Li Chunhua was taken aback, her eyes filled with disbelief and a hint of dissatisfaction, as if she hadn't expected this person to be so unyielding.
She immediately lost the will to continue pretending and, gritting her teeth, lunged at Lu Cijian.
She refused to believe that with such a beautiful woman in his arms, he could remain unmoved.
He was just a peasant with a little bit of money, so it was impossible for him to be completely indifferent to her. Even the rich young masters in town were completely manipulated by her.
However, instead of the warm embrace she had imagined, she was overcome with pain, which made her cry out, "Ah!"
She fell to the ground, her carefully made-up face now covered in a layer of dust. Her eyes reddened with anger, and she said in a pitiful voice, "Brother Lu, I... I was just feeling dizzy for a moment, please don't misunderstand."
However, all she received was Lu Cijian's indifferent voice, "Miss Li, if you are ill, remember to see a doctor."
Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua, filled with shame, indignation, and pain, couldn't help but fill her eyes with tears, her cheeks flushing red and then turning pale.
Just as he was about to utter a rebuttal, he suddenly heard a laugh.
Jiang Yimian really admired Lu Cijian. The girl was seducing him with her charm, but he told her to see a doctor. He was truly worthy of the name.
Li Chunhua was enraged by the laughter. Seeing that Jiang Yimian was also there, her face, which had been flushed, immediately darkened. She glared at Jiang Yimian with resentment and said irritably, "What are you laughing at? What right do you have to laugh at me?"
He was just someone who shared the same thoughts as her, and he dared to laugh at her.
After saying that, he didn't care about his embarrassing moment, got up from the ground, and was about to hit Jiang Yimian.
However, the next second, she slipped and fell to the ground again, her face landing face-first on the rice cakes on the ground. The dusty rice cakes were stuck all over her face and hair, making her look incredibly disheveled, as if mocking her.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the person on the ground and said indifferently, "Your joke isn't very funny."
Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua was so angry that she wiped the sticky rice cake off her face. Unable to hold back any longer, tears welled up in her eyes. She glared fiercely at the two of them and then ran away in a disheveled state.
She'll remember this grudge. Whether it's Lu Cijian, who doesn't respect her, or Jiang Yimian, that bitch, she won't let them get away with it.
Neither of them will have an easy time in the village.
After the person left, Jiang Yimian glanced at the scattered rice cakes on the ground and sighed, "What a waste."
At this time of year, many families in the village probably didn't have much surplus grain, so the fact that Li Chunhua still had the time to make rice cakes to send to Lu Cijian suggests that she was quite sincere.
She sized up Lu Cijian's handsome face. He had sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose. Even his aloofness added a unique charm to him. He was indeed handsome, and it was no wonder that he had caught her eye as soon as she arrived.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Why don't you just give in..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Cijian's face darkened instantly. He didn't listen to Jiang Yimian's next words at all and shut her out the door, his good mood completely gone.
Jiang Yimian looked at the tightly closed door in front of her and innocently touched her nose. She was just saying it casually, so why was this person angry?
A man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.
As soon as Xiao Zhang came out of the thatched hut next door, she saw Jiang Yimian at a glance and waved to her happily, "Jiang girl, you've finally come down the mountain."
She hadn't seen anyone for several days and was extremely worried. Although Zhao Dashu and the others said that the couple had done a good job, she was still a little uneasy, fearing that Jiang Yimian was not satisfied with them.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Jiang Yimian standing at the door of Lu Cijian's house. She was so frightened that she froze and said fearfully, "Jiang girl, come here quickly! What are you doing there? Brother Lu looks fierce and scary. You should stay away from him. Everyone in the village is talking about him..."
Before she could finish speaking, the door, which had been tightly closed, opened from the inside. Startled, Xiao Zhangshi quickly shrank back into the thatched hut, not daring to peek out.
Lu Cijian walked out of the house, looked at Jiang Yimian with a faint expression, and said with some dissatisfaction in his voice, "I'm not going to eat at Xiaowadi today."
After saying that, he closed the door again.
Jiang Yimian: ? ? ?
What does this guy mean?
Unable to understand, Jiang Yimian went straight to the thatched hut next door. As soon as she opened the door, she was met with a pair of frightened eyes.
Little Zhang peeked cautiously into the neighboring courtyard, and only after confirming that Lu Cijian was not there did she breathe a sigh of relief and pat her chest in relief.
Jiang Yimian found it amusing and explained, "Lu Cijian's big wolfhound isn't here, so you don't need to be afraid."
She never expected that someone who loved gossip so much and was a master of arguing would be so afraid of that big wolfhound.
Unexpectedly, Zhang waved her hand and said, "I know, I'm just a little afraid of Brother Lu. The villagers all say that the big wolfhound wasn't sent away, but eaten by Brother Lu."
Even such a terrifying wolfhound was eaten; she wouldn't dare provoke it.
Jiang Yimian, Zhao Dashu, and the others all burst out laughing. They exchanged glances, finding the rumor amusing.
Seeing that Xiao Zhang's fear seemed genuine, she could only helplessly explain, "Lu Cijian isn't a vicious person, he's just a bit cold. You don't need to be afraid."
She never imagined that in the eyes of these young women in the village, Lu Cijian was such a vicious villain. How could a villain be so handsome?
Fortunately, the villagers that Xiao Zhang mentioned were just a few young women, and the others obviously didn't take it to heart, so Lu Cijian's reputation wasn't completely ruined.
Although Xiao Zhang didn't quite believe Jiang Yimian's words, she didn't say anything more. After chatting for a few more minutes, she continued grinding the konjac.
Jiang Yimian was bored, so she helped add firewood to the stove.
The house, which originally had only two stoves, now has two more stoves, and each pot is now simmering konjac.
The simultaneous operation of four pots significantly speeds up the cooking process of konjac.
In addition, the three Zhao brothers and the Zhang couple were all quite fast at grinding konjac, and they quickly prepared the amount for tomorrow.
Finally, Zhang Shi was in the mood to speak. She smiled and said, "Jiang girl, do you know that Scholar Zhang teaches the village children to read every night in the village's threshing ground?"
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, and asked curiously, "How was it? Were there many people?"
When Zhang Xiucai mentioned it last time, she thought he would still be teaching at her home, but she never expected him to go to the big open space.
The village's large threshing ground, as the name suggests, is a place for drying grain. At this time of year, before the harvest, the villagers had no grain to dry, so the place was empty. It was spacious and became a good place for teaching.
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