Su Su lowered her head, but there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. She thought that Zhang Sao was smart. She knew that if she said that she was a distant relative, she would definitely be suspected. It was better to let people guess that she had eloped. This way, those people would not have to ask seven or eight questions.
"So it's the young miss of a rich family. We rough women have made the young miss laugh at us! This Zhang Clan Village doesn't have much knowledge. I wonder if such a beautiful girl will despise us!”
Zelda shook her clothes, flipped them over, and started pounding them. As she pounded them, she replied to the sharp-tongued woman,"What do you mean by dislike? Ah Wan is a well-educated and reasonable girl. She's not like me who was insensible back then. Auntie Wu, you don't have to keep picking on those old sesame seeds and rotten grains to mock me.”
When she said this, the few of them fell silent, especially Aunt Wu. She glanced at Aunt Zhang with obvious disdain in her eyes. When he met Su Su's gaze, he froze. Su Su looked at her indifferently, her pair of pitch-black pupils as deep as a bottomless pool. It was as if he was looking at an ant, making one's hair stand on end and making one unable to find a place to stay.
"Ah Wan, I'm done showering, let's go back!”Aunt Zhang, who was completely unaware of what had happened, held the wooden basin and smiled at Su Su.
Su Su nodded and stood up with the crutches that Brother Zhang had made for her. Aunt Zhang held the plate by her waist with her right hand and pretended to support Su Su with her left hand. Su Su shook her head and declined." Aunt Zhang, I can do it myself. My husband knows a thing or two about the art of Qihuang. He said that you have to walk slowly to heal your leg injury faster."”
"Hey, be careful."
After the two of them had walked far away, the woman who spoke loudly whispered to the people beside her,""Look at that girl's appearance. She must have a rich family background. She's as fair as a fairy.”
"That's right. From what sister-in-law Zhang said just now, she might mean that this girl eloped with her lover! His legs were inconvenient, so he probably injured them while escaping.”Another woman smiled and said.
"Aunt Wu, why do you look so pale? Did he catch a cold? Wasn't he fine just now?" A sharp-eyed woman asked worriedly when she saw that Aunt Wu had not spoken.
Aunt Wu suddenly came back to her senses. She shook her head and opened the clothes in her basin with trembling hands. When he was about to get up, he lost focus and slipped into the river. The women on the shore screamed and fell into chaos.
Su Su heard the screams not far away, turned her head and said lightly,""Auntie Zhang doesn't have a good relationship with Auntie Wu?”
Aunt Zhang obviously did not expect Su Su to ask about the private affairs of these gossips. She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses and said with a bitter smile,""It's been many years. Aunt Wu is a rigid person and has been a widow for her entire life. Naturally, she doesn't like women like me who remarry after her husband's family dies.”
After her husband died, she remarried…This was something that the ancient women were unwilling to accept. They were used to being faithful to their husbands, so they naturally did not understand what human rights were. Thinking about her own master, since the husband of the Ye family died eighteen years ago, didn't she also guard the Peach Crossing Garden alone for so many years? It was no different from being a widow.
"You didn't do anything wrong."
"What?"
Aunt Zhang looked at Su Su, who was still indifferent, in confusion. She could not believe her ears for a moment. Su Su smiled faintly and looked into the distance at the sky that was gradually turning red.""What's wrong with pursuing your own happiness?”
I loved someone, starting from scheming, and finally scheming.
"I'm back."
It was a cold and familiar voice. Gu Yizheng was holding an axe and focused on chopping the firewood for cooking at night. Her gray sleeves were rolled up and her robe was tied around her waist. The setting sun was dyed bright by the red glow. The light shone on his forehead, which was covered in sweat. It was very beautiful. A drop of sweat rolled down from his forehead and slid across the bridge of his nose.
"Here." On her fair palm was a black silk handkerchief. The corner of the handkerchief was embroidered with a luxurious apricot flower with silver thread. It was as dazzling as the only light in the darkness.
Gu Yizheng looked up at Su Su. Su Su saw that the drop of sweat had no intention of falling, and Gu Yizheng had no intention of taking the silk. Then, she raised her hand and gently wiped it off. She also carefully wiped the sweat off his forehead."Have you seen my jade hairpin? Carved with white lily of the valley."
He took the black silk from her hand and put it into his clothes naturally. He said indifferently,"I haven't."
Nodding, Su Su grunted and walked into the house with her walking stick. However, after a few steps, she felt a pair of warm palms around her elbow. She turned around calmly and looked at Gu Yizheng.
Licking her lips, Gu Yizheng turned her head away unnaturally, but her hand was still wrapped around Su Su's elbow.""Very important?"
"It's not important. That was bought by Lunon. I don't like lily of the valley.”
Su Su seemed to have felt the old man's hand around her elbow stiffen. She frowned and gently broke free."I like apricot flowers."
He stared blankly at her limping back. To be honest, that back was not pretty. Compared to Bai Yi, it was less cold and ethereal, and less elegant and dignified than Xuan Yi. However, it was such an ordinary back view that made him feel a little at a loss. He did not know where to look.
Aunt Zhang, who was standing at the side, had seen and heard their actions and words. She smiled and pursed her lips. She carried her clothes and walked to Gu Yizheng, who was holding an axe and thinking about something. She smiled and said,""Don't you understand what your wife means? If she liked apricot flowers, then give her a hairpin with apricot flowers carved on it!”
"There are no jade shops nearby." Gu Yizheng answered subconsciously, but she regretted admitting it so quickly. She had completely lost the prudence she used to have when she spoke and did things.
"What are you talking about? Don't tell me all women like jade?" Aunt Zhang smiled. Can't you live without jade? Look at the hairpins on my temples. They were all carved from this wood by my husband.”
Su Su leaned against the window of the inner room. Her indifferent gaze fell on the blurry figure of the man through the white paper window, and her pale lips suddenly curved into an arc.
Later on, I met a person who I hated and finally admired.
At dinner time, the four people in the room sat at a locust tree table. There were only some light vegetarian dishes in front of them. The only good thing was the black chicken soup in the middle of the porcelain pot.
Aunt Zhang stood up and scooped a bowl of soup for Su Su. She said embarrassedly,""Ah Wan, there's nothing good at home for you to nourish your body with. We'll make do with it today. Tomorrow, your Brother Zhang and I will go to the market to buy some good things.”
Su Su quickly got up to take it, but was stopped by Gu Yizheng. He got up and took the chicken soup from Aunt Zhang."No need, Ah Wan's leg injury will recover in a few days.”
Big Brother Zhang smiled foolishly and scratched his back with his worn-out pipe."You two children don't have to be so formal. You've been staying at our house for two days. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, just say it. Don't stand on ceremony with us!”
Su Su was not an emotional person. She had been rational for two lifetimes. In her previous life, she had betrayed her conscience and done many things that she was unwilling to do. In order to climb to a position that everyone respected, she had suffered countless looks of disdain and coldness. In this life, for the sake of freedom, the betrayal she had suffered had paved her future path. However, it was such a destitute place that touched the unknown softness in her heart. It seemed to make her absent-minded for a moment. If she stayed here for the rest of her life, it was not a bad idea.
The meals Su Su ate at Aunt Zhang's house these few days were the most heartwarming ones in her life. She did not have to worry about anything or avoid anything. Lying on the slightly hard brick bed at night, looking at the moonlight that effortlessly shone into the room, he felt uneasy.
"Are you asleep?"
A cold voice came from outside the room. Su Su turned over and lay on her side on the brick bed. Her gaze fell on the tall figure blocking the dazzling moonlight outside the window."Not yet."
Gu Yizheng looked at the full moon on the fifteenth day of the month. The old man lowered his head and carefully sharpened the wooden stick in his hand."When your legs are better, we will leave.”
After a moment of silence, Su Su turned over and said,""Anytime is fine."
Hearing her vague answer, Gu Yizheng's hand paused for a moment before she nimbly turned the wooden stick around and carefully carved something.""Are your…internal injuries alright?"
Su Su curled her lips and got off the bed carefully. She walked to the window with her walking stick and used her free hand to draw his facial features."Much better."
"Yes."
All the words were drowned in a silent peace. Su Su's slender hand brushed past his reflection on the paper window. He lowered his head and focused on carving the apricot wood hairpin that was gradually taking shape. Separated by a wall and a window, the moonlight shone on the two of them. It was especially quiet.
In the morning, Gu Yizheng was woken up by laughter that grew louder and louder. The children in the courtyard were shouting wantonly, and Su Su's voice was mixed in between to remind her of safety. He sat up and looked out the window at the rising sun. His cold and deep gaze fell on a woman in simple clothes. Her black hair was tied up by an apricot wood hairpin. Her pale lips were slightly curved, and her eyes, which had always been as cold as a deep pool, were smiling. Su Su met his gaze when she unintentionally turned her eyes. Su Su nodded lightly and continued to look at the children. Gu Yizheng turned her head away uneasily. When she stood up, she could not help but look over again. She narrowed her eyes at the sudden blush on Su Su's face and suddenly curled her lips.
Pushing the door open, Gu Yizheng crossed her arms and looked at the children playing in the courtyard.""You're in a good mood."
Out of habit, Su Su lifted the stray strands of hair by her cheeks and limped to her feet. Gu Yizheng flashed to her side before she could grab the crutch, and before her brain could control her limbs, she reached out to support her.
Su Su was stunned for a moment before she smiled.""Thank you."
Gu Yizheng coughed uncomfortably, turned her head away, and said stiffly,""It's nothing. Besides, I was the one who broke your legs.”
"What are they doing? Do you want to play a kiss?"
"My mother said that the two of them are husband and wife!”
"Husband and wife? Do you want to sleep together?"
Although the two children had lowered their voices to talk, Su Su and Gu Yizheng, who were martial artists, had exceptional hearing, so they naturally heard them. No matter what, Su Su was a modern person, so she naturally did not think much of it. However, Gu Yizheng was different. Ever since Su Su knew that he did not even dare to look at her calf, she knew that he had the feudalism and conservativeness of the ancient people in his bones.
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