Chen Guixiang looked at the carriage in front of her, and her heart started pounding.
This carriage is quite large, easily accommodating ten people. It looks much nicer than the ordinary carriages in town, so it must be expensive. I wonder who the people inside are.
Upon seeing her, Xiao Fu excitedly asked, "Auntie, could you please tell me where Jiang Yimian, the young lady, lives?"
Chen Guixiang's eyes were still glued to the carriage, but upon hearing Jiang Yimian's name, she exploded and raised her voice, "Are you looking for that girl from the Jiang family?"
Xiao Fu was startled, and looking at the other person's ferocious face, hesitantly nodded, "Is there a problem?"
Lin Yan'an also heard the commotion outside. He lifted the carriage curtain and saw that ferocious face. He immediately became interested and asked curiously, "Do you know Miss Jiang?"
Chen Guixiang's face turned pale and then red, and it took her a while to suppress her displeasure before she hesitated and asked, "Young man, what business do you have with that girl from the Jiang family? I do know her."
It's more than just knowing her; even if that little slut were to turn to ashes, she'd still scatter her ashes.
Lin Yan'an naturally didn't miss the dissatisfaction in the other person's eyes, and became even more curious.
Jiang Yimian is indeed not a very likable guy. He swindled money from him and the county magistrate. I guess no one in the village likes him.
If he could change the other party's impression of him in the village, Jiang Yimian might agree to his request directly, and he wouldn't have to worry about the other party raising the price on the spot.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible the method seemed. He shook the folding fan in his hand before saying, "I have some business to discuss with Miss Jiang. I'll trouble you to lead the way, auntie."
Chen Guixiang was taken aback. Business? That must be the people from the big restaurant in town. She immediately became delighted and chuckled, "Young man, you're the one doing business with Jiang girl! Do you know that the Jiang family is of bad character and has been stealing chickens and dogs all over the village?"
She refused to believe that someone would continue to do business with the Jiang family after knowing what kind of people they were.
Lin Yan'an frowned, feeling that something was not quite right. After thinking for a while, he said, "Auntie and Miss Jiang must have a misunderstanding. Although she is not a good person, she is at least honest and trustworthy. It is absolutely impossible for her to steal chickens or dogs."
Jiang Yimian may be a bit cunning, but with the ability to kill a wolf with a single blow, she wouldn't need to steal chickens and dogs in the village.
It seems that Jiang Yimian has a deep misunderstanding with the villagers. He needs to think carefully about how to help her change her impression.
Thinking it over, he continued, "Auntie, let's continue talking about Miss Jiang."
Chen Guixiang's eyes lit up immediately, feeling that this method had a chance, and she quickly said, "Young brother, if you want to know about the Jiang family girl, then you have really come to the right person. It's still early, why don't you come to my house for some water first, and I'll tell you in detail."
She's determined to ruin the Jiang family's business today.
Lin Yan'an nodded.
The carriage started moving again and headed towards the village, with Chen Guihua following behind.
It was nearing noon, and most people had just returned from the fields when they encountered this large horse-drawn carriage.
Everyone stared at the magnificent carriage, their eyes widening, before noticing the people following behind.
As the carriage soon stopped in front of Chen Guixiang's house, the women chatted in surprise.
"That carriage is as big as the one owned by the rich man in town! It's really impressive!"
"Of course, who are the people in the carriage? How did they end up at Chen Guixiang's house? Does she have such powerful relatives?"
"Who knows? Come on, let's go take a look."
Before long, the news that Chen Guixiang had a relative with a horse-drawn carriage spread throughout the village.
As Ms. Zhang was about to go home for dinner, she saw a large crowd gathered in front of Chen Guixiang's house from afar. Upon hearing the reason, she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Does Chen Guixiang have relatives from wealthy families?
Her eyes were filled with disbelief. She grabbed Zheng Xiulian, who was passing by, and asked curiously, "Sister Xiulian, what's going on? Does Chen Guixiang have such a powerful relative?"
Zheng Xiulian waved her hand, "How would I know? I heard it's the young master who wanted to propose to Li Chunhua before, but I don't know the specifics. I have things to do and I'm busy, so I don't have time to join in the fun."
Ms. Zhang was somewhat skeptical, but since the person had already left, she had nowhere to ask, and her curiosity only fueled her anxiety.
Seeing Jiang Yimian come out of the house, he grabbed her and said, "Come on, let's go see the excitement. I heard that a rich young man came to Chen Guixiang's house to propose marriage. If it works out, Chen Guixiang will be showing off in the village all day long."
Jiang Yimian wanted to refuse, but Xiao Zhangshi was too eager to gossip and dragged her all the way to Chen Guixiang's door.
As soon as the two squeezed into the crowd, they heard someone ask Li Chunhua, who was standing at the door.
"Hey, Li girl, who are these people in the carriage? What brings them to your house?"
"Is there any need to guess? They must be here to propose marriage. Haven't we always heard Madam Chen say that her daughter was going to marry some young master in town? It was delayed because of the famine, so they're only coming to visit today."
"Really? Isn't that just something Chen Guixiang made up? Didn't we hear a few days ago that she wanted to arrange a marriage between her and Brother Lu? How come things have changed now?"
"Nonsense, although Brother Lu can afford to build a big house, how can he compare to the rich young masters in town? It's not hard to choose between these two."
"Oh dear, does that mean the Li family girl is going to become a rich lady in the future?"
"Of course, look at this magnificent carriage. This young master comes from a very wealthy family. How can Brother Lu compare?"
Hearing these words, Li Chunhua felt all the anger she had suffered from Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian in the past few days vanish instantly, and she straightened her back unconsciously.
The explanation she was about to give was suddenly changed. She put on a shy expression and said softly, "Aunties and uncles, what my mother said about the marriage with the Lu family was just a joke. Please don't take it seriously. A girl's reputation is the most important thing. Please don't mention it again."
It's not that Lu Cijian looks down on her now, but rather that she looks down on Lu Cijian. He's just a poor peasant with a little money, how can he compare to the young master in the house, who is not only handsome but also rich?
Hearing this, the crowd stopped mentioning Lu Cijian, since they couldn't afford to offend that fierce-looking man. Instead, they became curious about the identity of the person inside the room, and several women kept asking him questions.
"Chunhua, whose young master is this?"
"Yes, when are you getting married? You must invite your aunt to the wedding banquet!"
Li Chunhua lowered her eyes and remained silent, as if she were shy.
Seeing the other party's state, everyone assumed that Li Chunhua was really getting married and offered their congratulations.
Xiao Zhang, squeezed in the crowd, spat out, "Pah! These two, mother and daughter, are equally shameless. Although Brother Lu looks fierce, when has he ever said anything about marrying into the Li family? These shameless words make it seem as if Brother Lu wanted to propose marriage and she was unwilling."
"He's only gotten close to someone powerful; otherwise, he'd be trying to get close to Brother Lu."
If she hadn't seen Li Chunhua getting closer to Lu Cijian several times, she probably would have been fooled by those words too.
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