Chapter 25: Numbness Mingzhu

was stunned. You know, she was a person who could even lift a corpse in the afterlife. Now...

the most important thing is, she just got angry with someone and now she kissed him on the arm. Tell me if it's embarrassing or not!

Jiang Duo noticed the awkward expression of the little woman. He silently took a step back, opened the distance between the two, and subconsciously touched the arm... the place touched by the soft lips.

That feeling, numbness.

Mingzhu cleared her throat and pretended to be calm, "I'll go back first."

She held the heavy book, struggled to lift it up, turned around and left.

Jiang Duo thought of her unable to carry the basket and water the day before yesterday, walked up to her and took the book from her arms, "I'll take you back."

There was no doubt between the lines.

Seeing the man walking forward with big strides, Mingzhu's face, which had just been stern, smiled unconsciously.

Apart from anything else, Jiang Duo's advantage of not talking back and helping her to have fun is quite good!

The embarrassment must be resolved. She took the initiative to jog a few steps to catch up and asked, "Is it illegal for you to walk slower?"

She tilted her face and pouted. Her childish appearance and soft tone could melt people instantly.

Jiang Duo silently slowed down his pace and walked side by side with her, but there was a distance of one person between them. He said calmly, "It's not illegal."

Mingzhu couldn't help but chuckle. He actually answered!

Jiang Duo glanced at her in confusion. Seeing her frown, he couldn't help wondering: Is this answer funny?

When the two passed the old tree in the center of the village, they saw a group of people coming from the small road and chattering under the big willow tree.

According to the joking words of later generations, the old tree is the CBD of the village.

In the past, dogs passing by here would be talked about by the ladies under the tree. The original owner even had a fight with someone because of being pointed at here.

But the strange thing is that today these gossipers completely ignored Mingzhu's existence, but gossiped about a big thing -

Ming Guoan, the eldest son of Ming Changhe's family, killed someone!

It turned out that Mrs. Qu didn't care about her life. She didn't listen to Dr. Zhou and go to the hospital immediately. Instead, she brought her family to Ming Changhe's house and insisted on taking Mingyan back to marry her stupid grandson.

As a result, the two families clashed and fought. Ming Guoan pushed the old lady Qu and she fell to the ground. She died again.

The daughter-in-law of the Ming family took the opportunity to cry and asked Ming Yan to marry into the Qu family or Ming Guoan to be shot and killed!

After weighing it, Ming Changhe ignored Ming Yan's crying and agreed to marry her to the Qu family tomorrow in order to save his son.

Mingzhu walked and listened, and after eating the whole set of melons, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Ming Changhe's family really reaped the fruits of their own labor! As for the old lady Qu... She could save her once but not the second time. People like her like to go against God and have to send her off today!

But why did Ming Changhe choose tomorrow when he could choose any other day?

It's really disgusting!

When Jiang Duo sent Mingzhu home, Ming Chunni was cooking.

Seeing Jiang Duo enter the yard, she immediately stood up and ran into the west room.

Jiang Duo thought his aunt was still afraid of him, so he put the book on the long table and was about to leave.

At this moment, Ming Chunni came out of the room, holding a red veil and a small white handkerchief wrapped with something.

She looked at Mingzhu, raised her hand and pointed at Jiang Duo, "For... my nephew's husband."

After saying that, she handed the things to Mingzhu and ran away again.

Mingzhu looked at the red veil in her hand and smiled: "This was sewn for me by my aunt. When my grandmother was alive, she always told us about the older generation. She said that at that time, people had to wear a phoenix crown and a red veil when they got married, implying a prosperous life. My aunt remembered it, so she also made a set for me... But our generation is not popular, do you mind?"

Jiang Duo didn't think there was anything wrong, but thought it was a ritual, "It's good."

Mingzhu guessed that he wouldn't mind, she opened the white handkerchief casually, and there was a dark green ring inside.

According to the original owner's memory, grandma said before her death that this thing was left for the future grandson-in-law.

She handed the item to Jiang Duo, "This is a token of love between my grandfather and my grandmother. When she was alive, my grandmother said that she would leave it to her future grandson-in-law. If you don't mind, you can keep it."

Jiang Duo looked at the ring and was surprised... She obviously didn't want to marry him, but now she was willing to give him the token.

Did she want to tell him that she wanted to live a good life with him sincerely?

Jiang Duo took it carefully, and when he thought of something, he took off the jade pendant hanging on the black rope around his neck and gave it to Mingzhu.

"This is also an heirloom in my family. I'll give it to you as a token of love."

Mingzhu found the black rope tied around Jiang Duo's neck when she was working on the canal dam these two days. She was curious about what was hanging on it, but now... it has become hers.

This is a three or four centimeter Hetian jade plaque, with very good quality. One side is engraved with the Heart Sutra, and the other side is engraved with a lotus. It looks very expensive.

She shook her head and said, "This thing is too expensive. You should keep it for yourself."

"This is what a Jiang family daughter-in-law should have. You should keep it."

After hearing this, Mingzhu didn't want to be polite anymore. After all, she was indeed a Jiang family daughter-in-law.

She raised her neck, smiled slightly, and said coquettishly, "Then put it on me."

Just like putting a wedding ring on her. Who said that it was not popular to wear a ring when getting married in this era!

Seeing that Jiang Duo was unmoved, Mingzhu saw through his mind at a glance and knew what he was thinking. She teased him deliberately: "Why are you standing there? Are you reluctant to give it to me?"

"No... it will have a bad influence. Wear it yourself."

"We are in the house and no one can see."

Mingzhu pouted, thinking of Jiang Duo's overreaction in the cellar that day. Why didn't he think about the bad influence when he pressed her to the ground and did that?

She took the initiative to hold Jiang Duo's hand and wanted to put the ring on his thumb -

it was too small and couldn't fit!

Mingzhu thought about it, took a red string to string the ring on, and then stood on tiptoe to put it around Jiang Duo's neck.

After putting it on, she tilted her head back and showed him her snow-white neck. She said cheerfully, "Okay, I've exchanged my tokens. It's your turn. Put it on me. Otherwise, it's getting dark and we'll just stand here. No one should leave."

Jiang Duo was a man after all. He couldn't let a woman rush him around. He simply took a step closer to her and put the jade token on her.

The two of them were very close at this moment. Jiang Duo could smell the faint sweet fragrance on Mingzhu's body. It felt like...

the water she had given him to drink, sweet and tempting.

His Adam's apple moved unconsciously, and he suddenly withdrew his hand. He took two steps back as if he had done something wrong. His dark face was visibly flushed.

"I'll go back first."

Looking at Jiang Duo's hurried back, Mingzhu chuckled. She stroked the jade token and said, "I like this token very much and will keep it well. Captain Jiang, see you tomorrow!"

Jiang Duo paused, and then his tall figure gradually walked away...

Mingzhu couldn't help but be more cautious when closing the door. She told Ming Chunni in the room, "Aunt, I'll lock all the doors now. Let's be alert when we go to bed tonight. Get up immediately if we hear any noise, understand?"

Ming Chunni didn't understand, but Mingzhu always felt uneasy when she thought about Mingyan marrying the fool from Xiaoqu Village tomorrow...