Qin Fang had been outside the city for more than half an hour. After understanding the basic situation during this period, he was ready to enter the city. Just as he was about to leave, he looked up and saw a familiar figure coming out of the city gate. His eyes lit up and he subconsciously wanted to run forward, but he suddenly calmed himself. Qin Fang kept a straight face, pretending not to see him, then turned around and looked at the surrendered barbarians on the side.
This is Yang Haiyan's expression. She saw me, and I saw that I saw her, so why did she turn around? Didn't I see me
But Yang Haiyan didn't think much about it, thinking that Qin Fang didn't see her. So, she lightened her steps and approached him slowly and gently.
Qin Fang thought that it was only a few steps from the county to here, so why did his wife walk so slowly? He really wanted to turn around and take a look, but he held back.
Suddenly, he felt footsteps approaching from behind. The footsteps were very light, but if he listened carefully, he could still tell who was making the footsteps. Besides, who else could be so close to him? Qin Fang curled his lips and continued to stand there pretending to be calm.
Yang Haiyan didn't know what she was thinking, and looked behind him. She originally wanted to scare him, but she found that the gap between them didn't seem to scare him. So, she reached out and poked his waist. The flesh on his waist was very firm, and when she poked it with her fingers, it felt like poking a stone.
Qin Fang turned around with a suppressed smile, and said as if he was surprised: "Yan Yan, why are you here?"
Yang Haiyan said with a smile: "I heard from Uncle Hong that you are here. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to visit you."
Qin Fang was very happy. He just liked to hear her say nice things, especially when these nice things were said to him. After not seeing her for a month, she had become thinner and more haggard. He needed to take good care of himself. Now, he had 5,000 taels of silver and a monthly salary of 120 taels. He could finally support the family and didn't have to rely on Yanyan to support the family. His self-confidence was satisfied as never before. He had long since put aside his inferiority complex. Now Qin Fang was very confident.
Although Yang Haiyan didn't know what he was imagining, she could see that he was extremely happy, and his eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. They had been married for a long time, and he had never smiled like this before.
Seeing her looking at him, Qin Fang said, "Just wait for me at home. I'll ask Captain Lu about the situation and will be home soon." Really, why did he ask her to come out? She was already exhausted during this period of time, and now she came here specially to see him and walked a long way. Wouldn't she be even more tired
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "But I haven't seen my husband for a long time. I missed him so much that I couldn't wait to come here."
Qin Fang's heart was pounding when he heard this. He pulled her hand and said, "You should only say this kind of thing at home in the future. When you are out and about, be more reserved. Let's go home."
Reserved? Yang Haiyan wanted to say, if you want to be reserved, don't hold my hand. I know that you don't mean what you say, and sometimes you are cute in your simplicity. But she didn't refute him.
The two held hands and walked from the county gate to the military mansion. Along the way, Yang Haiyan told Qin Fang about what had happened in the past few days and what she had seen and heard, including a little bit of her relationship with County Magistrate Yang.
Qin Fang was a little surprised to hear that County Magistrate Yang and Yang Haiyan had such a connection.
When the two arrived at the military residence, Yang Haiyan pushed Qin Fang to take a bath and reminded him, "Husband, you have to soak in the medicine barrel for a while." There were also medicines in the medicine barrel. These medicines were prepared by Doctor Wang before he left the border.
Doctor Wang has been taking care of Qin Fang's body for a long time, so he knows Qin Fang's body very well. From now on, these matters will be handed over to Doctor Li.
Qin Fang said: "I know, don't worry."
Qin Fang took a medicinal bath, and Yang Haiyan met Aunt Lian and Aunt Fan. It seems that she now values Aunt Lian very much. In the past few days, without Aunt Lian by her side, she felt uncomfortable doing anything. Fortunately, Aunt Lian finally came. "We have lost weight on this journey, so we need to make up for it. Let's give you a few days off, don't rush to work."
Upon hearing what Yang Haiyan said, Nanny Lian said, "I can't be idle. Once I'm idle, I don't know what to do. So, it's better for me to serve Madam."
Upon hearing this, Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Wait until the nanny has rested. When she is busy, both Siya and Shoucheng's courtyards will need a nanny to manage them. Then Siya will be assigned a maid, and Shoucheng will be assigned a book boy. They will all be contracted to a permanent position."
Nanny Lian said, "I've made a note of this. I'll go to the dental clinic tomorrow to have a look."
Yang Haiyan said, "There is one more thing. Now that the yard is bigger, we don't have enough maids to clean it, so we have to buy another one. Uncle Hong will be promoted to housekeeper in the future, so we have to buy two more maids to guard the door."
Nanny Lian said, "Madam, the gate guards of the military mansion can be replaced by private guards. The military mansion's current private guards need to be increased. Private guards who know some martial arts are most suitable to guard the door."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she realized that this was the truth. She was shocked and said, "I listen to you."
Aunt Lian: “Yes.”
Yang Haiyan thought about it, but couldn't think of anything else for the time being: "Mammy, please think about it for a moment and see what is needed. If you think of anything, please tell me. These are all I can think of for the moment."
Nanny Lian smiled and said, "Madam, you are exhausted. You are so tired that you don't want to think about anything. Then I will think about it later and see what is missing in the mansion."
Yang Haiyan: “Okay.”
After Yang Haiyan and Aunt Lian finished speaking, Aunt Fan hesitated and said, "Madam, can I quote a price of one month?"
Yang Haiyan was stunned: "What's wrong?" Aunt Fan usually works hard and is very careful. Yang Haiyan is still very satisfied with her. So when Aunt Fan suddenly asked for a month's price, Yang Haiyan thought something had happened to her and was very worried.
Aunt Fan's eyes were red as she said, "My original home was in the next county. I... I wanted to see my daughter. Now I don't know how my daughter is doing. She... When I was taken away, she was raising money to redeem me from the pawnbroker. I guess she found out that I had been taken away. She must have..." Aunt Fan couldn't say anything more. She sobbed. She had a bad life in this life. When she was young, she was sold to the family of her former master by her family. Later, she married the daughter of her former master's family and gave birth to a daughter. She didn't have a strong personality before, so the husband was the head of the family. Who knew that after the incident, the husband would divorce her directly.
After these two years, she was sold to her current wife by the pawnbroker. Her character has become stronger than before. When she was in the border area, because the two places were far apart, even if she had this idea, it was just a thought. But now that there is an opportunity, she wants to give it a try.
When Yang Haiyan heard about this, she immediately said, "Of course you can. But I'm afraid it's not safe to go alone, so I'll let Tao Shan take you over." Tao Shan, who is not married yet, is suitable for running errands.
Aunt Fan said quickly, "No, no, I can live there by myself. I have lived there for half my life and I am very familiar with it."
Seeing that she insisted, Yang Haiyan did not force her. She turned to Nanny Lian and said, "Nanny, please bring ten taels of silver to Aunt Fan. This ten taels of silver is the money I lend to Aunt Fan. As the saying goes, a poor family is rich on the road. When you are away from home, it is easier to do things with money." She did not say it was a gift, otherwise there would be a second chance. It would be more appropriate to say it was a loan.
After this, Aunt Fan saved some money. The master gave her a lot of money. Although she and Aunt Hong both received 200 coins, that was only in public. In private, the mistress would reward her 50 coins more every month. As long as she came to Kun Zhang's house, she would not have to run the dim sum shop, and she would stop receiving this reward.
In total, from October last year to March this year, she had saved four taels of silver. She usually ate and wore what her master provided, and she did not spend a penny of her money at the beginning. Later, the poultry on the farm laid eggs, and the mistress sold them to her at the price of two cents for three eggs, and she began to eat them.
Madam said that women should take care of themselves, because only when they are healthy can they live happily. For her, only when they are healthy can they have hope to see their daughter. So now, although they are very tired on the way to Yunxiang County, all the people in our mansion are in good health and no one is sick, except for the little girl Meng Qiu.
I have to say, all this goat milk and eggs are not eaten in vain.
Aunt Fan did not refuse the ten taels of silver given by Yang Haiyan. She did not know what the situation was with her daughter. What if she was short of money? A poor family is rich on the road. This saying makes sense. When the time came, if the ten taels of silver were not spent, she would return it to the lady. If she spent it, she could only ask the lady to deduct it from her monthly allowance.
Aunt Fan got Yang Haiyan's leave and left. She wanted to pack up and planned to leave early tomorrow morning.
For Yang Haiyan, Aunt Fan performed well during her work. If it was other things, she could not say that she trusted Aunt Fan too much, but in such a small matter as ten taels of silver, Aunt Fan did not have the problem of trust or distrust for her. First of all, if Aunt Fan wanted to run away, she would not have followed to Yunxiang County, and could have run away halfway to find her daughter. Secondly, in her financially relaxed situation, it was worth using ten taels of silver to see a person clearly.
However, after Aunt Fan left, she still had to find someone to do the kitchen work. She had been eating these days because Kun Zhang had been preparing meals for her. Kun Zhang’s cooking skills were pretty good, so she let Kun Zhang take over. Moreover, if the mansion needed to hire private guards and servants, Kun Zhang would not be able to handle it alone, so she would have to find someone else. Should it be Huang Xu, the wife of Huang Huzi, or Meng Qiu, the wife of Meng Ping, or Meng An
Or, why not just let Mrs. Niu come
Qin Fang came out of the medicinal bath and saw his wife in deep thought. He was wearing black underwear and smelling of medicine, so he hugged her from behind: "Wife... Yanyan..." This voice carried the longing for more than a month and the desire for love between a man and a woman.