Chapter 134 Extra 1 First Meeting
"Young Master?"
The boatman, while rowing the boat, asked, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Yan covered his head with his hands, feeling dizzy and as if he had forgotten something.
"Boatman, is there a village called Xiaohe Village?"
Xiao Yan asked.
After asking, he himself was a little confused.
Where have you heard this?
How did he know about this place?
The boatman smiled and said, "I do know a place called Xiaohe Village. It's only two hours' walk down the river. I'm not sure if it's the Xiaohe Village you're looking for."
"What's the surname of the main resident of the Xiaohe Village you mentioned?"
"Or are there any other characteristics?"
Xiao Yan shook his head.
He doesn't know any of this.
The boatman was also a little embarrassed: "Sir, do you want to go to that small river village to take a look?"
Xiao Yan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then finally nodded: "Go."
He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to go.
Although he had never been to Xiaohe Village, a strange place, and did not know the people there.
But there seemed to be an idea in his mind urging him to go.
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Perhaps Xiao Yan was unlucky. The weather was good when he set out and the river was calm.
But after the boat had been sailing for more than an hour, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder.
The boat also began to tilt.
"Sir, the wind and waves are too strong,"
The boatman's voice was muffled by the storm.
Looking at the boatman's extremely frightened face, Xiao Yan was inexplicably calm at this moment.
Dying here might not be a bad thing.
If he doesn't die here, he has to find another way.
This must be God's will.
So Xiao Yan let go of the hand that was holding the boat and jumped into the river on his own initiative.
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"Shu girl, are you home?"
Meng Mingshu heard a familiar voice outside. Although she didn't want to move, she finally got up from the bed.
"Aunt Li."
Meng Mingshu opened the gate.
As soon as Aunt Li came in, she began to look around and criticized Meng Mingshu:
"Look, your yard has become a complete mess since your parents left."
"Back then, your parents were known for their diligence, and their home was always kept tidy."
"Look at you now. The grass in your yard is almost taller than a person."
Meng Mingshu listened silently without saying anything.
It’s not that she hasn’t thought about doing it herself, but she had never done these jobs when her parents were alive.
Nowadays, even if you want to do something, you simply cannot do it well, and end up making things worse.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
Aunt Li asked unhappily.
Meng Mingshu shook her head and said, "I just ate three eggs this morning."
Aunt Li shook her head with a look of pain on her face:
"Prodigal son, prodigal son! Even the daughter of a landlord doesn't eat three eggs a day."
Meng Mingshu sighed.
Apart from eggs, she doesn't know how to cook anything else.
"Aunt, do you have something to ask me?"
Aunt Li then remembered her business and nodded:
"Aunt has found a marriage for you."
"He's a hunter. Although he's been married before, his first wife only left behind a daughter."
"If you marry him and give birth to a son, you'll have a stable foothold."
Seeing Meng Mingshu's resistance, Aunt Li sighed:
"I know you're beautiful, and your parents only have you as their daughter, so they've spoiled you since you were little."
"But one should still be down-to-earth. Your reputation as a lazy and gluttonous person is well known throughout the surrounding area. Few families would dare to marry you."
"Even if you reluctantly marry her, I'm afraid your mother-in-law will torture you to death in the future."
What Aunt Li said was true.
Meng Mingshu has the body of a young lady but the fate of a maid.
I don’t know anything, and yet I was born in a farming family.
"If you marry this hunter, you won't have parents-in-law above you. You'll only have to serve your husband. You'll be able to make a good living there. He's also very capable."
"That hunter also told me that as long as you give him a son, he won't say anything even if you stay home and do nothing."
Meng Mingshu was obviously in a dilemma.
She naturally looked down on hunters.
But the scholar she had hooked up with before was also a heartless man.
He had just passed the imperial examination and his mother came to scold him for being a slut and seducing her son.
As a result, Meng Mingshu's reputation became even worse.
It’s not that there aren’t richer families coming to propose marriage.
But those people were old, half of their bodies were buried in the ground, and they still became concubines.
I'm afraid that after only a few years of enjoying the rich and prosperous life, the old man will die and she will be doomed with him.
"You silly girl, let me tell you, if you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find it again. That hunter is very popular and several girls are eyeing him."
"If your parents hadn't helped me when they were alive, I wouldn't have done anything for you."
Meng Mingshu sighed: "That hunter is too ugly, really, really..."
She really doesn't like it.
A proud person like Meng Mingshu really cannot accept an ugly husband.
Just think about living with such a person in the future.
Facing an extremely ugly face every day, Meng Mingshu felt that life was hopeless.
"You're still picky."
Aunt Li tapped Meng Mingshu's forehead fiercely:
"If you don't get married, you'll starve to death."
"Besides, your uncles and aunts will come to take over the house and the fields at the end of the month. You won't even have a place to live by then, and winter is almost here."
"If you don't hurry up and get married, do you really want to freeze to death or starve to death?"
"Besides, you are good-looking. Now the people in the village are still cautious because of your parents' life."
Aunt Li couldn't help but sigh:
"But after some time, you, an orphan girl, might..."
Meng Mingshu trembled subconsciously. In fact, she knew that she was being watched.
There was some noise outside the yard a few nights ago, luckily Brother Li from next door came out.
"Without a man to protect you at home, you will be eaten up and killed."
"Marry or die, think about it carefully."
Meng Mingshu bit her lips tightly, she knew that what Aunt Li said was true.
Meng Mingshu is a lazy and greedy girl at heart.
My stomach is rumbling again and I feel dizzy from hunger.
No matter how reluctant she was, Meng Mingshu nodded helplessly.
She really should face reality.
"Aunt, I accept this marriage."
Meng Mingshu gritted her teeth and made up her mind:
"Go tell that hunter to get ready to marry me."
Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face: "Girl, you finally came to your senses."
"Auntie will go and make arrangements right away! Just wait to be the bride."
After Aunt Li left, Meng Mingshu felt more and more unwilling.
She is so beautiful, but she can only marry a hunter who is unlucky in marriage.
That hunter is so ugly!
It’s a waste that I’m so good-looking.
After scolding the hunter, Meng Mingshu scolded the unfaithful scholar.
coward.
Same ugly thing, with such small eyes.
If she had not been born in a farming family, how could she be interested in such an ugly thing given her looks?
Unfortunately, she had a bad fate. She was born in this countryside and had no chance to meet any decent men.
Her life is so miserable.
Meng Mingshu fell asleep again while crying because she was so hungry.
After falling asleep, Meng Mingshu had a dream.
I dreamed that the hunter loved to beat and scold his wife and children. The wife he had married didn’t die of illness, but was beaten to death.
This dream is so real.
After being awakened by the shock, Meng Mingshu was still frightened.
She was even more reluctant to marry a hunter.
Meng Mingshu was in such a bad mood that she wanted to go out for a walk, even though it was drizzling outside.
For some reason, Meng Mingshu walked to the river.
"Huh?"
Meng Mingshu stepped forward and asked, "Why does it seem like there's someone here?"
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