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

Chapter 39 God is helping me

"How can these few items be too much?"

The matchmaker took a sip of tea and glanced at the Yang mother and daughter: "Your Qin family was once an official in the capital. Although they were exiled here for several years, they are still much better off than farmers. You can't even afford this little betrothal gift, right?"

Yang frowned, "You can't ask for so much, right? Last time we got engaged to the Shen family, we only paid a piece of cloth and two hundred coins."

The matchmaker sneered, "How can the Shen family compare to the Gao family? The Gao family is the richest family in Yuli Township. Didn't Miss Gao's cousin remarry the fiancée of Shen Ang's eldest son a few days ago? He gave her five thousand coins when they first met."

Yang was silent.

When the matchmaker saw her hesitation, she knew that the matter had to be left alone.

She stood up and patted her skirt and arms: "Then you take your time to think about it, I will come back in a few days."

When he reached the door, he said, "Miss Gao is also very popular. Maybe she will be booked to another family in a few days."

After saying that, he staggered out the door.

Yang and her daughter looked at each other for a moment and sighed, "It looks like this matter will fail again."

Qin Shu frowned and asked, "What did Aunt Wang say when you went to Wang's house last time?"

"What else can you say?" Yang took out the tea bowl with half a cup of tea left in it and poured it on the vegetable patch at the door. "It's the same thing as before. Xue Lingyao is still young and you are not allowed to kiss her for the time being."

Qin Shu also sensed something was wrong: "In two months, Sister Lingyao will be fifteen. Most girls of this age are already married. How can you say she is young?"

"Silly child, you don't even understand this? What Wang means is that she doesn't want to marry into our family." When Yang thought about her son's bad marriage being ruined, hatred flashed in her eyes.

If Xue Lingyao hadn't interfered and pestered Yier all day long, the engagement between her family and the Shen family would not have been cancelled. Now she is pretending to be disdainful of the Qin family, which is really hard to swallow.

Qin Shu suddenly frowned: "What should we do now? The Gao family wants so much betrothal gifts. If we give them all away, how are we going to live?"

Yang closed her eyes and said, "I'll go find your Aunt Wang later and borrow some money from her."

All he had was only six or seven thousand coins, and he had also withheld more than two thousand coins from his second uncle.

With just this little property, it's not even enough for a betrothal gift, let alone an engagement gift.

Seeing that his son was about to go to the border to serve, he thought that even if he gave all his money to him, it would probably be of no use.

If she hadn't broken off the engagement with the Shen family a while ago, she wouldn't have to worry about corvée labor, and Shen Ang would have taken care of all of Yier's affairs.

Alas, it’s no good having no capable man in the family!
After leaving the house, Yang suddenly asked her daughter, "Where is your elder brother?"

Qin Shu: "He and Xue Yi went to the official road."

"Going to the official road? What for?" Yang thought her son was going to the market in the north, but she didn't expect that he would go to the official road in the south.

Qin Shu: "My elder brother wants to see if he can encounter a camel caravan of Hu merchants."

"Oh." Yang was relieved. Her son agreed with her. Since the Shen family could trade with the Hu merchants, why couldn't her family?
She stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, looking in the direction of the Xue family.

Yang had been observing Xue Wang for several years and was certain that there was something fishy about the twin boy and girl.

Back then, the eldest son of the Xue family married the daughter of Princess Chengyang and became a royal noble. The second son Xue Song was then given the important responsibility of continuing the Xue family's bloodline. Unfortunately, Mrs. Xue Wang was useless and gave birth to two girls in a row.

The last pregnancy was with twins. If she wasn't careful, she might not be able to have children anymore, or even lose her life.

If she gave birth to another pair of daughters, the ancestors of the Xue family would probably be so angry that they would die.

Moreover, Xue's father is very strict, and his wife has little patience with her daughter-in-law. She may even ask her son to divorce her and marry another woman.

A faint smile appeared on Yang's lips.

Therefore, Xue Yi, who looked different from the Xue family, must be a fake, and the Xue family and even Xue Song were unaware of it. God was really helping me. If I didn't take this opportunity to blackmail the Xue Wang family, I would be wrong.

Thinking of this, Yang tidied her temples and walked slowly towards Xue's house.

At this time, Qin Yi and Xue Yi were being questioned by the Tingyi thieves: "Why are you two sneaking around Tingyi?"

Qin Yi straightened his clothes and bowed to Qiu Dao: "I am just waiting for the Hu merchant here."

"Waiting for the Hu merchants?" Qiu Dao looked the boy up and down and asked, "Did you make an appointment with them?"

Qin Yi said calmly, "We didn't make an appointment. I just wanted to try my luck here."

Qiu Dao sneered: "You guys don't want to rob the Hu merchants, do you? I'm telling you, give up on this idea as soon as possible!"

"No, I just want to do some small business with Hu Shang, and I have no intention of going against the rules." Qin Yi quickly explained: "Your Chief Shen is in the same group as me, and he knows what kind of person I am."

Qiu Dao was even more disdainful when he heard this: "Wow! Of course our Shen Ting knows what kind of person you are, otherwise why would he break off the engagement with you?"

Everyone in Tingyi knew this young man, the future son-in-law of Tingzhang Shen, but he was abandoned by the Shen family because he had an affair with another girl.

Even though Qin Yi had lived for more than thirty years in his previous life, he couldn't help but blush when he heard this. He said to Qiu Dao sternly, "I did nothing wrong in canceling the engagement. It was Shen Tingjun's daughter who was the first to hurt people. I hope you won't use this to ridicule others."

Qiu Dao snorted and continued to interrogate: "You haven't explained the real purpose of your trip yet. Tell me! Why are you waiting for the Hu merchants near the post station? The official road is so long, why don't you wait somewhere else? Why come here?"

Father Ting also poked his head out, pointed at Qin Yi and the other man and said, "I think they wanted to steal something from Tingyi. No wonder two of our copper cauldrons are missing. Maybe they stole them."

Xue Yi was anxious and shouted, "Don't slander me! We have just arrived here and haven't even reached the gate of the post station. How could we steal a copper cauldron?"

"Hah! You blind brat! How dare you yell at me!" Ting's father rushed out from the gate, swung the big broom in his hand and hit Xue Yi on the head.

Xue Yi covered his head and ran away, hiding behind Qin Yi.

Seeing this, Qiu Dao waved his hand and shouted, "Get lost! If you come here again, I will tie you up and take you to the patrol area!"

Qin Yi bowed to Qiu Dao, turned around and walked away, his face looking gloomy and scary.

He just didn't believe that he had lived a new life and still needed the Shen family's support to show his strength?
He was just a small clerk in the post station, and was an ant in his eyes. It was a great honor for the Shen family that he could marry his daughter in his previous life.

In this life, I must rely on my own strength to return to that position, so that that wild woman won't always say that her Shen family helped an ungrateful person.

The reason why Qin Yi hated the girl from the Shen family was not only because he had to marry a woman he didn't like against his wishes, but also because that barbaric girl was never as gentle and considerate as Lingyao, and she always brought up the issue of her earning money to support the family to refute him.

Why should she?
Since Shen Zhao married into the Qin family, she should contribute to the Qin family. Why should I be grateful to her?
The more Qin Yi thought about it, the angrier he became, especially when he thought about the fact that the barbarian girl had broken off the engagement with him in this life. It was simply a great shame and humiliation!
No! He must get back at this.

He wanted to let that woman see that even without the Shen family, he, Qin Yi, could still make a name for himself.

Xue Yi followed him, carefully watching his increasingly dark complexion, and consoled him: "Brother Qin, why don't we stop waiting near the post station? Most of the Hu merchants pass through this route anyway, so we'll always find some willing to do business with us."

Qin Yi shook his head: "We are strangers to them, and this is a small transaction. The Hu merchants will certainly not take it seriously. Only by following Chief Shen can we get the same source of goods."

"But we can also go to Dunhuang County, which is only more than 20 miles away from here." Xue Yi was puzzled.

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Not everyone can go to Dunhuang County. We need a pass to get there."

He was a criminal, and as long as he left Anle Township, he would be checked on the road. If he was not careful, he would be detained or even sent to serve outside the border.

By then, even gods cannot save you.

Xue Yi scratched his head and said, "Why don't we go to Xuanquanzhi? Although it's a bit far from here, my father is on duty there, so no one should dare to chase us away."

Qin Yi paused and nodded slowly: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)