"Aren't you ladies busy anymore?"
Although Mi A-Ling was dressed simply as a young woman, her imposing presence was in no way diminished.
As soon as she came down from the ridge of the field—
The most frustrated one was Ah Chen, who thought to himself, "What are you doing here? I was having a great time chatting!"
When the women saw Ah Ling, they were taken aback at first, but then they gave her a gift in the muddy field.
"Spirit Maiden!"
"Spirit Maiden, we're doing it exactly as taught in Qiandong, so we're being very careful!"
“Yes, Spirit Maiden, isn’t our future Miao King coming? You’re busy, you don’t need to keep an eye on this place.”
…
After giving the gift--
Several aunties immediately chimed in with their own comments.
Ah Ling nodded slightly, then gestured with her eyes for the women to stop talking nonsense.
Ah Chen suddenly asked, "Auntie, you haven't finished what you were saying yet. Go on, go on. In our Miao region, who is so special that they can't follow the Miao custom of one-on-one marriage?"
With the Spirit Maiden here, who would dare to speak of that Miao marriage custom that hasn't been used for a thousand years?
The women exchanged glances.
An old woman said, "I am the Spirit Maiden of Western Hunan, you can ask her."
"She's a young woman, and she's not even engaged yet, I—"
"Who said our Spirit Maiden isn't engaged? She's been engaged for a long time! That's—"
"Too talkative--"
Mi A-Ling's originally pleasant expression suddenly turned cold, and a chill emanated from her as she stared at the woman who had just spoken.
The woman quickly bowed.
But he was puzzled, thinking that the spirit maiden's marriage to a Miao woman was already arranged, so why couldn't he say it?
"Sister-in-law, you're being too talkative. You shouldn't say things like that. Just keep it to yourself."
Another auntie gently tugged at the auntie who was bowing to Ah Ling.
While the women were exchanging glances, Ah Chen first looked at Ah Mo, then at Ah Yun—
Only then did he turn his gaze to the exquisitely beautiful face of the Xiangxi Spirit Girl, and asked with a smile:
"You're engaged? I've never heard my wife mention it before!"
Mi A-Ling really didn't know how to answer A-Chen's question. She glanced at A-Mo beside A-Chen.
Then--
She pursed her red lips and said to Ah Chen, "It's settled!"
"That would be great! Call him over later, and we'll have a good drink together."
"good!"
When she uttered that word, Mi A'ling's eyes reddened, but she controlled her emotions.
But Ah Chen suddenly looked her over and asked, "Wait a minute! If you're engaged, why are you still dressed as a girl?"
"Little Ana, you must not be disrespectful to our Spirit Maiden. If you don't understand, don't ask questions."
"Did I ask the wrong question, Auntie?"
Ah Chen looked at the woman with a serious expression and said, "According to Miao custom, a girl who is engaged can no longer wear her maiden clothes, even if they haven't consummated their marriage! She has to change into Miao women's clothes, but she will lose the number of silver ornaments and will not wear the proper Miao women's hairstyle."
"Is this the procedure, honey?"
After he finished speaking, Ah Chen asked Ah Mo a question.
Amo nodded: "That's true, but Miao marriages in Xiangxi are a bit special, so even if she's engaged, she can still wear a girl's hairstyle and dress as a girl."
Upon hearing this, Ah Chen became puzzled. "But how come I didn't know about this?"
"I'll tell you when the time is right."
Achen nodded, then turned to Mi A'ling and asked, "How is he?"
"ah?"
"Your man!"
"I--"
Mi A-Ling was speechless!
Her reaction drew the attention of several women, who exchanged puzzled glances.
The look in his eyes seemed to be asking, "What is the identity of this Xiao A from the Black Miao tribe in eastern Guizhou? How can he speak to the Spirit Maiden like this?"
besides--
The way the spirit maiden looked at little Ana was strange!
The key point is the tone of voice that little Ana used when speaking to the spirit woman—
While the women were exchanging glances, Ah Chen asked directly, "Ah Ling, is your man treating you badly? If so, I'll teach him a lesson."
"OK!"
Ah Ling said with a smile, "If he doesn't want me anymore, remember to beat him up for me."
"We're already engaged, how can we back out? Besides, you're so beautiful and capable, your child will definitely be great, and—"
"Ah Chen, you--"
Ah Chen's carefree and unrestrained words made Mi A Ling blush deeply.
But it was her calling out "Ah Chen" that reached the ears of several women below the paddy field ridge—
The women were astonished, but then they saw their spirit maiden blushing with embarrassment, and they seemed to understand something.
The present moment--
Their eyes were all focused on Ah Chen, who was still squatting on the edge of the field.
"You...you're called 'Achen'?"
"yes!"
What's your last name?
"His surname is Mu, Mu Achen!"
boom--
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, stand firm, stand firm—"
As soon as Ah Chen gave his name, the auntie who asked the question felt dizzy and almost fell into the muddy field.
The other Miao women also realized what was happening.
This moment--
The moment they looked at Ah Chen, their eyes widened in surprise.
Then, he glanced at Amo next to Achen and secretly observed her.
"Then you... are the future... the future... Miao... Miao Miao... King?"
"She is...a saintly...woman..."
…
Several of the aunties are stuttering!
The key point is that they were looking at Saintess Amo and Spirit Maiden Aling while they were talking, and the meaning behind it couldn't be clearer.
besides--
Their conversation with the future Miao king was extremely disrespectful.
They also called the saintess "old woman" --
This...this--
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