Chapter 6 She's just a complete idiot.
Okay, he's overthinking it.
Sang Ji fell into a deep silence.
It's been a long time since I've been this speechless.
Only then did Sang Ji realize that his belief that the cunning but kind-hearted village girl was simply foolish.
Okay, he shouldn't judge others by his own standards.
Liu Jiao is no threat at all; there's no need to be wary of her.
Excessive suspicion only torments one's mind.
"It's okay, I can feel the wound in front of me myself."
"You said I was your benefactor, so can you repay that debt?"
Sang Ji swiftly dodged Liu Jiao's outstretched hand and suddenly said.
Huh? Can she help him?
At this moment, Liu Jiao was changing the cotton wadding, because the wound on her back that Sang Ji couldn't touch had been treated.
But when she tried to continue applying the medicinal wine and move on to treat Sang Ji's chest wound, Sang Ji ruthlessly brushed her away.
Liu Jiao shamelessly ignored it.
It's normal for a great hero to have a bit of an eccentric temper.
Her father had trained her to be incredibly patient.
"Of course, great hero! I will never forget your great kindness. Please feel free to ask if you need anything." Liu Jiao looked at him expectantly like a little puppy.
It's so noisy.
Sang Ji's eyelids felt heavy, and he was now young and sickly, barely managing to muster the strength to say, "Since you've put it that way, I do have a favor to ask of you."
He pinched his brow, smoothing away his weariness:
“I need a job to earn money; I’ve lost my purse.”
His purse had been partially squandered and partially hidden by the betrayed shadow guards. Today, when the shadow guards who betrayed him were tied up, they were smug, wanting to see him in a sorry state and trying to threaten him with money. But they were clearly wrong. Sang Ji was not someone who would be threatened in any way, and they simply killed him.
If you lose money, just keep earning it.
His goal was to eliminate dissidents as quickly as possible.
But if I look for a job outside, I'll most likely be discovered, so it's not safe. I can only look for a job in Caocun.
“Oh, didn’t you already pay three strings of cash for lodging? I can refund you the extra string. Besides, my family also provides meals, so you don’t need to worry about food and lodging.”
Sang Ji: "".
He remained calm, showing no sign of embarrassment at asking for favors: "She can't eat the same food as you; her stomach is weak and she can't handle it."
“It’s always been a bit too little, only enough for her food for 25 days. There’s still 5 days left to cover. I need money.”
"Any job is fine."
The "she" that Sang Ji mentioned should be the fairy beside him.
"You've come to the right person! I actually have a job here!" It's a job at a chicken coop. Liu Jiao's chicken coop is paid on a commission basis, and the owner is planning to expand recently and is looking to hire more staff. She just happened to recommend Sang Ji, who is strong and healthy and will definitely be able to pass the job.
"Great hero, come to the chicken coop the day after tomorrow and work with me!"
Sang Ji frowned, leaning against the wall somewhat exhausted. After nodding, he began to shoo people away, his voice lazy: "Aren't you leaving?"
Why are you looking at me like that?
"It's nothing, I just feel that you truly love the fairy!" Liu Jiao said casually.
Unexpectedly, Sang Ji's face suddenly darkened upon hearing this.
He was relaxed just a moment ago, but now he's all cold and impatient, interrupting Liu Jiao:
“I have absolutely no designs on you. If you harbor any further wicked thoughts, I will kill you without mercy.”
After saying that, Sang Ji ignored everyone again.
"I'm sorry." She thought the two of them were... but she was being narrow-minded.
It's true that the more you say, the more mistakes you make. So, it turns out there's nothing between the two of them?
Liu Jiao wanted to slap herself, so she quickly slunk away.
Don't annoy her with this hard-won support.
*
After that night, Liu Jiao's attitude towards Sang Ji at home changed.
He's not a menace at all!
For example, today, Dad was clearly holding back his anger and wanted to come over and scold Liu Jiao because of what happened yesterday.
Unexpectedly, his father couldn't get close to him at all throughout the day.
Whenever her father made a move to approach and speak to her, Liu Jiao would immediately hide behind Sang Ji.
The father was so angry that he gritted his teeth but couldn't lash out, afraid of provoking Sang Ji and having him killed with a single sword stroke.
Sang Ji had gotten used to Liu Jiao's bizarre behavior, so he simply turned a blind eye and decided to ignore it.
Don't force the princess to eat pastries; just tease her instead.
Liu Jiao felt incredibly proud and happily hid from her father for a whole day. Seeing her father's angry but unable-to-speak expression, she straightened her back.
It's so great to have a hero protecting you!
In Liu Jiao's heart, Sang Ji had already reached the status of a second parent and a guardian beast.
It wasn't until nightfall, when the father's anger had subsided, that he caught Liu Jiao stealing food.
The reason they bumped into each other was because the father and daughter, one stealing wine and the other stealing food, ran right into each other in the kitchen.
After an incense stick has burned, in the hall.
Liu Jiao and her father sat facing each other at the dining table.
“You’re being too impulsive and extreme. Tie Niu is a really good kid. He’s a local, his family isn’t complicated, and he has a good relationship with his mother. He’s obviously a filial son. His continued connection with Widow Qian shows that he’s loyal and righteous. He’s face-blind; he doesn’t care about looks but only about feelings. He knows what we look like. We’re a perfect match.”
"The key is that after you get married, he will definitely have to treat you like royalty. After all, his family is poor while our family is rich, so we can easily control him."
Dad started babbling again.
He was trying to persuade Liu Jiao not to break off the engagement, praising Tie Niu endlessly, and he couldn't stop.
When he was thirsty and went to pour himself some tea, he noticed that Liu Jiao had fallen asleep in her chair.
father:"……"
He asked tentatively, "Do you understand what your father said?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiao reflexively opened her eyes and immediately replied, "I understand, you're absolutely right!"
father:"……"
You didn't listen to anything I said at all!
Father sighed deeply. Because so much time had passed since the farce of the previous night, his anger had long since dissipated; he stopped nagging and his tone softened.
"Actually, if you really want to back out, your father is willing to discuss it. But you can't ruin our relationship in public and disrespect your father!"
"Did I hurt you?" He pursed his lips but still asked.
Liu Jiao laughed heartlessly; she was an open-minded person. "Hehe, actually, I didn't hit it at all."
She lay on the table, looking bored, and said, "Actually, I know you mean well, after all, you've never really hit me."
Sweet at first, then bitter, she changed the subject:
"But Tie Niu is really no good."
It was obvious that he hadn't listened to a single one of his father's praises of Tie Niu.
Father looked up at the sky, powerless.
Liu Jiao got up from her chair.
As she was about to offer a perfunctory apology and go to bed, she inadvertently glanced at a red piece of paper in the living room cupboard—it looked very familiar.
It was her engagement letter to Tie Niu.
Liu Jiao's father forbade her to learn to read, but she vaguely remembered the outline of the engagement letter.
Father still had ink on his hands, probably because of this farce, he added some more dowry to the engagement letter for Tie Niu, trying to make up for Tie Niu and let him let go of his resentment. This is Father's great wisdom!
After applying makeup, I forgot to hide it.
So that's where it is.
*
The next day.
On a sunny day, after scooping up a handful of water, one can feel the warmth and beauty of spring.
Liu Jiao's father was furious, so Da T went fishing early in the morning to clear his head, saying that he would stop caring about anything from today onwards.
This caused Tie Niu to panic.
He had assumed that Liu Jiao's father would definitely bring Liu Jiao to his door, beg her to apologize, and bring the cow over.
Unexpectedly, there was no movement for half a day, and Liu Jiao's father did not come to mediate as usual.
But the land in the fields can't be left unattended.
Tie Niu finally couldn't hold back any longer and knocked urgently on Liu Jiao's door.
The sun is setting, and smoke curls from the kitchen chimney.
When the door opened, Liu Jiao was burning firewood in front of the stove.
Liu Jiao opened the wooden door, leaned against the doorframe, blocking the doorway completely, and when she saw it was Tie Niu, she said irritably, "What is it?"
Tie Niu didn't say it directly, but hesitated slightly: "It's not convenient to say this. Are you not letting me in?"
Liu Jiao thought about it and agreed: "Okay, you can tell me what you need to do, and I'll add firewood and start the fire. Don't delay my work."
Amidst the smoke and fire, Liu Jiao squatted beside the wood-fired stove.
Seeing that no one was around, Tie Niu finally spoke: "Actually, as long as you apologize, I'm not in a position to let bygones be bygones, and I might even be able to accept you marrying me."
Liu Jiao: ?
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