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◎Red marks on the chest◎
Shu Yao stopped and thought about her pitiful trust value. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and said to him, "No, I just have something to do." As she spoke, she raised the basket in her hand.
Ji Shijing walked towards her with a smile: "I will go with my sister-in-law."
Shu Yao felt numb all over, but she walked side by side with him. The path was narrow, and when their shoulders occasionally bumped into each other, she would reflexively move away, not wanting to have any contact with him.
Ever since she got to know his other side, she felt a little scared when she saw him.
Ji Shijing slowed down his pace and consciously put some distance between them.
Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, took two quick steps in front of him, and almost ran away.
Looking at the panicked figure, Ji Shijing curled his lips into a smile, a deep light flashed in his eyes, and he stared at her, as if he was staring at a prey that could not escape.
With him by her side, Shu Yao no longer had the heart to pick bayberries.
Ji Shijing's eyes moved around the tree, he picked a big, red bayberry from the top of the tree, washed it with clean water and handed it to her.
The red of the bayberry made his fingertips look even paler and thinner. Shu Yao turned her face away: "I don't want to eat."
His expression changed, and he pinched the bayberry and handed it to her mouth: "Eat."
"I said I don't want to eat it." Shu Yao suddenly felt a little annoyed, and remembered what he did yesterday. She was so angry that she snatched the bayberry from his hand, threw it to the ground with a "bang", and then turned and left.
Ji Shijing stayed where he was, his hands stained with juice. He squatted down, picked up the bayberries covered in mud, and gently wiped off the dirt.
Why doesn't she eat?
His eyes darkened, and he used force with his fingertips to crush the object in his hand. Veins bulged on the back of his pale hand, and his finger bones crackled.
The bayberries in my hand finally turned into juice and fell into the soil, disappearing without a trace.
…
In the past few days, Shu Yao deliberately avoided Ji Shijing and hardly spoke to him. Even if he came over to her, she ignored him and turned to talk to Twelve.
Ji Shijing was so angry that he almost died.
Shu Yao once again passed the chicken leg on the plate to Shi Er Shi. Ji Shijing breathed rapidly and stood up to leave. When he stood up, he accidentally knocked over a chair, but he didn't care. He walked to the west room and closed the door with a "bang".
Twelve and Shu Yao were both stunned.
Shu Yao reacted quickly: "Don't worry about him, let's continue eating." After saying that, she took another bite of rice.
When she went to bed at night, she lay there thinking for a long time. Her eyelids were so sleepy that she couldn't open them, but she still didn't dare to fall asleep, because in the past few days, whenever she fell asleep, she would have that strange dream. In the dream, the big python was tightly wrapped around her, rubbing, caressing, and licking her. She was almost suffocating.
But sleepiness came like a tide, and she finally couldn't resist and fell asleep.
It was the same dream again, but this time the python was unusually ferocious. It seemed to be angry and bit her chest hard.
Shu Yao cried out in pain and opened her eyes to find that it was daybreak. She sat up in a daze. The bed was messy and her clothes were half open. She rubbed her head and lowered her head to button her clothes, but the next second, she opened her eyes wide in disbelief and her pupils suddenly constricted.
She saw a suspicious red mark on her left breast. She rubbed it with her hand, and her skin quickly turned red, covering the original mark.
At this moment, fear spread throughout her body, cold sweat broke out, and a chill hit her heart. She looked around and found that the room was no different, but she always felt that a cold gaze was staring at her. An indescribable fear completely frightened her mind.
In her dream, she was bitten by a python and there was really a red mark on her body.
What is going on?
She had a severe headache and her steps were unsteady.
Ji Shijing had already gone to class, and Twelve was still making bows and arrows in the yard. He saw that Shu Yao didn't look very well, so he stood up and poured her a cup of hot water.
Shu Yao looked at the almost finished bow and arrow in his hand. She had thought he was just talking, but she didn't expect him to actually make it. She took a sip of hot water and said, "Twelve, I heard there are many wild animals in the mountains. Let's not go hunting."
The villagers of Dongping Village make a living by growing crops, and almost no one goes hunting in the mountains.
Twelve shook his head and continued with the work at hand.
Shu Yao did not try to persuade him anymore. She sat down on the chair, watching the red sun slowly rising in the sky, her thoughts gradually drifting away.
It wasn't until a voice came that she came back to her senses.
"Sister." Jiang He moved a small stool and sat next to her, but his eyes secretly glanced at Twelve not far away, "That man looks so fierce."
Shu Yao smiled and put down the teacup in her hand: "It's okay, he just looks fierce."
Jiang He curled her lips: "Sister, how long do you plan to keep him?"
"Let's wait until his injuries heal."
Jiang He nodded and was about to say something, but when he opened his mouth, his expression darkened again and he lowered his head, looking uninterested.
Noticing her strangeness, Shu Yao patted her hands and asked, "Are you still sad?"
When talking about this, Jiang He became visibly sad. She said in a wronged voice: "I still can't let it go."
"Xiao He, I have something to tell you. Don't get excited." Shu Yao thought about it and decided to tell Ji Liang the news that he was married.
She carefully chose her words: "Xiao He, actually..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard a knock on the courtyard door. Shu Yao was stunned. Who could it be at this time? She stood up and opened the door.
Standing outside the door were Ji Liang and the woman. The woman had dressed up a little, and her face looked even more beautiful and charming.
Shu Yao's first reaction was to look back at Jiang He. Jiang He also looked over here. She quickly moved sideways to block him: "Mr. Ji, shouldn't you be in class at this time?"
Before Ji Liang could answer, the woman next to him spoke first: "We are here to congratulate you."
Shu Yao was confused: "Huh?"
The woman continued, "Why don't you invite us in and sit down?"
Shu Yao gritted her teeth and stepped aside. The woman took Ji Liang's hand and walked into the yard. As soon as the woman arrived in the yard, she noticed Jiang He's gaze. She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked Jiang He up and down.
Ji Liang didn’t know that Jiang He was also here. He felt a little embarrassed. His body stiffened for a moment and he covered his mouth and coughed twice.
The woman almost immediately noticed something was wrong with Ji Liang. She hugged his arm tightly and sat down opposite Jiang He.
When Jiang He saw the two people holding hands, a moment of surprise flashed in her eyes. She adjusted her breathing, quickly concealed her emotions, then picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.
Strange, why is this tea salty?
Shu Yao closed the door and walked over, pouring a cup of hot tea for Ji Liang and the woman, then sat down next to Jiang He. Seeing her lowering her head and not saying anything, Shu Yao sighed softly.
"Miss Shu, we're here to congratulate you today." Ji Liang's face showed a trace of relief. "Master Ji has passed the imperial examination. He's the only one among the candidates in our town who passed."
Shu Yao was still somewhat happy when she heard that Ji Shijing had passed the examination for scholar.
Ji Liang said a few more words of congratulations, and then prepared to get up and say goodbye. Just as he stood up, Jiang He suddenly looked up, her eyes frighteningly red: "Mr. Ji, who is this?" She looked at the woman next to him.
The woman chuckled and raised her head: "He is my husband, and I am his wife."
Jiang He just stood there in a daze, unable to utter a word. Her shoulders drooped, and all the strength in her body seemed to be drained away. She exuded a very decadent aura.
Ji Liang felt a little reluctant and was about to say a few words of comfort, but the woman grabbed his arm and pulled him out.
On the way, the woman let go of him, crossed her arms, and asked angrily, "My husband, your charm remains undiminished. What is your relationship with that girl? Tell me quickly."
Ji Liang hurriedly took her hand and told her what happened.
The woman sneered: "So it was you who harmed the girl. Why didn't you tell her that you had a wife? That way she wouldn't bother you anymore. Why didn't you tell her?"
Ji Liang was helpless: "Doesn't that mean we're divorced?"
The woman stamped her feet angrily: "We are not getting a divorce."
Ji Liang hugged her and coaxed her softly, saying something unknown. The woman finally calmed down and took his arm again, and the two of them gradually walked away.
Here, Jiang He just sat on the bench without moving, as if he had lost his soul.
No matter how Shu Yao tried to comfort him, it was useless. Shu Yao had no other choice but to stand up and say loudly, "Then I'll help you tie him up now."
Hearing her say this, Jiang He suddenly looked up, tears streaming down her face: "Sister, what do you want to do?"
Shu Yao: "Go and help you tie him up."
Jiang He quickly grabbed her.
Shu Yao wiped her tears distressedly: "Xiao He, he has a family now, let's move on, okay?"
Jiang He closed his eyes and nodded heavily.
On the way back, Jiang He met Chen Er who came to the village to collect debts. Both of them were walking hurriedly with their heads down, and they bumped into each other unexpectedly.
When Chen Er saw it was Jiang He, his brows lit up instantly and he was very excited: "Sister He, what a coincidence."
How could it not be a coincidence? He had observed that Jiang He took this route to the weaving workshop every day, so he would deliberately go around here when he came to Dongping Village to collect debts. But in all this time, he had never run into her once. Today, he finally ran into her and was so happy.
Jiang He didn't even raise his eyelids, just said "Oh" and walked away.
Chen Er quickly stopped her and asked anxiously, "Are you angry because of that time when we went to my house to discuss marriage?"
"No." Her voice was weak.
Chen Er scratched his head: "Why is that? I always feel like you don't want to pay attention to me."
Jiang He finally looked up at him: "Because you are blocking the road, I want to go home, please move aside, thank you."
Chen Er then noticed her swollen eyes and felt extremely distressed. He even spoke incoherently: "Sister He, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang He frowned and pushed him away: "Go away."
Chen Er was worried and followed her all the way.
Hearing the steady and anxious footsteps behind her, Jiang He became even more irritated. When she reached the door, Chen Er stopped her, stared into her eyes and said, "Remember to apply cold water when you get home. This will reduce the swelling."
Jiang He waved his hands impatiently: "I know, are you annoying?"
Chen Er was not angry. He took out an exquisitely crafted peach blossom hairpin from his bosom, shyly handed it to her, and stammered, "I was delivering goods to the capital, and when I saw this nice-looking one, I... bought it. I thought it would look good on you." After saying that, he didn't dare to look at her.
Jiang He didn't even look at the hairpin in his hand. She pushed him into the house and then slammed the door shut.
Before Chen Er could come to his senses, he was refused entry. He looked aggrieved and carefully put the hairpin back into his innermost pocket. He stood at the door for a long time before leaving.
…
Ji Shijing came back at noon and found the yard empty again.
His face suddenly turned gloomy, his jawline was stretched straight, and his dark pupils were filled with overwhelming anger.
She went out with Twelve again. Good, very good, really very good.
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