"Do you believe if I say this is the kind of life I want?" She said with a bitter smile.
"Alright, I’ll keep you here, and I’ll explain to the village chief."
There are brides bought from outside in the village, but they always think of running away and don’t want to live here. Li Chenggong was afraid this girl wouldn’t be able to handle this kind of life either.
"How do you plan to explain to outsiders?" She knew the village chief was Li Chenggong’s uncle. The village chief would certainly support her, but there were still other people in the village.
"I’ll just say I bought you."
Buying brides isn’t a new thing in the village anymore.
"Alright, as long as you treat well, I’ll follow you forever."
Li Chenggong was delighted. He finally got a wife, and she looked so delicate and pretty, much prettier than the village girls. Her temperant was different as well.
Li Chenggong didn’t even know how to express his thoughts.
"You go to bed and rest. I still have to work in the fields this afternoon."
Li Chenggong was overwheld with joy, unable to sit or stand still.
"Alright, I’m indeed feeling weak all over. When I’m better, I’ll join you in the fields."
"No need, no need, I can support you. You don’t have to work; just cook for at ho. The work in the field is too tiring."
She was already satisfied. Why did she choose Li Chenggong? Because among those who sold a girl to Li Chenggong, that girl was the happiest, so she chose him. He surely wouldn’t treat her badly.
She nodded, went inside, brought out so sticky buns and pancakes, and put them under the sun. She grew soybeans herself and could make soybean paste.
She determined to live a good life here. She knew that killing would pay with one’s life, and since she had escaped, she intended to live well. As long as she didn’t go out, no one would know she was a murderer.
Li Chenggong watched her busying around, feeling very excited.
"Girl, what’s your na?"
She had already thought about this question and definitely couldn’t say her real na was Huang Ying, "My na is Zhao Ying. How about you?"
"I’m Li Chenggong. Zhao Ying, that’s a nice na."
Zhao Ying just smiled and carried out the bedding from the bed.
"Let do it, you are still weak."
Although the bedding was covered with small dots, it was still clean, at least without any strange sll.
She lay down again to rest. Li Chenggong hadn’t slept last night and worked again in the morning. He initially wanted to rest, but now having a beautiful wife made him so excited that he couldn’t sleep. So he watched Zhao Ying lie down and eagerly went to Uncle Li’s house.
"Uncle, the girl is called Zhao Ying. She said if I keep her, she’d marry and live with ."
Seeing his nephew so happy, "Do you know where she ca from?"
"Uncle, why bother about that? Our village has bought many brides from traffickers, regardless of their background, as long as they stay."
Uncle Li thought about it and agreed. But this woman ca by herself, and if she wanted to leave, she knew the way. What if she ran away?
"What if she runs away then?"
"Uncle, she’s willing to stay on her own. As long as I treat her well, she wouldn’t want to leave. Besides, I’ll keep an eye on her. Don’t worry.
Anyways, I’ll say to outsiders that I bought her."
"Alright, you decide. This nephew isn’t worse than a son. My second brother and sister-in-law went to the mountains and never ca back; it’s been eight years now. The nephew is smart and studious, and he rembers the dicine taught by his sister-in-law. It’s helpful for the villagers when they have headaches and fevers, so they don’t have to endure."
The nephew made his own decisions; since he wanted it himself, he’d be responsible for watching his wife not run away.
"Uncle, I want to marry her formally."
"Alright, let your aunt handle the arrangents." The nephew really had fallen for her.
"Then when should we do it?"
"Tomorrow night." Seeing the nephew so eager, Uncle Li had no choice.
"Okay, then let my aunt take care of it."
"As long as you’re both doing well, I’m satisfied."
Li Chenggong went back ho and saw his young wife sleeping, so he quietly took his hoe to the fields.
It used to be just him alone, but from now on, he had to work hard because he had a wife to support. He had to ensure his wife lived a good life.
She was now Zhao Ying; she knew Li Chenggong had co back. She knew he went to talk to Uncle Li.
Feeling more secure, she unknowingly fell asleep.
She had no idea how long she slept, vaguely looked at the ti and saw it was already past three in the afternoon. Lying there, she wound her watch, thinking if it stopped, it would be troubleso as there was no place to get the correct ti.
"Is anyone ho?"
Zhao Ying sat up, hurriedly went outside, saying as she walked, "Yes, soone is here."
Going outside, she saw the village chief standing in the yard. "And you are?"
"I’m Li Chenggong’s uncle, the village chief here."
"Village chief, please co inside."
"No need, I just ca to say a few words. Little girl, no matter your reasons, since you chose to stay, then live sincerely here. Li Chenggong wouldn’t treat you badly. Truly, whatever happens, as long as you don’t go out, you’re safe here."
"Don’t worry, village chief. Li Chenggong saved my life; I’ll definitely live well with him."
"That’s good. Tomorrow night, you two will marry formally."
"Thank you, village chief."
Zhao Ying knew this was a warning. In this small village, the village chief was like the local emperor. Since she wanted to stay and live here, she couldn’t offend the village chief.
Zhao Ying looked at the ti and thought about making dinner for Li Chenggong. She checked the side room and saw there was quite a lot of food in the vat.
This place hadn’t suffered natural disasters, so at least everyone could eat enough.
A big man working all day, eating porridge wouldn’t fill him up, so she thought about making pancakes instead.
But there wasn’t much food at ho. Seeing there was chives in the yard, she picked so, and there were also small cabbages, she decided to make vegetable pancakes. Although she couldn’t wrap too much filling, at least it tasted better than plain pancakes, right?
Seeing the cured at, she cut off a small piece and cooked it in the pan to get oil out, then chopped the blanched cabbage, put it in the pan, scrubbing the oil, took it out to cool and then added the chopped chives.
Li Chenggong ca ho with two wild rabbits. As soon as he entered the yard, he slled the fragrance, knowing his wife was cooking for him.
His parents left early; he used to eat with Uncle Li’s family for two years. When he grew up, he started living independently; no matter how tired he was, he always had to cook after coming ho. But from now on, he could eat the als cooked by his wife when he ca ho. Li Chenggong had a happy smile on his face.
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