Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Zhou Xinyue watched everyone dancing happily, but she felt a little lonely in her heart.

How she wished Jin Youyuan was here at this moment.

They sang and danced together to celebrate He Shi Jingrou's happy moment.

But he didn't come and was absent.

Although Zhou Xinyue knew that Jin Youyuan was very busy, she still hoped that he could be with her during such a warm and happy moment.

Zhou Xinyue drank a few glasses of sweet wine that He Shi brought from the capital. Unexpectedly, it tasted quite good when she drank it, but the aftereffect was quite strong and she started to feel dizzy.

Zhou Xinyue got up and prepared to go to the lake to get some fresh air and sober up. Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the lake, she heard four or five village women washing things and chatting not far away.

Zhou Xinyue found a slightly flat stone and sat down. She leaned against a big tree and looked at the lake at night with hazy eyes. It was very beautiful.

Suddenly one of the women said, "Yes, my husband came back from the capital today, and I heard that the village chief had purchased a lot of wedding utensils, wedding soup, and wedding wine for the wedding. Qianlong Mansion is arranging the necessary things for the wedding."

Another woman smiled and said, "Yes, my husband also said that he heard that our village chief is getting married soon, but he is not allowed to tell anyone, let alone in this village. I guess he wants to give Miss Yue a surprise."

Another woman said, "Yes, that's right. Our Miss Yue'er is gentle and generous. It's only a matter of time before she marries the village chief. We are just waiting for the wedding."

A woman hurriedly said, "This matter is strictly forbidden to be spread outside. No one else in the village knows about it. Only a few of us know about it. If others knew about it, how can it be called a surprise?"

Several women nodded repeatedly and said they would never tell anyone.

But they didn't know that Zhou Xinyue had heard their conversation not far away.

After washing, the women left chatting and laughing.

Zhou Xinyue looked at her back and fell into deep thought, her heart was filled with joy.

Very happy and excited, Zhou Xinyue placed her hands on her heart to temporarily suppress the heart that was about to jump out of excitement.

Zhou Xinyue was excited, nervous and happy, and she said to herself: "Oh my God, he is going to marry me? I don't think I am ready. Oh my God, haha, what should I do? Should I be happy or excited?"

When Zhou Xinyue thought of this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter. She laughed so hard that she quickly covered her mouth and looked around, afraid that others would hear her.

Zhou Xinyue is actually happy in her heart because she has never really entered into marriage, either in modern times or now.

Deep down, she was actually looking forward to marriage, but now that she was about to get married, Zhou Xinyue felt both excited and scared.

Zhou Xinyue had wild thoughts, thinking it would be great if her parents were here, and it would be even better if they could witness her happiness.

Zhou Xinyue felt sad when she thought about this.

Suddenly someone patted her shoulder. When she turned around, she saw it was the mute girl. The mute girl gestured that she was worried about her and wanted her to go up with her.

Zhou Xinyue nodded and said, "Girl, I'll give you a new name, okay?"

When the mute girl heard this, she was so happy that she nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xinyue looked up at the sky and said, "Why don't you just call yourself Fanxing and I'll call you Xing'er, ok?"

The mute girl looked up at the shining stars in the sky, as if her eyes were full of stars. She nodded happily with light in her eyes.

Zhou Xinyue knew that she liked this name and happily called it several times, Xing'er, Xing'er.

Fanxing laughed and expressed her gratitude to Zhou Xinyue.

The two of them returned to the square, and Zhou Xinyue joined the torch dance group, holding everyone's hands and singing and dancing, and also followed everyone to Rouer Courtyard to make a fuss in the bridal chamber.

That night, the deputy village chief happily led everyone to hang up the plaque given by Jin Youyuan, which was called "Safe Village."

The deputy village chief was extremely happy. After the wedding night, everyone returned to the square to continue drinking, eating meat, singing and dancing, and spent a very pleasant night.

Zhou Xinyue and everyone spent a few days of warm and peaceful time quietly in Ping'an Village.

Zhou Xinyue has been wondering why Jin Youyuan has not made any move. Didn't he say he would come to marry her?

Zhou Xinyue thought about this question every day, and sometimes asked other people. Others said that no one was allowed to leave Ping'an Village without the order of the village chief.

Ping'an Village is built in a canyon. There is a troop stationed at the entrance of the village and the canyon several kilometers away. No one is allowed to leave without Jin Youyuan's order.

This is to ensure everyone's safety. Because everyone knows that something big is about to happen, everyone consciously complies.

Several times, Zhou Xinyue couldn't help but run to the village entrance to inquire about Jin Youyuan's recent situation. The guards stationed at the entrance of the village all shook their heads and either said they didn't know or they couldn't explain clearly.

Zhou Xinyue returned disappointed every time.

Zhou Xinyue was becoming more and more unsure. From what she overheard that day, she knew that Jin Youyuan's Qianlong Mansion had purchased so many things needed for the wedding gifts, but after such a long time, there was no sign of him coming to marry her. So who was Jin Youyuan's Qianlong Mansion planning to marry?

Zhou Xinyue spent every night in anxiety.

Fanxing saw that Zhou Xinyue was uneasy and asked with concern if everything was okay.

Zhou Xinyue expressed her concerns and said she was worried about Jin Youyuan.

Fanxing smiled and gestured that she could help him ask that Agun, the one who invited her to dance that night.

Zhou Xinyue nodded hurriedly, and Fanxing quickly went to find that Agun to inquire, but she didn't expect that the other party not only didn't tell her, but also scolded Fanxing, saying that Fanxing should be punished for inquiring into the master's private affairs without permission.

If Zhou Xinyue hadn't gone out to resolve the problem, Fanxing would probably have been dragged away by the deputy village chief and criticized in front of the whole village.

Since then, Fanxing broke up with Agun. No matter how Agun came to find her or how he explained, Fanxing refused to meet him.

Zhou Xinyue felt extremely guilty and held Fanxing's hand and kept apologizing.

Zhou Xinyue kept blaming herself, saying that it was her fault that she had implicated Xing'er, otherwise she would not have severed her relationship with the man named Agun.

But Fanxing never blamed Zhou Xinyue. Instead, she thanked Zhou Xinyue for letting her meet such a person. He was not worthy of her lifelong trust and such a person was not what Fanxing wanted.

What's more, Fanxing had already expressed that she didn't want to get married or have any contact with men in this life, because her life experience in Yichunlou made her completely lose interest in men.

Fanxing expressed all kinds of disappointments in men. In fact, Zhou Xinyue understood it in her heart and could especially understand her, so Zhou Xinyue immediately said that no matter what decision Fanxing made, Zhou Xinyue would support her and keep her by her side forever, sharing the good and the bad.

Until one day, Zhou Xinyue had just got up and Fanxing was about to follow the village aunt to pick tea, but Jingrou came running in in a panic and kept knocking on the door.

Zhou Xinyue hurriedly got up and opened the door. Seeing that it was Jingrou, she joked a few words. Unexpectedly, Jingrou ran out of breath and poured a cup of tea. After drinking it in a panic, she shouted: "You are still interested in joking with your sister, no, no, Jin Youyuan, oh no, the village chief is getting married? Did you know?"