Yao Wenyuan chased to Shandandan Village, traveling non-stop and looking dusty. When Fang Caixiu saw him, she asked, "Wenyuan, why are you here?"
"Aunt Fang, I'm here to look for Xiuxiu. Where is Xiuxiu?" Yao Wenyuan was anxious. He got off his horse and accidentally fell.
Fang Caixiu hurriedly supported him, "Oh, you really are, be careful, it's just the beginning of the year, why do you want to give me such a big gift? Auntie doesn't have a red envelope for you." Fang Caixiu teased him.
Yao Wenyuan blushed, "I was careless and lost my balance. Where's Xiuxiu?"
When Fang Caixiu heard that he was looking for Xiuxiu, she wanted to support He Huaixiu and help him. Then she said, "I don't want to say that you, as the prefect, are too dedicated. You even brought a girl who had no parents to your house. Our Xiuxiu went to visit you for a few days because she had a good relationship with you. But you treat me like a nobody. You made the decision on your own without even asking. You really are... I don't know what to say to you!"
Yao Wenyuan lowered his head and let Fang Caixiu scold him without saying a word.
Seeing that he was so honest, Fang Caixiu gave up the idea of teaching him a lesson. "Xiu Xiu, she's in the back mountain. Go find her yourself."
Upon hearing this, Yao Wenyuan immediately smiled broadly and said, "Okay, thank you Aunt Fang."
"Oh, it's better for you to be nice to Xiuxiu than anything else. Besides, you two have no official status now. If Xiuxiu always comes to your house, it will not be good for you, don't you think?" Fang Caixiu said earnestly.
Yao Wenyuan nodded. "I know. I'm just busy with official duties and can't leave for the time being. Besides, my parents are in Kyoto, which is too far away. I haven't told them the news yet. This time, after I coax Xiuxiu into marriage, I will definitely write to my parents and ask for their consent to come and propose marriage."
Fang Caixiu heard this and said, "What? You haven't told your parents about Xiuxiu's existence yet? That won't do..."
Yao Wenyuan was extremely worried and anxious to find He Huaixiu. He had no choice but to say, "Okay Aunt Fang, I'll tell you in detail when I get back. I'll go find Xiuxiu first and explain it clearly."
Fang Caixiu spared him and let him go.
He Huaixiu is fertilizing blueberries on the mountain.
When Yao Wenyuan found her, she was wearing a blue and white headscarf with small yellow flowers on it. The headscarf wrapped her hair to prevent it from being stained by the dirt. There was some dust on the tip of her pen, but she looked very serious as she was applying fertilizer.
Yao Wenyuan grabbed the dung scoop she was using to fertilize the land and said, "I'll do it."
When He Huaixiu heard the familiar voice and saw Yao Wenyuan take the dung scoop from her hand, her pupils dilated several times. "No, no, what are you doing here? Hey, don't interfere. You are a civil servant, you can't say such vulgar things. Let me do it myself." He Huaixiu reached out to grab the dung scoop.
Yao Wenyuan immediately took it away. He Huaixiu tried to grab it. The two of them were getting closer and closer. Yao Wenyuan said, "Don't fight over it. It's just a small job. You keep fighting over it and making it look like a heavy job. This thing is dirty. I'll clean it up for you later. No, be obedient and let me do it."
He Huaixiu stopped grabbing it after hearing that. He folded his hands and looked at him, "Okay, go ahead and do it. I'll watch you do it."
Yao Wenyuan nodded when he heard this and began to water the plants carefully.
He Huaixiu originally wanted to see him at a loss, but Yao Wenyuan did not show a bad expression. Although he was unfamiliar with the job, he was trying hard to do it well.
He Huaixiu watched silently without saying anything.
Yao Wenyuan said, "I said, you don't want the clothes I gave you?"
"No, I don't want clothes anymore, so why should I need them?" He Huaixiu stared at the ground and spoke lightly.
Upon hearing this, Yao Wenyuan paused with the dung scoop in his hand and stammered, "You, you can't do this..."
"What about me?" He Huaixiu looked up at him.
Yao Wenyuan looked at her and said in a wronged tone, "You didn't listen to my explanation and ran away. I didn't even see you when I got home..."
He Huaixiu looked at his aggrieved face and found it funny in his heart, but he still said seriously, "You are about to carry the new bride into the house, why should I stay there? I am not a hen incubating eggs and I can't move."
"I told you, she can't find her aunt. As a prefect, it's not easy for me to refuse the people's requests for help, right? If I turn them away, am I still the Yao Wenyuan you know?" Yao Wenyuan said seriously.
He Huaixiu thought about what he said and felt that it made some sense, but he also felt that something was wrong.
Yao Wenyuan got the hang of it quickly, and while pouring manure he spoke to her, "Oh, I know I did something wrong. I shouldn't have let a stranger live in our home without your consent. This is where I went wrong, and I apologize."
He Huaixiu nodded, but still didn't say anything. Yao Wenyuan was a little anxious and almost got shit on his feet.
"Say something, Xiuxiu..." Yao Wenyuan said.
"Anything else? Is there anything else you think you did not do well?" He Huaixiu took a glance and saw that nothing had dripped onto his feet, so he ignored it and quietly pushed the handle of the dung scoop forward.
"Not telling my parents about your existence was another big mistake," Yao Wenyuan said after thinking for a while.
He Huaixiu raised his eyebrows, something in mind, "Well, what else?"
"And...what else?" Yao Wenyuan asked in confusion.
He Huaixiu tilted his head and looked at him, to see what else he could say. "Think about it yourself."
Yao Wenyuan finished the work in his hands while thinking. When he was done, he put his things away and said to her, "Although the things in my hands are a bit smelly, I don't think it's inappropriate to talk about this. I plan to write a letter to tell my parents that whether they agree or not, I plan to marry you and become my, Yao Wenyuan's, only wife."
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