"What are you anxious about, sister-in-law?" Chen Yunfang said with a smile, "Whatever happens, we have to wait until the beginning of autumn to get married."
Yu Cuihua stamped her feet: "Of course you are not in a hurry, it's not like your second wife has been seduced by the little widow!"
She turned around and urged Li Qiu: "Now that you have your dowry, hurry up and pick a good day to get married. I vaguely remember that day, and it was said that Gu Laizi would come to marry you within ten days. How many days has it been now?"
It seemed that Yu Cuihua was really anxious.
"Sister-in-law, please be patient. Brother, you must allow me to plan this matter. Otherwise, if we rush to Wangjiazhuang without any preparation, not only will we not be able to cure Widow Wang, but we may also be bitten by her. , the gain outweighs the loss.”
Yu Cuihua couldn't do this by herself, so she had no choice but to follow Li Qiu's idea.
Secretly, she muttered to Chen Yunfang: "Li Qiu, this little bitch, has really hidden her secrets. She obviously knows how to read and write, and she has such a good mouth, but she has been pretending until now. Listen, she speaks very well now. Just like Lao San."
Chen Yunfang agreed casually, but thought about it in her heart.
Yuan Liqiu is indeed very different from before. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Liqiu has changed half a year ago.
Until the past few days, he seemed to be a completely different person.
It seemed...as if he was possessed by something.
Chen Yunfang shuddered suddenly.
At the beginning of autumn, I often go to the mountains to cut firewood and collect pig grass. Could it be that I was possessed by the spirits in the mountains?
She had to take some time to go back to her parents' home. There was a great fairy in her parents' village who was best at exorcising ghosts. When the time came, she had to drive away the little ghosts from Li Qiu's body, but she couldn't leave them to cause harm to others.
Only then did the white fish belly appear on the horizon. I packed up and dressed at the beginning of autumn. As soon as I opened the courtyard door, I was shocked.
"Why are you here so early?"
Gu Changan was sitting on the carriage shaft. When he saw Li Qiu, he straightened up immediately and smiled broadly: "Let's go earlier and come back earlier. You and I are not married yet. Spending the night outside after dark is not good for your reputation."
Li Qiu was surprised. She didn't expect that Gu Changan, a scoundrel, would think of her reputation.
She smiled self-deprecatingly: "I am a child bride about to get married for the second time. I was almost sold into a brothel before. There is a lot of gossip in the village. What reputation do I have?"
"As long as I, Gu Changan, am here, who dares to say sarcastic things about you?"
Li Qiu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
It would be better if she didn't marry Gu Changan, but if she married Gu Changan, there would be more gossip.
But it's better than being sold to a brothel.
The donkey cart was borrowed from the third aunt's family, and it was kept very clean inside and out.
Gu Changan is a casual person, but he is quite nimble when it comes to work, and he also cares about donkey carts.
He helped Li Qiu into the car, pointed to the mattress in the car, and asked Li Qiu to rest on it.
"You must have not slept well at night. Let's rest for a while. When we get to the town, we can buy some food to make up for our loss and then we can continue on our way."
Li Qiu was really sleepy, so she thanked Gu Changan, got in the car and went to sleep.
During this sleep, I had a very strange dream.
In the dream, there was a person wearing a fang mask who kept singing and dancing around her, and spitting things at her. For some reason, her body suddenly caught fire, and Li Qiu woke up with a startle.
Lifting up the car curtain and looking out, they had already passed Qingxi Town.
"Are you awake?"
Gu Changan turned around and smiled at her: "You were sleeping deeply, so I didn't wake you up. Here, I bought two meat buns in the town. You can eat them quickly."
The meat buns are still warm. When you take a bite, the juices overflow and your lips and teeth are immediately filled with delicious aroma.
Beginning of Autumn was very hungry and he finished both buns without realizing it.
Only then did I remember to ask Gu Changan: "Brother Changan, have you eaten?"
"Eat!" Gu Changan patted his belly, "I drank a bowl of tofu at the stall while you were asleep."
"Did you really eat it?"
Li Qiu didn't believe it: "Do you have any money on you?"
People in the village say that Gu Changan is a prodigal. He has ruined all the things his grandfather left behind. When he has no money, he makes a living and steals food from the west. If not for his grandfather, he once saved the lives of the whole village. , I have long since kicked out such a dishonest person.
Li Qiu is very worried now. Where will Gu Changan get the money to buy food?
"Don't worry, I have money."
As he spoke, Gu Changan took out a money bag from his arms and threw it to Li Qiu.
The money bag looked very familiar. Li Qiu picked it up and took a look, and sure enough he saw Zhang You's name on it.
"This...is this Zhang You's?" She immediately frowned, "Brother Chang'an, it doesn't matter that we have no money, but we can't steal other people's money, even from people like Zhang You."
She was afraid that Gu Changan would make a big mistake in the future if he got used to stealing money.
"Who stole the money! You look down on me too much."
Gu Changan was a little angry, but when he thought that the person who asked him this question was the young daughter-in-law he was about to marry, who was Gu Changan's charming little daughter-in-law, the anger in his heart could not be aroused.
"You didn't steal the money, so why is Zhang You's money bag here?"
"He gave it to me on his own initiative!"
Gu Changan turned his head and blinked at Li Qiu.
"On that night, you asked me to collect wool. I blocked Zhang Laosan in the alley. He was really stupid. When I was scared, he knelt on the ground and called me grandpa. Not only did he promise to marry you to me, , he also gave me the money bag and asked me to use it to buy the betrothal gift. When I saw that there were more than ten taels of silver in the money bag, I accepted it if I didn’t take it.”
"But don't worry, I don't need this guy's money to marry you. When I marry you, of course I will use my own money!"
Li Qiu was very curious: "Your money? Where did you get the money? Brother Chang'an, you didn't sell the land at home, did you? Let me tell you, that land is what we need to live and work on, so we must not sell it."
"I know, I didn't sell the land."
Gu Changan was a little embarrassed: "People in the village say that I am a scoundrel and do nothing all day long. In fact, I kill pigs for others outside, and I have saved some money in the past few years. They asked me to save it in the bank. I originally wanted to keep it." You can use it to support yourself in old age, and now it’s not a bad idea to use it to get a wife.”
"You kill pigs?" Li Qiu has never heard of this. "Where do you kill pigs? Why don't I know?"
"You didn't talk to me before, where did you know you were going?"
Beginning of Autumn was very shy.
She really didn't care much about Gu Changan. If she hadn't run into Gu Changan after chasing Ping Gu's car into the fields that day, she wouldn't have gotten in touch with Gu Changan.
"I kill pigs in Jingyang County. Only a few people in the Gu family know about it, but I don't have a certain identity. I just do it when I feel happy, but not when I feel unhappy, so it's not a serious business. I can barely save some money."
Li Qiu said "hmm".
She was relieved that Gu Changan didn't steal the money.
While talking, the donkey cart passed by Laojun Temple, and suddenly a young Taoist priest rushed out, startling the donkey.
