Chapter 12: Marriage Proposal
The village head helped him a lot, and Xiao Yuanyan hired a carriage to take them all the way back to Qingxi Village. When passing through Qingxi Town, he bought four kinds of cakes for the village head. He himself put two strings of candied haws in his arms.
After taking the bathtub from Carpenter Zhu, Xiao Yuanyan hurried back up the mountain. The moon was already high in the sky. Zhou Yuanshan and Zhou Yuanchun were still with Jiang Yuyan. When they saw him coming back, they heated up dinner and went down the mountain.
Xiao Yuanyan's heart was full, and he had a lot to say to Jiang Yuyan, and he couldn't even eat. He missed her so much after not seeing her for a day, and he wanted to hold her in his arms all the time. But he couldn't say anything now, and he just stared at Jiang Yuyan.
Under the dim light, Jiang Yuyan's face seemed warm, her eyes affectionate yet timid. Indeed, there is something special about looking at a beauty under the light.
Jiang Yuyan blushed when he looked at her. She could remain calm in the face of others' teasing, but she couldn't stand such a direct stare.
Just as she was about to speak to break the awkwardness, Xiao Yuanyan's broad and warm hands had already covered hers.
"Wanwan. I have a lot to tell you."
"Yeah." Jiang Yuyan sat on the edge of the bed with her head lowered and motionless.
Xiao Yuanyan half-knelt down to look at her, "I have already handled the household registration. You are young, so I changed your age to fifteen. However, according to the laws of Dayue Kingdom, you must get married this year. There are only two months left until the end of the year. Although it is very rushed, are you willing to marry me?"
Xiao Yuanyan's face turned red again, as if he didn't dare to look, his eyes drooped slightly, his palms were wet, and he was nervously waiting for Jiang Yuyan's answer.
"Are you proposing to me?" Jiang Yuyan's voice trembled slightly.
"Yes!" Xiao Yuanyan said without hesitation.
For a long while, the room fell silent. Jiang Yuyan thought, she was only eighteen years old, not yet of legal marriage age in modern times. Now she was forced to get married after only a few days in this alien world. But rather than being forced to be assigned by the government later, it seemed easier to accept Xiao Yuanyan. And she really liked him.
"Then will you always listen to me and be good to me?" Jiang Yuyan asked, looking up.
"Of course, I will always listen to Wanwan. Be good to Wanwan!" Xiao Yuanyan solemnly promised.
"That's fine. A gentleman's word is as good as gold!" Jiang Yuyan stretched out her hand and smiled.
Xiao Yuanyan was so happy that he laughed heartily and clapped his hands happily with Jiang Yuyan!
"Then I will take a bath every day from now on, and you should also take a bath every day..."
".……….good"
"From now on, I will use toilet paper..."
".……….good"
Xiao Yuanyan listened to Jiang Yuyan's chattering, not knowing how many small requests she had, and felt amused and helpless. So he took out the two strings of candied haws from his arms and blocked her mouth.
Xiao Yuanyan mentioned that he wanted to renovate and add to the old house when they got married, and said apologetically that he didn't have much savings left, so he could only buy her a small courtyard in the town as a betrothal gift.
Jiang Yuyan felt that as an ordinary hunter, Xiao Yuanyan had done his best, especially since she had spent so much money on him before.
She actually wanted to buy a yard with a shop in the county town in one go so that she could do some business in the future. But she couldn't refuse Xiao Yuanyan's kindness, so as not to hurt his face, so she had to find someone else to help her with this matter. The most urgent thing was to get some money first.
"When are we going to sell the sea pearls?" Jiang Yuyan asked tentatively.
"Don't worry, Wanwan. I will work hard to earn money to support you in the future. Wouldn't it be better for you to keep it as a family heirloom?"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head and said coquettishly, "I think I have money on my side, and I also want to give a dowry!"
Xiao Yuanyan was happy and touched. Women in Dayue Country generally did not have to pay any dowry. Only the wealthy families were more particular and gave the man four pieces of jewelry as a betrothal gift, which was decent enough. For example, jade pendants, jade hairpins, jade ruyi, etc. Small families could also use other alternatives.
"You must also have what others have, I must prepare it for you!"
Jiang Yuyan thought about it, her eyes lit up, and she had already figured out what to do. Jade ornaments were nothing, she had diamonds, and although the hem of the dress was made of broken diamonds, they were real diamonds after all!
Xiao Yuanyan was so excited. His Wanwan was so different! This world is hard for men. How many men can get a little pity from their wives? They only know how to ask for things, beat and scold them at any time, and abandon them at will when they are not satisfied. How lucky is he to have such a wife? I am afraid that smoke is coming out of the ancestral grave.
The two chatted affectionately until the end of the night. Xiao Yuanyan then remembered that he had promised her to take a bath every day, so he hurried to boil water.
Because this was the only bedroom that was better sealed, Xiao Yuanyan was afraid that she would be cold, so he moved the bathtub into the room and moved it to the next room after she finished taking a bath.
It turned out that Xiao Yuanyan would jump into the stream to wash every day, and now it was indeed a bit cold. He waited outside the door for Jiang Yuyan to finish washing before washing.
Martial artists have amazing hearing. Xiao Yuanyan listened to the rustling sounds in the room and seemed to see some images in front of his eyes. He suddenly felt dry mouth.
After Jiang Yuyan finished washing, she realized that she had not had time to clean her underwear. The original underwear had been worn for several days and could not be worn again. She had to simply scrub it clean. After changing into pajamas, she opened the door and asked Xiao Yuanyan with a red face, "Is there any way to dry the underwear? I...I need to wear it tomorrow."
Xiao Yuanyan looked at her arms and slender white legs that were faintly visible under her pajamas, and his face turned red like a monkey's butt.
"The fire in the kitchen is still burning, so we can use it to dry it."
"Oh." Jiang Yuyan lowered her head and ran to the next room holding her underwear, but Jiang Yuyan had just taken a shower and was wearing cool clothes, so Xiao Yuanyan pulled her back.
"I...I'll help you dry...you, you go to sleep first."
Xiao Yuanyan stammered, snatched the wet clothes from her hand and ran away.
Jiang Yuyan was both shy and amused. It was really embarrassing, but this man was so cute! She had never thought that an ancient man could dry her underwear for her!
It was also the first time for Xiao Yuanyan to ride in a bridal sedan. He blushed and held the strange little clothes in front of the stove to dry. When it was almost dry, he used his inner strength to dry it all at once. But the heat on his face never subsided.
He was so excited that he couldn't sleep most of the night, so he had to leave the house and jump into the stream. The mountain spring was so cold that he calmed down.
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