At this point, Liu Qingshan's mind was in a mess. He didn't even know what he had said or whether he should have said it at all.
At that moment, he had only one thought: if he missed this girl, he might really be a bachelor for the rest of his life.
Therefore, Zhao Xi's silence made him uneasy, so he could only keep increasing his bargaining chips.
“Girl, because of the protection of the little fish, the lives of every household in our Chijia’ao are much better than those of the people down the mountain.”
Now every household in the village has food and water, and the fish shop also sells grain.
As for the water, the county magistrate had visited this area before and even made a special trip to the Beilian Mountains.
Even if the county town experiences water shortages in the future, we won't.
In addition, the small fish gave us some drought-resistant, high-yield crops.
We have already planted them according to the method taught by the old clan chief.
In other places, the land may not produce anything due to extreme heat and drought.
But we don't need to be afraid. What the little fish gave us is our confidence.
This was the first time Zhao Xi had ever seen a man so much older than herself speaking incoherently in front of her.
She remained calm, considering what Chi Yu had said, and then looked at the man in front of her.
Finally, after considering all factors, he said, "You are indeed much older than I expected."
I originally only wanted to find someone seven to ten years older than me.
Also, I originally wanted to find a family with many members.
But Mrs. Chi said that there was no suitable family for her in Chijia'ao.
You've already shared your situation, so I'll share mine as well.
If neither of you has any objections, then let's just make do."
At that moment, Liu Qingshan was overjoyed to hear that it was just "make do".
Before he could make any further promises or statements, Zhao Xi said:
“I have been a slave since I was a child, and I sent my monthly salary back to my parents’ home.”
This means that he started supporting his family at a very young age.
The reason I came here is that I don't want to go back and be sold by my father again.
I want to live for myself.
However, I am no longer innocent, and we must make that clear to each other.
If you can accept it, then go for it; if you can't, then there's no need to force it.
I don't want to argue over trivial matters in the future, and then you bring this up to hurt me.
Also, you're so much older than me, so if nothing unexpected happens, you'll probably leave this world before me.
When I'm in my thirties, you'll be in your fifties.
If you were to die, I'd still be young. I wouldn't remain a widow for you; I'd remarry.
Zhao Xi said that last sentence on purpose, just to see how the man in front of her would react.
To her surprise, he looked completely at ease, which took her by surprise.
Therefore, she added, "I am no longer a maid in the Xue family. My sudden decision to marry you is a special circumstance."
My parents don't know, and since we can't find them, we'll just leave it at that.
If they find out later and come looking for me, I hope you can give them the betrothal money back, and then treat them as relatives and have normal contact with them.
I won't ask for an exorbitant dowry; whatever the average girl pays, that's fine with me.
Although I want to live for myself, I never intended to completely sever ties with my family.
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingshan breathed a huge sigh of relief.
It seems that this marriage is very likely to go through.
Therefore, he said, "After we get married, you will be in charge of our family."
If you want to maintain contact with your family, then do so.
As long as they don't empty our pockets to help them, that's fine.
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