Seeing everyone leave, Old Qin also got up to leave, but then he returned after a few steps.
"As for your third brother, you can handle it! Anyway, you won’t starve... If you need anything, just let your father know and I’ll arrange it for you, okay?"
"Dad, what are you talking about? I will only marry Pan’er in this lifeti!"
Qin Yi said, holding back his anger.
"All right, all right, it’s up to you. Sigh!"
Old Qin glanced at Su Pan’er twice, then left with a few sighs.
The last to leave were Patriarch Su and Su Lao Si and his party.
Su Lao Si cut straight to the heart of Qin Yi’s dilemma: "Yi, where did you put the token of engagent you had with Yue’er originally?"
"Grandfather, Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, let’s go inside and talk!"
Qin Yi, taking the lead, walked inside.
Su Pan’er stood by without saying a word.
Su Lao Si sighed and followed him in.
On the other hand, Mrs. Su-Hua, holding Ke’er with one hand and pulling Su Pan’er with the other, also followed.
Once everyone was seated again, Qin Yi began: "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, originally when I had coughed blood and fell unconscious and there was no money at ho to treat my illness, my second brother had pawned the jade hairpin to buy dicine. My second brother handled this matter alone, so I don’t know where the jade hairpin is now."
Su Lao Si turned his gaze, looking sowhat puzzled.
"Since it was pawned, what about the pawn ticket? Your second brother must have given it to you, right? After all, it is your engagent token, it’s impossible not to leave any evidence, right?"
Qin Yi was sowhat at a loss for where to begin.
"At that ti, I was so ill that I could barely get out of bed, and my second brother didn’t..."
"He didn’t give it to you? That’s quite strange, haha!"
Su Lao Si rebuked Qin Yi, and seeing Qin Yi’s embarrassed silence, he finally caught his breath: "Qin Yi, tell honestly, what are your intentions towards Yue’er? If you want to marry her, that’s easy to arrange. Once we beco family, my older brother naturally won’t mind the matter of the jade hairpin, as for..."
"Where is this co from, father-in-law?"
Qin Yi stood up abruptly: "Qin Yi’s feelings for Pan’er are apparent to heaven and earth! I absolutely don’t entertain the idea of joy in having several partners."
Moreover, if she really were to enter the door, it wouldn’t be the joy of having several partners, but chaos at ho. She was nothing less than a living beauty of a snake. In the end, he might even not know how he died.
"It’s good that you don’t have that intention."
Su Lao Si seed quite satisfied with Qin Yi’s answer: "The most important thing now is to find this jade hairpin. Although I don’t know which pawnshop your second brother pawned it in, the largest pawnshops in Yongze County are those run by the Lui Family. For this matter, I’m afraid we’ll have to count on Young Master Lui."
Lui Muyi?
Qin Yi and Su Pan’er looked at each other.
"After the epidemic began to spread, the Young Master Lui lost contact."
Su Pan’er, who had been silent all the ti, finally spoke: "Even Uncle Lui is looking for him everywhere. I think, he’s most likely trapped in Lin County due to the epidemic. Uncle Lui is now worried sick about this and is making inquiries everywhere, hoping to find the whereabouts of Young Master Lui."
"Hmm, it really might be because he’s trapped in Lin County."
Su Lao Si nodded and, seeming to rember sothing, asked Qin Yi in surprise: "I’m just curious about what you showed to my elder brother before. He changed his countenance just after one glance. Is it sothing important?"
"It was given to by an old man. It is evidence of Lord Su colluding with the village chief to spread rumors and slander !..."
Qin Yi wanted to continue but hesitated.
The letters he showed Su Sikong were the ones he found last ti in the village chief’s pillow. The letters elaborated in detail on Su Sikong’s orders to the village chief. Such damning evidence naturally made Su Sikong’s face change instantly!
"So, there was such a thing! But you must keep this well, considering his character, he is likely not going to let this go. You... should be extra cautious."
Su Lao Si wanted to say more, but ultimately, he stayed silent.
"Why are you sounding so nice? Haven’t Pan’er suffered under him for years? Ke’er’s leg injury was also because of that Su Yue’er..."
The next-door Mrs. Su-Hua, who had no reservations, glared harshly at Su Lao Si, "Enough, don’t ntion it anymore! Pan’er, Qin Yi, do whatever you want to do with peace of mind. No matter what decision you two make, your mother will always support you."
Su Pan’er did not tell her mother that her original self had been infected with composite poison, otherwise, Mrs. Su-Hua would be angrier, not only about the incident where Ke’er "accidentally" injured her leg.
"Father and Mother-in-law, please don’t worry, Qin Yi will handle this as soon as possible. I won’t let Pan’er be wronged!"
His words were resonant, passionate and stirring!
The two elders nodded their heads continuously!
They were both gratified and worried, wishing this matter could be resolved as soon as possible.
Before dawn the next day, two swiftly riding horses lted into the morning fog, dashing toward the sunrise, reaching the county city promptly.
Affected by the epidemic, Yongze County had already blocked the major entry and exit points hence greatly impacting trade and comrce. This made the economic situation in the county town extrely bleak, the streets no longer bustling with people as before.
Qin Yi led Su Pan’er directly to the grocery store where Qin Xiao was located.
The shop door was slightly ajar, showing that it had not yet started business. When Qin Yi got off his horse to answer the door, after a long while soone finally peeked their impatient face out.
"Who is it, so early in the morning, rushing like that, are you trying to scare a soul out?"
"Second Brother!"
Qin Yi furrowed his brows and softly called.
Qin Xiao reluctantly opened his sleepy eyes, rubbed them, yawned lazily, "Third Brother? It’s you! Coming in so early, what do you want?"
Having said that, he opened the door a little wider. Qin Yi quickly stepped in.
Su Pan’er tied the horse to the manger and followed in, with the shop filled with ssy items and movents faintly spilling out from a partially open door at the end of the walkway.
Was there soone inside?
Su Pan’er instinctively glanced over, Qin Xiao blocked her view, grinning cheekily, "Third brother’s wife, please sit!"
"Thank you, Uncle."
Su Pan’er sat down not far from Qin Yi, secretly perking up her ears to listen to the movents inside.
Qin Yi imdiately explained his intentions: "...So today, Third Brother is here specifically to get that pawn ticket back from Second Brother."
"Pawn ticket? You are joking, Third Brother."
Qin Xiao squinted his eyes in laughter, "Back then it was an ergency, Second Brother was in a rush to find dicine, how could I be bothered with such trivial matters. Honestly, I really didn’t pay attention to where I put the pawn ticket. Moreover, I pawned it as a death pawn to get as much money as possible for your treatnt, even if I kept the pawn ticket, it would be useless now!"
Qin Yi and Su Pan’er exchanged looks.
"Does Second Brother still rember where you pawned it?"
"At that ti I was in a rush, and almost ran to all the pawn shops, just hoping to pawn more money for your treatnt. The matter has already passed for so long, how could I rember which one it was?"
Qin Xiao looked serious and instead admonished Qin Yi, "Besides, all the pawned stuff is dead. Even if you go to redeem it, isn’t it still at a price that is three or four tis higher? It’s not worth it! Third Brother, if you ask , not only is Su Yue’er beautiful, but she also has a good father-in-law like the deputy county magistrate. You really shouldn’t push away such a good marriage..."
Qin Yi abruptly stood up interrupting his words.
"Enough! Second Brother, regarding this matter, Third Brother has his own ideas. Please try to recall carefully where you pawned the jade hairpin!"
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