Chapter 140
Gu Ran looked at Pei Liu, pursed her lips, and tried to suppress the embarrassment on her face.
Although she had lived through two lives, and the time span of both lives combined would have made her an old woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty, her living environment was simple. She was spoiled by her parents in her first life, and she mainly practiced drawing talismans in her second life, so her character was not complicated. Moreover, this was her first time facing a marriage proposal.
They had discussed it in the first life, but it didn't get to this stage. In the second life, she wasn't a cultivator with outstanding talents, so she didn't look for a Taoist partner. So, if she agreed to Pei Liu's words, it would be her first time to get married.
Thinking of this, Gu Ran couldn't help feeling a little shy, but she had forced Pei Liu to reveal his life story herself, just to find out his feelings. Now it was confirmed. Thinking about it again, although there were no restrictions on women in the Great Sheng Dynasty, single women still faced more difficulties than ordinary women. Besides, if there was a suitable candidate, she would not resist getting married.
Is Pei Liu the right person?
Of course it is suitable.
Firstly, she had lived with him for many years and was familiar with his character. Secondly, Pei Liu was a martial arts expert, so choosing him as her husband was better than choosing any other ordinary person. Thirdly, based on his appearance alone, Pei Liu was far superior to many others.
If you want to live a peaceful and happy life in Xiaxi Village, who else should you choose if not him?
Although he didn't expect Pei Liu to be so straightforward at first, Gu Ran was not a person who would drag his feet, so he nodded to Pei Liu.
Pei Liu's face was stern, waiting for Gu Ran's answer. He was very nervous and kept rubbing his hands nervously. When he saw Gu Ran nodded, he immediately felt relieved, smiled at Gu Ran, and pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Ranran, don't worry. I will definitely treat you well."
"Of course. I agreed to this because it's for your own good. If you change your mind in the future, I will definitely not want you anymore. The worst that can happen is we can get a divorce." Gu Ran snuggled in his arms, her little face flushed, but she still warned him in a firm tone.
"Won't."
"Really? When you see a beautiful young lady in the future, you won't regret marrying me?"
"Really, I like Ranran just like this." Pei Liu looked at the person in his arms and couldn't help but lower his head to kiss the top of her hair. "Ranran, you are already young and beautiful enough."
He had already admired her when he was unaware of the situation, and later he guessed that the person he had been looking for with so much difficulty was none other than her, the wife of his life, and he no longer thought of anyone else.
I think when he first met and got to know Ran Ran, he had a little tolerance and compassion for her because he smelled the slight scent of orange.
At that time, he just thought that he was influenced by Sister Liu who planted oranges, so he inexplicably developed a liking for her, but perhaps, he would let down his guard just because Ranran was Ranran.
Thinking back on the later times, his several reunions with Ranran, and how they ended up living together in Xiaxi Village, perhaps this was fate's best arrangement for them.
Only Ranran can give him a safe place.
Therefore, Ranran is the only one he has chosen.
As for everything else, it was not within his consideration.
Gu Ran was very satisfied with Pei Liu's answer and couldn't help but smile. But soon, she thought of another question: "But, even if I agree, what are you going to do?"
Pei Liu was startled and lowered his head, just in time to meet Gu Ran's gaze.
"You are still the Sixth Lady of the Pei Family. If you want to be my husband, you won't marry me as the Sixth Lady of the Pei Family, right?"
Not to mention that Pei Liuniang's identity could not allow her to marry and have children, the mere act of impersonating Pei Liuniang was already intolerable to the government.
Firstly, the reason why the Zhengzhou government gave Pei Liuniang a lenient sentence of exile was because of the real Pei Liuniang's tragic life experience and the pity of the world. If they knew that the sentence was not given to Pei Liuniang herself, but to Lu Yilin who impersonated her, the government would definitely hold her accountable: first, the crime of accepting a commission to kill and destroy an entire family, second, the crime of forging an identity to confuse household registration, and even third, the crime of deceiving superiors and subordinates to deceive the government and the world - impersonating Pei Liuniang's identity, claiming the merit of killing the evil villain and saving General Qiao, accepting rewards from the government and the saints, and knowingly committing a crime.
Secondly, Lu Yilin's original identity was the number one thief in the world. Nowadays, the world has an attitude of wiping out such evil thieves. If it is revealed that Pei Liu is also a remnant of the number one thief, no matter how he redeems himself, these incidents will surely cause another uproar in the future, and he will have no chance of living a peaceful life.
Pei Liu frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.
"Since Ranran has agreed to be my wife, I will take care of the status issue."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Since he has been honest about his identity and made his purpose clear, and even dared to propose to her, there must be a way to resolve the identity issue.
Otherwise, how could he be Gu Ran's husband?
Seeing that it was getting late, and since they had expressed their heartfelt feelings to each other, Gu Ran let Pei Liu go and rest.
"From tomorrow on, Ranran will still call me Liu Niang. Until I have sorted out my identity, everything will remain the same."
Gu Ran nodded.
Pei Liu reluctantly let go of Gu Ran, slowly got up from the couch, put on his shoes, and walked towards the door of the wing room. When he passed the desk, he did not forget to take away the portrait of Gao Sanlang on it. After he walked out of the door, he slowly closed it: "Ran Ran, good night."
"Good night."
After Pei Liu closed the door of the wing room, he couldn't help laughing.
Confessing this to Ranran went more smoothly than I expected. I no longer have to worry about her marrying someone else in the future.
If I could be Ranran's husband, I could stay by her side forever.
Pei Liu was overjoyed and was about to return to his room when he saw the portrait in his hand. He crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket.
No matter how good Gao Sanlang is, he is not as good as Lu Langjun!
But how to restore the identity?
First, the identity of Pei Liuniang must be eliminated. Second, whether she uses the identity of Lu Yilin or not in the future, she needs to find the best opportunity to appear again in Xiaxi Village or the orange grove.
To accomplish this, one must have the right identity, be approved by the government, and have a legal household registration.
Pei Liu had the experience of drafting household registration for his assassins when he was the number one thief in the world, so he could learn a thing or two from it. However, he was alone now and had to do things in a roundabout way, which was still a little difficult.
It's not a big deal, but it can be solved.
On the second day, Pei Liu got up with a clear mind. Before meeting Gu Ran, he felt that the sky he saw today was bluer than usual, the clouds he saw today were whiter than usual, and even the wind he smelled today was gentler than usual.
He had never been as certain as he was today; his future was full of hope.
Even if he fell into a den of bandits and had to escape in order to find his sister, the future would not have made him as energetic as this moment.
Just as he was squinting his eyes at the warm winter sun, the door of the east wing at the other end opened, and out walked Gu Ran, who was also full of energy.
Pei Liu couldn't help laughing: "Second Mother, good morning!"
Gu Ran looked at Pei Liu, and thinking of what happened yesterday, he was a little embarrassed, but quickly returned to normal, and said with the same smile: "Sixth Mother, good morning!"
"Meow~"
"Meow~"
The furry balls in the cat yard also greeted their owners.
The two of them went to wash up, and when they let Maotuanzi out, they looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"Well, Liu Niang, you said that many years ago, the place where you conducted your trials was a mountain forest?" Gu Ran asked after a dry cough.
There were so many things discussed yesterday that she almost forgot that the area outside Space No. 3 had now become a small hill, reducing the risk of being discovered. But she, the owner, still hadn't found out where it was exactly!
"That's right."
Gu Ran looked at Pei Liu again.
Pei Liu knew that Ranran was not very satisfied with this explanation for last night!
"That's a piece of woodland in Chang'an County, the capital."
So it’s not in Minzhou, but still within the capital area?
"Ran... If Second Mother isn't worried, I'll take you back to see him when I have the chance in the future."
Gu Ran nodded.
If I have the chance, I will definitely go there to see it for myself!
"Then, Second Mother, can you tell me why, when I dig up rocks, I can find oranges and other food, and why I can also talk to you? Is there a secret hidden within the rocks? Or is there a place that can connect to where you are, Second Mother?"
When Pei Liu realized that Sister Liu was Gu Ran, he realized the seriousness of the matter.
Since Sister Liu lied about her identity, perhaps saying that place was her room was also a lie.
Therefore, Pei Liu's first suspicion was that there was a small warehouse in the capital that was connected to the kitchen of this small house, or a large warehouse in the orange grove.
Gu Ran smiled slightly and said, "In the future, when you take me to Chang'an County to see that piece of woodland, I will tell you the truth."
"Okay." Pei Liu was not annoyed and nodded, and the matter was settled.
After finishing the affairs at the cottage, the two of them took a carriage to the ferry and headed to the orange grove on Dunzi Island.
Now the second batch of ripe oranges has been picked and stored in the warehouse. Gu Ran has already seen baskets of oranges being delivered to the warehouse in the space grid.
This is the first day they go out together after knowing Pei Liu's true identity. Gu Ran has been excited since last night. Although he didn't sleep well, he is in good spirits!
Well, Pei Liu is her husband, and she can finally solve her lifelong event. Gu Ran, who has never experienced a formal married life, can't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.
Normally, she treated Pei Liu as her wife, and was naturally at ease when they were together. Now that she knew that he was her beloved husband, she couldn't help but feel complacent on the one hand, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but feel a little reserved.
When he sat in the carriage and secretly glanced at Pei Liu, he happened to meet his gaze. Gu Ran, who was self-confident and decent, didn't want to shift his gaze out of embarrassment, so he forced himself to smile at him, and saw Pei Liu also smiling faintly.
This smile made Gu Ran feel relieved.
That’s right, whether it’s Liu Niang or Liu Lang, they are both my own people, there is no need to be so reserved.
Today they went there to process the oranges in batches: some would be sold directly as oranges and ordered to merchants, some would be used to make orange jam and canned oranges, and some would be used to make orange candy.
When they arrived at the orange grove, there were hired workers picking ripe oranges from the trees. When they saw them coming, they all greeted them with smiles. There were also merchants who came to pick up the Gu family's oranges, and they were transporting carts of the fruits they had bought to the ferry.
"Boss Gu, Second Boss!"
When they saw the two bosses, the workers in the orange grove all greeted them with smiles.
Gu Ran nodded slightly to the clerk he greeted and responded with a smile. After the accountant and Lu Bo finished dealing with the accounts for the recent period, he went to the workshop with Pei Liu.
The workshop is managed by Yang Erniang. She has hired workers who came to work in the orange grove a month before the New Year. The allocated oranges are transported to the workshop in batches, and they are carefully peeling the orange peels - all the orange peels must be kept intact to dry. As for the peeled orange flesh, it must also be selected from it, and the rest is used to make orange fruits.
Because orange candy is a new product and no orders have been received yet, we have to first make orange marmalade and canned oranges ordered by merchants, and then use the oranges to make candies in the next or last batch.
Seeing Gu Ran coming over and waving at her, Yang Erniang knew that the boss wanted to see her for something. She quickly put down the work at hand and walked out of the workshop: "Boss Gu wants to see me for something?" Could it be that there was a mistake in the work in the workshop?
"Yes, yes." Gu Ran looked at Yang Jinling with a smile, "You know, we're going to make orange candies from the oranges we harvested this year, right?"
"I understand. Uncle Lu has instructed me to recruit a group of candy-making specialists." Yang Erniang nodded. "I've already searched the surrounding area for reliable candidates. Or do you, Mr. Gu, have any special arrangements?"
"No, no."
Gu Ran shook his head. "That's right. I need to teach the candy workshop's managers how to make orange candy first, and then have them teach the hired workers. Only then can I teach them the work. Do you have a suitable candidate for a manager?"
"That's it..." Yang Jinling hesitated a bit, but still said, "Boss Gu, what do you think about letting my sister directly manage the candy workshop and let her learn?"
"Your third mother!"
"Sanniang is smarter than me and learns things quickly. You teach her how to make candy. We will never pass on the secret method to anyone else." Yang Jinling expressed her loyalty on behalf of her sister.
Over the years, the Yang couple had rented her family's farmland for farming, and the Yang sisters had been working in the orange grove, their performance was obvious to all, and they were indeed reliable, so Gu Ran did not reject Yang Jinling's proposal, "Alright, besides Sanniang, find another person to be her assistant."
"Okay!" Yang Erniang smiled, "Don't worry, Master Gu, we will definitely do a good job for you."
Gu Ran nodded, and seeing Yang Erniang's cheerful face, he couldn't help but tease her, "Erniang, when are you going to invite me to your wedding?"
Now that Li Jia Silang and Yang Jia Erniang were engaged, it was known not only to everyone in Xiaxi Village, but also in the orange grove. Since both of them were managers with important titles, most people knew about it.
Yang Jinling's face flushed instantly. She bit her lip and whispered, "The date hasn't been decided yet. When it's decided, I'll be the first to send the wedding invitation to Mr. Gu."
"Okay, don't forget it when the time comes." Gu Ran smiled.
"Don't worry, I won't forget."
Those who didn't forget Gu Ran included Fu Po and Gao Sanlang.
Gu Ran told Fu Po that she was interested in meeting Gao Sanlang. After returning, Fu Po went to the provincial capital that day and then told the Gao family that the lady of the Gu family in Xiaxi Village wanted to get in touch with Gao Sanlang first, and the Gao family agreed immediately.
So Grandma Fu immediately returned to Xiaxi Village and went straight to the small house to claim credit.
"The Gao family's mistress has arranged for Gao Sanlang to visit Xiaxi Village the day after tomorrow. What do you think, Mr. Gu?"
Pei Liu, who thought the meeting was over, suddenly became gloomy.
Gu Ran felt helpless as he looked at the wealthy woman who was smiling and waiting for him to praise her for a job well done.
It's only been a day, and Mrs. Fu has been so busy running around. She can't just refuse and say that she is not interested in the Gao family, otherwise it will easily give people a chance to talk.
what to do?
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