Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

"Mom, I just felt like beating up a scumbag a while ago. It's just a minor offense. The county magistrate just detained me and put me under surveillance for a few days. It's nothing serious."

"I don't believe it!" Su Jiang said sharply, his dark eyes staring at Su An nervously, "Sister, don't try to fool us. We've beaten up scumbags more than once or twice, so why did you get caught?"

Su Ting nodded heavily in agreement and clenched his fists as if ready to strike.

"That's right, big sister. What happened? Tell us and we can figure out a solution together. At worst, we can just pack up and run away!"

Su Yue had already been crying when she saw Su An, and she threw herself into her arms, hugging her, fearing that she would disappear again.

Looking at the worried and red eyes of the whole family, Su An couldn't help but feel a sore nose and a blocked throat, unable to speak, "I..."

How do I say this kind of thing?

She doesn't have much time left and it's not known whether she will survive. It would be better to prepare a coffin in advance?

But her business is booming, and her family is happy and harmonious...

Su An sighed inwardly. Before he could speak, Su Jiang turned to look at Xie Qingfeng beside him and said bluntly, "Master Xie, you are the most straightforward and honest person. I am right to ask you. I wonder why my eldest sister was imprisoned here?"

Moreover, he had been missing for five days in a row, and they had reported him to the police but to no avail. They only knew that he was being kept under house arrest in the backyard by the county magistrate, and was only allowed to be visited just now!

Xie Qingfeng was used to seeing this kind of life and death, so he didn't think too much about it. When he heard someone ask, he said, "Oh, because your eldest sister was -"

"She fell into the trap of the scumbag and was caught red-handed by the county magistrate, so she was arrested!" Su An interrupted hurriedly, and at the same time secretly glared at Xie Qingfeng.

This guy is really unforgiving with his words no matter when or where!

Zhou Li also reacted and cursed the boy in his heart. He tried to smooth things over by saying, "That's right, your eldest sister was so unlucky. Fortunately, the county magistrate was magnanimous and, considering your eldest sister was in her prime, she was not thrown into prison, but was placed under house arrest!"

Xie Qingfeng's eyes twitched slightly when he heard the two of them talking nonsense, but he nodded in response, "That's it."

Su Jiang stared at them carefully, but the people opposite him were all experienced and there was no flaw in their expressions. He breathed a sigh of relief half-believingly.

Li Guihua wiped away her tears in fear. "I'm glad it's nothing serious. You silly girl, you really scared me. But how long will I be under house arrest?"

"Mom, I'm committing a crime under the nose of the county magistrate. I'll be locked up for at least one or two months. If I plead for mercy later, maybe I can get out for a walk." Su An shrugged nonchalantly.

"But don't worry, I eat and drink well here, and I can even be lazy. Apart from being scolded by the government officials every day, there's nothing else to worry about!"

Seeing her daughter's cunning look, Li Guihua was completely relieved, but the three little ones refused to accept it and quickly hugged Su An tightly.

"We also beat up the damn scumbag. If you want to put him under house arrest, let's do it together. We will accompany Big Sister!"

The three children said this in unison, which moved Su An to tears.

But he raised his hand without hesitation and gave each of the three kids a slap on the face.

"What are you daydreaming about? Big sister finally got a chance to slack off, and you're still thinking of taking advantage of me, right? Hurry back and run the shop properly, and make our business bigger and stronger!"

"But Yueyue misses her elder sister..." Little Suyue covered her head with her hands in grievance.

However, Su An was ruthless and stern. With raised eyebrows, he scolded, "If you don't make money when Big Sister is away, how can you live comfortably after Big Sister leaves? You three have squandered it all!"

Sanwa touched his head and thought about it, so he could only reluctantly return to his mother and say goodbye to Su An.

"Then sister, we will come to see you next time."

"My daughter, take good care of yourself here. If you want something to eat, just tell me and I'll make it for you."

After the family members gave their instructions, they looked back every few steps and slowly disappeared outside the courtyard gate.

Until this moment, Su An couldn't help but redden his eyes and tears welled up in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhou Li and Xie Qingfeng also retreated tacitly, leaving her alone for a while.

Xie Qingfeng didn't feel much at first, and at most felt regret for Su An's experience.

If anything unexpected happens, the world will lose a little cook with wonderful cooking skills.

But when the moon was above the branches and he was about to go out to find food, he was stunned to see Su An still sitting outside the yard.

The moonlight poured into the quiet courtyard. A few strands of hair brushed across her pale face as she just looked at the moon quietly.

And those originally bright eyes were now dim as if covered by a layer of fog, absent-minded and without luster, completely different from the bright and beautiful person they used to be.

He frowned and suddenly understood the unpleasant feeling that Zhou Li was talking about.

He walked over and unconsciously lowered his voice awkwardly: "It's cold at night. Why don't you go and recuperate and sit here in the breeze? Are you complaining..."

"You think your injury is healing too slowly, right?" Su An glanced at him and answered with a humorous smile.

Xie Qingfeng: "..."

His brows furrowed even deeper, and he felt a little reluctant and wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but Su An sighed, "Don't make any noise, I'm thinking."

Anyway, both he and Zhou Li kept their mouths shut. They refused to tell what kind of poison they were infected with or where Fu Zhun was going to find the antidote.

Being kept in the dark is no different from waiting to die.

Although she was indeed flattering him and was willing to go through fire and water for Fu Zhun, who would have thought that she would die so soon!

Su An couldn't help but sigh, feeling sad for the moon, and thinking about the meaning of his time travel.

Xie Qingfeng lifted his robe and sat down opposite her. His expression was still awkward, but he finally opened his mouth and said, "You don't have to be so pessimistic. It's not the end of the road yet. As long as the master returns in time, you can still be alive and well."

"If I don't make it back, I will do my best to help you stay alive so that you can complete everything you want to do."

"I just want to be rich and live a long life!"

Su An looked heartbroken, but Xie Qingfeng's words woke her up.

What I want to do——

It was worth her while to have such a journey through time, but even if she had to leave, she had to leave with a clear conscience, right?

I can't die and then bear the blame because of the scumbag who turned the tables on me!

"Divine Doctor, you said you would help me, right?"

A faint light suddenly appeared in Su An's eyes, which made Xie Qingfeng inexplicably have an ominous premonition.

"Then please go talk to the county magistrate and ask him to come and see my performance!"

……

The moon is dark and the wind kills the night.

The cold wind howled and hit the window. Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound, which immediately woke He Cheng who was sleeping in the house. "Who?!"

He barely turned over and stared nervously at the window where the noise came from.

"It must have been the wind. It couldn't have been that bitch Su An. She's still in jail..."

Ever since the last raid led by Su An, He Cheng was left with a terrible impression. He suspected that he was being killed at the slightest sign of trouble.

However, this time, just as he finished comforting himself, a shiny butcher knife was suddenly stretched out from outside the window.

"He Cheng, I'm here to take your life!"