Qiao Jingjing had a sudden realization: Wei Cheng was confessing his feelings to her.
this……
Doesn't he care about what the people in Lujiang think? For example, the fine line on her face.
It is said that if a woman is disfigured, people who care about feng shui will no longer want her.
Besides, Qiao Sanming had already told him.
Wasn't what I just said accurate enough?
"Young Master Wei, thank you."
That was all Qiao Jingjing said.
This handsome guy named Wei Cheng is also a pragmatist and quite good-looking. Judging from his physique, he has been in the military for several years and was able to return home with his legs fully intact. He is no weakling.
Qiao Jingjing felt happy about Wei Cheng's confession, but she wasn't moved.
Wei Cheng is quite good.
He was able to be honest with her under these circumstances.
"They've all misunderstood you, young lady! You're a goddess-like figure."
Wei Cheng continued his verbal offensive.
goddess?
The term "goddess" only began to circulate in the Chinese language after Guo Moruo wrote the poem about the goddess.
During the Three Kingdoms period, goddesses were not referred to as such. They were called the Goddess of the Luo River, celestial beings, or simply beautiful women.
Qiao Jingjing looked Wei Cheng up and down again.
Wei Cheng seized upon Qiao Jingjing's momentary interest in him.
"Miss Qiao's methods are very prescient and far more advanced than ours. Although Wei Cheng has never traveled through the entire territory of the Han Dynasty, nor has he ever been north of Luoyang, I think that since rice is not grown in Luoyang, and the Shandong area is vastly different from our Lujiang region, Miss Qiao's methods did not originate from Luoyang or Shandong."
Qiao Jingjing was still looking at Wei Cheng.
On the surface, Wei Cheng was no different from any other diligent and loyal man.
"The Third Young Master mentioned a prominent figure. May I ask, and please forgive me, young lady, is that person surnamed Sun?"
When asked this sensitive question, a range of emotions flashed in Qiao Jingjing's eyes.
Her face remained calm.
Everyone underestimated this person!
They thought he was an honest farmer who had given up martial arts to pursue farming.
Wei Cheng is searching for her secret.
Qiao Jingjing had a smile on her face.
"What big shot surnamed Sun! I don't know him at all. You flatter me. I'm just a woman who only knows how to raise silkworms, farm, and raise chickens, ducks, fish and shrimp to make a living. How could I know such big shots?"
Now, Brother Wei's family is thriving and everything is on the right track. Plus, my mother is very strict, so I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other often in the future.”
Qiao Jingjing has become very tactful now.
She can also use excuses to refuse others.
Wei Cheng was half-believing and half-doubting, but he didn't say anything more.
The boy named Amon had already scooped the carp out of the pond.
In the years since Wei Cheng returned, he has heard rumors and gossip in Lujiang City.
People say that this girl surnamed Qiao had discussed marriage with the sons of the former Prefect Lu, but it didn't work out. Later, she got involved with that devil Sun who attacked Lujiang City and killed many people there. Then, Prefect Liu came, and the girl became acquainted with him.
In short, it's all a fog of truth and falsehood.
Wei Hua had been on the battlefield, but he was unable to carve out his own niche.
He served under Liu Yao and the bandit Yan Baihu.
He also served in Yuan Shu's army.
Because his family was poor, he didn't have the money to bribe them.
He fought desperately and, if he was lucky, might win a battle, but the military merits were all snatched away by those who were important and influential; he only got some supplies.
It's a miracle that I wasn't killed by someone else.
He was cornered in the army camp when he happened to find that their army had suffered a defeat and everyone was fleeing at the mere sight of them.
He then seized an opportunity to escape.
Fearing that others would catch up with him, he ran a long way, reaching Jiangxia, then returning from Jiangxia to Moling, and finally from Moling back to Lujiang.
There were many twists and turns along the way.
He also met a spoiled brat in the middle of it.
That纨绔子弟 (playboy) was named Gan Ning. He was incredibly strong, idle, and frivolous. Gan Ning gathered a group of young men like himself, who roamed the city in groups, carrying bows and arrows, wearing feathers in their hair and adorned with jingling ornaments.
He had served in Gan Ning's army.
Back then, they were quite the big shot. As soon as the locals heard that clanging sound, they knew that Gan Ning was leading them on a robbery.
The common people were so frightened that they called them the Brocade Sail Bandits.
Wei Cheng followed Gan Ning in committing murder and arson in the Ba Commandery, considering himself a chivalrous hero with a reputation for being ruthless and extravagant. Sometimes he rode in a carriage or on horseback, and sometimes he traveled by boat. Whenever he arrived at a place, he would abandon his carriage, his horse, and his boat, which made their extravagant lifestyle seem out of place.
But one day, Gan Ning vowed that he would never do such a thing again, and that he would make a good impression and achieve something.
He told his followers to go home, some to study, others to farm.
So Wei Cheng finally made it back home.
Returning home to farm is not as easy as it seems, with its sun and rain.
A single fruit on a tree, a single grain of rice in a granary—these are all hard-won. Whenever Wei Cheng recalls the glorious days he spent following Gan Ning, robbing and pillaging everywhere, it feels like a dream.
Later, Wei Cheng met Qiao Jingjing.
He was convinced that she was different from other women.
He agreed with what others said about her being intelligent, generous, and beautiful, and he also agreed with what the people of Lujiang said about the small scar on her face.
However, he didn't think she was ugly; the fine line on her face actually made her look softer and more beautiful.
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