Xie Tinglan nodded, turned around and led Liu Zhiheng to his study room.
On the way back to the study room, the two met many of Xie Tinglan's classmates. When everyone saw Liu Zhiheng, they couldn't help but chat with Xie Tinglan and find out who the young lady behind him was.
Xie Tinglan was very unhappy and explained that she was his fiancée. Then, blocking everyone's view, he took Liu Zhiheng back to the study with a dark face.
"You came alone?" Xie Tinglan asked as soon as he entered the room: "Why isn't your cousin accompanying you?"
Liu Zhiheng didn't bother to care about the implications of Xie Tinglan's words and said straight to the point: "I'm here for Chun Cao. Something happened to her."
"Spring grass?" Xie Tinglan frowned, "When did you get so good?"
Liu Zhiheng directly told Xie Tinglan about Chuncao's situation.
"Is there anything you can do?" Liu Zhiheng asked.
Xie Tinglan learned that Liu Zhiheng came to find him for Chuncao, and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks
"You are quite generous. What do you mean, do you want me to marry her?"
Liu Zhiheng choked. Although in the book Xie Tinglan finally married Fang Chuncao as a concubine, that was what happened later. There is no reason for the Fang family to give their daughter to Xie Tinglan for free. In the original book, it was after Xie Tinglan won the first place in the provincial examination that the Fang family happily gave their daughter to Xie Tinglan, even if she was not famous. He also asked Chun Cao to follow Xie Tinglan all the way.
But now, because Fang Chengcai, the Dalang of the Fang family, has died, Chuncao's fate has changed, and now he is arranged to go out in advance by his parents.
"Don't forget, you and I still have an engagement. Even without this engagement, I would not marry Fang Chuncao."
"She doesn't want you to marry him either. You can just keep him by your side as a little girl. Go talk to the Fang family. Maybe they will be willing."
"Why should I go to the Fang family to tell her? Don't you know who the Fang family's parents-in-law are? If I go to them to ask for Fang Chuncao, I'm afraid they will really think I care about her and they will haunt me for the rest of their lives."
"You don't really care about her, how can the Fang family still control you?"
"I don't care, so why should I help her?"
Liu Zhiheng was speechless. Yes, Xie Tinglan didn't care about anyone but himself. Chun Cao thought that her hard work could earn him a little care. It seemed like it was all wishful thinking.
"I see."
Liu Zhiheng stood up and was about to leave, but she was too lazy to talk nonsense.
"You came just to talk about Spring Grass?"
"yes."
"You gave up so easily?"
"Otherwise? Do I still ask you? It's Chun Cao who thinks too much and actually thinks there is some kind of kindness between you."
Xie Tinglan sneered, "Are you blaming me?"
"How dare I? You didn't do anything wrong. It was Chun Cao who wanted to back him up, and you didn't promise anything, so I'll go back first."
Liu Zhiheng was about to leave when he suddenly saw that the chilblain ointment on Xie Tinglan's table was almost used up.
"I don't help her because of you."
"Ah?" Liu Zhiheng paused in pushing the door, looking confused, "What does it have to do with me?"
"You and I are not married yet, but I married a concubine. How do others think of you?" Seeing Liu Zhiheng didn't say anything, Xie Tinglan added: "And I don't owe Chun Cao anything. I paid her for all the help she did. .”
Liu Zhiheng didn't know what to say for a moment, nodded and left.
The village chief's son was still waiting outside. Liu Zhiheng got on the bullock cart and returned to the village in the afternoon. Liu Zhiheng asked the village chief's son to wait for her at the intersection while she went home first.
Duan Wujiu hadn't come back yet, so Liu Zhiheng didn't have time to think too much. He took a piece of cloth from home and went to the intersection to find the village chief's son and gave the cloth to him.
"These are not worth much. Thank you for your hard work. Brother, please send me a trip today. This one is for my sister-in-law. I may have to ask brother to send me to the county town tomorrow."
Everyone had nothing to do in the winter, so Liu Zhiheng was generous and his eldest brother happily agreed.
Liu Zhiheng did not go directly to Chun Cao. Instead, he went back to his home and sat in the room thinking about what to do.
She definitely wants to help Chuncao. Firstly, Chuncao is a good girl, and secondly, the two of them share a secret. She can't really make Chuncao cornered. She never tests human nature.
Liu Zhiheng rummaged around the house. She had brought all the money at home to her father, and the remaining money had to be used for her brother's education. She couldn't touch it casually.
To help Chuncao, she still had to get some money first.
Liu Zhiheng cast his eyes on the bookshelf and had an idea.
When it was getting dark, Chuncao finally arrived at Liu Zhiheng.
Originally, the two parents-in-law of the Fang family were unwilling to let Liu Zhiheng into the house, but when they saw the half basket of eggs in Liu Zhiheng's hand, they still let her in with a smile.
This is the first time Liu Zhiheng has entered Fangcao's house. Compared with Liu Zhiheng's room, Fangcao's house is not even a room. It has four walls, not even a kang, and the only furniture is an old cabinet.
"It's such a cold day, why don't they warm the kang for you?" Liu Zhiheng asked.
"It's okay, I'm not cold!" Chuncao asked anxiously: "What did Brother Xie say? Did he think of any way to help me?"
Liu Zhiheng remained silent, just looking at the spring grass.
Chun Cao was not stupid and guessed it right away.
"He won't help me, right?"
Liu Zhiheng nodded.
Chun Cao suddenly fell silent and just did that. She was such a crybaby, but she didn't shed a single tear. She just sat there with a numb face, and finally smiled bitterly for a long time.
"Thank you, Sister Heng, you have helped me a lot. Please go back quickly."
"What are you going to do?" Liu Zhiheng asked.
Chun Cao shook his head.
She didn't know what to do, what else to do. As a woman, what else could she do besides accepting her fate?
Thinking of this, Chun Cao finally shed tears.
"Sister Heng, I just can't give in... Why can't I escape my life even though I try so hard? Why does my life have to be so miserable?"
Seeing Chun Cao like this, Liu Zhiheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good. He didn't cry for the man, but for his own life. Such Chun Cao was still worth helping.
"I actually have a way to help you, but I don't know if you are willing."
Chun Cao's eyes, which were already dim, suddenly brightened.
"Sister Heng, as long as I don't have to marry that scoundrel, I'm willing to do anything!"
"Are you willing to be my slave?" Liu Zhiheng looked directly at Chuncao's eyes that were a little purple from being beaten, and said, "I can buy you, but you have to go to the government with me and put your fingerprints on the deed. , From now on, your life is mine, are you still willing?"
