thought she had heard it wrong.
"I'm sorry, Xiaodie." Zhou Tianyou's face was full of guilt.
Xiaodie, forgive me. I did all this for our future, so that I could marry you smoothly and have you be my legitimate wife.
Xia Xiaodie suspected he was joking at first, but after careful observation, she found that there was no falsehood in the expression on his face or the deep apology in his eyes.
Her heart kept sinking, and she couldn't help but leave his arms, unable to believe it: "How could this happen?"
Zhou Tianyou lowered his head, lowered his eyes, and said with a gloomy face: "It's still because of what happened last time."
"The coal mine collapsed. My father is the county magistrate and the person in charge of this matter, so he was implicated."
"Isn't that thing over?"
Xia Xiaodie frowned.
"You told me last time that you killed many people."