Chapter 41: Beast, I'll see what's so scary about you
Aunt Qi said she came to ask for an explanation, but everyone knew that all she wanted was an attitude and the betrothal money that her nephew had given in advance.
Let alone the fact that both sides just made a mistake, even if it was intentional, the person had already been married, and almost four months had passed, could they really break her up? Yan Xue was beautiful, but she wasn't so beautiful that someone would risk everything to win her back even if it meant a second marriage.
Moreover, Qi Fang was a good-natured person and would never do anything that would embarrass others. Aunt Qi took the initiative to attack because she was afraid that her nephew would be too easy to talk to and would suffer losses.
So Qi Fang apologized, gave the money, and gave it with great sincerity, and everyone thought the matter was over.
No one expected that the most talkative person would be difficult to talk to today, and he just wanted people instead of money.
The scene became quiet, and Qi Fang just lowered his eyes and looked at the person opposite him without saying a word.
The man was tall, and although he had peach blossom eyes, he had a cold temperament. When he had no expression on his face, a sense of oppression came over him.
Qi Fang wasn't the type to get into conflicts, but today he defied the pressure. "She was introduced to me, and I gave her the betrothal gift. What's wrong with exchanging her?"
At the end of his words, he still stuttered. It seemed more like he was trying to give himself courage than to convince the other party.
Aunt Qi saw that the situation was not right and quickly pulled her nephew aside. "He is very sincere. Besides, this is not his intention. Let it go."
It was obvious that they thought he was just angry and was deliberately looking for trouble to argue with the other party.
Qi Fang pursed his lips, didn't explain, and continued to look at the other person stubbornly.
Perhaps Qi Fang was the only one who knew what he was thinking. Because he knew it, he was in a particularly bad mood. What happened was that he was the one who was in the wrong.
When the two first met on the mountain, they probably never imagined that the situation would one day develop like this.
Yan Xue came out to smooth things over, "Everyone calm down and talk it over."
She looked at him softly, "This is mainly my fault. I wasn't sure what Aunt Qiufang said was right, so I planned to look for it in Jinchuan Forest Farm first, and didn't go to Xiaojinchuan. In the end, I found it in Jinchuan, and I didn't ask any questions at the time. I wasted your time and made you worry."
The young girl had a pleasant voice and spoke nicely, but it was obvious that she also thought he was an honest man who had been bullied too much and had hit rock bottom.
Qi Fang avoided her gaze and said, "I don't need your apology." He still showed no intention of changing his words.
Yan Xue wanted to say something when someone pressed her shoulder.
Qi Fang wasn't in the habit of asking his wife to apologize. He looked directly at Qi Fang across from him and said, "First of all, I want to make it clear that the girl I met yesterday was engaged to me when we were children. We only met once, and the marriage was broken off before Yan Xue and I met. It was her family who brought it up."
Without waiting for Qi Fang to speak, as if knowing what he wanted to say, "She came to see me without my consent. I didn't even recognize her as the one I met as a child."
This made Qi swallow back the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and the words that had just supported him to speak also collapsed silently.
He thought for a long time before finally looking at Yan Xue. "When you said you wanted to take your brother with you, I agreed."
If he hadn't mentioned it, Shan Qiufang would have almost forgotten about it and looked at Yan Xue.
Only Qi Fang didn't look at Yan Xue. His eyes were always fixed on Qi Fang. "When we built this new house, we built three rooms. The one opposite was reserved for Ji Gang."
Qi Fang was completely speechless. He didn't know what other advantages he had besides being right.
But he was unwilling to accept it. He thought it was impossible, but it turned out that the other party could be his wife. Who could accept it?
Sometimes, when an honest person becomes stubborn, he is more difficult to persuade than others, and even nine oxen cannot pull him back.
Qi Fang simply looked at Aunt Qi and said, "It's true that we were wrong in this matter, but Yan Xue and I have been married for almost four months. Our relationship is stable and we don't want to get divorced. I can only apologize to you and your nephew."
Aunt Qi was originally quite imposing, but her nephew's sudden behavior gave her a headache. "You guys don't know this."
He said some polite words, which was clearly a signal to keep things quiet.
Qi Fang handed over the five hundred yuan and said, "No matter what, I have to apologize to your family and thank you for helping Yan Xue."
Yan Xue has no parents and only a younger brother who seems to be not very old. If she wants that 100 yuan betrothal gift and is in such a hurry to get married, there must be other difficulties.
The Qi family stepping forward at this time was the greatest help to Yan Xue. Without the marriage to the Qi family, he would not have met Yan Xue.
The young man spoke sincerely. Although he looked a little cold, he was good-looking. Aunt Qi could only say, "It's just that they are not destined to be together."
Who wouldn't say it's not fate? How come there are so many coincidences in the world, and how could they just happen to be missed by mistake?
Having said that, the matter was over. No one mentioned what Qi Fang had just said, and no one asked Qi Fang any more questions.
Qi Fang looked up at Yan Xue opposite him, but in the end he said nothing and went over to take the five hundred yuan.
But then he lowered his head and counted out ten bills, returning the rest. "I just want my hundred." After saying that, he took Aunt Qi and left.
Aunt Qi had not expected this at all, but seeing her nephew walking quickly with his head down, she could only turn around and say a few polite words to a few people.
After they walked out of the bridal chamber and a distance away, Qi Fang finally slowed down. She patted her chest and took two deep breaths, "Do you know that girl?"
Although she had the wrong idea at first, she knew her nephew well, and with Qi Fang's insistence, Aunt Qi quickly came to her senses.
Sure enough, when Qi Fang heard this, his head dropped even lower, like a puppy caught in the rain.
Aunt Qi felt a little distressed, but she had no other choice but to pat him and said, "Who knew it would be such a coincidence? If there was even a slight mismatch, we wouldn't have reached this point today."
It just so happened that Dan Qiufang said the wrong place, and it just so happened that the young man had a childhood sweetheart named Yan Xue, which was not even mentioned in the storytelling books.
"Forget it. You can't really ask that girl to divorce and be with you. Then she'll be married for the second time, and it won't look good if people tell others about it."
Aunt Qi still understood her nephew. When she said this, Qi Fang immediately raised his head and said, "Aunt, please don't tell anyone else about this."
It's like this, and I'm still worried about affecting the girl's reputation.
Aunt Qi sighed, "I know. If you don't tell me, I won't tell anyone else. I still have to find a partner for you in the future."
They were the ones who were wronged the most in this whole thing. Why would they tell this to others? Just to make people laugh?
Qi Fang listened to this and remained silent for a while. Then he said to him, "Could you please not introduce me to anyone for the time being? I don't want to look for anyone else yet."
"Xiao Qi is a good person, not greedy at all." After the man left, Shan Qiufang couldn't help but say something.
This Xiaoqi was obviously not referring to Xiaoqi. Qi Fang paused, handed all the remaining money to Yan Xue as usual, and poured a glass of water for Shan Qiufang, "Aunt Qiufang, have some water."
Seeing that Yan Xue was in charge of the family's finances, Shan Qiufang felt a little satisfied. "Where is Xiao Qi from? How old is he?"
This time he was definitely talking about Xiao Qi. Qi Fang answered truthfully, "My family is from Yanjing. I'm twenty-two this year, two years and two months older than Yan Xue."
"From Yanjing? Educated youth?"
Dan Qiufang had to think about this, after all, the educated youth who went to the countryside were not formal employees and their wages were usually not very high.
Qi Fang replied, "No, I graduated early and found a job here after graduation."
"You came here to support construction after graduation? You have quite progressive ideas."
It’s a good thing that Dan Qiufang didn’t talk too much, otherwise if she asked, “Graduated from high school?” she would definitely be shocked.
But Yan Xue had no idea how Qi Fang got to the forest farm. She only knew that his teacher was afraid of getting him into trouble, so he let him go as soon as he realized something was wrong.
Shan Qiufang was there, so she didn't dare ask some questions. She just smiled and said, "I'll have to let you stay at my place for the night this time."
"I asked you to come to my place, but you didn't go. If you had gone, wouldn't all this have happened?"
Shan Qiufang glared at her, then saw that Qi Fang seemed to have discovered something. After leaving the yard, she lowered her voice and said, "But I think this one is better than the original one."
"You also look at the face." Yan Xue couldn't help laughing.
"If you don't look at the face, are you going to live with an ugly person? That coward will kill himself."
Shan Qiufang clearly labeled herself a member of the Appearance Association. "I think Xiao Qi is too honest. Living with such an honest man, you don't have to endure any bullying, but you can't prevent him from being bullied outside. You'll have to be a bit aggressive and stand up for him when the time comes. Finding someone more powerful will make all the difference."
Qi Fang really didn't need her to help him. When she first read the book, Yan Xue was afraid that one day he would think that he didn't have much time left and kill all the other protagonists.
As they were talking, Qi Fang came back from outside. There was nothing unusual on his face, so Yan Xue didn't ask any questions. She stood up and said to Shan Qiufang, "Let's go to my place."
Before her injured foot touched the ground, Qi Fang had already carried her on his back. Dan Qiufang looked at her and felt even more satisfied.
It was not until she left the hospital that Yan Xue saw Miss Yan pretending to pass by outside. She guessed that Qi Fang must have just discovered her.
I don't know if this girl hadn't given up yet, she actually found out about this place. But probably because Qi Fang hadn't said anything nice to her before, she didn't dare to get close to her easily, nor did she dare to speak.
Arriving at the small house where Yan Xue and Qi Fang currently lived, while not as spacious as the newly built one, it was small but perfectly equipped. They needed nothing, and the house was kept very clean. Shan Qiufang only asked about the piece of wood on the kang when she saw it, and when she heard it was growing wood ear mushrooms, she didn't say anything else. She got up early the next day and took the train away.
"Seeing that you're doing well, I can finally put my mind at ease." Before leaving, she didn't let Yan Xue see me off. "Your legs are inconvenient, so just let Xiao Qi take me off."
Yan Xue still packed her some of the freshly dried ferns and monkey legs she had bought a few days ago before letting her leave.
These are all fern-like wild vegetables. Compared with other wild vegetables, they can be preserved until winter by drying in the sun. When eating, just soak them in water.
The only thing to note is that monkey legs are hairy, so you need to remove the hair after blanching. This type of wild vegetable also needs to be carefully kneaded after blanching before being placed outside to dry. Otherwise, even if it is soaked and opened, it will still be hard and not tasty.
After seeing the people off, Yan Xue went back and touched the piece of wood. Seeing that it was not moist enough, she sprinkled some water on it.
After a day of ripening, the ear buds have begun to sprout some tips and the color is turning darker. Once they are fully grown, they can be picked and the thickest part can be used to culture the fungus.
Yan Xue moved the wood to a place with scattered light. Just as she moved it, Miss Yan arrived.
Compared to her urgency the day before yesterday, she was much more normal today. She was a little uneasy when she entered the room and apologized to Yan Xue, "Am I particularly weird?"
"A little bit." Yan Xue spoke honestly, "After all, you and Qi Fang had already called off the engagement, and it was your family who proposed it. It's been several months, and you're suddenly talking about getting married again."
"I, I didn't know you were married." Miss Yan didn't know how to explain, and there was still confusion in her eyes.
The family came yesterday and left without changing the marriage. She knew that things were different from what she had dreamed.
But how could this happen?
It was obvious that this Qi Fang had the same face as the one in her dream, and it was obvious that Qi Fang had never married in her dream.
If she couldn't marry Qi Fang and calm him down, then her father and her husband...
"Are you in any trouble?" Yan Xue asked again softly.
The day before yesterday was too chaotic. She had too much information to digest at once, so she didn't think carefully. There was actually something wrong with this Miss Yan.
The other party seemed too eager to marry Qi Fang.
It seemed that as long as she didn't marry Qi Fang, something bad would happen, which she absolutely could not bear.
So was she reborn, or was she a time traveler like her?
Yan Xue suspected it was the former. After all, if she had traveled through time, she would have known that as long as she stayed away from Wu Xingde, she would be able to avoid most disasters and would not have been so worried.
And it is estimated that the time of her rebirth is not the end of the book. Otherwise, after knowing the whole truth, she should keep an eye on her father to prevent him from doing anything wrong, instead of coming to find Qi Fang.
Being looked at by those gentle and bright eyes, Miss Yan felt even more complicated, "I..."
She wanted to say she wasn't out to destroy her marriage, but that's exactly what she was doing.
She wanted to say that she was very scared, but she couldn't explain why she was scared or why she had to come to Qi Fang to marry him.
As he hesitated, a cold voice interrupted from the doorway, "Didn't I tell you to leave today? Why haven't you left yet?"
Qi Fang walked in from outside with a serious look in his eyes, which made Miss Yan immediately nervous, as if facing a great enemy.
So she was definitely reborn. Which time traveler could be so scared by a character in a book?
Yan Xue glanced at the man, but Qi Fang acted as if he hadn't noticed. He continued, "Aren't you getting engaged? If you run away like this, I can't afford it if your family comes looking for you."
Miss Yan became even more nervous when she saw this, and her eyes began to turn red. "I, I will never marry him. I won't marry anyone else. Don't worry!"
He actually promised to do it. Yan Xue was speechless, and Qi Fang was obviously choked.
Yan Xue simply asked directly: "Are you afraid that Qi Fang will still be upset about the broken engagement?"
This was the real point. Miss Yan nodded repeatedly with tears in her eyes.
Even Qi Fang was speechless this time, and there was even a hint of mockery in his eyes as he looked at the other party. "I'm like this now, and you're not confident enough?"
The key point is that he is like this now, but he won’t be like this forever. Miss Yan didn’t dare to say anything.
Yan Xue could guess what she was thinking and smiled, "If he really is so resentful and treats me like you, after we get married, won't he torture me every day?"
This was definitely an angle that Miss Yan had never thought of, and her eyes widened immediately.
Seeing this, Yan Xue simply stood up and got off the ground. Qi Fang's reaction was completely subconscious, and he immediately reached out to help her.
Yan Xue pointed at the man and then at herself, "Do I look like I'm being tortured?"
Miss Yan stopped talking.
After staying here for another two days, Miss Yan finally left.
Yan Xue was the one who saw her off on the day she left. Qi Fang still had to go to work, and he might not have been willing to see her off if he hadn't been to work.
Compared with the real ex-fiancée, Yan Xue, the fake one, was treated much better at the beginning. She even suspected that the man was keeping a grudge in his notebook and wanted to get back at her for what she said.
On the way to the station, Yan Xue added, "If you don't want to get married, you don't have to. After all, you're only nineteen years old."
Although she couldn't say more, since Qi Fang said that the other party was about to get engaged, she might as well assume that he was running away from his marriage.
If you can get this girl to stay away from scum, it’s better to do it as soon as possible.
Yan Xue smiled and pointed at the other person's red armband. "It's a good thing you have this. Take this opportunity to travel more around our motherland. It would be great."
Miss Yan was indeed struggling with this problem, and was awakened by Yan Xue's words. She had been thinking about the thing in her dream for the past two days.
Is it possible that Qi Fang targeted their family not because of the broken engagement, but because of her husband or her father?
Although she didn't want to believe it, the other party did ask her why she didn't ask what her husband had done and what her father had done.
But compared to her father who raised her since she was a child, and her husband who she has been with day and night for twenty years, she is obviously more afraid of Qi Fang. Now listening to Yan Xue's words, she can't help but ask Yan Xue: "What about you? Why did you get married at such a young age?"
"I have no choice," Yan Xue spread her hands. "If I don't marry someone from the Northeast, I might end up marrying four brothers."
"Four brothers?" Miss Yan widened her eyes, obviously she had never heard of such a thing.
Yan Xue simply told her the story as gossip. Miss Yan was immediately furious when she heard it. "How could his family do this? Isn't this pushing you into the fire pit?"
"So I got married," Yan Xue said, "but I didn't marry just anyone. Otherwise, what's the difference between marrying into that family and not marrying anyone else?"
She deliberately lowered her voice. "Before I came here, my great aunt helped me find out. The man's family are all honest people. I can't stand being bullied if I marry him. And even if I recognized the wrong person, I didn't marry Qi Fang casually. When I first came to the forest farm..."
She raised her eyes to look at Miss Yan, who had obviously heard what she had said. "What happened the day you first arrived at the forest farm?"
Yan Xue then explained how dangerous it was to go to Fangbinggou and how Qi Fang had saved someone. "He was willing to risk his life to save someone, so at least he's not a bad person."
This surprised Miss Yan very much. After all, apart from the side in her dream, she didn't really understand Qi Fang.
Yan Xue's eyes curved, "Sometimes you can't just look at the appearance of a person, you have to look at the inside. Of course, if you have a choice, it's better to get married later."
Miss Yan didn't know whether she heard it or not, and didn't say anything for a long time.
At this time, the train arrived, and Yan Xue didn't say anything else. She asked her to take her things and urged her to get on the train.
Miss Yan ran out, then turned back and pulled Yan Xue to her side, repeatedly reminding her, "You must be careful too."
It goes without saying what she should be careful about. I guess in this girl's mind, Qi Fang's image as a monster will never fade away.
This made Yan Xue feel a little funny. When the man came back in the evening, she couldn't help but stare at him a few more times.
The mountains warm slowly, and even though it's early June, many people haven't changed into short sleeves yet. Qi Fang sleeps in a shirt and underpants, being even more stingy with his little leather. But working still makes you sweat, and his back is still wet with a large, dark patch that sticks to his body, vaguely outlining his beautiful back muscles.
He went into the house and got some clean clothes to wash and change into. Noticing Yan Xue's look, he paused and asked, "She hasn't left yet?"
"I left this morning."
"Who else is coming?"
Yan Xue frowned when she saw him, probably because he was almost traumatized by what happened in the past two days. "No one is coming. I just want to see what's so scary about you."
This was probably what the eldest lady said to her again. Qi Fang didn't say anything, turned around and walked out with his clothes.
Yan Xue followed his gaze and through the door of the inner room, saw him take off his shirt, hang it on the washbasin rack and start washing.
Although I could only see the back and it was half blocked by the door frame, at least I could see it.
To be honest, he is quite strong. There is no trace of the sickly boss in the book at all. I don’t know if he has any hidden illness or if it was caused by something he did later.
Yan Xue asked tentatively: "How did you know she was getting engaged again? Did a friend tell you?"
"Yeah." Qi Fang did not hide it.
"Then do you know who she's going to be engaged to be with?"
"I don't know." Qi Fang wiped the sweat off his body, put on a clean shirt, and looked back at her while buttoning it. "Why do you always ask about her?"
Of course, I want to ask you, sir, in the little notebook you have written down, besides the sentence "Exchange it back", is there also Wu Xingde?
But since he didn't know, Yan Xue didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she followed the man's hand that was about to button his collar and thought of the red mole she saw that day.
I don’t know if she was seeing things, but it’s quite suggestive to have it in that location.
Perhaps noticing her gaze, the man paused buttoning his shirt, but finally buttoned it as usual. "When are you planning on picking up Jigang?"
Picking up her brother was a big deal. Yan Xue straightened her expression and said, "I'll go when my legs are better."
"Those wood ears of yours?" Qi Fang glanced at the wood on the kang.
"Aren't you still at home?" Yan Xue said, "By then, the first round of young forest cultivation should be finished."
"Are you planning to go back by yourself?" This time Qi Fang really stopped buttoning his cufflinks.
Yan Xue was even more surprised than him. "What else? A round trip for two people would cost a lot of money, not to mention that we have to bring Ji Gang with us."
Qi Fang stopped talking, lowered his eyes and buttoned his cufflinks in silence.
But no matter what, the sword that had been hanging over his head for a long time was finally resolved, and the other Yan Xue who had been causing trouble here finally left.
When washing up in the evening, Qi Fang specially checked the recovery of Yan Xue's ankle. Seeing that the swelling had subsided for the most part, he went to pour water.
He came back, lifted the quilt, and was about to hug the person, but Yan Xue pushed him away.
"What's wrong?" He thought something happened to Yan Xue.
It turned out that Yan Xue really had something to do. After pushing him away, she turned around, propping her head up on her arm, her long curly hair still draped over the pillow. "Now let's talk about why you received the letter seven days ago, and why I still didn't know about it seven days later. Tell me when you originally planned to tell me."
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