Hearing the sound of the courtyard gate and unfamiliar footsteps, Jiang Bai's heart jumped again.
Who is it?
The footsteps moved toward Jiang Lu, and Jiang Lu's terrified and anxious sobs could be heard in their ears.
Thieves.
Jiang Bai hardened his heart and suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.
"Stop..." He had barely opened his mouth when a tearing pain shot through his throat, drowning out his voice.
Damn it, I injured my throat by hanging myself, and now I have to get it repaired.
Jiang Lu looked at the man approaching her, struggled to back away, and shook her head violently.
“Miss Jiang, don’t be afraid. I am Scholar Ji from Qianshan Village. I’m here to help you.”
Ji Yanwen squatted down and reached out to untie the rope binding Jiang Lu.
Jiang Lu stopped struggling. As soon as the rope was untied, she immediately ripped the rag out of her mouth, darted to the corner of the wall, grabbed a piece of dry firewood, and looked at him warily: "You...you stay away, what are you doing in our house?"
With the wicked Wang Shi in front of them, who could even harm their own grandmother, Jiang Lu was like a frightened bird.
"I meant no harm."
"I heard your older sister hanged herself. Is she alright?" Ji Yanwen mainly wanted to know about Jiang Bai's situation. His purpose in helping Jiang Lu was also for Jiang Bai's sake.
Sister?
Yes, how is my sister?
Jiang Luxin was worried. Holding a stick, she faced Ji Yanwen, backed up to Jiang Bai's door, pushed it open, locked it behind her, and rushed to Jiang Bai in a hurry.
"Sister? Sister, you're awake! Waaah, sister, Wang Shi is not human, she's going to sell us."
"What should we do, sister?"
Upon meeting Jiang Bai's open eyes, Jiang Lu burst into tears. Terrified and helpless, she threw herself at Jiang Bai, crying uncontrollably.
"Rob……"
Jiang Bai couldn't move his body, only his eyes could move. He struggled to utter a single word, but it was drowned out by Jiang Lu's cries.
Helpless, he could only endure the excruciating pain and increase his strength: "Take...take it..."
Jiang Lu's crying stopped abruptly. She thought she had misheard, but when she looked up, her older sister was indeed opening her mouth.
"Sister, is there something you want to say?"
Jiang Bai opened his mouth and managed to utter the word "rob".
"Rob?"
"What are you robbing? Are you robbing their household registration documents?"
Jiang Bai wanted to nod, but he couldn't, so he could only blink hard.
"I can't beat her." Jiang Lu's lips trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes, about to fall again.
Jiang Bai's eyes darted around, staring intently at the direction of the door.
"help……"
"Sister, do you mean I should find some help?"
Jiang Bai blinked again.
Jiang Lu's eyes lit up. That's right, if she can't beat them, she can find help.
She immediately wiped away her tears with her sleeve, took a few steps to open the door, locked it behind her back, rushed into the yard, and knelt down in front of Ji Yanwen.
"Scholar Ji, I know you are a good person. Please help me, I beg you, I beg you."
The young girl was very honest; she kowtowed to Ji Yanwen several times, scaring the scholar into backing away.
“Oh, no, no, Miss Jiang, you should just say what you have to say, don’t do this.”
He was flustered, unsure whether to help or not.
"Could you help me get my and my sister's household registration documents back? They haven't gone far yet. If we run fast, we can definitely catch up with them."
Jiang Lu kowtowed repeatedly, but Ji Yanwen was taken aback.
She also thought of the idea of stealing the household registration documents.
I had the same idea as him.
“I can help you, but I have one condition: after you get back the household registration documents, your older sister has to marry me.”
"What...what did you say?"
Ji Yanwen knew he was taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable situation, but he really didn't want to be forced into a marriage arranged by the government.
The son of a hunter from their village was of marriageable age but had not found a wife. Later, he was married to a very fat man, and on their wedding night, he was seriously injured by his fat wife.
"It's better to marry your older sister to me than to have her sold into a lowly status. Don't worry, I will treat her well after we get married."
"Okay." Jiang Lu felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking about the consequences of not being able to get the household registration documents back, marrying this scholar would at least keep her sister's status as a good person. If he was lucky, her sister might even become an official's wife.
The two men outside reached an agreement, each grabbed a sturdy piece of dry firewood to use as a stick, and rushed out.
Jiang Bai:......
I never expected the story to take this turn.
Sister, wait a few more minutes for your older sister. How could you have promised your older sister off like that?
She felt like crying but had no tears, yet the fusion of her soul and body was not yet complete. She could only listen as the courtyard gate was locked, and the courtyard, which had been filled with voices, fell silent.
Upon entering this world, Jiang Bai was immediately betrothed to someone by the original owner's own younger sister. He was utterly furious.
There's no use in being anxious. No matter how anxious you are, you still have to wait for the bodies to fuse. Fortunately, it's just a promise, without any written agreement. She can always go back on her word once she wakes up.
Could she really marry that poor scholar?
As I was thinking this, a memory suddenly flashed through my mind—the memory of this body before its death.
Seeing the imperial laws recorded in his memory, Jiang Bai's heart sank further.
The original owner of this body was fifteen years old this year. He was supposed to get married last month, but unexpectedly, his father fell into a ditch and died last month.
Because of this, the future mother-in-law felt that the original owner was a jinx to her father and called off the marriage before it was even arranged.
The law stipulates that men must marry at the age of seventeen and women at the age of sixteen. If they are not married, the government will arrange a marriage for them.
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