Chapter 681 After my husband passed the imperial examination, I became his second wife (9)
Yue Lingxuan also saw the convoy in front. When he slowly rode towards them on horseback, the guards of the convoy immediately looked at him vigilantly.
Yue Lingxuan didn't want to cause trouble, so he naturally stayed away from them.
Lin Shichu poked his round head out of the carriage window, then waved happily at Yue Lingxuan, smiling brightly and saying, "What a coincidence! I meet you again!"
Yue Lingxuan looked up and was surprised to see that it was Lin Shichu. But when he saw that she, a girl from the boudoir, was greeting him so casually in broad daylight, he thought to himself that this woman was so unreserved. Not only was she not shy to meet a man like him, but she also talked to him nonchalantly. How could she be like those ladies from noble families he had met?
Lin Shichu had no idea that this man had so many opinions about her. She simply felt that she would feel much better if she could travel with a good-looking person during this extremely boring journey.
So she ignored Yue Lingxuan's expressionless face and continued to greet him: "Sir, where are you going this time? I'm going to Lianjiang City. If you are going too, why don't we go together?"
"No, I don't need to travel with anyone." Yue Lingxuan rejected Lin Shichu's suggestion without hesitation. Then he clamped his long legs on the horse's belly, flicked the whip, and rode away, leaving only a tall and slender back to Lin Shichu.
Lin Shichu sighed, feeling very sorry about this. It was a pity that he would not have the handsome man to accompany him on his boring and long journey for the next two days.
"Miss, who is that young man? Do you know him?" Qingxue asked curiously. She did not go with Lin Shichu when he went to the pharmacy to check the accounts last time, so she did not see Yue Lingxuan. Although she was there when she met Yue Lingxuan for the first time, Yue Lingxuan was in a very miserable state, covered in blood and his face was dirty. Qingxue was afraid and stayed away from him, so she did not see Yue Lingxuan's appearance clearly, and naturally could not recognize him at this moment.
Although it seemed that Yue Lingxuan was safe now that he could appear so openly, Lin Shichu felt that less trouble was better, so he did not reveal that Yue Lingxuan was the one who was seriously injured and fainted on the road that day and blocked their way.
"I met him once, and I helped him, but unfortunately he was too cold and didn't seem to like me very much." Lin Shichu said.
Qingxue frowned immediately and stood up for her master: "This young master is really ungrateful, isn't he? You helped him, but he still ignored you!"
"It's not his fault. It's probably because the last time I saw him, I said a few words about how good-looking he was. He thought I was teasing him and got angry." Lin Shichu lied without changing his expression.
Qingxue's eyes widened in surprise, and she said in disbelief: "Miss, you actually flirted with me? No, how can you say that a man is good-looking? This is not good, right? No wonder that young man was angry. You'd better not say it next time, otherwise it will affect your reputation..."
Qingxue was loyal to Lin Shichu and was considerate of her. Lin Shichu comforted her, "Qingxue, don't worry. I'm not teasing him. I'm just praising him. Besides, I'm following my father in running the business now. My reputation has been mixed. It doesn't matter."
Qingxue was still worried: "But you haven't gotten married yet. If you have a bad reputation, others will misunderstand you."
Then she suddenly looked at Lin Shichu in astonishment as if a light bulb had turned on her head: "Miss, you are not attracted to that young man and want to marry him, right?"
Lin Shichu was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped, and then he looked at her with a smile: "Why do you think so? I just looked at him a few more times and talked to him a few more words because he was good-looking. How could I like him?"
Qingxue ignored her denial and began to count Yue Lingxuan's advantages and disadvantages. She also asked Lin Shichu: "Miss, where is that young man from? How old is he? Who are his family members? What does he do for a living?"
She looked as if she wanted to ask about Yue Lingxuan's ancestors for eighteen generations, and she cared about Lin Shichu's marriage even more than Lin's mother. Of course, she cared because the future male master would determine whether her future career as a maid would be good.
"Okay, okay, why are you asking so many questions? I told you I'm not attracted to him, and you can tell at a glance that he comes from a wealthy family. He must have an extraordinary family background. How could he be accepted into our family as a son-in-law? You think too much." Lin Shichu calmly dispelled Qingxue's fantasy.
Qingxue recalled Yue Lingxuan's elegant demeanor when he passed by on horseback just now. He had the dignity and aura of a young master from a noble family. It was indeed obvious that he was brought up in a large family. Such a man would definitely not marry a girl from a merchant family, let alone marry into the family's family. So the curiosity that Qingxue had just developed disappeared in an instant.
When Lin Shichu saw her listless appearance, he asked her jokingly, "Why do you look even more depressed than me? I don't care about you, Miss, so why are you so depressed?"
"I'm just worried that your marriage will not go smoothly. I heard from the madam and the master that none of the men introduced by Matchmaker Li is worthy of you. Yet Matchmaker Li still has the nerve to introduce them. It's really infuriating." Qingxue said angrily.
"Didn't my parents refuse? Don't worry, I won't give in." Lin Shichu comforted her.
While the master and servant were talking excitedly, the captain of the guard said to Lin Shichu outside the carriage: "Miss, it's noon now. It will take another two hours to reach the next town. Would you like to rest here now? This place is more suitable for camping and resting."
"Then let's rest here and have lunch." Lin Shichu ordered.
So a group of people set up camp and rested on the grass by the roadside. This place has always been a place for passers-by to rest, so it is relatively flat and safe. There is also a small stream of about two meters passing nearby, which is perfect for getting water for cooking.
As the master, Lin Shichu naturally didn't have to cook by herself. The guards and servants quickly took out the pots, lit the fire and cooked.
Most people eat dry food when they go on a long journey, after all, it is convenient and cheap. However, making a fire in the wild is not an easy task. But with Lin Shichu, she takes everything with her when she goes on a long journey, including pots and pans, various dried vegetables, pickled meats, and bacon. If vegetables and fruits are not difficult to preserve, she can take them with her. Of course, there are many wild vegetables in the wild now, so you can just pick them on the spot if you want to eat them.
Not long after, the aroma of rice wafted out. The Lin family had their own rice shop, and the rice that Lin Shichu brought was naturally of the best quality. When it was steamed in the pot, the rich rice aroma spread out and went straight into people's noses, making people's stomachs growl.
"Take out the sausages you brought from home and steam them to go with rice." Lin Shichu couldn't help but feel greedy when he remembered the sausages her mother asked her to bring when she went out.
(End of this chapter)
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