Chapter 32

Although the wages have been recovered, this kind of odd jobs is not a long-term solution after all, and it is easy to be depended on by people for their wages. It is the last resort to find a way to earn money.

After Hua Ni came back, she went to Qin Yan after dinner and wanted to discuss with him what to do.

Knock on the door, "husband, can you come out, I have something to say to you?"

Qin Yan didn't like her going into the side room in her previous life, so Hua Ni wanted to call him out, but she didn't want Qin Yan to say, "come in and say it!"

Qin Yan asked her to come in. Did she hear that right?

Hua Ni was overjoyed. She pushed the door and came in. She saw Qin Yan holding a half open cloth bag. There were long and short carving knives in it. The big ones were as wide as fingers, and the small ones were as thin as embroidery needles. Hua Ni had seen this carving knife before. Qin Yan used these carving knives to carve blocks of exquisite Duan inkstones.

There was a poem that said, "a thousand gold is easy to seek, but an inkstone is rare". Taoyan in Longshang, Sheyan in Anhui, Chengni inkstone in Shanxi, and Duanzhou's Duanyan are known as the four famous inkstones. However, Duan inkstone is the first of the four famous inkstones.

Duan Inkstone can be used as tribute inkstone, which is a rare thing. For a Duan inkstone to break the head, Qin inkstone, as the successor of Duan inkstone, is even more rare.

If Qin Yan is willing to sell inkstones

Hua Ni saw that there was no inkstone in Qin Yan's hand, but she was holding a carving knife. She thought that Qin Yan would not be the same as she thought?

Kanhua Ni's eyes fell on the knife. Qin Yan quickly wrapped the knife and put it aside. Then she asked, "lady, what's the matter?"

"Husband, I don't think it's a long-term plan to work for others. I can only find another way to make a living. I think..."

Hua Ni glanced at Qin Yan. Qin Yan listened carefully, so she said, "Qin's inkstone has been famous for a long time. I wonder if my husband can..."

Before he finished, Qin Yan had heard Hua Ni's meaning and refused, "no way!"

"Why?" Since you have the ability to earn money, why should you put it aside and waste all your talents? What a waste!

Qin Yan frowned and brushed his sleeve. "You don't have to say that again, lady. I will never be an inkstone again in my life."

Hua Ni stares at Qin Yan. Qin Yansu is calm and self-supporting. She is angry and doesn't show her face. At this time, her face is so ugly that she is really angry!

No more inkstones in this life?

Why?

What is the reason for a person who regards inkstone as his life to say that he will not be an inkstone in his life.

Mingming was still holding the carving knife. Obviously, she couldn't put it down, but why did she give up? Hua Ni wanted to ask, but seeing Qin Yan like this, she probably wouldn't tell her.

He quietly retreated from the side room and saw the profile of Qin Yan on the window. He was still standing there, motionless. It was obvious that his mood had not recovered.

Many nights in the previous life, Qin inkstone was behind this window, holding a carving knife and polishing it on the inkstone one by one.

Qin Yan in his former life was devoted to fame and fame. He only studied in his daily life. He only relied on her and Mrs. Qin to do some embroidery work. He lived a very poor life. In addition to studying, Qin Yan just spent his time as an inkstone. When he did it, he was infatuated with it. When he finished it, he threw it away and didn't even look at it, let alone sell it. She once mentioned that Qin Yan was very angry. She was afraid that he would be angry and never mentioned selling it again Inkstone. Originally, he thought that Qin Yan thought highly of himself, but now he wanted to sell his inkstones. Naturally, he couldn't pass away his face.

But I'm afraid there's another reason.

What's the reason? Hua Ni goes to ask Mrs. Qin. Qin Fu talks about the injustice of the Qin family.

Last year, the Qin family just handed in Gongyan, and then turned to the imperial examination. In the examination room, some examinees used inkstones to stir fry, and they were caught on the spot, and that inkstone was produced by the Qin family!

In fact, examinee entrainment has existed since ancient times. It's not a big deal. Generally, examinees will only be expelled from the field. If it's more serious, they will be disqualified and no longer employed. No matter how the punishment is, it should be on the opportunistic examinees. They won't be associated with the nine nationalities, let alone the inkstone makers.

But the Qin family has been implicated!

Because there were so many people who cheated in the imperial examination, which involved a lot of people. There was a saint in front of the third class hall, but he couldn't even get a simple Shanglian. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the imperial examination fraud. This investigation found out that many officials were involved in it.

Because of Gongyan, the Qin family also made friends with many powerful people in the imperial court, and because of the Qinjia inkstone used by the cheating examinee, someone suggested that the Qin family could not escape from the malpractice of the imperial examination. The emperor was angry, so he went to the Qinjia Gongyan qualification, copied the Qinjia mill, and even the Qinjia mansion was sealed up. The Lord Qin could not swallow this tone, went to Beijing to plead his grievance, but was put in prison, If you want him to explain the list of officials colluding with him, master Qin will not be able to say anything about it. He was severely tortured and could not endure the punishment.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Qin sighed, "the inkstone that the examinee carried was made by Yan'er himself. He felt that the disaster was caused by him, so he sealed the knife and never made an inkstone again."

Hua Ni nodded silently. Qin Yan was filial. When master Qin had an accident, he would blame himself. So he decided not to be an inkstone any more, but to act like him!

But all this is not Qin Yan's fault!No one understands the meaning of inkstone to Qin inkstone better than Hua Ni. She has been immersed in Qin inkstone since she was a child. A knife and a stroke have already been engraved into Qin inkstone's blood and bone. If she gives up like this, it must be as painful as breaking her hand and foot.

Hua Ni didn't know this in her previous life. Although she heard something from others, it was also a true and false version. She was afraid that Qin Yan would not be happy, and she never asked. Now she suddenly understood it, and she just felt suffocated.

Hua Ni's moaning and sighing all night is for Qin Yan.

When the day dawned, I suddenly came back to myself. I was worried about eating radish. What does Qin Yan have to do with her?

She'd better think about what's going on now. The road of inkstone is impassable. Embroidery has a long construction period and little money. If she goes hunting, there will be less prey in winter. It depends on luck. It's not a long-term plan.

What else can we do?

**

the next day is a fine day, and the sun is warm. Duanzhou relies on water, and the humidity is heavy. The room is very damp, so we have to dry the quilt every three to five hours to get rid of the moisture.

When Hua Ni got up early in the morning, she took out the quilts in her and Mrs. Qin's room, put them up to dry, and looked back at the side room. Qin Yan went back to her room after breakfast and didn't come out any more. Isn't she still angry?

Hesitated for a moment, flower Ni went to the side room door, "husband?"

Qin Yan's door gave a hum.

"It's so sunny today. Take out the quilt and dry it."

Qin Yan didn't answer. Hua Ni didn't think she was still angry. She knew that she didn't talk about the inkstone. She just touched Qin Yan's heart. She was very sorry. When she thought about how to apologize to Qin Yan, Qin Yan yelled, "lady, can you come in and help me?"