Chapter 8: Getting on the bed. He is really awesome.
Zong Xiao's fingertips trembled slightly, and seeing the frightened expression on the face of the person in front of him, he sobered up instantly despite being drunk.
It was like a bucket of cold water poured over one's head, and the joy of the entire day was completely shattered on the wedding night.
It turned out that she was afraid of the ugly scar on his face.
"You...I'm going outside to wash my face." Zong Xiao turned and left, not daring to look at Qiu Yun again.
The scar on his face has made him particularly ostracized in the village over the years, and he has long made plans to live alone for the rest of his life.
But now...
The clan mother was still cleaning up in the yard. When she saw him come out, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Erlang? Why did you come out just after you went in?"
Zong Xiao couldn't bear to let his mother know the truth, so he forced a smile and said, "It's okay, Mom. I just came out to wash my face."
"You kid, go back to the house as soon as you finish washing. How can you leave the bride alone in the house at this time?" The clan mother scolded him with a smile and ignored him.
Zong Xiao washed his face with well water. The water droplets slid down and shattered his reflection in the water. The next moment, the water surface in the basin returned to normal. Zong Xiao could see his face clearly again, and also saw the scar clearly.
Although he had long forgotten the pain of the wolf's claws scratching his face that year, the pain left in his body had never disappeared. He sighed slightly and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Before Qiu Xuan in the room could react, the man had already left.
Qiu Xuan didn't realize that she had done anything wrong. She just said "It's you", and the man ran away.
How strange!
But it was good that the man left, otherwise she would feel awkward being alone with them.
Although she was forced to come to the Zong family, she was not mentally prepared to become someone else's wife.
Just as she was lost in thought, the man came back, but his face looked paler than before.
"you."
"Go to sleep." They both said at the same time.
!!! Should I be so direct, Qiu Xuan thought.
Zong Xiao saw her standing there stupidly and thought she was scared.
He pointed at the two quilts on the kang and said in a hoarse voice, "Today you sleep on that side, and I'll sleep on this side."
So that's how it is. Qiu Xuan was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Sleeping separately?"
Seeing her so happy, Zong Xiao's heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle.
He nodded, picked up a quilt and went to the end of the kang first.
The room was pitch black. Seeing that he had already lain down, Qiu Yu moved to the other side.
She took off her wedding dress and was about to go to sleep when she suddenly remembered the silver sewn on her inner garment.
She actually forgot such a big thing.
Fortunately, the marriage was not consummated that night, otherwise the money would have been kept here and could not be kept secret.
She carefully untied the coarse cloth and slowly turned sideways, only then did she feel less nauseous.
Perhaps she was tired, and soon she fell asleep.
The next day, Zong Xiao quietly left the house before dawn.
He didn't sleep for a moment that night and has been awake ever since.
Hearing the sound of the person opposite him sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
People say this girl is brave, but she is afraid of herself. People say she is timid, but she can sleep so soundly next to herself.
Zong Xiao closed the door gently, picked up the wooden pitchfork and left the yard.
In the past, he would also go out at this time. It was cool in the mountains before dawn, and he could walk more in the woods.
He will come back before the sun comes up.
Qiu Xuan didn't know about this and she slept until dawn.
Yawning and about to get up, she remembered that she had married into the Zong family. She hurriedly looked to the end of the kang, where the bedding was neatly folded and there was no one there.
"Your aunt was exhausted last night and is still asleep. Don't bother her."
The voice of the clan mother came from outside the house, and it seemed that she was talking to Zong Huaixue.
"Okay, then, grandma, how long do I have to wait?"
Grandmother: "Wait until your second uncle comes back."
Zong Huaixue sighed, "But Second Uncle came back so late."
The grandmother pinched her nose and said with a smile, "Girl, when the meal is ready, go knock on the door and ask. If your aunt lets you in, then go in. Don't just push the door open like you did yesterday, okay?"
Zong Huaixue got a satisfactory answer and nodded obediently, "I understand, grandma."
Qiu Xuan had already put on her clothes in the room. She changed into a new undershirt, stuffed the undershirt she wore yesterday into the kang, and covered it with a quilt.
That place was not safe, but Qiu Xuan really didn't know where else to hide. She searched the house for a long time but didn't see a single rat hole.
The most dangerous place was the safest place. She bet that Zongjia Jilang would not turn over her bedding, so she stuffed it there.
She packed up and was about to go out when she heard a knock on the door.
"Second Aunt, are you awake?" It was Zong Huaixue.
Qiu Xuan responded to her and opened the door for her.
"Grandma's rice is ready, let me call my aunt over."
Qiu Xuan looked at her pigtail that was crooked and ended somewhere unknown, and chuckled.
"Come, sit here." Qiu Xuan asked her to sit on the edge of the kang. She took out the worn-out wooden comb she had always used and combed her hair again.
While combing her hair, she asked her, "Where is your second uncle? Why didn't I see him this morning?"
Zong Huaixue: "Second Uncle goes into the mountains every day to check on the hunting pits and doesn't come back until almost noon."
Qiu Xuan recalled the day when she fell into a deep pit and was rescued by him. It seemed that it was before the sun came up.
"Second uncle is really amazing. He always manages to get meat back."
"Yeah?"
"Really, Auntie, just wait and see. My uncle will definitely bring you some meat at noon."
Qiu Xuan didn't take her words to heart. Although she was a hunter, who could catch prey every day?
Qiu Xuan combed her hair and then left the house with her.
Yesterday she was wearing a veil and did not see the Zong family courtyard. Today, when she came out, she felt it was spacious and bright.
The courtyard was more than twice as big as the Qiu family's. There was a bamboo shed at the corner of the south wall, which looked like a place for drinking tea.
The clan mother came out of the kitchen and happened to see them.
The image she had conjured up in her mind was similar. Qiu Xuan was a rather thin girl, with arms so thin they looked as if they would break if she exerted any force. Her skin was also darker, but since she was born into Qiu Shitou's family and had to work in the fields, it was only natural that she was darker.
The mother of the clan thought to herself that this girl must be taken good care of. Only when she is in good health can she and Zong Xiao live a good life.
Otherwise, I'd be like Huaixue's mother...
"Grandma!" Zong Huaixue took Qiu Xuan's hand and walked towards the Zong mother.
When she got close, Qiu Xuan also called out, "Mom."
Hearing the word "mother," the grandmother's face lit up with joy. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, took Qiu Yun's hand and patted it, "Okay, okay, sit down and eat. Erlang won't be back until noon, so the four of us will have dinner this morning."
"Look, the third child has woken up too." Zong's mother called out to Zong Anji, "Hurry up and wash your face and come over to meet your second sister-in-law."
Erlang, Sanlang, there's another Dalang. But the clan mother said that this morning the four of them...
Where are Zong Huaixue's parents?
Qiu Xuan suppressed her curiosity and didn't ask at the dinner table. She thought she would wait for Zongjia Jilang to come back and find out from him.
Breakfast was the leftover stir-fried dishes from yesterday's pot, including chicken and fish, which looked very sumptuous.
Qiu Xuan had a good meal and finally felt full.
As noon approached, the sun gradually rose.
The grandmother started to work in the kitchen again. Thinking that last night was their wedding night, she didn't let Qiu Xuan work.
Her small body had been tossing and turning all night, so she had no strength left.
Qiu Xuan felt relieved and went back to the house to clean up, until she suddenly heard Zong Huaixue's shouting outside the yard.
"Second Aunt! Come out quickly!"
Qiu Xuan thought something had happened to her, so she put down what she was holding and hurried over.
In front of the courtyard gate, Zong Xiao was seen holding a wooden fork in one hand and a few grass carps tied with straw ropes in the other.
"Aunt, you see, I told you that Uncle will definitely bring back meat at noon." Zong Huaixue raised her little face, her face full of pride.
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