It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 214

On the way to Rongcheng County, Jiang Yan clearly felt that the attitudes of the people around him had improved a lot.

Especially Kui Niang, her attitude towards Jiang Yan was earth-shaking. Not only did she ask about Jiang Yan's well-being, but her eyes seemed to be hesitant to speak from time to time, and she even wanted to hold Jiang Yan's arm and walk with him.

This frightened Jiang Yan so much that she ran to Li Niangzi's side to seek protection, and asked cautiously, "What are you going to do?" She didn't intend to make friends with a girl of this kind.

Kui Niang blinked at Jiang Yan again and covered half of her face with her narrow sleeves, which were not very wide.

Jiang Yan's mind went blank. Was he preparing to act like a spoiled child or just pretend to cry?

She said helplessly to Madam Li and Mr. Fang, "You saw it too, I didn't provoke her."

Uncle Fang and his family didn't know what Kui Niang was doing. She had never used this trick before, so they couldn't figure it out for the time being.

Madam Li observed very carefully, and even did not miss the moment when Kui Niang was walking with half of her face exposed and her vision was obstructed and she almost tripped over a bump on the ground.

After a moment, she suddenly said, "This is the move that the third daughter of the wealthy Qiu family in the county town did... How did you learn this?"

The girl of Qiu Fuhu Xingsan?

Qiu Fuhu was not a well-known person in Rongyang County, but a year ago his third daughter successfully replaced the original wife of the Rongyang County magistrate and became the talk of the town.

According to the servants of the wealthy Qiu family, this promising young woman usually stayed quiet in her house, afraid of the sun and the noise of people. When the sisters exchanged a few words, tears would roll down her cheeks like beads...

The more Li Niang thought about it, the more she felt that Kui Niang's every move was imitating Qiu San. She asked incredulously, "Have you seen her?"

Who was the third daughter of the Qiu family? What happened to her? Why did they say Kuiniang copied her? Jiang Yan wanted to grab Madam Li by the shoulders and shake her, spreading vague gossip in front of everyone. It was not nice.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yan couldn't, because before they started living together, she said she was from Rongyang County, and the Fang family also said they were from Rongyang County. If the affairs of the Qiu family were known to everyone in Rongyang County, wouldn't she be exposed if she asked about it?

Jiang Yan could only pretend to be calm.

But Mr. Fang's wife, Mrs. Chai, was uneasy. She said anxiously, "That's not how a proper wife should behave. Don't try to imitate her."

Kui Niang lowered her limp right arm. She was unhappy when she heard what Aunt Chai said: "I have to learn. If Brother Shan comes back and becomes a wealthy man or an official, I have to outdo the young ladies who want to pounce on me."

After saying this, he tried to win over Lady Li: "Sister-in-law, don't be too diligent. If you become a shrew when you're exhausted, your elder brother might dislike you when he comes back."

Aside from the furious Mr. Fang and Mrs. Chai, everyone else, including Mrs. Li, looked at Kuiniang with a different eye. Whether her husband's family could become wealthy or high-ranking officials was another matter, but just this sense of crisis, this long-term consideration... she was a talent.

Jiang Yan thought he might have guessed what Kuiniang was thinking behind her previous actions: "Were you using me as a rehearsal for what you did just now?"

Kui Niang rolled her eyes again: "Who would consider a yellow-haired girl like you as an opponent? I was being nice to you just because I wanted you to teach me how to read."

Jiang Yan didn't think she was being treated as a competitor. She just thought she was a tool temporarily playing the role of Kui Niang's husband.

Kuiniang's blunt statement made Mr. Fang a little nervous, because ordinary people who wanted to learn Chinese not only had connections but also had to pay a large sum of money. For someone like Kuiniang to want to exchange someone else's unique skills for no real effort was a great insult.

Jiang Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with teaching them to read, but she felt guilty about not teaching them anything, so she suppressed the thought that had just arisen in her mind.

Madam Li was a sensitive person. She felt that Kui Niang had also hurt Jiang Yan on other issues, especially when she knew that Jiang Yan was almost fourteen years old but still looked thin and immature.

When they stopped to rest, Madam Li quietly took Jiang Yan in her arms and comforted her, "Xiao Cao, don't take Kui Niang's words to heart. If you're willing, I'll help you find a young man after we return to Rongyang County. I'm sure you'll find one you're satisfied with."

Jiang Yan, who thought there was some secret to be heard: ...Thank you, but that’s not necessary.