Chapter 409 A Home Delivered to Each Person
Ji Qingwu immediately understood her meaning.
Qi Peiyao gently stroked her belly again and again.
"Just like that trembling, frightened village woman today, if one day something happens to her child, she will definitely use my child to pay with her life."
Ji Qingwu said, "Madam has considered everything very thoroughly."
This is indeed an unstable factor; people's hearts are the most vulnerable to temptation.
If she were in her shoes, she wouldn't feel at ease either.
Ji Qingwu thought for a moment and asked doubtfully, "But I was also kidnapped here."
Why isn't Chi Pei-yao worried that she will do bad things?
Qi Peiyao propped her head up on the tatami mat and used her hand to pluck the wheat ears of the rattle drum placed on the wooden table beside the tatami mat.
"Yes, you were kidnapped too, who wasn't?"
Qi Peiyao was also captured and taken to the village...
Upon hearing this, Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered slightly, showing neither shock nor disdain.
Her clear, watery eyes flickered slightly, a hint of surprise in them.
Qi Peiyao did not marry these three men willingly. It would have been more advantageous for her if she were not of one mind with these three bandits.
Ji Qingwu met her gaze openly.
Qi Peiyao said cheerfully, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
She held the rattle drum in her hand, making a "dong dong" sound, as if echoing her joyful mood.
The woman in front of me is the first one who can remain so calm after being abducted to the village.
Moreover, regarding her plight, there was no pity or lamentation, no judgmental stance, but rather a calm and detached observation of her.
Ji Qingwu said, "It seems that Madam has something else to say to me."
Qi Peiyao laughed when she heard her words.
Unlike her previous affectedly seductive demeanor, two sweet dimples appeared at the corners of her lips.
Ji Qingwu felt that this was her true nature.
The Hu brothers were right; Qi Peiyao does have a bit of a childish side.
Qi Peiyao sat up nimbly, not at all like a pregnant woman who was late in her pregnancy and about to give birth. Ji Qingwu felt a tightness in his heart when he saw her sitting cross-legged.
Qi Peiyao said, "Finally, I've found someone to chat with. Sit down and let's talk."
Ji Qingwu's heels were indeed sore from standing for so long, but she didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on a chair next to the wooden table.
Before she could even ask, Qi Peiyao's words kept pouring out, showing that she had a lot to say.
"Actually, I was originally a young lady from an official family. I was to marry someone in Lin'an, and my husband's family was a high-ranking official in Lin'an."
No wonder Qi Peiyao longed for everything in Lin'an; it was because of this.
"But when they passed through this place, they were abducted and taken to this mountain, where they became the bandit's wife."
Qi Peiyao spoke these words with a relaxed expression, without any heavy or sad emotions.
Ji Qingwu sincerely praised, "You're very capable."
From being forced to become a bandit's wife, she now sits on the heads of three leaders.
Only she knows the hardships she endured.
Qi Peiyao said, "Thank you for not looking at me with pity or disdain."
She tilted her head and said, "My life now is so much better than that of those noble ladies who are confined to their secluded mansions."
Ji Qingwu nodded in deep agreement: "The heads of the household all dote on you. If you were in Lin'an, your husband might even take a concubine or keep a mistress."
Qi Peiyao said, "Who told you that I was going to marry into the family as the main wife? I was originally going to marry into the family as a concubine."
Ji Qingwu raised an eyebrow, surprised, and asked, "You've traveled all this way to become a concubine, and your parents agree to it?"
Qi Peiyao's dimples disappeared, her tone became disappointed, and her eyes were half-closed.
"You don't know, in our county, being able to become a concubine in a wealthy family in the capital is something that your parents are lucky to have. My younger brother is getting married, so they had to give me away to a high-ranking official in Lin'an as a concubine."
Ji Qingwu then realized something and said, "So, being kidnapped and taken to Black Wind Stronghold was actually your own choice."
Qi Peiyao immediately clapped her hands and exclaimed, "You understand me so well! I was the one who offered myself up!"
"Originally, Hu Feng and his gang robbed a wealthy merchant's carriage on the roadside that day, but they didn't intend to rob me because they looked down on our poor appearance."
"But I saw these men from afar..."
Qi Peiyao recalled the scene at that time.
"I first took a liking to Hu Chen, who came to hijack the car. He was fair-skinned and dressed smartly, not at all like a bandit. He had a scholarly air about him."
Ji Qingwu thought for a moment, and then looked at Hu Chen, the third leader, who was waving a feather fan. He didn't look like a scholar at all; he looked more like a white fox.
Qi Peiyao said, "Later, when Hu Lie approached carrying the sledgehammer, I saw his strong thighs and arms that were wider than a door frame, and I thought that this man was not bad either, and was a good hand at housework."
Ji Qingwu had seen the second-in-command, Hu Lie, lift a wine jar with one hand. With that hand, it would be a miracle if he didn't tear the house apart, let alone do housework.
Seeing Ji Qingwu's expression, Qi Peiyao said, "He's alright at kneading dough and making buns and steamed bread."
"Speaking of which, I'm getting a little hungry again."
Qi Peiyao said, "Hu Si!"
After a long while, the little bandit came running in from outside: "Madam, what are your orders?"
"Go tell your second-in-command to make me some scallion oil noodles. I want to eat some of these."
The bandit said, "Alright! I'll go find the second-in-command right now."
After everyone left, Qi Peiyao asked, "Where were we?"
Ji Qingwu said, "It's time to talk about the head of the family."
“I didn’t like him at the time. I thought, either of these two men would be better than me marrying an old man in Lin’an as a concubine.”
Qi Peiyao's eyes gleamed: "Moreover, if my family knew that I was robbed by bandits, they wouldn't send anyone to look for me, and the people in Lin'an wouldn't go back on their word and ask for the money back. Wouldn't that be a win-win-win situation?"
She speaks with great enthusiasm, does things that defy common perception, acts boldly, has her own logic, and is a very cool and capable girl.
Ji Qingwu's guard was lowered considerably.
“Hu Feng is about ten years older than me.” Qi Peiyao pouted and said, “He’s not much younger than my dad either. In front of him, I always feel like a child who never grows up, and he has to tell me everything.”
Ji Qingwu asked, "Then why are you like this?"
Qi Peiyao shrugged and said, "Hu Feng is just a hypocrite. He said I wasn't allowed to get close to his brothers, but in order to keep an eye on me, he keeps me by his side every day."
"Actually, I saw through his little tricks a long time ago. Men, when they get jealous, will also use a lot of tricks."
Qi Peiyao gradually grew to like Hu Feng, which led her to want to marry this man and that man, and even wanted to give everyone a home.
But she couldn't divide it into three equal parts. After much deliberation, they decided that they should all live together as a family.
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