Chapter 13 Why is there a man in your room?
Huo Zheng paused slightly when he heard this.
The fewer people who know that he is recuperating here, the better. Once outsiders find out, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Seeing that he was wavering, Chunzhi immediately said, "Think about it carefully, and I will look for someone else. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I don't want to have a fake marriage with you."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and finished the lean meat soup in the bowl, then went back to the house to continue making clothes.
Huo Zheng sat alone at the eight-immortal table and finished his second bowl of lean meat soup.
The lean meat soup is really delicious.
What did this girl say just now?
——I can cook for you every day, take care of you, and support you...
Huo Zheng had never met a girl who wanted to support him before.
It's a bit infuriating and funny.
Actually, it's not completely impossible to have a fake marriage with her.
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The next day, before dawn, Chunzhi got up as usual to make tofu.
The door of the man's room was still closed, and it was pitch black inside. It was obvious that he had not woken up yet.
She left a bowl of soy milk for Huo Qi, made an egg pancake, and went out to sell tofu.
Yesterday, the police came to Chunzhi and said that she was over 18 years old and still unmarried and would have to pay a fine and go to jail. Half of the people in Linshui Town knew about it.
When she set up her stall today, most of the people who came to sell tofu brought their unmarried sons and nephews with them to meet Chunzhi.
Everyone praised Chunzhi for her ability and good looks.
The men who were brought to see Chunzhi stared at her with their eyes wide open and could not say anything.
Chunzhi was busy weighing tofu, packing it and collecting money, and she also had to take the time to glance at the person standing in front of her. She was very busy early in the morning.
Aunt Li from next door also came with her nephew who was a fisherman. They lined up to be seen by Chunzhi and to buy a piece of tofu to take home.
"Chunzhi, look, this is my nephew Li Jun from my mother's side. Don't you think he's tall and handsome? He's just too honest and a little tongue-tied. He's too embarrassed to talk to girls..."
Aunt Li waited in line for half a day before it was her turn. She quickly praised her nephew to Chunzhi.
Li Jun was tall and strong, with dark skin. He blushed when he saw Chunzhi and stammered, "Hello, Miss Chunzhi. My aunt often mentioned you to me... She said you were a very good girl."
"Thank you for the compliment, Aunt Li. Here's a pound of tofu. Take it."
Chunzhi skillfully wrapped it with lotus leaves, tied it with a rope and handed it to Aunt Li.
This Li Jun is different from rich people like Mr. Zhou and Mr. Chu. He looks honest and introverted.
The clothes he was wearing looked a little old, but they were washed very clean.
Chunzhi just wanted to find someone with whom she could live a stable life, and she felt that someone like Li Jun was more suitable for her than rich people or scholars.
She told Aunt Li that she was busy at the stall at the moment and that she could talk about other things after she got home.
Aunt Li heard this and thought it was a good opportunity. She quickly took the tofu and took Li Jun to stand aside. "Then Chunzhi, you go ahead and do your work. I'll take Li Jun home and wait for you."
Chunzhi replied "OK" and continued to work at the stall, chatting with the tofu sellers from time to time.
As usual, the tofu was sold out before noon that day.
Chunzhi packed up her things and prepared to push the cart home.
Aunt Zhang, who sells cakes next door, stuffed a few cakes into her hand and said, "Take them home and eat them."
Chunzhi couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang."
"What are you thanking me for? We've been selling tofu together for years." Aunt Zhang said with some sadness, "If you get married, I don't know if you will still come here to sell tofu."
Chunzhi smiled and said, "Even though I'm married, I'm still in Linshui Town. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future."
Aunt Zhang looked at Chunzhi lovingly. She had a girl in her family who was the same age as Chunzhi. She married far away two years ago. Aunt Zhang knew that Chunzhi had no parents, so she took extra care of her.
Now, hearing that the government was making things difficult for her and forcing her to marry out within three days, Aunt Zhang felt extremely distressed and said to Chunzhi, "Chunzhi, you can't rush into anything. It's especially important to pick a good one at a time like this. The one from the Li family just now really isn't worthy of you..."
The one from the Li family can't even be compared with the top scholar.
He can't even compare to Mr. Zhou and Mr. Chu.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhang, for reminding me. I know."
Chunzhi didn't say much and pushed the cart back home.
The soy milk and omelet I had left for Huo Qi in the morning were gone. He must have eaten them after he got up.
The door was ajar. Chunzhi walked over and took a look. Huo Qi's clothes were half-undressed. He was struggling to apply medicine to the wound on his back.
Chunzhi knocked on the door three times, "Do you need help?"
Huo Zheng turned around and looked at her, "Come here."
He still acts as if he's ordering people around at will.
"Wait a moment."
Chunzhi did not go over immediately. Instead, she washed her hands first, dried them with a towel, and then went into the house and walked in front of Huo Zheng.
The wound had already scabbed over, but it still looked horrifying. Chunzhi changed the dressing and re-bandaged it, and also helped him put on his clothes and straightened his collar.
Huo Zheng watched her skillful movements and suddenly asked, "Did you take care of the top scholar like this before?"
Chunzhi paused, "What does this have to do with you?"
Huo Zheng asked, "Don't you want to have a fake marriage with me?"
How come it doesn’t matter?
"You refuse to agree."
Chunzhi was walking out while talking, and just at this moment Aunt Li came over with Li Jun.
She stood by the door and turned to Huo Qi and said, "A guest is coming. Please stay in the room and don't come out."
Huo Zheng wanted to say something else, but Chunzhi had already turned around and greeted him, "Auntie Li, Brother Li."
Aunt Li was holding two paper bags in her hands. "I brought you some honeysuckle tea, which I dried myself to clear away heat and internal heat, and some lotus cakes that I made myself."
"Mrs. Li, you are so polite. Please take a seat."
Chunzhi led the two of them to sit at the eight-immortals table. She made a pot of tea and filled it for both of them.
Li Jun held the teacup and glanced at Chunzhi from time to time, as if he was embarrassed to keep his gaze on Chunzhi's face.
Aunt Li said to Chunzhi, "My nephew is a real man. He took a liking to you at first sight. He has eight rooms at home and can offer a betrothal gift of thirty taels!"
For ordinary people, a betrothal gift of thirty taels is already considered a lot.
So when Aunt Li said this, she held her back very straight.
She said to Chunzhi, "He should have gotten married a long time ago, but his father passed away five years ago, and his mother passed away three years later, so it's been delayed until now. Oh, he has a younger sister who's already married, and a younger brother who's studying and lives in the academy. If you marry him, you'll be the head of the family..."
Li Jun didn't say much the whole time.
After praising Chunzhi, Aunt Li praised Li Jun and never stopped talking since she entered the door.
She spoke until her mouth was dry, and finally asked Chunzhi with a smile, "Chunzhi, I have said everything I need to say. Do you think it is okay? Just one sentence."
Chunzhi felt that Li Jun was a good person, and thought that if Huo Qi was unwilling to have a fake marriage with her, it would be nice to live with Li Jun.
The word "OK" was on the tip of her tongue, but just as she was about to say it, Huo Zheng suddenly came out of the room pushing a wheelchair.
Aunt Li stood up immediately and asked in astonishment, "Chun, Chunzhi, why is there a man in your room?"
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