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Yuyu: Hi lovelies. Sorry for the delay in publishing chapters. I was writing my finals and had no time for anything else. So to cover up for the last 2 weeks, I will be posting 1 chapter a day for the next few days both on regular and supporter.
Thanks so much for being patient and sticking with me.
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Li Suniang listened to Aunt Yang all the way, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Alas... There are always miserable people in any era. But in modern times, it is estimated that people like Aunt Ma would have remarried long ago, and they can't be alone all their lives. Perhaps modern people are more open-minded.
"Aunt Yang, are you going to Aunt Ma's house?"
Du Wei went up the mountain to hunt early in the morning. Two pheasants are hanging in his hands, and it seems that they have gone to Western Paradise to see the Buddha.
"Yes! You went up the mountain to hunt early in the morning again. In our village, only you two have that skill. It's a pity that your father is old and basically doesn't go into the mountains, and you are often not at home. Otherwise, there must be a young man in our village who would like to worship you two as his teachers." Aunt Yang said with a smile.
While Aunt Yang was talking to the man, Li Suniang secretly looked at the man from the side. He was estimated to be around 25 or 26 years old, and about 1.78 meters tall. He had a straight and strong figure and distinct facial features. If it weren't for the scar on his face that affected his overall appearance, he would have been considered a handsome man.
Because of the scar and the dark and cold eyes, he looked very fierce, which would have scared anyone who was a little timid. However, Li Suniang was not afraid at all. Instead, she felt that this man was very manly and met her standards for choosing a boyfriend in her previous life.
Du Wei had actually discovered that Li Suniang was secretly looking at him, and he also looked at Li Suniang out of the corner of his eye. After all, as a bodyguard and a hunter, he must first learn to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions. Secondly, he must act quickly and be patient, otherwise he would not know how he died.
Du Wei searched his mind and finally found that he had never seen this woman in the village. She was wearing a light-colored dress, and the bun on her head was only held up by a simple silver hairpin. Her complexion was fair and tender, and she didn't look like a farm girl in the village. If her dress was made of more expensive fabric, she would look like she came from a wealthy family in the town.
If it weren't for her bun and the child in her hand, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was still a girl. He didn't know whose family this woman was from, but the man was quite lucky. Du Wei couldn't help but envy the man in his heart, especially when he found that there was no fear of him in the woman's eyes.
After secretly looking around, Li Suniang couldn't help but meet Du Wei's eyes that he accidentally swept over. She was stunned for a moment, but soon she showed him a friendly smile as a greeting. After all, it was impolite to secretly look at others.
Who knew that the other party was actually stunned when he saw her smiling at him? Only then did she realize that she was a widow. If someone saw her smiling at a strange man, she would be drowned in spit.
So she quickly lowered her head and took a step back, using half of Aunt Yang's body as a barrier, not daring to look up.
Du Wei was so touched by Li Suniang's smile that he felt a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and his heart seemed to bloom. Then he wanted to take a closer look but found that she had already hidden behind Aunt Yang, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful that she lowered her head.
She didn't know when Aunt Yang stopped chatting. If it wasn't for Zihao pulling her hand, she wouldn't have known that Aunt Yang was calling her!
"Suniang… Suniang, let's go." Aunt Yang shouted again from the front.
"...Oh...Oh," Li Suniang quickly pulled Zihao and followed Aunt Yang with her head slightly lowered and her eyes straight ahead. She didn't dare to look at Du Wei who had already stood aside, for fear that if someone saw her, they would say that she, a widow, was blind when she saw a man.
Alas... In this ancient era of male superiority and female inferiority, women must never make a wrong step, especially widows, or widows who looked pretty like her, so they should be more careful about their every move.
Du Wei, who was standing aside, watched their backs as they left, especially the back of Li Suniang, and felt an unspeakable itching in his heart.
'Suniang, Suniang, so her name is Suniang, but I don’t know whose daughter-in-law she is.' Du Wei muttered to himself in his heart.
'What a pity, why didn’t I meet such a woman! Now I can only envy others.' Thinking of this, Du Wei shook his head, carrying the pheasant, and continued to walk home with a cold face.
"Suniang, I’m so sorry just now. I didn’t notice you when we were talking." Aunt Yang said with some apology.
"It’s okay, Aunt Yang." Li Suniang replied. In fact, she really wanted to say thank you, Aunt, for not paying attention to me. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to explain my unreasonable behavior just now.
"The boy just now is called Du Wei, the son of the Lao Du who drove the ox cart when we took the ox cart last time. Although his face is a little scary, he is actually a good person." Aunt Yang thought that Li Suniang had been keeping her head down because she was scared by Du Wei's face, so she explained it now.
Oh, so his name is Du Wei! Li Suniang suddenly understood.
In the original owner's memory, Niu Da seemed to admire Du Wei very much. He once told the original owner that he didn't have any kung fu, or he would have become a bodyguard. He felt that being a bodyguard was very manly, and he could also travel around.
If Niu Da were to be placed in modern times, he would probably be a person who likes to travel everywhere. With his personality, being a tour guide is a good choice. It's a pity that he was born in ancient times. She could only hope he can be reborn in modern times when he is reborn again.
"Alas, a good young man, but he has been delayed by the scar on his face and has not married yet at the age of 25 or 26. If he can't marry, he will be a bachelor for the rest of his life." Aunt Yang felt a little sorry for Du Wei.
Is 25 or 26 too late? In modern times, this age means that he has just graduated from college and started working for less than two years. If he is studying for a master's degree, a master's degree, or a doctorate, he will still be a student. However, in ancient times, he was already listed as an older youth. A few years later, he will be nearly 30 years old and would be considered a middle-aged person.
Thinking of this, Li Suniang suddenly felt a little cold in her heart. In ancient times, mentioning age was a kind of discomfort for her. She was only 21 years old, which was considered a flower that was just about to bloom in modern times, but now she is considered a flower in full bloom here. In another ten or eight years, this flower will be ready to slowly wither. It blooms quickly and withers quickly. The flowering period is too short!
Looking at Aunt Yang walking in front. She is only about fifty years old. In modern times, she would still be working hard to make money! But here she is already in the ranks of the elderly.
"Lao Du has worked hard all his life to raise his son. In the end, he will not lose his incense in his hands!" Aunt Yang said with some worry for Lao Du.
The ancients always attached too much importance to the incense of a family, which also formed the male superiority and female inferiority of the entire dynasty.
Li Suniang felt that Aunt Yang was worrying about others in vain. In her opinion, how could Du Wei, a man, not be able to marry a wife? Unless he doesn't want to, he will definitely marry.
It can be said that Li Suniang's vision of people is quite accurate. Indeed, Du Wei himself does not want to marry, because he has never met a woman who can move him in so many years. But today he met one, but it's a pity that she is taken. Of course, he thinks she has been taken.
"Woof, woof, woof." Before the three of them approached the Ma family yard, the sound of dogs barking came from inside.
"Sister Ma, are you home?" Aunt Yang shouted from outside the fence, but no one in the house responded.
Li Suniang stood behind Aunt Yang and saw a few vegetable plots on one side of the yard. They were growing well, at least better than those planted by her family. A black dog stood in front of the door and barked at them.
There were three rooms, and a small room was built on one side of the house. It was probably used as a kitchen. A little further away from the kitchen seemed to be a place for storing sundries. It was also a room that was not much different from the kitchen. The whole yard was cleaned quite cleanly.
"Auntie Ma, are you home?" Aunt Yang saw that no one responded, so she shouted again, but still no one responded.
"Auntie, is there no one at home?" Li Suniang said with some doubt.
"No, she must be at home. Look, her little black dog is here. If she goes out, the little black dog will definitely follow her." Aunt Yang said with certainty.
Li Suniang looked at the black dog that kept barking. Little black dog... well, it is indeed quite black, without a single stray hair on its body.
After a while, a woman with white hair and a hunched back came out of the house. She stood at the door and said to the dog, "Xiao Hei, stop barking. I know." Then she looked up and looked outside the fence.
After looking for a while, she slowly walked towards the fence and said, "It's you! Sister Yang, is there anything?"
"It's like this. I heard that you have a puppy to give away. Niu Da's wife wants to catch a puppy to raise. I brought her here to ask. I don't know if you have any." Aunt Yang pointed at Li Suniang and said.
"Hello, Aunt Ma." Li Suniang said with a smile.
"Niu Da's wife?" Aunt Ma looked at Li Suniang with her dim eyes and said.
"Yes, Niu Da's wife, that's Niu Da who came to your house to help before." Aunt Yang said.
"Oh." Aunt Ma nodded to show that she knew her.
"You want a puppy! There is another one at home. I originally wanted to raise it myself. Since you want it, I'll give it to you! "Aunt Ma stared at Li Suniang for a while before she spoke slowly.
"Then thank you, Aunt Ma." Li Suniang thanked her with joy. Of course, she felt that Aunt Ma was willing to give away the puppy that she originally wanted to raise because of Niu Da.
"Wait, I'll go get it for you." Aunt Ma did not invite them to sit in for a while, but after saying this, she turned around and went to catch the dog.
Aunt Ma soon caught the puppy. It was a puppy with black hair all over its body, except for a tuft of yellow hair above each eye. It was chubby and looked very cute. At this moment, it was held in Aunt Ma's arms, and it was making a whining sound.
Beside Aunt Ma was a dog named Xiao Hei, who was looking at the puppy in Aunt Ma's arms as he walked. The look in his eyes seemed a little reluctant as if he knew that Aunt Ma was going to give the puppy away.
"Aunt, it won't bite, right? "Li Suniang pulled Xiao Zihao behind her, looked at the mother dog with some fear, and asked.
Li Suniang knew that the mother dog would protect her puppies after giving birth, and would bite anyone who touched her puppies.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. It won't bite you." Aunt Yang saw that Li Suniang was a little scared, so she moved a step in front of her and comforted her.
"Xiao Hei, go back." Perhaps Aunt Ma also saw Li Suniang's fear, so she lowered her head and said to Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei didn't want to go back, he wanted to see his child more, but Aunt Ma scolded him, "If you don't go back, you are not obedient, and you won't eat tonight."
So Xiao Hei walked towards the house reluctantly, looking back every few steps, and finally, he sat at the door of the house and looked at the fence wall.
This scene made Li Suniang feel so sad, she felt like a bad person who forcibly separated the mother and child.