The mountain wind carried the scent of vegetation from all directions, and amid the chirping of insects and birds, Jian Jia felt that the world was extremely quiet. She looked around, and the Qin family's tall but dilapidated house loomed among the thatch that was taller than a person's head.
Jian Jia closed her eyes. At this moment, her heart suddenly settled down. This feeling was very familiar, and she couldn't help but think of the scene when she was rushing home during the high school vacation before she traveled through time. The bumps and impatience along the way will disappear when she sees the lights on at her grandparents' house. At that time, she will have a feeling of "I'm home."
The Qin family's yard was completely different from the farmyard she was familiar with, but a real feeling arose in her heart.
It has been a few days since she traveled through time. At first, she always felt that this was a ridiculous dream. As soon as she woke up from the dream, she would return to modern times and live her busy life as a social animal. Both the villagers of Jianjia Village and Jian Jia are just NPCs in her dream.
But now, she feels her presence. She can feel the wind and sun, hear the breathing of the horse beneath her, and see Qin Yizheng carrying Jian Jia's dowry into the house...
She is truly alive, not a dream or a game.
After an unknown amount of time, there were footsteps beside her. Xun Sheng took a look and saw Qin Yizheng standing beside her, with a pale look on his face: "Can't you get off?"
Only then did Jian Jia realize that while she was in a daze, Qin Yi had already moved all the dowry home, while she was sitting on the horse stupidly, not thinking of helping him. Jian Jia was a little embarrassed for a moment, and she didn't know if Qin Yi would be unhappy.
Jian Jia moved her body: "I'll come down right now." But she overestimated herself. She stayed on the horse for a long time, and her legs became numb at some point. It didn't matter if she didn't move. If she moved even a little bit, her body would fall uncontrollably towards the horse.
Before Jian Jia could scream in surprise, she felt her body being firmly caught by someone, and the next moment her legs were already in place. Before she could stand upright, there was a dull "plop" sound in her ears. Following the sound, she saw that the large package originally hanging on the edge of the saddle fell down. The packages that were not tightly tied were scattered, and the messy items inside were scattered all over the floor.
There are warm inkstones and white rice paper, fans inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gorgeous jade pendants. The most eye-catching ones are various sachets, purses and sweat towels in bright colors.
When the two of them lowered their heads, they happened to see a purse embroidered with a mandarin duck rolling down to their eyes. Under the gaudy mandarin duck, a clear word "Xu" was embroidered with golden thread. Obviously, this is an object that entrusts the affection of the original owner's daughter. At this time, this object actually fell into the eyes of her nominal "husband".
The corners of Jian Jia's lips twitched uncontrollably twice. Although she had experienced a lot of social death scenes when she was the king of rolls, none of them were more embarrassing than now. At this time, Qin Yi let go of his hand and took two steps back, then squatted down and picked up the purse.
Jian Jia's eyes moved from her purse to Qin Yi, and she said awkwardly: "Well... I can explain..."
Qin Yi took his time to put away the small objects scattered on the floor, and said in a cold voice: "You don't need to explain to me, I know you like Xu Lingsheng."
Jian Jia felt as if a knife had been stabbed in her chest, and her words of defense were stuck in her chest and she couldn't come out no matter what. Qin Yi handed over the small object in his hand and said seriously: "Jian Jia."
Qin Yi looked directly at Jian Jia, his dark eyes so deep that they seemed to hide mountains and deep pools. There was no love in them, nor the anger and displeasure of a wife who still admired others, but only the alienation and politeness of a stranger.
Jian Jia was a little stunned for a moment, and then she heard Qin Yi say one word after another: "Your parents have helped my family, and our family is very grateful to your parents. I married you not out of love between a man and a woman, but because of love." I want to repay my kindness. If you don't dislike me, I will give you a place to stay. As long as you don't do anything inappropriate, I will treat you as my family."
After a pause, he gently patted the dust off his purse and handed it to Jian Jia, "There are no delicacies here, and I can't give you the brocade silk and satin in the past, but at least I can keep you safe at this time. I won’t touch you. If you find a better place to live in the future, you can leave at any time. When you meet your beloved in the future, I can explain to you how to reconcile with you. What do you think? "
Jian Jia's eyes flashed with surprise. She didn't expect Qin Yi to clarify his purpose now. If the sensitive, thoughtful and pretentious little girl of the original owner heard this, she might just think that Qin Yi looked down on her and would say such "humiliating" words, and she might hate Qin Yi even more from now on. But Jian Jia could hear the sincerity in Qin Yi's words, and she knew that Qin Yi's words were for her sake.
Qin Yi was magnanimous, and she was not a secretive person. After thinking for a moment, Jian Jia said seriously: "Qin Yi, first of all, thank you for saving me from the fire and water. Without you, I don't know what kind of fate I would face. .During this period of living in your home, I will treat you as my family, and I will try my best to do what I can."
After a pause, she said loudly: "Thank you for helping me." If it weren't for Qin Yi, she would have continued to battle wits with her stepbrother and sister-in-law. Qin Yi gave her a place to stay, and she would reciprocate the favor.
Qin Yi looked at Jian Jia deeply for a few times. After Jian Jia continued to pack the things on the ground, he pointed to the path in the thatch and said, "Come into the house."
When looking from afar, Jian Jia only thought that the Qin family's house was dilapidated. But when she walked through the thatch and came to the house, she realized that the house in front of her was much bigger than she expected.
There is no peace in the mountains. In addition to the nuisance of wild animals, there will also be bandits running rampant in years of famine. For safety reasons, when people in the mountains build their houses, they build them into a courtyard-like style, then raise the foundation, leaving only one or two gates for people to enter and exit.
The Qin family's gable is extremely tall. Except for the main door in the south and the side door in the northeast, only a few small windows measuring one foot square can be seen at high places. Parts of the mud smeared on the exterior walls have peeled off, revealing large chunks of stone inside.
At first glance, the house does not look very good. But it is a solid and solid mountain fortress. The house in front of me was built some years ago, and signs of repairs can be seen everywhere.
A corridor eaves was built in front of the south gate, seven feet long and five feet wide from east to west. This is the largest eaves that Jian Jia has ever seen, but the eaves are filled with debris, and its original appearance is no longer visible.
Just as Jian Jia was about to enter, the sound of footsteps and a child's weak greeting came from the thatch: "Brother."
Looking along the sound, an old man and a young man emerged from the path on the east side of the thatch. The old man was about in his early fifties. He wore a conical bamboo hat and coarse cloth clothes that had been washed white. He was tall and thin, with a kind smile on his wrinkled face, and he looked very kind: "The general has been back for a while, I guess it's time for you to come back too."
Perhaps he had fed the dog in the morning, and now the general came up to Jian Jia and sniffed enthusiastically, then touched Jian Jia's palm with his furry head. Can this be tolerated? Jian Jia touched the dog's head twice, causing the dog to narrow its eyes and fall to the ground, with its legs in the air, exposing its bare belly.
Touch me quickly! Touch me quickly! Look how smooth my belly is, aren’t you greedy? !
Jian Jia was very greedy. She couldn't help but smile. She just felt that this dog was so enthusiastic and cute.
The younger one is a child, he looks only four or five years old, and he is pretty and cute. It's just that this child seems to have some deficiencies. His skin color is extremely white. Children usually have some baby fat on their cheeks. Not only does he not have baby fat, his cheeks are slightly sunken, and his lip color is also an abnormal pink-white color. At noon, he was still wearing a small jacket.
He hid behind the old man, glancing at Jian Jia secretly from time to time, and then suddenly lowered his head when Jian Jia looked at him, his hands shaking slightly with fear.
Seeing the two of them, Qin Yi introduced: "This is my second uncle."
Jian Jia shouted openly: "Hello, second uncle."
Uncle Qin's smile deepened, and he turned his eyes around Jian Jia several times. His eyes were actually a little blurry, but he could still see the bride standing upright and having a certain air of dignity. He was immediately overjoyed. Call a few times: "Hey, good, good boy, are you tired from the journey?"
Jian Jia curved her lips and smiled. After saying a few polite words to her second uncle, she looked at the little child. Qin Yi's eyes also fell on the child, and the expression on his stern face suddenly softened, "This is my little brother Qin Lang. Qin Lang, she is Jian Jia, you can call her sister."
Jian Jia smiled lightly and looked at the little child with gentle eyes.
Qin Lang raised his head cautiously, glanced at Jian Jia with some curiosity and then immediately lowered his head. His voice was low and weak, and he said obediently: "Hello, sister, my name is Qin Lang. The moon is bright and the wind is clear." After that, he He pursed his lips, lowered his head, and hid his body behind Uncle Qin.
Second Uncle Qin smiled and rubbed Qin Lang's head: "You guys are busy first. I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first." After that, he turned around and walked slowly towards the way he came. Qin Lang looked at the second uncle helplessly. Uncle's back, a bit of panic flashed in his big eyes.
Jian Jia had a panoramic view of the child's movements, and she sighed silently: This is the sick brother-in-law Qin Lang who died less than two years after marrying him.
Qin Lang was frail and sick and needed to drink medicine all year round. The original owner didn't like children. After marrying into the Qin family, her attitude towards Qin Yi was very bad, let alone towards Qin Lang. When Qin Yi was not at home, she never looked down upon the child. The child who was supposed to be taken care of was starved and fed. Later, the child died because the original owner misappropriated the money Qin Yi saved and had no money to send Qin Lang to see a doctor...
Jian Jia nodded tenderly to Qin Lang and stretched out her right hand: "Hello, Lang'er. It's my first time for my sister to come to your home, so she's a bit unfamiliar. Will Lang'er be my sister's little guide?" No matter what Qin Lang's future fate is, She will treat the child well.
Hearing this, Qin Yi's hand holding the reins paused. He stood sideways, worry flashing through his eyes. As Qin Lang's elder brother, he knows very well what his younger brother's temperament is. Qin Lang suddenly looks like a frightened animal when he sees him. When Jian Jia meets him for the first time, can they have a good relationship?
At this time, something unexpected by Qin Yi happened: Qin Lang lowered his head and rubbed against Jian Jia, and slowly stretched out his little hand.
Jian Jia smiled slightly, fished it out with her backhand, and gently held the cold little hand.
Qin Yi looked at the holding hands with a calm expression, then turned his back and continued to adjust the saddle. Jian Jia just held Qin Lang's hand, crossed the high threshold, and entered the Qin family's door.
The Qin family's house is arranged in the shape of the word "Hui". As soon as you enter the door, the first thing you see is the square yard. The courtyard is surrounded by inner verandas, and behind the verandas are rooms of various sizes. In order to ensure indoor lighting, the windows in the room are opened quite large, and the overall layout is very neat and clear at a glance.
It's a pity that most of the inner eaves and the yard are filled with branches and debris. The originally spacious and bright house has been turned into a garbage dump.
Jian Jia couldn't help but wonder: Qin Yi seems to be a neat person, why is his family so messy?
Not long after Qin Yi entered the courtyard, he pointed to a room in the northwest corner: "Your things have been placed over there, and that will be your room from now on."
Although Jian Jia didn't know much about this era, she also knew that the house in the north was the main house and only the owner could live in it. There are so many houses in the Qin family, Qin Yi can arrange a room for himself at will, and he freed up the main room for himself.
Jian Jia had mixed feelings for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Modern people are accustomed to indifferent social interactions, and egoism is the main theme that most people believe in. She, a social creature who has been in society for many years, has long been accustomed to protecting herself and staying out of other people's business. Jian Jia has not met someone like Qin Yi for a long time.
Jian Jia pursed her lips and picked up the broken hair behind her ears, feeling more and more at ease in her heart.
Everyone doesn't want their partner to be a good person with principles and bottom lines. Leaving Jianjia Village with Qin Orion was the most correct decision she made after time travel.
