38 Chapter 38
◎I like you, will you marry me?◎
Yu went in, and Gui'er stomped her feet and ran away.
"Madam Cheng, look at this..." Yu sat down on the bench angrily, "Gui'er is clueless."
"She's not the only one who hasn't gotten her way. Don't you also not want to get married?" Dong'er's mother came and told her twice.
"Madam Cheng, you really are..." Yu looked over with resentment. "I'm already old, why should I get married? Please don't embarrass me."
"You're not even thirty-four yet." How could that be considered old? In modern times, that would still be the prime of life. "Besides, there are many families that need men to take charge of the household."
"Before we met Madam Cheng, my mother and I had no intention of living," Yu said, no longer shedding tears when she spoke of her deceased husband and son. "It's good to be with Madam Cheng now. I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I have a baby to raise. I hope Madam Cheng won't chase me away."
Cheng Mu quickly explained, "I'm not trying to drive you away. It's just that we're not destined to be together now. Let's talk about it when your destiny comes."
Gui'er ran away and went to the hill behind to look for Muyun.
Sao Hu said that Mu Yun was grazing horses on the wild hillside. Gui Er then rushed over to the wild hillside like a gust of wind.
Mu Yun had just ridden his horse back and forth and was now lying on the slope, resting his head on one hand, with his legs crossed and a piece of grass in his mouth.
The horses were grazing leisurely, and the sky was high and the clouds were light in the distance.
"Ride the wind!" Guier waved to the horse and stopped to catch his breath.
Chengfeng tied his head up and ate grass, without looking at her, but just wagged his soft tail.
Guier strode towards the man lying on the slope and sat down beside him.
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She poked the man whose face was covered with a straw hat and asked, "Are you asleep?"
The head moved beneath the straw hat.
Gui'er pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time. She couldn't think of any more roundabout words, so she decided to get straight to the point. She took a deep breath and said, "My mother said I can get married now. I'm attracted to you. Will you marry me?"
The straw hat was taken off, revealing a shocked face underneath, "You, you like..."
Gui'er's fist was faster than the expression on her face, "You're looking for death!"
The fist whistled as it hit his face, causing blood to spurt out of his nose.
“You, you, you…”
Mu Yun spat out the grass in his mouth, quickly stood up, and shouted, "Zhao Guier!"
Gui Er stood up angrily and asked Mu Yun, "Why is he here?"
The veins on the back of Mu Yun's hand trembled, and he suppressed his anger and went to check Li Yu's injuries.
Mu Yun was on the other side of the horse. Gui'er had made a mistake, but the anger that had supported her and made her feel justified quickly dissipated when she saw Mu Yun's eyes.
She stood straight, the light in her eyes gone, "What you heard just now doesn't count!"
Better forget it quickly!
How could she say this to Mu Yun again? Mu Yun would definitely think she was fickle.
For a long time, Guier was very worried.
那李鱼回去之后，众人问他为何受伤，他说桂儿看上他了，让他娶她，他当时吓傻了，那反应为她所不喜，遂被揍。
The four of them all knew about this and started laughing non-stop. After all, they were good friends, and they actually took turns going up to Gui'er and speaking well of Li Yu.
Who the hell is Li Yu? Can he compare with Mu Yun?
Both of them are thin, but Mu Yun is strong and thin, while he is lean and lean; both of them are handsome, but Mu Yun is handsome, while he is just a little cleaner-looking with delicate features; both of them practice martial arts, but Mu Yun has a stable lower body, strong waist and legs, and has killed tigers and wolves, while Li Yu is just a jack of all trades, with fancy moves and embroidered techniques.
Li Yu also came to find Gui'er, but before he could say anything, he was beaten by Gui'er again. Gui'er was too lazy to listen to the five brothers' nonsense. She said fiercely, "When you can beat my fist, I will listen to you again!"
Perhaps the only one who can defeat her now is Mu Yun.
Gui'er couldn't swallow this anger, and she wanted to put an end to this matter. She invited Mu Yun, "Let's have a competition."
Gui'er's plan is to use force to speak. If she wins, she will force him to marry her; if Mu Yun wins, she will concentrate on practicing kung fu until she can defeat Mu Yun, and then force him to marry her.
Two years ago, in Puyang City, Mu Yun was defeated by her.
Two years have passed, her boxing skills have improved a lot, and her body has become stronger. Mu Yun is still thin, and although he has grown taller, he is only two or three inches taller than her. He is definitely not as strong as her.
Mu Yun was tying his horse, his heart aching with anxiety, but he pretended to be indifferent. "Why do you want to compete with me?"
Mu Yun felt that he had made a lot of progress in the past two years. In order to avenge his previous defeat, he had long wanted to compete with Gui'er again, but she was a woman and had never practiced with them, so Mu Yun had no reason to do so.
It's best if she takes the initiative.
Now she finally had this idea.
Gui Er was afraid that he wouldn't agree, so she said casually, "Let's have a sparring match. The loser has to agree to one of the winner's requests. Do you dare?"
If there is a prize, let’s encourage it further.
"Why not?" Mu Yun straightened his chest and glanced at her with his bright eyes. "If I lose, you can ask for anything you want."
Gui'er was so happy that she couldn't help but smile, "A gentleman's word..."
Mu Yun: "A whip to the horse."
Guier reiterated, "I will never regret it."
Yu heard the horse snort and looked over to see that the man had indeed returned and called out to them, "It's time to eat."
Mu Yun went to wash his hands, and Gui'er helped Yu set the table.
Today we had a meal of cold alfalfa and corn steamed buns. Yu said, "Nowadays, every household grows grain, and there's no place to pick alfalfa if you want to eat it."
"Mom, you haven't eaten enough alfalfa yet. When there's no food to eat, you eat this with your eyes open. You eat alfalfa with your eyes closed. Humans are not horses. You won't gain weight by eating alfalfa."
Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi climbed onto the table and repeated Guier's words, "You won't gain weight."
Yu blamed Gui'er for her rude words and for leading Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi astray.
Cheng Mu helped Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi up and continued, "It's a rough statement, but the truth is there."
Mu Yun peeled off the corn leaves wrapped around the corn bun for Xiao Liu who couldn't wait any longer and blew on it several times. "It's a little hot."
Corn buns are made by grinding corn kernels into a pulp, wrapping them in corn leaves and steaming them. Except for the few that Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi eat, the rest are filled with bacon.
The aroma of the corn was rich, a blend of sweet and salty. Mu Yun ate two with satisfaction and said, "Sister-in-law, I have a competition with Gui'er tomorrow..."
"Hey!" Gui'er didn't expect Mu Yun to tell the elders about the private competition, and she interrupted him with a red face.
Mu Yun's goal was to prove that he was no longer the same person he was before. The key was to prove it in front of them, especially Cheng Mu. How could he not let them know? "We will spar behind closed doors and stop when we're done. However, any injuries are understandable. Please don't blame me, Auntie."
Yu glared at Gui'er. It was not difficult to guess from the atmosphere that it must have been Gui'er who caused the trouble. She was about to get married, but she was still acting so crazy and didn't know how to avoid suspicion.
"Madam Cheng, we can't let them do whatever they want."
"Nothing, Aunt Yu, didn't you hear them say that it was a closed-door competition, only we knew about it, and it couldn't be spread outside."
The competition did not wait until the next day. To avoid Yu's long-term discomfort, Cheng Mu suggested that the competition be held that night.
After closing the front and back doors, the few of them finished their meal and cleaned up, then sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air. It was not yet completely dark, and the moon in the sky was big and round, shining all over the ground.
The fire in the kitchen was still on, and there was hot water in the pot for cleaning later.
There were cantaloupes soaked in the well water. Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi squatted beside the wooden basin, rolling the cantaloupes around like balls.
Mu Yun and Gui'er both seemed a little nervous and kept adjusting their state.
Cheng Xi said, "Start when you are ready."
"Madam Cheng." There was still a hint of dissuasion in Yu's tone.
Cheng Mu patted the backs of her folded hands comfortingly, "Aunt Yu, the arrow has been drawn and must be released. We'll just watch."
Another quarter of an hour later, the two said they were ready.
Gui'er and Mu Yun both took up positions to meet the enemy. Gui'er was as sturdy as ever, having done a lot of farm work in the two years since returning, and her strength had only increased, not decreased. Mu Yun looked thin, but not as frail as he had been two years ago. Without some real kung fu skills, he wouldn't be able to defeat Sao Hu and the others.
The two waited quietly for a while, and neither of them made the first move. Mu Yun was more patient, and Gui'er was the first to break the deadlock.
At first, Mu Yun dodged and gave way to Gui'er's punches and kicks. Every one of Gui'er's moves missed. As time went on, she became angry and yelled, "Why are you dodging?"
Gui'er wanted to use the "Taishan Pressing Down" move to suppress the opponent with the strength of her strong body, but she could no longer touch Mu Yun as easily as before, and that move made her fall hard.
Yu was worried that Gui'er and Mu Yun would start fighting, hugging, throwing and rolling around in a disorderly manner. But it seemed that Gui'er didn't even touch Mu Yun's clothes, but instead recklessly threw herself down.
It just looked so… so stupid.
Yu couldn't bear to watch it.
Before Gui'er could get up from the ground, Mu Yun had already approached her and held her down with one elbow and one leg, making her unable to move.
The more Guier struggled, the angrier she became. This competition was too pathetic!
"Mu Yun! Why don't you dare to accept it!"
Mu Yun said lightly: "You lose."
"You're cheating!"
"If you still refuse to accept your loss, you are cheating."
“Come again!”
"We agreed to compete once, so let's only compete once. You lost, and once you've said something, you can't go back on your word." He leaned in close to Gui'er and whispered in her ear, "Listen carefully, my request is that if you win and you want me to agree to something, you never tell me. Ever."
Gui'er stopped struggling. She thought that if she waited for Mu Yun's strength to loosen, she would attack immediately and she would surely hit him with one strike.
Mu Yun seemed to have guessed it and refused to let go.
Yu walked over darkly and slapped Gui'er's legs several times. "You're not ashamed enough! Get up!"
Mu Yun let go and moved behind Yu.
Gui'er was so angry that she couldn't accept the competition and the result for a long time.
Cheng Mu patted her back to calm her down. "Alright, I saw it clearly just now. Strength and momentum are your strengths. You lost because of your lack of experience and patience. You thought Mu Yun was always dodging your moves, but in fact, you didn't see his speed and skills. Think about it, when you hugged him and threw him two years ago, could he have dodged if he wanted to?"
"Besides, you can't underestimate his current strength. You couldn't do anything to him just now."
Cheng Wei encouraged her, "You are still young, you still have a chance to beat him."
It’s gone, there’s no chance anymore. Gui’er belatedly recalled Mu Yun’s request.
He told her to never, ever tell him to marry her. He didn't know what she wanted to say, how could he be so mean!
This is completely different from what she had imagined at the beginning!
"Wow..." Gui'er burst into tears and pounded the ground. She was so pathetic! So infuriating!
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