Qin Junyao felt a little embarrassed when she heard Bench Leg's words. Lock's full name was Lock, and she thought Bench Leg was his full name.
Hearing Bench Leg call him Yan Song, Madam Qin pointed at him and asked, "Do you have a younger brother named Yan Bai?"
"Yes, Yan Bai is my brother. Madam Qin knows him?"
"You don't need to call me Madam Qin, just call me Aunt Qin. Your mother and I know each other. Oh my, is it tomorrow you're getting married?"
Bench Leg sheepishly scratched the back of his head and grinned foolishly. Tomorrow was indeed his wedding day.
His wife had followed his family to the Northwest without status. Given the limited conditions, their family discussed holding the wedding before the year ended, with a small banquet for everyone to celebrate.
"Aunt Qin, it's my wedding tomorrow. Please come and grace the occasion. Shall we go in and see Ax first?"
Madam Qin nodded, "Okay, okay. Your mother mentioned it to me long ago. I didn't expect you to be her eldest son. What a coincidence."
"I helped make your wedding quilt. Come on, let's go in quickly."
Qin Junyao followed Madam Qin and Bench Leg, watching them chat enthusiastically while she couldn't interject at all.
How many friends did her parents make in the Northwest when she and her grandmother went there?
As the three of them stood at the entrance, someone reported to Zhao Liangcai. By the time the three of them reached the courtyard, Zhao Liangcai had already come out to greet them.
Bench Leg was self-aware. The boss definitely wasn't coming to greet him.
"Aunt Qin, Miss Qin, you've arrived," Zhao Liangcai said with joy in his voice.
When he saw Bench Leg, his voice turned stern, "Don't come over if I don't call you. Go home."
"That's right, hurry home. You're not needed here," a male voice came from the main entrance.
Qin Junyao turned to look at the person and found him somewhat familiar. He seemed to be one of the people who had traveled through the woods with them.
This person was named Shoulder Pole, the constipated man who was monitoring the Qin family outside Anshun Prefecture City with Bench Leg at that time.
"Shoulder Pole? Who are you talking to so disrespectfully? Call me brother..."
"Whose brother are you? Who are you asking to call you brother?" Shoulder Pole then rushed towards Bench Leg.
Qin Junyao watched the two men start fighting after only a few sentences. She didn't understand.
Zhao Liangcai's expression was grim. Two disgraceful fellows.
"Aunt Qin, don't mind them. Let's go inside."
"Are you sure you don't need to mind? Isn't Yan Song getting married tomorrow?" Qin Junyao saw that Shoulder Pole's punches were all aimed at Bench Leg's face.
"Hehe, no need. It's precisely because Bench Leg is getting married that Shoulder Pole is hitting him. It's all in good fun."
"It's very difficult for us soldiers to find wives. Whoever is getting married has to take a beating first, but they can't beat me."
Qin Junyao pretended not to understand what Zhao Liangcai was saying and walked forward, looking ahead.
The three entered the room where Ax was, and heard Ax's soft sobs. Madam Qian sat with vacant eyes, a stark contrast to her restless state yesterday.
Upon seeing Qin Junyao and the others enter, she only looked up slightly. It seemed that Madam Qian had been severely tormented by Ax all night.
Granny Sun, who had been sitting on the edge of the kang patting Ax, now stood aside with her head bowed, concealing her unfriendly gaze towards the Qin family. Even though she tried her best to hide it, Zhao Liangcai sensed something was amiss.
Zhao Liangcai didn't have time to bother with Granny Sun. He called out to Ax, pointing to Madam Qin and Qin Junyao, "Ax, look who's here to see you."
"Wuwu~~ Aunt Qin, Sister Qin, wuwu~~" Ax, who had been sobbing softly, saw Madam Qin and her daughter and cried even louder, raising his bandaged little hands.
Madam Qin affectionately picked up Ax and held him in her arms, whispering something. Ax hugged Madam Qin's neck, and his cries gradually subsided.
He looked at Zhao Liangcai with his swollen eyes like walnuts, accusingly. His older brother wasn't watching him and wasn't holding him. He felt so wronged.
"General Zhao, can Ax be carried out? If he can, can you take him to see Grandma Ma?" Madam Qin patted Ax's back and asked Zhao Liangcai.
"Yes, I'll get him a small blanket to wrap him in so he doesn't get cold."
Last night was critical. After last night, as long as Ax could take his medicine and eat normally, there would be no problem.
The swaddled Ax was held in Zhao Liangcai's arms, with Madam Qin and Qin Junyao following him to Grandma Ma's room.
After they left, Madam Qian asked Granny Sun to help her back. She needed to rest and no longer spoke of taking care of Ax.
A younger servant was taking care of Grandma Ma, helping her with tea and water.
Fortunately, Granny Sun had the mildest poisoning among the three. She could take care of herself after the antidote took effect. Because Madam Qian was there, she hadn't seen Ax.
"Madam Qin, Miss Qin, thank you for coming to see me," Grandma Ma said, leaning on the kang and stroking Ax's head as she thanked Madam Qin.
"You're welcome. By age, I should call you sister. You're always so polite with me."
"I made some turnip cakes for you and Ax. Try them. Oh, can you eat turnips while you're drinking medicine?" Madam Qin patted the blanket covering Grandma Ma, suddenly remembering that Grandma Ma and the others were still drinking medicine.
"We can eat them. There are no dietary restrictions, but spicy foods should still be eaten sparingly..."
Qin Junyao sat on a stool, looking at Grandma Ma for a moment, then at Madam Qin. She couldn't interject and didn't know what to say.
Zhao Liangcai was also speechless, but his gaze was always fixed on Qin Junyao, who was sitting on the other side of the table. Sudan Novel Network.
"Can you stop looking at me?" Qin Junyao finally couldn't bear Zhao Liangcai's gaze.
Zhao Liangcai leaned his elbows on the table, tilting his body towards Qin Junyao. "Looking at you? If you didn't look at me, how would you know I was looking at you?"
"Hmph, you know that line is very old? I'm a living person, and I can feel it when people stare at me," Qin Junyao said quickly and softly, her eyes looking forward. Her gaze met Ax's, and she even smiled.
"Then if I want to marry you, why don't you feel anything?"
Qin Junyao's eyes suddenly widened. She looked at Zhao Liangcai, then at Madam Qin, who was speaking.
"You're truly sick. Is this the time to say this?"
"Why isn't it? Bench Leg is getting married tomorrow. If I, as their boss, don't have a wife, I'll be laughed at by my subordinates."
"Laughed at?" Qin Junyao turned to face Zhao Liangcai. "Not finding out who poisoned Ax is the real joke, isn't it? Someone used your brother's love for steamed buns and poisoned them. Don't you find it strange?"
"Who could know what Ax loves to eat? Ax's trip out this time was decided on impulse. Who could have tracked his whereabouts? How could the poisoner be sure Ax would buy the poisoned buns?"
"Finally, why did the driver die directly? Did he really die from eating buns?"
Some of these doubts were her own thoughts, and some were inspired by Grandma Qin on the way home last night.
Although they were suspicions, she was fifty percent sure that the Zhao family had informants for the poisoner. Yet, Zhao Liangcai wasn't in a hurry to investigate these matters and was instead talking about marriage. Qin Junyao couldn't understand him at all.
Zhao Liangcai followed Qin Junyao's string of questions, his eyes gradually lighting up.
"Qin Junyao, I want to marry you and take you home right now."
Qin Junyao's response to Zhao Liangcai was to grit her teeth and stand up to leave the room.