Chapter 71: The Crime of Gender 71
On this journey, Qin Shuangshuang deliberately kept her mother as far away from Fang Zhongyi as possible. Qin Shuangshuang’s movements were completely undisguised, making Mrs. Bai a bit embarrassed, but she did not oppose Qin Shuangshuang and instead cooperated by avoiding Fang Zhongyi.
As for Fang Zhongyi, he was utterly confused! After two failed attempts to subtly get close to Mrs. Bai, both thwarted by Qin Shuangshuang, Fang Zhongyi was quite frustrated!
What was going on? He had always thought that this little apprentice of his would never be a hindrance, so why had she suddenly become so uncooperative?
When they got home, they arranged for the tenants, mainly checking where their land was and setting up tents. As for working the land, all those involved were seasoned farmers, each with more experience than Qin Shuangshuang, who was not used to farm work, so there was no need for her to say anything.
In the evening, after dinner, Mrs. Bai noticed that Qin Shuangshuang appeared to want to say something but stopped several times. However, Qin Shuangshuang pretended not to see, leaving Mrs. Bai with no choice but to smile helplessly and drop the subject.
Lately, the work had been heavy, so everyone would go to sleep as soon as it got dark after dinner because they had to get up early for work, and they were all quite tired.
Qin Shuangshuang lay on the simple wooden bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, feeling very agitated inside, so she couldn’t help but get up, put on her clothes, and went outside to sit on a large rock, looking at the stars.
Not long after Qin Shuangshuang came out, she heard some rustling behind her. Without turning around, she knew who it was. She was very familiar with the footsteps and breathing of her family members, and it was the person she currently didn’t want to see: her master Fang Zhongyi’s daughter, Fang Yaoyao!