After packing their things, Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu went to the brigade headquarters to say goodbye. The village chief and the brigade leader were very reluctant to see Xiao Gengwu leave, as he could handle any problems at any time while they were there.
But since they were still students, they couldn't ask them to take too long off, so they packed out another bag of grain: "Take this bag of wheat back with you!"
Seeing the reluctance in their eyes, Yao Tongjia refused, saying, "We still have what we gave you before. We don't want to take so much stuff back with us. You can keep it for yourselves!"
"By the way, when I was on the mountain earlier, some soldiers found a cave with skeletons inside. I suspect there's something bad about that cave, so you guys better not go near it!"
That's all Yao Tongjia could say. She couldn't say more for fear of causing panic. She believed that as long as it wasn't that brain-dead female lead, the poison gas wouldn't spread!
The village chief stood up: "I'll go find out. We can't let this disaster spread down the mountain!"
As I came out of the brigade headquarters, I happened to see Ruan Shengpeng carrying a fertilizer bag, and I wondered what he had filled it with!
Yao Tongjia wanted to laugh every time she saw someone using fertilizer bags to pack things, but at that time, resources were scarce, and using fertilizer bags to pack things was a luxury.
The three of them arrived at the oxcart without exchanging a word. When the old man driving the oxcart saw Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu, he immediately beamed with joy: "Are you going back to the county? Come on, come on, I've saved you seats in the middle!"
While thanking the old man, Yao Tongjia took out two White Rabbit milk candies and handed them to him: "Give your grandson a sweet treat!"
The old man quickly declined, saying, "This is too expensive. No need, no need. These two candies cost as much as the fare for a ride in an oxcart. The leader said that you two don't need to pay for the ride!"
Yao Tongjia shoved it at him, saying, "It's not for you, grandpa. I'm giving it to your grandson. Just put it away!"
An older woman in the same car spoke up: "If Yao girl gives it to your grandson, just accept it! Yao girl and Xiao boy are just kind-hearted; they've done so much for our village!"
"That's right, that's right! Without those two young people, we'd still be eating coarse food and wild vegetables. Now it's much better; we can even have some meat every two weeks! And the food is more oily and flavorful than before!"
Yao Tongjia felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. She recalled how she used to eat one bowl of food and then throw it away, even though those dishes were made by renowned chefs. Now, seeing how difficult the situation was, she felt a pang of sadness.
I can't help but feel ashamed of my past behavior, and I don't know if they let me come here because they can't stand my wastefulness.
Yao Tongjia's thoughts were wandering, while Ruan Shengpeng was practically green with envy. He saw how gentle Yao Tongjia was to an old man driving an oxcart, so why couldn't she be a little gentler to him?
Before Ruan Shengpeng could finish his sour remark, he suddenly heard someone say, "Yao girl, you and Xiao boy have been married for over a year now, why isn't your belly showing any signs of pregnancy?"
"What? They got married?" Ruan Shengpeng immediately forgot to hide the fact that they knew each other, and the question blurted out!
Everyone immediately looked at Ruan Shengpeng. An old woman said indignantly, "Whether these young people get married or not is none of your business! You're an old man, do you expect to be a calf eating young grass?"
"Exactly! Look how well these two young people match! You can't do such a despicable thing!"
Yao Tongjia wanted to cover the mouths of the older women, but they were in a hurry at the time and did indeed hold a ceremony, although they did not invite guests.
But that's how it is locally. If you don't have money, you don't have to host a banquet. As long as there are witnesses, such a wedding is generally considered a success!
When Ruan Shengpeng heard that his daughter, whom he had finally found, had been offered up as a sacrifice by a cabbage, he was so angry that he wanted to pick her up and beat her up!
But he couldn't move. He could only grit his teeth and think about where he could find a place to beat this guy up!
But after thinking it over, there was no suitable place along this route. He decided to wait until they reached the town. Ruan Shengpeng looked at Xiao Gengwu with a sinister expression.
Xiao Gengwu wasn't afraid at all. If he could get a wife by being beaten up, he would be willing to be beaten up. His only fear was that after being beaten up, the wife wouldn't be his for the time being!
What could Yao Tongjia say? Could she say that they actually slept separately? Obviously not. She could only feign shyness and say, "Auntie, we're both still in school!"
"Oh yeah! Still in high school? Then wait a bit before having kids. You're both still young, it'll be better for your health if you have them later! Xiao boy, you can't look down on Yao girl, she's still too young!"
Xiao Gengwu repeatedly assured him, "No, no! She's the one who dislikes me, not the other way around!"
This immediately caused a burst of laughter: "Didn't everyone say you're not good at talking? I think you just don't want to talk, look how fluent you are!"
They chatted and laughed all the way to town, bought tickets to the county, and the bus wouldn't leave for another hour. Ruan Shengpeng, like a ghost, floated to Xiao Gengwu's side: "Come with me!"
Seeing this, Yao Tongjia quickly followed, saying, "Didn't you say your business wasn't over yet and you couldn't let others know about our relationship? Why are you joining us now?"
"Then tell me first, what's your relationship with this kid?"
"It's just like what the older women and aunties were talking about. We had a witness at our wedding in the countryside, and we got married!"
Why didn't you tell me?
"I thought you'd only show up for a few days and then disappear again. What's the point of telling you this?"
These words made Ruan Shengpeng feel a pang of sadness well up in his heart: "I, I won't do that again. After this matter in the military region is resolved, I generally won't travel far!"
From now on, this military base will be his stronghold. He will stay in the military region and won't go out unless necessary!
Yao Tongjia noticed that Ruan Shengpeng seemed to be devastated: "My master went to collect herbs for Xu'er before and was seriously injured. He thought he wouldn't survive, so he thought about getting us married because he was afraid that Brother Xiao would be too lonely living alone!"
These words immediately deflated Ruan Shengpeng's confidence. The things he hadn't been able to do were all done by Xiao Yan, who earned money to help support their two children.
He has been helping to take care of the two children, and he is more qualified than the father himself.
It was normal for her to entrust her child to someone else under those circumstances, and I couldn't say anything. But this was her only daughter, and it was so unfair that she was abducted like this!
Xiao Gengwu quickly stated, "We're just getting married. After that, we'll sleep in separate rooms. I'll get your consent before we talk about the future!"
Ruan Shengpeng was secretly delighted: "You mean the previous marriage doesn't count?"
Before Xiao Gengwu could answer, he added with dissatisfaction, "What, you're not satisfied with Tongtong? What kind of attitude is this?"
Xiao Gengwu: "..."
Before Xiao Gengwu could think of a reply, Ruan Shengpeng snorted coldly at him, planning to bring his wife and children into the military region once he had settled things. This eyesore of a guy should go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else!
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