"You're such a coward! You're going to jump into the river because you can't afford a ten-tael dowry? What will your mother do if you die? I've wasted my time liking you! You're just a spineless coward! A piece of trash who can't even overcome this little setback! If you don't have money, go earn it! Go to town and do odd jobs, learn from my brother and run errands for people, try to save up ten taels of silver, that'll do. A real man doesn't act like he's going to die for you, I despise you—"
Wang Jingshui's beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with tears.
He seemed frightened, but he kept cursing Jinlu.
The whole village has been talking about it these past two days. They say that Jinlu and Zhu Xiaohua's niece have hit it off and are going to discuss the bride price today. Wang Jingshui was distraught when she heard about this. She unknowingly walked to the Chen family's house and happened to hear Jinlu's voice coming from inside. Then Jinlu came out of the Chen family's house. She immediately hid in a corner and was not discovered.
After everyone left, Wang Jingshui wandered around Yan Xia's house again.
After Jin Lu came out, he walked with him to the riverbank and stood there in a daze, the two of them several dozen meters apart.
It wasn't until Jinlu tried to jump into the river that she frantically ran towards him and grabbed him.
He was so angry that he started cursing on the spot.
But her trembling hands betrayed her inner worry.
"You idiot, you're such an idiot! Why did you jump into the river? I don't love you anymore, you idiot—"
Wang Jingshui roared at the top of her lungs.
However, Jinlu was completely bewildered.
"What the hell? Jump into the river? I just tripped because my leg went numb. Are you crazy?"
Now it was Wang Jingshui's turn to be embarrassed.
"I... I thought you wanted to jump into the river because you couldn't marry the woman you loved. Yes, I'm sorry."
This was the first time Jin Lu had ever seen Wang Jingshui back down, especially since he had just overheard her saying that she would never like him again.
So, Wang Jingshui likes him?
Oh my god.....
He was actually liked by a tigress.
How terrifying!
"What kind of look is that? I'm not some jackal or tiger, why are you so afraid! You used to call me 'sister' when we were little!"
"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly call you sister? You're dreaming."
Jin Lu was so angry he jumped up and down.
"Hmph! I knew you wouldn't remember. I was born in March, older than you. When you were 10, you had a fever, and your grandma made you go up the mountain to chop firewood without feeding you. You starved to death, and I gave you half a gray-bread bun. You even praised me, saying I was as pretty as a fairy! What a good-for-nothing! I still remember it. I should have fed that half bun to Little Black instead of giving it to you! Hmph—"
Xiao Hei is a stray dog that grew up in the village.
He was both a village bully and a village darling.
It looks chubby like a little black bear. It never bites people, but as long as someone feeds it, its little tail wags like it's seeing its own father.
The girls in the village all love it.
"It was...you?"
Jin Lu looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
It didn't move at all.
He compared the woman in front of him to the fairy sister in his dream, and they did indeed look somewhat alike.
It turns out that day wasn't a dream.
He actually got to eat the steamed bun.
"Who else could it be but me? I thought you still remembered me, but unfortunately, my mother called me that day, so I left first."
Jinlu's expression was somewhat cracked.
Why did that gentle fairy sister grow up to become a tigress?
The two sat by the river and chatted for a long time.
It lasted so long that the sun was almost setting.
"I should go home now, or my mother will worry about me. Good luck. Now that you have someone you love, I won't bother you anymore. I wish you success in saving up 10 taels of silver."
Wang Jingshui patted the dust off her buttocks.
"I won't marry her, and she won't wait for me. I don't want to get married anymore. Suddenly, I feel like it's all meaningless. I'm such a grown man, and I still have to rely on my mother to help me get a wife. I really am a good-for-nothing, a penniless good-for-nothing. No girl would want to marry me. They're all after my mother's money, they're all..."
Jinlu has come to terms with everything.
What girl or not?
He doesn't want it anymore.
So what if I'm alone for the rest of my life?
He wants to be the most handsome old man.
Anyway, my older brother and sister-in-law can have children, so I'll always have someone to take care of me when I die.
"Who said that? I don't want money. I can earn it myself. There are so many herbs on the mountain. I can pick them, dry them, and sell them in town. I can earn an ounce a year. Besides, I like you, not because I'm after your mother's money. It's because I'm afraid you'll fall for someone else."
Her face gradually turned red, and her bright voice grew softer and softer.
Until it disappears.
Wang Jingshui has always been a sucker for good looks. The reason she was willing to give Jin Lu half a steamed bun was because he was good-looking.
Given this connection, we occasionally run into each other as we grow up.
The increasingly handsome Jin Lu deeply captivated Wang Jingshui's heart.
However, her father died early, her brother was the same age, and her mother never remarried.
She was bullied by the village children from a young age, which made her personality shrewish.
Therefore, every time the two met by chance, it ended unhappily.
What do you like about me?
Jin Lu was puzzled.
It seems he never gave her a kind look.
"You're good-looking, but just looking at your face makes me lose my appetite..."
Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Jin Lu's handsome face was gilded with gold, leaving Wang Jingshui speechless.
"Oh? Really? If I wanted to marry you without a dowry, would you marry me?"
He was joking.
I think Wang Jingshui is too naive.
"I'll marry you! I'll marry you!"
The three words echoed in the valley.
Jin Lu and Wang Jingshui looked at each other.
"Okay, then come home with me now to see your mother."
It's unclear whether he was angry with Zhu Wenjuan or something else.
Jin Lu took Wang Jingshui home.
"Mother, I want to marry her, but she doesn't want any dowry."
Yan Xia was drinking soup when her youngest son's words startled her so much that she choked on the soup and it went into her nose. She almost coughed herself to death.
"Cough cough cough, what did you say?—"
She couldn't help but ask.
"Mother, I want to marry her, I want to marry Wang Jingshui, she doesn't want any dowry."
Jinlu held onto her arm and didn't let go.
"Jing Shui, are you two joking?"
Yan Xia ignored him and asked about Wang Jingshui, who was standing next to her youngest son.
“Auntie, I am willing to marry him. Don’t worry, my mother said that I can decide my own marriage. I have saved three taels of silver from selling medicinal herbs over the years, which will be my dowry.”
Wang Jingshui proudly puffed out her chest. She knew that if she missed today, she would never have the chance to marry Jin Lu again.
Yan Xia put down her chopsticks and bowl.
Get serious.
She questioned the two of them extensively, and found that her son and Jing Shui had given the same answer, so she had no choice but to give in.
"Mother, I want to do what my eldest brother did and marry Jingshui tomorrow."
Jinlu felt a tightness in his chest.
Yan Xia knew.
"Auntie, I also want to get married soon."
have to.
Since they've both said that, what can she do?
“Jingshui, tomorrow is too fast, I haven’t prepared anything. How about the day after tomorrow? Give your aunt some time to prepare. You can go back and tell your mother that your aunt will come to your house tomorrow morning to talk to her.”
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