Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 2: The Qin Family is a Fire Pit

When she woke up again, she was already lying on the warm wooden couch.

"A Zhao, you are finally awake."

Shen Heng touched her forehead and said in a mature manner: "Well, it seems that the fever has subsided."

Shen Zhao looked at his second brother who was only sixteen years old, and tears welled up in his eyes again.

"Hey! Why are you crying again? Tell second brother who bullied you, and I will beat him up right away!" Shen Heng promised solemnly.

Shen Zhao wiped away his tears and choked up, "It was Qin Yi and the Xue siblings. Xue Yi pushed me into the river, and Qin Yi threatened me not to tell my parents."

"What?" Shen Heng was immediately furious, and he rolled up his sleeves and rushed out: "I want to see what they are capable of? If they dare to humiliate my Shen family, I will beat them to death!"

Shen Zhao quickly grabbed his second brother's clothes and whispered, "You can't go alone."

"Why?" Shen Heng raised his eyebrows and asked angrily, "Could it be that you still can't bear to part with Qin Yi?"

Shen Zhao shook his head: "They have a lot of people, so you have to bring a few more people with you, brother."

Shen Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted his sister's arm, and comforted her: "Don't worry, my second brother is very strong, beating three weaklings is no problem!"

"Second brother, listen to me, no one is allowed to go!" Shen Zhao grabbed his second brother's clothes and sat up with difficulty.

She had lost too much blood and was still dizzy. She had managed to get back home only because of her strong will.

"I'll go with you, too." She tried to stand up, but ended up sitting back down.

Shen Heng quickly supported his sister and put her on the couch: "You have a big cut on your head. The doctor has just bandaged it. You should lie down at home and take good care of yourself. Don't get up from the bed."

Shen Zhao had no choice but to lie down, but he was still worried: "Second brother, Qin Yi knows how to fight, you should not fight him alone."

The Qin family is a family of military generals. Their children and grandchildren have been practicing martial arts since childhood. The second brother Shen Heng is no match for him at all.

And once the second brother attacks the Xue siblings, Qin Yi will definitely fight to the death to protect them, and may seriously injure the second brother.

Shen Zhao didn't want his brother to suffer unnecessary harm.

"Got it. Don't worry, I'll go find some friends right away!" Shen Heng said, then turned around and left the house, hurriedly looking for his childhood friends.

Zhang Shanyue held the medicine bowl and glanced at her son's back, but did not stop him. She turned around, lifted the curtain and went into the house.

Seeing her daughter wake up, she hurriedly said, "A Zhao, mother will help you get up and take the medicine."

Shen Zhao nodded slightly, sat up with the help of his mother, and drank the medicine in one gulp.

Zhang Shanyue brought some clean water for his daughter to rinse her mouth, then asked in a low voice: "A Zhao, what happened? Why is there a cut on the back of your head?"

Shen Zhao touched his bandaged head and exaggerated, "Qin Yi and Xue Lingyao flirted with each other in front of me, and they were like a couple. My daughter was so angry that she slapped Xue Lingyao, and then they pushed her into the ditch."

In fact, he suddenly woke up from the dark and smelly prison. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xue Lingyao's face. He thought she was showing off in front of him again, so he slapped her in the face.

It was not until the young boy Xue Yi rushed to him that he realized something was wrong.

But it was too late, and he was once again on the brink of life and death.

Fortunately, I didn’t die, otherwise I would have suffered a great loss.

Zhang Shanyue frowned upon hearing this and said angrily, "The Qin family's brat is so shameless! He has only been engaged to us for a month and he has done such a thing, and he has hurt you so much. I will ask your second brother to go to Tingyi and call your father back home, and your marriage with the Qin family will be cancelled!"

Her beloved daughter was bullied by those two children for no reason. Even if Ah Zhao liked Qin Yi, she would break off the marriage! Marrying a woman is like a second life, and she didn't want her daughter to suffer for the rest of her life.

Seeing that his mother was so determined and there was no need for Shen Zhao to take the initiative to cancel the engagement, his eyes suddenly turned red and he leaned into his mother's arms and nodded.

Zhang Shanyue stroked his daughter's head and comforted her softly, "There are many good men in the world, and the Qin family is not the only one. Since Qin Yi doesn't know how to appreciate your kindness, just give up. With your father's status, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a good man?"

"Mother is right." Shen Zhao thought for a moment and continued, "When Dad comes back, tell him not to help the Qin and Xue families with corvée labor. They are not worthy!"

In his previous life, after he and Qin Yi got engaged, his father paid someone to help Qin Yi work in the Xianggu County Government as a clerk.

Later, he climbed up step by step and soon became a minor official.

It was also at that time that the emperor issued a general amnesty, and the Qin family was pardoned and no longer had the status of criminals.

Qin Yi was also recommended as the governor of Dunhuang County and became the magistrate of Xiegu County.

However, he only served as county magistrate for one year before returning to the capital with his family.

Also traveling with them were the Xue family, who were also pardoned.

At that time, Shen Zhao had already married Qin Yi, so she naturally went back with them.

Who would have thought that after arriving in the capital, the mother-in-law changed from her usual gentleness and became increasingly strict with her, and even hired a nanny to teach her the rules.

It was called teaching, but in fact it was torture. Even if Shen Zhao did something a little bit not to their liking, he would be whipped, and his arms and legs were often covered with purple whip marks.

Not only that, after Qin Yi entered the court to serve as an official with the letter of recommendation from the prefect of Dunhuang County, the Qin family spoke arrogantly and humiliatingly to her, saying that Shen Zhao was of humble origin, a country girl, and not worthy of the Qin family.

But when he proposed to break off the relationship and return home, the Qin family would try to obstruct him in every way, even locking Shen Zhao in the house and not letting him go out.

"Don't worry, I will explain this matter clearly to your father." Zhang Shanyue tucked the quilt for his daughter, got up and went out: "I will go to the Qin family and talk to Yang. Since she has her heart set on the girl from the Xue family, why did she marry into our family?"

Shen Zhao didn't know the whole story at first, but after experiencing such a tragic past, he understood everything.

It was because the Xue family looked down on the Qin family and thought that they, an orphan and a widow, had no future.

Later, she was pardoned and returned to Beijing, where she married into the royal family and became the concubine of Prince Yi.

In this life, whoever wants to jump into the Qin family's fire pit can do so. It is best to lock Qin Yi and Xue Lingyao together to prevent them from harming others.

Let’s talk about the Xue family two miles away. There were quite a few people gathered at the door.

Shen Heng grabbed Xue Yi by the collar and punched him: "You bastard! I'll let you bully my sister! I'll let you bully my sister!"

"Ah!" Xue Yi screamed miserably and covered his face with his hands, but blood flowed down through his fingers.

Xue Lingyao was shaking and crying, "Stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me!"

His mother, Wang, held her daughter tightly and said indifferently, "Since Ah Yi did something wrong, he should be punished. But please, Shen Xiaolang, spare his life."

Seeing Xue's mother being so reasonable, Shen Heng's anger gradually subsided. He pushed Xue Yi away and said loudly, "I don't know whether my sister is alive or dead. Will your Xue family pay money or her life? Tell me."

Xue's mother, Wang, quickly presented two strings of copper coins and said softly, "This is the money for Ah Zhao's medicine. Please accept it, Shen Xiaolang. If it's not enough, I will raise some more."

Shen Heng raised his eyebrows and was about to reach out to take it when he heard a voice from the crowd: "Shen Heng, come to me if you have anything to say! What kind of man is it to beat up a child?"

(End of this chapter)