#The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Extra Edition#

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The people of the Jin Dynasty were reserved and there was no such thing as falling in love.

Once it’s confirmed, it means getting married.

Chu Qi met Lin Ya that day and asked Lin Ya to cut off ties with her natal family. Then, she went to the government office to get the marriage stamp that day. The two of them were considered husband and wife.

Getting married the first time they met was not the first time for Chu Qi. He had completed so many missions and many times he had a wife when he first arrived, so he accepted this situation well.

She bought a cart, tied it behind the old cow, and asked the old cow to help pull the cart. She and her new wife Lin Ya sat in the back and went home together.

Because of the tight schedule, Chu Qi didn't have time to buy more things. She only bought ingredients for the day's cooking and a new quilt.

Things like the homestead, new beds, new furniture, etc. all need to be done slowly.

Chu Qi sold the prey and had a lot of money in her hands. It was more than enough to build and decorate the new house and purchase everything she needed, so she was not in a hurry.

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Lin Ya is eighteen years old this year.

She was forced to work at home by her vicious father and mother all year round. She was not well fed or clothed, and her body was worn out and her skin became thin and rough.

Especially the hands, which did not receive timely treatment after suffering from frostbite in winter. Over time, thick calluses formed on the skin on the hands, making them look like a pair of old woman's hands.

That night, she went to the fields to hoe as usual and came home. When she heard her stepmother tell her that she had found a marriage for her, she was terrified.

Over the years, in order to get her to work more at home, her family has rejected one or two marriage proposals from others, saying that the betrothal gift was not enough.

It wasn't until she was eighteen that she found a son-in-law who was willing to give them a satisfactory dowry.

Unexpectedly, on such an ordinary evening, her stepmother would tell her so excitedly that she had found a marriage for her.

Can this marriage be successful?

Lin Ya was scared and uneasy, fearing that she would be married to a man who beat his wife or an old bachelor.

Before the meeting, she secretly inquired about the betrothal gift given by the other party. When she heard that it was three fat hens, she was so surprised that her jaw dropped.

Meat is so precious. Poor peasants have no opportunity or financial resources to eat meat, let alone hens that can lay eggs.

The opponent attacked with three at once.

Such wealth made Lin Ya even more frightened: she didn't think she was worth the price.

The next day, she followed her family to meet her future husband in a daze.

To her surprise, the future husband who could afford three chickens was just an ordinary farm man, not fat, but thin - poor people don't have fat people.

His financial condition was not good, so why would he be willing to spend so much to marry a skinny and ugly older woman?

This betrothal gift is enough for him to marry a beautiful and tender young girl.

She couldn't figure it out.

What surprised her even more was that he was able to convince his family to help her escape from her suffering.

From then on, she, Lin Ya, had only one surname related to the Lin family.

very nice.

Although she was frightened, she felt relieved when she saw her husband's face, which was thin but calm.

It seems that this husband is really good.

Lin Ya's inner uneasiness was gradually replaced by an inexplicable shyness as she and her husband got their marriage certificate stamped.

Will she have a husband in the future?

She will no longer be bullied by her mother’s family—no, they are not her family anymore—and she will no longer be bullied by the Lin family.

I hope the new home can bring her warmth.

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Back at the cowshed, Chu Qi looked at the simple cowshed and felt a little embarrassed for the first time in a long time.

Time was running out. When she heard that Lin Ya was bullied by the Lin family, all she could think about was bringing her home as soon as possible so that Lin Ya could live a good life soon.

But it was too late to build a new home.

After looking for a while, she made a prompt decision to ask Lao Niu to change direction and decided to temporarily stay at her brother and sister-in-law's house for a while.

Just pay the rent, no big problem.

"Husband..." Lin Ya called softly in a gentle voice. She finally mustered up the courage to speak. After she finished speaking, her eyelashes trembled uneasily, and her whole face was covered with a blush of shame, which made her pale face more beautiful.

"What's wrong?" Thanks to Chu Qi's good hearing, she tilted her head to look at the woman sitting next to her - very thin and small, and it was obvious that she had been malnourished for many years.

Sighing inwardly, she took out some dried fruit from her pocket, stuffed it into Lin Ya's arms, and said, "I'll take you to meet my brother and sister-in-law now. We will be a family from now on. Don't be restrained. Come and have some dried fruit."

"I'm not hungry." Lin Ya hurriedly shook her head. Her husband had fed her a lot of dried fruits along the way, and before going home, he took her to a restaurant for dinner.

"I'm just happy and want to call you." Lin Ya bit her lip and lowered her head. The end of her voice trembled, but it could be heard that she was really happy.

Chu Qi chuckled when she heard that. Lin Ya was too thin. She would have believed it if someone said she was thirteen or fourteen years old. So she had no plans to develop any relationship with Lin Ya for the time being. At most, she would just support her as her future daughter-in-law and use the opportunity to earn some redemption points and complete tasks. When she heard Lin Ya calling her husband, she didn't feel anything special.

Chu Qi touched Lin Ya's dry hair lovingly and said softly:

"As long as I'm happy, time is tight and I haven't had time to develop feelings with you. I'm also afraid that you don't like me."

Lin Ya raised her head eagerly, glanced at Chu Qi, then turned her face away and said seriously: "No, I like my husband very much."

She was afraid that if she said she didn't like it, her husband would send her back, so she didn't care about being shy at all, and just wanted to tell her husband her true thoughts and all her joy:

"From now on, I will live with my husband. I will do a lot of work and take good care of him. Please believe me, we..."

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