Chapter 415 "I like you!"
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The person whom Li Wuji called "Brother Qin" was Qin Fen, a hunter from the mountains who was engaged to Li Qiutian.
As for how Li Qiutian and Qin Fen met and even got engaged, Li Shiyue described it as full of drama and soap opera.
Li Shiyue even suspected that there might have been a similar story in the original book.
Anyway, after hearing what Li Qiutian said, Li Shiyue, who was on leave from the garrison, only said two words when she came home that day—"dog blood!"
It all started on June 6th of last year.
On June 6th, Li Qiutian carried a basket on his back and wanted to go up the mountain to try his luck, hoping to pick some wild fruits or find some familiar herbs to take back to Jin Daping, or even catch some small animals.
As Li Qiutian climbed higher into Daheishan Mountain, she became interested in visiting the watchtower at the summit.
Although the village arranged for people to stand guard on the watchtower on the mountain every day, wasn't it Li Qiutian who suddenly had this idea after she went up the mountain?
As a result, before she could even climb the watchtower, it started to rain.
Moreover, the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
Just then, Li Qiutian realized that there was a natural cave nearby where she could take shelter from the rain, so she carried her basket and ran towards that place.
Coincidentally, Qin Fen, who was chasing wild boars across the mountain, also found this cave while seeking shelter from the rain.
So when Li Qiutian ran to the cave, the first thing she saw upon entering was a fire on the ground, followed by Qin Fen, who was almost naked except for a loincloth, standing beside the fire.
Li Qiutian's first reaction was to turn around and close his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Li Shiyue laughed and said to Li Qiutian, "Sister, did you think your eyes were dirty back then?"
Haha, you got to see my brother-in-law's body!
Li Shiyue's joke made Li Qiutian blush bright red.
Returning to the dramatic story of how Li Qiutian and Qin Fen met, even though Li Qiutian immediately turned around and closed her eyes, the image of the nearly naked, muscular man she had just seen still left a deep impression on her mind.
Li Qiutian immediately thought of running down the mountain in the rain, but Qin Fen, who was inside the cave, called out to her as she was about to leave.
"My lady, please wait!"
"It's raining heavily, let's take shelter first and leave when the rain subsides."
The rain was indeed heavy, and walking on mountain roads in heavy rain is really dangerous.
Moreover, getting caught in the rain could lead to catching a cold.
For his own safety and health, Li Qiutian retreated back into the cave.
They met because they took shelter from the rain together in a cave.
Qin Fen is a talkative person. In his own words, "I just love talking to people. When someone talks to me, I feel like I'm a warm person."
As for why Qin Fen said that?
That requires telling us about Qin Fen's background.
Qin Fen was a hunter from Qingsong Town, living at the foot of another mountain, Daheishan.
Qin Fen is now all alone, because his father, his mother and his older brother all died when he was eleven or twelve years old.
It wasn't that he starved to death. This hunter lived near the Black Mountain and had excellent hunting skills, so he didn't lack food or drink.
Qin Fen's parents and elder brother were poisoned to death by eating soup made from poisonous mushrooms.
Why didn't Qin Fen drink the mushroom soup?
It was because Qin Fen had always loved lively people since he was a child. That day, he went to the market with others to watch a play and didn't return home until evening.
At this point, Qin Fen became an orphan without any relatives.
After burying his parents and brother, Qin Fen, a young boy, took care of himself. He usually made a living by hunting, and occasionally went down the mountain to town to do manual labor to earn some copper coins to buy necessities such as salt.
From that time on, he was the only one at home, and Qin Fen began to enjoy talking to people.
This time, he chased the wild boar, which he had already shot with an arrow, across the mountains to the side of Lijiatun.
Although Qin Fen felt a moment of embarrassment at being seen, he was a very easygoing person. After putting on his clothes, which were half-dry from the heat, he resumed talking to Li Qiutian.
Li Qiutian's basket contained only two handfuls of wild fruit and nothing else, so Qin Fen roasted some dried biscuits he carried with him and gave them to Li Qiutian to eat.
So, when the rain stopped, Qin Fen carried the wild boar and followed Li Qiutian back to Lijiatun.
Then, the hospitable Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang invited Qin Fen to stay at the Li family's house for one night.
Later, Qin Fen left a pig's leg for the Li family before taking a ride on a donkey cart from the village and leaving Lijiatun.
Li Qiutian thought she would never see Qin Fen again, but for some reason, a few days later, Qin Fen brought a pig's leg to the Li family again.
When Li Shiyue heard this, she laughed and said to Li Qiutian, "I'm afraid my brother-in-law started having these thoughts around this time."
Otherwise, who would be willing to give away one pig leg after another?
From then on, things fell into place naturally. After all this back and forth, even the slowest person would clearly see that Qin Fen had ulterior motives.
Therefore, one day Li Qiutian directly called Qin Fen to the deserted riverbank and asked him what he meant.
At this point, Qin Fen became shy, and he stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Li Qiutian immediately asked Qin Fen, "Are you interested in me?"
Qin Fen, not to mention my family, all the women in our village don't marry out. I'm going to have a man marry into my family in the future.
The children I have with my man in the future will all have the surname Li.
If you're looking for a woman to marry, I'm afraid I'm not a good match for you. Don't come here again...
Before Li Qiutian could finish speaking, Qin Fen raised his head, his face flushed, and shouted to Li Qiutian, "I'm willing!"
I'm willing to come to your door!
It would be great if all the children took your surname!
I like you!
I'm willing to marry into your family, as long as you don't mind!
Li Qiutian was a little stunned. After a few moments, looking at Qin Fen who was still staring at her intently, Li Qiutian swallowed and said, "Qin Fen, I am six years older than you!"
Don't let a moment of anger lead you to...
Before Li Qiutian could finish speaking, Qin Fen took a few steps forward and grabbed Li Qiutian's hand, saying, "I like big ones. You're bigger than me, and I'm happy about that!"
I love people like you!
Please don't look down on me. I have no one left in my family. I'm a hunter with no land or decent house. All I know is how to hunt.
Autumn, as long as you don't mind me, I'm willing...
Then, Qin Fen got engaged to Li Qiutian!
As for why they only got engaged first?
It was Li Qiutian's idea!
This is what she said to Zheng Meiniang, Li's mother, and Li Shiyue.
"He is, after all, much younger than me."
He lost his parents and siblings at a young age and grew up stumbling along on his own, with no one to teach him these things.
I'm afraid he might mistake his longing for marriage for affection in me.
Let's get engaged first. Later, when he's older, if he truly understands what love means and still loves me, then I'll marry him.
But if he comes to his senses by then, he can just break off the engagement.
Moreover, I don't want to get married and have children right now.
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