I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?
Chapter 22: Losing his reputation, his fate finally changed
In the center of Taohua Village, there is a century-old soapberry tree. The trunk is so thick that it takes five or six children to hug it. Because it is too old, the middle of the trunk is hollow, and there is a half-person-high hole on one side.
Under the tree, a group of children were playing. They were running around the tree, some were digging into the tree holes, and some were climbing the tree.
When Shen Rong came out of Shen Yuan's house and passed by the old tree, she noticed with her sharp eyes that not far from a group of children, there was a lonely figure sitting there, which seemed out of place with the hustle and bustle under the tree.
Changsheng tilted his head and looked at the playful children, with a hint of grievance and longing on his face, as well as a carefree innocence.
At this time, the setting sun was slowly sinking into the sky, leaving only a ray of afterglow.
In the orange-yellow light and shadow, Changsheng was covered with a layer of golden light. Every outline of his figure seemed to be carefully drawn by the setting sun, shining with golden light, sacred and dazzling.
Seeing this scene, Shen Rong felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Changsheng saved her in both of his previous lives. If he couldn't live happily for a long time in this life, then it would be God's fault.
Under the old tree, a child with sharp eyes saw Shen Rong.
"Changsheng, look, your wife is here! Hehehe..." The child was not afraid of Changsheng and looked at the two of them with a smile.
Changsheng heard the voice, slowly turned around, and saw Shen Rong standing not far behind him.
Shen Rong clearly saw that Changsheng's clear eyes reflected the sunset, the big trees, and a little herself.
The two of them were silent for a while. As the sun gradually set, the earth was dyed with a light golden color, and Changsheng's shadow became longer and longer.
In the end, it was Shen Rong who broke the silence.
"Changsheng, thank you for saving me that day." She stretched out her hand, with a few maltose in her palm.
Changsheng looked at the maltose in her hand and his eyes lit up.
"For me?" Changsheng looked at Shen Rong with sparkling eyes.
Shen Rong nodded, "Yes."
Changsheng looked at Shen Rong, then at the candy in her hand, then looked at Shen Rong again, then looked at the candy in her hand. He looked back and forth three times before he stepped forward and took the maltose.
After receiving the candy, Changsheng did not say thank you. He returned to his original seat and sat down without eating the candy. He said nothing and just stared blankly at the old soapberry tree.
Shen Rong didn't know what to say for a moment. She stood there for a while, then turned and left.
She took a few steps and heard a childish voice muttering from behind the tree, "Changsheng, give me a candy!
Your wife is so nice to you and even gives you candy. If I had a wife who treats me so well, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
"Yes! Changsheng, why don't you marry such a good wife?"
Shen Rong paused and left quickly.
The next morning, Gu Zhaoming borrowed an ox cart and took Shen Yuan, who was wearing a half-worn red dress, back to Gu's house.
Liu was very concerned about her reputation, so she invited Gu's relatives to a banquet. All the members of the Gu family gathered together, waiting for the bride to come in.
Shen Yuan came to Gu's house in a ox cart. When Liu saw that Shen Yuan was only holding a small package, her face immediately turned dark.
Twenty taels of silver as betrothal gift, and only a few rags of clothing as a gift, this really shows that they don't take the Gu family seriously!
Although Gu Zhaoming repeatedly told Liu that the twenty taels of betrothal silver belonged to Shen Yuan, in Liu's heart, Shen Yuan's money belonged to their Gu family.
Shen Yuan was wearing a red veil and had no idea that Liu's face had turned black.
She had five taels of silver in her hand, which allowed her to prepare a good dowry. However, she could not show her money in public. Besides, even if she prepared her own dowry, Zhang would not let her take it to the Gu family.
It would be better to sneak the money in secretly. How can face be as important as the substance?
Shen Rong heard the sound of firecrackers in the village at home and knew that Shen Yuan had entered the Gu family.
She went through a lot of trouble and lost her reputation, but her fate in this life finally changed.
Shen Rong's taut string finally relaxed.
"Is Miss Lu at home?"
A middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the yard.
Shen Rong came out of the house and through the fence, she saw a fat woman with a big red flower on her head standing outside the door. Next to her stood a skinny man who looked to be in his twenties or thirties.
Shen Rong recognized the woman; she was Wang the matchmaker in the town.
As for the man, Shen Rong had no impression of him.
The man was wearing a blue cotton gown, with his back hunched and the clothes pulled on his body, like a child who had stolen an adult's clothes.
He had a very distinctive appearance, with thick lips, buck teeth, scowl-shaped eyebrows, and squinting eyes. He looked around the blue brick house in front of him with his small eyes.
"Who are you looking for?" Shen Rong stood in the yard without opening the door.
When the man saw Shen Rong, his eyes lit up immediately, and he scanned Shen Rong with a critical look, "Miss, this is Matchmaker Wang. I was introduced by Matchmaker Wang. My name is Liu Fugui, I am twenty-three this year, and I am still unmarried."
As he said this, he straightened his back.
"Yes, is your mother at home?" Matchmaker Wang echoed.
When Mrs. Lu heard the voice and came to the front yard, she was delighted to see Wang the matchmaker. But when she saw the man next to the matchmaker, her brows furrowed. "This is..."
Matchmaker Wang smiled so hard that her teeth were showing and she said, "I have been very selective in choosing this young man, Mr. Liu, who lives in this town. Take a look at him."
When Shen Rong heard matchmaker Wang say the other party's surname was Liu, she suddenly thought of Widow Liu. Could it be such a coincidence? Both of them had the surname Liu.
"Aunt Wang, why did you bring people here without telling me? This is too against the rules!"
Mrs. Lu's face looked a little unhappy. Knowing that her daughter might be looked down upon was one thing, but she didn't expect that she would be looked down upon so much.
The way that boy looks at people is really uncomfortable.
Shen Rong turned around and went back into the house.
Matchmaker Wang waved her hand nonchalantly, "Hey! Why are there so many rules? Everyone knows what Sanniang's situation is like now. I had to persuade this nephew to come and see me. I was so happy that I brought him here directly."
After hearing these words, he thought of his daughter's situation and didn't want to offend the matchmaker. "Come in and sit down first!"
The two of them entered the main hall, and Matchmaker Wang smiled and said, "How about asking Sanniang to come out and sit with us?"
Mrs. Lu looked at the man whose eyes kept rolling around as soon as he entered the room. She felt very unhappy, but she couldn't deny the matchmaker's face.
"I'll go ask Sanniang."
After saying that, she went into Shen Rong's boudoir.
"Mom, I won't go. Please refuse it for me!" Shen Rong said softly without waiting for Lu to speak.
Mrs. Lu sighed, "Sanniang, in the past, I would not only look down on such a person, not to mention you, but I would also look down on him. But now, why don't you go and have a seat?
Your future marriage will still depend on a matchmaker, so we can’t offend him.”
Shen Rong was silent for a moment, "Mom, we didn't offend Matchmaker Wang, but she brought someone like this to our house."
After hearing this, Lu felt that there was some truth in it, so she no longer asked Shen Rong to go out and sit for a while, and went to the main hall alone to entertain the guests.
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