After leaving Jianjia Village, the team headed northwest. Under the clear sky, there is an undulating blue-black shadow in the northwest, which is the mountainous area and the direction of Qin Yi's home.
In the world that Jian Jia traveled through, the plains were richer than the mountains. In the past, we only saw young people from surrounding villages and towns who could not afford a wife go to the mountains to find a wife. It was rare to see young girls marrying in the mountains.
There was no suona noise, and the wedding procession passed through one village after another without attracting the attention of many people. Only the occasional passers-by would stop, look at Jian Jia's face, and then stare at the dowry wrapped in red cloth with an unclear expression.
Jian Jia didn't take those pity or sarcastic looks to heart. After leaving Jianjia Village, she felt that the world was vast and she felt relieved.
However, her mood did not last long, as her chest suddenly became inexplicably sore and swollen. After looking around, she knew the reason - Xujiazhuang was ahead.
Xujiazhuang is the largest village in the vicinity, and it is also where the Xu family has its roots. The Xu family is one of the largest families in the area, and their ancestors have produced many talented people. The Xu family is well aware of the importance of knowledge, so they used the whole family's efforts to build the Xu Family School a long time ago, which is comparable to the official school.
It is said to be home-schooled, but students from several miles away can come here to study after paying a certain amount of tuition. The original owner studied in the Xu family's girls' school for several years, where she met Xu Lingsheng, a man who made her heart beat.
In order to pursue Xu Lingsheng, the original owner did many stupid things, and was later persuaded by his master to return home. Even though the original owner's soul had dissipated and he returned to his old place, Jian Jia still felt the sour feeling in his chest that had nowhere to vent.
When the wedding procession passed by Xujiazhuang, it was the time for the students to rest. Female students rest in the inner courtyard, while male students can rest in the flower garden at the door of their home school.
There is an antique pavilion in the flower garden. There are four or five students gathered in the pavilion. They are sitting or standing, chatting and laughing happily. Jian Jia's eyes couldn't help but fall on a student with his back to her. This student was wearing navy blue clothes and a Confucian scarf. He leaned back and his slender neck was clearly exposed.
With just a glimpse of his back, Jian Jia was sure that this person was Xu Lingsheng, the original owner's dreaming sweetheart.
Xu Lingsheng was a student specially trained by the Xu family, and he was already a scholar before he was even crowned. The original work did not describe Xu Lingsheng's appearance, but only focused on describing his elegant temperament and dignified behavior, and his deep, restrained and dedicated love for the heroine Liu Siyao.
The original owner encountered a heavy rain when she first entered Xu's family school. Unable to go home, she ran into Xu Lingsheng while taking shelter from the rain. Xu Lingsheng lent her the oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and then returned home in the rain. It was this oil-paper umbrella with Xu Lingsheng's body temperature that opened the door of the original owner's heart and fascinated the original owner.
Jian Jia looked away expressionlessly. No matter how crazy the original owner was for Xu Lingsheng, now she just wanted to stay away from this person. Although she does not remember most of the plot in the novel, she still clearly remembers the fate of the original owner. The original owner went crazy against the female protagonist, and finally angered Xu Lingsheng, who killed the original owner with the help of the male protagonist.
Now that she has taken over the body of the original owner, she will naturally no longer become an obstacle between Xu Lingsheng and the heroine Liu Siyao, let alone make ridiculous sacrifices to heaven.
The flower garden is on the only way to get married, and the wedding procession is so special that it has already attracted everyone's attention. Even if Jian Jia turned her head, she was still recognized by acquaintances. Someone shouted: "Look, isn't that Jian Jia? What's wrong with her?"
Some people who were watching the excitement directly clicked Xu Lingsheng's name: "Lingsheng, look, is that Jian Jia?"
When his classmates mentioned Jian Jia, the smile on Xu Lingsheng's face slowly faded, and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes. Jian Jia has been pestering him for several years. No matter whether he refuses softly or speaks harshly, she just goes her own way as if she doesn't understand, which causes him great trouble. She can be shameless, but she still needs to be decent.
Hearing the voices of the students, Qin Yi slowed down and straightened his lips: "Would you like to stop and say a few words?"
Everyone fell silent and stared at Jian Jia. Their eyes were either worried or gloating, wanting to see Jian Jia's reaction.
Jian Jia's eyes were calm: "You don't know her, you're not familiar with her, so don't stop." Her voice was not loud, but it was loud at the moment and clearly reached the ears of everyone who looked at her.
The word "no" not only stunned the students who were waiting to see Jian Jia's joke, but also shocked the dozen villagers carrying dowry. Xu Lingsheng was stunned and couldn't help but look back at Jian Jia.
At that moment, someone took a breath: "Good guy..."
Who in Jianjia Village and Xujiazhuang doesn't know how much Jian Jia likes Xu Lingsheng? Jian Jia's parents had a daughter in old age, and they doted on her as an only daughter, thus developing her charming and casual character. Before anything happened to the two elders of the Jian family, Jian Jia would run to Xujiazhuang every now and then, taking the family's money and belongings and forcing them on Xu Lingsheng. In order to see Xu Lingsheng, she could stand outside the school for several hours...
Xu Lingsheng was right in front of him. As long as Jian Jia called out, he couldn't pretend that he couldn't hear him. I heard that Qin Orion's family was in the mountains. After Jian Jia married there, it would be difficult to see Xu Lingsheng again.
How could such a person who was deeply in love with Xu Lingsheng and couldn't do without him let go of such a good opportunity?
A student in the pavilion made a confused voice: "What's going on? Jian Jia has changed her gender?"
More people sneered: "What do you know? This is called trying to catch Xu Lingsheng even if you refuse!" They had witnessed Jian Jia's crazy pursuit of Xu Lingsheng, and they didn't believe that she would change her gender. It has to be said that Jian Jia's move is somewhat innovative. If she had used this method earlier, people might have looked up to her.
Hearing the discussion among the students, Jian Jia said slowly to Qin Yi, "Let's go."
Qin Yi took a deep look at Jian Jia, then turned around neatly and continued to lead the horse away.
Seeing that Jian Jia and his party were about to leave, one of Xu Lingsheng's classmates suddenly remembered something. He leaned into Xu Lingsheng's ear and whispered: "Didn't you say you had something to return to her?"
Jian Jia's method of pursuing Xu Lingsheng was simple and crude, that is, constantly giving away things. From what you eat to what you use, it is meticulous in every aspect of your life. If he were an ordinary student, he would have succumbed to her strong offensive long ago. Unfortunately, Xu Lingsheng was the most handsome boy in the whole country. He had a far-reaching vision and set his sights on the court, so what Jian Jia sent could not catch his eye at all.
The last time they met, Jian Jia took advantage of Xu Lingsheng's unpreparedness and stuffed a huge package into his arms. Xu Lingsheng stuffed it in the cabinet in the school without even opening it. If it hadn't been for the reminder from his classmates, he would have almost forgotten about the package that was eating ashes.
Xu Lingsheng frowned, stood up, straightened his clothes, and said coldly: "Miss Jian, please stay. You left something in the school, please take it with you."
Normally, as soon as Xu Lingsheng opened his mouth, the original owner would already excitedly look back at Xu Lingsheng with longing eyes. Today, Xu Lingsheng only saw Jian Jia's handsome back and her bun. The hairpin on her bun exuded a soft silver light under the sunlight.
After seeing the wedding procession clearly, Xu Lingsheng frowned slightly: Is Jian Jia getting married? This was sudden, I had never heard of this before.
The horse finally stopped, but Jian Jia on the horse did not turn around, "Okay." The things the original owner gave to his sweetheart must be good things. Even if she doesn't need them now, she might be able to use them in the future. She was so poor now that she wanted to keep even a penny.
Whether Jian Jia marries or not has nothing to do with Xu Lingsheng. Seeing that Jian Jia agreed to the matter, Xu Lingsheng said politely: "Excuse me, miss, wait a moment, Xu will come back as soon as he leaves." After that, he walked straight towards the courtyard gate. Go, my steps are a little lighter than before.
When Xu Lingsheng came back with the big package, he saw a tall man standing outside the pavilion and reaching out to him: "Give me the stuff."
Xu Lingsheng looked at the person in front of him up and down, then held the package in both hands and handed it over: "The girl's things are all here. Please check carefully to see if there is anything missing?"
Qin Yi lowered his head and glanced at the baggage. There was a flower bud embroidery on the baggage. Although it was not too exquisite, one could see the care put into each stitch. Apparently, as rumored, his "wife" Jian Jia was once obsessed with the scholar in front of her.
Qin Yi raised his head lightly, his black hair dangled slightly between his sharp eyebrows, and his eyes swept over Xu Lingsheng. Although he was wearing a coarse cloth, his aura did not drop at all. Qin Yi and Xu Lingsheng are two completely different types. If Xu Lingsheng is the tolerant water, then Qin Yi is the murderous knife.
Xu Lingsheng instinctively felt a suppressed discomfort. He couldn't help but frown. He saw the hunter calmly reached out and took the package, said "Thank you" and walked back to Jian Jia.
Jian Jia casually took the package and put it carelessly in the cloth pocket next to the saddle: "Let's go."
The "clatter" of horseshoes sounded again, and the short team walked west along the village road.
"congratulations!"
Suddenly, Xu Lingsheng heard congratulations coming from behind him. He turned around suspiciously and saw the students in the pavilion winking at him.
Xu Lingsheng frowned slightly: "Where does happiness come from?"
The students all said: "Then Jian Jia will never pester you again, she is married." "The one who just picked up your package is her husband-in-law!" The moon is bright."
When he saw the wedding procession just now, Xu Lingsheng already knew about Jian Jia's marriage. But he didn't expect that the man who picked up the package was Jian Jia's husband-in-law. He seemed to be a difficult person to get along with. Can Jian Jia be able to get along well with him if he was so out of touch?
This idea was suppressed by Xu Lingsheng as soon as it came up. His parents ordered the matchmaker to say that Jian Jia's marriage was a foregone conclusion. It was useless to think about this issue now. What's more, who is he and what right does he have to worry about this problem?
Xu Lingsheng's brows gradually tightened. His eyes lingered on Qin Yi and Jian Jia, and finally landed on Jian Jia's slightly thin back. This was the first time he watched Jian Jia leave. When he and Jian Jia were separated countless times before, he always left first.
Every time he left, he could feel Jian Jia's reluctant eyes always falling on his back. Occasionally, when he turned around, he could see the sudden light in Jian Jia's eyes.
The only time he watched Jian Jia leave, but Jian Jia did not look back.
Xu Lingsheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief in his heart. Thinking that Jian Jia would not pester him as a married woman in the future, Xu Lingsheng's brows relaxed and the corners of his lips raised slightly.
But for some reason, he didn't look away and kept watching the wedding procession go away. The wedding party was almost out of Xujiazhuang, and Jian Jia really didn't look back.
Xu Lingsheng lowered his eyes. While feeling relaxed, he felt a little inexplicable sadness and surprise. The raised corners of his lips slowly fell again. This may be the last time they meet in this life. Will Jian Jia really not look back?
Thinking about this, Xu Lingsheng felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he immediately woke up. Isn't this scene in front of him exactly what he has always wanted to see?
"Very good, very good," he murmured.
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The more than 20 miles of mountain road is not easy to walk. The further you go northwest, the more rugged and difficult it becomes. Thanks to the strong physical strength of the farmer, after resting several times, he finally arrived at his destination near noon.
Qin Yi's family lives in Xiaoshi Village of Yezhugou, which is a famously poor village in eight townships. It is said to be a village, but in fact there are only five households in the whole village. People live in scattered places in the mountains, and you can only see one family after walking through several hills. Qin Yi's home is located in the deepest part of Xiaoshi Village. After climbing several mountains along the winding mountain road, you can see the dilapidated courtyard wall halfway up the mountain.
Before entering the Qin family's yard, Jian Jia began to feel dazed - what kind of talent could make such lush thatch grow in the yard?
At this time, the greetings from the villagers of Jianjia Village came to my ears: "Jia'er, let's go back first. You, you and Qin Orion live a good life." "Yes, yes, they have been together for hundreds of years, and we will have a son soon!"
Before setting off, the third uncle told them two things. The first thing was: don’t talk too much on the way. Jia'er was sold by her stepbrother and sister-in-law, so she must feel uncomfortable. Don't talk too much and cause trouble in the happy event. The second thing: go back to the village immediately after the things are delivered. People in the mountains must have spent a lot of money to find a wife. If you want to eat well, you will go to Jian Xiaoqiang's house to eat after returning to the village.
Now that the things have been delivered, everyone has seen the poverty of the Qin family with their own eyes. Why do they want to stay here longer? After exchanging a few words with Jian Jia, everyone carried poles, pulled off the red cloth, and left along the way they came without looking back.
