A Happy Wife in a Rural Family - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Chapter 21. Chen Erlang Reappears

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Fourth aunt also mentioned the baby’s one-month celebration, which shocked her even more. She was still a child and was already going to give birth?

She had never thought of having any children with Xiao Yunjing.

Mrs. Qiao sighed helplessly. She took out a purse from her pocket and brought a silver hairpin. She estimated that it was about two taels. She grabbed Gu Qingli’s hand and put the silver hairpin in her palm. “Little Li, take this. It’s a little token from us as your elders.”

Gu Qingli had a headache, but she accepted it. She didn’t know how long it would take if she didn’t.

“Thank you, first aunt and three aunties,” she said. “Then I’ll take it. Let’s go up the mountain.”

The people who had come to help repair the house had all arrived.

Mrs. Qiao nodded.

After they climbed the mountain, the three siblings began to teach them how to recognize herbs. The four were usually very familiar with these herbs but did not know what they were.

After listening to the three siblings, it was as if they had opened up the vessels of knowledge and understanding. They remembered everything they said and then began to dig.

Only after digging did they realize that the mountain was filled with medicinal herbs, and they all secretly felt it was a pity.

It was a pity that the people of Qinghe village had guarded such an immense treasure mountain for generations and had not eaten anything.

Mrs. Qiao already had plans to let her youngest son study medicine.

At this thought, Mrs. Qiao walked to Gu Qingli and asked carefully, “How did little Li know these are herbs?”

Gu Qingli said, “I had nothing to eat when I woke up that day. I was starving. I looked at the mountain full of grass, which was very fat. At that time, I remembered that Dr. Li often came up the mountain to dig up herbs, so I dug up all the herbs that looked intact on the ground and carried them to the medicine shop.

I thought there would be some herbs in these, and it would be good to exchange them for money to buy food.

Later, the shopkeeper discovered that I didn’t know about herbs, so he gave us a medicine book and asked us to dig according to the book.”

“Oh, you’re quite smart, kid.” Mrs. Qiao admired Gu Qingli even more after hearing this. She didn’t collapse in such a situation, and she even brought her two younger brothers to dig herbs to earn money to buy a house to treat second brother Gu’s leg.

She had even severed all ties with old man Gu.

Looking at the three siblings, it had only been half a month, and they had changed so much. They used to be thin and yellow, but now their faces had become whiter and chubbier.

Especially the twins, who looked more and more delicate.

In addition, the rumors about Gu Qingli in the village had decreased, and there was more praise for her.

Gu Qingli smiled bitterly. “Auntie, I had no choice. I took a gamble. I didn’t expect to meet a good shopkeeper.”

Mrs. Qiao patted Gu Qingli’s shoulder. “Li, everything will get better. It’s good to leave that family.”

“Yes.”

Gu Qingli heaved a sigh of relief. She had made the right decision to dig it up with the grass.

She, who was born and raised in this world and had never known about herbs, would one day be able to learn about herbs. She would not believe that this was not strange. In addition, her body had been ruined, and she had become a pair of broken shoes. This matter would probably be brought up to the county Magistrate.

In her memory, the people here were terrified of ghosts.

Therefore, a small action of hers eliminated a lot of future trouble.

When it was close to noon, the three of them went down the mountain, and as expected, Xiao Yunjing was already waiting there.

However, there were two more people. One was the matchmaker, Madam Liu, and the other was Chen Erlang.

Gu Qingli thought he had overeaten and came here to send her off.

It just so happened to be in front of their house.

“Let’s go,” she said. Gu Qingli walked up to Xiao Yunjing and said indifferently. Then, she led the two away.

“Er Nizi, wait a moment.” Seeing that she had left without even bothering to shake him off, Chen Erlang hurriedly called out to her.

A few days ago, Gu Qingmei had come crying and said that Er Nizi couldn’t forget him and wanted to visit him more.

Knowing she was getting married today, he had taken a day off for the master without telling his family. He had rushed over to say that he still liked her and would take her back as long as she was ready.

Only this? What did this mean?

Gu Qingli turned around and asked coldly, “What can I do for you, second young master Chen? Today is the day of my wedding.”

It means that if you have something to say, then say it. I’m going to get married; who has the time to talk to you?

Xiao Yunjing also turned back to look at second brother Gu. He had wanted to drive him away when he came just now. Why did he come here to disturb his ex-fiancé?

Chen Erlang opened his mouth, but in the end, he gathered his courage and walked up to Gu Qingli. His heart skipped a beat when he saw her pretty face and petite body. “I heard from your eldest sister that you don’t want to break off the engagement because you still think of me. I’m here to tell you that I’ll marry you if you don’t want to marry him.”

Then, he looked at Gu Qingli eagerly.

The twins immediately grabbed Gu Qingli’s hands and looked at Chen Erlang in an unfriendly way. They had come to break off the engagement themselves, and now he was saying such shameless things.

They hated him to death.

Even the matchmaker, Mrs. Liu, had her mouth wide open. She looked at the others and began to admire Gu Qingli.

This was the first time she had seen someone so famous.

Xiao Yunjing clenched his fists and looked gloomily at Chen Erlang. He wondered if this little chicken could withstand his punch.

Damn it, it was his wedding, and this little chick came to snatch her away. He raised his big hand and blocked the three siblings behind him. He glared at Chen Erlang and said, “Kid, are you itching for a beating?”

Chen Erlang was under tremendous pressure when facing a 1.8-meter-tall man. He quickly took a step back.

Seeing that Xiao Yunjing was about to use force, Gu Qingli let go of both of them, walked up to Xiao Yunjing, and patted his arm, signaling him to keep quiet.

Her pat half extinguished Xiao Yunjing’s anger.

Gu Qingli looked at Chen Erlang seriously. He was handsome, but she wanted to laugh at him for being so timid and scheming. How could he be a scholar with such a stupid brain? If he passed, the head examiner’s brains would probably be filled with sh*t.

“Second young master Chen, firstly, I don’t have an elder sister. Secondly, which of your eyes saw that I didn’t want to break off the engagement? Which eye of yours saw me still thinking of you and missing you? Are you better-looking than Xiao Yunjing? Or are you better at reading than him? Or marry me back to be your wife? And you believe Gu Qingmei’s words?”

After she finished speaking, she shook her head and walked away, not caring about the expressions on the four people’s faces.

Only Chen Erlang stood there in a daze. This was completely different from what he had expected, and Gu Qingli’s words kept ringing in his mind.

Even the men who were repairing the house couldn’t help but laugh.

Was this Chen Erlang’s brain damaged from all the reading? He didn’t even understand such a simple logic?

Xiao Yunjing’s house was only half a mile away from their new house, and they could walk along the foot of the mountain without taking any turns.

Xiao Yunjing followed behind Gu Qingli with his hands and feet together. He kept thinking about what she had said, especially the sentence, “Are you better at reading than him.”