At the beginning, Su Qingluan actually did not have the naive idea of "finding a soul-mate to spend a lifetime in an era far away from where she grew up."
Her idea is very simple, she just wants to find a tool person to live with.
This person does not need to be very capable, as long as he is worry-free enough and can live a peaceful life - although she thought about it later, wasn't her idea just a gender-changed version of "being virtuous, taking care of the family, being filial to parents, having a stable job"?
However, considering that her ability to make money is definitely higher than that of most ordinary people, Su Qingluan feels that it is not a big problem for the female to lead the outside and the male to lead the inside.
But before the blind date, she was still too optimistic. To be precise, although intellectually speaking, Su Qingluan understood that marriage in this era was definitely not the same concept as modern times, but before she really came into contact with a "man of the right age", she It is still difficult to get rid of the thinking inertia of modern people.
For example, she will subconsciously believe that marriage is first and foremost a matter between two people. This idea and concept is not applicable in this era.
In Su Qingluan's previous life, once a couple got married, it was normal for the two people to move out of their respective homes, buy a house in a third place, renovate it, and form a new small home.
Not to mention not living in the same community as his parents, even if he is not in the same city or even the same country as both parents, there are still many people there, which is not a strange thing.
But in this era, "marriage" is not first of all "the connection of two people", but the "cooperation" of two families. This is the so-called "goodness of two surnames". In this word, the most important thing is not the "two people" but the "surnames" of both parties, that is, the families behind them.
A small family naturally does not have the intricate network of aristocratic families, but clans are also prevalent in small villages. Sometimes, if there is a feud between two clans or villages, intermarriage between the two families is prohibited.
In this social context, the two newlyweds are more like "part of the connector" issued by each of the two families, responsible for connecting the two families. Compared with the attributes of "people", the attributes of "tools" are actually Bigger.
When Mu Xingzhi heard what Su Qingluan said, he smiled slightly: "In that case, I have a suggestion. Qingluan might as well consider it?"
When Su Qingluan heard what the man said, his attention was drawn away from his brainstorm: "What's your suggestion?"
"How about marrying me?" Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan and suppressed his casual smile, which made his expression look a bit solemn.
After two years of getting along, Su Qingluan understood that when Mu Xingzhi stopped smiling, it not only showed the seriousness of the situation, but also meant that he was not joking, but was seriously discussing something with her. So this "marry me" proposal was not a joke on her.
Su Qingluan was stunned at first. She was not narcissistic enough to feel that Mu Xingzhi had suddenly developed any love for a yellow-haired girl like her - at least in appearance, a fifteen-year-old girl was a yellow-haired girl. But it was obvious that the other person didn't mean it as a joke, and judging from the tone, it was very likely that this was a suggestion that the other person had thought about for a long time.
To confirm this speculation, Su Qingluan asked: "How long have you been considering this 'proposal'?"
"It's been a while." It was probably when he felt it was almost time to leave for the capital.
Su Qingluan nodded to express his understanding: Mu Xingzhi's "for a while" basically means "have thought about it for a long time."
Knowing that the other party was not acting on a whim, Su Qingluan dismissed all the unreliable conjectures from his mind, thought more carefully for a moment, and thought of a possibility: "You mean, you suggest that I marry 'Mu Xingzhi' ?”
The man opposite showed a little smile: "Qingluan is a smart man."
She guessed correctly.
Although Su Qingluan always called the person opposite him "Mu Xingzhi", both Su Qingluan and the person opposite knew that this name and the current identity of "a poor scholar who cultivated in a remote mountain village" are Fake.
Mu Xingzhi's suggestion was not that Su Qingluan marry him actually, but rather marry the identity of "Mu Xingzhi".
Of course, Su Qingluan is confident that although the identity of "Mu Xingzhi" is fake, the identity certificate of "Mu Xingzhi" must be indispensable, otherwise he will definitely not be able to get along with almost all villagers in this situation. In a small village where we have some kinship with each other, we stayed peacefully for more than ten years.
Compared to the "proposal scene" that was surprising and even terrifying just now, when she knew that the man opposite was just conducting another "cooperation transaction" with her, Su Qingluan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief for some reason— -Both physically and mentally.
"According to past practice, a price must be set before cooperation." Since it is cooperation, it is business. Perhaps because he has been walking in this world as a "businessman" since time travel, Su Qingluan now speaks more confidently. The stock has a "merchant flavor".
But she really likes this way of speaking face to face. Brothers have to settle accounts openly. Even if Su Qingluan admits that Mu Xingzhi is a very good friend, she also appreciates his abilities, but since it is business, she can't do things that cost money.
Mu Xingzhi was obviously used to Su Qingluan's way of "talking about business", so he nodded: "Considering that this 'cooperation' spans a long time, and I can't determine a clear deadline, I can't do it for the time being. Give an 'end of contract' date."
The ugly talk comes first, this is the way the two always talk about things - any potential risks must be announced in advance, otherwise they will not be able to cooperate next time.
Su Qingluan thought for a while and nodded: "However, the deadline does not need to be known, but there must be a clear sign, right? For example, after you achieve a certain goal, 'Mu Xingzhi' will receive a box lunch."
"Get a lunch box?" Mu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows: it was another word he had never heard before.
Su Qingluan pursed her lips: Isn't she a little carried away? After knowing that the other party knew that there were some problems with her origins, but obviously would not pursue it, and instead adopted a "laissez-faire" attitude, Su Qingluan was here with Mu Xingzhi, especially Now when the two of them are alone together, they will let themselves go more freely, and there are no strict rules on what they say. The habitual expressions from the previous life are used one after another.
Silently letting herself be more careful, Su Qingluan explained: "It means... it means disappearing from this world." Su Qingluan originally wanted to explain, but then she thought of the origin of the word "box lunch" and the film and television crew in her previous life. It would lead to a lot of explanations, so I had to give up.
"'Mu Xingzhi' disappeared from the world?" Mu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, "Why?"
