Gu Erniu followed Zhang Dahua for a long time until he saw Zhang Dahua's shoulders trembling, and then he realized that Zhang Dahua seemed to be crying.
Hearing Gu Erniu's greeting, Zhang Dahua ignored him and quickened her pace to keep walking forward.
Gu Erniu followed closely behind Zhang Dahua, wanting to see what was wrong with her.
Zhang Dahua walked faster and faster, and Gu Erniu followed closely behind.
Towards the end, Zhang Dahua practically ran the whole way.
Suddenly, her foot slipped, and she fell down onto the edge of the field.
"Big Sister Hua, are you alright?" Gu Erniu hurriedly caught up with her and asked.
Gu Erniu quickly withdrew his hand as soon as it touched Zhang Dahua's clothes.
My older sister once told me that I should keep my distance from girls. Now that I'm older, I don't want others to hear about it and make it harder for girls to get married.
Zhang Dahua twisted her ankle, and tears welled up in her eyes from the pain.
Seeing Gu Erniu retract his hand, his eyes instantly darkened.
Mother is right. Erniu's family is rich now. They're building houses and receiving rewards from the Emperor.
Sister Lili will definitely send Erniu to school. In the future, she and he will be on different levels, and they should keep their distance.
Zhang Dahua bit her lip, stubbornly refusing to let her tears fall.
"I'm fine, I'm fine..." Zhang Dahua said as she braced herself with her hands to get up.
However, my foot hurt so much that I couldn't get up and fell back to the ground.
Gu Erniu then noticed that Zhang Dahua's ankle seemed to be swollen. There was no one around, so he had to take Dahua to get some medicine quickly.
After hesitating for a while, Gu Erniu decided to carry Zhang Dahua back himself.
If others see this and talk nonsense, and Zhang Dahua can't get married, then I'll just marry her myself.
After Gu Erniu made up his mind, he handed the sugar figurine in his hand to Zhang Dahua.
Then, he squatted down in front of Zhang Dahua.
"Big Sister Hua, come on up, I'll carry you back!" Gu Erniu said gently.
Zhang Dahua looked at the sugar figurine in her hand and felt that it looked somewhat familiar.
Looking at Gu Erniu's not-so-broad shoulders in front of him, he hesitated to go up to him.
If others see this, how will Gu Erniu find a wife in the future? I can't delay him!
Gu Erniu waited for a while but Zhang Dahua didn't climb onto his back, so he quickly turned around.
Zhang Dahua blushed and turned her head to the side, not daring to look Gu Erniu in the eye.
"Big Sister Hua, if you don't want me to carry you, then I'll carry you back!" Gu Erniu teased.
It wasn't that Gu Erniu didn't want to run back and inform Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, but now that Zhang Dahua had twisted her ankle, leaving her alone by the stream, he still couldn't rest easy.
Gu Erniu still feels lingering fear when he thinks about the venomous snake that bit Gu Jingsheng last time.
Gu Erniu looked at Zhang Dahua without saying anything, and then made a move to hug her.
Startled, Zhang Dahua cried out, "No, no, please carry me on your back!"
Having achieved his goal, Gu Erniu smiled knowingly and squatted down again.
Zhang Dahua gritted her teeth, her pretty face flushed, and knelt down, leaning against Gu Erniu's back.
"Big Sister Hua, hurry up, I'm getting up!" Gu Erniu urged.
Hearing Zhang Dahua respond with a barely audible "hmm," Gu Erniu cautiously stood up.
He carried Zhang Dahua on his back and followed the path they had come from, then turned back.
Zhang Dahua wasn't heavy, but Gu Erniu was covered in sweat.
They were afraid that if they tightened their grip too lightly, Zhang Dahua would fall.
He gripped her too hard and hurt Zhang Dahua again.
Seeing the sweat dripping from Gu Erniu's ears, Zhang Dahua asked cautiously, "Erniu, am I too heavy? Should I get down and walk?"
Zhang Dahua thought it was because she was too heavy and Gu Erniu couldn't carry her.
Gu Erniu quickly shook his head and said, "Sister Dahua, you're not heavy, it's okay, we'll be home soon!"
The two didn't speak a word the rest of the way, but for some reason, their faces and earlobes were both flushed.
Just as Gu Erniu carried Zhang Dahua to his doorstep, Aunt Zhang came out.
Beside him was a woman wearing a big red flower in her hair, who was clearly a matchmaker.
Aunt Zhang rushed forward anxiously and asked, "Da Hua, what's wrong?"
When Aunt Zhang saw her daughter Zhang Dahua being carried on Gu Erniu's back, her first thought was that Zhang Dahua might be injured.
"Auntie, Sister Da Hua twisted her ankle!" Gu Erniu answered first.
This also explains why he carried Zhang Dahua on his back.
The matchmaker standing nearby immediately changed her expression upon hearing Gu Erniu's words.
"Big Flower Aunt, your daughter is too much! A grown woman, how can she be carried by a young man like that? I dare not reply to Yang Er!" Matchmaker Yang said disdainfully.
He was originally from Yangjiagou, and today he came to Zhang Dahua's house to propose marriage on behalf of his own relatives in the village.
Just now, this old woman was praising her daughter for being so diligent and capable.
But Yangjiagou doesn't want shameless people who just let men carry them!
Upon hearing what Yang the matchmaker said, Gu Erniu quickly and gently placed Zhang Dahua on the ground.
Turning around, I saw that Zhang Dahua's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
Aunt Zhang couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer such an injustice, so she immediately stepped forward and slapped Matchmaker Yang across the face.
"You stinking woman, you keep spouting nonsense all day long, are you deaf? My daughter sprained her ankle, is she deliberately making someone carry her?" Aunt Zhang scolded angrily.
Yangjiagou is quite far from home, and judging from Yang the matchmaker's demeanor, her relative is probably no good either.
If my own daughter were to marry into that family, I don't know how badly she would be bullied.
Yang, the matchmaker, was suddenly slapped and sat down on the ground, bursting into tears.
"That damned old hag! I'm telling the truth! You don't discipline your daughter properly, letting her do such a shameless thing, and you won't even let anyone talk about it, and you even hit me! You're a real devil!"
The matchmaker slapped her thigh and howled like a banshee.
Hearing the commotion, Gu Lili and her brother, along with Li Ershu, rushed out to investigate.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Gu Erniu also standing there.
As Gu Erniu listened to Yang the matchmaker's insults towards Zhang Dahua, his anger surged.
"You crazy woman! Sister Da Hua's foot hurts, how is it shameless for me to carry her on my back! Do you believe I'll break your legs?" Gu Erniu cursed angrily.
While cursing, he also looked for a suitable wooden stick, thinking he really needed to give this loose-tongued matchmaker a good beating.
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