A flash of light refracted past Yuwen Sheng's eye. He turned his head slightly, focused his attention, and realized something was wrong.
Hearing the cry as a signal from the other side, he broke his silence and walked towards the wedding procession from under the pear tree.
Just as he was about to approach the female spy, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed him tightly.
The warm, soft piece of fabric, pressed against his wrist, caused the smile on his lips to freeze abruptly.
"I'll marry you, and you won't have to pay for anything. I'll even bring a new house as my dowry." Zheng Quchi was panting from running too fast.
The spy opposite him widened his eyes in shock and watched this scene with bated breath.
Yuwen Sheng turned his eyes to the side, a smile of unreadable emotion curving his scarlet lips: "What did you say?"
The spy shuddered, a look of disdain creeping into his heart.
This little black girl is doomed; the general hates being touched.
And what nonsense is she spouting? She wants to marry the general and become his wife, how could the general possibly marry such a dark-skinned country girl like her!
Zheng Quchi took a deep breath: "Do I still need to answer those two questions you asked earlier?"
Before he could reply, Zheng Quchi answered, “For the first question, Fuxian County has been suffering from drought for years. In addition to irrigating with earthenware jars, we can also dig canals to divert water and build a water system project, or build a moat to store rainwater during the rainy season. More specific plans will have to be determined based on the actual situation and adapted to local conditions.”
Yuwen Sheng originally intended to break her wrist, but he didn't expect that once she opened her mouth, he would forget to do so because of the logical reasoning in her words.
They fell silent for a moment.
The water conservancy official had proposed digging canals to divert water long ago, but the project was ultimately stalled due to construction difficulties. As for the proposal to repair the city moat, it would benefit both water conservancy and city defense, but the rainy season in Fuxian County is unpredictable, so it is unlikely that much river water can be stored...
Upon hearing Zheng Quchi's answer, Jin Duobao's eyes widened in shock and bewilderment, as if he were hearing a celestial being reciting a heavenly scripture.
The others present had been treating the blind man's question as a joke.
Because they don't think ordinary people would know how to solve such livelihood issues, and they didn't even really understand what they were talking about. Since they are ordinary people, they should be content with being ordinary. Why did they have to ask about something that only officials care about?
But now there is someone who is answering clearly and logically, with a wonderful and profound answer.
Although I didn't understand it, I inexplicably felt it was really cool.
Wait a minute... is she talking nonsense with a straight face, or does she really know it?
Even if they were to make up stories, they couldn't possibly come up with such a long passage about water conservancy.
"The second question is, if I am captured by the enemy, I will not endure the humiliation to live, nor will I end my own life. I will feel neither ashamed nor will I take my own life to please my enemies and pain my loved ones. I will only spare no effort to annihilate all enemy troops who dare to invade our country's borders!"
Her eyes were resolute, and she truly believed it; every word she spoke came from the bottom of her heart, making it all the more moving.
The questions that Jin Duobao and the others scoffed at, when answered by Zheng Quchi, suddenly gave them a surge of emotion, as if they had been educated and inspired by her.
Yuwen Sheng stared at her blankly.
Zheng Quchi couldn't understand his expression, but knowing he didn't like being touched, she had already let go. She simply opened her light brown puppy eyes and asked him, "I've answered your two questions. Are you satisfied with the answers?"
She said, "I feel neither ashamed nor will I take my own life to please my enemies and pain my loved ones. I will do everything in my power to destroy all enemy troops that dare to invade our country's borders."
What a strong and brave heart!
She's completely different from that "she".
The deepening curve of his lips was stretched into a sickly shape, like a bloodstained scythe, but his eyes were obscured by a thin veil of mist.
He had only asked those two questions casually, not expecting anyone to answer them, and perhaps he himself hadn't even thought about what the answers would be.
But her answer seemed to be a perfect match from birth.
Suddenly, he remembered that she had asked the same question to someone else before.
His smile faded, and his tone became somewhat sarcastic: "You're planning to have me marry into your family?"
Having experienced his previous failure, Zheng Quchi would not repeat the same mistake.
She's thinking like a scumbag: first, coax and trick him into coming home, then make it a fait accompli, and let him decide whether to leave or not.
"No, it's you who's marrying me, but you don't have a house or money right now, so you can stay at my place for now."
Zheng Quchi has clearly mastered another way of deceiving people into marrying into his family.
"So, you'll also mine, cut down trees, build houses, dig canals, fish, build dams, build bridges, and build ships to support me?" He smiled strangely.
Zheng Quchiqi's face lit up with joy: "Of course!"
She thought to herself, looking at his sickly and delicate appearance, he must be easy to take care of.
Yuwen Sheng remained silent for a moment.
Zheng Quchi stared intently at him, fearing that he would kill her with a single blow, just as he had rejected Jin Duobao.
It's all the fault of Ye Kingdom's broken rules. Why must men choose women? If she ever has the ability to amend Ye Kingdom's laws, she will definitely change it so that women can choose men.
Feeling that he might fail, Zheng Quchi resentfully complained about the injustice in his heart.
Unexpectedly, a note with the character "囍" (double happiness) was handed to her.
"Village official, I've chosen the person."
Zheng Quchi suddenly raised her head and saw that he was "looking" at her. His white clothes were bathed in a soft light under the pale sun, making his pale and cold face look like that of a god or Buddha.
"Zheng Quchi, I will marry you."
At that moment, her breathing seemed to stop.
Snap.
Jin Duobao's knees buckled and he slumped to the ground, his eyes vacant.
She was just laughing at Xiao Heizi for losing someone else's boyfriend, but she never expected karma to come so quickly; the boyfriend she had her eye on also ended up with someone else.
Waaah... This year, she'll still be unable to get married.
The others never expected that Da Niu's words would come true, and that the man and woman, whom everyone thought were mentally ill, actually became a couple.
The female spy could hardly believe her ears; it was a bolt from the blue.
Their general, the general whom even the princess looked down upon, the general hailed as the God of War of Ye, the general whose fame shook the nine provinces, actually fell for such a dark-skinned girl in the end?!
Good heavens, General! If she had known you had this particular fetish, she would have definitely ruined her reputation.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
The general... in the end, he became a husband.
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After Zheng Quchi and Liu Fengmian completed the registration procedures, they were about to take their newlywed partner home together.
Suddenly, they heard an unusual noise from behind, and even the ground beneath their feet was shaking slightly.
She was wondering what was going on when she saw "Liu Fengmian" suddenly cover his eyes.
"Liu Fengmian, what's wrong?"
His breathing seemed a little unsteady, and Yao Nie's lazy voice lowered a few decibels: "My eyes seem to be a little uncomfortable. Could you go to the pharmacy and buy me some painkillers?"
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