In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

When Wei Sixian heard her daughter ask this, she shook her head.

"I don't know. The He family has no tradition of taking concubines. However, it may be because the He family was not rich to begin with and did not have the conditions to take concubines. Now that the He family is well off, everything is hard to say. Well, it mainly depends on whether your second aunt is giving birth to a son or a daughter. If it is a daughter, your grandmother might really let Qi Xi marry into the family."

He Qingshu suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up.

"Mother, I just heard from Third Aunt that Second Aunt fell into the water on the road that Second Uncle had to pass, and Second Uncle saved her. She is blaming Second Uncle for losing her innocence. What's going on?"

Wei Sixian looked in the direction of Xu Yushi's room, and then told He Qingshu again what she knew.

He Qingshu asked curiously: "Mother, do you think Second Aunt fell into the water accidentally, or did she fall into the water on purpose to plot against Second Uncle?"

"How would I know? But... you never know."

When these things happened, she was already married to He Huaizhang.

The He family's conditions are considered good in this area.

At that time, her father was the county magistrate of Wei County.

He Huaizhang passed the imperial examination at a young age and was a popular candidate for the imperial examination.

As He Huaiping, the younger brother of He Huaizhang, naturally many people are concerned about the marriage.

Even He Huaian is the same.

It was just that the mother-in-law, out of nostalgia, arranged marriages for He Huaiping and He Huai'an with the daughters of sisters who had helped her in her early years, and did not consider daughters from other families.

Huaizhang's marriage was arranged because she was the daughter of the county magistrate.

Xu Yushi is a thoughtful person, and plotting against He Huaiping is something that she and the Xu family could do.

He Qingshu's eyes sparkled, "Mother, you said Second Aunt can make it. If Yan Shi and I..."

"Shh!"

Wei Sixian quickly made a gesture to keep quiet: "Unless you have no other choice, this method should not be used carelessly. You have also seen that your second aunt married your second uncle, but this is not legitimate. For so many years, she has been tortured by your grandma."

"A woman should be reserved, otherwise your in-laws will only abuse you. You don't want to be like this with your second aunt. Find opportunities to get in touch with Yan Shi more often, and use your beauty, intelligence, and character to attract him. This is the best strategy, do you understand?"

He Qingshu pursed her lips and said with some interest: "Mother, I understand."

the other side.

He Qiudi delivered the soap to the grocery store and then separated from He Huaian and the others.

It's getting late.

There are few pedestrians in the city.

He Qiudi kept one hundred bars of soap and gave the rest to the grocery store waiter, who registered the goods in a register.

Old Mrs. He was selling things in the grocery store and took the opportunity to take a look at the goods in the store.

He Qiudi, accompanied by the waiter, took the soap and He Qinglu to the residence where Yan Shi lived.

There was a house in the county town where the banquet was held.

It is a three-story house.

At this point, even if Yanshi had returned to Ningyuan County, he would still be in the county government office and would not be at home.

The doorman knew He Qiudi and invited her in.

The housekeeper said he would be back after attending a banquet at the county government office.

He Qiudi waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. We came here this time to deliver soap to Yan Shi. I agreed with him before. Please help me hand it to him. We still have to rush to make soap and perfumed soap at home. We have to go back to Pomegranate Village early, so we won't bother you here."

The housekeeper said, "Since Miss Qi has something to do and needs to leave, I can't keep you here for long. Please wait for a moment, and I will have someone bring you some gifts in return."

He Qiudi just sat and waited.

This is the tradition of our family every time she comes to the banquet. No matter what gift she gives in return, she can always eat and take something.

She has a clear conscience.

After all, the gift she had given to Yan Shi before was something he could not buy no matter how many gifts he gave in return.

The housekeeper explained, "It rained throughout Lizhou a few days ago, and the entire Ningyuan County received rainfall, which promoted the growth of crops. As the autumn harvest is approaching, I came back from Licheng without stopping. The young master and Lord Du were busy preparing for the autumn harvest, and they were unable to leave the yamen after noon. Please forgive me, Miss Qi."

The steward at the banquet explained to her in such a serious and respectful manner that it made her feel very uncomfortable.

She was really not used to this practice of the ancients.

This is the old slave’s.

It makes me feel very uncomfortable.

The servant of Yan Mansion brought ten taels of silver from selling soap, cakes, dried meat, tea and other items. The housekeeper took them and handed them to He Qiudi.

He Qiudi received the return gift and left in a hurry without staying for a moment.

Return to the grocery store.

He Qiudi handed ten taels of silver to the waiter and recorded it in the store's account.

Old Lady He looked at the return gift that He Qiudi was carrying and couldn't help asking, "Did you see Yan Shi when you went to the Yan family this time?"

He Qiudi took out three pieces of osmanthus cake and gave one to Old Lady He and He Qinglu respectively.

She shook her head.

"No. Not long after Yan Shi came back from Licheng, the autumn harvest was about to begin, and he went to discuss matters related to the autumn harvest with Lord Du."

Old Mrs. He sighed.

These return gifts are not cheap.

Yan Shi was very nice to Qiu Di, but he never expressed his opinion, let alone asking the elders of the Yan family to come to the He family to talk about the two of them.

Could it be that Yan Shi really treated Qiu Di as a woman kept outside?

Judging from Yan Shi's age and status, my family might have already arranged a wife for him.

Qiudi was in an awkward situation.

I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

After the autumn harvest, she will have a good talk with Qiu Di.

If Qiudi really loved him deeply and she was willing to be his mistress, she could become Yanshi's concubine. With Yanshi's favor and protection, she wouldn't feel too wronged after entering the house. But she could never be a concubine in secret.

But if Qiudi is unwilling to be a mistress, she is bound to suffer all kinds of grievances.

Unless Huai Jin and Huai Bi pass the examination for scholar this year, pass the examination for juren next year, and pass the examination for jinshi the year after, and support Qiu Di.

Otherwise, what would Qiu Di use to compete with Yan Shi’s fiancée for the position of wife?

He Qiudi didn't notice Grandma He's heavy heart and happily shared the cakes with He Qinglu.

Finished the pastry.

Then they went home.

He Huaian and He Huaiping are not at home, so we will not go to Pei County to buy fatty meat tomorrow. Grandpa He can go to the city to buy fatty oil himself.

The next morning, He Qiudi followed Grandpa He into the city. Grandpa He bought some fatty oil and drove the mule cart back to Shiliu Village, while He Qiudi stayed in the city to sell soap.

There are many people coming to the city during the morning market.

However, the sales of soap were average, and only some wealthy people came to ask about it.

Only two bars of soap were sold in the morning.

The sales of soap are quite good. A caravan coming to the Western Regions to purchase goods came here after being introduced by someone else and ordered 800 bars of soap in one go.

Eight hundred bars of soap, each at fifteen cents, not a penny less.

He Qiudi accepted the twelve taels of silver with a smile on his face.

Just as she handed the money to the waiter, she caught a glimpse of Yan Shi walking towards the grocery store with Yang Yi and Yang Ba.

He Qiudi skipped towards him.

"Yanshi, I finally saw you. Have you used the soap I sent to your house? Is it good? Do you like it?"