Chapter 244 The Mute Girl

Geng Ru was a little uneasy today and kept losing focus when doing things.

Seeing her like this, Old Lady Ma asked her to sit in the yard and rest, as she was not needed for anything here.

When Wen Zhen arrived, he saw her sitting in the backyard in a daze, looking a little absent-minded: "Aunt."

Geng Ru saw her: "One by one."

"let's go."

Geng Ru nodded, said something to Old Lady Ma, and then left the store with Wen Zhenyi.

Today, Ma Ruier rarely asked to go with them, but stayed in the store to help out.

Wen Zhenyi and his companion went to the village where the girl lived. The village was some distance away from the county town, and it would take about half an hour to get there by ox cart.

The two of them got on an ox cart at the gate of the county town and headed towards their village.

There are not many people returning to the village now, and there are not many people on the ox cart, so it seems less crowded.

Geng Ru approached Wen Zhenyi and whispered, "Yi Yi, what if this girl isn't good and your cousin still insists on marrying her?"

"Aunt, my cousin is a reasonable man. If he really isn't a good person, I think he'll understand if you tell him clearly."

Geng Ru felt a little more at ease.

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at her: "Aunt, what if this girl is a good one?"

Geng Ru was slightly stunned, then smiled slightly: "Like you said, character is more important than anything else."

"Then you'd better be prepared to live your life being criticized by others."

Geng Ru touched her head and said, "When I first married into this family, your mother was criticized a lot. Later, because of you, many people also criticized you. We are used to it now."

Wen Zhenyi chuckled.

Their family had indeed always been criticized. When her mother was young, she was criticized because of her hot-tempered personality. Even after she reached the age of marriage, she still had not found a suitable family.

Later, because she gave birth to her, she was criticized for more than ten years, whether it was her grandparents' family or her grandparents' family.

Now if I have a mute cousin-in-law, it seems to be of no consequence.

"Aunt, do you regret marrying uncle?"

Geng Ru smiled as she looked at the fields in the distance: "I regret it. As soon as I arrived, people pointed fingers at me. I was too shy back then and I was often very angry."

"What now?"

"Now I feel that I am lucky. Your uncle treats me very well, and your grandparents treat me like their own daughter. Although your eldest cousin and his brothers are a little naughty, they are all filial children."

She said this and looked at Wen Zhenyi: "Your mother and her family are all very good people. I feel very happy."

Wen Zhen smiled. People living in such families should be happy. Each of them cares about their family and grows up in tolerance and love.

They arrived at the village entrance and walked towards the village.

Geng Ru was still a little nervous. She was not afraid that the girl would be good, on the contrary, she was afraid that the girl would not be good. If that happened, her son would probably feel uncomfortable for a long time.

Wen Zhenyi pulled her hand and gave her some warmth and courage.

The two men walked towards the girl. On the way, many villagers looked at them curiously, but no one asked them many questions.

They came to a house in the village. Most of the wall had collapsed and was blocked by some branches.

The houses are all made of adobe and look dilapidated. Some rooms have collapsed.

Looking in from the collapsed courtyard wall, one can feel that the yard is very clean.

A five or six-year-old girl was sweeping the yard with a broom. Seeing the two people standing outside the wall, her clear eyes looked curious: "Auntie, who are you looking for?"

Geng Ru smiled gently and said, "We are here to visit our relatives, but they are not at home. We would like to ask you for a glass of water."

The sound of talking in the yard brought the other two people in the room out.

A boy about ten years old ran out, shielding the little girl behind him, and looked at the two people outside the gate with a vigilant look on his face: "Who are you?"

At this time, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen came out. Her clothes were all patched and a little pale from washing, but her facial features were unusually beautiful.

She patted the boy's shoulder and signaled him to calm down.

Then he turned to look at the two people outside the courtyard gate and gestured with his hands for a long time.

Geng Ru didn't understand what she meant.

Wen Zhenyi understood some of it. Although it was not standard sign language, he could roughly guess what she wanted to express from her gestures.

"We are just passing by and would like to ask for a glass of water."

The girl smiled and asked the boy to open the gate and let them come in and sit for a while.

The little girl went to the room and brought out two stools: "Auntie, sister, please sit down."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and thanked him: "Thank you."

The little girl showed a bright smile on her face and ran away shyly.

The girl brought two bowls of water from the kitchen and handed them to them, then gestured with her hands for a long time.

The boy was worried and kept watching from the side. When he saw her gestures, he took the responsibility of translating for her: "Sister said that there is nothing good to treat you at home. We can only treat you to some boiled water."

Geng Ru took a sip of water and looked at the three people in front of her: "Are you the only three people at home?"

"Why are you asking these questions?" The boy looked defensive.

Geng Ru didn't know why he was so hostile towards them, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and said, "We have no ill intentions. We just saw that there were only three of you at home, so we asked out of curiosity."

"What does it have to do with you? If there's nothing wrong, just drink the water and leave quickly."

The girl pulled the boy, her face full of anger, and gestured something quickly with her hands.

The boy looked at her gestures and said, "Sister, we haven't seen them yet. How do you know if they are good people? What if they are the same as last time?"

There was an obvious struggle on the girl's face.

Wen Zhenyi asked curiously, "What happened last time?"

The boy gritted his teeth and said nothing, just hoping that they would finish drinking the water and leave quickly.

The girl looked at the two of them apologetically and gestured with her hands.

Wen Zhenyi asked tentatively, "You mean, last time someone came under the pretext of drinking water to inquire about your family's affairs? And it even put you in danger?"

The girl didn't expect that the girl could understand what she meant by her gestures, so she nodded quickly and started gesturing with her hands again.

Geng Ru frowned and looked at Wen Zhenyi: "Yi Yi, what's going on?"

"Aunt, wait a moment, I'll ask first."

Geng Ru nodded and sat aside, watching one person gesturing while another frowned in thought.

After the girl finished demonstrating, Wen Zhenyi roughly understood what had happened before.