Reborn girl from poor family

Chapter 57 Weakness and Armor (1)

Qingfeng Tower is located in the southwest of Huai'an City, beside Yue Lake.

This place with stunning scenery has always been a good place for literati to entertain themselves with poetry, wine, singing, and entertainment. There are many restaurants, teahouses, and other places of entertainment, both luxurious and modest, and there are often horse-drawn carriages soliciting business on the roadside.

Su Ya wanted to call for one, but was stopped by Yan: "Xiao Ya, it's rare for mom to go out. If you're not tired, let's walk back."

Su Ya felt sad when she heard this. For the secret in her heart, she used all kinds of means to not only keep Yan away from Qingjiangpu, but also made Yan unable to stay away from home even a little bit. She was like a caged bird, living there for a little while every day.

In the hospital, she sent her out, welcomed her home, washed her clothes, and kept her fed and warm. She never dared to ask her mother if she would also feel bored and lonely, because even if she got the answer, she was unable to make a better decision.

changes.

She tilted her head and looked at Yan's long hair on her temples. She didn't know when the gray hair seemed to have gained another layer.

Sometimes, Su Ya would even feel that Mrs. Yan was not really ignorant of her thoughts. Just like today, when she was taken away and sent back again, only when Mrs. Yan saw her face being slapped by Cao Qingyuan

I was sad and shed tears, but then I just endured the trembling and didn't ask any more questions.

Her mother might also be worried when no one is around, but she couldn't ask.

Su Ya raised her head, poured back the tears that were about to overflow, and said, "Okay."

It was early spring, and in the lake surrounded by withered yellow reeds, green cattail heads had been poked out. Taking advantage of the warm sun at noon, someone was pushing a raft, groping in the water, and picking up one root after another.

The short and thin bulrushes were pulled out from the water, and the roots were cut off skillfully and carefully with a knife, and then stacked on the raft.

"It's the time to pick bulgur again," Yan sighed softly, "the lake is still frozen."

Huai'an Puercai is famous all over the world. There is a saying that "there is no feast without Puercai". Every time around the Dragon Boat Festival, Puercai is in full bloom and it is the most indispensable delicacy on the dining table of Huai'an people.

However, there is an obvious exception for the cattail sprouts in February, which are definitely not affordable for ordinary people because they are rare and the picking time is too laborious.

The surface of the water is still covered with thin ice, and the cattail collectors are half-immersed in it. They bend their knees and dive from time to time, shivering while groping in the mud at the bottom of the water. After finding something that can be picked, they use a finger-length knife to cut off the cattails.

It takes a long time to pick out a handful of stems by searching them one by one. When the outer skin of the rhizomes is peeled off, only a pinch is left.

Such great effort and cost make Pu'erya in February more expensive than gold. One dish is worth the cost of an ordinary person for two to three months, but it is the finishing touch in a luxurious banquet.

Su Ya has never eaten Pu'er sprouts in February, and she can't understand the difference in taste between them and Pu'er sprouts in the peak season. Could it be that the Pu'er sprouts, touched by hands that are trembling from the cold, can enhance the temperament of diners?

She raised the corner of her mouth sarcastically, but her mouth was very gentle and said: "Yes, in two months, you can eat the puer vegetables cooked by my mother again. For the first meal, I want to eat it stewed with tofu.

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Mrs. Yan stopped by the lake and looked at the water in trance. After a while, she raised her right hand, patted Su Ya's hand on her arm, and said softly: "Xiao Ya, mother, I don't have any other thoughts."

, I just want you to be safe and sound, without any illness or disaster... Or, how about you find a good family to marry?"

"...Mother?" Su Ya's heart twitched and her body stiffened slightly.

"Xiao Ya, our life is already much better than those who pick Pu buds in the freezing water in February, but you still often have nightmares at night, talk in your sleep, and can't wake up even if you scream," Mrs. Yan still said

Looking at the water, she patted the back of Su Ya's hand gently with her fingers, "Marry into a good family. Once you have someone you can rely on, you won't have to be bullied like today."

"mother……"

"Mom, I don't want to become a burden to you," Yan squinted her eyes slightly against the dazzling sunlight, and there were two faint traces of years in the corners of her eyes. A bit of crystal couldn't be hidden anymore, flickering in the fine lines, "You

My mother was heartbroken after being beaten, but she couldn't do anything. She didn't even dare to fight for it because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to defend my daughter with all her life."

Su Ya felt that her heart was so suffocated that she almost wanted to explode. She quickly took a deep breath, pulled out her arms, opened her arms and hugged Yan tightly, and put her left cheek, which had been deliberately avoiding Yan's eyes, against her neck.

Finally, when his throat was no longer so tight, he forced a smile and said, "What's the point of living without my mother by my side? Don't worry, I'm not willing to fight for my life. I just got hurt today, and we will be separated from each other in the future."

It would be better if those people stayed away."

While mother and daughter were standing by the Moon Lake, Qiu Nianyun also received a report from the domestic slave who stayed at Qingfeng Tower.

After she returned home angrily, she didn't like everything she looked at or heard. Qiu Naicheng had accomplished what she had told her, but the embarrassment of being forced to show weakness by Su Ya still lingered in her heart.

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"What did you say? Cao Qingyuan arrested Su Ya's mother?"

Qiu Nianyun sprinkled a handful of fish food in his hand into the water, regardless of whether it fell on the broken ice in the shadow. He sat up straight, his eyes sparkling, "It seems that Su Ya is not hers?"

"There are few people in the yard, so I don't dare to follow too close. I can't hear clearly what is said in the wing. It depends on the situation." The slave said, "After you came out, Miss Cao, first

He was scolded in the room and then walked out angrily.

, after entering Chunshenzhu, he took the woman back to Qingfeng Tower after two cups of tea. Then about another time after burning incense, Su Ya took the woman out of Qingfeng Tower. I heard her calling the woman

She is called 'Mother', and the two of them look very similar."

"Tsk! This Cao Qingyuan is really mean."

Qiu Nianyun suddenly lost his temper and waved his hand for the slave to go down. He looked down at the koi carp slowly eating fish food in the pond, his eyes gradually softened, and he murmured: "Su Ya is just a poor thing who has been kneaded by others. Why?

Do you really want to argue with her?"

The personal maid carefully observed Qiu Nianyun's face and asked tentatively: "Miss, are you really not going to punish that Su Ya?"

Qiu Nianyun squinted and said: "What is there to punish? She just told the truth. How can I, the daughter of the Governor's Palace, not be so tolerant? Then she is just like Cao Qingyuan, who is ignorant and incompetent.

Are you as mean as a ghost?"

The eldest maid quickly showed her thumbs up and praised: "Miss, you have everyone's style!"

Although this flattery was not very skillful, it obviously suited Qiu Nianyun's mood at this time. She coughed slightly and waved her hands and said: "Su Ya has never been mine anyway, and today I choked Cao Qingyuan half to death with her.

It’s already great, but if I meet her again, won’t I lose my identity?”

She thought for a while and then ordered: "Remember, not only will we not embarrass Su Ya in the future, we will continue to take care of her business and make Cao Qingyuan angry to death!"

The eldest maid nodded seriously, indicating that she had taken note of it.

Qiu Nianyun felt that the depression of being contradicted by Su Ya had been swept away, and he raised his voice and said: "Come on! Accompany me to catch the five sons. If you play well today, you will be rewarded!"

See you again at the same time tonight~

(End of chapter)