Chapter 55: Helping you escape the sea of bitterness

Seeing Qiao Shi agree, Yuan Jiaqi stood up excitedly. He bowed deeply to Qiao Mai and said sincerely.

"Thank you!"

"Wait, since we are fake husband and wife, we must have a prenuptial agreement. Once one day, both of us find our beloved, we must not keep the other for any reason."

"Of course, no problem. Even without this point, you can divorce me whenever you want. In the Great Ming Dynasty, a matrilocal husband has no say; everything must listen to the woman's side."

"Then tell me how to help you?"

"Tomorrow we will go to the Town Chief, entrust his old man's relationship, and directly force my household registration to your household registration. Of course, I will pay the silver."

"Your father and mother will definitely come to my place to make trouble if they know, right?"

"The Yuan family doesn't allow sons to marry into other families, unless removed from the clan. They want to extract silver from me. As long as I nod and give silver, I won't be a member of the Yuan family in the future."

"Alright, whatever you say, I'll do. Helping you escape the sea of bitterness can be considered immeasurable merit."

"Thank you, Lady Qiao, really thank you."

"By the way, how long are we going to be fake husband and wife?"

"Wait until things calm down, and Chuan'er is a bit older and can be independent. I can go out to find work. At that time, it's up to you."

"Alright, then I'll cooperate with you. Whatever you say, I'll do."

With Lady Qiao's words, Yuan Jiaqi clenched his fists, swearing that this time he must leave that home he hated.

The next day, Qiao Mai didn't set up the stall and followed Yuan Jiaqi to the Town Chief's house.

Seeing Qiao Mai, the Town Chief had a headache. "Tell me, what's the matter again?"

"Town Chief, please do me a favor. Later I'll get you a good recipe, but you have to pay for it, okay?"

The Town Chief felt a blockage in his heart and asked helplessly: "Tell me about it?"

"He wants to marry into my house as a matrilocal husband, but his family doesn't agree. He wants to walk your path and force his household registration to my house."

"No way?"

This sentence scared the Town Chief. Usually not showing or revealing, she just hooked a man like this?

He looked Yuan Jiaqi up and down. "You are the teacher who teaches her sons, right?"

"Yes, Town Chief!"

"What books have you read?"

"Usually when I have nothing to do, I copy books for others, so the books I read are quite miscellaneous and complete."

"Mm, generally those who copy books write well. It's okay to teach a few-year-old child."

"Do you have any relatives who are officials?"

"No, generations have been poor farmers. I'm the only one who can read."

"Mm, that's easy to handle. One hundred taels of silver, I'll handle the matter for you. I haven't taken a cent of your money in the middle; it's all for the government officials. People who handle this matter also have to take risks."

"I understand."

Qiao Mai handed over the household registration with both hands, and Yuan Jiaqi hurriedly handed over a bag of silver. The Town Chief weighed it and nodded.

"Go back. I'll give you news in three days."

"Town Chief, it must be faster. Otherwise, his father and mother will marry the woman he doesn't like into the house."

"Tomorrow, it can't be earlier."

"Can't it be today?"

The Town Chief roared. "Do you think the government office is opened for your family?"

Qiao Mai gave a hee-hee smile. "Town Chief, anger hurts the body. I was just joking. We'll come to get the household registration tomorrow, okay?"

"Humph!"

Qiao Mai dragged Yuan Jiaqi away hurriedly. After coming out, she rolled her eyes.

"The matter is handled. I have to go set up the stall. I have a whole family to support."

"Then I'll go home, teach the children, and make a few big boxes in the afternoon, then make a few shelves to put the little chickens in."

"That's called quails, not little chickens."

"Uh, move the quails inside. The way you raise them takes up too much space."

"Follow your fumbling."

One went to set up the stall, one taught at home. Qiao Mai sat on the stall with a weary expression, looking listless.

Just crossed over and divorced, just had a good life and married in, and it was fake. Later, when he takes the child away, she will become a three-time married woman.

Although she was a modern person and didn't care about these, she didn't feel very comfortable in her heart.

She didn't dare to tell Shopkeeper Lu about this, fearing she would scold her.

Just said she wouldn't find a man, and in two days, she brought Yuan Jiaqi into the house, and it was still so hungry and not picky. As soon as he opened his mouth, she agreed. It was as if she had been drooling over Yuan Jiaqi for a long time.

Was she too impulsive, or did she feel that they were both suffering and should save them?

Forget it, don't think about it. Since she wanted to save people, save them to the end. Anyway, she didn't want to remarry.

It just so happened that with this layer of cover, in the future, that Tian Sanzhuang wouldn't pester her again.

She took a few heart-easing pills for herself, and then she was like nothing happened.

In the afternoon, after she closed the stall and returned home, she actually saw Yuan Jiaqi making wooden boxes. This guy was getting an inch and wanting a foot. Now he wasn't afraid of others gossiping?

It was this time and he didn't go home. It seemed he wanted to eat here at night? The household registration hadn't been moved together yet, and the name was still two families.

"Back? You rest, I'll help you unload the cart."

Putting down the work in his hand, he got up and came outside to help unload the cart, placing the things in a corner.

The Fengyun brothers were putting out bowls and chopsticks, and even Chuan'er started helping with work.

He followed behind the two older brothers, doing whatever he was told, very obedient.

"Tired, right? Wipe your face, wash your hands and eat?"

These words made Qiao Mai feel very uncomfortable. This man entered the role quite fast. Didn't they say ancient people were very traditional and feudal? How did it change when it came to him? Or was it that near ink makes one black, and he learned from her?

It seemed she was the man earning money outside, and he was the woman at home. My goodness.

Sitting at the table, Fengyun pointed to the dishes on the table.

"This is the dish the teacher stir-fried, and my brother and I were only responsible for boiling the porridge."

"Thanks!"

"Should be. In the future, I and Chuan'er will need Lady Qiao to take care of us more."

"Mm, eat."

Chuan'er looked at this and that, with a smile on his face. This atmosphere was really like a family.

Yuan Jiaqi liked this feeling very much. He had longed for a family to be together happily since he was a child. Now, this was what he longed for.

It seemed he had made the right move. Lady Qiao was a good person, and he was content to live like this.

After eating, Yuan Jiaqi held Chuan'er and left the Qiao family reluctantly to return to the other side.

Qiao Mai didn't tell the children about this, wanting to wait until the household registration was handled.

At night, when she was playing with Ling'er, she even asked her.

"Ling'er, Mother found you a stepfather. He can read and write. If you are willing, make a sound?"

Who knew Ling'er really made a sound. Qiao Mai smiled happily, then kissed her cheek.

"You agreed to this?"

"Mm!"

"Haha, my Ling'er is too cute. Since you agreed, Mother has nothing to say."

As soon as dawn broke, Qiao Mai came out of the room, and with her mouth open, she saw this scene: Yuan Jiaqi holding Chuan'er, standing in the courtyard with an awkward smile at her.

"Lady Qiao, don't misunderstand. It's Chuan'er who was pestering to come and play with his brothers. I, I really couldn't resist him."

"Then play. Anyway, the household registration will be moved over today. After you finish making the wooden boxes, tidy up the room. Live in whichever room you like."

"Do we need to have a ceremony or something? Will this be too rash?"

"No need. It's just living together, not real, why waste that money?"

"Alright, then I'll tidy it up today?"

"Mm."

Today Qiao Mai had no heart to set up the stall. She had a premonition that with the Yuan family's temper, if government officials went to the house to forcibly take away the household registration and move Yuan Jiaqi away, the Yuan family would definitely come to her house to make trouble.

Seeing the Fengyun brothers were going to boil porridge again, she immediately stopped them.

"Mother isn't setting up the stall today. Mother will cook."

They had been drinking porridge for a long time, morning and evening, and she was almost turning into porridge.

She made a basin of meat sauce, kneaded a piece of dough, and today they were eating noodles.

Although the proficiency wasn't enough, it was edible.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 56 =====